Valiant Heir Faces Wealth Loss and New Romance
John Valliant, a society favorite, learns his father’s company has failed and he surrenders his fortune. He moves to Damory Court with little beyond a car, a dog, and the house, meeting Shirley Dandridge and rekindling ties with Mrs. Dandridge and Major Bristow as a haunting duel history emerges.
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John Valliant
Valiant Corporation
Damory Court
Virginia
Shirley Dandridge
Shirley
Valiant
Doctor Southall
Major Bristow
Mrs. Dandridge
A Virginian Runnymede Chapter in June
In Damory Court Virginia the master surveys a sunlit scene ahead of an elegant evening. Valiant adorning a white flannel suit and pale gray scarf checks the hall where guests will soon gather as the parlor shelves are cleared and the piano awaits.
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Virginia
Damory Court
Valiant
Panama
The White Knight Takes Post in Virginia Tournament
John Valiant rides as the White Knight in a Runnymede jousting event at a Virginia field. Katharine Fargo notes his debut while Major Bristow salutes chivalry as Nancy Chalmers and Shirley Shaw observe the pageant amid town social life and a Queen of Beauty contest.
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Bristow
Southall
Chalmers
Silas Fargo
New York
Katharine
Valiant
Dixie
Merryweather’Mason House
Nancy
Betty Page
Virginia
Pendleton
Shirley
John Valiant
Runnymede
Panama
Katharine ‘Fargo
John
Damory Court
Brandon
Westover
Commonwealth
Nancy Chalmers
Knight of the Crimson Rose Title Parade
In a curved line before the grand stand the line of horsemen awaits each herald who, with a parchment scroll, demands each Titler’s title. Each knight receives a ceremonial evolution and a horn blast announcing his rank such as Knight of the Golden Spur and Knight of Castlewood.
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Crimson Rose
Golden Spur
Castlewood
Dutch Baller Berkin’s 65-Year Tobacco Habit
The Dutch smoker Berkin, famed as the “Dutch chimney,” boasts a weekly pound of tobacco consumed over 65 years. This adds up to more than 80 hundredweight of tobacco in total, which equals about 34 times his body weight.
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Berkin
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By Tiallie Erminie Rives
Lauren Stout Hot
BOBBS
Vierrill Company
Cassandra
Daphne
Jefferson
Valant
Mecca
Chum
City
Rue de la Paix
Montague Bristow
Heralds
Ridge
Elsten
United States
Croesus
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