The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-06-07
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I'M man who has used force against
his brother man. declared Car
melius Foote, doggedly. And as he
spoke he confronted his shrinking
daughter, Amber, who had just said
goodnight at the door to gallant VIII
Camp, recently home from the Philip
pine war, and still wearing his stained
blue uniform.
Old Carmelius FOOte was staunch.
not to say rabid. advocate of universal
peace. Some of his progenitors on the
maternal side had been Quakers. and
he had inherited enough of the pacific
spirit of William Penn and his follow
ers TO combat everything that savored
of physical force with a tierceness and
intolerance that would have made a
captain of horse invincible. He had
had great hopes of the peace confer
ence summoned by the Car of Russia;
and Just now he was particularly indig-
nant and disgusted by the fact that,
Immediately after that conference, the
two most enlightened nations of the
world were each engaged in wars Of
no mean proportions. He had stormed
for days against all men of war, and
declared them to be, without exception,
promoters of the devils kingdom. And
now to have this young American sol
der, still clad in his Ubiquitous livery,
darkening his doors as suitor for his
daughters hand. was too much. No
wonder the old man flew into ungod-
" and inconsistent passion. No Won
der he spoke harshly as he did to his
pretty daughter, and no wonder she,
knowing her fathers determined and
immovable nature, burst into tears and
stole away upstairs to face the shadow
which had suddenly blotted out her
happy dreams.
As Amber left the room, sobbing,
her mother turned, almost dehantly,
toward Carmelius. You know they
have thought the world of each other
ever since they were children she
cried. 1T isn't because VIII has been
10 the war that Amber loves him, or
even admires him, though there are
lots of girls who are after him Just
for that. Amber and he were as good
as engaged long before the war, and
it is cruel for you to separate them just
because viii obeyed his countrys call
and went to defend it against those
Philippine rebels"
philippine rebelsw snorted Carme-
Illus. Great danger this country was
in from them! I told VIII Camp be-
fore he went that if he wanted to have
anything more to do with Amber he'd
better stay at home and tend to the
employments of peace. But no-off he
went, with a lot of other crazy-headed
Young fellows, and now he comes back
stained with the blood Of his brother
man. and dares to come counting OF
NV daughter just the same as before
tell you, won't have it' The Old
mans voice rose so shrilly that Amber
heard it, as she lay sobbing on her lit
tie bed upstairs. The next time he
comes, I'll send him home. I'll tell him
never to cross my threshold again. IL
give him to understand that when say
a thing 1 mean it!'
The man of peace beat the air Will
his fist and then struck the table a re
sounding thump. mo man who uses
force against his brother man shall
marry a child of miner he repeated
Let VIII Camp understand that
Once for ALL say that l won't have
him here counting Amber. III senC
him home if he comes
Old Carmelius FoOte was as good a
his word. He met VIII Camp at tbs
gate the next Sunday evening, anC
Mrs. FoOte and Amber heard the voice.
of the two men raised in angry dispute
Then the young man whirled abruptly
on his heel and strobe away. Ambe
buried her wOe-begone face on he
mothers shoulder, and her whole bod.
shook with sob> 1t seemed to her tina
that quick, indignant turning away o
her lover meant the end of her frs
and only romance. For she said L
herself that she could never love any
body but Will and if he and her fathe
had come to be enemies, of course, tn
whole matter must end.
For days there was scarcely a wor
spoken between the three members o
the FoOte family. Carmelius was grim
" determined, and went about with
face like flint. His wife was indig
nantly silent. She never spoke to hill
except when absolutely obliged to, an
then in scarcely anything but monOsy
tables. Amber attended to her house
hold duties with dropping face an
dark rings under her eyes, was Ike
flower that had been trOdden on an
was at length lifting itself pitifulll
but never to stand erect again.
Wednesday was pie baking day q
the FOOte farm. Next to universe
peace, Carmelius' great hobby wa
MES He ate them three times dal