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Continued from Third Pagesaw that she was smiling at him en-

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through her tears but re¬

fused to be comforte-dI made out the payroll today he

said Three other men In the officewho also asked for a raise last monthgot it so did Smith

What Jlinsy she askedI said Smith Theres only one

Smith In the office he replied somewhat surlily

Well Im glad for JImsys sake hegot what he wanted

I think I e told Williams to comeacross wltb =wore money or hed quit

How much did be ask forEighteen hundredEighteen hundred My gracious

Isnt that fineIt means that hell be getting near-

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5000 a year now Great for himIrot it-

Yes Indeed It isI saw Jimsy today Asked him to

come to supper He said he would Ifhe could-

I wonder why he didntI Her husband did not answer Immed-iately

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When be did he burst out sav¬

agelySuppose be tbougbt we couldnt af

rford it Two dont eat as much as

threeWhyJoe how absurd she laugh-

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beginning to gather up the supperplates Jimsy knows Its pot luck

Thats the trouble Jlmsy knowsyour mother knows Williams knows k

everybody knows and theyre alwaystalking about how youve got to workand slave because you married me andall that sort of stuff

Jlmsy doesntWell be thinks it and your moth-

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always rubbing It in harping onthe same old string that I aint wor¬

thy of you that its a shame the wayyou have to work and slave that I

dont seem to get along at all and thatyou

Oh dont mind mother you know

herShe never did want us to marryBut dear old dad did and he was

the one I wanted to please after youJoe of course Mother Is just a bitpeculiar Im sure she doesnt under ¬

stand me much and Im equally surethat I dont understand her so weiwont bother about her Just sweeprap a bit will you while I wash thedishes Jlmsy may drop In by and by

Brooks went Into the kitchen donnedfin apron from force of habit Instilledinto him by his wife ever careful ofIlls clothes and reappeared with acarpet broom and a dust cloth Hewas laboring under excitement as wasmanifest by the reckless manner inwhich be used the broom FinallyWith an expression of determinationhe said In a firm voice

Emma you know It will be sixmonths or a year before I get anotherchance at a raIseunless of course Iquit and get a Job somewhere else Iwas thinking that perhaps youre tiredand want to call it off

Call what offI

Why everythingthe whole busi-ness

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I mean our marriage he saiddesperately-

Her eyes opened wide with incredu-lous astonishmentI You mean separation

Thats exacUy what meanI What for because Im tired 1

Something like that1

What an idea You must have theblues badly to talk such nonsense asthat Dont you think It would be aswell to wait until I complain

You have complainedNoat least 1 cant remembPr

t Not In words butBut whatLook here he said Impatiently-

dont you suppose I have eyes Dontiyou suppose I have feelings Ive seen

I know that youre sick of thisrodgery and all the restsick of Itand sorry Theres Smith with hisfive thousandhe wanted you firstYou could have

She Interrupted him sharply herface flushing-

JoeWell I thinkThats enough of thatOh well he declared sullenly

turning away and dropping Into achair I dJdnt mean

IShe followed him and placed her

hand on his shoulderJoe I married you because I loved

you she said gently and for nothing-else in the world There wasnt anyinfluence except that and that overcame all the restmother and all ofthem-

I know all about thatThere has been a little hard luckThere has been a precious sight too

much of ItI know you havent been treated

right but bad luck and ups and downsare what a woman ought to expectwhen she marries She has to takethe bad as well as the good and sheought to know enough to accept theone as cheerfully as the other whenthe bad Is nobodys fault That Is

what I think and that is what I havetried to do But there are somethings

Sbe paused reluctant to carry herthoughts further Into words

What You may as well say allyouve got to say while youre aboutIt he snappe-

dIts Just this she went on Neverrefer to Jlmsy In the way you did 1

married you Joe Please try andleave unsaid things that might makeme regret it

lie ventured no further remark andlapsed Into his gloomy reflectionsEmma put her arm around his neckand snuggled her face against his

Poor old boy she murmured Thatsetback we got today when we bad it

all fixed up was enough to make you I

feel sore and glum Never mind cheerup You know what JImsy says Hardluck can give you an awful battle butIf youre on the square you can hand-It a knockout punch some time

It was no use however Joes sulki-ness had sunk In his temper was vidons deep and Ingrowing a tempersuch as sbe bad never suspected inhim and all her petting all her lovingcoaxing could not wean him from it-She

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pressed her cheek more closely tohis and fondled him but be Jerkedaway from her embrace and surlilysought another chair

As he did so the bell rang fromdownstairs-

Ill bet thats Jlmsy now he mut-tered

Much hurt but disguising her feel ¬

ings Emma hurried into the kjtcbeuand pressed the button that openedthe entrance door of the house

CHAPTER IV

was a knock the un ¬

THERE door opened and Jameswalked in

Anybody at home 1 he de-

manded brisklyNot a solitary living soul Emma

assured him Come InHello Joe You a dead one too

be said1 Almost replied Brooks brighten-

ing up a little in spite of himself un-

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the influence of his friends goodnatured smile and cheeriness that postlvely emanated from him Justcome up

Yep and I reckon In about time tohelp he said glancing at the crock ¬

ery on the tableJust In time assented Emma

whose drooping spirits also began torise under the diversion caused by hisadvent But first explain what you I

mean by not coming to dinne-rI couldnt come really I tried my

best but I had to attend to such a lotof business that couldnt be put offthat I was unable to get here in time-I hope you didnt wait long for meIm awfully sorry

You look itI dont think shescolded Go on get busy if youregoing to

All right he answered taking up-

a small pile of cups and saucers verygingerly Where do these go Ifyou left It to me like as not Id beputting a soup plate behind the doorand slip a broom Into the rJdeboard

They go right In hereHe stopped on the way to the side ¬

board and turned to BrooksSeen the latest extra Joe he in-

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The Orinoco wasnt bardlscratched getting out of Rio Janeiro

You dont sayKind o scraped over the bar Shell

only be n day late nowDo be careful with those cups JIr

sy admonished Emma Theyrechina

Dont you suppose I know thatI mean real china she empha¬

sizedAllchina and Chinamen look alike

to me Heres the paper Joe Youllfind all about the Orinoco on the In-

side pageHe drew it from his pocket and as

he did so one of the cups balanced onthe saucers slipped off and smashed tobits on the carpet

Now Jlmsy you certainly are going-to get it commented Joe rising andtaking the paper extended to him

Smith looked appealingly at hishostess

Jlmsy she chided assuming anexpression of mock gravity howcould youmy very best Sunday go tomeeting china How could you

Not how could Ihow did n hecorrected stooping and picking up thepieces You know Emma Ive hadbutter fingers ever since I was a littleshaver and I guess I always willhave In business and everything else

Why how do you mean r-

Ive been clumsy all my life thats-all Everything Ive ever had In myhands that was worth much Ive gen-

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let slip and fall Out In Colo-rado when I was a kid around Leadvllle they used to say that I surewould turn out to be a sawed oft andhammered down good for nothing-man So you see the way things haveturned out Ive broken about evenwith that prophecy

How broken evenTaking their side for the book I

win the first bet and lose the secondThere aint nothing sawed oft andhammered down about me is there-

I should say not she sat1 with amerry laugh Youve been I d oulike a piece of taffy

Then I win but It was In doubtquite some time Never really diistart to grow until I was fifteen andthen I Just eased out into my presentaltitude But the second propositionthat good for nothing hetI guess theywin

NonsenseJimsy How can you saysuch a thing Youre good for a wholelot

Emma be declared solemnlythere have been moments of financial

stringency when that declaration seem ¬

ed to be open to doubtJimsy youre an idiot she laugh-

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Discovered he avowed bowingceremoniously-

Brooks who had been reading thepaper threw it down angrily

Dn him he growledJoe exclaimed his wife reproach-

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Dn who Inquired SmithWhy Williams he repliedLots have done that said the su ¬

perintendent But whats the matternow Joe

His luck went on Brooks TheOrinoco isnt scratched If anyoneelse owned a ship and she glt into amuss like that the chances are a hun¬

dred to one that shed have founderedbeen a complete lossThat right as5ectedSmith

NBut WUliains he dont lose her Hecouldnt-

I should think youd be glad re-

marked Emma Shes a brand newship Isnt sbeT

No Im not glad he declared fu ¬

riously rising and walking about theroom Im tired of him of his rot-

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old steamship line of all of Ityou bear Of all of it

Joe please she protested Youknow I

I know youve slaved and bore withme long enough Here I am handlingall the money of that line aint that-so Jlmsy

Thats right admitted the latterMEt whats the matter

Matter Isnt It matter enough thatI should do all this for a mean misera ¬

ble living I suffer and work andwork and suffer for that nasty nig-gardly

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salary and this beast this wildanimal of a Williams keeps us allstarving yes starving Dont I de-serve

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something a little better Doyou know what I could do 1 couldsteal thousands and no one wouldever know ItP

Joe she ejaculated greatly shock ¬

edOh Im not going to do It but with

all this responsibility when I ask formoney I dont get Itnot a dollar Youdo Jimsy youre single and you canquit And then Williamswhat doeshe do Comes around here to mywire with my motherinlaw d n him

and runs it InEmma looked at him pleadingly-Joe you mustnt Captain Williams

means well butlie turned upon her savagelyThats Itlie means well He

meant well when he was a south Pa-cific

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trader He meant well when hetreated his crew like dogs He meantwell when hed kill a sailor with asmuch thought as a spider kills a fly

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He meant well when he cheated na-

tivesI murdered men smuggled China ¬

men Into tlsla country sunk vessels-for insurance He meant well whenhe came east bought the LatinAinprl

Ican company and put your father outof business and nownow that he

I has his money his millions maybe hemeans well when he refuses to givehis men a fair share of what they pro¬

duce Means well Yes he doesnot f

Joe are you crazy demanded hisI

outburstwife alarmed and a little angr at his

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Well theres a whole lot of truthIn what Joe says put In Smith conclllatingly You see Williams didstart out as a captain of a south Pa ¬

cific trader but like most of themfellows I guess he stole a good dealmore than he raded He had the rep-

utation¬

of being the strongest man onthe coast or In the tropics could breakn mans arm with as much ease asyoud snap a straw Hes harsh Wil-

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is harsh When he came easthe got control of the LatinAmerican

IHe loved money and he got Itmostany way he could Yes Joe ought tohave more thats sure He ought tohave more

You know I should went onBrooks somewhat mollified by hisfriends acquiescence and support anddrawing a bulky pocketbook from theInside pocket of his waistcoat Ivegot control of oil the money of the

I company Thats my job Why herethis alone is the afternoon collections-too late to put In the safe nearly3000 more than twice as much as 1

get in a year I could take It all andthen not be caught or at least not formonths but

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Why Joe Im surprised his wifebroke In

Of course Joe wouldnt take a cenTthat dont belong to him said Smith-I know that Williams does too So-

I guess he figures him safe and doulsee the least bit of use in paying him

moreButI wont stand It Brooks de ¬

clared waxing wroth again and fling-Ing himself In his chair Why do you

I get raises Jimsy Youve been ad ¬

vanced time and time againLord I dont know he replied I

just tell the old fellow that I calculateIm worth more money Como across-or we separate I say and so far hesalways come-

I was so glad to hear of your lastgood luck remarked Emma sincerely-

A look of regret came over Smithsface

I only wish Joe bad got It instead-of me he said

Brooks jumped to bis feetYou dont need to wish that

Smith he cried excitedly Im noobject of charity no I aint And

I youre like all the rest of the capital-istic

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crowdgrind grind grind WellI look out theres going to be a smashupIYoU understand A smashup and youI all gomillionaires toadies and wellthats all Ive got to say

I He snatched his hat from a hook inthe hall and went out without anotherword slamming the front door behindhim so heavily that the glassta on tbesideboard rattled

Emma gazed at Smith In blank dis-may

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I cant understand Joe she saidshaking her head in worry and per-

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Hes growing so morose anddiscontente-

dIts funny aint it observed Smithreflectively Joes Just rushed outfilled up to the throat with anarchysocialism smashups and all that stuffalmost ready to throw a bomb

I NonsenseHe is yet if Williams had raised

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him today 10 a week he would haveI been a firm believer in capital and thej way it works

She sighed took a seat opposite tohim at tbe table and with great earnestness started in to question him

Jimsy she began tell me honest-ly wliy doesnt Joe get onT

I really dont know he averredIm afraid you do Emma insisted-HonestI I dont Ive been so busy

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turning toward her this get¬

ting along business Is a funny gameSuch a lot depends on what a manmeans when he gets along Some getalong when they have got a lot ofmoney some when they have a wifeand a home and a bunch of kids somewhen they are able to pick pockets-and fool the coppers Getting alongand why you do or why you dont de-pends

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And you Jimsy she questionedHave you been getting along

Oh yes I guess so I aint got awhole lot to kick about perhaps a lit ¬

tle less maybe a little more than JoeBut the great Idea Is not to get soreJoes all right Maybe hes Just beingprepared for a better living When Itcomes hell appreciate It more

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him as I used to she confessedTheres been a change that worries

me that worries me greatlyThree sharp rings of the bell put an

end to farther conversation and sherose disappointed and pushed the but1ton

Thats mothers ring she saidPlease help me to bring some chairs

from the oarlor We cant go there be

cause everythings covered up and Indisorder Theyre papering the room-I shouldnt wonder If Captain Wil-

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were with them He takesmamma and Beth out in his new autoand has brought them around herequite frequently of late

Does he ever take you for a rideHe asks me to go but I wontWhy not-

Thats Just what I cant telL There-Is something about the man that isrepulsive he looks at me PC strange-ly

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And then I know just how he hastreated Joe and

And what-I dont like hImthats allThats enough It seems to me

After all I guess he figures all to thebad with womendecent women

Mamma and Beth like himWell your mother never did shine

up to me moren the law allowed andas for Beth shes a nice enough girlbut her education hurts her I think

Hush Here they areAnd the little woman hurried Into

the hall to open the door for them

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