Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-12

brOd0WayI
TITS q street, Of course, but"
It's probably the greatest street in
! the world"
Some people say it's terrible"
TT is
And some people say IT'S wonder.
ful"
TT is-truly wonderful
! y don't understand"
Nobody understands Broadway" he
answered. People hate it, yet they
don't know why. People love 1t, yet
they don't know why. I don't It's
Just because it's Broadway"
'Is 1t mystery"
That's what it is-a mystery He
shook his head in thought
The subject had lost interest to her
because she did not know its fasci-
nations. Il suppose you go to church
every Sunday morning. Tomorrow's
Sunday"
He was astonished. He had been
thinking Of Broadway. There are
churches on that thoroughfare, but
they are not so brightly lighted as
some other Of it's structures. What's
that again."
7 say | suppose you go 10 church
every Sunday morning"
Well-rve been going to Church
ilI's every Sunday night" He laughed
q little. then exclaimed, not loudly:
broadway"
/ What are you thinking Off
I NOh, was just thinking what .
great thing 1t would be If I made q
success of this business
why, you're going to-" she said
confidently.
} DO you think so?"
Tn sure of it If you will mako up
your mind to work-to keep busy"
Yes; that's it I've got to work.
He laughed. For few moments they
had been rather serious. Work.
Now, tomorrow. I'm going to plant q
lot Of vegetables and then I'm going
to cut the grass; I'm going to milk
the COW, and am going to-er-paint
the house. Work. Oh, I'm going to
be the busiest little fellow you ever
saw. You know what hope? I hope
that butler of mine never comes back.
want to do all the work myself"
Your butler?"
Yes; sent him to New York yes
terday on an errand."
You sent him back for somethtns?-
He wished to laugh, but did not
NO; sent him back with something
Something valuable2''
He hesitated. Was Mrs. Gerard val
liable? She had lost enormously In
value In his eyes of late. well, it's
worth lot of money" he assured her,
feeling certain that this speech was
accurate
/ Perhaps he's lost 1t and is afraid
to return" she suggested
He smiled, remembering the inst1uc,
/ tions he had given Rankin. IF he's
lost 1t he'll return all right-to claim
the reward
Tor losing 1t? How funnyr'
Yes; isn't it," He laughed. 'But
It wouldn't be 50 unny If he hadn't
would it,"
Heavens! Suppose Rankin should
find 1t really impossible to get rid OF
Mrs. Gerard!
But of course Josie could not un.
derstand. The conversation puzzled
her. It did not hold her as had the
talk which had preceded It.
She rose, as Clara came back, al
most running. This charming country
maiden very evidently had satisfied
her curiosity as to the looks of Rob.
ert's father; she now was plainly
somewhat displeased because the son
remained away so long.
Well" she exclaimed Those two
man are holding the longest converse,
ition ever heard OIL They're stand.
ing on Kennedy's corner, their
tongues going a mile a minute"
What are they talking about r
eahad Jackson anxiousiy. He very
much hoped his friend was not ir
really serious trouble as the reward
lfor having been his friend.
7 didn't get close enough to hea1
what they said, but they're both wav
Ing their hands in the air and talk
tnz-to beat the bandit
lTo be Continued