Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-09-30

~ "A would bear them no grudge be-
cause of her husbands attack
upon him. he did not return again to
the little fat and il was some time be-
fore Mrs Harris and Beth favored
them with another visit. But this
did not trouble the young couple a bit.
Commencing on that night when he
had insisted on taking his wife to
place Of amusement Joe's conduct to-
4 ward her had undergone a complete
I change. Instead Of returning home de-
/ pressed and irritable he was nearly
always in good humor and affection
ately copsiderate. They needed no
other company than their own and oc-
casionally Jimsy's.
The happy transformation had been
brought about by an unexpected bit Of
luck. AS Joe explained it to his de-
lighted wife, 10 his capacity Of col
lector he had become very friendly
with the. manager of a concern which
transacted business with the steam
ship company. and this gentleman had
offered him $40 week to render when
required. certain little services in the
matter OF collections. which he was
able to do without interfering to any
extent with the duties the Latin
American line paid him for perform
ing. 1t was just the amount Of the
advance he had asked for and which
Captain Williams had refused to give
him, and it represented the difference
between very painful sparing and COM
Darative ease. And that was not all.
One thing leading to another, Joe was
enabled now and then to earn an extra
50 or $40 from other sources.
With this prosperous turn in his af-
fairs the self confidence and assurance
that long had abandoned him under
his repeated disappointments and fail
ure to make Roadway returned Mo-
rose supineness gave way to vim and
energy His old optimism had revived
IN most extravaganza form. He began
to be interested in the price Of real es-
tate and automobiles.
His wife, with the SOLDERING recorec-
ton Of the gulf between talk and I
achievement of desire and possession,
was careful to build no hopes upon
these fabrics Of vision, though she was
too wise to seek to restrain the ardor
Of his imagination. She did. however.
take with gratitude what the gods had
given, pending the bestowa OF possi-
bly, greater favors. The substantial
addition to their means enabled her to
hire woman who (when she felt like
I'D did the dirtier work Of the house
hold that had been such a tax upon
her Little toilet necessities and aces
series made their appearance Brooks.
when he had made an extra good
week, insisted on lavishing his addi-
uonal earnings upon her. New and
suitable clothing restored her self re-
spect and the pleasure that every wo-
man feels or should feel in making
herself attractive.
Mrs. Harris and Beth could not fan
to notice the change. and it had
gradual but marked effect on their at
titude toward Brooks. which became
more civil and cordial Emma de-
clined to crafty their inquisitiveness
beyond admitting that Joe was get
ting on" To all leading questions she
returned evasive answers. one reason
being that deep resentment ranked in
the heart Of her husband for the lofty
disdain under which he had suffered
for so long and that he objected en-
phatically to the revelation of their !
private affairs to anybody, even to /
Jimsy. Besides. as he had pointed {
out it would not be to their interest
Tor the intelligence that he was doing Z
outside work to reach Captain VIII {
liams' ears. He would either he
dropped or so much would be given TO
him to do that there would be no J
tune in which to devote his energies t
50 lucratively elsewhere. The force of a
this could not fan to be seen by Mrs a
Brooks. and, thus placed on her guard.
She was all discretion.
Soon Joe was doing so well that they t
decided TO take a larger dat ana en- 8
gage a regular servant. C
Another piece Of luck came TO Joe. p
SO unlocked for. ia form so amazingly v
substantial, that it almost made Emma c
ray with joy.
Looking out Of the window abopt I
supper time and wishing that her hus-
oand would come. she noticed a cab o
rive up to the door and. to her sur j.
lrise' saw her husband leap out Of It. n
lie bounded up the stairs two at
ime' breathless with excitement and
implied from his pockets on to the u
able a heap Of notes and gold. Then d
ne seized hold of her and forcibly
valtzed her around the room. tC
Finally he sat her, painting and be-
Vlidered. in a chair and pushed the t
money toward hep. 81