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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-03-28
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-John Valiant. . rich 90
lvenent corporation. which his father
Of '1 &. wess r.. f is.dP
CHAPTER n-Hs voluntarily turns
~ 80 MS private fortune to the receiver
CHAPTER Hills entire remaining
~sts Sui dos OF e 1a motor
Neglected estate in Virginia.
tate came into the family BY royal xrsnt
and has been in the possession ct The
Wadants ever since.
CHAPTER Won the way to Damory
Soart he meets Shirley cambridge. an an.
soae e fs V. a1a asss: hat h'
. CHAPTER Wan old negro tells shir-
~, fortune and predicts great trouble
CHAPTER vr-uncle Jefferson. an old
negro. takes Valiant to Damory court.
CHAPTER v111--shirley.s mother. Mrs.
cambridge. and Major Brfstow exchange
as tbs aurnS s Mheh s rsvssd
man named Sassoon. were rivals for the
hand Of Mrs. cambridge in her youth.
eseooa 2; ana Xa3iant fought duel On her
CHAPTER K-valiant finds Damory
neslected condition. t Uncle Jefferson and
n n.,x vile. Aunt Daphne. are engaged a.
CHAPTER x:valiant explores his an
uniting n Parey H Hs 4 sy eS1
party. ''"- ~
CHAPTER XI-He gives sanctuary to
She cornere1 fox. Gossips discuss the adj
IL WHICH ~ sld. ane Valiant teo
nabilitate Damory. court and make the
Fapd produce living for him.
. CHAPTER xm-He meets Shirley, who
estate. and reveals his Identity 10 her.
CHAPTER Nv-vaMant saves Shirley
9rom the bite Of q snake. which bites him.
KNOWING the deadliness Of the bite. shir-
icy sucks the poison from the wound and
saves his life.
j. CHAPTER II XIV Shirley tells her mother
moved at hearing that Valiant In again
living at Damory court
CHAPTER xvI-valiant learns some
Of the history Of his family from Doctor
lSouthall and Major Bristow.
l. CHAPTER XvII-He learns for the
drst time that his father left Virginia on
account Of a duel in which Doctor South
all and Major Bristow acted as his faith
ter's seconds.
CHAPTER XvIII-valiant and Shirley
become good friends. Mrs. cambridge
Efatnts when she first meets Valiant.
CHAPTER XIX-valiant works won
ioer0 In the old nlaco. He diacnvorq that
he has q fortune in old walnut trees.
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He Leaned Slightly Toward Her, One
Hand on tho DIaI's TIme-Notched
Rim.
we got comply. yo' triflin' Of fan
tail, 20! Git outen heah!" She
waved her weapon and the bird, with
a raucous shrek Of defiance, retired
in ruffled disorder. The master Of
Damory Court looked at Shirley.
What shall we name him."
I'D call him Fire-Cracker II he
goes of like that" she said. And Fire.
Cracker the bird was christened forth.
with.
"And now" said Shirley. "let's set
out the ramblers."
The major had brought rough plan,
sketched from memory, of the old ar
rangement Of the formal garden. "T'n
lust 60 over the lines of the beds With
Unc' Jefferson" he proposed. while
you two potter over these roses" SO
Valiant and Shirley walked back IN
!hhe slope beneath the pergola to
gether.
With Ranston, pufing and blowing
like a black porpoise over his creak.
ing go-cart. they planted the ramblers
-crimson and pink and white-Va.
liant much Of the time on his knees,
his hands plunging deep into the black
spongy earth, and Shirley with broad
hat flung on the grass. her fingers
separating the clinging thread-like
roots and her small arched foot lamp
ing down the soil about them. Her
hatr-the color Of wet raw wood In
the sunlight-was very near the brown
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interposed. They're sweet giris.
and we're never young but once. I
think 1t was 20. dne Of Mr.. Valiant
to oner to give the ball I hear he's
motored to Charlottesville three or
four times for dxings. though under.
stand he's poor enough since he gave
up his money 40 he did. What q
princely act that vast"
"Y-e-ees." agreed Mrs. Clifford. '.but
ltttle-what shall l call it?-pre-
cipitous! II I were married to q man
like that I should always be in terror
Of his adopting an orphan asylum or
turning Republican or something
equally impossible"
The doctor shut his office door with
vicious slam and from the vantage
of the wire window-screen looked sour.
ly across the beds of marigold and
nasturtium.
Il reckon II Mrs. Poly Clifford shut
her mouth more than ten minutes
handwriting" he said malevolently.
the top of her head'd fly from here
to Charlottesville"
The major. ensconced with a cigar
in the easy chair behind him, -Four
lshed his palm-leaf fan and smote an
Grant fly.
Speaking Of Damory Court" he
said in his big voice. The dance idea
was q happy thought Of young Va
liant's. Ill be surprised if he doesn't
do it to the queens taste,
The doctor nodded. This place
can't teach him much about such fol-
derolings, reckon. He's led more
cotillions than I've got hairs on my
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quadrille tonight, too. Why doesn't
the committee choose some one In his
place? Listen. Why not ask Mr.. Va
liant? He 10 our host tonight I'm
sure he'd be glad to help out, even
without the costume"
"Egad!" he said. pulling his i'm
perial. None Of us had thought Of
him. He could ride Pendleton's
mount. Of course" He reflected q mo.
ment I'll do 1t. It's exactly the right
thing. You're a clever girl. Shirley"
He hastily crossed the field. while
she leaned back. her eyes on the nan.
neled hgure-long since recognized
under the purple pavilion. She saw
the committe put their heads together
and hurriedly enteI.
In the moments wait. shirley's
sloved fingers clasped and unclasped
somewhat nervously. The riders had
been chosen long before John Valiant's
coming. II q saddle. however. was
perforce to be vacant. what more ap-
propriate than that he should I'LL 1T
The thought had come to her instantly.
bred of an underlying regret, which
she had all along cherished. that he
was not to take part. But beneath this
was deeper passionate wish that she
did not attempt to analyze to see him
assume his place with others long
habituated to that closed circle-a
place nghtfully his by reason of birth
and name-and to tighten the gloomy
shadow, that must rest on his thoughts
of his father, with warmer SUMMER
things. She heaved secret sigh Of
satisfaction as the Whitehead figure
rose in acquiescence.
The major returned to the grand
stand and held up his hand for silence.
Our gracious Liege." he proclaimed.
in his big vibrant voice. Queen Of
Beauty yet unknown, Lords, Knights
and Esquires, Fair Danes and gentles
all! Whereas divers noble persons
have enterprized and taken upon them
to hold jousts royal and tourney, you
are hereby acquainted that the lists Of
Runnymede are about to open for that
achievement Of arms and grand and
noble tournament for which they have
80 long been famed. But an hour
since one of our noble knights, prick
ing hither to tilt for his lady, was be-
set by grievous malady. However,
lest our jousting lack the royal num-
Der. q new champion hath at this last
hour been found to MI the Table
Round. who Of his courtesy doth con
sent to ride without armor."
A buzz ran over the assemblaga. III
must be Pendleton who has defAulted,
said Judge Chalmers. II heard thia
morning he was sick. Who's the sub
stitute knight, wonder3"
At the moment Q single mounted
herald before the tents blew Q lonl
blast on . silver horn. Their Aapl
parted and eleven Knights issued 4
mount their steeds and draw into Lin,
behind him. They were brilliantl
decked In deshlings with slashed doul
lets and plumed chapeaus. and shoa
, 5eWeled cloaks dropped from tAa
Go - contiF',sf)
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carefully, first right, then left: IT.
2s-94-0. The heavy door opened.

caEeIul1yss urSt rlSnt,, tnen lett: ~
2s-s4-0. The heavy door opened.
II was right" he exulted. ''It's the
plate" He drew 1t out, piece by piece.
Each was bagged in dark-red Canton
flannel. He broke the tape Of one bag
and exposed a great silver pitcher.
furnished purple-blue like a ravens
wing-then tea-service. Each piece.
large and small, was marked with the
greyhound rampant and the motto.
"And to think" he said, that my
neutrality-suspicious. buried you
with his own hands under the stables:
when Tarleton's raiders swept the val
ley before the surrender at Yorktown!
Only wait till Aunt Daphne gets you
polished up. and on the sideboard!
You're the one thing the place has
needed"
. .,
With the dog for comrade he ira
versed the garden and plunged across
the valley below, humming as he went.
The place was painless and over.
grown with paw.paw bushes and sassa-
fras. Great trees stood SO thiclkly
tn places as to make twilight and the
SUMNER spots were masses Of pink
laurel, poison-ivy, flaming purple rho
dodendron and vine-red tendrils Of in
,terbraided briers. This was the for
est land of whose possibilities he had
thought. In the heart Of the woods he
came upon great limb that had been
Iwrenched of by storm. The broken
wood was of deep rich brown, shading
to black. He broke of his song, snap
ped q twig and smelled it. It's sharp
'acrid odor was unmistakable. He sud-
denly remembered the walnut tree at
Rosewood and what Shirley had said:i
III know girl who had two in her
yard, and she went to Europe on
them"
He looked about him; as far as he
could see the trees reared, hardy and
perfect, untouched for generation.
He selected one of medium size and;
pulling a creeper, measured it's cir.
conference and gaging this measure:
with his eye, made penciled calcula-
ton on the back of an envelope,
"Great Scott" he said jubilantly to
the dog; "that. would cut enough to
wainscot the Damory Court library
and build twenty sideboards!"
He sat down on q messed boulder,
breathless, his eyes sparkling. He had
thought himself almost a beggar, and
here in his hand was small fortune!
"Talk about engagement rings!" he;
muttered. "Why, q dozen Of these
ought to buy q whole tiara!"
At length he rose and climbed on,
presently turning at right-angle to
bisect the strip to its boundary before
he paused to rest. ''I'm no timber.
cruiser" he said to himself as he
wiped his brow. "but calculate there
are all Of three hundred trees big
enough to cut. Why, suppose they arc
worth on IN average only q hundred
aDloce. That would mako-0oo2
sord!" he muttered, land I've been
incoming about poverty"
The growth was smaller and sparser
now and before long he came, on the
hills very crest, to the edge Of Q
ragged clearing. Il held . squalid st.
nement perhaps Z score Of dirtdanbed
cabins little better than novels, Some
Of them nero mud.walled lean-tos,
with sod roofs. and windpw-panes Of
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26
BIG SUM FOR WORTHY CAUSE
Sales Of Red Cross Christmas Seals
Melted $4,000 for Fight Against
tuberculosis.

More than 100000 Red Cross
Der, according to report issued by
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis, and
the American Red Cross. In this way
$4,000 is netted for anti-tuberculosis
work in various parts of the United
States.
The sale in 1913 is a gain of 4,O00,-
900 seals over 1912, or ten per cent. 1t
is hoped that this year the 100000
mark will be reached. The seal de-
sign for 1914 has been selected and
orders for the printing of 100000,000
seals have been placed. Plans for the
organization of larger sale this year
than ever before have been perfected
New York state led the country
last year with sale of over 1O,5O0.000
seals or one for each man, woman and
child In the state. OF this number,
more than $685., 900 were sold outside
of New York city. Ohio came next
with a sale of 100000, Wisconsin
third with 100000, and Illinois fourth
with 100000 Hawaii sold the most
seals per capita, the total sale being
somewhat over two for each inhab-
liant. Rhode Island came second with
a sale of two per person.
Beginning with a sale of 1880 in
1908, in six seasons the revenue which
these little holiday seals have brought
to the anti-tuberculosis campaign has
more than tripled, an aggregate for
the period of over $1,800,OOO or $780,
o00,0 900 seals.
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GET ALL THREE
IN The MEETINGS
NEW PEACE PLANS WILL LET
THE REBELS IN.
ONLY u S. AND HUERTA JUST NOW
Present Parleys Are to Take In Only
United States and President
Huerta's Interests Into consid-
enthusiastically Con-
ference soon.

Niagara Falls, June 23-Uncle Sans
get justice has brought fruit in a sec
ondary peace meeting which will be
attended by Huerta and Carranza en-
vOys. This conference will be dis
tinct from the mediation meeting, but
essential to 1t.
Peace between America and the
Huerta regime depends on what
Huerta and the rebels agree to in this
meeting, which the mediators hope will
be held soon. Rebel agents we're
barred by the South American diplo-
mats from the first conference because
they refused to stop fighting. The
proposed conference would have the
same practical effect as a trEpartite
conference, and yet will keep the
South Americans dignity intact.
To save Mexico from further war,
the constitutionalists apnarently have
been prevailed upon to meet the
Huerta delegates to end the civil
strife. The belief is general that this
plan stands an excellent chance of be-
ing carried to success If the recent
differences between General Villa and
Carranza are sufficiently composed to
guarantee that the constitutionalist
delegation may work without embar-
rassment.
The plan which the mediators have
worked out Is to confine the formal
mediation conference to cOnsidera-
ton of international questions treat
ing with the Huerta and American
delegates in these points. On internal
questions the Huerta and constitution
alist delegates would be expected to
confer alone. The mediators and the
American delegates would not inter
fere with the settlement of problems
confined to the country, but they
would lend their counsel.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26
Help to Mothers.

Whenever riding upon the cars for
any distance with children, they are
sure to want little luncheon, either
of cookies or sticky candy. Whenever
they get their hands and face terribly
soiled, all you have to clean them with
is a clean handkerchief, which very
seldom takes off all the dirt.
When starting out you should take
two compartment rubber lined en-
velope case, Just large enough for
your coat pocket or handbag; on one
side have a dampened face cloth (not
too wet) and on the other a dry face
cloth. Then when little faces and
hands are soiled you will have your
damp cloth to wash them with and a
dry one to dry them.
1t will prove to be very useful when
ever with small children.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26
Cheap Deodorant.

The virtues of bicarbonate of soda
as a deodorant are known and ap-
preciated by very few-most of them
nurses and physicians. What woman
will not be glad to learn, for instance,
that 1t Is a perfect neutralizer Of per-
SEPARATION odors? There are many ex-
pensive powders put up for this pur-
pose ard some of them are effective,
but plain sodium carbonate at FIVE
cents a whole lot is quite as good as
the best of them. 1t may be rubbed
on the shields or through the armholes
of a white shirt-waist and be relied
upon to neutralize any odor. The
armpits may also be bathed with a
solution of it before dressing. The
most fastidious of women, who have
found constant bathing ineffective for
this afliction, will find this simple pre-
caution great boon.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26
ERUPTION DISFIeURED FACE

Lock Box 90, Maurice, Ia.-"In the
spring OF 1911 our little daughter, age
Eve years, had q breaking out on her
lip and part of her cheek that we
took for ringworm. 1t resembled
large ringworm, only 1t differed In
that 1t was covered with watery bis
tiers that itched and burned terribly,
made worse by her scratching 1t.
Then the blisters would break through
and let out a watery substance. She
was very cross and fretful while she
had it and had very little rest at
night. When the eruption was at Its
worst the teacher of the school sent
her home and would not allow her to
attend until the Disagreement Of her
face was gone.
Il wrote and received sample OF
Cuticura Soap and Ointment, which
we used according to directions, and
they gave instant relief, so We bought
some more. 1t gradually grew better.
We kept ON using Cuticura Soap and
Ointment ard in three or four months
the child was entirely cured"
(Signed) Mr.. Henry Prins. Oct. "a,
1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-AdV
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New WAY to stop Strikes.

Philadelphia, June 23.-William
Draper Lewis, formerly dean of the
University of Pennsylvania law
school, suggested to the United States
commission on Industrial relations
here today the creation of an admin
istrative body to investigate and de-
termine which side is unfair in cases
of disputes between labor and capital
and to permit the use of the second
airy boycott against the offending side,
subject to an appeal to the courts as
to the justification OF the boycott.
This body should also have the power
TO declare strikes illegal in certain
cases.
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COURT RULES ON LAW POINTS.
United States Supreme Court Makes
Important Rulings.

Washington, June 23.-Among the
rulings made by the high court today
1t also decides railroads have right
to land worth $7OO.OOO,OOO in Califor-
mia; land grant system ruled invalid
Upholds commerce commissions
right to say when railroads can
charge ore for short than long hauls.
Upholds pipe line act putting all oil
carriers under commerce commission,
but excerpts Uncle Sam Oil company.
Rules lumber retailers break anti
trust law by framing black lists OF
wholesale dealers who sell retail.
Says farmers cannot pool tobacco.
annulling Kentucky law.
Rules Catholics can legally turn
over their estates to church orders,
though against public policy.
Refuses Louisiana's request to make
treasury department stop granting
preferential duty to Cuban sugar.
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say Officers Looted Bank.

Ottawa, Ill, June 23-A total of 121
indictments were returned today
aaginst John e. Hartenbower of Chi
cago, president of the defunct Tonica
Exchange bank; George d. Hide
brand. cashier; Ben F. Hildebrand and
George w. Elmer, assistant cashiers.
Hartenbower and the Hildebrands
were charged with embezzling, operat-
ing confidence game, and receiving
deposits after they knew the bank
was insolvent.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26
ROMAN BATH CHANGES HANDS
Famous Surrey Street (London) Relic
Which Was Mentioned by
Charles Dickens.

The old Roman bath In the Strand
is about to change hands, writes a
London correspondent of the New
York Tribune. The house in which 1t
is situated In Surrey street has been
acquired by the Bible mission, and It
has not yet been decided whether 1t
will still be open to the public as a
plunge bath or for sightseeing.
The present tenant, Alderman Nolan
Glave of New Oxford street, used the
bath daily until some two years ago,
with some members of the staff of his
drapery establishment, as a plunge
bath, but for the last two years 1t has
been open only as a show place on
Saturdays between eleven and twelve
o'clock
1t is the last of the cold spring baths
of London and dates back to the time
of Vespasian.
Until 1893 1t had a gravel bottom,
and the sides were OF Roman brick.
Several rows of these bricks can still
be seen round the top, but when the
famous Essex marble bath, which ad-
Joined and was fed by the same spring,
was closed the marble was taken out
and used to line the old Roman bath.
Dickens was at one time a visitor
to the bath, as readers Of David Cop
perfield" will recall.
"There was" he wrote, IAN old Ro-
man bath in those days at the bottom
of one of the streets out of the Strand
1T may be there still-in which
have had many a cold plunge"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26
Mlsreadlnu.

A detective said to reporter apro-
pos of celebrated case:
Here our friends misread the EVIL
dence. 1t is easy to misread evidence,
you know. For instance:
"a farmer the other day met a
tramp carrying a pitchfork.
Holy smoke. Weary the farmer
said, I congratulate you! You're car
rying a pitchfork. That's sure evil
dence that you're going to work at
last
"'Me work? Not on your life,' the
tramp replied, with a good-natured
laugh I borried it to brile slice O.
ham on"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26
The Way to Win.

Opportunity has never knocked at
my door,"
Then why don't you pay the first
call? Go and knock at its door and
walk right in II the knock isn't an
swered Immediately.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26
Keen IL In Your Stable.

For external use on horses nothing
that we know of equals Hanford's Bal
sam. Many trainers use it as a leg
wash because it keeps the skin in fine
condition and should cure lameness.
Adv,
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26

m onth the pains
were so bad that 1
could not bear my
weight on one foot.
l began taking Ly-
dia E. Pink h a ms
V e ge table Com
pound and had not
finished the first bot
tie w h EN- 1 felt
greatly relieved and
| took it un til it
made me aoi1nd and
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26
Puts Liquor Limit on Gallon.

Jackson. Miss. June 3.-The Mis-
sissippi Supreme Court today upheld
as constitutional the provision Of the
recently passed liquor bill providing
that but one gallon OF liquor may be
shipped to an individual in "dry" ter
Ttory At any one time.
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BY Other WAYS.

"I am sorry to see you going with
that disreputable young fellow, my
son, even il he has plenty Of money
and goes everywhere"
But, father, didn't you tell me to
cultivate society,""
II did, my son, but not with rake"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26

well, and / now have two fine baby
girls. cannot praise Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound too highly
Tor what it has done for me. l always
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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26

Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh is itself
an antIseptio and the use of any other
remedy before applying 1t is unneces-
sary. Adv.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26
Natural Consequence.

"You made but a sorry appearance
at the party, jim"
"of course did. Wouldn't any APP
pearanoe be sorry that hadn't glad
ragsf
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26
Patience PersonIHed.

The man who shot himself only
after he had married his eighth wife
must have been astonished at his own
moderation.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL. TELL. YOU
Try Murine Rye Remedy for Red, Weak, Matery
i ExtS I've comfoTt. Write for BOOK Of the Rye
By mali Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-26

Lots OF people fnd 1t easier to pay
their respects to the dead than to pay
their debts to the living.