Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-19
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don drove his car a quarter of a mile
further up the road and then turned
sharply to the left, and in a moment
they had entered a dense forest
Where in the world are you taking
me now" exclaimed Mildred.
This is a short cut TO my home
your home. I have just had made for
you and me, Honeybunch," replied
Gordon. We can save a mile by go
ing and coming this way instead of
taking the driveway through the
granite posts"
There were evidences that the IN
derbrush had been recently uprooted
and cleared away. leaving path just
wide enough for an automobile to ne
gotiste. There were turns and twists
In the woodland road to avoid the
big trees, but Gordon guide his big
car with the skill Of a gymkhaha
winner. Mildred was enchanted.
Il thought you would like it," said
Gordon, smiling down on the girl at
his side.
You thoughtful boy: of course /
like it," declared Mildred, giving his
arm a little squeeze. when did you
do It and how long did It take?"
Ten OF us did 1t in a little more
than two days while you were Ill.
bossed the job"
Ten OF who?"
Men that work about the place
For goodness sakes, how many
people are employed on your place.
should like to know" demanded Mill
dred.
Including the house servants. about
thirty Ave or forty, l guess. l never
counted EN-"
What Are You, Gordon7"
Mildred looked at Gordon euriously
What are you, Gordon--a Georgis.
rajah, a baseball player or what?"
He leaned over and whispered
something in her ear, whereat she
smiled and plnched his arm.
They ran through the forest for
about a mile and then emerged into
the open. From that point the ground
gradually rose until 1t ended on the
horizon in an indistinet blur. Half
a mile further on Mildred exclaimed:
What lie that directly ahead OF US?
1t looks like an immense gray battle
ship with volumes of smoke pouring
out of Its forward turTets."
Wait a minute and you will see
Just what it is" replied Gordon. He
opened the throttle and the car rush
ed up the hill. Before Mildred rea-
liked II they had stopped in front Of
a large, Imposing, long, low, mansion
built Of granite. In the distance its
minarets had resembled the military
masts and smoke stacks Of warships
and the smoke Of Mildred's imagina-
ton was nothing more or less than a
curving row of superb naples that
shaded the Western and part of the
Southern portion of the edifice."
This is my home. Mildred" said
Gordon. This is the house where l
was born and here is where l have
lived all my life. want you to see
1t. Mildred, and l want to tell you
all about myself"
Mildred Enthralled.
Steve opened the foredoor Of the
car and they stepped out on a low.
semi cirsular porch extending out
from the mansion on the southern
side Of It, The colored boy took the
car away, leaving them alone. Mildred
turned and swept her eyes over miles
and miles of country to the south,
east and west. She was enthralled.
NO wonder you love your home, Cor
don; | would never tire of II IL had
no more than this one view of the
surrounding country / have never
seen anything like 1t anywhere"
Yes. it is grand" replied Gordon.
I'm glad you like 1t so far. What
would you like to see first, the house
or the grounds surrounding it?''
"Oh, the house" said Mildred. II
want you to take me through the
house"
Hand in hand. like little children,
they entered the large gray granite
structure and came into a hall as
large as a ballroom. They were mot
by middle-aged woman, whom Cor
don presented s Mrs. Ward, the
housekeeper. The hall had seemed to
be fully so feet wide and 35 to 40
feet deep. Stairs assembled from one
side Of 1t to the floor above. On the
other side was a grand piano, the
only article OF furniture except two
or three chairs and rugs.
There are six rooms on the main
ground floor" said Gordon. Straight
ahead is the library, the same size
exactly as the hall"
They entered the room, where Mil
dred saw thousands of volumes
around the walls, while above them
oil paintings hung.
The nall ana the library, as you
see," continued Gordon, extend from
the front to the back of the house.
Leading out OF the library on the
west is the music ROOM They
passed through It and Mildred saw
stacks and stacks OF music arranged
on shelves along one wall like a music
store. There was a cabinet contain
ing four violns. In the center OF
the room were two grand pianos, side
by side.
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