The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-11

trees was fain to apply handkerchief
upon her eyes. I'm so glad you maze
us 20! wouldn't have missed it
Mrs. Vertrees shook her head. u
suppose I'm very dull she said
gently. Il didn't see anything anus
ing. They're most ordinary, and the
house is altogether in bad taste, but we
anticipated that, and
"Papar' Mary cried, breaking IN
"They asked us to dinner!
"Whatr'
"And I'm goingr' she shouted, ana
was seized with fresh paroxysms
"Think of it, Never in their house be-
fore: never met any of them but the
daughter-and just barely met her
what about your interrupted Mr..
Vertrees, turning sharply upon his
wife
She made a little face as if positive
now that what she had eaten would
not agree with her Il couldn't" she
said. Il"
YES. that's just-just the way she
she looked when they asked her. cried
Mary. choking. And then she-she
J realized it, and tried to turn it into a
| cough. and she didn't know how, and it
sounded like-like a squeal!'
Il suppose said Mrs. Vertrees.
much injured. that Mary will have
an uproarious time at my funeral. She
makes fun Of
Mary jumped up instantly and kissed
her: then she went to the mantel and,
leaning an elbow upon it, gazed
thoughtfully at the buckle of her shoe,
twinkling in the freight.
"They didn't notice anything she
said. $50 far as they were concerned
mamma. it was one of the finest coughs
you ever coughed.'
"Who were they asked her father
"Whom did you see?"
"Only the mother and daughter"
Mary answered. Mrs. Sheridan is
dumpy and RUSTY; and Miss Sheridan
is pretty and pushing-dresses by the
fashion magazines and talks about
New York people that have their pic
lures in 'em. She tutors the mother,
but not very successfully-partly be-
cause UeT OWL llpl - AoV iAAAlne
and partly because she began too late.
They've got an enormous Moor Of
painted plaster or something in the
hall. and the girl evidently thought it
was TO her credit that she selected it!'
"They have oil-paintings. too added
Mrs. Vertrees, with a glance of gentle
pride ut the Landseers. I've always
thought oil-paintings in private
house the worst of taste"
"Oh. If one owned Raphael or a
Titan said Mr.. Nertrees. finishing
the implication, not in words, but
with wave of his hand. go on,
Mary. None of the rest of them came
in? You didn't meet Mr.. Sheridan or
-" He paused and adjusted lump
Of coal in the fire delicately with the
poker. "Or one OF the sonsT'
!, Mary's glance crossed his, at that
with a fash of utter comprehension
| He turned instantly away, but she had
begun to laugh again.
No" she said. mo one except the
l. women, but mamma inquired about the
sons thoroughly
! Mary Mrs. Vertrees protested.
"Oh. most adroitly. tool" laughed the
+ girl. "Only she couldn't help uncon
sciously turning to look at me-wher
= she did it,
+ MARY Vertreesw
: Never mind. mamma! Mrs. Sheri
dan and Miss Sheridan neither OF
them could help unconsciously turning
u to look at me-spesulatiyely-at thu
y same timel They all three kept look
L ing at me and talking about the oldes
son, Mr. James Sheridan Jr. Mrs
It Sheridan said his father is very anx
i lous to get Jim to marry and settl
lie down. and she assured me that Jim
n right cultivated Another of the sons
$, youngest one, they didn't seem to cor
N slider quite one of themselves, some
Is how. The other brother is the middl
+ one, Roscoe; he's the one that owns tn
Ell new house across the street, where tina
young black sheep of the Lamhorn'
* Robert, goes so often. Papa" Sh
d. stepped nearer to him so that he had
8; face her, and his eyes were trouble
Sc as he did There may have been
es trouble deep within her own, but 81
e kept their surface merry with laughte
~ Papa, Bibbs is the youngest one
IS name, and Bibbs-to the best of our il
xt formations a lunatic. Roscoe
as married. Papa, does it have to
al Jimg
ce "Maryw Mrs. Vertrees cried, shar
IN ly. you're outrageous! That's a pc
fectly horrible way of talkingr'
ee "Well, I'm close to twenty-four
ia said Mary, turning to her. Il haven
w been able to like anybody yet that
ot asked me to marry him, and maybe
re never shall Until a year or so ago T.
ct, had everything l ever wanted in II
'e- life-you and papa gave it all to me
tn and it's about time l began to p;
TT back. Unfortunately, l don't kno
IN how to do anything-but something
sp- got to be done"