The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-09-14

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II suppose So" said Sheridan, with
out exhibiting any interest. "Gurney's
crazler n Bibbs, but IL he wasn't-if
what he says was true-what OF itT
Listen, papa. Just suppose Blbbs
took 1t into his mind TO get married.
You know where he goes all the
time"
"Oh, Lord. yesv' Sheridan turned
over In the bed, his face TO the wall,
leaving visible of himself only the
thick grlzzle OF his hair. "You better
90 back to sleep. He runs over there
every minute she'll let him, sup
pose. Go back to bed. There's nothln'
In It."
"Why amt therer she urged. 81
know better-there Is, too! You wait
and see. There's just one thing in the
world that'll wake the sleepiest young
man alive up-yes, and make him
jump up-and don't care who he is or
how sound asleep It looks like he is
That's when he takes 1t into his head
to pick out some girl and settle down
and have a home and children of his
own. Then, guess, he'll 90 out after
the money! You'll see. Now don't
say that Blbbs has got the idea in his
head yet-'er else he wouldn't be
talkin' that fool-talk about nine dol
lars week bein' good enough for him
to live on. But It's comin', papa, and
he'll jump for whatever you want to
hand him out. He Will And can
tell you this much, too: he'll want all
the salary and stock he can get hold
Of and he'll hustle to keep gettin'
more. That girls the kind that a
young husband just goes crazy to give
things to! She's pretty and fine-looSin',
and things look nice on her, and I
guess she'd like to have 'em about as
well as the next. And l guess she
isn't gettln' many these days, either,
and she'll be pretty ready for the
change. saw her with her sleeves
rolled up at the kitchen window the
other day, and Jackson told me yester-
day their cook left two weeks ago, and
they haven't tried to hire another one.
He says her and her mother been doln'
the housework good while, and now
they're doin' the cookin', too. Course
Bibbs wouldn't know that unless she's
told him. and I reckon she wouldn't
she's kind o. stiffish.lookin', and Bibbs
is too up In the clouds to notice any
think like that for himself. They've
never asked him to a meal In the
house, but he wouldn't notice that
elther-he's kind of innocent. Now
was thinkin'-you know, l don't sup
pose we've hardly mentioned the girls
name at table since Jim went, but II
seems to me maybe if"
Sheridan flung out his arms, utterinG
a sound half groan, half yawn. YOU'RE
barkin' up the wrong tree! Go on bach
to bed, mamma"
"Why am II" she demanded. GROSSLY
why am barkin' up the wrong treeT
Because you are. There's nothin
in It,"
"I'll bet you,' she said. rising-"rl
bet you he goes TO church with her thii
morning. What you want to bet"
"Go back to bed" he commanded. %
know what I'm talkin' about; there's
nothin' in 1t. l tell you"
She shook her head perplexediy
"Then-do you know something abou
1t that you amt told mel"
Eyes, do" he grunted. snow g
on. Maybe can get little sleep.
amt had any yet!'
"Well-" She went to the door. he
expression downcast. 81 thought may
be-but-" She coughed prefatorily
"Oh, papa, something else l wanted t
tell you. l was talkin' to Roscoe owe
the phone last night when the tele
gram came, so forgot to tell you, bu
well, Sibyl wants to come over thi
afternoon. They expect to get or b.
the end o. the week, and l reckon sh
wants to feel she's done what she coul
to kind o. make up. Anyway, that
what he said. But what l though
was, no use bein' rough with her. pap
II expect she's suffered a good deal
and don't think we'd ought to be, o
Roscoe's account. You'll-you'll b
kind O. polite to her, won't you, papa !?
He mumbled something which wa
smothered under the coverlet he ha
pulled over his head.
"What?" she said, timidly. ~ wa
just sayin' l hoped you'd treat siby
all right when she comes, this afte
noon. You will, won't you, papaT"
, He threw the coverlet OF furiousl!
81 presume sov' he roared.
, She departed guiltly.
: But II he had accepted her proffere
wager that Blbbs would go TO churc
: with Mary Yertrees that morning, Mr.
Sheridan would have lost. They meaI
) 10 go. to church. But 1t happene
5 that they were attentively preoccuple
t in conversation as they came to Il
J church; and they had gone an incred
!. BILE number of blocks beyond II befoi
I they discovered their error. Howeve
! feeling that they might be embarras
ingiy late II they returned. they d