The diamond drill., 1921-02-05

hard UP that Miss Vertrces started
after Bibbs before they knew whether
he was insane or not" "She had TO
get him" IF he'd stop TO think. he'd
know he wasn't the kind of man any
girl would be apt TO fall in love with"
Bihbs quickly burned papers and
notebooks. descended and told his IA
ther: "I'll take the job you offered
me-" and went straight 10 Mary Yer
trees and said: "wili you marry
me?"
Mary drew Ii all out Of Bibbs; then
sank down kneeling, tears overwhelm-
ing her. IL can't make II plain" said
Bibbs, 81 never dreamed l could do
anything for youi knew you never
thought of me except generously-to
give"
1--WE were poor, and ! think I dld
mean 10 marry your brother. But
something stopped me from such a
sacrilege. posted the letter. but be
never got H."
"You kept me alive and I've hurt
you like this" said Blbbs. "Could you
forgive me, Mary?'
"Oh, thousand timesi But there's
nothing 10 forgive and you mustn't
come TO see me any more, = she cried
In a passion OF tears. "Never. never,
never"
He returned In time 20 tell his sis.
ter-In-law in the presence Of the fam.
ily: II proved what you said 10 me,
and disproved what you said of Miss
Vertrees. l asked her to marry me
and she refused"
Bibbs went with his father and sat
In the porch OF the temple with the
money-changers; worked and talked
of nothing but work.
He delved into the ways of the city
and its political influence, and began
20 buy Intertraction shares where the
Vertrees' fortune had vanished.
Soon the Vertrees were able to pay
the butcher, hire cook, and follow
the brokers' advice 10 keep the bal
ance OF their stock. Sheridan boosted
that HIS plan for Bibbs was working
out all right. Still there was some
thing wrong and the doctor and Sheri-
dan agreed that 1t might be good
thing II Miss vertrees would permit
Blbbs 10 see her-sometimes.
Il had 10 make Bibbs 20 my way"
Sheridan explained to Miss vertrees.
but there isn't anything In II 10 him.
lie gave up everything he wanted and
took the Job he never would Just for
you. There's only one girl he could
'eel that sorry for. Can't you let him
come backf"
When Mary responded: T can't,
DE was only sorry for me" : the truth
was out. ''Don't-don't--" she cried.
You mustn't"
~ won't tell him. won't tell anv-
'ody anything" said Sheridan.
On crowded downtown thorough.
are Mary saw Sheridan, at the risk
u his life, spring before moving
rolley car and with the whole force
u his big body shunt Bibbs from i'm
bending danger. The crowd had Shrek
ID warnings, but Bibbs had looked the
wrong way.
High mp In the Sheridan building.
'ibbs sat down, shaking and sore. He
ealized that his father held his own
Ire OF no account compared 10 that OF
lis son. Bibbs perceived what he had
ever perceived before--the shadowine
4 something enormous indomitable.
awless, Irresistible and blindly noble.
He looked out into the vast foggy
cart OF the smoke.
The roar OF the city beat upon Bibbs'
ar until he began 10 distinguish n pull
alton; the voice Of the god. Bigness.
Come and work for me. all meni By
our youth and your hope, summon
on BY your age and your despairi
y your love OF home and woman and
hildrenl You shall be blind slaves.
or reward you shall gaze only upon
~ ugliness."
Then, the voice came as some mu-
e struggling 10 be born Of the Tur-
'oil. 1T Is man who makes me ucIy
bis worship OF me. II man would
4 me serve him I should be beauti.
H."
From the vague contortions OF smoke
ID fog, Bibbs sculptured n gigantic
cure with feet pedestalled upon the
'eat buildings and shoulders cisap-
caring In the clouds, q colossus OF
eel, wholly blackened with SCOT. He
ought mp over the clouds unseen
ON below the giant labored with his
lnds In the clean sunshine; and Bibbs
iaged what he made tbere-perhaps
r Fellowship OF the children OF the
'ildren that were children nova no
e and Joyous city, unbelievably white.
The telephone ferceiy summoned
m. A startlingly beautiful voice
used him TO tremble violently. "Yes,
bbs, ! was near the accident. They
Id you hadn't been hurt, but want
10 know"
'Mary-would you-would You have