The Glenwood post., 1914-04-18

him, l see him! l see him."
Who! Ny Jap boy!
Bob" And then she blusAsa furi-
easily. HvaliAS tie suAsets radiant
cMASTGa XIV.
ClaFa Aal run A0va tAs stsos. laav-
iAg the swing vibrating somewhat tsrk-
fly fFom ths speed q her ahaAAoaAeat
a II. declaring that sAe wished to get
. sight Of tAs elder Mr.. wallace. even
II ~ did not chooss 70 sop asl talk
when he came up. She had noted that
the chauffeur. seeing the father and
son approach. had already started his
engine. Her dssertioo left Broadway
and Josie in the swing alone together
He laughed. did you notice that!
She calls him Bob heard him call
hsr Clara 1S times today"
Josie sniIed. Yes: noticed that"
jackson vas strangely intent upon
her answer. He vas confused, although
he did not know the reason Why. And
then. suddenly. he knew. Finding that
he knew. he found himself still more
confused.
Did yos notice IT." he asked. With
intense sarnestness. knowing. some-
how, that he was an ass. Il didn't
think yos 1oticed it."
Josie thrilled. but found It hard to
smother laughter-not wholly that Of
ridicule. mostly that Of joyousness. She
made no other answer.
He looked around then at the broad
veranda. with its pillared. old colonial
doorway aad wide windows; his eyes
paused along the visible front Of the
enormous house itself. surveyed the
spreading lawn. nov dusky with the
evening shadows of magnificent old
trees. and the curving gravsled drive.
sxamined all. indeed. that hs could So
Of The superb nd spacious old Jones
plses.
'Nics little Aosss. is.t M,~ ~
asked.
"Oh. I Just love H." II vas. indeed.
the show place Of the town. and few
Were the local maidens Who had not
dreamed dreams Of some time living in
. mansion like it-dreamed wonder
AAA8 0ICokADp VI U0KO0U80o
sensations Of vast wealth.
DO your"
why. yes. Don't your"
YES" said Broadway. now looking
not at the great house or any portion
Of the spleadid grounds. but straight
st her. although she was not sure Of
this because the light had very near
" failed. Tn just crasy about II.
that's ALI"
She laughed and % did he He had
not much idea what he really was say
ing.
You know, I think I shall become
. model country gentleman In tine"
he added.
1t must seem strange to yos. after
the life you'vs bsen living."
She meant II very innoeeatly. yst II
shocked him Aerosly. He sat % IN
the swing and gassd At hss With oat-
thrust neck-that gesture which she
thought was awkward. fsnsy. when
she saw 1t nrst. in school days, but
which she had rather begun to like.
What do you know about the life I've
been living" he demanded.
She was not in the least suspic3ous.
Il mean in New York-that great, big,
wonderful place! II 10 q wonderful
place. isn't IT,"
He had had 4 thrill Of panic Nov
he quieted, although his heart still
throbbed little. He was glad she did
not know about the life he had been
leading.
Have you never been to New
York ?" he asked.
Never"
That's funny. Would you like to &C
to New York;"
Il don't think I'd like to live there:
but I'd like to see New York"
We'll. I can show it to you. May
some time? It only takes four hourf
to get there. It took me flve years tc
get back"
You had = long trip"
"Trip? I stumbled" he said dream
fly.
What ID Broadway"
'Broadway!"
ITS . street, Of course. but"
IT'S probably the greatest street In
the world"
Some people say its terrible."
1T is."
And some people say It's voaAsr
full"
1T is-truly wondsrful.'
don't understand"
Nobody understands Broadway" he
answered. People hate It. yet they
don't know Why. People love 1t, yet
they doa't know why. I don't It's
just because it's Broadway"
Is 1t . 0ystsfyr'
That's what 1t is-a nystsry." He
Ghook his had in thought.
The subject had lost interest TO her
|bscauss she did not know it, fasci
aattoos. Il suppose you 20 to church
svery Sunday morning. To0orrow's
9unAay"