Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, September 15, 1910, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextCAM! EO J 1 jl BY BOOTH TARMNSTON and HARRY LEON WILSON NOVELIZED FROM THE PLAYBY W.B.MJFERGUSON COXTICED. CHAPTER SI1. f It'T. Marse Gene. hODey." lm I J3 I P'1" he otd nepn). "jo-1-3 8ho"ty la gwtue to make" rVii j "Some attempt to es cape?" smiled Ktrtv. -Not any. Croup. For one thine I doc"t wtsb to. and for another 1 taiLS It would be wasted ef fort. The moon is very unaceomino datins." he adii.nl cheerfully, peeriu? out Into the dirkoes.-;. "but still It s?ems to nie that then? are shadows out there nut formed fry trees. At least they api'ear somewhat acltated 1 shouidn't wn!'.d-r." he tiLished in the lame pleasant iMinversatioual lone, "if lr Piuii-e h:i rva!i.ret1 by this litre that he would have been ecrasMerab'y more conifrtau.e had he remaitii-xi ht-re. TUf Lii- h: air ii. ?jsc'i ap;-ar oerhe-.ilthr'.'.i " -Yo" mean. .M. r-e Gere, d.it de hfCe am surrounded r-if meu." quavered CrU!. seetiUi; lu eer over the other s houider "So I sbiu;d ima?:ne." aiTiwl Kirby. "It's time our liiteres-iue friends or. horsebai k sh"Uid be here. Aren't they dm wins rei out there V" "Oh. Lavd uh. LswdT gasped Crvup. abdudocitis himself to despair tey's fWiLe to have yo' life, Marse Gene" -S-h t" warned Kirhy. "Her? come the ladies. No mure upcy. If you piease I ..-ure you your sympathies are eu'ire-.j was:ed. The g':vd d;e young, yi u siun." Aud he turned, with a pieiistrr sa;l.e. us JIm. Da Te;a'' aad ll.s P.?."iXl er.iered. Bot!: a p: wared ed. although jf;!'.t.T::i; to i.-iriis it under a i.;a-s u? weil br-d i-tu:ix:'SU!V. aid K.ri'y i-uriKjsely uruorius tiieir coiiditi-'ii. i-uii'. Uetl h:uie.f lpod a ootbias t-urreut uf sajail talk which was reuiarkaiiie for lis lack of reie Tance. "Just J:sci3ursins with Croup on the beauties of the Ditfht." he prevarii-ate j cheerfully. "Tou see. 1 have teea quite deserted. Sly secretary, feei.tc the heat, stepped into the garden fot a breath of air. whiie Miss Baudall evidently bad duties elsewhere. Shall we continue our game? Or perhaps Miss Adeie wili sing for us again." "1 I am a little frightened. Colonel lloreau." interrupted J! me. Pa vein c, her emotion maiteriug all repressive measures, whiie she glanced appreiieu aively at the window. "There are strange shadows moving iu the garden We saw them fruiu ibe parlor." "Ah. uuuouliietl: r my secretary." re plied Kirby. "a most a Uve being for one of his excessive displacement- 1 assure you he is entirely capabie of creating more than one legitimate shadow" "It was more than oue man." inter rupted Ann IVydell in a frishtpned voice of convi.-tin. "1'iease do not Jest with us. O'l.'uel Sloreau. We are convinced that some men are watch ing this house both front and rear." "In that case." said Kirby. instantly serious. "1 beg of you. ladies, to retire to your rooms and permit me to in vestigate this matter. There is no cause for alarm" A shrill, friubteued scream cm him short, and the next moment Pouiette came dying into the room, moaning and wringing her hands. "Ob-b-b! she cried, shrinking away from the window. "Men all round de bouse. Pey have gun muskets. Pey hide in de bush. ob-b-bT Instinctively Kirb pia'-ed a band in his breast p.-ket and strode toward the balcony As be g;iiLd the window Professional Bit ectory of Wallowa County TKOS M. DUX ATTOR.MY-AT-LAW 0"iw in -i-Uch buiidig. Room io: Eii'jsrpri-, Oregon. ? t ATT0R.MV-AT-LA1 1 i J Prac-Jcs in all State Courts and j ' Interior Department. Careful at- J ! A .... i ..:::. 4 ! V. W. SHEAHAX I ItlAtD ENTERPRISE 2 t 1 J Practice in State and Federal Jj i. Courts and Interior Departmeut. 4 T J. A. BURLEIGH X ATIORNET-AT-LAW J t OfScs In IJtch BuUding. 4 f Enterprks, Oregon. t a band suddeury pulled fT.ui Lack." and he turned to confront Adele. "You think they have tracked you." she wbisierel. biting the quiver from her lip. Tney shan't take youl Tbey shan'tl" rasstouateiv. vebeuiently "Stand back from tue window." be commanded quietiy. throwing an arm before her. "Ladies." be added, tura iug to the others, who. wirb roulette, bud defensnely bulwarked themselves behind the card tatne. "there is no au-se for alarm. It is possibly only a vosse of our nt-ighlxirs ni;u".:ng a run away nigger" "Quite so. sir." ai;TVd a ilraw'.ins voice. And. tiir::ii:s. Kirby discerned Judge IeydWl stui.diui in tile d - way. compia- entiy am! resolii"" y bil king the one aveuue of as-e. Kirby felt quite assured tht at last some one ot his la;e friends bad dis covered the true identity of "Coionei iloreau." "1 have found out who thee tres pasers are." coutiuued the judge, sig-uiS'-antiy eying the mas44uerader, "and. ladies, it is my earnest request that you retire to your rooms." "KetireT furious:y stormed Adeie. ber eyes snapping "1 tell you I'll nave them whipped off the place!" "ou can't do It: he's right." cut in Kirby. mdding .toward the judge. A heavy step in full retreut now sounds on the baicony. and as Mine Pavezac gave birth to a frightened iittie scream Ijrkin Buuce. looking cousider.itny overheated and embar rassed, pushed through the window und beamed rather fooiishiy upon the essecibied comp:".cy. "You t'hattzed your mind about tak ing that sr.iu. did you. Larkin?" g-ee-ed Kiri'T p.ea.-ant.y. ""Wel4. I cica't s-roH fur." acknowl edged tae otner. f:ts:ening an iuui'cent eye u'n the ceiiiug "There was some men out there, strangers to me so fur Yet they kind o' seemed to show some in'erest in me when 1 ran into 'em. Toid me It wasn't healthy to take t"o long a wais in the night air. And when 1 weut rvuad the house the other way there was some more o" them says the same thing similar. So I reckoned I tnittht as well come back to the house." "If you will re-rcit me- Kirby. facing the company and raising his voice. "I wil: receive Judge Pleydell's frier.ii on the porch yonder. No. r.unce." he adiieJ sharply as the other ai pruacht-d. "I don't want you. It's a tone h.'.nd. partner" "You shan't d . it." implored Adele. catching his arm. "t'h. don't you see it w.iu.d be as if I b-d betrayed you? Anatole." she brjke of? sharply, a note of agonized relief in her voice as the young creo.e appeared in the doorway auJ gent y sii iuidered his way past the juil.-e Amitoie. you've told me a hundred ti:'..es you'd die to do me a servji-e. New I give you the chance. I want thoce men driven off my prop erty." M. Veaudry's face whiiened and set as be became the cynosure of all eyes Kirby's exceptej. It Is a sen-ice that I do you. made tiuLse'le." be Siiid at lecg-.h. with quiet iigr.ity. "Those are my men out there. I t.;d them to surround the bouse, and this gentleman knows what for." bow ing gravely to Kirby. "No. he doesn't, but 1 duT crieJ Adele. iaugtucg hysterically. "So this is how yuu win a woman. Anatoie; You will answer to my bruther for cn attack on a tnest of ths huuse." she cnishej. ber angr once more maater Lig ail other emo'ions. "JIademoteiie. it is by ycur broth er's orders that 1 act and I think it Janaiac. vamUh stains, Dnaeed oil it burnaueh ft Maytieid's V.'e are chowlcg tiie iirgeat line .; Elar.keta so ti-e cotii". V.". J. r-.k i- Co. iiUa I&z J'aisc eef: Friday for Peiid'.ecoc wfcee sue Y.l again ;ea..h .iie comixig year. Yoa wiiL neri sonie Fiir duds. W ire chiri. S-ee ojr new Ties, Shirts, Hits. S-ioti. cc. V. J. Fuai ic Co. iliss Elie Ko'.mes went to Port .and. Saturday. wtre si.e will enter ipoc ber second school yer- in Stt. Hern's Hall. Ir. L. G. itollcnd reports the birth jf f-..-.. big hoy to the wife of Iclp'a M. Pardon of Aider S.ov-, "rlaay night, September 8. !rs. G-istie Colics aad ch:id of .'aion. ie:urr.eJ home Friday after 1 visit wi'.h her brother, VfcJiani lierry, and family, of Aider Skipe. i!rs. Irere K4i of Mud Crek v.as in town over Wednesday night 1.1 her way home froa a visit at Sammerviie. From here she went o Los'-ine to see her daughter-in-aw, Mrs. Henry Kuhc, who was in ure! a few weekS ago by being hrowa from a horse, and is at the lome of her mother, Mrs. John Mc- Cnbbin, at Loatiae. is that he is himelf here now replied M. Waudry. Lveu bile Adele laughed fhfirnfully a confused babel of cries was beard from the garden, supplemented by bourse outb u::d the sound of running feet. Auother inouieut and Tom Han da!! bad burst into the rovm. Coveneil with dust and sweat, white, haggard, half insane with exciteuieut. a prey to the uit consuiiiuic passion, he was the epitome of vmteu'-e. UilLed re venge and undyiug hatred as, throw ing off Adeie's re-;:nsiuing arm, be launched bi.r.setf straight at Kirby. Aaron It.miia.i. grave and collected, next eMereU aud methodically placed Wf i: an adjacent chair the green pirt u.unteau beloiuriug to the late lanieut ed Colonel Moreau. Kirby quietly awaited young n.m dall's onslaught and. as the maddened toy threw himseif uhu him. pinioued bis arms and. despite all opposition. forced him backward into a chair. "Let me go! Get out of the way. you ! people"" screamed Tom. like an In- j furiated cbiid. as Adele and Aaron ' laid restraining hands upon him. j "We've run you to earth. Mr. Wolf." be added. g;ariug at Kirby. while he j strove to reiease himself, almost sob- j bing with impotent fury. I "Wolf, am 1?" ecu!ed Kirby. step- ; ping back. "Thcu I'll show you some i fangs." " J "Toml Tomr impiored Adele j "What's the matter? Why do yon act , this way? You don't know what you're doing." "Pou't I? be snarled, writhing from ber grasp and again confronting Kirfcy. j "It's you who are the fool. There's ; the man we want for the murder of Colonel Morgan!" I She started back aghast, staring j from her brother to Kirby and back ( again in belpiesa. doubting astonish- t "WI VE ECU TOC TO EXKTH. MB. WOLf. meut. whiie Judge Tleydell coughed dryly and his daughter sheltered ber- j self behind the ample bulwarks of ; Mme Iavezac. who. now that the source of ber fears bud been identified, j bad regained her serene composure and was staring curiously at Kirby. "It was Colonel Moreau be killed?" whispered Adele in a strangely quiet and emotiouless voice. j "fchot down like a dog. liorean was unarmed." growied young BandaU. with brutal brevity. "Indeed r murmured Kirby. evincing sadden interest. "Bow do yon know" "Because no weapon was found with tbe body." "Who told you thatr "Nobody." "Then bow do you know?" "Y found lioreau's body, and I am tbe chief witness against you." suap rd the ho. Siit'Jng out the word ' 4 W. C. KETCKXTM DEMIST - LMERPRISE r 4 u::ice in t-itcn tiut.ctr.g. ito-jra ;t lit. Home Iniepetsdect Phone. ir-$rii iH j h i4 '. it4, i'r i ' C. T. HOCKETT. M. D. FCRiaAX AND SIMEON A. f.I j - - . . - - . - T. ' IIC. Home Ind. Phone in i aad residDte. office i ? DR. C. A. AUL.T 1 1 PBYSIQAN AND SLRGECS t Office In Back Building. 1 Horn phone txr.h office and; restdenc. jj I CHARLES THOMAS LA11EJ - LXTERPRISE, CRL Practice In State and Federal 4 Couns sod la DepL AtA'.ract 4 Kdg. opposite court house. J 1 V with distilled venom. Aaron liaudall's expression changed, and with sudden agitation be grasped SI. Veuudry's arm. To Uith men some idea of the boy's despicable action bad occurred. Kirby waited coolly, surveying his accuser, white he curefullv chose bis uext words So vou are' the man 1 bad to find " he said measuredly. with a sardonic, contemptuous smile. "Pid you throw that pistol away, or did you keep UT' "That's your defense, is ItT" cried Tom. laughiug wililiy. "I'll show you how much water that'll bold. You want to accuse me of taking it ac cuse me of takiug that poor dead man's pistol? You'll Cud that accusation is going to fasten the rope" just a little Nouce is hereby given that, as tighter around your neck. Moreau left j directed by the Commissioner of toe his pistol in that portmanteau this J General Land Office, under provifi morniug while at my aunt's house, and j ;OUs 0f jct 0; Congress approved if I speak the truth It s there yet " JuQe ,7 im (3i stau 517) we He pointed drumatically to the green j ofe'r M Dc to Wgh. i.vl -ri .11- h rTn-iQ hie imcm orill cuurfld,! I ...... " " e----""- and. Ajirun making no move to open ?L but remaining preoccupied and si- i lent. Judge I'ieydeil stepped briskly forward aud performed the servU-e. ! holding signilicautly aloft the Perrin- I ger Licb bad aluiuot ended Kirby's ! life. j "Ha: That looks as if I took It. dovsu't it?" cried Tom. turning in sav uze triumph upon bis fam ied euemy. j "Tbe onty pisiul I t-jrried in my life i was u:y father's. There It is." produc- ins from bis pocket tbe silver niouut f ed single shot weapon. "You ought i to kuow- that pistol." he finished meu- ! acingly. "If you dou't. tliese pejple ' here kuow It." j ,""" T """ '" inund Ertj. .l:b M M; ..a Indifference. "I believe I d prefer to 0 ou K He hinri nt ,i..ie h,.. h hnrf I turned away with I ing utterly crushed- bowed head. look After a moment's ; hesitation be turned lo go. wheu XL j Ye::ui!ry sprung forward aud barred 1 bis way. i "Keep out of this. Acutoler" witmed ; ycuug l.anUall 1 share." "You ie done your ! j "Yes. I have done my share, bul 1 ! t have not forguen my honor." replied j I the youug creole. puie with but ill re- ! i pressed excitemeut. "I would kill bim. but not by lies. It was a fair meet- i j tng. Coionei Moreau was armed ibis j morning. He curried that very pistol i you show us here." poiuting to tb weapon that Judge rleydell still beid "Tbe proof is there." be bnrlM-d sim ply. "Your cousin, he told uie." "You fooir cried young Candall. conipietely outraged at this uuexpei letl .iction. which he eonsidetvd base treachery. "What do you mean? Aarutu" be added violenfly. turuiug to his cousin, "tell him that's a lie." But Tom Randall's second witness proved as disappointing, and bis hasty, despicable and well executed methtxl j of vengeance fell to pieces before hi j enraged eyes. He. who bad not t bought ! twice of fastening a murder upon his ) enemy, had uever for a momeut doubt ed that, the necessity arising, ihis im portant witness, this blood relation I who shared bis hatred, would readily jswear away tbe life of their mutual ' enemy. He bad acted without princi ' pie. He bad reckoned without bis cons ; in "8 inherent love for common deceo , cy and justice. Aaron Randall posi ! tively refused to corroborate the false- hood. Na sir," he said sternly. "We 1 have a better way." i Tom. abandoning himself to rage and chagrin, turned upon M. Yeaudry and Aaron. "Yoa cowardly sneaksT be cried. "Yon go back on me now when J bad this man where I could pay bim what I owed bim. There are twenty men aroond this bouse wbo would stamp bis life out like a rattlesnake. Give me that pistol." "Give bim the pistol. Give bim for tyr added Kirby hotly as Judge Pley dell hesitated. "1'U leacb yon to skulk behind trees and rob a dead man. to swear a murder on me." b added passionately, turning opon his accuser. "I am clear of your lies. I am within tbe law now. and yon are outside it. Take your pistol, call in yonr friends to help yon. and I'll make" "Sol Nor cried Adele piteously. He turned, mastering by an effort his bitter passion. "And." be finished courteously, witb a formal bow, "I win make them welcome. It shall never be said of me that I was inhospitable in my own boose." Oblivious to tbe others, bis declara tion bad been aimed at Adele. aud. de spite tbe suave courtesy witb wbicb it was delivered, sbe was acutely con scions of certain bitter undercurrent of irony In tbe words, re-enforced by the sardonic challenge of his eyes. "Yonr own boose." sbe echoed slow ly. "Did yon say that" "It is mine tonight" oue siareu ai mm. wiue eyen ana tremulous with sudden fear and hor ror, as if tbe phantasmagoria ot some hideous dream, a being whom sbe bad swiftly learned to cherish, bad in a breath turned into a venomous reptile. Its wicked bead drawn back to strike. "There is only one man in tbe world . who could make tbat claim." sbe wbis- j pered. choking over each word while j Lj a'arcd with horrified, fascina-1 tliin-"on!y one man In the world who could make 'hat clalmT "lon't you see who tbe ncoondrel Is?" cried Tom. with brutal contempt. Kirby bowed gravely lo Adele Ran dall. "Cameo Kirby at your service, mad am. I told vou tbe bad pnnc always stayed too Ioiik." he added aadly. blt- terly. (To te continued.) NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION ISO LATED TRACT. PUBLIC LAND SALE. Department of the Interior. C. S. Land Office at. La Grande, Ore gon, August loua. Jyi'J i.i.l.lor 1ft o'clock a m on the 13th day of October, 1910, at this office, the following-described laad: The X?j NWvi Section 27. and N i NE SecUon 28. T. 1 X., R. 45 E. V. M., Serial No. 0Ti77. Any persons claiming adversely the above-described land are ad vised to file their claims, or objec tions, on or before the time desig nated for sale. o2co F. C. BramweU, Register. Colon R. Eberhard, Receiver. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. i tb a.aw., ter;h, Ftke , . . . , ... m appointed executrix of the last will !! tenement of August Price, de- ceidsd. by the County Court of YVal '.owa County, Oregon, and has quall :ted a9 such executrix. All persons holding claims against the estate of If you are in the market for property see us, we can fit you out Here You Are, Mr. Homesesker Five room bungalow on lot 60x 120; nice residence district; the house wired for electric lights; city water installed; good wood shed and cellar; lawn and shade trees. Two blocks from Main st. $1600.00 Buys This Beautiful Home $850 down, balance on your own time Wallowa County Land Company C. M. LOCK W OOD, Mgr. Room 3 over Harness Shop Enterprise, Oregsn la Grande Iron Works. D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor. Foundry and Machine Shop. Casting and Ma chine Work done on short notice. WE ALSO MANUFACTURE FtED MILLS Sawmill break down jobs promptly attended to ' GIVE US A TRIAL L. BERLAND Dealer in Harness, Saddles, Chapps, Spurs ; and Leather Goods of all descriptions. I will fit you out with the best goods for the least money. When in need of anything in niy line, call and J inspect my stock before purchasing. i ENTERPRISE, - - . OREGON tCSCCtJtjts.XSC Baker City Normal and Business College Begins September Sth XEW CATALOG Tells all about the different course. Do we get our students POSITIONS? Yes! We have even placed students from other schools. NOW is the time to PREPARE. A. L. McCauley, Principal August Price, deceased, are hereby notified to present the same, with -proper vouchers, within six month from the date of this notice, to th undersigned executrix at her home In UnterprUe, Oregon. Dated this 7th day of September, 1910. 3c5 BERTHA PRICE, Executrix. J. A. BURLEIGH, Attorney for Executrix. -(PAID ADVERTISfNG.) Settle It Now Settle It Right For constitutional amendment giving to cities and towns exclusive power to license, regulate, control, suppress, or prohibit the sale of intox icating liquors within the municipality. 328 X Ves ENDORSED BY 40,000 OREGON CITIZENS REOPENED The Red Front Blacksmith Shop by the reliable black smiths W. P. Hambleton A Son Machine Repairing Horseshoing Same old stand Enterprise Oregon I 0 .... . , )