Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-04-16

II you start IN and night for me; III
we both tight heart and soul and night
and day to win against the widest
competition that was ever known In
chewing-gum, we WILL win. Anything
else means our sponge in the air and q
call for doctors and an ambulance. or
more likely, undertaken. for Jones
Pepsin Gum, It's owner and the men
who work for him."
These words had struck home. The
workmen had all understood their
truth; furthermore, they fully recog-
nized the justice Of the burden Broad
way laid upon them. Worklngmen are
fair; they are fairer In old. little towns
like Jonesville than they are In great
Industrial centers. where the element
OF personality has passed out OF In
dustry and the worker 10 a cog. while
the owner Is an unseen and mysterious
power. The men had shouted wildly
that they all would help and meant It.
After he had left the shops they had
reiterated among themselves the
pledges OF their fealty. and they meant
them then.
Sweethearts, that day In the Jones
plant. would have scornfully rejected
sweethearts who showed any sign Of
treason to the young proprietor: ia
theirs would have thrashed q son who
sneered at Broadway; mothers would
have chlded daughters (more likely
would have spanked them Hereby
who offered slurs upon what had oc-
CURED. The capacity Of mixers, cook
ers, drawers. molders, cutters, stack
ers. wrappers. packers, boxers. ship
pers increased as II by magic. For
their hearts were In their work; they
were hustling for the boss who had
declared his firm intention Of hustling
for his workers.
Therefore In the works everything
buzzed and hummed and banged and
clattered with a pleasurable and con-
taglous enthusiasm. In the ONCE there
was warm glow Of satisfaction. but
Broadways smile. after the ladies' had
departed, Clara and her mother to
make calls and pass the joyful news
about the town triumphantly, Josie to
attend to necessary details Of her du-
ties, became somewhat weaker than
It had been.
He had COMO into the fight, but was
he going to win the fight? II was ine
to fight, undoubtedly. but It would be
painful to get licked. His knowledge
of the business world was amply rep
resented by the figure "0." The Trusts
knowledge of the business world was
represented by the figure %" and then
another figure TO-" the two preceded
by the figure 81"
They knew 100 per cent. OF that
game Of which he knew absolutely
nothing. He had defied them. SHE'D
his hat into the ring. and now was
obliged to chastise them drastically.
He sighed, thrust his neck out stifiy.
and said, trying to be cocky. but. now
that the excitement had died down,
realizing that 1t would be easy to be
gloomy:
Funny Pembroke isn't here"
He proposed to scorn that person.
he was keyed up to q mighty candle
power OF hot contempt. but he wanted
to get at 1t. get 1t over with. before
his energy had oozed away.
Hell be along" said Wallace.
as It eleven. YETI"
gust"
, Out came Broadway's neck again.
He was even rather nervous. What
are we going to say to him when he
gets here?"
Remember that you promised to let
me handle him." said Wallace warn
ingly. He thinks I'm your secretary"
The Judge saw that they were wor-
ried. III you boys want to talk things
over I'll skip along"
mo, stay here, judge" Broadway
urged. I'VE may need lawyer"
The judges face glowed with his
satisfaction.
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