The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-03-02
BY CATHERINE cRANMeR.

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IF you really need me. Aunt vir.
ginia. I'd gladly abandon my plans, but
II does seem such o dreadful waste TO
spend ones whole life in CRANKY"
virgies voice was caressing.
But I dislike the thought Of your
having an Office Just as a man would
and depending upon that for your very
living" Miss Carlisle followed this
remark by a careful scrutiny Of the
tiny stitches In the monogram she
had embroidered on virgie's rough
linen artists apron.
by the way. Aunt Virginia, tell me
the cause Of that old feud between our
family and the Pollards."
Now what made you think Of that ?"
THE news that Stanley Pollard Ill.
has bought back the old family place,
and. according to the gossips. 10 over
there now instructing his tenant and
sizing up his bargain"
Bargain. indeed!" shifted Miss Car.
Isle. "a rundown farm with a tumble
down house."
But tell me. Auutie. what was the
cause of that quarrelf
"Oh. A mere matter of n disput ed
boundary line between lands in the
first place. Old Mr.. Pollard was
adamant. Grandfather Carlisle would
not bulge from his position either"
ooh. really. wasn't II too funny
Virgie laughed.
"runnv, How can vou sav sucb N
tbingY Miss Car,,.Ie wa. stern
"Don, Won acc TIM, a. was a clear
case Of two aaamant bodies vainlv
irving 10 make a dent in eacb other?
I've no doubt ~ thew had united their
efforts instead thev would have
achieved wealth and same"
"Wbv. last week. when I went nm 10
tbe o,I,ce bpi,d,ny 20 inspect tho M.
fce ia rented I got out Of the ele-
va,or and wen, down the corridor 70
the corner room facing the river
after had left orders for NV office
wallis 10 no tinted hum /" she continued
~,marine nv rage when 7 walked into
tina, room and saw worlmep doing
,hoso ~.IIs An h,,,o,. ,a,,ow ,aii
younp man who stood there as /, no
had ali sorts NJ authority scarcely
do,gred ~ ro,,co M. h,, Isw.n, into
tho room .,cI.,m,nv. .s,on worr A.,
once un,i, rive ,een the uanayer,
Tbesa vail. ara N hs hnr M, ye,,ow .
Tho vo,ng r.r.. .vas NOD a IA, h,,
surprised a, voyr cr,,ic,.m n, nv
taste. bu, I, re.,,v isnY NV taste for
al, snoc,e.a ,.. En-, ,ha oo,a NO.
N he CLEANED ana 800 %, occ,n.rcy
bv noon TO-DAY IN ,o,ny nm nov 10
Give ,h., m.r.,., ro,na ha..r.o
=, tan, r..a,,
"Wh,,s .tooa thar. .ccumu,.,,n,
r.es enou,h m h,ov nm . a,,,a.hin
on. ~ ~. a.co,.,o.. ,,r,.a "a
drv,v r.u.,..a. .p,s. 80 =. - 60
no -, ,.,.. 80 81. .h,. ~. -
nan. % ha n..d hv =, ,,d -.n,,.r,.r
for nj. Law I,hr,rx ana ,h.m.. ~.
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yirpia n.u.ad ~ Iapyh =, hsr aunt.
borrisad a,nre..,on
"rbat workman'. coo,p... ..sm.d
IN ba a .or, q, ma, h,.rs., =, an, an.
COZ" .ha cor,,ru.a eva ,~,.n 49,.
turned and looked AZ NJ. numher On
the door :, wa, Isla ,n,,e.a q, ,7Ia
which I had rented or ro1a which me-
man had rented"
A maid en,ered tho rror, and mr..
sen,ed a visitor. "a 20 M,.. C.r,,slo
whose I,ns ,,gb,snea int d,sannrovai
M sbs raaa ,ha n.ua n, .s,an,av c.
don Pollard" Tho maid s,ood awa,,
,ng ,ns,r,c,,,,. hr, ,,,,,hou, 49,
Miss Car,,s,e ross ana vailed nas, har
and down the .,a,r.
Tho vo,n. mar u,ho r,. n, ,o, n,
trance sm,j,nyIv .dvancoa s,ar
toward her and then paused looking
at her expectantly
"Mr. pollard," abe beean ici,v I'm,
Mr.. Pollard twice removed from the
family feud was coming nearer with
a boyishly frank smile ON his honest
face.
Eyes. Miss Carlisle. and I'm eoinr
TO be your nelRhbor part of each wear
May l hone that we shall be neigh.
bors in truth and forget the unbannv
relations Of our forefathersp Will Won
accept my apology for whatever folly
was on my family's side and my for.
giyeness for any folly that may have
been on your family's side?"
Looking into those smiling eyes
Miss Carlisle found It impossible to
give anything but an affirmative an.
swer, although she felt that IL was not
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