Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-23
CHAPTER NIX,

Mr.. Will Hackett was not the man to
suffer very severely from the qunlms Of
conscience. He had left his wife base
~, and In his heart he knew just us well
as anybody could have told him that he
had acted like a cur. Or course, that Of
itself was n disagrceable thing to know.
and equally of course 1t was easy to be
sure that no harm would befall her, and
TO promise that In due. time he would 20
back to her with his pocket full of dol
lars and more than make up for ev-
crything. And. side by side with this
excellent intent--which he knew admiri
bly, well he never intended to carry out
was the natural sentiment OF ill-usage.
and Il sort of forgiving resentment. Good
wives make good husbands; and IL Mary
had known how to keep him. there was
the making In him OF he knew not what
u amiabiity and good fellowship. So,
- the whole, he Went away with light
heart.
His first appearance In New York was
fairly successful. lie took something like
irst place In the second rank Of singers
Lnown to the American public, aAd his
anne came to he safe draw wherever
e WINS announced to sing.
But IL the manager could sec that the
hief tenor OF his concert troupe sang
|nly ut his bidding. there were things
much more important to the tcnOrs pros
berity and his own to which he could not
ttcnd. lie could not insure that viii
hOuld be early to bed and early to rise.
II that he should go to bed sober and
isc with his throat unparched. lie
Ould not insure even that this impVac-
icable tenor should not dine heavily an
our before a concert. and sing rather
adly aud wildly after 1t.
you're making u dreadful idiot of
ourself," he would say ut times, for
amiliarity with many men had taught
I'm candor. land you'll regret 1t a lot
ore than ever shall. dare say you'll
st my time out, even as you're going.
IN beastly disappointed In you, of
burse, and it's no use pretending that
m not. But I'm speaking for your own
od now, though I'm not likely to do
IN much. You'll be about as pretty
listen to as raven In n year or two.
pw IL you'd only live straight and work
bit you've got lifelong future. Go
you're going and III give you three
mrs to ruin yourself In"
herally IN sullen scOrn. though some.
Pics, ~ ~ Nuhc uOTuiuk
u his head was aching, not without
JEFF inward reproaches. Meantime he
ed In clover. OF the growth he cared
and his salary being paid weekly he
nerally had plenty of money in his
cket. lie became very gorgeous In
ment, and had rather more of the
Isle hall than the concert platform ali
bout him.
Picking up gold and silver, he of course
rgOt TO send any OF his gains to his
|fe. Old HOwarth was well to do
III could take capital care of her. There
~ no doubt about 1t, and he never per
TIED. himself to doubt that the care
Is taken. At any rate he refrained
pm making inquiries. and SO escaped
Y burden which might have been laid
On bis conscience. Meantime the
Pney came In gayly, and for q man
no had IA little OF fOrethOught as he
d it seemed inevitable that 1t should
ntinue to come In always.
As time went on he and his manage,
me over and over again to open quar-
aud each grew heartily weary of the
her. ..Aexett's constant cry was that
man who had found him out aud
ened the way to fortune for him wal
tening on his work. The managers