The Huttig news., 1914-01-10

beyond expression to find that your , young friends all call you Broadway. ' It's worrying your unele.
 What will he propose?' ] If you won't go into the business. he will try 10 buy you out l Jackson looked at him in dumb de- light For money? Ready money?p
 eYes: it's what I'm afraid of. Jack son. Be careful how you sell to him.
 'Fll be careful that he pays me. That's all 1 care about l Don't he in a hurry. What I'm afraid of-but l ought not to talk in this way. Abner Jones has never done me an ill turn. Of course your father was my eient--''
 And dear uncle put his hooks into my dad whenever he could get them caught se's he could pull, didnSae %"
 He is shrewd business man. But don't sell Jackson" The judge was clearly i'll at ease
 If l don't sell will have to turn to and make gum
 You ought to. goose that lays golden egg should be well cared for"
 Let uncle raise the poultry. Ed rather sell the eggs
 But. Jackson-''
 Judge. will you come to se>, me in New York 2.
 The conversation had brought Jack son Jones 10 sudden realization of the fact that in eleven months or less he would be twenty-two. and that. as soon as he was twenty.two he would be l free. according to the terms of his dead fathers will. to spend his own exactly as he pleased.
 T suppose you'll go there just as soon as you are master of your for | tune
 The boy leaned forward eagerly. When will 1t hannen, iudge? Will it he on the midnight that begins my birthday, or the midnight that il ends with? Quick, I've got to know
 Better wait till the next day. Jack son That's the safest Oh, know you'll go! But don't sell to your uncle, 1 Promise me-
 When will he make me the offer9"
 Before your birthday. Jackson
 ''1s it as close as that? Is liberty as close as that2 hadn't realized, Couldn't we get him to talk to me to- night about it? If l agreed te aell to hm for half. would he agree to let my l birthday come at once instead of when 1 it's scheduled? Would The judge was laughing. so.,,ewhat rnefully. Jackson Jones amused him, always; to some extent he could synl- pathize with his revolt against Jones' vile. He himself had revolted against Jonesville in his youth. but there had been no fortune coming 10 him with the arrival of his manhood to release him from tine hated village And. be- sides, he was uncomfortable tonight. He wondered if he ought 10 tell Broad way what he had learned.
 Will you consider me your law yer?' the judge asked
 Consider you my lawyer judge? Of course you are my lawyer weren', you my fathers lawyer?e
 Not always: l did mol draw his will, for instance. And in other things your uncle-well, if your father had but listened. as I hope you'll listen his brother Abner never would have.
 Sure. l know. And you've already been my lawyer Didn't you get me out of jail there in New Haven? Imag. inc being locked up in New Haven, And I'd only dropped melon from the window. If the chief of police han. pened to be going by. was that my fault? I'd have eaten the melon if it hadn't been so spoiled And still they 1 1nni,od ma 1a of mel It's bad enough to be a crim- inal. but to be a criminal imprisoned in New Haven-heavensl Suppose man should be locked up in Jonesville, Why, he'd die of shame"
 We'll, if you accept me as your law. yer. when your uncle asks you to sell out your interest in the Jones Gum company you will refuse. When you do that. he'll try to bind you not to sell out to the trust as long as vou both live l hope you'll never sell out to the trust, but don't sign any pa, pers, Jackson, although you know what the trust purchase of the factory would mean to Jonesyille- and 10 all of us.''
 'i'll not sell out to the trust, judge. but If my uncle"
 Hell not offer you fair price Hen want to get a bargain And remem- Der that the company will get richer every year"
 But the trust may bust if =
 v hope you'll take that chance. my boy. rather than ever be a party to running the old home town"
 'All right. judge l won't sell te Uncle Abner-anyway. just now won't need the money. There's enough coming to me to keep me busy for q whiIe
 Jackson I wish Yon might feel diff i ferently about the starting of your life as a grown man If you could culti, vate feeling of responsibility--"
 It bofes me- could never even 1 spell it."
 m afraid it does. Jackson. and 1 that worries me. But
 'Youll come to New York. some time and-and-r