The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-06-25

we used TO nave dlVlng-Doaru
when we were little shavers," pursued
the major. II remember once. your
father"
He cleared his throat and stopped
dead
Please" said John Valiant, Il
like to hear about him"
1T was only that struck my head |
on a rock on the bottom and-stayed |
down. The others we're frightened, |
but he-he dove down again and again
till he brought me out. It was mar.
row squeak. reckon"
silence fell. Looking ut the tall
muscular form beside her, Shirley had
a sudden vision OF determined little
body cleaving the dark water, over
and over, now rising painting for
breath, now plunging again, never CIV
ing up. And she told herself that the
son was the same sort. That hard
set OF the jaw. those firm lips. would
know no flinching. He might suffer.
but he would be strong.
Half unconsciously she spoke her
thought aloud: You look like your
father. do you not?"
YES" he replied. there's strong
likeness. have a photograph which
I'll show you sometime. But how did
you known"
Perhaps I only guessed" she said
In some confusion. To cover this she
stopped by the pebbly marge and held
out her hand to the bronze ducks that
pushed and gobbled about her fingers.
What have you named them?" she
asked.
Nothing. You christen them"
VERY we'll The light one shall
be Peezletree and the dark one Pilgar-
lie. got the names from John Jasper
he was virginia's famous negro
preacher. once heard him hold forth
when he read from one OF the Psalms
1.-The one about the harp and the
psaltery-and he called 1t peezletree.
Valiant's laugh rang out over the
lake-to be answered by a sudden
sharp screech from the terrace, where
the peacock strutted. blaze OF span
gled purple and gold. They turned to
see Aunt Daphne issue from the
kitchen, 'twig- broom in hand
"Heah!". she exclaimed. What TO
I, yo' kyahin' on like er viii gyraff wen
we got comp'ny. yo' trifin' oil fan
tail, yo! Git outen heah!" She
: waved her weapon and the bird. with
. a raucous shrek Of defiance. retired
in rufrled 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. Tets set
ont the ramblers."
The major had brought rough plan
= sketched from memory, of the old ar
= rangement OF the formal garden. "I'll
lust go over the lines OF the beds with
. Unc' Jefferson" he proposed. while
= you two potter over these roses" Sc
Valiant and Shirley walked back uI
the slope beneath the pergola to
:, gether.
With Ranston, putting and blowing
!, like q black porpoise over his cresk
> ing go-cart. they planted the ramblert
!, crimson and pink and white-Va
liant much OF the time on his knees
, his hands plunging deep into the blacl
spongy earth. and Shirley with broaC
hat flung on the grass. her fingers
| separating the clinging thread-lik,
| roots and her small arched foot tamp
ing down the soil about them He
II hair-the color Of wet raw wood Il
II the sunlight-was very near the BROW
u head and sometimes their finger
l touched over the work. Once, as the
E stood up, flushed with the exercise.
: great black and orange butterfly
dazed with the sun-glow. alighted o.
Valiant's rolled-up sleeve. He held hi
arm perfectly still and blew gentl
on the wavering pinions till It swan
away. When a redbird firted by. I
y his delight she whistled its call 5
y perfectly that It wheeled In mid-fligt
a and tilted inquiringly back towar
u them.
III AS they descended the terrace agai
!" to the pergola, he said. There's onl
sun-dial"
~ Then you haven't found it?" sh
cried delightedly. Come and let m
IN. show you"
to She led the way through the MAJ
al OF beds at one side till they reache
ry hedge laced thickly with Virgini
creeper. He parted this leafy screel
la bending back the springing frond
ry that thrust against the fiimsy musli
ed OF her gown and threatened to spes
I'M the pink-rosed hat that cast an ado
able warm tint over her creamy fac
thinking that never had the old plat
ID. seen such a picture as she mao
es framed in the deep green.
as Some such thought was in the m
se jor's mind. too. as he came slowly U
he the terrace below. He paused. to tai
on his hat and wipe his brow.
ts With the place all fixed up tn
ad way" he sighed to himself II cou
We believe It was only last week thi
beauty Valiant and Southall and