Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-18

4s & M - a4 K " Ass sasls II MI M
poant . ! fsacer WITH ~ rAy1ee
WAsa asain ~ blosdss1 aash
streasnsd away ne has1ldt ssN
sXn1sAt of the Cranoon Nsso-OAelS
~ he nsld Aand-clappinG. From the
NEXT 3oust also. Valiant returned WITH
the gaSS upoa his laaos. I've hse
gone 70 the ChamDaon OF Castlsvooe
and two to scattering r1ders. Whsa
Valiant won HE fourth the grand stand
Numbered with applause.
The trumpet again psalsd its silvsSy
proclamation. Judge CAAlmsfs VA q
his feet. Fifty to ten on the Crimson
Rose" he cried. This time. however.
there were 70 takers. He called again,
but none heard him: The last tilts were
. " absofbins ~
WAsfs 'hGd 5oAH valiAAt learned
that trick Of the iopss wrist aad, =
flexible thrust, but at the fencing clubs
Where that subcon1c1Ous management
Of the rein, that aios saje oe speed
and distance. but On the polo neldf
The old sports stood him now n GOD
stead. why. 10 Aas Q sat like .
esotaur!. exclaimed the 1udgs-prsiss
indeed n Q comnupity whore riding
Vas . psssion ana horssdsah . lesishi
~oh. dsarl" noutlsd Nancy Chal-
'msrs. I've bet six pairs Of gloves %
o1int Garter. Never mind: II II has 70
be anybody slsA I'd rather h were
Ar. Valiant It's about time Damory
Court got s0m0lhiAS aftse Rip-van-
Whkling q for thirty years. Besides.
he's diving - he dance. end love
him for thatl ouint still has . chance.
though II No takes me nsxk two. and
Mr. Valiant niGssl-
KathafaAs loaks1 NJ her with 1t
Tie smils. ,.B8svsGt miss" she aid.
She had $50 ss1ae 3ook - HI 1Aee
bsfors and rsads tts aFlght JohA Va
liant I'D striven tnMany ecatsUts, ~
oaly Of skill but Of strength and 1ar.
hs, before crowded grand stands But
never IN Ill HE life had b - desired
20 pluck the prize. His grip wss tense
o. the lance - he yellow doublet
and olive plume Of Ca9tlswood shot
away for . last time-and failed. An
instant later the KnigAt Of the Grim.
son Rose flashed down the lists With
the last ring Gu he pike.
And the tourney wss voa.
In the shouting and hAnd-olappfnG
Valiant took the rose from his hat
band and bound e with . shred Of HE
sash 10 Ais. lance.point AZ no rode
slowly toward he. masssd stand. the
whoie field vas - stu that b could
hsarstAe Aools Of ths ale Of niShts
behind him. The people were % thsi1
test. 4.
The mounted Rorai6 0isw mis- 1ias.
by the Ma3sstiss q q. Michael and
st. George" he proclaimed, 7 declare
the knight Of the Crimsoa Roes the
victor Of this eur tourney. and do
charge him now TO cAoo0e 1iS Queen
Of Beauty. that an may do her hom-
acs!"
Shirley saw the horse coming down
the line, ito rider bArshsadsd now,
and her heart began % raee wildly.
Beyond wanting him TO take part, she
had not thought. She Looked about
her, suddenly lismaysd. People were
smiling 1T her and cIspping their
hands. From the other end Of the
stand she saw Nancy CAalnsrs throw.
ing her . kisa. and beside her . tau
pale girl in champasns-eolor staring
through . jswsled lofgnstts.
She was conscious all ct onc0 that
the dannelsd rider waS very close
that his pikepoant. with it,
big rcd blossom. Vas stretching up 70
her.
With the rose In her hand she curt.
sled to him, while the blurred thronS
chesrsd itself Aosrss. and the band
struck up You Great Big Beautiful
DOLL" with extraordinary rapture. 70
the tune Of which the noise anally sub
sided TO q battery Of hilarious con-
ordinations which left her flushed and
. little breathless. Nancy Chalmers
and Betty Page had burst upon her
like pstticoatsd whiriwinds and pres
emily, when the crowd had lssssnod.
the Judge came to introduce his viss'
tor.
"Mr. Fargo and his daughter sss or
xussts 1t GLADDEN. Hail." he told hsk.
"They are old friends Of valiant's. n
the way: thsy know him in Nsw
York" n
"Katharins's lighting her incsnSs
now, I guess" observed snas Fargo.
"see there!" He pointed across the
stand, whore stood > villowy tan Ag'
urq, one hand bsckontng TO the CSC
course below, whsee valiant stood. the
center Of shifting sroup. rouad which
tho white bulldog. mad with recovered
! liberty, tore in eccentric circles.
Al they looked, she called softHi
John! John!"
! Shirley saw him start and fscs
about. then come quickly toward her
amusement and welcome In his syss.
| As Shirley turned away little later
with the major, that Whispering voics
| seemed to sound In her sars-"Johni
joint There smots hsr suddenly the
thought that when he bad chosen hsa
his Queen Of Beauty. he bad not seen
the othsr-AAd not known she VA
| there
A few moments bsfofs tho day had
been golden: she went home Through
. landscape that ,sonashow sssmod e
have lost its brightest glow.
ITO be Continually
lDrTTFD THAN fLI0nF1