Bisbee daily review., 1913-02-27

lake stirred With no more than a
gentle breeze. The silver ladder Of the
moons light was flung down across
the gently moving waters The breath
of flowers was all about. Calm. ease.
assnredness we're here. The voice OF
the hostess was delightfully."- low and
sweet. All things seemed in keeping.
Rawn welcomed his son-in-law with
his customary largeness OF air. Come
on out. Charles" said he. Join us: the
evening is pleasant Won't you have
cigar" He fetched with his own
hands the box of weeds--Take sew
eral. my boy. take as many as you
like I give two dollars apiece for
those by the box at my club. and you
can't beat them in the city or any
where else"
Halsey listened almost absentmind-
eddy. and Rawn returned TO his seat
near his wife. little apart on the gal
lery The master OF Graystope Hall
was intoxicated more than usually this
evening with her. She sat now in the
dim light. cool. dainty and beautiful
picture, in blue and ivory Duchesse
satin and filmy laces. gowned TT for
a wedding or a bail. as she always was
Of an evening at home, with just a
gem cleaning here and there in the
occasional glimpse of light which
broke through the windows at the back
of the gallery as their curtains shifted
in the breeze. At that moment John
Rawn would have been glad to have
the entire world share boxes of cigars
with him. John Rawn. collector-what
man on all the North Shore Drive at
that moment could claim such sur
roundings as these2
Il thank you, Mr.. Rawn," said Hal
sey. taking single cigar from the box
which his host had placed upon the
nearby tabouret. Il think III be con
tent with one. I mustn't get into bad
habits: I'm afraid Jim Sullivan AID
can't afford them at two dollars apiece
just yeti"
He moved now quietly and dutifuily
apart toward the end q the gallery
where sat a less respleadent figure,
that OF his wife, Grace. She had not
risen 20 meet hiIa.
well" said he, as he sank into
seat beside her.
well. then?" she answered. and
turned upon him a face dour, mex
pressive, pasty, almost froDeing.
rs that all you have to say 10 ne?'
he began later, as be sat smoking.
4 haven't had much chance yet" ht
commented.
NO, ! should say not! This is the
first time you've been here for four
weeks. Have you stopped TO think
OF that? You seem TO care little
enough how l get on"
Halsey paused for a moment before
replying. ''That hardly seems fair 10
me"
Why isn't it fair? It's the truth"
We'll, I've been busy all the time
as you know. Besides again, when il
comes to that. It doesn't seem to me
that you've been altogether anxious
to have me come"
you talk as though you worked
day and night and had nothing else
TO do"
well, I suppose I could come over
every night after dinner-wash the
soot and the cinders from me, get out
ny four-hundred-doilar gO-cart. and
come over here TO call on my wife in
my thirty-dollar evening toys, couldn't
!? She lives in Graystone Hall
Where do I live? What do l get out
OF life, when it comes to that, Grace?
When I do come here, you begin tc
nag me before / get settled down /
always used to say when ] was a
young man, that if ever found myself
married to a nagging woman. I'd just
quit herl"
What do you mean by that?" she
demanded imperiously.
Again Halsey was deliberate, al
though he half sighed as he replied:
Pretty much what say, Mrs. Halsey,
since you ask me. The truth is, you
quit me when needed you. I have
had worry enough from this business
at the factory. ! don't particularly
care to have all other kinds OF worry
on top OF that. You had all this place
to fell back on. Your fathers taken
care o. you. But he hasn't taken care
OF me very well The fact is, I've been
scapegoat about long enough"
You seem TO have learned the fac
tory ways of talking,"
yes. ! don't know but ! am rather
plain. and common. and vulgar It's
2 little different heTe-even from Kel-
~ Row. let alone our place on the
West Side. fancy you're getting the
North Shore accent. along with other
things.-lt all only means that we're
that much further apart, Grace. Did
you ever stop 10 think Of that
i've had time 10 think OF plenty OF
things she answered bitterly.
you had plenty OF time TO think Of
some of them before you came over
here be -ejoined. you didn't like
what your husband could offer you,
and you chose something better which
your father did offer you. You've quit
ne. practically. You've not been in
our home twice since you came to
live here. I've seen that poor baby
OF ours only once IN a while since you
left our home for this. You've not
been a wife 70 ne That's the truth