Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
bad miscalculated her husbands mood.

had miscalculated her husbands mood,
and she felt that if he used his injured
hand as mark of emphasis again, in
her presence, she would (as she thought
of it, ''have a fit right there" She
| heard Sibyfs step, and pretended to be
putting a touch to her hair before a
mirror
Il was just coming down." she said,
as the door opened.
eyes, he wants you to-" said Sibyl.
''It's all right, mother Sheridan. He's
| forgiven me-"
Mrs Sheridan shifted instantly;
tears appeared. She kissed her daugh-
garded the mirror afresh. wiped her
eyes, and applied powder.
"And I hope Edith will be happy
Sibyl added, melting more applications
Of Mrs Sheridan's handkerchief and
powder.
Eyes, yes" murmured the good WON
an. 1--WE mustn't make the worst of
things"
"Wel, there was something else l
had to say, and he wants you to hear
it, too," said Sibyl. 1--WE better go
down, mother Sheridan"
She led the way, Mrs. Sheridan fol
lowing obedientiy. but, when they
came to a spot close to Bibbs' door
Sibyl stopped. Il want to tell you
about it first" she said, abruptly. at
isn't a secret, of course, in any way
it's something the whole family has to
| know, and the sooner the whole family
knows it the better. It's something ii
wouldn't be right for us all not to I'M
derstand, and of course father Sheri
| dan most of all. But | want to just
kind of go over it first with you; it II
kind of help me to see l got it al
! straight | haven't got any reason for
saying it except the good of the family
and it's nothing to me, one way or the
other, of course. except for that.
oughtn't to We behaved the way I did
that night, and it seems to me if there's
anything | can do to help the family,
ought to, because it would help show
felt the right way. Well, what | want
to do is to tell this SOS to keep the
family from being made a fool Of.
don't want to see the family just made
use of and twisted around her finger
| by somebody that's got no more heart
than so much ice. and just as sure tC
bring troubles in the long run as--as
Edith's mistake is. Well, then, this is
the way it is. I'll just tell you how il
looks to me and see if it don't strike
you the same way"
Within the room, Bibbs, much an.
noyed, tapped his ear with his pencil
He wished they wouldn't stand talking
near his door when he was trying to
write. He had just taken from his
trunk the manuscript of a poem be-
gun the preceding Sunday afternoon
and he had some ideas he wanted to
fix upon paper before they maliciously
seized the first opportunity to vanish
for they were but goSSamer. Bibbs
was pleased with the beginnings of his
poem, and if he could carry it through
he meant to dare greatly with it-he
would venture it upon an editor. Fol-
he had his plan of life now; his day
would be of manual labor and think
ing-he could think of his friend and
he could think in cadences for POEMS
to the crashing Of the strong machines
and if his father turned him out of
home and out Of the works, he would
work elsewhere and live elsewhere. His
father had the right, and it mattered
very little to Bibbs-he faced the pros
pect of working mans lodging house
without trepidation. He could find a