The Glenwood post., 1914-03-28

his eaAes.
''Caa yea bsst tAat.- - AsnasAsl
q tie fascinated sAri. 4 knsu tAat
thing BY Heart vhea I lsl4 - hsasl :"
Alnsst angrily hs thrAst IL pa4ar In
TO hsr receptive hanAA
1t took ne Ao0rs - vsias thnH.. ~
earnestly declared. -Hesss haA e -
eaito-bites I got ~ eaFly, ~. aaA
leaSned the thing BY hsaFt. Dut I
might have knoWn that TA Ase0st 4!
never could remember anything."
She took the paper. giancsA q II
With highly kindled Interest 90 vas
on the point Of reading It vhsa there
came an Interruption. 1t vas 0anny.
TAsrs ever 10 4 Sammy raaAy y step
In and spoil big moments n oar lives.
"Ars-yoN-too- busy -ser- os0-
pany" he asked deliberately anA ir-
reverently. The imp. though fak. waa
quite cognixant of the fact that - had
come At tie wrong momsat. - his
heart vas alled with Joy bsoanss -
felt 20 certain Of It,
Who 10 it. Sammy"
'Aa-and-Clara."
Josie sighed. then looked q Broad
way with an inquiry upoa Ase faoe. He
nodded. She thrust the paDsr - haA
given her into the top drawer q her
desk. "All right. Sammy: tell tAsm
to come in"
With . gravity like that e tAs
sphinx. but with 4 CLINT OF malice sat.
isned In his small eyes. Tie Int boy
ambled heavily to the door. Win Q
voice ~ disproportionats to HI yoars
~ were his calves. he cried tavttatisa
to his mother and his sister. Il vas -
II they waited on the othee 49, q 0
wide stream and he was battl1ag Q
bowling tempest with his teoas. His
All right. nom. come o. h." raeped
Broadway's nerves: the fAct tAsA -
had failed in the delivery OF ths beisf
eloQuence which had beea fruit Of nil
night and past-midnigAt oil At u m
spsakabls Grand. . certain fsstins
(such ~ all of u have haA) that ~
was doing worthily whijs sstttag Isss
than proper credit for Il. made IN
hate Sammy At that moment.
He woodsrsd II he might not threttis
him in some deserted spot bsfors IT,
day was over. looked him over careful
ly. observed the sise OF his colunaas
neck. and hopslessly shanAses1
thought OF It. His hands voalA Sewer
reach around II! The visitors -
peared.
While sttsatioa was Distracted fro0
her. In answer to IN Irresistible t0r
pulse. Josie took fro0 the desk draw.
er the paper Broadway had iatrastsd
to her. and thrust It into Q sacred, -
cret place within her shirtwaist.
Mrs Spotsvood, filled with the ~
excits0eat Of The matroa who d esr.
tain that romance 10 WORKING In hse
neighbofhood. was Asvoursd by tAaf
modification Of the spirit Of the chase
which sends the ladies', rich or poor,
good or bad. upon the sce9t Of such
elusive news with all the sest Of sports
men after squirrels or elephants. She
was inclined toward worry in regard
to Jonesville's fate and also inclined
to confidence in It because she had
known Broadway since he was q little
boy tah. what errors have good women
made because they have known some
one since he was q little boy!D and
knew that while he might be wild" he
was not wicked. for his baby curls bad
been 20 sweet; pleased beyond a.
preston by the deep impression which
her own delicious Clara had made ~
on Broadway's amuent. well-mannseaA,
plainly competent friend-animatslb ~
these various emotions and not less
than twenty others which I have not
mentioned. Mrs. spotswood wore q
futtering smile ~ she accepted her
baby-mastodonic song infant foG-vhis-
tie invitation.
Good morning Josie"
Josie smiled at her, although she
had regretted her arrival almost ~
much a. Broadway had She had 20
wished to read the words upon the ho-
tel letter paper which her new EN-.
ployer had spent half the night In
writing.
Mrs. Spotswood's smile expanded till
1t fairly beamed at Josie before she
turned her eyes to Broadway, and then
she started with surprise. 1t was bs-
cause she had been certain he was
tHSAO sAAos e80 ~ SV@0, Vlolt If00
hse to. tie factory was an snhsard-of
thing: she had distinctly heard his
voice ~ she had passed oatsids tAs
open door. but now her deep astonish.
meat because he was within The room
seemed almost ovsrwheimiAg.
'OA, hello. DsoaAway!"
He smiled nsrv0asiy aaA buried cpe.
ward. TAinSs had not goos - 10 -
wished. but - was n0t reoeotful. New.
er had ~ bssa % humble. Had h
not, ths nisAt before. defacsd that n
PSF with de- tale Of his huaility and
the details q his sood resolves! Be.
sides. had net Mrs. Spotswood guard
ed him In childhood against wrath NJ
home On more than one occasion. and
had she not. the previous evening" with
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