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HE Story of
Mr. George
Adels Splendid
Isolation in the
_ Buff‘RaiIroad
' Station and Rea'
Water Tank
Section of the
' Literary Bel! of
Indiana. l P"-‘h-‘1fl°
Portrait of
' Mit Ado
BY' FRED C. KELLY.
lConvrIirht. lI)lD. li_v |ii-.- xr--_c l-» ii II---_ii-I r  iii ili:lii- ltr---or-i-ii i
ll'I‘I.\' .\ll'_ lit---i"_:i\ .\_tli\ :il1:i- ilrillvil i`;ili‘|\~ i`»f
i;iriiiiri;.' Iii- :irii~i»iiI_\' lin-iiiiii iii~ I-.»u.iii-_. ~'\
` lull' sin llirii lit- t-lviilil |ii»i ._i`Eir I»t--_-iiiiiv ilir- i
"-- `- - -\'li.-tliii of tlii- pt-:<5 \\‘Ii1_\ "_Ii|.i lli-rips Iii."
` 'l`l|t~ Adi* l`:irili Is' Iii llii- it-:‘_\‘ lit-iirt til' ili-
bllfl' i'nIlI'n:itl .~'iiilii.-ii :intl ri-il \\':iif-.- l.i!i!i .ii-t-iinii <~l`
lncllniiir Ii i- so .-iiiirilr-<1 iiiii if :ifz \»~<I_\' 42115* |""`-“
any gli-1-ii |»<iiii\ I-:wi ni' ii lint- dir.. 1- iiii-- iinriii :iiiili
suiiili of lioltiiiiio ii I- iii-i'l‘~~`=il‘_\` I 1-- in i'lil<'=I2-‘ U"
fore uni- I-:iii ci-i in lti-|»§ii`;_' iilii-_-Ii il xiii- iiiinii- or iii-»
Adv i~~'l:vlrIl<Iii|ir~ii! 'l`Iii- :ilt<-i'ii:\l1.'»- is in i-Ii.-i|i;;i-
nt l.iig':|i|.~';~fii'| .\'l\ .--wiaipl--Ii-I_\' Ii::~ _\l|'_ .\<l\- i_~~I:ii<_»il
hiiusclf iii Iii- irziiiii- .\'|-\\'ioii <-i»|iii"\-
Alan .\ii-_ _.\__{,. 1,,;,,.,-:til-as |i.»~ r l`_-v to lii< I>!1!"~
mu. ns “my ,.,,,,..-,._, 1.:.,,.,._" i-Hg _5»-._i ,|< rin- I::i‘iii
.\’oii\ t'I\\'i\fuII_\' lin- ----"I-'I I-`. 'l`li\r`~ llli' \-=1_\ l*".
|Jtii_~' It \\'Iii-li lic luis in- --i~r~-ii to nil-1.ti in ii iii ii If-ili‘1`
Slim- lit- quit wi-isiriz ;`.-nv. -- rin- iiir--I is ilu- -="|.\' -\‘ IV'
he (.||p|m|jy_(._s ¢-_\<¢»|-pi ;|[ rin- li|~'.;I -i  ril` -i ~'<‘iiIr-::- =‘.
and ol' <-t»i|!‘<.-~ ir-in-"= Of |>i‘\\-iii-._ r-_'Ii-~_ i-S-fi-i--_ .‘§t'.--
sev Hni‘\`i‘.\"" l"”‘ 5 "  """"" _
I~lu7olil\~n l~`:\i-iii~-iii.-ii‘~ Vit- i:.iiii-~ ci' it-.1-nii~l-|< I-2
4'u0..|cl-E., [mt |i(. iw., mil.-` |`i-_:iii lliwiok, lull., i'iv‘
llelllfest t‘il|I\\':l_\' si'iiir»ii_ l`o'.ii‘ iiiilr-~= l'i"lI!\ ll\l‘ l‘*'~`-'T'
of Ado "mum "f,,.,- (;<\i|i'i:i- -iiwl wliit-Ii lie :zi_\~' I|:i~'
rooiri to grow io ii :nu-ii itil- <iv,.- ni' i‘Iiii'=\.‘-"'---"Nil l|‘l"‘
iéétl miles frtiiii Ki-ull.-\\iil_ \\ -ii-iv iii--_-i-uv ,\iIi~ ii-:is Iinrii
on l"elii'ii;ii-_v il, Ishii. Iinii r.i.»i..i - l‘l'\" _ ll
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Some of Mr. Ade’s
Well Fed Hcrfords
Photo by George R. Lawrence Co.
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510|! £0 I-l;L~`|2'_Pl9_fl\°|1-t Morgsifs kennels. HU
¢°'-U0 Ivllirlngyao and wipe-tiieir rect on our overuat
lllheiirflnltriendly fashion, by way ot impsrtingithe
sensemt hospitality that pervades Hszelden. One ef
them.is named Artie, utter “one of our cliilken that
didn'tlllve,” as Mr. Ade reters to the play by that
flue.. lllld the other is called Ort, the name of a
friend. -
\Ve ilnd a quiet elegance about the grounds et
Hazolden that makes one think of a page our of
“Country Life in America." Inside subdued elegance
and good taste reign. The house fairly onpshackle-
tons Robert and Elizabeth Shackleton. When Mr.
Ade fumished his place most of his shopping was
supervised by a woman :icquaintiiiicc in Chicago who
makes a business of selecting household equipment
tbr those who ure willing to pay for disci-iinluating
taste. She also directed the arruugeirieut of fur-
nisiilnzi in the house. llut evcii at that, one won-
ders iiow every detail of the household zlrriiugement
can rctnin its lacquer ofsluiple rciineiiieiithiitl con-
spicuous absence of diiettanteisiu. when inhabited
by a bachelor of Mr. Ads's manly, masculine type.
l-Everything seems to indicate the cleft. cultfivated
touch of a woman-not si housekcepein but ii woman
who imparts something of herself to n home because
it is ht rs.
About this time one is moved to vxclziiin. "(lceini-
neatly. George! Funny you uevi-r got iniiri'lt-ri!"
Heijiist smiles. It is a notcwortiiy fact that there is
a conspicuous absence of \\'oiueii‘.- |»iioiogi-riplis about
the liousi-. About the only ones uri- ;i\iliigru|ih<-d por-
tmitsml women who have tiiliuii Ieiidiiig pa|'ts~In Mr.
Ade'~i plays, Dorothy ‘.i‘i-iiniiiir. l-Elsie .iiiiiis and ii few
others, but these are not found uii his dressing table
or on his desk. They are on thc wnll and. apparently.
there is no more romance attached to tiieni tliriii to the
pict‘.ir1-s of Mr. iiiacklyn Arbuckle and .\ii-_ \\'iIlls P.
Swv:-itririm. Yet Mr. Ado _is no woman liatcr; more-
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I-.sis-....-r.°°..'.'.at..5 °...-“~"..i'*l.- "‘-'i°:._-°.=:---
_  ; o nupnel sven-
°°';.uKl}l;rU#B‘;;9.:.;b;e°i?nh|{liNi|$lhu sud e lot inure.
_ e are n endeome bindings
with the exception of-I collection of u dozesor more
volumes of ancient* hliiee. which appear to have
been pickell~‘up.e€-seodniihsud book ateree. 'heir
prsesce isi of eourse, not-didlcult of eghplenetioun.
any voumer-o modern pays are ere an nu-
merous modern novels. mehy of which contain lu-
scriptlons on the ily leaves to Mr. Ade from the eu~
rhors. If the works ot_ eiiher or the Browniugs are
there they are not out lu plain view. For which cir-
cumstance lt may liejardonable te_ suse at this
juncture for s subdued murmur of gellght. Hero
and there is n hook by George Alle. The author
never opens tin-in. He. like most authors. is weary
of his own we-ifi-ics by the time they land between
covers. But tlit-_v are there, n part of the setting.
. Round the House. '
The wells of Mr. Ads's_bedroom are covered with
pictures of the Ads brain children, scenes from his
plays and photographs of actoizs that pl:i_\-cd tin- lead-
ing characters, in and out oi' ~-nstuirw "i-‘~--rn thfuini-
personator to the orIgiiintoi"' is :i r_'\inili-iv phrase
penned on 'these photdgrapli-1. Or. -r in- ini.-~ vni-iety,
Mr. Ade can look out the window ,ii-iw..-_s ii..- \-nat ex-
panse of farm. with iiin newer gi ._`._~i;~ Iii tin- torc-
;,'i’t1lll1d tlntl lr rose 1-u\'t*rt\d :irhur ol -_ -~'-' :i`i'_» .- ings, the
wliolrcnmprising ii scene iliiit is :i ti-ilnizc to the
skill ot the landscape :::ii'd<-iivr.
Adjoining the dining i-ooin on itil- t\i~.-x il...»i- is .\ir.
Ade's workroom. or niflcg-_ nr wliiiti-. i-r one :.in_\' desii-.»
to call lt. Happily. hi- iiiiiisa-if docs uut i't=i`i-r to it as
his den. It is here that he writes his plays, prepar-
ing them in pen and Ink -‘nr the most part. occasion-
ally dictating n iiiice or two, and later making revis-
ions in the copy rifier It has been iypewritteri. When
he needs inspiration nil he has to do is to glance
over ut ri neatly t_vper\'i'ltten>hihel on one drawer of a
big mahogany tiling case, The lahei ssys:-
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I --sox orifice: s'iwrnimi\"rs.'- I
Hazeldcn ‘I-`:|riu is uiiflur thi- direct supervision of
Mr. Joseph _-\(ie, another broihi-:_ who. by the way, is
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'-N0  Mr. Bilsy'e arrival
WN U4 i Qewehened, sew his big an
Shadows thvdnivewey end oi! toward Break with
us in. it but the chauteur. who seemed be be
in I srnrhwry- “B‘~sve1=sl" f-bones: mr. see, ls*
dimer. “Wham happened now? someboers pl'
hurt and thsy've rushed ol for a doctor, lure. AL
how uncertain are the 'things of this life!" i
He inserted himself into his clothes aerspidly
as possible, but before he had lnished dressing the
big car came chuk-chuiling hack still at high speed.
Mr. Ada mshed downstairs. "What in the world'
has hnivpeiiear' nc risked, sxciteaiy. - .
The chauifeur grinned as he took e small package
from his pocket. Then the story came out.
Mr. Riley had got up early to stroll about the farm
and breathe the crisp morning air, He had gong
upon Mr. Ade'a chaulleur in his walk.
“I ahppese,” remarked Mr. Riley, "the only real
WHY I0 £et the full enjoyment out of farm lifs is to
put on one’s oldest clothes and have plenty of Ita!
tobacco on hand."
The chauSeur took the remark to be u wish. Th
package that he had brought back from Brook on hh
record breaking dash was titty cents' worth of Stal'
tobacco, with which he sought to dt-light the soul of
the poet.
Guests at Hnzelden, however, are not left entirely
to their own resources. Mr. Ado suggests thing no
do if time seems to drag. There ls ating ou the
Lgqiiois, which hows through the farm: swimming is
l big concrete tank Mr. Ada has had built. bowling
Rolf on the lawn-Mr. Ade‘s own in\‘ontion-|Jlay-
ground baseball. and riinusements not regularly cata-
logucrithat the Ads niiud thinks up. Lust summer
Mr. William T. Hodge, leading man in Mr Booth
'i‘iirkington‘s “The Mun from Home," was among the
guests. Mr. Ada arranged with him to put on a Rube
mlkifllll and go about the tiirin acting strangely, he
the great consternation of other visitors. _
In a few minutes women guests cume rushing up
to tell Mr. Ade that a queer looking man hnd been
walking about the place ui-A that he had tried to steel
a pall of something from t ck of the kitchen. '
I Il go speak to him.” mid Mr. Ade. He walked
over and seemed to be talking severely to the stranger.
who kept pointing at something up lu a tree.
"He’s a little demented. that'a all." explained Mr.
Ade when he ciiine hack to his guests "but he'e
harmless enough. lIc‘ll go away soon. I think."- -
"What did he keep pointluxz at the trees for?" somo-
hod_\' iisliod. i
"Oli, lic tliou;:l\t he -:i-__ ,. ; -_ _ .imii-re|_"
l‘}vei'y I-‘i'id:i_\- iiiirli-_ -- . _ i ~;.'|:1-i' there is ii bell
grime nt [lim-iiieii ._._ _-/..-.mi ~ii||-in an gm
proiiipli_ Ieiiniii- .\ir_ _‘.fi~- I. _--i-iiiized between
Brook. ltentiiii-.<l. thu N1-  . _ .-Iwi' nearby towns.,
The :itieirdxiiicv ii.-ii:ii!_\ . _. :- 1--.~» iiundrel.
\VIiIle~ Iierc on tin- siilijt-r-i of cziiiios rind pastimes
Ia :is coin] n |il.-ii-i- its rim' in ;ii|\- nn.. tribute tn M11
Arlo wiihoiit uiiil-li no iirlicii- ciiiict-i-iiiiig aim would
be r-uiiiplvli-_
m_|l;`l;t"l  is :is folIo\vs:~-.\lr. Ade does pq play.
Oli his trip :iIii'i»;i:I I:~i _ir-:rr gi--i'-.iris ivniilli :1'\prn:i h
twin. mi -liipli--iii-~l ziiili .isii iiiiii ri- cl; in . niiiiie of
Loral wiiii grins- ilii'-mg;-li thc train siiylug "i.tixi-chuI.\"
iii ii quit-I i-ini- oi’ iiinilliy like the cinspiiig shui of u
Jullu .~\tie. i-|'_'Iit\'-i\\'u _\‘<~:i|'~' ulll. Slill Il\\“'~ "fl"I' l“l"" .-:iif-Ii ini :i S:li':\lr>j;:i iruiik.
'Years'ltpc|it iii tin- liciiiltiiifl l»ii_-iii.-_-~'. frniu 'vliir-Ii lil* "Yuri sr-v. ilivy iiifikc IiIm_uiit_ itll lit* r-iin't sell."
lou priori liliu nw:i_\' :iimni two _\‘<-:ii'- 11:!-1. \. r--iiiiii-|\.\' _\ir. .-\ili- l:_\' \\.i_\ oi c_\;il.iIiiini; lin- impu-
-li I ill \"‘l"'l i~»:i»-i- l i' tin- lliiicizirii “iIi'~i 1'."
Mr. til-oi-ge Adi- liiis t|':i\r-limi lair. uri li' IIIIH \ -
- . . , - , _ _ _ _ .. _ ii <
tivo or tlirt-v tiiin-_~'_ nail, Iikr iii ,l.i.nis I. I I
when "hu, of tin- iii(-i't»:i.\'I|i;_; iiiiiiiln-I' of i'\‘I"""" ll'
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the Brent wide woi-Iii iii iii- itll, .intl ol ll” Iwi' lull :.
» , - » - ; ' -_ li: .
tively little Iimti. sizing: up llii uiiiiii .is i \\rio|:‘ mm
is l'0Blly l’|`°‘l“"m°‘ IN alumni Ulll  ill i iii.--1..
1 :l`:i -4- Iii \':iIiii- ii *_ i ic » -. ~-
:iz'fiiigclllliiuliilili-Ll"mir |ii_- :_--:nl I-I-!~lii\1:~' iii fl"
. _ ii- I--'
county that Iii- li-it .i ii \\ _\<-.1 -\,_~ iiii-rl\iiilm», U Lil
ellhtccii hiiiiilri-ii :i<~i~i--_ l'in-/.i~l.Ii~ii .iiilmm H :U
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Ilrlts. Most oi' tin- lninl is iii \\ \\iiii i V irlum mn
From which unc in1\_v will"-I' HHH ‘l“‘ |""»‘ “ "‘ ‘
` Ii Iii o\\'|iv4l lioliiliil-I 1'1""
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be prmfy colllfnllnlmu UH H . . - .. \~i.»~.- Izui-Ii
‘ndAq||'l.0,.u|(|,_.N “._.|._. in in-;|_\‘i»_ Iiiii iln |io_\_`i_.__ _ A H
°°""'-if '"-  '.““-‘.'. ‘“':‘."':..'--'.:-_r:'.- .-;1-_I-‘L:.‘.-..1::1.“
the 'rind in viuit e\i v. \ U ‘ -
a welll. _ _' _I
The :ide i ami Y~
_ _ . _ i _ rmier-
oue farmer liiui elf, an ii i.1iii"\'ci ~ ‘ _‘
‘ ‘_ .| iif l\'|.‘i'|‘ (0
Ho has acted as iniiliiir =\~-“"l "“" ‘ “ H"f_l,f_ is ,,
M m_|,u.;p~r tif fnrin I:'ml_ L ~ ei ~
I all sp " ~- ' _ .
»__G°“r!e D _ . in- coiiiiiiuiiIt_\. .\Uf
mi"-of consldciable liiipnitiiiicc iii i 1 KMIt_
. _ . . liiciliiii iii
|§ there was ii hoiuo t.ili|it plot
as .io lili' (lr-argl- -\d¢‘.
HIC.-of “The C0\ll1U’ Cl"‘l"'“""'" by .  Y liit-s livcii
- _ |._ \-l I luis sc\i-ini t i
l.l\il_lll'. William ll Au \ it “uw phlwll the mic
&\‘f¥ '~'h°"m"“ ln Nmvw" W  l iii\-| cc :iii3'
_ || t.i< toiiy tom rl
\'0lll It would he_a fur c rismm Mr “nL_m‘_" __\,~.
" ' ' K ¢| na, Intl.. - ‘ ~
E$;é",;ll\t V2! iiligd atllut Dart. us .~iiiilsfnctoi'IIy US Ulll
‘ ‘ I t the pI:i\'\\'rli!l\"-
~"i¥. 'not until a few ref"-" “K” I "I i-calorie ile
I .to live on one of his fiii'iiil:";*"‘   nm,
_ _ ___ - - plau to “I ~
wing much nLL¢ssit;t'mf‘r:ii|‘l :mlm ln Cmmgu
__ J.  ~ been tr!l:=lnnl:J|v\b‘_q‘eged by lnsuriini-c iiien,
_.' WUUO - 'Z _ . (r iiiy
- ff “Tri-.'°‘°°“;ir..‘;‘:ix::3";f31.§“.f:¥:;. 
`  ' 'eps' 1| U was to build ii lit.-
' '~ 4  lu tllk. His liiteiimo nut the m_cu|_
e fi I. casting not mcrc iiniii a».'.5o'ob me pm” new
I _ gemiktnvmimigsirgstigfig hmm ,S ,_ __o,,,,,,y
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- "Ml ‘mme mb des|“n_fi place that would
‘ ;.._- "g(,§|l;e¢T£r:lng>r‘Its eiaiioriite(;}Ii:ilpl!I‘cIiY;rrn‘ns
“fm I' 'dzmy' mn” |r¢:|?\: lit woiiid bc no
l MAt`;uninlp.l)l(l:\?ittll1ri:te lint as ilir. Ads siiyai.
 r r '- ' 5 ta
 r about eighty W" “lm” an
_ muon: amen' an ,,
.I 5 . ' th name
 °'°°°“1°‘-.i.:.‘.'. 1: :'.Ii';i‘°:. ‘sir :....:_ 
,_ " ' lee-*K 0 h ries
lm ts or a remsrkiiblv fat U0! W ° °"|”-»_-
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Q .ui “al_uEh”__-“,‘¢_» my msdgv
,\'.~\\' \\'i-'rv :it lliiiiik. 'llircii Iiiii|i'.~' nrt- supposed
in |i:|\'i- <~l;:p=i-il_ '
tl|'ii\i|:iiI up :~i:i;_‘_t‘ on ilit- |\I:iil`<»i‘iii :ilniui ilic I_i\\l'l'
#lation :Irv \‘|ll=lL;r-i-s, |riiii:i_sii-i's. pi-:i_<;iii\.s iiiiioccm.
in-_-fiiiiili-i-_< :intl oiln-i‘_~1. S1-\'ei'i|I gri-ct .\'<-i;:Iiiif»i' Alle
in-i'i':.|II_\' lic siiilli-_- :intl \\';i\'<-s his Iiiliitl lic stops
PM ii'||ii|i'»- oi' .Iiiii Siiiiii-Ii: ily ii' iliiii vow il" his :nit all
_--"_li| _-iuiiiii. :intl lin-ii liiii't'it-_soiii to tli-- |ii;,;'Ii\\'i|_\'. \\'Ii\-ro
.-i\\'.iii.< :i |»i;: _<r~\-i-ii |>:is,\t\i\gvi' ziiittiiiiiiliilq iI\:\i Ilvr- or
sl.-. iii Iii-. |iI:i_\j.- i»:iriit‘<l for him uni' t:\'i-iiilig \\'liili~ he
Hh'l"‘iti<-iii~r- wc pi-intl-<~|i two miles io FIi\7.cldi-n I-`i\i'in.
'l'In~ iiiiiiii- iinm-itil-n. hy thi- w:|_\”, was nut s\1|:;:1~stt~tl'I>y
thi- pri--.4-iii-o iil` Iinzel tri-vs or linzul liuslics, or \\’li.-iii-ver
it Is tli:ii !i-ii-.1-I nuts irrow un, iiitlioiigii tlii>i‘t-'s ii Int' of
ilu-iii lin-it-_ hui il is ri fiiiiiily nziiiii-, iiic iiitiiden uiiiiie
ol’ Mr. .\ilo's ;:i'niiiInintlici~. A _
The Electi'ician's Scheme.
Spf-iikliii: oi’ iinnics reminds George of ii story.
"’I‘Iii-sc ine-n ilint put up thc electric sligiis~in front of
tliviitiw-s get pnlti liy thcllet-tci'." licilsiiys. "'i‘lic_\' nll
Inito iin-, of r.-oiii'sr~. '.i`Iici1c isn't iiiui-li gi-aft for thi-iii
In ii \iT,,'. iiriiiio like Adc. 'i`Iic_v would like ilnzeldcu
hctti-i'. lint what I started ln tell you was this:--'l‘li\~
Inst tiiiii- I was in New York une of these electric sign
iiieii clinic up to inc and, ‘Cl\i0rge,' snys lic, ‘l'\'c got u
gr:-nt sr-iiciiieiiiid l want you io help inc out oii it. l
wiint in have some iuiiiiagcr nrriiii;tc.\vltli Madame
Alia .\'nz|iiiuva to play "The l\‘ool Hath Saltl In llis
i-{i»iii-t Tlicro Is no God." Think of a sign with her full
_innic nnd the title of 'the play. WIIY. l'd N039 '1 Small
i`oi't\iuc_’ " - _ _
A woiidcrrnl 'grove of mighty oaks stands in front of
.\ii-. _irii-'s hoiise. _ . ' _
"ily ilic \\ii_v, Mr. Ads," inquires the observant
\'|,~s`liii|'. "liti\\"r5 ll COME (hilt yOU"-"
~~i iiiicw cziiit youire going to u=k.1‘ breaks In Mr-
Ade. "\'ou‘rc going to ask how it comes that I ever
'escaped calling this place 'The 0nks.‘ l suppose if
l'<I been John T. McCutcheon this would now be
The Onlis instead ,of Banelden. Years ago .\ic~
Cutcheon and I had I little hall bedroom iii Chicago.
containing a thinly varnilhed oak bedroom-set. a
gnu-ly radiator and fi few cbromos on the wall taken
(mm sunday newspapers. He decided that the-pleas
ought. to have a name, the same as the homes of sr-
tists you read about ilu the magazines. So he named
om-_home The Qekl-‘f ‘ _'--- ' ' ' _
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iii-cr. lie is it :rent lower of childri-ii' I-late
:ire pl<'t\1res oi"little init-.< Iii-loiigliig to his _ _ uiid
'ic piiinls tht=i.u uut ziini liriigs iihiiut wlizit iiuu i~iiiid|‘i'u
they nrc.
- Tales of Marriage Told. _
“You ought to Iirivv ii bunch ni' yuuiigxs-ters pl1\,YlUi!
ni°o\iiiiI n iii;: house like tliis, tli~oi';;i-." I-cii-.-\i'kt'd u
\ islior riot loin: ago.
"lic ii grunt pliice lui' tliciri. \\'<iiiI¢ii\‘_t_Y_IvtfI_"*replies
tleorge sr-rluiisly.
E\'|~ry Illilr- wlillti soiui- |ii'o_w :i_;-.1-iit iii:|v""’-.s Nr. .\tli-
tri oiii- oi' his it-:uiiiig wniiii-ii, init uitli I -|~ c`\I"'IIll"\'
that soiiii- <-ii_\' i-iiltur is grnnl ii;ii|ii-nd oiioii; i ii. i-iiii tht-
.-ioi~_\-. lin-iuiliiiiz the i-t-i`<-i-i-iii:t- in iii-e _-Iiow iiiiii wlii-ii li
is to npr-ii_ iililliliig c\-i~r coiiii-.~‘. of It.
.\r |»i'o.<ciit :ilmnt the only pusslIilIit_\' of ii rriinaiicf-
iii .\lr. Adc‘s life cuiici-i'ns ii i-vrtiilii iiiikiinwn \\'0tii:iii
iitlriilrvr. \Vliene\'er ii iiiiii.::iziii<~ iirtlt-ic appear#
"ho", M,-_ Am. Ui- by Iilni. thc :irtit-lu is i\i‘iI.~1ilt-nll_v
|mm,_._| 0,, g|,,.m,. of ._-i,_~i|i_\-_ lin_\1-i'oi‘ly piipeu mail liiiutl-
siiiiwlv inniiirl with n Ientlir-r 1,-oi'<-i' on \\'Iilcl.1 ls cin-
Iio.<-i-<`I iilr, -.-\dr»‘s ifnnie. 'l‘hl-ii ilii- vuiuini- _is utl-.
tires-_-vii to .\ir. Adi- in ii wiiiiii\ii's hiiiidwrltiiiu Soni.-
diiy. |ivrliiips. lic will iiieet this iiiiknuwii iulnilrvr
and thilii-init why untlcipiite? Meanwhile he sini-
ply siiiiliis _
The ali- of culture about I-lnzelden is the more
noiii-i-ahlii lit-cause the house contains thimsilnds or
tioII:\i'.~1' worth nf curlns Iirouglit from ni'lr. with
_wlilt-Ii ii would linve been easy, to work :i hIz~nri'|.°.
iiiiisi-iiiii-lilac v|Teci---wlilcii ~is:..uxiit~tl_v wlnit did _not
|iii|i|.cii. .\lr. Ado iii his ti'ni'ela to thc Orienrainl
around the \\'ni'ld has |::iiherer1_t't»;zetliei' \§'r\t-ks of nut
that tell of his own i't~iiiii\d. ctiltivriti-d taste. Nearly
¢-\'cr_\' article of lii'Ii--il-hi'i\r- hnwstiiue sort of il “stol'y."
All seein to tit into the general liiirinony of _the
Iioiuc. There are pontiernus Buriiiese plnques._0rl-
eiitnl acre-ciis iiiid tapestries. Chinese :intl Hindu lin-
artcs. lieiinres bi-a.~is. in-niize Buddhas. Japanese carv-
ings, cosilgr ‘ululd tables from Japnii and Uliimi. bonu-
tlfully cnried i\'or_v cle|iliiiiits_ strange vases from
Burnt-o. pictures. l‘oinpeIiii\ i-ell`cs. more plaque! nnil
rare pieces of clilna. Over there is n collectiouof
cnncs, and clit-losed here in a. iualiognuy and plate
glass case' is oi i-oilectimi of'odd riiii-rl* 'mm m““_\'
lends. Then there are about- n million kodak vleo-ii
that make up collections of scones from tI?e udd mr-
ners.uf the world. _ _ _ -
Two spacious brick iii-eplaces add to the‘_-restful
luxury oi' the place. Wlien'tI1e house was being
built a neighbor dropped around one moi-ning .lo
wir eli the operations and noted the brick ilrbplaces
sntl uzimtels.` ~ ' __ 3.*
"Go`ln' to-have both of ‘em built of brick. George?"
he linked. »' ‘_
The author nodded. _'_ _ ‘-
‘ The caller looked thoughtful' for some moments sod
then o ined, "WeiI. the_v'Il be>slI right, but if I wss.
yo- Pg 'uve put s Ieeiir- ino¢t- money into ‘em nge
had bird's-eye maple." Thuirdo tastes glilferln l e
literary belt. ._
'Ot course’ there” is s satisfying library. The pre
#Lam _ _
- ~ ‘-rtiisis thc
_ House that
George _Bum
*Photo by _ `
G°°l'l= R-`Ldrm:nc`e Co.
i
_ , The App
roach to Hazeideri from the Road
.. Photo by George R.. Lawrence Cu -» J _
iris-ri ii' init.-!i'cltvi': 'll si-viii! to run iii llie fi1iiiiI_\'_ .loi-
.-\iIt= is _lust :is-|iroud of thi- ini-ni its tli~iii-gc is Ile
pi.-iiiis io ilii- l>l;: ci-Ib. wiiich ni the iiiiie oi' this \-is-li is
iilli-_ii In liit- 1-:r\-vu with rorii mid oats. :x\\-iiiiliiiz the
d:i_\- \\'ln-:i Ii;~iitIiui‘ iilli thinks: the iiiiii'k\-i is ri;_;lii.
'l‘Iii-yi II \-.Ili iw sold. _ ‘ -
'°'I‘Iit-rl-'s i|.500‘l\i\i\I\i~ls of 1-iirii iii tlicrc." .<ny.< .li»i_»
“(lu4ii-'u\°'II _url 1ii‘l|‘i\nl iIfi_v cunts ii lnisiicl for lt."
Ami his 1~_\ vs twjiiklc \\'iiIi |\1‘Idc. Oli. (li-in-;:c l\<lr~‘s
i':ii°i\iIiig- |>|-nposil-inli is no liivri- iiu|»i»y_ it lsii'i iici-<~.--
s;|r_\- fm' Iiliii to.‘It\~op oii-ui-lliiig ||`la_\'s In kt-i-gi up iii-e
l'iii'iu 'i`Iii- sul is iliiit I'li-lily pi‘i'is.iu. iiii- i-:ii-Ii~;_»'.
bln. i.i-i- iiiiiii ii Ulilciig-) lioriziiii
lI|'i\l|li‘t‘ Jliifitlsh `iiik'ps oil# iii sci! ills- i.-l;_~ t'|_\'iii'silnli-
Iwi-ses ili:it iii-i- i'n`isl.'ii ut I-liiziflrieii. tht- slit-cp =iiid_Iio;_~
rind liic si»Icin\i‘l'»icetl‘ Hi-rv.-i°\~rd rtttili-: also =i in-iil -if
iiiiiies-ki-i-rl iii-. llovlt or difove ur u-Iniii-\-¢-i- ir is Vrliiii
you cnl _ii _party of iuiiios-iihiiul-tIiiri_v iii tht-iii,
_George .ide is iijgrciit iidili_li'l\r-iii iiniles. `
“When ii in\ilt`~ |\l'cItlui_| iiul to dd ii tIiIii;_'." Iii- _si\_\'s.
“li llbéiiifi du it.. I<l5't\lliou||l of p\\i'>4tlii>iIi»ii or in-ri-oiitil
abuse-will cllilhttir! niti|u's_pIiiii's uiicc li lii\~i iilirplw-I
uut-tit! cbiirsc it;tltiliils il oruuili ui |y\iri"s\ic. \i_i- opinion
is that -it multi in-jnnuoin riiuligaeil riiiluiiiif' `
ii_os|lIii\|it_v~ is thc. rule iii. lliizl-lm-ii. nun :tis easy
hospitality iha|,'l_lii\lii»ii_ the.,'.'\i't-at ft-ci fret- ..» no null
cuine- ii_ccordlt\|x_ io his own d1~.-.ii-es., lf lic wiiiits zo
put on oiii cloiiién and tiikte :i long u-iiils up thc i-mid ue
does so.. 1‘hn‘r is. pl'ecisel$‘_ \\°iiiiI' .\ir. Ili-oi-gr hliirlon.
who stringed 'lminy oil tile Atiefpiuys, woiiid rin uiheii
he was apciidihit' il-.low diiyiqxli liic fariu Inst siiiniut-r.
Hr' \\‘u_nll1 ‘v¢‘ulk.ljl‘.I:¢It,I,v‘ up thu |‘otul for ii iiille iiud
inn-Ii ngixiii to_i\iuke the two miles that lit-_iliinks a
iniiii _shoul_ii_ ivqllt In-fore .iiitliig Iwi-iikiilsi. l-`i\rnii-rs
woiild oilcr to girl-` Iiiiii a iiri. iiiii iie'ii icli tliem he
||refei'l't'd to wllllt. \\'llIcl\'Ku\'e rise to the silspicioii
that Mr. Adc's'f$!\‘leQt uns cruz-y. .»\ nniii u-lin u-I-t"<~4
.ln the liidiaiia,l1l0¢ls-for itflltliig cannot iii~\-iiys nppi~-~-
eiiiiq the poinepelfvicw dr .tire-iniin ii-im in-iiiierniciy
Wallis wht-li liiinguld rldig 'inte i'iim'uiiig i\li'. Marlon
sk-w» Mr. iidrfn E. m_lfi'e`ui' startling towiirtl Bi'oolt'in |\
machine nficiil v moriiliiif iiiiiii. .\ir. .\iiii-icii climbed
into the cur. rp _ rn ‘ine_i-gags limi iiicn ficgtrott--d
the-_ diutiince ‘ rn ti1e,_ rm. lifter which lie sat
down 'go bmi Ili- 1l\id~nte~'»rlgiit iii~iiriil_\~. 'rinit nfier-
noons-nsiieo-.f th; took clinic mn in <.-.- \n- _.\.1¢»,
"Geo_r|n».'* _-‘_»_thi|_ mea. “l_iion't s'pnsc Irs any
of.m_y nusih  l fecirthstj ought to if-ii you
about ectnelhl tlintf-hep$»gued__‘thig_ morning. ,ron
knoyv_-tlilitffél thi|t’s . Iiiug you? Weil. yniir
main-f¢|i» cucfqetu.-nii¢{h.tg¢s_ n_i_ii~_uii» scienc-
- l -A ~ _£5  -_'-'f '
i .
‘ `, » '»»-.f_~_'- -1, _
bridge. :ind when lic lolii tht-ui hm! lie had new-r
leiiriit-tl the gituic they liviilwil :it hliu its if hell ~.i1~l
that iii- iiiid never it-iiriietl to read. iiui he siiiik ir
ukll. .
_-iiniiit the only curil prime Ms-_ Adi- uni-vs much about
is ilouiili- siilltniro - I
Those Eltvtn Guns.
i‘riil>:iIiI_\' thi- bint.-st Iiiwa |».ii_\- i-\i-i- held iit lliizvl-
tlcli wits \\'livu .\ir_ \\'l|II.\m ll i;::`: :ind noulv tit. i_i_v
iiiinisniiii otlii-r pi-r.~oii.~ went il..-i-» In Ilit- t`i\|| .-I l-_~\,_\_
f-ir tht- opt-tiling oi' tliv |'i-pulii:--ini cam.; .i1`;;ii. I
.\i<-iiiioii of tlini event iii.ik¢-.~i .\ii- .\lll- think nf 1
slmgi- iIIi|.~'i|'i\ti\-v of i\unir~tIilii;; or iiilii-r. \”v'lir~ii :ir~ ‘
i‘.iii;:r-niviiis had been inndc roi' .\lr ‘liift`a visit ri.
rlir- ini-iii the |iii.i_\'wi‘i;:lit ciiiict-I\'i»tl tlieidea uf hav
ini; ii iiunibei- of hoiiilis Iii reiiriiiicss and exploiting-
\ i
ilii-iii :it the proper Iiiiir to iiuiiiy the -crowd that
thc l‘i'i\_\-iilirriiiiii iiniiiiiiee was nppi‘oi\1.-hlng. The dra.
iiiiiiic, ilieiiti-ic clfect rntlier iippealod to him. Hg
u-riit to ii piii.--e in Chicago nii4l"prlceif llomhs. The]
dvaiiei' .~':iIii lliey cniiie in lots 0( it dozen.
"-\ll l'll:lit.'° efiid Mr. Arie; "ihht`s more than gg
ner-il. but I'|I take a dniienf' " _ <
\Vl\f‘lI hi' :wt the things homehe touchpd ole ok
tu ninlw sim- they worked all rlgllt. '_
rin- tiny nf the big nm-ii»\¢_ when he limi-ned thu
.\ii it-ri was approilchli-v ii--wir the road a qlertei
ui' ii iullc. the host linil _-,~ rfnnilliing eleven bombs
set off. - _ - '
ln ii few iulnutes iiii i-nl snidiir en li
tn the author.  . qhb"n,`/an
‘ "Mr_ .-ide." he began, '~i ii-:mr to congrgmlpiq yn'
on one thing. I new-r --_-iw .-my-tiring like i-nylon.
iinn ni small dennis. 'i'n.-i-.- isiri one‘msny'mi` tlnn-
Sllllll lllllt klwws. or that would atop to tw If he
rliii know. that eleven guns is the prepog my mr.
iiie Secretary of War." - V ~
"Oh, psimwi" said .\ir. Ads. modeltly;,"l’suppeeee
ever-_vbody knew that." '
At ni-esent there is just one thingithet at-times
makes Mr. Ade's life not worth ilvipg. _ -It lethal rp
porters still persist occasionally in publishing m
posed interviews with him all done iu_\ls .gs “I
Chlmmie Fudden had just come to tewll--' ‘Tl bln;
into your ton-.rr this morning. and. uy..thls` Q1 1| ¢
su-ell Joint." and all that. _ . -- ~
“I never used- slang." nys the author of "lim" |.
sung." is s hurt woo. "except when I was obliges co
ssiAs'.ms;;is 2% making s living." __ . M
lo, r. e as s st-.t.'ret_.|| '
Bree# Lueihw* 4--J _ . Mp” 
~¢ 1 ' or
muv ' '.fui¢inseutimi V5
eoseethat