Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-07-27


to scare me out of a big thing.
| We're in on this-understand? | tell
| you there never was better times.
| These are good times and big times,
and / won't stand for any other
kind O. talk. This country's on its feet
as it never was before, and this city's
on it's feet and goin' to stay there!'
And Quincy heard a series of whacks
and thumps upon the desk. "'Bad
| times"" Sheridan vociferated, with
accompanying thupps. rabbit talk!
These times are glorious, tell you.
We're in the promised land, and were
goin' to stay there! That's all, gentle
men. The loan goes!'
The directors came forth, flushed
and murmurous, and Quincy fastened
| in. His guess was correct: Sheridan
had been humping the desk with his
right hand. The physician scolded
YEARLY, making good the fresh dam
age as best he might; and then he said
what he had to say on the subject of
Roscoe and Sibyl, his opinion meet
| ing, as he expected, warmly hostile
reception. But the result of this con-
versation was that by telephone COM
mand Roscoe awaited his father, an
hour later, in the library at the new
| house.
"Gurney says your wife's able to
travel" Sheridan said brusquely, as he
came in.
Yes" Roscoe occupied a deep chair
and sat in the detected attitude which
had become his habit. yes, she is"
Edith had to leave town, and 50
Sibyl thinks she'll have to, toor'
ooh, l wouldn't put it that way"
Roscoe protested, drearily.
'No, l hear you wouldn't"' There
was a bitter gibe in the fathers voice,
and he added: ITS a good thing she's
goin' abroad-if she'll stay there. [
shouldn't think any of us want her
here any more-you least Of all!'
Its no use your talking that way"
said Roscoe. ''You won't do any good"
''Well, when you comm back to your
Officer" Sheridan used a brisker, kind
er tone. ''Three weeks since you
showed up there at all. When you
goin' TO be ready to cut out whisky
and all the rest O the foolishness and
start in again? You ought to be able
to make up for a lot o. lost time and a
lot O. split milk when that woman
takes herself out O. the way and lets
you and all the rest of us alone"
Its no use father, | tell you. |
know what Quincy was going to say
to you Pm not going back to the of
| fee. I'm done"
'Wait a minute before you talk that
way Sheridan began his sentry-go
up and down the room, Il suppose
you know it's taken two pretty good
men about sixteen hours a day to set
things straight and get 'em runnin'
right again, down in your Officer?
''They must be good men," Roscoe
nodded indifferently. Il thought | was
doing about eight mems work. Pm
glad you found two that could handle
| it,
Look here! If l worked you it was
for your own good. There are plenty
of men drive harder'n I do and"
yes There are some that break
down all the other men that work with
'em. They either die, or go crazy, or
| have to quit, and are no use the rest
of their lives. The lasts my case, I
uess-'complicated by domestic diff
cultiesr"
You set there and tell me you give
up?" Sheridan's voice shook, and so
did the gesticulating hand which he
extended appealingly toward the de-
spondent figure Don't do it, Ros-
coe! Don't say it! Say you'll come
down there again and be a man. This
woman amt goin' to trouble you any
more. The work amt goin' to hurt
you if you haven't got her to worry
you, and you can get shut O. this nasty
whisky guzzlin'; it amt fastened on
you yet Don't say"
Its no use on earth,' Roscoe mum
bled. "No use on earth"
look here. If you want another
months vacation"
II know Quincy told you, so what's
the use talking about vacations?
"Gurney!' Sheridan vociferated
the name savagely. ITS Quincy, Cur
ney, Quincy. Always Quincy! l
don't know what the worlds comm to
with everybody runnin' around squeal-
in, The doctor says this and The
doctor says thatv 1t makes me sick!
How's this country expect to get it's
work done if Quincy and all the other
old nanny-goats keep up this blattin!
SO he says you got nervous exhaustion
induced by overwork and emotional
strain They always got to stick the
work in if they see a chance! reckon
you did have the emotional strain
and that's alPs the matter with you.
You'll be over it soon's this woman's
gone, and works the very thing to
make you quit frettin' about her."
Did Quincy tell you I was fit to
work."
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