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."
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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
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. tention to all business.
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