Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-10-02

Brool.s pio'.c,i ,,D jockI,ntJo and rushed
Gi HIM
me 10 act FOR you. and ! am bound in
common honesty 60 give you the result
just as &c t."
you believe she really meant itg'
Il ana convinced she did and that
nothing will make her change her
mind
TITS all rot.' demonstrated Brooks.
angry and acrricycd. "Shc knew she
was talking rot too. she herself told
me that nothing happened to her whom
she went 90 Williams. she gave him
some soft talk. cried q little maybe
when she pleaded for me. and because
he liked her he gave her the paper re-
leasing me. That's am there was 90 a.
10 was as easy MS rolling Cd log. and
! don't see why she should stul bc
making suCa n fuss about 20. do your
81 think 7 DO. You took the chance
that something might happen 90 her
Tou must have expected that il would
and YOU were prepared 20 shut your
eyes SO long MS she got what You want.
ed. That's what she can't overlook"
Then Won think she did right l.
leaving meT'
That is n question I'd rather not
pass upon. II aiu't any part OF what
you asked ne Go do"
"But want 20 know what vou
think"
And I'd rather not express any
opinions one way or the other. I'm a
friend OF botE Of you, and you ought
not 20 ask me such a thing"
"Oh, you needn't be- afraid! You
know as well as 1 do that something
had 20 be donc-done az once-and
there was no other way out OF Il than
10y getting her 10 see Williams. In the
morning it would have been too late.
She's making a mountain out OF
molehill, and i shouldn't wonder IL
you've been helping her, with your
straltlaced ways"
Thanks. l didn't bring that sub
Ject up az ull-never opened my mouth
about It."
You must have rubbed her temper
up the wrong way. then. / ought TO
have seen her myself I might have
known you'd bungle the whole bust
ness"
Joe. / did the very best for you !
could, the best 1 knew how. / can
imagine how you feel about It. and
I'm sorry for you, real sorry for
YOU"
Brooks made a savage dive for the
matchbox and relit his cigar that had
gone out
Look here. Jimsy." he said. ct
don't want your pity nor anybody
else's. / ought TO have seen her my
self, and then everything would have
been o. X. l could have fixed II up
with her in two minutes. / will see
her at once. Give me the address"
1T would be useless and would only
make matters worse. / can't"
you mean you won'tf"
swell, won't, If you wish me TO put
it that way"
'You have no right to stand between
a man and his wife"
''No. Joe. and God is my witness that
would not Willingly do such a thing
for all earth has 10 offer"
Brooks rose excitedly. an ugly scowl|
on his face.
There is some other motive for
this he said. land I'll tell you what
1t Is. You don't want US to come To-
gether again. 1t amt to your interest
You're standing in with that mother
OF hers"
You know that IS not true" re-
turned Smith earnestly. ct have done
all l could for you"
Yes, you have!' sneered Rrools
why don't you want US to make mn
Do you think 1 don't know? Do Won
think 1 haven't seen that you've been
jealous OF me ever since Emma turned
you down? Do you
"Joer'
Smith also rose and faced him. very
white, all the kindness gone from
his visage.
do you think I don't know why
you've beel snoop{ng around her
skirts. installing yourself as one of
the family k my home? I'm not blind
when 1t doesn't suit me TO be. and
I've had enough OF being fooled and
walked an over by everybody VINO
wanted TO wipe their feet ON me-"
'Joe, my boy. you don't know what
you're saying and .youn be sorry
when you cool down"
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