Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-03

dred more men out this morning. This
strike will"
"oh. tn strike. eh?" Andrew quer-
led, easily. That's your trouble, is
1t? Old man, you don't know a thing
in the world about troubled"
David looked at him in panied sur
prise; Andrew silenced his protests
with appraised hand.
You can't" he went on. You live
in hotel. You amt married. You
amt got any daughter. Them's three
big things that you amt got that might
mean trouble gay-lore for you If you
had them. Then. again. you do all
your own work with tho help OF that
old maid you got in your office. and.
II she quit you. you're so dad-gummed
capable that you'd JUS set yourself
down at her little table and whack out
your letters or a typewritin' machine.
yourself. And. you talk ahou,
papers on his desk.
Look at me. II you want to see
Old Man D. II. Trouble-an the d. II.
stands for burned Heavy. Look at
met he shouted. "Th' strike Is tn
last of my worries. now. Tho things
righ, hand is asking to be cut off.
got daughter that has gone plumb
nutty and bolshcviki and thinks she is
Joan of Arc, and l don't get food
that's fit to eat. and do all tn house
work. and I can't go flshin' when I
taste the fish. Troublc-Tm tn orig
inaI trouble man OF this world! When
go out and wave my hands in tn
air IL rains trouble and tho whole
neishborhood. out our way. is drowned
out in trouble. That's tn reason / stay
cam and collected all tn time.
whcw," He famed his flushed face
with his hat.
Dave" he asked. a note of pleading
in his voice. have you talked with sid.
serious. eh? Well thcm's my worries.
along with tn other things I men
toned.
sid has asked me to let him go
wants 10 leave us. Sayo he thinks hen
so into business for himself Then.
to get married. right away. and when
/ put my food down on that and tell
her shc has tub wait two years. she
goes buGhousc about upiiftin' all tn
masses and nres all III hired help on
IN place and her and mo arc doing
all tho housework-inciudinE tn cook
ing and dish-vashins." Ho stopped and
srinned at tho look OF wonder on his
brothers face.
''oh. you dom, know . thing aeou,
IL Amt ! been telling you that
How long since you washed dishes. r
wiped them. Davc7 Not since ". was
boys an helped sroun' tn house. oh7
Well. IT'S been hbou; iwelv" hours
since ! done that thing. an Janet in
forms me that IL will bc tn. regular
pastinc until sh. gets all tho masses
upliftcd. / guess. or until she goes TO
work. somewhere else
What is all this calamity your. Try
Ing to toll me-" Dave asked.
"Caism!'y's sure light Well. . day
r two aro. sid asked m. to aco.rt
his resignation and you know what
that means TO Us. an to mo. In ~.po-
cial. He let his ,,.no off on accoun;
of her bein' sick. no that ! would be
risht IN tn soup II nh. didn', come
back. Then. on top OF that"
why. We can't let sid Leave usi"
David declared
Sure. vc can't. md. we WON'T But. /
lot me tell You all IN revs on top ot
all this. Janet comes In an SAYS Hh~
was rrt,in' married We had quite a
little rumpus. and she couldn't ten the
who tn fellar vas that -lio had uirkri /
out for her young affections Amt told /
mo yet. neither. but 7 GOT burned |
good Idea who ho is. Fare,s pretty
slick. but she pulled hsd hone last
nisht Well. that ain't all. she gues
holshevlsi. wants to go q Europe 40
shn can come back heme all ulitoad /
cut with knowledge had a two years |
trip all planned r her. hut : fixed .ha,
up. She won: go. not ~hils I'm vel,
and 10.
Wei. -hr fires all IN peopi. in IN
house and 80 have to took after tn
chores. ourselves After sha gets SUP.
per. 80 wash IN dishes and IN tho /
enc drives mo 20 work. Had