The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-02
CHAPTER vIII.-(Continued. J

CHAPTER Wilt Continued.)
The limestone pike was the same.
and the creek was still rushing nOislly
over the stones In its bed. az Tom re-
marked, gratefully. But the heaviest
of the buffets came when the. barrier
hills were passed and the surrey horses
made no motion to turn In ct the gate
Of the old oak-shingled house beyond
the iron works.
Hold on!" said Tom. Doesn't the.
driver know where we live?"
That's the sup'rfntendent's ONCE and
lab'ratory now. son. It was getting to
be tolerably noisy down here for your
nanny. so nigh to the plant. And we
allowed to s'prise you. We've been
buildin' us new house up on the
knoll just this side O. Major Dabney's.
It was the cruelest OF the changes
the one hardest to bear: and 1t drove
the boy back into the dumb reticence
which was a part Of his birthright. Had
they left him nothing by which to re-
member the old days-days which were
already beginning to take on the
glamour Of unutterable happiness past!
Tom saw well-kept lawns, park-like
groves and pretentious country villas
where he had once trailed Nance Jane
through the dark woods" and bis
father told him the names and circum-
stance Of the owners as they drove mp
the pike. There was lockwood. the
summer home Of the Stanieys, and The
Dell, owned, and inhabited at intervals,
by Mr.. Young Dickson. OF the South
Tredegar potteries. Farther along
there was Paramount. whose owner was
wealthy cottonse seed buyer; Rock
Hill, which Tom remembered as the
ancient roosting ground OF the migra-
tory winter crows: and Farnsworth
Park, ruralizing the name Of Its build.
er. On the most commanding Of the
hillsides was pile Of rough-cut Ten
nessee marble with turrets and many
gables rejoicing in the classic name Of
Warwick Lodge. This, Tom was told.
was the country home Of Mr.. Farley
himself and the house alone had cost
fortune.
At the turn in the pike where you
lost sight finally Of the IRON works.
there was new church. a miniature In
native stone OF good old Stephen
Hawker's church OF Morwenstow. Tom
gasped at the sight Of it, and scowied
when he saw the gilded cross on the
tower.
--''
mo-" said the father; Its 'Piscopal-
ian. Colonel Farley il one O. the ves-
tries. or whatever you call 'em. OF st.
Michaers yonder In town. reckon he
wanted to get his own kind O. people
round him out here. SO he built this
s,de-show "a fine Mo church ynur
no ~,,,y o,.,avs 800. ~ ath.r ID :
wien we come hvn
Tom looked the other wav. too.
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az the new nome They reached 4 -
oood time ~ gr.va,ad drivavov
ieadine mn from the white nike between
row. ~ forest trees. ana there wa.
second negro wa,t,nr - tara the team
wher tbev aiivhtad ~ tha v.rarda
sten.
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fort ~ tba oId vat rvhs,, h,s ,,otnar
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to- a,soa,,araS 80 - 49,. .na
= 80 waS,asass, s,ss..o 81 -. ..0
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, wea eA - 'A0 plAses-
80
Inc upper enc OF the pike was un-
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