The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-11

Cd ihs, fac! from naH her T1 but n" that 10 was sstisHsd
that Mrs. Peyton did not even know Of Susy,s
orphan as her own child. and even 4 shs hsd
VI s't sus SS's''S sIrilsh and Carries es''s sSa iH Sss.
ton and her friends would, have a
son q Mrs.. McClosky.s mat9rer ,udg I'm Il
Mrs. Peyton. whom alone lie could recognize
as Susy's guardian. aud the arbiter OF her al,
girl. with any reference to himself or MS own
tho an ia %GG%'' rSNSs4. a !ssh y asssEtfiif y itsI'i " %aa,
suit YOURSELF sho said with equally direct re-
s yeni 1T m %nu ,e pn yss mis- lin MsHlos Ms ain.t
n" TOOL. and mebbce knows what lawyr,sthinki
If an arrarsSm"nt With q sl1 term lay st tmHs
mebhee you'll find out that your chance o get
what's more to the nurroselii You DID SGT i,
s i @iE With no in GG to l wiaa t as' M sTH Br p Gs.S When he re sSa
md Jim McClosky. you may find out TINT mn I'm
S jus 4 the son Of old liam Brant-wh9i is
trying, to play the Spanish. Grandee on his
real thing Mr.. BrantT''
Too heart sick and disgusted to even notice
jumped qp from the table. But as she reached
."Whatever are Your otisr Intentions. Mrs;
MeCloskey. @s wo arc both Susy's gnestshi !
@ SsH ar SSS here wi'i an say pn n4fsins # t sEns I! You ny Ti MH not
4!low her to think for u moment that nav,
discussed sSa Sed ny roIaat Ion t to nc, her Tlth a 1ri{fbont n
reply. hut on entering the dark. low-ceiling
dining room she was surprised to- IND that
obliged to return. to the. %vcrandn. where Ciar-
s n, hnd Wi,hdraSw W an to s OF tSat s1 osye bc
ssi,tu 10 Ic ae roSm at IT once nee se Bat the !, young girl
where to he found. Clarence. who had now
search for her with some concern: she could
falling: she might be, hiding somewhere to
avoid II recurrence OF tho scene she, hat l,er-
e eslii D4Ft HAT oY iea {" Mrs. ne rt ia | 1%sS sHs
rrised to soc bv tho dim light ., the hanging
desk was in the, lock. 1t must he Snsy'sInnd
the young, girl, had probably taken rofugo
in tho room and tho SOUND Of a chair being
moved. but no reply. Impclled by a sudden
instinct he opened the door, and was met ~
AT the same. moment the figure OF Susy ap-
preached him from tho semi-darkness OF the
Il did not know you were here" said Clar-
encr. much relieved. he knew not why. butt
am glad. for wanted to sleak with you alone
sIs q, al4 !, not sa5 Trr n , but he, he dF csnd I @1 N6ic f5G n"
s]nuisInSi. As the light slowly r9liated, he
a air Of Affected unsonrern tn, a somewhat
| heightened color. 1t was like her. and not in
consistent with his idea that she had r%me
Closky or himself. or perhaps both. The room
was not disartanged in any way. The window
emhrasured ono in tho rear wall. and the light
curtain before it still swayed occasionally in
the night wind.
am afraid I had, a row with your aunt.
way. hut ! had to tell her didn't think her
thing toward one WHO had been so devoted to
you as she has been"
that again said susy impatiently. I've had
giar"nco flushed. but recovered himself;
Then YOU overheard what | said and know
Il knew it hefore.' said The young, girl. with
a certain abstraction of manner, rs she went
to the window and closed it. "Anybody couIl
See S..d it Iy;,h know NV You palt alwa 5,I wanted IN .dd nj to s,ay
monitored. and catechizei. and shut up away
from any one. until you had been coddIcd. AMI
efficiently to suit her IDEAS of your being II
fit husband for me: told aunty it was no use
our coming nrre-to-lo-
ITO do what ~ asked Clarence.
ITO nut some spirit into You" said the
young girl. turning upon him sharply: TO
keep you from being tied to that woman's
apron strings. To keen her from maxim. n
slave OF You. as she would OF mo. But it is no
use. Mary Rogers was right when She sail
you had no wish to please anybody hut Mrs.
Pevton. and noeycs for anybody but her. And
ii it hadn't been too ridiculous. consid ring
her age and yours. she'd say YOU were dead in
love with herr
Foran instant Clarence felt the blood rush
to his lace and then sink away. leaving him
pal" and cold. The room which had seemed
to whirl around him and then fade away. re.
turned with appalling misunderstanding dis
tiuctn"ss of memory-and the vision Of tho
first day that he had seen Mrs. peyton sittinl,
there, as he seemed to see her now! For
tho first time there flashed upon him the
conviction that the young. girl had spoken the
truth. and had brusqucly brushed the veil
from his foolish eyes. He was in Low" with
Mrs. Ieyton. That was what his doubts and
hes itatio / regarding Susy meant: that alone
was the source. the secret and the liinit OF mis-
vague ambition!
To be continued.