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"Now," said Richard Percival, as he and Norris stowed themselves away in

his automobile, "we shall leave the city, in which are contained how

les and silk uo

to the lake where there is no civilization to bother and distract The

lake is 'The Lake' par excellence to St Etienne It was created by

Providence for summer homes Therefore it was placed only ten ood business woes

lived and died--chiefly died--here They came where the Father of Waters

roared and tumbled and they ht never suggested to thelo-Saxon, whatever he is, and harnessed the power of the river, and

built ugly grayhuts into

houses of brick and stone, and erected saloons and department stores

And when he had worked like Dædalus--and you've probably forgotten who

Dædalus was, now that you have been a feeeks out of college--when he

had worked like Dædalus, I say, and got the hardest of it done, he began

to look at so besides the Falls and to pine for means of

dalliance Behold then at his hand, Lake I on its shore Gee up, oldand Dick took up the tale He was used to talking while

Norris listened and appreciated