The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-22
CHAPTER yII.-continued.


CHAPTER yII.-continued.
"Ycs," said Sir John. I'VE can't act
too quickly. This morning saw a
fellow measuring all along the meadow
4 fence---onc OF those city-looking fell
Ss sort In w u feo ss sn buy is
estate. ! believe that fellow meant
business
Sir John. after explaining to the
Hill tho nature of the threatened dis
aster. hurried off to explain 1t to the
carefully explaining. He talked TO
every prominent citizen he met; he al
lowed no member OF the corporation
I! to pass by him; he talked to avery one
who would, listen-becausc in big
public movement you cannot have too
many people on your side. and no one,
however insignificant should be set
down as without influence.
4 Mr.. Hope. editor and proprietor OF
the Medford Advertiser. immediately
took Sir Johns view. The most i'm
4 portant organ OF public opinion--the
.Ionly organ. as Mr.. Hope always de-
Iclared--was therefore on the right side
4 from the first. Mr.. Hope taking up
i Sir Johns task, explained the matter,
as he said, urbi ct orbi. Dir. Hope. in
4 consecutive numbers. delivered him.
self of some grandly dispassionatc
leading articles that were full. of ball
lanced sentences. well-reasoned argu-
ment. split infinitives. and foreign
Language.
I ITO fully appreciate the havoc on
the Hill. the loss in the town. one
must visualise the result as ac-
conpli. Delenda est Carthage The
Hill will be- gone. the best residential
neighborhood wiped out; the support.
lers of our trade and the ornaments OF
our society will be driven away to en-
1.-THE Medford Corporation. said Ny.
Hope finally and emphatically in each
Iarticle-but in different words OF
lcourse should itself purchase the cs-
i tate and thus avert Its doom. Some
of the medows should be converted into
j a public park and pleasure garden;
the houses, the club grounds and all
4 the existing amenities should be pre-
served In statu quo.
Yes" said Mr.. Crunden. "if you had
husbanded your resources, you might
perhaps think of giving the town
another recreation ground-if you'd
kept your money and not built a Tow,
Hail.
This was to Councillor Holland. who
with Mr.. Bowling and Mr.. Eaton. after
i a walk up and down EIill Rise. had
looked In at Kings Cottage.
4 cts never any use, Mr.. Crunden
) CRYING over split milk, said Mr.. Eaton
4 II cried before they split it, said
Mr.. Crunden shortly.
3. Mr.. Eaton was by nature a sharp
nosed, sandy little man. and by pro.
fession solicitor. He was newly es-
tablished and very pushing. BY un-
wavering push he had created q bust
mess; he was liked by the tradesmen
| HE hoped soon to enter municipal life
land he affected the society OF alder,
!, men and councillors. with whom he
!, lcurried.. favor. He was perhaps too
4 fond OF o. Joke to please everybody.
ysncsnt Mt Maliamd can
!. blame me, Mr.. Crunden. wasn't or
!, the. Council In those times"
!. mo, but you're on 1T now" said Mr.
!, good man for the place.
THANK you. Mr.. Eaton. Well. Mr.
4 Crunden.@I don't mind saying ]. FOL
!. one, am doubtful II we can go SO fal
q as some would have us-about this
Il park and the rest OF IT.
!; And then Councillor Holland tolt
! them that. In his opinion, ""all this HI
{ Rise excitement" was already abating
. 1.-THE at fair had been discussed at thu
= Council last night, and the feeling wal
!. for moderation. no blind launching out
!. kno heroic measures.
81 don't wish to see the old familie
!. |interfered with" said Mr.. Holland
i try are the backbone of Medford-no
!. SO much for their own custom, but 10
1.-THE custom they fos tor in others.
I. ."rhey haven't begun to fosterst mo,
d said Mr.. Eaton, grinning tacettously
-I"but Il hope they Will some day
Z "BetwoenS ourselves, said Mr., IIo1
,,'lland; In a sententlous and judicial man
. ner ga good deal OF umpus rs Dee
/. italking about 4 T. : 81
/, ''I haven't heard anything else talk
/, ed said old sCrunden.
;. IA good deal Of 'umbug, and MI
= Holland nodded his head gravel =
y few 5'ouses 3norei or less is not to- drlv
= Lsensible people out Sof the town.
z call that talk so much 'umbug. An
I. las a tradesman with all his work GU
/, Iout to keep his head above water 4
IS London stores and free deliveries, 4
say don't want to further lea
N my self--no, nor handicap my friends
N by throwing fresh burdsns on tn
rates.
4 .'4Ab,'s said Hedgehog Crunden. wit
il an approving grunt, "Better late tina,
X never. III tile end ypu'l II all come Sroun
b Ito what preached ten years ago.
WI s. ssYes,'3 continued Mr.. Holland. lSee
!, the rates within reason;s that's M
u Imotto. Not" he added with q 1augl
: ION account of such rate-players a
y you, Mr.. Crunden, but 'umbln folls Liz
\ myself as do feel the bur en- 1T can
matter to you either way, You're
I rich man." 3 81 ag FIX
.'Ciammon," said Mr.. Crunden, no
] |perhaps really ill-please q by this &C
: cusa ton. 3s3 ~ I'M Ssgs
Oh. no.. said Eaton. "l1act, M
|,C,punden ;iss yery warm red hot. 'ssss
y S ~ was a tow custom to pay thes