The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-05-08

lie - 80, Wv. one IL tell you all there
e n.r 20 .eli' the judge explained. q.
'.pave came with the cigars. "'
I I'm liner mere arrival made both via
. .sntaa nervous .N and when the judge pre-
osented them to Broadway be wss a p.e =
70 10 md n', 1t reasonable to disclaim cigar s.a
SMOKING waI1s. entirely and light cigarette
wallace had no such excuse pe h. y
l ,u,, smoking steadily since his I ar
rival until within ten minutes no a ~,
. lever feit like thinking save when he
1 va, smoking Ih; and there would be much
p Ia. thinking to be done this evening
sDu. 10 smoke one Jonesville perfecto
y, souio, :, ne doubted not, end all thinkine
ts eo al tlme, SO he declared with
= tnat ne had, already, smoked
= much That day as he was allowed to
smoke by his physician, "
ne Judge chuckled as he delved ,nto
,ae bundle Of legal papers Sam 1 haI
Housht: Then: Here it is, ia a
lpng WILL Take you quite a little While
.p read 1t. Better put it in vo,,r
ocket and look it over when you 90 to
ne hotel. And this other stuff VOL ~
through later. 81
mere s some one at the door. I'll
- VINO II IS MONS making lemon
ne and Sans practicing his banjo.
Broadway looked at Wallace with .
baking head while the Judge was from
We room A. You see? Nothing but the
plant. I've got to sell all right"
wallace nodded in slow affirmation.
sYes. out not at their price. Didn't
you hear? The plant showed a profit
est year without any advertising?
heavens man! Think of that! In
hese days!" "
broadway recalled his very pressing
leeds. i can't afford to take a chance
MS Is Thursday. Pembroke said
Rey'd have to know by Saturday
Epon."
That's a bluff."
4 Broadway looked at him reprovinp,v
tou dont seem to realize the enor.
'ity of the offense-I mean Of tho
'mount. It's twelve-hundred-thou.
'and-dollars."
II tell you to hold out"
But tell you can't afford to hold
,ut. l."
Piano." Wallace warned. "Mrs. s.
) coming
And indeed she entered with tray
2 which there were pitcher and two
lasses Here's some nice, cold lemon.
De- she explained Hospitality. Then:
'f tke jcgige 80 to the door ..s.a
1 Roadway nodded.
4 be dropped her voice to a loud
Il Pper. Il put a drop of whisky In
A lemonade. The Judge would have
i II he should find it out. He's such
il emperance crank! But he'll not
~. He never will drink lemonade"
4ckson smiled at her with full ap-
tiation of this tribute to him. "TIl
b your guilty secret" he said SOL
4 lily.
With me it's sacred" Wallace
| missed her.
he beamed on them and raised her
Ne. We'll. II you want more Just
! ut out"
/ IN liable to shout most any min.
l% Broadway promised, though the
light Of sweetened lemonade-he
IN intensely certain it was very high
II yweetened-was distasteful in the
ilS degree to him, even though there
lNa little whisky In it.
Rs. Spotswood was distinctly nerv.
loaas the Judge came back, which
Ictred the friends little. for the
Ej3e had been distinctly nervous
|wh he himself had produced whisky.
Ian instant later they were divert.
|e}rom this train of thought by the
|jte's answer to his wife's inquiry as
tdho was at the door.
Someone to see you, Broadway"
te was amazed. Someone to see
nj"
! thought nobody knew you were in
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