The Irish standard., 1914-04-25
SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER 1-John Valiant. rich 60
@ety favortte. suddenly discovers that the
Bounded and which was the principal
source Of his wealth. has failed.
aver his private fortuns to the receiver
f3or the corporation.
CHAPTER Hills entire remaining
white bulls dog and Damory court, Z
neglected estate in Virginia.
CHAPTER IV-He learns that this e.
sate came into the family by royal grant
Nna mas been IN the possession OF the
Vauants ever since.
CHAPTER Won the way to Damory
Soort ne meets Shirley cambridge. an an.
eone e IKE Vx Ana asass: that h'
\. CHAPTER Wan old negro tells shir-
Iey'g fortune and predicts great trouble
negro. takes Valiant to Damory court.
CHAPTER v111-shirley's mother, Mrs.
cambridge. and Major Bristow exchange
fzseminiscences during which 1t IL revealed
man named sassoo ns We're i riVals for cpG tho
band Of Mrs. Dandridge In her youth.
9assoon and Valiant fought q duel On hef
account In which the former was killed
CHAPTER N-valiant finds Damory
s ees 10 SSye TT Nth weeds and creep
RRs; !s condition: Uncle Je1erson. ane
1!s vic. Aunt Daphne. are engaged
! CHAPTER x:valiant explorer his an
.eestral home. He 10 surprised By Z FOX
egnting party Witch invades his estate
party. . =. 81 :.
* Ma a:.:sS s;: s,::s asts sss
sErsxedy in which t G' sidsr valiant took
{. MAgTER x11-valiant decides to re-
2pintate. Damory court and make tbs
v!1s pd produce LIVING forshim. g
%CHAPTER xur-He meets Shirley. who
/! - been gathering aowets on the Valiant
sese. ana reyeAls his hentitySto her,
8 sCHAPrER Mv-veliant saves shirisv
q Knowing the ,deadiiness Of the bite. shiTz
800 his life. =. -, 7 y j.
;. CHAPTER xv-shirley tells her mother
0f the Incident and the latter is stranHeiy
anoved at hearing that q. Valiant Ia again
Nv1ng at Uamory court
CHAPTER XvI-Valiant learns some
ct the historytof his family from Doctor
6outhall and Major +Bristow.
CHAPTER xv1I-He learns for tho
account Of . duel in which Doctor South
~ and Major Bristow acted al his faith
! CHAPTER xvIsxS:v.i,a,t.e,a sn,-,.~
become good friends. Mrs. Dandridse
(6aints when she first meets Valiant.
CHAPTER xIX-valiant works won
hs his : foftuns "a Old Walnut trees. ~ :"
CHAPTER with sshe. advice and
assistance OF the .ma3or and Shirley. Val
were in his fathsss time. ''''
CHAPTER xx1-rhe yearly tourns-
times. Is to be held At bamoryf e 90 asuaa'
CHAPTER xx1I-At the last moment
Knights. is SIC s q 91s Il. sts
Shirley DandridgSsas queen Of beauty to
sweetheart. who issvisiting IL Virginia. ''1
CHAPTER xxIv-The tournament bali
eIet Damory court draws the elite Of the
.Epuntryside. Shirley is crowned by VAL
hant assdueen OF beauty.
.tef hi love and they b easRs s ensas sar'eS
: !, CHAPTER. xxvI-Kkkarine Fargo il
deeply Inundated at reading in the faces
of 1,. Kala t1a+ and Shirley he evidence Of
+. CHAPTER XVII Katharine Fargo,
ee sfrnng1 not to give n valiant without
:rtble It would be for the woman who
caused the due! to meet Valiant, who
looks so much like his father.
CHAPTER xxvr1Lshirley, uncertain
but feeling that her mother was in love
with the victim Of Valiant's pistol. breaks
the engagement.
CHAPTER xx1x-Greef King. a uber-
sent to prison, makes threats against his
prosecutor.
CHAPTER xXX-valiant pleads with
Shirley, but fails to persuade her to
change her decision.
tally wounded by Greet King, but before
dying he confesses to Mrs. cambridge
that he had kept letter Valiant had
.Drittan to her after the a.aAl
All sho' do pray de Good Man ter mel
Mars John happy" he added soberly
''but Abs mought'ly 'sturbed in NAH
fundamentally 'eturbed!"
The hidden watcher waited motion
less. From where he stood he could
look. He waited till through the real
window he saw the negro's bent figure
disappear into the Kitchens. Then he
noiselessly lifted himself upright, and
resting the pistol on the screen-ton
took deliberate aim and pulled the
trigger.
The hammer clicked sharply on the
worthless thirty-year-old cartridge, and
the major sprang around with an e1
!clamation. as with an oath, the other
dashed the screen aside and again
pulled the trigger.
"You internal murderer!" cried the
major. It was all he said, for, as hs
swung his chair up. the one-time bully
of ells.Half.Acre rushed in and
struck him single sledge-hammel
blow with the dubbed pistol. It fell
full on the majors temple and the
heavy iron crashed through.
Greet King stood an instant breath