The sun., 1919-06-29
Great heavens, what a week
PART-18

Great heavens. what a week
Summer came down on New York
without a particle Of warning. First 1t
was cloudy and humid. then II was
sunny and humid. then the general
sickness OF the world was increased by
a half hearted rain storm. Although It
was perfectly true that Arabellas plans
for moving and packing were perfec-
ton itself, and the temporary confusion
in the apartment was as neat as confu-
sion can be- we were all a bit on edge
when our actual departure was delayed
the second time because of conditions in
our new home. First the plumbers
didn't get anything done in the time
they promised. Then the carpenters
went on strike Arabella went over to
inspect things and came back to ind
the children frctful and even the philo-
sophie Toby developing a temper.
Jonathan" she said. there's only
ono thing to do. Unless we're right on
hand to push things through those men
will amuse themselves driving a nail
day all summer. There's room enough
for US and the furniture in the few
rooms free Of rubbish. Let them ham
mer and paint little after We get there.
I won't mind IT, The children won't
need to stay in the house. and neither
will I, except that I'll want to. And
by the time you come home the noise
will be over"
ArabelIa the Manager.
Sounds sensible to me-" I said.
Anyway IN household affairs your the
GENERAL and I'm the army. Use your
prerogatives of power and there's moth
t1N IAff IN IN hyHf nhav
Don't tempt me-" Arabella laughed.
1T you knew how I thirst to see those
men out there speed things up a little
under my management! It's a terrible
weakness TO like to manage thugs.
Lots OF people do horrible things in the
name of good management-you know
they do, Jonathan. Think of the peo-
pie who put speedometers on typewriters
in Offices and all that hldeous sort OF
thing"
"Oh. WELL" said, "you needn't worry.
You won't be able to be cruel to the
carpenters, The union won't let you
and neither will the carpenters"
At that point In our conversation Free.
land came to call. Arabella had writ.
ten him her invitation to live with US
which was of course seconded by me
:. with heartiest approval. He was touched
to the very core, and expressed II by
being gruffer than usual.
He had come to tell US that he was
of for a few weeks in the Canadian
woods, and that when he came home he
would be happy 10 come TO us, II We
really meant that we wanted him.
He had become accustomed to having
no family, he said. and weren't We
afraid we'd spoil him?
Needless TO say. we were only afraid
OF one thing. and that was that h,
would turn W. down cold, and we man
aged TO drive that point home.
Choking Down Sentiment.
He stood there with his back to IN,
window, his great burly. bearlike form
hulking large amid the trunks anC
packing cases. the well known scow
upon his face. but smile struggling
through so successfully that at last h,
turned away and walked into the nurs
cry 20 steady himself
He came back presently. only TO TAX,
his favorite refuge from emotion in gen
erous action,
There must be something I can d.
before ! 60" be said.
There is." said Arabella you ca,
take US over and see us safely installed
In your future home"
So that is how it happened that W.
really said our last farewell 10 OIL
apartment and found ourselves befor
tho week was over in the midst q
shavings, nails, ends OF boards and roll
NJ Wallpaper in our heritage from IN
Hedhelds-our new suburban home.
Phelps Rcdheld stopped IN TO see =,
when he heard We had at last arriveI
you had courage to nut thing
through 20 quickly" he said 10 Ara
bella. but think you did the wis
thing" I couldn't help feeling thai
must have been curious sensation 10
this young FELLOW. 10 stand in the mids
Of the dismantled house that had be.