The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19


She nodded.
What's his manner" asked Broad
way, in a whisper.
! Henry"
| broadway was content. With a
grand air and several protrusions OF
the neck, he ordered: Take the entire
conversation, Henry" Outdone by
anyone like Pembroke! He thought
not!
Are we to talk in the presence of
Tall here?" asked Pembroke calmly,
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, "Mr. 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 be.
and whose impertinance, by the way.
Is beyond description, has had the
audacity to state that l should have
to do business through him or not at
ALL"
Those were my instructions" Jack.
son answered, never wavering.
Il should like to understand the
reason for so unusual an arrange
ment."
Well" said Jackson, you want to
buy something that l own. He's the
| salesman, that's all" He paused,
wondering at his own great brilliance.
John Wanamaker owns a store, but
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 Wallace
in whisper
You're immense, on the square,"
said Wallace, with intense apprecia-
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 tho deal would be consummated
at two o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The price was settled and agreed upon
by both Of u.s.
Jackson sat in silence, regarding
him with an innocent, unwavering at
tention which very greatly discomfort
ed him.
Il returned by appointment to your
New York apartment, with my law.
yers and papers ready to sign, and
upon inquiring from an insolent butler
as to your whereabouts received the
information that you were on your
way to Egypt"
Good old Rankin!" muttered Broad.
way, and decided, then and there, to
raise his buffers wages once more.
"He said the only word that you had
left for me was a profance request
that go to-er-well, we'll gntssre-
peat it." -----.-.--,-,-..-~. ~ ssssas...
"Ill make that raise twenty, not
ten" Broadway reflected.
Believing you to be a man OF in
tegrity," Pembroke went on, "unfor.
tunately for me I had no witnesses
present at our closing of the bargain"
Broadway continued to smile ex.
pansively.
STILL" said Pembroke, "I ask you,
as man to man, is your word worth.
less?"
Broadway looked at him with an
intensity of gaze which required three
stretchings of the neck to bring about.
When I'm doing business with un-
scrupuious people, yes" he answered.
Pembroke, shuddering, turned to his
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 floor,
keeping the astonished Pembroke fix. ,
ed with a glittering eye. That care t
ful, able, very modern business per-
son was rather notably surprised by |c
the young man. Somehow he seemed Y
to have developed since the hour, SO '
snort time before, when first he had 1
encountered him in New York city.
When fell for your rush football a
business methods yesterday and y
agreed to SELL" said Broadway, his S
'olce assuming an extraordinary sing
'ong, to his friends unusual to him. t
'elf astonishing, to Pembroke discon- b
'ertlng, and, in later years, cele-
'rated thing, Il wasn't aware of the :
oW, contemplate tricks to which your ,
Company had stopped in order to put 4
ny poor old uncle out of business"
lis voice thrilled with feeling when
10 used those touching words my
DOR Old uncle" His poor old uncle"
'ouid have been emphatically sur
r1sed had he been there to hear that ~
brill.
dldnt Know it was the result of q
no business blows you'd dealt him
lat sent him to his grave" Il am A