The man that owns all this land lives in New York." "In New York!" repeated Sam in dismay.

"What would anybody in New York want with this ?" "The fellow that bought it got it about ten years ago," Henry informed them.

"He was going to build a big country house, back up there in the hills, I understand, and raise deer to shoot at, and things like that; got an architect to make him plans for house and stables and all costing hundreds of thousands of dollars; but before he could break ground on it him and his wife had a spat and got a divorce.

He tried to sell the land back again to the people he bought it from, but they wouldn't take it at any price.

They were glad to be shut of it and none of his rich friends wanted to buy it after that, because, they said, there were so many of those cheap summer resorts around here." "I see," said Sam musingly.