The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-06

, md. on Saturday rscsntly." said he'
whats upT'
Thinking Of moving"
''what?"
Its sometimes done you know
well. well! II 10. And . great To-
Why people don't pack UP the babies
and the household gods and the pots
and set out, trusting to Providence. 10
a mystery to me- The whole real estate
game Is nothing but a vast monument
to the fact that most people love to in
dulge themselves In changing their
minds. They pay people to help them
hxuriate IN indecision. I suppose that
you have long list Of real estate ac-
quaintances by now. suppose your
apartment ia full of pictures Of houses
that the telephone never stops ringing.
suppose the mornings mail"
Guilty Indignation.
stop I'll Nothing Of the kind. as
sure you. Arabella and I don't do
things that way. That Is. don't. And
Arabella, well. not much. at least I
shouldn't say that she cared particu-
larly about that kind OF assistance"
couldn't help ending a little lamely.
His reference to the mornings mall
gave me real thrill Of suspicion.
Could II be that Arabella-weN!
Freeland settled himself deeper into
his chair. bit OF the end Of n cigar,
looked at me, out the window and back
again at me. His eyes have a very
luminous and arresting expression, and
made me feel at this particular time
that my difficulty as to Arabella had
been OWNED without any explanation
from me.
so that's tho way It goes does Il?
Let's have some fun with Madame Ara
bella"
sat up and tried to look as stiff
and proper as possible. not at tho idea
OF having fun with Arabella. but because
a business associate looked in and out
again. It's my conscience that always
makes me do that.
II mean" resumed Freeland. "if YOU
and she are at the parting of the ways.
as you infer, IL you want to trust Provi-
dence and she wants TO trust real es-
tate agents, why not introduce by way
OF leaven n little human interest?
Women are strong for that"
! groaned, thinking of my original
diagnosis OF the cause of most settle
ments as TO dwelling places, had
scornfully told Arabella that most people
selected place TO live in because OF the
death or birth or marriage there OF some
Aunt Sarah's cousin Jane. Were we to
fall to such depths?
Another Golden Opportunity.
THE reason I'm so glib about It all Is
because-you know my proclivities for
wandering happen to have circle
Of acquaintance in tho territory you
are covering, and ] heard just to-day OF
a real find in the way OF II home. You
might be interested to know OF the peo-
pie whose misfortune 1t Ia TO have to
give up the place. And Judicious use of
my other friends In other places might
make a sort of dragnet into which We
could draw Madame Arabella merely
through irresistible attraction and curl
osity."
Freeland rose.
Meet mo at lunch" he said, ~ you
want to ind one clue TO my suggestion.
Tho good old place that has TO go has
splendid young heir. We won't talk
about the place OF course. Wen Just
talk generalities. But I'll see that you
get some OF the story. knew the boys
father and have been playing around
with him a little to get him used to the
big responsibility he's got TO carry, Con-
scientious youngster. You'll like him.
And you won't ind anything in poetry
or the Indian legends that will equal
the facts about some OF the families !
can introduce you TO. Come with mo to
New Jersey in the car next Saturday
and III wager that Madame will forget
advertisements
So Off he went
And 10 prove the fatal perversity OF
human nature his last remark brought
vivldly 10 my mind tho old original
advertisement Of a Colonial mansion.
And my reaction was not disgust. as
It logically should have been.
put myself TO work upon some long
neglected letters. and the time until noon
was swift IN passing
The luncheon party was IA Jovlal af-
fair.
i was Immediately much interested in