The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-25
CHAPTER xli-continued.

There came . second explosion, and
Uncle Gideon ran out into the hall.
Bibbs went % the head OF the great
staircase, and, looking down. discov-
cred the source OF the disturbance.
Gideon's grandson, q boy o. fourteen,
had brough1 his camera to the funeral
and was takins "hashlights" Of the
Moor. Uoeis 0idsoa, treasured ~
Bibb6 e1pla1attg2 would have -
turned to AnisA ~ quotation from N
Had the Shuhite, hat Bibbs detained
rim, aud after 4 little argument per
suadcd him to descend to the dining
room whittier E!hbs followed. after
closing the door CT his fathers room
He kept his eyes VI Gideon after
thinner, systematically preventing sew
Wal attempts ca the part Of that COM
forter to rUaScend the stairs: and Il
was a relief to Bihbs when George an
nounced that IN automobile was Eait-
ing to convey the ancient man and
hss grandson to their train. They were
he last to leave, and when they had
gone Rtbbs went signing to his own
room.
He stretched himself YEARLY upon
the bed, bok presently rose, went 20
the window, and looked for . long time
at the d&rksned house whore Mary
vertrees lived Then he opened his
trunk, took therefrom q small notebook
half nllol with fragmentary scrib-
blingA and beeaa to write:
Laughter after o funeral In mis- re-
action people win laugh at anything and
ct nothine. The band plays . dirys on
the way to the cemetery. but when II
turns hack. and the mourning carriages
are out OF bearing. II strikes up. Dark
towA Z Out Tonight" That 10 natural
but thero are women whose laughter 10
6ka the whlSTinG Of whips. -.
Beauty = not out Of place among grave
oeenesl lt - not out Of place anywhere.
but q W0unAn who has been oetrothod to
man would not loo boauttfnl ct hia
Funeral. A woMan might look beautiful.
Though. IT the Sunssal Of = man whom
h had known And liked. And n that
eose. toA she would pro6ably net want
20 talk e Ahe drove home from the GENE
terry Win his brother: nsr would she
want the brother TO talk. -. NeveFthe-
5sss. TO much silence 10 ope to guspi@
s3on. e may b. ietjeence. or Il may 30 .
vacuum. Il may DO dignity. er 4 may Be
false teeth. -.
si,sncs oas - golden. Yes. nut ~.
hapa Il . Ue0an Of the world should 0nd
herseH ~ aec11ent sitting beside . mar
for the lengtA e time = must n~scessas1y
take twp siew old hossss to jog thru
something Of eo0s sort! II he did not
~ try. bat sas every step Of the Wal
- dumb - 1rosen ash. she might
<hink him : ffooen Aeh. And sho might
- right ~ might - right l1 she
though1 Nm about q p~leaeAue : com
Danion-s nGtdaA ~ shuttle!
BlbaD closed his notebook. replacing
: . 1io trunk. Then, after . period
of melanchoty ssatsmplation. he nm
dressed pm = Z dressing gown and
ualppesa. ao4 Wonk softly out into the
halH0 NJ 111hsr's DOR. Upon thu
49, w. . t1ay Which Bibbs had sent
Heoeee, sosn@0 - svening. to place
- . tah1D g 0esadan's room-but
- Nd ~ o01Duched. Bibbs stood
xasnine ealnlde IN door Tor several
nutoa Theco 1a0e no sound from
p1enln, 90 - went ba<k - his own
So1m e1so -
= - Dsg11mD0 woke to Z stats
- 1l0loU1D 01nDwn = bis ex'
0a wGnhee II TIE process
- ~ 1nU = . little pause
n,oop - o1mA bat coherent thought
- ~ - % = the moment, a
To -. D - @remember:" and
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