The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-14

neighborhood coming tonight for a big
dinner and house warming'-dreadful
kind Of people-but mammals got It
or her hands. She's never sat down
a minute; and IL she did, papa would
have her up again before"
"Of course" said Ribbs. do you
like the new place, Edith?"
II don't like some OF the things IA
Their would have In it, but it's the finest
house in town, and that ought to b
good enough for me! Papa bought n
thing l like-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 It's horribly out of date to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
It; and Sibyl made fun Of 1t, too, with
Bobby, and then told papa she agreed
with him about it's being such q fine
thing, and said he did just right to
insist on having it where he wanted Il
She makes me tired! Sibyl!"
Edith'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 d~enunciation of her sister
in-law.
"Sibyl!" she repeated. with such heat
and vigor that the name seemed to
strike fire on her lips. I'D like %
know why Roscoe couldn't have mar.
ried somebody from here that would
have done u some good. instead Of
this Sibyl Rink! l met some awfully
nice people from her town when man.
ma and l were at Atlantic City, last
spring, and not M had ever even
heard u the Kinks! Not even heard
Of EN-"
II thought you were great friends
with Sibyl." Bibbs said.
up to the time I found her out.'
the sister returned, with continuing
vehemence. 1--WE found out some
things about Mrs. Roscoe Sheridan
lately"
Its only lately?"
"Well-" Edith hesitated, her ips
setting primly. "Of course, I always
did see that she never cared the snap
Of her little finger about Roscoer
ut seems" said Bibbs, in laconie
protest, that she married him."
The sister emitted a shrill cry, to b.
interpreted as contemptuous laughter,
and, in her emotion, spoke too impu1.
sively: why, she'd have married your
mo. no." he said; "she couldn't be
that badv!'
Il didn't mean" she began. dis
tressed. Il only meant l didn't
mean"
Never mind, Edith he consoled
her. You see, she couldn't have mar
ried me, because I didn't know her;
and besides, II she's as mercenary as
all that, she'd have been too clever.
The head doctor even had to lend me
the money for my ticket home"
Il didn't mean anything unpleasant
about you," Edith babbled. Il only
meant l thought she was the kind OF
. girl who was SO simply crazy to
marry somebody she'd have married
anybody that asked her."
Yes, yes said Bibbs; ITS al
straight" And, perceiving that h,s
sisters expression was that Of a per
son whose adroitness has set matters
perfectly to rights, he chuckled silently.
"Roscoe's perfectly lovely to her.
she continued. a moment later. TOO
lovely! II he'd wake up q little and
lay down the law, some day, like q
man, l guess she'd respect him more
and learn to behave herself"
"'Behave?'"
"Oh, well, I near she's 50 insince,e =
said Edith, Enthusiastically evasive
when It came to stating the very point
to which she had led, and in this not
unique Of her sex
Bibbs contented himself with Z mon
committal gesture. Business Is crawl
Ing up the old Streets" he said, his
long, tremulous hand indicating a
vastly structure in course Of erection.
The boarding houses come first, and
then the"
THAT isn't for Shops" she informed
him. That's a new investment of
papa's-the Sheridan apartments.'"
We'll, WE'LL" he murmured. II SUP
posed Sheridan vas almost we'll
enough known here already"
'Oh. we're well enough known
aboutw! she said. impatiently. Il guess
there isn't a man, woman, child or mig
ger baby in town that doesn't know
who we are. But We aren't In VIII
the right people"
mol" he exclaimed. who's Ill
that?"
''Y0u know what I mean: the best
people, the old families-the peoDle
that have the real social position n
this town and that know they've got
It,"
Btbbs engaged In his silent chuckb
again: - seemed highly amused. Il
thought that the people who actually