Found Ted in the cars

　　Found Ted in the cars. Take him along. Write tomorrow.

　　T. LAURENCE'Ted bolted sooner than you expected, mother. Never mind--uncle willtake good care of him, and Dan be very glad to see him,' said Rob, asMrs Jo sat, trying to realize that her youngest was actually on hisway to the wild West.

　　'Disobedient boy! He shall be severely punished, if I ever get himagain. Laurie winked at this prank; I know he did. Just like him.

　　Won't the two rascals have a splendid time? Wish I was with them!

　　Don't believe that crazy boy took even a night-gown with him, or anovercoat. Well, there will be two patients for us to nurse when theyget back, if they ever do. Those reckless express trains always godown precipices, and burn up, or telescope. Oh! my Ted, my preciousboy, how can I let him go so far away from me?'

　　And mother-like, Mrs Jo forgot the threatened chastisement in tenderlamentations over the happy scapegrace, now whizzing across thecontinent in high feather at the success of his first revolt. MrLaurie was much amused at his insisting that those words, 'when Tedbolts',Moncler Outlet, put the idea into his head; and therefore the responsibilityrested upon his shoulders. He assumed it kindly from the moment hecame upon the runaway asleep in a car, with no visible luggage but abottle of wine for Dan and a blacking-brush for himself; and as MrsJo suspected, the 'two rascals' did have a splendid time. Penitentletters arrived in due season, and the irate parents soon forgot tochide in their anxiety about Dan, who was very ill, and did not knowhis friends for several days. Then he began to mend; and everyoneforgave the bad boy when he proudly reported that the first consciouswords Dan said were: 'Hallo, Ted!' with a smile of pleasure at seeinga familiar face bent over him.

　　'Glad he went, and I won't scold any more. Now, what shall we put inthe box for Dan?' And Mrs Jo worked off her impatience to get hold ofthe invalid by sending comforts enough for a hospital.

　　Cheering accounts soon began to come, and at length Dan waspronounced able to travel, but seemed in no haste to go home, thoughnever tired of hearing his nurses talk of it.

　　'Dan is strangely altered,' wrote Laurie to Jo; 'not by this illnessalone, but by something which has evidently gone before. I don't knowwhat, and leave you to ask; but from his ravings when delirious Ifear he has been in some serious trouble the past year,Link. He seems tenyears older, but improved, quieter, and so grateful to us. It ispathetic to see the hunger in his eyes as they rest on Ted, as if hecouldn't see enough of him. He says Kansas was a failure, but can'ttalk much; so I bide my time. The people here love him very much, andhe cares for that sort of thing now; used to scorn any show ofemotion, you know; now he wants everyone to think well of him,adidas shoes for girls, andcan't do enough to win affection and respect,Moncler Sale. I may be all wrong. Youwill soon find out. Ted is in clover, and the trip has done him aworld of good. Let me take him to Europe when we go? Apron-stringsdon't agree with him any better than they did with me when I proposedto run away to Washington with you some century ago. Aren't you sorryyou didn't?'