The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-03-03

ness"
Joe. l did the very best for you I
could, the best / knew how. car
imagine how you feel about ii, ard
I'm sorry for you. real sorry fer
YOU"
Brooks made a savage dive for fAe
matchbox and relit his cigar that had
gone out.
Look here, Jimsy." he said Il
don't want your pity nor anybody
| else's. l ought to have seen her my
self, and then everything would have
been o. X. l could have fixed it mp
with her in two minutes. l will see
her at once. Give me the address,
1T would be useless and would only
make matters worse. l can't"
| "You mean you won't?"
swell, won't, If you wish me TO Pit
it that way"
"You have no right to stand between
a man and his wife,"
mo, Joe, and God is my witness thai
1 would not Willingly do such thing
for all earth has to OFFER"
Brooks rose excitedly, an ugly scowf
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 10
gether again. 1t amt to your interesA
You're standing in with that mother
Of hers"
"You know that is not true" ~
turned Smith earnestly. Il have done
all could for you.''
sVoc Won cpooro1 Cvcracu
"Why don't you want us to make rp3
Do you think l don't know? Do yea
think 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, verr
white, all the kindness gone frcu
his visage.
do you think don't know WHY
you've been shopping around her
skirts. installing yourself as one OF
, the family in my home? I'm not blind
when it doesn't suit me to be, and
J. I've had enough Of being fooled arm
, walked all over by everybody wbr
, wanted to wipe their feet on me-"
"Joe. my boy, you don't know what
you're saying, and you'll be sorr5
when you cool down."
"Sorry nothing"' Brooks shouted, BE-
side himself with fury. you make
r me sick with your slow talk and Oily
ways! What do you think l AMP
You'll give me that address this min
| ute or by heck I'll hack it out of your
! carcass!"
Brooks picked up jackknife which
at the time Of his arrival Smith had
been using to cut the leaves OF a
book and rushed at him.
Jimsy's big hands descended on both
his assailant's wrists. Brooks wnS
strong, but he strained in vain in th4,
grasp of iron. His right arm SLOWLY
weakened and twisted gradually untV
the fingers opened and with groan OF
pain he dropped the blade. Smith con
tinued to twist until he had wrung an
the fight out of him and he had hEn
limp and helpless. Then he let hin
! go and picked up the knife.
you'd better leave weapons ont 81
| your arguments, Brooks, or you'll snrs
be hurting somebody one Of thess
days." he recommended. Its danger
] ous-dangerous to yourself as we'll"
Brooks, sullen and painting. droppfs,
| into a chair, tears Of humiliation and
! baff1ed rage lowering TREMENDOUSLY n
! his eyes.
4 ut was your fault--you drove me III
/ it." he declared.
| 'Tt's mighty bad thing. as gen.
| eral rule, to let your i'll humor sei
away with your nerves." chided Smith
i "You have acted tonight like a pesn
Il liant kid, instead Of like a man rvs
tried to help. You've put yourself on
Of court, and Pm through trying to d.
] anything for YOU"
| And I'm through asking you to d.
anything for me-" Brooks retortec
cf jumping up and clapping his hat o.
his head. II don't want any mCf,
In favors of the kind you've been hand
IL. ing out so smugly. l know what rv
said tonight, and it doesn't carry an.
apology with it either. You can al
at 60 plumb to Pcdunk. every one of yo'
er you, my loving wife and the old We,
man. I'm through with the whos
IS crowd for good and ALL"
he He rushed out. bounded down tn
Id stairs, and the front door slamme
e.: violently.
In Smith lighted a cigar, solace an
BIZ sedative of the wrought ur man. an
lst Illuminated sadly for awhile. II
re thought of Emma, Of the worthless
it husband to whom she was tied ar
nd Of the false position all round in VIII {
be he found himself as the result OF b
!! peacemaking effort.
lce All. God, how he loved her!
er With weary sigh he fetched OF
"a plans and figures and began to wor'
,ul II was hard to concentrate his min,
Mt h,,+ onn,;c,tior Of lenyth suhdned ~