The Ordway new era., 1916-09-15

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"Ae swore He'd Marry Edith sheri.
dan."
Robert Lamhorn cares the snap or his
finger for her? Do you suppose man
ike him would look at Edith Sheri-
dan II It wasn't for the money!" And
again Sibyrs emotion rose to the sur
face. 81 tell you he's after nothing
on earth but to get his finger in that
old mans money-pil over there, next
door. Hold marry anybody to do 1t.
Marry EdfthT'' she cried. II tell you
he'd marry their niger cook for that!'
She stopped, afraid-at the wrong
timc-that she had been too vehement,
but glance at Mary reassured her,
and Sbyl decided that she had pro-
duced the effect she wished. Mary
was not looking at her; she was star
ing straight before her at the wall. her
eyes wide and shining. She became
visibly little paler as Sibyl looked at
her.
AFTER nothing on earth but to get
his finger in that old mans money
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was vulgar, the words were vulgar
and the plain truth was vulgar! How
It rang In Mary Vertrees' ears! The
clear mirror had caught Its own image
clearly In the fiawed one at last.
Sibyl put forth her best bid to
clench the matter. She offered her
bargain. Now, don't you worry" she
said. sunnily, "about this setting
Edith against you. She'll get over 1t
after a while. And another thing-I
guess you won't mind Jim's own SIS
ter-in-law speaking Of It. OF course.
don't know just how matters stand
between you and Jim, but sisters-in-
law can do lots of things to help mat
ters on like that. There's lots of
little things can be said, and lots"
She stopped, puzzled. Mary vertrees
had gone from pale to scarlet, and now,
still scarlet indeed, she rose, without
word of explanation, or any other
kind of word, and walked slowly to the
open door and out of the room.
Slbyl was a little taken aback. She
supposed Mary had remembered some
} thing neglected and would return in
moment; but it was rather a rude
excess OF absent t-mindedness not to
have excused herself, especially as
: her guest was talking. And, Mary's
return being delayed, Sibyl looked at
, her watch and frowned; went to a
window and stood looking out upon
: the brown lawn, then came back to
, the chair she had abandoned. and sat
d, again. There was no sound in the
: house.
r A strange expression began imper.
' ceptibly to alter the planes of her
: face, and slowly she grew as scarlet
! as Mary-scarlet to the ears. She
: went into the hall, glanced over her
:, shoulder oddly; then she let herself
r softly out Of the front door, and went
t across the street to her own house.
n Roscoe met her upon the threshold
gloomily. Saw you from the win.
/. dow" he explained. "You must find
l. lot to say to that old lady"
l. What old lady?" ...
e Mrs. Vertrees. been waiting 70,
1t you long time, and saw the daugh
It ter come out, fifteen minutes ago and
r post letter, and then walk on up the
d street. Don't stand out on the porch. ;
1t he said, Grossly. "Come in here
d There's something it's come time III
le have to talk to you about. Come inv
Is But as she was moving to obey h,
8 glanced across at his fathers hous,
y and started. He lifted his hand t.
J" shield his eyes from the setting sun
staring fxedly. Something's the mat
L. ter over there" he muttered, and then
more loudly, ~ alarm came into hi
voice, he said, whats the matter owe
n. there?"
Bibbs dashed out Of the gate in 4,
e automobile set at its highest speed
III and ~ he saw Roscoe he made ses
y ture sinsularly eloquent Of CALAMITY
A. and was lost at onee IN Z cloud Of dus
I'd down the street Ddith had followet
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