those who went to Ardmore College--to fetter
herself to a man for life."

"Well, I shall never be fettered, even if I am married," observed Ann.
"I'd like to see myself!"

"If the right man comes riding by, Ann, even you will change your mind,"
Ruth said softly.

"Then I suppose the right man has never ridden up to the Red Mill and
asked for you?" demanded Helen, with a glance at her chum that was rather
piercing.

"Perhaps he has," said Ruth composedly, "but I wasn't at home. Aunt
Alvirah thinks I am almost never at home. And, girls, as I told you
yesterday, I am going soon on another journey."

"Oh, Ruth, I've been thinking of that!" Helen rejoined, with a sudden
access of interest and excitement. "To the Thousand Islands! And at the
loveliest time of all the year up there."

"And that is only the truth," said one of the other bridesmaids. "We
spent last summer there."

"The Copleys always go," Helen remarked quietly.

"No! Do you mean it?" cried Ruth, showing some surprise. "Well, indeed."

"So you will see a lot more of 'Lasses Copley," remarked Ann.

"I shall be glad if Chess Copley is there when and where we make this
picture, for I think he is very nice," was Ruth's composed reply.

"Oh, he's nice enough," agreed Helen, rather grumblingly however. "I've
got nothing to say against Chess--as a general thing."

"And you don't seem to say much for him," put in the Western girl
curiously.

But Helen said nothing further on that topic. Ruth broke in, answering
one of the other girls who spoke of the forthcoming picture Ruth was
going to make for the Alectrion Corporation.

"Of course our famous Wonota is going to be in the picture. For she is
famous already. 'Brighteyes' appeared for two successive weeks in one of
the big Broadway picture houses and we are making a lot of money out of
its distribution.

"But we know Wonota is a find for another very unmistakable reason," she
added.

"What is that?" asked Helen.

"Other producers have begun to make Wonota and her father offers. For
Chief Totantora has become interested in the movie business too. Mr.
Hammond used Totantora in a picture he made in Oklahoma in the spring;
one in which Wonota did not appear. She was off at school at the time. We
are going to make of the princess a cultivated and cultured young lady
before we get through with her," and Ruth laughed.

"A Red Indian!" cried somebody.

"That makes no difference," said Ruth placidly. "S