New-York tribune., 1921-09-11

Lulu reappeared in the linen duster and Wide
her hair; she was flushed at the adventures
she had never looked so we'll.
They started. Lulu, falling in with Monona.
heard for the first time in her life the stem
OF the pursuing male, choosing to walk beside
her and tho little girl. Oh, would Ina like
that? And what did Lulu care what Ina liked?
Monona, making silly, semi-articuate obser
vation, was enchanted to have Lulu burst into
laughter and squeeze her hand.
ID contributed her bright presence and
Bobby Larkin appeared from nowhere run
ming, with q gigantic bag of fruit.
"Buliylujah!" he shouted, and Lulu could
have shouted with him.
She sought for some utterauce. She warsted
to talk with Ninan
II do hope we've brought sandwiches
enough" was all that she could get to saw.
They chose spot--that is to saw, DWIGHT
Herbert chose spot--across the river and up
the shore, where there was at that season q
strip Of warm beach. Dwight Herbert de-
cared himself the builder Of Incompatible
t1res, and made bad smudge. Mjnian, who
was camper neither by birth nor by adop-
tion, kept offering brightly to help, could
think of nothing to do, and presently, bethink-
ing himself of skipping stones, went and tried
to skip them on the flowing river. Ina cut
her hand opening the condensed milk and was
Obliged to sit under tree and nurse the
wound. Monona spilled all the salt and sought
diligently to recover it. So Lulu did all the
work AS for Di and Bobby, they had taken
the pail and gone for water, discouraginr
Monona from accompanying them, discourap-
ing her to the point of tears. But the two
were gone for so long that on their return
Dwight was hungry and cross and majestic
s'E HOSE who disregard the comfort Of
other people" he enunciated, Cannot
expect consideration for themselves in the
future
lie did not say what ethical tenet this
dictum was based but he delivered it with
extreme authority. Ina caught her lower lip
with her teeth, dipped her head, and looked
at Di. And Monona laughed like little
demon.
As soon as Lulu had aIl in readiness and
cold corned beef and salad had begun their
orderly progression, Dwight became the i'm
memorial dweller in green Businesses. He
began:
This is ideal. 7 tell you, people don't
half know life if they don't get out and eat
in the open. It's better than any old tonic at a
dollar the bottle. Natures tonic, eh? Free
as the air. Look at that sky. See that water.
Could anything be moro PLEASANT"
He smiled at his wife. This mans face
was glowing with simple pleasure. He loved
the out-of-doors with love which could not
explain itself. But he now lost definite
climax when his wife's comment was heard
to be-
"Monona! Now, It's all over both rufYle.,
And mamma does try SO hard"
After supper some boys arrived with
boat which they beached. and Dwight with
enthusiasm gave the boys 10 cents for half
hours use Of that boat and invited to the
waters his wife, his brother and his Younger
daughter. Ina was timid-not because she
was afraid, but because she was congenitally
tinid-with her this was not belief or an
emotion; It was q disease
Dwight, darling, are you sure there's no
danger?"
"Why. none. None in the world. Whoever
heard Of drowning in a river?'
But you're not SO very used"----
Oh, wasn't he? Who was it that had lived
in boat throughout youth if not he?
IMAM refused out Of hand, lighted
cigar, and sat on log in a permanent