The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-01-27

swell. how did you leave the Brooks
family?"
"She knows"
'You tell herr"
"No; Joe did,
'Didn't think he had the nerve"
"He hasn't"
"How's thaty'
"It was because he lost it that he
told her. Busted right out the moment
the door was closed on YOU
Did they have rowy'
Don't know. She took It like a
major and asked me to leave 'em
alone"
'That's natural"
"Have you got the exact figuresT
"What figures?'
,"Of how much he Took
II guess SOTO the penny" said Will
liams. reaching for a memorandum
book and consulting it. 1T was just
$16,S5O three days ago."
Amy more now?"
mot that l know Of. Guess that
covers it."
Smith shook his head moOdily.
"That's too bad-too bad" he MUIR
INJURED.
"That's right. it is too bad" agreed
the captain.
| Smith thought for minute looked
straight at the captain who was re-
garding him curiously and said firmly
and more quickly than his employer
had ever heard him speak before:
WILLIAMS. don't think it'll take
three minutes for you and me to come
to an understanding about Brooks"
"What about him?"
81 want to square this thing fol
him."
where do you come in. Smith,"
''In plain words. Williams. that's my
business. But l want to square it,"
"How do you think you can square
1t, Smith,"
AS Jimsy prepared to answer the
question he fell back into his old IA
miliar drawl.
"Well. Williams" he said. "you amt
got any callous on your fingers from
handing out coin to the folks who've
|
treated about right"
"You We're always worth treatln:
right, Smith"
"Thanks"
always found you a fair man-do
ing things you said you'd do in a fn''
way"
II amt never been much Of spend
thrift, Williams. I've saved and beer
little lucky in investing the little I've
had. can raise about $4,000 by nool
tomorrow. and III give you my note
for the rest, with security-I mean col
lateral"
$50 1t amt none of my business VIII!
you do this?
Exactly"
"Smith, don't think you can square
this little matter for Brooks"
Don't think my notes good, eh?"
""Tain't that. You couldn't square
this, Smith. If you had million right
In your clothes this minute"
"Why not?"
ITO tell the truth. I'm going to open
negotiations with another party"
THAT so?'
"Mrs. Brooks
"HOw?"
"She's coming up here to see Inc
soon. Maybe she and me can come 10
some mutually pleasant arrangement
that will keep Brooks out Of JAIL
when Is she cOming?"
The captain puffed at his pipe aud
scrutinized Smiths face closely as he
replied:
Expect her any moment"
"Iow do you known
"Telephoned."
II Williams expected to see any sign
in his visitor Of the utter amazement.
the profound CONSERVATION. the impart-
Ing of this information caused. he was
doomed to disappointment. Smith re.
manned as unreliable as the sphinx
But 1t was sixty seconds before he
spoke.
Il suppose that's hint for me to bc
on my wayY he Intercepted.
THAT'S about the meaning I meant
to convey" admitted the captain, with.
out circumlocution.
Jimsy rose slowly, took his hat aud
went toward the door. Before lie
reached 1t he turned.
Williams" he said. "'you know I've
known Emma-Mrs. Brooks-ever since
she was In short clothes and used to
come down to the Office to 60 home
with her daddy"
$50 I've heard"
"She's alwayA been able TO look into