The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-09
their attention.

thing was certainly all right, but at a
distance which they felt sure made
them invisible in the soft gloom of the
summer night they paused, with many
a suppressed giggle, to look back at
the group, each member of which was
now and then shown sharply against
the background of Zimmerman dark
ness as he CHANGED to pass into the
radius of one or the other of the cars
headlights.
Il think he's absolutely too hand
some!" Clara whispered cautiously.
I've always thought so," Josie an
swered.
"Oh. silly! | mean young Mr.. Wal
lace. And Roberts such a sweet
name! It's almost the same as Robin
Robin Adair, you know? How she
must have loved him!"
Robert or Robin?" Josie asked.
Robin. of course. She sang the
song about him. But Roberts just as
pretty. and 1t doesn't make you think
OF birds and worms"
Josie burst into partially stified tit
tiers. and her friend grasped her arm
In giggling wrath to force her into a
wild scamper down the dusky, fragrant
village street. When they had once
more fallen to a walk, Josie remarked.
unwittingly:
You're very silly. He's o half as
good looking as Jackson. and you know
1T. Only we see jackson every day,
and"
"O-h-h-h!" said Clara. I've suspect
ed that for a long time!"
Suspected what? Keep quiet!"
were the contradictory remarks of her
best friend. Then: And I'm going to
be SO lonely after he has gonei I'd like
to cry. | almost did. Think of all the
girls he'll meet there In the city! Oh,
| hate New York;"
You've never been there"
No. But I've heard about the girls
there. observation-disclosures
tails. And | hate that street he's al
ways talking of-Broadwayi" Then,
suddenly, and, to the amazement of her
friend, who instantly was filled, how
ever, with a perfect understanding,
Josie burst into tears, and, with a
quick Good night" rushed toward
her home.
Before they parted the city youth
gave Broadway his card.
You've been very nice, old chap.
Come to see me when you strike New
| York"
It's absolutely certain-and I'm
coming in a year"
To his amazement. the events of this
extraordinary night had not yet ceased
Tor Broadway Jones. He walked down
the street toward home, filled with
longing for the years end, and found
sammy, Clara's small brother, asleep
ipon his doorstep.
Hi, Sammy" he cried. shaking a
fat shoulder.
"Yes-sir; I'm goin'-to-be-like
- the boy began before he was en-
tirely awake.
L know, like Rip Van Wrinkle. But
he didn't take his nap upon a doorstep.
Why aren't you at home, In bedg"
Sammy rubbed his eyes. With mad
iening deiiberation he informed Broad
way that the judge had sent him, with
Instructions to find Broadway and tell
him he wished to see him. 'He-said
-it-didn't-make-no- difference -
how-late."
What! AS neal midnight as this?
Child, it's almost ten o'clock, All
Jonesville Is asleep"
I'm
--goin'."
Whereupon he went
Jackson followed speedily. Such a
summons from the Judge at such an
hour must bode something cata-
| clysmic.
He found a worried Judge pacing up
and down his Office floor.
In the Office, at this hour! You real
ly want to see me, judge?"
Yes" said the old man firmly. i've
determined that l will not be a party
to deception"
Who's been deceived, judge?"
Jackson. your fathers will gives
you his fortune when you're twenty
uncle wished to keep 1t from you. | do
not think you ought to have it now.
but you're entitled to It."
Broadway gazed with a dropped jaw.
Judge. I'm getting all mixed up. You
say | get 1t when I'm twenty-one?
Why, I'm twenty-one already"
Il know o are. | know you are.
| never saw the document until today.
1t was drawn up by Boston lawyers.
And at first | thought I'd do exactly as
your uncle asked-let you think 1t was
as he had said 1t was. But I've thought
1t over and 1t seems to me you'd ought
to know"
Broadway merely stood and stared.
Your uncle thought that he was
acting for the best" the judge insisted.
He's been hoping you would settle
down. When you didn't, he thought
he'd steal a year from you, and give
you one more chance. When he told