The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-06

n NtN.snr, mantelpIece. Susy had oftcu
NiIs,od whv it had been singled out
MI rsaIh; ,h;s honor. Today. having leisure
IN, 'nnnortunity, she wondered more
to NOD come to play Hhousc' with
ss Woods. but had found her in the
"a: Of the visiting scamsrrcss. After
W""1nlcasant three quarters of an hour,
- Woods had politely dismissed Susy,
r,g her not to hang the street door
laprb n.r her, and the visitor had departed
sI rI A feeling of deep resentment
Titb a dull saturday afternoon
/ s,,tebing in grayness before her, Susy
n.pswlcd listlessly down the stairs,
snaany snmn bsnister. until she had paused
ssSsfore the open drawing room door
80. then, as she stood pecring into
3. shaded, hushed place, that the little
-, hottie had begun 10 interest her
Wv should it be up there. enthroned
nedcstall IT seemed TO her irTi.
tssslr ,"stuck up,p as IL it snecred
- ou the Dresden shepherd and his
- and on the stuffed canary under
lass cover that kept looking up at
/ sost worshipfullv, as If it wanted to
|iirp: 4L;
Ia. seryant. q King,
n was odd. too. that Mrs. Woods
SsuId nut the bottle there for every
q 10, look at, and never have il
\ Lsusd. Susy remembered that the
Al lime she had seen it-oh. very
t,r time ago. maybe as long as six
1 .,iths-it had been very dirty. and
/ frv II had remained. The result OF
\ \, reflections was a criticism of Mrs.
/ Fseds ms sekecpcr. and de.
|fnop 10 use her own pout-up surplus
,,tyity in cleaning the impudent look.
| ID bottle,
/ Ia this end she cautiously rolled over
n the msntelpiece n rcp.covcred arm
i,ir, Very guardedly, q fixed nervous
,sile Of anticipation on her face. Susy
FOX the bottle from its high place and.
fling the point of her apron. prepared
b give il thorough brushing. But
/ IN uneasy feet had pressed the arm.
A1ir backward and she lost her bal
nee. She fell against the mantelpicce
| ,.d her clasp oosencd on the bottle.
| Enh dainty, tinkling crash it broke
BIO spliuters.
The suddenncss Of the disaster hyp.
ruled her into inaction, and for mo-
rsat she conld only stare al the pres
r,lic hucd wreck With realization of
| IN mischief. the thought Of the wrath
's Mrs. Woods g cold eyes made her
| nnge She pushed thc chair back TO
/ d place, stole from the room, and the
rsvious direction to 'f1eavc the house
Hietly" WAS obcved with fanatical ox.
xiness. No mouse ever crept out on
Il midnight rcconnoitcring expedition
rith more silken stealth than did Susy
|lIvarry from the Woods home.
What was to be done! She mnst
LEU her mother, OF course, and her
rcber would 90 and tell Mrs. Woods,
rsking polite apologies for her child,
lter the manner of the Big People; and
w. Woods, no matter how furious she
niglt be inside would also, following
y, zane law, smile and say il did not
riiter in the least aud that Mrs Gil
my must not think of such n triflc
l7in.
Susy was, however, trembling and
lHy awed when she reached her own
eze but few doors away, Ellen ad.
|rlted her, her expression sulky be-
anss her check Was swollen.
"0b, it, IS you. Miss Susy, is it?' she
|rumbed. "You forgot TO wipe your
ri again, too. How often Will Petcr
sre to wash the steps, I'd like to
|hnw!''
susy did not seem TO hear. With n
r'occupled expression she began climb.
q ienergctically TO her motheI's room
VAS empty, Neither was Margaret.
nurse. in the sewing room, stitch
y as usual: There was no trace of
" slster GenevicVe, whom she had
~ IN the back yard digging with her
w spade. The library was vacant,
q The whole house was dcpressipgly
sense of personal injury began to
i9te Susy. particularly when she real
~ that this being Saturday afternoon
y father had left his Office carly
fact, that tho smell OF his after.
sieocon cigar was still in the library,
nsuch he himself had vanished. Where
nn they al' Why was she left alone
Inc world, and at time when sho
aiF needed an arm around her. o
,easl TO shiyer up against as she con
'e,sd her fault7
cne hurried 10 the kitchen. but even
.e&' who generally welcomed her with
.~oky, had other interests today; her
~ ~, VAS visiting her, and cook was
snhg to him in happy, excited why.
saA The big green butterfly bow which
~ teservcd for great occasions plas.
sRM on her breast Ellen was clean
.s SILVER in the laundry, her cheek
'ss wrapped in small shawl.
n Mnere is everybody, Ellon?' Susy
'sea @ In an injured voice.
mt. said Ellen, thickIv,
But where7''
""Dnyin'.n
,lne was needed for the bitterness
a OIL this reply TO have its full ef-
"a Mama M., and papa took Genevieve-
W ,aidn I take mel''
NJ Ion Y bother me, Miss Susv,' said
an Me face is ready to walk on
n" VIA Inc pain, an me feet are
ptlving!' Susv faltcrcd. But ma
anew ! was al Emmy Woods s.
"oe they drove there after ] left ''I
n1n..,,nucd. in miserable vet hopeful
at'nn, " Perhaps they II come back
sready.'' - W 'A ' "o''''" S''' 10
n, lhcy won't. them" said Ellen. i'm
du1lcIce and SUFFERING making hcr bru.
NY honest. 81 III ihinkin' your mama
s. ibo, might 60 into Mrs Woods s,
d, r could take Miss Gcnovicve with
.Vu raisin your usual ructions.'
,tt,os stared at her. The rising tears
hs, frp before a cold, dead feeling
s,, some subtle WAY Was an awak-
|d,T 10 new, humiliating point Of
hs 'pIc Pn they u take you-ncxt time. I"
" Ellen. carclcsslv.