The Leedy Herald (Leedy, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1914 Page: 3 of 8
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THE LEEDS Y- EBKALD
EDWARD 71AR5MALL
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jMkaon Jon nick nomad "Bratlw
bmiw of hi oontlnuaj storiAeatloa of
Now York Croat thorousbfare la anx-
looo to nt owoy from hlo homo tow or
Jonaovlllo A boor Jon hlo unci I
vary nry bocauoe Broadway rofuaao to
mttl down and taka plena In tbo sum
factory In which h sucoreSad to hlo
father Interest Judea BpoUwood In-
form Broadway that 1260000 left him by
hlo father Is at Mo disposal Broadway
- make record tiro In naadins for hlo
favorite street In New York YYIth hlo
Nw York friend Robert Wallace Broad-
way rreat sensation by hi ostrava-
cone on th Wblt Way Four year
paoo and Broadway suddenly discovers
that he lo not only broke but heavily In
debt He quietly seeks work without un-
ease Broadway become encased to Mr
Qeranl on ancient widow wealthy and
vary ciddy Wailao learno that Broad-
way lo broke and offers him a position
with his father's adverttstnc Arm but It
Is declined Wallace takes chore of
Broadway's affaire Broadway receive
a telecram anoounclnc th death of his
17 nc Is Abner In Europe Broadway la his
sole heir Peter Pembroke of th Con-
solidated Chewlnc Oum company offers'
Broadway $1100000 for his cum plant and
Bread way acre to sell Wallace takes
th affair In hand end Insists that Broad-
way hold off for a blccer price and rushes
him to Jonesvlll to consult Jude Bpots-
wood Broadway And his boyhood play-
mot Josie Richards In chorea of th
plant and falls In love with her W alloc
Is smitten with Judo flpotswoed' daugh-
ter Clara Josie points out to Broadway
that by eelllnc th plant to th trust ho
will ruin th town built by his onmstoro
' and throw TOO employes out of work
Broadway decides that bo will not sell
Broadway visits th plant and Josl ca-
ptains th business details to him He de-
cides to tak hold of ths work St one
CHAPTER Xlr— Continued
“Great Scott!" bo sold aglow with
fenUI satisfaction “Talk a boat ex-
cite meat! The whole plant la In an
uproar"
“What Is It Judea T ths owner of
tbo plant Inquired
“Why didn’t you tend a message out
there by HlMlnsT
Er — yee I did"
“Well that’s what they're cheering
about The men are yelling themselves
hoarse and the hoys are dancing with
Joy" The Judge was beaming like a
full moon with gray tufta of hair above
Its ears "You’d think Bedlam had
broken loose They’re yelling for you
Broadway Come out and let them see
you"
Broadwiy was In a state of panic of
blue funk of sheer unspeakable af-
fright He docked and looked about
as If endeavoring to Ond that avenue
through which escape would be easiest
' "No not now pleaae he begged
pitifully
They might have let It go at that
had not the cheering within the works
broken out afresh
"Listen to that" the Judge adjured
him and urged him with a happy hand
upon his elbow
His wife went to his asatstanoo “Oh
do go out and say something Broad-
way 1"
- “Tea" the Judge Insisted “come and
make a speech”
"I can't say anything" said the mis-
erable and frightened Broadway T
never made n speech In my life!"
Joels smiling gently turned from
them When again she fkcsd them ah
bald In her hand the paper she had
thrust eo recently Into that sacred
secret piece "Read this to thorn"
she suggested
He took It but he did nof see whence
It had been extracted although Mrs
Spots wood did - The eyes Of matrons
of hsr age are sympathetically attuned
to slsns of this sort seeing them whes
others miss them Rba smiled at
Josie Joels caught her eye and blushed
furiously
"Oh come os" The Judge now took
a firmer hold on him “It will make
them all feel good"
Hlo faithful wife went to his aid
Shs took the other arm of the acutely
miserable youth aad betweea them
they propelled him from tbo room
through the short length of a wide
hallway stacked oa either aide with
hoses fall of ohswlag gum already
packed lor shipment through a breath-
lessly hot englaoroom aad Into the
main room opoa the factory’s ground
floor
Tbatr appearaaoe was ths signal tor
aa uproar of applause The loudest
cheering of the previous oetberat was
surpassed ao notably that by compari-
son Jt had beam whispering In the
enthusiasm of tbo moment men wom-
an aad tba ynwngsr workers of the
force lost all sense of reserve
Broadway caasod to bo that terrible
' thing a new aad untried boas who
moat bo looked at carefully addressed
with caution and regarded with re
rRQMmpiAYor
GDORGEMCQHAM
spect made up principally of fear Ho
was young ho had been fair to that
be was their economic savior
They went mad and at first permit-
ting him no opportunity to make the
speech which he ao feared seised him
as If in had been the winning player
at a football game and bore him round
tho greet room of the factory upon
tholr shoulders
There was affection In tha strong
arms of tho men Who lifted him there
were tears la many woman’s eyas
which watched Not only was this
youth tho boos ho was tho young
boss They knew he had been plucky
In hie loyalty to them rumors of tho
splendid offer which the trust bad
made had been circulated freely He
was accredited with that Intention
moat admired by real Americans and
these worktpen In this old New Eng-
land mill la this old New England vil-
lage were principally native eons
He was not content to be 'On Idler
he Insisted upon buckling down to a
man’s Job And had ha not decided to
take op the burden of gum-manufacture
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 commer-
cial battle which even should It win
would Inevitably Involve a long expen-
sive and intensely wearing strain!
Would they ' ride him round and
round uflon their shoulders? Would
they cheer him till the blood rushed
to their beads? Would tho woman
want to kiss him and ths youngsters
look at him aa If he were a aperies of
superior being? Verily they would
And verily they did
In the meantime in the office Clara
was left quite alone She may have
been aware that Interesting things
wars happening In the factory things
which ahe would very gladly have wit-
nessed but beyond doubt the felt that
something far more Interesting — to-
wlt tbe arrival of Bob Wallace-rwaa
likely to occur at any moment In tbe
office 8he preferred tbe smiles of
Wallace to the cheers of working-people
and ahe waited for them
Wallace waa not long delayed 8ha
greeted him with cordial liking "Ton
didn’t expect to find me here did you?"
“Well hardly This la an unexpect-
ed pleasure"
“Mr Jones will bo beck la a few
minutes He went out In tbo works to
make a speech"
She gave this Information with the
air of one explaining commonplaces
To her everything In deed was com-
monplace save Wallace She held him
tbe most extraordinary thing on earth
But ho was utterly amased "To
make a speech!" He bunt Into a roar
ThoyYo Y ailing far Yen roadway"
of laughter “Well what do you think
of that!"
8ho smiled at him 8he cared noth-
ing for tbo cheering but she would tell
him about It because she liked to talk
to him oa say subject "Well you
shquld have heard them' cheering!
They're made more noise than this
old town has ovar heard before"
"Yes I dare nay It is" ka granted
aa new cheers burst forth
But ho did not go to aoo tho dem-
onstration which Indicated to I
that ha must Bad something moat at-
tractive la this village beils’a com-
pany What other woman could have
held him from the night of Broadway
Joans la his first effort aa aa orator?
“Funny" ha remarked aad smiled
at bar “1 was thinking of you as 1
passed tho drug store Just bow" -Shs
laughed delighted "That’s
strange I’ve been thinking of you
tool"
"Have you really?"
"Yea Oh those chocolates were
final I ate them all before I went to
bod" Then reproachfully "but you
shouldn’t ho pending your money the
way you do!" -He
was unconscious of any mad x-
pendltnrs of which she could bo cogni-
sant and therefore was surprised
"What?" '
Mr Jones told mo that you wero a
regular spendthrift"
This from Broadway tbe most fa-
mous spendthrift of New York’s recent
years 1 “When did bejtell you that?"
he asked endeavoring' to hide tho
meaning of his smiles
'Just a little while ago Ho said you
spent over twenty-five dollars - oaa
alght!"
For a second this extraordinary
statement almost choked him ’ He had
been with Broadway when that sum
would have been regarded aa a modest
tip tor a bead-waiter - - -
Oh did he tell you about that
night?" h asked still carefully en-
deavoring to conceal tha nature of his
smiles at least
And as ha smiled It came npoa him
that for reasons which ha did not un-
derstand aa yet he should bo sorry to
have this particular girl learn details
of some nights which ho and Broadway
Jones had passed together on the fa-
mous street they knew so well
"Yes" shs said prettily admonish-
ing "and you mustn't waste It la that
way nay more"
8he shook hsr finger at him playful-
ly but with a serious light of eyes be-
hind ths playfulness which seemed to
Indicate proprietary Interest in him It
amused him— but ha found It unmis-
takably pleasant too
Tbo excited Bam cam In 8am al-
ways seemed to come at Just those
momenta which without him would
have been arer Interesting -"He’a
— shaking — hands — with —
everybody” he -volunteered
“Who? Mr Jones r asked Clara
“Yea — Gosh! — - Ho — was — afraid
to — - make — a — speech! I — bet
— I — wouldn't — be — afraid! If —
ever — I — amount — to — anything
— tha — first — thing — I’m — going
— to — do — la — to — make — a —
speech — about — myself!"
— Wallace laughed "You’ve gotth
right Idea Sammy” -
You — bet — I’ve — got — tbe —
right — Idea! I've — got — darned —
good — Ideas — If — I — ever— get —
a — chance — to — use — 'em!"
Clara was reproving "Sammy atop
this constant talking about yourself!
"Stop — your — own — talking! You
— don’t — understand — me I’ve
— Sot — brains — I — hsvel"
"No one can tell" said Wallace
’’Maybe he has"
“I’ll — surprise — you — all — some
— day!"
Clara smiled at Wallace "Ain’t It
funny He really thinks he’s going to
be a big man"
"Well maybe he will" said Wallace
considering Sammy's hulk reflectively
“and then again be’a liable to fall
away to almost nothing"
8he laughed delighted at his humor
"Oh I tee what you meant You're
always Joking aren’t you?”
"Aren't I the cut-up though?” - he
gently guyed hyr
It was very ullly and he knew how
very ullly It was but none the less
the city man enjoyed tha penlfiage
with this red-cheeked rural maiden la
tba extraordinary ebullition of his spir-
its h reached out his hand for hers
found It and stood swinging It Shs
blushed he laughed He was really
burlesquing a flirtation hut sbo did
not know It nor was tho Impulse of his
toolery entirely burlesque He was
vary much confused when aa amused
cough from behind them told that
Joels had coma In '
Ho whirled “Oh good morning Mias
Richards!"
"How do yon do Mr Wallace?" She
smiled with definite satisfaction "Mr
Jopea Is causing qnlto a sensation la
the works"
"So I enderatand"
"8 hall I tall him you aro bars?"
aaked Clara
"I wish you would f It isn’t too
much trouble Mlsa BpoUwood"
"Not ut alL I'll bo only too pleased
She smiled at him "Nobody over calls
ms anything but Clara"
Wallace fait that ha was most em-
phatically la clover "Ok fob Clara!
Ha waa a large young man with a
large smooth -a haven face particularly
broad It waa one happy smile
She waa giggling aa aha hurried to-
ward the factory "Ill tali him right
away"
-Wallace turned to Josie "Has Mr
Pembroke called T
“No Mr Jones waa saying ha ex-
pected him at eleven e'elock"
"Wall It Isn't quite eleven yet"
"He told me of tho advice yen gave
him We have a good deal to thank
you tor I’m sure of that"
”1 deal sea why" ho protested
"He's only doing what la rigbL Any
area "1th a conscience would do the
aaa Of course my Imfiueace may
have had soma bearing ea hla decision
but ball svs bis mind was mad
up whoa you got through with him last
night"
Shs was very earnest “Oh It metres
so much to so many!"
'Any way I think he'd be a tool to
sell"
"You dor
“Certainly A proposition which
bowed the profit this did last year —
without any advertising! - Why It’s
onderful! I know what I'm talking
about I’m with tho biggest adver-
tising firm la New York city"
But wo couldn’t afford to advertise
except la a small way" aha said In ex-
planation of what ha evidently thought
their lack of enterprise “and th big
firms wouldn't tak a petty contract'
"Why didn’t you try tho Empire
Agency?"
She shook her head "We did They
refused to handle us at all They do
moat of tho Consolidated’s work you
see I guess that was ths reason"
Ho was quick to deny this He did
not wish anyone to think that tha
grant Empire Agency would favoi
one concern to the extent Of shutting
out another fax (air competition
"Oh no" bo confidently asserted
We don’t make that sort of agree-
ments ’ No corporation can dictate to
us Tho Empire’s my fins My Guv-
nors its president"
Oh well then perhaps you know
all about It” 8ho evidently did not
ear to be so firmly contradicted
This daunted him "You say they
refused to handle your work?"
“Absolutely"
Fur a moment ho stood lost fat
thought then suddenly reached a res-
olution of Importance “May 1
your ’phone?" he asked
"Certainly"
"Olv me long distance" he demand-
ed of tho operator then while he waa
waiting ha turned back to Joels say-
ing almost angrily: "That’s a pretty
rotten trick If it’s so— to squeal th
little fellow out Ilk that You’re ab-
solutely sure It was ths Empire?"
“Yea we tried all the big advertis-
ing firms" -
"Thera Isn’t any other big advertis-
ing firm" he valiantly declaimed His
buslnsas patriotism was unquestion-
able "If there was we'd whip It over
to tha Empire in pretty quick shape'
The receiver which he held at hla
ear showed signs of Ufa “Hallow I
want New York" he told tho operator
Then to Josie: "What’s this num
ber?"
“Two-two Main"
"This is two-two Main tha Jones
plant" he Informed the operator “All
right Get them for me as quickly aa
you can"
After hanging up the receiver he
turned gravely to Joel "There must
be some mistake about this" he assur-
ed bar Evidently he was seriously
worried about tbe charge of favoritism
brought against hie firm
"I have aU the correspondence if
you'd like to see It"
"I'd like to very much"
"Ill have it her In a very few min-
utes Excuse me"
Fortunately for hla telephonic en-
deavors there had been a period of
quiet In the outer factory But now
as tbo crowd approached acroes the
vast workroom adjoining from a visit
to th other portions of tho plant the
roar of cheering was renewed He
went to th door and opened It look-
ing Into the workroom Almost at tho
door were the Judge and Mrs 8pote-
wood and Juat behind them Broad-
tray They ware smiling happUy and
proudly Ho waa somewhat wilted
but elated Ho rushed forward grasp-
ing Wallace's head greatly to tho
latter's surprise
Tve shaken hand with everybody
In tho world" said Broadway
CHARTER XII
Ths celebration over the mill once
more settled down to that Industrial
peace which la accompanied by th
deafening - roar of machinery th
clamor of tho busy hammer oa tha
nail sinking homo la packing boxes
tho shouts of workingmen and women
forced to thrust their words above the
strident medley which surrounds them
There waa new Uf In the old mill
sow confidence had taken plao of
fear and fierce antagonism la the
hearts of hundreds aa esprit da corps
had been bora suddenly such as had
not existed la that factory for many
years la one happy sentence of his
bashful up such Broadway had struck
keynote Ho had said: -“And—
r— now you fallow keep
your brains— or— busy wtth this atte-
ntion 1 have bucked tha Trust I’ve
bucked the Trust for you aad tha old
Iowa Now It you don’t help me beat
It to the ropes stagger It blind It
pulp It put It down aad out aa tha all-
powerful tore la tha gum-Industry
It's going to wipe me oS the map and
when I'm wiped you’re wiped
“fve fought for you aud lots of
folks will say l am a fool tor doing It
If you start la and fight for mo It
wu both fight heart aad soul and eight
aad day to win against the wildest
competition that was svor known ta
ehswlng-fum w WILL win Anything
alas moans our pons la tha air aad
sail tor doctor and aa ambulance
likely undertaker for Jooae1
Fopsla Oum Its owner and tha aa
who work tor him”
Thee words had atrwck home Tha
workmso had all aaderstood thsis
truth furthermore they fully recog-
nised tha Jostle of th burden Broad-
way laid upon them Workingman era
fair they arc fairer la old little towns
like JoneevlU than they are In
Industrial centers where th
of personality has paisad out of In-
dustry and tha worker Is a cog white
tha owner is aa unseen and mystertsua
power The man had shouted wildly
that they all would help aad meant U
After he had left the shops they had
reiterated among theawclvcs tho
pledgee of their fealty and they meant
them then
Sweethearts that day in the Jones
plant would have scornfully' rejected
sweethearts who showed aay sign off
treason to tho young proprietor fa-
thers would have thrashed a bob who
sneered at Broadway Brothers woald
have- chided daughters (more "likely
would have spanked them fierce! y)
who offered slurs upoa what had oc-
curred Tbo capacity of mix am scot-
ers drawers motdarm cutters stack-
er! wrappers packers boxers sbtw
pen In errand aa If by magic hr
their hearts ware la thotf work they
wore hustling for tho boas who had
declared hla firm Intention of hustling
for l workeju
Vhoreforo in the works everything
bussed and hummed aad banged aad
clattered with a pleasurable aad con-
tagious enthusiasm In the office there
was a warm glow of satisfaction but
Broadway’s smite after the ladies had
departed Clara aad her mother to
make calls and paaa th Joyful sows
about th town triumphantly Joel to
attend to neceaaary details sf hsr l
Th Judge Beamed Happily
ties became somewhat weaker than
It had bean
He had gone Into th fight but waa
ho going to win th fight? It waa fine
to fight undoubtedly but It would be
painful to get licked His knowledge
of th business world was amply rep-
resented by the figure "0" The Trust's
knowledge of th business world was
represented by th figure "0" and than
another figure “I" th two precoded
by the figure “1"
They knew 104 per cent of that
gam of which he knew absolutely
nothing He had defied them shied
his hat Into tha ring aad now was
obliged to chastise them drastically
Ha sighed thrust hla seek oat stiffly
aad said trying to ho cocky but now
that th excitement had died does
realising that it would be easy to be
gloomy: '
"Funny Pembroke Isn't hers"
Ho proposed to scorn that person
ha waa keyed up to a mighty eaadte
power of hot contempt bat he wanted
to get at It get It over with before
hla energy bad oosed away
“Hell be along" said Wallace
"la It eleven yet?"
"Juat
Out came Broadway's nock again
Ha was oven rather nervous ' "What
are wa going to aay to him whoa ha
gets here?"
“Remember that you promised to let
me handle him" said Wallace wan-
Ingly “He thinks Vm your secretary"
Tha Judge aaw that they were vor
ried "If yoa boys want to talk things
over IT1 skip along"
“No stay here Judge" Broadway
urged "We may need a lawyer"
Th Judge's face glowed wtth his
satisfaction
TO BA CONTINUED)
Baras Water tor fitaleo
Keep upoa yoar toilet table a bottle
of borax solution mads by dissolv-
ing a taaapoooful at powdered boras
la a plat of hot water Whaa the
Brut suggestion of noil appears upoa
any of your light cloth go waa rub
th spot with a piece of absorbent oeO
ton wet with the solution This
pi operation will remove duet mud
pots aad perspiration states -It Is
better them gaaoUne er aatkil aa
Its appHeaUe does not leave th ugty
circle of statu that so frequently fob
lows tho aa of other staaatag fields
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