The Ordway new era., 1916-11-24

sibyl was altogether takss abacs.
"Do you suppose ifs trueI 10 you
suppose she wouldntr'
"He didn't look exactly like young
man that had Just got things axed MP
f,ne with his girl" said Sheridan. mot
to me. he didn't"
but why would"
az told you" he Interrupted. angrily.
"she aIn't that kind OF girl! II you
got to have proof. well. I'll tell you and
get It over with, though I'D pretty near
lust rs soon not have to talk whole
lot about my dead boys private AT
fnirs. She wrote to Jim she couldn't
take him, and II was good. straight
letter, too. 1t came to Jim's office; he
never saw It, She wrote 1t the after
noon he was hurt"
"I remember saw her put letter
I'm the mail box that afternoon" said
Roscoe. Don't you remember. Sibylf
| told you about it-I was waiting Tor
YOU while you were In there so long
talking to her mother. 1t was just be
fore we saw that something was wrong
over here, and Edith came and called
me-"
SibyI shook her head. but she re-
mcmhcred. And she was not cast down.
for, although some remnants of per
plcxity were left in her eyes, they were
dlmmed by an increasing glow or
triumph: and she dcparted-after some
further fragmentary dlscourse-visibly
elated. After all. the guilty had not
been exalted; and she perceived vague
ly. but none the less surely, that her
injury had been coplously avenged. She
bestowed contentcd glance upon the
old house with the cupola. as she and
Roscoe crossed the street.
When they had gone, Mrs. sheridan
INDUCED in rever!e. but after while
she said. uneasily, Papa, you think 1t
would be any use to tell Bibbs about
that letter."
81 don't know" he answered. walk
Ing moodily to the window. II been
thinkln' about It," He came to de-
cision. II reckon will" And he went
up to Bibbs' room.
"Well. you goin' back on what you
said?" he inquired, brusquely, as he
opened the door. you Goin' to take
1t back and lay down on me againT"
"No," said Bibbs.
well. perhaps / didn't have any cal!
to accuse you of that. l don't know
ns you ever did go back on anything
YOU said, exactly, though the Lord
knows you've laid down on me enough
You certainly have" Sheridan was
baflcd. This was not what he wished
TO say, but his words were unmanage'
able: he found himself unable to con.
.rol them. and his qucrulous abuse
went on in spite OF him. II can't say
! expect much OF you-not from the
way you always been. up to now-un.
less you turn over new leaf. and
don't see any encouragement to think
you're goin' to do that! If you go down
there and show spark . real git-up. l
reckon the whole office III fall In a
faint. But II you're ever goin' to
show any. you better begin right at
the beginning and begin to show 1t to-
morrow"
"Yes-I'l try"
"You better. II it's in you" Sheri.
dan was sheerly nonplused. He had
always been able to say whatever he
wished to say, but his tongue seemed
bewitched. He had come to tell Bibbs
about Mary's letter. and to his own
angry astonishment he found 1t i'm
possible to do anything except to scoli
like drudge-driver. You better
come down there with your mind made
up to hustle harder than the hardest
workin' man that's under you. or you'll
not get on very good with me. tell
you! The way to get ahead-and you
better set it down In your books-the