Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-15

Roberta's tone implied that this con.
dngency would be little short Of ca.
lamitoHs. And Warren Blake Is dane
Ing after her already"
Dear Aunt Roberta. Warren never
In his life did anything so frivolous IS
dancing. Why are you In such q hur.
~ to have me fall in lover
Il don't want you to grow old and
Grabbed and-aRd lonesome-IIke me. 4"
"Why-why, Aunt Roberta, didn't
know you felt that way. You mustn't.
you know" he said gravely. and pat.
ted her hand affectionately, from
which unwonted demonstration she
hastily snatched It away.
He laughed. There's time enough
for mating anyhow. I'm only thirty:
and. besides, what could offer q girl,
even II were SO reckless as to fall In
love?'
Yourself" Miss Roberta could not
entirely repress a hint Of pride.
Those spectacles you're always los
ing must be rOse colored. I'd want to
offer something more than myself.
Aunt Roberta-something Of achieve
ment that would prove my worth. l
couldn't love a woman who could care
for a little, futile man. when I've
done something, then
II know what you're thinking. John
ny. Don't 60 into politics."
1--WE got to. don't want to 60 oil
my life as ! have done, drudging along
for little money drying up In the
routine, my outlook narrowing. I'd
have nothing to show In justification
OF my living. Why, I'd be no better
than Warren Blake. Aunt Roberta
One might, by q stretch OF the Inn
agination, have called the sound Miss
Roberta emitted laugh.
.
Across Main street from the court.
house square-scene Of Daniel Web
ster's famous speech. the war time
demonstrations and the annual rally
stands a red brick. white portlcoed
mansion In the style we distinguish A
colonial. This house was built In the
early thirties by Thomas Dunmeade,
founder OF New Chelsea, then In his
eIghtfeth year, period Of life when
his thoughts should have been center
ed on heavenly glories, but were, In
fact, busted with the cares and want
ties Of this world.
Thomas lived just long enough to
Install himself In the new house. Then
he died In an apopiectic at following
o choleric denunciation Of Andrew
Jackson. The title TO the house de-
scended to the pioneers son. Robert, q
gentleman Of parts, who, a. founder
of the Hour mills, brought commercial
consequence and as congressman for
one term the honors Of craftsmanship
to the town Of his nativity. His son
was Hugh. the soldier and later the
Judge Of the house OF Dunmeade.
Miss Roberta and John were sitting
under tree in the front gard. Il was
Sabbath afternoon In New Chelsea
II wonder" unused Miss Roberta,
"how Steve Hampden liked the SER
mon?'' - rs, "a
"He probably wasn't listening
warren Blake walked home from
church with Katherine, she remarked
"She was there, thenY
Didn't you see herr
al heard the stir when she came IN;
but. strange to relate. ! was more In
in the service, and I forgot to
look her up after church"
why, won't you go to see herr
John rose. with sigh OF resignation.
"Aunt Roberta, you are q woman Of
one idea. / see I shall have no peace
Of mind until I've paid my respects To-
this gflded lady. I COR
He could never repress q smile when
be saw the Hampden place. Almost
within the span Of his memory It's eyo-
Iution--it was always called o .'place.
keeping pace with fits owners for
tune. had been wrought. The hrstI
house on that site had been fiyel
room frame cottage. built just before
the war when Stephen Hampden was
Of the Dunmeade mills. I'll
IS said that he laid the foundation OF
his fortune in a certain contract for
army horseshoes. In the seventies, ]
being then owner of PlumyilIe's lar.
sest iron foundry. he Inaugurated the !,
:ustom Of returning to New Chelsea
or the hot months The little cottage !
vas torn down. In It's place was rear
d a red brick house. literally adorned
with turrets and scroll work In the
Ityle Of that period.
The foundry grew-even outgrew its
'wner. whose taste. II not his talents.
IN to speculation rather than to pro-
luction. He sold out and went 20 the
Steel city to pursue. fortune via the
Dourse and the real estate market. In
hese days New Chelsea saw him and
il family only enthusiastically. Tia
Iouse with the turrets bad attained IN
llEnlty % Q country plare." TheB
IeW Chelsea heard that slsxS TIamp-
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