Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-02

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Piled up to his head ,otth nOuets dnt
magazines.
dem. with only that ting groom II IN!
thing should happen. She must le
plucky. How old is she!'
Eighteen. She was one OF last o.
tober's buds"
"October's buds repeated al
sounds poetical-but unreasonable"
Potter answered with laugh.
ayes, we like things out of season Ii
America, so We bring out most Of or!
buds in October. Then they have tl'
whole winter to bloom in. you know
before they're grated on anoth"'
stalk"
Here comes Cora herself. now. j!
Tom Doremus' Electra" said Mrs. e
Kay. "It must make Mrs. Van Gcl
Windt wild his going so much viii
the Pltchley lot, as she can't stanc
them and would keep Cora and Carolyn
out of everything In Newport II sh'
could"
l didn't wonder at Mr.. DoTemuH,
though, as / bowed 10 him and found
time to know exactly how Mrs. Pitch
ley looked ana what Shc lore, ii the
half second before our Two notoiS
dashed apart. thought her splendid
ly handsome, and liked the giean In
her dark gray eyes, which promised
fun. But just then our chauffeur slow
ed down before house which seemed
to cover about quarter OF u mile oi
ground.
welcome to my little cottage, dear
Betty" said Mrs. Ess kay.
If this Is her idea Of cottage. !
don't ka6w what her conception Of a
castle must be. And yet. when y0a
come 10 analyZe ii, there really Is
something about the place which Sug
gests kind Of gIori.ied. Titanic co..
tage, rather too grand for king. un
less he were lairy king. but posi-
bly, suited to an EN- .jeror. But l do
believe lic:i Americans think that wlI;,'
is good enough for Il king is only just
good enough for them III pincn ana
I've heard Mrs Ess Fay call Windsor
dreadfuliy shabby.
Her cottage looks as il it were
built of gray satinwood. but 1t Is really
shingles, and shingles can be the love
liest material Imaginable, il seems. tor
the covering of Il house. eSpeciH'l'
with foundation Of granite sparkling
with mica. They are soft and SHIN
merry in their tints these shingles us Il
doves breast; some are DARK, some
light, but all are featheiy III eject.
and altogether the Moorings. witn is
gables and porches and bow windows
and balconies and wide verandis.
gives the effect of huge, ruiEy and
motherly gray bid with her wins.'
spread wide to shelter her brdliEGs.
/ felt quite content 10 be one Of the
birdlings as | went in. am sorry to
say I'm not bit fonder of Mrs. Es.'
Kay than l was on the ship. but tie
cottage looked 50 hospiiable aEd
jolly and the air and the sunshine
sparkled so that | couldn't help feel
ing that it was pleasant To be young
and alive and on the threshold OF
amusing new adventures. was hap
py, and | would have liked to sing.
| wanted to be very good friends with
everybody, including Potter, and l fell
In love with the house the minute !
set foot OH the front veranda.
The great gorgeous palace In New
York is far granier, OF course, and
must have cost four or five times AS
much, still only very rich people could
have built and furnished the Moor
ings or afford TO live in it.
There Is Il big square hall, not to be
compared " OURS Ut Battlemead. OF
course, though The Persian rugs and
the pictures are tine, and the staircase
is peculiarly charming. 1t looks "a
staircase made for sitting out dances
with men You like, and evidently 1t
knows its value us tlirting place
and lives up to it, for there are fat,
bright colored silk and satin cushions
resting invitingly against the wall on
each one OF the shallow steps. Most
Of the rooms are enormous and consist
half of quaint loaded windows with
seats underneath. But better than
anything else is the veranda. which
runs all round the house aud is not
only as wide as good sized room,
but is fitted up like succession of
rooms. The delicate bead curtains that
glitter like Il rain of green and white
and rose colored jewels give you a
feeling Of privacy, for you can see
through them without being seen. The
satiny gray floor Is half covered with
exquisite rugs, and everywhere there
are oriental tables and chairs and
cushiony sofas and green hammocks
with frilly pink pillows and screens
and bowers Of palms and bright aZa'
leas. should like to live on that ve'
randa swinging slowly In a hammock
and looking through the cascade OF
glittering beads at the sea and sky
| spoke this thought out aloud, but
Potter said would soon learn that
there wasn't much time in Newport
for looking ut the sea and sky.
why, isn't that partly what you
come to Newport for?" asked.
They all laughed. "You just wait
and find out" answered Potter. ."And
we'll work you pretty hard doing it."
Mrs. Ess Kay and Sally took NE up
to show me my room and theirs, and
Potter said that he would 80 around
and look In at the Casino, but he
would come back and have tea will
us as soon as he had seen what there
was doing"
Each bedroom Is done in color
and mine Is the white room." 1t was
almost too heavy sweet with some
powerful flower fragrance when We