Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-04-09


way, In a whisper.
Henry"
Broadway was content Win
grand air and several protrusions OF
the neck. he ordered: Take the entire
conversation, Henry" Outdone oy
anyone like Pembroke! He thought
not /
Are we to talk in the presence or
all here?" asked Pembroke calmly I
coldly. disapprovingly. He was very
cautious.
I'm satisfied. if you are" Broadway
answered sit down, Judge.
Very well, Mr.. Jones" said Penn
broke gravely MIR. Jones, ! am not IN
the habit of doing business through
hirelings." He cast a scornful glance
at Wallace. who smiled sweetly in re-
turn. Your Mr.. Wilson, your secre-
tary as he represents himself TO De-
and whose impertinance, by the way
is beyond description, has had the
audacity to state that l should nave
to do business through him or not at
ALL"
1nOSe were my lhSNA NON'SD'
son answered, never waversng.
II should like to understand the
reason for so unusual an arrange
ment"
Well" said Jackson, you want 10
buy something that | own. hes the
salesman, that's all" He paused
wondering at his own great brilliance.
John Wanamaker owns store out
he doesn't wait on the customers
| does he?"
| This was unanswerable. 1t dunn
founded Pembroke; it delighted all
the other hearers, saving only the TWO
secretaries, who were bent above their
tasks with nervous diligence.
Broadway himself laughed outright
How was that?" he asked Wahace
in whisper. =,
You're immense, on the square
said Wallace, with intense apprecla-
ton.
Pembroke was not thus impressed.
He was offended. He was evidently
ready for offence from any quarter
You are flippant, SIR" he said with a
grave scorn. You gave me your WORD
that the deal would be consummated
at two o'clock yesterday afternoon
1 The price was settled and agreed upon
by both of US"
Jackson sat in silence, regarding
him with an innocent, unwavering at
tention which very greatly disconcert
ed him.
II returned by appointment to your
New York apartment, with my law
yers and papers ready to sign. ana
upon inotilring from an insolent butler
as to your whereabouts received the
information that you we're on your
way to Egypt"
"Good old Rankin" muttered Broad
way. and decided, then and there, 70
raise his buffers wages once more.
"He said the only word that You bad
left for me was a profance ~ieques'
that 7 go to-er-well, we'll not re
peat it.
"I'll make that raise a twenty mo-
a ten" Broadway reflected.
believing you to be man OF In
teqritv" Pembroke went on, "unfor
tunately for me l had no witnesses
present at ourEclosing OF the bargain
broadway continued to smile ex
pansively.
STILL" said Pembroke. Il ask you
as man to man, is your WORD worth
less"
Broadway looked at him with al
intensity of gaze which required three
, stretchi1gs Of the neck to bring about
when I'm doing business with un
scrupulous people, yes" he answered
t Pembroke, shuddering, turned TO MI
= stenographer, Have you got that
, John?" And John nodded
"Got that, Henry" Broadway de
), manded of his man. And Henry nod
ded.
Then Broadway walked the moor
keeping the astonished Pembroke Tx
ed with a glittering eye. That care
full. able, very modern business per
son was rather notably surprised b!
the young man. Somehow he seemed
to have developed since the hour. 81
short a time before, when first he hat
encountered him in New York city.
when ] fell for your rush football
business methods yesterday ant
agreed to SELL" said Broadway, hi
voice assuming an extraordinary sing
song, to his friends unusual, to him
self astonishing, to Pembroke discor
certing, and, in later years, cele
brated thing, Il wasn't aware Of tn
how, contemplate tricks to which you
company had stopped in order TO pu
my poor old uncle out OF business.
: His voice thrilled with feeling whe
he used those touching words m
, poor old uncle His poor old uncle
would have been emphatically SUI
;, prised had he been there to hear tina
thrill
II didn't know it was the result G
% the business blows you'd dealt hlr
;, that sent him to his grave Il al
- endeavoring, by means of hyphens, t
indicate the lingering. scathing en-
phasis which Broadway. this day sa
urated in the soul of oratory, was gi'
- ing now to certain words.) Il didn
know It was the purpose OF the col