The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-28


IN q s prnaIa rancho, with only the ms nst I've
own tongue even to his guardian. lilo spent
his imIi4S5 n on horsebssk In nGlds Ike these;
his, only rs!ieii Was s' /" bur" i, himself among ihe
The world ! -" ",a Sa9. as sas d liSraHTTh s ss smile T." Which, Gas
lowered around the lady's mouth, at the mo.
% STane st oi ihsir fi o4maf %ly TIt . e 9 TosIiiG 5Sss and
a sudden conviction OF his familiarity In sug-
SSifi ! an but s,aMSg MIL. ps OF sSr Siys4,ss h nsH one no
par 6,arraa rs with an air OF interested absorb
Mr., Brant' I am Sfraid That W. do not .'.
CLARENCE had. already gathered that fact
%!si".IG " d ifss iS% aa said r sS! WITH x s,is FL q E%is.
ting OF Mrs. Peyton's hrows passed of. how
sssr That as f i % @alc Im ns and rsf fos ,by Y TsRtoS os to to
t wsrn { or be }pased BY them fnir!y; How thsy
but. like all credulous. and %trustful people.
given to retaliate when imposed upon with a
Sry., How they. had seen their houses. and
s scnpne 33etHpled by stranger, their religion
81 f%rontler'' 'f brn I " no%i2Y" tthtiis'1"ffe or.
titled by incident and illustration. the outcome
he i sS slOsixn Ss' anthS Gsssrl' of so a%d HtSsa N MIS-.
rSyton listened with the usual DIVIDED FEM
Where did this rough. sullen boy: as she had
known him, pick up this delicate md swift
odd oIItdc isliSitv; s OF rsls",tSs '"HG was no an no snis
bic that il was in him while he was the COM
pan!on Of her hnsha9d's servants or the roc;
not susyp.. Mrs. Psyton. IN iihe. eonservatisma
Of her adopted daughters hereditary Instincts.
but With this example before her she now took
h rs perb perha s ps the e6 ena MSs. was .bo ctSSm assh slS SS.
indifference and GOODNESS was only some abb
normal preparation or condition. But she
THEN L YOU think those people have been
wTWSRRsed; you are not on our side, MI: Brant p
playful reproach. struck Clarence. deeply. and
Ssry2nght his psnt.up feelings to his lips:
side. and for you and yours always. Mrs. fsy-
plains when l was brought. a ragged boy. be;
i Hlss,y y9 1avs by yc y9a ao, hus m b ~. H. ! think MINI l Would nni
S.HHiy te afxs 's you n now t %y i / sa asf e ven jealous aSms
Of poor Susy. SO anxious was ! for the smallest
share in your thoughts. II only for 2 moment.
wished and l should. have been happy: far
happier than l have been ever since. tell
Just Just s doati HtIi il IG ms'Sht boy be on %e ,yeur sia Ss' s satf I
have been longing to tell It al to y9u before.
and It Il Il, that am ready to to DO loan anything sthn you
He was so earnest aud hearty. and. above all.
~ ahu pIlSElui'S y IA WIS u
lief q his feelings. smiling as 4 It were the
most natural thing IN the world. and so alb
his little brown curling moustacho. thu, ilre ia
his wlstful. ycarnlng eyes. and. above az. OF his
ciasped hands and lover-like attitude. that
Mrs. Peyt9n. at first rigid as stone. then suf;
the apaltment, put her handkerchief to her
face. and laughed like a girl.
Atwhich Clarence. by no means discomposed.
but rather accepting her emotion Is perfectly
s s1'Y NJ: 'H lsy;on her ffSnr' sisd Ard tod add ySu. 70" }sa
don't mind lido youY".
But Mrs. Peyton had resumed her gravity
ings. Il should certainly be very sorry" She
said looking at him critically, TO object to
little itIe i playimate viii with her Neq parents ,aiyntts'' and 'o guard y1de
inns; or to your expressing it to them as
She saw the quick change in his mobile face
and tho momentary. arrest OF its happy ex-
preston. She was frightened and yet puz-
at the mention of the loved ones name and
yet il suggested an uneasy consciousness. If
n nls n5eyiG %ous ,Rpu ar ssen oa artfuIiy b Sq his P pssl
when she spoke OF her!
caused by the sudden recall Of his knowledge
OF susy's " disloynlty to, tho woman whose
sion against the deceit. was for m instant upon
the point Of ,divulging all Perhaps il Mrs;
F!eyton had shown more confidence he would
luton 81 this story. But happily It i, upon
these slight human weaknesses that the ro-
reason than the instinctive sympathy OF youth
with youth in its opposition to wisdom and eX-
p1HIi n e let tt the .o SspGSsit s cay} pass; b, soizod
sSd st e paS ssslt h hs;'* Mr., " F:y i Sf SsiS u e
S SSssfs ss,ss ,;s %'s S0 sSl d sf t; S ' 5s;ss a; .'' .,Rsss
It seemed q natural, enough question. al
BY marriase.had signed her consent to susy's
s saSosiGn; WIZ Wifh 'e ese f s@oH'a p The eS f sssmsd ito to
sasy herself expressed no deslre." She
enee: said: DO You, know any, Of them
But Clarence By this time had recovered
t n!mss'l Hpq th Tas he as' di q n sasws Mr saffs sssen, s stifl
iii iSOs tel has. II tn meters rastaD l It'll how low what nnnr rela.
legal control over her until she is Of age: and
we can easily protect her from any folly Of her
and inexperienced"
To her utter surprise, however, Clarence ut
s !T% Glad y eiI sA Mrs' psst 9, SsY e sai nafSS sa9tiis:
be said With hasty and equally hearty loyalty
10 MS olu HlayHl6te. tnht 1 lHlnk Sne would
ever 60 against your wishes. or do anything
that sho knows to be w~rong-tut she is very
%eyer-don't you think so. Mrs. PeytonY"
It was amusing; yot nevertheless p~uzzling
to hear this hoyish young man comment upon
susy's girIishress: AMI Clarence was serious.
for he had quite forgotten in Mrs. Peyton's
presence the impression OF superiority which
Susy had lately made upon him. But Mrs.
Pcyton returned to the charge-or rather to
an attack upon what she conceived to be Clar-
ence's old position.
~ suppose she does seem g!rlish compared
to Mary logers. who is y much more reserved
and quiet nature. But Mary Is very charming,
Mr.. Brant. and | am really delighted t? have
her here with Susy. She has such lovely dark
ayes and such good manners. She has been
we'll brought mp. and it is easy to- see that her
Nem to thank them for her visit. and beg
them to lot her stay longer. l think you said
you didn't know them y
But Clarence. whose eyes Ind been thought
fully and admiringly wandering over every
characteristic detail OF the charming apart
ment, here raised them to is haGdsoms mis-;
such unaffected aud complete abstraction TINT
she was again dumiounded. Certainly It could
nnt In Many In a. hnp, Ia. ,yls ipfArasfa d !