The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18


Well canned, you mean" said Wal
lace. But too much chemical preserv
ative in females II as dangerous as
it is in food How did we happen to
go there tonight? You roped me into
that Broadway. You didn't tell me
where you meant to take me. You
merely said we'd go 20 dinner With
some friends of yours"
We'll. she's a friend OF mine "
Broadway defended rather hotly. An
Idea. SO terrible that It was fascinat-
ing had occurred to him.
She might have gone to school with
your grandmother. 1t makes me sick
to see her ogle you, think she wants
to marry you"
Broadway burst into a laugh which
he was well aware was quite too loud.
too cackly and too hollow: he feared
acutely that his friend would recognize
its falseness.
To marry me, Ho. ho," Instantly
his manner changed. But l don't Ike
the way you speak about her. Bot.
Remember-we have Just enjoyed her
hospitality"
man, II had known where you were
going. do you suppose l would have
gone with you? | can meet grand
mothers schoolmates at the Old La
dies home don't have to 60 to din
ner with them
Now. Bob"
Wallace burst into a laugh. Il be
lieve 1t is pure charity he guessed
You are trying to make others happy.
You smile on her as you would throw
a dollar into Salvation Army cash
pot around Christmas time"
Bob. I'm thinking about getting
married
His friend sat straight and looked at
him in dumb amazement for q second
Married? And is grandma in some
way related to the bride who may be
Bob | need"
He stopped. Almost he had told his
fr end he needed money; but he had
not the courage. To confess poverty
on Broadway is like confessing mur-
der in a church
Need WHAT"
"A rest I'm going to-er-take
| some sort OF a vacation. Don't know
what Maybe back to the old home
Anyway. you won't see me around for
| quite little while"
Never mind, old chap I'll tel
| them all that you have had to &C
( away on business. Go somewhere and
/ get Strengthened out You need 1t
| There's something wrong with you. oil
| you would never have gone to that
| dinner where that ancient mariness
| could ogle you the way she did.
Well, you won't see me for week
| or two
Drop me line II you want any
/ thing"
! Jackson Jones went away early or
| the following morning. AS ignorant oi
business aud OF business methods al
a baby, yet he tried to scheme some
way by means OF which he might re
! coup his staggering finances. Wile
| ideas, all impractical. whirled through
his brain.
He must have money. that was Ger
tain He had not the least idea o.
| just how he had accomplished it, but
| he had spent his patrimony-spent Il
| all and more than all Of it. II he haC
| paid up the debts he owed-which al
the world seemed glad to have him
| owe-that was the hard part of it
| everyone seemed anxious to have hin
| go in debt to them-he would have fal
less than nothing left
For days he stewed above his fig
ures in room of which he kept close
| guard upon the key He told Rankin
who was curious, that he planned tc
| write a book
Indeed, siro Fiction, SIR"
Fiction? Cad, no, Fact"
"A book Of travel, sir? I've Travelled
quite bit. Perhaps"
No. Or yes. OF travel up and dowr
Broadway"
Splendid. sir. If may be excused
for taking such liberty. I'm sure nc
| gentleman in all New York is more
familiar with the subject sir shall
be glad to read 1t, sir. I'm sure 4
Will be quite revelation"
Rankin" said Broadway earnestly
"if l wrote what I really know abou
Broadway 1t would be revelation.
He grew very serious, for him II
would put some men on pedestals, ant
they would not be those who nov
stand highest 1t would put some mel
behind the bars, and among them ar,
some men who now are free to com,
and go. with welcomes when the,
come and Invitations when they leave
in every place where people gather II
this town"
| He burst into a sudden Iauph aCrea
stun. eh. Rankin? When you "a!
Broadway you stir me up. l love 1t
hate It; 1t always fascinates me
There's no street like it in the world.
IF your book is like that, sir, /
will be q big success" commentet
Rankin. spellbound. It's going to b.
. fine book, Mr.. Jones"
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