Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-09-17

tllcfl l maze lli;kt earn lt'Tt.
You sure amt given it no vaca-
items. captain" commented his super
intendent dryly.
And that's right" affirmed Mrs
Harris with some heat Il believe in
men getting money Mr. Harris was
one of those soft hearted men who
never made the best Of his opporiuni
|, tics-always trying to be fair and
square with other men. and what
thanks did he get:"
Mother. please" demonstrated En-
| ma.
ITS true" went on her parent III
he hadn't been that way. Emma. dc
you suppose you'd be here doing your
own work.
Mother. | insist-you must not
Mother is perfectly right" inter
rupted Beth. Emma. you don't de-
serve this kind Of life
But have complaincd?" demanded
Mrs. Brooks desperately. "Why dc
you say such things"
Because I've got myself to thinl,
Of" snapped her mother. You're
wasting yourself-tied up to the house
all the time-and evcrybody-all my
| friends know just how you're fixed.
You're never invited anywhere any
more"
Completely forgotten" said Beth.
Brooks. who had let himself In ST.
lently and unoEserved stood in the
hall irreSolutely. watching them and
listening to the conversation.
''Please don't" entrcatcd Emma,
greatly distressed. ITS my affair. and
besides. before people,
You might say the captains almost
one Of the family since your father
died" put in her mother 81 knew
you should rover have married Joe
that Ee col'G"t take care Of you the
way he ought"
ITS too late now" said Beth. shrug.
ging her shoulders. Captain. don't
you think Emma should have more?''
well. Mrs Brooks must know her
own mind" he replied Your father
when he worked for ne always had n
way of his own. But it does seem as
If she should mt least have n hired
girl and more than four rooms to a
fat. but
Brooks strobe into the room. liyid
with passion. goaded to white heat
Of fury. reckless of everything. muir.
der in his heart. and. hurting his hat
to the floor. faced the company.
1T does seem so. does it," he fairly
Kissed, going over to his employer
'I'm glad you think so. And why
hasn't she? Will you tell me that:
Speak! Will you tell me that? I'll tell
you why. you slave driverw
Mrs. Harris and Beth sat speeches.
and pale. but Smith rose.
STEADY, Joe, boyw he admonished.
Emma had hurried to her husband
and graspcd his arm.
"Oh. Joe. don'tw she implored. "You
DON'T
He flung her roughly from him.
LET me alonew he shouted and turn.
ed to Williams again. quivering with
rage. do you know why she hasn't p
he continued. well, I'll tell you all
It's because this man amt on the
square. He began by cheating and
numbering niGgers who worked fol
him aboard his rotten trading ships
Then. after he got through with the
Delaying pin. after he got his money,
he picked up the salary list for a club
and he's murdered and wounded and
MANNED with that. You see my wife
here? She's only one Of hundreds, and
She suffers. 1t is too bad she married
! me. 1t is too bad that she's got to do
her own work. 1t il too bad that she s
got to wash and scrub and sweat in
the heat, but that mans to blame Ii
you gave me Il fair share OF what ]
produce, If you didn't grind down. Op-
press and pinch, she wouldn't have to.
I've worked for you five years. hard.
honest, and all the time you've been
grinding me down, down. and thou
| sands of others, thousands. You know,
ali OF you knOw-my mother-in- 10 W
| and smart siSter-in-law knOw-yOu've
piled up your money on the blood and
sweat and misery Of others. That's
the kind OF man you are. and you
| might as we'll know it."
Captain Williams had listened to this
denunciation ut first in utter amaze
ment. Then his shaggy eyebrows had
knitted together. and his little eyes
had narrowed to Sits. while the blood
had spread over his face In a deep
glow through the veins that swelled
out like cords on his neck and throat.
There amt no one ever said them
things to me and got away with it."
he Numbered. cinching his fists and
gathering all his tremendous strength
as he rose to crush his accuser
Mrs. Harris and Beth sprang up in
great alarm, and at the captains ter.
rifying voice and his ferocious as.
pecr Brooks shrank back. Smith stood
impressive. but watching Williams, to-
ward whom he had been edging.
Emma had stepped quickly between
the captain and her husband.
please please captain - for my
sake" she pleaded.
Il don't caTe-let him come on"
cried Brooks doggedly. but his voice
lettering.
Williams gaZed ut the sweet, fraiI
woman standing imploringly before
him. and as he gaZed his muscles grad
ually relaxed, the wrath faded from
his eyes. and finally the corners Of his
mouth twitched in a faint smile.
''All right. Mrs. Brooks" he said
gently. Il almost forgot where l was.
l apologize" -