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True Heart Susie: The Story of a Plain Girl 1 Is real life interesting?

Every incident of this story is taken from real life.

2    Do men look for the true heart in    women? Or are most of them caught by the net of paint, powder and suggestive clothes?

3         To the Women of the World, enslaved by Civilization -

4       Woman is supposed to be allowed her choice - and yet, not one in ten ever has a chance to marry any but one man.

5 To these Women, and their pitiful hours of waiting for the love that never comes, we dedicate our story.

6 William's father.

7 The aunt of Susie.

8 At the school house - The Friday afternoon spelling class.

9 William - and Susie, the plain girl.

10 "Cry."

11 "Anonymous."

12 "Wrong - Next!"

13 Susie, like the girl in the verse:

"'I'm sorry that I spelt the word, I hate to go above you, Because', The brown eyes lower fell, 'Because, you see, I love you'."

14 Of course they don't know what poor simple idiots they are - and we, who have never been so foolish, can hardly hope to understand - but -

15 The undying proof.

16 "He walked home with me, Mother."

17 "College! We can hardly make a living - let alone college! A good farmer is better than a poor lawyer     or preacher."

18 She manages to be along on his trip to the village.

19 William has no explana- tion of the evident fact that he's a devil among the ladies.

20 The Gent from the great outside world - four-flush- ing - even for no greater audience than a pair of brown country eyes.

21 "My Boy, in your face I see the makings of   a great man!"

22 "Many a famous man owes his posi- tion to my aid - You will doubtless hear from me."

23 Passing days bring no letters or results of any kind to the simple- hearted dreamers.

24 Susie confides her sorrows to sister Daisy.

25 "- and I want him to go to school - I MUST marry a  smart man."

26 She tells aunty her purpose to sell the cow and other things and send William to the country college.

27 "We won't have to wait long for milk and butter - the calf will grow up  in a few years."

28 The various stepping stones upon which William is to rise to fame.

29 As everything was left to Susie by her mother, she has her way.

30 After getting a written promise that Daisy will be treated as one of   the family.

31 In Brightville some twenty miles away, they mail the letter that conveys the idea the tuition and extra sum for expenses comes from the self-styled philanthropist.

32 The glad news.

33 William's faith in the strange gentle- man restored.

34 "A great man is going to fix it so I can go    to college."

35 After due ceremony William leaves for college.

36 William, working to help pay his way through college, earns the unwelcome nick- name, "Butter."

37 Susie receives this somewhat noncom- mittal message with great enthusiasm.

38 "Deport yourself!"

39 "What's the three apples for? Expectin' company?"

40 "Auntie - -"

41 "Susie - -"

42 "- - William."

43 "Hey, Butter! It's on your vest!"

44 William resents the un-knightly name of Butter, and battles up- on the field of honor.

45 Thoughtful Susie prepares herself to be a fitting mate for her hero.

46 "My name's Bill - not Butter!"

47 So Bill it is, until gradu- ation, when he returns in a blaze of glory - - also a mustache, imitating his supposed benefactor.

48 "Let's go to the store  and get a sody."

49 "Going to get a sody  with William."

50 Sir William and lady advance before the admiring court.

51 SQUEAK-SQUEAK!

52 "Chocolate."

53 Two visitors from Brightville.

54 "You see those two, painted and powdered? - Men flirt with that kind, but they marry the plain   and simple ones."

55 Susie, dimly conscious she is both plain and simple, takes this entirely too seriously.

56 The little milliner from Chicago, who believes thoroughly in paint, powder, tight skirts and silk stockings, - bestowing a few new steps on the little fast set of Brightville.

57 Including in her visits a relative at Pine Grove -

58 - Sporty having consented to drive her over.

59 William practicing a trial sermon with which he expects to impress the elders at the next Conference.

60 Susie's diary.

61 The ice cream festi- val in honor of the departing minister, whose place William is to take.

62 The aunt confides that reckless Susie has had two plates of ice cream.

63 "He doesn't like that kind."

64 Going home.

65 "We were just going home - are you going our way,    Mr. William?"

66 "Oh, he had to be polite to the stranger."

67 Home.

68 William's great, simple heart cannot believe that all are not like himself.

69 "Oh, he's only a punk country minister - -"

70 "- - but I'm tired working - haven't a cent left. I've got to marry somebody!"

71 "He writes, too!"

72 The complexion William admired.

73 "Don't use that brush!"

74 Susie wants new clothes, but her sacrifice for William forces her to make over old ones.

75 So - -

76 Susie preparing for battle against the paint and powder brigade.

77 Managing, however, to get silk stockings - her first.

78 "Powder! Do you think you can improve on the   Lord's work?"

79 "And that dress! You look like a   Jezebel!"

80 Susie - remembering how William SAID men marry the plain ones - - makes a dangerous move.

81 The Sunday afternoon parade.

82 "Susie, don't you think I should get married?"

83 "Oh, yes. They have more respect for a married minister."

84 Sunday evening - William is going to play the organ.

85 "Now's your chance!"

86 Bettina impressed.

87 "Will you marry me?"

88 "This is so sudden! - I - I'm so flustered!"

89 "Just give me fifteen  minutes to think      it over."

90 "Sporty!"

91 "No, Sporty, I can't go   this evening."

92 Believing Bettina has found her real mate, Susie re-determines on an overwhelming assault.

93 "I've thought it over."

94 "Headache? Nonsense!"

95 "I've taken your advice,       Susie."

96 The merry wedding bells.

97   Some time afterwards - As he thought it was going to be -

98 - and - as it occurs.

99 "Darling, we have had nothing but cold meat for the last month. Don't you think - -"

100 "Eat it and like it!"

101 "I hate this damn place!"

102 "I called it by its  right name!"

103 Trying to make the best of a bad bargain.

104 "Some cook, Susie."

105 Sporty and company, knowing the minister is away, bring a little pep into a lonely life.

106 Then - -

107          Susie decides to destroy the five letters she received from William while he was away.

108 "Love letters, Susie? Well, I suppose you'll be getting  married - -"

109 "Be sure you get the right one."

110 "The saddest are these; 'It might have been!'"

111 William almost certain he saw a kiss bestowed upon his wife.

112 "Did that man kiss you?"

113 "How can you say such a thing! - Of course he didn't!"

114 "You don't trust me at all!"

115     He is finally persuaded that these great eyes can hold only truth.

116 After all, there are single-track hearts.

117 William starts to get a needed reference book from a neighbor, but decides to wait until later.

118 Bettina having arranged to sleep alone in the spare room on a pretext of being indisposed -

119 Making sure.

120 Thoughtfully stop- ping on the way for the book.

121 Restless - he -

122 Swearing all to eternal silence.

123 Follow the leader.

124 Bettina drops her key.

125 Caught in the rain storm.

126 Forced to trust her fate to Susie.

127 "Susie, I stole out - went to a party - and lost my key! I'll have to stay with you - and you must     lie for me!"

128 But True Heart Susie -

129 "Your wife was nervous - and - and she stayed all night with me."

130 "I was so worried about things - came over to see Susie - took a walk, and - and I got your book! - Then, the rain    caught us."

131 Again William believes.

132 "Where's your dress?"

133 Results of the ride in the rain prove serious.

134 William, moved by the belief that his wife's ser- vice to him resulted in her fatal illness, resolves that no other love shall ever enter his life.

135 "The book - I want to speak about the    book - -"

136 "Don't mention it - don't speak, Dearie. I can never forget that service to me."

137     So she dies, as she has lived - a little unfaithful.

138 Susie would never break his faith.

139 Later, the aunt, not knowing of his vow, takes a hand.

140 "That's the receipt for your tuition at college. Susie sacrificed much to get the money."

141 But his vow -

142 "My conscience has troubled me so!"

143 "How could I - ever dream - all this would come of your wife's going to our little      party!"

144 "Can you ever forgive me?"

145 Freed at last from his mistaken vow.

146 "I've learned the truth."

147 "Is it too late, Susie? I know now I have loved you all my life."

148        And we may believe they walk again as they did long years ago.

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