Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

II think you're crazy. Y.
/" Bob, it's cinch. But let me tell
you" And he tried to. with but slight
success. I: 5.st Z ~ S r.
Wallace was ashrewd young man.
rs it your conscience or the girl that
has driven you insane * he asked.
I'm thinking about Jonesville. MY
grandfather built this town. ,i:
We'll. he made a blamed bad Job
Of 1t. Why didn't he build a place q
man could get a decent drink IN while
he was about 1t ?"25 s, il
'"'And my father kept 1t going 4
b well. he didn't keep it going very
fast" + 4! ls ..7iiS 8
And now I'VE got to keep my faith
with It. It is a sacred duty I must
not abandon it" 5 n. s5l
Il Say" said Wallace, In disgust
Where did you get that stun? Have
YOU gone out and tried to get a decent
drink here? This town ought to be
abandoned. It ought to be put out
Of its misery" 4 al va 4#. \ q: y.
"The trust would close the plant and
ruin all these people," 55t5
You'd think they were first cousins
to hear you talk about them"
Bob. Broadway chided in q soft
and earnest voice, 'they are far more
than that; far, far more than that.
They are charges placed by Providence
in the care of the Jones family. And.
Bob. I'm the last Of the Joneses.'
LET us hope there'll never be an
other like you. e. 8 l5a
"There'll never be one more earnest,
you can bet on that, Bob y
They were in a shady stretch OF
Main street, and, at night, shady
stretch OF Main street, JonesvilIe. is
about the darkest spot on earth out
side Of Africa. IL 81 S 4. /;
Let's stop right here, IN the dark.
till you get over it, said Wallace. e Its
late, but there might be some mad
dened, joyous Jonesville roisterer to
see IL you went into the light e g
II mean every word OF it. There are
no roisterers in onesville they're all
honest rworkingmen,h horny handed gum
makers, toilers for the fortunes Of my
family. That's why I'm protecting
Them. Il Hill +. RI, ~.
THE horny hand Of some insane
asylum guard will be upon your shout
der if you don't watch out :" Il
t.".Ha, ha! ;Ha. ha 4" laughed Broad
way somewhat cacklingly. e
II think you're going to be violent!"
said Wallace. III ell probably need
both horny hands. 4 But he II subdue
you! Now, try to give me some CO.
herent notion OF what's the matter
with you, will you e 3ls III 4 Il,
I've awakened tony duty &. ta5 81
Time you did; you've had nice
long nap. What do you see, now you
have aroused % n I, =5,i MA Al
"a pleasant little city, working hap
PLY. at Well-paid industry. I'm the pay
master. "A great nation, wagging tire
less jaws. They're chewing the Jones
gum. Jones' gum, mind you; not some
gum that the Consolidated puts up
against the public as just as good as
that my ancestors made famous. !
see" 54 .4. ssR r. T..
For; heavens sake, shut up! You II
see snakes If this keeps on. That lem
onade that Mrs. sSpotswood. gave you
has gone to your empty head. S H,
1T was not the lemonade that Mrs.
Spotswood gave me- it was the touch
ing line of talk that er--that Josie
Richards gave me" He paused while
Wallace waited with his jaw loose
on its hinges. Say, Bob. isn't she .
queen? 2" 5ss !.
$50 that's It r fss ii
But he made no further protests. He
was a level-headed youth, was this