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The Clio messenger., 1914-10-16
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. a rich society favorite.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poration. which his father founded and
wealth. had failed. He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
for the corporation. His entire remaining
white bull dog and Damory court. neg
Ilected estate In Virginia. On the way to
lDamory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge. an auburn-haired beauty. and de-
cides that he is going to like Virginia I'm
msnsely. Shirley's mother. Mrs. Dand-
ridge. and Major Brstow exchange rem,
nee during Which i Is revealed sns
man named Sassoon were rivals for the
hand Of Mrs. Dandridge In her youth
I6assoon and Valiant fought duel on her
account in which the fo1ner was killed
Valiant finds Damory court overgrown
with weeds and creepers and decides to
rrsShabilitate the place. Valiant saves saves
bites him. Knowing the deadliness Of the
bite, Shirley sucks the poison from the
wound and saves his life. Valiant learns
,ginia on account Of duel In which Doc
Tor Southall and Major Brstow acted as
his fathers seconds. Valiant and Shirley
lfaints when she meets Valiant for the
first time. Valiant discovers that he has
a fortune in old walnut trees. The yearly
feudal times. is held at Damory court. At
the last moment Valiant takes the place
OF one of the knights. who Is sick, and
enters the lists He wins and chooses
Shirley cambridge as queen of beauty to
the dismay of Katherine Fargo. former
sweetheart. who Is visiting in Virginia.
The tournament ball at Damory court
draws the elite OF the countryside. Shir--
ley s crowned by Valiant as queen OF
beauty. Valiant tells Shirley of his love
and they become engaged Katherine
Fargo, determining not to give up vail
ant without a struggle, points out to Shir-
ley how terrible II would be for the wom-
an who caused the duel to meet Valiant.
who looks so much like his father. Shir-
ley. uncertain but feeling that Der moth
er was In love with the victim of Vali-
ants pistol breaks the engagement Greer
King, liberated convict whom Major
Bristow had sent to prison. makes threats
against his prosecutor Valiant pleads
with Shirley, but fails to persuade her
to change her decision. Major Bristow Is
fatally wounded by Greet King. but be-
fore dying he confesses to Mrs. Dand.
ridge that he had kept letter valiant
had written to her after the duel.
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he could dimly see the green rocks,
and the white froth OF the water bub-
bling and chuckling down over their
rounded outlines to the shrouded level
below. The moon lifted finally and
scared through the sky, blowing out
the little lamps of stars. Under its
light a gossamer mist robed the land
scape in a shimmering opalescence,
In which tree and shrub altered their
values and became transmitted to sill
yer sentinels. watching over a de-
mesne of violet-velvet shadows filed
with sleepy twitterings and stealthy
rustlings and the odor of wild honey
suckle.
At the last he stood before the old
sun-dial, rearing its column from its
pearly clusters of blossoms. II count
no hours but the happy ones:" he read
the inscription with an indrawn
breath. Then, cropping at its base, he
lifted the ivy that had once rambled
there and drew up the tangle again
over the stone disk. His Bride's-Gar-
den!
In the library, an hour later, sitting
at the big black pigeonholed desk. he
wrote to Shirley:
81 am leaving tonight ON the mid
night train. Uncle Jefferson will give
you this note In the morning. l will
not stay at bamory court to bring
more pain into your life. I am going
very far away. understand all you
are feeling-and 30, goodby, goodby.
God keep you! love you and shall
love you always, always!"
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PRUNE THE DORMANT GRAPES
Best Time for Work Is After Vines
Have Dropped THEIR Leaves,
Preferably Before MIdwlnter.

Grape vines, unlike many other
vines, trees and shrubs, can be pruned
without injury only when they are in
deep dormant condition. At any other
time the upward flow Of sap is so
strong that it will flow out Of the
wound and cause what is called bleed
ing, which impairs the vitality Of the
plant.
The time to prune the grape vines is
soon after they have dropped their
leaves, and the whole plant becomes
The Clio messenger., 1914-10-16

The live veterans who say they
fought behind cotton bales were Jo.
seph ST. Cyr, Jean Lamothe, p. M.
Lapice. Charles Raymond and Jean
Gervais. Pen pictures of these men
appear In the footnotes.
The finding of the picture is time.
ly, says the New Orleans Item, as it
will be Of service for the staging of
the battle, which is TO be one OF the
leading features of the Exposition of
Big Ideas.
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CHAPTER xxxI.-contlnued.

CHAP TEX HNNl.-Cont'nueo.
In the little haircloth trunk back In
her room lay an old scrap-book. 1t
held a few leaves torn from letters and
many newspaper clippings. From
these she had known Of his work, his
marriage, the great commercial sue
cess for which his name had stood
the name that from the day of his go
ing, she had so seldom taken upon her
lips. Some of them had dealt with
his habits and idiosyncrasies. hints of
an altered personality, and aloofness
or loneliness that had set him apart
and made him, In a way, stranger to
those who should have known him
best. Thus her mind had come to
hold double image: The grave man
these shadowed forth, and the man
she had loved, whose youthful face was
in the locket she wore always on her
breast. 1t was this face that was
printed on her heart, and when John
Valiant had stood before her on the
porch at Rosewood, 1t had seemed to
have risen, instinct, from that old
grave.
He had not kept silence! He had
written! 1t pealed through her brain
like a muffled bell. But Beauty Vail
ant was gone with her youth; in the
room near by lay that old companion
who would never speak to her again,
the lifelong friend-who had really
failed her thirty years ago! -.
and in tin box a mile away lay let
"He won't rouse again." the doctor
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She Tried to Imagine That Letters
Coming to Her-Then. Thirty
Years Ago!

grave. Valiant. standing with the rest,
saw Shirley, with her mother and the
doctor, pass out of the gate. She was
not looking toward him. A mist was
before his eyes as they drove away,
and the vision of her remained waver-
ing and indistinct-a pale blurred face
under shining hair.
He realized after a time that the
yard was empty and the sexton was
slowly to the gate, and just outside
some one spoke to him. 1t was CHS
holm Lusk. They had not met since
the night of the ball. Even In his own
preoccupation, Valiant noted that
Lusk's face seemed to have lost it's
exuberant youthfulness. 1t was worn
as IL with sleeplessness, and had
look of suffering that touched him.
And all at once, while they stood look
ing at each other. Valiant knew what
the other had waited to say.
II won't beat about the bush." said
Lusk stammering. I've got to ask
you something. reckon you've
guessed that THAT Shirley"
Valiant touched the young fellows
arm. "Yes," he said, II think know"
''It's no new thing, with me-" said
the other hoarsely. Its been three
years. The night Of the ball, thought
perhaps that don't mean to ask
what you might have a right to resent
but l must find out. Is there any
reason why l shouldn't try my luck?"
| Valiant shook his head. NO." he
said heavily, there Is no reason"
The boyish look sprang back to
Lusk's face. He drew long breath.
why, then l will" he said. Tin
didn't want to!"
He grasped the others hand with
mans heartiness and went up the road
with a swinging stride; and Valiant
stood watching him go, with his hands
tight-clenched at his side.
A little later Valiant climbed the
sloping driveway of Damory court. 1t
seemed to stare at him from thou
sand reproachful eyes. The bachelor
red squirrel from his tree-crotch
looked down at him askance. The
redbirds, flashing through the hedges,
fluttered disconsolately. Fire-Cracker
the peacock, was shrieking from the
upper lawn and the strident discord
seemed to mock his mood.
The great house had become home
to him; he told himself that he would
make no other. The few things he had
brought-his books and trophies-had
grown to be part of 1t, and they
should remain. The ak should not be
laid to the walnut grove. AS his IA
ther had done, he would leave behind
him the life he had lived there, and
the old court should be once more
closed and deserted. Uncle Jefferson
and Aunt Daphne might live on in the
cabin back Of the kitchens. There
was pasturage for the horse and the
cows and for old Sukey. and some
acres had already been cleared for
planting. And there would be the
swans, the ducks and chickens, the
peafowl and the fish.
A letter had come to him that morn
ing. The corporation had resumed
business with credit unimpaired. Pub
lie opinion was more than friendly
now. A place waited for him there,
and one Of added honor. In a concern
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Wjnterinu the Spray Pump.

Clean and oil the spray pump be-
fore putting it away for the winter. II
has done good service and deserves q
little attention.
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DESTROYING Insects.

For those insects that suck the
juices, such as lice. soapsuds or kero-
sene emulsion is the thing. Apply
with a spray.
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He Went Upstairs, Into the Bedrooms
One by One.

had said, but little later, as he and
Valiant sat beside the couch, the major
opened his eyes suddenly.
Shirley" he whispered. where's
Shirley?"
She was sitting on the porch just
outside the open window, and when
she entered, tears were on her face.
The doctor drew back silently; but
when Valiant would have done so, the
major called him nearer.
NO." he painted; 81 like to see you
two together" His voice was very
weak and tired.
As she leaned and touched his hand,
he smiled whimsically. "It's mighty
curious" he said, "but can't get 1t
out of my head that It's Beauty Vail
ant and Judith that I'm really talking
to. FooAsh--isnt it7" But the idea
seemed to master him, and presently
= he began TO call Shirley by her moth
er's name. An odd youthfulness crept
into his eyes: subtle paradoxical
boSishpass. His cheek tnged with
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-09-11
LEFTOVER LAMB WITH RICE
Good Method Of Disposino Of the Rem.
nants Of the Joint Of tho
Day Before.

Method.-Take lean remnants Of
roast lamb and cut into thin slices,
removing all fat or brown rind. Take
leftover gravy. first taking of the fat,
and add one to two teaspoonfuls of
catsup or chilli sauce to a cupful Of
gravy. Pour this over the meat and
let 1t heat and simmer slowly Accord
ing to amount Of meat on hand see
that you have enough gravy to make
the dish the consistency OF thick
stew. Toward the last add teaspoon
full of flour dissolved in cold water to
every cupful and let this thicken we'll.
A spoonful of grated onion can also
be added. Season rather highly with
pepper and salt and place in center Of
deep platter when serving and sur
round with steamed or boiled rice.
II the meat portion is rather small
supplement with a cupful OF stewed
tomatoes added to the meat. or lay
thick slices OF nicely fried tomatoes
over the meat after it is on the plat.
ter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-09-11
Vegetable Hints,

Lettuce, parsley and all other green
things may be kept deliciously fresh
If first washed in cold water, shaken
and then packed in tin pail that has
very tight cover, so that the air
may not penetrate to them, and set
in a cool place. In the case OF lettuce,
when the cover is removed the leaves
will pop up and you will find them as
crisp and fresh as If they had lust
come from the garden.
Even lettuce that has wilted to q
sorry state will revive Wonderfully IL
subjected to a few hours Of such treat
ment To purify green's that are to
be eaten raw, use pinch OF boric
acid powder in the water in which
they are washed.
Tomatoes picked when just ripe and
firm and attached to the stems will
keep almost indefinitely with 20 no
ticeable loss Of freshness If covered
with brine made by dissolving a tea
cup OF salt in a gallon Of pure fresh
water
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-09-11
GOOD METHOD OF PRESERVING
Most Popular In California, 1t Is Well
Worthy Of Adoption In Other
Localities.

Certain fruits. like strawberries,
cherries and raspberries. are particu.
larly pleasing when prepared by q
method which originated In California,
the land of fruit. The proportions
should be:
One pound Of fresh fruit; one pound
OF sugar. Place layer Of fruit in the
bottom OF large enamel preserving
kettle and add one or two tablespoon.
fuls OF water and alternate with layer
OF sugar. Heat very slowly and care-
tully until the sugar Is melted, avoid
ing crushing the fruit. Boil from six
to eight minutes, then pour the mix.
ture in thick layers into large platters
and set in the bright sunshine for a
day. 1t should thicken or Jelly" on
the platter after which it may be
placed in sterilized jars and sealed
with paraffln.
Very often peddlers and druggists,
too, offer the housewife preserving
powders to help her in putting up her
preserves. These powders do prevent
the decay Of fruit or vegetables, but
they are dangerous and. indeed, Pei.
sonous in many cases. Never use
them under any circumstances, as the
proper way to sterilize is by means Of
heat, and 1t Is not necessary to resort
to any kind Of preservative II you fol-
low clear directions.
Someone writes asking whether beet
sugar can be used in jelly making. 1t
appears that both sugars are equally
pure and there is no difference in taste
or appearance OF jellies made from
either. II, therefore, anyone is in a
locality where beet sugar is cheap, it
would be just as we'll to use this as
the mora aYnanSiua cana rlluor
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-09-11
.LURED BY OLD NICK
Modern Fable That Tells How
Cities Were Founded.
Maker Of Mischief Was Looking After
His Own Interests When He
Decoyed the People From Life
In the Country.

Once upon time $50 the story
runs) there lived a sober, busy. and
thrifty people. who titled the SOIL ana
piled the loom and otherwise con-
cerned themselves by dint OF usefui
labor to increase the common wealth.
But one day the Old Nick came
| among them, cleverly disguised. so
that his identity was not in the least
| suspected.
Very good" quoth he, when he had
| been shown the various means where
| by the people were making their
country richer. VERY good indeed
SO far as they 60. But are they not
trifie slow"
Now the people knew Of no speedier
way. and they listened with much IN
terest while the Old Nick offered u
suggestion.
1T Is all very simple" he explained,
plausibly. You have only to stop Nv
ing SO far apart and crowd yourseil
together In lunches. The bigger the!
lunches the better-that is, the more
| wealth. you VIII CIeule
The people, in their simplicity, were
easily won over, and did as he badei
them. with the result that, whereas
each of them had hitherto occupied
several acres Of space, thereafter as|
many feet were made to do.
OF course there were presently mali
contents.
The air. protested these latter.i
doesn't appear to be very good any
more"
But consider the value Of real es~
tate." argued the Old Nick. Here is
land which formerly sold for songa
and which cannot now be bought for
as many gold pieces as would form .
solid layer all over It,"
The malcontents were silenced for
the moment, but soon they spoke up'
again. "The poverty we have person.
ally to endure-we never knew any
thing like it before!" they complained.
What matters the poverty Of per-
sons so long as your country grows
every day wealthierl" the Old Nick
retorted and pointed out land which!
two layers of gold all over 1t would
not pay for.
but the children-they have nos
room to play! What will the morals
Of the coming generation be like?" de-
manded the malcontents, in much,
alarm.
Whereupon the Old Nick laughed de-.
risively. Behold" he cried. land
which cannot be bought for as many
pieces of gold as would cover It thrice
Overt" :,
Fortunately for progress and kim
bred concerns these malcontents were1
not the majority. The majority were
very proud OF their country's pros
perity and boosted loudly Of their
great cities. which were at the bot
tom of it. And even the malcontentsi
though they never altogether shook on
the sense of uneasiness, could not
deny that the cities contained much
that was fine, in the way Of libraries,
galleries OF art, and such like.
AS for the Old Nick. he was at no
further trouble, being we'll assured
that his interests would now take care
Of themselves.-New York Evening
Post. |
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-09-11
Use for Singing NettIe..

The novel task Of tanning singing
nettles Is about to be attempted in.
England. A public company has been
formed for cultivati1g these plants
and utilizing the fiber for various
commercial purposes. Discoveries have.
recently been made which suggest
that the time Is not far distant when
singing nettles will be used for thu
manufacture Of incandescent nantes.
paper, and even "woolen" under
clothing. The nettle possesses fiber
similar to that of ramie, which has.
long been used for the framework OF
gas mantles The difficulty encoun-
tered in the case Of the nettle has
been that OF degumming the strength.
Now this trouble has been mastered,
Recent experiments have shown that:
10 per cent Of spinnable fiber and 40
per cent of papermaking fiber can be-
obtained from the common nettle. The
wild nettle, therefore, Is to be cult
waited. Botanists are wondering
whether the nettle in captivity viii
cast away its stings.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-09-11
New Apple Dainty,

The new apples are delicious pre-
pared in this way: After pairing and
coring, arrange on dish, set same in
steamer, and cook until tender,
basting frequently with a sugar strip.
When thoroughly done but not out Of
shape, remove and let cool. Prepare
an icing, either boiled or Of confection-
ers' sugar, and cover apples with it.
Then roll in grated fresh cocoanut
and set on paraf1n paper until icing
hardens. Fill each center with chopped
nuts and top with Glove to initiate
a stem. For the picnic basket, wrap
each apple in a square Of paraf1n
paper, bringing the four corners to-
gether at the top and twist
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-09-11
Government Took Charge Of Crops.

Now that hints on the outstanding
Of food have been scattered broadcast.
one Is reminded Of those old dayA
when the home crop had to meet all
home requirements and Of the watch
full care exercised to make it go the
round Of the harvests. In the six
teenth century, for instance, lean
year meant sacrifices for all. A great
scarcity of victuals in the seasons Of
1862 and 1863 prompted a typical
move of the authorities. Parliament
then stepped in and ordered all per-
sons of whatever degree to thresh
their corn and dispose OF 1t at once
Disobedience meant confiscation. ANY
stack found standing by the middle
of July became the property of the
government. An act thus put In force
held good until succeeding harvests
had balanced stocks. In addition, the
authorities looked to the welfare Of
the coming crop. A m1screant who
manned beast. broke pillow or de-
stroyed growing corn was liable to a
death Observation-Disclosures Chronicle
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-09-11

WORLD

Minneapolis enthusiasts contem.
plate forming polo club.
San Francisco grammar school boys
will have a soccer football league
next winter.
Yale university expects to have its
new bowl-shaped stadium ready for
this falls football games.
We suppose those Australian school
boys who complete course Of boxing
will receive the degree Of X. O.
Packey Mcfarland may be coaxed
back into the ring to meet Freddy
Welsh in battle for the lightweight
championship.
Abe Attell, former featherweight
champion, has sailed for England with
the expectation Of getting match
with Freddie Welsh, lightweight cham
pion.
Jimmy Walsh, the English bantam.
weight, who works at his trade of
brcklaying when he isn't training for
a battle, wants to get back into the
game.
An exchange says that Pittsburgh
;,,{1 ~
ball. With two teams imbedded In
last place why should they take any
interest?
The San Diego, Cal, rowing clubs
may ask for the 1915 championship
regatta of the National Association OF
Amateur Oarsmen. The award will
be made at the annual meeting next
March in New York.
Pacific coast track and field records
compiled officially, include FIVE worlds
marks and seven American marks.
The worlds record holders are Dan
Kelly, Howard Drew, Fred Kelly, Ed.
ward Beeeon and the late Ralph Rose.
Honolulu aquatic enthusiasts are
anxious to have Rather. Herber and
Perry McGillivray, Of the Illinois Ath-
letic club perform in Hawaiian waters
during the mid-Paciflc carnival in Hon.
olulu next February.
Throughout this country from May
to November 30 more than six hun.
dred trotting and light harness meets
will be conducted.
Cuban amateur athletes may take
part in the PanamaPacific exposition
games at San Francisco next year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-09-11
Roast Duck, Olive Sauce.

Dress, clean and truss two ducks;
Mace on rack In dripping pan, sprinkle
with salt and pepper and cover breast
with thin slice of fat salt pork; bake
shout one hour in q hot oven.
Olive sauce.-Melt one and one.half
tablespoons butter and stir until we'll
Drowned; add two tablespoonfuls flour,
and pour on gradually one and one-halt
cu0fuls brown stock: take ton pitted
olives. cover with boiling water and
cook five minutes; drain and add to
sauce: season with salt and pepper.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-09-11
Tro,1t Croouettes.

Mince the cold fish Ceft-overs) as
fine as possible; season with a little
salt, pepper and a teaspoonful Of
minced parsley. To two cupfuls Of
fish allow half cupful Of bread crumbs,
half cupful OF cream sauce. Heat
over the fre until thick and smooth,
favor with little nutmeg and minced
parsley; turn into a large platter to
cool. When cold and hard form into
small croquettes. Dip into egg, then
into bread crumbs, and fry to golden
brown In a frying basket in deep, hot
fat Drain for a moment on brown
naper and serve garnlshed with pars.
lev and slices Of lemon.