The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-13
CHAPTER XXI.

And so Bibbs sat in the porch Of the
temple with the money changers. But
no One came to scourge him forth, for
this was the temple of Bigness, and
the changing of money was holy wor-
ship and true religion. The priests
wore that Scottish" look Bibbs' mother
had seen beginning to develop about
his mouth and eyes-a wary look
which she could not define, but 1t
comes with service at the temple; and
it was the more marked upon Bibbs
for his sharp awakening to the neces-
sites of that service.
He did as little useless thinking as
possible, giving himself no time for it.
He worked continuously, keeping his
thoughts still on his work when he
came home at night, and he talked of
nothing whatever except his work.
But he did not sing at it. He was
often in the streets, and people were
not allowed to sing in the streets.
They might make any manner of hide
Gus uproar-they could shake build
ings they could outthunder the thun-
der, deafen the deaf, and kill the sick
with noise or they could walk the
streets or drive through them bawling,
squawking or screeching, as they chose,
if the noise was traceably connected
with business; though street musicians
were not tolerated, being considered
nuisance and an interference. man
or woman who went singing for pleas
ure through the streets-like a crazy
apOlitan-would have been stopped.
and belize locked up; for freedom does
not mean that a citizen is allowed to
do every outrageous thing that comes
into his head. The streets were dan
gerous enough, in all conscience, with
out any singingl and the Motor fedora
ton issued public warnings declaring
that the pedestrians life was in his
own hands, and giving directions how
to proceed with the least peril. How
ever, Bibbs Sheridan had no desire
to sing in the streets, or anywhere. He
had gone to his work with an energy
that, for the start, at least, was bitter,
and there was no song left in him.
He began to know his active fellow
citizens. Here and there among them
he found a leisurely, kind soul, relic
of the old period of neighborliness,
pioneer stock" usually; and there
were men-particularIy among the
merchants and manufacturers-"so
honest they leaned Backward" repu-
tations sometimes attested by stories
of heroic sacrifices to honor: nor were
there lacking some instances of gen
erosity even nobler. Here and there
too, were bookmen, in their little lei
sure; and, among the Germans, music
men. And these, with the others, wor
SHIPPED Bigness and the growth. eacf
man serving for his own sake and fol
what he could get out of it, but al
united in their faith in the benefcenc'
and glory of their god.
To almost all alike that service stood
as the most important thing in life, ex
.cept on occasion of some such vital
brief interregnum as the dangerous Ill
ness of a wife or child. In the way o
relaxation" some Of the servers tool
golf; some took fishing; some tool
Shows mixture of infantile ant
negrold humor, stockings, and tin mu
sic; some took an occasional debauch
some took trips; some took cards; ant
some took nothing. The high priest
were vigilant to watch that no ''relaxa
ton" should affect the service. Whel
a man attended to anything outsld