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

eyes the vanishing back of the white
jacket
whats that?" she asked, in a low
voice, but sharply.
Heres another right pretty record"
said Mrs. Sheridan, affecting-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 a 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. us she gomez"
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: Il won't say anything at all.
| tell you, you might just as well let
me alOner
But there were other sounds: a rus
Ting and murmur, whispering, low,
protesting cadences in a male voice.
And as Mrs. Sheridan started another
record, 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 a rage
that set her shaking from head to foot,
and Lamhorn suffered as he tried to
speak.
But Edith's shaking was not so viO-
lent as Sibyl's, nor was her face so
embrace, all possible consequences be-
came nothing to Sibyl. She curtsied,
holding up her skirts and comforting
her lips to the semblance of SMILE
''Sit just as you were-both of you"
she said. And then to Edith: did you
tell my husband / had been telephOn-
ing to Lamhorn?'
you march out of here.' said Edith,
fiercely. March straight out of herew
Sibyl leveled a forefinger at Lam
horn
did you tell her I'd been telephon-
ing you I wanted you to Gomez"
ooh, good Godw Lamhorn said.
''Hushv'
You knew she'd tell my husband,
didn't you?" she cried. you knew
thatr
"Hush"' he begged, panic-stricken.
THAT was a manly thing to do. Oh,
1t was like gentleman! You wouldn't
come-you wouldn't even come for five
minutes to hear what | had to say!
You were tired Of what 1 had to say.
You'd heard it all thousand times
before, and you wouldn't even come!
No. No! No"' she stormed. "yOu
wouldn't even come for five minutes
but you could tell that little cat! And
she told my husband! You're a manw
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 houSev
she shrieked This is my fathers
house. Don't you dare speak to Rob-
ert like that"
"No! No! l mustn't speak"
Don't you dare"'
Edith and Sibyl began to scream in
suits at each other simultaneously,
fronting each other, their furious faces
close Their voices shrilled and rose
and cracked-they screeched. They
could be heard over the noise Of the
| photograph, which was playing a
Grassland selection. They could be
heard all over the house. They were
heard in the Kitchen; they could have
been heard in the cellar. Neither Of
them cared for that.
You told my husband" screamed
Sibyl. bringing her face still closer to
! Edith's. You told my husband! This
man put that in your hands to strike
me with! He did,
''I'll tell your husband again. I'll
tell him everything l know! It's time
your husband"
They were swept asunder by ban
daged hand. do you want the neigh
sbors in?" Sheridan Numbered.
There fell a shocking silence. Fren-
zied Sibyl' saw her husband and his
mother in the doorway, and she under
stood what she had done. She moved
slowly toward the door; then suddenly
she began to run. She ran into the
hall, and through it, and out of the
house. Roscoe followed her heavily,
his eyes on the ground.
'Now them" said Sheridan to Lam
horn.
The words were indefinite, but the
voice was not. Neither was the vicious
gesture Of the 'bandaged hand, which