The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-01-20

lin better inan that Now. IL you
folks will sit down III tell you the
story Of my wonderful adventures.
lying only when necessary to protect
my unsu!lied reputation. How Is that.
Beth. 'unsuilied reputation" Pretty
good. eh!'
but Captain Williams and the sto-
ry!" urged Emma
what | want to know" observed
her mother. lis. Did the captaiu come
with you:"
$50 do H. said Brooks. with hardly
concealed anxiety.
"Weil. you know it took me two
months to do all this. and you can't
expect me to tell this story as II 1t
was u journey in the subway"
''.Ii,nsy. you're exasperating." re.
mOnstrated Emma.
Il was saying Say. Emma. you
look all right In that Dress" he broke
off. contemplating her with admiration
She stamped her foot imperiously.
''Never mind me. Talk"
And please say something" added
Beth
''Stung" he laughed. ''Thank you.
Beth. Well. you know car, and vera
going to make a trip at every port of
call the I.atin-American company has.
but when we got to Guatemala we
found out that couple of those dons
down, there. being out Of jobs. had
concluded to pass the time away by
pulling of one of their monthly revo-
buttons and. among other things, were
getting very gay with our property"
You mean WARP" demanded Beth,
deeply interested.
Not according to Hoyle. This game
was just for conversation. Anyway.
things looked little bad. so we stay
I'd there until one of the dOns threat
ened to put us in Jail and burn up our
warehouses. We were delayed cou-
pie of weeks. and one morning the
privates saw the United States cruiser
Brooklyn steam into port all painted
up. with lot of peevish bluejackets
on board. looking for trouble. So they
postponed their change of government
indefinitely. We had been delayed so
long by them fellows
"Jimsy." objected Beth. Don't call
them them fellows"
"No?
mo. Say those fellows"
well. Beth. I've known those grccs-
ers down there for fourteen years us
them fellows and If called them
anything else I'm afraid I'd have to be
introduced again."
But Captain Williams?" insisted
Mrs. Harris.
"Yes. where is he?" said Brooks.
"WelL we decided to come home.
Captain left on the steamer by the
way of New Orleans. and a couple of
days later came direct to New York. "
Then he is here?" said Mrs. Harris
in a tone of qualification.
II suppose he is. unless he was ship.
wrecked on the way"
"But you haven't told us anything
about the war;" Beth reminded him
WAS it exciting?"
"Well. as the only things that were
shot Off were several hundred mouths
and as I'm a bad hand at repeating
conversations l will have to leave the
details to your imaginations."
II consider that most uninterest
ing story" pouted Beth. and. besides
you're keeping us from the theater"
"All goingT" queried Smith.
"No. just Beth and me-" explained
Mrs. Harris. Emma and Joe have
seen the play, and we've got the last
two seats"
Emma accompanied her mother and
sister to her bedroom to help then
don their hats.
When the door had closed upon then
Smiths attitude changed entirely
The smile vanished from his face. anC
he went over to Brooks and placed
both hands on his shoulders.
Joe. you're found out" he announc
ed.
How found out?" demanded Brooks
jumping up and facing him. very
white.
1.-The money you've taken"
''If you say I've taken money. you're
q liarr' retorted Brooks. with an at
tempt at fierce indignation. But thu
words came falteringly between bis
blue. parched lips.
Joe, joe" rebuked his friend stern
". "this amt no time to four flush will