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"1 M-i. p I l' j mi X. NOVELIZED .COWTIWUED. CHAPTER VII. HE General looked up gravely. Dele, 1 wish you would read some more to me, for tbere are words bere that are ,-IHttlienerai looseo up gruvei.v. 1 I -Dele, 1 wish you would : mm too long. Botb the princes are just about the best heroes I ever beard of. !re DJ repledi Wtn gloomy sin One Is a good prince and the other a it bad prince. Which would you rather, when the yQUng creop and hl9 n09t. bo, Anatole?" ess Joined the others at their packing "Ob. but the good prince, of course, I tfae 0euerali unnot,cet1 and temporarily replied M. Veaudry. good bumoredly ( f tteu blt(j taken uis ,)00k and se couceallng his vexation at being con-1 Dluiselt under the tnble. , in etauiiy raierrupieu in uis buuicui-u tete-a-tete with the child's sister. "Botb of 'em have so ninny hair breadth escapes I Just can't tell wheth er I'd rather be the good one or the bad one." sighed the tieueral. "Think of this: The good prince Is In a secret pnssage, and the bud prince gets it walled up at botb ends, but the good prince bus got a slow fuse leading through a crack to a burrel of gunpow der under the bad prince's throne where he's sitting, but be doesu't know about It. What klud of time was tbat to tell anybody he couldn't bear the rest till after breakfast?" "Drink your milk or you shall never bear auy more," tbreutened Miue. Du vpzuc. And the child obediently but unwillingly seized the huge glass and attempted to drain It at a druft. "You are pale like the camellia," mur mured M. Venudry, resuming his tete-a-tete wilb Miss Kaudull. "It is only the air of the plantation you need to make you the rose, and we are go'n' to muke you renounce these black; we go'u' to persuude you to wear botb the rose and the camellia ln your dress once more." "Not yet," said the girl sternly, An gering ber black dress. "I know what you mean." be re turned, with deep slgnlflcunce. "Yet 1 tell you I think you are go'n' to take off your mourning at the pluntntion. When you do then you will listen to what bave kep' lu my beurt so long" "1 will not listen to any other mun before then," she interrupted listless ly. "Why Is Colonel Moreau not to rome with us?" she added abruptly, turning to ber aunt. "I bave such tin putience to meet blm. Are wo not to ee him?" "Oh, yes. Possibly bo may come In tluio to sturt with us," returned Mine. Davezuc, resculug tbe General from strnugulntlon as be again at tempted to drain bis milk at a draft ln order to tbe sooner return to "The Two Princes A Romance." , "If Colonel Moreuu doesu't come," said Aun Plcydell, "that leaves an empty seat iu the currhige. Adele, won't you ask Anutole to take It In stead of riding on horseback?" "Certaluly, 1 do," replied Miss Ran dall ln the same pleasant, lifeless voice. And, although tbe young creole Impulsively kissed ber bund, she re mained us strangely emotionless and expresslouless. "Come," she added colorlessly; "you and 1, Ann, bave our packing to fin ish." ' "Aud there Is a packing case In the courtyard," sighed Muie. Davezac. "Will you see for me If It Is secure, dear Anatole?" Then as the two girls left the room she added gravely; "Adele has always beeu fouder of you, Anatole, than of any other mun. You must belp to rouse her from this gloom. She wears that mourning now more than a yeur. Ugh! She broods; she Is bo bitter, so strange, so Im pulsive, so full of morbid Impulse, because ber father had no one to pro , tect blm the tutor child thinks she Professional Duectory of Wallowa County TH03. M. DILL ATTORNEY-AT-LAW i Office first door south of New J Fraternal BUlg, Enterprise Ore. DANIEL BOYD ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Practice In all State Courts and Interior Department. Careful at-, tentlon to all business. D. W. LAWYER SHEAHAN . ENTERPRISE Practice ln State and Federal Courts and Interior Department. i. A. BURLEIGH ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office la Litch Building. Enterprise, uregon. 4 BY BOOTH TARKINGTON suoull befriend nil the world which is In trouble. Lust week one d:iy com ing home from the cathedral she has given ber warm clonk to a rugged wo- mao )n ((je 8trept Tha, waa ln tDe , you mUt)t be, , rouae her cber Anutole, from this gloom." "it 1b no secret from all what I nml1 irlvu In mil Up r huDDV OD06 whlcb city of refuge he hoped to fol low without Interruption the further adventures of bis two heroes. Willi nil a child's adaptation to euvlrotinieut it was not long before be becunio com pletely absorbed in tbe romance. Pres ently vague unil disturbing cries came stealing lu through the open window, and these be Impatiently shook off. for nutural luqulsltlveuess as to their ori gin was trivial compared to tbe fate of the two primes. But tbe voices re fused to be thus lightly dismissed. Ex cited cries of: "He went this way! Look lu thut courtyard: He turned this corner:" certululy merited the earnest uttentlou and searching Inquiry of every healthy elgbt-year-old whose native lutiuisltlveuess cunuot be damp ened by tielng dragged from bed be fore dawn or discouraged by tbe pros pect of au all day Journey. After all, exciting fa4 Is superior to exciting fic tion, for the former Is but temporary, while the lutter Is comparatively per-munent-to be used ns a stimulnnt or sedative when rail life Is lacking ln appeal. 1 Turning around and looking up from under the table, tbe (Jeuernl's Inquir ing eyes meV those of Cameo Klrby, who. standing motionless by tbe cur tains, was warily scanning the room. For a long moment man and boy mute ly estimated euch other, too surprised to speak.. "Come; cheer up." said Klrby at length, uucousclously employing his characteristic phrase. "Dou't be afraid."- . "1 I'm uot a frn Id." breathed the Cenerrl, creeping cautiously from un der the table. "Does the roof of this bouse touch tho roof of the bouse uext door?" pur sued the gambler, with a reassuring smile. "No," said the child, round eyed. "Are there people upstairs?" "Yes, tbere ure." Klrby considered, no hint of bis dl lemmu in voice or bearing. IIo felt that be could rely upou this child, who, with all the composure of a self pos sessed, adult, evinced no alarm or amazement at the sight of an over- ! heated and dlsurrunged young mnn en tering a strange bouse via tho win dow. "Does that lend to the street?" he usked, pointing to a door on bis right. . Tbe General nodded. He was breath less and terrified with Joy. "Are you somebody , making a buirbrendtb es cape?" he stnted rntber thuu asked. "1 bope so," admitted Klrby, with a smile. "Do you want to be somebody helping me to do it?" "Yes, of course. Whnt do 1 do?" "Go out on the balcony," Klrby gravely explained, "und look as If nothing wus the mutter. Lean your elbow ou tbe railing and tell me what you see." lie drew aside tbe curtuln as the child, with flushed cheeks and shining eyes, obeyed. "Tbere are men up on that corner," announced the Geuerul at length. "Don't point," warned tbe man In tho room. "How many men?" Onkes carries a full line of Lowe Brothers' Paints. 108lf J. C. McFetrklg'e transacted busk mjaa with the District Forester at Wallowa' Thursday. , - The Jjome of the Royal Tailors. Rest tailoring company In America. W. J. Funk & Co. 1 Ll'.tle Gladys Laverty returned to her home at Losluie, Thursday, af ter a short vtslt with her friend, lit tlo Thelma Cray.- Mrs, V,', It. Holmes end daughter ElLse, Rev. C, E. Trueblood nd fam :, C. XI. Lock wood and family, rr turned Friday from a week's camp at the lake. MUs Delilah Stirling ot Caldwell, Ida., niece of Mrs. R. F. Stubblefloldl nnivsd Thursday for a visit and In hopes 4he fine air here will restore lir to health. Mrs. Stubblefield went o Wallowa to meet her. New line lmporled dress trimmings Just received. W. J. Funk & Co. L. G. HOLLAND, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office ln Litch Building. Te'ephone Connection. FROM TSflE PIAY BY'W.B.rVLFERGUSON "rive!" Two of them" all got guns." "All right. Don't turn your bead when you speak to me." There's more men bunting through the garden across the street." piped up tbe boy. wallowing In tbe satisfying knowledge that at last, by some mirac ulous Intervention of a beneficent prov Idenre, be had become mi iudlspen liable character In a very real adven ture which promised to eclipse tho most thrilling hairbreadth escape be had ever rend. "Are any of the men looking up here?" whispered Klrby. "No? Come in. then-quick!" The boy obeying, he cautiously closed one part of the win dow, but refrained from drawing tbe curtain. ' "I think," impressively announced the General, approvlug of these pre liminary maneuvers, "that this Is bet ter than where the good prince's trusty friend cuts bis bonds. Wblcb one are you?" "Which what am I?" asked Klrby, with a perplexed smile. "I mean are you tbe good prince or tbe bad prince?" "Ob. I see. Well, I'll try to be the good prince for a few minutes If you'll help me to get away. Suppose you find me a hat, eh?" - Tbe General, with tbat lively disre gard for another's property wblcb every loyal servitor of unfortunate princes must possess. Instantly seized M. Venudry's bat. whlcb was reposing on an adjacent chair. "Thank you," said Klrby gravely. covertly examining tbe pistol ln bis breast pocket. "This door leads to the street, you say? And there are five men on the corner, two with guns?" "Yes. What do we do now?" briskly astted the boy. - .. .-.;.' The other gravely offered bis hand. "Why, now," be said geutly, "we shake hands.' and 1 say thank you. And next we say goodby." "All right. Walt till 1 get my hat." , "But we Just said goodby,", remon strated Klrby. " "Yes. but I'm going with you. You don't know what minute you muy need a trusty friend. Besides, I've got to see what happens next." "That's Just what you mustn't." re plied Klrby, shaking bis bead. "Don't you look out of that window wbetf I've gone, and dou't you come near tbe door. Whut do they call you?" : "General." "Well, General. I've only known you about two minutes, but I'd bate to get you into any trouble. Now, we botb would be In trouble If anybody came ln bere, so I've got to get out pretty quick, and we'll be In worse trouble If you try to follow me Into the street So 1 put it to you this way: If you reully want to be my trusty friend Just shuke bunds with mo again aud suy goodby." "Will you -promise I can be your trusty friend?" said the boy earnestly. "No mutter whether you turn out to be tbe good prince or the bad prince. I'll always be .your trusty friend al ways." "Always," pledged Klrby, with the utmost sincerity. '" "Then shake bands," said tbe Gen eral. They did so gravely. "Thank you. General" said Klrby. "I"- Ue turned sharply at tbe sound of a Boftly closing door. ' A girl bad en tered the room, a girl whose cleur pallor wus accentuated by tbe deep black of dress and bulr. She bud over beard tbe boy's lust words, bud esti mated the tubleuu. and now as Klrby's eyes met ber own tbe warm blood crept Into throat aud cheek, und she . W. C..KETCHUM DENTIST - ENTERPRISE ( ice llerland Bu'ldtug. Independent Phone. Home C. T. HOCKETT. M. D. - PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Offlca UDstalra ln Bank Build tag. bid. Home phone in office 3 and residence. 3 , DR. C. A. AULT PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office In Bank Building,' Home phone both office and residence. CHARLES THOMAS LAWYER - ENTERPRISE, ORE. Practice ln State and Federal Courts and Int, Dept. Abstract Bldg. opposite court house. and MAffiY LEON WILSON said Impulsively, "a little catch In "her voice: "So It Is tbe General who bns bnd the honor of receiving you. after all. 1 urn so glud you have again changed your plans. Now you can go lu the carrhige wit h us" "But you dou't understand. Adele." cried ber brother, while Klrby looked his astonishment. "Ills enemies are after him. and he bud to make a hair- 1 breadth escape through our window. He lost bis but in his flight from some where" , - "Walt. General. We'll finish the story after awhile.", she Interrupted, milling understaurtingly at Klrby. "But 1 tell you be climlii'il iu the window." persisted the excited boy. "1 gave him Ahntoie's hnt ' Klrby. bis eyes still on the girl, bow d with courteous formal ty. v "It Is entirely true, madam." ha scld lightly. Unhappily it Isn't a story at all. '1 hnvp not the honor to be here by appointment, as yuu evidently In fer, but simply by accident- by- virtu of the only open window In the street." "And he doesu't know yet vvhethei he's goiug to be the good prince or the bad priuce." triumphantly added the General, proudly eying bis hero. Adele drew back, frightened, un nerved. Tier band creeping lo the door knob. "It It is a mistake," she breath ed, wide eyed with siiddeu feur. "You ure a stranger" . "Please dou't be afraid of my.be.lng the bnd priuce," stplled Klrby lu his most reassuring and light hearted manner. "If you will penult me, mud. am, to take this but,' I will vanish as I Intended" "There are men watching tbe streets." she said steadily, holding bim with her eyes. "1 suw them from my window. Is-is it tbat?" All fear had vanished, and In her voice there was but apparent a con cern for blm, the strauger and Inter loper. ... He nodded and turned tolhe listen ing child.. "General, do you want to be my trusty friend once -more? Good'. Then do Just what you did before-our there on the balcony."' When the cbild. with enger alacrity.' bad obeyed. Klrby added lu an earnest and steady voice: "I don't know whether pr not you can tielleve a stranger on his bare word, but I'll try.. Lnst night 1 hen rd that the worst scoundrel 1 know wns ln New Or lea us. I met him ut sunrise tbis morning at the on Us. 1 went alone, and he came alone. It was a fair meeting. We fired together; be missed, but I didn't; so I bnd the good luck to come away.... Ten niinutes later they tried to arrest me for murder. I got away, but 1 didu't have a long stnrt. When I turned Into this street I heard tbem comiug from both direc tions. -There wus only one chnnce to ge,t out of sight the open window of a at range bouse. I took it and,'' he finished , with a faint suiiie. "that's where 1 am." ' ; She was silent' Then. "But you said It was a" fair-meeting. YVbjthen, should tbey" '.''". , "1 can't prove It was. fair," he Inter rupted grimly. "1 left bim lying with bis pistol lu his baud, but it wasn't tbere when tbey fouud bim. They 4DELK DREW BACK. FK1GHTKNKD, CN- . MKUVBU. , think I shot down an unarmed man because tbey found no wenpou upon him." . "You mean It was stolen " she asked wouderlugly. - - He smiled, shaking his bend. "No common tblet would have dured i. Whoever did It must time me worse tli nu did the dead mun. .teuiiii!; imit pistol finishes me If I dou t gel a nay. Tbut's all. and all I can sny. it yo cau't believe me, he added quit-uv. "there's only oue thin lor you 10 ! go to that window snd call uiosv men in here for me. itut It you inn believe me-well. pvrunl uicto niKe this bat." There was a pause, during wbl h they looked eac h other lu the eye. 11 calmly waiting tor Ur Ue isloo. n as calmly osi limit in;; him. liieu sue quietly left tbe rooui. quickly reiuru Ing with a black teit plainer' hat. "Take this iustead," sue said evenly, J f A, i tendering If. "It Is "my broiFer's." I Thanking her. lie tunica to go. But ; now she wus at the window, and after one hurried glance she cuntrouied blm : with white, drawn face and eager, re I straining hand. : J "Do you know tbey -are still tbere, watching?" she cried. "How cruel to 1 bunt a man down like tbat! You will never be able to get by tbem. Tbey will kill you." "If 1 start they'll know somebody tried to get by," be returned lightly, "and they'll probably finish me one way or tbe other. This way doesn't Involve any legal procrastinations. That's why I prefer ..it" "Don't try .It, please don't." she whispered, pushing back ber beavy hair. "1 cannot let you' make tbe at tempt. It Is suicide!" "Why, that's about all that's left lo me to make a good try," be smiled. Then, suddenly serious and diffident. be added: "May 1 tell you something? Per Imps tbe circumstances might ex cuse it if it sounds overbold for a stranger to say. But It is something mighty -precious tbat tbe last thing 1 heard before going out to make my try was the voice of a merciful lady sneaking kindly to me and. more precious still, somehow, tbat It was you. 1 only wish I was going to bave a chance to remember It longer." "It Isn't kindness," she returned bIio ply. "1 know tbat you told me tbe truth. I believe yuu are an honorable gentleman wrongly ln great danger. 1 1 have suffered so much myself tbat It Is enough for me to know about yon Listen: - Would It be safe for you to cross from our front door to a car riage?" ; . . , "Don't try to do anything for me that"- ... . . "If It were a closed traveling car rluge just by the door?" she persisted steudlly. ' . "My story Is true, and yon have be lieved It somehow. But nobody else would." he said grimly.. "Please do not try to do anything for me. 1 don't know your family, but I'm mighty cer tain thut they'd turn me over to" "You really must permit me to do ns 1 think best." she Interrupted, with un Imperious little gesture softened by her eyes. "We must ' make tbe best plan possible under the circumstances. It Is out of the question for you to boldly leave the bouse, aud that set tles It I couldu't let you make the at tempt If yod were my worst enemy Now, I will see thut the General prom Ises to keep entirely secret tbe method of your eutrnnce and on no account to mention tbe word 'escape.' .1 kuov. he will promise faithfully, and we cat rely upon it. Meanwhile we . musi think of some plan. There must sure' ty be some way" She stopped am assumed nn unconcerned expresslou a Poulette, one of the servants, entered The French mulatto hesitated 11 nc then, pointing straight at Kirby. In quired. "Snail I take tbe colonel gen tleman's portmanteau to tbe carriage?' Adele turned, sudden Inspiration In ber eyes. "Yes, yes!" she cried brenfbless with excitement "And Poulette, tell them to lift the top and let the carriage be closed." The scrvuut obeyed, picking np th late Colonel Moreau's green port mun teuu, and when she bad gone Mls Randall cried: -v . ' "Now I know! Now I bave found tbe way!" "But 1 don't understand." stammer ed Klrby. "I cannot permit you to .':4 " "NO, MADAM, COLON Sb IIOBBAC WONT CUANUK HIS FLANS A.OALN." make any effort on my behalf, then, there Is your family" - And. "Hush!" she whispered. "Here comet the family n. w.". Klrby unconsciously started, then drew i!ms.f up as tbe door opened. dlscioo...g Mme. Davesac, Ann Pley- dell aud Anatole Veaudry. "Anatole," cried Adele , they (mused, astonished, "we must ask you to give up your seat In the carriage. You see, our friend has come, after all." . . . ..'.. ; :Vi; :-:.::;.:i: : . . A. 1 .' : ; N "Our friend?" echoed Mme. Davezac, coming eagerly forward. "What Is It possible? You mean, Adele, tbat this gentleman" , "Yes." cried Adele, her eyes smolder ing with excitement. "Quite possible, us you see. Aunt Davezac, Miss Pley dell. M. Anatole Veaudry. 1 wlsb to present Colonel Moreuu. The colo uel's plnns have changed. He rides with us to tbe plantation." "Eh blen! Delightful." exclaimed .Mme. Davezac. while the others ex pressed their astonishment and pleas ure "that Is," she added playfully, with an urcb glance at tbe pseudo Mo reau, , "if " Colonel ' Moreau will not change bis plans again.". Accustomed to such astounding tnrns of fortune, Klrby quickly recovered tbe composure shuttered by tbe total ly unexpected und amazing Introduc tion of Adele. "No, madam." be re plied gravely, bowing to tbe still arch ly smiling. Mme. Duvezac, "Colonel Moreau won't change bis, plans again." And In this unheralded manner, un der false colors, which bad beeu hoist ed by tbe protecting, merciful and Ig norant band ' of one who . bad she known bis Identity would bave been fbe last to act as bis savior, came Cameo Klrby to tbe bouse of bis ene mies. . - , ?it and County Brief Nows ItPins The home of the Royal Tailors. 3est tailoring company in America. N. J. Funik & Co. Sheriff Edgar Marvin, and Marshal Charles Hug, returned Thursday from Jalem, where tbey bad beteni wl'th Tom Tucker, sentenced to the peni tentiary. '. . ; Mrs. J. W. Flowers left Thursday . 'or Portland to look at a small tract f fruit and garden land near that alty. She may also visit other Wil-am-ette .valley points. Mlssei Amy and Ha Chambers ar jxpected home today from a visit it The Dalles. - Mrs. A. F. Work returned to ber tome in Poiland, . Thursday, after stay of several days here. Mr. Work has the imported horses around it the Baker & Smith barn. : Mrs. A. R. Gardner left Thursday 'or her home at Kenwewlck, after a ileasant three weeks vlsiiit here with nany friends. A good share of the ima was spent camping at the lake. Mrs. C. W. Whealer of Seattle, who came e-evera'. weeks ago on ac count of the il'aess of her father. f udige D. B. Reavla,- and after bis .-eeovery remained to visit relatives, eft for her home,- Friday. J. S. Axteil, of Pittsburg, Pa., who had been visiting his daughter. lrs. Daniel Bojd, and' family for he past month, left Friday for Port aad and other Coast points and will . eturn home by of California. .. Mrs. xteli remains here for a longer IsCit, audi will return home by "tho ilreot route. r. :ay nfeht played the first of a merles of one night a weak engage- neats at Joseph, openlag . la,., tta icreamilng comedy, . -"Always On i'lrae," foe bill tbat will he present d here tonight. Hereafter, until fur her notice this eicellent company play lm Joseph on Friday -even Ing and at Enterprise on Saturday jvenlng of each weak. The house was packed at Joseph last night and ha audience, unanimously voted Always On Time," one ot the fun? alest plays ever seen fat the town. aiGGCR BUILDING BOOM I THAN EVER (Continued from first page.) County Clerk W. C. Boatman is build ing a new barn on his North Street property. Bert Gossett has put up a larg-e new barn on his property near the depot. , : - SORE SPOTS IN THE BACK What are those sore spots In your back? Do you know? Have you of en wondered ? Did you ever ask a loctorT DH he seem much Interest .d? What did he tell your? Did he remove them? Have you them there yet? Do you not know tluat Osteo pathy say these sore spots along he spinal column are associated with various diseases; and maybe are the Urect cause of your ill health; and -hat auoh "lesions" ought to be cor rected?. Then why carry sore spota with you through life when probably few osteopathic treatments would remove them? : 1
