The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-11

YOU I'm hungry enough to eat on
Sixth avenue"
no such luck" said Wallace.
We've got to eat down at the Grand -
Broadway almost paled Excuse me,
but I've lost my appetite, come 90
think about it."
4 know; but we've simply got to
eat
They tried the first part OF the
luncheon, and it was just after they
had tried It that Broadway, desperate
ly worrying about the future, was smit-
ten by happy thought.
why live at the Grand" he asked.
You can't" said Wallace. It's not
living"
why anything at the Grand when
I'm the owner Of house with "A
rooms, three baths, root cellar and a
phOnograph?"
Wallace looked at him with an en-
thusiastic light enkindling in his eyes,
Shall YOU take boarders?'
Il shall take boarder"
Me-"
You"
"Whene"
This afternoon"
Would you be angry II threw ny
arms around your neck and told you
how extremely fond | am Of you?"
You may throw your 2rms around
the room, for all l care, If youu keep
quiet while | telephone"
1t was Mrs Spotswood whom he
called upon the wire, and gladly, nay
delightedly, she promised to take
charge of the engrossing task Of get
ting the Jones homestead ready for its
future master
when shall be able to move in?'
lie asked.
If Mrs. Robinson s as good a house
keeper as she has always been. you
could move in today"
Within an hour she called him up
and told him that Mrs Robinson was
just as good a bouseheeper as ever
that the rooms had all been aired. that
he had been expected hourly.
y dil W Z ia Z A4AAlACA AllNAG y LOAI5ALs
"Why not?"
you mean it?"
"Of course"
"Wil you, the Judge and Clara dine
nith me?"
"Wen, ! should say So"
Tell Mrs. Robinson that III be early
enough to tell her hoT extremely fond
/ am of her before We start to eat
And I'll bring Bob and-er-Miss
Richards"
Mrs. spotswood laughed. "And
who?"
Miss er-Miss Richards"
You mean Josie?"
Yes"
We'll, say so, then She'll be mad
if YOU don't stop calling her Miss Rich
ards"
Broadway turned from the telephone
and raced the maiden Of whom they
had spoken. Mrs. Spotswood says
you'll come to dinner and that you
Will be angry If don't stop calling
you Miss Richards Is she right?"
shes always right"
"'Then. Josie, will you come to din
ner? III have all the boys and girls,
including Judge and Mrs Spotswood." "
"Ill be glad TO come" said Josie.
And she blushed.
That was not strange, but that
Broadway felt himself confused and
also blushing was a thing which had
not happened of late years. Sammy
came in at the moment with tele-
gram for Wallace. Broadway, who
was very happy. as he looked at Josie S
cheek half view, from the back)
promptly invited him.
I'll - be - there" said the mighty
child. And - - shall - bring -
my - banjo"
Broadway did not notice how his
sweet young Office manager involun
tarily shuddered.
II was a pretty evening. The SUI
was setting in the midst of an extreme
ly gorgeous Turner sky, even if 1t va.
on Jonesyille that the wondrous col9l
fell in almost painful beauty.
Broadway, tired out. but ratho
happy when he came to think OF
went along the old, familiar street Wit.
light heart 1t might not be SO verl
terrible TO live in Jonesville. There
were trains that ran to Broadway
when the longing became irresistible
and very possibly this might be better
as a steady diet. He was surprised t
find himself admitting this.
Sammy was hard at it as the con
vert turned in between the two white
gate posts, each eight feet tall anC
capped by great wooden ball which
he had used as target when the snow
had been upon the ground and "packy'
In his boyhood days. Sammy did no
aven look up as he entered.
Say. Sammy" he inquired. after
moment Of attentive listening to th'
production, Il don't want to interrup
you, but did you write that yourself?
Yes - sir"
r+sW&N.' said tn happy Broadwa,
very graveE.'''2 doa7.@. .AisSs.s -e.s !, al
bad"
Wallace. who had strolled along be
hind him, arrived in time TO hear this
No, indeed. it was very good"
Very - good" exclaimed the mod