The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-13
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Jackson Jones. nicknamed
"~Broadway.' because of his continual
@lorification of New York's great thor
oughfare, is anxious to get away from his
rome town of Jonesville. Abner Jones,
his uncle. is very angry because Broad
way refuses to settle dow and take a
piace In the gum factory in which he sue
ceeded to his fathers interest.
CHATTER 1%I-Judge spotswood Informs
broadway that s250,oW left him by his
father is at his disposal. Broadway
makes record time In heading for his fav-
orite street in New York.
CHAPTER IrI-with his New York
friend. Robert Wallace, Broadway creates
q sensation by his extravaganza on the
White Way. Four years pass and Broad
way suddenly discovers that he is not
only broke, but heavily I'm debt. He APP
plies to his uncle for a loan and receives
q package of chewing gum with the ad-
vice to chew it and forget his troubles.
lie quietly seeks work without success.
Rankin brought him a PINK envelope
upon a little silver tray. Rankin was
most careful to bring everything upon
z tray. Broadway steadfastly main
tanned that If a drowning man asked
Rankin to bring help he would first
go to get a tray to take It to him on.
The pink envelope was marked with
an elaborate monogram, OF which the
dominant letter was a &c" 1t was
from her whom he had left so short a
time before. Mrs. Gerard, by means
of 1t, implored him to become a mem
Der of a theater and supper party for
that evening. The note almost was
affectionate.
The theater and supper parties were
to both occur in Broadway! All,
Broadway. 1t would be hard to leave
1t by the chilly by-path, death. which
leads out of the light into the shad-
ows!
II occurred to Broadway Jones that
he might decently accept this invita-
ton, even If the crowd which she
would have would probably be not
quite to his liking. All, there were
crowds upon the t~horoughfare he
loved which were SO fully to his lik-
ing!
And then another plan flashed into
his mind. Why not give a farewell
supper? No one but himself would
know 1t was a farewell supper-all the
rest would think 1t just the best at
fair of many fine affairs which Broad
way Jones had given. The restaurant
which gave 1t would be paid undoubt'
eddy out of the residue of his estate,
and If there wasn't any residue the
restaurant could well afford to lose. II
had many thousands of his money.
He would make this dinner-no; II
would be better to make 1t a supper
the finest little supper which had yet
electrified Broadway. 1t should
sparkle, IL should tiZz, it should re
sound with joyful chords and merry
laughter; in short that supper should
achieve the limit and surpass 1t. Then
would he be more content to go.
He locked the poison and the fire
arm carefully in a desk drawer. He
called Rankin, and. to that staid serv
ants great delight, made out the list
OF invitations to the widest supper
he had e planned; he telephoned to
his good friend, the restaurateur Re
turning to the study he took the poi
son and the pistol from the drawer
and put them in another. The second
drawer had two locks, while the frst
drawer had but one. He refused agar
TO think about them until after he haC
given the extraordinary supper.