The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-03-10
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Novelized From
Eugene Walters
Great Play ~
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER Introduces Captain
Amos Williams, president of the Latin.
American Steamship company, in very
bad humor over threatened strike OF
his dock laborers. Joseph Brooks, I'M
derpaid accountant and collector for
Williams, expresses his sympathy for tho
strikers and is ridiculcd 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 strik-
ers. Smith advises pacific measures, but
is oycrruled and prepares to ohey orders.
III-Mrs Emma Brooks, the handsome
young wife of the discontented clerk,
tries to encourage him on his return to
their bandbox ap lrtment, 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 arrai gnment of his employer
and violent protest against his own i'm.
poverished condition. The discussion
BET ONES 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 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 astonshes his wife and Smith
by inviting them to 90 to the theater.
Brooks extracts $40 from roll of money
collected for the company. VII-Smith
prevents strike. VIII-Williams and
Smith 60 to South America, and the
Brookes' prospects improve. Brooks
tells his wife that he has been promoted
and money IS 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
America was only scheme to entrap
4 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, and
Emma thanks him for the change in
their circumstances. He looks amazed.
and Smith tries to avoid climax. The
captain takes the cue. and-holds h S
peace. Brooks enters suddenly and is
terrified. Williams goes, and Smith
tries to keep up the delusion. but Brooks
breaks down and confesses all to his
NuIFA Shn oc1vc, A.
All-Emma endeavors to comfort him
with her love and sympathy. Mad
dened by his disgrace and peril, he ac-
cuses her OF being the cause of his down.
fall. She declares herself willing to do
anything to save him, and he asks her
to 90 alone, late at night as 1t is, to
Williams bachelor apartment and OBJ
tain his freedom. He tells her that the
captain is fond of her and will do what
she asks. When she realizes the base
ness of the proposition she is stunned,
but finally consents. Brooks arranges
the rendezvous by telephone. Kill
While waiting for Mrs. Brooks, Williams
has call from Smith, who offers to pay
the amount of Brooks stealing in full.
Williams refuses, and Smith warns him
to be careful in his treatment of the
culprit's wife. XIV-Brooks awaits his
wife's return in an agony of suspense.
Mrs. Harris and her daughter happen in
and demand the reason of his wife's
absence. XV-Mrs. Brooks meets Cap
tain Williams and secures her husbands
freedom. XVI-The wife returns home,
informs Brooks that she has succeeded
and tells him that she regards the debt
paid I'm full; that there has been no loss
1T honor, but that her love for him is
dead. XVII-He attempts to shake her
resolution to give him up and finally
tries to strangle her into submission.
She is rescued by Smith and goes home
to her mother. XVIII-Tells of the
further doings of the separated pair.
AlA-Brooks weaaies of his release,
goes to Smith and proposes that the lat
ter act as mediator. Smith consents.
AX-Smith interviews Emma, but she
is convinced that she will never have
anything more to do with Brooks. XXI
Emma realizes now that Smith is in
love with her-has been for years. XIII
-.lnturiated by Smiths report regard
ing Emma, Brooks tries to stab him.