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Having reached a decision, the Millville Tribune will espouse the cause of the best man if it mentions local politics at all." The Hon. Ojoy gave a dissatisfied grunt. "That means, in plain words," he suggested, "that you'll give Kleppish a chance to bid against me. But I need this paper, and I'm willin' to pay a big price for it.
"The mills at Royal will never be rebuilt, and Millville has lost the only chance it ever had of becoming a manufacturing center. The whole settlement, which belonged to Boglin and myself, went up in smoke, and I'm willing to let it go at that. I shall collect the insurance, make myself good, and if anything's left over, that fool Boglin is welcome to it.
"He will scarcely venture to do that while we are here," replied Uncle John. "I said 'tempt him, Uncle." "And what did you mean by that expression, Beth?" "I'll think it over and tell you later," she returned, quietly. Ethel Thompson would have shown Joe Wegg how much she resented his leaving Millville without a word to her, had she not learned from Mr. Merrick the boy's sad condition.
Here in this audience is a gentleman from Connecticut who has accepted my invitation to look over our village with a view to building a factory here, using the power I shall hereafter be able to furnish. I am in correspondence with two other manufacturers, whom I hope to induce to locate in Millville. Another item of news merits your attention. Bartlett has sold sixty acres of his farm to Dr.
When Dagmar ran after Tessie, who was threatening to leave her to her own resources, that dark night when both had planned to shake the dust of Millville from their well worn shoes, the older girl finally agreed to take Dagmar along if "she would quit her babying, and act decent." "Now the train is gone," scolded Tessie, "and we have to take that horrid old jitney out to the junction.
"It's only about thirty dollars apiece," said Patsy. "I guess we can stand that until until more money begins coming in." On Saturday evening there was an invasion of workmen from Royal, many of whom we're rough foreigners who came to Millville in search of excitement, as a relief from their week's confinement at the pine woods settlement at the mill.
Did you ever hear Hiram Bodley speak of this?" "Never." "We might write to the authorities at Millville and see what they have to say." "I wish you'd do it. They may pay more attention to you than to a boy." "I'll write at once." "Father, hadn't Joe better stay here until we get a reply?" put in Ned. "He may do so and welcome," answered Mr. Talmadge.
"Here is certainly a real 'pome, and on aviation the latest fad: "'SKY HIGH BY MARSHALL MCMAHON MCNUTT of Millville dealer in Real Estate Spring Chickens &c. I sigh Too fly Up high In the sky. But my Wings air shy And so I cry A sad goodby Too fly- Ing."
"One trouble," said Patsy, "is that every inhabitant of Millville wants to see his or her name in print every day, whether he or she has done anything worthy of publication or not. If the name isn't printed, we've made an enemy; and, if it is, the paper is sure to suffer more or less ridicule." "That is quite true, my dear," responded Louise, the reporter.
The plain folks around Millville might speculate listlessly upon the "queer doin's" at the farm, and never get anywhere near the truth. Indeed, the strange occurrences she had just heard were nearly forgotten in the community, and soon would be forgotten altogether unless the quick ear of a young girl had caught the clue so long ignored.
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