The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-06-08

all on her hands. she's never sat down
minute; and II she did. papa would
have her up again before"
"Of course" said Bibbs. "Do you
like the new place, EdithT'
III don't like some OF the things Ia
ther would have In II. but it's the finest
house in town, and that ought TO be
good enough for mel Papa bought one
thing | llke-a view of the Bay of
Naples In oil that's perfectly beauti-
full; It's the first thing you see as you
come in the front hall, and It's eleven
feet long. But he would have that old
fruit picture we had In the Murphy
street house hung up In the new din
ing room. It's horribly out OF date TO
have those things In dining rooms, and
l caught Bobby Lamhorn giggling at
II; and sibyl made fun OF 1t, too, with
Bobby, and then told papa she agreed
with him about Its being such fine
thing, and said he did just right to
insist on having It where he wanted It.
She makes me tiredl Sibyiv
Edlth's first constraint with her
brother, amounting almost to awk-
wardness, vanished with this theme,
though she still kept her full gaze al
ways TO the front. even in the extreme
/ ardor of her denunciation of her sister
in-law.
"Sibylv she repeated. with such heat
and vigor that the name seemed TO
strike fire on her lips. "Pd like to
know why Roscoe couldn't have mar
ried somebody from here that would
have done us some good, instead OF
this Sibyl Rinkl l met some awfully
nice people from her town when nam.
ma and | were at Atlantic City, last
spring, and not one had ever ever
heard OF the Rlnksl Not even heard
of emf
~ thought you were great friends
with Sibyl." Bibbs said.
"Up to the time | found her outr
the sister returned, with continuing
vehemence. "I've found out som,
, things about Mrs. Roscoe Sheridan
lately"
3 ITS only lately"
"well--" Edith hesitated, her lip
setting primly. "of course, l Away
! did see that she never cared the snal
n OF her little finger about Roscoew
e "It seems" said Bibbs. In laconi
y protest. that she married him."
The sister emitted a shrlll cry, to
+ interpreted as contemptuous laughter
and. in her emotion. spoke too impul
sively: "why. she'd have married youl
"No. no." he said; ''she couldn't b
that badW
81 didn't mean" she began, dis
Z tressed. II only meant l didn'
4 mean"
l. "Never mind. Edith" he console
her. "You see. she couldn't have MAJ
q rled me, because | didn't know her
Il II and besides, II she's as mercenary a
u all that she'd have been too clever
!, The head doctor even had TO lend m
!. the money for my ticket home"
u ~ didn't mean anything unpleasan
70 about YOU" Edith babbled. 81 onl
l. meant | thought she was the kind O
girl who was so simply crazy I
y marry somebody she'd have marie
'e anybody that asked her"
e. "Yes, yes" said Bibbs; "lt's a
L. straight" And. perceivlng that hi
y sisters expression was that Of a pc
y son whose adroItness has set matter
lg perfectly to rights, he chuckled SILENT.
er "Roscoe's perfectly lovely to her
she continued. a moment later. "Tc
't lovely! IL he'd wake up little an
III lay down the law, some day, like
man, guess she'd respect him mol
:" and learn to behave herselfv
ID "'BehaveY
ne "0h. well, | mean she's so insincere
IN said Edith, characterlstlcally evasiN
IS when 1t came to stating the very poll
III to which she had led, aud In this m
ut unique OF her sex.
IT Blbbs contented himself with a nol
IS commttal gesture. Business is craw
III ing up the old streets" he said, b
Sc long, tremulous hand indicating
vastly structure in course of erectlo
"The boarding houses come first, al
then the"
"That isn't for shops" she informC
him. THAT'S new investment
|
"Well WELL" he murmured. II su
posed Sheridan was almost We
enough known here already"
"oh, we're well enough know
about" she said, impatlently. IL que
there isn't a man, woman, child or nj
ger baby in town that doesn't kno
who we are. But we aren't In wi
the right people"
"Now he exclaimed. "Who's 6
that?"
You know what l mean; the be
people. the old famllles-the peop
that have the real social position
this town and that know they've g
It,"
Bibbs engaged in his silent chuck
again; he seemed highly amused.
thought that the people who actual
had the real what-do-you-call-lt didI
know IT," he said. "I'ye always undt
stood that n WAS vary unQafiafaptor