Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-04-30

not. ! am business man."
you bet they do"
IT it's commercial practice I'll joiI
you. I'm hungry enough to eat OF
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 tS
think about IT,"
Il know; but we've simply got to
eat"
They tried the first part OF the
luncheon. and II was just after they
had tried II 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 q house with IL
rooms, three baths, a root cellar and q
monograph"
Wallace looked at him with an en-.
thusiastic light enkindling in his eyes.
Shall you take boarders?"
Il shall take boarder."
ME" :.
you"
When"
This afternoon"
Would you be angry II ! threw my
arms around your neck and told you
how extremely fond am Of your"
you may throw your arms around
the room, for all l care, If you'll keep
quiet while ! telephone"
II 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?"
he asked.
IF Mrs. Robinson's as good 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 housekeeper as ever.
that the rooms had all been aired. that
he had been expected hourly.
Can we have dinner there tonight"
why not?"
You mean it,"
"Of course"
will you. the Judge and Clara dine
with me-"
We'll, should say So"
Tell Mrs. Robinson that I'll be early
enough to tell her how extremely fond
l 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"
well, say so, then. She'll be mad
II you don't stop calling her Miss Rich.
ards"
Broadway turned from the telephone
and faced the maiden Of whom they
had spoken. Mrs. Spotswood says
you'll come to dinner and that you
will be angry If l don't stop calling
you Miss Richards Is she right?"
she's always right"
"Then, Josie, will you come to din.
ner? I'll have all the boys and girls,
Judge and Mrs. Spotswood
I'll be glad to come" said Josie.
And she blushed.
That was not strange, but that
felt himself confused and
also blushing was q thing which had
not happened of late years. Sammy
came in at the moment with a tele-
gram for Wallace. Broadway, who
was very happy. as he looked at Josies
cheek (half. view, from the back)
promptly invited him.
I'll - be - there" said the mighty |
child. And = - shall - bring II
my - banjo"
Broadway did not notice how his
sweet young office manager involun.
tarily shuddered.
1t was pretty evening. The sun
was setting in the midst of an extreme /
ly gorgeous Turner sky, even II it was
on Jonesville that the wondrous color
fell in almost painful beauty.
Broadway, tired out, but rather
happy when he. came to think OF II.
went along the old. familiar street with
a light heart. 1t might not be so very |
terrible to live in Jonesville. There
we're trains that ran to Broadway
when the longing became irresistible,
and very possibly this might be better
Is a steady diet. He was surprised to
ind himself admitting this.
Sammy was hard at II as the con-
1ert turned in between the two white
gate posts, each eight feet tall and
capped by a great wooden ball which
lie had used as'target when the snow
lad been upon the ground and "packy"
n his boyhood days. Sammy did not
wen look up as he entered.
Say. Sammy" he inquired, after a
moment Of attentive listening to the
PRODUCTION, II don't want TO interrupt
Iou, but did you write that yourself?"