Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-10-22

crisis was at hand. They met Sue, with
her hands full Of wild flowers, coming
from school
a aeighbor?~ he asked with his most
Indifferent manner, as she just nodded
and hurried by.
"Oh. no. That is Sue Capulet Harry's
cousin. She used TO keep his house be-
fore he married
Indeed.
~Yes She is rather prim in her ways
and opinionated. like all country peo-
Pile.
~Ah. she must be very disagreeable.
Perhaps; but one needs to live with
her to find it out
And YOU live with her.
Yes She viii live here, suppose,
till somebody marries her.
Then she has a lover?"
Il never heard of one
And yet she is not precisely ugly,
with wicked twinkle in his eyes
No. not at all; only commonplace,
! conceded Lily.
The dinner progressed as far as the
dessert. IL was picked up one. to be
sure; but what could any one expect
who came without announcing himself.
Mrs Harry assured herself Mr.. Blake
was famous diner out; he knew, more
over, how to make himself agreeable
| over dinner of herbs, and then there
was her English plum pudding to top off
with. How plump and delicious it
looked as it came upon the table, and
what royal odor it emitted She cut it
with pride in her mien She tasted and
shot quick glance at Mr.. Blake, but
said nothing. The guest was quietly
nibbling at it and talking brilliantly.
Presently Lily, who had been listening
to him, attacked it, She turned pale,
and gave her plate little angry push.
Then Mrs. Harry having helped every
body else, settled herself to the enjoy
ment of her pudding. Sue, regarding
her, saw look of CONSERVATION gather
ON her face She uttered an exclama-
tion as if she had been wounded.
"Sue, she cried angrily, "you carried
the wrong pudding to Mrs. Blake. This
is the poor mans pudding, regardless
of her guest
Il carried the pudding the cook gave
me, returned Sue.
mo wonder Mrs. Burke thought it's
too good for poor folks! put in Lily,
sourly.
Then both glowered at Sue They
were obliged TO repress their wrath be-
fore their guest but they were too full
of Indignation to talk nationally or
coherently. If Mr.. Blake guessed that
there was thunder in the air, he was as
{ ,cetious and anecdotal as usual, ignored
tie atmospheric changes, and did not
hurry away. But when he was obliged
to take his train at last, the thunderbolt
burst about Sues head.
so you carried your point. after all
my directions TO the contrary, says
Mrs. Harry; Mrs. Burke had her E ig-
lisl plum pudding in spite of me.
Il had nothing to do with it, returned
Sue;, lit was as much surprise to me
as to you.
PITY Harry hadn't been here, +" said
Miss Lily, ignoring Sues version. IF
his wife isn't TO be mistress in his house,
It is time he knew it. A poor mans
pudding to set before Mr.. Gus Blake, one
of the most fastidious of men.
Pm very sorry, said Sue, "it wasn't
a nice pudding.
"Nor nice thing for you to do in an
others house.
Mrs. Capu.et, l had nothing what
ever to do with it, protested Sue.
Susan Capulet, don't believe a word
you say.
And if / was sister, you or / would
leave the house.
And so it happened that Sue packed
her trunks, and Harry Capulet had such
a version of Mrs. Burke's pudding that
he did not dream of recalling her.
She went to a friends house in the
city, who had promised to find her sit
uation.
In the meantime Mrs. Capulets serv-
ants confided the story of the plum pud-
ding to Mrs Burke herself. and Gus
Blake's part in it. Mrs. Burke felt It
her duty to write Mr. Blake aud repeat
the whole affair, and through him to
help sweet Mss Sue, who would never
hurt fly, out of her trouble.
Mr.. Blake smiled at this letter. So
they had made it hot for Miss Sue. He
hadsuspected as much. He went to cali
on his friend Mrs Barnes, and request
her cooperation. He was shown into the
music room, and met Sue.
$50, he said. shaking hands, this is
the result of Mr. BIrke's pudding.
And then Mrs. Barnes entered
Il came, ne said, = to consult you
about the affairs of friend of mine who
has come to grief. Her case i even
worse than That of the man i'm the South
who burnt his mouth eating cold plum
porridge
The upshot of it was that Sue had a
position little later, where Ar. Blake
was intimate enough to drop in at his
pleasure, and carry the governess off to
the opera, or few hours recreation in
the park behind his span; and so it hap
pened that one day Lily and Mrs Capu-
let received the wedding cards Of Miss
Susan Capulet, and Mr. Gustavus Blake,
which was owing to Mrs Burk's pud-
ding. Il Mary n. Prescott in Harpers
Bazar.
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