The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-12-30

How broken cven:"
Taking their si"c fer the book.
win the first bet and lose the secont
There amt nothing sawed off al
hammered down about me, is thcre?"
II should say not" she said. with 6
merry laugh. you've been pulled out
like piece Of taffy."
Then l wfn but ii was in douh.
quite some time. Never really die
start to grow until l was fifteen. and
then l just eased out into my present
altitude. But the second proposition
that coed for nothing bet-I guess they
win"
Nonsense. Jimsy. How can you sa,
such thing? You're good for whole
lot"
Emma" he declared solelnnly
there have been. moments Of financial
stringency when that declaration seem.
ed to be open to doubt"
".Jimsy. you're an idiotw she laugh
ed.
"Discovercdv he avowed. bovine
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 wEo?' inquired Smith.
why. Williams" he replied.
Lots have done that said the SUI
pei'interdent "But what's the matter
now. Joe?"
His luck went ON Brooks. 1.-THE
Orinoco isn't scratched. If any one
else owned ship and she got into
musS like that the chances are Il hun
drcd to one that she'd have foundered
been a complete loss"
THAT'S right" assenteu Smith.
But Villa Els--he don't lose her He
| couldn't"
II should think you'd be glad" re.
marked Emma. "Shes a brand new
ship. isn't she?"
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 lire. 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-handlinc
all the money Of that line. amt that
SO, Jimsy!''
That's right" admitted the latter
"But what's the nlatter?''
Matter? Isn't it matter enough tina,
should Go all this for mean. rlisera.
Bile living? l suffer and work. and
werk and suffer, for that nasty, rig.
gardly salary and this beast, this Wild
animal of a Williams. keeps us all
,, starving-ycs. starving! Don't | &c.
serve something little better? Do
you know what | could do? could
| steal thousands, and no one wou.l
ever know it!'
"Joer' she calculated, greatly shock
ed.
"Oh. I'm not going to Go it; but. with
all this responsibility. when l ask for
money don't get it-not dollar. You
do. Jimsy: you're single and you cav
quit. And then Williams-what Goes
he do? Comes around here to my
wife with my mother-in -law-d-n him
and rubs it in
Emma looked at him pIeadingly.
"Joe. you mustn't. Captain Williams
means we'll. but
He turned upon her savagely.
THAT'S it-he means well. He
meant we'll when he was south Pa.
cific trader. He meant we'll when he
treated his crew like dogs He meant
well when led kill q sailor with as
much thought as a spider kills fly
He meant we'll when he cheated ma
! tives. murdered men. struggled China
men into this country. sunk vessels
for insurance. He meant well when
| he came east bought the Latin Ameri
can company and put your father out
OF business. ard now-now that he
has his money. his millions maybe he
means we'll when he refuses to give
his men fair share Of what they pro-
duce. Means we'll? Yes. he does
nOtg'
"Joe, are you crazy?" demanded his
wife. alarmed and little angry at his
outburst
SWELL there's whole lot Of truth
III " nat coS SusS, put Ill COLI
cilfatingly. you see, Williams did
start out rs a captain Of a south Pa
cffic trader but. like most of them
fellows. l guess he stole good deal
more than he traded He had the rep
utation Of being the strongest man on
the coast or in the tropics-could break
, mans arm with as much ease as
you'd snap straw He's harsh. Will
liams is-harsh! When lie came east
he got control Of the Latin American
He loved money. and he got Utmost
any way he could. Yes. Joe ought to
have mere, that's sure He ought to
have more"
You know l should" went On
Brooks. somewhat Modified by his
friends acquiescence and support and
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