Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-04

that found himself tied up to that
girl
Terrible funny, terrible funnyv'
said Roscoe, with sarcasm. Its SO
funny l broke a cut glass decanter
and spilled quart Of"
"Waitv' she begged. "You'll see. |
saw big wagon drive up and some
men go into the house. Well,
thought I'd see, so slipped Overland
it was their piano! They'd sold it and
were trying to sneak it out after dark.
SO nobody'd catch onr' Again she
gave way to her enjoyment, but re
sumed, as her husband seemed about
to interrupt the narrative, "Wait a
minute, can't you? Yes, they'd sold it;
and l hope they'll pay some of their
debts. They owe everybody, and last
week a coal dealer made an awful fuss
at the door with Mr.. Vertrees. Their
cook told our upstairs girl, and she
said she didn't know when she'd seen
any money, herself! Did you ever
hear of such case as that girl in your
ife?"
"What girl! Their cook?'
''That Vertrees girl! Don't you see
they looked on our coming up into this
neighborhood as their last chance?
They were just going down and out,
and here bobs up the green, rich Sheri-
dan family! So they send her out to
get a Sheridan-she's got to get onei
And she just goes in blind; and Jim
was landed-there's no doubt about
that! But Jim was lucky; he didn't
live to- stay landed, and it's a good
thing for himv' Sibyl's mirth had van
ished, and she spoke with virulent ra-
pidtty. "Well, she couldn't get you.
because you were married, and she
couldn't get Jim, because Jim died.
And there they were, dead broke! Do
you know what she did? Do you know
what she's doing?"
mo, don't" said Roscoe, gruf1y.
Aibyl's voice rose and eliminated in
a scream of renewed hilarity. gibbs!
She waited in the graveyard, and drove
home with him from Jim's funeral!
Never spoke to him before! Jim wasn't
coldv'
She rocked herself back and forth
upon the divan. 'Bibbs!' she shrieked.
"Btbbs! Roscoe, think of it! Bibbsp'
He stared unsympathetically, but
her mirth was unabated for all that.
"And yesterday" she continued, be-
tween paroxysms-''yesterday she
came out Of the house-just as he was
passing. She must have been looking
out-waiting the chance; / saw the
old lady watching at the window! And
she got him there last night play
to him; the old lady gave that away!
And today she made him take her out
in machine! And the cream Of it is
that they didn't even know whether he
was insane or not-they thought may
be he was, but she went after him
just the same! The old lady set her
self to pump me about it today. Bibbs!
Oh, my Lord! Bibbsr'
But Roscoe looked grim. $50 it's
funny to you, is it? 1t sounds kind Of
pitiful to me. I should think it would
to woman, too"
"Oh, it might" she returned, sober
ing. cit might, if those people weren't
such frozen-faced smart Alexis. If
they'd had the decency to come down
off the perch little / probably
wouldn't think it was funny, but to
see 'em sit up on their pedestalsall the
time they're eating dirt-well, / think
it's funny! That girl sits up as if she
was Queen Elizabeth, and expects
people to wallow on the ground before
her until they get near enough for her
to give 'em a good kick with her old
patched shoes-oh, she'd do that, all
highland then she powders up and
goes out to mash-Bibbs Sheridany'
s'Look here" said Roscoe, heavily;
ST don't care about that one way or
another If you're through, got
something / want to talk to you about.
was going to, that day just before we
heard about jim"
At this Sibyl stiffened quickly; her
eyes became intensely bright. "What
is it?"
"Well," he began, frowning, ''Wnat
was going to say then" He broke
off, and, becoming conscious that he
was still holding the wet napkin in his
hand, threw It pettishly into corner.
81 never expected I'd lave to say any
thing like this to anybody l married;
but was going to ask you what was
the matter between you and Lam
hOrn.''
Sibyl uttered sharp monosyllable.
'Well?" Z
ST felt the time had come for me to
know about it." he went on. "You
never told me anything"
''You never asked, she interposed,
CURLY.
'Well, we'd got in way of not
talking much" said Roscoe. ''It looks
to me now as If we'd pretty much lost
the run of each other the way a good
many people do. | don't say it wasn't
my fault. was up early and down to
work all day, and I'd come home tired
at night, and went to go to bed soon as
I'd got the paper read-unless there
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