West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-03

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seen 1t IL he had ever had the time to
read her articles But he was at the law
school all day long, and when he came
home at night he liked 10 talk of pleas
ant things, particularly TO eNpatiate
upon the brilliancy of his prospects. 1t
was, indeed, delightful TO listen TO him,
and she could never forgive herself for
having once fallen asleep during his dis
| course But then she had been so very
tircdi He had been MORALLY offended,
! and no wonder. He had not spoken TO
! her for three days afterward. and she
had cried and upbraidcd herself until
he finally took pity upon her, and gave
her his views upon the complication in
European politics.
! III.
The day when Halstcad came home
with his diploma as Bachelor of Laws
was great day in the annals of the
family. Rose sat at the window and
cried for very JOY. She had grown so
pale and haggard and red-eved of late
that il was not to be expected that he
should come up and kiss her, as he
would have done in days of old. He was
so absorbed in the wcighty affairs of
life now that it would be absurd to ex-
pect OF him that he should think of such
triileS rs kissing his wife. And vet if
he had happened to think of it. il
seemed TO Rose that her cup of haDpi-
ness would have been full. Now Hal
I stead was at last i'm his right niche and
their trials would soon be over.
He hired an office downtown and had
his name inscribed upon his window
pane i'm neat gilt letters Rose and
baby took trip across i'm the ferry to
| sec how it looked from the street She
was little surprised when she found
her husband alone in the office She
mad expected TO walk proudly through
/ a throng OF clamorous clients He eX-
/ planned to her, however, that until he
had his first chance to appear in court
/ he could scarcely expect any rush of
| clients. She blushed at her own folly
and thought that Halstead was ripht.
| a always. When she cot home she
/ had to sit down and cry though she
| could not for the world have told what
/ She cried for. She had TO be sure.
| only twenty cents in her purse. and that
| would be scarcely enough to get dinner
/ Tor la stead when he should get home.
| She had given him the last dollar she
| had to pay his Office rent in advance.
In sheer desperation she sat down and
! scrubbed oil n story, which she mailed
To- Wel!-Snown story paper in the city
! when HaIstead came home at six
| o clock and found only bread and cheese
/ for dinner, he scoldcd like n Turk.
/ Poor fellow, he did need something
/ strengthening, if she had only had it to
/ to give HIM. The next day she pawncd
her shawl for three dollars and he ate
| his bceisteak with relish, and rewarded
| her with a discourse on civil-service re-
| form. IL was wonderfully fine dis
/ course, she thought, and she only wish
| ed all the world could have heard it. II
! was, indeed, a pity that man like
/ halStead should be staying here and
| wasting his genius on an ignorant Great
/ ure Ike herself OF course she was hap
| Ply to listen to him, but others. no
/ doubt, would have given much for this
| privilege which she was daily ENJOYING.
/ She vcnturcd to suggest this idea to
| HIM, and he took it up eagerly.
/ The fact is, Rose, said he, pacing
| up and down the floor with cigar i'm
III, mouth, that | have often thought
/ that very thing myself. But, to be frank
/ with you, there is a great deal of zeal
/ OusY nm our profession, and when n man
/ OF exceptional talent makes his appear
ancc, the others combine to keep him
/ down. should have had dozen cases
/ before now, and securely founded
/ my fame. If a miserable clique of epvi-
/ Gus intriguers had not conspired to keen
me out of court. Their ONLY chance of
success, you see, depends upon their
/ making me INVISIBLE
Rose could so perfectly well under
+ stand that, Human nature, she had
heard her pastor say, was envious and
peratclv wicked. She learned pres
emily that 10 was Mr. c.. one of the
acknow edged leaders of the New York
bar. vino. trembling for his own lnurcIs.
/ had organized the clique against Hal
stead Sine had always admired this
I mans wit and eloquence and was heart
/ lly 7orrv tO hear anything so bad about
him. Yet she doubted not that Hal
+ stead, with his ndomitablo energy and
/ power OF speech, would i'm the end pre-
| vail.
II was % week OF miserable suspense
/ until She heard from her story. When
the manuscript was returned 20 her she
I came near taint.ng The editor wrote
F her 20 kind letter in which he told her
she had unquc-iIOnable talent If she
/ WouId only turn II TO right account He
could NOT use such quiet stories: but If
''''''.t i''' NVllifIuIIIL sensational
with murders and other crimes. bo
Thought She could be- OF use 90 him.
/ Sine went tO work 500 once She wrote
/ on. one narrowing scene after another
/ hall frightened at her own terrible fan
/ cIes. She wrote about polished and
FianoI- dnceiycr- and brilliant muir
. der.r But through all the desperate
. "Ica"inc-7 which She c0niured up her
. own innocent voice sounded. like that
. OF 70 canary Chat was trying to initiate
thunder II was .he who wa. iu Inc
WRONG niche. being compelled fy -acri-
'i"n beer CON eIeurc for bread But there
was uy help for 20 This confcmpibIe
. plot against HnI-tead compelled her to
I disregard her -crup.o. temporarily no
t-t-Un'l be- loud have conquered
/ LVeT bling depended upon hs bciug
able 'o keep hI head above water until
Doe could get chance to appcar I'm
court Her cfc wam and her head
d/lv strange pains shot through
Hor brain But She wrote ON dc.ucrn'e
|t .'ap.ug horror upon horror When
Doe heard IiaI-'rad's step uu0u the
stairs boz h.d away fHe manuscript and
rose 'D meet hUm But her feet suddenly
niH 1 '0 Hnuprf her he rneIDd acru
tho .YYU lm..I over chair and
l bead agHu.. tao rdg. of IHa.