The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30

kind of people-but mammals got it
all on her hands. She's never sat down
minute; and If she did, papa would
have her up again before"
"Of course" said Bibbs. do you
like the new place, Edith?"
81 don't like some of the things ia
ther would have in it. but it's the finest
house in town. and that ought to be
good enough for me! Papa bought one
thing l like-a view of the Bay of
Naples in oil that's perfectly beaud-
full; it's the first thing you see as you
come in the front hall, and it's eleven
feet long. But he would have that old
fruit picture we had in the Murphy
street house hung up in the new din
ing room. It's horribly out OF date to
have those things in dining rooms, and
l caught Bobby Lamhorn giggling at
It; and Sibyl made fun of it, too, with
Bobby, and then told papa she agreed
with him about its being such fine
thing, and said he did just right to
insist on having 1t where he wanted it.
She makes me tired! Sibyl!'
Edith's first constraint with her
brother, amounting almost to awk-
wardness. vanished with this theme,
though she still kept her full gaze al
ways to the front, even in the extreme
ardor of her denunciation of her sister
in-law.
-Sibylr" she repeated, with such heat
and vigor that the name seemed to
strike fire on her lips. "I'd like to
know why Roscoe couldn't have mar
] rfad cnmnhndy from bara that yvnuId
have done us some good, instead of
this Slbyl Rinki l met some awfully
nice people from her town when NAM
ma and 1 were at Atlantic City. last
spring. and not one had ever even
heard of the Rinks, Not even heard
of 'emr'
81 thought you were great friends
with Sibyl." Bibbs said.
up to the time l found her outv
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, l always
did see that she never cared the snap
of her little finger about RoscoeT
at seems" said Bibbs. in laconic
protest, that she married him.
The sister emitted a 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 badr'
81 didn't mean" she began, dis
tressed. II only meant l didn't
| mean"
Never mind. Edith" he consoled
her. you see. she couldn't have mar
ried me, because l didn't know her:
and besides, II she's as mercenary as
all that, she'd have been too clever.
The head doctor even had to lend me
the money for my ticket home"
Il didn't mean anything unpleasant
about you," Edith babbled. 'I only
meant l 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; ITS all
straight" And, perceiving that his
sisters expression was that of a per-
son whose adroitness has set matters
I 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 herselfr'
'Behave?"
| \ hn'a tins
said Edith, enthusiastically evasive
when 1t came to stating the very point
to which she had led. and In this aot
unique of her sex.
Bibbs contented himself with a non
committal gesture. Business is crawl
ing up the old Streets" he said, his
long. tremulous hand Indicating
vastly structure in course of erection.
"The boarding houses come first, and
then the"
THAT isn't for shops" she informed
him. That's a new investment of
papa's-the Sheridan apartments
"Well WELL" he murmured. II sup
posed Sheridan was almost well
enough known here already"
"Oh. we're well enough known
about" she said, impatiently. 81 guess
there isn't man, woman, child or mig
ger bsby in town that doesn't know
who we are. But we aren't in with
the right people"
"Nor' he exclaimed. who's all
that?'
you know what l mean: the best
people, the old famllies-the people
that have the real social position in
this town and that know they've got
it."
Bibbs engaged in his silent chuckle
again; he seemed highly amused. 81
thought that the people who actually