The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-23
By Upton Sinclair
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Bunny spent holidays Paradise and happen
ed that Vernon Roscoe paid visit to the tract He had been mere
before while Bunny their meetings far mad
been brief the office amid the press Of business Bunny
big voice Dad said that Verne had also big heart
back and called him Jim Junior" with great gusto
he came and happened that desert wind with
him. funny combination AS rule the heat Of the
day endube Paradise and the nights always cold
refreshing three times year the place would
struck wind off the desert and would be like hot hand
fourteen the shade and their amt shade the the
oil workers put it. as they went on working the sun drinking
barley water by the quart The worst OF was the hot wind
blew all night and the houses which had heated up like furnaces
stayed that way for three or four days
The "on magnate" newspapers called Vernon Ros
coe left Angel City dinner reached the before
the randa and ne saw them and his voice started before the
engine of his stopped Hello Jim! Hello Jim Junior! By
never felt such heat Is 1t going to be like this tomorrow? By
Jees, think I'll turn my tail and run!
He out of the and coming the path his face
round the that shone down his habald head He
had taken off his and shirt pink silk undersht
and stand under hose and SOAK voHrseif and the wind would
dry everything but sitting place in couple of minutes
Hello Verne" said Dad; and Bunny said "How you
Mr. Roscoe? He careful to get grip the magnates
before the magnate grip hfor he would the
or hack in oklahoma and # was said that he had pabbJ Mel
can horsehef with his hands him backwards sn
he broke He still had that strength spite of his rolls
I'm hot he'll" he said answering Bunnys polite inquiry
Say Jim, do you think I'd better stay?"
you've got to stay" said Dad I'm not going ahead with
development on that Bandy tract till you've looked the field
Wen sit you ice" -af
HAS my come? Hey there Kuno"-this to the Jap
who grnnng in the doorway Bring my
Bring bueketfua tubful brought in nv
carl wouldn't take Did you happened to
Pete ORefy? Damn fool tried with
crate of whiskey in his told it him
lars quart before he got through Christ almighty Jm how
do you stand ths?"
"We for thing, drink instead of beer This
was reform which Bunny had imposed his father
Dad was very proud of it.
mo for mel" said Verne. "By Jees III suds
in the bath-ub Any about Mr. Roscoe
kicked off his shoes his trousers sat himself under an
hot he
he looked Bunny WELL here's boy Where's
the red lag?"
Now Bunny expecting to reach the impressive age
twentyone in month two heard all possible vari-
atoms on this "Boshevik joke. But he to
smile. Il see you read the papers,"
Say, hddo, you made the front page right It did me
lot OF good negotiations the Office and III
introduce Soviet disguise they're irving to
sell me concession in the Uras Where that
but seems there is really such place. they forged
some aliases The started pull this man
stuff on and says Sure Pm great on that dope saws
The junior member of firm the business Look at this
by Jee and showed him the Toversh
ever since!"
ITO be contnued)