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It appeared that Mr Parkinson Chenney's father was a rich but

eccentric ainst a certain popular seaside

resort for some obscure reason, and had initiated a movement to found a

rival town So he had started Lynhaven, and had built houses and

villas and beautiful assembly rooms; and then, to complete the

independence of Lynhaven, he had connected that toith the ht aeance, and Lynhaven should have been a

failure It was, indeed, a great success, and repaid Mr Chenney,

Senior, handsomely

But the railway, it seemed, was a failure, because the rival town had

certain foreshore rights, and had e centre; and as the rival toas on theby the foreshore route in

preference to the roundabout branch line route, which was somewhat

handicapped by the fact that this, too, connected with the branch line

at Tolness, a little tohich had done great work in the War, but

which did not attract the tourist in days of peace

These were the facts about the Lynhaven line, not as they were set

forth by Mr Pyeburt--who took a much more optimistic view of the

possibilities of the railway than did its detractors--but as they

really were

"It's a fine line, beautifully laid and ballasted," said Mr Pyeburt,

shaking his head with melancholy admiration "All that it wants behind