The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01


thought I'd smelt it on you a good deal
lately, but I wouldn't "a believed
you'd take more'n was good for you.
Bohl To see you like a common hogw
Roscoe chuckled and threw out his
right arm in a meaningless gesture.
Hog! he repeated, chuckling.
Eyes. hogl' said Sheridan, angrily.
''In business hoursl | don't object to
anybody's talin' drink if he wants
to. out O. business hours; nor if a man
keeps his work right up to the scratch,
| wouldn't be the one to haste him if
ne got good an drunk once in two.
three years, maybe. 1t amt my way.
| let it alone, but ] never believed in
forcin' my way on a grown-up son in
moral matters | guess I was wrongl
You think them men out there are
waitin' TO talk business with drunk
ard? You think you can come to your
Office and do business drunk? BY
Georgel | wonder how often this has
been happening and me not on to it,!
I'll have look over your books tomor-
row. and III
Roscoe stumbled to his feet, laugh
ing wildly. and stood swaying, con
irving to hold himself in position by
clutching the back Of She heavy chair
in which he had been sitting.
"Hoo-hnorahr' he cried. "S my
principles, too. BE drunken all you
for Gossake len'tbing innerfere bust
ness hours Businessll Thassitl You're
right, father. Drink Die L'every
thing go to hell but don't let innerfere
businessi"
Sheridan had seized the telephone
upon Roscoe's desk, and was calling
his own office, overhead. "Abercrom-
bic? Come down to my son Roscoe's
suite and get rid of some gentlemen
that are waitin, there to see him in
room two-fourteen. You needn't come
in to let me know they're gone; we
don't want to be disturbed. Tell Pau
ley to call my house and send Claus
down here with a closed car. We may
have to go out. Tell him to hustle,
and call me at Roscoe's room as soon
as the car gets here. IT'S allv'
Roscoe had laughed bitterly through
out this monolOgue Drunk in bust
ness hours Thass awfll Mus'n' do
such thingl Mus'n' get drunk, mus'n
gamble, mus'n' kill 'nybody-not in
business hoursl All right any other
time Kill 'nybody you want to-'s
long faint in business hoursl Finel
Mus'n' have any trouble t II inner
fere business. Keep your trouble t
home. Don bring it to tn Office. Might
innerfere business! Don't let your
wife innerfere businessl Keep all, all,
all your trouble an your meanness, an
your trad-your tragedy-keep 'em all
for home use If you got die, go on
die t home-dOn' die round the officei
Might innerfere businessr
Sheridan picked up a newspaper
from Roscoes desk, and sat down with
his back to his son, affecting to read.
Roscoe seemed to be unaware Of his
fathers significant posture.
''You know VIII l think2' he went
on. Il think Bibbs only one the family
any 'tellgence at all. Won work, an
dim get married. Jim worked, an he
got killed. I worked, an I got mar
ried. Look at mel JUS look at me,
ask you. Fine 'dustriss young bust
ness man. Look whass happen to me
Finer He lifted his hand from the
sustaining chair in a deplorable ges
ture, and Immediately losing his bal
ance. fell across the chair and car
omed to the floor with a crash, re
naming PROSTATE for several min
utes. during which Sheridan did no
relax his apparent attention to tn
: newspaper. He did not even lool
: round at the sound of Roscoe's fall.
Roscoe slowly climbed to an up
right position, pulling himself up b,
holding to the chair. He was slightl
sobered outwardly having progresse
in the PROSTATE interval to a state o
befuddlement less volatile. He rubbe
his dazed eyes with the back Of his lei
hand
"What-what you ask me Will
ago?" he said.
"Nothin"
"Yes you did. What-what was til
"Nothin'. You better sit down"
"You ask me what I thought abol
Lamhorn. You did ask me that. We
won't tell you. 1 won't say dar
= word bout himr'
=, The telephone bell tinkled. Sherida
placed the receiver to his ear and sal
Fright down." Then he got Roscoe
: coat and hat from a closet and broug
= them to his son. "Get into this coat
- he said. You're goin' home"
- "All ri'," murmured Roscoe, obet
- emily.
= They went out into the main hall
= side door. Roscoe walked out of Il
building without lurching, and TWEEN
minutes later walked into his ov
= house in the same manner, neither
1T nor his father having spoken wo
10 in the interval.
~ Sheridan did not go in with him;
-, went home, and to his own room wit
or out meeting any Of his family. B
as he passed Bibbs door he heard frc