The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-01

The warm sunshine or the open spaces
beyond the city was soon working It's
healing effect upon me. l became senti-
mental about Arabella.
ut 10 q little hard on her to be de-
nounced BY her husband for no other
mother" said TO myself
The road seemed suddenly to become
very familiar. And although my bump OF
| locality is poor l wasn't exactly sur
prised when the car turned In at a mar
row lane between stin rows OF locust,
| pine and cherry trees, and could see at
the end. In the midst Of tall grasses.
thickets and shrubbery. the low white
! outline of the ancestral home of the Red
fields
Grasses grew In the middle OF the lane
and the dank growth Of the fields came
In between the trees 90 that the running
board OF the car was swept with green
waves a. We proceeded.
Tho bark on the trees was rough.
deep and swArminR with insect life The
locusts hung their heavy white blooms
over Us, filing the air with q scent as
strangely Intoxicating, as full OF mean
Ing. as one which might arise from a
chest OF old linens and draperies that
held within them the romance OF dead
years
As We rounded the circle and drew
UP before the pillared porch an oriole
swept close to us on quiet wing and sped
onward to the low hung nest in the elm
tree as though unconcerned by human
Interference.
caught q glimpse OF broken trellis
| work around the corner. OF an old we'll.
Of mountains OF old lilac bushes.
Dark green shutters, heavy and solid,
with single crescent shaped opeh."ss,
sagged on rusty hinges and we're spread
over with spider webs.
| As we stood before the heavy door
waiting for An answer TO the ancient
bell we both had the feeling that nature
herself had taken part in our conspir-
acy For the rotting wood OF the porch,
the mods and MOSES, the earwiss and
daddy-long-legs already bespoke an
army OF occupation.
| Tho door opened and we were ad
mitted to the broad hail by pretty
poutlng girl. evidently the youngest OF
the Redfeld daughters. II was plain
that her training In etiquette. and not
her disposition. gave US grudging well
come.
In the Presence of Destiny.
From the drawing room the sound OF
voices-a family conference, While W,
waited our summons thlther had a
curious feeling OF awe as though !
were In the presence OF destiny itself.
Dozen II seem quite right to you"
raid TO Freeland. that the end OF privi
lege has come for this famlly-that Il
must be work now or starve?"
Freeland smiled and pointed out q
small gray mouse crouchlng in the
corner OF the old hall.
IAN nature proves" ne remarked
wisely. that it's forage or go hungry
II that is true for other creatures VIII,
not for man?"
At this point young Rednsld emerset
from the drawing room TO make us wei.
come. There was a hesitancy in hi
me inner. question In his eyes that sur
prised me.
But as he ushered US into the drawing
room his question and his hesitancy
became mine.
In the midst OF an embarra ssins 81
lsnce became sharply aware Of III,
presence Of ArabSlla, Harrington anC
the man whom ! had seen at the cor ne
in town and had suspected TO he Smith
In the sharp, quick uprush Of
Thousand emotions ! still had vision
enough to see that this man Smith wa
no other than the Redheld brother @
whom the family was ashamed.
(To be coHtiAUed.)