The Lamar register., 1922-02-15
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER l.-Occupying a dllapidated
shack In the Silent city, squatter settle
ment near Ithaca, New York. Polly Hop
klns lives with her father, small Jerry,
and an old woman. Granny Hope. On an
adjacent farm, Oscar Bennett, prosperous
farmer, Is a nelghbor. He is secretly
married to Evelyn Robertson, supposedly
wealthy girl Of the neighborhood. Polly
alone knows their secret. Marcus Mac
kcnzie, who owns the ground the squat
ters occupy. is their determined enemy.
Polly overhears a conversation between
Mackenzie and a stranger, in which the
former avows his intention OF driving the
squatters from his land. The stranger
earns Polly's gratitude.
Polly saw the younger man reacn
out and touch the speaker with a
gloved hand.
Love isn't rubbish. wherever you
find II, old chapl" he exclaimed. at
gives even squatter shack n glimpse
NJ heaven. You ought TO help these
people. Marc. Give them a chance:
make something Of them. and they
won't bother you"
Burning tears filled Polly's eyes. To
hear him speak in sympathy with her
fishermen friends touched her deeply.
And he had spoken Of love in the same
way Granny Hope did. too. Pollyop
NTtl never llilhElIltl 'Ilu AlHTC hlUu
ever thought of the meek-the Iowly-
and the hungry. Far above the world
M In the skies beyond the clouds
where the hlue was. right alongside
the cruclfied Savior, Polly Hopkins
placed this new friend of the Silent
City Her thoughts were interrupted
by Mackenzie speaking.
They're pigs, Bob. tell you" he
repeated roughly. "and what I brought
You down here today for"
Polly lost the rest Of his sentence.
Rack and yet farther back she slipped
over the roof. She had never heard
anything so dreadful as this. In fact,
she had always quite liked pigs. but
she had never thought of comparing
the shnnty or Granny Hope and Daddy
Hopkins to a barnyard and its occu-
pants.
She heard the men ride away; and
once more she sat up. BY raising her
body a little. she could see them walk
ing their horses along the road that
Ted It's crUoAeu way through the set.
tement
IacKenzies straight, thick-set fig
ure made her shudder, but the slim,
boyish one beside him brought a queer
little thrill to her heart.
"Hv's a beautiful angel himself"
she nurmured, and taking up the AK,
she slipped down the tree and dropped
to the wet ground. Granny Hope
struighteupd nm Ms Polly entered the
kitchen. Swiftly the girl crawled out
OF her fathers trousers and tossed
back her curls
whats the matter. pretty bratf"
queried the woman drowsily.
Il got TO find Daddy" replied Polly.
her voice shaking. "old Mares back
an he's after us squatters a-fiyin', an,
Granny"
She paused, her face softened, and
she smiled.
Yep, honeyT prompted Mrs. Hope.
"OId Marc had beautiful angel
with him." went on the girl. 'an' he
likes us squatters. He stood right up
to that rotten Mackenzie. l heard
him, l did" She crossed to the old
woman's side. Loves able to send a
angel slapbang down to this old earth
TO help us, huh, Granny Hopper"
"Yep. sure-sure. honey-girl," muir
INJURED Granny, and once more her
head bobbed forward, and she slept.
Polly Hopkins crept out Of the hut
and sped away along the shore toward
Bad Mans ravine.