The sun., 1919-07-20

But when her present idleness pail,
sufficiently lima CINE she will be ready
for unaccustomed activities.
1t was entirely due TO Arabella's call.
we think. that our dinner party was not
marred by any ones absence, save that
of Lee.
We had a glorious evening for II. TIE
dining room was unadorned save by
the color Of the curtains and the masses
of roses on the table and the sunset
light out of doors rivalled the white
sconoes about the room. Mary King
looked prettier than had imagined pos
sible, and Elizabeth Redheld was ap-
preciative OF every minute OF playtime
having worked hard enough for II, Free
land was full of that potent quiet that
the woods OF Canada impart, but became
more laxative and jovlal with every
counsel As for Katharine Kennedy
after her burning blue eyes had mad,
one swing around the circle OF faces
she flung her temperament into the ring
in the direction OF Harrington in a way
that made me very nervous until Phelps
Redfield leisurely made away with hei
in spite Of herself. and she struggled
futilely enough in the power. OF stronger
will than her own. Harrington was
very quiet but I could see that he was
happy in being near his divinity and
that satisfied me. He's a nice fellow
and wish him luck.
Matrimonial Prospects.
Lea Redneld was not with us. The
world says that Lee Is much involved
with young lady with fortune, and /
imagine that he will be the first one to
take the plunge into matrimony. Eliza
beth says that she passed a club the
window of which was graced by Lee In
large armchair, that he looked as
though he already owned the world, and
the slight wave of the hand that he
gave her as she passed was full OF as
surance. Lee is a cautious youth. and
will do nothing to cast aspersion upon
the family name. Whether or not he will
outdistance his sister Elizabeth in ac-
tuai honesty and worth remains to be
seen.
When dinner was over. and must ad-
NIT that one course was quite badly
botched by tho cook, we found ourselves
very happy out of doors on the piazza,
where We watched tho firefiies glow in
the grasses. and felt the warm. dry air
change to the cool of evening.
OF course. the glow OF cigarettes and
the aroma OF coffee had their soothing
npSh " SeASb Oik ulsAil polite SOfllnO-
lence, and to dispel this treacherous
drowsiness stories were demanded all
around.
Freeland volunteered the story OF an
Indian woman's dream-said his guide
told II him In the big forest, and II was
guaranteed truthful. He spun the tale
quite mag1cally until we seemed 10 see
tho old trapper who started in bitter
weather to make the round of his traps,
saying good-by last OF all to an aged
squaw who had known him many winters
and whose dire forbodings he had al
ways acorned. This time the old hag
chung to him and said she saw a fire in
his path. He shook her skinny fingers
from him and laughed into her ringed old
eyes. and pointed to the black west, a
mass OF rain clouds.
Prophecy FuInIIed.
And So" Freeland said. cit did rain
and grew suddenly warm. The trapper
hurried his dogs into the harness and
sped away, anxious to secure his pre-
clous pelts before tho rain changed 10
snow and the snow to ice. But he
couldn't have made the circle of his
traps before the sudden thaw broke.
and the mercury dropped SO cruelty that
the old sQuaw was target for the de-
rision OF the camp. Where did she see
fire now? Was she sure It wasn't ice
she saw? The trapper. however, had
not returned. For days the camp kept
itself warm as best II could. The trap
per was an old hand. He would run
no unnecessary risks And the squaw
whined interminably about fire and a
rescue party. At last a party was made
up for a Journey to a distant settle
meHt BY way of satisfying themselves
that their friend the trapper was as
smart as they knew him to be, the
men made shift TO take the part OF his
route that was convenient for them.
You will find his bones she said, burnt
But they laughed at her. They would
fnd their old friend with his usual lucky
catch and his usual story OF competence
In emergency. They knew. One Of
them confessed sfterward that his heart
a