The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24

Patrick. I've even been guilty of de-
serting the breakfast party that tran
spires every morning only to come in
late, my hands we'll blistered, to drink
a cup Of coffee and cram down a roll
before train time.
Freeland's Secret.
did 1t yesterday. and a chorus OF
cheers greeted my bedraggled APP
pearance.
Katherine always looks so bewitching
at her breakfast tine-how she did
point her finger at me and roar with
laughter. breaking up completely Free
lands able reading of the mornings
political news. Arabella smiled at me
from behind the coffee pot, and even
Harrington, who has been rather moody
of late, appreciated my early mornings
debauch.
Oh. well. other people have their
weaknesses, too-moodinese, for in
stance
Speaking OF that, am trying man
fully to keep from Arabella a secret that
came to me In COINCIDENCE. 1t may az
feet our household for better or for
worse. Freeland-
But then, ] promised to hold my
tongue. Anyway, II won't be saying
much to say that the lonely pinnacle Of
bachelorhood has been relinquished by
certain member of our household in
favor of the lowly spiritual plane where
on walk doubling lovers
UNLESS 1 hurry on the secret win be
out.)
Katherine and Mary have been hav-
ing their free art classes and with a
judicious use OF discipline have managed
10 bring to order. very Heterogeneous
collection OF aspirants for fame. One
Of them, a small italian boy, ie enor-
mously responsive and works with
tremendous xest Robert and Bella joir
the rest with a very pretty courtesy and
act the part Of young host and hostess
quite we'll They are much more enthu-
siastic, however. over climbing trees and
making a. vast collection of insects
which Arabella is patiently classifying
Tor them with much use Of midnight oil
Harrington and Phelps Redheld have
at last quite a spacious real estate Of
fee and the housing problem is making
| things hum for them.
Mrs. Redfield electrified the household
| by appearing at Arabellas Americana
zation club meeting and sitting In her
| own old drawing ROOM looking a little
dwarfed by ite modern appearance, but
| interested In the proceedings
Mrs. RedneId's Pride Il. shaken.
I am afraid the process of transplant
Ing at her age has proved somewhat
disastrous to her pride. She had very
Few remarks to make, and even smiled
fatuously upon Mrs. Bayliss whom she
used to snub so heartily. She seemed
feeble to me, and Arabella thought
SO too.
Freeland offered to drive her home
and she assented with a quiet resiena.
! ton that was a little tragic Broken
pride strews this hard earth with many
such pitiful picture
Fortunately the blond countess" is
about to arrive on one OF her hectic
visits and her mother cannot fail 70
reflect little of the glory she will shed
l am rather curious to see what has
happened to the blond countess and
what her association with the peacocks
OF the social order has done for her
1t will be interesting for her to NEE,
her sister Elizabeth. They'll probably
need an introduction~by now-one which
should sound something like this--a la
Alice in Wonderland" Newport, ten.
ements: tenements. Newport
Arabella has promised TO invite then
over here, but whether the ''blond
countess" will come or not the future
will have to tell. Katherine is looking
forward to seeing her because she saws
that girls like that have time TO devotion