The Red Cloud chief., 1884-08-29
WHY SUSIE WAS BELIEVED.

Susie Burke came in frorc the garden
one warm slImmcr afternoon. with her
little scissors in one hand and q lot OF
paper dolls AID dolls clothes IN the
ether.
Why, Susie" exclaimed her
mother. What in this world have YOU
been doing to your,elt?'
susie BUrke, what ever possessed
YOU to cut yoGr hair ike that?' ex-
claimed iielcn. her elder sister.
ooh. What will papa say? He
just hale, bangs put IN Harry Burke,
St;,ic's brother.
How could YOU do such q thing. my
child?" asked Su,ic's mother. with
looks of mingled astorishment and dis
pleasure.
,>usie's face grew red and she looked
ready To cry. She put her hand un-
easily to her forehead. across which the
soft. dark HAIR, which WAS usually
comoed smoothly back, fell in a very
Irregular line. II was easy - see that
tn banging had Ucen done by no
pract.ced hand
Il didn do IL, mamma" said Susie.
You didn I do it VINO did. them
81 don't know. truly. mamma
WHY. Susie. how can that Dc pos
s.bic?' said mamma.
'.Whv. SUSIE burke. what n story
excl lined Harry.
Hush. Harry, Don't accusc Your
little sister o. telling what isn't true.
Where have YOU been all the time since
lunch. Susieg'
..in the arbor in the garden. cutting
ort dresses for my dolles. said Su lie.
holding up what She had in her hand a.
evidence OF the truth OF her word.
'.All the time" q~ueried mamma
..Ies, al the time. 1 haven't been
anywhere else
And you didn'tcut any of your hair.
not the least little iock?'
mo. not the least little bit. ] knew
papa wouldn't Ike it,"
did nybcdy come into the garden
while you were there
II didn't see ANYBODY. mamma"
well. ii that !sn = mystery eN-
elrimed Mrs. Burke.
Its awful hard 10 believe, / think"
said Sister Helen
We must believe it. Little SUSIE
has never been known 10 tell \ lie.
" hatever any of NV children tcl. he 1
shall believe Is true till they have clear
IL proved their words untrGstsor hy,"
sad mannii. firmly.
Bat hOw could such athiDg be2"
argued Helen. -..icr ha;r is cut all
iasged. exactly a a child would 10 II
She tired - cut il herself. and vet she
didn't do II, and don't KNOW who did
IL.
And she asked papa the other day IL
she might nave her h,r banged gust
ike Molie Eastman $. said Harry.
Il dGa I do II. truly. truly. MAMMA
Was all poor Su.ie could urge. while she
nestled closer within enc e cirr.ing aTus
whose cap seemed 10 assure her oi de-
Tense against the ~displcasEre and dis
trust 81 al the world.
.-W shall have - wait and see shat
pa a ~ II saw" sasd Mrs Bufke, after
. monen; OF pe-pexet Thought.
.IWi.l he be angry? asked Susie.
..WiN you tell ain ! diint do it2'
.-Or consent to it's being done?
craes-quesUoned Helen.
Il didn't even know IL Was done I'll
Just as l got up 10 come IN, Susie de
clared. II thought something felt odd.
and l put NY hand up, and Il Was Al
! cut. so.'
This was = mystery. indeed. Not
could papa solve il, though he ques
toned his little daughter even more
! closely than her mother and sister hae
done.
I'VE must believe that she speak
the truth. because she has earned
character for truth" he said ut last
II should be. sadly disappointed AM
grieved If I found I couldn't depend OF
the word Of . child Of mine. Go Z.
mamma. and let her make the cutaini
even. Susie. Since I must submit 4