Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-24

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BE stood then sxpectant, staring out
Into the hall With an air Of. careless
geniality. he felt that she certainly
must say at least, How ID Bibbs 2" but
she said nothing ut all, though he wait
ed until the silence became embarrass-
ing. m 4.
s"Well, I guess better be gettin'
dawn there" he said, at last. He
might worry"
Goodby- and thank you" said Mary,
.'For whAt7"
For the letter. III
"oh,, = he said, blankly. you're
I welcome. Goodby. !"
Mary put out her hand. .Gnodby."
..You'll have to excuse my lefthand,r r
he said. II had little accident to the
other one" ss' 81
She gave APPLYING cry as she5saw.
'fOh, poor Mr.. Sheridan!"
ssNothin' at all Dictate everything
nowadays, anyhow" He laughed
joyialIy. Did anybody4tell you how
+ It happened7'' ssf,. b,
Il heard iyou hurt yodk hand, but
mo- not just how" 81
at was this way" he began, and
both, as II unconsciously, sat down
again. "You may not know, 1t, but
!. ,nscd to worry a good deal about the
youngest o. my boys-the one that
used to come to see you sometimes.
after Jim that Is, I mean Bibbs. He's
the one spoke Of as my partner: and
the truth is that's what it's just about
goin' to amount to. one o. these days
if his health holds out. We'll. you re
memberssI expect, had him on q
( machine over at q plant O. mine; and
sometimes I'd kind O. sneak in there
,and see how he. was gettin' along.
Take doctor with me sometimes, be-
cause Bibbs never was 20 robust you
might say. Ole Doc Gurney--I guess
maybe You know him7 Tall, thin man;
acts sleepy"
Eyes"
4Well, one day I an ole Doc Cur
noy, we were In there, and under
took to show Bibbs how to run bis
machine. He told me to look out, but
! wouldn't listen, and I didn't look
Out-and that's how I got my hand
hurt, tryin' DO show Bibbs to do some
thing he knew how to do and I didn't
Made me 50 mad just wouldn't even
admit to myself It was hurt-and SO.
by and by. ole Doc Quincy had to take
kind o. radical measures with me. He's
right good doctor, too. Don't you
think 20, Miss Vertrees7'
4 YES" G.., K
Yes. he II so!'s. Sheridan now had
the air OF i rambling talker and gossip
with all day on his hands. TAKE him
on Bibbs' case. I was talkin' about
Bibbs' case with him this morning.
We'll, you'd laugh to hear the way ole
Quincy talks about that! Course he
Ii Just as much 4 friend as he is doc
tor-and he takes as much interest
Ii Bibbs as II he was In the family.
He thinks Bibbs isn't anyways bad
pfY yet; and he thinks he could stand
the pace and get fat on It if--well, this
Is what'd make you laugh IL you'd been
there, Miss yertrees honest it wouldr'
He paused to chuckle. and stole a
glance at her She>was gazing straight
before her at the wall; her lips were
parted. and-visibly-she was breath
Ing heavily and quickly. He feared
that she was growing furiously angry;
but be had led to what he wanted to
say, and he went on, determined now
10 say It all. he leaned forward and
altered his voice to one Of confden-
Hal >friendliness, though in It he still !
maintained a tone which indicated that
Ole Doc Gurney's opinion was only q
Joke he shared With her. Yes, sir. you
certainly would a. laughedi Why, that 4
Ole man thinks you got something to
do with Il You'll have to blame 1t on
him, young lady, IL 1t makes you feel
like startin' out to whip somebody!
He's actually got this theory: he says
Bibbs got to- gettin' better while he
worked over there ut the shop because
YOU kept him cheered up and feelin'
goodas And he says II lyou could man
age to Just stand him hangin' round
Il little-maybe not much, but just
sometimes gain. he believedAt'd do
Bibbs mighty lot o,Sgood. Course
that's only what the doctor said. Me,
81 don't know anything about that; hut
n can say this much never saw any
such q mental Improvement ii any
body In my life as have lately in
sBibbs. expect you'd find him 4
good deal more entertaining than what /
De used to beand ! know It's kind
81 embarrassing thing to suggest after
the way he piled In over here that;
day to ask you to stand DIP before, the
apreacher with him. but accordin' to
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