The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-02

I'D deep thought, then walked quickly
up the path to the door, undoubtedly
with the intention of calling. But he
did not mention this to his sister, who.
after delivering herself of a rather
vague jeremiad upon the subject of
her sister-in-law's treacheries, departed
to her own chamber, leaving him to his
speculations.
Mary Vertrees was at that moment
wondering what internal excitement
Mrs. Roscoe Sheridan was striving to
master. But Sibyl had no idea that
she was allowing herself to exhibit
anything except the gayety which she
conceived proper to the manner of
casual caller. She was no more self
conscious than she was finely intelli-
gent. Sibyl followed her impulses with
no reflection or question-it was like
hound on the gallop after a master on
horseback. She had not even the in
stinct to stop and consider her effect.
II she wished to make a certain i'm
preston she believed that she made it.
She believed that she was believed.
my mother asked me to say that
she was sorry she couldn't come down"
Mary said, when they were seated.
Sibyl ran the scale of a cooling sim
ulance of laughter which she had been
brought up to consider the polite thing
to do after remark addressed to her
by any person with whom she was not
on familiar terms. 1t was intended
partly as a courtesy and partly as the
foundation for an impression of sweet
ness.
"Just thought I'd fly in minute"
she said, continuing the cooling to re-
lieve the last doubt of her geniality.
Il wanted to tell you how much l en-
joyed meeting those nice people at tea
that afternoon. You see, coming here
a bride, I've had to depend on my hus-
bands friends almost entirely. Mr..
Sheridan has been so engrossed in bust
ness ever since he was a mere boy,
why, of course"
She paused, with the air Of having
completed an explanation.
"Of course" said Mary, sympathet-
ically accepting it.
Eyes. I've been seeing quite lot
of the Kittersbys since that afternoon"
SibyI went on. They're really delight
full people. Indeed they are! Yes
She stopped with unconscious abb
ruptness, her mind plainly wandering
to another matter; and Mary per
ceived that she had come upon a def
mite errand.
I[ffforc1Au ond hnr dQnQhfnr
were chatting about some Of the
people here in town the other day."
said Sibyl, repeating the cooling and
protracting it, "They said something
that took me by surprise! We were
talking about our mutual friend, Mr..
Robert Lamhorn-"
Mary interrupted her promptly. eve
shouldn't consider Mr.. Robert Lam
horn a friend of ours"
To her surprise, Sibyl nodded eager
~, as if greatly pleased. THAT'S just
the way Mrs. Kittersby talkedr' she
cried, with a vehemence that made
Mary stare. Eyes, and l hear that's
the way all you old families here
speak of himr'
Mary looked aside, but otherwise
she was able to maintain her compos-
ure 81 had the impression he was a
friend of yours" she said, adding
hastily, land your husbands"
"Oh, yes" said the caller, absently
'He is, certainly. A mans reputation
for a little gayety oughtn't to make q
great difference to married people, OF
course It's where young girls are in
question. Then it may be very, very
dangerous. There are a great many
things safe and proper for married
people that might be awf'ly imprudent
for a young girl. Don't you agree
Miss Vertrees?"
81 don't know" returned the franz
S.. Mary. do you mean that you Intend
to remain a friend of Mr. Lamhorn' s
but disapprove of Miss Sheridan's do
ing so?"
That's it exactlyw was the naiv
and ardent response of Sibyl. "Wha
I feel about it is that a man with hi
reputation isn't at all suitable TO
Edith, and the family ought to b.
made to understand it. l tell you,
she cried, with q sudden access of We
hemence, ''her father ought to put hi
foot DOWN.
Her eyes flashed with a gree
spark; something seemed to leap on
and then retreat, but not before Mar
had caught a glimpse of it, as on
might catch a glimpse of a thing dart
ing forth and then scuttling back int
hiding under a bush.
"Of course" said Sibyl, much NOR
composedly, 81 hardly need say tina
it's entirely on Edith's account tha
I'm worried about this. I'm as fon
of Edith as if she was really my sill
| ter, and l can't help fretting about /
| 1t would break my heart to hay
| Edith's life spoiled"
] This tune was off the key, TO Mary
ear. Sibyl tried to sing with Patio
but she fiatted.
n "And Ediths life would be spoiled