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But, now I suppose it was because you and he had quarrelled; though really, even so, I can't see why he should bear me a grudge...." Susy's quick blood surged up. Nick had sent back the pin-the fatal pin!
You can't conceive of the wicked plotting and intriguing there will be to get him on all sides, and even where one least suspects it. You don't know what horrors women will do-and even girls!" A shudder ran through her at the thought, and she caught Susy's wrists in vehement fingers. "But I can't think, my dear, why you don't announce your engagement at once.
This came, she thought bitterly, of living alone; of her husband's preoccupation with the property; of Susy's frivolous caprices. At the end of eight years to be outstripped by a former cattle-boy of her husband's, and to have her French corrected in a matter of fact way by this recent pupil of the priests, was really too bad! Perhaps he even looked down upon Susy!
Jefferson Buck was not bold enough to confront the Doctor with Miss Susy's question, for he did not look as if he were in the mood to answer queries put by curious young people. His eyes were fixed steadily on the dark girl, every movement of whom he seemed to follow.
Susy's so clever she knows Greek and all that kind of thing. And Lydia's drawing is so wonderful. Do you know she has made twenty pounds out of her sketches this week!" "Capital!" said Lady Tatham smiling. "Ah, it means a great deal to us! You see" Mrs.
Somehow, in "knocking it off," out came the stopper, and over went the ink on Susy's fair white apron. Lonnie was dreadfully frightened. "Don't tell that I did it!" cried he. "You know I didn't mean any harm. Won't you promise not to tell?" "Yes, I will," said Susy; but she ought not to have promised any such thing. "O, dear, O dear! What is to be done?"
It was, however, some relief to know that the crime was not committed by one of Peyton's retainers, nor the outcome of domestic treachery. After some consideration he resolved to seek Jim Hooker, who might be possessed of some information respecting Susy's relations, either from the young girl's own confidences or from Jim's personal knowledge of the old frontier families.
It was hard work killed her! And when I tried to tell her of His goodness to His creatures, she said: 'Yes; He is good enough to men. All He cares for women is to create them for men's convenience, And then there's little Susy, with a face like her mother's. Why, it just haunts me!" "Well," said Jim, "things are in a bad fix over there; but it isn't Susy's face that haunts me, by any means."
He recalled Mary Rogers's playful pleasantries with Susy about Pedro, and Susy's mysterious air, which he had hitherto regarded only as part of her exaggeration. He remembered Mrs. Peyton's unwarrantable uneasiness about Susy, which he had either overlooked or referred entirely to himself; she must have suspected something.
Once alone, and in the street again, the evil fumes would evaporate, and daylight re-enter Susy's soul; yet she felt that the old poison was slowly insinuating itself into her system. To dispel it she decided one day to look up Grace Fulmer.
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