The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-14

II had nothing IN strength and size
but n that Consciousness of Mary'A
the great structure may have partaken
of beauty. Sheridan had made some
Of the things he said emphatic enough
TO remain with her. She went over
and over them-and they began to
seem true: "Only one girl he could
feel that sorry for!" Quincy says
he's got you on his brain so bad"
The mans clumsy talk began to sing
in her heart. The song was begun
there when she saw the accident.
She was directly opposite the Sheri-
dan building then, waiting for the traf-
fc to thin before she crossed, though
other people were risklng the passage,
darting and halting and lodging par
lousy. Two men came from the crowd
behind her, talking earnestly, and
was tall and broad and thick, and the
other was taller. but ~noticeably slen-
der. And Mary caught her breath, for
they were Bibbs and his father. They
did not see her. and she caught q
phrase Of Bibbs' mellow voice, which
had taken n crisper ring: "Sixty-eight
thousand dollars? Not sixty-elght thou
sand buttons" 1t startled her queerly.
and as there was a glimpse Of his pro-
file she saw for the first time a resem-
blance to his father.
She watched them. In the middle OF
the street Bibbs had to step ahead OF
his father, and the two were separated.
But the reckless passing Of a truck,
beyond the second line of rails. fright
ened a group of country women who
were in curse Of passage; they were
just in front OF Bibbs. and showed
backward upon him violently. To e1-
tricate himself from them he stepped
back, directly in front OF a moving
trolley car-no place for absent-mind-
edness, but Bibbs was still absorbed
In thoughts concerned with what he
had been saying to his father. There
were shrieks and yells; Bibbs looked
the wrong way-and then Mary saw
the heavy figure Of Sheridan plunge
straight forward in front Of the car.
With absolute disregard OF his own
life. he hurled himself at Bibbs like a
football player shunting Off an oppo-
nent, and to Mary ii seemed that they
both went down together. But that
was all she could see-automobiles,
trucks and wagons closed in between.
She made out that the trolley ca.
stopped jerkily. and she saw a police.
man breaking his way through the in,
stantly condenslng crowd, while the
traffic came to q standstlll, and people
ARod up In automobiles or climbed
updA the hubs and tires Of wheels. not
to miss a chance of seeing anything
horrible.
Mary tried to get through; 1t was
impossible. Other policemen came to
help the first, and in a minute or two
traffic was In motion again. The
crowd became plant, dispersing-there
was no figure upon the ground, and no
ambulance came. But one of the po-
licemen was detained by the clinging
and beseechlng of a Gloved hand.
What Is the matter, lady?"
Where are they?" Mary cried.
who? Ole Man Sheridan? / reck-
on he wasn't much hurt!"
His SON"
WAS that who the other one vas?
I seen him knock him-oh, he's not bad
off. ! guess, lady. The ole man got
him out Of the way oil right. The
fender showed the ole man around
some, but l reckon he only got shook
They both went on in the Sheri-
dan building without any help. Elk
Gus me. lady"
Sheridan and Bibbs, in fact, were
at that moment In the elevator, ascend
ing. "Whisk- broom up in the Office"
Sheridan was saying. You got to look