The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-26

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x pathy upon this point. He
didn't say anything about rails
ing youtr fathers salary, did
he?" she asked dryiS:
No"
No. I thought not"
She would have said more. but
Alice. indisposed to listen, began to
whistle. ran up the stairs, and went
to sit with her father. She found
him bright-e eyed VITA the excitement
first caller brings into a slow con-
vaIescence; his cheeks showed actual
hints OF color: ana he was smiling
TREMENDOUSLY as he filed and lit his
pipe She brought the crocheted
scarf and put it about his shoulders
again, then took a chair near him.
Il believe seeing Mr.. Lamb did do
YOU good, papa" she said. Il sort
of thought it might, and that's why
let him come up. You really look a
little like your old self again"
Adams exhaled breathy "Har'
with the smoke Of his pipe as he
waved the match TO extinguish IT.
That's fine" he said. THE smoke
I had before dinner didn't taste the
way it used to. and I kind OF won
dered if I'd lost my liking for to-
bacco, but this one seems TO be all
right. You bet it did me good to see
J. A. Lamb, He's the biggest man
that's ever lived in this town or ever
viii live here; and YOU can take all
the governors and senators or any
thing they've raised here, and put
EN- in a pot with him, and they won't
come out one-two-threa alongside o
himl And 10 think as big a man as
that, with all his interests and every
thing he's got on his mind-to think
he'd never let anything prevent him
from coming here once every week to
ask how I was getting along. and
then walk right upstairs and kind of
call on me. as it were-well il makes
me sort of feel as il I wasn't so much
Of a nobody, so to speak. as your
mother seems to like to make out
sometimes"
How foolish. papa! OF course
you're not a nobody"
Adams chuckled family upon his
pipe stem. what vanity ne had seem
ing to be further stimulated by his
daughters applause. Il guess there
aren't a whole lot Of people in this
town that could claim J. A. showed
that much interest in EN-" he said.
'Of course, I don't set up to believe
it's all because of merit, or anything
like that. He'd do the same for any
body else that'd been with the com
pany as long as I have, but still it
is something to be with the company
that long and ha3ss him show he ap-
preciates it
Yes. indeed, it is. papa"
Yes. sir Adams said. rehectively.
Yes, sir, I guess that's so. And be-
sides. it all goes TO show what that
man is, Alice. Simon pure. There's
never been anybody work for him
that didn't respect him more than
they did any other man in the world.
I guess And when YOU work for him
YOU know he respects you. too Right
from the start you get the feeling
that J. a. puts absolute confidence in
you: and that's mighty stimulating:
it makes you want to show him he
hasn't misplaced it. There's great big
moral values to the way man like
him gets You TO feeling about your
relations with the business; it amt
Just dollars and cents-not by any
meansr'
He was silent for a time, then re.
turned with increasing enthusiasm to
this theme, and Alice was glad to see
so much renewal of life in him: he
had not spoken with a like cheerful
vigour since befors his illness. The
visit OF his idolized great man had
indeed been good for him, putting
new spirit into him: and Iiveliness of
the body followed that of the spirit.
His improvement carried over the
night; he slept wen and awoke late,
declaring that he was pretty near
a well man and ready for business
right now" Moreover, having slept