Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-07-04


hight parade and fireworks in honor
/ OF your taking up things at the works.
| Is il all right
The Judge bcamad happily What
could ua more significant OF tho new
/ day which had davu,d on Jouesnlle
chan This speech from Higgins. erst
while the dissatisfied the comp.aiuer2
. That bully idea" ne exclaimed
enthusiastically
Wallace and jackson looked at one
/ another in a pleased appreciation. It
F was Josie who .ustinctiyely saw the
Flaw which had escaped the horde Of
wurkmau I'm the shops and which now
escaped the four there in the office
why. Judge" said she, shocked and
F scandajized.
What the NATTER"
but Josie would not even look at
/ him In "a reDroachful voice she turn
ed TO Higgins Tell the men to do
nothing Of the kind" she said with
emphasis. Don't they realize what
has happened? How can they forget
SO quickly"
Now light burst, even upon Hig-
/ gins oh. that's so. Iii have to re
/ mind them OF that"
Wallace was still puzzled, but Broad
way was beginning to understand.
by George" said the judge, Il for
/ got all about it myself"
\ bright light bursting upon Wal
/ lace. he went to Jones and slapped
/ him on the back. The king is dead, "
. he quoted. long live the king"
jackson WINGED. He reflected that
/ this showed the gratitude. the cherish
/ ing regard of the workingmen. His
uncle had just gone TO his reward and
now. because he. the heir, in a mo-
meut of decent impulse had done the
square thing by them, the faithful la
bOrers were quite content TO follow
/ their old friends obsequies by torch
lights borne in glory to the new one
while brass bands played ragtime,
+ Josie had looked up the correspon-
dence with the Empire Advertising
+ Agency, and now gave the letters she
had found to Wallace.
He looked at them. frOwned. shook
/ his head and bit his lip, very much
astonished. very much annoyed. It's
! the Empire. all right" he was forced
to admit Put before he had a chance
/ to read the letters, Sam came in.
/ tramping like a little elephant. threw
/ back his massive head, half closed his
! eyes and roared:
MIR Recommendations
/ to-see-Mr-Jones
Tell them to come right in" said
+ Broadway. His neck thrust this way
and that-two thrusts in honor of big
/ business
Wallace smiled Judge" he said,
did you ever see a man refuse TO take
a million and half"
Not yet"
Well watch the little professor.
over there" He nodded toward Broad
way. Then. to the man Of whom he
had been speaking: Sit at that desk
and look business-like."
In that chair?" asked Broadway
with determination. Not after Shat
he said, And then he sat there, and
he died No. I'll die standing up"
Shall l go?" asked Josie
NO; please don't"
Then Pembroke entered, trailed by
sallow person. young in years, old
/ in expression, and bearing in his hand
a new stenographer's notebook and a
/ little group of finely sharpened pen
ellis. which he carried as if they might
have been small. very deadly weap-
ons, to be used in time of need upon
his masters enemies.
How do you do. Mr.. Pembroke. -
said Broadway with what he conceiv-
ed to be great dignity.
Mr.. Jones'" said Pembroke, bowling
formally.
Broadway waved him to the fatal
chair. Sit right down here"
| urged
TO. thank you" Pembroke coun-
tered
He's on" Broadway whispered to
Wallace.
Grayely Pembroke bowed to all tie
others of the party. murmuring, as he
did so, their names. But as he bowed
to Wallace he said Wilson"
Wilson," said the Judge and
Josie in establishment and concert.
Rob winked at them. Yes: that's
right he Kissed That's my name. -
This over, Pembroke turned to his
stenOgrapheC. who had found a seat
upon an Office stool Take the en-
tire conversation. John" he directed.
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