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Questions AnssUered
Why mEn Not opp

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-why do we have an ''e" In iiauefy
instead of 81" since liquid Is sncled with
an ''i'? w. L. G.
Philadelphia. December 1921.
LiQuefy is derived from liauere and faesre.
Latin words meaning to be LIQUID. and to
make. Liquid Is derived from liqudus'
Latin word meaning to be fiuid. From these
base words you will see the reason for the
''e" In liquefy and the 80 In liquid
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Army of Occupation

TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
SIr-what is the insignia of tho American
Army OF Occupation In Germany!
Philadelphia. December @. 1921.
The Insignia is large white 4 sur
rounded by q red circle. mounted on cir
cular piece OF blue.
"R. X. L."--Myron = Herrick IS ths
American Ambassador to France
"R. r. E."-The present Government OF
England IL coalition representing the
Unlonlsts, Liberals and Iaborltcs'
ct l. R"-wiiiam Howard TAFT Is n
member OF the Unitarian Church.
Miss A. L. A.'-The Trans-MiastSsipps
Exposition was held In Omaha June 10
November ]. 1903.
&C. J.. C."-The railroads own the mail
cars and not the Postofice Department
wv, S. A."-AddresseH were not delivered
on the occasion OF the burial OF the un'
known French and English soldiers,
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Women on the stage

To The Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger
Sr-I have frequently read that women
were not allowed to appear on tho stage In
EnRl1nd for many years after the Drama
had become popular in that country. When
were th,y first allowed to appear?
+. L. r.
Philadelphia. December 0. 1921.
Women first appeared on the stage early
IN the latter half OF the seventeenth century:
In 1888 Mrs, ColmRn performed tho patt OF
Ia nthe in Davenants ''SiegO of Rhodes
before a select audience. Mrs. Davenport
as Roxalana and Mrs. Ssunderson as lanthe
were the first bonahde English actresses
They made their hrst appearances IN loOl'
Before this period actresses were unknown,
the female parts in plays always being
taken BY men. Charles II Is said TO nave
first encouraged women to appear on the
stage in England in 1862.
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Memorial Resolution
- UNION NATIONAL BANK

!, - UNION NATIONAL BANK
'SR December 4. 1891
At a stated meeting OF the Board OF Dl.
rectors OF this bank. the president an.
n0unced the decease OF our associete Mr.,
Henry II. Barton, whcreupon the following
minute was unanimously adopted
WHEREAS. We are called upon 10 mourn
WHEREAS In hLr kin4ly COURTESY;
gentleness, upIight Chr,snaan ehSrSi!or ana
man, he has endeared himself to host OF
friends who Will greatly miss his wise
WHEREAS. His ability, integrity and
Jealous interest In the welfare Of the bank
his hIEh sense Of honor and ndelity OF pur-
pose have won for him the highest respect.
eaieam and affectionate regard OF his fellow
collea9u therefore, be II
RFSOLVED, That we tender to HIS family
our sincere and profound regret p h,s loss;
Sfiiction. and that a copy OF those minutes
DO ensrossed and rendered them
NATHAN 7. FOLWEI.L,
SAMUEL e. LANDIsi
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PROPOSALS
.v CI.FyELAND AND PITTSBURGH
JhE RAiLROAD COMPANY

cnevslanda m fST HO7tS0E tSs sao af ds5.r0 s5
ssas ssaisa Ronds OF this Company for ac.
h'@,rt n@rto 81 the sinking Fund, at not to ex.
cree Gao, 90 will be received nt the once
~ Msssrs. winstCw Ianier q CompHny,
" ~ business December sist, 1921. Pro.
n.ssis must INDICATE series of bonds. "a"
R,a.,,ss ''B," must indicate the number
~ rnnSs Bearing coupons for $3.50 and
'W aSS 40. each respectively. nonds ace cSptsd
.<est 10 -. date. at the onice Of NessrS
'1lRatioXi it.aniea Coz as above. u not
II, ts'se' 'aS .. II. SLoss. Treasurer,
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hordhoff Has sueeumbed

A Papeete news dispatch states that
Charles Nordhoff, co author with Nor
man Hall Of "Faery Lands of the South
Seas" CHarpers), has not only remained
in the South Seas, but has married q
hixh caste native girl OF distinguished
family and Is the father OF two
month old daughter.
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written by Richard Loveiace, appears thI
verse as one of four:
''stone wallis do not a prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for an hermitage.
II have freedom in my love,
And In my soul am FREQ.
Angels alone. that soar above.
Enjoy such liberty"
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S. S. OLYMPIC IS FL0ATED
French Liner Pulled Out Of Mud on
PennsfieId, N. J.

The French steamship Olympic was
floated this morning from the point
in the Delaware River near Penns.
field, y. j., where she went aground
late Thursday night. The cargo was
removed to lighters and barges before
the ship could be foated.
When the Olympic grounded five tugs
pulled unsuccessfully for hours In ef-
forts to get her In deep water again.
1t was then decision was made to
remove the cargo.
The ship was returned to dock here
for inspection as TO possible damage
before the cargo Is reloaded and she
resumes her trip for French and ITALIAN
ports By way 'of New York.
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Scatter the Wage Cut

70 the Editor Of the Evcnin0 Public Ledger:
Sir-It the railroad employers would cut
tho salaries Of some OF their hundred-thou-
sand-a-year officials It might help some to
reduce expenses. and not try to drag II all
out OF the men, II. d. c.
Philadelphia, October "a, 1921.
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vincial and narrow beyond all belief. They
seem to have good schools and institutions
OF learning. But what does Il avail II they
maintain their really hateful stand toward
out slders7 A LONELY SOUL.
PhilAdelphlR. Decemhar 8. 1921.
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Poems and Songs Desired
"Too Late | Stayed"

100 Late ! Stayed'
To the Editor Of the EUeniHo PVbHc Ledger:
Sri am desirous OF securing poem
these lines;
TOO late I stayed. forgive the crime.
Cnheeding flew the hours;
How noiseless falls tho foot OF time,
That only treads on flowers"
1t was in Cleveland's English Literatur
of the Ninteenth Century" about forty years
ago. +, r. T.
Phlla delphia, December ., 1921.
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Where Lines Occur

To the Editor Of the Evcnin0 PubHo Ledger!
S!r-where do these lines occurf
''stone walls do not a prison make
Nor iron bars cell" g. l.. o.
philadelphia. December q, 1921.
In little poem ITO Althea From Prison. -
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Likes old Philadelphia Pictures

10 the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Slr-Your views of old Philadelphia are
great. II possible keep II up. am saw
ing them all. WILLIAM A. VERT.
Philadelphia, December 8. 1921.
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sS,Syp OFFICE OF THE DE LONG HOOK
October 2sth. 1921.
specIal notice to Stock..oldersi
THE Hoard OF D,rectors has called .
seid At The general offices OF the Company.
iii and clsasasd ats fSilads!Phii' Sai s,an or The
Avn for the purpose Of y9tinE for or
SsaSst an iaer0fs % ssAfoSs n; SsDi:ss sssSs
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EI.EGTRiC COMPANY
BY
NJ W STROUD,
President.
THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY FOR N.
SCRANCES ON LIVES AND GRANTING
AHNCITIES. Trustee.
Dated NnYemher Is. 1921.
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Annual Meetings
NATIONAL BANK

80 UNION NATIONAL BANK
S5S Philade phta, December 10. 1921.
The Annual Meeting 81 the stockhoiders
day, January 10, 1879, botwern ths hours Of
I2 ". and r. NJ, for the election OF Di-
Tectors and for the Transaction OF such other
business as may come before the meet ng.
LOUIS y. sPIELBERGER.
Cashier.
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Annual McctInKa
Once OF the

Onlcf OF the
k5S JOHN Il. STETSON COMPANY
Monday, January, q, Is&s. being legal
RtHas RoIders 9f o the John B. Stetson "c compSny
Win be helS ,,9t 9t The general otics Of the
sysnpSs. aver npSs. 2r Tuesday january s. 1929 at
Tran5ter books viii he closed from De.
eember 20. 1921. to January 8, 1922, both
80 WI II SCHNEIDER, Secretary.
E3sy THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
pany Of the State Of PeSnsyiSani" will EoS, D.
at the oitics Of The company. 50s.S1oo @ ws,nI; Va ;
street, for the election OF fve (5) directors
action Of any business which may be
JOHN ] P RODGERS Secretary.
gxS7' TRADESMENs NATIONAL BANK
Philadelphia. December TO- 1921
%, bs held at the ,oss ,GsgNInE rS9ms. or Tues.
election OF Directors ard for the, Transaction
OF such other business may eome before
- EDMUND WILLIAMS. Cashier.
lslsy" SOUTHWARK NATIONAL BANK
Tn. Annual Election for niaiTs!Tns piTsetSTs Il th,
irnesday. January 10Th. iSes. between the
hours Of 10 o'clock A. ~ "4S Z z g,sIest %ES+ NJ
Cashier.
in~ PENN NATIONAL BANK
",
! The annual meeting Of the stockholders for
tire election OF directors for the ensuing year
,nusfy ~ sf "ftE IT, ieaa bst%eeh i$ oeloeE noon
anu '''" w n. WARD Cashier.
'r5STs NATIONAL SECURITY BASK
~ PhiladePh!ai Decsmeer Sth: 1921:
iTSIl Ss hsiS %s ,sS$s oHa2E,ns Hoyse, Tne.dsyI,
is noon and : V NJ i. MCKEE. Cashier.
:eFysTHE sOCTHWESTERN NATIONAL
The Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders Of
los:: at T. o'clock h,oHt NJ a the ,hs hSnkns
l,SSyEIGHTH NATIONAL BANK
Phiad.lphla, De enbcr 10, 1921.
The Annual Election for Directors will be
" 6 Sn' 1872 sat9s SSt1oSn 2o @ h%aTs 5R
''''oeN noon cHXni.Ea 4gl ! Ea \, COOKE. Cashier.
ic>SgsTHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
irr~turers Mutual Fire lnsnrancc Company
% he hTf r ,ss fS Es r FrdayD s
isth' 1879 'Ric&tFn + ofloSEa e o%SEanRrs. s.ora,,rv
,lrS;S55 THE ANNUAL MEETING OF TIN
slockholdeTs ot the sSn,o Domingo
ussday, Drermber aCih 1oaI at Io u HSS oaloSE
noon, at the office OF the company. 5lI
Chestnut T.EwHis NJ. EvA.;s. Secretary.
in@P THE ANNUAL MEETING OF rHF
gS Pollcvholdrrs OF the standard Mutua
YER once, NiS cSmmerclal Trust Giiidlns
January lltn; !9Se, at q 2;SH % "'"loeE: =. NJ
E THE ANNrAL NJ: MEETING ;$'i, OF GF,IlI THi
vim be held az the .ofhcH q The comp n. ny
Tuesday. January 10. IOe2. at 1890 4. NJ
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Proposals
oErARrHnIfRiE1c rHnIREcroR's 81 ! 6FFicE NNAi"

Room 6Si. City Hall
Philadelphia. November 20, 1921.
s..,.d proposals viii be received at this
ss L eSsS Wen HSs %ds w To'Is"y ts %p.6Sj Rs
and seNfITIRsTEiC 81 RTEiC OF HOSPITALS
end nnd LuZrrne SIS.
NJ. ,he ercc ion OF a LRrynegeRI y DhtherIA
,ysrd tncIuding construction, plumbing. heat.
~ snd electrical work.
prs spse and any Information relative 70 the
Erection Of the Larynse,a5 Dl'hther:a Ward
nnnh1son. ESQ. Architect, -" San'on' ST..
PhiiadeiPhia. .,-a .,,, ,to,. .,,
b%nished in business for which proposals
az. asked will not be entertained or con-
siderredb; nir BIDS must be accompanied by q ccrtl-
40 from the city solicitor that security
has been Furnished n accordance vita ths
srSy,ssoMSsa serSy.s Nay 81 25, S"i iisGo ,''"''' -P'
The director reserves ne rIghi to accept
Iii the bids as ho may deem best for tho
Interest q the city: ,hS wHSn ., 20 or aSgrs;
K necessary for the contract 10 be entered
into m the cost 9f whicn may be Obtained
upon inaHiry az ne oniSe 9t the city solicitor.
City Ha"C LINCoi.N FURNISH Md
Director OF the Department.
og6TtTTRr FHS5SSSE"r5 gae%S%F FtE2s 8 EHBB EFHHBB
sss, c'% s.aed Ts proposals for 6iaRSs 6iaSS0fT boofs
IsS,nding books, atIonery. etc, for tht
. tls.. nf the PrOthonNthTF OF the Courts q
eSlnmmon ellmSH Pleas and Clerk Clerk Of the Nun cpo
the uTf ysnF Saday Sad WI &c SeYS'
Msast at i2 o'clock noon. bidders are in
n,sa to inspect samples OF supplies anc
work except from those actual,
sas"d In the business and ACCOMPANIED b.
o cen.tinns of an ordinance Of Councils an
ggrrovsa May 20. 1900. have been compile,
win WILLIAM NJ BUNN
ProthOnotaFy, G. c. P
('Ierk ''
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Annual Elections
CITY NATIONAL BANK OF
ASS PHILADELPHIA

DecemDer Q, WI,
The Annual MSet!TG Of the St9SSktholders
will be held AZ the Banking House on Tues
day, January 10th. 1929. between the hourr
of 1900 NJ. and 100 p. N.
VIM. +. RECH. Cashier,
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CREW LEyICK COMPANY
FIRST MORTGAGE 8G SINKING FUND
GOLD ROSDS

the SINKING Fund pToyisIon Of the above
lated August 1912 prop3saIs
VIII be received at the ofrice Of the Com,
mercal Trust Company: Trustee, city HAL
Square, Philadelphia, foT che sale 10 the
AIRY /. 1922 OF ti92 400 rar value q said
bonds al a price not TO exceed 1879 and
accrued interest The right Is reserved to
reject any or all proposals In whole or In
part
sealed proposals stating numbers of
bonds offered and marked 'PropOsals for
the sale OF Crew Lovick Company First
should be presented 10 tho undersigned be-
fore l2 o'clock noon, Wednesday, December
COMMERCIAL TRUST COMPANY. Trustee.
HENRY c. GIBSON. Treasurer.
GEO. Il. NEWTON COAL COMPANY
December 3 1927.
PROPOSALS AS TO bonds
Notice Is hereby given 70 holders Of bonds
~. he Geo H. newton Coal Company! Sc.
cured ~ mortgage hy that company 10 the
dated December lS 1919, as amended by
Land lIte and Trust Company. Trustee
thai there ~ held in the sinking Fund OF
snId Coal Company the sum OF Sl2,lhS, ~
and that offers Of said bonds for payment
out Of Sinking Fund at price not exceeding
i0fi5 per cent of the par value OF said
by the undprBisned up 10 and including noon.
TTE PIG %osI Esd 81 0TifTTiE AND TRUST COMPANY
TRUST DEPARTMENT
g w cor Broad and Chestnut streets
Philadelphia. Pa.
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FINANCIAL

TO THE HOLDERS OF PHILADELPHIA
FGsS fHREfhsYEHR CoSyEKrfBLE
sINKING TTNp SIX FER riII.r SEST STnnE ~;
TRTsT NGREEMEST. DATED DECEM-
SoTIGE is HEREBY OWEN that the
by lot from the aforesaid bonds outstand!ns
and that the same are called for payment
and redemption by the Sink nE Fund at the
price Of i0i% OF the principal amount thereof
and accrued iLterest thereon; on the Sd day
sylvanla Company for Insuranoes on Lives
and Granting Annuitiesi Trustee; in tho city
Of Philadelphia Pa. From and after such
date interest shall cease to be payable. upon
said bonds The bonds drawn for redomp-
tion by the Sinking Fund should be pre-
arnted for payment at the aforesaid office
OF the Trustee on or after January g. lS22'
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HIIPP
HUPP
MOTOR CAR CORPORATION

Preferred Dividend No. "5
Detroit, Michigan. December 5. 1921
rhs Directors have declared u quarterly
dividend OF ls4N on the TPh cumulatIye. pre-
ferred stock. payable January 1, 1923 to
stockholders Of record December 90. 1921.
Checks will be mailed
L. u
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At THE FREE LIBRARY

Books added to the Free Library.
Thirteenth, and Locust streets, during
tho week ending December s:
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THE ELEcrRIS sToEAGE BArTEEY

Allegheny avenue and 10th street
Philade phia. December 7. 1921
The directors have declared dividend OF
Three Dollars (S3 .0O) per share from the ac-
cumulated surplus Of the company on both
common and preferred stocks payable Janu-
ury 3. 1922, TO stockholders OF record at the
close Of business on December a. 1921.
Cheeks will be mailed.
WALTER c. HENDERSON.
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elSy THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
s7 stockholders OF the Insurance Com
pany Of the state Of Pennsyivania will De
held on Monday. January 16. 1922, at I2 NJ,
street, for the election OF fve (5) directors
TO serve for three az years and the trans.
action Of any business which may be
presented.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

Philadelphia, December 10. 1921.
The Annual Meeting OF the stockholders
win be held at the handing rooms. on Tues
day. January 10. 1922. at ~ NJ. for the
ELECTION OF Directors and for the transaction
of such other business as may come before
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% BroaG street and Columbia Arsnns A e

Philadelphia. December s. 1921.
At regular. meeting Of the Board OF
den OF Ave (SSty per cent was declared
payable January Ist, 1929. to stockholders
of record December 20. 1921. Checks will
be- mailed
wAI. A. CARLILE. Treasurer.
GIEARD TRUST COMPANY-AT
. meeting OF tho Board OF Managers held
this day, n quarterly dlvldsnd OF nine te)
psr cent and nd extra dividend OF four a.
per cent were declared. payable on Jan.
=. 1912, 10 stockholders Of record on the
books of the company at the close OF busi-
ness Dec. Is. 1921. Checks viii be mailed.
THOMAS S. HOPKINS.
Treasurer.
PHILADELPHIA Pa. Dec. s. 1921.
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PHILADELPHIA. December 8. 1921.
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EDMUND WILLIAMS. Cashier.

vi ~" SUI THWAKh NATIONAL hank
Philadelphia. Pa.
Tho Annual Election for Directors of this
srank will be held At the thanking House, on
Tuesday, January 10th. 1899. between the
hours Of 10 o'clock 4. u. and - o'elcck VI.
T.. II. VERT,
a Ter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

ct L. R,"-wiiiam Howard TAFT Is
member OF the Unitarian Church.
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"R. X. L."--Myron =, HerrIcE IS ths
American Ambassador to France
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-02-02
CHAPTER II.

A young nalf-breed Digger woman
who had suffered the loss of the latest
of her numerous progeny two days
prior to Mrs. Cardigan's death, was
installed in the house as nurse to John
Cardigan's son, whom he called Bryce,
the family meme of his mothers peo-
pie. A Mrs. Tully, widow of Cardi-
gan's first engineer in the mill, was
engaged as housekeeper and cook; and
with his domestic establishment re-
organized along these simple lines.
John Cardigan turned with added
eagerness to his business affairs, hop
ing between them and his boy to
salvage as much as possible from
what seemed to him, in the first pangs
of his loneliness and desolation, the
wreckage of his life.
While Bryce was in swaddling
clothes he was known only to those
females of Sequoia to whom his half
breed foster mother proudly exhibited
him when taking him abroad for an
airing in his perambulator. With his
advent into rompers, however, and the
assumption of his American preroga-
tive of free speech, his father develop
ed the habit of bringing the child
down to the mill Office, to which he
added a playroom that connected with
his private office. Hence, prior to his
second birthday, Bryce OWNED that
his father was closer to him than
motherly Mrs. Tully or the half-breed
girl. Moreover, his father took him on
wonderful journeys which no other
member of the household had even
suggested.
OF all their adventures together,
however, those which occurred on their
frequent excursions up to the Valley
of the Giants impressed themselves
imperishably upon Bryce's memory.
How well he remembered their first
trip, when, seated astride his fathers
shoulders with his sturdy little legs
around Cardigan's neck and his chubby
little hands clasping the old mans
ears, they had gone up the abandon
ed skid-road and into the semi-dark-
ness of the forest, terminating sud-
denly in a shower of sunshine that
fell in an open space where boy
could roll and play and never get
dirty. Bryce looked forward with
eagerness to those frequent trips with
his father sto the place where Mother
dear went to heaven"
When Bryce was six years old, his
father sent him to the public school
in Sequoia with the children of his
loggers and mill-hands, thus laying
the foundation for a democratic edu-
Continued on Page 6.
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they came at length to little amphi-
theater, clearing perhaps a hundred
feet In diameter, oval-shaped and
surrounded by wall of redwoods of
such dimensions that even McTavish,
who was no stranger to these natural
marvels, was struck with wonder.
"McTayish." Cardigan said, "she
died this moaning
I'm sore distressed for you, SIR"
the woods-boss answered. SWe'd a
whisper in the camp yesterday that the
lass was like to be In bad way"
Cardigan scuffed with his foot
clear space In the brown litter.
"Take two men from the section-gang,
McTayish," he ordered, .and have
them dig her grave here; then swamp
a trail through the underbrush and
out to the donkey-landing, so we can
carry her in. The funeral will be
private
McTavish nodded. "Any further
orders, sir?"
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gap In the hills, cease your logging
and bear on yonder." He waved his
hand. "I'm not going to cut the tim
Der in this valley. You see, McTavish,
what it is. The trees here-ah, man,
I haven't the heart to destroy Gods
most wonderful handiwork. Besides,
she loved this spot, McTavish, and she
called the valley her Valley of the
Giants. II gave it to her for a wed
ding present because she had a bit of
dream that some day the town I
started would grow up. to yonder gap,
and when that time came and we could
afford it, twas in her mind to give
her Valley of the Giants to Sequoia
for a city park, all hidden away here
and unsupported.
"She loved it, McTavish, twas our
playhouse, McTavish, and 1 who am no
longer young-I who never played I'M
til 1 met her-I-Pm a bit foolish, l
fear, but found rest and comfort
here, McTayish, even before I met
her, and I'm thinking I'll have to come
here often for the same. She was
like this sunbeam, McTavish. She
She"
AYE" murmured McTavish huskily.
81 ken. Ye wouldna gle her a common
or a public spot in which to wait for
We. An yen be shuttin' down the
mill an loggin'-camps an layin' off the
hands in her honor for a bitp
Until after the funeral, McTavish.
And tell your men they'll be paid for
the lost time. That will be all, lad"
When McTayish was gone, John
Cardigan sat down on small sugar
pine windfall, his head held slightly
to one side while he listened to that
which in the redwoods is not sound
but rather the absence of it. And as
he listened, he absorbed a subtle COM
fort from those huge brown trees, so
emblematic of Immortality; in the
thought he grew close to his Maker,
and presently found that peace which
he sought. Love such as theirs could
never die. The tears came at
last.
At shutdown he walked home bear
ing an armful of rhododendrons and
dogwood blossoms, which he arranged
in the room where she lay. Then he
sought the nurse who had attended
her.
I'D like to hold my son." he said
gently. MAY IY
She brought him the baby and
placed it in his great arms that
trembled so; he sat down and gazed
long and earnestly at this flesh of his
flesh and blood Of his blood. you'll
have her hair and skin and eyes," he
"My son, my son, 1 shall
love you so, for now I must love for
two. Sorrow I shall keep from you,
please God, and happiness and worldly
comfort shall leave you when / go
to her." He nuzzled his grizzled
cheek against the baby's face. Gust
you and my trees" he whispered,
Just you and my trees to help me
to hang on to plucky finish"
For love and paternity had come to
him late in life, and so had his first
great sorrow; wherefore, since he was
not accustomed to these heritages of
all flesh, he would have to adjust him
self to the change. But his son and
his trees-ah, yes they would help.
And he would gather more redwoOds
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