The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-18

My dear, don't know what to
what to make of anythingw Mary
finished for her. $50 that's all right!
Now I'll tell you all about it. 1t was
gorgeous and deafening and teetotai.
We could have lived a year on it. l
think the orchids alone would have
lasted us a couple of months. There
they were, before me, but l couldn't
steal 'em and sell em, and so-well, so
1 did what 1 couldp'
She leaned back and laughed reas-
suringly to her troubled mother. at
seemed to be success-what could"
she said, clasping her hands behind
her neck and stirring the rocker to mo-
ton as a rhythmic accompaniment to
her narrative. 1.-THE girl Edith and her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Roscoe Sheridan,
were too anxious about the effect Of
things on me. The fathers worth a
bushel Of both of them, If he knew it.
He's what he is. l like him." She
paused refiectively, continuing,
"Edith's interested in that Lamhorn
boy; he's good-looking and not stupid,
but I think he's" She interrupted
herself with a CHEEKY cutlery: "Oh,
1 mustn't be calling him names! If
he's trying to make Edith like him
ought to respect him as a colleague"
81 don't understand a thing you're
talking about" Mrs. Vertrees COM
planned.
"All the better! Well, he's bad lot,
that Lamhorn boy; everybody's always
known that, but the Sheridans don't
know the everybodies that know. He
sat between Edith and Mrs. Roscoe
Sheridan. She's like those people you
wondered about at the theater the last
time we went-dressed in ballgowns;
bound to show their clothes and jewels
somewhere She f1atters the father,
that way. l treated him outrageously!'
"MaryW
THAT'S what f1attered him. After
dinner he made the whole regiment of
us follow him all over the house, while
he lectured like a guide on the Pala-
tine. He gave dimensions and costs,
and the whole bilin' of 'em listened as
if they thought he intended TO make
them a present of the house. What he
was pI oudest of was the plumbing and
that Bay Of Naples panorama in the
hall. He made us look at all the
lumbing-bathroom and everywhere
else-and then he made us look at the
Bay of Naples. He said it was hun
dred and eleven feet long, but 1 think
it's more. And he led US all into the
ready-made library to see a poem
Edith had taken prize with at school
They'd had it printed in gold letters
and framed in mother-of-pearl But
the poem itself was rather simple an6
wistful and nice-he read 1t to us
though Edith tried to stop him. She
was modest about 1t, and said she'd
never written anything else. And then
after a while, Mrs. Roscoe Sheridan
asked me to come across the street t
her house with them-her husband ant
Edith and Mr.. Lamhorn and Jim Sheri
dan"
Mrs Vertrees was shocked. "Jiml
she exclaimed. MARY, please"
"Of course" said Mary. "I'll maxi
it as easy for you as l can, mamma
Mr. James Sheridan, Jr. We went owe
there, and Mrs. Roscoe explained tina
the men were dying for a drink
! though l noticed that Mr.. Lamhorl
was the only one near deaths door OF
that account Edith and Mrs. Rosco
said they knew I'd been bored at tn
dinner. They were objectionably apollo
getic about it, and they seemed t
think now we were going to have {
good time to make up for it. But
hadn't been bored at the dinner, L
} been amused; and the good time a
Mrs. Roscoes was horribly, horribl
stupid"
; But, Mary" her mother began, II
, is" And she seemed unable t
complete the question.
: Never mind, mamma, I'll say it.
Mr.. James Sheridan, Jr., stupid? II
sure he's not at all stupid about bus
: ness. Otherwise On what rigf
have 1 to be calling people stupid b'
cause they're not exactly my kind
On the big dinner table they had emo
nous icing models of the Sherida
building"
"Oh mol" Mrs. Vertrees cried. "Sur
ly notl'
Yes, and two other things of thu
kind don't know what. But, aftC
all, wondered if they were so ba'
Well, then, mamma, l managed not
feel superior to Mr.. James Sheridan
Jr., because he didn't see anything OF
of place in the Sheridan building
sugar"
Mrs. Vertrees' expression had 10
none of its anxiety and she shook h
head gravely. MY dear, dear child
she said, 'it seems to me- 1t looks
I'm afraid"
Say as much of it as you ca
1 mamma" said Mary, encouragingly.
can get it, If you'll just give me OF
keyword."
Everything you say" Mrs. We
\ trees began, timidly, 'seems to ha'