Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-11

supper had been waiting. Inc VIE
was cordial and kind, but trace OF tears
on her cheeks showed the disappointment
she was too good to voice. In our coy
sitting-room stood my table, drawn close
to the CRATE, my chair and slippers beside
it, and pens and paper In place.
81 have looked for you since four,
was all she said. ''Blut know, dear,
that business kept you away"
But we won't give up the story" !
said, decidedly. ''Wc may not get the
hundred dollars on account of hurry
about our work; but we will make sure
of one of the fiftiesr
Fifty dollars" said Mary, ''wouid
buy the chamber set and cheap, pretty
ingram, and we could put off the pictures
until your salary is raised eve were
always postponing things to that golden
Utopia We had in imagination spent
and respent dozen ''raises." 1t cost
little and was better than running in
debit
/ kissed her goodbye and started to
the office When / reached the street
she raised the window to call after me !:
''Be sure and decide upon your subject,
Jack, as we must commence 1t to-mor-
row."
My usual hour of reaching home was
3 A. NJ. This time it was after A. A
second edition had kept us. walked
the three miles too tired in body and
mind to think of my story or anything
else. was just then more interested IN
the character of a powderm explosion.
as related to newspaper reports than N
literature; and the fact that an expected
promotion of the city editor TO the ''in-
telIectual department" of the Neptune,
with bestowal of his long and honor
ably worn shoes on someone else,
might lead to the lettering
of my position, kept me
closely to the practical side of life. /
went to sleep almost before | was un
dressed, and forgot to give even dream
to the subject that had grown very close
to the dear little heart at my side.
All day and evening sessions of the
National Society for the Organizing of
South African and East Indian Missions
held me close for the next week, and the
mere mechanical labor of following long
drawn speeches and copying voluminous
reports and resolutions with many
''whereases" SO used up my mental and
vital energy that had heart and thought
for nothing else. / lost some of the best
points in my projected story, and was
compelled to explain the plot in full to
my wife, lest | should lose it altogether
before the long deferred time of placing
it on paper should dawn upon us.
Perhaps we can get a few hours rest
on Sunday" said, "and then we will
take off our coats and go at it. OF course,
can't expect to strike the fifty-dollar
class, with the time at my disposal, but
we will be satisfied to go Ia at forty, eh,
little one 70
"Of course we will, my dear" she said,
brightly. zone can get fair chamber
set-but guess we will have to let that
go until your salary is little more, and
we will put the forty dollars into the
book case you have wanted so long. Is
it bargain ~
1t was, signed, sealed and delivered
with kiss.
Sunday came, and with it scattering
of the reverend gentlemen who had par
ticiDated In the mission deliberations and
debates, to the various pulpits of the city
and suburban churches. Follow them
around. said the city editor on Saturday
night, land get something of the services
held by a dozen of the best of them.
When that is out of the way drop over
and get old General Snodgers opinion on
the debate. He has been in Washington,
and ought to have something fresh. And,
by the way, am going out of town, and
wish you would come around about 8
o'clock and run the local work for the rest
of the night"
When Mary called me on Sunday morn
ing, dressed slowly and put off square
look into her face as long as / possibly
could. knew she had been out on Sat-
urday looking at book cases, and had set
her heart on seeing.that story dashed into
with vigor and energy before P. NJ. and
perhaps whipped into shape by evening.
When | drew up to the table, she
moved the sugar and milk pitcher
to one side, gave me half hopeful and
half pleading look, and simply saidc
"WellI'
tcmporized.
Mary, we ought to have a new set of
curtains for our sitting
Eyes, but they can wait"
twenty-five dollars would buy them
and hang them"
II know it, but the $25."
''Oh, that's all right I tell you the
plot is too deep to work up in the time
we have. Suppose we lay aside the
story on hand and reel off little sketch
that will strike the twenty-five dollar
grade You know that can do that at
any time Shall we do it2''
ssWhatever YOU think best. of course.