Pocahontas star herald., 1914-03-06


1t was nearer fifty. II remember
rightly" said the pretty business wom
an.
We'll. that wasn't 30 bad. now. was
IT." exclaimed broadway.
why. no." his fair Informant grant.
ed. considering that we've been nsht.
Ing the trust all the time think
Il was perfectly remarkable"
DO yoa2" inquired broadway. with
the eyes OF faith. a. II he were quite
willing 10 accept her Judgment upon
all things.
why. yea: don't your" Her fore.
head had n pretty. earnest pueker thai
almost unnamed him.
Sure, think II is he made haste
20 agree. What do you think ahont
IL, judgeg" The Judge must be brourht
into the talk. Of course. as long as be
was there.
The Judge settled back into his chair
and looked coinplacont 4 always se
1t was the best chewing gum In the
world"
We are talldng about profits. not
about the gum.r said Broadway. and
Josie burst into a ripping laugh which
he felt sure was OF the sort which
tinkles among angels when something
makes them happy on the golden
streets.
There was that In this speech which
penetrated 10 the depths of the judi.
clal system: IL served as light TO show
the Judge what might be going on.
Although he had been comfortably set.
tied for n long hours chat about n sub
jeet which intensely interested him. he
rose abruptly and stood looking down
at them.
"Well," said he. and laughed. You
talk IL over, now. with Josie. fm-I
guess | am n poor hand where figures
are concerned" He moved slowly
toward the door. and smiled at every
step. Il want to ask nom about some
thing. anyway
Jackson Jones was really embar-
rassed for a moment when he found
himself alone with this old friend OF
his youth. this simple little country
girl But he knew II wouldn't do: he
was certain that It was absurd. To
kin time he referred back 10 what the
Judge had said about the gum.
Can you beat thnt7" he inquired
"The best chewing gum in the worldi"
She looked at him with the serious
light OF real reproof In her incompar.
able eyes I don't think there's any
doubt about It. Mr.. Jones. The trust
people realize It. II they don't. they
certainly wouldn't be willing to pay
u million dollars for II"
They're willing to pay more than
that for II" he told her. feeling for
the first time a real interest In the
conversation. Before that he had been
absorbed only by the conyersatlonalist
Twelve hundred thousand they've of
fered."
She was not pleased. Il didn't thnl
YOU knew that she confessed. They
made that ofer TO your uncle several
months ago"
But what I've got TO find out 4
this; Am | In a position 10 hold oul
against the trust for a bigger price
You see. a friend OF mine advises m,
TO hold out. Is business good. righl
nowf"
why. yes. We did over a handrc,
and twenty thousand dollars las
month"
This was exciting news. and Il ex
cited him. "A hundred and twent,
thousand dollars worth OF business
last month Can | go down to Tho
bank and get that money now"
She laughed az his commercial igno
rance. why. certainly notls
For an instant his heart sank az h
contemplated saying what he felt tina
he must say. sank doubly deep be
cause he felt that the confession h
must make misht possibly disturb thu
good opinion OF him which he hopet
he had renewed in her peculiarly luci,
mind. But there was something In he
eyes that gave him confidence. Ant
= there was nothing for II but confes
sion.
, you dot understand" he ventures
. stumblingly. This is-er-hetweei
us. The fact is-I'm brokel am II
, debit must get some quick money
, and want to know how much yol
have in bank. right now"
Our cash balance?"
yes"
She thought deeply for moment
> Then she looked up with a smile o
triumph. "Overe eighteen thousan'
dollars. should say"
He was dismayed. "Only eighteel
thousand dollarsl And you did
business Of hundred and twent
thousand dollars last month";
His manner worried her. Il hop
you're not thinking seriously of goin
over"
Going over where"
TO the trust"
why? Don't you think the pric
they offer is big enough"
1T isn't a question OF price, MI
jones'" she said, with flashing eyer
its the principle Of the thing"
you'll have to explain that to me.
why, think Of what you're sellingi
she exclaimed ct Is the thing Won