The Ordway new era., 1916-08-18

have her up again before"
"Of course" said Bibbs. DO you
like the new place, Edith!'
II don't like some of the things ia
tber would have in 1t, but it's the finest
housr in town, and that ought to be
good enough for me, Papa bought one
thing 1 like-a view of the Bay or
Naples In oil that's perfectly beauti-
ful; it's the first thing you see as you
come in the front hall, and it's eleven
! feet long But he would have that old
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ing room It's horribly out of date to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
I caught Bobby Lamhorn giggling at
1t: and Sihyl made fun of 1t, too, with
Bobby. and then told papa she agreed
with him about its being such n fine
thing, and said he did just right to
insist on having 1t where he wanted 1t.
She makes me tired! Sibyl!"
Edith's first constraint with her
brother, amounting almost to awk-
wardncss. 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.
"Sibyl!" 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 Sibyl Rink! I met some awfully
nice people from her town when NAM
ma and | were at Atlantic City, last
spring, and not one had ever even
heard of the Kinks! Not even heard
of 'em!"
II thought you were great friends
with Sibyl." Bibbs said.
up to the time 1 found her out"
the sister returned, with continuing
things about Mrs. Roscoe Sheridan
lately"
Its only lately?"
"well-" Edith hesitated, her lips
setting primly. "Of course. I always
did see that she never cared the snap
of her little finger about Roscoe!"
at seems" said Bibbs, In laconic
protest, that she married him."
The sister emitted shrill cry, to be
interpreted as contemptuous laughter,
and. In her emotion. spoke too impul-
slvely: why. she'd have married your
NO. no." he said; "she couldn't be
that bad!'
"I didn't mean" she began, dis
tressed. II only meant l didn't
mean"
Never mind. Edith" he consoled
her. You see. she couldn't have mar.
ried me, because I didn't know her;
and besides. IL 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"
II didn't mean anything unpleasant
about you" Edith babbled. 81 only
meant thought she was the kind OF
girl who was so simply crazy tt
marry somebody she'd have married
anybody that asked her"
Yes, yes" said Bibbs; "it's al
straight" And, perceiving that hi
sisters expression was that Of per
son whose adroitness has set nAtter
perfectly to rights, he chuckled silently
"Roscoe's perfectly lovely to her,
she continued, moment later. ITO
t lovely! If he'd wake up a little an,
i lay down the law, some day, like
man, l guess she'd respect him NOR
and learn to behave herself"'
! 'BehaveT"
e "Oh, well, mean she's SO insincere,
q said Edith, Enthusiastically evasiv
8 when 1t came to stating the very poin
u to which she had led, and In this 40
t unique Of her sex.
I Blbbs contented himself with a nor
committal gesture. Business is craw
ing up the old Streets" he said, hi
g long, tremulous hand indicating
vasty structure in course Of erection
1.-The boarding houses come first, an
then the"
'That isn't for Shops" she informe
him. ''That's new Investment O
papa's-the Sheridan apartments
"Well, WE'LL" he murmured. II sur
posed Sheridan was almost we
enough known here already"
"Oh, we're well enough know
about" she said, impatiently. "I CUES
there isn't man, woman, child or mis-
ger baby in town that doesn't kno,
who we are. But we aren't in wit
the right people"
"Nov' he exclaimed. "Who's a
that?"
You know what mean: the be.
people, the old familles-the peop
that have the real social position 1
this town and that know they've &,
It,"
Bibbs engaged In his silent chuck
again; he seemed highly amused. .
thought that the people who actual
had the real what-do-you-call-it didn
know II, be said. s'I've always unde
& stood that It was very unsatisfactor,
bseauss = ron thought about II u