The sun., 1919-07-06

Phelps told me about Flizabeth's eN-
nerlence In hunting for something to do.
Such funny blind piece Of pluckiness
as she was! She didn't have the first
idea about what TO do. so she went to
one of the semi-defunct war committees
that had been placing women. They
sent her about. helplessiy. from pillar
to post until at last she found herself
in line at n public employment office for
factory workers and all sorts Of others.
She couldn't help shrinking from contact
with these people, who were TO her very
strange. And the women in charge cav
no difference at all between Miss Eliza
beth Redfeld and all the rest OF the
fairly well dressed women who were in
need OF funds and had TO work to get
them. Twice, Elizabeth said, she went
out in the street, and twice she decided
to go back and face the music. and Mt
last when she was turning to go, weary
and disguised with herself. who should
come in on a charitable tour but an an
Client aunt from ont OF town, who looked
at her through her lorgnon and turned
sway in as much horror and scorn Of the
depths to which she had sunk as though
she had indeed been found in the gutter
Served Elizabeth right said Phelps,
for being so stubborn. She wouldn't let
airy one assist her. We couldn't have
done much for her any way, but We
could have saved her that"
The queerest thing about Il is that
Elizabeth seems much more interested
In the problems OF those she saw then
IN herself The very fact that - ono
showcd her any particular attention,
whe0 there was no sign about her ~
eith,r opu!ence or respectable Countc-
tons. has made her lose that sense Of
superiority that all the Relnelds have
She says the fact that hundreds ~ girls
n. her own age have nothing between
themselves and starvation but their own
Wit IS proof enough 20 her that VT IL
worth more than pride. And what was
a good deal more OF heresy, she found
more than one woman worse on than her
mother. who was putting w with the
situation much more checriully. art
came homo feeling that the whole family
have been Oft the track since the begin
mig Of things. So she's gone into So
cal service work and with her maternal
feeling for tho unfortunate and her good
se0se qhe ought to make a splendid
worker.
The blonde Countess Llama" IL having
very different experience, She has
learned already how TO be very elabor-
ate and dazzled the family by the APP
peardnCe kne maze on neT one WISH.
They all admit that unless her aunt
wcar!cs OF her she will make n great
show one OF these days among the pea
cocks OF the gay world and a brilliant
match as well.
I'm not so sure about that.
She can't understand her sisters abil-
lty TO endure the drab and colorless sur
roundlngs OF the soclal worker.
II wouldn't care to do that" she
said. Poor child who can see no color
OF the spirit. but must have thick silk
sIuffs that she can touch before she will
admit that there is beauty in the world
l am wondering what methods Har-
| rington will adopt to pursue his Eliza
| beth. There's no doubt In my mind
either that he will. or that he'll sue
coed But she's going to be n harder
person TO please in her new character
| than she was in her helpless old one.
Lee. suppose. will succumb finally 10
the Establishments OF some lovely thing.
How old l must be getting that
should like to speculate on the fate OF
these young people!
Oh, well. I wouldn't care at all II
didn't think that Jonathan and ! had
finger in the pie
A chance 10 manage things-that's all
want, and l may as we'll admit II
ITO be oonttaued.)