Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-01-29
Wallace answered: Tell them 10
go to hell" said he.
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to care to; but for many years, to the
workers in the factory, he had been a
sort Of business deity-the semtpyoyt
Dental head Of the great enterprise
through which they gained their liveli
hood.
The folk of J~onesville had neither
loved him o reyered him; he had
been a sort of elemental necessity to
their peace of mind; they had, SO to
speak, leaned with a feeling of secur-
ity upon his stubbornness, knowing he
would never sell out to the yum trust;
if he did not sell out t the gum trust
the factory would operate; if the fac
tory kept running JonesviIle would
continue to eat, drink, and, i'm its
crude, u~ndevo1ped way, be merry. Now
that he was dead, az feeling of nicer
tainty spread a mild panic through the
little town.
The Judge was waiting for the two
men in the hotel corridor. His worry
over what the new owner of the fac
tory might decide to do about the per-
fectly well known trust plans was
quite as keen as anyone's, but his dig
nifty forbade that he should make dis
play of it.
It was something Of a relief to him
when Broadway hurried to him from
the hotel Office and held out his hand.
although the boys appearance was a
shock to him. He remembered him as
Higgins mother had described him
and IS the dabper, boyish youth who
had aroused the wonder of the town
with patent-leather shoes and new
dance steps. This pale, extremely
urban man, young still, naturally, with
a face which told untoward tales Of
night experiences such as were not
written upon any face in ~JonesyiIle, no
matter what it's age, nonplussed and
confused him. He had expected nor
NAL changes; he saw metamorphosis.
j. Judge" said Wallace, who, although
a stranger, was first to grasp his hand,
I'm glad to see you" There was a
harassed look upon his face as if he
might have had a diflcult time with
Broadway on the train.
The Judge took Broadway's hand.
And this is little Jackson! Broad
way, we used to call you. Well, I'm
glad to see you!a
Thanks, judge" Broadway really
was glad, and shook hands heartily, al
though the sybarite in him already.
was in strong revolt against the old
hotel.
TIL go in and register, Broadway"
said Wallace. "And I'll put you4down
as Mr.. Jackson. No use in
Eyes" said the judge a~pprovingly,
"the town is all upset. There might
Deer
& understand"
"If it should get around that the old
mif would be sold to the trust
The desk was near the door which
led into the fy-specked corridor and
the judge was listening as Wallace
made terms with the clerk.
I. 'WhatIl you take now, Mr.. Wal
lace2'' said the clerk, after careful.
study Of the signature upon the regis
ter. "Or are you Mr.. Jackson"
No; Wallace. I'm MI. Jackson's
secretary. And we'd like two rooms.
with" {
"Two!" said the clerk, astonished.
That was such extravaganza as never
had before occurred in that hotel.
Eyes; two connecting rooms, with a
bath between, If possible"
The clerk gazed, open-mouthed.
well, now" he explained, Il don't
guess I can do that. We got a bath
room. Years ago a barber leased the
shop and had it put in next to it.
Thought he'd rent it out to strangers.
But he didn't. It's still there. but lord.
he's dead, and guess tn lead pipe has
been used som'ers else. Know it has,
in fact"
well"
LEAD pipe, ye know, is vaTable."
'Ts it? Well, do the best you can for
us. Telephones in the rooms, are
there%
"In the rooms? No. They's
acrost the street at tn Hv'ry stable"
well, we'll have to make that do,
then. Can we get some dinner?"
Dinners overt two o'clock. Sup
pers over now. Might fix up some
thin, I suppose"
"A1 right do the best you can for
us and send it to the rooms"
What? Send it to the rooms! Want
I should come along to feed YEP The
clerk was definitely angry. These city
folks!
The Judge stepped in. q want you
and Mrs-er-er-Mr. Jackson should
come to my house for your supper" he,
suggested.
Wed better not, tonight. judge. To-
morrow, possibly.
Broadway cast at Wallace a pathetic
glance. Gould it be possible that he
meant to stay In Jonesvi11e till tomor-
row night? Wallace sent him a look
of warning.
We'll, n we cant have supper in
our rooms I suppose well take it
where we cam" he granted, determined
that If Broadway really came back to
JonesvilIe, IS he intended to compel
him to,ssome changes should be made
In the hotel