The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-29


Bibbs wouldn't know that unless she's |
told him, and 1 reckon she wouldn't;
she's kind o. stifish-ookin'. and Bibbs
is too up in the clouds to notice any
think like that for himself. They've
never asked him to a meal in the
house, but he wouldn't notice that,
either-he's kind of innocent. Now | |
was thinkin'-yOu know, l don't sup
pose we've hardly mentioned the girls
name at table since Jim went, but it
seems to me maybe if"
Sheridan flung out his arms, uttering
sound half groan, half yawn. you're
barkin' up the wrong treel Go on back
to bed, mammal
''Why am II" she demanded, GROSSLY.
why am barkin' up the wrong treeY
Because you are There's nothin'
In it."
I'll bet you" she said rising-"I'n
bet you he goes to church with her this
morning. What you want to bet?"
"Go back to bed" he commanded. 81
know what I'm tallkin' about; there's
nothin' in it. tell you"
She shook her head perplexedly.
''Then-do you know something about
1t that you amt told me?"
eyes, do" he grunted "Now go
on. Maybe I can get little sleep.
amt had any yetg'
"Well-" She went to the door, her
expression downcast. 81 thought may
be-but--" She coughed prefatoriy.
"Oh, papa, something else l wanted to
tell you. 1 was talkin' to Roscoe over
the phone last night when the tele-
gram came, so 1 forgot to tell you, but
well, Sibyl wants to come over this
afternoon. They expect to get off by
the end O. the week, and l reckon she
wants to feel she's done what she could
to kind O. make up. Anyway, that's
what he said. But what l thought
was, no use bein' rough with her, papa
Il expect she's suffered a good deal
and I don't think we'd ought to be, on
Roscoe's account. You'll-you'n be
kind O. polite to her, won't you, papa|
He mumbled something which was
smothered under the coverlet he had
pulled over his head
"What?" she said, timidly. 81 was
just sayin' l hoped you'd treat Sibyl
all right when she comes, this after
noon. You will, won't you, papaT
He threw the coverlet off furiously.
81 presume SOP he roared.
She departed guilty.
But if he had accepted her proffered
wager that Bibbs would go to church
with Mary Vertrees that morning, Mrs.
Sheridan would have lost. They meant
to go to church. But it happened
that they were attentively preoccupied
in a conversation as they came to the
church; and they had gone an incredi-
BILE number of blocks beyond it before
they discovered their error. However
feeling that they might be embarrass
ingly late if they returned they de
cided that a walk would make then
as good. 1t was a MINDLESS winter
morning, with an inch of crisp snow
over the ground. SO they walked, anC
for the most part they were silent, but
on their way home, after they hac
turned back at noon, they began to be
laxative again.
Mary" said Bibbs, after time
lam I sleep-walkerY
She laughed little, then looked
grave. "Does your father say vol
are?"
"Yes-when he's in mood to fiattel
me- Other times, other names. HI
has quite list"
"You mustn't mind" she said, gently
Hes been getting some pretty severe
shocks What you've told me makes
me pretty sorry for him, Blbbs. Pv'
always been sure he's very big"
> Yes. Big and-blind. He's like {
Hercules without eyes and without an,
consciousness except that of hi
t strength and OF his purpose to grow
2 stronger. Stronger for what? Fo
: nothing"
"Are you sure, Bibbs? 1t can't b
= for nothing; it must be stronger 70
S something, even thought he doesn'
+ know what it is. Perhaps what h
and his kind are struggling for is some
c thing so great they couldn't see it
so great none OF us could see it,"
e mo, he's just like some blind III
conscious thing heaving under
/ ground"
!, "Till he breaks through and leap
e out into the daylight" she finished fo
T him, cheerily.
e Unto the smoke" said Bibbs. LOO
J. at the powder of coal-dust already dil
/ tying the decent snow, even thong
it's Sunday. That's from the littl
/ pigs; the big ones aren't so bad o
Il Sunday There's a fieck Of SCOT o
@ your cheek Some pig sent it out int
Q the air; he might as well have throw
n it on you. 1t would have been brave
II for then he'd have taken his chanC
5. of my whipping him for 1t If l could
d as there SCOT on my cheek, Bibb'
n Is there?"
IS rs there? There are SCOT on yol
II cheeks, Mary-a fleck on each. Oh
t landed since l mentioned the first"
is She haltad Immediately giving hi