New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-04

The mother died and Susannah left home to work as an
arnanuens Her girlhood chuns married and settled
the West In letter from of them that had been
wrongly addressed Susannah read criticism of
her old maid" and a spirit pque
attentions Therefore, she her friends
about the pleasure that she receiving
Mr. Paul Brown a literary Their attitude changed
and they manifested the interest
nahs affairs. photograph of Susannah showing Dor
owed her finger convinced the that
was engaged and one OF them decided to visit her and her
Mr. Brown Susannah thereuPon teegraPhed to her that
She had been married and departed her wedding trip
Her fathers illness soon atterward and his request that
she and her husband kill Mr.
to prevent the deception from being discovered
TEN days later, in plain black but without Grape
widows cap, with plain gold ring suspended
about her neck by black ribbon, the widow
of the late Mr.. Brown sat by window watching
for the old home station to into view. As she
descended to the platform, tall broad-shouldered
man, dark-eyed and full-bearded, forward.
saying eagerly: Miss Susannah-er-er-I beg your
pardon, Mrs. Brown, IS it not? and OF red
swept up into Susannahs cheeks, he thought Good
heaven! I'd know her by that eighteen year-old
blush and added aloud: NV name is
But she interrupted: Mcdonald remember you
perfectly. 1t kind of you to down. Father
how is he?"
Pretty bad. You must not be distressed if he
mistakes you for one else He wanders most of
the time" and just then she noticed that he a
band of Grape around his left
She touched it lightly with fnger-tip and asked
an1iousy: For whom, Mr.. Mcdonald"
My mother" he answered and added with sigh:
1 absolutely alone now" Then, turning quickly
he said But yours the greater grief. because your
loss seems unnatural"
And with a chalk-like face the unfortunate Susan
nah gasped. Dont-please don't speak of-of-"
He laid warm. sympathetic hand on her trembling
ones and begged her pardon, and, touched by her
palor promised refer again her bereavement.
And with tears of shame filling her eyes. Susannah
vowed herself that if she got out of this COIL
she would tell another lie if she lived to
be a thousand years old.
At first old Mr.. Blaclock addressed her Elsie"
his sister who had been dead for thirty years. but
when she kissed him tenderly and rested her check
against his his eyes frightened and he whispered:
''Why-why this must be my Susannahi She's the
only who kissed mel II used to call you
Susie when you baby; but Mrs. Blaclocl would
not permit it. She had many admirable reasons-I-I
forget them But oh, my dear I'm glad you've
comel" and he sank into the strange sleep that
likely TO oycrtake him II any moment.
Mrs Dodd welcomed Susannah with warm embrace,
coIlous tears and strong green tea; and then the
little household settled down into the quiet routine
OF nursing the sick. Days passed into wceks-weekS
heightened into months, and still the frail old
F. held telaciously to life And every day with the
precise regularity Of the clock Henry Mcdonald made
his visit. Mr. Blaclocl often mistook him for his
father and together they talked over young
Harry and his faults and Virtues
Mrs DOdd always laLOrcd diligently TO convince
. Pa Baclock Of his when he miscalled her,
= and made him tcsty and irritable but Mcdonald
accepted quietly any personality that the old
endowed him with, and Susannah smiled gratefully
at hln-as she did when he brought book IN his
pocket, and IN low read to her while she sat
where She could watch the screen-shadoHed face of
her usually sleeping father,
Trembling and shvcring under the of " Mrs.
Brown SISannah had vet APPRECIATED the benc-