The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-10
CHAPTER XVII.
The push.

Not long after. from the musicians
bower the sound Of Home, Sweet
Home drifted over the poignant rose
scent, and presently the driveway re-
sounded TO rolling wheels and tho
voices Of negro drivers. and the house
entrance jOstled with groups, mulled
In loose Carriage-Wraps. silken cloaks
and light overcoats. calling tired but
laughing fareWells.
Katharine. on the. step. found her.
self looking into Valiant's eyes. How
can / tell you how much have en-
iOyed il all?" she said i've stayed
till the very last miuutc-which Is
something for ones fourth season
And now goodby, for we are off tomor-
row for Hot Springs"
Her father had long ago betaken
himself homcWard. ana the big three
seated surrey-holding six comftable
and nine fumiliah,' in the phrase OF
Llge the coachman-had returned for
the resi- Judge chalmers. the two
younger girls and Shirley. Katharine
greeted the latter with a charming
smile What more natural than that
she should find herself strdightway on
the rear seat with royalty? The two
girls safely disposed in the middle. the
Judge climbed up beside the driver,
who CRACKED his whip and they were
of.
The way was not long, and Katha-
rine had need Of dispatch if that re-
vengeful weapon were TO be used
which fate had put into her hands.
She wasted little time.
1T seems SO strange" she said. ito
find our host i'm such SURROUNDINGS |
can scarcely believe him the same
John Valiant I've danced with a hun
dred times in New York. Hos been
here such a short while and yet he
couldn't possibly be more at home If
he'd lived in Virginia always. And you
all treat him as If he were quite one OF
yourselves"
Shirley smiled enchantingly. why,
yes" she said. maybe it seems odd to
outsiders. But. you see, with us a Val.
liant is always a Valiant. No matter
where he has lived, he's the son or nIs
father and the master OF Damory
court"
That's the wonderful part OF 1t. IT'S
500 English. somehow
rs it," said Shirley. II never
thought OF 1t. But perhaps IL seems
so. We have the old houses and the
old names and think of them. no doubt,
in the same way"
What a sad life his father had"
pursued Katharine dreamily. You
know all about the duel, of course"
Shirley shrank imperceptibly now.
The subject touched Valiant so closely
II seemed almost as II ii belonged TO
him and to her alone-not a thing to
be fippantly touched on. Yes" she
said somewhat slowly, every one here
knows OF It,"
mo doubt 1t has been almost forgot
ten, the other continued. but Johns
coming must naturally have revamped
the old story. What vas 1t about
the quarrel? a love-affair?"
ITS so long ago. murmured Shir-
ley. II suppose some n could tell
III they would
Major Bristow. perhaps" %conjec-
tured Katharine th~oughtfully.
Tie 5~E.-v-c~~.s>~~er~~ssa.uussS 49,
ted Shirley ~unhappily. But by cols
mon consent that side OF 1t wasn't
taf&ed 0f aA t&4 iiga6. Men in Vir-
ginia have csd-fashloned ideas about
women
"Ah. it's fne Of themi" paeaned
Katharine. Il can imagine the men
who knew about that dreadful affair,
I io theic- ssA.aSaern cdisaiSy, drawing a
Gordon OF silence a sat the zazne OF
that girl with her broken heart. For
II she loved one OF the two. II must
have been Sassoon-not Valiant, else
he would have stayed. How terrible