The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-26

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wicked prince was begun but he did not feel himself
worthy touch her hand until by remuneration and
self-chastscmcnt during long, lonely year In his
enercled castle he had purged his soul OF SIN.
Susy asked many questions about the self-imnoaton
OF the prince by which ne purified and made happy
After reflection the matter summed up her n-
tegcncc fact; that BY dong of tie lungs
ked and only dong those 1uhieh could not POSI-
sbiy about, might feel happy and good again
She could not live bitter herbs tho prince had
done; she afraid to off bar hair; she had no
damp dungeon sit in; she had hair shirt
and had money 60 shopping for However,,
she would do what sho could. By luncheon the next
day she had quite made Up her mind
Her aversion TO soit,boilcd eggs messy Vas al
family tradition On this dag there soft eees for
Genevlevc but big baked potato with plenty OF buttr
pepper and sst had been prepared for Sus. She had
loved thls hny, stcarning dainty than az
she pushed It fromhcr and said in atrenbing goicc:
II want soft cgg, please 4
Mes GilvaIfy, who had Listened mYstiaed shool Her
head
"1 wasn't t,en, pofs' snsy inshtcd. 1.-The messy Hind
like Genevcye's" j
What has happencdtD Susy, do you. supposed Mrs.
Glvarry asked Margaret later. A
s" Miss Sus,;s had strange look for days. ma ar1
Margaret answered. HShss been going about on her
toes as if she stepped eRsesheD jumping wheneyer
shos spoken to-
'tII( gse hct .ehrbaro eo.u1orro,y" said MIS-
Gvarr.
The mystery grew, when IN tho morning Susy safd
that she glad she had TO tukc the medicine Shs
also went smiling to the fortighdy harwashing, 1or
did she groan under tha rinsing shower. On
Saturday, when the promised dave was arranged she
amazed her parents by asking secty. thar Geneyteve
be taken In her stead and suggesting that he herself
help Margaret pull out hastings Her mother, alarmed
began to think ofsthpse hngpHc child Nho e1aaye
died young. = - N- ~. SIS -
Besides this sciBshast.eufeus susy rd SEs1s tryips
to smooth Frdueins life. Sincethe day IN Washington
Square she had avoided the Woods house, bht Gene
We've as her ambassador had gone bearing gfsN to
Fraulein-a satin pfnc1shion, Moter Goose ctaridr,
and thick triangle of hot gingerbread, which SusY
would have liked herself Oh, she would do anything
make Fraulein happy-onyt',ins, except confeSN
The terrible moment Came however, when eho had
to face the truth None of these peaca
to her soul Twice in dreams she had seen the gree
bottle grown into awful living thing with legs 1ke
beetle and eyes like frog it danced before her
After awakening from this In the stiffness ofthe
house the little htae voice heard so clearlys
The days going fast You can't hold them back
can hold them back, Poor Fraule;n will soon1
be gone twill be late them Susyl 1t will be too
late Can you let her so away into the wide wide
world punished for you3 Can you do this Susyf"
Late on the Thursday afternoon, Fraufeinf
brought Emmy to call
Geneveve told you how thought your presents
lovely, Susy1" Frauen asked afTectonately "You
were so good to think of FIsuiein." :
Susy did reply. She could only-stare Thegirl's
face so thin and grave, longer broad and laughing
real torture to her.
But why you don't comeover to play any with
Emmy, dear Susy7 Fraulein will be gone. Only
I'LL Friday here ifbehen. Then poor Fraulein
goes far away"
Those words made Emmy whinpcr wildly Co Susy
they acted like lash and she up the stairs her face
frightened
BY the time Susy reached the window-seat. and had
crcpt behind the curtains she kneSV. Asshe laid her
worn little face her knees, she kneH Happiness
TO be found again by any trick evasion. Coa-
fession alone could silence that little, hflc voice
Though harder confess than FIRST, she must
do it How? When7 Should she so to her mother, /
or her father to Mrs. Woods to Fraulenf But she
shrank from facing any of them Selecting aspunish
mcnt the person whom she most dreaded she decided
to write to Mrs Woods d
The opportunity when her father and mother
were dressing for the theaer She stole into the library
and climbed into the leather chair at the library desk
Her heart was full and she was cold nervousness
as she began in round, shaded letters:
Dear Mrs Woods hope you well and all your
family. ! not very we'll / sorry to say
broke your bottle and first thought that Emmy
would be blamed and then did not feel sorry because
she only child and middel child that is
not cared for much by its family"
Her father had without her hearing him. His
hand upon her shoulder her first knowledge of his
presence She started violently, began cry in shiv-
cring way and turning away pressed her hands to her
face
"Oh papa, I sorry. she weptj l really an
sorry-I-broke-brok the tle!-oh, papa, papa!
Susy heard the paper rustic her father took the
letter and after pause laid it down again. deep
silence followed before he lifted her in gentle strong
way and sat down with her in his arms both her cold
hands held in his big
Now. little woman, tell me all about it," he said
and it was his that gave her courage to lift her
head and gaze at him through her tears
He said the words to her quite as il she Young
est or Eldest chld-ndesd, he could not have spoken
with love and understanding If she had been an
Only child.
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