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

made their Impression. He succeeded e LIN IN iG mia.
sion suggested by him the, struggling Doumun,
riss OF KeSlG ssd nna t and "n miatSaIly S'p pirotocted;
even the lawiess Gilroy. from extending an
amused liberation to the young Gdmi ut rao
and vadueros began to have faith in a man VINO
acknowledged them sufficiently TO rebuild the
them the long piierimago to Santa 1nez on
sundays md saints, days; the san o,G r rppIrss nt
san joss. ana an habitunl guest at GlarcneG,ss
hosbitable board, was grateful enougm 10 hi
nj He e2 hna T ]Fc.nr !%Si'f ffso No a" long nSI%I I!Iys one after:
noon. ani Ind thrown himself into an easy as
T rnI, +, NTH W.T. t the som'9 fbs hn G'n nmbsrs Of a fro
occasionally glowcd IN the 3,ycn.liEe hearth,
although the open sasemcnt Sl T srndcs, The
sharei. and, Em;Sii%wel 6y distance seemed to
landscape that it had always lacked; SnIdeniy
his quick car detected tho sound OF wheels IN
itors to the casa came on horseback. and carts
aud wagons used only tho lower road. AZ
i fancy s0 HIisd aR REs ,fsaft VITA HthFS %nac "%
bic, pleasure, Could it TO N r. rb rsy,o33
Tm nS hsis rs rs Srsaii, fhs y vo%is iS was now roiil;;
ing on into thn patio, The c%lattcr OF boots and
n halt were followed ny e." aeG it, ro %, W Hniel1y'
ms light footsteps ran along the corridor. and
then, the door opcned impetuously 10 the
'aiHS lie eam ,ai toW :. Hdi'iiy Ter hastily. yet with only
the simrlo impulse Of astonishment. 10 had
proacheI she throw her charming hea! nrclhly
to one side. with a mischievous knitting Of her
b b nsyass and hat " siiS SaisstaS FEss'q prsx .GMty' Of IN" a
stranger and the Feasibility q intesrr ,Ta Wits.
"!Mccloskyp ?" repeated Clarence vaguely:
s, %yes VI q l Ms, So Ii sMnN snMy in %s A a sar 1ans;
you. Aun,y's never seen tho place. and here
was,n good chance" ,,.. ,.o,,-,os aha
docs she - stammercd Clarence: -
~ sheI Does sher, m MWhS ei co Snsy
s i" ,hoSsn't FnSw ,%ayt%ias abSat ii n Sic
thinks I'm yis,tinE a 1ary s hSs inur st 3ak S 1ast
S Wr%te ton I" Aunt JH a 10 meet me- at Alameda;
and wo took tho, stage to santa lnrI mnI
!rn, y, on here in a buggy' ,o M9ss snv it a rsnl inn
'Tiis was Al e Inc Ter ",d; childlikG;. r sh \
drew h"r ike acfhiilni towardh him. Of course,
in his b,n,tonhoiie, "ii'haSe y perfect right 70
come to my own house. goodness knows: and
Il, with Sr ms: a mY %Mh " %Inftil : " atner" may m"y'i DO a
young; unmarried Ecntleman a!4nS there
S' H. ! was ia5' iii tt III IS aay aghR cr. 5"t IN II That as instant
her manner had completely changed again;
The, old Snsy seemed to haye slipncd away and
sei""s a ".n; anH in HI his Mns "o!" Release Sc me-. Mr.
dH n; , i Ss,i she h said WV. aianT Gn, ,n fiiSs'";
Then. rs the ~rustIinG of a skirt sounded nearer
in the passage, she seemed /" change GaSk into
n nss6 9'o Of ss sjpn %uEs n.S'y WI nHp, ~.i" she Knows
10 add TO Clarence's confusion. the woman
who entered cast II quick glance of playful
meaning on the separating youthful pair. she
was an Ineffective hlonhc, with certain beauty
that seemed To he gradually stlccumbiGS to
the rnyag. IS of paint and powder: her dress
appeared to have suffered from an, equally un-
..f.- - anna. Of ,t,,. ana Al iat, nInt -, in, ~, inc
and she gave the general impression of having
been intended for exhibition in almost any
other light than the onci in which she happened
to be There were two or three mud stains on
the laces of her sleev" and underskirt that
Which had. however. n rinG OF honest Intention
in it: was somewhat ovctStrained. and ,cvi-
IDENTITY had no. vet adjusted itself to the low
'""Therc. chiidren. don't mind me! know
I'm not on in this scene. but got nervous
with only those %tiireas"r servants staring
round mo in Il circle like a regular chorus!
Spanish" Th"n with y glance at Clarence.
so this is CLARENCE B~rant-your Clarence.
In his confusion OF Indignation. pain. and
even a certain confeit,2n .! the grim iuui;
her own home: and as hy was only the bIsi,
right 10 dictate to her under what cir
camstanses she shHpld rstTrn tH it.
or whom sue SnOuIu Hlio'luce tncIe.
might easily, have gone elsewhere With
fT%'S ai ike It 'eita ns't cIiasin nH1 to THIS HGsfita idea Ills lis
instinct Of hosDitality asserted itself: he well
coined Mrs., MeCIosky with nervous eiluslon;;
any guest of her daughters is welcome"
Yes said Mrs. McC!osky. with ostenta-
tious, archncss. -! reckon Susy and ! under
stand your position here. and you've got Il
much on Mrs. f%syton's account. vii! We. susy,!
ar"un the shanty-it is real Old spanish an.
tees. amt it and sorter take stock of it. and
alarl forn while and play pr9pri"ty before me.
You've got TO he on your good behavior while
! !% hTGs; ! c hin,t tell /. y sa,yg rM sch { niTnxy a %1s
and Mother Supporters amt in the game with
waist and drew hcr toward her atfectionately.
an action that slightly prscipita'Sa some
Susy glanced mischievously at Clarence. but
withdrew her eyes presently to let them rest
with unmistakaols appreciation and ahmirA-
ttilS"Hrence's breast: =, lie, had never seen nor
look in that way at Mrs. ~l,eyton. Yet here was
eXtravaLant: whose vulgnrity was only made
toIeranle through her good temper who bad
Pcyton. whose Inherent ieIicacy triuml he'd
oyer even the material influences OF maturity.
s ali. to ia nna .uHGr rs Mra! MTcrl E " ys s%1r yet dn nss %!
the, room with susy. he turned away with 4
sinking heart.
Yet it was necessary that the Spanish house
servants. should not suspect this treason To
their. MISTRESS: and Clarence stopped t!;cir
childish curiosity about the stranger with n
careless ti.i easy acceptance Of Slsy's sudden
visit in the, liIh,t q an ordinary occurrence.
and with nfaIElliarily toward Mrs. McC!osky
which became tho more distHstcful to him in
proportion rs he saw that it WAS evidently
Agreeable to her. But. easily. responsive. she
became speedily confidential. WitloIt II sim
Gle question rom himself o. n contributing
remark from Spsy. in half an hour she had tod
him her whole history. How. Us Jane S!ls|r".
an elder sist"rofSusy's mother, she had early
.loped from the p~rtcrral home in Kansas with
McClosky. II strolling actor. How she had mar
rird him and gone on tho Stage under his
stage nn'ne. effectively preventing any rccOgni-
tion by her family. How. roninsto California:
wnerr her husband hat become manager Of
tho theatre nj sacramento. she was indig-
nant to find that her only surviving relation. IL
sister-in-law. living in the SAINT place. had for
n money considclntlon given vi, all claim to
the orphaned Slsy. and how she had resolved
TO find out If the poor child WAS happy" how
,l.o succeeded in ilnding out that she was not
her secretly at. fan Francisco and Oakland.
and how she hat unhcltakcn this Journey
., IN :, Ia for - n lnrk - and nm rfly I'm gan rlaran,a