Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-11-07

hhoNlelEe- tefiutie. she tlettarcu, would
have a very easy Tins compared with her.
Gertrude remembered the saying often
with little sigh. At the beginning OF her
course she met with scrupulous politeness
that was rather embarrassing; in fact, IL
would have been much better II they would
treat her exactly as they would treat each
other. When she hooked back over that year
and remembered the other trials, the insults,
giber and parodies she had been forced TO en-
dure she felt that it a year whose un-
written record attested fully as much 70 her
as the diploma which was awarded in a
crowded hall She did not immediately lin
her family. Professor Dalkirk had become
stanch friend OF hers and interested him
self in recommending her 10 gentlemen, who,
after the first start of surprise, had prejudice
overcome by proficiency. But she grew tired
| Of this, and resolved to go out TO the west
with an expedition which was 10 start in a
few months. There would be much hard
ship and danger, but the work was one which
would bring recognition to its performers,
| AID that wan much.
'come 20 us, Gertrude wrote her mother
ON the very day that she received her ap-
| pointment; "the worst has come to father
and he would like To have you here"
"Why, Gertrude exclaimed Bryan, who
1
hugged her half dozen times, II never i'm
agined you would have such very grown
| up look"
"of course have 10 look as sedate and
experienced as possible ln order to have any
| one believe me capable of estimating the dis
tance between two lines But you, Bryan;
mercy, what n self poised person you arei
But father, Bryanf
''lt came without pain. He had so grown
| to endure the thought that it did not seem
: half - bad To him when it really came. He
was very anxious To have you come, Ger
trude. think he doesIt quite favor your
joining that expedition"
And yourself, Bryanf
"Well, when we came out here and saw
such an everlasting expanse of land without
| a solitary house within miles, we were rather
discouraged. We had purchased one of
those houses from the company that sends
them all ready 10 lie put up II you have the
nails. When 1t was up, however, and
mamma and had done everything to make
1t 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 modestiy, ''f
have begun ON very small scale, but mean
10 be one of the largest growers in Texas yet
like the business. too, only can't quite bear
the thought Of branding the poor creatures
Then, we had 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 silk 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 Bryant
Il think this is delightful n said Gertrude,
'yet dread 10 see father"
! "You will not when you have heard him, "
resurned Bryan
IL was, in,,v,,., something miraculous how
John Selwyn bore ms assiictfon. The bitter
rebellion with which at first he ha, :s~~epted
the decree had been succeeded by n rcsignn-
ton which must have been heaven inspired,
and Gertrude felt as though she had been
SHINING in her crying out against the de-
privatiOn after she had listened To his calm
speech. How much the knowledge that his
! dear ones, although struggling, were beyond
want comforted him, it would be impossible
TO tell
II think | must be a very selfish body, y
said AIRS. Selwyn with smile, as she poured
out tea the next morning, and regarded Ger.
trude with the iudsscrihable tenderness a
mother always feels for her first born. 81
am never so happy as when have every one
of my children in sight | don't want q
have even days journey between US"
ayes, mamma, y cried Frank, eagerly, tel
Gertie you won't have here go away and bs
scalped by Indians"
'If you stay, Gertrude, $ said Elsie, gravely,
al will give you an interest in my silk
worms" Gertrude glanced keenly at father
H.. 4.
Bryan's invitation To- ride over to her stock
pen
1T will take all the morning. said her
mother; 1--WE have wonderful domain, and
then in the afternoon papa and l must have
you"
So she set of with Bryan, and listened in
ever increasing awe TO that wonderful young
womans explanations, and admired the
stock and praised the farm and promised 10
survey q field the following morning. The
| two girls came in 10 dinner 50 fresh and radi-
ant that their mother felt pang that their
father should be deprived of 80 fair vision.
Gertrude had learned from Bryan some
thing OF what her father wanted her 10 do,
30 1t was not quite a surprise TO her when he
asked her To give up the expedition and take
an Office in the next town. 81 know 10 is
something of sacrifice, for there Is honor 70
be won by the expedition, but this Is surer,
better thing. You will grow with the growth
Of the town, and, dear, | want you near me- y
That settled 1t. Gertrude would have sac
rificed anything for her fathers sake.
Bryan and the Others were delighted, "You
won't regret IL, Gertrude. You'll have a
monopoly of trade. You'll succeed, because
J 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 50 hard 70
obtain it,
, "Why, worked like beaver for thai
money! said Elsie selwyn, when friend
: congratulated her upon a crisp sl0 bill
the first yielded her by silk culture. "Any
girl can be self supporting il abe tries tre
mendously hard, she added, conscientiously
Springfield Republican.
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''Mr. Wilkie Collins says Pail Mall Ga
zette writer, sis again suffering from his old
enemy the gout, which has pursued him
with fiendish malignity for years The ia
fnofa novelist once related Il, ma with hi.