The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27

fruit picture we had in the Murphy
street house hung up in the new din
ing room. It's horribly out Of date to
have those things in dining rooms, and
1 caught Bobby Lamhorn giggling at
1t; and Sibyl made fun of it, too. with
Bobby, and then told papa she agreed
with him about its being such a fine
thing, and said he did just right to
insist on having it where he wanted it.
She makes me tired! SibylT
Edith's first constraint with her
brother, amounting almost to awk-
wardness. vanished with this theme,
though she still kept her full gaze al
ways to the front, even in the extreme
ardOr Of her denunciation OF her sister
in-law.
'Sibylr' she repeated, with such heat
and vigOr that the name seemed to
| strike fire on her lips. I'D like to
know why Roscoe couldn't have mar
ried somebody from here that would
have done US some good, instead of
! this SibyI Rink 1 met some awfully
nice people from her town when mann
ma and l were at Atlantic City, last
spring, and not one had ever even
heard of the Kinks! Not even heard
of emp
Il thought you were great friends
with SibyI," Bibbs said
up to the time 1 found her QUIT"
the sister returned, with continuing
vehemence. I've found out some
things about Mrs. Roscoe Sheridan
lately"
ITS only lately?"
'Well-" Edith hesitated, her lips
setting primIy. "Of course, I always
did see that she never cared the snap
of her little finger about RoscoeP'
ut seems" said Bibbs, in Iaconic
protest. that she married him."
The sister emitted shrill cry, to be
interpreted as contemptuous laughter,
and, in her emotion, spoke too impuI-
sively: "Why, she'd have married your
''NO, no." he said; ''she couldn't be
that bad!''
81 didn't mean" she began, dis
tressed. 81 only meant l didn't
mean"
Never mind, Edith" he consoIed
her. you see. she couldn't have mar
ried me, because I didn't know her:
and besides. If she's as mercenary as
all that. she'd have been too clever
The head doctor even had to lend me
the money for my ticket home"
81 didn't mean anything unpleasant
about you" Edith babbIed "I only
meant 1 thought she was the kind of
girl who was so simply crazy to
marry somebody she'd have married
anybody that asked her,
Yes, yes" said Bibbs; cts all
straight" And, perceiving that his
sisters expression was that of a per
son whose adroitness has set matters
perfectly to rights. he chuckled silently.
'RoscOe's perfectly lovely to her"
she continued, a moment later. TOO
lovely! If he'd wake up a little and
lay down the law, some day, like a
man, 1 guess she'd respect him more
and learn to behave herselfr'
eBehaveP
''Oh, well, 1 mean she's so insincere.''
said Edith. Enthusiastically evasive
when it came to stating the very point
to which she had led, and in this not
unique of her sex.
Bibbs contented himself with a non
committaI gesture. Business is crawl
ing up the old Streets he said. his
long. tremulous hand Indicating a
vastly structure in course of erection
The boarding houses come first, and
then the"
THAT isn't for shops" she informed
him. That's new investment Of
papa's-the Sheridan apartments
We'll. WE'LL he murmured. Il sup
posed Sheridan was almost vel.
enough known here already"
"Oh. we're we'll enough known
about" she said, impatiently. 81 guess
there isn't man, woman. child or mig
ger baby in town that doesn't know
who we are But we aren't in with
the right people,"
Nor he exclaimed who's all
that?''
You know what | mean: the best
people. the old families-the people
that have the real social position in
this town and that know they've got
it."
Bibbs engaged in his silent chuckle
again; he seemed highly amused al
thought that the people who actually
had the real what-do-you-caIl-it didn't
know it, he said. 1--WE always under
stood that it was very unsatisfactory,
because if you thought about it you
didn't have it. aud if you had it you
didn't know it,"
That's just bOsh." she retorted.
''They know it in this town. all right.
found out a lot Of things. long before
we began TO think OF building out In
this direction. The right people in
this town aren't always the society
column ones. and they mix around
with outsiders. but they're a clan. just
the same; and they have the clan feel