Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-24

"'"'N 'iu EHEllSn lettering or tn
title OF the Morley Herald ran con
Spicuously across the package, which
: was tied with bit Of brown hail
ribbon. She carried IL carefully as
she climbed down To a ledge near the
base of the cliff There she curled
herself up comfortably, with her back
against convenient projection. The
lofty, fchen-studded surface of the
main rock rising high above her shut
out half the world.
1t was Livy's fayoritc spot. Be
hind her. with the farmhouse pcrchcd
halfway up the steep ascent. rose
Lauham Hill, around which, on three
sides. swept the arid waste of the
| Pennyroyal Plains, as they were
| called. watcrlesS. treeless and barren.
! the bad lands of Morley. On its
fourth side, from the sharply sloping
brow of the Hill the Whispering
Rock descended TO the ledge where
she lay: and below this, quite at the
foot of the crag, was the curious
valley known as Lisbon Hollow.
Here, more than a hundred years |
before, that memorable and terrific |
earthquake, he lcsSeuing pulsations |
of which, sweeping beneath the broad
Atlantic, overthrow in their diving
tremors chimneys on Boston houses.
dried wells, opened springs and tossed
white sand through narrow assures
of unknown depth which suddenly
scanned the surface Of green New
England tields-here had the Lisbon
earthquake caught the best meadow
Of the Lanham farm and shaken the
life out of II. For Lanham's brook
and Lanham'S pond had graced the
hollow then, and watered old Ebene- |
ger Lanham's crops and made his
modest wealth; and these. when the
earthquake passed, had disappeared I
utterly from sight. and left the land ,
Try and valueless, and heaped hap {
hazard in hills and ridges and hill 5
'cks. The only trace remaining OF 4
he vanished stream was the faint I
1ppling and murmuring sound that
ould simetimes 6e heard far under d
'round. when on very still DAYS one b
eaned an ear against the Whispering {
Iock. u
Many declared that even this was c
ut fancy, and that people only a
they heard the sound, or II
listook some other sound-the rust u
ng of the dry grass, perhaps-for q
hat OF water. But Livy Lanham ! &
'as firm believer in the hidden Il
rock; and lying on the sunny ledge |.
the mild air of spring. with her II
cad close against the rock, she | 6
bought she heard il now. and wished
18th all her heart it were above the a
round once again. 81
Rousing herself from her despon- IA
ent mood. she took up her books I'd
nd was about TO unite the parcel OF
hen a headline of the Morley Her IL
d caught her eye. Trouble For Ii
he New Water Company" she read.
nd underneath, in smaller type. &c
Jones' Spring Not Sufficient-Obiec- ii
on of Our Citizens 10 the Use of b,
iVer Wster-Possible Typhoid-At e
eadlock-The Scheme May BE Given II
p. After All" 81
Livy hastily tore of the brown II
lir ribbon, tumbled her books out 81
the ledge and read the article. 81
DIV loud the Whispering Rock to
opled and muttered as she read W.
less II was the beating of her own hr
art that sounded so Slainly in her ca
rs. wi
An hour later she returned TO the
use and told 'Liphe that she was wa
ing into town. He was surprised.
d wondered why she, who was US us
liy so careful and economical. had 'ei
on her best dress on a weekday. en-
could not know that she was 90 Gu
To call on the president of the me
npany that had lately been or ne
nized TO introduce city water into up
riley, and that she wished 10 make
best impression possible. She ma MAJ
knotted up her long braids TO ~
e herself greater air of dignity IN
she was wondering as she walked ,h'
ng what would be the proper way ou'
introduce herself. Should she saw OPP
was Miss Lasham. or Miss Olivia 4
lham. or just Livy lanham from mac
Lanham farm? She had not set IN
this important question by the i-i'
e she reached the presidents wa
ise, and afterward she tried in wa
70 remember which she had said. mar
he could not even remember very ioe'
inctly what the president. Mr.. Oi'
ch. had said 10 her. At first he IS
been polite, but she had felt he ''i
1ght her foolish and was impa- LOU
t 10 have her go. Gradually he 'lie
become interested in what she Wv
70 say, and al last really eager.
when she left he had promised anu
'ring a man who knew all about s'eI
ngs N e,.o,,,ira - u,I froI
nwhile. she was not 10 talk about iiiiu
matter 10 any one, except, of Pr
sc, 10 'Liphe and her father. ohe
e saw 'Liphe working in the gar - ~. =
as she neared the house, and :,
Die 10 keep her hopes 10 herself q,
enough TO walk decorously
md 10 the gate, she jumped -
ply over the stone wall and ran -
o him. He Strengthened his back - !
pushed his hat away from his