The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-04

by instinct that she was inwardly blam-
ing herself and on the verge Of breaking
down.
Emily did stop crying.
And gradually we drew from her the
facts in the case, which were simple
enough. In the absence of Arabea
and myself, Robert had been wilder
; than usual Arabella the younger.
naughty, and Toby fretful.
A friendly nursemaid had offered
Emily the solution of her problems in
| the form of an innocent looking liquid
"She done toll me at stuff's sugar an
! water" Emily pointed to a tea cup on
! the nursery mantel. And It's somep'n
else"
! Our Fears Assuaged.
At which she threw her apron over
her head and burst into fresh weeping.
We left her to take UP our vigil be-
J eide Tobey, doing what little things we
could think Of and tiptocing about tho
nursery restlessy. straining our vision
after some change In that little limp
| form.
| Presently the doctor was in the room
| with u.s. and his quick, skillful methods
put an end to our terrors.
Hes got an excellent constitution or
| he never would have lasted this long
said the doctor, when he heard from
| Emily how long the unnatural deep
sleep had continued.
But since he has lasted this long,
he'll pull through all right"
| And sure enough. at the end of hours
| that seemed endless, he was blinking
feebly at the shaded light and suffi-
| cIently himself to resent having his
mother leave the room.
| Arabella, the younger. and Robert
| were much excited over change or
I sleeping quarters. AS their whispered
conversations ceased and Tobey seemed
about to doze on Arabella and ! with
drew like two self-conscious chiioren 10
the sitting room.
We sat stiffly facing each other, 1
desperately conscious of the appealing
quality of Arabella's expression-au
Istubbornness and tears and smiles.
! What Arabella was thinking OF
didn't know until she suddenly came
over and. taking my chin in her cool
hand. tilted my face upward and stared
at me saucily.
i Emily Is Pardoncd.
! "If didn't think that had spent the
; afternoon In the most practical way In
the world, and to Toby's best advan-
tage, 1 would be more Mortified at what
happened while l was gone, because L
would consider 1t my fault. AS things
stand-it's all in the days work. that's
all" And off she went to the Kitchen.
where Emily at that moment was plac-
ing upon her black wool an enormous
blue straw hat strewn with bright red
, flowers. And packing her few effects,
her tears still recurring copiously from
, time to time.
, Arabella hailed her before me as
fudge and we both decided to be
lenient, for in spite OF the seriousness
: OF her offense we both knew her other
possibilities and dreaded the horrible eX-
perience Of ferreting. out the virtues and
} vices of n new nurse girl.
/ Besides" said Arabella in the midst
OF the assorted Biblical phrases with
which Emily was expressing her graft
, tude, I'VE shall be with the children
ourselves from now on very much more
And she gave me glance that might
have meant almost anything from mirth
to murder
That night my wakefulness was not
entirely due to my selt-lmposed duties
In regard to Toby, was more and moro
in the grip of my curiosity. And II
seemed to me that the veil between the
separate activities of Arabella and me
might be rent at any moment.
Tho following morning l made some
reference TO the death In the Redfleld
family, and Arabeila was much inter-
1 ested.
A Vision of Clearing Skies.
I'VE must send cards at once" she
said.
| AS she finished speaking the te,e-
phone rang and l heard her say. "Oh.
very well. Whenever We can have an
| appointment call me-"
So fate seemed to have decreed that
the circumstances OF our separation, X
not the separation itself. should be tenn
porarily abolished.
As 1 said goodbye to my family that
morning. l had a powerful sense OF
oneness with them all, and felt that sew
eral weeks Of close and unbroken COM
partnership would wear down all bar
riers and that It would be quite unnat-
ural to have secrets
Arabella held Toby. who looked Ike
8 a rain washed blossom. in her arms. and
whom kissed her goodbye Tobey 3atte2
3 my face all over with his tiny hands AMI
r smile dand blew bubbles in his wo-'
i genial manner. Arabella. the .ounSe-
o gave me a plquant little salute from NOR
o beribboned dstance-she hates to ha'n
o her ribbons crushed by careless affoc-
tion-and Robert rushed at me with
Q orders for having a broken toy fixed.
d / felt helplessly and pleasantly an
| tangled Win DOnuS OF alltCllOil'
d But n man with will as strong ss
e mine can permit that sort OF thing
Y 10 happen. n little. can always be
k my Individual and powerful self, should
3 necessity arise.
e A few Saturdays with my family will
I. prove that can.
q worthy Products of the Pie Belt
The first Saturday has already brougA.
8 Arabella and me into a new state or
| appreciation OF our children.
We have decided that they are hand
some and worthy products of the pie
II belt. and of aristocratlc old New York.
& When | saw the Redhelds ! cou'dn'
r help thinking that when one type mar
Il ries Itself, as It were. the children have
too little snap and go. This from Ara
= bella was n great concession to my an
4, cestors OF the frontier.
2 "Mrs. Redfcld was such funny 90
=, darling in that prim little, plum coior'i
d suit and those fragile little grapes th''
v nodded from her bonnet, l never saw
d such features as hers anywhere eNc"N'
% on cameo, And that immense ha
e onyx pin with the yellow diamond IN
it,"
/ So Arabella had noticed all this r.
d Freelands and my little tea party ~
I the Gotham.
y, But she certainly has attractive ara
v Retired little ways, And tho ol'c7'
daughter is charming In a really big wa
SuCh and SuNh hands and such ID