The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1889-06-07

had been developed solely on this !
line.
untaught, defiant, stupid, the one
tender spot in her heart was her love /
for Rhota.
Jay hand on Rhoda, n I'll |
scratch yer eyes out, was IN edict fire. |
quently issued against her companions
of the alley, and they knew that safe
ty lay in obedience.
An epidemic swept over the city, and
Dukes alley was dccmated.
When the health officers invaded
Bits domicile and carried out its
stricken inmates, kind Mistress Muir
phy next door took Nell and Rhoda
into her own room behind the saloon
to stay until their parents return.
But an adversary "bcttero than Bill
had at last tested strength with him,
and he was forced to yield
What could be expected of Bilfs
wife but that she should do now what
she had unqucstoningly done through
all her welded life, follow Bill?
SO they never came back TO the tene-
ment in Dukes alley.
Mistress Murphy told the orphans
their parents were dead.
70 Nell's dull intellect it meant little
beyond cessation Of kicks and blows,
She had not yet grappled with the
problem Of the food and clothing sup
ply.
Mrs. Murphy solved it for her.
"Its here ye'll stay. and veil help
me in the saloon for the bit of a bite
and a sup yell made; and as for Rhody,
why, whatll kape one'll kape two.
''But I'm thinkin' what I'll do Wld
her at all to kape her out 0 the way,
for it's no earthly use she is for the
work. and she'll be in the way In the
saloon.
"Its thinkin' | am IN jist send her
around to the public school to kape her
out o the way"
School for l,hoda.
Nell seized upon the idea greedily,
as something which in a dim mEster-
ious manner was 10 diiferentate Rhoua
from the denizens of the alley and
give her place among the children
She had seen outside; the children whom
in her envy she had jeered at as "bi9
uugs.'
She (NelD was to continue, unIues-
tionablv. part of the life Of the alley,
but Rhoda was to take her place III the
world outside. ;,
The heart of poor deprayed Nell
svelled = not with envy, but with
pride.
Three wears more passed. In school
Rhoda easily outranked the children
Of her age.
, Absorbing uneonsciously something
of respectahiit the saloon with II
lrawling men aud women, the saloon
, which was to Nell the incarnafe lae:
of fe and pleasure, became 10 hAod;
intolerabIe.
Il hate it. Nell; the drinking an
) the lighting. wish we dldH I nv
: here
! The words sank deep into Ne'l
heart, though she could hot slmpa
|, tnlze with the feeling which promptet
: them.
Day BY day she pondered. She set
{ tied her plan doggedly before sh
+ yentl,rea to unfold it to Mistress Mui
$ ply. ,..,,,.
i Ne an Rhoay is going to take reol
!, and live. You're good 70 US o'!e y
q the drnkin aud the eussln an a
ii Rhoay can't stand.
!. Now, Mistress Murphy's theory illa
t. .what'Il kape onell kape two. VIM
j. nIausiblc enough rs theory. had IT,
cd in the testing. She had not on
I. consented I" Nell's plan; she Ae1P'
IS her with such disabled furniture as 81
I, could spare. 49,,
a And now for seven years Helen
l. TROY had been the brcadwlnnef.
It had been no light struggle, y
" somehow it had been done, aud hhos
W had never known that the dinnef-p'
Nell carried daily to the laundry WI
Ill often carried empty.
yh .Rhody is goin to graduate neN
sn I'm hayin' her i loSelv new 'lc
:. made. II she'll look as good as any
:. ,em." said Helen to the glrl VINO "or
ed next to her IN the laundry.
). Eyes: an' veil drop down dead
~ rer tracks before the day i ye doi
IL stnn lis worked 10 the bone ye q
=. =, now wild sindin' Rhodv 10 school: ~
.o' no better to come INTO the iauhuty
- earn her livin' n ye are.
:, The old spirit al LAY hand
AZ AZ Rhody n III scratch yer eyes ou =
el- flashed from the eyes Of Helen. i "
only for moment; the years
-, - taught her to conquer. ~ j
',s ."s .Rhody's goin to be teacher.
: board has promised her place
DC coon as she graduates. She Wo
n never have 40 such struggle as !.
~ had I'm goin' to take i little easl
TOO when She gits 50 she can !;
-, care Of herself. q. Il,
on Yes, muttered Bridget, .lf y'
hat a'i.o ',1 AZ, ,xil a. em,,tv stoma
mic yc lioH 80 ~ El.t study ~