Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-07-08
CHAPTER XIV.-CONTINUED.

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are others I would rather look on
just now" said Mr.. Rockwell.
'sWell, we will give it housewarm-
ing" said Hestor; calmly ignoring
the melancholy note in Mr.. Rock
wells answer. lets see. The keys
were to be left in a box under the
second tree to the left of the big
rock. Get us something we can dig
with,' he said, addressing one of the
crew, who returned in a minute
with a shovel from the furnace room
of the SHARK" He dug at the base
of the tree and soon struck wooden
chest, inside of which was an iron
box with the key in it's lock. Hestor
opened the box and disclosed a lot of
keys marked with labels.
Here they are" he said. "The
world is ours!" He led the way to
the bungalow. There was an air of
tod that it had but recently been
completed. Scattered around were
pieces of lumber, paint pots and saw
horses, which showed that no tenant
had occupied the structure.
The first door was OF wire screen
opening on the veranda. The entire
veranda was enclosed in a fine wire
screen, as were all the windows This
was to exclude mosquitoes and other
insects. The door of the main build
ing was next opened, and the party
entered into circular room about
80 feet in diameter. The floors were
covered with mating, and the walls
finished in burlaps. There was no
furniture in this or in any other
room in the bungalow In the CEN
ter of the ceiling there was light
and air area extending to the glass
roof above, the upper floor being sup
ported from the roof. This area was
a circle II feet in diameter, the
upper floor constituting a nine
foot gallery around the room
The kitchen and storeroom were in
building separated from the main
structure. A wire netting passage
way. with a protecting roof, con-
nected the kitchen with the dining
room in such a way that communica-
ton was possible despite weather or
insects, and at the same time the
.odors of the kitchen were avoided.
A large cooking range was already
in position. There also was an oil
stove.
"This is the dining-room, parlor
and Longing room," explained Hes
tor, as they returned to the large
circular room. Il suppose it is really
the dining-room, but we will use it
in any way we choose. There are 10
sleeping apartments, all opening di-
rectly on the veranda. Here is one
of them. You will notice that each
has it's own bathroom
''Where does the water come
from?" asked Mr.. Morton, as he
turned a faucet. A clear, cold stream
of water rushed out at great pres
sure.
eve damned up a brook on the
hill back of here and made reser-
voir," said Hestor. ''The pipes lead
directly to the building with drop
of 100 feet"
sAll you need now is furniture and
provisions said Mr.. Haven.
'You won't know the place by
night exclaimed Hestor. 'You gen
tlemen make yourselves comfortable
as you can. Explore the surround
ings, or do what you please. This
is my busy day." and Hestor dashed
away towards the yacht. 1t was
then about ten o'clock in the morn
ing, and the sun was very warm in
che open. Sidney Hammond, Mr.
Carmody and Mr.. Kent set out to ex
plore the brook which rushed past
the bungalow Mr.. Pence went back
to TIE Shark" and the other gentle
men wandered around or rested up
der the shade of the trees
In the meantime the hull of the
yacht was disgorging an unexpected
volume of boxes, barrels, chests anC
crates of all descriptions Brass
bedsteads, chairs, sofas and various
articles Of furniture came to light
and were borne away to the bunga-
low by the sailors. There were bar