The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-10-17

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startled him.
Broadway" he remarked. aston
ished. do you know We haven't fed?"
DO business men,"
That doesn't make good sense. DO
business men, We've Just done one
business man. Pembroke has gone
back to New York with his disposition
in sling. But what did you think
you were expressing when you said:
| DO business men,"
Il thought was inquiring IL busi-
ness men took lunch. II they don't, I'll
not. am a business man"
| you bet they do
III it's commercial practice I'll Join
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 to
think about it.
Il 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 a 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 IA
rooms, three baths. root cellar and
phonograph?
Wallace looked at him with an en-
thusiastic light enkindling in his eyes
Shall you take boarders'"
Il shall take a boarder."
Me-"
You"
When"
This afternoon"
Would you be angry il | 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 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 S as good house
keeper as she has always been. you
could move in today"
Within an hour she called hin up
and told him that Mrs, Robinson was
just as good housekeeper as ever,
that the rooms had all been aired. that
he had been expected hourly.
Can We have dinner there tonight?"
why not2"
You mean it?"
"Of course"
will you. the Judge and Clara dine
with me-"
Well, should say So"
| Tell Mrs Robinson that I'll be early
enough to tell her how 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
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 il l don't stop calling
you Miss Richards Is she right"
| She's always right"
"'Then. Josie, will you come to din
ner? III have all the boys and girls,
including Judge and Mrs. Spotswood
"I'll be glad to come" said Josie
And she blushed.
That was not strange. but that
Broadway felt himself confused and
also blushing was thing which had
not happened of late years, Sammy
came in at the moment with a te'e-
gram Tor Wallace. Broadway, who
was very happy. as he looked at Josies
cheek (half view, from the back)
promptly invited him.
"Ill - be - there" said the mighty
child. And = - shall - bring :
my banjo"
Broadway did not notice how his
isweet young Office manager involun-
tarily shuddered.
1t pretty evening. The sun
was s4Sngin the midst of an extreme
ly gor4 Ms Turner sky. even if 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 il
went along the old. familiar street Will
light heart. II might not be SO very
terrible to live in Jonesvlle. There
We're trains that ran to Broadway
when the longing became irresistible,
and'very possibly this might be better
as a steady diet. He was surprised to