Pocahontas star herald., 1914-03-13

.ee otcn ttIfluly IN tuTurut IN
everything which she had said 10 htm
about bis duty TO the village which had
made him rich. his duty 70 the family
whose name he bore. his duty TO him.
self; she had been intensely worried.
stiil was intensely worried. lost all
which she had said might 30 for
naught. falling 10 impress him perma.
nently.
He bad doubtless meant we'll when
he LEFT her. but would that good inten.
tion stand the test OF wallace's ridi-
eule tshe felt certain Wallace would
oppose her planl and his own contcm.
plation Of the future for a nightf
She had hazy notion OF what the
life OF Idle rich youth In New York
must be. but imagined that II must
attract with vivid power. and she could
guess that Jonesville did not. Would
he hold arm In the determination
which abe felt sure he had formedf
When the Judge came In he found
her wondering and worrying az she
waited for some papers she had sent a
clerk TO get. Already she had almpst
finished the statement OF Affairs which
she had promised TO give Broadway.
We'll. | Just came over from the
Grand hotel" the Judge began.
Did you see the young mani"
Only for a minute" The Judge
laughed indulgently. He was eating
breakfast In his room. and his valet
had Just borrowed some hot flat.lrons
and was pressing out his clothes" The
judges laughter became very hearty.
Even Josie smiled; but the fact that
they had brought a valet with them
was a bit OF news TO her. She ex.
pressed surprise.
The Judge laughed again. "Oh, he
just got here this morning. II seems
they both came on without any bag.
gage. so they telephoned the valet, late
last night. to bring them on some
clothes"
1T must have been very late. for Il
was almost eleven when they left your
house. wasn't itf"
-oh. those New York people-they
don't think a thing OF sitting up TN
all hours-mldnight. sometimes lateri'
The Judge preened himself a little
after this sensational statement. and
Josie. though she had heard such wild
tales In the past. was much impressed
by this one. II seemed so much more
possible. more real. now that she hat
.scen Broadway In his maturity. How
exciting II must be 10 stay up, righl
along. till midnight! But II mus
strain ones health. She hoped b,
would not do Il often in the future
She was beginning to feel definit,
personal interest in the youths health
Such nice young mari For him Z,
Clssipatc his life away by staying NJ
at night. that way
HE promised to be here at ten-fif
teen," she yentured.
Yes; that's what brought me over
lie asked me to tell you that he'd be a
little late. guess he didn't sleep very
we'll lie says he had lot OF horrible
dreams. What sort OF talk did you
have with him last night. anyhow"
Didn't he tell your
eNo; 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 II he thought
her bold, ofiicious. 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 its
people. She wondered II he thought
her silly. over-earnest. But she told
the Judge none OF these things. They
we're hidden in her heart. That heart
had known lot OF turmoil since
Broadway had come back.
4 simply told him the true state OF
affairs and explained to him what the
plant meant to the town." she said
and bent above her papers on the
desk.
What did he say?" asked tho persis
tent Judge.
Much as she loved the Judge, she
wished that he would 90 away and
question her no further. There was q
little feeling In her heart that she mus'
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
It.
He said nothing very much"
Then q detail OF his talk which hat
Intensely puzzled her came back tC
her. and she decided to discuss it with
The Judge
He kept inquiring how much casi
we had She smiled, not critically
He doesn't seem to be much OF Z
business man"
He struck me that way. too" thu
Judge said gravely. did he say th'
trust made him an offer7"
She sighed Yes" All, II she hat
failed to move hint He might al
ready have accented II. and then wha