The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-27
CHAPTER XXI.

And 70 Hibbs sat in tho porch Of the
temple with the money changers. Bu:
no One came to scourge him forth. for
this was the temple OF Bizness, and
the changing Of money was holy wor
ship and true religion. The priests
wore that selfish" look Bibbs' mother
had seen beginning to develop about
his mouth and eyes, wary look
which she could not define, but It
comes with service at the temple: and
1t was the more marked upon Bibbs
for his sharp awakening to the neces-
stiles Of that service.
He did a. little useless" thinking a.
possible. giving himself no time for It.
He worked continuously, keeping bis
thoughts stu on his work when he
csme home at night, and he talked Of
nothing whatever except Els 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 n Of hide
Gus uproar-they could shake build
ings: they could o%utthunder the tlun-
der, deafcn the deaf, and Kill the sick
with noise: or they could walk the
streets or drive through them ba Wing.
sauawking or feTeeclilng, rs they chose.
II the noise was ~traceably connected
with business; though street musicians
were not tolerated. being considered 8
nuisance and an Interference. A man
or roman who went singing for pleas
ure through the streets-like q crazy
Neapolitan-would have been stopped.
and belize locked up; for freedom does
not mean that q citizen 10 allowed to
do every outrageous thing that comes
into his head. The streets were dan
gerous enough, In al conscience. with
out any singing! 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. Blbbs Sheridan had rs desire
to sing In the streets. or anywhere. H
had gone to his work with m energy
that, for Tic start. at least, was bitter.
NAA NJ kOhA iEAA IA A1Al.
He began to know his active fellow
citizens. Hero and there among them
he found 4 leisurely, kind soul, 4 relic
OF the old period OF neighborliness.
pioneer stock" usually; and there
were men-parucularly among the
merchants and manufacturers-'so
honest they leaned Backward" repu-
t1tions sometimes attested By stories
OF heroic sacrifices to honor: nor were
there lacking rome instances Of gen
e-osity even nob.er. Eerc and there,
too. were bookn.en, In their little lei
sure; and. among the Germans. music
men. And these. with the others. wor-
shipAd Blgness and the growth. each
man serving for his own sake and for
what he could get out Of It. but al
united in their faith Ia the b~eneacence
and glory OF their god.
To almost all alike that service stood
Is the most Important thing IN life, e1.
| cept on occasion OF some such vital
brief tnterregnum us the dangerous III
n.ss or a wife or child. In the WY 81
realization some OF tho servers tool
go'f; some took fishing: ZONE teoh
"~sanws''--a nigtare OF infantl'e auc
rsgre'a haaor, stockings. and tin r4u
So, come toah in occasi3na, Eesaach
seGe took tfi.ss: ore took csFds; xad
come took nothing. The high priest.
we've. yix.iant to watch that no "fclsye
uon' should a6ect tho service. Wllc,
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