The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-10
"She's q brand new

ship, isn't sheT'
mo, I'm not glad" he declared fu-
riously, rising and walking about the
room. "I'm tired of him, Of his rot
ten old steamship line, of all Of tt
you hear? OF all of IT,"
Joe, pleasew she protested. "You
know r.
II know you've slaved and bore with
me long enough! Here l am-handling
all the money Of that line, amt that
so, JimsyT'
''That's right" admitted tho latter.
But what's the matterT'
"Matterl Isn't It matter enough that
l should do all this for q 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 a Williams, keeps us all
starving-yes, starving. Don't de-
serve something a little better? Do
you know what I could do? l could
steal thousands, and no one would
ever know 1t"
"Joe!' she calculated, greatly shock
ed
"Oh, I'm not going to do it; but, with
all this responsibility, when 1 ask for
money don't get it-not dollar. You
do, Jimsy; you're single and you can
quit. And then Williams-what does
he do? Comes around hero to my
wife with my mother-in -law-d-n him
and rubs 1t in"
Emma looked at him pleedtnS+y.
"Joe, you mustn't. Captain W11tanas
means well, but
He turned upon her gnvagely.
That's tho means wcii. He
meant well when be was a eouth Pa
cifc trader. lie meant we'll when he
treated his crew like dogs He meant
we'll when he'd kill a sailor With as
much thought as a spider Erls q ny.
lie meant well when he cheated ma
tives, murdered men, ssnuggied China
men into this country, sunk veesels
for insurance He meant wen when
he came east, bought the LAtin-Amari-
can company and pot your father out
Of business. and now-uow that he
has his money. his millions maybe, he
means we'll when he refuses to give
his men q fair shase Of what they PRO
duce. Means we11f Yes, he Docs
notF'
Joe, arc you eraayY' demanded hts
wife, alarmed and nttas angry at his
outburst.
We'll. there's 4 whots lot Of truth
in what Joe says" put IA Smith con.
ciliatngiJ. "YoN Sse, WnaiA~n did
start out as a captain Of q SootA Pa
etfic trader, bat, Ike most Of than
fellows, I gueOs he sbois a ssoa dsal
more than - tradsd. He had Tie rep
utat&on Of being ths stronssst nsan on
the coast or in tho tropiss -sssad bssak
a mans arm With 70 naoch sape ~
you'd snap 4 straw. Hes harsh. VII.
liams fs-harsh! When ne came cas-
he got control Of the Latin-American
He loved money, and he got it-mos
any way he could. Yes, Joe ought tt
have more, that's sure He ought tt
have more"
"You know I should" went or
Brooks, somewhat mollined by hi
friends acquiescence and support ant
drawing a bulky pocketbOok from th'
inside pocket Of his waistcoat. "rv'
got control Of all the money OF tn,
company. That's my job. why, here
this alone is the afternoon collections
too late to put In the safe, nearl
$1,000, more than twice rs mach as
get in a year. l could take It al an,
| then not be caught or at beast not 70
: months, but
, "Why, Joe, I'm surprised" hts wifi
broke in.
, "Of course Joe wouldn't tnhs a cen
, that don't belong to him." said Smith
| II know that. Williams does too. s
, I guess he figures him safe and don
| see the least bit Of use in paying hiI
; more"
But I won't stand it, Brooks dc
, clared. waxing wroth again and Gins
, ing himself in his chair. why do 20
= get raises. Jimsy? You've been at
vanced time and time again"
Lord, l don't know" he replied.
. just tell the old fellow that calculat
I'm worth more money. Come acros
, or we separate l say, and 20 far he
, always come"
l "I was 80 glad to hear Of your las
good luck" remarked Emma sineerel!
A look of regret came over Smith
I face.
'I only wish Joe had got it instea
j Of me-" he said.
Brooks jumped to his feet.
A you don't need to wish tina
t Smith," he cried excitedly. I'm n
object of charity-no, amt. An
t you're like all the rest Of the capita
4 istic crowd-grind, grind. grind. Wei
1 look out, there's going to be smashu
t you understand? A smashup, and yc
= all go-millionaires, toadies and-wel
y that's all I've got to say"
He snatched his hat from hook
Y the hall and went out without anotht
Q word, slamming the front door benin
him so heavily that the glasses on IL
7, sideboard ratified.
i Emma gazed at Smith in blank dl