Arizona republican., 1910-01-23
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Susy had too much pride weep before the She back upstairs different child from the peRi- tent who had descended, yearnng for her mother She felt numb and little sick but there brassy flare in her brain that made her know things under stood before during all the eight years of her life
 She selected the uncomfortable place she could hnd-the hard ropey by the back hall door, under which the cold air crep-and there huggng her knees, she gave herself her misery She not lo0ed She apas apdned. Her parents gone, bearing Genevieye to glory and pleasure, the servants cross but worst of al Her Own Mother had suggested the visit to Emmy. have her, the mdesired and loved child, well out of the way!
 She wept long the tears would By the time her eyes dry and burning she was hardened little Ishnlae If nobody loved her, why should she love any one? It was very evident that if she died would Even the thought that they would all be stricken with remorse as they gazed her in her Aower-trinned coffin had cold comfort in it
 She began to look for the which went to the making of this situation Why did her parents love Genevieve better than they ioved her? Why was she not adored as Emmy Woods was sdored by her mother? Thinking of Emmy made her remember the green bottle and that she had been seeking sympathetic cofessoE to tell of its ruin when the knowledge Of her uroved condition had come cpon her. She nov aove the thought of this disaster into the questions prompted by her sense of injury.
 II EnrEV E2o p1okeu tue DOtuc EaHlly, pdirpc1e pet, who loved and guarded both by her mother and her German governess-would Emmy be seolded? No.
 If Genevieve had broken it-Genevieve, aged five, whom everybody krpt kissns-would she bs yanishe6l No
 If her brother Bob had broken It-Boh aged eleven, of at a boarding school, whose hnmeconnas were feas,s for whom the best of everything kep-would be be punished? HGydty-nohing to speak o certainly He would hear few regreful words and De dispatched to apologize to Mrs Woods.
 This was injustice and Susy recognized 1t as such She began 10 understand ii in her way: Emmy was an Only Child Genevieve was Youngest Child Her brother Bob was an Eldest Child But she had been placed by unkind fate ID the unaractive posttor possble-she 1pos the ,nddl<. She began to think that the fairy stories wrong and that Cinderella ,nust have been Middle one. We'll what would happen to a Middle when she quite by accident, brok: green bottle? She would be taken sadly by her mother quiet library where her father would sit sternly waiting and after lot of talk about how awful sine was and what disappointment to her parents, various pun ishments that she did to dwell upon eyen u fancy, would be arranged for her.
 At this point the instinct of self defense brought her to decision: If say rotbsg sboxt tas bottle ssciH knosr
 Her face frightened. Why not. Wty confess and be punishedi-she. the Cinderella the unloved Middle Child Mrs Woods would fancy that Emmy had broken the bottle Very we'll let Emmy who had everything made pleasant for her. bear the blame She Susy Gi varry had trouble enough in her dark life without both ering about nasty little bottle that. must have been very cheap to break easily. So, from stumbling sinner sine became exultant When she Gene yeve come back from her drive urth balloon, she al- did not mind she wsckedly happy in having put the onus of her fault upon Only Child Her eyes .ed but silence eloquent of dark things wrapped her about
 -Susy, dear" her mother asked r' whats the mat ter," and she drew her her. plating her hair afresh after the tender, busy of mothers "Were you disappointed because weren't taken driving to-day? I'm sorry, but there wasn't room for you in the riase"
 Susy wrggled from her WordJ, Wo,ds, Words!
 "On Saturday week. if it's 6ne you shall and Geneyieye shall stay at home. Geneyieyc wont nind will you-u,y sweetSS
 Genevieve pausedsn her Balloon flying She looked dubious "What would do while Susy went away in the ham, som3" she asked cautiously.
 HWhy, Margaret could take you to Central Park to see the lions"
 "Oh, then wouldn't care if Susy went" cried Gene ; sieve
 "You dear generous, sweet miteis and Mrs Givarry caught her and smoshered her with kisses.
 Susy had retreated to corner, and her set mouth, her folded arns were not unlike those Of the exied Napoleons in the famous painting. The little had borne out her previous logic only too well. Of when she taken driving something equally charming provided for the Youngest Child She went to bed that night rebel ripe soil for de- cepton if by it she could champion the Cause of the great army of unappreciated Middle ones.
 But i, usual when is eight all this was almost entirely forgotten long before four days had passed So and really pleasant things had happened that dark reflections had been crowded On Tuesday, she had praise in school for her realistic rendition of "rhe Charge of the Light Brigade and she liked to remember the hush after she had cried in her best chest tones
 "Theirs but to do and die ,s
 Noble six hundred"
 Also new girl had said it shame to plat such curly hair Susy had, and this had led to friendship sealed and signed with many marshmellow drops and other conections dear the childish heart It was