The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-07
HALLIwELL's PUPIL.
conclsded from Second Pare.

Concluded from Second Page. blindness. Now understood his calm superiority to Burnet.
 1Two fellow-pupils of mine," said Roby to the baron, introducing us.
 The baron bowed, and remarked with mock gravity that the perform snce must be rather trying to our sus- capabilities. ., 1Not more than to your lordship's," rotorted Crofts; and the laugh was aoainst the baron, who tried to join in it naturally, looking at Crofts all the while ss though he would commit him for contempt. Tn A minute or two, after we had drnnk Babbte6rook's health, the call- hoy nut his head in, and we hurried away to the front. The piece was great success, and the next day it was all over the tenn nle that Halliwell was to be seen st Convent Garden, and every one was booking seats to see what it meant. Even Burnet heard of it, and asked us what on earth the piece was about {; but we did not enlighten him. Baron Page looked in the next day, and it leaked out on Thursday night he and Halliwell were going out to see "Bab- blebrook and Co.," 1 think on that night three-quarters of the temple, in- cluding the clerks, the laundresses and the neighboripg pot-boys-for every one knew Halliwell-booked seats for "Babblebrook and Co.," All the pu- pills went, of course, Crofts giving us a dinner, and even persuading the sol- emn Burnet to come, which he re- pented of at dinner time, as Burnet in- sisted on discussing whether, if Halli- we'll had fit and died from the ef- fects of it, any one would be guilty of manslaughter.
 The theatre was packed. Halliwell and Baron Page occupied box we'll in sight ot the whole audience, and Hal iiwell kept nodding to his many &C., ouaintances in the theatre, little un- derstanding why they were there. What would Halliwell do? That was what we had all come to see. The per- formance went merrily enough, and, on the first entrance of Ba66le6rook, as many eyes were turned towards the baron's box as there were to the stage. Roby didn't get cheer. The house, at least three-quarters of it, was breathlessly gazing at Halliwell. I could see him clearly, and noted his features. A smile came over his face, then he leaned forward a little, and when Ba66lebrook laughed there was loud echo following up the scale, half note behind him, coming from the baron's box. Good heavens! The joke was turned against us. There was Halliwell clapping his hands and unconsciously enjoying the caricature, or rather the portrait of himself. watched him the whole night; it was not simulated, but real enjoyment. To see the blank chagrin of the baron and his friends-that was all the joke we got from the baron's box that memor- able night.
 The performance seemed flat to some of us after this, think; but Halli- well enjoyed it thoroughly. Burnet, for his part, said it was contemptible nonsense, not bit like Halliwell, and it disgusted him to see really able law yers like Halliwell, Twistleton and Baron Page amused at such rubbish. Neither of them had the least idea that he had seen Roby before, and to this day Burnet does not know that the part of Bdbbtebrook was a carefully studied portrait by Halliwell's pu- pil.-Cornh,U Magazine.