The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-12-17

tain INTO gravel Tor commercial Uses
At first she refused 70 credit the story.
/ 1t seemed incredible that any one who
had been born within the shadow of
Duke mountain. the historic landmark
which made CroSSkiE distinguished for
something nobicr than the quality Of
its fire clay. could DC guilty of such
vandalism
1t was true. however, and when Ia
net realized fully that John RosSirer
and his company had actually obtain
ed possession of the river side of the
mountain and We're preparing to erect
stone crushing plant and to install
an army of Sicilian diggers at the foot
Of the beetling height she VS. shocked
and indignant. There was Justification
sufficient for her wrath. Less than
two years previously she had bought q
piece of land abutting on the noun
tain and had built thereon handsome
house in which she mad settled herself
comfortably with tie assurance thar
no uncOngenial neighbor could ever
haraSs her from the mountain side
That the unforeseen was actually i'm
minent and, above al, that John R0s-
sitter should he its agent made her des-
perate. She resolved that it should nor
be.
SO she went to MIN with her ava
lanche Of protests and reproaches. To
her surprise and infinite chagrin she
was unable to lodge them effectively.
He listened with admirable gaIlantrv-
but Janet Armitage realized before Sluc
had launched a 1.-THE of her argument
that John Rossitcar had made up lis
mind.
Il couidn nobody could-havc 1e~
lieved you capable of Such-suctg an
awful desecrationn' she declared. with
a manifest intention to put him on lie
defensive
Il hated to do it, he confessed So
berly. Il really did"
why did you, them" she demanded
illogicaIly
q mast have money" he replied, sim
ply.
zone needs very little in Crosskfll.
she said. You. certainly must need it
very much to he tempted to do what
you expect. 1t must be another case
of life or deatb ~
oOb hardly as ,,sd nc +b,,A,.. II.
laughed rather uneasily. Then his face
sobeeed and ms voice became lower
and somewhat unsteady. 1T might
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