New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31

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THEIR SUMMER SHACK.

Never put your faith remarked the sunburut
woman who was in town for DAYS shopping. ''tn
contractors or Carpeuters-or." she added
afterthought, ''in d too sanguine husband. Though
7 shouldn't abuse VIII. for after all it's due to
him that at last We have our cottage on the
Sound. We've dreamed Of that cottage for fifteen
years. but I didn't expect we'd ever get money
enough TO build it. VIII said--that's the difference
between 'us-and last April he proved false
prophet by actually making enough out OF the sale
OF a Bronx marsh which bad supposed unstable
to cover the cost OF a modest shack at Wesrbeach.
Well. then Of felt couldn't get IL
quickly enough, and I said we'd better buy place
that ready built; but WIN said no. it would
be so much more satisfactory 70 build our own cot
tage and put our individuality into il.
Did you ever try 10 put your individuality into
q house you were building IN one SPOT while you
were Living IN spot some TWO hundred miles
vii took a week from the Office. went TO West
6s safs Iogt t s6 aae % ana saw 5 5ag saF
said the contractor had assured him that IL would
be ready Tor occupancy by the first week In June.
WI! believed the contractor He believed him 50
took Up there the third week in May. ind
6e 3t se t hefe ee 06 been ie 'GgES
Is Tv Went S-t np EFT hs c6iidren With motber
and went with him thai t.-ae-the cottage was be-
We had pann 0a ' The boz window we had tod
then 10 Pn{ on the 5e9%aSS SIDE was as on b the land
q number OF small mistake q that; but II did
S Voc coa fe e6s Nth Int d Sa ba s th nd
baggage, weeks from that date.
When the fortnight came round I said 10 VIII
that II would be madness for US 10 go without
preliminary shlrInisR 70 see how things We're But
WIN said II would be all right and went
buying furniture and sending 1t 10 the beach, and
dren worked up 10 such a pitch OF excitement that
words OF warning were lost the joyful din
Besides l saw, how Janey was p'nins in the New
from tie hack that took US from the station and
looked for the cottage anxiously-Quite anxiously
for it was storuling. When we saw the cottage we
We're silent a minute; and then Janey said how
funny Il looked with Just holes for windows
W. SAL. t Yes 9G nut that ay t 1t was
had the keys and the doors locked and the
carpenters didn't seem 10 be around. In fact the
carpenters were that instant working on the inside
fittings OF house two blocks away. where at the
time OF our last visit there had been only vacant
land. 4 dripping native came along and told US
about IL He said the contractor wanted TO be
cottage had influence in the village. and 7caIclated
he could get our place done IN time.
VIII made one dive for that cottage. But DON
know know what happened Tor my attention R was occq-
I'd brought with me. had climbed IN at the Kitchen
window and taken what she called a peek around
and started up the road to the station It's TOO
much Tor me, mum she SAID. And couldn't
Well. I could have cried. But Just then the
carpenters looking strangely awed and
BUNDLED and unlocked the doors and fixed up some
ma IN tcTo toS sI 6 ne sun came cut
With occasion; MARI had 20 ma ke The best ~ f.
II ere was no decent hotel I'm the Village What did
we do? What didn't We do. VIII chopped boards
and made fire in the kitchen range-luckily that
hadn't been delivered-snd the children got out
their bathing suits and hunted driftwood the
beach and I unpacked trunks. and swept up
shavings. and hauled furniture around and made
that night very comfortab bly, Next day the new
6oa oTer d n sa Pr esee, TO o h @
cut Of chaos. Still I shouldn't care to repeat the
a on the sound all eomp f' t" the g0t our 5ng
and that after all. is the main point