THE IiA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Tuesday. September 22, 1925.
Mystery Surrounds This Baby
TIIK NTOItY Tlll-S i'Alt
In h!.H iuiKt for sold I'lt-mi I'hll
Hpif i drawn to tin lw-wly rtlseov
t i- Kflii fields of the Yukon.
Having Iri'tul t lelcnt money to bo
admitted hy Iho t'aniuliaii Kuv-rn-iiifiit,
hi hlren hlmnelf out pack
ing provisions over Ulillkoot. Vum.
A ihaiHT ac(imintaiKo with tin
Mt'Ciiskey hrollitrs Is ikohviI up n
a iikto iiieidt-nt on thn trail,
'i'oleon Dorrt, l-Yencli-C'anadUn
Kinnt, and liu nr tin stroiiKPHt
men on the I'uhh. riiilllpw aH-dwts
an eldi rly inospf rt.or, Tom 1-tn-ton,
and Is iiHkeil to sliare IiIh tt'iit
ul l.indernmn. Arriving there they
find It occupied by u bi-nutlrul
NtirKuiAOinan, who t.lls thorn her
mum. Is Count ons Coiirleuu. She
shares their tent that night and
then l'hilllns helps Jicr buck to
yr-al . Hhuen ('amp
nuitln inectn tho Met'uHkey broth
r and while in their tent they
nil nr-o nrr'sl'-l under PUHplcton of
ntealiiitf pruvlHiohH, and broiiKht to
a. trial at a tninr'B meelinK',
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ed to tho tent philforin and faced
lila accusers.
He mudo known lilg niwm, his
birthplace,' the Mhip whieh liad
borno him north. !ln told how he
had landed at !yea. how h had
lost hi lust dollar at the. KainhlinK
table, how he had appealed to the
MtM'askey boys, and how they had
Klven hint lihelter. That chance
association, lie took pains to ex
plain, bad continued, but had
never ripened Into anything more,
anything closer: it win in no wine
a partnership; he had 'nothing to
do with them and they had noth
ing to do with him. Inasmuch as
tho rlco had been stolen during the
previous nltcht, he argued that he
could have had no hand In the
theft, for he hd Hpent the nlKht
In I.lnderman, which fact he offer-
l'hUlipH,-,! to prove by two witnesses.
"Produce them," ordened the
chairman.
"One of them Is still at Under-
mnn, the other was nere in mi-. i
Camp an hour ago. HImi has proit-
nbly started for Dycu i.y uns
time."
A woman?"
yes, sir. I brought her
ucross.
What is her name?"
'hilllps hesitated. "The Countess
Courteau," said he. There was' a
murmur of interest; the members
of tho committee connrre; wnn
one another.
!o you mean to tell ns thai
you ve got a linen witness r uiv
ir-appointed spokesman nmuirua.
Ills face wore a smile or disiteiiei;
when the prisoner flushed and
nodded ho called out over the
heads of the crowd:
Countess tourleau; I hero was
no answer. "Jo any or you gen
tlemen know the Countess Cour
teau?" bo imiuired.
Ills qucoltou was greeted by a
general laugh.
"Don't let him kid you," cried a
lerlsivo voice.
"Never heard of her, but I met
four kings last night," yelled un-
other.
(.'all the Miirnuls of Queons-
borry," shouted sllll a third.
'Countess Courteau!" repealed
the chairmau, using his hands for
u megaphone.
he cry was taken up by other
throats. "Countess courteau!
Countess Courteau!" they mocked.
"Come, Countess!" Mico Countess!
I'retty Countess!" There was a
ribald note to this monkery which
caused rhilllps' eyes to glow.
"Hho und I he count have Just
left the palace. Let's get along
with tho haiiKln'," onv shrill volco
demanded.
1 "Vou won't' hang mr-'!" I'htHips
retorted, angrily.
"I to not so sure," taunted the
nctlng judge. "Inasmuch as your
countess appears to be constituted
of that thin fabric of which
dreams are made: Inasmuch as
there is no .iieh animal "
Hoi' tip!" came a pereniplory
challenge. "M'steu .lodge!" It was
the big French Canadian whom
l'lerce had met on the crest of
tho divide; he came forward now,
pushing his reslsiless way through
tho audience. "Wat for you Bay
dere .ain't nobody by dat name,
eh?" He turned his buck to Iho
committee and addressed the meet
Ing. "Wat lor you hack Ink dls.
anvhow ? Hy gosh ! I heard 'bout
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Tho story of the first trial at
Rho p Camp Is an old ono, but It
differs with every telling. In the
hectic hurry of that gold-rUHh
many Incidents were soon forgot
ten and such sillont facts as did
survive were deeply colored for
those weru colorful days.
The meeting won quickly organ
ized along to.mal lines and a com
mit ten of three, was appointed to
conduct the hearing Tint chairman
of thin com m lit oe he constituted
himself chairman by virtue of the
fact lhat he was first nominated
made a ringing speech In which
ho praiiicd his honesty, his fair
ness, and his knowledge of the
law. He complimented tho miners
for their acumen In selecting for
such a position of responsibility
a man of his distinguished quali
fications. It was plain lhat ho
believed they had chosen wisely.
Then, having Inquired tho names
of his two committeemen, ho llke
viso commended them In glowing
terms, although of course hit could
not praise them quite as unstint
edly as he hud praised himself.
Still ho spoke welt of them and
concluded by stating that so long
as affairs were left In his hands
justice would be safeguarded and
the rights of this miserable, cring
ing trio of thieves would be pro
tected, albeit killing, In his Judg
ment, wh too mild a punishment
for people of their caliber,
- "Hearl Hear!" yelled the mob.
I'leree I'hllllps listened to this
speech wlih a keenly personal and
yet a peculiarly detached interest!
The 4imithfi'-Arurk' Jiine 'ftsi un
real, gr oh'tiqtie, und I lit whole pro
cedure us futile. I'nder other clr
cumstutiei'B It would have been
grimly annmlng; now lie was un
com fort ably aware that It was
anything but that. There was no
law whatever in the land save the
will of thcfc men; In their hands
luy life or death, exoneration
Infamy, II. searched tho fates
round about him. but could find
Bigns neither of friendship nor of
sympathy. Tills done, ho looked
everywhere for a gllnipso of
woman's si raw-colored hair and
was relieved to discover tlutt the
Countess Courteau was not In the
audience. DmihtlcMs she had left
for Dyeu ami was already some
(list aucn down the trail. lit
'breat hed easier, for lie did not
wish her to witness bis humilia
tion, nnd her presence would have
merely added to his embarrass
m cut.
Tho , prosecution's enso was
quickly made, and It wus strong
one. Kvcit yet tho damning
trie Kin of rim grains could bo
traced through the moss and mlro
directly lf the door of Iho prison
nrs' tent, and the nrlglnnl pack
age, Identified positively by Hs
owner, was put In evidence. This
In Itself w.-is enough; testimony
from the oih- r men who had like.
Ulse recovered merchandise they
had mlpfe-d and mourned merely
strengthened the case and further
tiiM;imed the mliels of the cltlxens.
When It romo time to hear the
defense , the MeCa.skeys slated at
IMerce coolly; therefore ho climb-
wan sorry, therefore, to see the
Frenchman, ufter replying shortly.
Impatiently to several senseless
cross-questions force his way out
of the crowd and disappear, shutt
ing his head and muttering in
manifest disgust at the temper
of his townsmen.
Hut although one friend had
gone, anot her took his place a
champion, by the way, who l'lercc
would never have suspected of lut
ing such. Profiting by the break
In the proceedings, Lucky Htoad
spoke up.
"Krenchy was right this kid's
on the, square," ho declared." "I'm
the gentleman who gathered bis
wheat at Dyeu he fairly fed it
to me, like ho said so I guess
I'm acquainted with him. We're all
assembled, up to mete out J u si Ice,
and Justice Is going to lie met,
but, say! a sucker like this boy
wouldn't know, enough to steal!"
It was doubtful If this witness,
well-intentioned as he was, car
ried conviction, for although his
followers took (heir cue from him
and upplauded - loudly their very
manliest allons of faith aroused
suspicion among tho honest men
present.
One of tho latter, a red-faced,
square-shouldered person, thrust a
determined countenance close to
M road's and cried, angrily: "Is
that' so? Well, I'm for hangin' any
body you boost!"
This sentiment met with such In
stantaneous second that .the confidence-man
withdrew precipitately
"Have It your own way," he gave
In, with an airy gesture. "Hut
lake 11 from mo you're a bunch
of boobs. Hangin' ain't a nice
game, und the guy that hollers
loudest Tor It is usually the ono
that needs it worst."
It took some effort on tho part
of the chairman to bring the meet
ing to order so that the hearing
could be resumed.
(To He Continued.)
You can't tell what's In a boy
by looking at him. Philadelphia
doctor got nn Iron bolt out of one.
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J )clroit police nro Investigating
whether -Mrs. Margaret White, kid
naped this baby. She presented
the child to her husband us her
own. lint under questioning she
: said " she adapted the baby . In
Hamilton, Out., and called It her
own in order to keep the love
of her husband, scion of a prom
iiit 'lit Nashville, Tcnn., family.
A I "TO TlltNK OVKIl TWICi: lover twice.
For holding up overloaded fruit
tree branches In Oregon orchards
masts and wiring nro more reli
able than wooden props which too
often get out of. position. Some
sort of support is essential for all
limbs loaded to the breaking
point, says W. S. Brown, heud of
horticulture. at the experiment sta
tion. Atout the cheapest sup
ports are forked saplings, but great
care Is needed In their use to pre
vent wounding the brunches.
Winter protection of the bee
colonics In all parts of Oregon will
mean more honey next spring. H.
A. Kcutb-n of the experiment sta
tion reports from .muny invest 1
gutions. Cracks In the hives,
likely to form in hard weather and
cause the bees to knock 'off honey
making next spring long enough
to fill them with wax. ure prevent
ed by a good coat of paint.
Rotation of crops in all Oregon
diversified districts costs little, dis
tributes tabor better and Is usually
I profitable on the soils. It brings
Increase of , humus und nitrogen
by turning under clover and dif
ferent. crop residues. The average
net profits on the experiment sta
tion farm over a period of seven
years was" $8.82 per acre a clear
gain of more than $60 an acre, as
well as In Improved soils. .
Peach blight trouble? Spraying
with bordeuux 6-6-50 right after
tho trees have been stripped of
their fruit this full prevents bud
and twig Infection sure to start
right utter the full ruins begin In
many Oregon peuch districts.
Ulight Is responsible for more
damage to peuch orchards than
any other disease. Directions for
preparing and using the bordeaux
will be sent by tho stuto agricul
tural college on request. "
INIHAX HJ;iJ TO J THY
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore. Wil
bur Kggsmun, Klamath Indian,
who Is uccused of stubbing Mon
roe Faithful, another Indian, In
a fight over cattle on Sprague
river earlier this week, wus bound
over to tho grand jury by United
States Commission Thomas. 1 le
guve bonds of $1600 pending the
grand jury investigation. He was
arrested near bis ranch yesterday
by u deputy I'nltcd States inui'-j
shal. c v '
Faithful is in a : local hospital,
but Is evpeeted to recover.
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M ra. Young sustained a broken
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