New Britain herald., 1915-12-16
"Glace by Name and Grace by
 Nature"

"Grace by Name and Grace by 1 Nature"
 This surely must be the place, Dicl<y," said as we rounded a sud- den turn on Shore road, and caught sight of quaint structure that seemed to belong to the sixteenth century rather than the twentieth.
 Dicky whistled. Well! What do you want to know about that?" he de- nanded of the horizon in general. Hungry as we were after our dis appointment in finding Putnam Manor inn closed and for rent, dashing our hopes of obtaining a warm dinner after our tramp through the woods surrounding Marvin, we could not hurry into the house before us.
 T don't care if we never eat,' ex1 claimed Dicky. 1T want to give this the once over before go in.''
 The Shakespearian House." I said slowly ''The caretaker at the inn said this was 8 copy of Shakespeare's S house. Do you suppose it really is?'
 Not an exact copy" returned Dicky. "I rather think the builders lOcd IIuSC HdVe D0on IO Uullu I1io rouse as near like the birthplace as he could. Then he has added a ball. cony of two of the Eliza bethan period for good measure. But it cer- tainly is a wonder. I imagine finding anything like this set down here among these regulation two-story-and- bath modern horrors"
 The little brown house with its ball. comics projecting from unexpected places. and it's lattice work cunning ly outlined against its walls, was we'll worth looking at Especially attfac- tive was a tiny portico projecting from one corner.
 You might ina zine the immortal William himself would walk out of that entrance in another minute," said Dicky.
 Don't you think we ought to go in instead of standing outside staring like this?" I ventured. Perhaps they will be offended by our looking the house over like this"
 "Offended? Not they! Anybody owning an unusual house like this would be offended if you didn't look it over, commented Dicky shrewdly. However. I'm with you on the sub- ject of going in. Pm ravenous."
 "I do hope this Mrs. German will be willing to serve us a dinner" I re- turned.
 Leave her to me-" said Dicky darkly, as if he were contemplating demanding a meal at a pistols point.
 A comedy Englishwoman of about 40 years opened the door in answer to Dicky's sounding of the quaintly carved knocker. He lifted his hat Ir~
 We were told at Putnam Manor that we might be able to get dinner here, he began. We came down from the city this morning expecting that the inn would be open. But we found 1t closed and we are very hungry. Would it be possible for YOU to accommodate us?'' Imck's Pleasant Smile had never seen D1cky's manner more winning. Yet the woman hesi- tated perceptibly before answering him. Looking at her closely l saw that her eyes were red from weeping, and that there were traces of tears on her lashes. recalled that as she opened the door I had heard the sound of an upstairs door closing. 1ntuitively I felt that this Mrs. Cor ,,an must be in sore trouble. I knew instinctiveIy that 1t was not her own sorrow. but that of her sister, the b.autiful girl whom we had last seen ga1lantly tramping the country road, and whom Dicky had so wished to en- gage as a model.
 1 I could not tell how I knew this, yet l r was as sure of it as if the woman l before me had told me all or her 1 +ro,1bles. She had recovered herself 1 hv the time I had finished my mental survey of her and beckoned Us in.
 "1 think we shall be able to give YOU a. fairly good dinner" she said with a. simple directness that pleased me. My husband went fishing yes- terday, and I have some very good 1 ran fish. and some fresh oysters. If l YOU are very hungry I can give you l +he oysters almost at once, and it will 1 not take very long to broil the fish. l Then. if you care for anything like that. we had an old-fashioned chicken
 pie for our own dinner There is
 1lentv of it still hot if you wish to 1 try it.'
 Madam Dicky bowed again,
 "Chicken pie is our long suit, and we
 are also very fond of oysters and fish.
 lust bring us everything you happen to nave III the House' anu oeI4
 you we will do full justice to 1t.
 She smiled and went to the foot of | The staircase, which had mahogany 1 stair rail carved exquisitely.
 l "Grace," she called melodlously
 ..There are two people here who Will l take dinner. Will you show them into my room, so they can lay aside their wraps?"
 without waiting for an answer, she
 ,o,o+;oned us toward the staircase.