The Lamar register., 1922-05-03
SYNOPSIS

klns uNee WIN ner IAthoE, bnhh JeifSs
and an old woman, Granny Hope. On an
adjacent farm. oscar Bennett. prosperous
farmer. is a neighbor. He is secretly
married to Evelyn Robertson, supposedly
wealthy girl of the neighborhood. Polly
alone knows their secret Marcus Mac
henxie. who owns the ground the squat
tsrs occupy, is their determined enemy
Polly overhears a conversation between
Mackenzie and a stranger. in which the
former av9ws @ his intention 9t & drivlnS ,rl the
sympathizes with the squatters, and
earns Pollys gratitude
CHAPTER II.-Evelyn Robertson dis
covers from her mother that they are not
rich. as she supposed. but practically liv-
ing on the bounty of Robert Percival,
Eyslyn's cousin.
CHAPTER Iu.-Poly learns from Eve
lyn that the sympathetie stranger is Rob
ert Percival Evelyn charges Polly with
a message to Bennett telling him she can
give him no more money. and urging him
TO be patient She already bitterly re-
grets her infatuation with and marriage
to the ignorant farmer
CHATTER Iy.-Polly conveys her mes
sage, and oscar makes threats. He in
sists Evelyn meet him that night. Polly
has her father and Larry Bishop squat
ter who has suffered from the enmity OF
Mackenzie. take an oath to do him NO
injury.
CHAPTER " Evelyn unsuccessfuily
tries to get money from her mother widi
which to buy on Bennett and induce him
" AuaNt inc Aite-
dom. she 10 really enamored OF Marcus
Mackenzie At the arranged meeting
that night Bennett threatens Evelyn with
exposure unless she proeures money for
him.
CHAPTER Wholly meets Robert Per-
Polly's feeling being something Ike ado
ration.
CHATTER vIL-overhearing a conver-
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val. Bennett, really caring nothing for
Evelyn and fancying himself in love with
Polly. waylays the girl when she leaves
Percival and abuses and threatens her.
Pereival returns and thrashes the farmer.
He asks Polly In what way he can aid
ters. Percivai is nch and influential.
though lacking the power Of Mackenzie.
but agrees to do his best Mackenzie
to the sauatters. through Hopkins. to
leave the vicinity. offering than a trifiing
f IshsS Tns 0sr a. Is refused And
ful dwellings and leave them homeless
CHAPTER vIiL-Polly visits PereivaI
in the Robertson home in an effort to
enlist his aid. and he Is on the point OF
in a panic. ness' MScKenIIs lac ssh asks 'is Evsiyh %
70 be his wife. The girl agrees to marry
him after he has bought the Bennett
ert falls IN an effort TO secure the aid
Of Mrs. Robertson and Evelyn in a prof.
eet to help the Silent City people.
CHAPTER x-Knowing Benefits in
duce the girl to promise to marry him.
he having agreed to release Evelyn TO
secure Polly. In love with Percival.
fuses. Meeting Robert next day. he tells
her he loves her. and she acknowledge
lays trap for Hopkins and the latter
is arrested.
CHAPTER x.-Polly goes to the Rob
freeing her father. Mackenzie jeers at
her. He is also deaf TO Roberts plead
ings. and the latter, though assuring
Polly Of all the help he can give her. feels
himself powerless.
CHAPTER xI.-A week later Polly.
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something has struck" Oscar The two
women carry him from the road into the
shack He is insensble. Polly sets out
to get doctor. She meets Percival. who
accompanies her back to the hut Evelyn
tells Robert she is there on visit TO
small Jerry. She insnuates that Ben-
nett is Polly's sweetheart Robert be-
Use to Evelyn, does not deny II. He cor
ducts Evelyn from the hut. after bitterly
denouncing Polly for her duplicity. BEN
nett dies and Evelyn is free.
CHAPTER xII.-Polly borrows a dress
from Evelyn and with Jerry tries to beat
her way on train to Auburn prison to
visit her daddy. She is discovered by
Mackenzie and Percival Evelyn Is with
them and denies having given the dress
to Polly. who is accused OF stealing IL
Percival takes her home, disgusted.
wise, Polly crawled, and after she had
completely secreted herself she drew
down the velvet half-curtain that hung
from the seat. 1t seemed hours before
she heard sound. She hissed
warning to Jerry, then waited in nerv-
Gus tension.
From the station platform voices
seemed suddenly to rise up from every
quarter. Pollyop closed her eyes, too
confused to think OF anything to dis
sipate the agony Of mind she was un-
dergoing.
A few minutes before train time
hlgh-powered motor car drew up to
the platform.
We've got the drawing-rOom,
Marc" explained Robert Percival,
"and while you three are shopping.
I'm going to dig around Auburn a
bit"
81 suppose you're going to call on
your friend. Jeremiah" taunted Mac
Kenzie. Bob. I'll give you pointer.