Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-27

Valiant corporation, which his father
founded and which was the principal
source OF his wealth. has failed.
CHAPTER II-He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
Tor the corporation.
CHAPTER Hills entire remaining
possessions consist of an old motor car,
white bull dog and Damory court. a
neglected estate in Virginia.
CHAPTER IV-He learns that this es-
tate came into the family by royal grant
ana has been in the possession of the
Vahants ever since.
CHAPTER Won the way to Danory
court ne meets Shirley cambridge. an au-
Durn,halred beauty, and decides that he
- going 10 like Virginia immensely.
CHAPTER Wan old negro tells Shir-
Iey's fortune and predicts great trouble
Tor her on account of a man.
CHAPTER vII-Uncle Jefferson. an old
negro, takes Valiant to Damory court.
CHAPTER vIII-Shirley's mother. Mrs
cambridge, and Major Bristow exchange
"reminiscences during which it is revealed
that the major, Valiant's father. and q
man named Sassoon. were rivals for the
hand of Mrs. cambridge in her youth
SassOon and Valiant fought duel on her
account in which the former was killed.
CHAPTER Ix-valiant finds Damory
court OvergrOwn with weeds and creep
ers and the buildings in very much
neglected condition. Uncle Jefferson and
servants.
CHAPTER X-Valiant explores his an
cestral home. He is surprised by a fox
hunting party which invades his estate.
He recognizes Shirley at the head of the
party.
The next room that he entered was
big and wide, a place of dark coIors,
nObly smutched of time. 1t had been
at once library and living-roOm. A
great leather settee was drawn near
the desk and beside this stood a read
ing-stand with small china dog and
a squat bronze lamp upon it. In con-
trast to the orderly dining-rOom there
was about this chamber a sense of
untouched Disorder desk-draWer
jerked haIfopen, a yelloWed news
paper torn across and flung into cor
ner, books tossed on desk and lounge,
and in the fireplace a little heap of
whitened ashes in which chaTTed frag-
ments told of letters and papers
burned in haste.
Suddenly he lifted his eyes. Above
the desk hung a life-size portrait of
man. in the high soft stock and vel
vet collar of half a century before.
The right eye, strangely, had been cut
from the canvas He stood straight
and tall, one hand holding an eager
hound in leash, his face proud and
fiorid, his single, cold, steel-blue eye
staring down through its dusty curtain
with a certain malicious arrogance,
and his lips set in a sardonic curve
that seemed about to sneer 1t was
for an instant as if the pictured figure
confronted the young man who stood
there, mutely challenging his entrance
into that tomb-like and secret-keeping
quiet; and he gazed back as fixedly,
repealed by the craft of the face, yet
subtly attracted. Il wonder who you
were" he said. You were cruel.
Perhaps you we're wicked. But you
were strong, too"
He returned to the outer hall to find
that the negro had carried in his
trunk, and he babe him place it, with
the portmanteau, in the room he had
just left Dusk was falling.
Uncle Jefferson" said Valiant abb
ruptly, have you family?"
No. sub. Jes' me en- NAH oil
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Can she cook?''
Cook" The genial litter again
captured his dusky escort. when
she got de fixens, All reck'n she de
beaten'es cook in his heah county"
How would you both like to live
here with me for a while? She could
cook and you could take care of me-"
Uncle Jefferson's eyes seemed to
turn inward with mingled surprise and
introspection. He shifted from one
foot to the other. swallowed difficulty
several times. and said, An ain neb.
bah seed yo' befo', sun
We'll, haven't seen you either,
have I?n
Oats de trufe. sub, deed ct is!
Hyuh. hyuhl Whut All means ter
say is dat de OF CONAN kahn cook
no fancy didoes like what dey eats up
Norf. She kin jes' cook de Ferginey
style"
THAT sounds good to me-" quoth
Valiant. "Fn risk it. Now as TO
wages"
"Ah ain specticulous as ter de
wages" said Uncle Jefferson. An
knows en- german when All sees one
Then it's a bargain, responded va
liant with alacrity. Can you come at
once?"
.Yas, sub, me en- Daph gwineter
come ovah fus' thiSg in de mawnin'
Whut yo-aH gwineter do 70 20 sup
pah?"
I'll get along" Valiant assured him
cheersuHy. Here is FIVE dollars. You
can buy some food and things to
cook with. and bring them with you.
Do you think there's stove in the
kitchen?"
"Ah reck'n,' replied Uncle Jefferson.
EN- eff dar ain Daph kin cook er
C,bris'mus dinnah wild 70 stones en- er
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