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omance th* baled 1 2j!B Houseboat So- J S Nearandtet-Sofar 60 " '" www How Young Mr. Livingston ■ Jr.. Who Married His' Aristocratic Mother's Housemaid. ■[hors'Right Down in His Humble Craft in Newport Harbor and < ■aunts His Happiness Right Under Society’s Upturned Noses. vlW'l V ' Pxiled Livingston Mason Juniors sj| on their houseboat, right under the aristocratic cliffs of , 1L \ \ tor*. Society snubs them, holds up shocked hands, but CAN’T ignore them. The Masons are *, i 1 ' X -' U4 |b'' Jft F 1W /B MKtfy hanny They have solved the problem of the high cost of liv.ng at Newport. 1 f^ 4 \ .-®fc ® /l) \ 1 ■ a-■ ■ \ BL 1 Ils " ' J' "~ ziz r * t 7 Ml is the romantic and thrilling tale ■of one Livingston Mason, of New who ran away with Celia * ■ bis mother’s parlor maid, some rB ago. Then, with his wife., he K into Newport harbor, aboard a anchored the boat in the river right under the noses of his in Mt family, and has lived happily (ami ever since. (.■Ljx years this tubby little craft, the Kg, has been large enough for the ■ family, but now there is to be a a more imposing vessel, atm Mfestion now arises whether or not boat will win any social recog its owners The members of the will net recognize the loving Kb until they have been forgiven by Hason family. Mrs Mason, senior, Ki year after tbe runaway marriage. Kid not. forgive her oldest boy ■ home of the Arthur Livingston Ma Knn Halidon Hill, overlooks the liar ■ outer bay. Every day. from her room windows. Mrs Mason could R°wn in the Atheling She would ■ defiantly anchored right in the the million dollar yachts, Kbw York Yacht Club ensigns. Kbig black Corsair, flying J. Pierpont burgee, frowned disdaintully on Kuse boat 'with its turkey red cur- ■ its clothes lines flying the family ■ and its domestic atmosphere. The ■mte. Electra, with Commodore El- Gerry in«romuiand, hedged it in on Kort side, and the North Star, the Knnna vessel owned by Cornelius ■erbilt. and managed by Mrs. \ ander- I manv times attempted to steal its |h The little Atheling, squat, slow ■defiant, held its own against the mill- ■of dollars encompassing It about. It K of domestic happiness, laundry soap ■ New England boiled dinners. It is ■triumph of love over wealth lx y<: s a ?° ,he bis tua ” slfln 0,1 Halt I Hill was epared for the Mason fam- L A large force of servants was sent |L from New York It was to be a ■ gay season, for the Masons had a ■ty daughter. Marguerite, to entertain Kind an eligible elder son to marry off Fservants 'prepared the house for the ■lv but before their arrival the parlor t hastily discharged herself. A new | had to be secured on the spot, and ■ty Celia Brown, of Newport, was on udia was as trim and pretty as any ze maid She was witty, too. The illy arrr ed with their trunks, their rel« their pet dogs and their social _ ’ Mrs Mason noticed the new par maid and while she approved her. said, fear she is too pretty falia in a trig black frock and dainty !>nd apron, served tea "I know she » pretty, ' said Mrs Mason, but she Tinly is' a jewel." ®w a Newport season is a strenuous itter' Mrs Mason was a v<*ry busy L on She bad much to do. aside from L Newport plans She was president Society of Colonial Lames, of Rhode ■nd and an officer of many other as ■ati’ons. Then she had to marry oft Kgston. Jr., and carry on a huge HLpondence with the War Department . by the departmen’ dm ma &h wa: Anii !n ‘C Kk/l'ing :1 !,t ' PyTylL th iik aboir ■(’•’! :a. ■ ' , " 1 " Ami - ■ S „ , ■ feL i ■■ < ■ , t ■ & —-i. y -—~~ isEsaSii.. i Thames street, near an old dock ® "Let’s go down and watch the boats. .■ said the bold Livingston. They went r -—— , They returned to Thames street, with ""it fr <B smiling faces and the elopement plans alt “lade. Livingston did not take his family Into T'r Z / bls confidence He knew better. Ils pa f ■■■ Qi»'fo’lt t» ’’Ml rents had other plans for hm He was i f- ’Wt to marrt Into the Circus Set. preferably j ty > .< a girl with millions Mrs Mason had a ' wllw. -i i' f s < arefully compiled list of eligibles There 1 wa Mice tlrosvenor. w iih one million after ■Sit' T ‘ name Gwendolyn Burden, with one '-'~X CfeirC.c and a half millions after tier name, md tf©.■ >, c ~ Laura Swan, with a question mark ~mtMjb W* * There were girls who were older than , gF’ * Livings! . and girls who were younger. EF '■ but they were all eligible in Mrs Mason's Wr e> eyes Livingston liked them. too. lie W -y- " m to play tennis at the Casino with ™ By * ViO W IhßmmK Cynthia Roche before Arthur Scott Bur 9 wR L X den interfered He went driving quite I ' 3r 1 EmS™ - c f '<By&t-T Is ■■ 10 C4Mp Oeuc NTup-d & y W ,v< AZr- —^ w -__ MJIMIB B ’ f 1 C tWk W ! i J® 'lO BnwMi . life 4 / z jlrtlliS -!W' ! hS ><»<aßSi^i^ii?lKf.. - ' *yWj U .//xwis.'t; HRBI Mlbmi /7Z - '. ; —■" — 1 ■ /// . -„^^'' i - : st.;'.'* " v •’ J gg: - ''wß&f ’ -■'''' ' IB „. > z |HSf ■>.? •• M j *w ~z t ■f / ■ .:v . ■' . .!» O 11 ' ' 1 ii W ■B ? • A WB ■■' - - Ihy / A ’*■ '$ *&zW jm m z*' '' :j 9ni ; \ tMks<'« \ssfe^w*'''' Jf* i&Sb \ s'' W# s •' .'-X*Mk" ■ ' . v -i Sffllfe \ fe&. ■ -'JI-s. "M’ Imml ’‘vJMHra 1 j;;-.?t.UisfeKy iteWl. '% \ J&M J W*®' -* >" <sO i IBS W iM iJSSSf ; .wEwt' ■ Mi B' r•** ■•..■'■•’' • ■ V w 99 ■ M ... ;#*• x ;j > >?’ llrag h z»* ■ ■ WBBIB The Beautiful Mrs. E. .y. Brooks, Who Has Unsuccessfully Carried the Olive Branch to the Houseboat. _ Jb •_ Young Mrs. Livingston Mason, Jr,, and Their Houseboat Baby. constantly with Alice Roosevelt wl ? e ° ! she was visiting the Ogden Mills that Summer He went from dinners to dances, from luncheons to flirtations; he led the life of the usual Newport mascu line butterfly. There were at least eight fair damsels who confidently expected to become Mrs. Livingston Mason before the year closed. The Mason family discovered the idyl and. dear me. what a fuss there was on Halidon Hill! Mrs. Mason stopped in the midst ,pf her social career and dtSr charged Celia Mr. Mason took a day off nd lectured Livvy The air overhanging Halido. Hill was blue. Livingston and Celia were also blue. Lvingston rejected all invitations and shut himself up in his rooms 'lhe eight fair damsels who had had expectations thought he was ill and sent him flowers and notes He threw the flowers out ot the window and tossed the notes into the waste basket. For days life was a dire tragedy under the Mason roof. Then one morning Livingston did not • ring to ha his breakfast served in his room A search resulted in the discovery that he had flown There was nothing io he done He was of age and had money enough to live on. That night a telegram arrived, announcing his marriage to Le ts mears and lamentations on Halidon Hill. No one heard anything of Livingston. Jr for several weeks He made no de mands on his father for money He did not need to. But he could by no means support a Newport menage “We will never see Mr. Livvy any more.’ sang Newport. But hist! Young Mr. Mason was clever. His mother was clever, too She invented a wonderful shade tor our navy hospital ships that was used suc cessfully during the Spanish war and she also invented a flannel band that has saved many lives in the tropical climate of Cuba and the Philippines. Livingston, Jr., did not follow in his mother’s footsteps. He merely invented a cheap way of living in Newport! One day Mrs Mason looked out from'" her boudoir windows in the blue waters of the harbor she saw the Corsair and said, “Ah, Morgan has come in port to eat his famous lobsters.’ She saw the Nour mahal, the big three-masted yacht flying Colonel Astor's colors. She saw millions of dollars floating on the water in the form of yachts And then she saw’ a chunky object, white and red. sluggishly moving in toward shore This chunky craft dro ped its anchor right under the Mason windows! Its owner stepped on deck and Mrs. Mason would have fainted had she not been the daughter of a soldier and the descendant as Colonial Governors and revolutionary fighters. She looked again and then saw the all too-pretty Celia also on deck. The houseboat Atheling had solved Livingston. Jr.’s, problem of living! It was near the close of the season. Newport was at its gayest. The news of th' - houseboat's arrival flew through town. The eight deserted damsels hurried down to the harbor to view the sight. The mothers of the Circus Set hurried to Halidon Hill to sympathize with Mrs. Mason. But the happy lovers on the houseboat cared little for the damsels or the moth ers They were outrageously in love. They sat on the deck and billed and cooed in daylight and dark. The Circus Set spoke to Liwy when he strolled down the ave nue, but d ’ not call on his wife. Oh. dear ro Young Mr. Mason stayed on his house boat practically all Winter. Mrs. Livvy war happy, even when ice filled the outer bay. The Masons made overtures to Liv vy. but he said. “Take me, take my wife” Each Spring since their marriage the young Masons have anchored their house boat in the harbor. Celia the second V a big girl now, five years old. She caif> row with one oar. swim and dive like a fi h. She hardly ever puts her foot on shore She is a modern water baby Celia's parents are as- much in love as when they ran away. They have only one ret .one sorrow —their houseboat must be replaced. They are outgrowing its chunky dimensions. A new one has been ordered, but it may not be finished this year The death of Mrs. Mason senior within two years of the elopement did not soften the hearts of any members of the family. The .Mason family in Newport is a largn one. There are the John J Masons and Miss Ellen Mason, who are connections. Last Summer the Masons entertained .Mrs. E. H. Brooks, a very beautiful young Southern woman Mrs. Brookg had heard the story of the houseboat and its exiles, and felt sorry for them. One day she slipped away from the Mason’s haughty chaperonage and wandered harborward. The boat was near shore. She got a boy to row her out and clambered on decku The Masons were at home. And whaj happened The beautiful Mrs. Brooks di J covered that the Masons did not want ■ be recognized by Newport! They nej no. unhappy' They were disgracefuß bappv and sufficient to themselves. r like their life, they only stay in Newiß harbor because they like it and Livvy is too good a fighter to run awaß ----- •?§