FILL IN THE BLANK! Here was no sign of war. As far as this portion of the Devon coast was concerned, that seemed to have been over for many years, but neither were there any people. Yet I could not find it within myself to believe that I should find no inhabitants in England. Reasoning thus, I discovered

that it was improbable that a state of war still existed, and that the people all had been drawn from this portion of England to some other,

where they might better defend themselves against an invader. The area was