Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-25

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amt you ashamed Of maxim such .
fuss about it? Amt your
81 didn't go at it in the right spirit
the other time" Bibbs said, smiling
brightly, his face ruddy in the chereful
freight. ST didn't know the difference
It meant to like thing"
swell, / guess I've pretty thoroughly
indicated my judgment. guess
havei I said the shop'd be good for
you, and it was. l said it wouldn't
hurt you, and it hasn't. It's been just
exactly what 1 said it would be. Amt
| that so?''
Looks like itr' Bibbs agreed, gayly.
''Well, I'd like to know any place
been wrong, first and last! Instead o.
! hurtin' you, it's been the maxim OF
you physically. It's started you out
to be the huskiest one o. the whole
| family. Now, then, mentally-that's
different / don't say it unkindly,
Bibbs, but you got to do something
for yourself mentally, just like what's
been done physically. And I'm goin'
to help you"
Sheridan decided to sit down again.
He brought his chair close to his sons,
and, leaning over, tapped Bibbs' knee
confdentially. II got plans for you.
Bibbs,'' he said
Bibbs instantly looked thoroughly
alarmed. He drew back. "I-Tm al
right now, father"
| Listen" Sheridan settled himself
in his chair, and spoke in the tone Of
a reasonable man reasoning. Listen
here, Bibbs. / had another blow to-
! day, and it was a hard one and right
| in the face, though have been ex-
pectin' it some little time back. Well,
it's got to be met. Now I'll be frank
i with you. AS | said minute ago,
mentally l couldn't ever called you
exactly strong. You got will power,
/ I'll say that for you. / never knew
boy or man that could be stubborner---
never one in my life! Now, then,
you've showed you could learn to run
| that machine best Of any man in the
shop, in no time at ALL That looks
| to me like you could learn to do other
| things. I don't deny but what it's an
encouragin' sign. don't deny that,
all. Now, then, I'm goin' to give you
a raise. / wanted to send you straigN
on up through the shops-a year or
two, maybe-but l can't do it. lost
Jim, and now I've lost Roscoe. He's
quit. He's laid down on me. If he
ever comes back at all, he'll be long
time pickin' up the strings, and, any
way, he amt the man / thought he
was. l can't count on him. l got to
have somebody / know / can count
on. And I'm down to this: you're my
last chance. Bibbs, got to learn you
to use what brains you got and see
if we can't develop 'em little. Who
knows? Ard I'm goin' to put my time
in on it. I'm goin' to take you right
downtown with me, and l won't be
hard on you if you're little slow at
first And I'm goin' tc do the big thing
for you. I'm goin' to make you feel
you got to do the big thing for me,
in return. I'm goin' to make an appeal
to POUR ambition that'll make you
dizzy He tapped his son on the
knee again. Gibbs, I'm goin' to start
you off this way: I'm goin' to make
you a director in the Pump Works
company; I'm goin' to make you vice
/ president of the Realty company and
vice-president of the Trust COM
panyv
Bibbs jumped to his feet, blanched.
ooh, mop he cried.
! Sheridan took his dismay to be the
excitement of sudden joy. ''Yes, sir!
And there's some pretty fat little sal
aries goes with those presidencies,
i and pinch o. stock in the Pump COM
4 pany with the dictatorship. Yon
thought | was pretty mean about the
shop-oh, know you did!-but you
see the old man can play both ways.
And so right now, the minute you've
begun to make good the way l wanted
you to, deal from the new deck. And
I'll keep on handin' it out bigger and
bigger every time you show me you're
big enough to play the hand I deal you.
I'm startin' you with pretty big one.
my boyY
''But I don't-I don't don't want
it!' Bibbs stammered.
Sheridan looked perplexed. whats
j the matter with you? Didn't you I'M
derstand what I was tellin' your
i ''I know, know! But I can't take
it,"
whats the matter with your" Sher.
idan was half amazed, half suspicious
"Your head feel funny p
'I've never been quite so sane in my
life" said Bibbs, "as l have lately.
And I've got just what / want. I'm
living exactly the right life. I'm earn
ing my daily bread, and I'm happy IN
doing it. My wages are enough. I
don't want any more money, and I
don't deserve any"
"DamnationY' Sheridan sprang up.
/ you've turned Socialist You been
listening to those fellows down there,
and you" --~e
! mo, sir. think there's great deal
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