Gunnison news-champion., 1924-03-14

/ j. ny uEly alternative. and am not At
( all SIRE that be likes me am not suf-
4 hr-sntiy Victorian for his taste
The dresslns-beII rang. Sir Timothy
1 passed his arm through Francis.
The sentimental side of my do
I main" he said n. others may show
I you. My rose garden across III. stream
I has been very much admired am
! n0T sUing TO give you n glimpse OF
\ the Walled House. an edifce the pos
1 SESSION OF which has made me more or
( les famous
He led the way through n little
| SErubbeTy. across a further strip Of
! garden and through a door In "a high
I wall. which he opened with a key at.
J tarhef 20 his waich-chain. They were
. IN an open park now. studded with
Z magnificent tres. In the further cor
I Ter Of which stood an IMPOSING man
SION. with a great domei room In the
{ center. and broad stone t.rrnces. one
+ u which led down TO the river The
( nuus. itself was an amazingly blend
{ ei mixture Of old and new. with great
/ wings supported by pillars thrown out
4 on either side I, seemed TO have
F leen built without re.srd to any
F tsanIte period Of architecture. and
set 10 have attained certain
. -uhsrency-a far-reaching structure.
18th long lines Of outbuildlns-
In the park itself were score
pr more Of horses. and In the dis
lance beyond long line OF loose
. ,uNcs with open doors Even as they
s'uod there. gray Scrrei mare had
'ruftsf up 70 their side and laid her
, read against Sir Tlmothy's shoulder
. he carrssed her surrepiliiously. NJ.
'rctIuE not to notice the approach Of
n'hrr animals from all quarters
Let me introduce you to tile
Walled House." IFS owner observed.
b so cHIlrd. imagine. because this
. vail. which is great deal Older than
YOU or I. completely encloses the es-
tate. OF course. you remember the
nld house. the Walled Palace. they
called ~ II belonged for many years
10 the Lynton family. and afterwards
10 the Crown"
Il remember reading Of your pur-
rhase." Francis said. and. Of course.
. remember the old mansion You
seem 10 have wiped II out pretty ef-
'ectually
Il was obliged 10 play the vandal."
his host confessed. ''In It's previous
state, the house was picturesque. but
uninhabitahle. As you see II now. IL is
an exact reproduction OF the country
home Of one of the lesser known of
the BorEiHs-Sodlna. believe the
lHGy's name was. You will find inside
some beautiful arches and n sense
of space which all modern houses
lack. II cost me great deal Of money,
and I, Is Inhabited. when am In
Europe, about once fortnight You
knew the river name for III 'Timothy's
Y Folly ="
-But what on earth made you
build H. 80 long ns you don't care to
live there7" Francis inquired.
| Sir Timothy smiled reflectlvely.
/ Well" he explained. y like some
| times TO entertain. and like to enter
tain. when | do. on grand scale In
London, II | give party, the invita-
! lions are almost automatic. ! become
there very Insignificant link In the
chain OF what Is known as Society.
! and Society practically helps itself to
| my entertainment. and sees that every
! thing Is done according to rule. Down
here things are entirely different. An
| Invitation to the Walled House is n
| personal matter. Society has nothing
whatever to do with any functions
J
arranged according to my own Ideas
have. as you may have heard. the
finest private gymnasium In England
The ballroom and music room and
private theater. too. are famous"
''And do you mean 10 say that you
keep that huge place empiyT Francis
asked curiously.
| II have suite there which I oc-
casionally occupy" Sir Timothy re-
piled. "and there are always thirty or
forty servants and attendants Of DIFF.
! ferent sorts who have their quarters
there. suppose that my daughter
| and would be there ut the present
moment but for the fact that we own
this cottage. Both she and /, for resi-
Dental purposes. prefer the atmos-
phere there"
II scarcely wonder at It," Francis
agreed.
They were surrounded now by vnri-
Gus qundrupeds. As well as the horses.
half dozen Of which were standing
patiently by Sir Timothy's side. sew
eral dogs had made their appearance
and after little preliminary enfhu
siasm had settled down at his feet. He
leaned over and whispered something
In the ear OF the mare who had come
first She trotted OF. and the others
followed suit In a curious little pro.
cession- Sir Timothy watched them
keeping his head turned away from
Francis.
.You recognize the mare the third
from the endf he pointed out. THAT
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