The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-06

went to the bare little black mantel.
and stood leaning upon it. Presently
she asked: when did Mrs. Roscoe
Sheridan say that no girl could care
about your
To-day"
Mary drew a deep breath. 81 think
I'm beginning to underestimate little"
She bit her lip; there was anger in
good truth in her eyes and in her voice.
Answer me once MORE" she said
'Bibbs, do you know now why 1
stopped wearing my furs?"
yes"
81 thought SOL Your sister-in-law
told you, didn't she?"
q | heard her say"
81 think know what happened
now" Mary's breath came fast and
her voice shook. but she spoke rapidly.
you heard her say more than that.
You heard her say that we were bit
terly poor, and on that account l tried
first to marry your brother-and
then" But now she faltered, and it
was only after a conclusive effort that
she was able to go on. And then
that tried to marry-you! You heard
her say that-and you believe that
don't care for you and that no girl
could care for you-but you think
am in such an extremity as Sibyl was
that you And so, not wanting me,
and believing that l could not want
you-except for my 'extremity'-you
took your fathers offer and then came
TO ask me-to marry youl What had
shown you OF myself that could make
you"
Suddenly she sank down, kneelng
with her face buried in her arms upon
the lap of chair, tears overwhelming
her
Mary, Maryw he cried, helplessly
"Oh no-you-you don't understand
II do. thought she sobbed. 81 dol"
He came and stood beside her "Yol
kill me" he said Il can't make
plain. From the first of your lowell
ness TO me. was all self. 1t was al
ways you that gave and l that took.
was the DEPENDENT did nothing Blu
lean on you. We always talked of me
not Of you. 1t was all about my IDIOT
distresses and troubles. thought o
you as a kind of wonderful being tina
had no mortal or human suffering ex
cept by sympathy. You seemed to lea
down-out of rosy cloud-to be kin
to me. | never dreamed | could
anything for you! ! never dreame
you could need anything to be don
for you by anybody. And today l hear
that-that you"
You heard that / needed to MARI
-anybody-with money
|, she sobbed. And you thought W
were $3.50 desperate-you believe
/, that had"
"NoI" he said. quickly. 81 didn't b
lieve you'd done one kind thing for n
for that No, no, mol | knew you
never thought of me except generous
to give said couldn't make
plainw he cried. despairingly.
"Wait!" She lifted her head and e
: tended her hands to him unconsciou
= ", like a child. Help me up, Bibbs
: Then, when she was once more upC
her feet, she wiped her eyes an
smiled upon him ruefully and faintl
but reassuringly, as If to tell him,
that way. that she knew he had n
. meant to hurt her And that smile
! hers, so lamentable but so faithful
friendly, misted his own eyes. for b
,, shamefacedness lowered them no MOI
"Let me tell you what you want
:, tell me-" she said. "You can't, becau
you can't put it into words-they a
too humiIiating for me and you're t
gentle to say them. Tell me, thong
\ isn't it true? You didn't believe tn
i I'd tried 60 make you fail in love wi
v me-"
: "Neverl Never for an instantP'
"You didn't believe I'd tried to ma
you want to marry me-"
y mo, no, mol"
= 81 believe 1t, Bibbs You thong
IT that | was fond Of you; you knew
d cared for you-but you didn't think