mi CAMEO
BY BOOTH
and MARRY LEON WILSON
NOVELIZED FROM
TIE PLAY W W.B.M.FERCSUSON
Subtle humor, tear impelling
pathos, dueling, lynch law, sui
cide, attempted murder, gam
bling, heart entanglement- and
realistic character drawing com
bine to make "Cameo Kirby" an
unusual play and an unusual
novel a cameo of modern fic
tion finely graven, richly set; a
word cameo by those master
craftsmen Booth Tarkington and
Harry Leon Wilson, whereon are
shifting pictures of the old days
along the Mississippi when the
Natchez ami the Robert E. Lee
raced to New Orleans with for
tunes at stake; old days when
'gamblers, amateur and profes
sional, won and tost almost un
believable sums on the river
steamers; days when Mark Twain
was a pilot and when the real
life prototype of Jim Bludso of
the Prairie Belle held "her noz
xle ag'in the bank till the last
galoot" was ashore. A well
born, well intentioned young man
through- association with , bad
companions becomes'an accom
plished' gambler. Falsely ac- i
cased of murder, he meets a I
young girl, with whom he falls
in love. How vital complications
baffle him, how conspiracy
places his life in the balance,
how the love of a pure woman
may work wonders in the regen
eration of a man these themes
and others give "Cameo Kirby"
its thrill, its fascination, i:s pow
erful heart interest. '
CIlArTEtt I.
JNE card." suld John Randall.
quietly, extending a blind
an tii' in as wus Ills .voice.
iU Tor tue first time lu twen
ty-four bourn the debt of Intoxication
was paid solely by his eyes. Perhaps
the pile of double eagles strewq before
'bliu on the greeu bnlze table conveyed
a fugitive mid sobering realization of
, t. .!,. h.t.o th fn..f. ns
only hard earned money can. that this , tune of making yoh acquaintance sub
delightful levltatlon of the senses, this ' rw that, all lu all. my trip to
. genial warmth of body and soul, this : New Orleans this year has been very
impression that he was a nabob who j lucky-very lucky. sulH-fob I have sold
might hazard wlih a care free baud. I my sugar crop foh ten thousand, a
was purely fictitious and that the j much higher figure than I reckoned,
morning would find him a sepulcber considering the poh price of cane,
filled with I lie decaying bones of dead And my luck still follows me by per
emotion, -jutf the living worm of re- 1 "'l"1" tllls Indulgence of my favorite
morse. Thai pile of gold twiuuimg
uuder'tlm i ll lumps In a private state-
room of ilit! John W. Shotwell repre
sented oue-tenth of his yearly Income,
and yet be was blithely staking It on
the turn cf a single' card at poker, for
that vwu tl game that was bolng
plnyed staking It as indifferently as
be bad slaked and lost Its predeces
sors. lie pulled himself together with the
air of one who. guilty of a false start,
1. but the more confident of the fu-
pride that his extended band was as '
steady at that of bta Impassive oppo- j
nent As the cards lay be was beaten.
but luck must eventually change, and
four card "Inside straight" was his
weakness weakness and strength, for
when be drew to one he "filled."
"Here'a luckl" said Colonel Moreau
k'srtlty. extending the pasteboard.
"It's bound to change some time, suh,
and even a niggab could beat a measly
pair of deuces. I'll take three."
Raudall glanced at bis card nud as
be laid It far itown nn thn tV
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Courts and Interior Department.
How about that new suit for the
4th? Funk A Co. are ready to help
you out at their sale, June th Don't
pats this up.
itrove to keep the sudden exultation ' drenTsuB. have "life relklty to regard"
from his eyes. But as Moreau spreud j me as the most guileless creation that
out his draw, disclosing trash, the the Almighty ever turned out. Bless
planter lost bis momentary self con-' their Innocent hearts! They never sus
(rol. ! pect wnat 8 thoroughpaced man of
"Drew to an Inside straight and . the world 1 am. Why. sub. the advice
filled it, by gad:" be cried excitedly, i they give me when I start out on these'
"There's the turn in the tide, colonel! ' trips would cover the late Lord Cbes
It rarely ever goes back pn me. That's i terfleld with confusion, sub. They
what I've been waiting fob. Let me j warn me especially against gambling,
draw to a four card Inside straight My son Tom, you know. Is Just: at that
and I'll bet my immortal soul that 1 , age when be thinks his father an ama
(111 her. Yes, sub." i teur in sin, sub. and. according to him,
A satiric gleam flickered in Moreau's 1 the river is a paradise foh pirates"
black eyes as be indifferently shoved
bis lost bet across the table.
"Oue thousand to yoh. sub," be said
courteously, stifling a yawn "a most
remarkable .example of good fortune
A SATIBIO GLKAM FUCKKRED IN MOItKAt's
BLACK KY1S.
and one that was a-comlng to yoh.
Allow me, suh, to drink to the turn 4n
the tide." And. tilling the other's
glass, he bowed with the most admi
rable courtesy and good feeling.
"Yoh health, colonel," replied the
other thickly, mopping his face with
an immense silk handkerchief, "and-'
my compliments foh the sentiment,
suh. I can return them by adding
that the tide hud already turned even
oeroa I nu uie incubuio uu bu
" -""-"
rn mi, fe.ltl, n-ant itmnn anh tnh
standing,. My plantation is at Plaque-
mine, and"
"The Randalls are well known, suh,"
Interrupted Moreau. with delicate def
erence, which went to the point of re-
Oiling the other's glass "the Randall,
I presume, suh, who so distinguished
himself at the defense of the Alamo?"
This was stated as a known fact
rnthoi Minn a plinnna ahnt. whlrh In
. realItv lt w(u
j M ' brotncri 8llh.. graVely replied
the plttnteri tnr,plng bla ample bren8t
as If in order to convey the sentiment
that the same noble spark of heroism . but as a man of the world, of co se.
smoldered therein, awaiting but a fit- ( yoh would Instantly recognize them."
ting opportunity of burning Its own- "Of co'se. suh." heartily agreed the
er'a name on the Immutable pages of other. "Aside from all else, yoh pro
history. "Peace hath ber victories no fesBlonal gambler may be remarked
less renowued than war." be added
oracularly, Instinctively reaching for
bis gluss, "and It was my fortune to
stay ut borne and took after the planta
tion while my brother bad it out with
the Mexicans. If the Randalls are
well known, suh, it is not through me.
My yearly trip to New Orleans Is the
extent of mi traveling, and mj ch.ll-
mmam
J, W. McCarmak of Walla, Wall,
aftor a few da) a spent In Enterprise,
returned to hi home Friday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis re
turned Tuesday' evening from an
extended visit to several Washington
cities. They came home direct
fronn Y'aklma.
John L'egga, formerly mayor of
Chlco, but recently of Westbrldge,
British Columbia, in bore visiting
friends and ohl time acquaintances
for a week or ton day. Friday he
went to Lostlne to visit the mineral
prospects. Mr. Peg3 was mining
up In British Columbia,
CHARLES THOMAS
LAWYER ENTERPRISE, ORE. J
Practice In State and Federal
Courts and Int. Dept. Abstract
J BUlg., opposite' court house,
someinmg new Klrsh curtain rods
and portler poles for the first time
in
Enterprise. Come In and see
then at F. '8, Ashleya.
Well, I don't think he Is far wrong."
ktterruptcd Moreau, Idly shuffling the
cards. "Naturally, this is the great
est waterway in the world. , Did yoh
ever think of the wealth that passes
down here from St. Louis'' to New
Orleans, the fortunes that ere lost
and won?"
"Every one gambles on the Missis
sippi, snh, foh here the ladles my
compliments to them must tempo
rarily yield dominion. And of co'se.
is a thoroughpaced man of the world,
luh, and one who has lived on the
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CAM SO KIBBT EXUVED k DKUONAIB AMD
BAKISH ATMOSFHKKB.
river foh "over fifty years, I recognl-.e
that yob professional gamblers are an
institution; but, bless me. I don't take
my son Tom's view of them. They
gamble ftih a living, yes. but I believe
they do 80 honestly, as yoh or I. We
are a gambling nation,' suh. fob we
are young, red blooded and prosper
ous, but our couutry is incapable of
giving birth to a mun.who deals off
the bottom of the pack, who is afraid
to meet fortune eye to eye. lob agree
witn me, sub?"
"As a fellow patriot, yes as a sane
man. no." replied the other, the sa
tirlc gleam again smoldering In the
dead slug of hU.eyes. "Yoh have yet
to be picked by a brace of these river
vultures they generally travel In pairs
foh his lavteh display of diamonds.
"Yob pardon, snh. but not always. I
calculate that as a man of the world
yoh have heard , of Cameo Kirby?"
smiled Moretru. again paying atten
tion to bis companion's glass.
I "Kirby? Tbara an oia ana nonorea
. name In riuquemlno, suh." replied
Mr.. .Randall, openluj; his coat and
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Our entire stock of men's and
" boy's clothing gos on sale at great-
ly reduced prices. Sale now on.
W.
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fanning Inflamed cheeVs with his huge ltcrs.ns-nolIicuslomrl-u?-slouch
hat. "Kirby was my neighbor. sure you tQ d0 g(J wUb grangers"-,
suh. and I knew his folks well. - 1 bad j Now now Wr. ' Randall, sub." in
the honor to be of some slight assist- j terrupted the other, puttlng'the plant
ance when he went under during" I er.B urm, ..yh pardon, suh. If I have
the panic years. Crops fulled, banks offended. I am nn old soldier." twirl
went to smash, but yoh remember, J ins nUi mustaches, "and perhaps owu
I reckon. Well. suh. Mr. Klrby's : an exaggerated and touchy sense of
son, Eugene, came borne from school. I honor. When yoh mentioned imperil-
to find biS poh father dead nud a
bankrupt everything swept away.
That was a bard homecoming, suh.
Very sod case. I have oftou wondered
what became of the boy, fob he bud
all his father's pride and refused to
let me exert my privilege of an old
neighbor and friend. That was twen
ty years ago. and since then 1 have
heard In a roundabout way that he
had become wild, drifted 1n with bad
companions and token to the river for
a livelihood. In fact, become a com
mon gambler. But of co'se 1 don't be
lieve lt for no Kirby could ever do
that, suh fall so low. Yet the name
Is uncommon. Have you ever met
this gentleman of whom you spoke?"
Not socially, suh," replied the other
dryly. "I calculate he is no relative
of the folks you mentioned, foh his
reputation, suh. Is the worst on the
river: knowu from New Orleans to St.
Louis and back again. He and bis
side partner, suh a dam carpetbag
glng Yankee by the name of Bunce
are the most reckless characters on
the river. .It Is scum like them. suh.
who give our fair Mississippi her evil
name. Yob speak of no' man dealing
off the bottom of the pack. Why,
suh, I assure yoh on my houor they're
so crooked "tbey have to sleep In a
roundhouse. I merely mentioned Klr
by's name because of the fact that.
man of the world. as you are, suh, you
would never pick him foh a profession
al gambler. Never wore a diamond In
his life. The cameo Is his favorite
stone, foh they say lt once saved his
worthless life, and from it he gets bis
name, suh. But shall we continue the
game? I am still five hundred ych
master, and we have fob hours to kill
befoh we make yoh landing." '
Randall accepted the curds with un
steady bands. "I assure you, suh. yoh
are betting against a foregone conolu
sion.V be said, "fob there Is no stem
ming tne turn in tne tide. I ll bet you
five hundred on this showdown, and
then we'll pull stakes, suh. all square.
foh further play would be sheer rob
bery. You can't beat the Randall luck
when once It has turned."
"I never believed lu luck," replied
Moreau. "foh life has demonstrated to
me that there Is no such abstract.
Foh Instance, If a coin1 falls bead ten
times out of ten it is still an even bet
foh heads or tails on - the next toss.
Tbut Is the law, sub, and all the su
perstition in the world, cannot revoke
or change It " '
- "My dear sulj," replied the planter,
waving an Impatleut band, "that Is all
nonsense for I hold that our entire
existence Is greatly controlled by luck
and not law. I believe In a Supreme
Being, sub, and I attend church regu
larly, but I do not believe, sub, that
our poh mundane affairs are regulat
ed by a celestial corporation, especial
ly such affairs as card games. Yob
know yohself, colonel, that the best
playing In the world can't stand against
a run of blind luck, and as a man of
the world I've seen mob fortunes lost
on high hands fob barmaids topped
by foh kings every trip just because
their holders hadn't sense enough to
realize that the tide bad set In against
them. And 1 give yob my word, suh."
he finished, thumping the table, "that
when I fill 'a fob card inside straight
the Randall luck Is sitting Into the
I game right with nie, and yoh simply
can t win. uu. yon may g oue ui
two little pots, but yoh'H finish dead
broke. Call It what yoh like-luck or
lilt? HUUIUIUK oi lue urn
"Now, suh. yoh're bucking right
against my pet hobby." replied Mo
reau, leaning across the table and
growing as earnest As his companion.
eOf co'se I accept yoh word foh past
fxperlences, but It is the old case of
the colh. Though yoh may have turn
ed beads a hundred times In succes
sion, as I said,' the chance of It being
talis is still an even bet. Yoh luck
may have changed, but I'm willing to
lay ten thousand that 1 1 hold the best
hands In two out of three. There's
a sporting offer, suh, that will test
yoh theory."
Randall blinked at his glass. Agahi
he was momentarily sobered.
"No, suh." he said decidedly.' pluck
tn t his frilled shirt. "Those are
wealth
hlirh stakes, colonel, for. as
goes nowadays. I am not a very rich
man. and 1 cannot afford to jeopar
dize the welfare of my children for
the sake of proving my point Again,
suh, 1 consider It would be takbig an
unfair advautage of yoh"-
"Cotne. Yoh statements don't agree.
Mr. Randall." laughed the other.
What do von leopurJlxe. sun. u you
consider the advantage entirely with
yohself? However, be nnisneu, nuu
some coldness; "this Is but a
suh. aud I bad no Idea that yoh were
at all tmpcrlliug yob welfare" -.
"The Randalls, suh. never Incur an
Sbllgatlon which they cammt mreu"
hotly Interrupted the other, the Urlnk
showing In his eyes. "Yoh pardon,
lutk. If J iinve touched on bcrsoual
ing yoh welfare It seemed as If we
were no longer indulging In a gentle
men's game merely foh the sake of
passing the time. I have a very deli
cate seuse of honor, suh. and perhaps
I am too ready to buck my opinions
with sums which 1 consider mere tri
fles. I hope this difference of opinion
will not Impair our but newly formed
friendship. Mr. Randall."
"1 wus too hasty, colonel," replied
tbe otner- "fob 1 on tn-v Pride to as
loucny as yon own. tome, nu uu you
glass, suh. Yoh're a pood fellow,-nd
I'm a good Ifellow. We're both good
fellows, suh. A Randall never yet re
fused to back bis opinion, and ten
thousand is ias much a picayune affair
to me as toiyoh. If yoh persist In go
ing broke. Til take yoh bet. sub. The
best two out of . three. . My cards, I
reckon. There's my money, 'sub."
And he thumped a buckskin bag on
the table. '''.'
"Covered..suh." replied Moreau, care
lessly peeling off ten $1,000 bills.
By now the unconcern which Mr.
Randall 'displayed was entirely au
thentic, for his Incessant attention to
his glass bud lent him a bibulous cour
age and defiance of the future. In
which lurked no wholesome leaven of
caution. Moreover, his pride had been
delicately touched to the quick, and
rather than appear a "piker" before
this magndflcent acquaintance be
would readily have hazarded bis en
tire estate. Pride of family was bis
fetich, and a Randall, be considered,
was an Admirable Cricbton, who could
be beaten at nothing. All this was
quite aside from bis desire to uphold
bis self bestowed reputation of man of
the world and the Immutable convic
tion that his luck had turned. There
was do doubt that if be had. not sold
bis sugar crop for such an unexpect
edly high figure ' be would not have
embarked on bis subsequent gentle
carouse, nor, although of a jovial na
ture, so quickly formed a friendship
with the magnificent and highly esti
mable Colonel Moreau. owner of the
very delicate sense of honor. Although
In that period, a decade or so before
the war v? blch severed the country,
but to ultimately knit it the more firm
ly together, the punch bowl was an
Institution in every southern house
hold. Mr. Randall was not' what Is
termed a drinking man, and lt was
solely on bis yearly business trips to
the Crescent City that he permitted
himself any latitude in that direction.
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fled, dealt aud lost the first showdown.
The next, however, he won, only to
lose the third and last 1 '
"1 calculate." observed Moreau. care-'
lessly sweeping toward him the buck
skin bag. "that I have proved my the
ory, suh. Yob tide has not turned, ex-
iP1 fou tne worse- An even tnat
yob lose tne oesi out ot me next six
hands. We'll make lt that number In
order to give yoh Randall luck a
chance to come In. fob It really seems
as if It was very bashful, sub. Do yoh
take me? Of co'se yob are the doctor,
suh. as I am the winner."
The bird belug plucked, the vulture
was uo lonc-r scrupulously careful re
jgarding Its c.-portment. and. In fact
If Mr C. '"tin II bad been himself he
couii' t "i have noted the contempt
and u. iision In tbe estimable colonel's
voice and eyes.
"Yes. I am the doctor, snh.". replied
the planter thickly, "and a Rsndatl
never quits. Never, suh! I take yob,
and I raise yob bet Fifty thousand
that I beat yoh foh out of six. ' That't
the way I play! auh. Now. do yoo take
me. Colonel Moreau?" . 4 .
A momentary astonishment flickered
In the other's eyes, for It seemed as If
the bird bad not been picked so clean
ly as be had supposed, "l reckoned
yoh cleaned out. suh." he said cau
tiously. "If yoh're serious, of co'se 1
take yoh."
-TfiTTiandall, awaylng unsteadily,
promptly slammed a green morocco
wallet on the table. "That and a deed
to my plantation, colonel, against yon
winnings and fobty thousand. ' I am
about to show yoh, sub, bow a Ran
dall plays poker. I stake everything
I own on the fact that yoh leave this
table dead broke, sub. Here's to the
Randall luck, and to the devil, sun,
with everything else!" And, drinking
to LUlo uumiruuie bcuuujcui, uc mioru
bis glass, drained lt at a draft and
sent it crashing to the floor, o
A lupine twist came to the other's
lips as be produced pen, Ipk and par..
per, "xob just make out tnat aeea
now, suh," he said suavely. "My name
"I IHMT THIS IS NOT AM ONTIMSLT IB
, TB0S1OH." "j'v
13 vuiuuei uv;t4UC9 unojuiu LTKUBiuya
Moreau, and very much at yob service,
suh"-
He stopped and whirled about, the
pen extended In his band, as the door
of the private stateroom opeued, giv
ing admittance to a man of perhaps
thirty-five, who exuded a certain de
bonair aud rakish atmosphere, At the
neck of this gentleman's elaborately
frilled shirt there gleamed a . huge
cameo, and companion stones fastened
the cuffs at his wrists.
"Gentlemen, your servant, and my
humble apologies.' hesaid, with an
elaborate bow. "I trust this is hot an
untimely Intrusion.",. ''f '
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