The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-13
Ted,

''1t's very dusty" and Mre. Laura Am
nerley shook slightly the glossy folds of her
grey travelling dress. '
"A trivial remark, but her husband
glanced quickly at the half-avertcd face.
you are displeased, Laura"
PE sRnR RFf A@Ssrk}sS AgSs law Bi ye yee shRoeg
gernon." ".'" '.aN ."'...
>,"It does seem little hard, doesn't it,
DEAR" lifting lightly the little glovcd hand |
and kissing it.
Certainly Algcrnon wished to indulge his
bride Ola month, but he continued:
$ttIn taking one of f3these children OF my |
dead half-sisteT, wish TO- make choice !
which will be the most benefit to the family.
The older girls can earn their own living
The younger is very pretty and will be
adopted by good and wealthy family if
we do not take her away, willie Ted"
''Tedv' interrupted Laura impaticntly.
,.'Ted is ,at 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."
''Such shock of tow hair, and so hOr-
ribly bashful!" poutcd beauty-loving.
Laura.
81 know the little girl would please you
best, but perhaps the boy will develop bet
ter than the girl" replied Amberlcy, In the
tone of decision his wife had already
learned to know.
He was so certain hcwas right-that the
poor, fricnSlcss, uniformed boy was most in
need of protection and training-that he
could not allow his wife's fancy to decide
this important matter, much as he regretted
her disappointment. .rr
The younger child--the little Nellie
was pretty as picture, and at the charm
Ing age Of three. He could not but sympa-
tRize with La,ra's wishes, but his young
wife was short-sightcd.
He was older than shc and felt obliged
tosdeede sS es the matter ma according TO his best
Judgment. '-.>'' =
They were on their wedding trip. From
Niagara it had extended to Chicago; from
that city to lonely tract of rolling prairie,
where resided this remote connection of the
: Amberlcy family ~
The father of these orphan children was
coarse, hard man, who was already cast
ing about for second wife; and the
probability was that tho expected step.
mother would be little benefit to the two
young and helpless little oncs
!s' sEaura regarded this man with feeling
little less than horror. The rude and prn,-
SAitiYe. living .sRas distasteful TO her Iefnct
sensiblitics.
It was only when she walked alone
across tho great billows of green, and
standing in solitude in the silence, behelt
stretched ysbeforar her countless ,leayucs, O
luminous sunset, that she said to bersel
that the West was grand and beautiful.
They were driving now along the snootl
prairie road. A silvery creek ran alon!
rg It's edge, bright and bank full Here am
there Judas bush showed It's crimson
among the bush green's To right and lcf
stretched away the boundless prairie.
Laura had requested the driver to sc
away from the uninvitingy home; but fo
10 the first time there Was q shadow betwec
or herself and, her husband. ,N;l. .al
In Justice to young Mrs. Amberley, Il
me say that she tried to reprcss her discor
,,., :, tent but this only made her disappoin
1A ment' more apparent to her husband. MOI
and more 1t troubled him, loving b
RjnyoufiG wifeTmostatenderly, and at. last i
said .siuaa ;s;;
dixa5yee Ss Ssy X epPns Ross gye Hys the lit
"Algernon, ''she cried, "it isn't that.
likcs the littley Nelly 60 very much, hut
dohst see sahy thing to likc inp TedS wi
came bashfully out to take the horses I
always stared at Laura. Certainly she W
,as, the, most beautifplEcreature he had ey
seen In his life. ..,,1. III.
Secretly he adored her as she fingered
ohomenS howpa Having descended from Z
I carriage, and being 10th to 70 into I
house, he addressed her:
s s sss Ha IHsas y6l. y going tostake net net" Il