The Lamar register., 1922-03-29
SYNOPSIS.

kinS uVes with her Iather, small jerry
and an old woman. Granny Hope. On an
adjacent farm. oscar Bennett, prosperous
farmer, Is a neighbor, He Is secretly
wealthy girl OF the neighborhood. Polly
alone knows their secret Marcus Mac
kenzie. who owns the ground the squat
ters occupy, is their determined enemy.
Polly overhears a conversation between
Mackenzie and stranger. in which the
former aVows his intention OIL driving the
squatters from his land. The stranger
sympathize5 with the sQuatters. and
earns Polly's gratitude.
CHAPTER u.-Evelyn Robertson dis
covers from her mother that they are not
rich. as she supposed, but practically liy-
kvslyn's cousin.
CHAPTER Iu.-PoIly learns from Eve
lyn that the sympathetic stranger is Rob
ert FerciVaL Evelyn charges Polly with
a message to Bennett, telling him she can
give him no more money. and urging him
70 Dc patient She already bitterly re-
grets her infatuation with and marriage
TO the ignorant farmer
CHATTER Iv.-Polly conveys her mes-
sage, and Oscar makes threats. He In
STATS Evelyn meet him that night. Polly
has her father and Larry Bishop. squat
ter who has suffered from the enmity of
Mackenzie. take oath to do hun
injury.
CHAPTER V. - Evelyn unsuccessfully
tries TO get money from her mother with
which to buy on Bennett and induce him
70 leave the country, giving her her free
dom. She is really enamored of Marcus
Mackenzie. At the arranged meeting
that night Bennett threatens Evelyn with
exposure unless she procures money for
him.
CHAPTER Wholly meets Robert Per
ciNal. and they are mutually attracted.
Polly's feeling being something like ado
ration
CHAPTER vII.-Overhearing a conver-
saton between Polly and Robert PEREZ
yai. bennett really caring nothins for
Polly. waylays the girl when she leaves
Perelvl and abuses and threatens her.
Percival returns and thrashes the farmer:
He asks Polly in what way he can aid
her and she begs him to help the squat
iers. Pereiyal is rich and influential.
though lacking the power Of MaGKenzie,
but agrees to do his best Mackenzie
visits the Hopkins shack with an orer
leave the vicinity, offering them a trifiing
sum or money. The offer is refused and
Mackenzie threatens TO burn their pitt
ful dwellings and leave them homeless
CHATTER VIu.-Polly visits Pereival
in the Robertson home In an enort to
dleiarins es me- his his loys % for her. s ~ when he girl
IN a panic, fees. Mackenzie asks Evelyn
@ be bis wife. The girl asrees to marry
farm and got rid OF the squatters. Rob
ert fails In an sffort 70 secure the aid
OF Mrs, Robertson and Evelyn In prof.
ect to help the Silent city people.
CHAPTER IX-Knowing Bennett's in
fatuation for Polly. Evelyn tries to 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 acknowledges
similar feeling for him. Mackenzie
LAYS a trap for Hopkins and the latter
rs arrested.
But 1t WAS not long before She sat
M and tossed back her curls. 1t
seemed ns II she had heard u voice
She turned her head slowly; and 10.
Robert Percivnl was standing across
the creek. smiling nt her.
Il followed you, Polly Hopkins" he
called. and spruging across the water.
be added: you ran So fast l lost you
at the corner of the ragged rocks. and
It's tukan me all this time to find you"
lie sat down beside her and took her
hands; but Polly could not look up
al him. Embarrassed beyond utter
ance. she Withdrew her fingers. letting
them fall llstlesSly. Robert laughed.
Her lovely face, first white then scar
let, only told him that she was glad
10 see him, and spoke of girlish inno-
cence, dear TO all men.
You went away so suddenly the
other night" he ran on. Il didn't have
chance to say half l wanted to.
had something for you. too, hut
couldn't get away until today to bring
1t down"
He pulled little roll of paper from
his pocket and handed It to her. Won
deringly she opened 1t, and there was
an exact reproduction of ''The Great
est Mother In the World"
Polly was so overcome she contin-
ued silent
Don't you like it, little Pollyop?"
queried Robert, putting his fingers un-
der her chin and raising her face to
his.
"Yepl" she whispered. blushlng.
"Sure. sure do. love it,"
"Then why don't you smile?" he de
manded; and as she shyly complied
with his request, he ran on: i've
talked with Mackenzie. and he's so
set Confound it, He makes me so
hot can scarcely listen TO him. But,
Polly dear, I'll do everything I can.
I've got money and friends, rs well rs