The Huttig news., 1914-04-04

pressed surprise.
 The judge laughed again. "Oh, he just got here this morning. It seems they both came off without any bag gage so they telephoned the valet. late last night, to bring them on some clothes"
 Tt must have been very late. for it was almost eleven when they left your house. wasn't it?"
 "0h, those New York people-they don't think thing of sitting up till all holrs-midnight sometimes later,"
 The judge preened himself a little after this sensational statement, and Josie, though she had heard such wild tales in the past was pluch impressed by this one. It seemed so much more possible more real, now that she had seen Broadway in his maturity. How exciting it must be to stay up. right along. till midnight, But it must strain ones health. She hoped he would not do it often in the future She was beginning to feel a definite persona interest in the youths health. Such nice young man. For him to dissipate his life away by staying up at night, that way
 He promised to be here at ten-fif teen,' she ventured.
 Yes; that's what brought me over. He asked me to tell you that he'd be a little late. I guess he didn't sleep very well. He says he had a lot of horrible dreams What sort of a talk did you have with him last night, anyhow"
 Didn't he tell your"
 No; he left the house soon after you did. You must have said some thing that upset him. He acted dread fully worried
 Josie bent above her work. She could not tell even the judge of the intensity of feeling which she had put into that long conversation with Broad way.
 She had not slept so very we'll her self She had wondered if he thought her bold. offieious, to have given him advice so freely. to have told him what she had about what she believed to be his duty. She knew that, now and then, she had been almost impassioned in her plea for Jonesville and it's people. She wondered if he thought her silly, over-earnest. But she told the judge none of these things They were hidden in her heart That heart had known a lot of turmoil since Broadway had come back.
 I simply told him the true state of affairs and explained to him wha, the plant meant to the town" she said and bent above her papers on the desk.
 What did he say?' asked the persis- tent judge
 Much as she loved the judge, she wished that he would go away and question her no further. There was a little feeling in her heart that she must file that talk with Broadway among the things which she held sacred All women have a secret file of memories of that sort. She could not talk about 1t.
 He said nothing very much"
 Then detail of his talk which had intensely puzzled her came back to her. and she decided to discuss it with 
 the judge.
 He kept inquiring how much cash we had She smiled, not critically. He doesn't seem to be much of a business man"
 He struck me that way, too" the judge said gravely. Did he say the trust made him an offeros
 She sighed. Yes" Alb, if she had failed to move him, He might al ready have accepted it. and thcn what would be the fate of Jonesville This thought made her very nervous.
 The judge nodded wisely. That's what I thought
 She sighed again. There was long silence, full of troubled thoughts
 Did he talk as if he intended to sell?" the judge asked finally.
 She worked at her papers nervously a moment before she framed the words Of her reply I'm afraid that's what he's thinking of, iudge, After a si- lent moment she straightened out more papers, and then looked up again We must do all We can to influence him against it.
 The judge nodded. then rose. and after a worried turn about the great, bare room approached her and stood facing her with eyes intently on her face. You have influence with him. Josie"
 She could not meet his eyes. yet was not certain why. She hoped that what he said was true, yet scarcely dared to think it. Do you think so?" she asked somewhat weakly.
 The judge answered in hearty voice, full of real confidence. q know it You made great impression on him. He likes you. Josie"
 This was entirely unexpected. It confused her. even in the office where she had so trained herself to business that nothing ordinarily could affect her. She felt that she could rightly show rejoicing at the Jews. for it boaed well for Jonesyille. but. at the