Show CAe A orr L r BOOTH BOT i TARI Al OF F MONSIEUR 44 THE THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN PENROD ETC I I OT s SYNOPSIS Sheridan's attempt to make a business business busi busl ness man of his Ills sou Bibbs by start startIng starting starting Ing him in ia the machine e shop ends iu fu Bibbs going to a sanitarium a nervous nervous nerv nerv- ous wreck On his return Bibbs t is h ismet met at nt the station by br his sister Edith He finds himself an inconsiderable and hind unconsidered figure in the New NewHouse NewHouse NewHouse House of the He sees Mary Vertrees looking at him from froma a summer house next door The Ver- Ver old town family and impoverished impoverished call on the 1 new new- rich ly-rich and afterward discuss them Mary puts Into words her parents unspoken wish that she marry one of the Sheridan boys At the Sheridan housewarming banquet Sheridan spreads ds himself Mary Diary frankly encourages encourages en Jim Sheridan's attention and Bibbs hears he lie is to be sent back to the machine shop Mary Iary tells her mother about the banquet and shocks her hr mother by talking o of Jim as a matrimonial possibility Jim tells Mary Iary Bibbs is not a lunatic lunatic just just queer He proposes to Mary Ian who half accepts him Sheridan tells Bibbs he lie must go back to the machne shop hop as soon as he is strong enough in spite of Bibbs Bibb's pica to be allowed to write Bibbs has to break to his father the news of Jims Jim's sudden death All the rest of the family I f helpless in their grief Bibbs becomes temporary master of the house At Atthe Atthe Atthe the funeral he meets Mary Iary and rides home with her Mrs Sheridan pleads plead with Bibbs to return to the machine machin shop for or his fathers father's sake and he consents Mutual love o of music rouses arouses an intimate friendship be be- Bibbs and Mary Mary Iary sells tel ier piano to help out the finances ot of otho ho Vertrees family Sheridan finds Roscoe Koscoe in an intoxicated condition during office hours and takes tales him ll home home me Friendship between Bibbs Dibbs and Mary ripens into a more intimate inti inti- intimate mate relation and under Marys Mary's in influence influence In in- fluence Bibbs decides to return to the machine shop Sheridan finds his son Roscoe's Roscos affairs in a muddled condition owing to his intemperate habits Bibbs under the inspiration of or Marys friendship makes males good in inthe inthe inthe the machine shop Sheridan is in injured injured injured in- in while attempting to show the boy how to do his work Sibyl Insanely insanely In in- sane sanely jealous over Lamhorn's attentions attentions at at- to Edith makes a scene in inthe inthe inthe the Sheridan home and Lamhorn Lamborn is il ordered out of the house by Sheridan oil TI-oil I shops Bops P Wh whenever ll lc Ti t could ju Juggle I her mother into a mom momentary momen en- en tary instruction distraction over 1 a counter Edith was Incomparably more mor in inlove inlove love Jove than before Lamhorn's Lamborn expulsion Her whole belli bein being was nothing but the determination to hurdle everything e hat separated her from him She wa was In iu a R state that could be altered by only the lightest and antl most delicate diplomacy diplomacy di tH- ploma of or suggestion but hut Sheridan like le legions Jon ong 5 of ot other parents l. l her passion nod and fed tell it houri hourly fuel fuell l Iy y opposing to It an intolerable for force He lIe swore she should cool and thus set sether sether her ber on tire Edith planned ll neatly She fought hard hartl every other evening with her bel father and kept her bed between en time to let him see ce what his violence lied hUll done clone to her Then when the mere of ot her hll set him to breathing fast tast she the said pitiably that she might bear beH her ller trouble If it she went away awny it was impossible to be in the same town with Lamborn and not think always of ot him Perhaps In New w York she might tOI forget et eta a little S She e had bad written to a school friend established quietly with an un taut Hunt In apartments apartments-and apartments and a It month or oro orro xo ro o of ot theaters 1111 u l re restaurants might bring pence peace SherI Sheridan an shouted with relief relict he lw gave a ae e her a copious cheek check anti ami she left upon a Monday morning wearing violets with WWI her mourning and having h kissed ed everybody good goodby by except Sibyl 1 and Bl Bibbs s. s She might have hn kissed Blobs but he be failed to realize that the thc tiny of or her hel departure had arrived and aUll was teas surprised on ou returning returning re re- turning o from his zinc tine eater that evening evening eve eve- ning to fin find l her bel pone gone one I 1 suppose they'll be c married there he said cas ens- Sheridan an warming his feet at the fire tire jumped d UI up fuming Either you OU go o out o 0 here or 01 I 1 will Bibbs Hibbs be he snorted I dont don't want avant to tobe tobe tobe be in the same room with the la particular lar kind of Idiot you are tikes She's through h with that riffraff all she needed was to b be k kept pt a away way from rom him hits n a few weeks and I 1 I kept her bel away and It did the business For lor hell t heavens heaven's ni sake go on out o here Bibbs obeyed the gesture of ot A n hand beaul still bandaged And 1111 the thu black ail silk ti sling was still round Sheridan's neck uk but no word ord of Gurneys Gurney's and no cl ci twinge of or pain ln could keep Sheridan's Slier Sher idan's hand h In the sling The wounds hounds slight originally had become first time he lie had bad tH dislodged ll the bandages e and healing was Ion long delayed Sheridan had the habit of ot gesture he could couill not take time to re- re remember member he lie sa said Ill that he must b bt careful and aUll lie he hail had al also o a lou Cl curious Indignation indignation in In- with his hurt he refused to ton d n 1 1 M 1 Dont Como Come in Roscoe She Murmured Mur Mur- pay It the compliment of admitting Its existence The Ia Saturday following Edith's departure departure departure de de- Gurney came to the Sheridan building to dle dress s the wounds and aUll to have e a 11 talk with Sheridan which the tho doctor felt had hall become necessary Ruthe Rut Hut Ruthe he was teas a little before ore the appointed time and was obliged to wait walt a few few- minutes in an anteroom anteroom there there was a directors director meeting of ot some sort in Sheridan's office The door was Vas slight slight- slightly ly Iy ajar leaking ci cigar ar smoke and oratory oratory ora ou tory the latter all Sh Sheridan's Ihlan and Gurney Gurney Gurney Gur Gur- ney listened No o. o sir no sir no sir he heard the big voice rumbling and then breaking Into luto thunder I t tell you NO O Come m o you men make me sick You'd lose your confidence in Almighty God Godif if It a doodlebug nipped flipped his hind Ie leg at i t trou rou You say moneys money's tight all over oyer the country Well what if It Is Theres There's no reason for tor It to be tight lUll ind Its It's not coin goin oln to keep our mone money tight Youre You're always to the woodshed to hide hille your nickels nickel in a 11 track rack because some iome fool newspaper says the tIlt markets market's a little You listen n to every street-corner street croaker and antl then t and here and tn come coine set try to scare me tu out of n a big thing Were ere in iu on this understand understand I tell ten you jou there never neer never was better times These are good times and hi big times and wont won't stand for any other kind o 0 talk tall This Ihl country's on its Itt feet as it never llever was before and this city's on Its feet and aud gout to stay there thele And Gurney heard a series of or whacks and thumps upon the desk Rail Bad Mimes Ime Sheridan vociferated with accompanying I thumps Chumps Rabbit talk fhe These e times are glorious I tell you Were We're In the promised land and were we're goin to stay there That's all nil gentle gentle- men l The le e loan goes ol t The directors came cume forth flushed d and J. J and Gurney hastened In 10 His Ills guess uess was correct Sheridan had bad been thumping the desk deik with ht bH his rl right ht hand thud The physician scolded wearily w malting making good the frt fresh b damage damage dam dam- m- m nse age as LIS best he be wh might t and then he be said what he be had to say on the subject of or Roscoe and Sibyl his bis opinion meetIng meetIng meeting meet meet- ing a as he be expected a warmly hostile reception Rut Hut tJ the tle result of or this conversation conversation conyers con con- Uon a was teas that t by telephonic com coin- command wand mand Roscoe awaited his is father tather an hour later Inter In t the e library at the new house Gurney sa says your wife's able to travel el Sheridan said brusquely as be ht became came in Yes T nO Roscoe oscoe loe occupied a deep chair and sat fiut In thee the dejected attitude which hu hail become hl his habit Ye Yes Yea she Is b. Edith had to h leave c a town and ami so Sibyl thinks shell she'll e have to too Oh I wouldn't put It that way woy no Roscoe oe prot protested drearily No I hear heal you Oll wouldn't There Therea a was a n bitter gibe In the fathers father's rs r's voice and nud he added Its hIts a II good thing she's abroad it if shell she'll stay there I 1 shouldn't think IHl any of us u want watt her here least Ipat of all 11 II any more yon more yon OIl Its It's no u use e your talking tat way said You wont won't do any good goal Yell Well you c back buel to your office Sheridan used a brisker kinder kind klud- er I tone o one Three Three e weeks e s sines 4 you 1 slowed 11 l up Ull there at all nIl When hen you rou gold goin to be ready to cut ut out ont whisky ly and all nil the rest o the foolishness and lUll start in ht again You ought to be he able to make up for a l lot o lo lost t time and a alot alot lot Jot o spilt t milk when that woman takes herself ht out o o 0 the way and lets you rou and nUll all the rest of us alone Its no use father ther I tell you ou I know what was wa going to say sayto sayto to you ou Im I'm not going b back lk to the of of- fice flee Im I'm done Walt Vait alt a minute before you talk that way WR Sheridan he began his sentry sentry-go o up and ll down the room I suppose you ou know its it's taken two pretty good goodmen goodmen men about sixteen hours lr a day liar to set things straight and mIll get et em emit right again I down in your office They mu must t be he good men no Roscoe oe nodded indifferently I hI thought I was WilS doln doing about eight mens men's work Im I'm glad you found two that could handle It Look here If Ir I worked you it wa was for tor your own good There are plenty plent of ot men drive hardern I do andYes and and and- Yes There are some that break breakdown clown down all the other men that work with em They either tile die dl or go 0 crazy or orha ha have hae e to quit anti and are no u 1 use c e the re rest t of their lives lI The Thc lasts last's my case I Iguess guess guess complicated complicated b. b by domestic tlc difficulties You set there and nd tell me you J give e eup up Sheridan's voice shook and so did the gesticulating ll hand which he le extended appealingly toward to the despondent despondent de de- figure Dont do It Roscoe Roscoe Ros Ros- coe 1 Don't Dont ont say it Say you'll come comedown comedown down there again a aln and be he a man loan This woman aint goin oln to trouble you ou any more mor The work aint goin oln to hurt burt you ou If It f you haven't Cut got ot her to worry you j and you can eon get tet shut o this na nasty ty whisk whisky It aint fastened on you yet ret Dont Don't say say say- Its no nn u use e on ou earth no Roscoe coe mum mum- bled No Xo use on earth Look honk here sere If H you rou want another months month's vacation I hI know Gurney told you on so o what's the use talking about vacations Gurney Gu Sheridan vociferated the name atone savagely Its Gurney Gurn Gurney Gur Gur- n ney Gurney Always hYa s 's Gurney I Ilont dont don't know what the worlds world's comin to with everybody e around squeal squeal- In The doctor says this and The doctor says sariS that thaU It makes es me sick Hows How's this country expect t to get et Its work worl done If Gurney and all the other old nanny goats keep up this tills bl So he lit says you got nervous ou exhaustion Induced by 11 overwork and emotional nal strain They always got to stick tiel the work In If It the they see a chance I reckon you ou did have JUl the emotional strain and amI that's alls all's the matter with you You'll be over it soon's this womans woman's gone sone and nUll works work's the very t thing ln to tomake tomake tomake make you 3 quit about her Did Gurney tell you I was fit to work Shut hut upi nPr Sheridan bellowe Im Im so sick flick o o that mans man's name I 1 fe fe-c il like anybody that Sl says It to me lIe He fumed 11 and chafed swearing g indistinctly indis hulls then came a and nil stood before his son eon Look here bere do you OU think youre you're dole doln the square thing thins h by me lee Do you How lIow much match you OU worth Ive got between seven and eight thousand a 3 year rear clear clar of my own outside outside out out- side the salary That much is it mine whether I work or not It Is You could a pulled it out without me I 1 suppose you OU think at your n age e No Xo But It its it's mine and its it's enough nouh My ty Lord Lorn Its It's about what a congressman congressman con con- gressman ressman gets et and aud you want to quit there I suppose e you OU think you'll get the rest when I kick the bucket and andall andall andall all you Jou have to do is Ii lay hay back baek and nUll wait walt You let me time tell you ou rl right ht here lItre you'll never neer see set one cent of or It Yono You Yon ijo go o out o business now and amid what would you know about it live five v vor or ten or twenty years ye-ars from now Because Because Be Be- cause I 1 intend to sta stay here lucre a n little while yet my boy They'd d either cither get et It away awny from flom you or you'd sell Hell for tor a nickel and antl let it be split up Ul and lIe He whirled about marched to the theother theother ot other er end of t the e room and stood silent u It moment Then he said saili solemnly Listen If It you go out now you ou leave lea me In the the- lurch with on ou Gods God's green earth to depend on but your our brother brother and and you Jou know what he le IsIe Is Ive I've depended on you for or It t all nil since Jim died Now ow youve you've listened to that dam d doctor etol and he says maybe you OU wont won't ever evel be as good a man as you OU L t it r i J s f YA z tu Good by were and that certainly you wont won't b be Cr y r or probably so-probably so- so so r lore 10 Now ili that's ts t's al all a Tie Tic r u dont don't lire k dawn that way at your our age Look book at me And I tell you OU you can ran shake this thing off ort All 11 you ou need is a n little getup getup get get- up and a little gumption Men Ien dont don't go awn away for years am and then come back Into moving businesses like ours they ther they lose the strings And if you rou could I 1 wont won't let you you you-It If you lay Jay down on me menow menow menow now I wont won't wont and and that's because It if you lay down n you yon prove IHo you ou aint the theman theman theman man I 1 thought you were He lIe cleared his throat thront and finished quietly Roscoe Roscoe Roscoe Ros coe will you yon take a mont months month's g vacation and come back and go o to It No o said Roscoe listlessly Im through ill All 11 right said Sheridan He picked up tip the evening paper from a table went to a chair by the lire fire and sat down his big back to his son Goodby Roscoe rose rOSIe hI his head hanging but there was a 11 dull relief In lu his eyes Be Rest t I can do he |