Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-05-07
JONES
C6I EDWARD MARSHALL
FROM IHI PLAY OF GEORGEMCOHAN
WITH PHOTOGRAPHS
FROM SCENES IN THE PLAY

| | never saw the document until today.
1t was drawn up by Boston lawyers.
And at first | thought I'd do exactly as
your uncle asked-let you think 1t was
as he had said 1t was. But I've thought
1t over and 1t seems to me you'd ought
to know"
Broadway merely stood and stared.
Your uncle thought that he was
acting for the best" the judge insisted.
He's been hoping you would settle
| down. When you didn't, he thought
he'd steal year from you, and give
you one more chance. When he told
! me this tonight, told him that didn't
think 1t was just right; and-finally-
WELL you know 1t all now"
Broadway found the power Of
speech. Good old judge!"
Then you're not angry"
I'm too happy to be angry. Got q
time table about your"
Jackson, Jonesville was named aft
er your ancestors"
We'll, | don't like 70 live In It. |
know a chap named Bright. Very like
~ Brights disease was named after
his ancestor, but presume he doesn't
want to die of 1t. Judge, Jonesville is
an ailment."
The Judge, infinitely relieved, now
that he had made clean breast Of the
thing, leaned back In his chair and
| laughed.
We'll. what are you going to dor"
when can get that money!"
'The trustees will have to pay 1t on
demand"
Jackson laughed with rare delight.
"Uncle's one of them. How it will pain
his fingers when he hands it out to
me! I'm going to demand! And I
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, I'll get set at the town line, walt
ing for you to bring it 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 Jonesyille 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 was 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-
cific things were to be done for me. He
had to have me educated at the schools
and college which my father designat
ed?"
And he disapproved OF them"
Il know he did A sheepskfn from
Jonesville academy is his idea of the
evidence Of the higher education for
Jones-along with side details on first
aid to stick Of chewing gum"
He always wished to have you take
an interest in the gum business"
Il did, till another kid slipped me
stick one day, when was absent-mind-
ed, and | began to chew 1t. Then and
there I made up my mind to devote
my lifes endeavor to something which
would not stick in your teeth. Judge
Spotswood, Holsters don't"
My boy, wish you never had seen
New York;"
mo, you don't, Judge, you wish you
were going with me when I start"
Are you going to stay away"
Uncle says that in these days each
man should have a specially II 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 leave?"
you and the Judges, Judge. and
Clara I'll miss Josie. too. And there
are some down at the factory. Bill
Higgins, 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 man may miss tooth
that has been pulled for cause"
The judge sighed. well, 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"
CHAPTER ~.
Almost as speedily as he had told