Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-16

the "Shark" from rubbing against
the rock. and il was possible to step
from the gangway directly to the
natural stone pier.
"Wclcome to 'Hestoriar" ex-
claimed Hestor rs he leaped ashore.
Come on. gentlemen. and explore
the mysteries of the tropics. ! want
TO show YOU something that will sur
prise you
Back of the pier there arose a rock
which cut off the inland view. les
tor rounded this rock. stood in the
open space, and waited for the others
to Join him. Mr.. Pence was the last
to quit the yacht and showed an in
clination to remain on board. He left
only when he found himself desert
cd
What do you think Of that?"
IIcstor pointed towards grove
of cocoa palms. in the center of
which stood large bungalow. "
was an artistic blending of Moorish
and Indian architecture. This build
ing was an el-shaped structure. the
corner of which was two stories in
height and rounded in curve, form
ing at the front half a circle. From
this as base. there were two long
wings one story in height, with slop-
ing roofs. Supported at the front by
pillars. within which were deep vc-
randas. These verandas were each
about 60 feet long and opened into
the central part of the structure,
which on its interior. as well as in
its second story, was a perfect cir
Gle
Sidney Hammond looked at Hcstor
in amazemcnt.
when did you build this?" he de-
manded.
"Ncvcr mind when I built it." re-
spondcd Hestor, with a good naturcd
laugh. ITS built all right. as you
can see. AS a matter of fact. old
man." he said, addressing Sidney and
looking carefully around as il in
search of something. this is the first
time ! ever saw it myself. I had it
built for my tropical residence.
What do you think of it. Mr.. Rock
well? You are a Judge of villas. Is
there anything in New York that can
touch it for the natural beauty of it's
surroundings?
1T is very beautiful, but there
are others | would rather look on
Just now" said Mr.. Rockwell.
"Well. we will give it housewarm-
ing" said Hrstor; 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 rs something we can dig
/ with" he said. addressing one of the
crew. who returned in minute
! with a shovel from the furnace room
| of the shark" He Dig at the base
of the tree and soon struck a wooden
chest. inside Of which was an iron
box with the key in its lock. Hestor
opened the box and disclosed a lot of
KEYS marked with la bells.
Here they arc" he said. THE
world is ours" He led the way to
the bungalow. There was an air of
newncss about the structure which
told 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
opcninc on the verando. The entire
verando was enclosed in fine wire
! screen nc ,vere all the Windows This
was TO exclude MOSQUITOES and C%her
insects. The door of the main build
inc was next opened. and the marty
entered into circular room about
20 feet in diameter. The floors were
covered with mating. and the walls
finished in burlaps. There was no
furniture in thi, or in onv other
roam in the BUNGALOW. In the CEN
fer Of the ceiling there was a LIGHT
and ali, oro, avtcndipg 70 tbe GLASS
roof above rho MINER floor beino SIN.
nortod from, tho roof This areo wac
circle - feet i, diameter tho
,,,,or eoo, constituting nine
iddt gallery around the room.
The kitchen and storeroom were in
building separated from the main
structure. \ wire netting passages
way. with protecting roof, con-
nected the Kitchen with the dining
room in such way that communica-
tion WAS po,sible DESPITE weather or
insects. and at the same time the
odors of the kitchen were avoided.