mariam davis would hide bottles in the ladies bedroom. but promptly at 9:00 there would be dinner at the long table in the refectory. after dinner the guests made another mandatory appearance at the castle theater for the evening's movie which of course changed every night. the chief created a dream like atmosphere for himself and his guest that was as much fairy tale castle as it was over worldly. there were those who still found the place delightful on its own merit. >> to me it was grand. the biggest bone i have to pick is that it portrays as a dark gloomy place. i don't perceive it that way at all. i perceive it as open and light and illuminated in a way. >>> as pleasant as hurst tried to get the life on the ranch, he didn't quite get it the way he wanted he ran out of time and money. he under estimated $50,000 a year and he was making less than that. hurst made money just so he could spend it. hurst could never be president of the united states, but he could have anything he wanted to buy, that is until the year 1957. >>> at the age