The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-11-27

wicked prince begun but he did not feel himself
worthy touch her hand until by remuneration and
self-chassemcnt during long, lonely year his
encrclcd castle he had purgcd his soul OF sin.
Susy asked many questions about the selfmmolation
OF the prince by which he purified and made happy
After reflection the matter summed up her in
telgencc in fact that by dong of The things
one liked and only doing those sphie eoad pos
sibiy care about might feel happy and good again
She could not live bitter herbs the prince had
done; She afraid cut off her hair; she had
damp dungeon in, she had never hair shirt
and had money to go shopping for However
she would do what she could. By luncheon the next
day she had quite made up her mind
Her aversion .oft-boed eggs messy was
family tradition On this day there soft eggs for
Genevevc but big, baked potato with plenty OF butter
pepper and salt had been prepared for Susy She had
loved this faky, scamIng dainty than
she pushed 1t from her, and said trembling voice:
l want soft eggs, please"
Mra Gilvarry, who had listened mystifcd shook her
head
al want them soft Susy insisted. The messy kind,
like Gencvioye's"
What has happened TO Susy, do you suppose1" Mrs.
Gtvarry asked Margaret later
Miss Susys had strange look for days. rna'azn'
Margaret answered She's been gong about on her
tees if she stepped eggshels, Jumping whenever
she's spoken TO-"
"Pll give het some rhubarb tomorrow" said Mrs.
GilvarY
The mystery grow, when in the morning Susy said
that she glad she had TO take the medicine She
also went smiling to the fortnghty hair-washng nor
did she groan under the rinsng shower On
Saturday, when the promised drivc arranged she
amazed her parents by asking sweet, that Genevicve
be taken in her stead and suggesting that she herself
help Margaret pull hastings. Her mother, alarmed
began to think Of those angelic children who always
died young.
Besides This selfschasdsement Susy had been trying
to smooth Fr5uleins life Since the day In Washington
Square she had avoided the Woods house. bat Gene
We've her ambassador had gone bearing gifts to
Frauein-a satin pincushion, Mother Gooee calendar,
and thick triangle of hot gingerbread, which Susy
would have liked herself. Oh, she would do anything
to make Fraulen happy-onyfhng, except contest
The terrible moment came, however, when she had
face the truth None of these sacrifices brought peace
10 her soul. Twice in dreams she had the green
bottle grown into awful living thing. with legs like
beetle and eyes like frog as danced before her.
After awakening from this the stiffness of the
house the little. hhIe voice was heard SO clearly;
"The days going fast You can't hold them back
no one can hold them back Poor Frauein will soon
be gone It will be too late then Susyl 1t will be
late Can you let her go away into the wide, wide
world punished for your Can you do this. Susy''
Late the next Thursday afternoon. Fraulcin
brought Emmy call
GeneYieve told you now tnought your presents
lovely, Susy1" Frlulein asked affectionately. You
were so good to think Of Fraulcin'
Susy did not reply. She could only stare. The girls
face so thin and grave, longer broad and laughing
was a real torture to her.
But why you don't to play any with
Emmy dear Susy1 Frlulein will soon be gone Only
till Friday here, icbehm. Then poor Frauein
goes far away"
Those words made Emmy whimper wildly. On Sosy
thcy acted like lash and the
frightened
By the time Susy reached the window-seat and had
crept behind the curtains she knetv As she laid her
worm little face her knees, she snf70 Happiness
was to be found again by any trick evasion Con-
fession alone could silence that little, his
Though harder TO confess than at FIRST she must
do it IIow7 When1 Should she go to her mother
or her father, Mrs Woods to Fraulein2 But she
shrank from facing any OF them Selecting punish
ment the person whom she most dreaded. she decided
to write to Mrs. Woods.
The opportunity came when her father and mother
were dressing for the theater She stole into the library
and climbed the leather chair the library desk
Her heart full and she cold from nervousness
as she began round. shaded'le letters:
Dear Mrs Woods hope you well and all your
family am not SO very we'll / sorry say
broke your bottle and at first thought that Emmy
would be blamed and then did not feel sory because
she is an only child, and a midde ci:;d that is
not cafcd 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 shiv
crng way and turning away pressed her hands to her
face.
"Oh papa. l sorry" she wept; Il really
sorry-I-broke-broke the bottle -oh. papa papai"
Susy heard the paper rustic her father took up the
letter and after j pause laid down again. deep
silence followed before he lifted her in gentle strong
way and down with her in his arms both her cold
hands held in his big
Nov, little woman, tel! all about it," he said,
and it his that gave her courage to lift her
head and gaze at him through her tears
He said the words f her quite as Il she were Young
with more love and understanding if sne had been
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