Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-11-27
just Over the
B Boundary Line
! By ROSE MEREDITH


X X X x =; x X X X \ X X
I'm WARRINGTON stood on the hill
y where the dividing line separated
the Hinman property from the land
of his ancestors, now his own. The
Warburton acres had taken on a new
value when the great motor highway
had cut through part Of the property
only to swerve aside and diverge from
the Hinman acres and cross the bridge,
leaving the latter property marooned
amid its rich pastures and woodlands
Perhaps it didn't matter, especially,
Jim was thinking this May morning,
for as far as he knew or cared the
Hinman house was still empty and des-
olate. Humans and Warburtons had
been unfriendly for some years-owing
to marriage that ended in divorce be-
tween two members of the families.
"There was only one Hinman worth
looking at in this world" gloomed Jim
Warburton, land that was Sylvia--and
she turned me down fiat for that
Meade fellow Don't know as blame
her for I'm not much account and he
has barrels of coin." -,.,... sa.f
He walked along the imaginary
boundary line, remembered something
about white birches and, finding them,
scratched the messy turf and found
an ancient landmark-a small square
of white stone on which small letter
ing was chiseled 1t proved to mark
the property of James Warburton, In
the 'yr. $780," He walked down to
the highway but could not find the 9TH
er marker. He knew that the line was
straight one "east from white
marker" ,t. .....t .
If the new highway had only run
on for another fifteen feet some of the
Human property would have bordered
on 1t, but what difference would that
make to the Hinmans-Sylvia and her
aunt were the only ones left, and they
lived in New York city.
A week later, Jim, coming back
| home from the county seat for q week.
end in his lonely house heard strange
news from his man of all work, Han
son. t.
| WlrDIIrf0n. there
souatters on vour pronertv." declared
Hanson "Sucb a nerve"
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frowninp
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oyiSlaLMrs: Meauer ne STAN
inereu awh"arui!' never ureaine'
Suuiu De sou VI Soui aun, 80,
why not! she asked lghtiy' SUI
VIII lhal p,usn VI enlparrassihei,'
Auntle ana l must iive-anu tne OH
mousse Is 700 Iar pacK from tne ROAD u
ne pronlao t we even pan .
sieep mere, BECAUSE !. Is 81 ioheiS uo"l
there III .ne woous'
me oiu piaee mas Deen cioseu to'
long syiVia' now why can you AM
MISS hlnman come over TO WarDurtol
ond STOW In tha couth WING until Va,