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W' f M M We f W flll W QM f W fp' Zr fxfflgffdfw y I M14 X Qlrrnuar Ur ' he most handsome work of archltect ure on one of the prettlest spots ln the village of Flowerham I9 lts public ll brary Its gray stone walls glve xt an alr of respectfulness and lts qualnt wmdows and antlque styled arched doorway contrib ute to Its beauty Upon the cornerstone ln deeply carved letters are the words Because Ye Belxeved There IS a strange story connected wlth thls llbrary and the words on the cornerstone It was one of those pecullarly mnld pleasant days ln sprlng when the beauty of the season IS becommg manltest after a perxod of mud and thaws Everything and everybody seemed to be lnhalmg new llfe and energy ln the warm caressmg breezes The late afternoon tram rumbled slowly mto the statlon at Flowerham and the usual number of loungers were there to welcome lt A few passengers allghted One was an old man whose clothes were worn and shabby Beneath a shock of gray haxr hls eyes shone startllngly brlght What attracted one s attentlon upon look mg at hlm was the utter lack of lme or slgn of humor IH hls face yet there was nothing there to make one thlnk he was unkmd H1s later conduct Justlfled the lmpressxon that he was decldedly queer and extraordmary Amos Ashman was the name he put m the hotel reglster As the vlllage supper hour drew near, he walked to the square ln the center of the vxllage There he paused and gazed about hlm Wlth an alr of questxomng Passersby slackened thelr pace to notlce hlm, and, to thelr surprise, he called them to h1m When curloslty had congregated somewhat of a crowd about hlm, he began to talk ln an odd raspmg voice as follows My brethren, hearken unto me Be Fx-'Tr' jill-'J Vi? ff W A ff My S 'Sl .uv '1 5- F0 '1 Co' 5 ff n X W ff X Im , ff lleve my words and the good fortune wlth whlcb I shall acquavnt you shall come to pass If fifty nm n women and children will march ln three paths that memt ln such a way as to iorm the letter A I vtnll glve a lxbrary building to your beautllul llttle vlllage A few boys sauntered mto '1 po-ltlon hke that assumed when they played -ol dlers and they called to thelr compamons to Jom the fun In the outsklrts of the crowd was a young gurl wlth Irank eyes and wmmng manners addressed by her friends as Barbara She listened thougl fully then began to talk to those about her She told them It would be a Jollv ad venture to carry out the str anger s words and could not posslbly do any harm and she added Who knows? Nothlng rxsk nothlng have Her persuaslon made many advocates In fact nearly all who had heard the man talk Jolned When the lme was counted there were forty elght Barbara Wlnfleld disappeared through a nearby door soon to return with two glrls thus completlng the requlred number Amos Ashman seemed eager and excited He asked questlons and planned the march chose the leader and told hlm where to lead the queer cavalcade Durlng the march to the apex of the A, down agam, and whlle traclng the llne across lt, the marchers were scolfed at They themselves wore foohsh expresslons, many of them llke that whlch a bashful boy wears the first tlme he ventures to take a gurl home, he trles very hard to look unconcerned, but IS very much afrald of belng teased Wxthm half an hour the march was over Some went to thexr homes, others to the place from where Amos Ashman had dlrected h1s strange campalgn He was not there, but had 1-fr' 7:::f:-164''- '5'5--:arf-,,1..f.'::ff'f.1'f.r41-'--' wwe. . ,:2'l!'f.:.w'J-E'E35':'I-Si -' 'f'Nfefi-.ftf1116543731 ' W in fly WX' ' mg.: .:'.:': -41 5 Q, -:I WJ. gl V97 fc ff X 1 ' !l:E'f'f5'-'g V -' iff' 4' f W I! f 1 'X fCM,cq17 Z-f4','Zf':' j:ig-'E ' Iff2f 0 'Q In f f 4' ff W f f f I W: islf ' it :ff ' W if ,V W all if 2:1-- .' 'J-:Q -'-1-.21 I-I I ff M id' .1 -f'f ' X f Q ffl, '- -' '-' - I A '. ' gr -, - w Xwf 'VM H, ,f 'Ag' ff 3421 fr fc me I, t'I ' Q , -EI-1'. if ' -I . ' .-L ff W f fr vi f ' ' f j:g3'jj -1:3 I qi it I 1 - I ' I if . f ll It 'I' 'J ' A ,.., ,,,., ' 15- Q of N- I , ,. . I .5 . L . .- H . E , . A . L 7. . . . . I K Q . Y L 7 lv . - ' ' ' Y ! . , - , u Y I L A . 1 S. . 4 4 ' Y 1 ' ' , , - . K . . . s v A . . . . l I I L, 1 lt- . y I . . K , ' X ' 1 - u 5 4 . Y . Y , . ' I 7 , ' . , . . . , , . . . ' 1 , . 7
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