Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-21
SYNOPSIS.

cUuS Ill blDDS SOluS W a odulldl lulli,
a nervous wreck.
CHAPTER Ion his return Bibbs
is met at the station by his sister
Edith.
CHAPTER III-He finds himself
an inconsiderable and uncOnsidered
figure in the New House" Of the Sher-
idans. He sees Mary Vertrees looking
at him from a summer house next
door.
CHAPTER IV-The Vertreeses, old
town family and impoverished, call
on the Sheridans, newly-rich, and aft
erward discuss them. Mary puts into
words her parents unspoken wish
that she marry one Of the Sheridan
boys.
CHAPTER Vat the Sheridan
house-warming banquet Sheridan
spreads himself Mary frankly en-
courages Jim Sheridan's attention.
and Bibbs hears he is to be sent back
to the machine shop.
CHAPTER Vl--Mary tells her
mother about the banquet and shocks
her mother by talking of Jim as a
matrimonial possibility.
CHAPTER VII-Jim tells Mary
Bibbs is not lunatic-'just queer"
He proposes to Mary, who half &C
cepts him.
CHAPTER VTTI-Sheridan tells
IBibbs he must go back to the machine
shop as soon as he is strong enough,
in spite of Bibbs' plea to be allowed
to write.
CHAPTER IX-Edith and Sibyl,
Roscoe Sheridan's wife, quarrel over
Bobby Lamhorn; Sybil goes to Mary
for help to keep Lamhorn from mar
rying Edith. and Mary leaves her in
the room alone.
CHAPTER X-Bibbs has to break
to his father the news of Jim's sudden
death.
CHAPTER XI-All the rest of the
family helpless in their grief, Bibbs
becomes temporary master of the
house At the funeral he meets Mary
and rides home wit, her.
CHAPTER XII-Mrs. Sheridan
pleads with Bibbs to return to the
machine shop for his fathers sake,
and he consents.
CHAPTER XII-Bibbs purposely in
terrupts a tete-a.tete between Edith
and Lamhorn. He tells Edith that he
overheard Lamhorn making love to
'Roscoe's wife.
-supDOSt' I could" he answered in
simple truthfulness, looking at her.
But don't want to. I have feel.
ing it's where you're going, and where
III be sent back
She shook her head in CHEEKY mega.
ton. mot unless you want to be-
Would you like to come with me?'
"Why-why-yes," he said. amy.
where" And again it was apparent
that he spoke in simple truthfulness
Then come-if you care for organ
music. The organist is an old friend
of mine, and sometimes he plays for
me. He's a dear old man. That's he,
waiting in the doorway. He looks
like Beethoven, doesn't he? l think he
knows that, perhaps, and enjoys it
little. | hope So" "
Eyes, :" said Bibbs. as they reached
the church steps. Il think Beethoven
would like it, too. 1t must be pleasant
to look like other people"
81 haven't kept your" Mary said to
the organst. This is Mr.. Sheridan,
Doctor Kraft. He has come to listen
with me-
The organist looked bluntly sur.
prised. "Iss that so?' he exclaimed,
HE iss musician himself. of course"
"No," said Bibbs, as the three en-.
tered the church together. IL played
the-I tried to play" Fortunately he
checked himself; he had been about to
offer the information that he had failed
to master the jews harp in his boy.
hood. mo, I'm not musician" he
contented himself with saying.
"What?" Doctor Kraft's surprise in.
creased. young man, you are fortu.
nate! I play for Miss vertrees; she
comes always alone. You are the first
You are the first one ever!'
They had reached the head Of the
central aisle, and as the organist fin.
tSAcu SpcdhluS DIDUS SlOppcu SuOIt
turning to look at Mary Vertrees in a
iazed way that was not Of her perceiv.
ing; for, though she stopped as he did,
her gaze followed the organist, who
was walking away from them toward
the front of the church, shaking his
white Beethovian name roguishly.
Its false pretenses on my part"
Bibbs said. 'You mean to be kind ia
the sick. but I'm not an invalid any
more. I'm so well I'm going back ia
work in few days. I'd better leave
before he begins to play, hadn't ~
NO" said Mary. beginning to walk
forward. Not unless you don't like
great music
He followed her to seat about half.
way up the aisle while Doctor Kraft
ascended to the organ. This after.
noon some Handelr' he turned ia
shout.
Mary nodded. "Will you like thaty
she asked Bibbs.
II don't know. I never heard any
except Large. don't know anything
about music. don't even know how