Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
I K CHAPTER vill.-contlnued.

~ CHAPTER vIil.-continued. &
I've explainedt TO Mr.. Jones. Josie, :"
said the Judge. that the affairs OF the
plant are entirely in your hands. You
can give him q pretty good idea OF
how things stand without the books
and figures IN front OF you, cant you 2"
no Broadway's. grief he sat down com
fortably y; I. 4. VI; "a
ell u ha rdly, jud ge."" said Josie.
smiling at him In a way which panied
Broadway, for It seemed certain to
cement the 1urist's firm intention Of re
manning with them for the balance Of
a the evening It seemed to him that
this was inc onsid erate. e VI
The old gentl eman told me, " the
Judge explained, that the works
showed profit Of about forty thou
sand dollars last year. is that right?"'
h, 7 1t was more than that.
This distracte jackson Jones atten..
ton even from the color Of. her eyes
More than forty thousand dollars
E5sl BB'.It was! = he said, with an elongating
gesture Of the neck and a side head
twist which were habitual with him in
y moments Of lighted surprise.
He drew his chair q little nearer
even than it had been. Eyes were all
right enough but. after all, forty thou
sand dollars And possibly the eyes
thrown In! Had he been lucky to ses-
cape the bonds Of we dlock with the
I anc lent widow q Verify he had
Sit was nearer fifty, II II remember
right IL n said the pretty business wom-
an. "
Yell that wasn't so bad. now. was
Y It =, exclaimed Broadway 81 Nh
i$}s by, no, B" his fair in ormant#gr
ed. 5s".consid ering that we've been fight
ing the trust all 4 the time. i, think
1T was perfectly remarkab Bile. ''s53
Do you ?"s nquired Broad Way,, with
1 the eyes Of faith, as II he were quite
I. willing to- accept her Judgment upon
Z all things. 8le3 3! y; ft 3:
n n why, yes; don't you Il Her fore.
head had a pretty. earnest pucker that
& almost unnamed him. ys i,
G55 Il. Sure, III think 1t Is. * he made haste
B to agree. 4 4. What do you think about
\ 1t, jud sc 7 he Judge must be brought
into the talk. OF course. as long as he
was there. VI "! il
Y v The judge settled back into his chair
and looked complacent. Il always said
lit was the best chewing gum in the
world 81. 81 sS$ S5 ~. u. iiEE5 i
We are talking about profits, not
]; about the gum, !" said Broadway, and
Josie burst into a ripping laugh which
X he felt: sure was Of the sort which
atilklesS among angels when something
makes them happy h on VI the golden
streets. 3ss " ~ K. 8 &
There was thai In this speech which
penetrated to the depths OF the Judi
4 cial system; !; 1t served as light to- show
4. the judge what might be going ION.
Although he had been comfortably set
& tied for q long hours chat about q sub
ject which intensely interested him, he
Z rose abruptly and stood looking down
at them. !. IN g
said he, and laughed. You
talk it over, now, with Josie. I''m-I
guess i am poor hand where figures
are concerned" He moved slowly
toward the door, and smiled at every
step. Il want to ask nom about some
thing, anyway y5. 4;i5 + !. 3. l:.
Jackson Jones was really embar-
rassed for a moment when he found
himself alone with this old friend of
his youth, this simple little country
i girl. But he knew 1t wouldn't do; he
was certain that 1t was absurd. To
I kill time he referred back to what the
Judge had said about the gum. Z.
Can you beat that?" he inquired
's'The best chewing gum in the world"
She looked at him with the serious
light of real reproof in her incompar-
able eyes. Il don't think there's any
l doubt about It, Mr.. Jones. The trust
people realize it. II they don't. they
certainly wouldn't be willing to pay
/ million dollars for it.,
a They're willing to pay more than
that for it," he told her, feeling for
the first time q real interest in the
conversation. Before that he had been
absorbed only by the conversationalist
Twelve hundred thousand they've Of
fered. !" 3 s5s
She was not pleased. II didn't think
you knew that" she; confessed. They
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