New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
Chapter TX.

A MONTH later looked out upon Lone
n oak. the Hazards country place, and
the lone oak tree that gave the place ITS
name. and found it good. From my WIN
dows | could see beyond the wide cXpanSe
Of closely cropped lawn a miniature forest
Of native frs. and through the tops OF these
a glimpse of the sea. with lis white sails OF
boats: and the tang OF salt air Was always
in ones nostrilS Below me WAS "A succession
Of terraces. somewhat Italian. brilliant with
flowers. al rowcd out SO nicely and precisely
that they looked Dutch. and the house. Gov
cred with climbing roses was English; but
something about the ensemble was so dis
tinctlv American that it didn't jar one bit.
Nv rooms were in a wing of the house that
had been built. Laura told me. when her
father needed larger gallery for the paint
ngs ne had collected than WAS afforded by
the town house. and rs the wing caught the
southwest breeze the family had promptly
taken possession. Mrs. Hazard was next 10
me this time. with a small corridor between.
while Laura was at one corner, Hap on the
other on the lap back. then John Crownn-
shield. and Natalie. who was to be with Us
all summer, en- fdMVe, was almost opposite
me.
Laura took me q a tour OF inspection
through the house II had all sorts OF
curious stcp-ups here and Step-downs there,
hooks a III expected places, where an archi-
tcct'S fancy mad seemed to run riot, and.
while charming. was most confusing.
couldn't always find my way back 10 the
wing.
MAY put 4 Smudgc on the WALL"
asked Laura one day when She finally had
guided me Alright.
"icaycns. no." she exclaimed. YOU'D
spoil the fun. It's awfully ordinary when
YOU get used to it.
She tried to show me just how the wing
Joined the house; that our floor was half a
story higher on account OF the picture gal
lcry above being a story and a half, or some
thing of the sort, and the whole business
having 10 fit the roof line consequently We
always had To come up halfway or down
halfway, according to what floor we were on.
Goodness, | know now how to do it; but
I've never really understood how do DO it.
SHE led me back into the house proper
~ and pushed open the doors to several
suites, telling me lust who was TO be there
for the summer. We came to the end OF the
main hallway and she wrggled an expires
| Sive foretlnger.
"Sh-h-h-h, This is To be the Dukes" she
said for Mrs Hazard had managed to Jerk
him from the water. much to the chagrin OF
| the other anglers. especially Mrs. Henry
Dykeman. Its really two suites; but We
hope it will look like one. hope he won I
keep the man with the gold lace stationed
outside the door don't believe our Ameri-
can humor could quite stand that
We laughed and tiptoed in. was curl
ously interested in the dainty blue and white
| furnishings that were To be the background
OF really, truly Duke for the summer. |
passed through a succession of rooms, until
| came to one with an unbroken view of the
ocean. Iparted the curtains and looked out
"Why, there's our wing again." | ex-
claimed. "My window
"Now don't YOU go making eyes at his
Grace, Louie she admonished Il sup
pose, really. those rooms of yours should be
| Natalie's, since Hap"
turned my back upon her, fearful of
those thoughts she said out loud.
Il suppose you know" she continued to