Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-02-05

swell, they sent in such a demand
on us that we added to-the size of the
plant and spent the money for ma
Echinery. We thought 1t was the pub
lie. We never realized that it was any
thing but a legitimate increase till
the smash came. They quit all their
fake orders. We went back to u nor
NAL business, laid on our extra force
and found ourselves with a lot OF use
less machinery and half a dozen super
,huous packing houses on our hands-
and no advertising done at all that
year. Shrewd game, eh?"
"Can you beat that?" asked Jackson
of his friend.
Just shows you" Wallace answered,
"what chance a little fellows got."
'None at all, unless he's got big CAPT
tai. That would have ruined a small
manufacturer"
what did uncle do then?" Jackson
asked, and he fingered for a second on
that word uncle" He a beginning
to have new ideas about both gum and
uncles.
Turned everything he personally
udQ III ill lie WOI1u 1ACO AaAO NoS1 6A
put it bang into the business"
This was somewhat startling. you
mean that, aside from the actual chew
ing-gum business, he left very lttle?"
Nothing at all. Well, I won't say
that, for 7 believe the plant did actual
" show a profit last year. When Miss
Richards comes she'll tell you. She's
got il at her finger TIPS"
Josie? Does she know as much as
that? What's her position in the fac
tory?"
She's chief accountant, practically
manager now. You remember her? OF
course you do. She'll tell you all there
is to tell" the judge explained, as
Dave came with the cigars.
Their mere arrival made both Wis
itors nervous, and when the judge pre-
scented them to Broadway he was glad
to find it reasonable to disclafm cigar
smoking entirely and light a cigarette.
Wallace had no such excuse He had
been smoking steadily since his ar
rival until within ten minutes. He
never felt like thinking save when he
was smoking and there would be much
hard thinking to be done this evening.
But to smoke n ~Jonesvflle perfecto
would, he doubted not, end all thinking
for all time, so he declared with
fervor that he had, already, smoked
as much that day as he vas allowed to
smoke by his physician.
The judge chuckled as he de1ved into
the bundle of legal papers Sam had
brought. Then: Here it is. It's a
long will. Take you quite a little while
to read it. Better put it in your
pocket and look it over when you go to
the hotel. And this other stun well go
through later.
There's some one at the door. I'll
see who it is. Mons making lemon
ade and Sans practicing his banjo.
Hear him?'
Broadway looked at Wallace with a
shaking head while the judge was from
the room. you see? Nothing but the
plant. I've got to sell all right
Wallace nodded In slow affirmation.
eyes, but not at their price. Didn't
you hear? The plant showed a profit
last year without any advertising?
Heavens, man! Think of that! In
these days."
Broadway recalled his very pressing
needs. "I can't afford to take a chance.
This is Thursday. Pembroke said
they'd have to know by Saturday
noon"
That's a bluff"
Broadway looked at him reprovingly.
you don't seem to realize the enor-
nifty of the offense|I mean of the
amount. it's tweIve-hundred-thou
sand-dollars."
81 tell you to hold out"
'But ! tell you / can't afford to hold
out. T."
"Piano!" Wallace warned. MRS. 8.
is coming"
And indeed she entered with a tray
on which there were a pitcher and two
glasses. Here's some nice, cold lemon.
ade," she explained Hospitality. Then:
did the judge go to the door?'
Broadway nodded.
h dropped her voice to a loud
whisper. Z put a drop of whisky in
the lemonade. The Judge would have
a fit if he should find it out. He's such
a temperance crank! But he'll not
NAO 1O AOf0H Will QIIuk
Jackson smiled at her with full ap
probation Of this tribute to him. sri
keep your guilty secret" he said sol
EMMY.
With me it's sacred" Wallac,
promised her.
She beamed on them and raised he,
voice. Well, if you want more jus
shout out"
9Tm liable to shout most any min
ute," Broadway promised, though tn,
thought Of sweetened lemonade-h
was intensely certain 1t was very high
~ sweetened-was distasteful in tn
last degree to him, even though Their
was 9 little whisky In It.