Show SF A MUM 2 oy 01 TIM THE CONQUEST or OF CANAAN w ETC E yaw SYNOPSIS 4 Sheri dans attempt to make a business man imars ot of his son bon ulbia by starting him in f tho be machine shop bhoj enda earli ITI in dabbs kolne going t to i a sanitarium a nervous wreck wrack on his ro r turn Is la mot at the tha station by hla his isit bister ster eath ile he finds himself an incon elflora ble and unconsidered figure in the tha new Now House of the Sherl ilana ire iia sees bees warr mary vertrees Verl looking at lilan from rom a summer bummer houge next door the Vertree ses r oldtown old town family and impoverished call on all tho newly elch and afterward atter r discuss thern them mary puts inita into words liar her parents unspoken wish that thai she aha ma marry J ono ones ot of the sheridan boys at the he ahr dan housewarming ban banquet sheridan P Ip reada himself mary franquet fran frankly juet ily encourages jim Sheri dans attenni ma und and hears he tie Is to be sent pent back to the machine shop cwi wwi U VV a Is 8 locking lacking sympathy lym pathy and standing of a fine nature 2 11 it t possible that a alave driving f father agar could practically force his a rail frail d dreaming r son on to out ul cade td by making him do work which ho he Is fitted to do neither mentally nor physically would the father likely foal feel guilty ty of murder in huoh circumstances 1 l CHAPTER vil VII continued bibb editha voice was angry and her color deepened suddenly IB as she li canio came into the room preceded by 11 scout scent of violets much boic moro powerful illan that flint intiA by mhd actual hunch bunc hof of them upon the lapel of lier her con coat t bibbs did not turn hla his bend bead but it wagged it solemnly seeming depressed t V ly by the poem pretty young it lie said kuust have been boan something goic about your looks that got the prize edith I 1 cant believe tho the poem did it she glanced Klan iod hurriedly over her der and spoke sharply ply but in III a low voice olce 1 I dont doii think its ita very nice of you abi I 1 to arh brine g it up at all bibbs ial I 1 diet want abit ilicin them to frame it anu and 1 I wish to 1 gori aness nesa quit about it lint but hoie here that thai night after the iho dinner lie go nna and read it aloud to tile lf whole crowd of deml I 1 thought va id dlo die i of own carool ha ol 01 ulbia looked grI ored the poem 7 that bad you see you i were were only seventeen bavi auteen when you wrote it t 11 v oil hush cupl sho she snapped 1 I wish it had bad burnt my lily lingers fingers the lie first time i I 1 touched it then I 1 might have had anise enough to leave it where it was i vail no business to take it atia and vve ivo been ashamed 11 no no ho he said comfortingly it i was the very most haltering flattering thing ever t flap happened penea to rud me it was almost my y n last light flight before I 1 went to the ina machine hine shop rud and its it pleasant pleas lilt to think somebody liked it enough to but I 1 dont like itt she exclaimed i dont ont even understand it and papa X ande so much fuss over its getting the i t prize I 1 just hate bate lit the truth la Is I 1 never dr dreamed earned it 41 get tho the prize you havo have to io live it down edith th perhaps abroad and under another name you yon tillight find oil hush laush cupl ill hire someone to steal it and burn it tho the first chanco chance I 1 yet she turned away petulantly moving to tho the door id like to think I 1 could hope to hear bear tho the last of it be fore corol I 1 alel adler Elli he be called as she oho went into the liall hall tho 66 matter 1 I want to ask you do I 1 really look better or have you just got used to mo me what on earth do you mean she said bald coming back as tar far na as the threshold V v when I 1 first came you look nt at nie me explained in ills hla imper bomil way hut but ive noticed you took look at me lately I 1 wondered it if id its because you look so much bet ter site elie told hlin nm cheerfully this alila youve aten heros heres done you no i t 1 end of good anybody could look at S you now low and not not get f sick well almost that she laughed anil and youre a better color every day you really ar pro ia i A youre really getting along splendidly 1 I im afraid so he bo said ruefully i ue fully afraid so well it if you arent the queerest I 1 suppose you moan fattier father might send you back to tile lie machine shop if you get well enough I 1 heard him say something about it the night flight of ilic iho the jingle of a distant bell in ili tempted her and sho she glanced at tier her yath bobby lamhorn lamborn im going Y to int e i him film out to look at a place lu in C the country afternoon Ill bbs when she had gone bibbs mooned pessimistically froni shelf to shelf ills hla eye wandering among the titles of the books tile library consisted almost entirely of baal handsome some uniform editions they made 01 effective decoration for tho the room all these big ex looks hooks with a glossy binding it there here and thero there twinkling a reflection of the flames that crackled lu in the splendid gothic fireplace there came a chime of bells bella from a clock jn ili another part on of the lie house and white jacket appeared beamingly lu in the doorway bearing tura furs already Aw ready mist lie he announced you mil ma say wrap up dawm agawni f V you ride ensho caln caan go with avith you today an not lot talt go see you pa at to fo clock aw rady sull suli ile iio equipped babbs for the dally drive doctor gurney had bad commanded coin banded i and if in tho the manner of 0 master cof bf core cere unctuously led the way avay in ili the ball they passed the moor and paused before it while white jacket opened tile door with ft a flourish and waved condescendingly to tile chauffeur in tho the car which stood waiting in the driveway it seems to me I 1 asked you what you thought about una tills statue istatt 0 ahou aheu I 1 first camo came home george eald bibbs thoughtfully what did you tell TOO me Yes suhl I 1 gcorge chuckled perfectly understanding that for some unknown reason alliba enjoyed hearing him repeat his opinion of the moor you ast me die when you firs como come home an all you me fpx aiex day an mighty near ovy day all time you been hero here an all las ing sunday you ast roo me 11 ile iio shook ills lend head solemnly sole vinly look to trio no mus bo be mighty bout nt at ata stat luet tiel mighty lIghty I Ai what lint mighty lam idall george burst out laughl laughing ng what IP do nt at word wora mean mist Ill jillbba bbs its exactly the word for the statue suld said hibbs with avith conviction its as he be clin climbed ibea into the car its ita a daml dal statue Ill goorge exulted man mani well lvell suh sub sho mighty lani lanit lilal dal statue but ia statue heap 0 ol 01 trouble to dusi dual 1 I expect she blip lat said bibbs as the engine began to churn and a moment later lie he was from sight bight george turned to mist jackson who lind had been listening benevolently in III tile iho hallway same lie ho aw ways waya say mist jackson 11 1 I expect she bho evy day ho he try t V pit me talk bout at statue nn aw wilys las ins thing he say 11 1 I cupec she aho you know mist jackson IC he git well at young ninn man go be pride 0 tile tho family mist jackson yes yea sub right now I 1 pick im to lire firs money look out with whit all lilt it money georgel george jackson warned the cat enthusiast hual white folks n Is house bouso know tin bead longer ili n you you the ouy only man bettin on 1 I risk idill cried george merrily 1 I put tier her till all on oil now ealy avy coati centt at boys go be flower 0 the flock I 1 this singular prophecy founded somewhat reek recklessly bossly upon gratitude for tile meaning of lar uldal differed radically from another prediction concerning bibbs set forth for tho the benefit of a fair auditor somo twenty rul minutes later jim sheridan skirting tile tho edges of we the town with mary vertrees Vort reea benido him in ills hla own swift machine encountered lo 10 red the invalid upon tile tho highroad tho the two cars cara were going in III opposite directions ions and the occupants of jims lind had only a swaying glimpse of bibbs alfring alone on oil the back seat beat lils his whito white face startlingly white against cap call and ana collar of black fur but lie flashed blushed into recognition as mary bowed to him jim waved ills hla left hand hana carelessly its bibbs taking ills hla constitutional 11 lie explained yes I 1 know said mary 1 I bowed tu to hlin III too though ive never met illet him in ili fact ive only seen him once no twice I 1 hope lie he wont hp im very er y bold boy bov ing to him 1 I doubt it if he noticed it said honest jim oh ohl oh she cried whits the trouble lo im almost sure people notice it t when I 1 bow to them oh I 1 seel bee said bald jim of course they would ordinarily but bibbs la Is funny Is he be how flow she ehe ask asked oil lie strikes wo mo as anything but funny well im ills broth brother pr jim said deprecatingly but I 1 1 dont know what lies bos like and to tell me truth ivo ive never felt exactly like I 1 was lit hla 4 brother tile the way I 1 do roscoe Ilos coc nobody could ever get him to do anything you cant got get him to do anything now lie ile never lad any life in ili win and honestly if lip lie Is my brother I 1 must say I 1 believe sheridan Is tho the laziest man imn god coil over made I 1 hate to say it but bibbs sheridan 11 II if never amount to anything as long as lie ho jives 11 mary looked thoughtful Is there auy any particular reason why he be should she asked good graci gracious oust bo be exclaimed you dont wean mean that do you dont you believe lu in a mans mana knowing how to earn bl salt no mutter matter how much money lits ills fathers fa theis got the business of this world got to be carried on by everybody in ill it arr are we going to lily lay back on what weve got and see other fellows get ahead of us it if wove weve got big things already it every mans business to RO go ahead nud find make em bigger it lih ills duty dont we ave always want avant to get bigger and bigger ye yo es cs I 1 dont know tint hut I 1 feel eel rather sorry for your brother lie he looked so BO lonely nua and sick lies iles dettla better every day any jim said bald doctor gurney says so BO theres nothing much the matter with him really its nine tenths imaginary Nor resl people that uro are willing to bo be busy dont havo nervous di diseases because they dont have time to imagine lem em you mean his trouble is really mental oti oll lies iles not a lunatic said bald jim lies iles just queer sometimes hell say something right bright but half the time almo what abbat lie he says Is way oft off the he subject or clao there any sense to it nt at all for instance the other day I 1 heard him to one of the darkles darales in the ho hall the darky asked him what time lie he wanted the car for his drive and anybody else in the world would have just said what time they did want it and that would have been all there was to it but heres what bibbs saya say and I 1 heard board him with my own ears what time do I 1 want avant the car ho he says well now that depends that depends ho he says lie ile talks slow blow like that you know 1 ill I tell you what time I 1 want the car george he says if tell me what you think of this iol exactly his words asked the darky what lie he thought of that arab edith and mother bought for tile the halll haill kary alary pondered upon this lie ile might have been in fun un perhaps she suggested askin a darky what he be thought of a apiece cleeo of statuary of a work of artl where on earth would bo be the fun of I 1 X A k A pretty young it ho he said that no youre just kindhearted kind hearted and the way you ought to be of course thank you sir Sherl danl she laughed see horol he cried there any way for us to get over this blister and miss alss thing A months got thirty one days in it ivo ive managed to bo be with you a part of pretty near nil all the thirty one mid and I 1 think you know how I 1 feel by this time she looked panic stricken immediately oh no she protested quickly no I 1 dont and yes you to do ho he said and ills hla voice shook a little you help knowing but I 1 do sho she denied hurriedly 1 I do help knowing I 1 wean oil what for you do know how I 1 feel and you yon well youve certainly wanted me to feel that way or else pretended now bowl she lamented youre spoiling such a cheerful frig ile he slowed down the car and turned hla his face to 0 o liter her squarely here misa vertrece Ver treca you stohl stop tho the car a minute and whon when lie had bad compiled she faced him as aa squarely as ai lie he evidently desired tier ho to face him Ll listen sten I 1 dont want waitt you to go on oil today why not lie he asked sharply 1 I dont know you mean ua its just a whim 1 I dont know she repeated ifer her voice was low and troubled lel and honest and she kept her clear eyes upon his will you tell tile something almost anything have billave you over ever told any nian man you loved him and at that though she laughed lau glied sho she looked a little contemptuous no she said and ana I 1 dont think I 1 river ever shall tell any anlin man that or ovo ever know what it means im in car earnest riest sir mr sheridan thou XI 1011 you youve just been flirting with met mcl jim both furious and crowt fallen not one bill she cried not one word not ono one syllables lel ive meant every single thing 1 I dont P ot of courso course you dentt ebe aadil nw mr sheridan I 1 want avant you tu IL start the car bowl thank you ly till I 1 what I 1 want to say I 1 have not flirted with you I 1 liivi deliberately libera tely courted you onu one thing more and then I 1 want you to take me straight home talking about the weather all tile the way I 1 said th that lit I 1 do not believe I 1 shall ever icaro caro for any man and that hint Is true I 1 doubt the hie existence of the kluj kind of learing caring we hear about in III poems and plays and novels I 1 think it be just juht a klud kind of onto cino dional talk most of it at till nil events I 1 dont feel it now we ave eon can go faster please just where does doen that let me out lie be demanded liow how does that excuse you for it an excuse she salt said gently aly and gave him one nual final look wholly desolate 1 I said bald I 1 should never marry what jim gasped she inclined tier her head in a broken sort of acquiescence very humble unfathomably fathom ably sorrowful 1 I promise nothing she nhe said faintly you 1 shouted jim radiant and exultant you ity by georgel I 1 know youre square enough for met mel you wait and promise whenever youre I 1 dont forget what I 1 asked she begged him talk about the weather 1 I will I 1 god bless the old wen weather therl cried the happy jim CHAPTER vill through the open country jillbba was borne flying between brown fields and sun flecked groves of gray trees to breathe the rushing clean air b beneath e 11 e ath a glorious sky shy upon babbs cheeks checks there was a hint of actual color but undeniably its phantom this apparition may have been partly the result of a ladys bowing to him upon no more formal introduction than the circumstance of his bla having caught tier her looking into ills his window a month before it seemed to that she must have meant to convey her forgiveness nor did he lack tho the impression that lie be would long remember her as he had just seen her her yell veil tumultuously blowing back her face glowing in tho the wind and that look 1001 of gay frie friendliness tossed to him like a fresh rose in carnival dy by and by upon a rising ground the driver halted the car then backed and tacked and serif sen it forward again with its ita nose to the south and the smoke they passed from the farm lands and came in the lie amber light of november late afternoon 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