ith the child in her arms. When the question was
brought home to her she did not believe that temporary separation from
Halsey would cause her tears.

Emma began again with an effort at self-control. "It's a long way to
Jackson County, quite across Missouri. It's all Elder Rigdon's doing,
his going just now."

Susannah found something that she could say here in agreement. "It may
be wrong, but I--I don't like Elder Rigdon."

"Well, of course the way he believed, and all his congregation, when the
word was first preached to them makes Joseph think that he must be full
of grace. Ye know, to see Joseph when he's quite by himself, ye'd be
surprised to see how desponding he is by nature. He's that desponding he
was real surprised, real right down taken by surprise, when he heard
that Mr. Rigdon, so clever a minister as he was, and of the Campbellites
too, had been baptized and a hundred and twenty-seven of his
congregation with him. (That was first off, and ye know how many he's
brought in since.) He could hardly believe it; he says, 'It seems as if
I hadn't any faith at all.' And that night he couldn't sleep, but just
walked up and down, and two revelations came to him before morning, and
one of them addressed to Rigdon, so Joseph knows of course he's got the
right thing in him. Then his education, too; he's got a sight more
education than Cowdery. Joseph thinks a deal of education."

"I don't like him." Susannah sat upright; her hands were busy with the
baby upon her knee.

"Well, I dunno." Emma spoke meditatively. "It said in one of Joseph's
revelations that we should dwell together in love."

Susannah laughed; it was a bright, trilling laugh, and filled the large,
low room with its sudden music. It almost seemed like a light in the
growing darkness.

"I guess I'll light up," said Emma, "it'll be more cheerful."

Susannah was still playing with the baby, and Emma looked at her
critically. "Joseph thinks a great deal of you, Mrs. Halsey; he's told
ye to teach school?"

"I have got more time than most of the women, and my husband can afford
to hire a school-room."

"'Tain't that," said Emma decidedly, "it's the same thing as makes ye
say that you don't talk to any of the other folks except in a civil way.
Ye're a bit above all the rest of us ladies in the way ye hold yerself
and the way ye speak. I guess it comes of yer father's folks having been
somebody, and then being so clever at books--ye see, Joseph sees a