Polktown

He had doubtless been afraid of arrest on the United States side of the Border; but the appearance of these bands of seemingly masterless vagabonds frightened the runaway storekeeper from Polktown still more.

The Mission of Janice Day Helen Beecher Long

He had hastened to the mine while Janice came to Polktown to live during his absence.

The Mission of Janice Day Helen Beecher Long

If your father sustains the reputation his daughter has given him, Polktown would be prodded into an even more strenuous existence than that of our recent successful campaign for no license.

The Mission of Janice Day Helen Beecher Long

Polktown and the stars overhead fade out as the sky grew rosy above the mountain tops.

The Mission of Janice Day Helen Beecher Long

Janice had traveled East alone to Polktown when she was only a young girl, and nobody, save Mrs. Scattergood, criticized that fact.

The Mission of Janice Day Helen Beecher Long

Mr. Cross Moore had desired the Polktown hotel to retain its liquor license while the girl had championed the dry cause.

The Mission of Janice Day Helen Beecher Long

In his present crippled state Broxton Day was quite willing to go back to Polktown with his daughter for the winter.

The Mission of Janice Day Helen Beecher Long

That very day -- the one following her discovery through Mrs. Scattergood of the truth about Broxton Day as known to so many Polktown folk -- Janice set about carrying out her plan.

The Mission of Janice Day Helen Beecher Long

And the selectman had perhaps a higher opinion of Janice Day's ability than most people in Polktown.

The Mission of Janice Day Helen Beecher Long

"To go spinning about the old roads around Polktown would do you good."

The Mission of Janice Day Helen Beecher Long