The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-12

force lost all sense of reserve.
Broadway ceased to be that terrible
thing. new and untried boss. who
must be looked at carefully, addressed
with caution and regarded with re-
spect made up principally of fear He
was young; he had been fair to them;
he was their economic savior
They went mad. and, at first permit
ting him no opportunity to make the
speech which he SO feared, seized him
as if he had been the winning player
at football game and bore him round
the great room of the factory upon
their shoulders.
There was affection in the strong
arms Of the men who lifted him; there
| were tears in many women's eyes
which watched. Not only was this
youth the boss; he was the young
boss. They knew he had been plucky
in his loyalty to them, rumors OF the
splendid offer which the trust had
made had been circulated freely. He
| was accredited with that intention
most admired by real Americans, and
these workmen, In this old New Eng
land mill, in this old New England viii
lage. were principally native sons.
He was not content to be an idler;
he insisted upon buckling down to
mans job And had he not decided to
take up the burden of gum, manufac-
ture largely through his feeling of
responsibility to them and to the
town? Financially the offer of the
trust must certainly have been more
tempting than the prospect of CONNER
cial battle which, even should it win,
would inevitably involve long, expen.
sive and intensely wearing strain!
Would they ride him round and
round upon their shoulders? Would
they cheer him till the blood rushed
to their heads? Would the woman
want to kiss him and the youngsters
| look at him as II he were a species of
superior being? Verify, they would.
fAna.vsrsiy stnsy didsss r fss's
In the meantime, In the Office. Clara
was left quite alone. She may have
been aware that interesting things
were happening In the factory, things
which she would very gladly have wit
messed, but beyond doubt she felt that
something far more interesting-to-
wit, the arrival of Bob Wallace-was
4 likely to occur at any moment in the
office. She preferred the smiles of
Wallace to the cheers of working-peo-
pie. and she waited for them.
Wallace was not long delayed. She
greeted him with cordial liking. "You
didn't expect to find me here. did your
We'll, hardly. This Is an unexpect,
ed pleasure"
"Mr. Jones will be back In a few
minutes. He went out In the works to
make speech"
She gave this information with the
air of one explaining commonplaces
To her everything. in deed, was com
monplace, save Wallace. She held hin
f, the most extraordinary thing on earth
But he was utterly amazed. "Tt
make a speech" He burst into a roal
) of laughter. well, what do you thinl
j. Of that"
Il She smiled at him. She cared moth
ing for the cheering, but she would tel
him about it, because she liked to tall
to him on any subject. well. yo1
should have heard them cheering
They've made more noise than thi
old town has ever heard before"
Yes, | dare say it u.s." he granted
\ as new cheers burst forth.
q But he did not go to see the dem
q onstration, which indicated to hir
V that he must find something most al
tractive in this village bellies con
pany. What other woman could hay
held him from the sight of Broadwa
Jones in his first effort as an orator?
Funny" he remarked, and smile
at her; II was thinking Of you as
passed the drug store just now"
She laughed, delighted. THAT
strange. I've been thinking of 20,
tool"
Have you really%
Yes. Oh, those chocolates wer
. f1ne I ate them all before went t
bed" Then, reproachfully, 'but 20
shouldn't be spending your money tn
6 way you dol"
4 He was unconscious Of any mad e,
n penditure of which she could be cogn
II zant and, therefore. was surprises
4 What"
mr.. Jones told me that you were
k regular speDdthrift."
q This from Broadway, the most I
nous spendthrift of New York's recel
/. years! When did he tell you that
y he asked, endeavoring to hide ii
N meaning of his smiles.
n Just little while ago. He said yc
e spent over twenty-five dollars OF
h night"
ly For second this extraordinal
h. statement almost choked him. He hs
lie been with Broadway when that SUI
i'd would have been regarded as a mode
tip for head-waiter.
Or "Oh, did he tell you about tn
ct night?' he asked. still carefully e