Arizona republican., 1922-02-24
THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, PHOENIX

! pave the way for bigger things"
Sometimes | wonder, Ruth where
you got the ambition the enthusiasm
for work. We must have had an an
| cestor way back somewhere who
| loved to toll. Dad never hurt him.
self" bitterly, "and mother has as
much idea of business as Susan. No
| don't think she has Susan will
be like you some day, think"
"She's a little dear. Sam. Do you
know the child writes poetry? Good
stuff. too. for her age, far ahead Of
a lot of amateur things that are pub
lished. | hope | can send her to col
lege'
perhaps by that time shall
either be able to help. Ruth-or dead
'Sam-don't! You can't know how
you hurt me- hurt us all when you
talk like that. We are proud of you
sam $50 proud of these She touched
the wound stripes on his arm. then
her fingers just touched the u. S. G.
which hung on his breast. I'VE had
nothing else to give. Sam. Don't
make us sorry we gave YOU
I'm a brute, Ruth But sometimes
feel that | shall go mad, sitting
here helpless. while you, girl, sup
port the family. If only father would
find something TO do. l am getting
better, think, Ruth, and If / could
stop fretting perhaps in time"
Ruth looked UP. Henry Browning
had come into the room so quietly
neither had heard.
What would make you stop fret
ting. Sam? Or what are you fretting
about? Don't you feel so well?
Yes. dad. l am better. | think.
But it frets me that Ruth has to
work so hard. If only | might help,
her"
"If she hadn't been so stubborn
when mother and I wanted to sell
the house / would have had a nice
business by this time" He did not
say it angrily. but in a complaining
tone. II am sure no one wants YOU
to work. Sam. The government
should allow you enough to live on
the rest of your life" Henry Brown
ing's idea that he and his deserved
a living was very pronounced.
Il guess they give US all they can.
People are taxed very heavily as 1t
is. Anything new come your way,
dad?"
'No. Harts recommendation hasn't
done me any good. I'm too old for
new job, I guess"
TRY for something else, father. II
you can't get what you want, take
what you can get until I get about.
Even If you shouldn't get half what
you got with the railroad it would
help Ruth lot"
Don't talk nonsensei If you think
I am going to take some little infe-
rior position after working all my
life to get where l was you are mis-
taken. I'll take small reduction
but that's all"
Sam sighed. then returned to the
subject.
you could get lob as a watch
man in a bank, father Hart win
voucl for your honesty and faithful
ness"
Il never will ask him, and never
will demean myself TO take such a
position. I'll get something soon
something good. IL | make the mis-
take of taking an inferior position
now I never would get anything else
It's easier to come down than to go
up" Which we all know is a truism,
but which, in Henry Brownings po-
sition. led to a false analysis.
Never mind. Sam. As father says,
ne will probably find something
soon. We win get along until then.
II it wasn't for Betty. her clothes. I
wouldn't feel anxious But I should
like to get her pretty trousseau,
and mother is so disappointed that
we cannot more disappointed than
even Betty Is. | believe"
You should have let us sell tho
house, then we could have given her
what she needs. sent her away de-
Gently Henry Browning complained.
"It is more necessary that you and
mother have a home than that Betty
should have clothes, much as / would
like to get them for her"
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