The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-12-31
SUSY HOPES LESSON.

HIM Well, I suppose opposition
would only make matters worse, but
warn you Srsy Maxwell is spoiled
child I don't believe she was ever
crossed in her life."
This was Montague Hopes comment
when his favorite nephew, Walter, told
him he was engaged to marry pretty Susy
Maxwell, the daintiest, sweetest little
blonde fairy that ever charmed away q
mans heart.
'' am sure | ain not going to marry
her to cross her." was the warm reply,
and Uncle Montague shrugged his
bachelor shoulders and maintained dis
Greet silence.
For many a long week after the honey-
moon there was only peace and happiness
between Walter and Susy. The young
husband having a good salary in g
wholesale house, where he was salesman,
had taken handsome room in fashion.
able uptown boarding house, and while
Susy's handsome trousseau was new she
had nothing left to wish for. Had the
little wife been in cozy home of her
own, We're it ever 50 tiny, she might
have found happy employment to keep
her still content. But in boarding
house, Walter away all day, she soon
made friends with the other ladies', un-
fortunately Tor her, all possessing wealth
sufficient to crafty an inborn love of
dress.
Walter opened his eyes little at some
of the prices Susy insisted were requisite
to obtain finery, but as long as he could
afford it he gave liberally.
But Uncle Montague was right when
he said that Susy. was never crossed. 1t
is true her demands i'll her old home
were somewhat more moderate, but she
had been the petted darling of aged
grandparents, an orphan from infancy,
and indulged in every wish SO, when
the demands for money became unreason-
able, and were refused, Susy developed
an unsuspected capacity for pouting, and
would eulk for days together, quoting
-.her new friends opinions of Walters
meanness.
Matters grew worse and worse, till one
morning, being denied a lace shawl upon
which she had set her heart, Susy tear
fully wished that she had never been
married, or had taken Wayne Russell,
who was heir to half million. She was
sorry a minute later, when Walter turned
set white face to her and said
You only love the money you can
spend, then?"
A burst of hysterical tears was the
only answer, and then Walter was gone.
Not to the store, but straight to Uncle
Montague's Office.
"Uncle !" he said, abruptly entering
the room, sis that Western position
still open Z"
1.-The one + offered to you before you
We're married {"
Yes want it Now, to-day !"
But you cannot take Susy. The
salary is very large, and there are hand
some commissions, but the travel is in
cessant -
81 know Can have it Z"
"What is the trouble, Walter I"
81 must have more money. Susy
wants more than can afford to give her,
and more than once has informed me
that she married to do as she pleased /;
so am going to take myself off, and let
her have all the money she wants"
Uncle Montague reflected, and finally
said slowly, Well, you can have il"
Preliminaries arranged. Walter went
to the store, resigned his position, and
hurried home to pack trunk and start
for Pittsburgh. Even then soft word
from Susy might have changed his re-
solve, but Susy was out, :" gone shop
ping" the servant told him.
When she came home note upon her
dressing table greeted her sight. Brief
and harsh.
"Since you care for nothing but
money and fine clothes, have accepted
an offer to travel West, on large salary
and commission, and can remit to you
enough, L hope, to make you happy. /
have refused the position before, as it
necessitated our separation, but now l
have no hesitation in accepting it. If
you can arrange it you had better return
to your grandfather's. WALTER.
If Walter could have heard the moan
ing cry that greeted the letter, he could
never have carried out his hasty resolu-
ton. But he was already on his way
Westward, and there was no one to com
fort Susy as she wept and grieved. More
than once she whispered in her sobbing
"And meant to tell him to-day. Oh,
why didn't tell him He would never
have gone |"
All night the little blonde sorrowed,
and in the morning she carried her
troubles to her grandmother, and whis-
pered her secret there.