The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-02-10
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Novelized From
Eugene Walters
Great Play -
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I-Introduces Captain
Amos Williams, president of the Latin
American Steamship company, in very
bad humor over a threatened strike of
his dock laborers. Joseph Brooks, I'M
derpaid accountant and collector for
Williams, expresses his sympathy for the
strikers and is ridiculed by his fellow
clerks. 1.-THE president sends for
James Smith, superintendent of the
campany's docks, and instructs him to
spare no expense in crushing the stiik-
ers Smith advises pacific measures, but
is overrulcd and prepares to obey orders.
III-Mrs. Emma Brooks, the handsome
Young wife of the discontinued clerk,
tries to encourage him on his return to
their handbook apartment, but he is bit
ter against his employer and also against
his wife's mother and sister, who dislike
him on account of his inability to gain
position. In his desperation he turns on
his wife and suggests that she must re-
greet her choice of him when she might
have had Smith, who had offered him
self. IV-Smith. who is the intimate
friend of the family, makes his appear
ance on the scene, and Brooks continues
his bitter arraignment of his employer
land violent protest against his own inn
poverished condition. The discussion
becomes rather personal, and Brooks
takes his hat and leaves the premises.
V-Accompanied by Captain Williams,
who is an old friend of the family, Mrs.
Harris and her daughter, Beth, mother
and sister of Mrs. Brooks, enter the
room. During the visit Brooks returns
and makes a scene, accusing Williams of
being the cause of his unhappiness. Mrs
Brooks reminds her husband of his
breach of hospitality, and he apologies
and leaves the house. VI-When Brooks
returns he astonishes his wife and Smith
by inviting them to 60 to the theater.
Brooks extracts $40 from roll of money
collected for the company. V11-Smith
prevents strike. VIII-Williams and
Smith 90 to South America, and the
Brookes' prospects improve. Brooks
tells his wife that he has been promoted
and money ls plentiful. The couple
move into an expensive apartment hotel,
and Mrs. Harris ceases to reproach them
for their poverty. IX-Smith makes
his appearance suddenly and informs
Brooks that Williams knows OF his dis
honesty and that the going to South
1xy RI
him and that he is Swallowed by detec'
tives X and XI-Smith tries to pre-.
pare Mrs. Brooks for the exposure by
telling story. Williams enters, anc
Emma thanks him for the change III
their circumstances. He looks amazed
and Smith tries to avoid climax. The
captain takes the cue and holds hi:
peace. Brooks enters suddenly and il
terrified. Williams goes, and Smith
tries to keep up the delusion, but Brooks
breaks down and confesses all to hi
wife. She asks Smith to leave them
XII-Emma endeavors to comfort hin
with her love and sympathy. Mad
dened by his disgrace and peril, he &C
cuses her of being the cause of his down
fall. She declares herself willing to d.
anything to save him, and he asks he
to go alone, late at night as 1t is, t.
Williams bachelor apartment and OBJ
tain his freedom He tells her that tn
captain is fond of her and will do VIVA
she asks When she realizes the base
ness of the proposition she is stunned
but finally consents. Brooks arrange
the rendezvous by telephone. Kill
While waiting for Mrs. Brooks, William
has call from Smith, who offers to pa
the amount of Brooks stealing in full
Williams refuses, and Smith warns hin
to he careful in his treatment of tn
culprit,,s wife. XIV-Brooks awaits hi
wife's return in an agony of suspense
Mrs. Harris and her daughter happen i
and demand the reason of his wife
absence.