Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-31

/ building to dress the wounds and to
have a talk with sheridan which the
doctor felt had become necessary. Bat
he was little before the appointed
time and was Eobliged 10 wait q few
minutes iu an anferoom-t there vas
directors meeting Of some sort IN
sheridan office. The door was slight
Iv a3ar. leaking cigar smoke and ora
tory. the latter all Sheridan S. and Sur
nev listened.
80. slrs no sir. 30. SIR he heard
the big voice rumbling, and then,
breaking into thunder. II tell you NOT
Some ~ you men make me sick You'd
lose your confidence In Almighty God
II doodiebUg dipped his hind leg ar
you. You sag moneys tight ali over
rhe country Well. what II II 4ss
There's no reason for it 10 he tight.
and Its not Eoin. 70 keep our money
tight, You're always rgunin 10 ths
woodshed to hide r0u- nIckaIz fri
crack because some fool newspaper
says the markets q HttIe skeervt You
listen 20 every atreet-cornar cr0aker
and then come and set here and try
TO scare me. out OF big thing.
We're tu on tb5s-uudersIaud + tell
you there never was better times.
These are good times and big times.
ana won't stand for any other
kind q t7ls This cGunrE's On its feet
al i never was before. and this Citys g
ON its feet and zoln to stay there
And Gurnev heard series Of whacks
and tbumps upon the desk. Bad
times Sheridan r0clferated, with
accompanying thumps Rabbit talk.
These times Hre glorious. I tell you.
We're IL the promised land. and we're
goln to stay there. That's all, gentle
men. The loan goes
The directors came forth aushed
and muruurous. and Gurnev hastened
tn. His guess was correct Sheridan
had been humping the desk with his
right hand The physician scoIGed
YEARLY. making good the fresh dam
age as best ne might and then he said
what 81 bad tn say ON the subject Of
Roscoe and SlbvL his opinion meet
iua. az he expected. q warm s. hostile
reception. But the result Of this CON
vere8tiou was that by telephone com
mau6 Roscoe awaited bis father. an
hour later. Ire the library af the new
house
travel" Sheridan said brusaue.T. as he
came fn.
Eyes" Roscoe occupies p deep chair
and sat tn this detected attitude whlcb
had become his habit "1es. she is.
Edith had to leave town. and SO
SihvI th.naz @beH have 70. soo-'
~oh wouldn't pot # eaae way
Roscoe protested. draartlv.
--\n. hear vou wouldn.t.. There
was ~ bitter zi6e fin the fathers voice
and he added Its Il good ching she's
gou. ah-o8d-tf She'll stay there. RI
shouldn't think auE Of us want her
here 4nr mare-raa .o-sf or arG-s
"Its uo use Eour talking taat way"
said Roscoe "T0u wen. do anv COED .
'FEe.U when vou comm back ro YOUR
ofces~ Sheridan used hrfzEcr kind .
or trau -Earaa weeks since rou
showed un there aH au When sou
1sEn' SD sa ready f1 ~ur ruE whisky T.
ana e#- rIsa rest Is. rha faa.f-ene-= and .
start In aea.as Tau OUGHT re aa ahse
Il. r.rz- .r, f-- .1t.. .f.-. fs..a ami "a +
Io- %. split milk when rhaf woman F..
takes herself ouT d. raa way and lets
Eoa zud e- tae rest of Res alone"
"fr- na uza father taI vou T.
know what eurne- was going te saw
20 -aa. I'm not eofaa back ra the Of
flee. I'm 5o7ar.
..ura#r e 7s.r-r-a nafe-e WON -zf,- +na-
v-a--. sheridan aesqn r7s. sa---~-e4
rn and down -Aa room ~ s,l7nrs-
vou know rs taken two a-e-rr GOOD
men about sixteen hours "a 5av -o set
things straight and ger sam runnfn
right again. down r. Your o8cee~ .
They must he good men, Roscoe .
nodded ind Ferentlr II thouzht I was .
doing about eight mems work T.ra
glad you found two that could handle I
st."
Look here. II worked r0u If ras
for voor own good. There are plenty +.
on men drive Ina TI aF 30. and +