Show to I 1 I 1 graam emer white or ea e ab RUIL tone 3 e ight br an alm any k SYNOPSIS CHAPTER I 1 I 1 I 1 oll macd ilca of tilo silent city chiy it a 1 r delile 0 its anwa noar lugii oy loii boik volly hup kinu kins alvus witia her futher jetty jelly and a an tod od ilou un on a aai Koli aunt ril iii UK oil tu at pinnix lou JS JM A 1 1110 lie he 1 lj lid to lo Lt evelyn ulyn dl j gill ui of llie vol abl alone tach adamus Ma riua lc kinam will wiio owtis owns we brouna bounta liu li u girat lra lers u ciupy cupy lu ili well ulli boj eilL lil no eclid oi oti itwara i n ars a L bt wo n MacK and 1111 J a bu iii her tit in hi 01 ecka hd jului 01 th 11 irr hla li laid tit tatu alloI lp 1 l a t with uie the squatters unit io eco ilys ilya CHAPTER ll II evelyn evdyn bertLon no Robert ton Ms dis lovvie titia clr thul that thoy HIL uru are not 1101 path hh an ejiu lie 1 aul living mi liou burnly or of celyna cou m CHAPTER lit III roily polly learns from evelyn allut talk alc tlc bu batinger 14 hub tit til Iru 1 vai lia L ia ia of arlly wilia I 1 a t in ensho to L stiling titan jinn ithe ail alu V fillip lio ho llulu aft itly ulla ia flow LO bu diio Ll ludy blut ilij 10 0 ila latr with ciui and inai rula 10 lit lue Iau laloi lil it IV luly conveys her mem mca aliet unu anu amur jahub il I 1 1 I aiu it hilya ineat iliin that liui digh il 11 ll t jul nd it jiul fatime mild all biily I 1 y i fc juat lu load huu bivin lilt of X appe k en I 1 e take an ulli to lo do nu DU alli y slip she int ell eli lie cried slit sin means she wont I 1 rues rv by ool and slie lie I 1 will or ill conic out ut the thing you YIU go K alit ciui toll tell lr her so kot got rich folks pool I 1 vir dierk Ili irry ili to kepp keel pilet all ly lily life ditc bet either slip comes howe liero bere to to MP me or 1 slip I pays ill up it if she he then oil ton OU nor 11 t 1 nt look lol pit n li if I 1 us as cili it I 1 sant YIV one Poll yop 11 if lie on in lint pit n wil ans say if slip she pays up and I 1 ge 0 o I 1 i of f her ihen me ine fur for you poll ills 1114 wait berh lin rh mid in ills his man inin april rough roily polly iani to t tile ahm ilie times lines bere went on oben both yon ym women will if lip I 1 criff ing to my illy gail get ionic 1111 say KIV to t my illy aidy 1 aly jit jim I 1 said nil arain he brahe off only to coin aniie cleavina out nut the rrt part alfont you roo Poll yop dumb ill trend polly aniz aerl aeo ozol liot alip floor engine N nn borr wo rr bivel evelyn Robe want to ike with spirit a hanl and all yon can it tr bior lot to in conle come alit nine to tit id d sli fick if lie prom ailed 1 I ahot w ail to binl it to her now get along alit antl doi nii edme n after friy bore morp milk or ill il alrow you ont olit of it in r gand lift to in he gane i gRell out nut t to the blanp in at little nt it 1 I A nolay ri ambled down it hilll III witt V fistful eriq cv elle 11 chri iiii tit fast I due dai fl aliv low AWAY to t tile inko it I 1 wa nao thell flat h an siw IV moving nhoun in a n riol of v in A rork byln its ally eully sho she put pill nilla paid iud c on p tilt hit of turf dori do ri tit alif annl he be upped pilot there in ili tile die fiill ir igini I in tile trips imby kinli V infill ilaf art f tit bip til loput her and added lito it alp r alln K s rho sli fell acl add dripping aret vret v pt ti up lip t il its hf st hv hf pulled tn tile lalih to lip file wit boint lip drip dripper peo to the ground or r arp alb io little hinnir lin obil nir IVr she hp was war mot most gone 0 on oil aop tin on lione ith fill Io Vol collop llop nn nil wf get veil ved up a lilt bit tn ili tile lip rond slip otic plad I up lit alp ippie tilt PW irto the hip m DID i nn alto ollit ol lit nt swiftly d wn tile the lime tile miller wie ie uini hollys ao 10 ilys hent saw sang v villa ath gladne out of the rigors of fit ahr storm country out of ill tha cold iii tine nuter slie site had found an another othor little thing to care tor for J jt hopkins said and larry clhoa hop in tile the shack ahen polly arrived with tier her burdens with much bilde if displayed the lamb then she fed ailin if 11 portion of the milk with a spoon while she ans preparing the CM cie lit in metal nhe linsted her fathers fat horg friend to in take lake potluck pot liick with them aftin supper she settled fettled her filially wee vec jerry she tucked into daddes daddys bed and granny cranny hope was made coro com in a chair by the stove where she sonn simin off to alon the intili ill if tier her lap and the hilly billy gont KOI it at tier knee roily p ant down on oil lle edge of her cot fillin fill in the lip two men slip site knew hy by the daik on their nees faces thet a question of import load nine up tip sip lip nil mi tarry larry hrat brat have been try in to think of some way of nf gettin rid of old began heinn Il grimly nervous nan ous brown fingers plucked at the lambs wool PS its polly going white litte i stared tit nt her anthor you dont mean hurtin him diddy daddy t do you slie ole broke out oh it if am ts what balint youre balkin about dont ait it dont do it daddy I 1 something 17 la Is coln to happen to us god up tip in the sky rent fent a biagel down from high beaven fit t helip us tho the serious lovely face turned r i 1 T plen pleadingly truthfully up to lila his presented prevented vented hopkind from indulging his dedire to lau hausli ii polly turned tin and looked at larry nii dark face was heavy with frown imd and deep grief cut lines abere aint tiny anywhere but up lip there muttered larry bishop making tin nn upward thrust with his thumb yep top there lit Is larry contradicted roily polly impetuously 1 I seen one hes big biggeln gern you tin nn diddy daddy put together ther I 1 guess on nn his face looks like the sun run nil all c shiny tin nn bright ne he gnys the squatters has to have it n place to tn live in just like other folks an he wont let old oil marc run us out ot of the silent city mabbe after a while when he pets gets to orkin for us you con can hunt tin nn fish just the same as is ever hopkins looked at his daughter as if slip she land lost her ber inland catin you brat he grunted Xi Not othin liln replied polly hut but I 1 know what I 1 aicard it out nut to us put in bishop en enE gerly erl alen roily polly told them both men wily why hes pot got more mare inon old marc poll snapped hopkins its jut we ile ilont happen to rie he settin I 1 ili ol art chiq is ground that lie aint wanti us u off arf it ups ns quite evident that both the clr fishermen were ere of tile ino opinion I 1 pully illy 1 4 LJ ra ca Y 7 I 1 X J 4 it was quite evident that both thi were of one opinion rut ot ap find arid the lit in if 11 iri tl 1 I of the th i oid box limox 1 abet I it f rel fel el if lie helps us squatters klip hely an vou M looth g gt git t to r right now on nit atil he up lip or brinin ir anny inin alope bilde alint hii wont lir a tall ov in mitia nor ni do nit bothin liln blimp fill to lo let tle lie silica loil after us etheiel KIs tills this liere here buol nn an bobil fa f better there was something compelling aut the clr irl it may hane ha been IK H the of tier lier voice winder rully sweet and tremendously earnest it inn inny time have been the brilliant smile she lashed flashed upon her INt listeners eners at tiny any rate tile the mayor of tin the silent paid lairry lair Il ishop hop ills repented in dull lilt the oath ath she ho to them the voids thit made the he storm li A safe habitation for marcus Iii eI then both men reverently bently kit zid sid zi d like bible I 1 able find and fell back limply lit in their chairs polly kissed the nazeed edais of ill tin hook book too then she turned to hopkins daddy honey an anin out alit cire lre your kid a lovita smack ill li bich quick ern the hilly billy gont coat can CHAPTER V the afternoon had been unpleasant for both mrs robertson and her 1 tau I aughter eliter the lady indy was studiously ley icy to evelyn and the girl ing utterly nil gilabert percival was away an ay with mith in his absence tit nl the two women ate dinner together and kept ancla other company compi iny in alic room their was lital ted to tho the st simplest 1 ill commonplaces the return of the men eased cued cu ed the tension percival ex cuel cu ald himself utmost almost at once to write writa rome litters and as mackenze Mac Kenle mide inside evl ilent libit hl en gerress to get uvelyn evelyn by herself mrs robertson seized belied a cliame to steal awny away to tier her own room por for some time after her departure ill girl arl art and iha tillin weir silent hlll nt chloi was w tile the first time in mines marcos life that ills his had been readily toti VIled by a women and lit in spite of its years and experience he anns almost as bashful na as a young licay hoy I 1 at length their eyes met and the girls lowered while the color mounted in a flood to tier her hair the ninn man cinq hy by her side to in an ini n tant ile fie and read in the shy r retreat treat gnp binnee f lance ahat he lonald on pd to see leline leli nl 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 belleve you care for life I 1 really 1101 telle teve vc you do 10 he exclaimed you do sweet he deo de his voice trembling yes whispered avelyn now it strange inRe asked morcus marcus affer they took up tip their conversa rn rinn upilo that while I 1 was gone cone I 1 always tho thinht tight of you hut but not just like tiia honey g serl irl how long have you doted rno me before noi ore bufore today 1 I think confessed evelyn with a flu lush h what a fortunate man marcos anc kenzle considered himself just at that moment mom lie ile hall won the prettiest girl in ithaca ith ian and she loved him and to think I 1 only edme home ant night he exulted this time you were free OP my eve at tills no pox power ver can take you away front anim mo me dreadful Prend ful recollections of oscor oscar intruded upon evelyns lyns new happiness oli oil if slit li only had and the courage cou rat to tell would he keep on an loving lovann her mid and holp help her to got cut free or would he she ahe glanced into his big face there were upon it the marks of breeding of pride in I 1 himself his wealth position find she knew kaev how highly ho he regarded the conventions of society if she should disclose to him the secret of nf her maIr ringe to the former tn riner he u auld see nothing but the mot blot upon tier her and turn away in ollig oll disgust ig rist no she tell alim him despair overwhelmed her find and mildo made firms burdensome with tin nn effort she smiled faintly and with withdrew diew from him 1 I dont want to let you go darll ncr ho he In ached Inn ched it seems like a beautiful 1 I ren all I 1 the ie passionately that she wore were tit at liberty to nanke make the dream come true you nip mv DIV belo beloved voil averted mar im and with tilt girls kerls whispered yes he alamed her to leave tle me room uval n wont went tra to her mo liers and opening ill the floor slipped in and sunk rank to do n upon the floor tit nt lil mrs arg mil gertsons side id ic told tild him ill id marry him she h bald with trembling lips mother I 1 off li please mother mollier dear dont i nil I 1 think you could borrow bomp mony aty front froin stobert for me I 1 must ahmo hmo it allot loan worried aniu to marcus Nin reng I 1 emild could as crt t it nil ba bia for you I 1 know I 1 could ive just sot got tra to have n lot if f money fill mid oil fant expect me to ik milfus Mii fus F drew away with B R ithker 11 vori ini so fargot yourself your fanelly fl nilly not ald your imam ns As to do such a I 1 fair I 1 leoid dif own you r celyn ie aad lot in her tones cryn rosr wr we brilly nillY illy she could mini p the heights hola lits of her mothers corn beorn if lie discovered the hetnal sit int tin she felt that lint she would rather ell lhnn tit alie betle lir tl fronning in tho chair The thebes ies no uc mother mo ther in triina to ih to von ahe he ril ill and if V swon lost tny r only goil knows 0 mr ason took fill tier her hook honk and tit nt her daughter oer the III ii of r it very nall ell kiplin she slit un 11 aall nir re of n 11 ne e if thata ie pv rii it feel it therea noth ni n 11 01 OK 1 if to tip lie ild 1 tile llie beann to end paid and A i ery cry hop erss q girl crept nt mt of if blie rm lin li amlyn ans the ravines liy fly ter ier is polly 4 into tile gar leu iter her ro ft ir hr mrs was with A thrilling lind land cpr leej iloie flow orri we I 1 eiry benl enl it tile fit ansh 11 cf eg s ys bronil e wr would bild twell I 1 beep hill lilar out mt t f trot thle villi old mure more and tle beautiful trail ninor per would holli therial I 1 she arave i anve 1 I i tilva alne elne little ittle the adil lD il she igind used to call hieye front the IN li hnott tit nt once i 1 figure from tit hi iloilo to to the tioren isireli directly in friet frt or hor and ter lor rifled slit Irit irittia tik amok among the dinv inv laid oun there if ir adlist the bright 1104 us is hollerl Ver elvid lie ile stood ait alcad of hini him tit nt the dirk la heany allt turned liell eveln lip ap 0 heid he id ailin ili afy henril alip of nt vf volcey leq taint awni nil all teiei eben into the house arvelyn ilna the soldier of her quickly the lie girl mine come mit ut it galit rind POP copilot henr hear her atin in iiii nr illin us its slip slie ran softly lov is lot 1 taps i sliu li limited polly hopkins inroy ily I 1 to tit death some arli me que elined I 1 velyn ly Whit whited td I 1 in inyl holy walis he un nn enry ry their henda were very clove tol gecher ellif land ni polly gave the I 1 ness nize in I 1 t 11 low liva tove lope ile he lou to annie nie to lo aloies ll oies lint hut ut fit little boid olt nn nil I 1 guess yin rs lou oil beit lieret lop ilo it lies as blind ns ever al imin can bs be rm im avelyn nn liel im N arnild dvar all tilt ki in hollys heart castle to to tire life I 1 11 1 I recke you tic ile sho rho returned hut but youve uit got to get up tip your spunk punk I 1 BB an KO go Onci ird just na as soon come bu hutin 4 I 1 I 1 right in your bouse here I 1 goc BUC a 1 if you dont you evine come along an all tit nt nine ill hike mer an get et lit lii the hut ton say cant you talk calk just jt A lit ile nicer to min him cranny bopes got u bible bililc on an it says hen 1 n I feller hurts hurls you kind of soft back tin nil lie he wont ont bave h ve bothin more to say that noise scoot before evelan could say another word the squatter girl slipped aay among the shil shadows dows the olier al though alth th aery luxury went wretchedly up the steps find and forc forcinio iniz n enile nip to to her lips ills pa iassc cj into the music room billy gont hopkins Il had blinked man many y times before alit little mistress ini stress c canie line homp home larry IH chih ih land had pone gone t to 0 his hi lonely hut and duddy hopkins and cranny hope vere dozing in front of the stove in nervous tension tenion roily polly matched the clock arn ra 0 1 along toward the hour of the between oscar and evelyn about a quarter to nine slie site stole out of floors doors ny by familiar paths slipping past a shanty here pool and there mere folliot tame came tit n length upon A lonely shack set on nn n I 1 point hy by itself she went around to the back opened the door and aini oner once so 16 4 I 1 k L 4 14 4 A a when oscar dennett bennett stepped into the tha hut he uttered an oath r etlin the ron aco n touched a match to A al riff cardie alfh she had taken from tier her pricket and sat down quietly vicci bennett stepped into the tint but lip lie gutfred rei on in anth ile he was not o to see roily bolly hopkins M antly ont hont come ell eh ho he der I 1 brij fly oil oh sites comin nil right tin an R p ell polly tnt not she he were afraid so I 1 conie along to sec ee she got home sal anfe re A loud laugh tell fell from bennetts IP fi youre A clever kid Poll yop he s A ild more cunning Cunn lne as a ien eab 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