The Red Cloud chief., 1889-03-22

W. list OF presents wa
given. together with Q description OF tn
brides toilet and the statement that she ha,
long been . reiGning belle OF the region. Il
. c~ongratulatory paragraph in anOthe
column tho bridegrOOm's abilities were I'D
verted 70 in . complimentary manner. and
the belief expressed that. though newly I'd
mitted TO tho practice Of the law, il wOult
not be long before his influence was Eel
upon the bar in their neighboring city o.
Chicago.
I'VE win board . year. or. at most, iwo,'
said John Skipping, land BY that time
Maria. | shall be able TO give you . home OF
your own"
So they began their welded life in q fine
brown stone boarding house on Crush
street.
To say they were young and hopeful
would not cover the case; they were young,
appalIingiy ignorant and perfectly assured.
John faced h world with q college gradu-
ate's all-conquering egOtism, and Maria
lived In him.
As long a. The five hundred dollars
Maria's father had given her lasted, John
Q radiantly svery day TO his newly
rented ONCE. had an accent OF jovial pros
perity In his voice. walked with the elation
Of good digestion, and TO those about him
who were grubbing hard in the forests of
difficulty seemed always to be in Extensively
high spirits.
Maria wore her pretty country toilets,
looked out the bargain sales in the daily
papers and shOpped a~ssiduously wherever
n cheap lot Of gloves or an umbrella sscri.
fee was 70 be found.
But to JOho's amazement first. and grow
ing dismay aftcrward. his ofice doOr re-
mained unshadOwcd by 5 single client. He
had moments Of secret apprehension which
came with q hungry void at heart, as il all
his courage had been digested and assimila-
ted and without . new supply he should
starve TO death. HOw should he confess To
his wife that they were living without in
GOMEZ!
Did not her friends and his friends Mt
home believe they were walking the high
way OF prosperity. and how should he own
that, Instead. Il wa poverty's brambling
path sionE which he staggered 30 hopclesslyi
At the rate he was going it could not be
long before no would be rent to tatter..
weary and ven bleeding with scratches and
flint cuts.
At the end Of six months their landlady
began % Insist upon weekly payments; she
even limited to Maria that they must be
more prompt John resented this, and they
indignantly changed their quarters. no TAX.
Ing care Il should Be In . less expensive e.
Enlistment
The next step was the abandonment OF
his once down owl. After a week or two
OF vagrant days he ut length secured . re-
poFters position on an evening paper.
b more money could be made than ut
tho ~; atter collapse was averted by this
timely Rod fortane.
But AL this while John had been growing
morooA When naria's daily routine Of
packages and bric-s-brsc came
home he asked rather petulantly what
undor the sun she expected 70 do with all
that rubbish.
maria, ! think IL We ever expcct 70 he
rich We ought to deny ourselves some things
now, aud lay up . little" he said.
Maria could NOT help the look Of rrprosch
Which flashed over her face ~ she an
swercd: "Of course. John. You know I'm
naturally economical. II have any thing
SaY I always go to the cheap places.
just - prudent rs l can be-"
"But why buy ut all" John groancd IN.
but true to his manly reserve. he
aid aloud:
Il know you are prudent. my love. What
I mean 10, can't We out OF my salary in.
come, I mean. put . little in the bank each
rear, against . rainy day. We ought to-"
WHY, Of course We can. John, l odd YOU
I'm perfectly willing"
at needs something besides being will
ine," rctorted John rather hotly. Cant
re-caut We retrcnch . little-in some
What John called the pepper boz in
asris's chin began 70 appear-a little uerv-
auivcr very like the wrinkles on the
,urface OF water before . squall-
He hated tears and made haste TO explain
II an not scolding you, dear love, this Is
,,,v . oonSeronce. lam . sad dog q spend-
ne money myself, and I thought maybe II
,ou would grow . little penunous n@lku,
y zone restraint upea me. fca know .1
nm who have grown rtcA astf'ou'e 'os"
70 THAR WivoA"
Such sceues - this became nequca y
Iohn's creditors grew more bold Ana 'or>
meatlne. Poor Maria almostd dreaded 'osee
him como hone for fear OF . lecture Soe
go, and instead OF having eet
.cknces delivered when she bad mede any
.~neciaily nne bargains. carried them netseI
N thers need be u danger OF their aIs'Ssa
While John ~ toerc.
\ ,vondered what had come ovef nm
An he thought Of Was money. money: cee
.~..6 her desperate thoughts b. wishing
that she had some particular taleas
C~,~m,Iishmeat BIZ neaas OF whica So
Eonld earn her own POCKET HsooeS' -
Mat ~ ~ nan.
John vas % absorbed IN IL own e~.,H"r
- 10 the world and t The duoaoee oo
~ them 10th tAas e keps hin u ieeos%
4 Sow ushappy BE aade ~: ne
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