Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-03
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lied sfbyi 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. ,z; RI
NOW then!" said Sheridan to Lam
horn.
The words were indefinite, but the
{ voice was not. Neither was the vicious
! gesture Of the bandaged hand, which
concluded its orbit in the direction Of
TIL door In q manner sufficient for the
swA II dispersal OF George and Jackson
ana several feIlale servants who how
ered behind ME-. Sheridan. They fed
!. lightly
Papa, rapalr walled Mrs Sheridan.
Look ut pour handl You oughtn't to
/ gAn - rough with Edie; you hurt
Pur hand on her shoulder. Lookr'
n There twas, In fact, spreading red
gslain upon the bandages at the tips
OF .ne fingers, and Sheridan put his
i Eand bsck IN the sling. "Now Them
!, . ; rs you s''n' : leave = =.
..He WIN not sobbed Edith. Don't
yen dare order him out!'
Don't you bother. dear" said Lams
horn, quietly. He doesn't under
stand. You mustn't be troubled"
Pailor was becoming to him; he looked
very handsome, ana as he left the
room he seemed in the girls -distraught
eyes q prosecuted noble, Indifferent to
the rabble yawping insult at his heels
the rabble being enacted by her ia
ther.
Don't come back, either!' said
Sheridan. realistic in this impersona
tion. Keep OF the premises!" he
called saxagely into the hall. 'This
family's through with your
1T. Is not!' Edith cried, breaking
from her mother you'll find out
what,ll happenl What's he done7 You
don't know. anything about It Don't
you s'pose he told me? She was crazy
about him soon 40 he began going
there, and he dirted with her = little
before he nst me! After that he
wouldn't. She was bound she wouldn't
give him mp. He told her long ago he
cared shout me, but she kept perse-
cuting him and = 80 - n: ~ A.
eyes. : said Sheridan, sternly; that's
Ills side Of it! That'll do! He doesn't
come In this house again. r. n.
VI AYou hook outg' Edith cried.
Yes, I'll look out! I'd Ia told you
today he wasn't TO be allowed ON the
premises, but I had other things In my
mind. I had Abercrombie look up this
young man privately, and he's no
count. Hes no count on earth! Hes
no GOOD! Hes nothin! But It wouldn't
matter ifvhe was George Washington,
after what's happened and what I've
heard tonight!''
.sBut, papa" Mrs. Sheridan began,
III Eide says II was all Sibyl's fault
maxim up to him, and he never encour-
paged her much, nor"
rs .''S enoughr' he roared. sHe keeps
Oh these premises! And II any Of you
% much 10 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 q
few minutes later and Joined her hus-
hand In the library. Bibbs, still sit
ting Id his gold chair. saw her pass.
reused himself from reverie, and
strolled ID after her.
s.She locked the door," said Mrs.
Sheridan, shaking her head Soefully.
"She wouldn't even answer me. They
wasn't . sound from her room"
well" said her husband, "she can
settle her mind to It. She never
speaks to that fellow again, and II he
tries to telephone her tomorrow
Herel You tell the help If he calls up
to ring on and say It's my orders. No,
you needn't I'll tell 'em myself.
Better not Z said Bibbs, gently.
His father glared at him.
''Irs no good, = said Bibbs. Mother.