Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-03
"It's BIbbs Taking His CONSTITUTIONAL

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OTIS sIbbs Taking His INSTITUTIONAL
ma say wrap up wawm f. you ride,
! an she cain go with you today, an not
f'git go see you pa at TO- clock. : Aw
ready, subj" ..... .s.ss.
| He equipped Bibbs for the daily
drive Doctor Quincy had commanded
and in the manner Of master of cere.
monies unctuously led the way. In the
hall they passed the Moor, and Bibbs
paused before it while white-jacket
opened the door with a flourish and
waved condescendingly to the chauf.
feur in the car which stood waiting in
the driveway. -.
TT seems to me I asked you what
you thought about this statue when
first came home, George" said Bibbs,
thoughtfully. what did you tell me?''
"Yessuhr' George chuckled, per-
fectly understanding that for some I'M
! known reason Bibbs enjoyed hearing
him repeat his opinion of the Moor.
You, asst me when you frs come home,
| an you asst me mex day, an mighty
near ev'y day all time you been here
an las Sunday you asst me twicet." He
shook his head solemnly. "Look to me
mus be somep'm mighty lamidal bout
at statue!" ,s'4 =. e
Mighty what?" i"
mighty lamidalp George burst out
laughing. what do at word mean,
Mist Bibbs?" 49, >: ~. r.
TITS exactly the word for the
statue" said Bibbs, with conviction, as
he climbed into the car. Its lami-
| dal statue." 81 'lsS:s.s
Z aHiyir' George ekulted. Man! Man
Listen! Well, sub. she mighty lamidal
statue hut Iamidal statue heap. O. trou-
BILE to dus'Y' ~. .,s.:..
II expect she isr' said Bibbs as the
engine began; to churn; and a 3moment
later he was; swept from sight. r
George turned to Mist Jackson, who
had been listening benevolently in the
hallway. Same he anyways say, Mist
JacksOn-T expec' she Is! Ev'y day
he trygt, git me- talk -1bout at lamidal
statue, an anyways, las thing he say,
I expec' she isr You know, Mist
Jackson, If he git well, at young man
go be pride O. the family, Mist Jack
son. Yes sub, right now pick i'm TO-
firs' money! s:fs. p ,..s'
.Look out with all at money,
GEORGE" Jackson warnsd the enthusi-
ast "rWhite folks a ,is house know
I'm heap longer 3 you. You the ony
man bettin' on 'imw S.&
II risk itp' cried George, merrily. s'I
put her gan on now levy cent! AT
boy'sa be flower q the fockv {:
This Singular prophecy, founded
somewAat ii recklessly upon gratitude
for the meaning Of "lamidal," differed
radically from another prediction con-
corning Bibbs, set forth for the benefit
Of a fair auditor some twenty minutes
later. Jim Sheridan, skirting the edges
Of the; town with Mary Vertrees beside
him, in his own swift ma chine, encoun-
tered the invalid upon the htghroad.
The two cars were going insopposite d.
rections, and the occupants Of inns
had only a swaying glimpse of Bibbs
sitting alone on the back seat-his
white face startlingly white against
cap and collar Of black fur-but he
flashed into recognition as Mary bowed
to him. s.i5y
Jim waved his left hand carelessly.
"It's fBibbs, taking his constitutional, =
he explained. s Z ,s
eyes, know" said Mary. II bowed
to him, too, though I've never met him.
In fact, I've only seen him once-no
twice. hope he won't think I'm very
bold, bowling to him."
II doubt il he noticed it, said hon
est Jim. 81 80
ooh, oh!' she cried. ~ :4<z=
What's the trouble?''
"I'm almost sure people notice it
when bow to them"
"Oh, see!' said Jim. 'tOf course
they would ordinarily, but Bibbs is
funny,
"Is he? How2'' she asked. "He
strikes me as anything but funny. Z
"Well, I'm his brother" Jim said,
deprecatingly, ''but I don't know what
he's like. and, to tell the truth, I've
never felt exactly like was his broth
or, the way do Roscoe. Nobody could
ever get him to do anything you can't
get tip to do anything now. He never
had any life In him.. and honestly, II
he ID my brother, II must say I believe
Bibbs Sheridan 10 the LATEST man God
ever made! hate to say II, but Bibbs
sheridan II never amount to anything
as long az he lives" D 4