The Black Swans 



enough, however, to provide a two-by- 

 four corner somewhere about the prem- 

 ises which I remember was labeled on 

 the blue print "Kitchen." Billy was 

 in the hands of nurses at the time and 

 more interested in getting well than 

 in architectural drawings, and as we 

 wanted first of all a place where she 

 could soon enjoy the sun and air 

 during a prospectively extended con- 

 valescence, I gave the word and ground 

 was broken for the big fireplace, kitch- 

 enette and all. Needless to say the 

 original culinary department in later 

 years was converted into a generous 

 butler's pantry, and a sure-enough 

 kitchen added, where Mary now pre- 

 sides with just pride in commodious 

 surroundings and sings, as she works, 

 the song that first made Chauncey 

 Olcott's reputation. 



It takes two hearts to make a home. 



Architecturally speaking the kitchen 



is one, the open fire the other. Both 



of these now work as one at Dumbie- 



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