The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-12-30
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John w. Harding
Copyright. 1908. by G. w. Dillin6-
ham Co.

What. .Jirnsy?" she asked.
Il said Smith. There's only one
Smith In the Office" he replied some.
what surlily.
well. I'm glad for .Jimsy's snke he
got what he wanted"
II think he told Williams to come
across with more money or he'd quit"
"How much did he ask for?'
Eighteen hundred"
Eighteen hundred? My gracious.
isn't that tine?'
ut means that he'll be getting near
ly $1,000 year now. Great for him,
isn't it?"
Eyes. indeed it isl
II saw Jimsy today. Asked him to
come to supper. He said he would if
he could"
II wonder why he didn't?"
Her husband did not answer immedi-
ately. When he did he burst out saw
agely:
Suppose lie thought we couldn't af-
ford it. Two don't eat as much as
three"
"Why. Joe. how absurdv' she laugh
ed, beginning to gather up the supper
plates. "Jimsy knows. it's pot luck"
That's the trouble. Jimsy knows
your mother knows Williams knows
everybody knows. and they're always
talking about how you've got to work
and slave because YOU married me and
all that sort Of stuff"
''Jimsy DOESN'T
well. he thinks it. and your moth
er's always rubbing it in, harping on
the same old string-that l amt wor-
thy OF you. that it's Il shame the way
you have to work and slave, that !
don't seem to get along at all and that
you
"Oh. don't mind mother; you know
her"
'She never did want us to marry"
but dear old dad did. and he was
the one l wanted to please-after you,
Joe, of course. Mother is just a bit
peculiar. Pm sure she doesn't under
stand me much. and I'm equally sure
that l don't understand her. so we
won't bother about her. just sweep
| up bit. will you. while | wash the
Brooks went into the kitchen, donned
an apron from force of habit instilled
into him by his wife. ever careful, of
his clothes. and reappeared with a
carpet broom and dust cloth. He
was laboring under excitement, as was
manifest by the reckless manner in
which he used the broom. Finally,
~ 1ntn ,;y,o
he said in firm voice:
Emma. you know it will be six
months or year before get another
chance at raise-unless. of course,
quit and get job somewhere else.
was thinking that perhaps you're tired
and want to call it off,
Call what OFF,"
"Why. everything-the whole bust
ness. l mean our marriage" he said
desperately.
Her eyes opened wide with incredu-
lous astonishment.
"YOu mean separation?'
"rhat's exactly what l mean"
"What for-becaus'e I'm tired?"
"Something like that
nat ui lueu! lou must nave the
blues badly to talk such nonsense as
that. Don't you think it would be as
well to wait until complaint"
You have complained"
"No-at least can't remember"
mot in words. butt
"But what?"
"Look here" he said impatiently.
''don't you suppose I have eyes? Don't
you suppose l have feelings? I've seen
Il know that you're sick of this
drudgery and all the rest-sick of it
and sorry. There's Smith with his
FIVE thcusand-he wanted you FIRST
You could have
She interrupted him sharply, her
face flushing.
"Joev - ~ 1900
"Well, think"-
"That's enough Of thatv
"Oh, WE'LL" he declared sullenly,
turning away and dropping into a
chair. Il didn't mean
She followed him and placed her
hand on his shoulder.
Joe, l married you because l loved
you." she said gently, land for nothing
else in the world There wasn't any
influence except that. and that over
came all the rest-mother and all of
them"
know all about that"
There has been little hard luck
There has been a precious sight too
much of it,
II know you haven't been treated
right. but bad luck and ups and downs
are what a woman ought to expect
when she naarries. She has to take
the bad as we'll as the good, and she
ought to know enough to accept the
one as cheerfully as the other when
the bad is nobody's fault. That is
what think. and that is wnar / nave
tried to do. But there are some
thingS"-