The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-09

try to sleep for o little while In the chair. be-
closed b. W eyes dolly dSTn enough ssaiIs en'' : din,
dreamy recollection OF Susy, of the old
S @hsr. IN sho the hSd l unds pi M%arP him ! soi rsS,
devious. He forgot the maturer and critical I'M
easiness with which he had then received her
coquettlsh and wilful advances which he now
OF. Mrs. peyton over him. The %faintness he had
hours ago seemed to steal on. him once more,
and TO lapse into a delicious dr~owslncss. lie
even seemed e inlale the perfume OF the roses.
He started; He had been s~lcepins-but the
Vo,c fIt sGep SIfiis 1h,TIs s p followed pne,; lie surope 10
his feet. II was Susy, standing beside hlm--nnd
Susy even as she, looked in the old daysl 80,
her perfect knowledge Of the house, and the
bunch Of household Keys she had found, which
she had disInterret one Of her old frooks from
2 closet, Slipped u on, and unloosening her
S DOWN h ss' 5ss 1sd l. It r a s tsll IN IN E Eigpl oTSf eI ThsS.
ness, with the instinct, of the grown actress In
the arrangement, Of her short skirt over her
Poor old Clarence" she. said with dancing
from you while you slept there. But you're
tired, and you've had n hard time Of 1t. No
matter-you,ye shown yourselfa man at last
Half ashamed OF the pleasure he felt. even In
his embarrassment, Clarence But
Susy ciapped her hands like a child "Iknew
II would surprise you'll It's an old. frock ! wore
II was hidden. and fshed IL out again with these
keys. Clarence-.it seemed so like old times,
When j was with the old servants again-and
you didn't come DOWN. just felt as II Id
never been away. and | just rampaged freel 1t
s sss%ed to % ss q "a 4 ySS kT s"sD n TIvb as b ~ r .l iTsS
It was you who'd just come! Don't you under
stand2 Just as you came when Inc and Mary
h SSser Clarence w y n nnd now sSSeu used rtmt 20 dc
.,gooseberry,, for, !.,well-just lise that.
get! and I just slipped on this frock and ordered
Manuels around. as used to do-and, she In fits
la faus lfRSan as much r sinse / lett ni.' EnG then Sn i though aasht
of you-perhaps worried and hustered yet over
things and the change, sad just slipped into
some of these tortillas. you know-with sugar
and cinnamon sprinkled on top and | tied ON
with a glass Of that old Catalan wine that you
used to like. Then ! sorter felt frishtcned when
the tray down in the hall and pecpcd in and
found you asleep. Sit still, I'll fetch EN-"
She tripped out into thc passage, returning
side Clarence IA enes, and M%i't theme sno sRt" tan I'M 'P back lSS'G little ne
and with her hands tucked soubrette fashion in
the tiny, pockets Of her apron. gazed at him with
1t was impossible not to smile back rs he nib
bled the crisp Mexican cake and drank the old
compartment to his thanks.
II seems so nice to be here-iust you and me.
naeRin' and snoopin' round after you. Don't be
greedy, Clarence, but give me d cake" She
took one and finished the drcss of his glass.
lie looked critically into the mischievous eyes,
and said quietly;
where is your husband ~
There was no trace OF embarrassment. apology,
or even OF consciousness in her. pretty face as
che replied, passing her hand lightly through
Ss0h. Jiml I've packed him off ="
Packed him of !" echoed Clarence, slightly
".Yes-to Fair Plains-fur tilt after your
wife's buggy. You see. Clarence. after the old
cat.that's your wife, please left, l wanted to
round to lead you off again, with your leg tied
to her apron string. like a chickens! No! 1
see ecu she's safe I and sound SOU din IN the f,se down 9nr co a%i' from %n
Fair Plains, without. her KNOWN 1t. and IL she's
inclined to hang back, or wobble any. you post
too! !. She laughed and then added: But
didn't think l should fall into the old ways 80
cnce ?"
50 childishly or perhaps thoughtfessly happy.
that he could only admire her levity, and even
the slight shock that her fippant ailusion to his
wife had given him seemed to him only a weak
ness OF his own: After all. was not hers the true
philosophy Why should not these bright eyes
theless. with his eyes still fixed upon them, he
And Jim was willing to GOT"
Why. yes, you silly.,why shouldn't her I'd
Ike to see him refuse. Why. Jim win do any;
i iaiaf Il. ask s1sa hi H. .a Then f fSSSssn iy,i Locking sss St fun
ence between him and me and you and that
Then you love him ?"
with an unaffected laugh. only he don't wind
No doubt she was right for all her thought
iessness, and YET he was gSSins to fight about
WAS WAS ii2s EEss1 70 fight Capt Pln'hnsy because he
You know it as well as ! do. Clarence" she
which was her nearest approach to thought;
grander and more proper than mine, and
YOU know you were always a little bit
& Mr.. a p sg9Si H %as = Z bless risi my too soul And
Benham, and a planters daughter, and II was
only a plcked-up orphan! That's where Jim is
thinking you're thinking we're both exag-
gerated and theatrlcal-aln't you Don't you
theatrical about things that are just sentiment
tai and romantic than to be 30 awfully possessed
There. you needn't stare at me so. It's truei
You've had your fill OF grandeur and propriety.
and-here you are! And" she added with a
little chuckle, here's mel"
You see. Clarence" she went on. you ought
never TO have let me go-never! You ought TO
have kept me here. or run away with me. And
you Oughtn I tn have tried TO make me proper.
And you oughtn't to have driven me to firt with
that horrid sPaniard, and you oughtn't 10 have
And you Oughtn't to have made me take up with
Jim. who was the Only one who thought me his
tuual. 4 mlknl nave DetH very Billy ana ca
PRECIOUS; ! might have been very vain, but my
vanity isn't u bit worse than your pride-my
love OF praise and applause in the theatre isn't
a bit more hOrrid than your fears OF what people
might think OF you or me. That's gospel truth,
way and this look at mel Isn't IL trueT ="
II was thinking Of you just now when l fell
asleep. Susy," he said. He did not know why
he said II; he had not intended 20 tell her-he
had only meant to avoid a direct answer TO her
question. yet even now he went on. And l
thought or you when ! was out there In the rose
garden waiting to come in here"
You did =" she said. drawing In her breath.
A wave OF delicate pink color came up To her
very eyes-it seemed 10 him AS quickly and as
innocently as when she was a girl. And what
did You think, Clarencef"-ahe half whispered
=" tell mel"
II. did not speak.
The dawn was breaking as Clarence and Jim
Hooker emerged together from the gate OF the
Casa, Mr.. Hooker looked sleepy. He had
found. after his return from Fair Plains, that
his host had an early engagement at Santa Inez,
and he had insisted upon rising TO see hun
OF. IL was with difficulty, indeed, that CLAIR
ence could prevent his accompanying him.
had not revealed 10 Susy. the night be-
fore, the real object OF his journey, nor did
Hooker evidently suspect IL. yet when he had
his horse he hesitated for an inalant- |