Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-09-28
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Yes" Roscoe occupied deep chair
and sat in the detected attitude which
had become his habit. Yes. she Is"
Edith had to leave town, and so
Sibyl thinks she'll have to. toow
'Oh, I wouldn't put 1t that way"
Roscoe protested. drearily.
'No, l hear you wouldn'tw There
was bitter gfbe in the fathers voice,
and he added: Its good thing she's
goin' abroad-if she'll stay there. I
shouldn't think any OF US want her
here any more-you least of allr'
Its no use your talking that way"
said Roscoe. You won't do any good
We'll, when you comm back to your
Officer" Sheridan used brisker, kind
er tone Three weeks since you
showed up there at all. When you
goin' 10 be ready TO cut out whisky
and all the rest o. the foolishness and
start in again? You ought to be able
to make up for lot o. lost time and
lot o. split milk when that woman
takes herself out O. the way and let's
yoE and all the rest Of US alone"
''It's no use, father, l tell you.
know what Quincy was going to say
to you. Pm not going back to the Of
Ace. I'm donep' ~
Wait minute before you talk that
way" Sheridan began his sentry-go
up and down the room. 81 suppose
you know it's taken two pretty good
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. II thought l was
doing about eight mems work. I'm
glad you found two that could handle
it."
Look here! If 1 worked you 1t was
Of men drive harder'n l do, and"
Eyes. There are some that break
down all the other men that work with
'em. They either Gle, or go crazy, or
have to quit, and are no use the rest
OF their lives. The lasts my case, T.
guess-'complicated by domestic diff
cultiesp"
You set there and tell me you give
upT Sheridan's voice shook, and 30
did the gesticulating hand which he
extended appealingly toward the de-
spondent figure. Don't do 1t, Ros-
cee! Don't say it! Say you'll come
down there again and be man! This
woman amt goin' to trouble you any
more. The work amt goin' to hurt
you II you haven't got her to worry
you, and you can get shut o. this nasty
whisky guzzlin'; it amt fastened ON
you yet. Don't say"
"Its no use on EARTH" Roscoe num-
bled. mo use on earth"
"Look here! If you want another
months vacation"
II know Quincy told you, so what's
the use talking about 'vacationsY" (:
"Gurneyr' Sheridan vociferated
the name savageiy. ITS Quincy, Cur
ney, Quincy! Always Quincy!
don't know what the worlds comm to-
with everybody runnin' around squeal-
In, The doctor says this and The
doctor says that! 1t makes me sickI
How's this country expect to get it's
work done If Quincy and all the other
old nanny goats keep up this blattin'!
So he says you got nervous exhaustion
induced by overwork and emotional
strain They always got to stick the
work In II they see chance! | reckon
you did have the emotional strain
and that's alls the matter with you
a 10 nc
gone, and works the very thing to
make you quit frettin' about her."
did Quincy tell you l was fit to
work."
'Shut up?' Sheridan beloved I'm
80 sick o. that mans name | feel like
shootin' anybody that says 1t to mer
He fumed and chafed, swearing indis-
tinctly, then came and stood before his
son. Look here; do you think you're
dom the square thing by me? Do
you? How much you worthY''
1--WE got between seven and eight
thousand year clear of my own, out
side the salary. That much is mine
whether | work or not"
- ''It is? You could "a pulled 1t out
without me, 1 suppose you think, at
your age" n
mo. But it's mine, and it's enough"
my Lord! It's about what a con-
gresham gets, and you want to quit
there! | suppose you think you'll get
the rest when / kick the bucket, and
all you have to do is lay back and
wait! You let me tell you right here,
you'll never see one cent Of it. You
go out O. business now, and what
would you know about handlin' 1t five
or ten or twenty years from now2 Be-
cause / intend to stay here a little
while yet, my boy! They'd either get
1t away from yoh or you'd sell fer
nickel and let 1t be split up and"
He whirled about, marched to the
other end Of the room, and stood silent
moment. Then he said, solemnly:
Listen. II you go out now, you leave
me In the lurch, with nothin' on Gods
green earth to depend on but your
brother-and you know what he Ia.
I've depended on you for 1t all since
Jim died. Now you've listened to that
dam doctor, and he says maybe you
won't ever be as good man as you
you lay down you prove you amt the
man l thought you were" He cleared
his throat and finished quietly: "Ros-
coe, Will you take a months vacation
and come Jack and go to ttT"