The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-30

Bob. I'll fix up something cute. 1
know what he wants" /
The elder Wallace looked at him for |
scant two seconds with a glance |
which indicated that he thought him |
far too unimportant to receive more |
copious attention. Then he turned |
severely to his son.
Now. sir, perhaps you'd like to ex-
plain the meaning Of all this damned /
nonsense"
What nonsense?" Bob knew very |
well that to which his father made |
his very earnest reference, but he was |
sparring to get time to think.
What are you doing here?"
Didn't l phone you yesterday? L |
am here on business" The young !
mans voice was full of injured limo |
cence.
Business! Humph! Fine business! |
Do you realize the sort of contract |
you've sent in from this concern? Who |
ever gave you the authority to sign !
such an agreement for the Empire COM |
pany?'
You told me over the phone that 1
could use my own judgment in the
matter and then wired me-
We'll, I didn't suppose 1 was deal
ing with a crazy mani Do you know
you've guaranteed to cover every east
ern and middle western state at a
price that wouldn't pay for Pennsyl-
vania alone? What the devil do you
mean by making a statement to the
Consolidated Gum people that the En-
| pire is behind the Jones company"
Bob was quite legitimately reaping a
fine whirlwind harvest. He knew that.
He had. sown the wind. But he be-
lieved that he might make this wind
whirl mills. drive sails, do stunts Still,
explanation was difficult matter.
| Well, I was blufing them, that's
! ALL"
And to what purpose, sir? You have
! bluffed us out of half a million dollars
worth of future contracts that were
pending, and you have signed an agree
ment with this Jones, that, were it
given to the public, would make us the
laughing-stook Of the advertising
world"
Bob saw that in his fathers present
| state Of temper the best thing to do
was to impress him with the inevita-
ability Of it all. Once convince him that
| what he had done had been done be-
yond recall, and he would bend the
wondrous resourcefulness which had
made him giant of the advertising
world to the necessary task of max
ing that which had been done success
ful. He had counted on this quality of
his fathers intellect and Disposition
We'll, it's too late to kick now, glzv'-
nor; the deal is made. And l have your
telegram authorizing me to sign the
contract"
why didn't you answer my tele-
grams today?
Because 1 knew you'd come here If
1 d1dn't-and that's what wanted you
to do. I wanted to talk to you-right
here, on the ground of "a smashing
opportunity"
Go on, I'm listening"
well, it's long story"
Il dare say
Bob looked about for some place on
the grounds where they might have
quiet for a conversation. There was
none The factory was locked up. the
hotel was impossible. and the house
was in disorder. He knew that only
the ground floor had been occupied
since Broadwsy's uncle had departed
would return.
Come and take a little stroll with
me- he finally suggested. mo, don't
let's take the car. don't want the
man to hear US and I want to get you
into good humor TO hear all about
it. Wait a minute" He went toward
the house to get his hat, and called
Broadway as he went. ''Oh. Jackson
Say Jackson!"
Broadway appeared at the door
The guv'nor and are going for 9
little walk. Well be back in few
minutes
BE sure you are. We're waiting
, dinner for him, and the girls are just
crazy to meet him.
The elder Wallace caught the words
b Instantly he felt that his suspicious
t had been justified Girls! And his
/, son and the young millionaire there
with them in the millionaire's owl
o house! 1.-The girlsi" he exclaimed
, with hearty disapproval
Wallace laughed at him. "Oh, no
what you mean-not what you mean
y guv'nor! Regular girls. Nice people
;: You understand"
Say, Bob, do me a favor, viii you
Show your father the plant while yol
IS are gone Broadway called after him
u I'm going to- Then, as Broadwa,
It gazed after them, half worried and hal
h smiling, he heard Bob explaining
,r Jonesville to his skeptical and dis
pleased parent 49,
O. You See" he heard, this is the res
Dental part of the town. Over there 1
10 the business section