Produced by David Edwards, Linda Hamilton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) SUSANNA AND SUE Kate Douglas Wiggin Books by Kate Douglas Wiggin _Susanna and Sue._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS. _The Old Peabody Pew._ Illustrated by ALICE BARBER STEPHENS. _Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm._ _New Chronicles of Rebecca._ Illustrated by F. C. YOHN. _Rose o' the River._ Illustrated by GEORGE WRIGHT. _The Affair at the Inn._ Illustrated by MARTIN JUSTICE. _The Birds' Christmas Carol._ Illustrated. _The Story of Patsy._ Illustrated. _The Diary of a Goose Girl._ Illustrated by C. A. SHEPPERSON. _A Cathedral Courtship and Penelope's English Experiences._ Illustrated by CLIFFORD CARLETON. _A Cathedral Courtship. Holiday Edition._ Enlarged, and with illustrations by CHARLES E. BROCK. _Penelope's Progress._ Experiences in Scotland. _Penelope's Irish Experiences._ _Penelope's Experiences. Holiday Edition._ In three volumes. Illustrated by CHARLES E. BROCK. I. England; II. Scotland; III. Ireland. _Marm Lisa._ _The Village Watch-Tower._ Short Stories. _Polly Oliver's Problem._ A Story for Girls. Illustrated. _Timothy's Quest._ A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, who cares to read it. _Timothy's Quest. Holiday Edition._ Illustrated by OLIVER HERFORD. _A Summer in a Cañon._ A California Story. Illustrated by FRANK T. MERRILL. _Nine Love Songs and a Carol._ Poems set to music by MRS. WIGGIN. Houghton Mifflin Company, Publishers BOSTON AND NEW YORK SUSANNA AND SUE [Illustration] SUSANNA AND SUE By KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ALICE BARBER STEPHENS AND N. C. WYETH [Illustration] HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY BOSTON AND NEW YORK THE RIVERSIDE PRESS CAMBRIDGE: MDCCCCIX COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY KATE DOUGLAS RIGGS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED _Published October 1909_ CONTENTS I. Mother Ann's Children 1 II. A Son of Adam 23 III. Divers Doctrines 43 IV. Louisa's Mind 67 V. The Little Quail Bird 87 VI. Susanna speaks in Meeting 107 VII. "The Lower Plane" 121 VIII. Concerning Backsliders 141 IX. Love Manifold 163 X. Brother and Sister 177 XI. "The Open Door" 195 XII. The Hills of Home 211 ILLUSTRATIONS Looking up into her mother's face expectantly (page 102) _Frontispiece_ Do you remember the little Nelson girl and her mother? 12 Susanna sat in her corner beside the aged Tabitha 112 Hetty looking at the lad with all her heart in her eyes 130 I MOTHER ANN'S CHILDREN [Illustration]