Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-29
THE VALIANTS OF VIRGINIA
BY HALLE ERMINIE RlVES

was the knight of the Silver Cross
A line old place, isn't it? 1t was
burned by the Indians during the
French and Indian War. Ny great
great-great grandfather" He broke
on. But then those old things
won't interest you'
They interest you a great deal,
don't they?" she asked.
Yes" he admitted, they do. You
see, my ancestors are such new ao-
quaintances | find them absorbing
York"
Last month"
He laughed a little-not quite the
laugh she had known In the past.
yes, but can hardly believe it; I
seem TO have been here half life
tInle' 10 think that month ago
was a double-dyed New Yorker
ITS been strange experience for
you. Don't you feel rather Jekyl-and-
Hydish?''
THAT'S a terrible eompoundr' he
laughed. as he swept the car round
curve, skilfully evading a humping
wagon-load of farmhands. "In which
capacity am I Mr.. Hyde, by the
way?"
She smiled at him round the edge
OF her blown veil. Figures of speech
aren't to be analysed You are DR..
Jekyl IN New York.. anyway. You
read what the papers said? No? It's
Just as We'll; 1t would have been
likely to turn your head"
Gould anything be as likely IN do
that as-this?" With glance he in
| dicated her presence beside him.
She made him knocking bow "Rs
careful" she warned. Speeches like
that smack of disloyalty to vour
qeen. What a pretty girl she isl
congratulate you on your prowess.
must add my congratulations on
your taste."
He returned her bow of moment
since.
1T was ali a most unique thing,
she went on. And tonight, at your.
| ball, l shall witness the coronation.
can hardly wait to see Damory Court
Do you know, in all these years I
never suspected what a versatile
genius you were? It's too wonderful
how you have stepped into this life
into the peoples thoughts and feel
ings-as you have. When you come
| back to New York."
He looked at her, oddly she thought
WHY should ] go back?"
Why? Because it's your natural
ihpitdl. ISL IL !!
That's the word" he said. smiling.
| home"
She was silent a moment in sheer
surprise. She had thought of this
southern essay as a quickly passing
incident, colorful chapter whose
page might any day be turned. But
1t was impossible to mistake his
meaning. Clearly, he was deeply in
fatuated with this Arcadian experi-
ence and had no thought at present
put TO continue it indefinitely.
But 1t would pass! He was a New
Yorker, after all And what more
charming than to have an old place
m such countryside-a position
lready-made at ones hand, to step into
ror month or two when ennui made
the old haunts tasteless? It was
worth some cultivation. One must
anchor somewhere. Virginia was not
SO far from the centre; splendid
estates of Northerners dotted even the
Carolinas. Here one might be in
hand-touch with everything. And IL
was no small thing to hold one of the
Oldest and proudest names in q sec.
ton like this. One could always have
townhouse, too-there was WASH
ington, and there was Europe.
cherry bordered lane, and without
taking his hands from the gear, he
nodded toward the low broad.eaved
dwelling with it's Towering arbors
that showed in flashing glifnpses OF
brown and red between the interyen.
ing trees. THE palace of the queeni''
he said-"Rosewood, by name"
She looked In some curiosity. Clear
ly, If not refuge of genteel poverty
mariner Oh -
so, from her assured rampant OF the
Fargo millions, Katharine reflected
complacently. The girl was q. local
favorite, of course-he had been tact.
full as to that 1t was fortunate. in
way, that he had not seen her
Katharine, in the grand stand until
afterward. Feeling toward her as she
believed he did, with his absurd
directness, he would have been like
ly TO drop the rose in her lap, never
rejecting that, the tourney being n
local function, the choice should nor
fall upon an outlander. That would
not have tended to increase his popu-
larity in the countryside, and popu-
larlty was the very salt of social
success. So Katharine pondered her
mfnd, like capable generals. run
ming somewhat ahead of the moment.
me slowing of the car brought her
back to the present, and she looked
up to see before them the great gate
OF GLADDEN. Hall. She did not speak
till they had quite stopped.
Then, as her hand lay in his for
farewell, you are right in your de-
cision,' she said softly. "This is
your place. You are Valiant of Vir-
ginia. didn't realize it before. but
am beginning to see all It means
to you"