The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-09-21
At the Lands
End
by JUSTIN wENTwooD

Lands End II desoIate strip ~
land jutting far cut into the ocean.
II II dotted with spars. hshcrinen's
cabins. here and there IN q sauntt.r
nobody seems to own Lands End. no.
body goes there.
Elihu Reed set his lobster pots and
carried his catch across the hay to the
nearest market. Ills father had lived
there. too Lands End was home to
him. II should have been Ia June. n
sullen. discontented girl who had al
ternate moods Of JOY and laughter.
"June's not one - US" said the Por-
tugues. squatters. you can see II In
her face"
What she was no one knew She
had been washed up from a wreck. 20
years before. babe. miraculously
breathing All the rest ~ the passen-
gers had gone down when the ship.
ripped by the Needle. sank Ia the bot.
tom ~ Deep Hole.
Eiihu Reed adopted her. His wife
cared for her until she died Then
N. girl stayed with her adopted IA
Their. cooked for him. kept house. Elihu
was not tyrant. lust a somb"r. re-
llsHous mnn with the elemental
strength and gloom u the sea In his
soul. he never understood June.
what d'you wan; 10 20 away forf'
he would demand when the girl was
insistcn, Its good enough for me !;
II ought 2" be- good enough for you.
Haven't brought YOU up ~ my own
gall"
Il cant stand for 10 here" June
mutiored Il want "a see the city. !
want II little fun"
II was the cry ~ youth Ellhu
took counsel ~ neighbor
II Shell be ready Ia settle down
when low. comes along he said
They're all alike al that age"
II Love came " her. no one would have
Looked for H. In the person Of Tom
santlcy. the ncighhors son. melan-
choly. iniruspectly. hoy who played
IN" fiddle drcarily along the dunes.
had ambitions which every one could
see were destined never 10 he realized
N was propinqulty. perhaps. n chance
word or two. Kiss. an embrace-they
we're engaged
II don't see what she can see in
Tom Saniiey" the neighbors said.
II can't see how she can bullyrar
him that way. or why he stands for
H."
The bitterness ~ their quarreis
4 a. ~ L..
ribed at him nou'cd him. and still
they remained engaged They were
To b.. married In IN. summer Tom
was retaining land. running up n
cottage. And they seemed AT mortal
strife What would IL he after mar
riaeef
one day an astonishing rumor ran
through the community Elihu had
received letter from the American
consul NJ radua. or pavia. or Flor.
.ncr. or one 81 thos" outlandlsh places
| lunc's par-niage had been traced "
happened through n man who was
spending the summer AZ Lands End
the year before. an artist who painted
knew Italy. and had seen the Italian
name written inside one Of Junes
baby garments
June belonged "a n wealthy family
at Padun. or Milan. or Genoa. They
were ennobled. too. They had lost
grandchIld years before. In wreck,
while the father and mother were pro
coeding To Washington. where the man
had n diplomatic appointment. That
was how the story ran
Elihu stood perplexed. holding the
letter. AZ first he did not know
whether 10 tell June or not. lie loved
/ the girl In his own fashion. and he
dreaded letting her 20 to foreign
countries Ellhu did not trust foreign.
srs: they ran nj you with knives. poi.
soned You. ate snsils frogs legs and
mice. and were generally queer.
lie decided II was her right to know.
There y are. June. my GAL he said.
rlnging the letter down on the table.
"Now you can de- what you've long
had a mind 10 do. You've always
kicked against the pricks In Lands
End. Go and take whateyer's com
ing To- you"
June read the letter. white Of face.
tense Tipped Then Toms flute was
heard and she shuddered. Tom was
coming In.
Don't let him know whispered
June.
Il guess he'll have 20 know" said
Eiihu.
FIN not going" said June. Il
I only wanted the right To 60. II
chose-not Ia go. love Lands
End"
Tom came in looking uncertainty
AZ his betrothed: he feared her TEN.
per. June flung the letter into the
stove.
Hello. Tom" she said. kissing
him.
Just that. Iiut the look In her
eyes told him that the past was dead
and forgotten. With arms linked they
left the cottage and paradsd across
the dunes toward the sea.
We'll I'm swished." said Elihu.
"Iune ALWAYS Mas uueer It's that