The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-11-07

PROCLAMATION. Judge lnaIHcIs was ou
his feet Fifty TO ten on the Crimson
Rose" he cried This time, however.
there were no takers. He called again.
but none heard him. the last Tits were
too absorbing
Where had John Valiant learned
that trick OF the loose wrist and In
flexible thrust, but at the fencing club?
Where that subconscious management
OF the rein. that nice gage OF speed
and distance. but on the polo field?
The old sports stood him now In good
stead Why. he has a seat like
centsurl" exclaimed the judge-praise
indeed In a community where riding
was a passion and horsefiesh a fetish!
oh. dear!" mourned Nancy Chal.
mers. I've bet six pairs OF gloves on
Qulnt Carter. Never mind; II 1t has to
be anybody else. Id rather 1t were
Mr.. Valiant. It's about time Damory
Court got something after Rip-Van'
Winking II for thirty years. Besides,
he's giving us the dance, and love
him for that! Quint still has a chance.
AlOhkus IL lt Ndhtb Aht htAN N"Ot NhN
Mr. Valiant misses"
Katharine looked at her with q lit.
tie smile He won't miss" she said.
She had seen that look on his face
before and read It Alright. John Va.
liant had striyen in many contests, not
only OF skill but OF strength and dar-
ing. before crowded grand stands. But
never In all his life had he SO desired
to pluck the prize. His grip was tense
on the lance as the yellow doublet
and olive plume OF Castlewood shot
away for a last tlme-and failed An
instant later the Knight OF the Grim
son Rose flashed down the lists with
the last ring on his pike.
And the tourney was won.
In the shouting and handclapping
Valiant took the rose from his hat.
band and bound It with a shred OF his
sash to his e-point. As he rode
slowly toward the massed stand. the
whole field was so still that he could
hear the hoofs OF the file of knights
behind him. The people were on their
feet
The mounted herald blew his blast
by the MaJesties OF ST. Michael and
st. George" he proclaimed. Il declare
the knight OF the Crimson Rose the
victor OF this our tourney. and do
charge him now to choose his Queen
OF Beauty. that all may do her hom-
age."
Shirley saw the horse coming down
the line. Its rider bareheaded now
and her heart began to race wildly.
had not thought. She looked about
her. suddenly dismayed. People were
smiling at her and clapping their
hands. From the other end OF the
stand she saw Nancy Chalmers throw.
ing her a kiss. and beside her a tall
pale girl In champagne.color staring
through a jeweled lorgnetts.
She was conscious all at once that
the nanneled rider was very close
that his pike.polnt. with It's
big red blossom. was stretching up to
her
With the rose In her hand she curt
sled TO him. while the blurred throne
cheered itself hoarse. and the band
struck up You Great Big Beautiful
Doll" with extraordinary rapture. &c
the tune OF which the noise finally sub
sided to a battery OF hilarious con
gratulations which left her flushed anC
a little GREATNESS. Nancy Chalmeri
and Betty Page had burst upon he
like petticoated whirlwinds and pres
emily. when the crowd had lessened
the Judge came TO introduce his visi
tor
MIR. Fargo and his daughter are on
guests at GLADDEN. Hail." he told her
They are OLD friends OF Vallant's. b.
the way; they knew him in New
York"
"Katharines lighting her incens
now, guess" observed Silas Fargo
See there" lie pointed across tn
stand. where STOOD a willowy tan flg
ure. one hand beckoning to the cor
course below. where Valiant STOOD, tn
center OF a shifting group, round whic
! NhN NhlA' bAlAhbbr AAah WIN lNNONNlt
liberty, tore in eccentric circles.
AS they looked. she called softly
John john"
Shirley saw him tart and fac
about. then come quickly toward hel
amazement and welcome in his eyes
As Shirley turned away little late
with the major that whispering yoic
seemed TO sound in her John
john" There smote her suddenly N
thought that when he had chosen he
, his Queen OF Beauty, he had not see
5 the other had not known she wa
there
A few moments before the day ha
; been golden; she went home throug
; a landscape that somehow seemed {
/ have lost its brightest glow
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