deal for being _bold_."

Yes, bold Susy certainly was, when there was a fence to climb, a pony to
ride, or a storm to be faced; but she was, nevertheless, a little
faint-hearted when people laughed at her. But Susy was learning every
day, and this time it had been a lesson in moral courage. She did not
fully understand her mother, however, as you will see by and by.




CHAPTER X.

RUTHIE TURNER.

"The darkest day,
Wait till to-morrow, will have passed away."


The next morning, Susy woke with a faint recollection that something
unpleasant had occurred, though she could not at first remember what it
was.

"But I didn't do anything wrong," was her second thought. "Now, after I
say my prayers, the next thing I'll feed--O, Dandy is dead!"

"See here, Susy," said Percy, coming into the dining-room, just after
breakfast; "did you ever see this cage before?"

"Now, Percy! When you know I want it out of my sight!"