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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1910)
it 1 'SL II I N ICO.VJ'INUED.T 1 T was naturnl thnt Mile, de Va- lette. entering the nioni and there finding them, should nt understand. Thus she gave a llvtle crj' of alarm, and her brother, coming behind, strode forward swiftly. "What is it?" he demanded. "A stranger!" cried Mile, de Vnlette. "lie's frightened Madeleine:" lie Valotte turned upon Gilbert. "So:" he sitld. "Tliese are American manners, are they to enter a gentle- t ft' - . -'LAV " ' y K r. SI "DO YOU THINK I WANT TO COMK man's house unannounced to fright en a lady?" Gilbert turned, his shoulders squar ed, for, while he was a boy he was In many ways a man, and he lacked not in either courage or dignity. "Mr. de Vnlette," he said proudly, "I am Gilbert Steele. My father sent me here by appointment." "Whos.?" queried De Valette. "It takes two to make an appointment." "He sent me for an answer to his letter." "Ah, yes!" cried De Vnlette, bowing low. "He wishes to know what pri'je I put upon my home! May I risk the indelicacy of Inquiring if you have beard that this poor house of mine is on the market?" "N'o, sir. But my father considered it a fair proposal." "By any chance," inquired De Va lette harshly, "could either he or you consider it merely as a piece of effron tery?" "Xo, sir," returned Gilbert, the color mounting his cheeks. "Of course- you could not!" The smothered nnger in the breast of De Valette was finding flame. "But 1 hap pen to regard it so. Tell your father," he went on, "that he shall not have the last acres of Vnlette. And beg him to do me this courtesy: That if he shall ever have occasion to send me another, message iej j( not be upon aWf.Jt. : A x -v "' 4. Professional Directory of Wallowa County 4 4"2 'M-St'4MS;,S,tM'-' t THOS. M. DILL j I ATTORNEY-AT-UW t i Office first door south of New J Fraternal Bldg., Enterprise, Ore. BURLEIGH & BOYD I f ATIGRNEYS AT'LAW - & Practice In all State Courts and Interior Department. Careful at T teution to all business. D. W. SHEAHAN t LAWYER ENTERPRISE Practice in State and Fediy&l f Courts and Interior Department. a Census Taker F. ' A. Clarke has completed the census of Enter prise, and la now skirmishing about the outskirts, picking up any stray thfs" suberf nor by this messenger. j Explain to him that gentlemen of ; French descent hare curious prejudices ! against Intrusion upon their house ! holds. Moreover, learn this for your self, because a lack of knowledge In : such matters may sometimes prove i embarrassing even dangerous to you: Our young pentlewomen are not to be addressed or come upon in such a way as lias been yours." Gilbert Steele, color yet higher, faced the other with dignity. "I did not intend any offense." he said quietly. "I am very ignorant of French customs. Certain of them I could never hope to comprehend. Be assured that I shall never interfere YjtU.nny of them aaln or shall L-have BACK TO FIXO YOU MAUK1EDJ" the honor wiilingly to'preserit myself here after today." He turned. Lightly, behind the pro tection of his body, he dropped the "1 DID NOT INTEND ANT OFFENSE." rose that Madeleine had given him. casting it upon the chimney seat. At the duor he turned and bowed. Then be was gone. Madeleine stood watch ing, white fingers lacing and interlac ing. There was in. her heart that which she did net know, she did not understand. Only It hurt It hurt so much. Her father was saying: "Hah! That clears the air of Yan kee riffraff." Father O'Mara chuckled. "Faith," he said, "he is a gallant young rooster, that Gilbert Steele. I know him." Louise had come Into the room, enr rying a decanter of wine and glasses. Madeleine saw her dimly. And now her aunt was speaking. -"ILideleine," she said, "come, my W..-E. Hammock, a trancher living some seven niVea from Enterprise, paid thb office a visit last, Caluday. Air. Haiumack lemembers the time, oniy a few veers ao, when he couldi have purchased for some $3,000 a farm that has recently sold for some thing like ??,0(;0. This is evidence of the growth of Wallowa county realty values. Frank Melotte, well and favorably known in and around Enterprise, -returned from an extended' trip Into Canada thU week. Oregon and Wal iovva county look good enough to V ..Melotte, ' CHARLES THOMAS LAWYER ENTERPRISE. ftPF. I Practice in State and Federal ? Courts and Int.. Dept. Abstract 1 1 i Hldg-, opposite court house. names that he miht have missed! or ' that were unavoidably not taken. He states that It is surprising to get j out of to(wn a short distance and - h V:1 f ' 5 - Novelized iiic jaiue dear!" " O'Mara, l!fmi(t his Land, said: "Not for a minute yet." "But," protested Wile, de Talette. "she's to try on her wedding dress." "After we have drunk her health," said O'Mara. He raised bis glass. "My dear" They raised their glasses then her father, the priest, her betrothed they raised their glasses to her. Mechanic ally she remembered; mechanically she courlesled. They turned one to anoth er, clinking their glasses. "To the brl !e!" they cried, the three together. And then her aunt had gone. No one was looking. Suddenly that which was within her became greater and yet more great. It be came greater than habit or fear or obedience. It became the greatest thing of all the world greater even than that great emptiness thnt was her heart. One person of all the world she wanted, and that one was Gilbert One thing of all the things there were she wanted, and that thing was to be -with him, of him, his, and to have hlra here. They were not looking. Came to her ears dimly as from il limitable distance the words: "To a bright wedding day!" And it was then that she fled, blind ly, wildly, following him Gilbert Deep in the underbrush, clinging to the shadows of a fallen log, Wolf found Crawley, his recruit He strode to hlra. "What are you hiding for?" Crawley came forth shivering, Im pelled by the heavy butt of a long rifle. "I thought there might be British about," he said fearfully. "I I was gr-ing to ambush them." "You'll get all the ambushing you want tomorrow," the other rejoined contemptuously. "You-ryou don't think there'll be a real battle, do you, Mr. Wolf?" ven ture! the recruit quaklngly. The other snorted. "I don't believe you'll be able to tell it from a real one," he returned. "Do you think we'll all be killed V Wolf eyed him severely. "Sometlrmg tells me, Crawley," he snld at length, "that you're going to be one of the survivors of this war." There could be no doubt of the fer vor with which the recruit replied: "Oh. I do want to be!" Wolf again eyed him. "See here, my sou," he said, "are you considerable of a coward?" "Oh. Mr. Wolf" began Crawley in expostulation. And then: "Yesterday, when you were making that speech in the village, I felt dreadful patriotic and reckless. But somehow it ain't the same today, when we've got to march!" "See here. Private Crawley," said Wolf sternly, "do you know where we put a man that gets to shakln' when he has sbootln' to do? We stand him out in front, right up close to the enemy, so's he won't miss 'em." Crawley gulped. "Oh, I won't shake. CaDtain Wolf! I I promise not to shake!" "Where's your powderhorn?" de manded Wolf suddenly. Crawley felt behind his back. He said slowly, quaklngly, "I must 'a'' forgot it." "What!" "I-I must 'a' left It at home." "Immortal Joshaway!" exclaimed Wolf. "Go back for It And be sure you're back here at sunset when the company marches." Crawley, more quickly than he had moved yet, scrambled across the log and vanished In the enshrouding un derbrush. Wolf watched him go, dis gust planted deep In his bronzed and wrinkled visage. When he turned It was. to face L'Acadienne, iMJ-UJtJ. j. j. j .j, ------ - W. C. KETCIIUM i DENTIST. ENTERPRISE Home j Office Beriand Bu'lding Independent Phone. C. T. HOCKETT, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON . Office upstairs In Bank Build ing. Ind. Home phone, in office and residence. 4' 44HtcjMMM t nn A A ttt m PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office In Bank Building. I Home phone both office and. residence. i see the mew homestead "shacks" that spring up, almost, white one sleeps. If there is any person in Enterprise that butt been missed,' by PORTER EMERSON ixame dv uootn lar kinrffnn nH Mo,r I r:v - - - COPYRIGHT. 1910. BY AMERICAN "Alu Trapper WoTT.Fe sn'd eislly, "your company has a rendezvous hi re, eh?" He nodded satlsfiedly. "Company's full; recruittn's finish ed." he rejoined ccmplnocntly. "1 tell you. my boys from these trails will know how to help Andy Jackson chase them British varmints into the river. You know what we call the company Wolfs sharpshooter, and we're to meet here at sunset. That's the word sent out "by the fallen log and the holler tree.' " L'Acadienne placed her hands on her hips, smiling a little. "You have my good wish In the fight," she said simply. "I thluk you have good hearts. That Is not so fre quent." An idea had come to Wolf. He turned to her. "Are you in any partlc'lar hurry?" he asked. She smiled again. "Me?" she said. "My hurry Is all at an end. What is it that you want?" "Do you kuow young Gilbert Steele?" She shook her head. "That won't matter," he replied. "He's a mighty likely young feller of this neighborhood, and he's Joined his father, so I had to bring his rifla I nere Tor him. He'll be here for It. but I haven't had no chance to give him the word that here's where the com pany is to meet and start from, and I want him to stay here. Now, if you'd lust wait here and tell him for m'e it d give me a chance to f oiler a darned coward he glauced la tho direction In which Crawley had disappeared "that I think is going to desert I could make sure he comes back." She nodded. Indifferently she said: "I will do it." "Well, I take that kindly of you." ho ' acunowieaged. He handed her the ex tra rille that be. carried and unslung the second powderhorn that lay across his shoulder. She took them and went to the cleft tree that stood by the log. "I will put them here for him," sho saiO- Wolf turned. "He'll ! here," ho said; "a likely lookin' young feller with pleasin' milli ners. Jest ask him If his name's Gil bert Steele and give 'em to him." And he was gone. L'Acadienne hnd forgotten hlra ere he had vauixhed from sight. She stood, arms akimbo, silent, motionless. Only her eyes moved, and they moved not much. At length she heard the bushes rustle behind her, She turned. Came toward her Madeleine de Va lette. Golden brown hair was dlshev eled.' Her eyes were wida. 'Tlie""Eem of her white dress was torn, nnd to It adhered a bit of vine a bramble. Madeleine came forward slowly. "Have you seen any one pass this way?" she asked.. "Why?"-L'Acadienne wondered; tho wonderment was in her voice. Madeleine said: "I was following some one, but he was very far ahead and on horseback. He rode Into the woods, and I lost sight of him, but I kept following." L'Acadienne shrugged her lithe shoul ders expressively. She said: "M. Raoul de Valette is a difficult man to follow, as many have found." "M.. Kaoui de Valette! But I am not following him." "Not he?" L'Acadienne cried, sur prised. Madeleine shook her little head the head that was so like a lily upon its stem. "Oh, noT she said simply, "One so fortunate as to be betrothed to M. Raoul d Valette and searching for another man!" ( L'Acadienne spoke slowly, curiously. . Madeleine said almost plteously: he or she should Inform Mr. Clarke Immediately to insure a correct count and to faciliiate tho local cen sus taking, John D. Rockefeller would go broke if he should spend his entire Income trying to prepare a better medicine than Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and L'larrhoea Remedy f jr diarrhoea, dysentery or bowel com plaints. It in so simply impossible, and so saya every one that has usol k. Sold by all J"Jggists. A!ene Harvey, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Harvey of this city, sustained a fracture of one of the bones in the U;ft forearm, Juat above, the wrist, Friday. Mr. Harvey had been to La Grando on business, not returning until Satur day. The little tot was playing with some playmates, and in some man ner the arm was twisted, accident ally producing the fracture No serious results are anticipated, the child becng so young and the bones of the erni and are so pliable and so readily tending to knit and hoal. Attorney J. A. Burleigh arrived from Pendleton, where ho attended the presnt session of the supreme court, Thursday. He came In time to find himself elected mayor of Enterprise. BROWNE From the Play " - i mum tvnsuii y:i PRESS ASSOCIATION . I v. I"'1. . V. ih ..... s v. '-. --, - v fpy V'. : -;v- "M. KAOL'L DE VALETTE IS A HUi'li'LU Jia.n lo IOLLOW, Ail MANY HAVE FOUND." nave never been as far us this be fore. It Is hard cmnlns through these woods." "Who Is It?" d e m a n ded the other. "Who Is it thnt you fol low?" "Ills name Is Gilbert"- "Giibert Steele?" cried L'AcndliMine quickly, "Do yon know him?" ex luline l Mude!eiiiH eager ly. "Have you seen him?" "1 have a mes as Re for him too." She wus looking at the lire Intently. She n!d Middcnly, save you some little . trouble If j(,u I tell me your message." "It Isn't a message." "You want to see blm?" She snld It ihrewdly, eagerly. "Oh. yes.'; L'Acadienne went on eagerly: "Tou want to look at him? Tou want to be with him. near by, so that you can talk with hlm-talk all you llkeT I'm right?" "Oh, I must!" Madeleine cried. "He Is hurt with me." she went on. explain ing rapidly. "He got angry with m so suddenly. He was offended. I didn't know what to do. and theu they nil enme. My father was so bitter with him nnd spoke so harshly to him. and be snld that he would never come buck and went sway. Don't you un derstand? I must see him ami tell him. I don't want him to be hurt." "Because." said L'Acndlenne slowly. "If be U hurt that hurts you a great deair "I can't bear it!" cried Madeleine plteously. "He is such an old friend of yours, have known him a loug "Oh, so Tai". 1 "who is it that you roi.i.ow?" Blender little fl It L; BERLAND i Dealer ia Harness, Saddles, Chapps, Spurs 2 Z and Leather Goods of all descriptions. S i I will fit you out with the best goods for the least g 5 money. When in need of anything in my line, call and inspect my stock before purchasing, . g ENTERPRISE, . - - . OREGON la Grande Iron Works. D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor. i Foundry and Machine Shop. Casting and Ma chine Work done on short notice. . WE ALSO MANUFACTURE FEED MILLS Sawmill break down jobs promptly attended to GIVE US A TRIAL of . - i - :. '' - ' "Madeleine shook her bead. "No." she said. "I have kuown him only slnct- since today." In the eyes of L'Acadienne shone a mocking gladness. She was sure now. "Aud," she said, slowly looking at the pathetic little figure before her, "you uiu betrothed to M. Ituoul de Va le lie I" Madeleine Uoddcd. "Oh. yes," Khe said, "M. Raoul la quhe an old geutlemun." L'Acadlcuuu'g.iuirtu was unrestrain ed, it cu me back to them from the arch of tho forest "So he 1m!" she cried. "So be 1st Ho Is (in He uii old gititleman, la U. Itaoul de Vulolte." Then in abrupt transition: "And you, mu'm'Helle, you wish to find your Gilbert! Well, I huve not seen him," Madeleine said slowly, gently, re proachfully: "1 thluk you might have told me. 1 have lost much time." Shu turned to go, but the other called to her. "1 said 1 did not kuow where be was," she declared. "1 did not say that I did uot know where be will be," She waited a momeut, eying the ea gerness ou Madeleine's face, lu her eyes. At length she said, "Ho is going to war." Madeleine de Valette shivered. L'Acadienne needed to know no more. She pointed to the cleft lu the tree. "Ills company muets here, lie la coming for that gun. He Is to wait" "When?" cried Madeleine eagerly. Came from the forest the call of an owl. L'Acndlenne said simply: "1 think your Gilbert comes now." She turned, laughing a little, "M. Itaoul.de Valette," she murmured aa to herself, "Is quite an old gentle man!" to be continued. ,,,,,,,,, i.mC7 i