The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-09

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The papers did not tell the truth.
David" she 3 Id Loyalty.
They hunted for me with blood
hounds" lie went on vaguely. IF
they had caught me then. I would
have been strung up and shot to
pieces. You see.' turning to her with
a gentle note In his voice, my grand
father was very much beloved. He
vas the very finest man In all the
state. I have sworn to avenge his
death. I swear It every night-every
night Christine. First. I'm going to
clear myself Of the the hideous
thing. And theni"
You have said that there Is a man
who can clear you" she ventured.
Who is he. Davidi Where In be to be
found7"
IL don't know where he IL. In
New York. I think. He-he was rent
out Of the country by-by some one
Do You want to hear my side, Chris
timer"
DO you-care to speak Of II. Davidr-
Yes. You VIII understand You
are good I want you to tell your
mother. too" He slackened his pace.
Both forgot that the hour for the
tournament" was drawing perflously
near. 81 lived with my grandfather.
Colonel Jenison. Ny father was killed
at Shiloh. My mother died when 1
was nine years old. I had one uncle.
my fathers younger brother. He was
an officer In the southern army. just
as my father vas. He gave my
grandfather trouble all Of bis life.
They say II was his wild habits that
drove my grandmother to her gra We. I
knew him but slightly. When the war
was two years old he was court
martialed for treason to the a
The story was that he had been caught
trying to sell some plans to the enemy.
He was sentenced 30 be shot II was
very clear against him. my mother
told me on one Of the rare occasions
when his name was mentioned But
he escaped during a sudden. over
never caught him. My grandfather.
who had beer a colonel In the war
with Mexico and had lost an arm. dis
owned him as a son. He disinherited
him. leaving everything to my father.
When my father was killed ! became
the heir to Jenlson hall and all that
went with lt-a vast estate.
"A year ago my Uncle Frank turned
up. He came to Richmond with proof
that cleared him of the charge of trea-
son In the minds Of his old comrades.
Three men on their deathbeds had
signed afidavits. showing that they
were guilty Of the very thing Of which
he was accused, he being an innocent
dupe in the transaction. don't n
Just how 1t all came about, but he
was exonerated completely. With this
TO back him up. he came to the hall to
plead for my grandfather's forgive
Eess. He came many times. and final
ly 1t seems that grandfather believed
his story. Uncle Frank took up his
residence at the hall. / hated him
from the beginning.
well. he soon learned that ] was to
be the heir. Everybody knew 1t. ! was
at the university. Grandfather had
sent me there. 1t was my second year,
for I had gone in very young. When l
went home for the Christmas holidays.
Uncle Frank was practically running
the place. Grandfather didn't really
trust him, I'm sure Of that. They had
a couple of violent scenes New Years
week up in the library. 1t was some
thing about money. Grandfather told
me a little about 1t, but not much. He
said Uncle Frank wanted him to
change his will. claiming it was not
fair to him. who had been so wrong
fully accused. My grandfather told me
that he would never change 1t. He
might leave a certain amount In trust
for Uncle Frank. blu Jenison hall was
not to go to any Jenison whose name
had ever been blackened.
lone day l went up to Richmond to
spend the night with some college
friends. My Uncle Frank was already
there on business. he said. Well, I
found out what his business was-acci
dentally, of course. He was there to
see a darby lawyer! Think of that.
Christine. A Jenison having dealings
with a darby lawyer. This lawyer had
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a yellow boy whose name was Isaac
Isaac Perry. When the war broke out
he went with my uncle as his body
servant. He was a smart, thieving fell
low, always too smart to be caught.
but always under suspicion Ny grand
father had given him some schooling
because Isaac's father vas his body
servant and he would have done any
thing for old Abraham. After the war
Isaac was made a lawyer, way down
in South Carolina. The judges were
darkies, they say. Later on he went
to Richmond and did some business
for the darkles there. besides conduct
ing a barber shop.
"Well, / happened to go into bis shop
the evening l reached Richmond. He
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