The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-27
CHAPTER XXX (contInuodj.

Old Maa 9hsridan eoes to Bibbs'
room to csseeie the boy about Mary
vertrecs' rejection Of hls proposal Of
marriage. instead, against hls will,
che father ~nts about his sons need
for hard wsrk-and suddenly hats hls
abuse In the middle Of a s%entenes.
Bibbs looked mp patentiy-an old.
old look. YES. father: I'm listening"
That's ALL" said Sheridan, frowning
heavily. That's all I came to say, and
You better see I you remember it,"
He shook his head warn!ngly. and
went out, coaing the door behind him
with a crash. However, no sound Of
footsteps Indicated his departure. BE
stopped just Outside the door. and
stood there . minute or more. Then
abruptly he turned the knob and ex-
hibited to his . q forehead literally
covered WITH Precipitation.
look here" he said. Grossly. THAT
girl over yonder wrote Jim q letter
" know" said Ribbs. "Ehe told me-"
"Well, I thought you needn't feel 30
much upset about IT." The door closed
On his voice ~ hs withdrew, but the
conclusion OF the sentences was never
thelcss aut1bls1-H you knew abe
wouldn't have Jim, either"
And he stamped his way downstairs
to tell his wife 70 quit her frettin' and
not bother him WITH any more fools
errands. shs was about - inquire
what Bibbs "saiA," but after . second
thought she decided not 10 speak 1t al.
She merely murnured . wordless -.
sent, and verbal Communication wes
given oyer tstwsan them FOR the NJ
Of the afternoon.
Ribbs and his ARthsx were gone when
Mrs. Sheridan woke, the next morning.
and she had 4 drsary day. She missed
Edith woefully. and she worried about
what might b taking place IN the
sheridan budding. She felt that every-
ching depended - how B!bbs took
hold" and upon ~ husbands return
In the evening she seized upon tho drst
opportunity to ask him how things had
gone. He was noncommittal. What
could anybody tell By the drst dayf
He'd seer plenty 80 1t things we'll
enough right at tho start and tnen
blow up. Pretty aear anybody could
show up fair the Arst day o. %. There
was q big job ahead This material,
such 40 IL was-BibbA. In fact-had
to be broken In to handling the work
Roscoe had done: and then. at least -
an overYees, he must take Jim's posi-
ton In the Realty company ~ we'll.
He told her to Ask him again tn .
month.
But during tho course Of dinner she
gathered from some dlsjoiuted remarks
Of his that he and Bibbs had lunched
together 1t the small restaurant where
It had been Eheridan's custom to
lunch with Jim. and abe took this to be
an encouraging sign. Bibbs went to
hts room a. 0 0 10 they left the table,
and her husband was not communica-
two after reading his paper.
She became An anxious spectator OF
Bibbs' progress - . nan Of business,
although IL wal . progress she could
glimpse but dimly and only In the w.
ming. through his remarks and his IN
Tiers at dinner. Usually Bibbs was
silent except when directly addressed,
but on the arst evening of the third
week Of his new career - s6sFsd A
opinion whieA had apparently been tho
subject 81 pssvioas argument.
IRA tiks you - understand Just
what I 0eant abeut tAose storage
roeaaa, father." be aid. - Jackson
placed his coffee before him. "Aber@
cfombis agYssd with me, but You
wouldn't listen = him."
You can talk. X you want TO, and
I'll listen" Sheridan returned. but
you cant show me- that Jim ever took
- with 1 bad thing. The roof fell be-
cause Il hadn't had tims q settle ana
= account Of weather coalitions. l
want that building put Just the way
Tin planned ="
sYoa cart have It" said Bibbs.
sYsu cart because Jim planned for
~ building 70 stand up. and It won't
- Il. The othsF one-the q that
a3d1't fails - sAot With cracks We
haven't dared use II Tor storage. It
NVQ OU8u0 WSA0AA ~AAS O0N
ming . a.: Get both buildings down
= quickly 9 ~ cAn, and build over.
Dxlcks ~ bsse and cheapest r the
1oog rua fee that typs."
Oee3dan tooked sarcastic. Zine!
what ~ COIN = do fog storage rooms
WA6lo wosro watts tor those few
hslchS = - laidr
Rent" Dibhs returpsd. promptly.
wen - nsssy II ws don't rent.
Naayhcw-AsJ we're waiting % long for
: ~ efyo the warehouse matter your
atfasdcB amer re roof fell. Ton don't
Mat - amount q stun they've
- plaod - - - ore there. Ws'd
IN q ssnf until ~ could patch Up
60 Dsoeeso Rerils-and the Krtvitch
16anufAsfus1ne ceznpanys plant =
suapfy. eBsss ~ street. 1 took
~ aNseaendG eog0DsfnfeAQesniag."
80 l.sef.
- $50 aasys. -