Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
c6l~ EDWARD T1APSF1AIL
WITH PHOTO GRAPH5
FROM SEEN IN THE. I'll AY


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tones and stirred him deeply. "Oh, II
would be perfectly great OF you to
stand by and protect the people Of this
little town! You've chance to do
som ething very. very big-a really
wonderful thing! l hope you'll do it. !"
He shook his head, but not emphat.
ically. ssgs 81 IA a.
Y s:;""And I believe you WILL she added,
and then her smile returned. 5s4
y IT must run along. now You'd bet.
ter come to the Office tomorrow. as
early as possible. There's a great deal
to be done and so many things to be
explained. TIL expect you at ten in
the morning shall II" Il: y
Can I make it a quarter past ~
very well. !" She. turned away. but.
as she picked up a little shopping bag
with which she had been armed when
she came in, she evidently was re
minded Of something, for she began to
tumble in it. Presently she found
what she was seeking, and produced q
small tin box, round and highly deco
rated. She handed lit to Broadway,
~ uO ISCc1Pcu51 IL DID ~ ~ Ao0G OS0A DOA4S
thing Of high value. IF y
"This is our latest she explained.
Il don't think you've seen them. Jones
Pepsin Waters. Good night, Mr.. Jones'
Dazed and with the box held loosely
in his hand. he gazed at her retreating
back. Good night ~ er -- er s ~ Miss
Richard s. = = 4, q n y
After she had gone, while Broadway
stood gazing after her, the, box OF
Pepsin Waters still held loosely Ia
his hand, the judge said cheerfully
She's q nice girl, isn't she ?" G$
rs she 2" & Ri: 4 A. u
well. how did she strike you q
l"An awful blow 3Sg. III I'M D
An awful blow?"
4 Broadway caught himself He real
ICED that such talk would not do. He
tried to dodge the inference. $"No. no.
he protested. II mean her eyes. Her
eyes are awful blue" .S3
The Judge smiled satisfledly. ''Ev-
eryone in this town is just mad about
her. IF $sit \, ;#F 4 Il I'll y
They ought to be-" said jackson.
"Have another cigar the Judge sug-
gested fervently. n h
This brought i Broadway to his
senses. Those cigars! No, thank
you. I've got some gum here. But
wouldn't mind having another glass
OF lemonade" II. /, ss$
4 The Judge was pleased Why, Ger
tainly. my boy. III go and get it my,
SELF .,i5 Is II 3.l u
Broadway spoke up hurriedly. 1" No;
don't do that. Ask Mrs. Spotswood to
make it for me, won I. you ?" ~
Sure" said the genial Judge. And
I'll tell her that you asked me to. It'll
tickle her to DEATH II K
At this point Wallace returned. He
went to Broadway with his business
| air exceedingly in evidence.
Say" he said earnestly I've got q
real knockout surprise for you. young
fellow! Pembroke was waiting at the
office of the hotel. That was his man
he sent here. He knew we were leav
! ing New York before we started. HI
| was telephoned to from the Grand Cen
trail station. That's how skilfully they
work In these mad days Of frenzied
finance. q, sa t5i RI II Il 81 II
.':He didn't wait to take a train-he
| came by motor. And Just to show you
what a smart little fellow you are for
wanting to close at their price at
noon today, l, who represented my,
self as Henry Wilson, your secretary.
have given them till eleven o'clock to.
morrow to close the deal at fifteen
hundred thousand dollars.
Hes burning up every telegraph
and telephone wire between here and
Cleveland right now, and. unless j
miss my guess, I'm making you richer
by several hundred thousand dollars
just proving to you the value OF pa.
thence. Fifteen hundred thousand dol.
lars! A million and a half" Z" .s5s5 y E. 81
He had been leaning tensely forward
in hiss chair. Now he cast himself
backward in an attitude Of satisfied
ease. iS 81 4 ~ N
"what do you think Of that 2. he
asked. n ~ 4. "a. a IN
Bob" said Broadway slowly. Il
can't sell this plant ts
"You can't" 1t was an exclamation
of amazement. u n S
"You don't know" said Broadway
dreamily. you haven't heard. Now,
just think OF what I'd be selling. Here's
the thing my grandfather worked for
and handed down to my father; and
the thing my father worked for and
handed down to me; and it's the thing
that I should work for and hand down
to my children, and then to theirs. and
SO on and SO on. ss$
Wallace looked at him with incredu-
lily too great, at frst, for words
When they finally came they were ex-
plosive. Say he cried. What the
HIS the matter with your f# 59