CAMEO
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BY BOOTH TARMNfiTON and HARRY LEON WILSON
NOVELIZED FROM THE PIAY BYW.B.MJFERGUSON
CHAPTER XIV.
v l.N tnat uisnenrtenea niniuue
1 I Bunce eventually found Klr-
jdiyxl jow the fat veteran bud wit
nessed Adele's silent contempt, and
be now laid a sympathetic band upon
bis partner's shoulder.
"You see bow you stand with ber,
don't you?" be said quietly. "1 won't
say sbe ain't a One enough woman to
"it's pretty darK outside. Mr. Klrby ! Colonel Morenu's story,"sueerea young
too dark to shoot straight. Shall we , Ituudull, luatu to credit such an enemy
settle it here? We are going to give ! wltb one worthy motive,
you a chance, and you'd better get j "You bet your bottom dollar it don't,"
yourself ready to take It blanked quick agreed Bunce.
unless you prefer to be shot like a
rat."
"If you leave it to me," said Klrby
mildly, "I prefer not to be shot at
all."
"Do you realize that In giving you
a fair show we do a common gumbler
make any man act the fool about ber. I an uonory" returned the boy, strug-
But, Gene, you've got to bold up your
bead and git over it. It's too lute for
you to start your life aguln, and you
can't drag ber Into it. Take one good
look at yourself, (Jciie Klrby, theu take
another at ber. Iiut. say, she wouldn't
take you if you was an angel stepped
right out of the first front floor of
heaven. What could you ever be to
her? Nothin' but a d d gambler.
I seen the way she treated you."
"That's because she doesn't know
what I'm going to do," replied Klrby,
striving to convince himself. "Look at
that paper."
Bunce examined the deed, then turn
ed indignantly upon tbo signer thereof.
"I've seen you give some pore young
feller bis money back after you'd wou
it. but I never kuowed you to do it If
the feller slapped you in the face
first," he suld wltherlngly. "The girl
won't stay long enough In the same
room to wipe her shoes ou you. Dou't
that hurt you?"
"It won't hurt so much after this,"
replied Klrby, indicating the paper.
"When the fool maker made you I
reckon be quit work. lie kuowed bc'd
reached his high water murk," com
mented Bunce, wltb a despairing shrug.
"Now, I'll muUe her Bpeuk to you."
Klrby Bhook his heud, his reluxed fig
ure stiffening with suddcu resolution.
"No." be said quietly. "You and I'll
get out of here. I won't see Alius Ran
dall again."
But the other, giving no heed to the
words, quietly left the room, while Klr
by remained seated at the table ab
stractedly toying wltb the cards, utter
ly oblivious to surroundings. His fleet
ing resolution bad alreudy vanished.
His grip on the present bad relaxed.
He felt singularly hopeless, heartsick
and utterly alone.
He did not know-nor, kuowlng,
would greatly have cared that Judge
rieydell's plan was about to be exe
cuted, lie did not know thnt Mine.
Davezac, MIms l'luydell and the Con
era I were already In the carriage wait
ing to be conveyed to their neighbor's
plantation, waiting for the coming of
Adelo, who bad been liiexpllcubly de
layed at the Inst minute delayed by
Bunco, who wus putting forth every
persuasive effort, pleudlng, coaxing,
threatening ull In one breath, lu a des
perate attempt to bring her back to
the drawing room, to make ber grunt
a farewell Interview to bis partner.
At length, lu the midst of bis brood
ing, a sound from the window at
tracted his attention, uud, listlessly
turning, be discerned young Ruudnll,
old Pleydoll,. Aaron and M. Venudry,
ull scrutinizing blm Intently with a
look there was no misinterpreting.
They considered Hie ladles safely away,
and the time had uow come when a
Judicial murder might be perpetrated.
Before a word hud been exchanged
Klrby fathomed their purpose, but no
bint of cogulzauce wus evinced lu bis
'manner. . He arose leisurely and with
the courtesy of guest to host rather
than wltb any Intention of self de
fense, alarm or even Interest. And
for a space and In slleuce the four
men surveyed the one. Theu youug
Randall spoke ominously and, for blm,
wltb admirable rest rulut.
(ding bard against his passion. He re
sented Kirby's serene composure, for
tigainst It he was placed ut a humiliut
Ing disadvantage.
"1 niu deeply sensible of your kind
ness to one of my profession." observed
"That wHI do, Larkin." said Klrby
sharply. "There's nothing more to be
said. We're through bese."
" Despite Adele's earnest request ' to
remain aud the plea that she bad the
right to know the meaning of this
strange eoutrudiction of evidence, be
resolutely turned to leave the room, bis
partner obediently following.
But once again M. Veaudry, sinking
bis own. Interests In those of Justice,
stepped forward and detained his
sometime rival.
Make him speak, Tom!" be cried.
the "common gambler," bowing with ( turning to young Randall. "This min
courteous formality. "You seem to be lature of your mother we found In
making quite elaborate preparations, j Colonel Moreau's portmanteau." And
gentlemen, but I think you're putting he bunded the other tbe red morocco
yourselves to unnecessary trouble. Mr.' ix.
Randall, you and your sister -
"Don't you dare mention tbe name
of nny lady of my family!" menaced
Tom.
"But that Is necessary, sir." suavely
murmured the other, "because you and
your sister, Miss Adele Randall"
"You wolf!" snarled the boy, and be
(truck with all tils strength.
I The alert and pacific M. Veaudry
' caught the descending arm, and before j
: the outraged and now thoroughly ln
I censed boy, furious at Kirby's dellb
' erate repetition of Miss Randall's
I name, could wrest himself free and
j renew the attuck Adele herself hud
. entered the room, followed by tbe suc
j cessful Bunce. Her presence Instant
I ly prohibited further hostilities, aud
young Randall sullenly turned away,
I raging against ber delayed departure
and unexpected intrusion. The self
1 satisfied and beaming glance cust upon
i him by the portly veterun Bunce did
not Improve bis temper, although In
a measure it afforded an explanation
j of Adele's presence.
"1 have yielded to this gentleman's
request," said the girl stonily, waving
an Ironic and contemptuous hand to
ward Bunce. while ber eyes looked ac
curately through the top of Kirby's
heud. "I grant your interview. " What
is it you wish to say? Kindly be as
explicit and terse as possible."
He bunded ber tbe slip of paper
which before this be bud sought to
offer.
"I fenr your brother may be too ex
cited to reud It," he suld indifferently.
But but my father lost It to you!"
exclaimed tbe bewildered boy, turning
to Kirby.
"No, not to me. Mr. Randall." Again
that same patient, emotionless tone, to
tally devoid of resentment or even in
terest. "If If we've been In the wrong,"
tremulously whispered Adele, raising
her head proudly, but pleadiug suppli
cation speaking strongly from ber eyes,
"you will set us straight, you will be
fair?"
For a long moment Kirby hesitated,
theu Anally turned to the now eagerly
waiting boy.
"Mr. Randall." he said, with elabo
rate irony, "the question Involved In
my conduct Is so purely professional
that It may be almost Impossible to
i-lear It up to tbe satisfaction of a lay
man. Mr. Buuce, being one of tbe
brethren, would comprehend me per
fectly, but I shall huve to point out
thnt In my profession there are sepa
rate castes, both high and low, each
controlled by its own standards."
"You accuse Colonel Moreau of being
a gambler? saia .young uauaau as
tbe other paused.
"I regretfully admit that he hod
some claim to the title." replied Klrby,
with Intentional elegance of manner.
"for-the group to which the 'colonel'
belonged countenances certain - prac
tices, such as tbe Intoxication of op
ponents and the elimination of chance
lu tbe fall of the curds, and this, we
feel, shows a luck of foresight tending
to bring discredit on tbe entire profes
f ulsebdcd "he baa ""carefully "erected bTs
elaborate feud. He bad even stooped
to the unutterably foul act of swear
ing a murder upon this man. who.
rather than being an enemy, bud stood
his father's sole friend. To blm It was
difficult t relegate unto himself a new
viewpoint wltb tbe "common gambler"
as an object for admiration ruther
tbun vilification, to disinter and trans
fer the halo which Moreau hud calmly
appropriated and taken with him to
the 'grave to this erstwhile master
rogue, this arch tiend. titles for which
his name of Cameo Klrby bud been a
synonym.
"You meant to protect my father?"
he fultered at length.
"For tbe honor of the profession."
said Klrby. "That's, all right. Mr.
Randall." he added gently as tbe boy.
utterly crushed and filled with a bitter
self hntred, strove to verbally Inter
pret his abject thoughts, to ' frame
some sort of fitting apology, "if you'll
lend me a horse to get back to the
city we'll call It square. I'm ready,
Larkin."
He held out his hand, and young
Randall, flushing hotly, grasped it
firmly, then turned away and. sinking
into a chair, burled ' bis face In bis
arms.
Adele. placing her hand on ber broth
er's shoulder as if be were a child,
raised him gently and escorted blm
from the room. At the door she turn
ed, looking steadily at Kirby.
'You waited for me this afternoon
wbeu there was danger," she said
tremulously. "Won't you wait for me
now, when there Is none?"
She eyed It' wonderlngly. scunniug 1 eou, which might In time drive its ifol-
lt twice over and yet aguin before di
gesting its brief contents, lu silence
she bunded It to ber brother, aud be,
after a long, incredulous stare, ex
claimed: .
"He gives It back to buy his safety!"
"Read the date," commanded Klrby,
addressing the girl. " '
In the sumo mechanical manner she
obeyed, spelling It out as If It were'
written in some strange lungunge with
which she wus but vaguely familiar.
"He wrote that the first day the doc
tors lot blm set up to a table after
Jack Moreau shot blm," sharply ex
plained Bunce. ungered at the recep
tion accorded what be considered a
sublime act of generosity, forbearance
aud asluluity.
Slowly Adele raised her eyes from
tbe paper uud looked steadily at the
"common gumbler." "This was tn re
morsefor my father?" she whispered.
"No." It wus said quite simply and
eniotlonlessly, as If the question were
too absurd to seriously consider. He
lowers from their legitimate field of
Industry. For thut reason, when I
discovered the lute Colouel Moreau In
a private stateroom of tbe Sbotwell
despoiling a gentleman who was who
was not himself, 1 took charge of the
despoliation of what remained, Intend
big to make restitution lu the morning,
when the victim should be In better
condition.'
Young Randall being one who cher
ished bis hatreds and affections and
renounced them wltb difficulty, this
hew aud obviously accurate version of
bis father's suicide left blm In. a state
of mental fog. Where Adele was only
too willing and eager to believe, the
boy was loath. To the girl Kirby had
once appeared all that woman can
think of man, but to ber brother he
had ever been the personification of
evil. Tom had blindly nourished his
hatred. Now be felt strangely bewil
dered, self distrustful and unclean,
His credulity had been shattered with
bis self respect He flushed hotly at
(To to continued.)
Church Dinnoro.
The lad lea of the Methodist church
?t Enterprise, will serve dinner on
Thursday and Friday of next week
in the dining room or the Frater
nal building. On, Thursday will be
i chicken dinner ami Friday one just
is good. The people of Enterprise
kno.w what to expect when the Meth
odist ladies eerve dinner. '.
There ds an unusually nlice trim
In the W. J. Funk & Co windows,
.he displayed goada having back
grounds of grain, grasses- and straw.
very appropriate far fair week. The
wilndows are a credit to the artist
who designed and executed them,
Mr. Greer. ,
HOT LAKE MAKES
SICK PEOPLE WELL
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where throughout the entire institu
tion, the employees strive in every
way to be of actual assistance to the
patient. The entire institution is de
signed with reference to making sick
people comfortable and the thousands
of square feet of glass enclosed veran
das and porches were built for the ex
press purpose of adding to the comfort
and pleasure of the patients.' The same
is true of the numerous parlors, read
ing rooms, halls and sun parlors. The
hospital is recognized as one of the
most complete in the northwest and
the surgery the most thoroughly and
scientifically equipped west of Chicago,
Here hundreds of major operations
would have employed the same tone in the thought of how Implicitly and en are "performed annually with almost
reiuwug ma biuiemeui iuui uo wua a u,,,,,u " nhenomenal success. Twenty graau
Chinaman.
"Thut doesu't agree, very well with
tbe specious and totally unscrupulous
Moreau,. .how from such a tissue of
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ate nurses are employed in the hospital
to care for the patients.
The sanitorium represents an invest"
ment of nearly half a million dollars
and additional improvements are con
stantly being made. As an evidence of
I the immensity of the Hot Lake Sana
j t-rium, we will mention that the sana-
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for the patients. The sanatorium dairy
consists of 106 Jersey cows, one of the
best herds in the state, and the stock
farm where all the beef, pork and mut
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all registered and before being killed is
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a) the "House of F.fficiency" because
in each department nothing but the
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During the year 1909 nearly 10,000
patients were treated, most of whom
were cured, and all benefitted. ' Spec
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points and patients arranging to visit
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