Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-26

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
John Valiant, society favorite, finds
that the banking house established by
his father, and of which he Is vice-presi-
| dent, has collapsed through waste of
funds and wildcat investments. The
president shoots himself and the state
begins an investigation. Valiant re-
fuses to go abroad and includes his
private fortune of 100000 among
the banks assets He finds that after
all debts are paid $500 will be left.
| When he faces poverty he finds a
letter containing a deed to the family
| home in Virginia, and immedlately
starts for the old homestead. where
he arrives on a mid May afternoon.
| While driving to the house in his
automobile Valiant has a breakdown
and while tinkering with the ma
chine young lady halts by the road
side in time to receive the butt or
abuse intended for the auto and bull
| dog He apologies to the girl, VINO
laughs at his predicament, ana lnen
she starts out 70 get nssiRd io Watch 1.,
| ing as she disappears down the Toa,u,
| After a wait of three hours Oncle
Jefferson, the negro, sent by the si'''
comes to help Valiant.
Valiant learns the story OF the Slrl 8
| life and that her name is surrey
| cambridge from the old colored man;
| After a ride of several miles an oid
and picturesque house Is reached anu
the driver informs his fare that tnaI
| is Damory Court. Valiant is entrances
by it's noble beauty. He engages .ne
| negro driver and his WlIe as man
about house and cook. - a.
| A search of the old mansion faiis 20
reveal anything of importance ana ene
| new owner lays down for MS nrst Steep
| In his new home. -,
Valiant again sees the Girl of the
| Roses when. while standing on the
porch of his home, she leads the num-
up to where he is before she reallzes
| his presence. -
The arrival of Valiant at the old
homestead arouses gossip IN .h q, E
neighborhood and the new head OF the
family name is blamed for the failure
of the Valiant Corporation.
| The heir to the Valiant estate ae-
cides that he has at last found the
garden spot he sought and plans To
renovate the old home. d
| During walk through the grouhu
with his dog Chum, Valiant henrs some,
one running away through the brush anu q
before he can stop him Chum is on n, III
pursuit. a scream startles him anu ne
runs to where he heard the cry ana mus
the girl of the flower. Miss Shlriey'
caught by her dress on n fence picket;
After he releases her she tells him
the story of the duel which drove ms
father from Damory Court, and, not
knowing his identity, she tells MN
what the people of the section thinks
of him and attacks him as mllilon-
aire whose only aim in life Is to nave
a good time IL
His denial of her charges reveals ms
identity, and, angered because he let ner
talk about him in the way she did, sne
TO nick up some flowers, when Valiant
sees snake about to sting her. He
pulls her to safety, but is himself stung
in the foot by the deadly .moccasin; she
sucks the poison from the wound and
gets the doctor. Later Major Bristow
calls with the physician and the Valiant
homestead is discussed. He wanders In
his neighbours garden In the evening, he
sees Shirley. Later he discovers the COM
bination to the old safe and finds the old
family plate.