Black-Eyed Susan

“I’M HERE,” SAID THE VOICE. “I’VE COME. I’M PHIL.”
BLACK-EYED SUSAN
ETHEL CALVERT PHILLIPS
AUTHOR OF “WEE ANN” AND “LITTLE FRIEND LYDIA”
WITH DRAWINGS BY HAROLD CUE
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO BOSTON & NEW YORK
BLACK-EYED SUSAN
BLACK-EYED SUSAN
A pair of black eyes, a head covered with short brown curls, two red cheeks, and a tip-tilted nose—that was Susan. A warm heart, a pair of eager little hands always ready to help, little feet that tripped willingly about on errands—that was Susan, too.
“The best little girl in Putnam County,” said Grandfather, snuggling Susan up so close that his gray beard tickled her nose and made her laugh.
“My little comfort,” said Grandmother, with a hand on Susan’s bobbing curls that simply couldn’t be made to lie flat no matter how much you brushed and brushed.
Susan herself didn’t say very much to this, but oh, how she did love Grandfather, from the crown of his big slouch hat to the toes of his high leather boots that he delighted to wear both winter and summer!