Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-20


Valiant corporation, which his father
founded and which was the principal
source of his wealth, has failed.
CHAPTER HE voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
Tor the corporation.
CHAPTER Hills entire remaining
Possessions s,,I consist OF an old motor car,
neglected estate in Virginia.
CHAPTER Iv--He learns that this es-
tate came into the family by royal grant
and has been in the possession of the
Naliants ever since
CHAPTER Won the way to Damory
court he meets Shirley cambridge, an au-
burn-haired beauty, and decides that he
y going 10 like Virginia immensely.
CHAPTER Wan old negro tells shir-
leyS fortune and predicts great trouble
Tor her on account of man.
CHAPTER vII-UncIe Jefferson. an old
negro. takes Valiant to Damory court.
The old negro had the torso of a.
black patriarch He sat bolt upright
with long straight arms resting on
his knees, and mis- face had that pc
culiar expressionless immobility seen
in Egyptian carvings. His age might
have been anything, judging from his
face which was so scanned and crew
iced with innumerable tiny wrinkles
that it most resembled the tortured
glaze of some ancient bitumen pot
terry unearthed from tomb of Kor
The judge dismounted, and tossing
his bride over a fence-picket, took
from his pocket coll psible drinking
cup. "Howdy do, Anthony" he said.
I'VE just stopped for drink of your
good water"
The old negro nodded his head.
Good watah,'' he said in the gentle
quavering tones of extreme age. "Yas,
Marse. Hep yose'f. Come Fom he
centah OBJ de yerf, dat watah. En- dah's
folks say de centah of de yerf is all
fab. Yo' reck'n dey's right, Mars
Chahmahs?"
Now, how the devil do you know
who l am, Anthony" The judge set
down his cup on the well-curb. Il
haven't been by here for a year."
The ebony re- moved slowly from
side to side. Ant'ny DON need
no eyes," he saiu, touching his hand
to his brow He see evything heah."
The Judge beckoned to the others
and they trooped inside the paling.
i've brought some other folks with
me, Anthony; can you tell who they
are?"
The sightless look wavered over
them and the white head shook slow
ly. Don know young mars" said
the gentle voice. How many yuddahs
wild yo'? One, two? No, | don know
young mistis, eidah."
Il reckon you don't need any eyes,"
Judge Chalmers laughed, as he passed
the sweet cold water to the rest. "One
of these young ladies wants you to tell
her fortune"
The old negro dropped his head,
waving his gaunt hands restlessly.
The Judge beckoned to Betty Page,
but she shook her head with a little
grimace and drew back.
You go, Shirley she whispered,
and with a laughing glance at the
others. Shirley came and sat down on
the lowest step.
Mad Anthony put out wavering
hand and touched the young body.
His fingers strayed over the habit and
went up to the curling bronze under
the hat-brim. Dis de lii mistis,'' he
muttered, "ain' afeahd oh OF Ant'ny.
Dah's fab en- she ain afeahd, en- dah's
watah en- she ain afeahd Wondah
whut All gwine tell huh? Whut de
coloh ob yo' hath, honey?'
BLACK" put in Chilly Lusk, with
wink at the others. BLACK as crow"
Old Anthony's hand fell back to his
knee. Young mars laugh at de OF
man." he said, but he don know. Dat
de coloh dat buhn NAH han's-de coloh
OBJ goP. en- eyes blue like er cat-bird's
aig. Dah's er man gwine look in dem
eyes, honey, en- gwine make 'em cry
en- cry." He raised his head sharply,
his ids shut tight, and swung his arm
toward the North. "Dah's whah he
come fom," he said. zen heah"-his
arm veered and he pointed straight
toward the ragged hill behind them
''he stay"
Lusk laughed noiselessly. Hes
pointing to Damory Court" he whis-
pered to Nancy Chalmers, 1.-The only
uninhabited place within ten miles.
That's as lear as he often hits 1t, L
fancy.
'Heah's whah he stay" repeated the
old man. Heap OBJ trouble wait heah
TO him too, honey,-heap OBJ trouble,
heah whah lii mistis fin him."
Come, t,nthony," said Judge Chal-
mers, layin his hand on the old mans
shoulder. That's much too mourn
full Give her something nice to top
on with at least!'
But Anthony paid no heed. "Gr'et
trouble. Dah's fab en- she ain afeahd,
en- dah's watah en- she ain afeahd. En-
All sees yo gwine ter him, honey. All
heah's de co'ot-house clock a-strikin' In
de night-en yo' gwine. Don wait,
don wait, lii mistis, er de trouble
cloud gwine kyah him erway f'om yo'
When de clock strike thuh-
teen-when de clock strike thuh-