The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-01

selicas,isement during long, lonely year IN his seq.
encircled castle he had pursed his soul OF SIN
Susy asked many questions about the SELF mn,oatic
OF the prince by which he purified and made happ'
After reflection the matter summed mp to her
teilgence fact that by dong aonc OF the shin&
liked and only doims oss srs:eh one could not POS
sibly abos:. NIGH, feel happy and good agai
She could live bitter herbs as the prince hs
done she was afraid to off her hair; she had n
damp dungeon she had hair sh,rts
and had money go shopping for one. However,.
she would do wha, she could, BY luncheon the next
day she had quite made up her mind
Her aversion soi, boiled eggs messy was .
family tradition On this day there soft eggs foe
Genevleve. bu, big baked potato with plenty of butter
pepper and salt had been prepared for Susy She had
never loved this faky s,eamng dainty more than
she pushed it from her. and said in trembling voice:
Il want some soft eggs. please
Mrs Glvarry, who had listened mystihed shook hen
head
Il want them soft" Susy insisted, The messy kind.
like GenevieSe's."
What has happened to Susy, do you SUPPOSED" Mrs>
Gilvarry asked Margare, later
Miss Susy's had strange lock for days, maan.~
Margaret answered. She's been going about on her
if she stepped on egg-sheis jumping whenever
she's spoken to-.
I'll give her rhubarb tor morrow. said Mrs
Gilvarry.
The mystery grew. when in the morning Susy said
that she glad she had to take the medicine Sho
also smiling the iortnishty hair ashng nor
Saturday, when the promised drive arranged. she
amazed her parents by asking sweetl. that Genevevc
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 sef-chastsement. Susy had been tryne
smooth Fraulen's life Since the day in Washngton
Square she had avoided the Woods house. but Gene
We've her ambassador had gone bearing gifts to
Frauein-a satin pncushion Mother Goose calendar.
and thick triangle of hot gingerbread. which Susy
would have liked herself Oh. she would do anything
to make Fraulein happy-onyfkisg, except contest
The terrible moment came, however, when she had
face the truth None of these sacrifices brought peace
to her soul Twice in dreams she had the greer.
bottle grown into awful, living thing. with legs like
beetle and eyes like frog danced before her.
After awakening from this in the stiffness of tho
house the little little voice heard clearly:
The days are gorg fast You can't hold them baeH
hold them back. Poor Frzuein will soon
be gone It will be late then. Susy! II will be too
late! Can you let her 60 away into the wide, wide
world punished for you? Can you do this. Susy?"
Late the next Thursday afternoon. Frsulein
brought Emmy to call
"Genevieve told you how thought your presents
lovely, Susy?" Fraulen asked afectionately. You
were good to think of Frauein."
Susy did reply She could only stare The girfs
face thin and grave. longer broad and iauehmR
real torture to her.
But why you don't play any more With
Emmy. dear Susy? Fraulein will be gone. Only
till Friday here, Eebehen. Then poor Fraulen
goes far away"
Those words made Emmy whimper wildly. On Susy
they acted like LASH and she up the stairs her face
frightened.
BY the time Susy reached the window seat and had
crep behind the curtains. size kresr As she laid her
worn little face her knees. she ks<.c Happiness
be found again by any trick evasion Con-
fession alone could silence that little, little voice.
Though harder to confess than first. she must
do it. How When. Should she 60 her mother,
or her father. to Mrs Woods Frauleins But she
shrank from facing any of them Selecting punish
the person whom she most dreaded, she decided
to write to Mrs. Woods.
The opportunity came when her father and mother
dressing for the theater She stole into the library,
and climbed into the leather chair the library desk
Her heart FIJI and she cold from nervousness
as she began in round. shaded letters 4
Dear Mrs. Woods hope you well and all your
family. I very well. I am sorry to say I
broke your bottle and first thought that Emmy
would be blamed and did feel sorry because
she only child. and as 1 middel child shat
not cared for much by its family
Her father had come without her hearing him h.
hand upon her shoulder her first knowledge of hi.
presence She started violently. began cry in shv-
eng way, and turning pressed her hands to her
face.
oh, papa I am sorry" she wep. Il really sss
sorry-I-broke-broke the oh papa, papa!"
Susy heard the paper rustic her father took up the
letter and after pause laid it down again. deep
silence followed before he lifted her in a gentle. NC
way down with her in his arms. both her ,Sls
hands held in his big
Now. little woman. tell all about It," he said
and his tone that gave her courage lift hef
head and gaze at him through her tears.
He said the words to her quite if she Young
Eldest child-indeed he could not have spoken
with more love and understanding If she had been N
Only child
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