Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-23
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"A Novel By
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ssWhatsS the matter, papaV' she
asked, quickly. HAS anything gone
wrong? You amt sick?'
"Me!" He laughed loudly. me
sick ~
aYou had lunch?" .,~1s So.
."Didn't want any today. You can
give me cup o. coffee, though"
She rang, and told George to have
coffee made, and when he had with
drawn she said querulously, II just
know there's something wrong"
aNothin' in the world" he respond
ed, heartily, taking seat at the head
OF the table. II thought I'd talk over
notion o. mine with you. that's all
It's more women folks business than
what it is mans, anyhow"
what abont2'' - e.,
"Why, ole Doc Quincy was up at the
Office this morning awhile"
ITO look at your hand? How's ne
say it's doin'?'' t..,.,. ~. -~-s .
Fine! Well, he went in and sat
around with Bibbs awhile" - u g..
Mrs. Sheridan nodded pessimistically.
II guess it's time you had him, too. I
knew Bibbs-'' -: ~
Now, mamma, hold your horses!
wanted him to look Bibbs over before
anything's the matter. You don't sup
pose I'm goin' to take any chances
with Bibbs, do you? Well. afterwards.
i shut the door, and I an ole Quincy
had talk. He's mighty disagreeable
man: he rubbed it in on me what he
said about Bfbbs havin' brains II he
ever woke up. Then l. thought he must
want to get something out O. me. he
got SO fiattering-for minute! 'Bibbs
couldn't help .havin' business brains.'
prised,' he says-tdon't be surprised at
his MAXIM a. success he says. He
couldn't get over his heredity; he
couldn't help 1bein' 4 business success
once you got him into It, It's in his
blood. Yes, SIR he says, 1t doesn't
need much brains,' he says, 'an' only
third-rate brains, at that he says. but
it does need a special kind o. brains
he says, to be a millionaire. I mean,'
be says, when a mans, given start.
II nobody gives him "a start. why.
course he's got to have luck and the
right kind O. brains. The only mir
acle about :Bibbs.' he says, is where he.
got the other kind o. brains-the brains
you made him quit usin' and throw
away .g.4 + "a! 3il.i ra,r -.
! But what d he say about his
health ?" Mrs. Sheridan demanded. i'm
patiently, as George placed cup. of
coffee before her husband. Sheridan
helped himself to cream and sugar,
and began to sip the coffee. So
.1'm COMM to that he returned.
.placidly. "See how easy manage this
cup with my left hand. mammal
"You been dom that all winter
What did" N
TITS wonderful" he interrupted. ad-
miringly, "what fellow can do with
his left hand. can sign my name
with mine now, wells ever could
with my right. It came little hard
at first, but now. honest I believe I
rather sign with my left That's all
I ever have to write, anyway-just
the signature. Rests all dictatin'."
He blew across the top of the cup
Good coffee, mamma!
Well. about Bibbs. Ole Quincy says
he believes If Bibbs could somehow
get back to the state o. mind he was
IN about the machine shop-that is. II
he could some way get to feelin' about
business the way he felt about the
stop-not the poetry and writin' part,
but He paused, supplementing his
remarks with a motion Of his head
toward the old house next door. "He
says Bibbs is older and harder'n what
he was when he broke down that time,
and, besides, he amt the kind o
dreamy way he was then-and I
should say he amt! I'd like 'em to
show me anybody his age that's any
wider awake! But he says Bibbs'
health'll never need bother us again
II"
Mrs. Sheridan shook her head. IT
don't see any help that way. You
know yourself she wouldn't have Jim"
u who's talkin' about her havin' any
body? But, my Lord! she might let
him look at her! She needn't "a got
90 mad, just because he asked her. that
she won't let him come In the house
any more. He's mighty funny boy,
and some ways reckon he's pretty
near az hard to understand, as the
Bible, but Quincy kind o. got me in
the way o. thinkin' that II she'd let
him come back and set around with
her an evening or two sometimes-not
,reg'lar, I don't mean-why Well. I
Just thought I'd see what you'd think
OF It. There amt any way to talk
about It TO Bibbs himself--I don't sup
pose he'd let you, anyhowbnt I
thought maybe you could kind o. slip
over there some day, and kind O. hint
around till you see how the land lays.
and ask her" 9sss
'Me!'' Mrs. Sheridan looked both
helpless and frightened. No" She
shook her head decidedly. ct wouldn't
do any good" u
'''You won't try it2s .s
81 won't risk her turnin' me out o.
the house. Some way. that's what 7
believe she did to sibyl. from what 4
Roscoe said ence. Nc. cam tand I
what's more, it'd only make things 4
worse. II -eople and out you're run.
MIN after lem they think you're cheap,