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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1910)
'MME jSi . A 2JI Lil TTT BY BOOTH TARIiiNSTOW and HAHEY LEON WILSON NOVELIZED FROM THE PIAYBYW.B.MFERGIJSON 1 E '1 C05TINUBD.1 CHAPTER IV. "a lLMOST one year elapsed be- fore Colonel Moreau. bnrk rssr enlnjr at length to the call of the river, returned to his old haunts Id New Orleans. When lie aid eo It was to learn that his supposed victim had entirely recovered from the effects of the "honorable combat" and. In conjunction with his partner, bad reoccupled his old niche of fame premier professional gambler of the Mississippi. Quite aside from all finan cial reasons the fact that a more skillful and successful rival was gar nering the major spoils of the river the news of his victim's recovery was seriously disquieting to the bonoruble colonel, and had be been forewarned he might have indefinitely prolonged bis acquaintance with the more health ful climate of Mexico. He knew that Klrby was not the type of man to for get or condone a bullet in the back or the smirching of whatever little re mained of his once fair reputation, and bad he even remotely Buspected that be would recover he (Moreaui would not have prevaricated so cheer fully and with such abandon to young Itaudall. How much did the boy now know? That was the all important question. Klrby, of course, had learn ed that he stood accused of the late John Randall's suicide, but bad he father's memory flemnuCeC mat no re sistance should be made to the gam bler's claim' it likewise demanded that And bad sorrow not blurred thesrlrl's perreptloti. rendered ber Indifferent to 1 everything, sbe would instantly nave the latter suoum noi live uvr..UUB j gUM ,ett npr brother's ingenuousness. enjoy his newly acquired proper. ( f(f ho neaded and mpusve. be was More than once, as If uneasy Intui- notom , bped ttdvice. accept the pas tlon sought to prompt the truth, the gJve courj)? JhiU 8b(? hfld outllned boy bwl suggested to ms sister me pus- j Ag th(? moDth8 pilssPj and nothing Ability of Klrby having survived Mo- htard of K)rbv tnp p0SBjbmt, of . . i ......... 1 1 ci Than ha ' . ..... .mum mncere uueuuuiia. jucu u would break out In au ungovernable lit of fury and hatred. "Supposing that scoundrel has lived and intends reaping the reward of bis crime!" be would cry. "lie gained that deed by the vilest scomidrellsm ever practiced. Well, let Uiui make good his claim if he can." "Eut who will dispute ltV" Adole would lifelessly Inquire. pliu-ftf:ig uc her black dresH, while twin pnfeues of scarlet would begin to burn in the dead white of ber face. "Do you think we could stoop to ask mercy from a man of that stump? Whether the deed was gained honestly or not. It does uot matter. ' Father's signature Is on the 'paper, and we must stand by it. Tom.' You know that Any way." sbe would tinlsb drearily, "what does It matter? What does It matter where we go. what we become? Let this Mr. Klrby-if that be bis name liulsb the work be began so well." "I I wish you could pluck up a little more spirit, Dele." he would re ' turn, solicitous and resentful In the taken the trouble to refute It? Mo- i one breath. "Doesn't the thought of mail did not think so. and Moreau was right Klrby bod but vaguely heard of the unjust accusation and. having been long since case-hardened to calumny In all Its phases, paid little if any at tention. Had any member of the Ran dall family sought him out he would., ns a matter of duty, have proved his Innocence. But they, believing him dead, bad not done so, and he refused to take the Initiative, partly because he could not give absolute credence to the rumor, but In a greater measure because of the demands upon his time. After all. It did not matter.i It meant only another tally to the score of Jack Moreau. and all would be wiped but by that geutleman'a death. an undertaking upon which he had definitely decided. What stood be tween them could be eradicated only by the bullet. Meanwhile the passing year ba brought with it rautiy changes for the , surviving members of the Randall fam ily. Life Is tenacious, and tbey bad persisted In surviving as best they could the shock Incident upon tbelr father' suicide. The one smnll meas ure of satisfaction Jn the whole ter rible affair was the knowledge that tbo despoller of their home had promptly met his death and that In consequence they were at least suved from pauper isation, for they were entirely lgtio raut of Klrby's recovery or the meas ures be had voluntarily taken for their protection. To the only girl. Adelc, had fallen the brunt of suffering. The General, a child of eight, was too young to fully comprehend bis loss, while Tom, a hot headed youth In his early twenties, occupied all bis time with the planta tion and devoted all spare moments to nursing his hatred against Klrby's memory. While glorying In the tat ter's supposed death he deplored that his band bad not effected It. Where grief had paralyzed Adele It bad but further aroused the boy'a mllltuut aud aggressive nature, adding, moreover, a veneer of youthful aud bitter cyulclsm. He abhorred Klrby's memory with an Intensity passing the hatred of man . and, even bad he been a stranger to the then prevailing and primitive no tions of justice, would, bad be knowu the other lived, . have Immediately ought him out aud killed him. If bis that scoundrels possible recovery make your blood boll? Don't you ever CD) -r bis being alive and ever claiming the plantation was Hnally abandoned by Adele. But young Randall.' although carefully professing to the contrary, still entertained the suspicion that bis enemy lived lu time the thought be came so Insistent that he determined to quietly set on foot a thorough Investi gation. Visiting In person the town In whic h Klrby bad fought his victorious battle agaiust death, be eventually suc ceeded in tracing the physician who had attended the wounded gambler, and by blm the boy's suspicions were verltied beyond the possibility of a doubt. His intuition was vindicated. Klrby lived and. so far as the doctor knew, was at that moment busily en gaged with bis chosen profession. Young Itaudall returned borne, care fully concealing from his sister all hint of bis mission. The girl bad but lately expressed a desire to visit tbelr uunt in New Orleans, for the plantation waa pregnant with memories and sorrows that were fast growing unbearable. Taking advantage of this opportune desire and keeping his real purpose In the background. Tom now suggested that the house be temporarily closed and the long contemplated visit paid. Securing Adele's assent to this and satisfied that Klrby was alive and that Justic e had yet to be meted out. young Randall, as wns the custom in such matters, promptly set about Informing Ms male relatives aud friends. Among the latter was Judge rieydell. a neigh bor, whose plantation adjoined on the west that of the Randalls aud to whose daughter. Ann. the boy was engaged. Tom's sole surviving relative was an elderly cousin. Aaron Raudull. who. Ignorant of the details connected with his unc le's death, had for over a year beeu detained by business Interests 111 the north.. To hi in Tom now urgently wrote, requesting that he come to the home of their mutual aunt in New Or leans, and the following morning tne I'leydell and Randall families set out for the same destination. In the Cres cent City there resided another gentle man. M. Auatole Veaudry, who. bav- ngreeable state or Ignorance regarding the true facts of .lohu Randall's sul-Ida- Tom at once confided bis inteu tlou of killing Cameo Klrby, and. de lighted at securing sucb unexpected re enforcements. Moreau heartily con curred In the Intention, offering bis modest co-operation in the same worthy catise. On bis part the boy was only too bappy to accept the further serv ices of so valuable a friend, and he promptly Invited Moreau to Mine. Davezac's. an Invitation that was as jiromptly accepted. It .being quite char acteristic of the estimable gentleman to accept the hospitality of those whom he had Irretrievably wronged. Learning from Moreau that , Klrby was In the city nhd. In (net, had beeu Keen only that morning at the Salle tie Conde. young Itaudall hurriedly re turned to bis aunt's, determined to set ou foot a plan that bad been suggested by Judge Pleydell. That moldy vil lain. Colonel Moreau. promised to join the other the moment be bad secured his portmanteau. . Meanwhile Aaron Randall, an elder-, ly, precise gentleman, whose long so jouru in the north had served to some what cool bis fiery southern uature. hud promptly answered his cousin's Urgent letter by shelving all business demands and hastening south. An old bachelor, his lute uncle and be bad beeu unusually close to each other through life, and be had lavished all his a flection upou the other's children, Adele in particular being bis especial favorite. Business cures bad prohib ited bis attendance at John Randall's funeral, and, lu fact, be bad been kept lu Iguorunce of the facts surrounding the other's suicide, Adele holding that It would cause needless worry and sor row. ' . The unpleasant duty of explaining the tragedy devolved upon Judge Pley- i dell, and, eveu while Tom was renew ing his acquaintance with Colonel Mo reau, Aaron bad arrived at the little, bouse in the old r rencb quarter of the towu and rieydell was recounting to him their plan of campaign against Klrby. , . "We have all our plans arranged, sir." the old Judge was now saying, while be paced the room In some ex citement, "and 1 have taken affairs more or jess iuto my own bands. Toih would have bunted out the villain and shot him ou sight, but 1 venture to think my way is the best, for we must recognize the honor due Mr. Randall's The state railroad commission has Issued an order 'designating July 5 as the date for hearing m the matter of the operating methods of the Portland Railway, Light & Power company on its Portland city lines. , Jefferson Myers, a prominent Port land citizen, and ex-president of the State Lewis and Clark Exposition Commission, has announced his can didacy for t'-le democratic primary nomination for governor. Sentence of Jefferson W. Scriber, ex-cashier of the Fanners & Traders' National Bank at La Grande, who was convicted in the United States court of wrecking that institution, has been postponed for the second tima . . ' , , Conceited. "Is he conceited?" "Conceited? 1 should say be Is. ' He even Imagines that he cut some fig ure at bis own wedding." Detroit Free I 'reus. NEW YORK LIFE. 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Think of what It would menu to leuve the only home we have known" "I have thought of all thot until my brain Is sick-sick like my heart." sbe would Interrupt colorlessly. "I have long contemplated the possibility; the Randall family through the medl urn of Adele, would naturally be ex pected to concur heartily In the plans for the annihilation of Cameo Klrby. Four to oue were heavy odds, but the scapegrace gambler In his day had uccepted greater. . , In due time the Randalls and Fley dells arrived at the home of, Mme. Davezac. but the weeks passed and as yet no Information had been re ceived tending to nhow that Klrby con temnlated securing the property. In thVt the deed m.gh, after all! ' JL, be enforced. I have tulked the mat ter over with Aunt Davezac. We have decided that the moment we learn that this this gambler Is alive we will put the place In order and leave Immediately for New Orleans again quarter ourselves on aunty. After that well, you and 1 must learn how to work. Tom. We must provide for the General's schooling, and of course we ennnot be a burden on Aunt Da vezac one moment longer than Is ab solutely Dec-essary. Above all, there must on no account be any opposition to this Mr. Klrby ' claim, supposing be still lives." Yes, 1 supiKwe you're right. Dele.' for the gambler, positively learned that the latter aud his partner, Bunce, had left. This was Indeed the case, for Klrby's sole motive in coming to New Orleans bad been the desire to run down a rumor to the effect that Jack Moreau bud returned to bis old haunts. The rumor proved authentic, but the colonel bud 1 already left for Baton Rouge, from which towu be again beaded tor the Crescent City. Klrby aud Bunce close updu his heels. And then the Inevitable happened, for oue day lu the streets of New Or leans Tom Randall came face to face with Moreau. Ou both sides the meet ing was ou affecting oue. the astute ENTERPRISE OPERA HOUSE One Night Onlx July 16,1910 Saturday THE POPULAR Lowe's Madison Square Theatre Company In the Charming Western Comedy Drama, in 4 Acts . The Girl From Tennessee Prices as usual, 25, 35. and 50 cents ,,.,, Seats on Sale, at Burnaugh & Mayfield's '., 2XS he would reluctantly agree. "We could colonel's momentary alarm turning to not dishonor father's memory by re- relief wbeu. from the boy'B effusive slating the scoundrel's claim." : greeting, resistance to Mr. Klrby's-claim. The first thing to do is to send your cous ins out to the plantation, and they will surrender the place to lts claimant slaves, land, everything. Then, sir, we send the ladies Mme. Davezac, along with my daughter Ann and the little boy over to my plantation, while we remain behind to deal with the gentle man. You understand? I don't think he'll live very long to enjoy the proper ty, and this time 1 don't think he'U get well." ' "We'll see to that." replied Aaron quietly. "There's you and Tom and r- "And Colonel Moreau," supplement ed the Judge. '"I understand be 'is a dead shot. Then there Is M. Veaudry. whom you know, lie bus long beeu a suitor of Miss Adele's, but since ber father's deutb uaturully she bas been In do frame of mind for courtship, and consequently poor Anatole Is as bitter on the subject of Klrby as sbe her self." "Poor Cousin Adele!" murmured Aaron, wiping his eyes. "When 1 Inst saw ber she was sucb a bappy, bright eyed girl. To think of her young life belug made a tragedy by this scoun drel! I'd cut off my right hand for that girl. Judge Pleydell. But . this Professional Duectory of Wallowa County T TH03. M. DILL ATTORNEMT-UW Office first door south of New Fraternal Bldg, Enterprise, Ore. J DANIEL BOYD 1 ATTORNEMKAW 1 Practice In alt State Courts and T Interior Department. Careful at f tentlon to all bualuess. - D. W. 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"I have heard so," said the other quietly, "and there Is no doubt that he will Join us lu our crusade agaiust this scoundrel. lie Is not the man to forget or condone such an unspeakably vile action as be witnessed aboard the Shotwell that night In fact, your cousins hope to have the honor of entertaining Colonel Moreau, and Tom has gone out for the express purpose of ascertaining his whereabouts, for I heard quite Inadvertently that the gen tleman was In town. I reckon air. Klrby Is due to lose his life pretty Shortly. He has made a lot ol misery for us. sir. and It Is high time he haa tome himself." ' W. C. KETCHUM DENTIST - ENTERPRISE Office Berland Bu'ldlng. Home ' Independent Phone. ?. C. T. HOCKETT. M. r t , ' ' - i PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office upstairs In Bank Build- f In tw Tn A 1 1 nhnn In trl r DR. C A. AULT PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office In Bank Building. Horn phone both office and! resldenc. W do 0ret-olM Job work. 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