Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-04-17

pain that kept me in; 1t was the looks
Of the pulled face"
He drew his breath In slowly, almost
wonderingly. ooh. what haven't done
to Broadway" he continued. "Well.
you've seen me-. You've been with me.
You know"
Wallace nodded. II always thought
you were pretty speedy. but thought
you could afford 1t. The trouble with
you Is you've been too liberal"
Liberal! Why. when / go into q
restaurant the walters come to blows
to see who'll get me. In barber shops
as I approach you'd think some one
had just yelled 'Fire!' the way the bar.
bers dash for the chairs. Oh, I've been
the bright-eyed baby boy around this
town, all right. It's cost me a fortune
all had"
His voice trailed into silence; Wal,
lace sat looking at him dumb.
"But I've had a wonderful time!"
said Broadway finally.
How long have you been broker"
about six months. My credits car
I1CO lAS OU WHICH, AIEe WChb OAOhS
made up my mind wouldn't run In
debt. no matter what happened. put
on an old suit of clothes that morning
and started out looking for job"
What kind OF a job?"
"Any kind of job. Messenger boy,
elevator boy-I didn't care! promised
myself I'd earn my living without beg
ging, borrowing or stealing"
He told Wallace of his stealthy
search for the elusive job which was
to have paid up his debts and started
him again, this time as millionaire
In process OF construction Of new mil
| lions.
Il started looking for 'boy-wanted
sign. 1t sounds funny, but 1t Is fact
My intentions were the best In all thu
world. But / got to thinking Of some
thing else, after / had walked block
or two, and where do you suppose
was when | woke up? In Delmonic0's
eating breakfast! Turned in there Out
of force Of habit.
II made a dozen attempts to do the
right thing. l cut out automobiles and
rode in street cars for three days.
went to an opening night at theatei
and sat in the gallery; ! bought a pail
OF ready-made shoes; ate meals at
forty-cent table d-hote and smoked
five-cent cigars-practicing. just prac
ticing, trying to get used to 1t.
"But couldn't. That was ALL sim
ply couldn't! All my good resolutions
went to smash every time I took
look at Broadway. knew my credit
was good; the things l wanted were
there; could have them: so-weli
took them, that was ALI"
"And now" said Wallace, who had
sat, at first incredulous. and, later
spellbound, during the recital, "yos
are fifty thousand dollars in debit"
II don't know the exact amount. but
that's fairly good guess"
you've been pretty quiet about It
1t hasn't seemed to worry you much!'
Hasn't worried me?" Broadway's
voice was bitter. We'll. don't mind
telling you that I have just come out
of the first sound sleep I've had In
weeks. I'll bet walked to Chicago
and back every night the first month
| was broke
II don't III stand?"
II mean if W had measured up my
carpet by the mile. thought so much
and worried SO much that didn't dare
trust myself alone. had the weird
est ideas: l did the craziest things. Do
you know that belong to the Saliva
ton Army?"
What"
"On the level. went to Newark
and Joined one night"
What was the idea?"
II thought it might help me forget
my troubles. played the bass drum
for two nights and couldn't stand II
any longer. Er-have you ever been
In Newark"
CTO BE CONTTNUED.)
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