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Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19
CHAPTER v.
On the Red Road.

The green, mid-May Virginian
afternoon was arched with a sky as
blue as the tiles of the Temple of
Heaven and stepped in a wash of sum
light as yellow as gold Nothing in all
the springy landscape but looked
warm and opalescent and inviting-ex-
barred fence-corner switched trucu-
lent tail in silence and glowered sui
lenly at the big motor halted motion
less at the side of the twisting road.
Curled worm-like in the drivers
seat, with his chin on his knees, John
Valiant sat with his eyes upon the
distance. For an hour he had whirred
through that wondrous simmer of
color with flippant lettering breeze
in his face. sweet from the crimson
clover that poured and rooted over the
roadside.
"Chum, old man." said Valiant, with
his arm about the bulldogs neck, "if
those color-photograph chaps had
shown US this, we simply wouldn't
have believed It, would we? Such
scenery beats the roads we're used to.
what?" He wound his strong fingers
In choking grip in the scruff Of the
white neck, as chipmunk chartered
by on the low stone wall mo, you
don't you cannibal! He's a jolly lit
tie beggar, and he doesn't deserve be-
ing eaten!"
He filed his briar-wood pipe and
drew in great breaths of the fragrant
incense. What a pity you don't
smoke, Chum: you miss such lott"
After q time he shook himself and
Knocked the red core from the pipe
bowl against his boot-heel. Il hate to
start" he confessed, half to the dog
and half to himself. ITO leave any
thing so sheerly beautiful as this!
However. on with the dance! By the
road map the village can't be far now.
So long. Mr.. BULL"
He clutched the self-starter. But
there was only a protestant wheeze;
the car declined to bulge Climbing
down. he cranked vigorously. The
motor turned over with a surly grunt
Of remonstrance and after a tentative
throbthrob. coughed and stopped dead.
Something was wrong. With a sigh
he fiung on his tweed jacket, donned a
smudgy Jumper" opened his toolbox,
and. with a glance at his wrist-watch
which told him 1t was three o'clock.
threw up the monsters hood and went
bitterly to work
At half past three the investigation
had got as far as the lubricator. At
four o'clock the bulldog had given it
up and gone nosing afield. At half
past four John Valiant lay fat on his
back, like some disreputable stevadore,
alternately tinkering with refractory
valves and cursing the obdurate
mechanism. A sharp stone gnawed
frenziedly into the small OF his back
and just as he made a fnal vicious
lunge. something gave way and a
prickling red-hot stab OF pain shot zig
Tagging from his smitten crazy-bone
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP Of FIGS
II is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood dayA
Remember the dose" mother insiSted
on-castor oil. calomel, catharticA
How you hated them. how you fough1
against taking them.
With our children its different
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt Ia well-foun6
ed Their tender little "insides" ara
injured BY them.
II your child's stomach. liver and
bowels need cleansing. give only deli
cious California Syrup Of Figs" Its
action IL positive, but gentle. Millions
Of mothers keep this harmless 'fruit
laxative" handy; they know childrea
love to take It; that 1t never fails b
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach. and that q teaspoonful
given today saves . sick child tomor
row.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottls
Of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies. childrsa
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19

You may never care. to live at
Damory Court. Maybe the life you
will know. SO well by the time you
read this will have welded you to It
self. II SO, well and good. Then leave
the old place to your son. But there is
such thing as racial habit. and the
call Of blood. And 1 know there Is
such thing. too. az fate. Every
man carries his fate on r.
band about his neck 30 the
Moslem put 1t. 1t was my fate to
go away. and know now-since dis
tance Is not made by miles alone
that l myself shall never see Damory
Court again. But life Is strange
wheel that goes round and round and
comes back to the same point again
and again. And 1t may be your fate to
go back. Then perhaps you will cry
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19
Administering. Peril.

In their own serious way the pupils
in the grade schools Of New York are
watching history in the making. In
one Of the schools where a large
number Of foreigners are being taught
the teacher was asked by little fel-
low what she thought of the admins
tration's scheme to apply the literacy
test to immigrants. The teacher mere
ly explained what the literacy test
meant. thinking that was what the
youngster wanted. When she finished
. little Italian boy piped:
The administration had BETA watch
out or the black hand will get him"
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19

Kidney Pills the swelling disappear
ed and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed by
the use Of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sew
eral months later he wrote: have
not changed my faith in your remedy
since the above statement was author
lied. Correspond with Rev. e. Hes
lop about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co..
Buffalo. N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music OF National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes All sent fec.
Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19
Wood 10 Made FI,sn,oo,

1t is said that the Metropolitan rail.
way has fireproofed all its rolling
stock without the elimination Of
woodwork and the structural and dec
orative advantages which woodwork
anords. The method Of fireproofing is
the same as that now being employed
by the admiralty. This consists Of
the impregnation Of the pores and f.
bers OF the wood with chemicals such
as render the wood absolutely flame
proof. Wood SO treated Is said to lose
none OF Its natural characteristics,
and has no harmful effect upon Clues.
nails. varnishes or metal fittings with
which It may be brought into contacA
- Railway Times. London.
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19
CHAPTER ~.
A valiant Of Virginia.


For a long time John Valiant sat
motionless. the opened letter in his
hand. staring at nothing. He had the
sensation. spiritually. Of a traveller
awakened with rude shock amid
wholly unfamiliar surroundings
He was trying to remember-tc put
two and two together. His father had
been Southern-born; yes, he had
known that But he had known moth
icg whatever OF his fathers early days.
or of his forebears: since he had been
old enough to wonder about such
things. he had had no one to ask
questions Of.
Phrases Of the letter ran through
his mind: Sometime. perhaps. you
will know why you are John Valiant
OF New York instead Of John Valiant
of Damory Court cannot
tell you myself" There was some
tragedy. then. that had blighted the
place. some melancholy story" as the
clipping put It,
He bent over the deed spread out
upon the table, following with his fin-
ger the long line of transfers: ITO
odd spelling! Robert valyant'-with-
out the e. Here. In 1880. the ~ be-
gins to be r." There was something
strenuous and appealing in the long
line of dates. valiant Always q Va
liant. How they held on to It! There's
never a break"
A curious pride, newborn and self
conscious. was dawning in him. He
was descended from ancestors who
had been no weaklings. A Valiant had
settled on those acres under q royal
governor. before the old frontier
fighting was over and the Indians
had sullenly retired 10 the westward
The sons Of those who had braved
sea and savages had bowed their
strong bodies and their stronger hearts
to raze the forests and turn the
primeval jungles into golden planta-
tions.
There stole into his mood an eery
suggestion Of intention. Why should
the date assigned for that deeds de-
livery have been the very day on
which he had elected poverty? Here
was a Generalization as pointed as the
index-finger Of guidepost Every
man carries his fate,'" he repeated.
ON a riband about his neck Chum,
do you believe In fatef"
For answer the bulldog, cooking an
alert eye on his master, discontinued
his occupations conscientious II un.
successful mastication of the finttish
packet that had fallen from the folded
deed-and with much solicitous tail
wagging, brought the sodden thing in
his mouth and put It into the out
stretched hand.
HIS master unrolled the puipy wad
and extricated the object It had en-.
closed-an old.fashioned iron door.key
.
Altar . time Valiant thrust the key
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19

into his pocket, and rising, went to a
trunk that lay against the wall.
Searching in portfolio. he took out
q small old-fashioned photograph.
much battered and soiled. It had been
cut from larger group and the name
OF the photographer had been erased
from the back. He set 1t upright on
the desk, and bending forward. looked
long at the face 1t disclosed. 1t was
the only picture he had ever possessed
OF his father.
He turned and looked into the glass
above the dresser. The features were
the same. eyes. brow. lips, and strong
waving hair. But for its time-stains
the photograph might have been one
of himself. taken yesterday.
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19

through every tortured crevice OF his
impatient frame. Like steel from flint
1t struck out crisp oath that brought
an answering bovine snort from the
fence-corner
WOrming like lizard to freedom,
his eyes puckered shut with the
wretched pang, John Valiant sat up
and shook his grimy fist in the air.
You silly loafing idiot" he cried.
"Thump your own crazy-bone and see
how you like it! You-oh. lord!"
His arm dropped, and flush spread
over his face to the brow. For his
eyes had opened He was gesturing
not at the bull but at a girl. who
fronted him beside the road, haughti
ness in the very hue of her gray-blue
linen walking suit and, in the clear
cut cameo face under her felt cavalry
hat. myrtle-blue eyes that held a
smolder Of mingled astonishment and
indignation. An instant he gazed, all
the muscles of his face frightened with
chagrin.
Il beg your pardon" he STAN
mered. Il didn't see you. I really
didn't l was-I was talking to the
bull"
The girl had been glancing from the
flushed face to the thistly fence-corner,
while the startled dignity of her feat
ures warred with an unmistakable ten
dency to mirth He had struggled to
his feet, nursing his bruised elbow,
irritably conscious of his resemblance
to an emerging chimney-sweep. Il
don't habitually swear" he said, but
I'd got to the point when something
had to explode"
oh" she said, don't mind mel"
Then mirth conquered and she broke
forth suddenly into a laugh that
with a musical contagion. They both
laughed in concert, while the bull
paved the ground and sent forth a
rumbling below of affront and chal-
lenge.
She was the first to recover. You
did look 80 funny" she gasped.
II can believe it." he agreed, max
ing vicious dab at his smudged ell
bow. The possibilities of a motor for
COACoy al o oAAhpiy otupcluOuo.
She came closer and looked curious
ly at the, quiescent monster-at the
steamer-trunk strapped on the carrier
and the bulging portmanteau peeping
over the side of the tonneau. 'Is 1t
broken?"
Merely on strike. imagine. Are
we far from the village?"
About q mile and half"
I'll have to have 1t towed after me
wonder IL there is likely to be a team
passing"
I'm afraid it's not too certain" an.
swered the girl, and now he noted the
liquid modulation. with its slightly
questioning accent. charmingly South
ern. There is no livery. but there is
a negro who meets the train some
times. can send him II you like"
You're very good" said Valiant. al
mously obliged. Oh-and II you see q
white dog. don't be frightened II he
tries to follow you. He's perfectly
kind"
She looked back momentarily.
"He-he always follows people he
likes. you see"
Thank you." she said. The tone
had now a hint-small. yet percepti
ble-of aloofness. I'm not in the leas,
afraid of dogs" And with little nod
she swung briskly on up the Red Road
John Valiant stood staring after neI
till she had passed from view around
a curve. 'Oh. glory!" he muttered
ITO begin by shaking your fist at hel
and end by making her wonder II you
aren't trying to be freshl You poor
profane. fioundering dolt."
(TO BE CONTINUED
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19

day. A similar uncertainty attaches
to a pair of old colors of the I'd Bor.
der regiment. which were recovered
from a London pawn broker. who was
Offering them for SALE by Lord Archi-
bald Campbell in 1888.
Four years later four colors which
had accompanied the Gloucester reKi.
ment In Egypt and in the peninsula
were recovered from York pawn
broker. 1t appeared that, having been
bequeathed by an old colonel Of the
regiment to his son. they were ulti-
mately secured by a servant, who. fall
Ing on evil times. pawned them for q
few shillings.
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19
cHAPrER IIl.-contlnued.

CHAPTER IiI.-Continued.
To be outside! All that light and
color and comfort and pleasure would
hum and sparkle on Just the same,
though he was no longer within the
circle of its effulgence-slaving per-
haps. he thought with twisted smile,
at some tawdry occupation that called
for no experience, to pay for meal
In some second-rate Restaurant and a
pallet in some shabby-genteel, hall
bedroom. till his clothes were replaced
by ill-fitting "hand-me-downs''- by
wretched gradations he arrived finally
at the status of the dime seat In the
gallery and fvecent cigars!
There was one way back 1t lay
through the hackneyed gateway Of
marriage. Youth, comeliness and fine
linen, in the world he knew, were a
Outlet for cutlet"-the satiric phrase
ran through his mind. Why not?
Others did 80. And as for himself, 1t
perhaps need be no question of plain
and spinstered millions-there was
Katharine Fargo!
In his heart John Valiant was aware,
by those subtle signs which men and
women alike distinguish, that while
Katharine Fargo loved first and fore
most her own wonderful person. he
had been an easy second in her re-
gard.
John Valiant looked down at the
bulldog squatted on the floor. his eyes
shining in the dimness A little hot
ripple had run over him. Not on
your life. Chum!" he said. NO shame
less barter! There must be other
things besides money and social posi-
ton in this doddering old world. after
all! We're going to begin something
for ourselves. II it's only raising cab
bagesl And we're going to stand it
without any baby-aching-the nurse
never held our noses when we took
our castor-oill"
1t was folded down. that old bright
page. Finis had been written to the
rose-colored chapter. And even as he
told himself. he was conscious Of a
new rugged something that had been
slowly dawning within him, sense of
courage, even Of zest. and q furious
hatred of the self-pity that had
wrenched him even for a moment.
He turned from the window. picked
up his letters. and followed by the dog.
went slowly up another flight to his
goom,
He tore open the letters abstracted-
ly: the usual dinner-card or two. q
tailor's spring announcement, a
chronic serial from an explanatory
marble-quarrying company, quarterly
statement Of q club house-committee
The last two missives bore a monde
script look.
One was small. with the name of
q legal firm in its corner. The other
was largish. corpulent and heavy. of
stout Manila paper. and bore. down
one side. gaudy procession OF post
age stamps proclaiming that 1t had
been registered.
What's in that. I wonder?" he said
to himself. and then. with 4 smile at
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19

For . Long Time John Valiant Sat
MotIonIsss, the Opened Letter In
HIs Hand, Staring at Nothing.
the unmasculine speculation, opened
the smaller envelope.
Dear Sir" began the letter. In the
most uncompromisingly conventional
Of typewriting:
Dear Sir:
Enclosed please fnd. with title
deed. a memorandum opened In your
name BY the late John Valiant some
years before his death. 1t was his
desire that the, services indicated in
connection with this estate should con.
tinue till this date. We hand you
herewith our check for 32362o (two
hundred and thirty-six dollars and
twenty cents). the balance In your ia
vor. for which please send receipt,
And oblige,
Yours very truly,
Emerson and Bali"
'(Enclosure)
He turned to the memorandum. II
showed sixable initial deposit against
whinh was entered . series Of annual
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19

(but, oh, not on the old white bears
skin rug-never again with me holding
your small, small handy
'Wishing-House! Wishing -House!
Where are your
And this old parchment deed will
answer
Here l am, Master; here l ami
"Ah. we are only children, after all,
playing out our plays. have had
many toys. but o John. John! The
ones l treasure most are all in the
Never-Never Land!"
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19

ing. was dizzy
and exhausted at
the least exer-
ton. Hands and
feet were cold
and he had such
a dragging sensar
ton across tho
loins that It was
dimcult to move.
After using 8
bOyoo nf nAA$1o
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19
A cLEReYMAN's TESTIMONY.

The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wig.
ton, Pa, suffered from Dropsy for .
year. His limbs and feet were swol
len and puffed. He had heart flutter-
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19
PromIsIno All RIoht.

Bill-Don't you think he has a prom
Using voicef
Jill-Sure- l heard him say twenty
different times he was going to pay
h1s bill
Gilpin observer., 1914-03-19
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. rich society .favorite.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poration. which his father founded and
which was the principal source Of his
over his private fortune to the receiver
for the corporation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-07

SECTION "B' OFFERS LARGE LOTS At d pen.
SQUARE rooTw WHICH q BE pURcHAsED on EASY
TERMS s. s'ss e ss.s|
9t8 ss1ss
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iataTyo Some a dyantage0u
sa 75J sssat % 8 gtIs S. g g9oIlz
saw Features

s. S IDEAL LOCATION; NEAR CAR LINE AND CENTER
or TOWN. ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF PURE ARTEsIoN
WATER THREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN WALKING
DISTANCE; ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND TELEPHONES
PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS IN GENERAL
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-07

Mrs. George Tyson win give an I'm
formal tea tomorrow afternoon.
claiming as her honor guest Mrs. E.
D. Tenney of Honolulu. who is visit
ing friends in San Francisco. Mrs.
Tyson win be assisted by her daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Harry Weihe and Miss Ma
RE Louise Tyson, in receiving.
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CALL AND RIDE OUT 70 THE PROPERTY N oUR
MACHINE Or TAKE KING ST. CAR 70 HoUoHrA1Lnsa
ROAD AND WALK Up TO TRACT KAL1HI MOTOR
BUssEs PASS PROPERTY AT REGULAR INTERVALS
(5e rARn1
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Mrs. Mountford S. Wilson gave 4
luncheon at the Hotel st. Francis COM
plinentary to Mrs. Robert Atkinson
of Honolulu Examiner.
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= - NfSWctI FHfty 20 80 80
Capt. and Mrs. Johnston.
Captain and Mrs John Stuart john
son and their son Howard, formerly
stationed at Fort Kruger, were the COM
plimented guests at a chowder supper
last Saturday evening at which the
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Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Henshaw, with
their small son, are planning to come
from their home in Honolulu to pass
the Thanksgiving holidays with the
formers mother, Mrs Grace Tubbs
Hefshaw Examiner.
Mrs. W. E. Bellina will leave for
her home in California on the Manoa
next Tuesday. Mrs. Bellina has been
extensively entertained during hsI
sojourn here among her old friendt
and rnlafiuoe
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
DENY AWATORS
WERE CAPTURED
Germans Say Report of Raid on
Airmen Near Ypres Is
Unfoundedl

BERLIN, Dec. (by wireless to
Sayville, L. I.)-An official of the
general staff states that the report
from Rome that the French, near
Ypres, Belgium, had captured a
whole corps of German aviators, is
absolutely unfounded. Denial is also
made of the London report that avia-
tors belonging to the allies had
thrown bombs on the Krupp factory
at Essen.
The Russian statement contained
in the official communication of No
vember 29 that the German attack
near Czenstochowa had failed with
heavy losses is declared to be untrue.
On the contrary, it is said, the sew
enteenth Russian army corps, which
was met in this attack, was defeated
or November 20 and suffered ex-
tremely heavy losses. The Russians,
it is declared, left a great number Of
killed and wounded on the battle
field and were obliged to retreat
The situation in the Western bat
tlefield shows little change, it is
stated. The allies are said to have
made a few attacks, but these have
been defeated.
1t is expected here that decisive re-
suits in the East may be heard from
any day now. The latest reports from
headquarters assert that everything
is proceeding according to program.
This is taken here to mean that the
operations thus far have been sue
cessful. If the investment of War
saw should result from the present
operations the Russians would lose
their most important railway COM
munications.
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|BATTLESH|PS STOP
CHRISTMAS LINER
But the Jason Is Wished Cod
speed When Identity Is Re-
vealed-NoW at Genoa.

GENOA (via Romeo, Dec. s.
The American Christmas ship Jason,
which Arrived here today with gifts
for the war orphans of Austria and
Germany, was stopped by three war
ships while ON her way to this port
from Marseilles. The warships, as
soon as they learned the character
of the vessel and her cargo, imme-
diately drew off, but not before the
officers had wished godspeed to the
Jason and her mission.
When Commander Courtney and
other officials from the Jason came
ashore they were visited at their
hotel by the representatives of the
German government, who officially
welcomed them and their gifts. The
German delegation consisted of Baron
Adolph Lutz, chamberlain of the king
of Bavaria; Gottlieb Krais, councillor
of the ministry of foreign affairs;
DIR. Ferdinand May, councillor of the
government of Munich, and Franz
Won Herff. German consul-general at
Genoa. The delegation was accom-
panied by Baron Miske, the Austrian
consul-general, who explained that
the Austro-Hungarian delegation
would arrive on Tuesday, when they
would pay a formal visit to the
Americans.
The German delegation was desig-
mated by the Berlin government at
the instance of the central committee
of the Red Cross. Baron Lutz,
speaking in the name of. his govern
ment and the people of Germany, ex-
pressed gratitude for the kindly
thought of the children of America
whose gifts, he said, were deeply
appreciated.
The German and Austrian delega-
lions will give banquet Tuesday
night in honor of the representatives
of the American children.
The Jason will begin discharging
the gifts on Tuesday. Free transpor-
tation of the gifts to the Austrian
frontier will be provided by the Ital-
ian government