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

H lght-colored clay sticking to it, if it had Just
been dug up in the back yard yet it stood
small pedestal Mrs Woodss drawing room
antelpccc SuSy had often wondered why it had been
singled out for this honor. To-day having leisure and
opportunity, she wondered more than ever.
She had come to play house" with Emmy Woods
but had found her in the hands of the visiting seam
stress After unpleasant ofan-hour
Mrs Woods had politely dismissed Susy telling her not
bang the street door after her, and the had
departed with feeling OF deep resentment.
With dull Saturday afternoon stretching In gray
ness before her, Susy had crawled stessy down the
stairs letting her slide along the smooth mahogany
baniser until she had paused just before the open
drawing groom door 1t then, as she stood peerng
into the shaded hushcd place that the tlc green bottle
had begun to interest her curiousy
Why should it be up there cnthroned pedestal? !?
II seemed her irratingly stuck up if it snecred
down the Dresden shepherd andJhs lass and the
stuffed canary under glass that kept looking up
at it wor,hpfully. if it wanted TO chirp:
Cast but one glance thine humble servant, o
Kingl7
1t was odd, too that Mrs Woods should put the bot
tie there for every one to look at and retcr hosc h
cleaned Susy remembered that the FIRST time she had
it-oh, very long time ago, maybe as long SIX
months-it had been very dirty, and dirty had re-
NAMED The result of her reflections was a criticism Of
Mrs Woods a housceecper, and decision use her
pcnt-up surplus activity IN cleaning the 1Dpudcnt-
looking bottle.
To this end she cautiously rolled to the mante
piece a rep-covered armchair Very guardedy. fixed
smile of anticipation her face, Susy took the
bottle from high place and lifting the point of her
apron prepared to give IT thorough brushing But
her uneasy feet had pressed the armchair backward
and she lost her balance She fell against the mantcl
piece and her clasp looscned the bottle With
dainty, tinkling crash it broke into splntcrs.
The suddcnness of the disaster hypnotized her into
inaction and for she could only stare the
prismatic hued wreck With realization of her mis-
chief the thought OF the wrath IN Mrs. Woods's cold
eyes made her cringc She pushed the chair back to
its place stole from the and the previous direc
ton to leave the house quietly obeyed with
fanatica exactness. No crcpt out mid
night rcconnoiterng expedition with more siken stealth
than did Susy GIvarry from the Woods home.
What was to be done? She must tell her mother of
course and her mother would go and tell Mrs Woods
making polite apologies for her child, after the
OF the Big People; and Mrs Woods matter how
furious she might be inside would also. following the
same law, smile and say it did not matter in the least
and that Mrs Glvarry must not think of such trAe
again
Susy was, however trembling and very awcd when
she reached her home but few doors away.
Ellen admitted her. her expression suky because her
check swollen
ooh, it's you, Miss Susy. is it," she grumblcd
You forgot to wipe your feet again. too How often
will Peter have to wash the steps Id like to know"
Susy did not seem to hear. With preoccupicd cx-
preston she began climbing cncrgcticay to her
mothers 1t was empty Neither was Margaret,
the nurse in the sewing-room, stitching usual
There was no trace OF her sister Genevieve whom she
had left in the back yard digging with her spade
The library was vacant too. The whole house was
deprcssingly still
sense of personal injury began to initiate Susy par
tcularly when she realized that this being Saturday
afternoon her father had left his Office eary-n fact,
that the smell Of his aftcr-lunchcon cigar still in the
library though he himself had vanished. Where were
they alp Why she left alone in the world and at
a time when she badly needed around her. a
breast 10 shvcr up against she confessed her fault?
She hurried TO the kitchen, but cook, who gener-
ally welcomed her with cooky had other interests
to-day; her visiting her and cook talking
him in happy, excited way with the big green but
teAy bow which she reserved for great pas
tered on her breast Ellen cleaning silver in tho
laundry, her check wrapped in small shawl
Where is everybody. Elem" Susy asked in an in
jured voice.
Out" said Ellen thickly.
g But whcre1"
"Drvin'"
Time was needed for the bitterness born of this rep
10 have its full effect
Mama and papa took Gcnevieve-and didn't TAX
me-"
Don't bother me, Miss Susy," said Ellen Nc fac
IS ready to walk off with the pam, an me feet ar
me knees"
Drivng1" Susy faltered But mama knew wa
at Emmy Woods Maybe they drove there after
left she continued in miserable yet hopeful speculation
Perhaps they'll come back for me. I'll put on IN
Roman sash to be ready"
They won't, thenl" said Ellen mpaticncc and sui
icrng making her bTutally honest. I'm thnkin' you
mama said you might go into Mrs Woods's, so the
could take Miss Genevieve without you rasn your
ruetionS"
Susy stared at her The rising tears retrcsted befo
cold dead feeling that in subtle way
awakening TO a new. humilatIng point OF view
Sure they'll take you-ncxt time" said Ellen care
lessly.