The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-08-10


girl"
Terrible funny, terrible funnyr'
said Roscoe, with sarcasm. "It's so
funny | broke n cut glass decanter
and spilled quart Of"
"Waitr' she begged. you'll see.
saw a big wagon drive up and some
men go into the house. Well,
thought I'd see, so slipped overland
1t was their piano! They'd sold Il and
were trying to sneak it out after dark.
so nobody'd catch ont Again she
gave way to her enjoyment, but re-
sumed, as her husband seemed about
to interrupt the narrative, "Wait a
minute, can't you? Yes, they'd sold Il;
and hope they'll pay some OF their
debts. They owe everybody, and last
week coal dealer made an awful fuss
at the door with Mr.. Vertrees. Their
cook told our upstairs girl, and she
said she didn't know when she'd seen
any money, herselfl Did you ever
hear of such case as that girl In your
lifeT"
"What girl Their cook?"
THAT Vertrees girl! Don't you see
they looked on our coming up into this
neighborhood as their last chancei
They were just going down and out,
and here bobs up the green, rich Sheri-
dan family! So they send her out to
get a Sheridan-she's got to get one!
And she just goes in blind; and Jim
was landed-there's no doubt about
hat! But Jim was lucky; he didn't
live to stay landed. and it's a good
thing for him" Sibyl's mIrth had van.
ished, and she spoke with vIrulent ra-
pidity. "Well, she couldn't get you.
because you were married, and she
couldn't get Jim, because Jim died.
And there they were, dead broke! Do
you know what she did2 Do you know
what she's dolng?"
mo. don't" said Roscoe, grufiy.
Sibyps voice rose and eliminated In
a scream OF renewed hilarity. "Blbbs!
She waited In the graveyard, and drove
home with him from Jim's funeral!
Never spoke to him beforel Jim wasn't
| coldw
She rocked herself back and forth
upon the divan. "Bibbsv she shrieked
"Bibbs! Roscoe. think of I'll Bibbsw
He stared unsympathetically, but
her mirth was unabated for all that.
And yesterday" she continued, be-
tween aroxysms-"yesterday she
came out OF the house-just as he was
passing. She must have been looking
out-waiting the chance: l saw the
old lady watching at the window! And
she got him there last night-to play
to him; the old lady gave that awayi
And today she made him take her out
In a machinel And the cream OF II Is
that they didn't even know whether he
was Insane or not-they thought may
be he was, but she went after him
just the samel The old lady set her
self to pump me about it today. Bibbsl
oh, my Lord! Bibbsr
But Roscoe looked grim. $50 It's
funny to you, is It? It sounds kind OF
pitiful to me. l should think It would
to a woman, too"
"Oh. It might" she returned, sober
ing. "It might, IL those people weren't
such frozen-faced smart Alecks. II
they'd had the decency to come down
Off the perch a. little probably
wouldn't think 1t was funny. but to
see 'em sit up on their pedestal all the
time they're eating dirt--well think
It's funny! That girl sits up as II she
was Queen Elizabeth, and expects
people TO wallow on the ground before
her until they get near enough for her
| a III xxrIti hnr ntI a
patched shoes-oh, she'd do that. all
right!-and then she powders up and
goes nu. TO mash-Bibbs Sherldanr
Look here" said Roscoe, heavily:
~ don't care about that one way or
another. II you're through, got
something want to talk to you about.
| was going to, that day just before We
heard about jim"
At this Sibyl stlffened quickly; her
eyes became intensely bright. "What
Is it?"
"Well," he began, frowning "what
was going to say then" He broke
off, and, becoming conscious that he
was still holding the wet napkin In his
hand, threw 1t pettlshly into a corner.
II never expected I'd have to say any
thing like this to anybody | married {;
but l was going to ask you what was
the matter between you and Lam
horn"
Slbyl uttered sharp monosyllable.
"WellT
81 felt the time had come for me TO
know about It," he went on. "You
never told me anything"
"You never asked" she interposed.
curtly.
"Well. we'd got In a way OF not
talking much" said Roscoe. "It looks
to me now as II we'd pretty much lost
the run OF each other the way a good
many people do. ! don't say II wasn't
my fault. was up early and down to
work all day, and I'd come home tired
at night, and went to go to bed soon as
I'd got the paper read--unless there
was some good musical show In town.
Well, you seemed all right until here
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