Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-10-14

liams." he said IN bis usual stentorian
voice ~ig hat, Brooksl won't talk
with you over the phone-no-what?
Mrs Brooks? What. here? Well.
we'll. Yes. I'm al home-yes. Right
away you says Yes. I'll wait"
Williams could hardly believe what
he had heard He turned it over In his
mind for fully three minutes figuring
out just what it could mean.
Going to send his wife herei What
a skunk be isr' he grunted.
He ambled to the telephone again
and Instructed the hotel clerk that if
any visitors called to see him they
were to be shown right up. From
there he went to the door Of an adj
joinipg room and roared for his valet
"An- beer on ice?" he demanded
when the Japanese. who evidently had
been asleep, presented himself.
Eyes, saar."
Got lines and rum the kind l
brought up from the West IndiesT
Eyes. saar."
'Plenty ice?
Eyes. saar."
THAT'S ALL"
He could not get over the wonder
Brooks telephone communication bad
caused him
Told her he'd got a raise Of pay. eh?
What a skunk he isl And what fine
girl she isl"
He gazed abstractedly at the model
of the schooner on the mantel opposite
to him and became buried i'm thought
so deep that he actually stopped smok-
ing and let his pipe go out Presently
he reused himself fished a sheet of
writing paper from among the reading
matter on the capstan table and wrote
something upon it. after which he
folded the paper carefully and hid it
between the leaves Of a magazine.
Then he shouted again for his valet.
"Sato," he ordered. bring my slip
pers and smoking jacket There's a
lady coming to see me-"
The man grinned knowingly.
you might as well take a walk,
Sato."
yes. saar."
"And you needn't come back right
away"
mo, saar."
Here's a couple OF dollars for you.
Take 'em and get to blazes out Of here.
Sabcsr
''Yes. saar."
"And stay out" he recommended as
the japanese prepared to obey.
When the valet had vanished the
captain took a survey Of his domain
rather anxiously.
IT'S a little dirty-a little dirty
but it'll have to do" he muttered.
There was a knock at the door. VII
liams wreathed his physiognomy in the
most amiable smile Of which It was
capable, felt his tie to assure himself
that it bad not slipped round toward
his left ear. as it had a bad habit Of
doing when not hauled taut and clamp
ed in place. and went to let his Wis
itor in
The caller, however, was only Smith
Come in, but make your business
short" was Williams blunt greeting.
I'm expecting an important visitor"
"All right. captain" responded
Smith TRANQUILITY, entering and helping
himself to a chair.
''Have a pipeY invited the host,
pushing the tobacco tin toward him.
TOO hot" we5 the laconic declination.
well, how did you leave the Brooks
family?"
''She knows"
''You tell herT'
mo; Joe did"
Didn't think he had the nerve"
He hasn't"
''How's thatr'
1T was because he lost It that he
told her. Busted right out the moment
the door was closed on you"
Did they have a rowp"
Don't know. She took It like a
major and asked me to leave EN-
alone"
That's natural"
Have you got the exact nguresT"
what fgures?n
"Of how much be took"
Il guess soto the penny" said VIII
liams, reaching for memorandum
book and consulting It 1T was just
$16,S50 three days ago."
ANY more nowY"
mot that / know Of Guess that
covers it."
Smith shook his head modify.
That's too bad-too bad" he MUIR
INJURED.
That's right, It is too bad" agreed
the captain.
Smith thought for a minute, looked