Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-08-07

and Josie in the swing alone together
He laughed. Did you notice thatf
She calls him Bob I heard him can
her Clara 16 times today"
Josie smiled. Yes; l noticed that"
Jackson was strangely intent upon
her answer. He was confused. although
he did not know the reason why. And
then. suddenly, he knew. Finding that
he knew, he found himself still more
confused.
did you notice it," he asked, with
intense earnestness, knowing, some
how. that he was an ass. Il didn't
think you noticed IT,"
Josie thrilled, but found it hard to
smother laughter-not wholly that OF
ridicule, mostly that of ioyousness. She
made no other answer.
He looked around them at the broad
veranda, with its pillared, old colonial
doorway and wide windows; his eyes
paused along the visible front of the
enormous house itself, surveyed the
spreading lawn, now dusky with the
evening shadows of magnificent old
trees, and the curving graveled drive,
examined all, indeed, that he could soc
of the superb and spacious old Jones
place.
Nice little house, isn't it," he
asked.
"Oh, I just love it!" 1t was. indeed,
the show place Of the town, and few
were the local maidens who had not
dreamed dreams of some time living in
a mansion like it-dreamed wonder
ing dreams, speculative of unguessee
sensations Of vast wealth.
do you?"
why yes. Don't you?"
EYES," said Broadway, now looking
not at the great house or any portion
of the splendid. grounds, but straight
at her, although she was not sure OF
this because the light had very near
ly failed. I'm Just crazy about it.
that's ALL"
She laughed and SO did ha He had
not much Idea what he really was say
ing.
"You know, I think | shall become
a model country gentleman in time,"
he added.
1t must seem strange to you, after
the life you've been living"
She meant it very innocently, yet It
shocked him fiercely. He sat up in
the swing and gazed at her with out
thrust neck-that gesture which she
thought was awkward, funny, when
she saw it first, in school days, but
which she had rather begun to like.
What do you know about the life I've
been living" he demanded.
She was not in the least suspicious.
II mean in New York-that great. big,
wonderful place! 1t is a wonderful
place, isn't it"
He had had a thrill of panic. Now
he quieted, although his heart still
throbbed a little. He was glad she did
not know about the life he had been
leading.
Have you never been to New
York;" he asked.
Never"
That's funny. Would you like to 60
to New York;"
IT don't think I'd like to live there,
but I'd like to see New York"
We'll, I can show it to you. May l
some time? 1t only takes four hours
to get there. It took me five years to
get back"
"You had a long trip"
"Trip? I stumbled" he said dream
lily.
What is Broadway"
"Broadway?"
ITS a street, Of course, but"
Its probably the greatest street n
the world"
Some people say it's terrible"
ut u.s."
And some people say it's wonder
full"
1T is-truly wonderful"
II don't understand"
Nobody understands Broadway" he
answered. People hate it, yet they
don't know why. People love it, yet
they don't know why. I don't It's
Just because it's Broadway"
rs it a mystery7"
That's what It ia mystery" He
shook his head in thought.
The subject had lost interest to her
because she did not know its fasci
nations. II suppose you go to church
every Sunday morning. Tomorrow's
Sunday"
(TO BE CoNTINUED.)