The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-02-09

hughter footed loudly. "Yes, you didi
You didn't have any other reason! Oh
no! You don't want to break II up b.
tween Bobby Lamhorn and me b.
cause"
"Edie, Ediei Now, nowr'
"Oh, hush mp, mamma! I'd hke 10
know II he oughtn't to come here. what
about his not going to her house.
How"
I've explained that to Mother Shesi-
dan" Sibyl's voice indicated that abe
was descending the stairs. Married
people are not the same. Some things
that should be shielded from . young
girl"
This seemed to have no very sooth-
ing effect upon Edith. Shielded from
a young girl'r' she shrilled. You seem
pretty willing to be the shieldl You
look out Roscoe doesn't notice what
kind Of . shield you arer'
Sibyrs answer was inaudible. but
Mrs. Sheridan's durried attempts at
pacification were renewed.
"Oh, hush up. mamma, and let mo
alonel II you dare tell papa"
well, wen see. You Just come back
in your own room. and we'll"
"Noi I won't talk 1t overt Stop
pulling me! Let me alone! And
Edith, fiinging herself violently upon
Bibbs' door. jerked it open, swung
round 1t into the room. slammed the
door behind her, and threw herself,
face down. upon the bed in such a riot
Of emotion that she had no perception
Of Bibbs' presence in the room. Gasp
ing and sobbing in a passion Of tears.
she beat the coverlet and pillows with
her clenched fists. "Sneak!' she bab-
bled aloud. "Sneakl SnAke-in-the-
grass! Catr'
Bibbs saw that she did not know he
was there, and he went softly toward
the door, hoping to get away before
she became aware OF him; but some
sound Of his. movement reached her.
and she sat up. startled, facing him.
"Bibbs! 1 thought saw you 90 ont
a while ago."
"Yes. 1 came back, though. I'm
sorry"
Did you hear me quarrelins with
SibylT'
"Only what you said In the hall. You
lie down again. Edith. I'm going out. +"
"No; don't 60" She applied q
handkerchief to her eyes, emitted q
sob, and repeated her request. Don't
go. I don't mind you; you're quiet,
anyhow. Mammals so fussy, and
never gets anywhere. don't mind
you at all, but wish you'd sit down. u
IAN right" And he returned to his
chair beside the trunk. go ahead and
cry all you want, Edith" he said. "No
harm in thatr'
"Slbyl told mamma-ohr' she began,
choking. MARY vertrees had mamma
and Sibyl and I to tea, one afternoon
two weeks or 80 ago. and she had
some women there that Sibyl's been
crazy to get in with, and she Just laid
herself out to make hit with 'em, and
she's been running after 'em ever
since, and now she comes over here
and says they say Bobby Lamhorn ID
SO bad that, even though they like his
family, none OF the nice people in
town would let him in their houses.
In the first place, it's a falsehood, and
don't believe 4 word Of it; and In the
second place l know the reason she
did 1t, and, what's more, she knows I
know It'll l won't say what it is-not
yet-because papa and all Of you would
think I'm as crazy as she is snaky;
and Roscoe's such a fool he'd probably
quit speaking to me. But it's true!
Just you watch her; that's all ask.
Just you watch that woman. You'll
seey'
As it happened, Bibbs was literally
watching that woman" Glancing
from the window, he saw sibyl pause
upon the pavement in front of the old
house next door. She stood a moment,
In deep thought, then walked quickly
up the path to the door, undoubtedly
with the intention Of calling. But he
did not mention this to his sister, who,
after delivering herself Of a rather
vague jeremiad upon the subject Of
her sister-in-law's treacheries, departed
to her own chamber, leaving him to his
speculations.
Mary Vertrees was at that moment
wondering what internal excitement
Mrs. Roscoe Sheridan was striving to
master. But Sibyl had no idea that
she was allowing herself to exhibit
anything except the gayety which she
conceived proper to 1.-The manner Of a
casual caller. She was no more self
conscious than she was finely intelli-
gent. Sibyl followed her impulses with
no reflection or question-it was like a
hound on the gallop after a master on
horseback. She had not even the in
stinct to stop and consider her effect.
If she wished to make 4 certain i'm
preston she believed that she made it.
She believed that she was believed.
"My mother asked me to say that
she was sorry she couldn't come down."