Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-29
TED.

"its very dusty" and Mrs. Laure
Amberley shook slightly the glossy folds
of her grey travelling dress.
4 trivial remark, but her husband
glanced quickly at the half-averted face.
"You are dlspieased Laure."
Young Mrs. AmberIey bit her beau
tiful lips in a moments silence.
II think l might Lave my choice, Al
gernon."
sit does seem little hard, doesen't it..
dear1' lifting lightly the little gloved
hand and kissing it.
Certainly Algernon wished to indulge
his bride Of a month, but he continued ::
"In taxing one of these children of
nv dead half-sister, I wish to make q
choice which will be the most benefit to
the family. The elder girls can earn
their own living. The younger is very
pref 2, a0i will be adopted by a good
apG wealthy family if we do not take her
awav, While Ted
I'll. interrupted Laure, lmpatienJly.
Ted is ut an undesirable age, and not
particularly brilliant and interesting; but,
as he is one who stands most in need of
help, I think we ought to take him"
.ESuch a shock of tow-hair, and so hor-
ribly bashful!" pouted beauty loving
LauIe.
III know the little girl would please
you, best, but perhaps the boy will de-
} velop better than the girl, ''.replied Am
berry, in the tone Of decision his wife had
already learned to know.
He was so certain he was right-that
the poor fritndless, uniformed boy was
most in need of protection and training
that he could not allow his wife's fam
cy to decide this important matter, much
as he regretted her disappointment.
The younger child-the little Nellie
was pretty as picture, and at the charm
ing age of three. He could not but
sympathize with Laures wishes, but his
Young wife was short-sighted.
He was older than ste, and felt oblig-
ed to decide the matter according to his
best judgment.
They were on their wedding trip
: From Niagara it had extended to Chi.
cago; from that city to lonely tract Of
rolling prairie, where resided this remote
I connection OF the Amberley family.
The father OF these orphan children
was coarse, hard man, who was already
probability was that the expected step
mother would be little benefit to the
two young and helpless little ones.
Laure regarded this man with feel
ing little less than horror. The rude
and primitive living was distasteful t
her refined scnsibilities.
It was only when she walked alone
across the great pillows of green. and
standing IN solituoe in the silence, be
held stretched before her countless
leagues of luminous sunset, that she said
to herself that the West was grand anC
beautiful.
They were driving now along tn
smooth prairie road. A silvery creek RAJ
along its edge, bright and bank-ful
Here and there Judus bush showed it
crimson among the bush greens. T
right and left stretched away the bound
less prairie.
Laure nad requested the driver to ge
away from the uninvitlng home; but fo
the first time there was shadow betwee
herself and her husband.
In justice to young Mrs Amberley, Ii
me say that she tried to Tepress her dii
content, hut this only made her dlsav
pointment more apparent tc her HUSBAND
More and more it troubled him, lovin
his young wife most tenderely, and at la
he said:
''If you really cannot give up the Ii
tie girl, Laure, you shall have her"
"Algernon," she cried, 'It isn't tina
like the little Nelly SO very much, b
don't see anything to like in Ted, wi
came bashfully out to take the horse
He always stared at Laurs. Certain