Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-05


aware that he was present. He would
sit. family smiling over pleasant mag
ininGs and dear "reminiscences Of his
own, while battle ragged between Edith
and her father, or while Sheridan un-l
loosed jeremiads upon the sullen Ros-
coe, who drank heavily to endure
them He was sorry for his father
ana Tor Roscoe, and for Edith and for
sibyl but their sutferings and outcries
seemed far away. .i
sSibyi was under Gurney's care. Ros-
coe had sent for him on Sunday night,
NOT long after Bibbs returned the ADAM
doned wraps; and during the first days
d Y Sibyl's illness the doctor found It
(cessary 10 be with her frequently,
Ind to install muscular nurse. And
Whether he would or no, Quincy re-
Viewed from his hysterical patient a
Variety Of pungent information which
Il you'd have staggered anybody but q
1Nmily physician. Among other things
was given to comprehend the
iange in Bibbs, and why the Zinc
Ater was not putting a lump In Its
kbnerators giz1ard as Of yore.
Sibyl was not delirious- she was
Thin little ego writhing and shrieking
Tin pain. Life had hurt her, and had
driven her into hurting herself; her
condition was only the adults terrible
refrigeration Of that of a child after
bad bruise there must be screaming
and telling mother all about the hurt
Ind how 1t happened. Sibyl babbled
herself hoarse when Quincy withheld
morphine. She went from the begin
ming to the end In a breath. No pro-
test stopped her; nothing stopped her.
You ought to let me der she
walled. "What harm have I ever done
to anybody that you want to keep me
alive? Just look at my life! I only
married Roscoe to get away from
home, and look what it got me into!
j wanted 10 have 4 good time
and how could - Where's any good
time among these Sheridans? They
never even had wine on the tablet I
thought I was marrying into rich
family. where I'd meet attractive
peopie I'd read about, and travel, and
EiI0 tOdances-and, oh, my, Lord! all
14ot was these sheridans! did the
Gst / could: + just tried to i've. 1.
Ihinss were just beginning to look
brighter, and then saw how Edith
kwas getting him away from me. And
kwhat could / dor What can any wom-
al do IA my nx7 1 couldn't stand 1t! I
invent 70 that ic1cle that Fertrees girl
and she could have helped me a
little, ana II wouldn't have hurt her.
Let her waitr' Sibyls voice, hoarse
from babblfng, became no more than
husky whisper, though she stroye
make II louder. She struggled half
bright, and the nurse restrained her.
.Td get up out Of this bed to show her
she can't do such things to me! was
ebsolutely ladylike, and she walked
hut and left me there alone! She'll
ysee! She started after Bibbs before
Jim's casket was fairly underground,
and she thinks she's landed that poor
4 loon but she'll see! She'll see! And
Edith needn't have told what she told
Roscoeit wouldn't have hurt her to
Yet me alone. And he told her bored
him teiepho ning him wanted to see
him. He needn't have done it. He
needn't needn't Her voice grew
fainter, for, that while, with exhaus-
[ ton, though she would go over it all
again as soon rs her strength returned.
She lay painting. Then, seeing her hus-
band standing disheveled In the door
Hay, "Don,t come In, Roscoe" she
nurmured. sI don't want to see you"
And ais he turned away she added.
EI'm kind Of sorry for you, Roscoe"
" Her antagonist, Edith, was not more
aH herent III her own wailfngs. and she
E Id the advantage Of mother for
Y Istener. She had also the disadvan-
tage of i mother for duenna, and Mrs.
sheridan, under her husbands sharp
ltelage, proved an effective one.
edith was reduced to telephoning
4amhorn from shops whenever she
could juggie her mother into momen-
tary distraction over q counter.
Edith was incomparably more In
love than before Landlords expulsion.
aer whole being was nothing but the
determination to hurdle everything
bat eepa rated her from him. She was
Id ! state that could be altered BY
onIy The highest and most delicate q.
plomAcy of ,susgestion, but Sheridan,
Ike ,Jeeidess Of other parents, INTENSE
He'd her passion and fed 1t hourly fuel
81 sppostng to It an intolerable force.
Eae swore she should cool, and thus set
her on IRE.
Edith planned neatly. She fought
hard, every other evening, with her
father, and kept her bed between times
70 let him zee what his violence had
lone to her. Then, when the mere
6ixht OF her set him to breathing fast,
she said pittably that she might bear
Ter trouble II she went away; 1t was
pdasible IA be In the same town with
LanshcrN and not think always OF him.
PerhSps III New York she might forget
little. she had written to school
friend established quietly with an
sunt Id anartments land a month or
10 ~ f163tks and restaurants might
BRING meridian shouted with
relief; M 9aye her a copious CHECK,
md ~ IN asIoh i Monday morning,
weAring violeh with her mourning,
and havine kieesd evesy body goOdby
49, 1ala.f.a 81 She si1t9ht