The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
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y "Green Valley"

Green Valley is the title Of book by
II. T.. Burlington which has recently been
issued by the Abbey Press. New York The
author is well known here. lie was resl-
dent OF Houston at one time. but some
three or four years ago he returned TO An
derson. Grimes county. his native home.
where Is Is now engaged In the practice
Of law.
The book Is handsomely printed and
bound and Is Illustrated with picture Of
the author, On the page opposite this pic
ture the publishers print biographical
note wh.... Is Interesting. TO say the least
| II Is as follows;
Mr. T. p. Burlington. the author Of
Green Valley" was born In Anderson. a
country town In the Lone star state. on
the 2Sd day OF November, 1870. and In
that little village, far AWAY from the busy
| haunts Of men and close TO the warm heart
OF nature, the greater portion Of his quiet
life has been passed.
His literary career began when he was
but 8 years old. AT that Interesting period
he wrote n remarkable drama and named
1t Blood" A literal copy OF the drama
is here given;
Scene /. Night In big large forest. Rain,
tn nder, lightning, sleet, hail. snow.
| Ghosts fitting from tree TO tree. Enter
Bill Williams, murderer, thief Ear, Falls
against tree. (Tree must be made strongJ
Blood trlckles on snow,
Bill-Alas. IL my trusty sixshooter had
only shot enter Abe, Blns plrd. Goes
10 Bill and lays hand on back
| Abe Where are you going, Bill?
! Bill--To h, eternal h. tBil falls.
Crrtain.J
Mr.. Burlington graduated from the law
department of the University OF Texas In
1892 and has since that time followed law
as his profession. He stin lives among
the people of whom he writes and their
peculiarltes, faults, follles and noble
hearts offer an excellent opportunity for
his pen.
Mr., Bufhngton's story is by no means
fautless and vet 1t is not altogether uun.
torestlng. There are many crudtlcS In It,
but at times the reader loses sight OF
these In his admiration for the good points
OF the book Green Valley has for IT.
hero one John Abingdon otherwise known
rs John strickland. dreamer and phlloso
pher who really does little for himself.
aud whose ultimate good fortuns is largely.
~ htN MuNllAt uuN 10 the PHOftS OF MS
friends. He has been reared Ivy a rich
uncle In New Orleans. cousin, Walter
Drnham. has also grown mp under tho
care OF this uncle. One night the old man
is robbed Of sum Of money and the
amount is subsequently found In Ablngton's
trunk, although he is innocent Of all kuowl.
edge of the crime. His uncle accuses HIM
of the theft and drives him away from
home. He wnnders about aud finally 10.
Gates ut Green Valley village which som
notes OF publishers OF the book lead
us to believe is situated in Texas. The
author himself gives no indication that
such is the fact
AZ Green Valley, then, We discover John
Arlington and his story. as lust related,
Is revealed to us In the first few chapt RS
Some points with reference to mis- position
In the village are not altogether clear. lie
IL shown MS having charge of store. which
hc-the story IS told nv Arlington In the
first person, by the wny--appirenty fell
heir to. as 1t IL not explained how IT cnme
ito his possession, although some streEs
is laid en- the fact that he was absolutely
penHiless when he left New Orleans two
gn1 one-half years before the story opens.
For some reason which, like the matter
just mentioned, Is not explained rich
family named Carleton has come ~ Green
Valley, supposedly from New Orleans Ray
Carleton the young lady OF the fnmiy Is
the woman with whom Arlington Is IN love
They have, II appears, had nothing TO do
with each other since the time Abingdon
left his uncle's home under II cloud. Miss
Carleton, OF course, is beautiful and NJ
good as she IS beautiful. One night. short
~ after chance meeting between herself
and Arlington, she sends him note tell
ing him that his cousin Walter Durham
is In the village, and thai he (Dunham IL
not to be trusted.
Coincident with Dunham's appearance a
series Of robberles begin to agilate tho
people Of Green Valley. Suspicion Is ID
rected toward Abingdon. He is warned to
leaye.-but as, apparently, he is SO corstitu-
tionally tired that he would almost wei
come death on account of the rest IL would
afford, he makes no move TO get away
One night while he Is wandering the woods
oppressed by the hard fate which has over
taken him, his store Is burned. The next
night an attempt is made to lynch him.
He offers practically no resistance and Is
about to lose his life when Ray Carleton
and number OF his male friends arrive
Just In time TO save him. Later the real
thief Is discovered. He Is an accompllce
of Walter Durham, who, en- PEASANT has
previously called on Abingdon, confessed
his love for Ray Carleton and announced
his intention of making her his wife. Alb
lngton thinks that Miss Carleton owes nIs
cousin until the night OF the attempted
lyncblng, when she tells him that he TAB
lhgton) is the object Of her affections.
Durham disappears this same night.
Arlington Is called 20 New Orleans by
telegram announcing the last Illness OF his
uncle. He arrives just before the end
comes. In time to be assured Of the full
forgiveness OF the old man, who has In the
meantime discovered that Walter Durham
is the man who stole the money and placed
It In Abington's trunk In order that the
crime might be fastened on the latter. At
his death all OF the uncle's money goes 10
Arlington. The latter returns to Green Val
ley, where his store has been rebuilt by
the men who burned II. and eventually
narries Ray Carleton. In thu meantime
an attempt II made TO arrest DnnhHm for