American messenger . surroundingsday after day. How it bright-ens one up to read a book thatfairly takes one away to newscenes and lives that are spentdifferently. ALMETTA ofGABRIELS RUN is a tale of the Cumberlands of Kentucky Louise S. Murdoch has reallylived among these scenes and thepeople of whom she writes. Sheknows them as few writers haveever known them. Take this book to some secludednook where you can read it in solidcomfort. For hours youll live withthe mountain-folk, and with Al-metta; with Peppers Mary, UncleGabe and Granny Pop, the highpeaks, the ravines, and the lonely,rustling
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