Wichita eagle., 1888-04-14
and that was much.


''Come to US, Gertrude" wrote her mother
on the very day that she received her ap-
pointment: ;'the worst has come 10 father,
and he would like to have you here"
Why, Gertrude exclaimed Bryan, who
had come to the station for her after she had
Rugged her half dozen times, Il never i'm
agined you would have such very grown
up lookn
"Of course have to look as sedate and
experienced as possible in order to have any
one believe me capable of estimating the DIS
lance between two lines But you, bryan;
mercy. what a self poised person you are!
But father, Bryan:'
1T came without pain He had so grown
to endure the thought that it did not seem
half so bad 20 him when il really came. He
was very anxious to have you come, Ger
trude I think he doesn't quite favor your
joining that expedition"
And yourself, BryanF'
well. when we came out here, and saw
such an everlasting expanse of land without
solitary house within miles, we were rather
discouraged We had purchased one OF
those houses from the company that sends
them all ready TO be put up If you have the
nails When II was up, however, and
=
II look honey, you can't think how we all
fell in love with it. Then papa did survey
ing for great many farmers, and they gave
him points about farming. Everything we
planted throve; my little stockyard is praised
by old growers Of course" u2odestly, i
have begun on a very small scale, but mean
to be one OF the largest growers IN Texas Yet.
like the business, too, only can't quite bear
tl-a
Then, We mad 100 acres that I've set out in
timber That's bound TO bring fortune at
no distant day. Besides, have set Elsie and
Frank to growing six worms. Oh, we are
all busy bees
She touched up her pair of Mexican ponies
and they bounded over the road Papa
made this cart said Bryen.a
II think this is delightful" said Gertrude,
''yet dread to see father
You will not when you have heard him."
returned Bryan
It was, Indeed, something miraculous how
John Selwyn bore his affection The bitter
rebellion with which at first he had accepted
the decree had been succeeded by resigna-
ton which must have been heaven inspired,
and Gertrude felt as though she had been
SHINING in her crying out against the de-
speech How much the knowledge that his
dear ones although struggling, were beyond
want comforted him, it would be impossible
to tell
81 think l must be very selfish body"
said Mrs. Selwyn, with a smile, as she poured
out tea the next morning, and regarded Ger
trude with the indescribable tenderness a
mother always feels for her first born Il
am never SO happy as when have every one
of my children In sight l don't want to
have even days journey between Us"
Eyes. mamma" cried Frank, eagerly, tell
Gertie you won't have here go away and be
scalped by Indians"
If you stay, Gertrude, said Elsie, gravely,
''I will give you an interest in my silk
worms" Gertrude glanced keenly at father
and mother, while she hestated TO accept
Bryan's invitation to ride over to her stock
pen
1T viii take all the morning" said her
mother; I'VE have wonderful domain, and
then in the afternoon papa and I must have
you"
So she set of with Bryan, and listened in
ever increasing awe to that wonderful young
woman's explanations, and admired the
stock and praised the farm and promised 70
survey field the following morning. The
two girls came In to dinner so fresh and radi-
ant that their mother felt pang that their
father should be- deprived OF so fair vision
Gertrude had learned from Bryan some
thing Of what her father wanted her to do,
So it was not quite surprise to her when'h be
asked her to give up the expedition and take
an Office in the next town Il know it is
something of sacrifice, for there is honor to
be won by the expedition, but this is a surer,
better thing. You viii grow with the growth
of the town, and, dear, want you near me"
That settled it Gertrude would have sac
rificed anything for her fathers sake
Bryan and the others were delighted. You
won't regret it, Gertrude. You'll have a
monopoly of trade You'll succeed, because
you must" concluding with kiss her burst
Of gladness.
Her prediction was fulfilled They have
an ever increasing need OF success, and
solely because they have worked so hard to
obtain it.
'Why, I worked like a beaver for that
money" said Elsie Selwyn, when a friend
congratulated her upon crisp SO bill,
the first yielded her by silk culture ANY
girl can be self supporting if she tries ire
mendously hard she added, conscientiously
Springfield Republican