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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1910)
Jackson amd Weaves Victor Talking Machines, Typewriters, Toilet Sets, Jewelry, Clocks, Watches, Traveling Sets, Shaving Sets, Manicure Sets, Work Boxes, Fan cy Mirrors, Smokers' Sets, Jewel Boxes, Razors, Safety Razors, Hand Paintings, Cut Glass, Hand Painted China, Books of all kinds, Pipes, Gift Boxes of Cigars, Perfumes, Hand Bags, Post Card, Photo and Autograph Albums, THE IDEAL GIFT STORE CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Father, Mother, Broth er, Sister, and the other fellow's Sister: Let us suggest some things that will make an IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT We believe we have BEST ALL-AROUND LINE OF HOLIDAY GOODS ever seen in this county, but it would take a full day and the whole news paper to enumerate all the articles we have in this line, and we will just say; Don't buy Holi day Goods until you have seen and priced the big stock at Box Stationery, Fountain Pens, Cuff and Collar Boxes, Mantel Ornaments, Music Rolls, Baby Sets, Wall Pockets, Brush Sets, Necktie Racks, Post Card Boxes, Pyrography Outfits and Sup plies, Military Brushes, Clothes and Hat Brush es, Dolls, Games, Lowney's Candy in Fancy Boxes, Christmas Folders, Post Cards, Tags and Seals. Main Street JACKSON (& WEAVER THE IDEAL GIFT STORE Enterprise fife Stowaway By LOUIS TRACY. Author of the "Pillar of Light," "The Wlngi of the Morning" and "The. Captain of the Kansas." CopyrUht. 1909, by Edward J. Clod CHAPTER X. ITIIEKKIN CERTAIN I'EOI'LE MEET UNEX PECTEDLY. SHIS enmo back from the void to find herself lying ou a truckle bed In n dimly lighted hovel. Sho Riized up with uncompre hending eyes nt two brown skinned women bending over her. Ono, the elder, was chaQng her hands. The other, a lull, graceful girl, wns stirring something In nn earthenware vessel. "Where am 17 XIow did I come here?" Ilia naked. Then she remembered, and memory brought a feeling of helplessness not wholly devoid of self reproach. It was bnd enough that her presence should add so greatly to the dangers besetting her friends. It was far worse that sho should have fainted at the very moment whon such weakness might well prove fatal to them. Why did Hhe faint? Ahl A lively blush chased the pallor from her cheeks, mid a few strenuous heart beats restored animation to her limbs. Of cour-ie in thinking that she had yielded solely to the stress of sur charged emotions Iris was mistaken. "What sho really noeded was food, A young womnu of perfect physique and dowered with the best of health does not collapse Into nuconsciousuess be cause a young man embraces her and each nt the sumo uomeut makes the blissful discovery that the wide world contains no other Individual of su preme importance. She hardly realized how hungry she was until the girl handed her the bowl, which contained a couple of eggs beaten up In milk, while small quantities of rum and sugar caue Juice made the compound palatable. Whllo tho girl Manoela was furtively appraising the clothing worn by Iris jior mother was listening ever for hasty footsteps among the trailing Tlnos. At last, with a muttered prayer, she went to tho door and unfastened the stout wooden staple that prevented In trudera from cuterlng uubldden. Some one approached. "Is that you, Manoel?" asked Lulsa Gomel lu a hushed voice. There was no answer. The woman drew back. She would have closed the door, but a slim, active figure prang across the threshold. She shrieked in terror. The newcomer was a Iirnr.tlluu officer. "I think you are here, mademoiselle,' he said in French. "I am come to share your retreat for a little while. l'erctmuce by daybreak I way arrive at some plau. At preseut you and are. la difficulties, lU.HJiijr --. Iris recognized tho voluble, Jerky (speech. A wild foreboding gripped her heart until sho was like 'to shudder un der Its fierce anguish. "You, Captain San Bonnvides!" she nHkcd, and her utterance was unnatu rally calm. "I, mndemolselle," he said, "and, alas, I am alone. May I come In? It Is not well to show a light at this hour, seeing that the island is overrun with Infuriated soldiers." The concluding sentence was ad dressed to I.ulsa Gomez In Portu guese. Realizing Instinctively that the man came as a friend, sho stood aside, trembling, on the verge of tears, lie entered, and the door was closed be hind him. "I am the only man who escaped, mademoiselle. Tho others? Well, It Is war, and war is a lottery." "Do you mean that they have been killed, all killed?" she murmured, with a pitiful sob. "1-1 think so." "ou think? Do you not know?" He sighed. Ills hand sought an emp ty cigarette case. Such was tho cor rect military air, he fancied to treat misfortunes rnther as Jests. lie frown ed because the case was empty, but smiled at Iris. It is so hard, mademoiselle, when ono speaks these things lu a strange tongue. Permit mo to explain that which has arrived. We eucountered n picket and surprised it. Having so- cured some weapons and aceouter- inents, we hastened to the uuny, where was moored tho little steamship. Un happily Bhe was crowded with sol diers. They fired, and there was a short fight. I was knocked down, and what do you call It etourdl while oue might count ten. I rose, ball: blinded, and what do I see? The ves sel leaving the ipiay full of men en gaged in combat, whllo Just beyond the point a warship is signaling her arrival. It was a Hrazlllau warship, mademoiselle. She showed two red rockets, followed by a white one. It was only a matter of minutes before she met tho little steamship. I tell you that It was bad luck, that a vile blow. I was angry, yes. I stamp my foot aud aay foolish thiugs. Then I run." Iris mode no reply. Sho hid her face In her bauds. Sho could frame no more questions. Sun Itouavldcs was trying to tell her that Hosier aud the rest had been overwhelmed by fate at the very instant escape seemed to be wlthtu reach. The ltraatllau, proba bly because of difficulties that beset htm In using a foreign language, did not make it clear that he had tluug himself flat in tho dust wheu ho heard the order to tire given by soma oue on board the launch. . Then the lightning of a woman's In tuition pierced the abyss of despair. Surely thero were curloas blauks lu this thrilling narrative. As was her way when thoroughly aroused, Iris stood up aud selxed au Benavtdes al most roughly "by the arm. Her dis traught eyes searched his face with a pathetic earnestness. "Why do you think that the launch did not get away?" sho cried. "It was dark. The moon might have been In shadow. If the launch met the war ship and was seen there must bave been firing." "Chere mademoiselle, there was much firing," he protested. "At soar "I WOULD RATItEB HAVE DIED." The words came dully. She was stricken agaiu even more shrewdly. The gloom was closing In on her, yet sho forced herself to drag the truth from his unwilling lips. "Yes. Of course I could not wait there in that open place. I was com pelled to seek shelter. Troops were running from town and citadel. I avoided them by a miracle. And my sole concern then was your safety." "Oh, my safety!" sho wailed broken ly. "How does it avail me that my friends should be slain? Why was 1 not with them? I would rather have died as they died than live in tho knowledge that I was the cause of their death." San Benavides essayed a confidential hand on her shoulder. She shrank from him. He purred amiably: "Mademoiselle Is profoundly unhap py. Under such circumstances oue Hays things that nre unmerited, is it not? If any one is to blame it is my wretched coun try, which cannot settle its political affairs without bloodshed. Ah, mademoiselle, I weep with you and tender you my most respect ful homage." A deluge of tropical ralu beat on the hut with a suddeu fury. Conversation at once became dim cult, nearly im possible. Iris threw herself back on tho tres tle lu a passion of grief thut rivaled tho outer tempest. The girl, Manoela, weeping out of sympathy, crept to Iris' side and gen tly stroked her hnlr. Like her mother, Bhe could only guess that tho English lady's friends were captured, perhaps dead. Even her limited experience of life's vicissitudes had taught her what short shrift was given to those who defied authority. The republic of Bra' ill docs not permit Its criminals to be executed, but it shows no mercy to rebels. Manoela, of course, believed that the Englishmen were helping the imprisoned Dom Corria to regain pow er. She remembered how a mutiny was once crushed on the island, and her eyes streamed. . Meauwhlle Lulsa Gomes was touched by the good looking soldier's plight "We must try to help you, Senhor Capltauo," she said. "If the others are dead or taken you may not be missed." He threw out his bands In an elo quent gesture. Life or death was a mutter of complete indifference to him, It implied. "We shall know In the morning," he said. "Have you any cigarettes?' "But listen, senhor. Why not take off your uniform aud dress lu my clothes? You can cut off your mus taches aud wear a mnutllha over your face, and we will keep you here until there is a chance of reaching a ship. Certainly - that Is better thuu being shot" to bk coimjiriD. For carrot and rufi weaves aoe J. H. Manloy, Dntorprlao, Orgon.59h4 DR. C. A. ATJLT I PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ; Office In Bank Building. Horn phone both office and' residence. i A ,a C. T. HOCKETT, M. D. ' '" PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office to, Litch building. Room j 115. Home Ind. Phone in office and residence. A it 4 TIT? W T. MTflTTnLR , Osteopathic Physician 135-137 litch Blclg. i Tuesday, Thurody and Satur x day. Phone in Res. and office. ; 293 acres Alder Slope, $23, 000. 00 80 acres Alder Slope, $ 8,000.00 160 acres hill land, about six miles out, $2,000.00 320 acres, 12 miles out, $3,200.00 ' ' City Uots, $100 to $300 Residence Property, $6SO to 33,000 Fire Insurance Surety Bond Live Stock Insurance W. E. 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WHITE FRONT . t Livery, Feed and Sale Stable R . L,. DAY, Proprietor f Good Rigs Fair Treatment Horses Bought and Sold Special Attention to Commercial Trade Rates for Regular Boarders Bus to and From Trains Best of Help Employed Home Phone Open Day and Night One Block North of Hotel Enterprise J. A. BURLEIGH ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office) In litch Building. Enterprise, Oregon. Get The Genuine Always. A substitute is a dangerous make shift especially In medicine. The gen. ulne Foley Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds quickly and la in a yellow package. Accept no eubaU. tubes. Burn&ugh ft MyfieM. . Get Your Plumbing Done Before Cold Weather Starts I carry a complete line of Bath Tubs, Basins Bowls, etc PRICES RIGHT. "Superior" Stoves and Ranges Dst on thl Market S. K. CLARK, a blks. south Hotel Enterprise High Grade Job Work a Specialty
