Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-07-06

white At sight Of them and Of their
embrace, all possible consequences be-
came nothing to Sibyl. She curtsied.
holding up her skirts and comforting
her lips to the semblance Of smile.
"Sit just as You were--both Of your
she said. And then to Edith: Ibid you
tell my husband I had been telephon-
ing to Lamhornw
you march out of herew said Edith
lercely. March straight out Of here%
Sibyl leveled a foretinger at Lam
horn.
did you tell her I'd been telephon-
ing you | wanted you to conner"
ooh, good Godp' Lamhorn said.
"Hushw
'You knew she'd tell my husband,
didn't your" she cried. You knew
thatv'
Hush" he begged, panic-stricken.
"That was manly thing to do! oh.
1t was like gentleman! You wouldn't
come-you wouldn't even come for Eve
minutes to hear what had to say!
You were tired Of what I had to say!
You'd heard it all a thousand times
before, and you wouldn't even come.
No! No! Nov she stormed, you
wouldn't even come for five minutes.
but you could tell that little cat! And
she told my husband! You're a mani"
Edith saw In a fash that the con-
ann % Ha% hn
to Sibyl, and the furious girl needed
no further temptation to give way to
her feelings. "Get out of this houser'
she shrieked. "This is my fathers
house. Don't you dare speak to Rob-
ert like thatv'
"No! No! l mustn't speak"
Don't you darev'
Edith and Sibyl began to scream in
suits at each other simultaneously,
fronting each other, their furious faces
close. Their voices shrilled and rose
and cracked-they screeched. They
could be heard over the noise of the
photograph, which was playing
Grassland selection. They could be
heard all over the house. They were
heard in the Kitchen; they could have
been heard in the cellar. Neither Of
them cared for that.
you told my husband! screamed
Sibyl, bringing her face still closer to
Edith's. "You told my husbandl This
man put that in your hands to strike
me with! He did,!
"I'll tell your husband again! I'll
tell him everything / know! It's time
your husband"
They were swept asunder by ban
daged hand. do you want the neigh
bors imp Sheridan Numbered. Y
There fell shocking silence. Fren-
zied Sibyl saw her husband and his
mother in the doorway, and she under
stood what she had done. She moved
slowly toward the door; then suddenly
she began to run. She ran into the
hall, and through 1t, and out Of the
house. Roscoe followed her heavily,
his eyes on the ground.
"Now then!" said Sheridan to Lam
horn.
The words were indefinite, but the
voice was not. Neither was the vicious
gesture of the bandaged hand, which
concluded its orbit in the direction of
the door In a manner sufficient for the
swift dispersal Of George and Jackson
and several female servants who how
cred behind Mrs. Sheridan. They fed
lightly.
Papa, papaw walled Mrs. Sheridan.
look at your hand! You oughtn't to
been so rough with Edie; you hurt
your hand on her shoulder. Look"
There was, in fact, a spreading red
stain upon the bandages at the tips
of the fingers, and Sheridan put his
hand back in the sling. Now then"
he repeated. "You goin' to leave my
house"
HE will not" sobbed Edith. Don't
you dare order him out!'
Don't you bother. DEAR" said Lam
horn, quietly. HE doesn't under
stand. You mustn't be troubled"
Pallor was becoming to him; he looked
very handsome, and as he left the
room he seemed in the girls dlstraught
eyes a prosecuted noble, Indifferent to
the rabble yawping insult at his heels
the rabble being enacted by her IA.
Their.
"Don't come back, eitherv' said
realistic in this impersona-
ton. keep of the premisesw he
called savagely into the hall. "This
through with your
"It Is not" Edith cried, breaking
from her mother. you'll find out
what'll happen! What's he done? You
don't know anything about it. Don't
you spose he told me? She was crazy
about him soon as he began going
there. and he fiirted with her a little
before he met me! After that he
wouldn't She was bound she wouldn't
give him up. He told her long ago he
cared about me, but she kept perse-
cutting him and"
"Yes," said Sheridan, sternly; that's
his side Of 1t! That'll do! He doesn't
come in this house again.
you look outw Edith cried.
"Yes I'll look out! I'd "a told you
today he. wasn't to be allowed on the
premises, but l had other things In my
mind. l had Abercrombie look up this
young man privately, and he's no
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