The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-07
INV THY, yes" she said. brisk
X ly. You don't realize
" what a little bit Of

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Wv what a little bit of a
thing all this is to him.
It's been a long, long while since the
last time you even mentioned glue to
him.. and he's probably forgotten
everything about it."
You're off your base; it isn't like
him to forget things" Adams re-
turned peevishly. He may seem to
forget 'em, but he don't"
But he's not thinking about this,
or you'd have heard from him before
now"
Her husband shook his head. ''Ah,
that's just it, he sS-d why haven't
I heard from him?"
IT'S all your morbidness. Virgil.
Look at Walter; if Mr.. Lamb held
this up against you, would he still let
Walter stay there? Wouldn't he have
discharged Walter if he felt angry
with your"
THAT dang boyr' Adams said. IF
he wanted to come with me now, 1
wouldn't hardly let him. What do
you suppose makes him so bull-head-
ed?"
But hasn't he a right to choose
for himself?' sh easked. Il suppose
he feels he ought to stick to what he
thinks is sure pay. As soon as he sees
that you're going to succeed with the
glue works he'll want TO be with you
quick enough"
We'll, he better get a little sense
in his head" Adams returned GROSSLY.
IL
bonus In advance. when anybody with
a grain Of common sense knows I
need every penny can lay my hands
onI'
Never mind" she said. He'll
come around later and be glad OF the
chance"
He'll have to beg for it then!
won't ask him again"
"Oh, Walter will come out all right:
you needn't worry. And don't you see
that Mr.. Lambs not discharging him
means there's no hard feeling against
you. Virgil?"
Il can't make it out at ALL" he
said, frowning. The only thing
can think it means is that J. a. Lamb
is so Northumberland of course he is
one Of the fair-mindedest man alive
suppose that's the reason he hash
fired Walter. He may know" Adams
concluded, mor0sely-"he may know
that's just another thing to make me
feel all the meaner: keeping my boy
there on a salary after I've done him
an injurey.'
Now, nowr'' she said, trying to
comfort him. You couldn't do any
i
everybody knows it."
We'll, anybody ouEht to know I
wouldn't want to do an injury. but
this world isn't built so't we can do
just what we wan" He paused,
rejecting. of coulse there may be
one explanation Of Why Walters still
there: J. A. maybe hasn't noticed
that he is there. There's so many
expect he hardy knows him by
sight
''Wen. just do iuit thinking about
it." she urged HIM Tt only both
ers you without d7ing any good. Don't
you know that?"
Don't I, thought he laughed
feebIy. 81 know it better'n anybody!
How funny that is: when you know
thinking about a thing only posters
you without helping anything at all.
and yet you keep right on Fostering
yourself with it!'
But why?" she said. What's the
use when you know you haven't done
anything wrong, Virgil? You said
yourself you were going to improve
The process so much it would be differ
ent from the old one, and you'd real
" have a right to it."
Adams had persuaded himself of
this when he yielded; ne had found it
necessary to persuade himself Of 1t
though there was a part Of him. of
course, that remained unpersuaded;
and this discomfiting part Of him was
what made his present trouble. yes,
know" he said. That's true, but I
can't quite seem to get away from
the fact that the principle Of the
process is a good deal the same-well
it's more'n that; it's just about the
same as the one he hired Campbell