Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-02

room, George disappearing after her
in the hall with an air OF successful
diplomacy. He made it perfectly clear
that Edith had given him secret in
structions and that it had been his
pride and pleasure to fulfill them to
the letter.
Sibyl stifrened in her chair; her lips
parted, and she watched with curious
eyes the vanishing back Of the white
jacket.
whats that?" she asked, in low
voice. but sharply.
"Here's another right pretty record"
said Mrs. Sheridan. affectlng-with
patent nervousness-nott to hear. And
she Embossed the music.
Sibyl bit her lip and began to tap
her chin with the brooch. After little
while she turned to Bibbs, who reposed
at half length in a gold chair, with his
eyes closed.
where did Edith go?" she asked,
curiously.
Edith" he repeated, opening his
eyes blankly. "Is she gone"
sibyl got up and stood in the door
way. She leaned against the casing,
still tapping her chin with the brooch.
Her eyes were dilating; she was sud-
denly at high tension, and her express
sion had become one of sharp excite
ment She listened intently.
When the record was spun out she
could hear Sheridan rumbling in the
library, during the ensuing silence,
and 'Roscoe's voice, querulous and
husky: ~ won't say anything at all.
I tell you, you might just as well let
me alone!'
But there were other sounds: a rus
Ting and murmur, whispering, low,
protesting cadences in male voice.
And as Mrs. Sheridan started another
record, q sudden, vital resolve leaped
like fire In the eyes OF Sibyl. She
walked down the hall and straight into
the smoking room.
Lamhorn and Edith both sprang to
their feet, separating. Edith became
instantly deathly white with rage
that set her shaking from head to foot,
and Lamhorn suffered as he tried to
speak. X"
~. But Edith's shaking was not so vio-
lent as Sibyrs, nor was her face so
white At sight of them and Of their
embrace, all possible consequences be-
came nothing to Sibyl. She curtsied.
holding up her skirts and comforting
her lips to the semblance Of 4 smile.
"sit just as you were-both Of your
she said. And then to Edith: did you
tell my husband had been telephon-
ing to LamhornT x
"You march out OF herep' said Edith,
flercely. march straight out of here!'
Sibyl leveled a forefinger at, Lam
horn. %, tn .7-e
"Did you tell her Ed been telephon-
ing you l wanted you to conner"
"Oh, good Godr' Lamhorn said.
"Hushr' y4fg@ .
"You knew she'd tell my husband,
didn't your" she cried. ''You knew
thatw -. Ei!ast 2i{ir
"Hushw he begged. panlcstricken.
''That was a manly thing to do! oh,
It was like gentleman! You wouldn't
come-you wouldn't even come for Ave
minutes to hear what ] had to say!
You were tired Of what I had to say!
You'd heard 1t all thousand times
before, and you wouldn't even come!
No! No! Nor she stormed, "you
wouldn't even come for i've minutes,
but yon could tell that little cat! And
she told my husband! You're man!'
Edith saw in fash that the con.
sequences Of battle would be ruinous
to Sibyl, and the furious girl needed
no further temptation to give way to
her feelings. ..Get out Of this house,
she shrieked. l.sThis is my fathers
house. Don't you dare speak to Rob
ert like thatp' III :.
"No! No! mustn't speak"
Don't you darev'f NJ
Edith and sibyl began to scream In.
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