The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-04

said 1t couldn't he dons: said nine or
ten months at the soonest; couldn't see
It any other way. What e Jim dor
Took the contract himself: found .
fellew with a new cement and concrete
peceess; kept men on the job night and
day, aud stayed on 1t night and day
himself-and, by George! we begin to
use them warehouses next week! Four
months and a half, and every inch fire
proof! tell you Jim's one o. these
fellers that make miracles happen! I
tell you these young business men I
watch just do my heart good! They
don't set around on the back fence-no,
sir! They're puttfn' their lie blood in
to it. | tell you. and that's why we're
gettin' bigger every minute, and why
they're gettin' bigger, and why it's all
goin' to keep on gettin' bigger"
He slapped the desk resounlingly
with his open palm, and then. pbserv-
ing that B1bbs remained In the same
impressive attitude, with his eyes still
fixed Upon the ceiling In n contempla-
ticn somewhat plaintive, Sheridan was
inpelled to groan. 'Oh. Lord" he
said. This Is the way you always
were. | don't believe you understand
a darn word I been sayin'! You don't
look ms II you did. By George. it's dis
couraging!"
II don't understand about getting
about getting bigger" said Bibbs,
bringing his gaze down to look at Ills
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why
"What?" Sheridan leaned forward,
resting his hands upon the desk and
staring across it incredulously at bis
son.
Il don't Observation-Disclosures
you want 1t al bigger forg"
Great Cod" shouted Sheridan. and
struck the desk a blow with his
clenched fist. A son OF mine asks me
that. You go out and ask the poorest
day laborer you can find! Ask him
that question:"
Il did once" Bibbs Interrupted,
when l was in the machine shop. T."
"Wha'd he sayr
He said, oh, hell"" answered
Bibbs. mildly.
Yes. l reckon he would!" Sheridan
swung away from the desk. Il reckon
he certainly would! And I got plenty
sympathy with him right now, my9elf..'
Its the same answer, them" Bibbs'
voice was serious, almost tremulous.
"Damnation!' Sheridan roared.
Did you ever hear the word pros.
perity, you ninny? Did you ever hear
the word ambition? Did you ever hear
the word proSress?"
He flung himself into q chair after
the outburst. his big chest surging. his
throat tumultuous with cultural inco-
%herences. Nov Them Ne said, husk:
lily, when the anguish had somewhat
abated, what do you want to do?"
AXE by surprise. Bibbs stammerrd
"What-what do-I-what--"
IF I'd let you do exactly what you
had the within for, what would you
do?'
Bibbs looked startled: then timiiity
overwhelmed nina profound shy.
ness. He bent his head and fixed his
lowered eyes upon the toe of his shoe
which he moved to and fro upon the
rug, like q culprit called to the desk In
school.
What would you do? Loaf?"
NO. sir" Bibbs' voice was almost
i%naudible, and what little sound it
made was unquest4onably a guilty
sound. Il suppose ibid try to--ts
yrite.'
Write what?"
Nothing important-just poems and
essays, perhaps"
Il see," said his father. breathing
quickly with the restraint he was put.
ting upon himself. THAT is. you want
to write, but you don't want to write
anything Of any account"
You think"
Sheridan got up again. II take rny
hat off to The man that can write a
good adj he said, emphatically. The
best writin' talent in this country Is
right spang in the ad business today.
You buy a magazine for good writin'-
look on the back of It! Let me tell
you | pay money for that kind o.
writin'. Maybe you think it's easy.
Just try it.! I've tried it, and l can't
do it. l tell you m adj got to be writ
ten so It makes peopN do the hardest
thing in this world to get EN- to do: it's
got to make EN- give ZIP their money!
You talk about poems and essays
| tell you when It comes to The actual
skill O. putin words together so IS to
make things happen, r. T. Bloss, l.ght
here in this city, knows more Ia a
minute than George Waldo Emerson
yer knew in his whole life!"
"You-you may be-" Bibbs said,
i~ndlstinctly. the last word smothercd in
a cough.
"Of course I'm right! And IL 1t amt
just like you to want to take UP with
the most out-o.date kind o. writin'
there is! Poems and essays! My
Lord, Bibbs, that's women's work!
Why, look at Edith! l expect that
poem O. hers would set a pretty high.
water mark for you. young man. and
it's the only one she's ever managed
to write In her whole life! And Edith's
a smart girl; she's got more energy in