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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26
" " 6heNLIANTS9fVIRGINk
saaE5 c2I f1ALLIE TR1INIE PIVES go
So ILLUSTRATIONS az LAUREN STOUT

bled on liehened ane sunken tomb,
staAe.
When you read this, my son, you
VIII have come 10 man u estate. II Is
curious to think that this black, black
Ink may be faded to gray and this
white. white paper yellowed just from
lying waiting No long But gtrangest
OF all Is to think that you yourself
whose brown head hardly tops this
desk. viii be as tall q hope an |!
How | wonder what you will look like
then, And shall 1.-THE real. real I. |
mean-~b be peering over your strong
broad shoulder an you read Who
knowsY Wise men have dreamed such
thing possiblean / am not bit
wise
John. you viii not have forgotten
that you are valiant But you are
also Virginian WIN you have dis
covered this for yourself? Here is the
deed to the land where | and my
father. and his father and many, many
more Valiants before them were born.
Sometime. perhaps. you will know why
you are John Valiant OF New York in.
stead OF John Valiant Of Damory
Court. | can not tell you myself, be
cause II Is too true story, and have
forgotten how TO tell any but fairy
tales. whore everything happens right.
where the Prince marries the beautiful
Princess and they live happily To-
gether ever after,
You may never care to live at
Damory Court. Maybe the life you
will know so well by the time you
read this will have welded you to II.
self. II so. well and good. Then leave
the old place To your son. But there IL
such thing as racial habit. and the
call OF blood. And I know there Is
such a thing. too. as fate. Every
man carries his fate on RI
band about his neck: so the
Mosiem put IL. IL was my fate to
so away. and | know now--sInce dis
lance IL not made by miles alone
that | myself shall never see DaInory
Court again But life Is strange
wheel that goes round and round and
comes back to the same point again
aud again. And It may be your fate to
80 back. Then perhaps you will cry
tbut. oh. not on the old white bears
akin rug never again with me. holding
your small, small hand'l---
Wishing fiousel Wishing .Housel
Where are your
And this old parchment deed will
answer
Here am. Master; here | amt!
"Ah. we are only children, after all.
playing out our plays. | have had
many toys. but o John. joint The
ones treasure most are all In the
Never,Neyer Land"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26
CHAPTER ".
a valiant On vlroInIa.


For long time John Valiant sat
hand. staring at nothing He had tho
sensation. spiritually. Of h traveller
awakened with rude shock amid
wholly unfamiliar surroundings.
lie was trying to Fomember~-to put
two and two together Ills father had
been Southern born. yes, he had
known that hut he had known moth
Ing whatever OF bis fathers early dayA.
or Of his toreheAra: since he had been
old enough to wonder about such
things, he had had no one to ask
questions OF
Phrases OF the letter ran through
his mind. Sometime. perhaps. you
VIII know why you are John Valiant
OF New York instead OF John Valiant
of Damory Court cannot
tell you myself There was some
tragedy. then. that had hlighted the
place. some melancholy story" AS the
clipping put It,
Ito bent over the deed spread out
upon the table. following with hls I'm.
ger the long line Of transfers; To
John valyante, be mnttered: what
odd spelling Robert Valyant' with.
out the e Here. In 1870. the " be-
gins to be n" There was something
strenuous aud appealing In the long
line OF dates. Valiant Always "A Va
liant. isow they held on TO II! There's
never break.
A curious pride, newborn and self,
conscious. was dawnlag In him. lie
was descended from ancestors who
had been no weaklings, A Valiant had
settled on those acres under a royal
governor. before tho old frontier
tghting was over and the Indians
had sailealy retired 90 tho westward
The sons OF those who had brayed
sea and savaRes had bowed their
strong bodies and their stronger hearts
To raEe the forests aud turn the
primeval t0nglcs into golden planta
tious
There stole into his mood an eery
suggestion OF Intention Why should
the date assigned Tor that deeds de-
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26
in paper. a newspaper clipping and

in paper. a newspaper clipping and
letter.
Puzzled he unfolded the cracking
thing In his hands Why" he said
half aloud. lists deed made over
10 me," lie oyerran II swiftly Part
OF an old Colony grant a
plantation In Virginia, twelve hun
drcd odd acres. given under the hand
Of vice.regal governor In the six.
tesnth century. had no idea titles
In the United States went back SO far
as that" Ills eye fed TO the end.
II vas my fathersi What could he
have wanted of an estate In Virginia?
II must have come into his hands In
the course OF business"
lie picked up the newspaper clip.
ping. II was worn and broken In the
folds as II II had been carried for
months In a pocketbook.
1T viii interest readers OF this sec.
ton OF Virginia (the paragraph be
gam TO learn. from recent transfer
received for record at the County
Clerks office. that Damory Court has
passed 10 Mr. John Valiant. minor"
lie turned the paper over and found
date. IL had been printed in the year
OF the transfer 10 himself. when he
was six years old~the year his father
had died
John valiant. minor. the son OF
the former owner
There are few indeed who do not
recall the tragedy with which in the
public mind the estate In connected.
The fact. moreover, that this old home
stead has been left In it's present stats
flor, as IL well known. the house has
remained With all liza contents and fur.
niShlnga uHtouched) to rest during 80
long term Of years unoccupled. could
not OF course. fall to be commented
on, and this circumstance alone has
perhaps tended 10 keep alive melan.
oholy story. which may well be for
gotten."
lie read the elaborate. rather atlited
phFaaeology In the twenty yearold pa.
per with wondering interest An
old house." he unused. with a bad
name, Probably he couldn't sell II.
and maybe nobody. would ever live In
Il. That would explain why II re-
manned 40 long unoeonpied why there
are no recofda OF rentals. Probably
the land was starved aud run down. !
ITS an offset 10 the all.bcdroom
idea. at any rate" hs said to himself
humoruusly. lit holds out an escape
from tho noble army OF rent.payers,
When my twenty.eight hundred ID
gone. ! could live down there landed
proprietor and by the same mark an
honorary colonel. and raise the cab
haKen | was talking about ~eh. ChumY
while you stalk rabbits, How does
that strike your
lie laughed whimsically. lie. John
Valiant. OF New York. frst.nighter at
it, theaterA, hailfeilow wellmet In It's
club corridors and welcome diner at
any one OF hundred brilliant glass
and sllyerswinklIng supper tablea, en-,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26
CHAPTER v.
On the Red Road

The green. midMay Ylrglnian
afternoon was arched with a sky as
blue as the tiles Of the Temple of
Heaven and stepped IN a wash OF sun
light as yellow as gold Nothing in all
the springy landscape but looked
warm and opaiescent and uvlting--ex-
cept a tawny bull that from across
barred fence-corner switched a trucu.
lent tail In silence and glowered sui
lenly at the big motor halted motion
less at the side of the twisting road.
Curled worm-like In the drivers
seat, with his chin on his knees, John
Valiant sat with his eyes upon the
distance For an hour he had whirred
through that wondrous simmer of
color with o tiippant lettering breeze
in his face. sweet from the crimson
clover that poured and rooted over the
roadside.
"Chum. old man." said Valiant. with
his arm about the bulldogs neck. IF
those photograph chaps had
shown us this. we simply wouldn't
have believed II, would we? Such
scenery beats the roads we're used to.
what2" He wound his strong fingers
In a choking grip In the seruff of the
white neck. as a chipmunk chartered
by on the low stone wall No. you
don't you eannibal! He's a jolly lit.
tie beggar, and he doesn't deserve be-
Ing eaten!"
lie filled his brlar.wood pipe and
drew In great breaths of the fragrant
incense. What pity you don't
smoke. Chum. you miss such a lott"
After a time he shook himself and
knocked the red core from the pipe
bowl against his boot,heel Il hate to
start" he confessed. half To the dog
and half to himself ITO leave any.
thing so sheerly beautiful as this,
However. on with the dancel by the
road map the village can't be far now.
So long. Mr. Built"
He elutehed the selt.starter. But
there was only u protestant wheeze.
tho ear declined to bulge. Climbing
down, he cranked vigorously. The
motor turned over with surly grunt
OF remonstrance and after a tentative
throb-throh. coughed and stopped dead,
Something was wrong. With a sigh
he dung OF his tweed jacket, donned a
smudgy Jumper. opened his toolbox.
and. with a glance at his wrist.watch
which told him 1t was three o'clock.
threw up the monsters hood and went
bitterly 20 work
AT half past three the investigation
had got as far as the luhricator. At
four o'clock the bulldog had given II
up and gone nosing atield. At half
past four John Valiant lay hat on hts
back. like some disreputahls stevadore,
alternately ttukering with refractory
valves and cursing the ohdurate
mechanism. A sharp stone gnawe ed
trenxiedly into the small of his back
and just as he made a final vicious
lunge, something gave way and u
prickltng red-hot stab OF pain shot zig.
tagging from his smitten crazy bone
through every tortured creytce OF his
impatient frame Like steel from hint
Il struck out 4 crisp oath that brought
an answering bovine snort from the
fence corner
Worming like a lizard to freedom,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26

his eyes puckered shut with the
wretched pang, John Valiant sat up
and shook his grimy fist In the air.
You silly sioafing IDIOT" he cried.
'Thamp your own crazy bone and see
how you like it, You--oh. lord,"
His arm dropped. and flush spread
over his face to the brow. For his
eyes had opened He was gesturing
not at the bull but at a girl. who
fronted him beside the road, haughti-
ness in the very hue of her gray-blue
linen walking suit and. in the clear
cut cameo face under her felt cavalry
hat. myrtle-blue eyes that held a
smolder OF mingled establishment and
indignation. An instant he gazed, all
chagrin.
II beg your pardon" he STAN
mered. Il didn't see you. | really
didn't. | was-I was talking to the
bull"
The girl had been glancing from the
flushed face to the thistly fence-corner
while the startled dignity of her feat
ures warred with an unmistakable ten
dency to mtrth He had struggled to
his feet. nursing his bruised elbow,
irritably conscious of his resemblance
TO an emerging chimney-sweep. Il
don't habltually swear" he said, but
I'd got to the point when something
had to explode"
oh" she said, don't mind mel"
Then mirth conquered and she broke
forth suddenly into laugh that
seemed to set the whole place aquiver
with musical contagion. They both
laughed in concert, while the bull
paved the ground and sent forth a
rumbling below of affront and chal-
lenge.
She was the first to recover You
did look so funny" she gasped.
Il can believe It," he agreed. max
ing a vicious dab at his smudged ell
bow. The possibilities of motor for
comedy are simply stupendous."
She came closer and looked curious
ly at the qulescent monster-at the
steamer-trunk strapped on the carrier
and the bullying portmanteau peeping
over the side of the tonneau. rs it
broken?"
Merely on strike. imagine. Are
we far from the village?"
About a mile and a half"
I'm have to have 1t towed after me
The immediate point is my traps.
wonder il there is likely to be team
passing"
I'm afraid It's not too certain" an
swered the girl, and now he noted the
liquid meditation, with its slightly
questioning accent, charmlngly South
ern. There is no livery. but there Is
negro who meets the train some
times. | can send him II you like"
You're very good" said Valiant, as
she turned away. and I'll be enor-
mously obliged Oh--and If you see a
white dog. don't be frightened II he
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26
pIplemacr Nrn4et

Women were holding a market In a
Columbus store when the surplv Of
cottage cheese began To run low Tha
demand for the cheese was so grea,
ihat the women worried because thew
had rot brought in larger .applv.
Finally one 81 them declared she
coeid present = solution for the
trouble, She seiEed a real egg and
broke Il. She beat the egg to a rrutAv
mass, Then she worked the beaten
egg into the rapidly diminishing sun
ply OF cottage cheese and. behold one
quart had grown to three quarts A
merchant bought the whole supply.
Just leave it here until noon ana
| viii take 1t home he said.
When he returned the beaten egg
had collapsed and there was crlv the
original amount of cottage cheese in
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26

atgtcken thS natioas are bankrupt aud
without resources for the future for
the nexs hundred yeArs taxes will b.
OF abnormal proportions. worst Of alt.
There afw uo Young men lest 20 breed
future race Il has an caused many
TO ask II vars accomplish ANYTHING
Ia the leng run that could not mach
better b. gained BY Judicial aud peace,
able methods have a luFkiuE aus.
p'cion tFom ~hat I heard Ia gtsly last
year. that many Italians fcel she same
way after shr war tn Tripoll EVERY
wheve. la England and America. a.
sell as In Germany maay have hseo
asking Who starts war aearess
W ho advocates Increase Ct arIuAuents
and big nHyieaF" Yes Who osixl.
hates wars themselves
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26
GET THE PUBLIC INTERESTED
Salesman Vino Can DC That. ard eas
tire Right Goods, May Be Sure
Of Success.

Attract the attention Of the pub
lie. is thr secret Of sails smaushlp IN
virtually every tine Next comes the
merit at the goods Upcu IT., latter
depends whether the dealer holds his
trade. Many ingenious methods are
employed i'm salvsmaush;g The arr
becomes CLOSELY related 70 hamaa "a
ture
An Albany cigar dealer has dem,
onsEratsd explicitly jus; how far the
eve enters into the question lie
discovered he vas stocked With
brand 81 cigarettes that were prov.
Ing strikers lusiead Of reducing the
price and consequently hosting money.
or barely clearing NJ cost. he devised
new method He ranged a halt
dozen boxes along the top Of his show
cases. Each was Enclosed in a glass
case OF it's own. Naturally the al.
tention Of the customer was attracted
A. aAa.4-
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26

livery have been the very day on
which he had elected poverty? Here
was foreordination as pointed as the
index finger Of guide post. Every
man carries his fate he repeated
. on riband about his neck Chum.
do you believe 10 fate?"
For answer the bulldog. cooking an
alert eye on his master, discontinued
his occupation~a conscientious II IN
successful mastlcation OF the iattish
packet that had fallen from the folded
deed--and with much solicitous tail
wagging. brought the sodden thing in
his mouth and put 1t into the out
stretched hand.
His master unrolled the pulpy wad
and extricated the object 1t had en-
closed--an old-fashioned iron door-key.
After a time Valiant thrust the key
into his pocket, and rising, went to a
trunk that lay against the wall
Searching in a portfolio, he took out
small old-fashloned photograph.
much battered and soiled 1t had been
cut from a larger group and the name
Ct the photographer had been erased
from the back. He set 1t upright on
the desk. and bending forward. looked
long at the face 1t disclosed 1t was
the only picture he had ever possessed
OF his father.
He turned and looked into the glass
above the dresser. The features were
the same, eyes. brow. lips. and strong
waving hair. But for its time-stains
the photograph might have been one
OF himself. taken yesterday.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26
COST OF WAR DURING 1918
Mary ceHssrss Made to Peace Cause.
~ ths Fierce Struggle In the
Ealkana

The Aaikas var has maae iunumer
Rbie converts 10 the puses cause. De-
s.lAFes Frederick Lynch Ia the Yale
hsfsFs- Il hAA trsoilaad the tasntleth
eentur1 conscience Il bas made thaa
sands ASA the Qassiign that t.ife asa
ID under tts famous picture Must
u AlNAgs E97~ More mea than ever
have sa3d Surely there faust b.
some better way" Many are saying
IL shat one gets worth the price paid
for RT This change 81 heart has
bees noticeable In the daily press
There has been a distinct progress
toward the advocacy Of judicial meth
ocA during The year This has not all
besn due % the exhibition OF savage
hatred IN the Balkans. nor TO the in.
nnmsH atrocities perpeirated b. all
concerned, but II vas partly come
about from tbs revelation OF the futn.
- q Y AL Hupdrads and thousands
&zMNaNl hawx 49,. A..
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26

60 New Orleans frum here recently hy
W Alien. a progressive farmer. re-
Siding seven miles east OF Magnolia
NF Allen has . miii mado specially
for Erindi'2s Ole. and he shipped
smah quantity o. u last year While
the article Is used extensively tn the
preparation OF sumbo nge.- the de-
het11s scoop whlch has uade French
cooking famous. the demand for IL
Il Sery limited Thp leaves arc gath
erred Ia taiY and August. and are thor,
oAshlS drtsd Ia ,he shade be,ore being
carried 20 the will h requires about
three hundred pounds - grven leayes
to Wskc one hundred pounds ot meal.
Magnolia News.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26

tombed on the wreck OF q Virginia
plantation. a would.be country gentle
man. on an automobile and next 10
hothtag = year.
lie bethoaEht himself Of the fallen
letter and possessed himself q Il
quickly. II lay with the superecrip-
ton side down On u vas written. In
the same hand which had addressed
the other envelope
For my sen. John Valiant.
When ne reaches the age % twenty.
rive.
That. then. had been written By his
fssheF~~and be had died nearly twenty
years Ago' he broke the aeal with a
strange feeling as II. walking In some
fatniliar thoroaghfare. be had stun
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26

tries to follow you. He's perfectly
kind"
She looked back momentarily.
"He-he always follows people he
likes. you see
Thank you" she said The tone
had now hint-small. yet perceptl.
hle--of aloofness. I'm not In the least
afraid of dogs" And with little nod
she swung briskly on up the Red Road
John Valiant stood staring after her
TIN she had passed from view around
a curve, "oh. glory" he muttered.
To begin by shaking your fist at her
and end by making her wonder II you
aren't trying to be fresh You poor.
protans. aounderinE dolti"
fTo BE CONTINUEDD
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26
POSTAGE sts-,.

The postage stamp urst made ita
appearance In t>3s It's inventor Was
James Chalmers, printer OF Dundee
Who died In 1883 England adopted
the adhesive stamp In 1889. and issued
the urst stamps for the use OF tho
public In iS4o. \ year later stamps
were introduced into the United
States and Switzerland. aud soon aft.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26
New Inoustry in siI..is.i,,l

The adYent Of tbs Mexican cotton
bell weefil has caused at least one
new industry To spriag up Ia Pike
county. namely the gathering. drying.
grinding AID shipping leaves OF the
saskafras tree 10 be used as an article
Of commerce. The product Is known
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26

AZ profit That Albany cigar dear,
or discovered something that is max.
Ing money for him That little idea q,
individuality be is applying to every
Hue OF his goods that incline to 40
slow
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26
SYNOPSIS

John Valiant rich society fayoFfte.
suddenly Il setwerN that the Valiant cor
peratlnn. which his father founded aud
which WAS the principal source 81 hls
wealth. hmS failed lie voluntarily turns
ever his private fortune "a the receiver
fer the corporation
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26

Nc, Cordelia, YOU can't settle a doc.
tors bin by returning his calls.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15

The all-over Embroidered Crepe
Cloth, white with white or colored
small designs: tho most attractive
material that has appeared In
long while for waists or Sno
dreSscs' yard only .......... wv
When you see it YOU will think It
is II revelation for the price.
The Wellesley Camisole E.mbroid-
cry is Ike the hand made, with two
rows OF beading carrying wide rib
bons: most attractive for corset
covers, requiring only IA SOn
yards; tho price ia. yard. cOS
Now arrivals In embroidery You
have seen the 16c embroidery; mono
under that price before. They arc
the imported that are made on tho
hand machine. and are the most
substantial wear: your choice o.
from two counters full. ..... ~
Another lot Of Camisole Embroid-
cry. full widths for corset covers:
ribbon headings designs top and
bottom; these are priced Mt, o.
yard .............. NV
On sale Monday large counter OF
Embroidcries. mostly cdginEs. in
cambria. Swiss and nne sheer long
cloth. They are tho ordinary Zoe
ones. but the best that Europe
produces; choice, yard at Eo
only "
Another lot OF usual 25c finest
Embroideries. I'm narrow, medium
and wide; VIII be- yard 121hc
oHiy ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15
The Season S New Dress Goods

The Wooden Dress Goods
Few women pass it this season
The last price on Imported Wool
albatroSS was 75c; it is 40 inches
wide. fine imported stock, TO-
and the price is only, yard OCC
The old soc Wool Storm Serge,
36 inches wide. hard tight
thread, comes in navy and 90
black; yard :. zoo
Shepherd Checks at SOC, double
width and different combinations,
black and white, ETC.; spe- o.
cial price Monday. yard. OCC
Other Checks that were priced
yard pP TO- to -. 500 are S1.OO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15

KID GLOVES
Tho roal Kid Glove In tan,
white and black, outseam with
double embroidered back; Il is
ono OF tho best made Gloves that
como from 0renoblo. France; one
clasp. largo button and tho best
$3.50 Glove that you Will SEQ
about tho city. They will CT M
DO sold at, pair. .... pI.OO
Main Floor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15
The Electric House Dress

Tho man makes them so good
he has tho name patented; they
are made way UP East in New
York, and you would hardly
think thcy could be produced
under $500: they ht different
from any house dress wo have
ever had; several styles In
sizes up to 40; tho price Q2c
Cohcn's Second Floor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15

Department has done wonders.
there IS a strong reason for it.
Crepe Amurc, entirely new fab
ric, has interviewer crepe and pop
lin effect, all new street p1 M
shades; yard 6I.UU
50-inch Tango Plaids are one
or the new effects of the season:
they come In rich COM Of IN
bination, yard % sCU
Those Krfnkle Krepes, soft, all
wool. have sold by the hundreds
OF yards here; enough to last a
few days longer; the best S1.OO
goods we know of; the price 0r
is, yard UCC
Cohen'S Main Floor