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

n TT WHERE it was. that little green bottle, shaped
something like the pickle jar at homo. bits o
Z 1ight-colored clay sticking it. if it had just
been dug up in the back yard, yet stood on a
small pedestal on Mrs Woods's drawing room
mantcpicce Susy had often wondered why had been
singled 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 threequarters f-an-hour
Mrs Woods had politely dismissed Susy telling her not
TO bang the street door after her. and the visitor had
departed with feeling OF deep resentment
With dull Saturday afternoon stretching in gray
before her. Susy had crawled stlcssy down the
STAIRS letting her slide along the smooth mahogany
banister until she had paused just before the open
drawing-room door 1t was then. she stood peerng
into the shaded hushed place that the little bottle
had begun to interest her curiously
Why should it be up there, cnthroncd pcdestal7
Itsccmed her rritangy stuck up if it snecrcd
down the Dresden shepherd and his lass and the
stuffed canary under glass that kept looking
at worshipfuly. if it wanted to chirp;
Cast but glance thine humble servant, o
Kingl"
1t was odd too that Mrs Woods should put the bot
lie there for every to look al and haze {.
eeGred Susy remembered that the first time she had
it-oh very long tnc ago, maybe as long SIX
monhs-it had been very dirty, and dirty had
NAMED The result of her reflections was criticism of
Mrs Woods housekccpcr, and decision to her
pcntup surplus activity in cleaning the lmpudent-
looking bottle.
To this end she cautiously rolled to the mantcl
piece a rep-covered armchair. Very guardcdy, fixed.
smile of anticipation her face Susy took the
bottle from its high place and lifting point of her
apron, prepared to give 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 ooscned on the bottle With
dainty, tinkling crash it broke into splinters-
The suddcnncss OF the disaster hypnotizcd her into
naction and for moment she could only stare the
prsnatc hued wreck With realization Of her mis-
chief the thought of the wrath in Mrs. Woods's cold
ewes made her cringe She pushed the chair back to
It's place. stole from the room and the previous dircc
ton to leave the house quietly was obeyed with
fanatical cxactness No orept out mid
NIGHT accommodating expedition with skcn stealth
than did Susy Gilvarry from the Woods home.
What was to be donc2 She tell her mother of
course and her mother would so and tell Mrs Woods,
making polite apologies for her child after the
OF the Big People; and Mrs Woods no 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. Gvarry must not think OF such trihe
again
Susy was, however trembling and very awed when
she reached her home but few doors away.
Ellen admitted her. her expression sulky because her
check was swollen.
"Oh it's you, Miss Susy, is it?" she grun,bed
You forgot to wipe your feet again, How often
Will Peter have to wash the steps I'd like 10 know"
Susy did not seem 10 hear With prcoocuped
preston she began climbing encrgctcally to her
mothers 1t empty Neither was Margaret.
the nurse. in the sewing-room, stitching as usual
There OF her sister Genevievc. whom she
had left in the back yard digging with her spade
The library was vacant too The whole house
dcpressingy still
sense OF personal injury began 10 initiate Susy, par
tcula1y when she realized that this being Saturday
afternoon her father had left his ofhcc early-n fact
that smell OF his aftcr-lunchcon cigar still in the
library. though he himself had vanished Where
they alp Why she left alone in the world. and at
time when she badly needed an arm around her. a
breast 10 shvcr up against she confessed her fautp
She hurried 10 the kitchen, but cook who gencr
ally welcomed her with cooky, had 7other interests
to-day; her visiting her, and cook talking
TO him in 4 happy. excited way, with the big but
terAy bow which reserved for great occasions plas-
tered on her breast Ellen cleaning silver in the
laundry, her check wrapped in small shawl
Where is everybody, Elem" Susy asked in in
jured voice.
Out" said Ellen thickly.
But where1"
"Drivin'"
Time was needed for the bitterness born OF this reply
10 have its full effect
Mama and papa took Ceneveve-and didn't take
meI"
Don't bother me- Miss Susy," said Ellen. Me face
is ready to walk off me with the pain, an me feet
in me knees"
"Drivng?" Susy fatcred. But knew | was
at Emmy Woods's. Maybe they drove there after
left" she continued miserable yet hopeful speculation
Perhaps they'll back for me I'll put my
Roman sash to be ready"
They won't, thcn" said Ellen, impaticnec and suf
ferng making her brutally honest. I'm thnkin' your
mama said you might go into Mrs Woods's. so they
could take Miss Geneycyc without you rasn your usua
ruc,ionS"
Susy stared at her The rising before
cold, dead feeling that in subtle way was AZ
awakening 10 new. humilatinE point Of view
Sure they'll take you-next time" said Ellen eare-
letsly