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Show 'I " 1 "THE ROOF TREE" By Charlet Neville Back Another tory of the Kentucky hills l found In "The Roof Tree," bv C'harle. Neville Buck, author of "Tha Temperine." "The Call of the Cumberland" Cumber-land" and 'The Clan Call." The very breath of the Kentucky hills la In Iluck'a, novels. In Interpreting Inter-preting Ha elemental life, and its H5 honed and" bl hearted peViple, The takes his place beside John I'ox Jr. Here he tells a tale, the beiclnnlnRs of which are laid several generations in the past. Then the roof tree was planted, a token of love to celebrate the wedding of Thornton and the first Dorothy Parrish. But the same soil held the blood-watered seed of feud war, and now It waa bringing forth bitter fruit again, in the romance of the new Iorothy I'arrlsb and Thornton's Thorn-ton's descendant. Under the name of Cal Mmrjrard he had fled from irslnla, where, with the Juries packed against him. Justice would have been a travesty. In self defense his sister had killed her husband, hus-band, and he had taken the guilt. He sought only a refuge, lleturnlng from a friendly visit to his neighbor', where he met Dorothy, he found nailed to his door a threat of death if he repealed the visit. what follow.; the atrange reopening reopen-ing of an ancient feud, the treachery and hatred and the conquering loyalty loyal-ty of love; and how in Its course war ends forever in these mountains, makes a story of compelling power and tensity. Douhleday. Fage & Co Oardtn City, N. y. " j . f |