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BY BOOTH TARIiiNSTOW and HAHEY LEON WILSON
NOVELIZED FROM THE PIAYBYW.B.MFERGIJSON
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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
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.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
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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
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Ing for years sought an alliance with j memory, and that means making no
SCPPOSINO THAT SOOONDBKli INTENDS
BICAPl.NU TUB KKWAUD OP HIS OBlUBl
consider the thought of you and the
General aud me being rendered abso
lute paupers? 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
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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
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and residence.
Colonel Moreau, this defender of the
be ascertained the other's family you speak of his co-operation.
Is he, then. In towu?"
"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." '
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