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Novelized From
I Eugene Walters
Great Play J
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77taf "Paid Jn fnW" f a story
of absorbing interest has been
proved by Us phenomenal sac
cess in dramatic form. For two
' seasons there has been no dim
inution in the drawing power
of this vital piece of realism.
Jn its present form it is not less
engrossing. The features which
made it so powerful as a play
are not less potent in the serial,
ft is the same keen exposition
Qf human motives put into the
simplest forms of expression.
There is no waste of material,
no attempt to moralize, no break
in the continuity. , The three men
who are the central figures in
the story stand out in admirable
distinctness from the very first
and the one woman whose splen
did rectitude illuminates it all
lives from the moment of her
appearance. Although it is cer
tain to produce frequent thrills,
the story is neither melodra
matic nor sensational Its power
ties in its hamanness.
"Joe, you know it's your" Seme vat
some," expostulated bla wife.
"1 I forgot. Excuse me," be out
tend sulkily, looking ai'ismed.
Smith spoke up. his winning imlli
lighting bis face:
"You know, if s been an an fired hot
day Just the kind of weather whea
about eTery mother's son Is on edge.
Now, Joe. be slipped a cog. and that
sort of put the whole confounded ma
chine out of gear, including the cap
tain. But now, yon see, ifs Just all
forgotten." -
"Possibly. As far as I'm concerned
1 most be going." declared Mrs. liar
ria coldly.
"Indeed, year chirped Beth.
Brooks now. bis rage having spent
Itself and bis bravado fizzled out, was
almost crying.
-I V be began.
But the words choked in his throat
and, picking op bis hat be hastened
out of the room and the Cat
"Will you please take ua away, cap
tain T requested Mrs. Harris.
"Jut a moment" be said, "Mrs.
Brooks, I'm almighty sorry about
wlwl happened Just now."
"I I'd rather you wouldn't speak of
It." she told him.
"Terhsps I bare been a little bard,"
be said earnestly and apologetically
"I wsnt you all to understand that
"Fleue frfcose, enjiUiinfar my take,'
M pleated.
Ir llred a btrd Ufe wltb bard peo
ple. Blare the day I shipped before
the msst la a north Tactile sealer I
lesrned what a cuff and a blow was
iWhat rotten grub, the scurry and all
.them thlnrs meant and I knew thai
tbe only thing between them thing
and comfort decency and the respect
f folks was money. I started to get
money, and maybe I bare been lit
tle bard-Just a little bard."
"No one would call you easy, cap
tain." agreed Smith.
. "Anyway, Mrs. Brooks," continued
Williams. "Joe keeps bla job, and it
.ain't going to make bit of difference
Between us.
i "Not the leastr She asked, wltb
wonder.
1 "Certainly not said Mrs. Harris,
1 "Jo." declared Beth languidly, "was
BMard. He ,mre bores me."
1 tmltb smiled at ber and injected
fsoi deal of Irony Into bit tone as be
aM:
"Tea. you looked as If aomethtai
wroox. Beth." t
Tat captain approached Mrs. Brooks
Ltajittempt at tltryjhst-wa
EUGENE WALTER.
Author of Taid In Fair and "Tbe
" . Easiest Way
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elephantine and grotesque and seized
her hand, which she suffered to re
main limply In bla clasp.
"Well, Mrs. Brooks." bo said. "11
ifs all squared you will come riding
with us. won't your
"Not tonight Ton will excuse me,"
she replied.
"Certainly," be assured ber. warmly
shaking ber band as though It were a
pump handle. "Good night"
"Good night ahe answered.
Then she advanced to receive the
parting kisses of ber mother and sis
ter, which were a good deal less cor
dial than those with which they bad
greeted ber on their arrival. Tbeix
osculatory reserves seemed to bare
been kept la cold storage during the
interval.
The fact that In the engrossing cere
mony of leave taking wltb Mrs. Brooks
everybody forgot to bo polite enough
to say good night to Smith did not
raffle bin equanimity In the least
, CHAPTER VI
WHEN tbe door hsd closed
behind the visitors Mrs
Brooks and Smith sat
oown ana gazea at eacs
other In alienee for some minutes.
"Welir exclaimed Emma, Interrog
atively, at last
"Welt" be replied, "between you
and me. Joe came aa near getting
skinned alive aa any one I ever saw."
-It was terribler
"It waa terribly true. Ton sared
blm."
"I know."
"Tbe captain mvt like you. I nerei
did think be rou.iike anybody."
"1 bate hirar she declared, wltb a
grimace of disgust "Ugh. what a
beast!"
Smith reflected.
"Maybe, and maybe not" be mused
! can't Jnt make him out"
At this Juncture tbe front door
evened and Brooks entered.
"I saw tbem drive off." he said, drop
ping Into a chair. "I bone they will
stay away In future. That motbet
and aister of yours make me tired! I
rant stand for them. and. what a mora
1 won't! They'd drive a taint to drink.
and I'm no saint and don't purposo tc
be. either."
Ills wife begsn to reproach blm fot
bis attack upon Captalo Williams and
for bis general 111 bumor during tlx
veting. but be cut ber short sharply:
-We won't talk about that! Not
word, you understand? Not from yos
or any one elee. That's finair
"Very well; It'a dropped." sbo said
and. angry at last la turn, roso and
went to ber room.
Indifferently be watched ber go, then
turned to Smith.
"Got anything to smoke. Jitney r h
demanded.
"No," be replied, fumbling la bit
pockets, "as usual, I'm just out but
ID run around to tbo comer store and
get some cigars."
Left alone. Brooks began to girt waj
to tbe uneasiness and apprehension
that bad followed upon bla scene wltb
Captain Williams.
"I wonder If Williams win Ore me,"
bo muttered. "If bo doesn't It'a on ac
count of Emma. He acted as if be'd
go a long ways for Emma."
H was anxious to know what bad
happened after bla brusque departure.
He went Into the bedroom and found
bis wife la teers,
"Don't cry, Eiuroa." be said soothing
ly, going to ber and taking ber In bis
arms. "I didn't mean to hurt yout
feelings. I know I've got a fierce
grouch on tonight but I can't help It
So would you have one If you'd bad to
put up wltb what I have today."
Mrs. Brooks wss one of those sweet
Batured women who could uit sulk fot
more than Ave minutes If they tried
It needed but bla csress and apparent
contrition to dispel ber resentment
"Ton certainly bare tad cans U
worry, dear." sbo assented.
"After what's happened tonight I'D
bare to bant another job," be said.
"But I don't care, I'm glad I told the
beast wbst I thought of blm. Some
day somebody 'U tell blm what the)
think of blm and plug blm, too, ai
sure aa he's bom."
"Tou'U not have to bant for anothei
THE DURHAM
FULL
By
John WHarding
Copyright, 190a. b C W. Dilling.
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Job" yet awhile," she told him. "The
captain said he would overlook it and
that it wouldn't make any difference."
Her husband looked at ber In aston
ishment, half Incredulous.
"He said that?"
"lea, and l'.m glad It's turned out at
it baa. for how we'd munage if you
were out of work Just now goodnesti
knows. I don'tr
'Just how did he put it r -
"He said he was almighty sorry foi
what had occurred, that be kuew b
had been bard at times and that si
far as your place and we were con
cerned there would be no change." ,
Brooks' relief showed In his face.
"Well, that knocks me." he comment
ed. "Nobody else ever bucked uj
against blm and got off scot free. 1
can't understand it Did your motbei
put In a word for met"
"No."
"Then It'a you who must have a pull
He died right dowa when you spot'
to him. I never would have beltevec
such a thing. If you bad been a mac
standing there in front of blm bo'C"
have smashed you. Darn it I won
der who's ringing now? Can't bv
Jimsy; be hasn't had time to get to the
street at the gait be goes.!
-He went to the bead of the stain
and met a messenger boy who wa
bearing a letter and bad received u
structlons to wait tor an answer.
"Sure!" be exclaimed Joyfully an bi
nerused tbo missive. "Tickled tc
death! Go and get your things on.
Emma. It'a from ' Beatrice Langle;
and Willie Ferguson. Willie's giving
a sort of theater party, and they want
us to go with them. There's going tc
bo a little supper afterward'
- She shook her bead.
"Tell them wo can't go."
"Can't go! Why notr
"I simply can't"
"I don't see why." ...
"Well, then, I won't; so there! Too'd
better make some excuse.1
"Write It yourself, then," bo said
Irritated and deeply disappointed "I'm
not going to lie to them."
Without another word she fetched
some writtag material, indited tbe
note and sent It off by tbe messenger
"What's the matter? 'Are you son
over what happened tonigbtr bo de
manded sulkily.
"No, I'm not sore. Joe,"
"Then whr csn't you gor
"Because 1 can't That's alir
"I think you might. If you didn't
want to go yourself you might bare
accepted for my eoke. I never get
any amusement and. you're alwayt
complaining."
"When do I complain, and of what?"
"Ifs tbe selfish way you act I mean,
for, once wo get a chance to go and
see a decent snow and afterward have
a supper party, you get sore. Too
simply don't want to go. Too haven't
any consideration for me."
Burning with Indignation, sbo went
up to blm and forced blm to look ber
In tbo face.
"You say I bare no consideration!
for your she said "You know as
well ss I do wby 1 can't go. I haven't!
bad a new dress In a year. Vy gloves
art all worn cr.. I've skimped and
struggled and economized until I can't
do any more.' I'd go to tbo theater
If I could go alooo or wltb you or
with JImy and bide some where In the
corner, but do you think I want to go
to a party looking like a kitchen maid?
My shoes are cracked. Everything is
secondhand and old and ugly. And
look at me! Do you know what's bap
pened to me? I've grown common
and coarse and cheap. Sometimes
when I look at myself In tbo glsss It
seems as though 1 could see tbe dirt
and the grease and the horrid castt
Dess of It all staring mo right In tbe
face. Why don't I go? Tm ashamed
tbsft alL And you make It harder.
It bas almost reached my limit of eo
duranco." She turned from blm. tears of vexa
tion and humiliation to ber eyes.
As she did so Smith, the peacemaker,
entered He bad arrived In time ts
bear tbo last part of th confesslofl
that bad been forced from ber by net
husband's Injustice and selfishness.
'Emma." be said soothingly, "then
am i no use u malting Joe reel worst
than be does, n works like tbederll,
but somehow Jot wssn't built exact!;
lucky. lit Is on of those fellows liki
1 used to know in Colorado who spend
au tneir uvea loosing ror a gold miM
sua never quut una one. nut Joe I or a night out that Mrs. Brooks en
all right and just to make this trent joyed tb Chang to tbt full. Wab
ful sort of evening end op nicely fa Ing tb actors and laughing at U !r
going to hike to th best show In town. Jokes and antic a, th forgot for the
and you two sr going to hit my tra-' time ber worries, and tbe painful im
wbll I dig op tb necessary spondulict presslon of th esrlr erenlng wss com.
to defray any and all expense Incurred pletely dispelled. As tb performance
Including a slight and select grub stakt progreimwl Brooks also underwent a
after th entertainment Now,, what change of mood, and ty tb time tht
do yoa think of thstr curtalo fell bt bad softened to somt-
Brooks, who bsd been listening U thing of bis old self and was tender
bla wife and friend sullenly, was filled and attentive.
with a auddea resolve. I When tbey found themselves outside
"No, yoa won't." bt said tsmpestu- again sh wss for going straight bom,
ausly, "I ain't going to. bt an object, "No," bt said gsyly, squceslng ber
of charity. I'm aa sick and tired of arm that ah bad passed under bis and
tils whole business as she Is. Emms, pstting ber bsnd sffectlonately; "ws
yoa put on tb best dress you'r got sr out for good time for ones, and
and fii yourelf up tbe best you can,; we'r going to hart it"
ana I'll Ukt yoa to a show, and If
Jimsy wants to com bt eta com tc
ay go est I'm still a man, and it's
RECORDER.
just as right I should take car of my
wife and let ber hare a little' fun aa It
Is for the Astors and Vanderblltt and
all of them to spend money on thelt
families. I'm going to do it and I
don't care whether I can afford it ot
not I can find a way all right Hurry
up. Emma!" ' v .
Mrs. Brooks would much rather have
stayed at home. She was worn out
with the conrtant quarreling and ex-
citing happenings of tbe evening, but
she did not want to be accused of con-
trarlncss. 8o she said: . .y.
"If you ttink we can really afford it
I'd like to go. I haven't seen a show
In nearly a year. Do you think I'd
better go. JlmsyT V
w ujr, eureiy, uiy sin. wu dui-iu,
reply. There's no use of sticking
around here all tbe time and getting
into more rows. Go ahead!" (
"Then I'll hurry and get ready," sb
said, hastening to her room. ,
Brooks bad seated himself and was
gazing before him with a determined
expression, bis bands clasped between
bis knees.
Smith went to him and
tendered a bill to him.
T
"Joe." he said klndlv. "you'd better
let me slip you the ten that will be
necessary to pay for this business -
Ton know Emma don't need to know.!
and you alu't got tbe coin to blow ln."j
"Yes, I have." be asserted, pushing'
the note from blm. "and I'll pay for It
myself."
"All right Jce. Rut. take my tip.
when you po Into the borrowirg busi
ness you'd better xrnw from tbe fel
low who know lie' giving It to you
and ain't In a hurry to net It back."
"Look here, Jliisj!" esclotmed
Brooks hotly. Jumping r.p. "Don't you
butt Into i..y business! It's none of
your affair! And. by the wsy. It
might be Just as well to remind you
that Emma's my wlfe-ota wife, you
hear? She married me. no one else
Just n e although I've been told bs
bad other chances at the time."
Smith gazed at blm without any
trace of offense, but with a look ol
pain In bis eyes.
"I'm sorry you said that Joe." he
answered in his Blow, quiet rolce.
"Yes, I know Emma's your wife and
that she chose you after I asked her
to be mine, and It la Just because I
"f tony v tMit, Ax.'
do know that that I don't want you'
to go wrong, and for Just that same
reason I wsnt you to understand that ;
If yoa ever get Into a tight bole you ;
can gamble on me for help, and I--I
ain't always been spendthrift
Good nlghtr
"You're not going, then?" Inquired
Brooks as bis friend moved toward
the hall, hat ihere wss nuthlne to tht
tnn. txt fUm ttnarw WntMl In muntt 9.
ammmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmsmmmsmmmmmsmsm
' A J
mu uiuruunr wi i'jm vumn tiff
age the great hearted fellow to accoi, provWed Jobs for yourselves In aacJe
pany tbem. J ipatlon of this, I'r got sonwO-'ng
"No; you two bad better go togeth-- l a Cke to say to you. Tboae who
r." be replied as be passed out. j don't wsnt to besr me d.m't bsv to
When be bsd gone Brooks drew Aa I said, this Is a free country "
quickly from th IniM pocket of his j -Go ahead, Jlmsyr cried a role fa
waistcoat tho pocketbook eontalnms' the crowd "You'r all right! You'r
th collections la checks and bills thai always given us a squsr ilt-sl"
bo bad not bad time to turn in to tKt ' -1 nope so," be replied. "anJ en
company, extracted bill of 10 tat square deal deserves anotber."
returnea tne waa to its hiding pise.
Emma
wniFncru irora in omrooui
with ber bst and Jsrket on.
Why, Where's Jlmsyr she asked
"He went homo. Us sakl be guessed
be'd better not coma, as bo wanted ta
get op tarty, or something or other."
lied Brooks.
"I wonder why he changed bis mind'
ao suddenly." sue Bald
It Waa B o'clock when th tnnrA
themselves In tbo street and Brooki
decided on a rsodevllle show aa being'
th only poMlult plsct of entertain-
ment tbey could go to at tbst hour. I
It bsd been so long sine tbey bsd
permitted themselves th txtrarsgsnct.
Kb demurred feebly, wanting to go,
but feeling tbst scruple on tb ground
of tspeus Kbka, from tb necessity
unrelenting
of ex .
econon
strict
iS ber house-,
end ti
hn hroahad
bold
aside t
soon the.
of quite i
ordering
with the t
was no o'
spirits an.,
he bad no
seated
' . unit wlnn
,4
a man ZSlZl
ant
lfested to"u ,
Ie chattered and chat- j
, many a mo
tered, and
ed itself to ,
kled, ber ptv
happy enisle
that ner ey tr- i
.nllthiul III I
d admin 1'
glances of k
the bappy da.
their wl "arr"'
re all Mil o each
:mw, n ucu wk
other and the;
and so noble t
world.
v '
9 now
ed MBi u,
CHi
vii i. ; t
OMETHI.
intoMi4,;'8 ban-;
petting i
tensive j
Latin-At
and doeu oi me
imStfs-3u-
pany on South sir
MsDhwUB. i ThU
had been evident
for when as whit
proacbed the wort,
the docks and ,
tuelr daily toll th
m no ewrtf pour.
t ;rooid""a
L.usei begin 1
found pi u'j
policemen station
fabout tM ap
lAraerkM toe's
of tt men
was u ir.es
i dcteraiM'-on.
p roaches to tbe Li
property. On the
who entered Its ga(
slon of expectancy (
The earliest man
irrlit the
lr. Si he
j at u I
rie fed Vfen
Vy aktt nut
t his 12 U'bt
'nae.M'sa
f tbe burl-
tail, gaunt form of
superintendent, stsu
of the office bullUIn;
working bard while t
there was no evldenrt
labor upon bis cheer.V
any sign of anxiety a
edge that any unum.
tuauaUd
arUen discernible in t
demeanor. lie appears
Ing tbo morning air I
without a care in ttw
presence there at that 1
only Indication that be
ble. He hsd not allows
I pblT'-lC
1 bis (Sit
Torld. B j
wted s-t-
man to remain within too tea. Ei
ly a man passed In but i .St4ka
verbally or with a touch CI tn at
and not a salute waa xlvnl
being ackncwledged. To si b
s ponded wltb a genial sotflsxi
"Hello, ToruT or "Howdy. CU
When they bad started tbt
which was to 1 stopped n
at 10 o'clock, be vanished upot
wu.i
plus.
r,w
waa be seen scuta until the fcnJt
tbe clock approached that bCr tu
tbe strike leaders began to 0rc(
the restless men. Then be sit!
out ordered work stopped, an.
Ing a crate of merchandise, sr
tbo men about blm.
"You bo JR." be said In bis t
tinct vot e, "have made op ja
to quit at 10 o'clock berar
bidy told y you on;bt to t
more pay id i rale was.
s
lW
v.e:i. this i a tree country, x j e
n.n's rich i to sell tw Hurr
be likes and at what price k) C .
guaranteed bla by the cn . X
If yr-u want to wslk out vt I
are free to do so, but If you t
here." Interrupted ooe
leaders roushly. pushing to It yU
J "we alu't klu no sdvk ts , yi
! nor oo one else. Wbst r l. 11
( money. Im we get that rUe ? , X
we? If w do. all rtsbt; If w ( )
we quit ber and now, and C J aD
i there Utt"
A murmur or approval greec. ; tXis
ultimatum. .
"No." answered the surnnt : !t
I ain't rlng to leave you to (xM
aUut It ff a oilno.tr. You dc.t get
It"
"Then abut op!" ordered the rt.l
"Wo sln't kuIu' to lose our tic t,
tealo to no cheap talk. We'v r;!.J(
to quit and sll tslk Is off."
Mill l. ..A . I i. m ' . I
Mr ri.n'r all null nw IMC -!
the case, you have besn of tic Jan,
mnp i.n,t -kA bm in r
1 I.. . . m t . j , u i . .
Aw. come on. fellowsr Bdtnonlsbed I
trie lesoer -we'r not kkls. A strike's'
b strfks. This ain't no debstin boa.
And w don't belong to no mutual ad
miration society." '
Bom of th men turned sway, but
others rolced tbt view that besriac
I ought to be given to t?M superintendent
sine be wished to spesk to them, and, !
; seeing that their fellows remained, the
' athora annit rtn rnmA
"I haven't got lot to say, and I'm
no prescher." bt continued "What I
want to gtv yoa Is not a lector on
wbst you'r got to do-that' s yout
boslnesa-but an expls nation to your
Interest I wsnt to tell you thing
other people haven't told yoa tnd tbst
9tm evldentlr don't know. mu i.i
in get through, then yoa do at yoa
us, i aon t nre to ten roa that the
rate of pay Is governed, like everr.
thing els, by th law of supply and
demsnd Wbst Is tb altos tloa today?
Wt lavt bsd rush work for several
weeks, and the docks ber and all
along tbe water front art choked op
with freight But back of this, si.
though yoa may not know M, tbt rail
road everywhere are laying off freight
cars, mills are larlnw .r .
Bign point to a serl.us stomp lo busi.
fteoa sll orer tb M.nnir. ..kt..i.
teach here soon, Th Indications art
that la tbt natural eoura of things
during tb coming winter there won't
bo work for mor thaa half of yoa
and that you'll need badly all tb'
part cola joa can asr bow. Yet yon
"f put It up (o you, and you'v madt
.' pood." -
fbose this very time to demand an In
creae from tbe company and give I
eighteen hours' notice. Including twelve
nonworklng hours. In which to think It
over. 1 don't call that a square deal,
whatever ytu may think about It
Now. tbe country towns s re full ot
men aajlou to get Jobs, and the com
pany, notwlthxtandlng tbe short no
tice, Is fully prepared for a strike. In
that shed yonder are 3,000 cols, put
there during last nlcbt and provision
has beeo made to feed 3.000 men for
several days. Captain Williams"
An out burnt of curses and yells greet
ed this mention of tbe prsldent's name,
with cries of "We know Wllllamsr
"Captain Williams," went on tbe su
perintendent calmly, "says that any
mao who goes out on strike now will
never enter tbo employ of tbe line
strain in this cv any other port And
I'll see personally to It that bo doesot
sThls man here said a strike hsd been
decided on, but anybody who wants to
tay and work Instead of nuking a
font uf hfroeif by quitting will be
IsWen rarest I'll promtoo tbst That's
tit It's op to you,-
Amid dead silence he got down from
the crate sod returned to bis office.
Tbe men remained assembled for
on saltation, and la tbo crowd were
isny doubtful faces. It waa clesr
at fmitb's calm, drawled Mrsnjrue
d made a profound Impression. Just
In prlrste IU be attracted the
srroest frtaJdablpa, so In bu4neea. to
iiieh be gsvo strict and Intelligent
cotton, be earned tbe respect f all
b whom be bad to deal.
be strike leader mounted the crate
!. amid the arplsor- of tbo hot
ded and discontented, delivered
self of a fierce denunciation of the
peoy as a greedy, grasping, oppress
corporation and of Its duck super
ndeot as a "floor 8uhr" and a
aer of Ton" talk, meaning there
words Intended to deceive. But
were too many who knew that
as neither.
n my port" one of tbe laborers
I've got a wife and six kids. tM
. . A B. .0
t of which is nine, i wove
ke another vote on this here
mutton wss sdopted wltb ac!a-
i
lil. TO resuii oi m -
htimiogty la faror of remaining
rx. . .
te Relegates appointed to tnrorm
.rrintendent tbst there woma
turnout were waiting upo tln
l
11 1
Mct, tb other men ea tne
St I
idlcsted by Umlth. puahea pew
I if and gased In. while iner.
A op behind tbem. Arrange
Lind tl rast stce were oe-w
Us. and lo tbe center were long
od tienrbes.
remarked on or e w
ftmlth ain't no bluff, la be?
;0w spakln' and movio ma
ilvellest bustler I ever seen.
U buf later Smith once more
himself Into tb chair o"'-
ilent's desk. -
said Captain wuiiami
irstsn4 tne '"
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