Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-09-20

| lily won commission. During those
anxious days when young Ashley's
| ship formed a unit in the convoys
which Travelled back and forth with
their dire responsibility Of thousands
! of lives, when he thought of it at all
the old feud seemed very petty indeed.
7 But he thought much of going back
some day-and Of the red-haired girl.
| Then came a cablegram telling of his
fathers death, at tense moment when
| there was scarcely time for regret
| that he had never returned home
| When the armistice was signed An
ME Raymond was carrying out her
fathers last request, that she run the
farm to its fullest capacity while the
| worlds need of foodstuffs continued SO
| urgent. Soon afterward she learned
from the neighbors that Harry Ashley
was coming home, and she wondered
what type of man he might have de-
veloped into.
A faithful old farmland met Harry
at the station and on the drive home
related all the news of the county.
Lhot iedy liOlu Sul > lHc
place now, and she comes over the wall
every day, jest like her dad used to-"
Here the old man chuckled.
"Aint been enjoyin' their spring Wa
ter much the last few days, l reckon.
There's bad leak somewheres in their
pipe and the waters seepin' off SOS
they can't find the bust. Got a lot Of
stock to water, too, an their wells
most dry" He chuckled again.
Haven't you offered Miss Raymond
any help?" Harry asked without a
smile. The old man looked at him in
astonishment. "Us help out Ray
mond?" he exclaimed. young man,
felt towards them?"
II haven't forgotten that the world
still needs every bit of farm produce
it can get" replied Lieutenant Ashley.
Starting out to look over the farm,
which he hadn't seen since boyhood,
Ashley saw two men digging near the
spring. He questioned them and re-
ceived the following answers: No, they
hadn't located the leak. Miss Ray
mOnd had gone to town for additional
help. Yes, they had an extra shovel.
1t was luck, of course. that the new
conner hit at once on the spot where
the break was. With his help new
piece of pipe was substituted and on
Annie's return from a fruitless search
for laborers, she learned the good
news.
That Afternoon at sunset Annie Ray
mond approached the boundary wall
on her daily visit to the spring. To
her surprise she found break in it's
solid continuity. There was no bar
rier in her pathway. A man in the
uniform of a naval officer stood near
the spring. He came forward with
outstretched hand. "Neighbors can't
afford the time to nurse grievances
now, Miss Raymond"
"You're Harry Ashley, of course.
Somehow miss the old greeting You
see the red hair and freckles are still
with me-"
miss Raymond, do you know why I
quarreled with my father? I wouldn't
allow anyone beside myself to call you
'Redhead' I'm coming home soon to
live on the old place, Annie. Let's
start afresh and be good friends" His
keen gray eyes looked pleadingly into
hers.
Driving by, today, you would observe
that not stone of the boundary wall
remains. Only a streak of younger
greener grass, shows where it stood.
Once again there are three hundred
acres in the Ashley farm. And Harry
Ashley and his authenticated wife are
prospecting.