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l 8YN0PSI&' CHAPTER I Jackson Jones, nicknamed Broa4way,". because of hl continual arloriacation of New Tork'i great thor. : wua-axare, is anxious to vet away from his om town of Jonesville. Abner Jones. . his uncle, 1 very angry because Broad wl reiuses 10 settle flown and take a - plara in Ue gum factory in which he sue- wnaaa vo jua tamer interest. . . . . CHAPTER n-Judse Spotswood) informs . Promdway that 1260.000 left him by his .. uier is ac- nis disposal.- Broadway r. .. inniua iotu one m naaaina ror nis tar- , aiHnngi new xorit y . f yHAPTEH III-With his New York , in, noDorc Wallace. Broadway creates ;'2LSn"5SOB his extravairaBoe on the wmia way. tjur yeans pass and Broad' war suddenly discovers that he is not wniy oroKo, out neavlly. m debt He ap plies to his uncle for a loan and receives pacnage ot efiewtnr gnm with the ad wlce to chew it and forget his troubles. ai quHwuy snmrs work without success. . CtJ AMBER XV Broadway (fives what is ntaa to be a farewell supper to his Tfew fork friends, and before it is over wf-eomes msaged to Mrs. Gerard, an an , clent widow, wealthy and very eddJv. vnwinjB vi-Bronn receives a J'wam announcing the death of his Uijete Abner in Europe. Broadway is his iieir. r-eier r emoroic. or lira van- wplldated Chewing Gum eoinpanr offers - y roadway kl.J0O.00O for his nn plant and Tiros-rway agrees to sell. Wallace takes tne affair in hand and insists that Broad- film to Jonesrille to consult Judge Spots srood. who was Uncle Abner attorney. CHAPTER Vn Broadway finds his ' boyhood playmate, Josle Richards. In harge of the plant and falls In love with . lier. Wallace is smitten with Judge Spots- :' wood's daughter. Clara.. CHAPTER VTII-Toeie points out to Broadway that by selling the plant to the - trust he will ruin the town built by his ancestors, and throw 700 employes out of V work-Broadway decides that he will not eft. Wallace receives an offer of $t 500,000 , from the trust and is am axed when Broadway turns it down. I' - .; - ? . - . CHAPTER IX Broadway explains the situation as set -forth by Josle and WaW hoe agrees that it is Broadways duty to stick by the town and his employes. He authorizes an announcement to his wor ried employes that the plant will not be .sold TTfiPAPTETR " X Broadway visits the "plant and Josle explains the business de "iaiis i CHAPTER XI Broadway makes a peeeh to his employes who in their en thusiasm carry him around the plant on MbrtrakbpuJderm , ; aS3f?HAPTER ; XII Pembroke' balls and Broadway turns down the latest offer of ttw trust and announces that he intends ' n flo-ht ; WnllftCA t.itlmfltpfl that hta fnth-- r's advertising agency Is backing Jones and plans a big advertising campaign. Mrs. Gerard arrives looking for Broadway and is shooed back to New York by Wal . Jace, .-.. ..... j.-. . ,' d eager group about him to listen, to the news which one could not doubt he - imrn ' and when the nature of that news' - became known generally, the ' much-relieved workmen, the working 'women, and even the basket girls and fcundle-boys throughout the plant, be- came ineianuy asmonBirauve ui iimv Joy. The first cheer, that which had mercifully interrupted Clara's Inqui sition of Broadway on the subject of his friend, was followed by another . J A : laUUU VCODOIIVU A VUV Biiuuup 1 -which was apparent, even in the office ttuilding, when the plant was operat ing, showed that here and there lb4 everywhere machines were being stopped by those who wished to leave hsmb AAnnnrinn nw vno vrinninv mi them, so that they might bear tne ' news. .. ' '' ' Th office-building group stood spell- lxHind. listenirtK. None knew what had occurred. They might f have been Alarmed had the uproar been less nn- mistakably enthusiastic. . fWhat In it?" Mrs Snotjiwood asked 1 (excitedly. . "I don't know," was Josie'a answer. '.npbi Anwatfi w btyiaw nnininr ni i.nn nature of what might be happening, nd none was further than Broadway from guess that what he had told Hlggine, in a, sentence wherein anger very freely mingled with the news of bis determination to retain and op erata the gam plant, could have been Accepted as good reason for such a really notable demonstration of ..the . It ' was th Judge, at this instant, ' fcustllng -to, who made the situation ' clear to.fhem. !'"; .' j - ' V: f : " "Great Bcott!" he saidT, aglow with genial satisfaction.. "Talk about ex citement! ,Thr whole plant is tn an aiproar." , -irf'.:'j?.lH:$' s v -What Is it; Jodger tho owner of the plant Inquired, f:r:i't-; r : "Why. didnt you send a message out there by' VOggfaaV :':2y-i,r--s3i-"Er--yes, I Wr.,W'yi .ZSy. Well, ,thaCs f hat, they're cheering, About. The men i yelling themselves fcoarse and the boys art dancing with Joy." Tho-Jwdge was beaming like1 a full moon with gray tufts of hair above its ears. ;f .p'ou'd lining Bedhtm had broken loose. ? They're) yelling' for ou, T roadway. Come but and let them see Eroadway was in a state of panic, of ' ' ie .funkv of sheer,' unspeakable at 1 1 He ducked and looked about ' pideavorlng to find that avenue . which escape would be easiest ; not now, please," he begged ralht have' let it go at that : te cheering within the worti FROM TO PLAY (X GEORGE LCOiAiS EDWARD mR5HALL: .WITH PHOTOGRAPHS ffiOrt OTf D 11 THE PLAY broken out afresh. " , listen to that," the judge adjured him, and urged him with a happy hand upon his elbow. . r . v, His wife went to bis Assistance. "Oh, do go out and say something; Broad- "Tes," the Judge insisted, "come and make a speech." can't say anything," aald the mis erable and frightened Broadway.:. "I never made a speech In my life!? ' Josie, smiling; gently, turned' from them. When again she faced them she held in ber. handthe paper she had xnrust so recently into .that sacred secret place. "Bead this to them,1 she suggested. - " . s He took it, but he did not see whence it had been extracted, although Mrs. Spotswood did. The eyes' of matrona of her age are sympathetically attuned to. signs of this sort, seeing them when others miss them. She smiled at Josie, Josie caught her eye and blushed runoutry. , rV''':,v- "Oh, come on." The Judge now took a firmer hold on him. "It will make them all feel good." His faithful wife, went to his aid. She took the other arm of the acutely miserable youth, and between ' them they propelled him from the room, through the short length of a wide hallway stacked on either side with boxes full' of chewing gum already packed for shipment, through a breath lessly hot engine-room, and Into the main room upon the .factory's ground floor. ..' Their appearance was the signal for an uproar or applause. The loudest cheering of the previous outburst was surpassed bo notably that, by compari son, it had been whispering. In the enthusiasm of the moment men, wom en and the younger workers of the force lost all sense of reperve. ; ' ' Broadway ceased to De that terrible thing, a 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 a 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 vil lage, were principally native sons. He was not content to be an idler; he insisted upon buckling down to ja man's Job. And had be not decided to take up the burden of gum-manufacture largely, through his feeling of responsibility to them , and j 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 hey? ride him round "and round upon ' their shoulders 1 1 Would they cheer him till the blood rushed to their1 heads? Would the Iwomait want' td kiss him and the youngsters' look at him as if he were a species ot superior -being? Verily, they! would? And verily they did. ; 1'-; : y " In the meantime, in the office, Clara was left quite ajone. : She miy have been aware that s interesting k things f were nappe&ingm tne factory, things which she would very gladly' have it' nessed..but beyond doubt she felt that somethfni jWorw hntere'sting b wit, uur arrival or tjod Waliaice was likely 'teT decuTat any4 moment In tho office.' She preferred the emllea.of Wallace te- the cheera, of working-peo ple, and she wafted for then! X WsJJAceVwa not long delayed. She greeted him with cordial liking. "Too dldBteatpeet to flndmherei did yoaH eaAardlyV- Tbie la-av uaexpeet- ed pleasure." 1 ; Mr Iim wITI KaVl tn a tarn minutes.'' He'went oat tSL thk Works to jmake a-apeech.'; f . f ."- 8h gay thte InformatioBl Wtth the air f one explaininAT eommondlacee. ToC'her' eVe'rythinii'lBdeed. wai hhli- monplacej save Wallace. She held him the -most extraordinary thing bo. earth. But- he wae utterly amazed. 'To make a speech! " He burst Jntir f Wr of laughter.-, "Well, what do yon think ofthatl" . She smiled at him. She eared noth ing for the cheering, but she would tell him about it, because she liked to talk to him on any subject ."Well, you ou'J have heard them cheering! 11 "7'vs made more noise t" sa t-'i, a new cheeis buut f . - i. ' .But he did not a tj e a t" e dem onstration, which indicbted to him that he must find something most at tractive In this village belle's company.- What other woman could have iuu Arum me sigui or mroauway Jones in his first effort as an orator? k.u l t m .i ..... . i Funny1, be remarked, and smiled at her; "I was thinking of you as I passed the drug store Just now.' - She- laughed, delighted. "That' strange, . I've been thinking of you, too!" "Have you really?" r - s " i - es. . un, inose - cnocoiatea ' were fine! 'Late them all before I went to bed." Then, reproachfully, "but you shouldn't be spending your money the way you do!" , , jt He waa unconscious of any mad ex penditure of which she could be cogni zant and, therefore, waa surprised "Whacr- " . -, "Mr. Jonea told me that yon were a regular spendthrift." . This from Broadway, the most fa mous spendthrift of New York's receni years! . "When did he tell you thatr he asked,' endeavoring to hide j th meaning of his smiles. ' "Just a little while ago, ' He said yon spent over twenty-five dollars , one night!-. , v . " , For a second . this . extraordinary statement almost chokjed; him, . He had been with Broadway when that' sum would have been regarded as a modes! tip for a head-waiter. 'IT-. "Oh, -did he tell yon about thai night?" he asked, still carefully en deavorlng to conceal the nature of hit smiles at least - - , " ' And as he smiled It came upon him that for reasons which he did not un derstand as yet he should be sorry to have this particular girl learn details of some nights which he and Broadway Jones had passed together on the fa mous street they knew so welL Yes," she said, prettily admonish' ing, "and you mustn't waste it in that way any more." She shook her finger at him playful ly, but with a serious light of eyes be hind the playfulness which seemed to TheyW Yelling for You, Broadway." . J f s i. , t 4 i I . indicate proprietary interest in him. It amused him but ha found it unmis takably pleasant. too." ' r r The excited Sam came in. - Sam al ways seemed to come at just those momenta which without him would have been more interesting. . "He's 4- shaking -r- bands with everybody," he volunteered. "Who? J Mr. Jonea ?7 asked Clara. "Yes Gosh! He waa afraid to make : a speech! I bet I wouldn't be afraid! ; If ever I amount to anything the first thing --, I'm going to do 7 la ir- to -r make a speech about myself!" , , Wallace laughed. 1 "You've got the right idea. Sammy." ' ,- You bet rve got the -r right idea! I've 7- got darned good Ideas - it rw I - ever 1 get - chance to use 'em!' Clara was reproving.! "Sammy, ston his instant talking about yourself!"! "Stop -f'your- own -talking! You; - don't understand me." I've 1 got brains I have!" f - 1 ft. "No one ' can tell," said Wallace. "Maybe he ha.X ' J , , ' V4 J ."I'll surprise -w you all'- some CbJra'sm'Hea at Wallace. "Aint It funny.' He rlafiy thinlu he'e going to .be-a big mani J." .J ' V" - ' j c I'fWeil. Ipaajrbe he wlfl. said Wallace, considering Sammy's bulk reflectively, "and then.", agin "he'st Uable to tall away to almost. nothing." v 4iiiy i ' She" laughea;' delighted at his humor. Oh, I'see hal you" meant tYoufe alWayt Joking'.-afen't ViT ' - - -' v Lfen'trrthe cut-mpl 1 thought be gently guyed her. :;: ; i "' It waa very fljly." and he knew how very' aaly It was, but, Inone the less, the tity man Bajoye4 the persiflage with this red-cheeked 'rural maiden! In the extraordinary ebullition of h)a Spir its he reached out hid hand for', hers, found it, and stood swinging It She Vmi,: tr' faughed. $ He. was really WlesqulngV; flirtation, but she' did not know it, hor Was the Impulse of his foolery' entirely ' burlerique. He was very much confused when an amused cdttfh from behind them told that Josie' had "come in. 7 i , ' 1 He whirled. "Oh, good morning, Miss .ftichards!" I f '" , . "How do you do, Mr1. Wallace 7?.- She smiled with definite satisfaction. "Mr. Jones is causing quite a sensation In the wbrki.w';'v , - "So I understand,' ' ' , . ' " "Shall I tell him you ': are ; herer asked Clara.-' . . ' . ' , ; . "I wish yon would, if it isn't too much trouble, Miss Spotswood," "Not at alL 111 be only too pleased," Ehe smiled at him. "Nobody ever calls pe anythirg but Clara-" ; . . i ,,-,,,.' -' Wallace feit thiit he v.. phatically In clover. "Ca, yon t !" He waa a large young nuta, nj a large, smooth-shaven face, particularly broad. It was one happy smile. She was giggling as she hurried to ward the factory "I'll tell him, right i away. .- - 4 '.f , , v ( .Wallace turned to Josle, "Has Mr. Pembroke called?" "No; Mr. Jones was saying he ex- pected him at eleven o'clock! i' - "Well, it isn't quite eleven, yet." . 1 "He told me of the advice you gave ; him. We have a good deal to thank you for. I'm sure of that." ,,', 1 "I don't see why.1' he '' protested. "He's only doing what Is right. Any t man with a conscience would do thei1 as passea oqi 01 n- same. Of course my Influence may ! du8trJr an 0,6 worker lB cog, while have had some bearing on his decision. I he owner is an unseen and mysteripus but, believe me, his mind was madepower' Tho m6n had touted wildly up when you got through with him last night." , ' ' ' - . She was very earnest "Oh It means so much to so many!" , ; j ' s ' ' r VAny way. l think, he'd be a fool to sell." f " . ' . ' ."Yeudor. ' ' , ?V", t'Certainljr. -.-A ' ifropoeitlon which showed the profit this did last year without ' any-' advertising ! a. Why, it's wonderful! I know what Tm talking about. - I'm with - the biggest adver tising firm in New York city." v; . "But we couldn't afford to advertise. except in a small way," she said In ex- planatlon of what he evidently '-thought ; r drawers, molders. cutters, stack their lack of enterprise, "and the big er8 wrappers,, packers;' , boxers, ship firms wouldn't take a petty contract"' Pere increased as if by magic. For "Why didn't you try the Empire! tJwlr hearts were, Jn. their work;, they Agency?" " Jt , "( ' 1 - were bustling tor the boss who bad ; She shoolc her head. iWe did.'' They I declared his firm intention Of hustling refused to handle us at all. They do toT hla workers. , i moat of the Coasolldated's work, you f-'1 Therefore in the' works everything see. I guess that was the reason." ,-. buzzed and hummed and banged and xHe was quick to deny this. He did not wish anyone .to think ' that the great Empire,- Agency would - favor one concern to the extent of shutting out another In, fair competition. "Oh, no," he confidently asserted, "we don't make that sort of agree ments. No corporation can dictate to us: , The Empire's my firm.' My Ouv" nor's its president" ' ' . ' "Oh, -well, then, perhaps; you know al about it" She evidently did not care to be so firmly contradicted.;." ; This daunted him. "fou say they refused to handle your work?" "Absolutely." " . For a moment ;-J he stood lost In thought, then suddenly reached a res olution of importance. "Mas I use your, 'phone?", he asked. - - "Certainly." " ' ' , -- "Give me long distance," he demand ed of tbr operator; then, while he was waiting, he turned back to Josie,' say ing almost angrily:;, f That's a pretty rotten trick, if it's so to squeeze the little fellow out like that You're ab solutely sure it was' the Empire ?" - "Yes; we tried all the big advertis ing firms." ' , "There isn't any ether big advertis ing firm," he valiantly declaimed. His business patriotism was unquestion able. "If there was we'd whip it over to the Empire in pretty quick shape." The receiver,-which he held at his i ear, showed signs of life "Hello, I want New York," he told the operator. ' Then, to Josie: "-"What's this num ber?" ' Two-two Main." 1 This is two-two Main, the Jones plant," he Informed the operator. v"All ' right . Get them for me as quickly as you can.". ' , ' - ' After hanging up the receiver' he turned gravely to Josie. "There must be some mistake about this," he assur; ed her. v Evidently . he was seriously worried about the charge of favoritism brought against his firm. -,':.. I have all the correspondence, if you'd like to see it" rd like to very much." - j v 111 have it here in k very few min utes. ' Excuse me." , z , Fortunately for his . telephonic, en deavors there had been a period of quiet in the outer factory. But now. as tne crowd approacnea across tne vast workroom adjoining, from a visit to the other portions of the plant, the i rrar of aheering was renewed. ' He J Went to the door and rpened it, look-.' ing into the wbrkroom. Almost at the door were the Judge and Mrs. Spots. wood and, just, behind them, Broad way' They, were smiling happily and proudly. He was somewhat f wilted, but elated. He rushed forward, grasp ing Wallace's' hand, v greatly to .- the tatter's surprise. ' ' ''IVe shaken hands with everybody in the world," said. Broadway.) r CHAPTER XI U The celebration over, -the njni,pnce.vv. more settled . down tof mat inaustnai peace which' Is accompanied by the deafening roar or '. machinery,' the clamor - of the ' busy hammer on the nail, sinking borne -in packing, boxes, the shouts of worktngmea, and women forced tp thrust their-words above the stridert meT,ey wnlph surrounds them. There wee pew life tn, the old mill, new, cent jue bad taken place Of fear r ' 1 fr9 antagonism' In tha bear' t f l"i a, "afl enprtt dd corpa had t- l I a saddwly such as Jiad not e ' ..d la tuat factory- toff many yers. Ia c a' tappy sentence of t'J iu, l e: ""ca Broadway naa struck a keyx,. i. i:a had said: -1.5, "Ar. I r r now, you , fellows, ,eep yqur I '-"j er tupyLwitni this, situ ation. I 1 r tckPi tie Trust I've Jute1 I t 1i t for you aid the' old town. Now u you dont help me beat it to t-i rr' M; st8-rsr It, blind it. pulp i , pow it's U cjwn a .J out as the alV i. 3 la ; the rTim-lndustry, v. ' a nie cl the map, ar 1 1 you're v 'r-1. . ; ,' "I- . r If 1 1 i t 3 a f . tni lots Ot fo!' If J we ! p. . ' 1 f C 3 t f ,r 1 ; i: ' t t 1 t 1 r v cae :ng-gu!n, we WILL, win. 'AnytLiag eltie me:.ns our sponge in the air aud a call for-doctors and an ambulance, or more likely, undertaker, for . Jones' fepsin Gum, Its owner and the men Who work for him." ' ' - ' .7 These words had struck home. . The workmen- had all understood their truth; furthermore, they fully recog nized the Justice of -the burden Broad-. way laid upon them. Workingm'en are fair; they are fairer In old, little towns like- Jonesville than they are in great industrial centers, where the element uiai uiey au wouiu ueip ana meant tu After he had left the shops they had reiterated . among ' themselves . the pledges of their fealty, and they.meant them then. - f, ' Sweethearts,. that day In1 the Jones plant, would have scornfully rejected sweethearts who showed any sign of treason to the young proprietor; -fa thers would have thrashed a son who sneered at Broadway; mothers would have chlded daughters more likely would have spanked them : fiercely) who offered 'slurs upon what had oc curred. The capacity of mixers, cook- clattered with a., pleasurable and con- tagious enthusiasm In the office there was a warm glow of satisfaction, but Broadway's smile, after the ladies had departed, Clara, and her : mother to make calls and pass the Joyful news about the town triumphantly, Josie to attend to necessary details of her du ties, became-somewhat weaker than it had been. 1 ' , ' 1 - . " He had gone into the fight, but Waa be going to win the fight? v It was fine Continued Tomorrow TO THE J DEf OCR aStIC VOTERS . OFCRAVEN COUNTY v ' . I desire to - announce my candidacy for County.., Commissioner, subject to the will of the Democratic .Voters' at the Primary on .May-. 16,' 1914. -'And to assure -the i Democrats-f of Craven county; that if : If am nominated and elected, I ?i will - endeavor, to promote the welfare of . the? whole- county, for the good of iti people. Yours Respt., - .., ' , George K.' West. QEADiTDIS !! 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