The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-18


- the Red ROad--the major ana
~ : lilac muslin by his side
sfrod~ to meet him. Behind
Mansion propelled hand-car.
With paper bundles from each
@Hieh protruded bunch OF hover
tens. There was a fiush In
11ey's cheek as her hand lay In
1nf's. AS for him, his eyes. like
drunkards, returned again ana
IN. between the majors compIi-
~, 20 her face.
Ynn have accomplished wonders,
had NO idea so much could
t6ouo In such limited time. We
1e1ourely down here, and seldom
Today what can be put on till to-
frOw. Real Northern hustle, Ell,
Ir1ey? You have certainly primp-
The old place up. could almost
TIE sixties. sah."
mats quite the incest thing you
IA have said. Major" responded
1lnnt. But II needs the flowers
booked at Shirley with sparkling
III How splendid OF yen TO bring
-: feel like q robber."
With our bushels Of them? We
m never miss them at all. Have
II uet cut the others?"
ff have. indeed. Every one has
eed. TOO. You shall see them" He
the way up the drive till they
1d before the porch.
S2ad." chuclCled the major. Who
u11 think II had been unoccupied
three decades? At this rate, you'll
n b giving dances. sab"
Ah.- eaid Valiant. That's the
thing | want TO suggest The
lament comes on next week.
ogotAnd. and it's been the custom
Eove . ball that night The tour
ground 10 on this estate, and
oey Court IL handler than the
D11y Club. Why wouldn't II be
10priate TO hold the dance here?
1 grOund,f0or rooms are In order.
8 the young people would put up
~ Il, Il would be great pleasure
-. assure you"
breathed Shirley. That
IN be too wonderful"
- major seized his hand and
ok Il heartily. Il can answer for
6ommittee." he said. They'll
at II Why. sab. the new gen.
1pn has never set eyes inside the
oos It's golden legend to them"
len III 80 ahead with arrange
r1ey's eyes were overrunning the
od lawn, which now showed a
smooth slope between the arch
eeo. 1T was lovely In its ruin"
lA40, but II was pathetic, too.
Jefferson used to say DE OIL
look lax ct ben griebin' etse'f
IA wid lOnesomeness.' Somehow,
IA looks glad. Just hear that
l citixen!"
red squirrel sat up In q tree
"a, hte pawn tucked into his furry
barking angrily at them. He's
"a y the house-cieaning." she
n ~ sign he's bachelor"
en- !" said Valiant.
ky9e he's older than YOU" she
lered: 'and sot in his ways"
oCcept him as q warming" he
md she laughed with him.
~ them around the house and
me terraces Of the formal gar.
M here the majors encomiums
forth again. You are going
~ N old folks back, sab" he
nth real feeling. This garden
original lines was unique. II
M DiQuacy and a picturesquenes
ouk God. are to be restored,
~ understand the owner of an
- like this having no desire to
M his life philandering abroad
hn mil
~ habit Of your ancestors, and
uamory Court home"
1tolt smiled slowly. 81 don't
o<of anything else" he said. my
~ map 1t out, seems to begin
The rest doesn't count--only
years when was little and had
{D4her."
major carefully adjusted his
ooeeo. His head was turned
c An. yes" he said.
~ last twenty years." continued
0e0er, from my present view
- are valuable mainly for con-
~ = consistent regimen Of patc -
Efas,' said Shirley quizzically,
koo one value bread and BUTTER"
~ shook his head at her. A star
IN makes one appreciate plenty.
~ 1ext twenty years are to be here.
fhGy hold side-trips. too. Now anu
there's a jaunt back to the
CoHtfast again." she asked inter.
}n6ay.
Yes and no. Yes. because no one
- hAs ever known that blazing
4Dtug life can really understand
~ DeAce and blessedneSs Of q place
~ this. No, because there are some
A81 which are to be found only
80 There are the galleries and
opera. need breath of them
fxOu're right" nodded the major.
rdS arc birds, and Media is Melba.
" DwArd like this In the early
Inning, with the dew on the grass,
E&1e best opera for steady diet"
~ eslled them only side-trips," said
IN valiant.
Ind semi occasional longer flights.
tho major reflected "A look
otroad once In a blue moon. Why
~. For mental Photographs
)foeslons one can't get from be-
>o0 oOok-coyers. There's an old
tter garden know in Italy and
1D1tficuIar riyer4bank In Japan In
oherrybl0ssom season, and a tiny
&nd With 4 Greek castle on IL i'm the
R1nn. Little col0red memories for
~ lr:hg away 10 dream over But
InSo como back here TO Damory
MI. For this is-h0me,"
= NY wslkod beneath the pergola TO
ike. wber4 Shirley gave cry OF
n!1t ~ sight Of It's feathered popu-
where did you get them
liz che asked.
ucbiuetOn. In crates"