The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-08

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Terrible fuany, terrible funny"
said Roscoe. With sarcasm Its SO
funny | broke a cut glass dcanter
and spilled a quart Of
"Wait"' she begged. ~Ysq'n see. l
saw a big wagon drive up and some
men GO into the house. Well. 1
thought Id see 10 l slipped overland
it was their piano! They'd sold it and
were trying to sneak It Out after dark.
so nobody'd catch -" Again she
gave way to her enjoyment. but re
sumed. as her husband seemed about
to interrupt the narrative, wait a
minute, can't you? Yes, they'd sold it;
and l hope they'll pay some OF their
debts. They w everybody, and last
week a coal dealer made an awful fuss
at the door with Mr.. Vertrees. Their
cook told our upstairs girl. and she
said she didn't know when she'd seen
any money, herself! Did you ever
hear OF such a case as that girl in yvur
life?"
"What girl! Their cook!'
"That Vertrees girl! Don't you see
they looked on coming up into this
neighborhood as their last chance:
They. were just going down and out
and here hobs up the green, rich Shert-
dan family! So they send her out to
get 4 Sheridan-she's got to get one!
And she just goes in blind; and Jim
vas landed-there's no doubt about
that! But Jim was lucky: he didn't
1 1.-Two IN otaua IL mad snnA N{ksn n 1aOd
thing for him!' Sibyl's nirth had van
tshed, and she spoke with virulent RI
pidity. well she couldn't get you.
because you were married. and she
couldn't get Jim. because Jim died.
And there they were. dead brske. Do
you know what she did7 Do you know
what she's doing2"
"No.I dent" SAD Roscoe, gru1ay.
Sihyl's voice rose and eliminated in
a scream Of renewed Ailarity. "Bibbsl
She waited IN the graveyard, and drove
home with him from Jim's funeral!
Never sDsks 10 him before! Jim wasn't
| cold!'
h rocked herself back aud forth
upon the divan. "Bibbs.' she shrteked
ApADncs lAoS1OC, Nfu u i IL. DIUDS
He stared unsympathetically. but
her mirth was undated for all that.
And yesterday she continued. be-
tween ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS she
came out OF the house-just as he was
passing. She must have been looking
out-waiting the chance: | saw the
old lady watching at the window! And
c1o m htv, <hn.- in.A .@~l,@ - s~1ar.
to him: the old lady gave that away.
And today she made him take her out
in a machine! And the cream If it is
that they didn't even know whether he
was insane or not-they thought may
be he was, but she vent after him
just the same! The old lady set her
self to pump me about it today. Bibbs'
oh, my Lord! Bibbs.
nut Roscoe looked grim. so It's
funny to you. n it? 1t sounds kind Of
pitiful to me-. should think it would
to . wOman, too"
e"Oh, It might" she returned. sober
ing. ut might. n thsse people weren't
such fro3en-faced smart Aieeks. II
they'd had the decsny t. come down
OF the perch a,tlittle. probably
wouldn't think It was funsy. but t.
see 'em sit up on their pedestal al the
time they're eating ldrf-weH. l think
its funny! That girl sits mp as II she
waA Qdeeh Elisabeth, and expects
people - waalow On the ground before
her until they get. near enough for he1
to- give 'em 4 good kick with her old
patched ashoes-oh, she'd do that. AL
right!-and then she powders up and
goes out to .mash-Bibbs S~heridan!"-
4 rL.ook here" said Roscoe. hea Willy
II don't care about that n way OF
another. II you're through. | got
something I want to talk to You about.
was going to, that day just before We
heard about Jim." NE
At this sibyl stinened quickly; het
eyes became intensely bright. "What
II it?" ea0 s1sssr# asA a.
"Well." he began, frowning, what !
was going to cay then, He bcOhs
OF, and. Becoming conscious that be
was still holding the wei napkin in his
hand, threw 1t pettishiy into a corner.
Il never expected I'd have to say any.
thing like this to anybody l married
but I was going to ask you what w1f
the natter between you and Lam
horn"
Sibyl uttered q sharp monosyllabls
"Wellg"
II felt the time had come for me t.
know about it." he went ON. you
never told me anything"
You lever asked" she i~nterpooed
CURLY.
well. we'd got In a way 81 not
talking much" said Roscoe. IN De0ki
Ito mi now n II we'd pretty mucA lost
1.-THE run Of each other tho way Z good
(fmany people DO. l dsn't say II wasn't
! was up early and down t.
1g1k all day. and I'd come homo tired
1aof11ghk ed went to 80 to bed s0en q
n ~ the 0Dsr reAd-unless thert
~me go ana3cal show IN t0VA
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