Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
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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. ! 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 We're evidences that the IN
Gerbrush had been recently uprOoted
and cleared away, leaving a path just
wide enough for an automobile to ne
gOtiate. 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 gymkhana
winner. Mildred was enchanted.
u 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 1T and how long did it take?'
Ten Of US did it in a little more
than two days while you were i'll. !
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 NIL
bred
Including the house servants, about
thirty five or forty, guess. I never
counted EN-
What Are You, Gordon7"
Mildred looked at Gordon curiously
What are you, Gordon-a Georgia
raiah, a baseball player or what?"
He leaned over and whispered
something in her ear, whereat she
smiled and pinched 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 it ended on the
horizon in an indistinct blur. Half
mile further on Mildred exclaimed:
What is that directly ahead Of us?
II looks like an immense gray battle
ship with volumes of smoke pouring
out Of its forward turrets."
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-
lized it 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 magma
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 /
was born and here is where 1 have
lived all my life. I want you to see
it, Mildred, and I want to tell you
all about myself"
Mildred Enthralled
Steve opened the foredoor of the
car and they stepped out on a low,
semi circular 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 1t if l had
no more than this one view of the
surrounding country. l have never
seen anything like it anywhere"
Yes. it is grand" replied Gordon.
I'm glad you like it so far. What
would YOU like to see first, the house
or the grounds surrounding it?"
"Oh, the house" said Mildred Il
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 met
by a middle-aged woman, whom Cor
don presented as Mrs. Ward. the
housekeeper. The hall had seemed to
be fully so feet wide and IS to 40
feet deep. Stairs assembled from one
/ side Of it to the floor above On the
other side was 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 a the hall
They entered the room, where Mil
dred saw thousands of volumes
around the walls, while above them
oil paintings hung.
The hall and 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 violins. In the center of
the room were two grand pianos, side
/ by side.
! The dining room was the same size
as the music room and led from it as
well as from the hall It was rich
! Iy decorated in a somewhat sombe,
hue.
Gordon's Hope.
Here is where you dine in solitary
! snlendor l sunpOsc." said Mildreo