The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-27

man breaking his way 1.rough the in
stantly condensing crowd. while the
traffic came to a siandstill and people
stood up in automobiles or climbed
upon the hubs and tires Of wheels. not
to miss a chance of seeing anything
horrible.
Mary tried to get through; it was
impossible. Other policemen came to
help the first. and in a minute or two
traffic was in motion again The
crowd became plant. dispensing there
was no figure upon the ground. and no
ambulance came. But one OF the po-
llcemen was detained by the clinging
and beseeching Of a gloved hand.
What is the matter, lady?"
"Where are they?7 Mary cried
"Who7 Ole Man Sheridan? | reck-
on he wasn't much hurtw
His SON"
"Was that who the other one was?
/ seen him knock him-oh, he's not bad
off. | guess, lady. The ole man got
him out of the way all right. The
fender showed the ole man around
some, but 1 reckon he only got shook
up. They both went on in the Sheri-
dan building without any help. Elk
cuse me, lady"
Sheridan and Bibbs, in fact, were
at that moment in the elevator ascend
ing. "Whisk-broom up in the Office. -
Sheridan was saying. You got to look
out on these corners nowadays, | tell
you. l don't know | got any call to
blow, though-because | tried to cross
after you did. That's how | happened
to run into you. Well, you remember
to look out after this We were talkin'
about Murtrie's askn' sixty-eight thou
sand fiat for that ninety
lease. It's his lookout If he'd rather
take it that way, and l don't know
but"
NO. said Blbbs, emphatically, as
the elevator stopped; "he won't get it.
Not from Us, he won't. and I'll show
you why. can convince you in five
minutes" He followed his father into
the Office anteroom-and convinced
him. Then, having been diligently
brushed by a youth Of color, Bibbs
went into his own room and closed the
door.
He was more shaken than he had
allowed his father to perceive, and bis
side was sore where Sheridan had
struck him. He desired to be alone
he wanted to rub himself and, for once
to do some useless thinking again. He
knew that his father had not HAP
pened" to run into him; he knew thai
Sheridan had instantly-and instinct
ively-proved that he held his own life
of no account whatever compared t
that of his son and heir. Bibbs haC
been unable to speak Of that, or seen
to know it; for Sheridan, just as in
stinctively. had swept the matter asid
AS Of no Importance, since all wa
well-reverting Immediately to bust
ness.
Bibbs began to think intently Of hi
father. He perceived, as he had neve
perceived before, the shadowing O
something enormous and indomitabl
and lawless; not to be daunted b
the will of natures very self; laughin
ut the lightning and at wounds an
mutiation; conquering, irresistible
and blindly noble. For the first tim
in his life Bibbs began to understand
the meaning of being truly this man
son.
He would be the more truly his so
henceforth, though, as Sheridan said
Bibbs had not come downtown wit
him meanly or half-heartedly. He ha
given his word because he had wante
the money. simply, for Mary vertree
in her need. And he shivered wit
horror Of himself, thinking how he ha
gone to her to offer it, asking her t
marry him-with his head on hi
breast in shameful fear that she woul
accept himl He had not known hel
the knowing had lost her to him, an
this had been his real awakening; fC
he knew now how deep had been tina
slumber wherein he dreamily celebra
ed the superiority of friendship! TIL
sleep-walker had Weakened to bite
knowledge Of love and life, fndin
himself a failure in both. He ha
made a burnt offering of his dreams
and the sacrifice had been an unforgi'
able hurt to Mary. All that was lei
for him was the work he had chosen
but at least he would not fail in tina
though it was indeed no more tina
dust in his mouth" If there had bee
anything ito work for"
He went to the window, raised
and let in the uproar Of the streets b.
low. He looked down at the blurre'
hurrying swarms - and he locke
across. over the roofs with their pan
ing jets of vapor into the vast. fogg
heart of the smoke. Dizzy traceries {
steel were rising dimly against it, cha
tering with steel on steel, and screec
ing in steam, while tiny figures OF me
walked on threads in the dull SIX
Buildings would overtop the Sherida
Bigness was being served.
But what for? The old questic
came to Bibbs with a new despai