The Red Cloud chief., 1885-06-19

had no effect Il seemed to her, too. after
awhile, Is II her mind was beginning to
run dry. She had. IN the stress for
matter. written articles In which she
had given advice about hundred things
which she kn " nothing about. She
had written about babies and maternal
dutie, until that subject, too. seemed
fairly exhausted. Her Hygiene in the
Nursery" and advice to Young Moth
ers'' had been quite successful, though
she had scarcely tried OF practiced .
single rule that she recommended Her
accommodations were too poor and her
life too busy. In fact, she wa too tired
TO see even the hum0r of her 0wn situa-
ton as the experienced adviser of hum
dreds who probably knew more than
herself. No doubt Halstead. who bad
more Of . sense for humOr. would have
seen it II he had eve had the time to
read her articles. But he was at the law
school al day long, and when he came
home at night he liked to talk OF pie s.
ant things, particula ~ TO expatiate
upon the brilliancy of his prospects. It
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
tired! He had been MORALLY offended,
and no wonder. He had not spoken to
her for three days afterwsrd. and she
had cried and upbraided herself until
he finally took pity upon her. and gave
her his views upon the complication in
European politics.
The day when Halstead came home
with his diploma IS Bachelor of Laws
was a great day in the annals of the
family. Rose sat at the window and
cred for very 10Y. She had grown so
pale and bag ard and red-eyed of late
that it was not to be expected that he
should come up and kiss her. as he
would have done in days of old. He was
50 absorbed in the weighty affairs of
life now that it would be absurd to ex-
pect of him that ne should think of such
trifles as kissing his wife. And vet If
he had happened to think of it. it
seemed to Rose that her cup of happi-
ness would have been full Now Hal
stead was at last in his right niche and
their trials would sOon be over.
He hired an office downtown and had
his name inscribed upon his window
pane in neat git letters. Rose and
baby took a trip across in the ferry to
see how it looked from the street. She
was a little surprised when she found
! her husband alone in the office. She
had expected to walk proudly through
q throng of clamorous ellie IS. 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 right,
as always. When she got 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
for Ha 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 Oh q story. which she ms led
to . ~welI-known story paper in the city.
When Halstead came home at six
O'Clock and found only bread and cheese
for dinner, he scOlded like q Turk.
Poor fellow. he did need something
strengthen ng. if she had only had it to
70 give HIM. The next day sh pawned
her shawl for three dollars, and he ate
his beefsteak with rel .sh. and rewarded
her with . discourse on civil-service re-
form. 1t was o wonderfully fine dis
course. she thought. and she only wish.
ed all the world could have heari it 1t
was. indeel. q pity that q man like
Halstead should be staying here and
wasting his genius on an ignorant Great
ure like herself. OF course she was hap
py to listen to him. but Other>. no
doubt, would have given much for this
privilege which she was taily enjOvinr.
She ventured to suggest this idea to
him. and he took it up eagerly.
'<The fact is, Rose" 50 i he. pacing
up and down the fiOor with y gar in
his mouth. that I have often thought
that very thing myself. Blu. to be frank
with you. taere Is a gr at deal o cal
Ousy in our prof s. on, an | when a man
of exceptional talent makes Ills ap ea =
ance, the others comb ne to keep him
down. | should have had p dozen cases
before now. and securely founded
my fame. II . miserable Clique of envi-
Gus intriguers had not con>pired to keep
me out OF court Their only chance OF
success. you see. depends upon their
making me invisible"
Rose could 90 perfectly well under
stand that! Human nature, she had
heard her pastor say, was cnv.Ous and
desperately Wit ked. She learned pres
emily that It was Mr.. c., one O., { /, C
acknow edged leaders Of the New York
bar. who. trembling for his ownl'n.-!s.
had organized the clique agains, Hal
stead. she had always admired this
mans wit and eloquence. and was heart
ny sorry to hear anything 90 bad about
him. Yet she doubted not that Hal
stead. with his indomitable ene-yv AMI
power of speech. would In the end pro-
vail.
1t was . week Of miserable suspense
until she heard from her story. When
the manuscript was returned to ncr she
came naar fa:nting. The editor wtote
her . kind letter in which he told Ter
she had unquestionablc talent II she
would only turn Il TO right account. He
could not use such quiet stories; but II
shs would write something sensational
With murders and Other crimes. he
thought she could b of use to HIM.
She went 70 work 1t once. She wrote
out one narrowing scene after another.
hah frightened at her own terrible fan
cte4 She wrote about polished and