The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-07-30

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.HE Sheridan building was the
biggest skyscraper, the Sheri-
dan Trust company, the big
xest bank, and Sheridan himself, the
biggest builder and broker, and truster
and buster under the smoke of dirty
and wonderful midland city that piled
tower on tower and spread itself out
over the plain Of a fair country.
Bibbs Sheridan was his "odd one:"
the family failure. He grew up only |
lengthwise, and at twenty-five was the |
dry scaffolding Of q man. Six months |
In his fathers pump works made nee
essary two years in a sanitarium. He
returned 20 the new house" on the
outskirts of the city in time for the
house-warming party. To this came
Mary vertrees, whose family next door
maintained the highest air Of respect
ability upon vanishing fortune. She
came under home promptings that led
her to dazzle with her wit and beauty
both Sheridan and James Sheridan, Jr.
When young Jim had proposed, Mrs.
Roscoe Sheridan, his sister-in-law, Of
fered to help Mary in return for help
IN an affair Of her own. Mary saw
that in bartering, she was to be bar
tered with. Her soul rebelled and she
declined to marry young Jim Sheri-
dan. He never got the letter.
Sheridan demanded of Bibbs II he
would quit dreaming OF poetry end
follow with Roscoe and Jim to make
the business and the city bigger. Bibbs
could not understand why anybody
wanted to make things bigger.
sDamnation roared Sheridan.
did you ever hear the. word pros
perityr You ninnyl Did you ever
hear the word ambition! Did you
ever hear the word progress! Look
Mt Jim, Just completing two more big
warehouses at the pump works In half
fhe time the contractors wanted. Jim
hook the contract himself, found fel-
low with new cement process and
we begin using them next week. Now
i I'm goin' to make man Of You. By
GodI I ami" And Bibbs was given
two months to get his mental attitude
right for the pump works.
Miss Vertrees' note went to the
Z. senior sheridan, as that afternoon one
OF the new warehouse walls collapsed
sending the inventor and James Sheri
dan. Jr. to their eternity.
Bibbs had to manage the funeral
and ride from the cemetery with MAY
Yertrees, but neither spoke. He''
mot insane said Mary to her mother
~He looks dreadfully III, but has pleas
ant eyes,
Later BibDs and Mary met a a
as raising her gate. He apologizeo
ST. hate a frozen fish. myself, AM
f1,at. three miles was too long Tor yo'
20 put up with one. I've never pee
able to speak quickly. because y
4ried I'd stammeE."
Instantly, Mary saw his nature sn'
.afterinx. They walked on ana g
srvifed. him Into the church 70 hea
rome Handel music. Il meant, 81
hid. one thing above all others 9 -
c0urage. ~
Thereafter Bibbs went often to u
nome 81 Mary Vertrees. You go
= conflded to her. ut Is all 30 Nmp,'
an to feed long strips g , - ~ =,
steel Jaws that bite Il into nlue = =
~ses &c minute. I used to n'ncn -
the workmen laughed.
III sha'n't hurt you." exclalm Z.
Mary .All day long, I'll seno =
tnonehts to you; and you must :,
member that q friend s'ap's
you." S..-,a.r hons
80 roscoe took to drink; then GU
r. had enough--a few thousand
year. nah. his on
hone. offered him vice pl e.,.Ss -
s,sr,es and shares; but bids p
$3.50 happiness and nine doi.sis !.
.ss wWhat,s the use" ne said.
s..snr INST bigger, dirtier ana nolsler
r,s.t evening Bibbs and Mary re-
1raeepriinck together ana ne u ,v.u =.
ssroacfrow, I'm one Of the nanus =
s - r,,mp works and going TO stay y
- am thrown out ana decioc
stndy Plumbing" ...cce
sxh, not give Bfbbs 2 cnance
liye7s said the family Co., 49,. IL Il
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