Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-21


came forth, holding q dripping napkin
In his hand. I.
"Whats your excitement?" he de-
manded. "What do you find to 90 into
Mysteries over? Another death in the
family?"
"Oh, it's funnyw she gasped.
'"Those old frost-bitten people! ] guess
they're getting their comeupance"
Lying prone, she elevated her feet u
the air, clapping her heels together re-
peatedly, In an ecstasy.
"Come through, come through"
said her husband, GROSSLY. what you
been up to?''
"Me?" she cried, dropping her feet
and swinging around to face him.
Nothing. It's them! Those Vertreeses!"
She wiped her eyes. They've had to
sell their pian0!' Il.
swell, what Of it?"
'"That Mrs. Kittersby told me III
about 'em q week ago." said Sibyl.
They've been hard up for long time,
and she says as long ago as last winter
she knew that girl got pair Of walk.
ing shoes re.soled and patched, because
she got it done the same place Mrs.
Kittersby's cook had hers"
"Well, well?" he urged, impatiently.
"Well, I'm telling you! Mrs. Kitters.
by says they haven't got thing! Just
absolutely nothing they don't
know anywhere to- turn! She says the
whole towns Been wondering what
would become Of 'em. The girl had
plenty chances to marry up to a year
or SO ago, but she was 80 Indifferent
she scared the men of. Gracious! they
were lucky! Marry her? The man
that found himself tied up to that
girl" s s
Terrible funny, terrible funnyv'
said Roscoe. with sarcasm. ITS SO
funny ! broke q gut. glass decanter
and spilled a quart Of w y
'''Wait!" she begged. you'll see. l
saw big wagon drive up and SOME
men go into the; house. Well, 1
thought I'd see, 50 I slipped Overland
it was their piano! They'd sold it and
were trying to sneak it out after dark,
so nobody'd catch on!' Again she
gave way to her enjoyment, but re-
sumed, as her. husband seemed about
to interrupt the narrative, "Waitt
minute, can't you? Yes, they'd sold IT.;
and hope they'll pay some of their
debts. They owe everybody, and last
week a coal dealer made an awful fuss
at the door with Mr.. Vertrees. Their
cook told our upstairs. girl, and she
said she didn't know when she'd seen
any money, herself! Did you ever
hear Of such case as that girl in your
life?"
what girl! Their COOKE"
''That vertrees girl! Don't you see
they looked on our coming up into this
neighborhood as their last chance?
They were just going down and out,
and here hobs up the green, rich Sheri-
dan family! So they send her out to
get Sheridan-she' got to get one!
And she Just goes in blind; and Jim
was d-thers's no doubt about
mat! But Jim was lucky;.he didn't
live to stay landed. and it's good
thing for himw Siby!'s mirth had van.
ished. and she spoke with virulent "a
pidity. Well. she couldn't get You.
because you were. married, and she
couldn't get Jim, because Jim died.
And there they were, dead broke! DO
you know what she did? Do you know
what she's doingy' Hs I
mo, l don't,'ssaid Roscoe, gruh1y.
Sibyl's voice rose and eliminated in
a scream of renewed hilarity. gibbs!
She waited in the graveyard, and drove
home with him from Mm's funeral!
Never spoke to him before! Jim wasn't
coldw
She rocked herself back and forth
upon the divan. Gibbs" she shrieked.
Gibbs! Roscoe. think of it! .Bibbs!"
He stared unsynpat hetically, but
her mirth was ,unabated for all that.
"And yesterday" she continued, be.
tween aas paro1ysms-.--ayesterday she
came out Of the hpuse-just as he was
passing, She must have been looking
out-waiting the chance: I saw the
old lady Watching At the window! And
she got him there last night-to play
to him; the old lady gave that away!
And today she made him take her out
in. a machine! And the cream Of it IL
that they didn't even know whether he
was insane or not-they thought may
be he was, but she went after him
just the same! The old lady set her.
self to pump me about it today. Bibbs!
oh. my Lord! Bibbs"
But Roscoe looked grim. $50 It's
funny to you, il it? 1t sounds kind Of
pitiful to me. l should think it would
to woman, too"
"Oh, it might" she returned, sober.
ing. 1T might, If those people weren't
such frozen-faced smart Alexis. II
they'd had the decency to come down
OF the perch a little I probably
wouldn't think it was funny, but to
see 'em sit up on their pedestal all the
time they're eating dirt-well, I think
it's funny! That girl sits up as il she
was Queen Elizabeth, and. expects
people to wallow on the ground before
her until they get near enough for her
to give 'em a good kick with her old
patched shoes-oh, she'd do that, all
right!-and then she powders up and