Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-07-07

laughter footed loudly. "9es, you dida
You didn't have any other reason! Oh
no! You don't want to break it up be
tween Bobby Lamhorn and me be-
cause"
"Edie, Eide! Now, nowp'
''Oh, hush up, mamma! I'd like to
know if he oughtn't to come here, what
about his not going to her house.
How
i've explained that to Mother Sheri-
dan" Sibyl's voice indicated that she
was descending the stairs. Married
people are not the same. Some things
that should be shielded from young
girl"
This seemed to have no very sooth-
ing effect upon Edith. shielded from
a young girP!" she shriIled. you seem
pretty willing to be the shield! You
look out Roscoe doesn't notice what
kind Of shield you are"
Sibyl's answer was inapdible, but
Mrs. Sheridan's furried attempts at
pacification were renewed.
"Oh, hush up, mamma, and let me
alone! If you dare tell papa"
''Well, we'll see. You just come back
in your own room, and we'll"
"No I won't talk it over! Stop
pulling me! Let me alonew And
Edith, finging herself violently upon
Bibbs' door, jerked it open, swung
round it into the room, slammed the
door behind her, and threw herself,
face down, upon the bed in such riot
of emotion that she had no perception
Of Bibbs' presence in the room. Gasp
ing and sobbing in q passion of tears,
she beat the coverlet and pillows with
her clenched fists. 'Sneak!' she bab-
bled aloud. "Sneak! Snake-in-the-
grass! Gait"
Bibbs saw that she did not know ne
was there, and he went softly toward
the door, hoping to get away before
she became aware of him; but some
sound of his movement reached her,
and she sat up, startled, facing him.
"Bibbs! / thought saw you go out
a while ago."
''Yes. / came back, though. I'm
sorry"
did you hear me quarreling with
Sibyly'
"Only what you said in the hall. You
lie down again, Edith. I'm going out"
mo; don't CO." She applied q
handkerchief to her eyes, emitted a
sob, and repeated her request. Don't
go. I don't mind you; you're quiet,
anyhow. Mammals so fussy, and
| never gets anywhere. I don't mind
you at all, but I wish you'd sit down. +"
"All right" And he returned to his
chair beside the trunk. $50 ahead and
cry all you want, Edith" he said. mo
harm in that!'
"Sibyl told mamma-ohv' she began,
choking. MARY Vertrees had mamma
and Sibyl and I to tea, one afternoon
two weeks or SO ago, and she had
some women there that Sibyls been
crazy to get in with, and she just laid
herself out to make hit with 'em, and
she's been running after 'em ever
since, and now she comes over here
and says they say Bobby Lamhorn is
so bad that, even though they like his
| family, none Of the nice people in
town would let him in their houses.
In the first place, it's a falsehood, and
/ don't believe a word of it; and in the
second place I know the reason she
did it, and. what's more, she knows ]
know it! won't say what it is-not
yet-because papa and all Of you would
think I'm as crazy as she is snaky
and Roscoe's such a fool he'd probably
quit speaking to me. But it's true!
Just you watch her; that's all ask.
Just you watch that woman. You'll
seev'
AS it happened, Bibbs was literally
watching that woman" CHANGING
from the window, he saw Sibyl pause
upon the pavement in front Of the old
house next door. She stood a moment,
IN deep thought, then walked quickly
up the path to the door, undoubtedly
with the intention of calling. But he
did not mention this to his sister, who,
| after delivering herself of rather
vague jeremiad upon the subject of
| her sister-in-law's treacheries, departed
to her own chamber, leaving him to his
speculations
Mary Vertrees was at that moment
wondering what internal excitement
Mrs. Roscoe Sheridan was striving to
master. But Sibyl had no idea that
she was allowing herself to exhibit
anything except the gayety which she
conceived proper to the manner Of a
casual caller. She was no more self
conscious than she was finely intelli-
gent Sibyl followed her impulses with
no reflection or question: was like a
hound on the gallop after master on
horseback. She had not even the in
stinct to stop and consider her effect.
If she wished to make a certain I'M
preston she believed that she made it.
She believed that she was believed.
my mother asked me to say that
she was sorry she couldn't come down. I
Mary said, when they were seated.
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