The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-02-03
PA | D
Novelized From
Eugene Walters
Great Play -
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER 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, un-
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 strik-
ers Smith advises pacific measures, but
is overruled and prepares to obey orders.
III-Mrs. Emma Brooks, the handsome
Young wife of the disconnected 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
and 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 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. VII-Smitl
prevents strike. VIII-Williams anC
Smith go to South America, and thu
Brookes' prospects improve. Brooks
tells his wife that he has been promoted
and money is plentiful. The coupl
move into an expensive apartment hotel
and Mrs. Harris ceases to reproach then
for their poverty. 9IX-Smith make
his appearance suddenly and inform
Brooks that Williams knows OF his dis
honesty and that the going to Sout
America was only scheme to entra
him and that he is Swallowed by detee
tives X and XI-Snith tries to pre-
pare Mrs. Brooks for the exposure b
telling story. Williams enters, an
Emma thanks him for the change i
their circumstances. He looks amazed
and Smith tries to avoid climax. TIL
captain takes the cue and holds H.
peace Brooks enters suddenly and
terrified. Williams goes, and Smit
tries to keep up the delusion, but Brool
breaks down and confesses all to h
wife. She asks Smith to leave then
XII-Emma endeavors to comfort hi
with her love and sympathy. MAJ
dened by his disgrace and peril, he a
cuses her Of being the cause of his dow
fall. She declares herself willing to {
anything to save him, and he asks h
to 20 alone, late at night as 1t is,
Williams bachelor apartment and o
tain his freedom. He tells her that Il
captain is fond of her and will do VIII
she asks. When she realizes the bas
mesa of the proposition she is stunne
but finally consents. Brooks arrane
the rendezvous by telephone.