Show tuffil abu t ae e I 1 7 fa avarace er wate W ate 1 Al lustra fe RIM avi in 03 tone 21 55 5 3 3 W ei A 1 r I az ight b I 1 te rown aind 5 a ny SYNOPSIS Ci CHAPTER lArTER I 1 Occula ying a dilapidated shank aback in ilia elie silent city a squatter settle cintrat car lethaa alha i now near york polly hopkins b liv vs v s ath tier lier father small jerry and uri ton fj ud d homin on ira granny hope on an liali ac 1 it furni furm ot OO ar bonnett prosperous ious 0 u i lii III a T iv agh bo lie he I 1 Is decro secretly t ly ilia to 1 lately 11 Ow burtson supposedly calina girl of 0 the neighborhood polly alon kovins gieir bearl marcus mac I knai ile sio MO a tin the ground uio tho squat u altra r occupy Is their determined enemy tolly ove roars ao u conversation convirs illon bet n mackenzie WacK enzla and a ell su anger in which the iii I ii audd uia ail ini of driving the EL tiuis Is irum his luid the it i JL willed I 1 abtil lie squatters and larla pody foiles agrati gratitude tu de CHAPTER ll 11 Evelyn robertson dis als 1 bvm 1 aruin her ri that they are not ralva alli 4 as 3 obe ahe 1 but plastically lv IV 61 un oil the jie bounty of 0 percival val I cousin CHAPTER ill III polly learns irom from evelyn t 1 AAL iiii iii u 8 ij apathetic lb ili robt ailt A fr cival 1 adyn icily with mith A in ll 11 s go tu to ii illicit licit telling him site elie lan ao adiv 11 I 1 linn ro 10 1 ij jie 0 morcy und and uren arcing liim 10 0 be I 1 gjul t one ahe almeady bitterly fly roo 1 I ets I 1 fiur wr 1 n 1 L bor with and rou naoe al 0 kaa aimer it IV polly conveys her mes mea aag sold and isear inabel ile he in BE la ivull itis lyu arol alim that thal night polly luj 11 ll lii I 1 e a iland rid larry 13 ishop a ai squat lr vidio it nas from froia the trat tilty of 0 ZIe take an oath ao to do him no neui njuty y I 1 CHAPTER V evelyn unsuccessfully jie to gt 1 l money moncy froin her aith aich 0 to buy oft off bennit and induce him film 0 o leave tile the country giving her her free lom iona ele e Is 1 cully enamored of 0 Alar marcus cut mackenzue Mac Kenzle at the arranged meeting hat bennett threatens li velyn with liture unless she bhe procures money for or him charter VI Polly Tri meets neets robert und they are mutually attracted hollys feeling being something like ado ration rallon CHAPTER vil VII overhearing a a con conver v e between hi teven polly and robrt robert pera al 1 arnnett Urn I nett really caring nothing tor for Lv lelyn lyn lyta and tan lani ying in love with ciolll it 4 uylas the girl when she leaves ier c ival and alid abuses and threatens tier lier I 1 r L 1 wa returns and thrushes thrashes ilia tanner farmer he ie 1 aska ks polly I 1 in to what hat way he can aid ber and llad she begs him to litlo the squat squal tern lers FerL ival la is rith and though lacking the power of 0 mackenzie but heros agrees to do his best martenie ala Mar I Kenie eaxie visits the hapkins shack with an offer to tiie tae crough hopkind Hop kini lna to lea leaich e the th off offering tring them a trill ng suni sum or of anoney 1 the offer Is refused a and na ma kejza tc threatens to burn their pitiful tirui and leave leae them homeless vill polly visits percival n the Rn bertson home in an effort to adint hla lila aid land he h la Is on tile pont of It claring I 1 love for her when ben lh in sll in ili a flees asks evelyn 0 ta bf lw wile fic T the girl agrees to giai ry 1 ailin lit 1 a f ter ito ho has bought the bennett airm air i I 1 a binl ro trot got rid of 0 the squatters rob nil eat falls fall in an effort to he aie helire lire tare tho ad 1 d it if mrs airs and evelyn in a prot OLE tt to hilp tho the silent city people chapter IX knowing in fatu altion for polly evelyn tries to in lucu duct the girl to promise to marry hm him li le agreed to release evelyn to ie fei ure alo I 1 v in love with per ival 1 though hough scarcely ICA zing it the girl re caws robert nobort next day tie lie tells bior lie he love lovas lir anil and she acknowledges ller t feekin for or him MacK ay ays iy a trap for or VI and the latter q arrested CHAPTER X polly goes to the rob it iann nn clinine to enlist Perel vals aid in aa clanK ia father ather jeers at cr ill he in 11 also aiso deat to robert erts pl elal it mrs and the latter jailer though ab suring olly oily of all tile the help he can give her feels eels powerless CHAPTER XI A week later polly lone during a heavy thunder storm with or er little broth pir and gra granny ny hope has L i I 1 from rom evelyn she tells ells polly has ka truIt oscar the two till mi it carry him from rom the road mad into the lak eilets ans anible polly sets out 11 0 bot art ii at doat doctor r she meetie percival who rminnia rm iania her back to the hut evelyn la Is robert che Is ahw they on a visit to bwll lerry jerry slie site insinuates that den benit la III pollys hollys sweetheart gweneth art robert rober bo be veo v bor the girl true to a pr prom orn r 0 lo in fuyii fly ii not deny it he con lit celyn from the hut after bitterly ri illy for her duplicity denv dentt tt th ole dies n and J evelyn elyn Is tree ma I 1 t 06 ji 1 I A I 1 z if ay Stay ere tre with the child he said sai r t y 41 ill be back in a minute 1 get out exclaimed robert holding the it might not tip Polly cap scrambled to the how bow bringing jerry with lilt her the beautiful dress now li hanging singing in limp folds fold around her feet very pale robert lifted tier her almost fainting from tile the boat picking jerry up lip in ills arms anns walked ahead to the lie shanty I 1 in ili the terrible moment that polly bent under ills lark dark gaze she felt zhe she roust tell him the truth how flow could she let him go away thinking her twice a thief besides believing oscar dennett bennett mail been her ninn man sho she dired dared a timid glance nt at him what in heaven s nnnie ran can I 1 in do for you lie acm demanded indoe hoarsely yon dont seem to have tiny any honor at all 1 I cant I 1 say something that would make you a better girl polly swayed and arid pushed nick hor her curls iter her tired tend head fell fora forward fird on oil her chest and she bit tier her tongue to keep back the rush of words get wee jerry back ills daddy fl she gulped presently an all an ill swear to in be lite ilie gooda t squatters brat in the silent city no answered her emp emphatic lintle prom promise fee It kobertz Ko berts fice face was white while and severe seere and lie he wits was studying her in silent silence it does seem ho he managed to the more I 1 plan and work tile the worse things go lie he wanted to kiss the pale ale lovely face to take her away from the settlement tl ile he vi anted to bullish tit alie dinst few months eliat every time little lie thought of them sent him dizzy with pain ive tried my best to have your fa tier hor released lip lie continued in low tones kind ie tried not to love you nt lit ill amt I 1 do brint 1011 oll to ho be good I 1 bivall ns its a mod good ns is you can nn up icat the curly lic head kil imil straight into hl ills 5 eyes she s he sent n piercing glance one slender hand hung filing out toward amard him fifty you trust me file 0 sir ir she breathed on just forget about about she ill id tint nn oil cat toward him her haind eN tended and tier her nee face NIt ditching ching n rv ITS ot of louisr Iii tai liiK the drena dubit du dieN hit jilt to lue lite lie he mr mackenzie Is a ery inin inan and he has you yon ilan hut lut hill hurts ine ilia so 1 is the of the nun who nho died in sotir your honio ills voice broke mid twining ile ie walked like awn voll tried TOO to tall fall ills naine but lit tier her thron mail no lite sound wheat lie he lie vied up ill lite lie lime lain bile peeled rd enry y ip tin nl sh iverin went into the sli anty CHAPTER XIII no more unhappy girl lived in till all of romp kIng ritually tian polly fl neler ending dava davs dragged ay v their ns nin smi itei 4 oil OIK by ime im when slie aie aku kiku up tip in tho she 1 I ere night I 1 sit slie arn cj aled led anti left slie site 1 blied it woe vele filori lintl and every enery twenty four lii urs lio re viewed kingfish angul sli ish to in jerry Poll Pol lyol yoi spent lost of of her time trying to soothe him anti and thus the awn tv little walls lived the news spread proad i through the vl rl it lent lit city eliat ebelyn and marcus jil rens wert were going to he married in a fashionable church in 16 tile the vi wedding edding day dawl teil bright with and together with jerry went into town ton lit hid herself in the thick shrubbery in dewitt park aril anol watched with ith tormented soul fe display ut of riches she saw evelyn in all tier her beauty and the i se esplen dent marcus trellis also the haughty sirs robertson leaning till on the arm of robert ilow pule palle his face ans its areat tears blinded total lys ars us tin slie she wondered wonder rd lely land if lie he eer thou alit lil of lot her it was a long tod it night slip slie biant after afler that haut event lut but still site she ched bied on and carried tier her heavy lu lupril iril lit in Kile ice ce week by week site she counted mi ilia tier blender fingers the months lil ht ll it out liac babe I 1 tr lie lived through before diddy daddy ll Il could come collie huttle oh how blie bile vi wanted anteI to steal into his armi to tit lay illy tier her licad lt him and ami tit t ie I e suie buie lie he wits in the silent city for ir alid ever I 1 terry jerry must have flat and bainy feie tin the 4 S 1140 in 0 to altering tiring Al liiri ix tile hie wild vill lull wilher of storto countey tnt II liei haps tomorrow duddy would co ci iv ir af pf the next lay day until tin the chidi aca tot too gathered tin nn ii as A liv hv en ell always listen hig tor for outside lite ali eliut lit the aultum rain t lint lind no nime 1 mt I in hi I cefole Ala to in ik k UP till aguill ills 1111 of of lite A L jets oil n ills his yeturu froin iii alt r heddi 4 alip lie III irell went to lif 1 sirs mrs Ito berthon for the whiter one lay ilay M i cje khuze anith anata T request ran aest that e use his fill influence to liberate jeremiah its wrong fr for tits hla daughter to stay lit in such it place alone with that frail till burc protested rtobert entik catly coelyn looked up from her sewing rn fit tier on happiness the thought that lur lour han domit cousin loved the squatter girl had lapsed in tier her ir memory lemory tier pica enett went atit hoin ills troubled face to her husbands shands liti 21 fares expression its alark land and forbidding und and tits his full led lips dragged dra ged down tit at the corners cur nersi I 1 tier henrt heart fluttered at the thought of ills his luge juge if liy lay chan hance cehe lie rot got an inkling of her duplicity the huzy wont be there long my friend gritting britting grit ting ali teeth le D e a plan to put her out with the t le rest why you stand by those people lins jails always puzzled me percival Th eyle a follain lot replied hubert nii ahing now what about hopkins A look of enn contempt tempt settled on mac kenzler Kenz Keli les fare face art and he flung out ills illinois as it if throwing away something ito in Ic tested Il lell aare ills his time he retorted abruptly and ami when he does conic collie ba back C k ills hints bials wont bont be where lie he left them keeping tier lier oyes eyes on tier husband F bell it uttered tin nn exclamation ilow how somber Sul liber land and foice ful lie he teemed walli ill that network liet ot of wrinkles rin kleas across nil broad brow blow anser anger distended ills his nos and the look lip lie lind had fixed upon robert hubert was as full of compelling strength youre buth sick sickening piling site she broke out fretfully perfectly sickening now INOW listen to me file ee ejaculated loleit to tier her you know rry ery ell flint rm fin interested lit in the hopkins family P slit did not nit look at him until his sen telice us chopped oil off in ili contusion then 1 bin lie win a pecullar peculiar glance oll oli I 1 know otilit bell ell I 1 she J tier her eyes ibe but aliat ilat 1111 thea me alit bu is that tile llie tec betto oud lid bod id come collie within speaking ili stame lou begin an argument 11 bout tin ahm in why cant iou oil lulli buth make intake a ri alution not to talk about those peo people litel iter her cu walked to tile the window aud bland blan d out into the garden A nervous ingli lame 1 I 1 wont di it ne ke asserted blob ito ert pree iEly hinging flinging around solla KOI gt tit lo bf be done for polly hopkin site sim it a to t young oung land and un harily coulig young land and cletty you mean bohs aldaus alty nia aley dont nou u tile trollop tr Hi binl n d put an all end clad ID 14 johr dead il ild so so lie cant intel lere ulbik 3 juu oil 1 b listh doubled as liveli bllou let leu JOIN lil NILA tn e max ax tier olk into a basket at hercide herI lier ide mis aimse bile aliu snapped upped sn jollie joli ie perfectly now liere here I 1 epearl sli ellic imail I 1 ever intend to sit in ill tile duale room walli till hotl on two mo ulcess iu ill hf ii hiir oil lilt hi haull I 1 lad I 1 t ei l I 1 mn he hed to lie door lier her lovely liuni field lidid laid murcus marcus ill title lei it I conn bucl biele lelyn liu he or 01 debco hun datie MU talk like that to ili me lite it suii alb tile illet time little LIts lind iliad to lo ani josl that ua wai land and ill alio of ills his lonea land tile glitter in ili lil ili dilik vvs fl 01 lil IT n anze Ilgis har she w lulled billed slum li tipton liim imo it al lite alil bigia ll il of tier lier ince lie I 1 took a 11 hall alt p lie ile hid had ln n er r seti cirii tile laae lade fl ulu lit ahli s ea bejes ejes mill it 11 hillje LollI jIE liike ilke its plaid i aid edilo aly lilt I 1 li meant leant sl SI L e told win 1 I refue refu e to listen in i istia dinos gie loutit the llie nou NO you yi ill I 1 hoalt lint you suddenly ilie ovelt deathly drat lily little ajl out ii 1 buind told and ivied as if site she were ere golit going 1 to fall fail she hooked sip sti icken rind hinl ill that bay it in likit ills ill doely coulig bililc bill titled laded front hi hii niland till ild flints Wl ints tile walter matter lent dear heart hei rt lie ike cried sit down a minute 1 therel there 1 you know fen well ell lve eve darling I 1 rut lilt to lie be los ilia she lie lid did not re quilt tin an tin nn and aho none she only bobbed Mihl irl his neither dial I lev levean eln said ito vit nt ta it lw low ile he ent it to fit lils idt in I 1 ilshik tier her fia heness 1 the I be bor head linail mij ly lart ills halki lini il nr r edid now bob s lip sold fit fiehaly hAlY nl illy Il kille go 90 auy alty like a good i oy y artar dern tuie 1 marcus lils his wife into ills his films anil and ant down with tier her on nil lils ills knee now tot he be binol nii tie lie drew lier ter hend to lils ills ill in kissed her dont cry mv 1 fill l I 1 r it 11 n twite ants me so sn nervous mare lenn 1 v il up eto to 1 griir 4 fir tp iiii olf la ih eteen MU ou and elob i nt eit and aind I 1 dont feel viry very arll A ol 01 studied tier keenly ilnia Il nii 1 11 II get a doctor today lie ext loll 11 A it ali sh citel cit ml tile gifts face I 1 fcc ucc and clr IE lili it 11 fk lils ills conr coal 1 dont dint nii nevii ii 1 I olo clor slip she M hut halt I 1 ito do ehilt ait rule cine and tin lilter lil tet t tul A olini ige it thiril tin hit ahot li the apai lini a nl lin JIL lit in lit fill acro ilot d ld ills fate due ill lip to 10 N iod peytr avd deep into itla the lilar ovla firs K my illy love my illy OM oli ill ivits nil fill he it could illen eveirl nopil in imp tier bur husbands breast I 1 fur for a lung long tittle r I 1 awl I 1 i t V I 1 0 I 1 OK to 1 vwe I 1 1 4 I 1 1 0 I 1 1 1 II 11 I 1 I 1 aw 11 I 1 1 11 alf Z fl I 1 1 7 ca come back here evelyn he or dea dt 4 1 how darta dare you talk like lika ame mme 1 it to 0 0 0 0 0 ore 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