The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-29

herSelf hOarse when Quincy Withheld
morphine. She went from the begin
ming 10 the end In 4 breath. No pro-
test stopped her; nothing stopped her.
You ought 20 let me die she
walled. What harm have l ever done
to anybody that you want to keep me
alive? Just look at my life. | only
married Roscoe TO get away from
home, and hook what it got me into.
;. l wanted to have q good time
and how could /? Where's any good
time among these Sheridans? They
never even had wine on the table, /
thought l was marrying into a rich
family, where I'd meet attractive
people I'd read about, and travel. and
go to dances-and. oh. my Lord. all
| got was these Sheridans! did the
best l could: l just tried to live. !.
Things We're just beginning to look
brighter, and then | saw how Edith
was getting him away from NE. And
what could do. What can any wom-
an do in my fix? couldn't stand il, l
went to that icicle-that Nertrees girl
and she could have helped me a
little, and 1t wouldn't have hurt her.
Let her waltz SibyIs voice, hoarse
from babbling. became no more than
Z husky whisper, though she stroye
= make it louder. She struggled half
upright, and the nurse restrained her.
I'D get up out Of this bed to shew her
she can't do such things to me. l was
absolutely ladylike, and she walked
out and left me there alone. She'll
see! She started nftcr Bibbs before
Jim's casket was fairly underground.
and she thinks shes landed that poor
loon-but she'll see. She'll sec. And
Edith needn't have told what she told
Roscoe-it wouldn't have hurt her TO
let me alesle. And he told her l bored
hiin-telephoning him | wanted to see
him. He needn't have done it. He
nee.n't-needn't-' Her voice grew
fainter. for that while, with exhaus-
ton, though she would go over 1t all
again as soon MS her strength returned.
She lay painting. Then, seeing her hus-
band standing disheyeled in the door
way, Don't come In, lsoscoe,' she
nlurmurel. Il don't wanl TO SEQ YOU"
And AS he turned away she added,
I'm kind Of sorry for you, Roscoe"
Her anita goaist, Edith, was not more
coherent ia her own wzilings. and she
had the advantage OF Z mother for
listener. She had also rha disadvan-
tage OF 4 mother for dcenna, and Mrs.
Sheridan. under her husbands sharp
tutelage, proved an effective one
Edith was reduced TO ~tclephon!ns
I.alnllarn from shops whenever she
could iuggle her mother int \ mo,nen-
tary distraction over q counter.
Edith vas incomparably moro in
love than before Amhorn'A expulsion.
Her whole being waa nothing but the
determination - hurdle y thing
that separated hse from him. She was
in a stats that could be altered by
only the ligAtcst and most delicate d.
plomacy OF suggestion, but Sheridan.
like lcgioas Of other parents, intensi-
lied her passion and fed 1t hourly fuel
by opposing to Il an intolerab!e force.
He swore she should cool. aud thus set
her on Are.
Edith planned neatly. Hhe fought
hard, every other evening, with her
father. and kept her bed between times
to let him see what his violence had
done to her. Thea, when the mere
sight OF her set him to breathing fast.
she said pinably that she might bear
her trouble IL she went away; 1t was
impossible to be In the same town With
Lamhorn and not think always OF him.
Perhaps IN New York she might forget
a little. She had written to 4 school
friend, csts blished quietly with an
aunt IN apertn 4 month OF
so Of theaters and restaurants might
bring peace. sheridan shouted with
relief; he gave her q copious check,
and she left upon 4 Monday morning.
wearing violets with her mourning.
and havtsg kissed everybody Eosdby
except Eibyl ara Bibbs. She might
have kissed Bibbs, but he failed to
realize that the day Of ker departure
had arrived, and ~ss surprised, on re-
turning from hts zinc eater that eve
ming. to find her gone. Il suppose
the! III DE ulITIleu lIleTe. lie EAlu, c4.8-
ually.
Sheridan, warming his s~tockinged
feet at the fire, jumped up, fuming.
"Iiither you 60 out O. here, or l will.
Ribbs..' he snorted. II don't want to
he In the same room with the particu-
lar Kind of idiot you are. She's through
with that riffran; al she needed Wa
to be kept away from him . few
weeks. and l kept her away, and it
did the business. For heavens sake,
20 on out O kere;''
Ribhs oheyed the gesture OF a hand
still banda ged. And the black silk
sling was still round Sheridan's neck.
bat TO word Of Gurney's and no excru-
ciating twlnge OF pam could keep Sher-
idan's hand In the sling. The wounds.
sl9ht enough originally, had become
Infected the first time he had dtslodged
t1e banAages, and healing ~ long
leia14d. Sheridan bad the hAAt q