The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-07-30

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after Bibos before they knew whether
ne was insane or not" "She had to
get him." IF he'd stop to think, he'd
Know he wasn't the kind of q man any
girl would be apt to fall in love with
Bibbs quickly burned papers and
descended and told his IA
Their: an take the job you offered
me-" and went straight to Mary Yer
trees and said: "Will you marry
me?"
Mary drew it all out of Bibbs; then
sank down kneeling, tears overwhelm-
ing her. II can't make it plain" said
Bibbs, II never dreamed 1 could do
anything for you! l knew you never
thought Of me except generously-to
give"
I'VE were poor, and 7 think I did |
mean to marry your brother. But |
something stopped me from such a
sacrilege. posted the letter, but he
never got It"
you kept me alive and I've hurt |
you like this" said Bibbs. "Could you
forgive me, Mary?"
"Oh, thousand times! But there's
nothing to forgive and you mustn't
come to see me any more" she cried
in a passion Of tears. "Never, never,
neverw
He returned In time to tell his sis
ter-in-law in the presence Of the fam
lily: II proved what you said to me,
and disproved what you said Of Miss
Vertrees. / 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
to 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 to keep the bal
ance Of their stock. Sheridan boosted
that his plan for Bibbs was working
J out all right. Still there was SOME
thing wrong and the doctor and Sheri-
, dan agreed that it might be good
J thing If Miss Vertrees would permit
: Bibbs to see her-sometimes.
II had to make Bibbs 60 my way"
Sheridan explained to Miss Vertrees.
''but there isn't anything in 1t to him.
+ He gave up everything he wanted and
, took the job he never would just for
( lyou. There's only one girl he could
{ feel that sorry for. Can't you let him
{ come back?'
4 When Mary responded: II can't
: He was only sorry for me-: the truth
1 was out. "Don't-don't-" she cried
!, "You mustn't"
vi II won't tell him. won't tell any.
q body anything" said Sheridan.
Ell On a crowded downtown thorough
fare Mary saw Sheridan, at the risl
e Of his life, spring before moving
e trolley car and with the whole force
d Of his big body shunt Bibbs from i'm
i pending danger. The crowd had shrek
ed warnings, but Bibbs had looked thu
i wrong way.
vi High up in the Sheridan building
8 Bibbs sat down, shaking and sore. III
; realized that his father held his owl
= life of no account compared to that o
his son. Bibbs perceived what he hat
q never perceived before-the shadoW1n'
!. of something enormous, indomitable
!. lawless. irresistible and blindly noble
: He looked out into the vast fogg
. heart Of the smoke
= The roar Of the city beat upon bids
ear until he began to distinguish pu
sation: the voice Of the god, Bignes'
10 aCome and work for me, all men! b
e your youth and your hope. ! summo
2 yout BY your age and your despair
ie Nv your love OF home and woman an
er childreni You shall be blind slave
FOR reward you shall gaze only upo
le my ugliness."
!" Then. the voice came as some M
q. clio struggling to be born Of the Tu
to moi. ut is man who makes me ugl
Ir- ~ his worship Of me. II man WON
i'd let me serve him should be beau'
full"
ed From the va. ne contortions OF smol
~ and fog, Bibbs sculptured gigan.
r. figure with feel pedestalled upon q
de great buildings and shoulders disa
nearing in the clouds, q colossus
,e- etee, wholly blackened with SCOT. I
it. thought up over the clouds unse'
al from below the giant labored with =
hands In the clean sunshine; and BID
Nv imaged what he made there-perna
q for a Fellowship Of the children OF 2
q children that were children nova =
! HE and joyous city, unbelievably wni'
.of The telephone fiercely summon
.Yn him. A startlingly beautiful voi
"a cansed him to tremble violently. ~
9 - Bibbs. was near the accident. In
=. said YOU hadn't been hurt, but I wal
q ed to know" -
Is, aMary-would you-would you ma
70 m,,dedY There was long pause q
!. q soft, Eyes"
70 .Then why, oh, why, won't you
'es me see you? I've been Ike 10
n.y. chained IN cave"
2 aBut, Bibbs dear, you don't uno
~ ~ stand why" ,aor. iron