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The Turmoil

CHAPTER XIII
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Altogether, the usualness of things was rather startling to Bibbs.
During the drive Mrs.Sheridan talked fragmentarily of Jim's childhood.
"But you wouldn't remember about that," she said, after narrating an episode.

"You were too little.

He was always a good boy, just like that.
And he'd save whatever papa gave him, and put it in the bank.

I reckon it'll just about kill your father to put somebody in his place as president of the Realty Company, Bibbs.

I know he can't move Roscoe over; he told me last week he'd already put as much on Roscoe as any one man could handle and not go crazy.


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