The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-07

ly. but you have ample timo to think OF that
I trust. Meanwhile have somo news Tor you
which may make Susy's Witt to tho hancho
this time less dull to her You remember
Clarence Brant, the boy who was with her
when We picked her UP and who really saved
her liie2"
mo. don't" said Mrs. Peyton. rettishly.
NOR do want tol You know. John. how dis
tasteful and unpleasant It Is to mo to have
those drcary. petty. and vulgar details OF the
poor chllds past life recalled. and thank
Heaven have forgotten thom except when
You choose to drag them before mo- You
agreed long eg. that We were never to talk oil
Odd also ignore It before her, then why do
S 1T ns drop pa The
Willingly, my Il ar. but. Unfortunately. we
cannot make Others DO i; but this T. case rs.
brought to Sacramento to deliver to rel
ativsI DID,, ,o,o, ,,,t,o ,unos.or-vo,
whS ae yoSrss s be sal"
that he was the son OF Col. Drant' and that he
a sdv and I @a alive G al 6e
was not a his father. Sroke in Hrs. peSton, I'm
As It seems YOU DO remember that much.
| should tel! you that it appears he was not an
learned that Col. Brnnt was actually his father,
but had concealed his lawlo loss life hero. as well
thut Varao relative Whom MI carsncs
protected thH boy, had hin carefully sduGGa,sd
two years ago in that iibuster raid in Mexico.
left him onsiderablc fortune"
s SrM Ma ' BE- tS 1 1 KIN sssys i
over over to meet this common creature again. Win
int jim 'hooter and. as You yourself admit.
the blood Of an ASSASSIN. duellist. and heaven
knows what Kind Of pirate his father wasn't wasn't
iat d iii. gotten money he may have. can Ss
have thought OF inviting him here!, 49,
I'm afraid that's exactly what have To done
Ay s m sn nra th". i rsy%p
ton Of his present condition Is an unfair one,
like your remembrance of his rast. Father
says he Is very Intelligent and thoroughly
educated, with charming manners and refined
tastes His aths op yh M n 9sy
c SSs and ' IF ts;tors blood Won't nut
Jose Robinson was his guardian, Indeed. as
far as socal status Gofs It mght be sc. serious
John Silsbee e Pike county and the adopted
child of John peyton, was in tho least his SUI
and her parents. it would be hardly polite. for
us to ignore It or seem to DO ASHAMED II it.
young Brnnt on the SPOT"
Mrs. Peyton's impat thence. Indignation. and
hsr s
kumor. here took the form of q neurotic fatal
ism. She shook her head with superstitious
Didn't tell you. John, that I always had
dread q something comins-,
But II it comes in the shape OF shy youIg
1ol NJ n nS n
small small n ther s have s they don
S % eaoS Ind ohsr esy s sqn IN Msy
or another. Clarence will occupy tho young
Isdy's eapriice. and hes school t,ienh. Mary
attentions and" added Peyton. with mock 30
lemnity. preserve the interest Of strict pro-
PING Sc-yss s hssitatoa Mrs Il fe n NV por-
Very we'll: i leave his character in your
tic fancy for him." And Judge Peyton loungcd
smilinsly away: ~
ge rs TS s ey Years s ssfsd s sw 3
prospect of uninterrupted coupanionship with
Susy. upon which each successive year she
iliencos fade away before her. She dreaded
the coming Of Susy's school friend. VINO shared
hST a SnS f hsl
desperate dread Of the child distracted dis.
contented eyes: she dreaded the advent Of
she knew her: sho dreaded the ordeal Of
breaking. the news and rorhnps seeing the
ph6etty n spTn into her EYES wheh
derness Of her own ever again awakened. aud
yet she dreaded still! more that .er husband
nted woman. although not entirely material
lied with her changed fibre. had nevertheless
become coarfer selilshneSs tostered by her
r st barn had s 5"ea Il e ed Gs' sus sr
astray by the ch'ds easy tran Isle V Of de- t
pendence and the forgctfulncss OF youth, and
was only now dimly conscious OF finding her
She started to her f3ct and followed the di-
r2ction that Susy had taken. For moment
the, gateway; Dut was stopped by tn, adobe
wall above whose. shelter the stunted tree tops
hr"ush p Years axeosu y etGpf sIEHr
down the venerable alley OF fantastic knotteh
shares she say no trace s q su5y hHt hat
a thicket OF dark olives showed her tho
young girl sitting on a. bench in a neg,
and faded pagcantry she looked clarminSiy
fresh. youthful. and pretty; and yet the in
fortunate woman thought that lIcr attitude,
more than her fifteen years Of girlhooA licr
& lden hair still hun unfcttered, over her
shot Skirt st shoWsd R"r q chiaish Sc n nsF
ankles: yet there seemed to he some undo
lined maturity or Il vague Wonanl!ncsS about
her that Stun: Mrs. Peyton's heat The child
was groWing away llom her. too!
"Susy."
The young girl raised hnr head quickly: her
deep violet eyes hecn!"d also 10 leap wih Il
sud den suspicion. and. with u half lnechnn-
iral. serretiye movement. that might have
been only 2 schoolgirls instinct. Ger right
hand had slipp I'd paper on witch she Nyna
srribD!ing between the leaves Of hnr book.
ct tho next moment even whilo looking in
tcrrogatiyeiy ut her mother. she withdrew tho
paper Iuir'|. tore it up into smu.! pieces. nd
threw them On tho ground.
Gut blrs. leytOn was too prroccupied Will
her news to notice the circumstance, "a nd too
nervous In her haste 10 hr tasteful. "susy,
your father has invited that boy. Clarence
Brant- you know. that creature va licked IN
and SISTED on tho plain when yuu we're I,
mere baby-to come down here and make us q
visit" N
Her heart seemed to stop ioatlns ns she
ga"ed brcathlessly ut tho girl. But Susy's
face. unchanged except tog tho alert I,,cstiop
ing eyes, remained fixed Tor n moment: then
q childish smile Of wonder opened her small
red mouth. expanded it slightly rs She said
supply: VI,
lnexpressiOly. yot unreasOnably renssured
Mrs. Peyton hurricdly rocounted her hus-
bands story Of Claroncs's fortune. and was
even joyfully surprised into some fairness oi
statement. " But you don't remember him
much. do you, dearf 1t was SO long ago, and
yDu n ra ~ uite n ypunp lnly now sln MA,