The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-08

'l'm Cured, Father" He Said.
you over there by the collar. Lat
night l made up my mind I'd give you
just one more day. Well, you got to
it before l did-pretty close to the
eleventh hourl All right Start in to-
morrow. It's the first O. the month.
Think you can get up in time?7
'Six O'clock" Bibbs responded brisk
ly. "And 1 want to tell you-I'm 60
ing in a cheerful spirit AS you said,
I'll go and I'll like itr"
THAT'S your lookoutv' his father
grunted. They'll put you back on the
clippin' machine. You get nine dollars
a week"
more than I'm worth, too" said
Bibbs, cheerily. "That reminds me,
didn't mean you by Midas in that
nonsense I'd been writing. l meant"
makes a hell of lot Of difference
what you meanr
Il just wanted you to know. Good
night, father"
"Gnightr'
The sound of the young mans foot
steps ascending the stairs became in
audible, and the house was quiet. But
presently, as Sheridan sat staring an
grily at the fire, the shutting of pair
of slippers could be heard descending,
and Mrs. Sheridan made her appear
ance, her oblique expression and the
state of her toilette being those of
person who, after trying unsuccess-
fully to sleep OH one side, has got up
to look for burglars
"Papaw she exclaimed, drowsRy.
"Why'n't you go to bed? 1t must be
goin' on 'leven o'clock
She yawned, and seated herself near
him, stretching out her hands to the
fire. whats the matter?" she asked,
sleep and anxiety striving sluggishly
with each other in her voice. Il knew
you were worried all dinner time.
You got something new on your mind
besides Jims bein' taken away like he
was. What's worryin' you now, papa?"
"Nothin'"
She jeered feebly "N' tell me that!
l. Ou sat UP " otC plDDSs 0lIn gOu
He starts in at the shop again to-
morrow morning." said Sheridan.
Just the same as he did before?"
Just pre-ciselyw
'How-long you goin' to keep him
at it, papa?' she asked, timidly.
Until he knows something's The
unhappy man struck his palms to-
gether then got to his feet and began
to pace the room. as was his wont
when he talked. Hell go back to the
machine he couldn't learn to tend prop
erly in the six months he was there,
and he'll stick to it till he does learn
it! That boys whole life, there's been
settln' up O. something mulish that's
against everything l want him to do
| don't know what 1t is, but it's got
to be worked out of him. Now, labor
amt any more a simple question than
what it was when we were young. My
idea is that, outside o. union troubles
the man that can manage workin' mer
is the man that's been one himself
Well, set Bibbs to learn the men and
to learn the business, and he set him
self to balk on the first job That's
what he did, and the balk's lasted Close
on to three years. If he balks agaiI
I'm just done with himI Sometimes
feel like l was pretty near done will
everything, anyhow
81 knew there was something else,
said Mrs. Sheridan, blinking over |
yawn. "You better let it go till to
morrow and get to bed now-'les
you'll tell me?"
Suppose something happened +
. Roscoe" he said. Then what'd
have to look forward to? Then wha
could depend on to hold things to
gether? A lummix A lummix tina
! hasn't learned how to push a strip c
zinc along a grower
"Roscoe" she yawned. "You needn'
worry about Roscoe, papa. He's tn
strongest child we had. 1 never di
. know anybody keep better health tina
he does. l don't believe he's even ha
a cold in five years. You better go u
I to bed, papa"
Suppose something did happen t
him, though. You don't know what
means, keepin' property together thes
days-just keepin' it alive, let alon
maxim it grow the way 1 do. te