Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-09


ton stand the test of Wallace's ridi-
cule (she felt certain Wallace would
oppose her plan) and his own contem-
plation of the future for night?
She had a hazy notion of what the
life of idle rich youth in New York
must be, but imagined that 1t must
attract with vivid power, and she could
guess that Jonesville did not. Would
he hold firm in the determination
which she felt sure he had formed?
When the judge came in he found
her wondering and worrying as she
waited for some papers she had sent a
clerk to get. Already she had ALMOST
finished the statement of affairs which
she had promised to give Broadway.
well, | just came over from the
Grand hotel" the judge began.
Did you see the young MANI"
only for minute" The Judge
laughed indulgently. He was eating
breakfast in his room, and his valet
had just borrowed some hot fat-irons
and was pressing out his clothes" The
judges laughter became very hearty.
Even Josie smiled; but the fact that
they had brought valet with them
was a bit Of news to her. She ex-
pressed surprise.
The judge laughed again. "Oh, he
just got here this morning. It seems
they both came off without any bag
gage, so they telephoned the valet, late
last night, to bring them on some
clothes"
1T must have been very late, for it
was almost eleven when they left your
house, wasn't it?"
ooh, those New York people--they
don't think thing of sitting up till
all hours-midnight, sometimes later!"
The judge preened himself a little
after this sensational statement, and
Josie, though she had heard such wild
tales in the past, was much impressed
by this one. 1t seemed so much more
possible, more real, now that she had
seen Broadway In his maturity How
exciting 1t must be to stay up, right
along, till midnight! But 1t must
strain ones health. She hoped he
would not do 1t often in the future!
She was beginning to feel definite
personal interest in the youths health
Such a nice young man! For him to
dissipate his life away by staying up
at night, that way
He promised to be here ut ten-fif.
teen," she ventured.
Yes; that's what brought me over
He asked me to tell you that he'd be a
little late guess he didn't sleep very
well. He says he had lot Of horrible
dreams. What sort of talk did you
have with him last night. anyhow
Didn't he tell your"
mo; he left the house soon after
you did. You must have said some
thing that upset him. He acted dread
fully worried"
Josie bent above her work. She
could not tell even the Judge OF the
intensity of feeling which she had put
into that long conversation with Broad
way.
She had not slept so very well her
self. She had wondered II he thought
her bold, officious, to have given him
advice SO freely, to have told him what
she had about what she believed to
be his duty. She knew that, now and
then, she had been almost impassioned
in her plea for Jonesville and its
people. She wondered II he thought
her silly, oyer.earnest. But she told
the Judge none of these things They
we're hidden in her heart. That heart
had known lot of turmoil since
Broadway had come back.
Il simply told him the true state of
affairs and explained to him what the
plant meant to the town." she said
ard bent above her papers on the
desk.
What did he say?" asked tho persis-
tent Judge.
Much as she loved the Judge, she
wished tat he would go away and
question her no further. There was a
little feeling in her heart that she must
file that talk with Broadway among
the things which she held sacred. All
women have secret file of memories
of that sort. She could not talk about
It,
He said nothing very much"
Then detail OF his talk which had
intensely puzzled her came back to
her, and she decided to discuss 1t with
the Judge.
He kept inquiring how much cash
we had" She smiled, not critically.
HE doesn't seem to be much OF q
business man"
HE struck me that way, too" the
Judge said gravely. Did he say the
trust made him an ofrer?"
She sighed. Yes" All, II she had
failed to move him! He might al.
ready have accepted 1t, and then what
would be the fate Of Jonesville! This
thought made her very nervous.