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The stream emptied into Rainbow Lake, some miles below the town, and Rainbow Lake fully justified its name. It was a favorite scene of canoeing and motor boat parties, and many summer residences dotted its shores. THE STREAM EMPTIED INTO RAINBOW LAKE SOME MILES BELOW THE TOWN AND RAINBOW LAKE FULLY JUSTIFIED ITS NAME IT WAS A FAVORITE SCENE OF CANOING AND MOTOR BOAT PARTIES AND MANY SUMMER RESIDENCES DOTTED ITS SHORES
d been spent in Deepdale. And certainly it was a town of much natural beauty, to which a certain amount of civic pride added, had made for local enjoyment in parks, memorials and statues. Though there were only about fifteen thousand residents, there was a spirit about Deepdale that many a fair-sized city might have envied--a spirit of progress. Deepdale was situated on the Argono river, which gave a natural advantage, and provided a setting that could not be improved upon. The stream ran around two sides of the place, the waters curling gracefully around a bend which had been laid out in a little pleasure park. There were some who protested against this "waste" of good and valuable dockage facilities, but the town committeemen, wisely ignoring objections, had, at some cost, acquired the land, and made what was one of the prettiest spots for miles around--a little breathing place on the very edge of the beautiful river. Nor was the river the only attractive bit of water about Deepdale. ED AS CHILDREN IN OTHER PLACES THEIR YEARS SINCE THEY WERE OLD ENOUGH TO APPRECIATE LOCALITIES HAD BEEN SPENT IN DETAIL AND CERTAINLY IT WAS A TOWN OF MUCH NATURAL BEAUTY TO WHICH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CIVIC PRIDE ADDED HAD MADE FOR A LOCAL ENJOYMENT IN PARKS MEMORIALS AND STATUES THOUGH THERE ONLY ABOUT FIFTEEN THOUSAND RESIDENTS THERE WAS A SPIRIT ABOUT DETAIL THAT MANY A FAIR SIZED CITY MIGHT HAVE ENVIED A SPIRIT OF PROGRESS DEAL WAS SITUATED ON THE ARGONO RIVER WHICH GAVE A NATURAL ADVANTAGE AND PROVIDED A SETTING THAT COULD NOT BE APPROVED UPON THE STREAM RAN AROUND TWO SIDES OF THE PLACE AND THE WATERS CURLING GRACEFULLY AROUND A BEND WHICH HAD BEEN LAID OUT IN A LITTLE PLEASURE PARK THERE WERE SOME WHO PROTESTED AGAINST THIS WASTE OF GOOD AND VALUABLE DOCKAGE FACILITIES BUT THE TOWN COMMITTEEMEN WISELY IGNORING OBJECTIONS HAD AT SOME COST ACQUIRED THE LAND AND MADE WHAT WAS ONE OF THE PREVIOUS SPOTS FOR MILES AROUND NOR WAS THE RIVER THE ONLY ATTRACTIVE BIT OF WATER ABOUT DEEPDALE
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