Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24

and Josie in the swing alone together.
He laughed. Ibid you notice that?
She calls him Bob I heard him. call
her Clara Is times today
Josie smiled. Eyes; ! noticed that"
Jackson was strangely intent upon
her answer. He vas confused, although
he. did not know theAreason why. And
then, suddenly, he knew. Finding that
he knew. he found himself still more
confused. eI&E n j. \ "
did you notice it," he asked. with
intense earnestness, knowing, some.
how, that he was an ass. II didn't
think you noticed it."
Josie thrilled. but found it hard to
smother laughter-not wholly that OF
ridicule, mostly that Of j~oyousness. She
made no other answer wv s. 'G& H
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 scurving graveled drive.
examined all, indeed, that he could see
of the superb and spacious old Jones
place. +
Mice little house. isn't it," he
asked.
"Oh, l just love it," It was, indeed.
the show place OF the town, and few
were the local maldens who had not
dreamed dreams of some time living In
a mansion like it-dreamed wonder
ing dreams, speculative OF unguessed
sensations, Of vast wealth.
do you?" 4$I y
"Why, yes. Don't you" 1
eyes," said Broadway, nov looking
not at the great house or any portion
of the splendid grounds, but straight
at her, although she vas 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 he. He had
not much idea what he really was say
ing. ~
"You know, l think I shall become
a model country gentleman In time"
he added.
TT must seem strange to- you. after
the life you've been living"
She meant it very innocently, yet 1t
shocked him flercely.. 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 1t 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! It is a wonderful
place, isn'tait?"
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 beer to New
York; he asked.
"Never.d
That's funny. Would you like to go
to New, York;"
II don't think I'd like to live there;
but I'd like to see New York"
""Well, I can show it to you. May !
some time? It only takes four hours
to get there. It took me five years to
get back!""l Il
"You had a long trip"
"Trip? I stumbled,"he said dream
lily. &
What is Broadway
broadway
ITS a street, OF course, but"
"It's probably the greatest street In
the-world.'"' &%@ ~~-
Some people say it's terrible"
TT is"
aAnd some people say it's wonder
full" $ n
1T is--truly wonderful"
:" don't understand."f
Nobody understands Broadway" be
answered. "People hate It. yet they
don't know why. People love It. yet
they don't know why. I don't. III
just because it's Broadway"
is sit5a mystery =
That's what 1t is--a mystery" He
shook his head in thought.
The subject had lost interest to hel
I-because she did not know its ,fasci
nations. II suppose you 60 to church
every Sunday morning. Tomorrow'a
Sunday.
To BE CoNT1NUED)