The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-25

prove to me, as hope they viii prove ~
you, that your mother was more sinned
against than SHINING. Take them and de-
stroy them and let there he from bencefortli
peace between us all, my son. Give my love
to Pierre, and tell him all, and you and
Suzanne shall fix your wedding day for this
fall"
Happiness and the frequent visits Of Ray
mond had worked wonders with Suzanne.
who was her own lovely self again, except
for slight palior and that she was thinner
than usual, aud that her beautiful violet eyes
looked too large for her delicate face The
news her father brought was SO wonderful
that she could hardly believe it, and she piled
him with questions during the whole return
to Vile d'Avray.
There had been little change i'm Henriettc's
condition, unless that she awoke at shorter
intervals than before and looked about her as
If searching for some one on something, though
she said no word to signify what it was
Suzanne, with her rare perception, instant
ly thought that in her changed appearance
her mother would not know her, SO she set
about making white pinafore, such as she
wore when little, and she shook her wealth of
hair loose down over her shoulders and down
over her forehead just rs her mother had
loved to sec her wear it, and tied il with a
blue ribbon as in the old days. With her
hair arranged in this manner ard her pima.
fore on, Suzanne ran to her father laughing.
He looked ut her an instant in surprise. Here
was his baby back again! He forgot for a
moment all that had passed during these long
years and caught her up in his arms AMI
tossed her above his head, shaking her, and
at the same time he involuntariy sang few
bars of the little song she had SO loved to hear
him sing when a child, and she laughed out.
hearty, childish laugh This laugh aroused
the sleeper in the next room, who turned and
opened her eyes and called feebly:
"Suzannel"
"Here | am, mamma" said the loving girl.
as she few to the bedside, making herself as
little as she could.
Suzanne. my dear little girl; have been
i'll that find myself in bedF
ayes, little mother, you have been very i'll,
and so have /, but we are both better now,
and we are SO happy. 1t is spring and the
garden is full Of flowers and the birds are
singing so loud and sweet, and want you to
hurry now and get well so as to go out with
me and gather spring flowers"
And with a running fire of nonsense, every
sentence Of which, however, carried bit Of
information with it, Suzanne kept Henrietta
from making any inquiries, and with infinite
finesse she managed so for three or four
days until the doctor authorized her to make
some allusion to the tragic events which had
caused them oil such unmerited suffering,
and Suzanne carefully and gently. and with
a discretion beyond her years told her mother
all, and prepared her for her fathers changed
appearance.
"Roger, Roger, where is he. Oh, Suzanne,
want to see him. want to beg his forgive
ness for doubling him one moment"
"Mother, don't do that. He feels that you
were perfectly justified, and | have had such
a time to keep him out of here. Now be pre-
pared for his changed looks and do not excite
yourself, and-and-father, you may come
in" cried Suzanne, her eyes full of happy
tears. The meeting was too sacred to relate.
Even Suzanne did not witness it, but it COM
pensated them for all their pain.