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SUSSEX DELIGHTED OVER
THE INDIAN RIVER PROJECT
GOVERNMENT GIVES PeRmis.
SION TO START ON OUTLET
Project Will Open Up a Large Terri
tory For Navigation and Will Mean
Much to Baltimore Hundred


The lndi5n River is to have an cot
let into the Atlantic Ocean. Per
mission has been given bv the govern
ment. the proper place for digging
IT, near the Indian Rive. life saving
station has been laid out by the fed.
eral engineers and through the work
OF Congressman Thomas J. Miller.
the government has made an appropri.
alton to help the residents Of the
Indian River. DAgsboro and Baltimore
hundreds. out in their undertakings
In the meantime, those interested
have also raised about $500 which
with the government money will meet
the expense The inlet was closed I
about three months ago when a severe
storm filled it with sand and COM
pietely shut off the Indian River Bav
Irom the tide water. In former years
TINS bay was one of the most profit
aole fishing and grabbing grounds in
Delaware and there is about 500 fish
ermen who make their living out Of
those waters. With the closing of
the inlet. thousands o. fish have died
and the shores are Uttered with dead
hsh. Without salt water coming in
and with fresh water coming down
from the streams and ponds. the bsv
mas almost become fresh and the salt
water fish. crabs and oysters are
threatened with extinction Last
week hundreds of men went DOWN 10
the shore, which is very narrow at the t
point selected. and dug a deep trench s
TO the ocean so that the first big tide .
will break through it and the force Of
the water will open up an outlet
Dynamite will be used 10 excavate
trench of sufficient depth No, only 4
IS the inlet one Of pecuniary benefit to ;
the fishermen. but it is associated
with considerable historical interest \
Il Is claimed through tradition and
borne out somewhat by history that
when Lord Baltimore first came 10 fl.
ms country. his ship sailed into p
ndian River Bay and for about wear ~
ne men lived in a settlement sIong 4As
ne shores Finding that the tides en-
ntertered with the opening of inlet 20.
md that it would not remain deem on
'nough for large shipping, Lor. Balti. III
more and his colonists pulle4 up stakes ",
ND started further south. sailing in ne
o the Chesapeake and founded the Bs
'ity Of Baltimore. To this dav ~
ne lower banks of Indian River is 60
allied Baltimore Hundred, supposed
De so named because Of the set.
lement made there. For manv CHI
ears the inlet was deep enough for ~
esseIs to trade back and forth and No
iany carried pine wood and lumber lon lon
nt OF the bay over tn New jersey. q
ringing back glassware and iron gro
bout twenty years ago the inlet
osed up exactly as it has done this A
me. but later storm reopened II sqrl
VIII aways be more or less insecure wi. vi,
It'll the government builds bulk
'ads out into the ocean to protect
Ie mouth Of the inlet. I6fi p :
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II Mothers Only Knew.

Mother Gray sweet Powders for Chlldret, ~.
neFe feyerishness. Headache. Bad stou'aeh
leetninE Disorders. move and requisite the Bos~
els ana destroy worms. They break up CoieIs in
- hours Used by mothers for IS years All
LD,ruEgi.ns. &c Sample Free. address, A. 8
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AIIsn.. Foo..Ea.e for a.. -.

Many Wer zone hospitals have ordered tuer,.
TOY i.ase, ne antisepiic powder 10 SHAKE into
gives rest and comfort % ured. aching ssVoii.,
ieet eld makes walking easy. Al drureisis
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Farming Implements Sc

raIlning Implements, &c.
cl.aim Farm Wagon. Family Carrisgs v,.,
Hnrsa HalliaGe, b DeeTing Binder, Osbonr1 Movver
Dr;ii ,Giie Ri Ease Bickford & Hoffman Groin'
Hav TeJdeKr 1ideK hswk p Corn Planter. Roller.
springs, Carriage Pole. lem a. D9Sy S. and
p2r, walking Cultivators. No 5S Syr.a,,a S,i,ina-
ato"' 10. COL Syracuse Plow. Ns ~ ,s. s.use
So S.se floW' set Of Platform sceles So So
pRoSeS, Nv wheel Harrow. Hog Scalder Feej ej
Bo,. BBoAi Spfsyer and Cart. Wagon H.,nesN neeu
1ou,Ie.o 1oroio oan5s,lage Harness, Single Carr;ooe
sat t'ii; R,,;, flow slow Harness. Collars. Bddlss
Cans % o. straps, Yoke Straps. Creamerv
CCYphers Brooders. holds ' i00 ,L;al ~ esi.s;
NuicAea Coops and many other article, ''"'
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Mr. and Mrs. John P. holis. :
Los Angeles, California. are ~ {
bis parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ''''f
Holland. at Milford.
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TERMS on sur

r.',,,;l suilis OF go and under. cash will he
e9u.Iied; over this amount a credit 80
h0,i, hilo1ths Will be given by purchaser giy;,,,
'anAaoie note with approved security
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Household Coods

Cook Stove. Chunk stow O;i G. r,
p Iooin sun, Single Bed and Mattress R,,.'.,,
Pook D.. Ease and Desk. combined. Ge,'s-tl
Tn,lensn Chairs, Lamps Fruit Jars aS ,asiIs
ingram carpet. Lard Press. Sans,,ee f.;,.i ~
fs, separator Churn. Weights ana R,,.t,- R,,'-
b; TbIlht; Kitchen Tables, WASH Ra,.Ht R',a'si
D'uoie-nairel Gun, and many other .rsiel,li'
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One Good Brood Sow.
Farming Implements. sc


-, rarm Nagonsl nea rly nerl sn,i,,.. ~
| IIeat1 new one-horSe Dearborn Il, ., e y eseNs
- M MaeLea Dearoofii, IN good order Yort - si o.lei
- M Mse1u 9I1er iourhorse Manure snr..e 49,. a.ase
q .se 1Ieln Brll. Ia good order sf-si p ,5I uSeI
~, ~ tuou order. double Cutawav ps,,tss hoiler,
.-esalu eutaNay, IN good or,fer ~. y wv
asei new. snikey Cultivator utsriy 49, saAe
-S A9Nefs ~ good order see1 eS,s, -
ff--o.u o.uSI' lWin Harrow. Ia eooi order. 49,, y
ns, ~ ~ good order -cratch 4arrc,.- Suo,e
neariy ,,' - Iias.9W, nearly new: Time snress.s
Cde-s NV .eNi set Platform Scales m ,oot c.ie., .ie.,
sets wsso, IN ~ good order Wheel Bsrre,ss
Harnes9 .5,sinese, ~ good order set Carr5e..
ri neaFiy new; set Dearborn us~re =. y lake
MY MY hafness. Wire streeher 5 uais b,.st sets
80, lilsin good order. Grind gion. 80 iils
$50 Yoise Double Trees three hor.s sr 'eaieh'
ste stl.e Efeher, cheek row Corn Pane 20, = ioef-
pi,.i = ~. Hay Racks two-hor.e ei.ain ei.ain
ttoNs, ~ good order. one-hn,es cises oliNer
spu etdef5 Walking Cultivetor. ~, ~ :, t,,ns
1,.Is asssltets Gov Chains .Shovels pnn. r..a.ts
r,fss' notahbie scythes, Hedge knfve. ~ -, -,
III - S,eAel, Bush Ak. Wedges ana f'i.s. ,nfh
~, ~ stv9 vinegar, 800 bushels eo,d yeii.' y ual-
c-,. 2 % OILS good Timothy Hay hons.f ~ % eoIs
Oi'e'' pouoie Carriage ia good order ~ sood
an, TERMS OF SALE
- o. SUMS of - and under faeh ,.f,,
cured over this amount a erel5f =, ~ ~ oe g.
10 y even ~ purchaser giving indsa
-. sefPioNea tndprser Interest a5.Isa = 80
sr ea,,-1S 70 goods TO be removed unfii ,s,.. rl
n Nc. c. p. GEARS
y y. = Hutchinson Auctloneer.
=. '. scout. Clerk
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JOHN A. REED

~ ~ 4 4; !, ,G5o,,Ll1D.sBoROUGH. 5,,Ll1D Auctiopeer
CLEMENT V. SCOUT. CLERK
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Farming Implements Sc

ueefing Binder only cut u acres Of wbes, ,r
sne,f n, al'fI aiufI, hcktnrd q Hoffman Drill =
splihs. clormick Mover Tonrue,ess 1is. rias iss1
~" ~ ,.tariy nee. steel Roller nearly new. i
rSi,,,Iees IIeei q, uluvaior. nearly new: Farm Wagon
.rt- w. Aeah' wide-iire, good as new. crssr,
~ "aSeh '"urland speed art In ,,,,.l ,ri-
En- - -, nlu,Ssy' YORK Carriage with storm ~,
,',' narrow gooi as new; two-horse pio,ss
: one e-horr oliver Flows Boarl a,lil uillta,3r,
hor- ~, lAi neAiiy new; three-horse Trees % f,vs
No. IIfe., lot Of single Trees Neck Yokes ses
uess 80, ~ - nearly new; set Carriage Har
Coiis - -, Low LOW Harness. nes last spring. lof 80
roIais rs.tl. ana Brides Halfbushel Messnr, Rgsbai
@ii,','e., 10y Tomato Baskets. lot sacks Het.e
FnrRs F-s.,it oIn hniye> shoves aud spades Hoes
toned - "'Hei ihihgs not men
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&S7 Horses & Colts
IL Head of Cattle

Mich t'ows Helfers vears ola - - :,
months old Holstein Bull. year old An fbete
ealue nave raised from choice cow Thev am
nave 70 De seen TO De appreciated "'''
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Household Goods

Cbes-.li Cb-i stove chunk siove2 Cook Tables Ei,cbs,
iallsi seltee English Baby Coach rnbber ~
sands '5..sl; .,a',l 81 yards good Ingram Carpet
SoiI lIlIi, Chair, Churn Butter Print and s.si'
IONS y, s ase, separator with two apartments gei
Of other things ehea' ana lot
ground 80 AVie' Hi wheat IN the
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l4Head of CattIe1
I3 GOOD MICH COWS
Close springers. Yearlinr Bull
Farming implements, &c.

~ iron Axle Farm Wagons. good as nea =.
11lskings. Tomato Bed anI spring, good q es.
11ork wagon, Spind Wsgnn. in fr,icas
Deafoorn; Carriage Pole Dearborn Pole Aa-
S1lcA binder In good working onier q.
~ 5toNer ~ good condition. BCknrd ha
i,t-sponi Grain Drill; Hamilton Corn Planti
.sI. Riding Cultivaiors. 8 Hand Cu.tu
w ei.se' ~. morse No. rs Wizard Piou> thre-h.e
- lard Plow. twO-hOrse So. l0 imperA
one horse No. A Oliver Plow sl n0'h DnR
soN, .o-tnolh Drag Harrow Rania Di,c h.-
I, uuI-hofse Binder Tree, three hlre tloa y =
: ~ o-horse Plow Tree, Corn shelter Grt.l
se-iool ladder fnur-h0rse Neck Ikc- iu,
ssck Aokes, set Of Barn Trucks. go p
!, blocE and Fall. with 10 or 30 icei oimfe.
Beam and Peas, win weigh $50 pounds (
log 1halns, 3 Harrow Chain, Bushe -,
thu one-half bushel Measure 3 pork htl.
tgot Cfoss-rut Saw, Griud,ione Forks
noes NOES and lot Of other articles 700 nuniH
mention.
hAkNESS-2 sets Of Single carriage ~,
~ oi Double Carriage Harness 3 SEQ q 49,
y afuess All ia good order 8 sets ~ fi0a U.s.
.ot ut Brides and gollars
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TERMS OF SALE

All sums Of so and under, cash W NJ - ~
quired. over this amount credit o. ~ -
VIII be given BY purchaser giving oAua'
with approved security. Ia
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Farming Tmnlements g


FERN Wagons Tomato Body ana snripe. os-
- - =, BASKETS. Dearborn. good a. neW. Yort
caIlleee. family Carriage. Buggy. Road carr Nc
Nvim'cs Mu"er' Roller, New-Way Corn Piante-
MIN phosphate attachment: keystone to,n
Ia bia YER hand drop three-row corn Martcr
RAJ. nl,iNS. Hatr9W John Deer Sulkv Pillow good ~
i5 i5on bIeak l'rag Harrow. Wooden Rreak b,sc
nailinN, a Harrow. one horse Plnws Z haIJ
Nalcrs hay kake. self dunn. led C,.r,i 81
lei' ontario Wheat Drill. @ snoui. . Snlky roi,,
eat9is' hhy higging. Corn shelter Fan. PIatf,fm
,celts. hah-bu>hcl Measures. seed -
gIIhHs'nhe, Toy Of Tomato Bas kets . Feach f,.t
qers, Long Ladder three-horse Tree. ttwo.b,,r,..
e., 80 ~, "Ason JacSs SEQ, Of Wagon HarueS.
= r 80 'al,l@se Harness. set Carriage Hame. nnd
i, ~, ~ !'chtourn Traces extra heavy. new.
toi Z oi ? " Nets. Boy Riding saddle ana Rridi
q sss oi tlow Harness, iut Of collars and Bride.
: uIAH' ShoFels. Hoes. Spade Brambie 500
rpss- cut saw, Mall aud Wedges C"r,, r In .i.'
iSese Asite- straw Knife. lot OF fChains. iS CS,r
rll nalns barrels. lot OF Chicken Coofs H.
erous 90 mention. ''' NUN
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9 Head Cattle VI

srrtog Iiieh Fi'. Sow, Will be in profit IN early
X sc.sst tlhe leafliug Heifers Cows beione ~
W hoe and will be 50. for the high doIisT 10
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49, a1aa
Farming Implements. &c.
Farm Wagon, nearly new. Gr.in Mn
ss5y new; Champion Binder. in OIL
wlei IRON ron Roller. nearly new; ; IRON A..
~. @ @OuitiVaiors. Osbourn Randai Hss
Nv, De,arborn. in good order. YorL 1as
pi,ss'e. A1nllliiy Cafriage. 2 No. COZ Svracnse
iTrioNs, Deerlng Mower. In good ,.,si.se e..i.a.
aiEH aiEHei Oofn e,,l Planter, Hay RipgiIr. ; NJ i5
Oiiver Chilled Plows. new. 10 = a.. ~. -
single; Sleigh and Bells. ? 2ha,,d C,it;,.at'oH' tioH'
a a.. Harrow set Carriage Harness 3 -. ~,
~ mMason Harness. IN good order. z -. l,i. 49,
Harness. Collars and Rridi.,s IL. 81 ~ figW
mentioned. aitieies not
POOL Table and Fixtures One h.is r.
terest IN 7i Acres of Wheat ip ero,,,l5 IN
TERMS OF SALE
All sums Of $40 and under c.sh lin !,
ncrsbs .,.;,i Ytef tnla amount a credit OF 3
,il'. ,llonths VIII be given by purchaser giring
note with approved security. No oocds -
ge removed until terms are cesunlie5 ,s;+h
interest added from day Of sale.
4, AZ the same time and place W. H Collins
10 Horses
some good workers and drivers
HARRY NABB
d. p. HUTCHINSON. Auctioneer.
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Household Goods

y yards Of Ingram Carpet % yards q go p.
pet hedsteads. . Goose Feather bcls-p 70
lands. Spring Couch loi 90 Ficilisstt ~ <
extension Table, Heavy Walnut lapr'- =. :
GLASSES, 'rch Rockers Caue'seai h.'l-t l,tls
o. Cane-sea1 Chain. set of ninlngrae.l.,- ~
Air.iight stove, Coos Stove COOK 49,, q
Dishes. Large Ham Boiler. sausage ufln -
Lard Press. lot Of Cooking Utensils 60 m
roS, Skillets; Pans. ETC. Washing
MIX Cans, good as new.
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John c. DAVID

D. 2. Hutchinson. Auctioneer.
W. A. Scott, Clerk.
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l6 Head Cattle ea
Farming Tmpleuents g.

one COW with calf by her side. some clos. -.
ers. One Holstein Bull '"ie O'ose spring
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air of Mules
5 Mich Cows VI
will be in profit by day Of sale.
S SHOATS

Farming Implements. &c.
Dearborn, Farm Wagon. Tomato Red and
/ SPRINGS YORK Carriage, Corn Planter. Disc
| narrow good as new: Drag Harrow. three
/ morse Plow. No. 81 Svraeuse. tvro- 49,,
fioM, one-horse Plow, Riding Cuitivatnr
walking Cultivators. Wagon Harpes.
good as new: Carriage Harness. 4 sefs plny,
Harhess' Collars, Brides. set Double Car
fiHse Harness. good; Shovels and Forks.
100 Bushels Of Cob Corn. more or les.
Household Goods.
Good Cook Stove. Air-tight Sto,. ,,.,.1
- q, new; 2 Old Bedsteads. Tables Cb,irs
hitchen Utensils, Separator. and nnmer,,,.
other articles ''''4'' Jus
TERMS OF SALE
All sums of $50 and under. cash will IN.
required; over this amount credit - m
months Will BE- given by purchaser oiyin@
oankaole note with approved endorser Jr
terest added from day of sale. M GOOD. .,
De removed until terms are complied Will
Also at the same time and place
a pair of 2-year-old Mules
GHo a 4-year-old Work Mare
n ,,,,ro,,,,...K X. G. CAREY |
y. I. HUTCHINSON. Auctioneer.
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]. B. CHADWICK

n I6isy \; : yGt9,LI,D.ssiB8oRoUGH, OLD Auetioneer.
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TERMS OF sAIr

&. V. SCOUT. CLERK. ''''''se''
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Ii Head of CattIegQ
/ Brood Sow. will weigh ann II,

/, good Mich Cows. Some Of H. -
close springers. Heifers. ''iese ar"
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Household Goods

Household Goods
Diobes e>'eAu, So' and Mattress Chains. Tables
oriee. Sd,taups' 1ler Green Separator. an I'M
Yilsr Churn, Butter Bow sausage Grinds-
- Lafa i fre,s- Milk Cans Buckets Wssbine W.
Weigb,s ',gs 5 Incubator. Butter scales and
stove good IS new lot Of side Sleat. 'o"'
TERMS OF SALE
All sums Of $50 and under cash v,,,, D..
qnired; over this amount credit 81 m ~ % oe r.
,ib Dg given ey purchases giving Judgment NOTE
n go, .,..,.. DANIEL S. THOMAS
y. 4. ssCOLinlSBoRoUGH. Auciioneer.
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TERMS or s,tr

ogi-eS. e. Slils ms. q 80 and under. cash VIII be- ,e
ggiItl' Nh over this amou-t credit Of ( rno,,,i's
v,i,b a,,eh s,1eh ny purchaser giving bankable nets
uhtil terms ate compiled wiih - removed
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TERMS OF sArr
DANlEI 6 TH0MAS

y j. \ ss60ILIn,S,BloRouGH. Auc,ioneer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-22
THE NOVEL OF
i THE YEAR MS
BY GEORGE A. A.CHAMBERLAI

fly, seriously cordial to the stranger with
In the gates. Then she slipped away to
speak a word TO the kitchen and to glance
over the great table in the dining room,
for tonight Eltons, Lansings and waynes
were to dine at single board.
They gathered 90 strong. a sturdy lot.
From old Captain Wayne to little Gle
matls McAlpin, promoted for night
from the chlldren's table. they bore the
stamp OF fighters, veterans and veterans
to he Life had marked the faces of the
men and time had mellowed the faces OF
the women. In the cheeks of the young
color slowed and In their eyes fire
burned. Life challenged them. Their
spirits were eager TO take tip the gage
On Red Hill the mountain-ash thicket
that gave the place its name was In It's
fun glory. Its carmine flame called de-
fance at the, disappearing sun. The old
white church caught the fiery light OF the
sun In the small panes of It's windows
and sent back n message, too. across the
valleys and over the hills, but there was
no defiance In it-only cry to the world
that the old church still stood.
Night fell on the Hill. The stars came
out and with them a glow of light and
warmth lit up the windows OF Maple
House, Elm House and The Firs. A
smell of hot biscuit fingered in the still
air. The soft voices of women hushing
children to sleep came like the breath of
life from the quiet houses.
Here a song. sitting softly through the
rustic of many trees, there the crying,
quickly hushed, of n frightened, wakencd
baby, and far UP the road the trailing
whistle OF boy. signaling good-night.
passed into the silence. Lastly the moon
burst over tho ridge OF East Mountain,
and In the path of it's soft light the old
church stole back into the picture.
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be hgh-strung. nervous and impulsive a
combination that led people to consider
her flighty. On the day OF the wreck
Gerry had shown himself to be a man
full grown. lie had mastered her: she
thought he could hold her.
Then came calculation. Alix was out
of the West. All that money could do
for her In the way of education and
culture had been done, but no one knew
better than she that her culture was a
mere veneer In comparison with the in
grained flower of the Banslngs' family
oak. Here was a man she could love and
with him he brought her the old home
stead on Red Hin and an older brown
stone front In New York whose position
was as awkward as It was socially un-
assailabe Alix reflected that II there
was a fool TO the bargain It was not she.
All Red Hin and few Deerings
gathered for the wedding and many were
the remarks passed on Gerry's handsome
bulk and Aix's scintillating beauty, but
the only saying that went down in history
came from Alan Wayne when Nance, Just
a little troubled over the combination OF
Gerry and Alix, asked him what he
thought of II.
Alan's eyes narrowed and his thin lips
curved into smile as he gave his ver-
dict: "Andromeda, consenting. chained
to the rock"
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The coachman gave the pony his head,
climbed In and took the reins. The cart
swung out and down the lane.
Allan! Alan"
Alan recognized Clem's voice and
turned. She was racing across a corner
of the pasture. Her short skirts fiounced
madly above her ungainly legs. She
tried to take the low stone wall In her
stride. Her foot caught in vine and
she pitched headlong into the weeds and
grass at the roadside.
Alan leaped from the cart and picked
her up. quivering, sobbing and breath
less. Alan" she gasped. you're not
going away?"
Alan half shook her as he drew her
thin body close to him. "Clem." he said.
"you mustn't. Do you hear? You
mustn't, Do you think 1 want TO go
away?"
Glenn stlhed her sobs and looked up at
him with a sudden gravity in her elfish
face. She threw her bare arms around
his neck. "Good-by, Alan"
He stopped and kissed her.
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had brought AIix, an old school friend
to Red Hill for a fortnight, everybody
had thought what splendid match Alix
and Alan would make. But II happened
that Alan was very much taken up at the
time with memory and anticipation Of a
certain soubrette, and b. fore he awoke
TO AliX's wealth of charms the incident
of the shlns robbed him OF opportunity.
Gerry. dressed only In a bathing suit,
his boat running free before a brisk
breeze, had swerved to Craze The Point,
where half of Red Hill was encamped.
prone on the outermost fiat rock. He
took II to be Nance. "Jump!" he yelled
as the boat neared the rock.
The figure started. scrambled to its
feet and sprang. II was Alix, still half
asleep. that landed on the slightly canted
floor of the boat. Her shins brought up
with a thwack against the centreboard
and she fell in heap at Gerry's feet.
Her face went white and strained. for
second she bit her lip and then, Il must
cry" she gasped-and cried.
Gerry was big, strong and placid. Ae-
tion came slowly to him, but when 1t
came It was sure. He threw one knee
over the tiller and gathered Allx into
his arms. She lay like a hurt child. sob
bling against his shoulder, Poor little
girl" he said. II know how IL hurts.
Cry now, because in a minute IL Will be
all over. IL will dear Shins are like
that" And then. before she could master
her sobs and take In the unconscious
humor of his comfort, the boat struck
with a crash on Hidden Rock.
The nearest Gerry had ever come TO
drowning was when he had fallen asleep
lying on his back in the middle OF West
Lake Even with a frightened girl
clinging to him IL gave him no shock to
find himself In the water a quarter OF a
mile from shore. But with Alix IL vas
different She gasped and In consequence
gilped down a large mouthful OF the
lake. Then she broke into hysterlcal
laughter and swallowed some more. Gerry
held her up and deliberately slapped her
across the mouth. In a lash anger
soberea her Her eyes blazsd. You COM
ara. she whispered.
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PRELUDE

nN AN Indian summer
Oafternoon of not very
long ago Red Hill drowsed
through the 1eeting hours
as though not only time
but mills, machinery and
railroads were made for
slaves. Hemmed in by
the breathing silences of
scattered woods, open
fields and the Ear reaches
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CHAPTER ii
Accidental

TF ALIX DEERING had
i not barked her pretty
shlns against the centre
board in Gerry Lansing's s
sailing boat on West
Lake. 1t is possible that
she would In tn end have
married Alan Wayne in
stead of Terry Lansing.
When two years before
Alan,a dIEmisRal Nanca
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CHAPTER I
EriIed

A UTUMN passed and
"A winter. then on a
day In early spring Alan
Wayne was summoned to
Red Hill. Snow still
hung in the crcviccs OF
East Mountain. on the
Hill the ashes, after the
total eclipse of winter.
were meekly donning pale
Prenn. The Gins of Elm
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Warming

ITO THE surprise of his
i friends Alan Wayne
gave up debauch and
found himself employ
ment by the time the
spring that saw his dis
mlssal from Maple House
had ripened into summer.
He was full of prepara-
tion for his departure for
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-06-25
LOST POSITIONS
RETAKEM BY FRENCH

Paris. June 2i,-~-in an impetuous
counter-attack last night. French
troops re.captured large part OF the
positions lost to the Germans In
yesterdays violent fighting on the
northeastern front OF verdun. the
war ofilce announced today. A large
sector Of the trenches surrendered
ito tho Germans between Hills $40
and 32i was recaptured. The Ger
mans were thrown ont OF the Thia-
umont works. which they took yes
terday. In the same attack the French
re-oapturcd most OF the trenches
lost 10 the Germans on the night
OF June 81 between Fumln and Che
nonls woods.
Fresh reports from the vcrdun
front today indicate that the German
crown prince has resumed the drive
on the fortress with powerful at
tack almost equalng some OF his
earlier efforts. The war Office an-
nounced that more than six divisions
tmore than 10000 men) partici-
pated In the great smash against the
French lines on three-mlIe front
YESTERDAY
The Germans drove forward to
within three and one-half miles OF the
heart OF the city OF verdun. reaching
the village OF Fleury. Had they main
tained their gains at this point, the
whole French position on the east
crn bank OF the Mcuse would have
been seriously threatened.
An immediate counter-attack threw