Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-31

Il thought you were great friends
with Sibyl," Bibbs said.
up to the time found her out"
the sister returned, with continuing
vehemence. I've found out some
things about Mrs. Roscoe Sheridan
lately"
ITS only lately?"
well" Edith hesitated, her lips
setting primly. "Of course. I always
did see that she never cared the snap
Of her little finger about Roscoe
1T seems said Bibbs, in laconic
protest, that she married him."
= The sister emitted shrill cry, to be
interpreted as contemptuous laughter,
and, in her emotion, spoke too impul-
sively; "Why. she'd have married your
mo, no." he said; ''she couldn't be
that bad!'
Il didn't mean" she began, dis.
tressed. Il only meant I didn't
mean"
"Never mind, Edith he consoled
her. "You see, she couldn't have mar
ried me, because ! didn't know her;
and besides, if she's as mercenary as
all that, she'd have been too clever.
The head doctor even had to lend ms
the money for my ticket home"
81 didn't mean anything unpleasant
about YOU" Edith babbled. II only
meant 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; "it's all
straight And, perceiving that his
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! If he'd wake up little and
lay down the law, some day, like a
man, l guess she'd respect him more
and learn to behave herself"
'Behave?"
ooh, well, l mean she's so insincere,"
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 contcnted himself with a nom
committal gesture. Business is crawl
ing up the old Streets he said, his
long, tremulous hand indicating q
vastly structure in course of erection.
1.-THE boarding houses come first, and
then the"
"Tlat isn't for shops" she informed
him. That's a new investment Of
papa's-the Sheridan apartments y
"WelI. WELL" he murmured. II sup
posed Sheridan was almost we'll
enough known here already"
"Oh, we're well enough known
about!v' she said, impatiently. II 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 with
the right people
"No!' he exclaimed. "Who's all
that:'
you know what I mean: the best
people, the old families-the people
that have the real social position in
this town and that know they've got
It," ..l ...... ..-~ ......
Bibbs engaged in his silent chuckle
again: he seemed highly amused. II
thought that the people who actually
had the real what-do-you-call-it didn't
know it," he said. "I've always under
stood that it was very unsatisfactory,
because if you thought about it you
didn't have it, aud il you had it you
didn't know IT,"
That's just bosh," she retorted.
''They know it in this town, all right!
l found out a lot Of things, long before
we began to think of building out in
this direction. The right people in
this town aren't always the society
column ones, and they mix around
with outsiders, but they're a clan, just
the same; and they have the clan feel
ing. Most Of 'em were here long be-
fore papa came, and the grandfathers
of the girls of my age knew each
other and"
Il see,'' Bibbs interrupted, gravely.
"Their ancestors fled together from
many stricken field, and crusaders
blood flows in their veins. I always
understood the first house was built
by an old party of the name Of Yer
trees, who couldn't get along with
Danl Boone, and hurried away to
these parts because Dan'l wanted him
to give back a gun he'd lent him."
Edith gave little ejaculation Of
alarm. "You mustn't repeat that story.
Bibbs, even If it's true. The vertreeses
are the best family, and of course the
very oldest here: they were an old
family even before Mary vertrees'
neutrality-suspicious. came west
and founded this settlement. He came
from Lynn, Massachusetts, and they
have relatives there yet-some Of the
best people in Lynn
''Nov' exclaimed Bibbs, incredu-
lousy.
And there are other old families
like the Vertreeses," she went on. not
heeling. him; the Lamhorns and the