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Tou Know, roily," she stainim-retl.
"how It Is between Mr. MacKenzie and
me. I can make him do anything t
say. Oh, If I were free from Oscar
Bennett I"
"Then you ronlil marry Old Mnrc,
huhr Polly Interposed with a bob of
the chestnut curls, "an' boss hhn, I
bet."
"Somethlns like that, Polly," Kvelyu
ndmltted. That's why I've come to
you. When I'm free. I can make Mr.
MacKensie let up on your people."
Anxiously weighing every word,
Polly's quick mind ran on ahead.
"An" to do that" she threw In, "you
got to get shut of Oscar I I don't blame
yon for wnnlln' to, but how be you
goln' to work It, Miss Eve? I can't
see no help for the squatters If your
marryln' Old Hare's part of It."
"That's what I'm trying to tell you.
Polly," was the quick retort, "but I
want your promise. You help me. and
Til help you and your people. Oscar
Rays he'U free me If If you'll marry
him."
For an Instant Polly's head whirled
as If It had been suddenly struck and
over her came a weight almost unbear
able. Then slowly she shook her curly
head.
"I couldn't do that, ma'am." she
choked. "I Just couldn't."
"But you said you would," retorted
Evelyn sharply. "You must. I can
save the squatters, and I will; but
only on condition that you help me get
rid of Oscar Bennett Mr. MacKenzie
Is going to buy the Bennett farm,
and "
"An" Oscar'll be goln' away some
wheres else?" put In Polly. "Is that
It? He'd take me away from Daddy
Hopkins an' from "
She caught herself Just In time. She
had It on the tip of her tongue to add
the name of Robert Perclval, but of
course she did not
"I couldn't ever do that" she ended.
"Never, never 1"
The blue eyes looked Into the brown
eyes seriously.
"Oh. yes. you can." Insisted Miss
Robertson. "Oscar's not the worst In
the world, and hell have a lot of
money when he leaves Ithaca. He
loves you, Pollyop. and he'd make life
easy and pleasant for you."
A thoughtful moment or two passed,
while Polly Hopkins gased at her
bands locked together In her lap.
Tou can't-tHI me nothln' about Os
car." she remarked at length. "I know
the dirty duffer, an' I don't know
nothln' good ahout him. you can bet
your boots on that" She pansed while
through the open doorway her eyes
were fixed upon a fleecy cloud, high
tip In the deep bine sky. "But that
ilnn't mnkr. tin iltfTorenr" the rti tin.
ned. "If I linked up with Oscar, would
that pup. Old Marc, let the squatters
stay In the 8llent City?"'
"Why. Polly, dear, of course he will !
I talked with Oscar last night, and I'll
speak to Mr. MacKenzie Just as soon
as you promise to do what Oscar
wants.''
Again the -smiling face of Robert
Perclval cut across Polly Hopkins'
mental vision, and through the silence
of the shanty she head bis voice deep,
low and like music. Then the evil
face of Bennett wormed Itself into her
mind. Her lids drooped, and she shuddered.-
"I couldn't do It, ma'am." she
wailed. "I Just couldn't do that!"
Evelyn arose and stood over her.
"You must, Polly," she asserted
again. "Good heavens, it's the chance
of your life! Of course you'll do It
Polly Hopkins. Take a little time to
think It over. I'll bring Oscar to see
you some day when Mr. MacKenzie
. and my cousin Robert are away."
At the sound of that beloved name,
Polly's head fell forward.
"Scoot now," she said, her curls hid
ing her face. "I'll think about II."
After Evelyn had gone. r Polly me
chanically resumed her sewing. It
seemed thnt her heart's Joy hud wholly
died within tier. Patiently she tried
to turn her attention to the work In
her hands, but again and again she
caught herself sitting with Idle Angers.
Finally, worried by the conflicting
emotions that were crowding In upon
her. Polly flung herself Into the open
and ran swiftly along the ragged rocks
to a little glen where many a time she
bad been before. Here she waded
through the brook and sank down be
side It Mlnd-plcture after tulnd-ple-tnre
passed before her, Bhe saw
Daddy Hopkins happy with Jerry In
the shanty, no longer afraid to fish
and hunt. Then she rlsloned the Si
lent City, safe at last and saved by
her. Her head sank Into her hands;
and sobs racked her slender body.
: But It was not long before she sat
op and tossed back her curls. It
seemed as If she had heard a voice.
She turned her head slowly; and In,
Robert Perclval was standing across
the creek, smiling at her.
, "I followed you, Polly Hopkins,". he
rolled; and springing across the water,
rown and company
he added : 'Tou ran so Is.- lost yon
at the comer of the ragged rocks, mid
It's taken me all this lime to And you."
lie sat down beside her and took her
hands; but Polly could not look up
at htm. Embarrassed beyond utter
ance, she withdrew her lingers, letting
them fall listlessly. Iloliort laughed,
Her lovely face, Urst white then scar
let, only .told nlni Unit she was glad
to see him. and spoke of girlish Inno
cence, dear to all men.
"lou went away so suddenly the
other night," he ran on. "I dlclnl have
a chance to say half I wanted to.
had something for you, too. but
couldn't get away until today to bring
It down.
He pulled a little roll of paper from
his pocket and handed It to her. Won
derlngly she opened It and there was
an exact reproduction of "The Great
est Mother In the World."
Polly was so overcome she contin
ued silent
"Pon't you like It little Pollyop?"
queried Robert, putting his fingers un
der her chin and raising her face to
bis.
"Yep!" she whispered, blushing,
"Sure, sure I do. I lovS It."
"Then why don't you smile?" he de
manded; and as she shyly compiled
with his request he ran on: "I've
talked with MacKenzie, and he's so
set Confound It! He makes me so
hot I can scarcely lisu-n to hiin. But
Polly denr, I'll do everything I can.
I've got money and friends, as well as
be has. and I'll use 'em too. Will you
trust me, sweet?"
She bowed her head In grateful as-H
sent. How she thrilled at the touch
of the warm, white hand !
"Look at me, dearie," he begged,
and, when she did flash him a rosy
glance, he caught her to him. "I love
you, little girl.' he whispered.
"An love's the greatest thing In
Ithaca, ain't It?" she murmured In
trembling confusion.
"ies, yes," he brenthed. "Little
girl oh, my littlest dear "
His voice trailed away, and his pas
sionate kisses made Polly Hopkins for
get everything but him. Primeval pas
sion rose within her. She had found
her man. and nothing should take him
from her.
Then while Robert was telling her
of his hopes and plans, rehearsing his
love for her and bis desire to help her
read and study, they walked slowly
back along the ragged rocks in the di
rection of the shanty.
They were almost at Polly's home
before he left her. She watched him
stride up the hill, and, after 'he had
disappeared, she threw herself flat
upon the earth; and mingled with the
bird's song In the willow trees, and the
rippling of the waves upon the shore),
came her cry:
"Oh, God dear, I can't marry Oscar,
I can't I You'll have to help the squat
ters some other'way, dnrlln'."
The days that followed, bringing
with the spring flowers flocks of sum
mer birds, seemed an eternity to Polly
Hopkins. She went about her duties
as one In a dream. In spite of Rob
ert's efforts, several of the fishermen
had been sent to the Ithaca Jail for
petty crimes.
Two men had been trapped In the
Bad Man's ravine and token off to the
Jail without so much as a farewell to
their families. Polly had groaned with
their women and wept over their ba
bies. She was quite sure Perclvnl was
doing everything anybody could do;
but sometimes the thought of Evelyn's
demand Intruded on her mind, and she
wondered If she were doing right In
refusing It
One morning at daybrenk Polly saw
her father lift his gun from the wnll
and sit down to clean It Now, why
was he doing that when he knew very
well he could not use It? She stood
looking down upon hlra, ber heart
beating rapidly.
"You ain't goln' to bunt yet honey,"
she protested, squatting down beside
hlra.
"Yep," returned Hopkins glancing
np. "There ain't no one astir so early,
an' I'll bring back something, mebbe
a woodchuck or a skunk. We ain't
had enough to keep a mess of fljes
alive since Old Marc got back."
That was true I No one knew better
than Pollyop how they had tulsaed the
little she had received from Bennett
Sick at heart, she snatched at his
hand.
"We might best be without grub,
Daddy," she said passionately. "Awl
Don't start rubbln' It up again t You'll
get pinched, If yon hunt out of season,
no matter what you shoot. For less
than carryln' a gun, Old Marc's got a
bunch of our men. You shan't do It
Daddy. You shan't I say!"
If only she could persusde him. not
to hunt until Robert hud come to an
understanding with MacKenzie. If he
didn't succeed then she knew another
way.
"Mebbe In a little while you can
hunt all you like, buddy," she veil-
Hired softly.
"What do you iin'iui by that, hint?'
asked Jeremiah, centering his keen
eyes upon her.
She leaned forward and slipped both
ii mis ahout his big waist.
"I ilon t want you to go .today.
Pailily, she returned noucniniulttiilly,
"Why don't you Just stay at homo, an'
an'"
".Nope, I'm goln'," Interrupted Hu
kins. "An" Jerry's a goln' with me.
"Nop, I'm Goln'." Interrupted Hop
kins.
I'll lie back before any of Old Marc's
spies turn over fur another nap." ,
Polly knew her father well enough
not to make another nppeal. She
dressed Wee Jerry ut Jeremiah's com
mand, and then, troubled In spirit,
watched him stride away In the keen
morning air.
It had been decided among the
squatter men that to keep tile breath
of life In their women and children
they must hunt and fish, but that
nothing should be caught that the law
forbade. It was this thought that was
running through the squatter's mind
as he crept up to sue If a woodchuck
had ventured out. One was sitting
up, taking a suvey of the neigh
borhood, when Hopkins lifted his gun;
and with one sharp crack and a belch
of smoke the furry fellow tumbled
over.
The squntter strode forward and
was In the act of picking It up when
three men appeared as If they had
sprung from the earth and with raised
pistols closed in upon him.
Jeremiah's huge Jaw dropped at the
sight of them, and Wee Jerry's fingers
caught tight hold of his shaggy hair.
'Drop that gun," cried one man, and
the still smoking rifle fell to the earth.
It took but a moment to snap a pair
of handcarts shout the dazed man's
wrists. It was while Jeremiah's face
was turned upward to quiet the
screaming Jerry that one of the men
quickly substituted a dead squirrel,
and another went away with the dead
woodchuck. Then the third slipped a
chain around one of Daddy's wrists
and led him down the hill to the rag
ged rocks, the child still clinging to
his neck.
Polly was standing under a willow
tree as her eyes caught sight of Daddy
Hopkins and Wee Jerry between two
men. One of them strode along, a lit
tle dead body dangling from one hand,
while held In the other hand was her
father's gun. She ran toward them,
giving spasmodic cries of dismay.
"Daddy!" she screamed.
No answer came from the blinking
squatter.
'We caught hlra with the goods on,"
one man sneered st ber.
"But you're goln' to leave him with
me," she shrilled, making her appeal
to the man who stood close to Jere
miah. "Diichly'l! promise not to hunt
no more, won't you, honey? Oh, God!
You said you wouldn't shoot nothln'
the law said you couldn't."
"I didn't, brat," grunted Hopkins.
Then his eye caught sight of the
squirrel, and his Jaw dropped. A
hoarse groan fell from him.
"I didn't shoot no squirrel, Poll," he
cried out to her. "1 got that big
chuck I were tellln' you about." Then,
turning glaring, fury-filled eyes on the
man who had sneered al the girl, he
continued, "Yon planted that d n lit
tle critter on me, mister. I never shot
him."
Polly op's lids widened In terror.
She lifted one hand and caught tli
child's shoulder.
'Jerry, baby," she cried madly, "you
was there! Tell Pollyop what Daddy
shot!"
'Sure I was there," ht sobbed,
drawing bis sleeve across his face.
"'Twos a big woodchuck settln' up by
his hole, an' my Daddy Hopkins"
The officer who had the squirrel In
his hand, put It Into his pocket and
seised the child by ths arm and shook
him.
'Hers, kid," hs shouted, "nont of
your Up, You're been set up to tell
that He." ,
The man's aspect was so threaten
ing that Wee Jerry broke off his words
and, grasping Daddy's bushy head
tightly, smothered his sobs In his hair.
Icremlah Hopkins made a motion to
ward the speaker, but a sharp twist
on the chain around his wrist checked
him.
"You see, lirnt," lie groaned, "they've
framed me right." . '.'i
CLEVELAND LIFTS
HOXING LID SOON
Hi astir Reforms In Condui t of King
(iiiine To lie Dnfimi'il,
Hays Mayor,
I'l.KVKl.AM), April 15. Cleve
land may regain Us tlllu as una of
the premier professional fight cities
of America.
The profotMlnunl lid Is oxpected to
bo tilted hero Into this month, or
early In May.
Hut when Mayor Fred Knhlor pries
off tho lid, professional boxing la go
ing to bo conductttd along vuatly dlf
riiTiy grasped Vhe situation in an In
stunt. She knew the planting system
had been practiced on the squatters
before. At last the law had her best
licloveil.
"Daddy never killed that squirrel,"
she raved. "He didn't; an' you d n
duffers know he illiln't. You can't gel
by with niilhin' llliu that It's crooked !
Here, you you you gimme my
diiilily !"
I.lku a wildcat unloosed upon thorn
I'nlly llcw first ut one, then at tho oth
er. She bit at them, tore at their
clot lu'S mid kicked out with hi'r strong,
luire feet; hut.lt was like a small
force attacking a mighty mountain,
.Strung humid pinioned her arms, and
wlille she stood rnglpg at them, she
saw Wee Jerry snatcned from his fa
ther's shoulders and set on tlin ground,
Then they led Daddy Hopkins away.
laml fur a moment, Polly stooil slink
lag from hrsd to foot Grasping Jerry
by the hand, she ran swiftly after
tlit'iu, crying out 111 despair that Daddy
must go homo with her and the biihy.
At the lane' Hopkins turned and
spoke to her.
"Ural," ho clinked, wallowing hard,
"kiss your daddy, an' let mo smack
Wee Jerry loo. Go on home. I'll he
couiln" hack after a lilt. Tell Larry
they gut me, an' that I said for liliu to
look after you an' the kid!"
Willi her arms about his neck she
cave the promise squatter women
make tlielr men when the majesty of
the law steps Into the Silent City.
"I'll keep the baby an' the shanty
till you get bock, Daddy dnrlln'," she
sobbed. "Give your girl-brut kisses,
an' here's Wee Jerry I"
Even the otllcer who had the squir
rel turned his head as the girl clung
to the big squatter.
Afraid to lead their prisoner
through Hie Silent City, the deputies
marched him up the Inne toward the
railroad trncks. As they turned Into
the boulevard, Hopkins looked back
down the hill. Pollyop was still In the
road, and Woe Jerry was In her nrms.
his face pressed against her neck.
(To Be Continued.)
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ASl'K I'OMI'ANT
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pursuant u law:
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Tola pfftntam Inroroe for tho
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called ilurlnf u.a year 18.90 7h
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Paid for laiaia. an.lowtnri.-a, en-
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Dlriinia pout la mlky bolder
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