Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-02-05
BROADM JONES -
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pain that kept me in; It was the LOOKS
of the pulled face"
He drew his breath in slowly, almost
wonderingly. oh what haven't done
to Broadway" ne continued. We'll,
you've seen me. You've been with me.
You know"
Wallace nodded. Il always thought
you were pretty speedy. but thought
YOU could afford it, The trouble with
You is you've been too liberal"
Liberal. Why, when l go into a
restaurant the walters come to blows
to see who'll get me. In barber shops
as l approach you'd think some one
had just yelled Fire. the way the bar
bers dash for the chairs. Oh, I've been
the bright-eyed baby boy around this
town. all right. It's cost me fortune
all l had
His voice trailed into silence; Wal
lace sat looking at him dumb.
But I've had wonderful time!'
said Broadway finally.
How long have you been broke"
About six months My credits car
ried me on When l first went broke
| made up my mind | wouldn't run IN
debt, no matter what happened. | put
on an old suit of clothes that morning,
and started out looking for a job"
What kind of a job?"
amy kind of a job. Messenger boy,
elevator boy-I didn't care! | promised
myself I'd earn my living without beg
ging. borrowing or stealing"
He told Wallace of his stealthy
search for the elusive job which was
to have paid up his debts and started
him again, this time as a millionaire
in process of construction of new mil
/ lions.
1 started looking for a 'boy-wanteo
sign. 1t sounds funny but it is TACT
NV intentions were the best in all the
world. But | got to thinking of some
thing else, after ! had walked olocK
or two, and where do you suppose l
was when | woke up? In Delmonlcos
eating breakfast! Turned in there out
of force of habit
| Il made a dozen attempts to do the
right thing l cut out automobiles anu
rode in street cars for three days;
went to an opening night at a theater
and sat in the gallery; l bought pair
of ready-made shoes; l ate meals at
forty-cent table d-hote and smoked
fvecent cigars-practicing just prac-
ticing, trying to get used to 1t.
But | couldn't. That was all SIM
ply Couldn't All my good resolutions
went to smash every time l took
look at Broadway | knew my credit
was good; the things I wanted were
there; | could have them; so-well'
/ took them, that was ALL"
And now" said Wallace, who had
sat- at first incredulous, and, later,
spellbound, during the recital you
are fifty thousand dollars in debit
81 don't know the exact amount, Dut
that's fairly good guess"
you've been pretty quiet about it.
It hasn't seemed to worry you much!
Hasn't worried me?" Broadways
voice was bitter. Well don't mind
telling you that l have just come out
of the first sound sleep I've had in
weeks. I'll bet l walked to Chicago
and back every night the first month
| was broke"
81 don't understand"
81 mean if you had measured up my
carpet by the mile. l thought so much
and worried so much that l didn't dare
trust myself alone. | had the weird
est ideas; did the craziest things. DO
YOU know that belong to the Saliva
ton Army?"
What"
ION the level. went to Newark
and joined one night"
What was the idea ??
81 thought it might help me forget
my troubles. l played the bass drum
for two nights and couldn't stand it
any longer. Er-haye you ever been
in Newark"
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