Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-07-02

in on 1t. Tn goin to take you right
downtown with me, and ! won't be
hard on you If you're little slow at
first. And I'm goin' to 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 your ambition that'll make you
dizzy" He tapped his son on the
knee again. Gibbs. I'm goin' to start
you or 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
a vice-president Of the Trust COM
pany!"
Bibbs jumped to his feet. blanched.
"Oh, nor he cried.
Sheridan took his dismay to be the
excitement of sudden Joy. Eyes. sir!
And there's some pretty fat little sal
aries goes with those vice-presidencies.
and a pinch o. stock In the Pump com.
pany with the dictatorship. You
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
III keep on handin' it out bigger and
bigger every time you show me you're
big enough to play the hand deal you.
I'm startin' you with pretty big one,
my boy :.si. Tx Bib.
9'But | DON'T don't-I don't want
itv' Bibbs stammered.
Sheridan looked perplexed. whats
the matter with you? Didn't you un'
derstand what l was tellin' your"
II know, know! But / can't TAKE
it." II a 4,
whats the matter with your sher
idan was half amazed, half suspicious
Your head feel funny?'
i've, never been quite so sane in my
life," said Bibbs, las I have lately
And I've got just what want Tn
living exactly the right life. I'm earn,
Ing my daily bread, and I'm happy in
doing it. My wages are enough.
don't want any more money, and
don't deserve any"
"Damnation!' Sheridan sprang up
you've turned Socialist! You been
listening to those fellows down there,
and YOU"
mo, sir. I think there's a great !deal
In what they say, but that isn't 1t"
Sheridan tried to restrain his grow.
ing fury, and succeeded partially.
''Then what is It? What's the mat
teri"
Nothing" bis son returned, nerv-
ously. "Nothing--except that I'm con-
tent. l don't want to change any
thing" s.s sv.
why not7'
Bibbs bad the incredible folly to try
to explain. "I'll tell you, father, If l
can. l know it may be hard to under
stand-"' %<><N,N,
'''Yes, think it, may be-" said sherl-
dan, grimly. "What you say usually
is little that way. Go on!''
Perturbed and distressed, Bibbs rose
instinctively; he felt himself 1t every
possible disadvantage. He was 9
sleeper clihging to a dream-a rOhgh
hand stretched to shake him and wax.
en- him. He went to a table and made
vague drawings upon 1t With 4 finger,
and as he spoke he kept his eyes low
cred. You weren't altogether right
about the shop 4bat is, in one way
you weren't, father" He glanced up
apprehensiYely. Sheridan stood facing
him, expressiohless, and made no at
tempt to interrupt 'That's difficult to
explain" Bibbs continued, lowering
his eyes again, to follow the tracings
Of bis finger. I'll believe the shop
might have done for me this time II
hadn't-if something hadn't helped
me to-oh, not only to bear 1t, but to
be happy in it. Well, I am happy in
it. l want to 60 on just as am. And
Of all things on earth that don't want,
don't want to live a business life
don't want to be drawn into it. l
don't think It is living-and now l am
living. have the healthful .toil-and
l can think. In business as important
as yours I couldn't think anything but
business. DON'T don't think max
ing money Is worth while"
4 GO. on" said Sheridan, CURLY, as
Bibbs paused timidly.
1T hasn't seemed to get anywhere,
that can see," said Bibbs. "You think
this city is rich and powertnl-but
what's the use of it's being rich and
powerful? They don't teach the chill
dren any more in the schools because
the city is rich and powerful. They
teach them more than they used to be-
cause some pe0ple-nOt rich and pow
erful people = have thought the
thoughts to teach the children. And
yet when you've been reading the pa
per I've heard you Objecting to the
children being taught anything except
what would help them to make money.
You said It was wasting the taxes.
You want them taught to make a liv-
Ing, but not to live. When was q
little boy this wasn't an ugly town;
now it's hide0us. What's the use Of
being big just to be hideous? l mean