Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-07-20

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"Now Them" Said Sheridan to LAM
horn.
stand You mustn't be troubled"
Pallor was becoming to him; he looked
very handsome, and as he left the
room he seemed in the girls distraught
eyes prosecuted noble, Indifferent to
the rabble yawping insult at his heels
the rabble being enacted by her ia
Their.
Don't come back, eitherw said
Sheridan, realistic in this impersona-
ton. keep off the premisesw he
called savagely into the hall. ''This
familys through with your
1T is notv' Edith cried, breaking
from her mother. You'll find out
what'll happen! What's he done? You
don't know anything about it. Don't
you s'pose he told me? She was crazy
about him soon as he began going
there, and he f1irted with her little
before he met me! After that he
wouldn't. She was bound she wouldn't
give him up. He told her long ago he
cared about me, but she kept perse
cutting him and"
yes" said Sheridan, sternly; that's
his side of it! That'll do! He doesn't
come in this house again.
"You look out" Edith cried
Eyes, I'll look out! I'd "a told you
today he wasn't to be allowed on the
premises, but had other things in my
mind. I had Abercrombie look up this
young man privately, and he's no
count He's no count on earth! He's
no good. He's nothin'! But it wouldn't
matter if he was George Washington,
after what's happened and what I've
heard tonightv'
But, papa" Mrs. Sheridan began,
eff Edie says it was all Sibyl's fault,
maxim up to him, and he never encour-
aged her much, nor"
as enoughv' he roared "He keeps
off these premises! And if any Of you
so much as ever speak his name to me
again"
But Edith screamed, clapping her
hands over her ears to shut out the
sound Of his voice, and ran upstairs,
sobbing loudly, followed by her mother.
However, Mrs. Sheridan descended
few minutes later and joined her hus-
hand in the library. Bibbs, still sit
ting in his gold chair, saw her pass,
reused himself from reverie, and
strolled in after her
''She locked the door," said Mrs.
Sheridan, shaking her head woefully.
"She wouldn't even answer me. They
wasn't a sound from her ROOM"
WELL" said her husband, "she can
settle her mind to it. She never
speaks to that fellow again, and if he
tries to telephone her tomorrow
Here! You tell the help if he calls up
to ring off and say it's my orders. No,
you needn't. I'll tell 'em myself"
Better not" said Bibbs, gently.
His father glared at him.
Its no good" said Bibbs. Mother,
when you were in love with father"
"My goodness" she cried. ''You
amt a-goin' to compare your father
to that"
Edith feels about him just what
you did about father" said Bibbs.
"And if your father had told you"
II won't listen to such silly talk!
she declared angrily.
$50 you're handin' out your advice,
are you, Bibbs?' said Sheridan. What
is it,"
LET her see him all she wants.
You're "a Sheridan gave it up.
II don't know what to call you"
"Let her see him all she wants."
Bibbs repeated, thoughtfully. you're
up against something too strong for
you II Edith were weakling you'd
have a chance this way, but she isn't.
She's got'a lot of your determination,
father, and with what's going on in
side of her she'll beat you. You can't
keep her from seeing him, as long as
she feels about him the way she does
now. You can't make her think less
of him, either. Nobody can. Your
only chance is that she'll do 1t herself,
and if you give her time and go easy
she probably will Marriage wezld
do it for her quickest, but that's just
what you don't want, and as you don't
want it, you'd better"