Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-11

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unconscious Sibyl's painting. Mary
beheld it with pity and horror; she
saw Sibyl c!inging to Robert Lamhorn,
raging. in whisper. perhaps-for KOS
coe might have been in the house, or
servants might have heard. She saw
SibyI entreatlng, heseeching, threaten
ing despairingly. and Lamhorn-tired
of her--tirst evasive, then brutally let
ting her have the truth; and at last.
infatuated. swearing" to marry her
rival. If Sibyl had not babbled out
the word ..swore'' it might have been
less plain.
The poor woman blundered on.
wholly unaware Of what she had con-
fessed. You see." she said. more qui-
city. "whatever's going to be done
ought to be done right away. l went
over and told Mother Sheridan what
I'd heard about Lamhorn. but Mother
Sheridan's under Edith's thumb, and
she's afraid to ever come right out
with anything. Father Sheridan'd
never in the world let Lamhorn come
near the house again if he knew his
reputation. So, you see. somebody 8
got to tell him. 1t isn't very easy
position for me. is it, Miss Vertrees"
NO" said Mary grave}y
"Well. to be frank" said Sibly. smil.
ing. that's why I've come, to YOU"
ITO me!' Mary frowned.
Sibyl rippled and cooed again.
''There isn't anybody eyes.made such a
hit with Father Sheridan in his life
as you have. And 5of. course we all
hope you're not going to be exactly
an outsider in the affairs Of the FAM
ily" (This sally with another and
louder effect Of laughter.l "And if it's
my duty, why, in way. think I'll
might be thought yours, too
mo. nor exclaimed Mary. sharply
Listen" said Sibyl. Nov sup.
pose go to Father Sheridan with this
story. and Edith says it's not true: but
suppose I could say: All right, if yor
want proof, ask Miss Vertrees. Sh'
came with me, and she's waiting II
the next room right now. to"
mo. no. said Mary quickly. you
mustn't"
Listen just minute more" Sibyl
urged. confidingly She was on easy
ground now. to her own mind. and had
no doubt Of her success. Miss Yer
trees. listen! Don't you see we ought
to do it, you and 1? Do you suppose
Robert Lamhorn. cares the. snap Of his
finger for her? Do you suppose a man
like him would look at Edith Sheri-
dan if it wasn't for the money!" And
again Sibyls emotion rose to the sur
face. Il tell you he's after nothing
on earth but to get his finger in that
old mans money-pile. over there, next
door! He'd marry anybody to do it.
Marry Edith ~ she cried. II tell you
he'd marry their niger cook for that"
She stopped, afraid--at the wrong
time that she had been too vehement.
but glance at Mary reassured her.
and Sibyl decided that she had pro-
duced the effect she wished. Mary
was not looking at her: she was star
ing straight before her at the wall, her
eyes wide and shining. She became
visibly little paler as Sibyl looked at
her.
after nothing ON earth but to get
his finger in that old mans money
pile, over there next door" The voice
was vulgar. the words were vulgar
and the plain truth was vulgar! How
it rang in Mary vertrees' ears! The
clear mirror had caught its own image
clearly in the tiawed one at last.
Sibyl put forth her best bid to
clench the matter. She offered her
bargain. Now, don't you worry" she
said, sunnily, "about this setting
Edith against you. She'll get over it.
after while. And another thing-I
guess you won't mind Jim's own sis
t@-in-law speaking Of 1t. OF course.
I don't know just how matters stanA
between you and Jim. but sisters-in-
law can do lots of things to help mat
tiers on like that. There's lots Of
little things can be said. anu lots"
She stopped, puzzled Mary Vertrees
had gone from pale to scarlet. and now.
still scarlet indeed, she rose, without
word of explanation. OF any other
kind Of word. and walked slowly to the
open door and out Of the room.
Ito be Continued)