The sun., 1894-10-14

/ paused and SHARED her mother. This was a.
hsy Ti5e ga going to PsS sS. ss SeH %.In9
but weak and md weary Wond her mother st Rs
| alone to her room, and sorrowed with ali her
heart, for the. sorrow Of her child. why. Oh
love OF an honest man "O'" "'' "O'''''' '"e
| On the next morning Susan again did not get
up; nor did she hear OF y she heard she did Tot
letter 70 the door, Early, before the, widows
e. ths IostIn and the letter
msP:@ ssgsSn 10 4; E5Y sS '$s :s
mink so and hope OPP 'V you INV will, Too loo. shall be
down at saratoga Tomorrow evening, and
ceive me. Yours affectionately, -.
AARoN puNs."
widows heart leap for Joy. She ves rather
and with such . brusque bnsinesslife attention
TO mere facts; but surely he could have but one
spseially l to wife, So the Widows % heart ar ieaped
with j9y. .r .,-..-
stairs ps almost aH% breathiess with haste to The bod,
room door; but then she stopped; too much Joy
she had heard va, ys, as danserons as tpo much
80 she crept back again. ''
But after breatfas.othat is when she had sat
room. and this time she entered II. The letter
was in her hand. but held 50 as TO be hdden-in
arm toward the invalid.
Susan, dear" she said, and smiled at her
ehild eR Sssr {Sui DC '0i' 10 s'' 0' 'n' morning.
Yes, mother" said Susan, thinking that
ins ing IN % bed. And 50 she began to 6cstr herself.
II don't mean this very moment love: In.
and she put her right arm affectionately round
her daughter's waist.
RS ;ssrps ons dssaes SsS susan than me-
and Mrs, BELL smiled sweetly as she made the
i.aI hnra..lf uttiCLlv In the bed and
looked straight into her mothers face Mo!h-
somstRing sol to tell oh, motherr And stretei,-
corner OF Aarons letter; Mother. you've .
eyes and open lips she sat up, holding tight TO
her mothers arm: .,.....,
us. %ls hs.is e. he coming 2" .., ,,u,,r ,.u,
but she % did answer answer. and they were soon Wing in
Ii was almost hard 10 say which was the happier.
mdtSss 70 ss hsE' .ssf
But S R said no. not her .ss.S dsR
aaron RSi9 "a Was mot coming FOR anoiSss week whSs
II he should come and look at her, and, finding
her beauty sone vanish again and seek wife
g susan lay in s Ssd sSntins e he. nsPPS,
SG1as shas s3~ ssa S
nj Sas
What shs ss. TSd to Nj. him wen,
I'M To her I" you won't tell Hetta and Phineas,
viii your Not to-day. I mean Z" Mrs. Bell
agreed IL would be better not to tell them. Per-
haps she thought she had already depended too
much on Hetta and Phineas In tho matter.
Susan's finery in the way of dress had never
been extensive. and now lately, in these last sad
winter days, she had thought but little OF the
fashion OF her clothes. But when che began tn
dress herself for the evening che did ask her
wear ar he loves Won he will hardly see what
you have on, said the mother. But not the less
was she careful to smooth her daughters hair,
and make the most that might be made of thos6
faded roses.
How Susau's heart beat-how both their
hearts beat as the hands OF the clock came round.
And then, sharp at seven. came the knock: thes
so soon learned TO Know as belonging to Aaron
Dunn. "Oh mother, 1 had better go mp stairs"
she cried starting from her chair.
No. dear: you would only be more nervous"
e" | will, mother"
NO no dear: YOU have not time;~ and then
Aaron Dunn was In the room.
She had thought much what she would say To
him, but had not yet quite made mp her mind.
IL mattered however but very little. On what