The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-06

II didn't mean anything unpleasant
about you" Edith babbled Il only
meant | 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 per-
son whose adroitness has set matters
perfectly to rights, he chuckled silently.
"Roscoes perfectly lovely to her
she continued. moment later TOO
lovely If he'd wake up a little and
lay down the law, some day, like a
man, l guess she'd respect him more
and learn to behave herself!
'BehaveY"
ooh, well, l mean she's so insincere,"
said Edith, Enthusiastically evasive
when it came to stating the very point
to which she had led, and in this not
unique of her sex.
Bibbs contented himself with 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. y
"Well. WELL" he murmured. Il sup
posed Sheridan was almost well
enough known here already
"Oh, we're well enough known
aboutr she said, impatiently. Il guess
there isn't a man, woman, child or mig
ger baby in town that doesn't know
who we are. But we aren't in with
the right people"
MOP he exclaimed. "WhO's all
thatT
You know what I mean: the best
people, the old familles-the people
that have the real social position in
this town and that know they've got
It,"
Bibbs engaged in his silent chucklt
again; he seemed highly amused. 81
thought that the people who actually
had the real what-doyou-callit didn'
know it," he said. 1--WE always under
stood that it was very unsatisfactory
because If you thought about it you
| didn't have it, and if you had it yol
| didn't know it,"
| That's just bosh," she retorted
| "They know it in this town, all right
| l found out a lot of things, long befor
| we began to think Of building out Il
| this direction. The right people il
this town aren't always the society
column ones, and they mix aroun
with outsiders, but they're clan, jus
the same; and they have the clan fee
- ing. Most of em were here long b'
fore papa came, and the grandfather
N of the girls of my age knew eac
s other, and"
ii Il See" Bibbs interrupted, gravel.
ut Their ancestors fled together fro
It many a stricken field, and crusader
s blood flows in their veins. l alwa.
Id understood the first house was bui
Sc by an old party of the name of We
zig trees, who couldn't get along wi
ul Danl Boone, and hurried away
it these parts because Danl wanted hi
IL 10 give DICK gun ut u iSil hllhs
Id Edith gave a little ejaculation
alarm. "You mustn't repeat that stor
ou Bibbs even if it's true. The Vertrees
are the best family, and of course t
"a very oldest here; they were an 0
st family even before Mary VertreC
be great great-grandfather came we
ne and founded this settlement. He cal
of from Lynn, Massachusetts, and tn
ii have relatives there yet-some of t
on best people in Lynn
en- NOT exclaimed Bibbs, incred
I'D lousy
by "And there are other old famili
in like the Vertreeses," she went on, I
10 needing him; 1.-The Lamhorns and I
nd Kittersbys and the ]. Palmerst
at Smiths"
It'll Strange names to me- he int
ed rupted. Poor things! None Of thu
me have my acquaintance"
TO mo, that's just itr' she cried. "a
IT, papa had never even heard the ma
of Vertrees Mrs. Vertrees went W