The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-29
takes nerseif ont q the way and lets
you and all the rest OF rs alone"

TO you. 70 not going back to the OF
flee. I'M ione!"
Wait a minute before YOU talk that
way" Sheridan began his sentry go
Up and down the room. Il suppose
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 l was
doing about eight mems work. I'm
glad you found two that could handle
It,"
Look here! II worked you it was
for your own good. There are plenty
Of men drive hardcr'n l do, and
Yes. There are some that break
down all the other men that work with
EN-. They either die, or go crazy. or
have to quit, and are no use the rest
OF their lives. The lasts my case, l
gucss-'complicatel by domestic diff
culties'"
You set there and tell me you give
up?' Sheridan's voice shook, and SO
did the geSticulatiug 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 4 man! This
more. The work amt goin' to hurt
you X you haven't got her to worry
you, and you can get shut o. this nasty
whisky -guzzlin'; II amt fastened on
pa yet. Don't ray"
Its no use on earth" Roscoe nu1n-
eied. mo use ON earth"
Look here. II you want another
months vacation"
II know Quincy told you. 50 what's
the use talking about 'vacations?"
Quincy" 0ertdan voclferated
the name savagsiy. Its Quincy, Cur.
ney, Quincy! Always Quincy! I
don't know what the werld's comm to
with everybody runnin' around squeal-
in, The doctor says this.' and The
doctor says that IL nakes me sick.
Hov's this country expect to get it,
work done II Quincy and all the other
old nnnny-goats keep UP this blattin'.
SO he say you Got nervous exhaustion
induced By overwork md emotional
strain They always got to stick the
work ia If they - Z chance! 1 reckon
you did have the emotional strain
and that's ais the matter with You.
You'll be ever Il soon's this woman's
gone, and works the YER thing to
make you quit frettin' about her"
did Quincy tell you l was 1t to
work.
Shut up" sheridan beloved. I'm
30 sick o that mans name l feel like
slaootin' anybody that says It to met
He fumed and chafed. swearing indis-
tinctly, then came and stood before his
10 Look here; do you think you're
dom the square thing by me? Do
you? How much you worthy'
I've got between seven and eight
thousand a year clear Of my own, out
side the salary. That much 10 mine
whether | work or not"
IT Is? You could "a pulled il out
without me, / suppose You think, at
your agey'
NO. But it's mine. and it's enough
NY Lord! It's about what q con
gresham gets, and you want to quit
there. | suppose you think you'll get
the rest when | Kick the bucket, and
all Jon have to do Ia lay back and
you'll never SEQ one cent Of it. You
20 oct O. business now. and what
would you know about handlin' it Ave
or ten Or twenty years from now? Be
cause l intend to stay here n little
while yet. my boy: They'd either set
II away from you ~ you'd sell for a
nickel and let II be split up and"
lie whirled about, marched to the
ether end OF the room, and stood silent
a moment. Then he said, solemnly:
Listen. If you 80 out now, you Nave
me in the lurch. with nothiH' on Goes
green earth to depend on but your
brothcr-and you know what he is.
Jim died. Now you've listened to that
dam doctor, and he says maybe you
won't ever be IS good a mar 40 you
were. and that certainly you won't be
for a year or so-probably more. Now,
that's all 4 lie. Men don. break down
that way at your age. Look at me-!
AAd | tell you, you can shake this
thing of. All you need Is q little get
up and A little Eumption. Nen don't
90 away for years and Their come back
into moving businesses Ike ours-they
lose the strings. And II you could, !
won't let you-if you lay down on me
nsw. I won't-and that's because II
you lay down yon prove you amt tho
man l thought you were" He cleared
his threat and Gnislfcd quietly: "Isos-
coe. will you take q months vacation
and come back and 60 to IT."
Ne" said Roscoe, listless,y. "T'm
through"
"All right said Sheridan. Tie picked
up the evening paper from \ table.
went to a chair by the Ere and sat
down. his back to his SON. "Goodby."
Roscoe rose, his head hanging, but
there was I dull relief in his eye
Best I can do" he muttered. seeming