Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-09-10

lie stopped OH &c v'&r % the side
board and turned to Brooks.
seen the latest extra. JOe?" he in
uuire,i The Orinoco wasn't hardly
scratched getting out Of Rio Janeiro."
You don't say
kind a. scraped over the bar. She'll
only he a day late now"
"po he careful with those cups. Jim
sv." admonished Emma. They're
china"
Don't you suppose I know thaty'
Il mean real china she empha-
sized
"All china and Cinnamon look alike
TO me Here's the paper. Joe. You'll
find all about the OrinocO on the in
side page"
lie drew it from his pocket. and as
be did 50 one of the cups balanced on
the saucers slipped off and smashed to
bits on the carpet.
Now. Jimsy, you certainly are going
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taking the paper extended to him.
Smith looked appealingly at his
hostess.
"Jimsy," she chided, assuming an
expression of mock gravity. "how
could you-my very best Sunday 90 to
meeting china. How could you"
Not how could how did II" he
corrected. STOPPING and picking up the
pieces You know. Emma. I've had
butter fingers ever since l was little
shaver, and l guess l always will
have-in business and everything else. "
why. how do you mean!"
I've been clumsy all my life, that's
all. Everything I've ever had in my
hands that was worth much I've gen
orally let slip and fall. Out in Colo
RADIO when | was kid around Lead
vile they used to say that I sure
would turn out to he sawed Off and
hammered down. good for nothing
man. SO you see the way things have
turned out. I've broken about even
with that prophecy"
HOW broken even
Taking their side for the book,
win the first bet and lose the second.
There amt nothing sawed off and
hammered down about me, Is there?"
Il should say not" she said, with a
merry laugh. you've been pulled out
like n piece of taffy."
Then l win, but 1t was In doubt
quite some time. Never really did
start to grow until l was fifteen. and
then just eascd out into my present
altitude. Rut the second proposition
that good for nothing bet-I guess they
win
Nonsense. Jimsy. How can you say
such Il thing? You're good for whole
lot"
Emma" he declared solemnly.
there have been moments Of financial
strlngency when that declaration seem
ed to be open to doubt"
.'Jimsy, you're an idiot" she laugh
ed
"Discovcrcd" he avowed. bowling
tremendously.
Brooks. who had been reading the
paper, threw it down angrily
''D-n him." he growled
Joe" exclaimed his wife reproach-
fully
'D-n who" inquired Smith.
why, Williams" he replied.
Lots have done that" said the SUI
perintendent. But what's the matter
now, Joe:"
His luck went on Brooks The
OrinocO isn't scratched. II any one
else owned ship and she got into a
muss like that the chances are hun
dred to one that she'd have foundered
been complete loss"
That's right" assented Smith.
But Williams-he don't lose her. lie
couldn't"
Il should think you'd be glad" re-
marked Emma. "Shes brand new
ship. isn't she?"
mo. I'm not glad" he declared fu-
riously. rising and walking about the
room. 'l'm tired Of him. of his rot
ten old steamship line. OF all of it
you hear? OF all Of It,"
Joe, please. she protested. you
know r.
Il know you've shaved and bore with
me long enough! Here l am-handling
all the money Of that line. amt that
SO, Jimsyr'
That's right" admitted the latter.
But what's the matter?"
Matter? Isn't 1t matter enough that
should do oil this for mean, misera-
BILE living? l suffer and work, and
work and suffer, for that nasty. mig
gardly salary and this beast. this wild
animal Of Williams. keeps us all
starving-yes. starving! Don't l de-
| serve something n little better? Do
you know what l could do? l could
steal thousands. and no one would
ever know it,"
"Joe" she calculated. greatly shock
cd.
"Oh. I'm not going to do it; but, with
all this responsibility. when ask for
money don't get it-nOt dollar You
do. Jlmsy: you're single and you can
quit. And then Williams-what does
he do? Comes around here TO nv