The Huttig news., 1914-02-28

Like this furniture He waysA his hand at the extremely ornate coz. tents of the room.
 Beautiful. sir
 It's yours.''
 "Oh. thank you, sir! Anything else@
 No; what else do you want? Go out! Don't bother me. I'm a buaA ness man."
 He hurried to the telephone. laueA ing very earnestly, as if he really liksA to laugh.
 Give me long distance, pleasA Hello, long-distance; hello, long-ds~ tance. l want to talk to JonesvilMl Conn. Jonesville. J-o-there, you - got 1t right. Judge Spotswood, atto> ney at law, Jonesville. Conn. Yess this is 246S Huyler. Rush it. won1 you? Thanksi"
 As he sat and contemplated with . smile of great intensity the tips of his slim patentaleather shoes. Wallace having done his task, returned to him with grave face
 Well, said he, almost discouraged I've figured 1t all up, and the best that l can do makes the grand total sixty-one thousand four hundred and eighty-two dollars
 How much? ?''
 SiNty-one thousand four hundred md eighty-two dollars
 Spending money, my ho,,' said broadway grandly. Spending money.s
 With that he sprang out of his chais tnd rushed about the room with iay ''pon his face and showed his deeD contempt for little things hy breaking several costly vases, throwing six American Beauty roses in the waste basket and tossing cushions here and there. One of an especial elegance he threw out on Broadway. never looking to see whose head it softly lighted upon.
 Whats the matter with you?a dc nanded Wallace. Going crazy all over again?"
 Broadway paused in his extraordL nary movements. Do you know what im going to do from now on? I'm go- ing to make the ioudest noise Broad way has heard since Dewey eam~ home from the war"
 What are you taking about.
 Jackson looked him kindly in the eye.
 Know what happened after you had left the room? X messepger boy with golden wings and jeweled barn blew through that window. handed me this telegram and flew right back to the Golden Gates" He thrust the tele- gram al Wallace. Read read, read,"
 The dazed Wallace read alond. The reader paused. God! he exclaimed.
 Did he sign it?@ Broadway begged. without the slightest incredulity.
 Its signed Judge Spotswood. Who's he?.
 "My uncle's lawyer,
 .Is this ioke?.
 If it is I'll make reputation as gun man!''
 Why, this is the most wonderful thing that ever happened,"
 Tt is all of that. and more. Do you know what I'm going to do? I'm go ing to buy Brooklyn-and close it ur." But Wallace was not swept away by his extravagance. He really was a business man. Pembroke. he reflect ed. Why. he phoned. I took his message" -
 He was here. Say, did you ever hear of the Consolidated Chewing Gum company"
 Why, certainly. They're the biggest advertisers in America"
 Well, he's second yice-president. He's coming back at two o'clock
 What for?''et
 hundred and fifty thousand dollarsf I'm going to sell him Jones' Pepsin."
 Instantly the business man was up- permost in Wallace. He became alert suspicious He made that offer?'
 Yes"
 And you aeceptedF'
 "Yes''
 Sign an agreement?"
 Not yet"
 Wallace spoke now. with the drrp. ness of a heavy hammer striking on an anvil. And you're not going to-"
 Broadway gazed at him aghas1 "Why?"
 Now. don't give me any argument. You've been damn fool all your life and here's chance to get even with yourself"
 Turn down a million two hundred thousand dollars.''
 Yes
 Broadway shook his head. Not On your biography
 Wallace was not impressed. What you need is a keeper, and I'm going to take the job The telephone rang. and. as Broad way would have answered it, Wallace pushed him ruthlessly away. IL vas plain that he had definitely assumed command.
 The message was from Judge Spots- wood. As soon as Broadway learned this he explained that he had called the judge and wished him to come at k<.A ...t. H.,