The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-11-08

Of 1t. Christine. Doesn't 1t look to you
rs If | really had done itT"
THE papers did not tell the truth,
David" she s Id Loyalty.
They hunted for me with blood
hounds" lie went on vaguely. III
they had caught me then, I would
have been strung up and shot to
pieces. You see." turning to her with
4 gentle note In his voice. my grand
father was very much beloved. He
was the very fnest man in all the
state. I have sworn t avenge his
death. | swear II every night-every
night, Christine. First, I'm going to
clear myself Of the - the hidcous
thing. And then!"
You have said that there IL a man
who can clear you" she ventured.
WHO Is he. David? Where is he to be
foundT'
II don't know where he IL. In
New York. l think. He-he was sent
out OF the country by-by some one.
Do you want to hear my side. Chris
une?'
cPSoA VI ~
Yes. You will understand You
are good I want You to tell your
mother. too" He s~lackened his pace.
Both forgot that tho hour for tho
tournament" was drn wing per1louely
near. II lived with my grandfat her,
Colonel Jenison. My father waa killed
at Shiloh. My mother died when I
was nine a old had one uncle.
my fathers younger brother He was
an oflcer in the southern army. Just
as my father was. He gave my
grandfather trouble all Of bis life.
They say II was his Wild habits that
drove my grandmother to her grave. I
knew him but slightly. When the war
was two years old he was court
mart1aled for treason to the q
The story was that he had been caught
trying to sell some plans to the enemy.
He was sentenced to 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.
wheimin9 attack by the Yanks They
WV tHuSik I'LL. Wy EiuIliit(ttClt
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 .Jenison hall and all that
went with it-a vast estate.
"A year ago my Uncle Frank turned
49, VJa ~, e. Djohr,nnI with nra0t
that cleared him Of the charge Of trea-
son In the minds Of his old comrades.
Three men on their deathheds had
signed af1da Wits, showing that they
were guilty OF the very thing Of which
he was accused. he being an innocent
dnpe in the transaction. | don't know
Just how 1t all came about. but he
was e%xonerated completely. With this
to back him up. he came to the hall to
plead for my grandfather's forgive
ness. He came many times, and final
~ II seems that grandfather believed
his story. Uncle Frank took up his
residence at the hall. I hated him
from the beginning.
We'll. he soon learned that ! was to
be the heir. Everybody knew II. l was
az the university. Grandfather had
sent me there. 1t was my second year.
for | had gone In very young. When |
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 cenes New Years
week up in the library. II was some
thing about money. Grandfather told
me a little about it. but not much. He
said Uncle Frank wanted him to
change his will, claiming 1t was not
fair to him, who had been SO wrong
fully accused. Ny grandfather told ne
that he would never change 1t. He
might leave n certain amount in trust
for Uncle Frank. but Jenison hall was
not to 60 to any Jcnison whose name
had ever been b%lackened.
One day | 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 darky lawyer. This lawyer had
once beer a slave on the Jenison place.
a yellow boy whose name was Isaac
Isaac Perry. When the war broke out
he went with my uncle as bis body
servant. He was a smart. thieving fell
low, always too smart to be caught,
but always under suspicion. My grand
father had given him some schooling
because Isaac's father was his body
servant and he would have done my
thing for old Abraham. After the wal
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 darkies there, besides conduct
ing n barber shop.
We'll, l happened to go into his shop
the evening l reached Richmond. He
wac sha wing Tlnclo Frank They HiN