THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 24, 1809.
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PAID IN
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Novelized From Eugene
Walter's Great Play
JOHN W. HARDING
Ccpjrrlshl, 1908. by C. W. Dillinhm Co. J
CHAPTER VIII.
Ml LTHOUGH Captain Williams had
3k assured Mrs. Brooks that be
Jfj would bear them no grudge be
cause of her husband's attack
upon him, he did not return again to
the little flat, and it wns some time be
fore Mrs. Harris and Beth favored
them with another visit. But this
did not trouble the young couple a bit.
Commencing on that night when he
had Insisted on taking his wife to a
place of amusement, Joe's conduct to
ward her had undergone a complete
change. Instead of returning home de
pressed and irritable he was nearly
always In good humor and affection
ately considerate. They needed no
other company than their own and oc
casionally Jlmsy's.
The happy transformation had been
brought about by an unexpected bit of
luck. As Joe explained It to his de
lighted wife, in his capacity of col
lector he had become very friendly
with the manager of a concern which
transacted business with the Bteam
ehlp company, and this gentleman hud
offered him $10 a week to render, wh
required, certain little services In the
matter of collections, which he was
able to do without interfering to any
extent with the duties the Latin
American line paid him for perform
ing. It was Just the amount of the
advance he had asked for and which
Captain Williams had refused to give
him, and It represented, the difference
between very painful sparing and com
parative ease. And that was not all.
One thing leading to another, Joe was
enabled now and then to earn an extra
$5 or $10 from other sources.
With this prosperous turn in his nf
falrs the self confidence and assurance
that long had abandoned him under
his repeated disappointments and fail
ure to make headway returned. Mo
rose suplneness gave way to vim and
energy. His old optimism had revived
In most extravagant form. He began
to be Interested In the price of real es
tate and automobiles.
His wife, with the sobering recollec
tion of tho gulf between talk and
Achievement, of desire and possession,
was careful to build no hopes upon
these fabrics of vision, though she was
too wise to Beek to restrain the ardor
of his Imagination. She did, however,
take with gratitude what the gods had
given, pending the bestowal of possi
bly greater favors. The substantial
addition to their means enabled her to
hire a woman who (when she felt like
It) did the dirtier work Of the house
hold that had been such a tax upon
her. Little toilet necessities and acces
sories made their appearance. Brooks,
when he had made an extra good
week, insisted on lavishing his addi
tional earnings upon her. New and
suitable clothing restored her self re
spect and the pleasure that every wo
man feels or should feel In making
herself attractive.
Mrs. Harris and Beth could not fall
to notice the change, and It had a
gradual but marked effect on their at
titude toward Brooks, which becamo
more civil and cordial. Emma de
clined to gratify their lnqnlsltlveness
beyond admitting that Joe was "get
ting on." To all leading questions she
returned evasive answers, one reason
being that deep resentment rankled in
the heart of her husband for the lofty
disdain under which he had suffered
for so long and that he objected em
phatically to the revelation of their
private affairs to anybody, even to
Jlmsy. Besides, as be had pointed
out, It would not be to their Interest
for the Intelligence that he was doing
outside work to reach Captain Wil
Hams' ears. He would either be
dropped or so much would bo given to
him to do that thero would be no
time In which to devote his energies
so lucratively elsewhere. The force of
this could not fall to be seen 'by Mrs,
Brooks, and, thus placed on her guard,
she was all discretion.
Soon Joe was doing so well that they
decided to take a larger flat and en
gage a regular servant.
Another piece of luck came to Joe,
80 unlooked for, In form so amazingly
substantial, that It almost made Emma
crazy with Joy.
Looking out of the window about
supper time and wishing that her hns
band would come, she noticed a cab
drive up to the door and, to hep sur
prise, saw her husband leap out of it
He bounded up the stairs two at a
time, breathless with excitement, and
emptied from bis pockets on to tho
table a heap of notes and gold. Then
ihe seized hold of her and forcibly
waltzed nor around the room.
Finally he sat her, panting and be
wildered, In a chair and pushed the
money toward her.
' There, little woman," ho gasped.
that for you, all of It every penny
of It! You know that three days ago
When Jlmsy started on that trip of In
upectton to our Bouth American ports
of call Williams went too and that
they are to be gone for two or three
wtfr. Well, m give jo a &llUea
cuances and you'll never come near
guessing the decent thing Williams
did. He recognized my services to tho
company at last by promoting me to
head a new exchange and collection
department with a salary of $300 a
month, the raise to date from six
months back. Here's the six months'
back pay $1,800."
It was Emma's turn to get up and
waltz when she bad recovered some
what from her astonishment
They decided at her suggestion to
celebrate their good fortune forthwith
by a banquet royal for two at ono of
the fashionable restaurants. Hastily
she donned her prettiest costume, and
they set out. Never had she been so
Vivacious, never moro charming.
"Now," she said Joyfully, "you'll be
able to get a dress suit and I can
havo a piano."
The lack of a piano always had been
cause for keen regret
Then she began to consider how they
might live more comfortably than they
had been doing. Joe proposed that
they should avoid tho housekeeping
and servant problems altogether by
living in an apartment hotel. He
thought this would be within their
means If they furnished the apart
ment themselves. He did not think It
would cost more than living in a flat
Emma, fell In with this view with ea
ger enthusiasm.
Investigation proved tho plan a little
more expensive than they bad bar
gained for, but they bad what ap
peared to Emma to be a fabulous sum
of money on hand, and they found an
apartment which so pleased them In a
hotel where the arrangements appear
ed to be satisfactory that they decided
to take It
Then Emma, with a light heart and
a full purse which, however, did not
remain long In Its bulging condition-
experienced for tho first time the un
alloyed felicity of shopping to her
heart's content, and the tangible re
sult of her peregrinations was a
charmingly furnished nest, consplcu
ous among the objects In which was
her coveted piano.
CHAPTER IX.
the end of the first month
A
passed In their new home Mrs.
Brooks' Joy In the sudden and
great change In her husband's
fortunes In the steamship company re
mained undiminished. Her mother,
Mrs. Harris, had come to look upon
him with great respect and to bo rath
er proud of her son-in-law, who had
belled her dire prognostications and
upset all her firmly rooted Ideas and
convictions by rising In the world.
As to Brooks himself, the exuberance
of his optimism had worn off consid
erably. He did not Bhare to any ex
tent In the light heartedness of his
wife, who diffused happiness and rip
pled It In Joyous music on the piano
and In songs that had smoothed out
the creases of care on her father's
brow when she sang to him In the
days of her girlhood. He bad become
more and more thoughtful, with lapses
at unexpected times Into absentmlnd
cdness. . Moreover, of late, symptoms
of his former 111 humor and nervous
Irritability had reappeared.
"Goodness, Emma, one would hardly
know your' exclaimed Beth to her one
evening after dinner, to which Mrs.
Brooks had Invited her mother and
sister. "Your dress Is a dream, and at
tablo you were positively radiant."
She had followed Emma Into her
bedroom and was gazing In admira
tion at her sparkling eyes and her
cheeks rosy with health.
"I am happy," admitted Emma, put
ting her arm around her affection
ately. "Do you know, dearie I'm Just be
ginning to know who and what you
are?"
Highly amused at the girl's patroniz
ing manner and not at all inclined to
take her seriously, Emma looked at
her with assumed gravity.
"How's that little sister?" she in
quired.
"Please don't call, me 'little sister,' "
objected Beth. "You're always mak
ing fun of me."
"My dear Beth, It Is you who are
always making fun of yourself," Em
ma told her.
"Indeed I'm notl"
"Why not laugh and play and Just
be a girl a real 'tomboy?' After all,
that's the thing. You are only eight
een, while I have reached years of
discretion. I'm twenty-five, you know,
and awfully staid and wise In conse
quence." "You weren't a tomboy."
"Oh, yes, I was until I fell in love.
You were a wee bit of a little mold
then, and after I fell In love 1 became
a silly little goose like all girls In love,
and then"
You married Joe."
Yes," said Emma seriously, "and
that's why I want you to have such a
good time now, while you can. Of
course I bope you'll not have the hard
pull that Joe and I have bad I mean
when you are married but one never
can tell."
"Never mind the past now, Emma.
Think how happy you are."
"I know. It Is good to be living
once again, but the best of It all Is that
Jos has succeeded. Even mother ad
mits It Think of lit"
"She even likes him," confided Beth.
"My dear, you know that mother
likes most any ono who has healthy In
dications of a bank account"
"Emma," chlded the girl, "you ought
to be ashiyned!"
'To not" laughed her sister. "I'm
too contented. I don't think that I
shall ever forget the night nearly
seven weeks ago, when Joe came
home with the good news, his salary
mora than tripled and six months' back
pay."
"Joe never thought Captain Williams
would do It for him."
"No, nor L And the way It was
oaf! ?9 )uttwitbeaptajii ap4 JJm-
ey had been gone three dnys before
Joe knew the good news."
"When are they coming back? Not
for a month anyway."
"Joe says he doesn't know."
"Isn't It funny that with all Ills luck
he doesn't seem contented?"
Emma bccnnio grave.
"He's worried, poor dear, ami 1 ran't
mako it out," she said. "Perhaps he's
bo anxious to succeed in his new posi
tion."
In the parlor Mrs. Harris sat fan
ning herself, for It was a very warm
day. She was dressed in a gown of
summer finery that would have been
more suitable to her had she been,
say, fifteen years younger, and she
"I can't understand how a man can de
liberately tteaf
was engaged In her usual pleasant oc
cupation of criticising or "knocking,"
as Joe called It
Brooks was In dinner coat and bore
other external evidences of his pros
perity, which, however, was being
purchased at considerable physical
cost for he had become thinner and
was pale and haggard. The worry his
now position occasioned mm was
plain to be. seen, and he was In an ex
ecrably surly mood and as nervous as
the proverbial cat
As I was saying to Joe," observed
Mrs. Harris, turning to Emma and
Beth, "for a hotel of this character
the coffee Is not what It might be. It's
terribly bitter. Otherwise I liked the
dinner. Yes, on the whole, I liked the
dinner. But If I were you, Joe, I'd
complain about your waiter."
What's the matter with him?"
asked Emma.
"Rather Impertinent and"
"That waiter suits me, and I haven't
heard Emma kicking," cut In Joe.
But Mrs. Harris was not to be sup
pressed by any snubbing from him.
"Still," sho persisted, "I think for
the money you are paying here"
"For the money I am paying here,'
he retorted, "I'm satisfied. It seems to
me that that Is all there Is to It"
"Mother, dear, please don't find
fault," .urged Emma. "It Is all so
much better than it has been. I think
you should be happy to see things as
they are."
"So much better than Emma's had
for so long," chimed In Beth.
Brooks scowled at her and, gathering
up some more papers from the table,
retreated with them to his chair and
began to peruse them rather fever
ishly.
"I never read the papers any more,'
declared Mrs. Harris. "All they have
are scandal, murders and men who steal
money from their firms. My I don't
know what the world Is coming to!"
"Wasn't it terrible about that man
yesterday walking out of the bank
with a small fortune?" said Beth.
"I can't understand how a man can
deliberately steal," sniffed her mother,
"especially when there Isn't a chance
on earth of getting away."
"He's the man who gave all the
money to some woman, Isn't he?"
Emma wanted to know.
"Yes. He'll have plenty of time to
think it over. The penitentiary lsn'
a bit too good for men like him."
"I felt so sorry for his wife, poor
woman," remarked Beth. "She'll have
to stand most otbhe trouble."
Brooks Jumped') Impatiently, bit
ing his nails with annoyance.
"Where's the rest of this paper?" he
demanded. "I want the part with the
racing chart It's marked 'Past Per
formances.' "
Oh, I know what Jlmsy calls the
dope sheet" said Emma. "There it
Is."
Mrs. Harris looked horrified.
"Joe, you certainly aren't Interested
In races horse races?" she Interro
gated.
"Yes, I am," he snapped. "I don't
play 'em, but I like to look 'em over.
What of ltr
"They're awful," declared Beth.
"That" s exactly why most men steal
money."
"Well, dearie, Joe Isn't stealing mon
ey or playing races, so don't get wor
ried," commented Emma, a little testily.
Mrs. Harris persisted.
"Captain Williams says that the
raco track rums mora young men
and"-
Her son-in-law bad been waxing
more and more exasperated.
"For heaven's sake," he broke out
angrily, wiping the perspiration from
his face, "can't you find something
better to talk about than ruined men,
thieves and fellows who co wrong?"
"Why, Joe, what's the In
quired tils wife, gazing at him In as
tonishment Ho turned his wan face toward her,
and there was a look as of entreaty
nnd apology In his eyes, under which
the dark circles nppwirrd to have deep
ened, as he replied:
"I'm tired nnd nervous. I think I'll
walk down tho street."
"Oh, but you've got to take us to the
theater." Beth told him. "Mother
hasn't seen the play at the Renais
sance, nnd you can't get seats not n
single one even from speculators. 1
promised to take her."
"Where do I come in?"
Mrs. Harris answered for her:
"You Just tnkc us; coll for us after
the show and put us on a car."
"We simply can't miss this chance.
can we, mamma?" said Beth. "You
will take us and come for us, won't
you, Joe?"
"Oh, I suppose so," he acquiesced, a
little wearily.
At that moment the telephone bell
rang, and Emma answered it
"Yes, right up," she Instructed the
operator and, hanging up the receiver.
turned with an eager smile,
"I've got a surprise for you," sho
ald. "Guess who's calling? Some
ono who wasn't expected for a month."
"Jlmsy." cried Beth.
"Jlmsy Smith, straight back from
Guatemala.'
Joe's eyes widened, and the little
color In It faded from his face. He
was very much startled by this unex
pected visit but kept sufficient control
over himself not to make the fact too
apparent
"Is Captain Williams with him?" in
quired Mrs. Harris.
"I don't know," answered Emma,
I wonder what brings him back? He
wasn't expected for a month or six
weeks."
"I suppose the captain's with htm,"
surmised Beth,
Her mother expressed the hope that
he was.
"So do I," said Emma. "I want to
thank him for Joe's raise."
You'll do nothing of the klndl" ex
ploded Brooks furiously. "I want you
all to understand here and now that
my business Is my business. I don't
want It discussed with either Smith
or Williams. What I've got I've got.
and it Is nobody's affair but mine.
Now, If any of you have got anything
to say about me or what I do, say It
to me or shut up."
'Joe, how can you?" reproached his
wife, taken completely aback by this
savage and uncalled for display of
anger.
"Well, I declarel" ejaculated Mrs.
Harris, bridling up. "I've never been
talked to so in all my life and"
The doorbell rang, and she subsided,
sinking back In her chair and fanning
her red face vigorously.
Mrs. Brooks opened the door, and
Jlmsy stood revealed with his win
some smile, his face tanned brown by
the sun of the tropics.
"Welcome home, little stranger!" ex
claimed Emma heartily. '
"Hello, Emma! How are you?" he
said, taking her outstretched hand.
"Ladles, I salute you. The prodigal
has returned from the distant land of
chill con earn! and fat ladles wearing
mantillas to receive his overdose of
American grub."
"Look nt him! He's as brown as an
Indian!" laughed Beth, giving him a
cordial handshake.
"Where's Captain Williams?" asked
Mrs. Harris.
"All in due time, when I spin my
yarn," drawled Jlmsy.
He went over to Brooks and shook
hands with him.
"Glad to see you, Joe," he said.
"Thank you, Jlmsy. Same to you.
You look immense."
"I'm better than that Now, If you
folks will sit down I'll tell you the
story of my wonderful adventures,
lying only when necessary to protect
my unsullied reputation. How Is that
Beth, 'unsullied reputation?' Pretty
good, eh?"
"But Captain Williams and the sto
ry?" urged Emma.
"Whut I want to know," observed
her mother, "is. Did the captain come
with you ?"
"So do I," said Brooks, with hardly
concealed anxiety.
"Well, you know it took me two
months to do ail this, and you can't
expect trie to tell this story as If It
was a Journey in the subway."
"Jlmsy, you're exasperating," re
monstrated Emma.
"I was saying Say, Emma, you
look all right In that dress," he broke
off, contemplating her with admiration.
Sho stamped her foot Imperiously.
"Never mind me. Talk!"
"And please say something," added
Beth.
"Stung!" he laughed. "Thank you,
BethI Well, you know cap and I were
going to make a trip at every port of
call the Latin-American company has,
but when we got to Guatemala we
found out that a couple of those doner
down there, being out of Jobs, had
concluded to pass 'the time away by
pulling off one of their monthly revo
lutions and, among other things, were
getting very gay with our property."
"You mean war?" demanded Beth,
deeply Interested.,
"Not according to Hoyle. This game
was Just for conversation. Anyway,
things looked a little bad, so wo stay
ed there until ono of the dons threat
ened to put us In Jail and burn up our
warehouses. We were delayed a cou
ple of weeks, and one morning the
army of forty-two generals and three
privates saw the United States cruiser
Brooklyn steam lntcport all painted
up, with a lot of peevish bluejackets
on board, looking for trouble. So they
postponed their change of government
Indefinitely. We bad been delayed so
long' by them fellows"
' "Jlmsy,1" objected Both. "Dost call
tm
"No?" -
"No. Say 'those fellows.' "
"Well. Beth, I've known those greas
ers down there for fourteen years as
thorn fellows,' and If I called them
anything else I'm n.Tnld 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 1 came direct to New York."
"Then he Is hero?" said Mrs. Harris
In a tone of gratification.
"I suppose he Is, unless he was shlpv
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 I will have to leave the
details to your imaginations."
"I consider- that a most uninterest
ing story," pouted Beth, "and, besides,
you're keeping us from tho theater."
"All going?" 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 them
don their hats.
When the door had closed upon them
Smith's attitude changed entirely.
The smile vanished from his face, and
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.
"The money you've taken."
"If you say I've taken money, you're
a liar!" retorted Brooks, with an at
tempt at fierce Indignation. But the
words came falterlngly between his
blue, parched lips.
"Joe, Joe," rebuked his friend stern
ly, "this ain't noPtlmo to four flush with
me. I'm your friend, and you need ono
now, boy. Besides, there's Emma to
think of."
"I don't know what you mean," he
protested In a choking voice.
"That story of a revolution was a
He." explained Smith. "Williams has
been home three days. He has bad the
books looked over at night He seem
ed to know what you were doing from
the time you took tho first dollar. I've
reason to think he went away simply
to give you a free rein and get even
with you for what you said to him
that night at the flat Joe, we've got
to pul! together now, and you've got
to be on the square with me."
Brooks sank limply Into a chair and
covered his face with his hands.
"What shall I do?" he moaned.
"Sit tight and saw wood."
"But they'll send me to Jail, won't
they?"
"You took that chance, Joe, boy.
But we will have to fight and light
hard to get you out of it. You can't
run away. You're watched," inter
rupted his friend. "Detectives are
downstairs, nnd If you make a false
'Tm your friend, and you need one now,
boy."
move they'll nab you and spoil every
chance."
"Jlmsy, I'm done: I know I'm done!
he almost whimpered, plunged again
Into the bottomest depth of despair.
"Keep your nerve. What have you
told Emma?"
"Sho doesn't know."
"Of course she doesn't I mean
where did you say you got all the
money?"
"I told her my salary was raised,
and some back pay"
"I'm on. Now brace up. You look
all In. Here come the ladles."
"They are ready, Joe," announced
Mrs. Brooks.
"Como on, my boy, and take the fam
lly to the show," ordered Mrs. Harris,
"I'm ready," he replied, pulling him
self together with mrcat effort. "Jim
By. wait till I come back."
Emma and Smith accompanied them
to the elevator.
"Hurry back, Joe," was Emma's in
Junction to her husband as the car
disappeared from view.
to 8b coinromcD.'
Polite to Lightning.
When a native of Qaito Mas a flash
of Ht&t&iag be reverently reeaov Ids
.A
i rue Missionary Spirit.
Speaking at a recent meeting of the
Colonial and Continental Church so
ciety, In London, the bishop of North
Queensland said: "I spoke at Oxford
tho other day, and asked for men to
help mo In our great work. Eight of
tho finest young graduates volun
teered to go back to the bush with
me. Then I searched for a leader, and
turned to Ireland, tho home of mis
sionaries. I sent a telegram to Rev.
E. H. Crozler, vicar of St. George's,
Dublin, asking him If ho would glvo
up his rich living, worth 600 a year
net, and come and be tho leader of my
band of recruits in tho bush at 50 a
year. The answer I received was:
'Yos, the Lord being my help.'"
Real Diamonds.
Mrs. McBrlde It was awfully
thoughtful of Uncle. George to glvo
me what he did for'n wedding pres
ent Girl Friend Why, what did ho glvo
you?
"Haven't you heard? Why, you seo,
the other guests sent plated ware and
paste Jewelry mostly, but Uncle
Georgo gave me real diamonds just
think of It! a whole ton of Lehigh
coal to begin housekeeping with!"
Lincoln's Freedom from Can't.
One of the delightful things about
Lincoln was his freedom front can't
He never set out to "set an example."
He lived his life simply and natural
ly, thought out and spoke the thought
that was in him, did the work ho
found to do and let his example shift
for Itself. By consequence it is one
of the great examples, one of the
great inspirations, of human history.
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