The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-09-21

eibyl was aitorrthss taken sssek-
"Do you suppose It's truef De yva
suppose she wouldn'tY
"He didn't look exactly like q young
man that had just got things fixed up
fine with his girl" said Sheridan. "Not
to me. he dIdn'tw
But why would"
81 told you" he interrupted. angrily,
"she ain't that kind of girl II you
got TO have proof. we'll, I'll tell you and
get II over with. though I'd pretty near
just as soon not have TO talk a whole
lot about my dead boys private af-
fairs. She wrote to Jim she couldn't
take him, and II was n good, straight
letter. too. II came TO Jlm's office; he
never saw II. she wrote 1t the after
noon he was hurt"
'I remember I saw her put a letter
in the mail box tina, afternoon" said
Roscoe. Don't you remember, Sibyit
told you about it--l was waiting for
you while you were In there so long
! talking to her mother. Ii was Just be-
fore we saw that something was wrong
over here. and Edith came and called
me-"
Sibyl shook her head. but she re-
membered. And she was not cast down,
for, although some remnants OF per-
plexlty were left In her eyes, they were
dlmmed by an increasing glow OF
triumph; and she departed-after some
further fragmentary lscourse--vislbly
elated. After all, the guilty had not
been exalted: and she perceived vague
ly, but none the less surely. that her
Injury had been coplously avenged. She
! bestowed contented glance upon the
old house with the cupola, as she and
Roscoe crossed the street.
} When they had gone, Mrs. Sheridan
INDUCED In reverie, but after a while
she said, uneaslly. Papa, you think IL
would be any use to tell Bibbs about
that letter."
; IL don't know" he answered, walk
ing moodily TO the window. II been
= thinkin' about IT," He came TO de-
clsion. 81 reckon will" And he went
! up to Bibbs' room.
"well, you goin' back on what you
said?" he inquired, brusquely. as he
. opened the door. you goin' to take
1t back and lay down on me agalnF"
I NO" said Bibbs.
] "well. perhaps | didn't have any call
TO accuse you of that. | don't nuOw
D as you ever did so back on anything
g you said. exactly, though the Lord
! knows you've laid down on me enough.
II You certainly havev' sheridan was
: bafiied. This was not what he wished
i to say. but his words were unmanage-
u able; he found himself unable to con.
d troll them. and his querulous abuse
g went on In spite of him. IL can't say
: expect much of you-not from the
n way you always been, up to now-un
u less you turn over n new leaf. and
20 don't see any encouragement to thinl
o you're goin' to do that! II you go dowr
I! there and show a spark o. real git-up,
'r reckon the whole Office II fall In [
81 faint. But II you're ever goin' &
ID show any, you better begin right a
t the beginning and begin to show 1t to
III morrow"
3 "Yes-Tll try"
ID "You better, II it's in your Sheri
NJ dan was sheerly nonplused. He ha'
er always been able TO say whatever b.
ID wished to say, but his tongue seeme'
bewitched. He had come to tell Bibb
X about Mary's letter, and to his owl
II angry astonishment he found It I'm
he possible to do anything except to scol,
n like drudge-driver. "You bette
Id come down there with your mind mad
up to hustle harder than the hardes
workin' man that's under you, or you
;" not get on very good with me. te
. you! The way to get aheud-and yo
better set II down In your books-th