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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1910)
IV By J LpyiS TRACY AutW o( the "Pfflar of light," "The Wings of the Morn fag and The Captain of the fvansi "t Upiriihi. 1909. by toward f Clod CHAPTER HI. i.' v, miin THE ANDROMEDA lOtAM. T tub --,WD Or HE VOYAOK. v t I'l i-jdayllgbt. If you wU to R Yvtns crow, now's your itlmel" .-. ,t ', Iris had been called from ' dreamless sleep by a thundering rat tat onner cabin door. In reply to ner halfairaked cry of "All right!" the boars vole of sailor told tier tbat the Southern Cross bad just risen dot tbe horizon. 8 he resolutely screwed her knuckles Into her eyes and began to dress. In a tew minutes ' aba War on deck. A long coap, a tam-o'-shanter and a pair of list slippers will aa tar In the way of Costume at nlgbt la the tropics, and the Androm eda's "sevepteenth iflay'at eabad brought tbe ayuator verr npar.-At dinner on the previous , evpulng In honor of the owner's niece fashionable hours were observed for meahj-fMr. WatU mentioned by, chance tbat tbe cross bad been very distinct during tbe middle watch, or, in other, words, between' midnight add f a. tn. Iris at ones expressed a wish to spe It, and Captain Coke offered a suggestion. ; "Mr. Hosier takes the middle watch tonight.? aald be. "We can a 'Itn to send a man to pound on your, door aa soon as It rises. - Then you' musf run up to tbe bridge, an' VII tell' you all about It" ' : 5 " ' .:'; If Iris was conscious of a slight feel ing of surprise she did not show It. Hitherto lb burly skipper of ibe An dromeda bad made It so deafly under stood tbat none of tbe ablp's company save himself was to enjoy the society of Miss Iris Yorke that she hod ex changed very few words with' the one man whose tnunnera and education ob viously entitled him to met; per on an equal plane : Even at meals be was often absent.' Bo Coke's odmpuvcency cams now quite unexpectedly, but Iris was learning to school her tooguo. "Thank yon very much," she said. "When stall' I sea blmt' "Ob. yoo needn't bother. ! I'll telj . tm mesalt" r : i v-- Bbe was somewhat dteapftoln'ted a this. Hotter would be free for an hour before ba turned In. and tbey- might have enjoyed a nice chat whllf be smoked oo the poos.r In bar heart of bearU she was beginning to 'acknowl edge that a voyage "through summer seas on a cargo vessel, with no other society than tbat ' of unimaginative sallormen, savored of tedium. Indeed almost of deadly monotony. Her. rare meetings with Hosier marked bright spota In a dull round of hours. During their Small Intercourse she bod discov ered 'that ha waa well Informed. They bad bit upon a few kindred tastes In books and music. They even differed sharply in their appreciation of favor Its authors. Aud what could, be more conducive to complete understanding than, the attack and defense of tbe sbrin of some tin god of literature If Walla, therefore, It was strange that Captain Coke should actually propose a visit to tbe bftdge at a'a unusual ttmf-at a time, too,, whan Hosier would be on duty-It struck ber as far mora curious that he" should1 sndeavor to preveut aa earlier meeting. - -I snail be delighted to cbme at any time. I bars often read 1 about the . Southern Cross, yet three short weeks ago f llttl thought"-. "You reely didn't' think about t at all." broke In Coke. ''If you 'ad you'd 'svs known yon cesldn't cross the Una without seeln It" ; Her wa another perplexing ele ment' In the skipper's conduct That Iris Was a stowaway was .forgotten. 8b 'was treated with the" attention and 'ceremony ' dus to the owner's alec Coke uevr lost an opportunity of droning Into the ears of. WatU or Hosier or the steward or any mem bers of to crew who. war listening; that alias York' presence In their midst was s preordained elrcuittatanca, a thing fully djscussed and agreed on aa between her unci and himself, but carried out lu an Irregular, manner wing to some girlish freak on her part' , The portmanteau, with Its chang of raiment brought collating testimony, aud Iris' own word when discovered la tb lasarstta supplied further proof, if that wr oecdd, , teen. Invigorating brea swept ths last mirage of strap from the girl's , braid s sb flitted alleatly along tb deck,1 A wondrous galaxy of stars biased la tbe heavens. In that pellucid air tb sky wss s -.vivid oitraoiarlna. Tb ship's track was mgrked by a trail of phosphorescent. Bra. .Each rT olutloo of the propeller draw from ths ocean traasur boos. opuieot giiV of golden light that daaced aoJ sparkled In th tumbling water. It .was a alght that pulsated with the ruiuane and abandon of the sooth, -a dgb when tb heart might throb wlih no- t.5xiWt kzZxzt a"ttb iL'igi i . '"i ... In" the reins" under the stress of an emotion at onc pnsslwiate and myHtie. Iris, spurred oil by no stronger lm fulse than that of fbe nlffhwer. though pot wholly unaware of an element of Adventurous sbjuess in br exports tlon of a tete-n-tPte wjih n good look Ing young man of her iwn Ftotns climbed to the bridge so Hpewlily und nolHelessly that Ilozler did uot know of Her presence until be bard ber dis mayed try: "la that the Routhem Cross?" He turned quickly ' ; "You.' MIsh YorkeT be exclaimed and not even her' wonder at the tnsig nlUcauco of the stellar display ot "TOU, MISS TOIlKxr HB EXCLAIV1XD. which she bad beard so much could cloak tbe fact that Hozler was unpre pared for ber appearance. . "Of course It Is 1. Who else?" she asked. "Did not Captain Coke tell you to expect me?" "No." "How odd! That Is what he ar ranged. A man came and rapped at my door." , "Pardon me one moment" , He leaned over tbe bridge and hailed tbe watch. The same hoarse voice that bad roused Iris auawered his ques tions, and In tbe fulnt light that came from tbe binnacle she caught a flicker of amusement on his fare. "Our excellent skipper's Intentions have been defeated," be said. "lie told one of the men to cull him at seven bells, but not to wake you until the crons waa visible. His orders have been obeyed xjulte literally, tie will be summoned In another bour, and you bare beeu dragged from bed to gexe at tbe false cross, wblcb every foremast bund persists In regarding us tb real article. The true cross,, ol which Alpha Crucls s the southern pole star, comes up over tbe horizon au bour after tbe false one." "Hut Captnlu Coke snld be would see you aud warn you or my visit." "I cun onl.1 nssure you that be did not ; Perbups be thought It unneces sary, meaning to be on deck himself." ' "Must I wait ber a whole .hour then?" ! Hosier laughed. It was smnslug to And bow Coke's marked effort to keep tbe girl and him apart bud been de feated by a sailor's blunder. "I hone the waiting will not weary 70U." he said. "It Is a beautiful nlgbt" "I am glnd of tbe accident tbat brought m on deck some w but earl lei tbiiu wiin ueceiuuiry," she said. "You and I have not said much to each oth er since you 'routed m out ot tbe laaiirett. Mr. Hosier." "Our friends at table are somewhat dlfflriilt. If only you knew bow 1 re gretted" - "Oh. what of that? When I became a stowaway I fully expected to be treated an one. I suppose, though, tbat you bare often asked yourself why I was guilty of euro a mnd trick." "Not exactly mud. Miss Yorke. but needless, since Cnptnln Coke partly ex peeted to have your company." "That Is absurd, u hud not the remotest tiotlou" "Forgive me. but there you are wrong, lie says tbat your uucle and he dlscuKMcd the matter on the Sun day before we left Liverpool. His the ory is rather born out by the present State-Kf . the ship's larder. I assure you that few tramp steamers spread a table like the Andromeda's messdui Ing this voyage." " Iris laughed with s spontaneous mer rtment Hint was rather astoulshing In her, own cars, , , -.- ,;, "Being the owner's nUe j am we catered for?" she crlr j. "Something ot tb, sort. 1 1 is only natural." "But I think I have, . rPn(j ln tnp newspapers that when gomp unhappy creature Is condomnw', t0 dth by the law be Is supplied W(th luxuries that would certainly U; denied to any ordi nary criminal?" x . "Such doubtful clemency can hardly apply to you, Miss Yorlte." "It might apply to the -ship or to that human part of her that thinks and remembers nnd Is capable of-of giving evidence." - .. - - She pnused, fearing lest, perhaps, 6lie might have spoken too plnlnlv. Coke's counter stroke In ulluoMng to !ier dread ot the proposed marriage was biUdvivfrom ber ken. Ilozler. of course, was thinking ot nothing else. For the moment, then, they were at .-ross purposes. ' . "Things are not so bad as that" he laid gently. "I hope I am not tres passing on forbidden ground, but it is july fair to tell you that the skipper was quite explicit up to a point' Ue jRld you were being fwtti Into some matrimonial arrangement that was distasteful" ' "And, t est ape from On undesirable suitor. I can a way?". "Well, the story sounded all rlgfft." "Ilid myself on my uui-le's sUlp when 1 wished to avoid marrying tbeman f. bifTcbok-eV" Ilozler wa not neglecting bis work, but he did then take bj eyes off ibfl -ttarllt sen for a lew amazed seconds. There was no mistaking the scornful "lug in the girl's words, lie could see .bo deep color that Hooded .her cheeks, fbe glance lhal met bis sparkled wib in Intensity of feeling that thrilled svhlle It perplexed. "Please pardon me If the questlou rnirts, but If that Is nut your motive ind there never was any real notion ;if your coming on this trip why are you here?" he said . "Because I am a foolish nlrl. I sup posebecause I -thought itiaiNny pres ence might Interpose .u serious ob stacle between a criminal and tbe rime be had planned to commit. It me wants to avoid hateful -people a change of climate Is a most effectual means, and I had not the ipouey fur irdlnary travel. Believe uiu, Mr. Uo ler, am not on board the Audio in da without good reason. I have ofteu vlshed to have a talk wtb you. - I think you are a mail who would not betray a conltdeme. If you agree to help me,, something may yet be done. At first I was sure that Captain Coke would abandon his wicked projuct lis soon as be discovered that I knew what was In bin mint) Hut now 1 am beginning to doubt. Each day brings us ucarer South America, and and" . She was breathless with excitement She drew nearer to the silent aud Im passive man at her side, dropping ber voice almost to a whlspur. she cuught bis arm with au appealing band. "I am afraid that my presence will offer go hindrance to bis scheme," she murmured. "I am territied to say sucb a thing, but I am certain, quita cer tain, that the ship will be lost within thu next few days." .' -"Hozler, though Incredulous, coul not but' realize that tbe girl was saying tbat which Bbe honestly thought to be true. "Lost! Do you mean that she vill be purposely throwu away?" he asked, and his owu voice was not wholly un der control, for he was called ou to repress a sudden temptation to kiss away tbe tears that glistened iu ber brown eyes. "Yes. tliat is what he said on the rocks this side of Montevideo." "Ue .said-who?" "The-the captjffn.1 "To whom did he say It?" "Oh, Mr Ilozler. do not ask that, but believe me and help me." "How?" ' "I do not know, l am half distract ed with thinking. What can we do? Captain Coke simply swept aside my first attempt tu speak plainly to him. But make no mistake be kuows that I heard his very words, and there is something In bis niauner. a curious sort of quiet conlldeuce. that frighten.' me." After tbat neither spoke during many minutes . . "That Is a very serious thing you hnve told me, Mlss Yorke," muttered Ilozler nt last. not without a b a c k w a r d glance at tbe sailor In the whcelhouse to assure himself that the m n n could not by any chance overhear their conversation. "But It Is true dreadfully true." said Iris, c I a s p I u g her hands together and restlffg them on the high railing of the bridge. "It is all the ' more serious, inasmuch as we are helpless." mm- i i' W 1,1 ! 5.? I h Im-41 11 . T Ill T IT 18 DIIKADKfl.l.V Tnt'g- THL'K. 8AII litis. he went on. "Don't you see how Impossible it Is eveu to hint at It la any uisciissluu with tbe mau principally coni-erueUl waut to say this, ibough-yuu are iu uo dan ger There Is uo ship so safe as oue thnt Is plektj out f.r willful destruc tion. Meu will not Btu rltVe their own lives eveu to make good uu Insiiraucel policy, aud I supiiose that la what Is Intended. So you can 'sleep sound of nlghts-at iui.v rate until we near the const of nrastil. nn only promise you If any watchfulness ou mv part cnu stop this piece of villainy- Hello, there! What's up? Why U the ship falling away" fronTTbercoiirseVl""" The sudden change ln his voice star tled tbe girl so greatly tbabsbe-uttered a slight shriek. It took her an appre ciable time to understand.that he was speaking to the man at Jhe wheel. lui im Buuur Buew wijui ne meant., "Something's gone wrong with the wheel, sir," be bawled, "t wasn't cer tain at flrst so I" tried to put ber over a bit to a'uth'ard. Then she Jammed for sure." Hozler leaped to the telegraph and signaled "slow" to .the engine room. Already the golden pathway behind the Andromeda bad changed from a wavering yet generally straight line to i well defined curve. There was a ilss'and snort of escaping steam as :he sailor Inside tbe chartboiise eu deavored to force tbe machinery Into action. "Steady, there!" bellowed Hozler. "Walt until we have examined tbe gear boxes! There may be a kink In a chain!" A loud order brought the watch scur rying along the deck. Some of the men ran to examine the bearings of I'.ie huge fan shaped casting that gov erned tbe movements of tbe rudder, wblle others fcegan to tap tbe wooden shields whlcb protected tbe steering rods and chains. Ip tbe midst of tbe hammering and excitement Captftts Coke swung himself up to tbe bridge. "Well, I'm ulowed! You here?" be said, looking at Iris. "Wot Is It now?" be asked, turning sharply to Hozler. "Wheel stuck again?" "Yes, sir. Has it happened before?" We-M--not4bls trip. But it 'as 'appeued. dost for a inbuilt I was mlxln' It up with the night you nearly run down that .bloouiln' booker off tlio Irish coast. All, ibro she goes'. Ev erything O. K, now. W'pn daylight comes we'll overhaul the tlxln's. Nhe thing If the wheel Jammed Just as we was crossln' the Recife!" Hozler tried lo ascertain from the watch If tbey had found tbe cause of tbe disturbance, but the men could ouly guess that a chance blow with an adz bad straightened a kink in one of the casings. Coke treated tbe 'In cident with qoqebalunce. "Thought you wns to be called w'eu the cross hove In sight, Miss. Yorke?" he said abruptly. "1 am sorry to have to Inform you that some people op board cannot dis tinguish between falsify and trutli." she answered.- "But please don't be angry with any of tbe men on ray ac pount. Mr. Hozler tells me they often confuse tbe false cross with the real one, and the mistake has been enjoy able." . , "A reg'Iar 'umbug, tbe Southern Cross," grunted Coke. "It lin t a paten on the bear" Coke grinned at his own pleasantry.. To one of bis hearers at least It seem ed to be passing strange that be was so ready to forget sucb a vital defect In the storing gear as bad manifested Its existence a few minutes earlier, , TO BE COHTTITUKD. (Paid Advrtlelng.) ABUSING THE INITIATIVE. Initiative for Matters of General . " ' Interest ' - "The initiative privilege Ts a valua ble right and the people of Oregon are foctunate ln "the possession of the same . It Is a right though that should be used with discretion. If the.inltia tive Is Invoked indiscriminately . it will be of injury rather than of bene fit," says' the Pendleton East Ore gonlan in Its issue of July 19. . "By the nature of things the Initia tive should be used for. the settlement of Questions that are of general state Interest and questions upon which the people at large are capable of Judg ing. It was proper that the. direct pri mary law be enacted under the init iative. The law could not have been enacted in any other way. Legisla tures elected under the old convention system .would never have passed the direct primary law. '.' It was proper that the corrupt practices .act be en acted under the Initiative and refer endum. That law pertains to political morality and tbe people were able to Judge of tbe merits of tbe law. It is all right to settle the normal school problem under the initiative. The legislature has utterly failed to handle the question. '. '-. "But the most glaring abuse of the initiative Is on the part of those who nave proposed county division meas ures. Eight bills have been filed ask ing for the creation of new counties or for the changing of boundary lines. In each case the. question involved is ot a purely local nature; not of state 'interest. It will be Impossible for the people of the state to Judge of these measures with Intelligence. All division disputes should have been held in abeyance pending the passage of a law calling fsr the settlement of. such disputes by the people directly concerned. The county divlslonists. however, have refused to wait. Tbey have submitted their bills In hopes the people will vote blindly for them. They have abused the Initiative priv ilege and, they should be rebuked for doing so. Every county division bill should be voted down. - "Insist that the Initiative be used only, when It may be invoked with propriety." County Division Increased Taxes 61 4 Per Cent (East Oregonlan.) ' v That county division means In- creased taxation for tiie secsslonists is shown by the experience of E. A. Scbiffier, the well known local tailor, who "owns some property In the city of Hood River. To the East Oregonlan Mr. Schiffler has exhibited his tax re ceipts and they show that during the first year of the existence of iood River county Mr. Sehiffler's taxes in creased 61.4 per cent. His 1908 taxes which were paid in .Wasco county. amounted to S5.50; His 11109 taxes, the first, levied after the creation or Honri River rmmtv ani .iu v, i j - ' v n uiv J lit? J(ill U on February 14, 1910, amounted to 138. Therefore the creation of the new county cost Mr. Schiffler the sum of . $52.50 during the first year ot Hood Riyer county existence. "I have always said, that it Is fool ish 'to divide counties," declared Mr. Schiffler. "It enly means additional expense and increased taxation." THE MARKETS. Portland. Wheat Track prices: C Club, 82c; bluesteni, 82c; red Russian, 80c. . Barley Feed and brewing, $21. Oats No. l'White. $28 per ton. . Hay Timothy, Willamette Va'.ley, $1920 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $2022; alfalfa, $1516.' : ' Butter Creamery, 36; mnch, 2?c. . Eggs Ranch,, candled, 37c, Hops 1910 crop, 1012c; 1909, no in I in J; olde, nominal, Wool Eastern Oregon 13;7c lu.; Valley, 17l9o lb. - Mohair Choice, "3233e, .:. . " Seattle. ',. Wheat Bluestem, 8Cc; Club, 82c; red Russian, 80c. Oats--$28 per ton. . Barley $21 per ton. Hay Tiiautfcy, $26 per ton; alfalfa, 1B per ton, - ( Butter Washington creamery, 36c; -noh, 22c -. Eggs Selected local. 45c, Shotting was In Self-Defense. ' Umatilla Sara Kee, the Chinaman, who 8hot and killed James W.: Love face here on October 17 last, waa given his liberty following the verdict handed down by theoroner's Jury at Pendleton, which held that the shoot ing was done In self defense. The Jur ors came here from Pendleton, and al ter taking all the testimony of the witnesses here, returned to Pendleton and signed ths verdict -:- When ; . You get the best range at a moderate cost. Same is true of heating stoves. The Howard for coal 'or wood -is the best in . the maf . ket, and costs no more than inferior kinds Largest stocK of Ranges, CooHing, Heating Stoves. S. D. KELTNER'S HARDWARE ENTERPRISE, OREGON nimnsissv s Enterprise Livery s and Sales Stable BaKer & Smith, Proprietors N Fair treatment to everybody. Bus meets all trains 10 ets ' . Commercial Trade a Specialty. First Class Rigs. Phone Orders Carefully Followed Horses Bought and Sold Feed For Sale Open Day and Night Pure Bred Black, Percheron Stallion at this barn for service 1INI This Is Your To get a 20, 40 or SO acre tract on Alder Slorje, die best Fruit, Berry and Vegetable land in the valley; improved or unimproved, with plenty of water. Terms to suit you. Priced from $25.00 to $125.00 per acre. Alder Slope Land Company C. H. Jordan, Selling; Agent LaQrande Oregon PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. OF WALLOWA COUNTY ; THOS. M. DHL I ' AHORNEY-ARAW . , ', Office in Lltch building, Room ; ! 107. Enterprise, Oregon. . , f " X I . DANIEL BOYD f ATTOKNEY-AT'LAW 1 Practlcs in all Stats Courts and J Interior Department. Careful at-; . tention to all business. . . . ..... wtvvttmHvm44rtH4i ' ' .' "... SHEAHAN & COO LEY t LAWltab ENTERPKiSE I Practice ln State and Federal vuurw aii.u interior uepanmeni. I W. C. KETCHUM , I DENTIST - ENTERPRISE 4 Office tn Litch Building. Room . 121. Home Independent Phone, j C. T. HOCKETT. M. D. X PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office lav Lltch bulldjng. Room 115. Home bid. Phone In office 'I and residence. " I I - .. DR. C. A. ATJLT : PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office In Bank Building. ', Home phone both office and ' J, residence. .... CHARLES THOMAS LAWYER ENTERPRISE, ORE. Practice In' State and Federal Courts and Int. Dept. , Abstract ', Bldg., opposite court house. ii it i Ji ill J ill il ill Ji iti ill -m- -- it i Ji it. ii - you get a -:-' iiBsiimHBMaamaati Chance