The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-01-17
NI-Continued.

MhUlN SINt li,t M ~ So 4As nus
band a great man. ana To help him I"
become one said She. with u sup
pressed passion which quite startled
Rodcrick. Then, laughing again. a. if
half ashamed of her wv caYnoSju"Ss,
"Supposc since we cannot hIy hooks.
YOU were to set To- work and write
onc*"
You little Solon," cried N"1"rici.
and said no more. Iiut There was Il
CLEAN in his eye, Il hope in bis heart.
Something in his Wifc'S words had
stirred in him that ambition which
every man has, or ought la have, else
he is 10 true man ut all-the wish to
do something. 10 be- something. 10 cease
drifting aimleSsly down the stream of
life. III the passing pleasures of tine
day. but 10 take firm root somewhere,
strike root downward and bear fruit
upward. And III" Wom&n tlat binders
him from doing this is no true wife,
but n mere parasite ihat SmotlrrS ana
impcdeS the growth of The tree. Ay.
even though she may garland linn ~
g%orgcously aS the liana> do the trees in
Western forests. with what she calls
love. but which is in truth the mcre>t
~scl1i>hncSS.
She WAS Il born mistress of IA house
hold. this Young Mrs. Iardiac: none
the less 50 because OF Il something in
her beyond it all. which made her often
stop Il ONE in her daily labors 10
look at "the blue hills far away" 10
listen to the singing OF the burn in the
glen. or the birds in thc garden. and
perhaps carol a dittY herself there.
when she was gathering flowers or
pulling fruit out in thc open air. for
they had no piano. and She would not
hear of buying II till the book was
done and they had plenty Of money.
My darling. You are in II thing
unlike all Womcn-at least. all that !
ever knew. You invariably prefer
what YOU have instead of what yOu
nave not. suppose. now. just for Il
change. You We're to begin Wurryin.
my life OUT because | can ne give YOU
half n dozen servants and II carriage
and pair. or take YOU OUT into society:
My wife. do You mind being poor"
DO YOU? When You are Il Jardinc-
we are both Jardines. for that matter
and You are To be a great author. OF Il
great man, some day.
''Evidently my wife does no believe
the two SYNONYMOUS. said l;odcrick.
laughing and coloring.
Not quite. because the author may
fail; whereas the man who does his
work-any work as conScicntioualy a>
you are doing il. must always be. in
sense. a great man. Also the one
is the worlds property, the other is
mine"
She put her arms round his neck: hc
leaned against her. for he was. IN
truth, a good deal tired. His book had
been bothcring him, and he was not
used 10 being bothered. not accustomed
TO the endless labor. the perpetual
struggle between impulse and pcrSc-
verancc, moods OF crrant fancy ANA
deliberate, mechanical, mattcr-offac act
toll, which all professional authors un-
ders,and hut too wei.
Its done at last" said h.. almoSl
with a shout. "a. one late autumn
morning. with the scent of clrmHti~
and jasmine coming in AT In" open
window. he finished hi> book. writing.
in his best ANA upat"~t hand. "Ih-
End" on The final page. And Vel | am
half sorry. ! have hillcd them all. OF
married them made them quite com
Portable, anyhow ana now | rather
miss them. They had grown such
companions: had they not, dear
silence smiled; but yet. ~ >h" ton
dcrly tied up the Ms. carefully count
ing the pages. 10 b. sure jnat M
were MISSING, - tear tcI! on the last
one II was 50 dear ia her, This first
work of her husbands. done in their
first year of married life. ami full oI So
many dissertations she was sure. even
ii it came To the twentieth edition.
she should never cease 10 remember
and cherish il. every line.
'Twcnticth editions do moi on" ry-
cry day. even to celebrated authors.
said Rodcrirk. Sapiontly. Il should Ia.
glad to sell even the first five. and Gct
the money"
Money am afraid l had forgotten
the money" said silence a>. indeed.
she had. Hut for "A good many days
after. when, the excitement of work
over, Il reaction anne, and Rodcrick
looked more pale and i'll than she had
ever seen him. she began To count
over her little store, rs if by counting
she could double il. and to long. day
by day, for the letter which was to
bring the hope of that dcspised ncccs-
sity-pounds, shillings and pence.