Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-10-15
Montana and the Encouragement of all Industr
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Elegant leisure, she to lone d.. !.
.'ns'y onlce, over her copy lnok. at . l.
lucrative Nv salary than At the Capital. +
past Winter only brilliant memorv =;
cloudy ending.
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J A gree" May day. Dallas Gr.ve. !, M,
',"e drowsily over . book Of painting.
.ne open window scat ot his elegant ana,
, mcnts- 0uteide the tulips famed br;eh,l
."e nay wind came ia heavy with ,abur,
J, ~ the Toilet aA4r Ai-., 1. finn. ~ ;,
1S -oavSt 9ssss. Ais wife wss maEfne =
M'et u'nner toilet Dallas watched h,
'stIeesly, although he had all these de,.;
ny heart: '''a'
FlFsf, the sp"t Of rouge. softened dow
~ we white on ei her check next II
little line Of antimony under each evel;d
.. ..'s" . diamond pendant faslsned to eac
'n'n car; then that tail ruff and that bro.
oand Of velvet with the diamond CLASH ,
n'"e her Scr"ggy neck-how rounded an
."seiy those shoulders used 10 look to hi,
!" MS courting days through the deci,f,
puhi"gs of white crepe and iulle,-,he
'nat little wisp of her own hair, let dow
l"" ef crimPing pins, and arranged :
make inc most OF it. What lovely hair !,
nsd supposed she had! All those gloss,
switches and ringlcts she was Dinn;no on
or most of them The was not quite imbe
lciIe), he hal 5hought grew there. ins,e.,
|of being bought at Psrker's.
Here bis wife dropped her teeth into III,
'omo'rr with crash, aud put aside th,
point lace curtains.
There goes that everlasting Ambe
West again, this scorchirg Gay. in her ho
black dress! Is it true. Dallas, that yor
used to wait on her.
Dallas gives great start, and bis boo.
falls from bis fingers into the lulip.b bed be-
meath the window; but he only says care
lessly:
Who told you that, Mary?'
The CASTOR girls; and more than that
they said everybody ia the city thought
you expected TO marry her till you brough,
me here.'
Tell the CASTOR girls 10 mind their
own business!' said Dallas. pctulantly.
oh, you needn't he so savage shout it
1T does uot trouble me any. l only
thought it or par with your usual taste.
She looks 'orsaken enough, at all events. ;
Forsaken! 1t there ever was a mourn.
ful word that took you almost down to
The steps of Hsdes, it is that one word,
Thess is such . wall in it Of
The seIfishness of human kind, the faith
leesaess of those Who are their bother.
keepers!
Dallas picked up his book again, but he
lid not see the pictures; the flushed, tired
face Of little Amber West looked up to-
ward the house ~ she passed; Sue had
owed him as few men are loved In this
over land. and was trying to have him
hink she did not love tim at Rll. He had
oycd tAis girl, but this world crowds us
%. the present moment, the now, are all
We are sure Of. Then. there is nothing
70 dangerous ss . veteran cQqaette, no
hing 40 convincing as to have your reis-
ives tell you what . good match 1t will
De.
Now he had left Amber and married
she WAS just as sweet. just as
rank Just = smiling to him as ever; but
,uch an old. old look had ,erept into that
title face ! such quivcring of the sweet,
ed lips! such q flushing and psling of
Ter pcacby Checks when he had spoken to-
Ter.
Another scorchlng hot day. with Amber
West dragging past rs usual IN her ho'
lress. Dallas is at The by window look
n9 huper,ly out at her. What . world
Il comfort lie Aaa tsken with that girl in
he oil time!
If people gossiped IS much about me
q they do about Amber West would
ill myself! ~ broke il Mrs. Graves. sud
|enly. I
..Jf you were 80 pretty a. she, and we're
,bl;ped 10 write for five cents folio. n"|
loubt you might have the chance, oo-
erved her husband. ssrcast'c"py.
"As pretty as shed You k"oF very
v.,, vou told me before you married me
ha, / was the Aandscmest woman-of NY
you had ever seen:"
Well. yes'' still more sarcast'cs'ly-I
.but then was fool"
.,D.uas Graves. you ought to be
Of yourself; l hate that Amber
Vest. and l wish Iwas desd!' anu a'
r,fe xent off into IN sngry flt OF ny'|
testcs. .:o,
'corre months later. Dallas had occasion
= 1h,,,k AZ his unkind speeches when hls
-. asv iead IN his ds,kened home. and
~. vhile he was truly miserable witt
,.., - b,.nk Ionliness We all feel whe" .Qne|
~ have grown eccpstomed 70 seeing
.;,v passes cot At .ar life for ever.
Amner West and her copy'books Ven.
at reaslsrly. . little more blithe sno
i seemed 10 him, than usa.
: As,.r I While be wondered would she
.,or ,his suit again If be should tender
- His sslf-conceit whispered che woolo.
:, .hs 1,nileJ and blushed 1sss - s"e
!, ..d 70 when -hs spoke to her. and ne gov
notion II put.ips himself 10 her way
la .fol,oviag her up ssd down oal.i
seh.s vhcu ~ did not know ~ Fss|
~ 3t ~. ~
ah. v.s look,ng happier as " sssnAe'l
- - dressed better thsa fornef'y 4
1.r bat he'd b,osscmed oqs il > oo'en ~
:, =, ,oae ;hsd,, ssd her fsee also o.css
"a beeeath i iits ross ssws'l. Insl
s,shiop. nosiciag tho chases. rema1.e''I
. s,sse,en. Hssls ss'dsa .thas she sspee.
4 ~ MIN tho scc,sd time. and 'esyi