Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-08-11

American!"
That's better" she laughed.
Stuart shook hands with Bivens and
was shocked TO find him SO weak.
The little man held his hand with a
lingering wistfulness as he looked into
his friends strong face.
You don't know how rich YOU are.
JIM" he said. feebly, with this hand
that grips like iron. Id give millions
to feel my heart beat like yours today"
you'll get better down here" Stu
art answered, cheerfully.
I'm trying it anyhow" he said list
lessly. Make yourself at home. old
boy. This house is my pride. want
Nan to show you every nook and cor
ner in it. | wish | could trnt around
with YOU, but can't"
"As soon as you've changed cloth
cs," Nan said, familiarly, come down
to the library and III show YOU
around"
Stuart followed the man assigned as
his valet to the electric elevator and in
minute stepped out on the fourth
floor. He observed with smile that
his room number was l51.
THE idea of living i'm a huge hotel
and calling it a home!" he mused,
with grim humor. Room 15I, great
Scott"
His hostess showed him first the
library. The magnificent room con-
tanned more than forty thousand VOL
umes, bound i'm hand-tooled morocco.
THE funny thing. of course" Nan
whispered, lis that Cal has never read
one of these exquisitely bound books"
why on earth did he make this
room the most stately and beautiful
one i'm the house,"
Maybe he didn't" she laughed. I'm
going TO give YOU a privilege no mere
man has ever enjoyed i this house
before am going to show you my
own rooms. Will YOU appreciate thu
honor"
The man answered with a bantering
smile.
IF | live To tell the story"
When the tour of inspection had
been completed she led him to her own
suite, which was located in the south
western corner, overlooking the mag
nificent formal gardens with their ar
tficial lake, fountains, statuary and a
wilderness of flowers, and farther on
over the beautiful valleys of the Swan
nanoa and the French Broad rivers.
Beyond the river valleys rose range al
ter range of mountains until the last
dim peaks were lost in the clouds.
The magnifiCehCr of her bedroom
was stunning. Stuart rubbed his eyes
i'm amaZement.
The bedstead seemed a thing of life
SO elaborate and wonderful was its
art Built of massive ebony with the
most remarkable ivory carving set in
it's cleaning black surface. artists, as
many as could touch the material, had
worked two Years ON the carving alone.
The allegorical pictures cut into the
the frame had required the time uf four
art wurkmrn for eighteen months.
Stuart stood fascinated.
You see that magnificent piece of
ivory on the head, Jim" she asked,
with sparkling eyes.
The most massive solid piece ever
saw" he exclaimed. Il never dreamed
the elephant had ever lived with such
Il tusk."
We found him al last" Nan cried,
with pride 1t took the time of four
teen hunters in Africa for seven
months"
Il can easily believe it," Stuart an
Swrred Ludwig of Bavaria Su"'ly
never dreamed anything like this.
The walls You see are pamrlIrd in
Louis Nv style. permitting the most
elaborate carvings which | had h";iN-
ny guided on backgrounds of white
enamel. but the thing / love best about
this panrlling. is not The panel at Al!
it's the rich purple ANA gold Grm"eS"
velvet had it made by noted firm
i'm Lyons. Don't You think ii cNHniS-
itc""
IF ever get rich I'll hay" pirc"
of it for the collar "f my coat.
II got my painters from ParIS |" a.
the ceilings. Thry worked very quick =
~. hut they knew how l." charge. tn"
r In.