Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-31

got some OF his business friends and
people from around the clubhouse
neighborhood coming tonight for big
dinner and house warming'-dreadful
kind Of people-but mammals got it
all on her hands. She's never sat down
minute; and if she did, papa would
have her up again before
'Of course" said Bibbs. ''Do you
like the new place, Edith 2,
Il don't like some of the things IA
Their would have in if, but its the finest
house in town, and that ought to be
good enough for me! Papa bought one
thing I like-a view of the Bay of
Naples in oil that's perfectly beauti
full; 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 It's horribly out Of date to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
[ 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! Stbyl!'
Ediths 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. -
"Sibyl" she repeated, with such heat
and yigo1 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 same good, instead Of
this Sibyl Rink I met some awfully
nice people from her town when mann
ma and were at Atlantic City, last
| spring, and not one had ever even
| heard of the Kinks! Not even heard
| Of 'emw
81 thought you were great friends
with sibyl,'' Bibbs said.
sup to the time l found her outr'
| 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 Roscoev'
at seems, said Bibbs, in laconic
| protest chat she married him."
The sister emitted a shrill cry, to be
| interpreted as contemptuous laughter,
| and, in her emotion, spoke too impul-
| sively: "Why, she'd have married your
"No, no." he said; ''she couldn't be
| that badr'
Il didn't mead" she began, dis
| tressed. 81 only meant l didn't
| mean"
Never mind, Edith he consoled
| her "YOu see, she couldn't have mar
| ried me, because | didn't know her;
| and besides, II she's as mercenary as
| all that, she'd have been too clever.
| The head doctor even had to lend ne
the money for my ticket home"
Il didn't mean anything unpleasant
about YOU" Edith babbled. 81 only
| meant / thought she was the kind of
| girl who was so simply crazy to
marry somebody she'd have married
| anybody that asked her.
Eyes, yes" said Bibbs; otis 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, moment later. TOO
! lovely! If he'd wake up a little and
lay down the law, some day, like a
man, I guess she'd respect him more
and learn to behave herself?'
'BehaveT"
sob, we'll, mean she's so insincere,"
said Edith, Enthusiastically eVasive
when it came to stating the very point
unique of her sex.
| Bibbs contented himself with a non
| committal gesture. Business Is crawl
ing up the old Streets" he said, his
long, tremulous hand indicating q
| vastly structure in course Of erection.
1.-THE boarding houses come first, and
| then the"
''That isn't for Shops" she Informed
| him. 'That's a new investment Of
| papa's-the Sheridan apartments
"Well, WELL" he murmured. Il sup
| posed Sheridan was almost well
enough known here already"
| "Oh, we're well enough known
about!" she said, impatiently. Il 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"
| "Now he exclaimed. "Who's all
that?"
| you know what I 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. 81
| thought that the people who actually
had the real what-do-you-call-it didn't
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