San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-08

Pankhurst and then received a letter
from Mr.. Marsh on the stationery Of
Warwick Castle. 1t will be recalled
that he had rented that historic place
and that Mrs. Marsh was doing a
great deal of entertaining there.
Mr.. Marsh's letter read as fol-
lows:
WARWICK CASTLE.
Dear Doctor:
Just in from shooting. Come up
and spend a night with me. The
bearer of the note is going down by
motor. There are a few trains run
ming and will, think, be more each
day. Think there are some large
motors running between London and
Birmingham that sop here. Leaning
ton is on the main line only two miles
from here. Am anxious to have the
news. Come any night or day and
spend the night. Haven't any parties
until October 10.
"Yaurs,
MARSH.
my ear is much better, but 1 want
you to have a LOOK at it,"
SPY GETS MOBILES BED.
Then Mrs. Marsh had written on
the bottom of the note as follows:
"Will you please take the enclosed
note to Pera Company and bring the
cigarettes with you?"
So, finally l went on to Warwick.
found the castle TO be just what l
had expected from the pictures i had
seen of it.
As L passed through the gates the
man in the watch tower notified those
in the main house of my arrival and
as stepped out of my motor Mr.. and
Mrs. Marsh and butler were at the
door waiting for me. They greeted
me cordially and was conducted to
my room.
1t was big room, possibly 30 by AZ
feet. The typical narrow windows,
very deep-seated because of the great
thickness of the walls, made the room
seem gloomy. The walls were oak
paneled right up to the ceiling.
The bed was an extremely large
one. The wood was black, or almost
black, and was encrusted with gold
and ivory all over. 1t was a four-post-
er with n canopy and had once beCs
the bed of one of the ancient mobiles
of England. 1t was very wide and
long.
The windows were curtained with
velvet. There was very heavy,
plain, modern carpet on the floor and
there were three eighteenth century
French chairs. A few ancient por-
traits in oil adorned the walls.
TOO RICH FOR COMFORT.
And then came the real surprise.
There was a comparatively modern
washstand, but no bathroom. The
castle had not been modernized. l
think there may have been two bath
rooms in this enormous castle and
they were not modern. They had the
typical English tubs of extremely
heavy zinc, boxed in with oak, put in
probably sixty or seventy years be-
| fore.
/ changed clothes. washed up and
hurried down to luncheon. After Mrs.
Marsh retired, Mr.. Marsh took me for
trip about the castle. There are
several thousand acres well cultivated.
The estate was heavily stocked with
rabbits, foxes. falcons, peacocks and
other interesting birds and animals.
Mr.. Marsh said the revenues from
rents were comparatively small and
the cost of maintenance very large.
There was some revenue from produce
and cattle.
On our return to the castle we had
tea and then walked to the little viii
lage. About z o'clock we got back
and / went to my room to prepare for
dinner. The valet had laid out every
thing for me. Dinner was served in
the large dining hall at large table.
1t was oblong and large enough for
about 80 diners, but only four of us
dined. Mrs. Marsh's sister was the
fourth guest.
Service of the dinner was very for
NAL. The castle boosted of about
eighteen servants. Three served the
dinners, which consisted of so many
courses, with cocktails. liqueurs and
heavy port wine, and 1 began to feel