The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-07

THE papers did not tell the truth.
David" she = i'd 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 ber with
gentle note In his voice. my grand
father was very much beloved He
was the very finest man In all tho
state. I have sworn to avenge his
death. swear It every night-every
night. Christine. First. I'm going to
clear myself OF the the hideous
thing. And them"
You have said that there Il q man
who can clear you." she ventured.
Who is he. David? Where Is hs to BE-
fOundy"
II don't know where be is. In
New York. ! think. He-he was sent
out OF the country by-by some one.
do you want to hear my side, Chris
tine?"
DO you-care to speak OF II. navid?'
Yes. You will understand You
are good. want you to tell your
mother. too" He slackened his pace.
Both forgot that the hour for the
tournament was dra wing perilousIy
near. II lived with my grandfather,
Colonel Jenison. My father was killed
Mt Shiloh. My mother died when
WAS nine years old had one uncle.
my fathers younger brother He was
an ohicer In the southern army. Just
as my father was. He Eave my
grandfather trouble all Of his life.
They say II was his Wild habits that
drove my grandmother to her grave.
knew him but slightly. When the war
was two years old be was court
martialed for treason to the cause.
The story wns that he hnd been caught
trying to sell some plans to the enemy.
He was sentenced tn he shot II was
very clear agninst him. my mother
told me on one Of the rare occasions
when hia name was mentioned. But
he escaped during sudden. over
wheiming attack by the Yanka They
never caught him. Ny grandfather.
who had been q 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
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 amdavits. showing that they
were guilty Of the very thing Of which
he was accused. he being an innocent
dupe in the transaction. don't know
Just how It all came about, but hs
was exonerated completely. With this
TO back him up. he came to the hall to
plead for my grandfather's forgive
cess. He came many times. and final
ly It 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. II was my second year.
for I had gone In very young When I
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
couple Of violent scenes New Year's
week up in the library. 1t WAS some
thing about money. Grandfather told
me little about 1t. but not much. He
said Uncle Frank wanted him to
change his will. claiming 1t was not
fair to him. who had been 80 wrong
fully accused. My grandfather told me
that he would never change It. He
might leave certain amount In trust
for Uncle Frank. but Jenison hall was
not to go to any Jenison whose name
had ever been blackened.
"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.
found out what his business was-acci-
Of course. He was there to
see a darky lawyerl Think Of that,
Christine. A JenisOn having dealings
with darky lawyer. This lawyer had
once been slave on the Jenison place,
n yellow boy whose name was Isaac
Isaac Perry. When the war broke out
he went with my uncle as his body
servant. He was smart, thieving fel-
low, always too smart to be caught,
but always under suspicion. My grand
father had given him some schooling
because lsaac's father was 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
they say. Later on he went
to Richmond and did some business
for the darkies there. besides conduct
ing n barber shop.
We'll. happened to go into his shop
the evening l reached Richmond. He
was shaving Uncle Frank. They did