The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-09
think It was Just right; and-fnally-

think 1t "a just right; and-finally-
well, you know II all now"
Broadway found the power OF
speech. Good old jIdge!"
Then you're not angry?"
I'm too happy to be angry. Got a
time table about your"
Jackson, Jonesville was named aft.
er your ancestors"
We'll don't like to live In it. |
know a chap named Bright. Very like
ly Bright's disease was named after
his ancestor, but / presume be doesn't
want to die of 1t. Judge, Jonesville is
an ailment."
The Judge, infinitely relieved, now
that he had made a clean breast Of the
thing, leaned back in his chair and
laughed, despite his worries for the
young mans future.
well what are you going to do?"
When "a | get that money!"
THE trustees will have to pay 1t on
demand"
Jackson laughed with are delight.
"Uncle's u of them. How it will pain
his fingers when he hands 1t out to
me! I'm going to demand! And
want to start tomorrow. | want to
start tonight, but | am reasonable. !
won't wake the old man up. But while
you go to get the money in the morn.
Ing, Ill get set at the town line, wait.
ing for you to bring 1t to me, ready to
get, anyway, 60 yards out of the town
ship within 60 seconds. How | wish |
really could sprint"
Broadway"
Il know, judge, but let me tell you
why | hate Jonesville and how. You
knew my mother"
"A splendid woman, Broadway"
Everyone says that but, you see, |
didn't know her. And my father died
when | vas twelve"
"A magnificent man, Broadway"
Yes, | guess he was the best bet In
the village"
Poor chap! He never was the
same after your mothers death"
Then Uncle Abner took me. He
couldn't absolutely boss me, for certain
moneys had been left With which spe-
cifc things were to be done for me. He
had to have me educated at the schools
and college which my father designat-
ed? 2"
And he disapproved of them"
Il know he did. A sheepskin from
Jonesville academy Is his idea of the
evidence of the higher education for a
Jones-along with side details on first
aid to a stick of chewing gum"
He always wished to have you take
an interest In the gum business"
Il did. till another kid slipped me a
stick n day, when | was absent-mind-
ed, and began to chew 1t. Then and
there | made up my mind to devote
my life's endeavor to something which
WOULD not stick in your teeth. Judge
Spotswood, Holsters don't"
MY boy. | wish you never had seen
New York."
No. you don't, Judge, you wish you
were going with me when start"
Are you going to stay away?"
Uncle says that in these days each
man should have a speciality IL he
would be successful. I'm going to
specialize on staying out of Jonesville.
I'm hoping for success"
Have you no friends here whom
you dislike to leavet'
You and the Judges, judge, and
Clara I'll miss Josie. too. And there
are some down at the factory. Bill
Higgins, l like him. He used to enter
tain me when we went in swimming
and he got the cramps. Awfully funny
when he had the cramps, Bill was;
peevish but very funny. | shall miss
Bill. But Jonesville, as a whole, judge
I'm not going to miss ~Jonesville, ex-
cept the way a man may miss a tooth
that has been pulled for cause"
The Judge sighed. We'll. | had to
tell you"
The young man looked at him with a
strange earnestness. Judge, would
you get mad If | should kiss your
And you are really going, right
away?"
IT'S going to be the quickest get.
away Connecticut ever heard Of"