When I next cast an appraising eye over my beloved valley, I shan't select the choicest spot in it for Peter Morrison to write a book in; and I want to warn you people when you go hunting to keep a mile away from Marian's plot.

She has had her location staked from childhood and has worked on her dream house until she has it all ready to put the ice in the chest and scratch the match for the living room fire-logs.

The one thing she won't ever tell is where her location is, but wherever it is, Peter Morrison, don't you dare take it." "I wouldn't for the world," said Peter Morrison gravely.

"If Miss Thorne will tell me even on which side of the valley her location lies, I will agree to stay on the other side." "Well there is one thing you can depend upon," said the irrepressible Linda before Marian had time to speak.

"It is sure to be on the sunny side.