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REGIMENTAL coLoRs IN PAWN
Odd Experiences Of British EmbIems
Once Greatly Priced by Those
Who Carried Them.

The discovery of the long lost colors
Of the old 50th regiment in the garden
of Huntington house, near. Chichester,
is a reminder of the strange fates that
have befallen 30 many of these glor-
ious military emblems, London Tit
Bits remarks. The colors of the S1st
foot-since disbanded-were captured
by American pirates during the war
Of independence and hidden away in
Ireland; the colors OF the goth regi-
ment were deliberately burnt prior to
the surrender at Saratoga to prevent
their capture by the enemy.
At Bergen-op-Zoom the Royal Scots,
to save their precious colors from fall
ing into French hands, sank them
deep in the river. though the enemy
later fshed them out; and when the
second battalion of the Sth foot was
~disbanded at Portsmouth in 1916 the
colors were cut into small pieces and
distributed among the officers.
One of the colors of the LIST North
amptonshire regiment, which had been
carried right through the peninsular
campaign, was discovered some years
ago in a pawn brokers' shop. though
how 1t got there is a mystery to this
, 1915-05-13
CHAPTER w.
A Valiant Of Virginia.

For a long time John Valiant sat
motionless, the opened letter in his
hand, staring at nothing. He had the
sensation, spiritually. of a traveller
awakened with a rude shock amid
wholly unfamiliar surroundings.
He was trying to remember-to put
two INT two together. His father had
been Southern-born; yes. he had
known that. Blu he had known moth
Ing whatever of his fathers early days,
or of his forebears; 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
will know why o are John Valiant
of New York instead of John Valiant
of Damory Court cannot
tell you myself" There was some
tragedy, then, that had blighted the
place, some melancholy story" as the
clipping put it.
He bent over the deed spread out
upon the table. following with his fin
ger the long line of transfers: "'To
John Valyante,, >" he muttered; what
odd spelling! Robert Valyant-with-
out the e. Here, in 1880, the " be-
gins to be 81" There wal something
strenuous and appealing in the long
line of dates. Valiant. Always a Va
liant. How they held on to it! There's
never a break"
A curious pride, newborn and self
conscious. was dawning in him. He
was descended from ancestors who
had been no weaklings. A Valiant had
settled on those acres under a royal
governor. before the old frontier
fighting was owe and the Indians
had sullenly retired to the westward.
The sons of those who had braved
sea and savages had bowed their
strong bodies and their stronger hearts
to raze the forests and turn the
primeval jungles into golden planta-
lions.
There stole into his mood an Gerry
suggestion of intention. Why should
the date assigned for that deeds de-
livery have been the very day on
which he had elected poverty? Here
was a Denomination as pointed as the
index-finger OF a budapest. Every
man carries his fate" he repeated.
on a riband about his neck Chum,
do o believe in fate?"
For answer the bulldog, cooking an
alert y on his master. discontinued
his occupation-a conscientious II un-
successful mastication 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
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CHAPTER v.


The green, midway V%irginian
afternoon was arched with a sky a
blue as the tiles of the Temple of
Heaven n stepped in a wash of sun
light as yellow a. gold. Nothing in all
the springy landscape but looked
warm and opalescent and inviting-ex-
cept a tawny bull that from across a
barred fence-corner switched a trucu-
lent tail in silence and glowered sui
lenly at the big motor halted notion
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 a flippant 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 color-photograph chaps had
shown us this, we simply wouldn't
have believed It, would we? Such
scenery beats the roads we're used to,
what?" He wound his strong fingers
in a choking grip in the scruff of the
white neck, as a chipmunk chartered
by on the low stone wall. No, you
don't you cannibal! He's a jolly lit
tie beggar, and he doesn't deserve be-
ing ~eaten!"
He filled his briarwood pipe and
drew in great breaths of the fragrant
incense. What a 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. II 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 dance! By the
road map the village can't be far now.
So long, Mr.. Bull"
He clutched the self-starter. But
there was only a protestant wheeze;
the car declined to bulge. Climbing
down, he cranked vigorously. The
motor turned over with a surly grunt
of remonstrance and after a tentative
throb-throb, coughed and stopped dead.
Something was wrong. With a sigh
he flung on his tweed jacket, donned a
smudgy Jumper" opened his toolbox,
and. with a glance at his wrist-watch
which told him it was three o'clock.
threw up the monsters hood and went
bitterly to work.
At half past three the investigation
had got as far as the l%ubricator. At
four o'clock the bulldog had given It
up and gone nosing afeld. Al half
past our John Valiant lay fat on his
back, like some disreputable stevadore,
alternately tinkering with refractory
valves and cursing the obdurate
mechanism. A sharp stone gnawed
frenziedly into the small of his back
and just as he made a Anal vicious
lunge, something gave way and a
prickling red-hot stab of pain shot zig
tagging from his smitten crazy-bone
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into his pocket, and rising. went to a
trunk that lay against the wall.
Searching in a portfolio. he took out
a small old-fashioned photograph,
much battered and soiled. 1t had been
cut from a larger group and the lame
of the photographer had been erased
from the back. He set it upright on
the desk, and bending forward. looked
long at the face it 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 beer one
of himself, taken yesterday.
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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 it.
self. If SO. well and good. Then leave
the old place to your son. But there is
such a thing as racial habit. and the
call of blood. And / know there is
such a thing. too. as fate. Every
mar carries his fate on a ri
band about his neck so the
Moslem put 1t. 1t was my fate to
go away, and l know now-since dis
lance is not made by miles alone
that l myself shall never sec Damory
Court again. But life is a strange
wheel hat goes round and round and
comes back to the same point again
and again. And 1t may be your fate to
go back. Then perhaps you will cry
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DAY : A similar uncertainty attaches
TO a pair of old colors of the I'd Bor-
der regiment, which we're recovered
from a London pawn broker, who was
onering them for sale. by Lord Archi-
bald Campbell In 1888.
-Four years later four colors which
mad accompanied the Gloucester regi-
ment In Egypt and in the peninsula
were recovered from a York pawn
broker. 1t appeared that, having been
pequeathed by an old colonel of the
regiment to his son, they were ulti-
mately secured by a servant, who. fall.
Ing on evil times, pawned them for a
few shillings.
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CHAPTER discontinued.

WIN -
To be outsidel All that light and
color n comfort and pleasure would
hum n sparkle on just the same,
though he was no longer within the
circle of its effulgence-slaving per
haps, he thought with a twisted smile.
at some tawdry occupation that called
for no experience, to Ia for a meal
in some second-rate restaurant and a
pallet in some shabby-genteel, hall
bedroom, till his clothes we're replaced
by ill-ftting "hand-me-downs"-till by
wretched gradations he arrived finally
at the status of the dime seat in the
gallery and five-cent cigars!
There was one way back. It lay
through the hackneyed gateway of
marriage. Youth, comeliness and fine
linen, in the world he knew, were a
fair exchange for wealth any day.
ran through his mind. Why not?
Others Gid SO. And as for himself, it
perhaps need be no question of plain
and spinstered millions-there was
Katharine Fargo!
In his heart JOIN Valiant raj aware,
by those subtle signs which men and
women alike distinguish, that while
Katharine Fargo loved first and fore
most her own wonderful person. he
had been an easy second in her re-
gard.
John Valiant looked down at the
bulldog squatted on the floor, his eyes
shining in the dimness. A little hot
ripple had run over him. Not on
your life. Chum!" he said. mo shame
less barterl There must be other
things besides money and social posi-
ton in this doddering old world, after
all! We're going to begin something
for ourselves. If it's only raising cab
bages! And we're going to stand 1t
without any baby-aching-the nurse
never held u noses when we took
our castor-oil!"
1t was folded down, that old bright
page. FINS had been written to the
rose-colored chapter. And even as he
told himself. he was conscious of a
new rugged something that had been
slowly dawning within him, a sense of
courage, even of zest, and a furious
hatred of he self-pity that had
wrenched him ever for a moment.
He turned from the window, picked
up his letters, and followed by the dog,
went slowly up another flight to his
room.
.
He tore open the letters distracted
iy: he usual dinner-card or two, a
tatlors spring announcement, a
chronic serial from an explanatory
marble-quarrying company. a quarterly
statement of a club house-committee.
The last w missives bore a monde
script look.
One was small, with the name of
a legal firm in its corner The other
was largish. corpulent and heavy, OF
stout Manila paper. and bore. down
n side, a gaudy procession of post.
g stamps ~proclaiming hat 1t had
been registered.
What's in that. l wonder?" he said
to himself. and then, with a smile at
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(but, oh, not on the old white bears
skin rug-never again with mt holding
your small, small handy
Westinghouse! Westinghouse!
Where are your
And shis old parchment deed will
answer
Here ! am, Master; here l ami
"Ah, we r only children, after all,
playing out our plays. ! have had
many toys, but o John, John! The
ones l treasure most are all in the
Never-Never Landi"
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The guide suddenly halted the party
of Americans.
"Ah. there comes the heir to the
throne" he said. removing his hat as
q royal equipage appeared.
The little boy of the party nudged
his mother and whispered:
did he take off his hat for fear the
air would blow 1t OFF,"
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SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. n rich society favorite.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poration. which his father founded and
which was the principal source of his
wealth. has failed. He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
for the corporation.
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For a Long Time John Valiant Sat
Motionless, the Opened Letter In
His Hand, Staring at Nothing.
the unmasculine speculation, opened
the smaller envelope.
Dear Sir" began the letter, in the
most uncompromisingly conventional
of typewriting:
Dear Sir:
Enclosed please find, with title
deed, a memorandum opened in your
name by h late John Valiant some
years before his death. 1t was his
desire that the services indicated in
connection with this estate should con.
tinue till this date. We hand you
herewith our check for $236.2 1.-TWO
hundred and thirty-six dollars and
twenty %cents), the balance In your ia
ivor, for which please send receipt,
And oblige.
Yours cry truly,
Emerson and Ball"
"CEnclosure)
He turned to the memorandum. 1t
showed a stable initial deposit against
(Which was entered 2 series of annual
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Natural Inference.

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Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. DelightDI
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17

Ind, passed off very pleasantly, ten
Ibles being filed; a goodly number
bnsidering its following so close on
the village street fair. Mr.. and
lrs. l.. Ray Clements will entertain
the next whist, which will be given
Tuesday, the 10th, at the library
IONS.
Those who were courageous enough
|, brave the rain on Sunday morning
nd attend church, not only listened
/, an excellent sermon by Dr. Rich
l,ond, but were favored with two
,los by Mrs. Neville of Hotel Cler-
ldon. Mrs. Neville has beautiful
,ntralto voice of rare quality and
ose VINO heard her ieit ii d great
rivilege to be present. After services
aac II. Sawyer gave an interesting
bk to the Sunday school on High
Ieals."
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jenkins, who
I'VE been guests at "Merrivale," the
,me of Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Sage,
some time past, returned north
Sunday morning. Mrs. Jenkins
| II stop off in Virginia enroute to
cir home in Hartford, Conn.
Miss Marion Cleveland entertained
1r Young friends at bridge on Thurs
" afternoon at Breton Inn.
Mrs. Frank W. Hopkins, OF New
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17
49, CIUIiIII,s-
ages and for both sexes is needed.

ages and for both sexes Is needed.
Upon request, the vaudeville given
at the street fair was repeated on
Monday night to large audience. Be.
fore the performance DR.. Richmond
gave short and spicy talk explaining
the object for which the vaudeville
was given, namely, the raising of
funds for the new memorial library
One or two new features had been
added, among these being a number
given by Miss Minshall and her friend.
guests at Hotel Ormond, entitled "The
Neapolitan Scream" This was an
Italian street scene, given in costume
and which proved very taking. The
maxixe dance. given by the little
Misses Jeanette Darby and Nav
Bramel. was most enthusiastically re-
ceived. these small artists receiving
two encores. Miss Jeannette's song
and fancy dance later on also receiv.
ing much appreciation.
Mrs. Neville. Of Hotel Clarendon.
was in beautiful voice and charmed
.leF audience with three numbers
The Rosary" Goodbye" and Land
o The Leal." The vaudeville netted
something over $500, which will help
out the street fair proceeds and very
materially add to the memorial build. |
ing fund.
Mrs. Ellen Borden, with Miss John.
son, are now spending week or so in
Tampa, Fla.
Mrs. J. d. Price is spending a few
days at Palm Beach in company with
her friend, Mrs. B. w. Currier. Of
Lynn, Mass.
Miss Dorothy Robbins, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. p. w. Robbins, on Pal
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17
EMBARGO ON COMMERCE
With GERMANY COSTING
U. S. 100000 PER DAY

WASHINGTON. MARCH 1z-GovERNMENT OFFICIALS EsTiMA1e e
BRITISH EMBARGO COSTING
UNITED 100000 ACCOUNT CUSTOMS
CLOSE TO THE ADMINISTRATION THAT
UNITED A FIRM PROTEST
AGAINST eRITAINs EoicT.
LONDON, MARCH 17.-eREAT BRITAIN MAINTAIN
BLOCKADE PORTS PROTESTS NATIONS
WILL CAUSE ALTERATION THE GOVERNMENTS PLANS TO
ISOLATE ACCORDING TO STATEMENT
OFFICIAL
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17
DELAND BAND HERE FOR
ALLANpAlE AUCTION sAI =

The DeLand band, r. c. Bushnell.
manager. was in Daytona Wednesday
In connection with the Allandale auc-
tfon sale Of lots. This band is a we'll.
known musical organization that has
gained considerable popularity under
the able management of Mr.. Bushnell.
who Is talented musician.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17

Z. o. Chamberlin and sister, Mrs. r.
T.. Gordon, who have been season
guests at the Despland hotel, left on
Tuesday morning as planned on their
return north
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17
DickHUT.coURTNE WEDDING
SoLEMNiZED TUESDAY EVENING

DicKHUT.coURTNEY WEDDING
soLEMNizED TUESDAY EVENING
SEABREEzE. March 16.--On Tues
day evening, at the beautiful new
home on North Grandview avenue
prepared for his bride. the marriage
ceremony which made William Had.
win Courtney and Mrs. Cora X. Dick
hut man and wife was solemni. ed
by Rev. VIM. J. Drew, pastor Of the
First Congregational church of Day
tona.
Preceding the ceremony, the 75 or
80 guests present enjoyed delight
full musicale in which Miss Willaumc,
who later played the wedding march,
was pianist; Mrs. Wilson Ramsey and
Mrs. Benz. Richards soloists: Alfred
Donnelly, violin soloist.
The only attendant was Master
Newton Wilmington, who presented
the wedding ring on a white satin
pillow.
The newlyweds were the pleased
recipients Of many beautiful, hand
some and useful gifts.
The bride was dressed In q white
charmeuse gown covered with white
chiffon and beaded tunic, and car
ried bouquet shower of white bride
roses.
Among the out-oftown guests and
relatives attending the ceremonies
were Mr.. Wilmington, brother-in-law
of the bride, and Mortimer Courtney
and son, Mortimer, Jr., who came up
from Miami Sunday.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17
MRS. HOLMES s. RiGHTMlRE
WILL BE SPEAKER OF EVENING

The regular monthly meeting Of the
halifax Sunday School association
Will be held in the Christian church
building on Thursday evening. March
18th, at 7:3o o'clock.
Mrs. Rightmire, wife of Rev. Holmes
D Rightmire, of the Baptist church,
VIII be the speaker Of the evening.
1t is hoped that there will be a large
attendance at the meeting.
lhis is no day for common people
and ripe oranges.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17

1t Is said that about fourteen hun.
dred earth tremors we're felt in Japan
last year.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17
THOUGHT CONFERENCE
TODAY MEANS |TALYIS
SOON TO JOIN ALLIES

ROME, MARCH 17-A LONG CONFERENCE WHICH sELiEvEc
HERE TO HAVE BEEN "wAR THE ROYAL
sALANoRA WENT TO THE PALACE
THIS MORNING AND KING FOR OVER AN
HOUR.
AN EXTRAORDINARY CABINET MEETING BEEN CALLED FOR
TOMORROW, AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE KINGS
ciAL ADVISERS HAS BEEN COMMANDED PRESENT
GERMAN AMBASSADOR CALLED At THE FOREIGN OFFICE
TODAY, BUT STAYED ONLY SHORT TIME.
IT is GENERALLY REPORTED BEEN REACHED
AND 1T IS ALMOST UNIVERSALLY BELIEVED
JOIN THE ALLIES WITHIN FORTNIGHT.
OFFICIAL BERLIN STATEMENT.
BERLIN March IS (ocai)-After
captured cliff northwest Of Pont
Mousson repulsed.
In making thanking vicinity Taurooon Poland the
Russians eued They
the orzyo
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17
OUTSIDE OF DAYTONA

Mabel Ellsworth, Ormond.... 4,0SS.500
Borghild Espedahl, Blake =. 2.379,000
Lucille Johnson, Daytona B. 1.S09,500
Elsie Coates. Daytona Beach 1,4S9,5 800
May Kingston. Kingston -. 1,470,00o
Lena Sparkman, Port Orange 431. 900
Grand Forks daily herald., 1915-07-07
CELEBRATE GOPHER
DAY IN HANSBORO

Hansboro. N. D., July 7.-Hans-
boro celebrated It's first annual gopher
day and something over five thou
sand gophers are now in the HAPPY
hunting grounds" as a result. The
greatest number of gophers to be
destroyed by one person was 1902. w.
Gray having this number was award
ed the first prize. Two ball games
during the afternoon horse races, foot
races and a tug of war helped make
things interesting. In the evening a
bowery dance was the main attraction
1t is estimated that there were over
five hundred visitors at Hansboro.
During the afternoon a large crowd
listened to an interesting talk by Prof.
Elmer. the gopher expert. who gave a
practical demonstration in the morn
ing. Hansboro expects to give a
gopher day each year: and with the
interest as great as it was this year
we would estimate that the number
Of gophers would be diminished great
ly from year to year. 1t is also ru-
mored that there will be a stock show
held at Hansboro in August. taking
in the northern part OF Towner county.