J BstsSSSSSJoWol THE NEWS RECORD (Twice-a-Week.) AH INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. rrnverly the Wallowa New. eatalb- Untied March 3. 1899, ' 4a a session where bills with "Jokers," or for special Interests, could not be introduced during the closing days and rushed through on the mutual aid plan. It Is often remarked, half In Jest and half In earnest, nothing would help Oregon so much as to have no session of the legislature for 10 years. That heroic remedy Is probably Im practical, but this plan of daylight law-making is the next best thing. The window gffve Tittle"" no light, and the door was closed, her grinning grandson leaning against Jt Limply, Tbe witch began by reading the fortune of John Tullls, who had been pushed forward by the wide eyed prince. In a cackling monotone sua rambled through a supposititious his tory of his past, for the chief part Published Wednesdays and Satur day at Enterprise. Oregon, by THE ENTERPRISE PRESS Office East side Court House Square On tared as second-class matter January 2, 1909, at the poatofflce at Enterprise, Oregon, under the Act of March S. 1879. Subscription Rates: One rear $2, six month tl, three mouths JWc, om month 20o. On yearly caW-in-sdraoce subscriptions a discount of fte la given. 8ATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1911. VT DAYLIGHT LAWMAKING. The proportion that all bills to be considered by the legislature shall be filed with the Secretary of State sev eral weeks In advance of the meet ing of the legislature, Is tot receiv ing the consideration it deserves. If such a law had been In force dur lng the past six months Oregon would not now bo looking back with shame at the antics' of that crew In Salem i n-iug January and February, or look forward with dread to the possibili ty of an extra session correct the mistakes made at the regular session. Pestiferous politicians playing pea nut politics would have small chance Just suppose an arbitration treaty should be made between the United States and Great Britain, by which ALL qquestlona would be settled by arbitration instead of diplomacy or war, as proposed by President Taft and endorsed by the Liberal leaders in England Just suppose that was in working order and war between civil ized nations abolished (for that 'Is what it would mean), the vast sums spent for armament, ships and keeping up the would-be aristocratic military orders, all saved for useful purposes Just suppose all that! Wouldn't It he awful? It was an ideal winter In this coun ty for fall sown grain, and the blanket of snow didn't go off It went in, al most the last requisite for insuring a, bumper crop la Wallowa county thla When In doubt, read the ads ' WN6 l Story of ....Crau-ttarK. By GEORGf BARR M'CUTCHEON Copyright, 1909, by George Btrr Mf n4 K nek T Copyright. 1909. by Dodd. Mead 4k f I Company i. (flotitlnued from First page.) The next ,dn? Kliig made a purely business call at the shop of Mr. Spnntz. He lonkod Ions, with a n?ipwhat shifty eye, nt tlio cabinet of ancient rings and necklaces, and then depart ed without having seen the Interesting Miss riatanova. At bis room in the hotel bo found a note addressed to himself. It did not have much to sny. but 11 meant a great deal. There wna no signature, and the handwriting was Hint of a woman. "1'lcunc do not come again." That wus nil. lie laughed with a line tone of de fiance and went buck to the shop at 5 o'clock, Just to prove that nothing bo timid ns a note could stop hi in. Ou the occnHlon of this last visit to the shop he did not ftay long, but went away somewhat tfazed to tlnd himself the possessor of a ring ho did not want and out of pocket Juh( $30, American. Having comu to the conclusion that UuIghC errantry of that kind was not only protllgat1. but distinctly irritating to his sense of humor, ho looked up Mr. IloMis mid arranged for a day's ride In the mountains. Mr. Ilobbs led hi patron into the mountain roads early the next morn ing, both well mounted and provided with luncheon. . It is a good Uiito hours' ride to the summit of Monastery mountain. 'And after the height has been attained one does not cure to linger long among the chilly, whistling crags, with their snow crevasses and bitter winds. The utter loneliness, the aloofness of thla frost crowned crest appalls, disheartens ono who loves the fair, green things of life. It was 3 o'clock wlien they clattered down a Ftoue mud and up to the for bidding Talc in which lurked. Ilk an evil, guilty thing, the log built home of tho witch of Oaulook gap, that an cient fenmlo who made uo secret of her practices In witchcraft. ' A low thatched roof protruded from the bill against which the hut was . built. As a matter of fact, a thin chimney grow out of the earth itself, fr nil '.no world like a smoking tree stump. Tho single door was so low that one wits obliged to stoop to enter the llttlo room where tho damo had been holding forth for threescore years, 'twus Mild. This wan her throne room, her dining room, her bedcham ber, her all, it would seem, unless one hud been there before and knew that her kitchen was beyond. In tho side rf the hill. The one window, sans glass, looked . narrowly out upon an . odd opening la tho foliage below, giv ing tho occupant of the hut an unob structed i lew of the winding road that led up from Edelweiss. Tho two horsemen rode Into the glen and came plump kjxmi a small detach ment of the royal umird. mounted and rather resolute In their lack of ami ability. ' ' "Soldiers. I'd say.' remarked Mr. King. Ills eyes brightened and his hat ( cume off with a switch. "Uollol TUu'u's llo iilucr Farther up the glen in fact at the very door of the witch's hut were gathered a small but rather distin guished portion of the royal household." It was not difficult to recognize the llttlo prince. , He was standing beside John TuIUs, and it Is not with a de sire to spenk ill of his valor that we add ho was clutching the slackest part of that gentleman's riding breeks with an earnestness that betrayed ex treme trepidation. Facing them, on the stone doorstep, was'the witch herself. Behind Tullls and the prince were several fadles and gentlemen. . Truxtou King's heart swelled sud denly. Next to tho. tall figure of Colo nel Qulnnox of the, royal guard was the slim, entrancing lady of his most recent dreams, the prince's aunt, the lady of the goldfish conspiracy! ' The Countess Marlanx, tall and ex quisite, was a little apart from the' others, with Baron Dangloss and young Count Vos Engo, whom Trux tou was ready to hato because he was a recognized suitor for the band of the slim young person In gray. He was for riding boldly up to this little group, but a very objectlonble lieutenant barred the way, supported In no small measure by the agitated defection of Mr. Uobbs. The way was made easy by the In tervention of the alert young woman In gray. She caught sight of the re stricted adventurers or one of them, to be quite accurate and, after speed ing a swift smile of astonishment, turned quickly to Prince Bobby. The prince broke the ice.' "Hello!" he cried shrilly. "llellol" responded the gentleman readily. , . John Tullls found himself being drag ged away from the witch's door to ward the newcomer at the bottom of tho glen. Mr. Hobbs listened with deepening awe to the friendly conver sation which resulted in Truxton King going forward to Join the party In front of the hut Truxton' was duly presented to the ladlQS and gentlemen of the party by John Turns, who gracefully announced that he knew King's parents In New York. Baron Dangloss was quite an old friend, If one were to Judge by the manner In which be greeted the young man. The lady in gray smiled m sweetly and nodded so blithely that Tullls, instead of presenting King to her as he had done to the Countess Marlanx and others, merely aald; "And you -know one another, of course." Whereupon she flushed very prottlly. Truxton King, scarcely able to be lieve bis good fortune, crowded Into the loathsome, squalid room with his aristocratic companions. Never bad Truxton looked upon a creature who so thoroughly vindicated tho lifelong reliance he bad put In the description of witches given by the fairy tale tellers of his earliest youth. She had the traditional hook nose and peaked chin, the glittering eyea, the thousand wrinkles and the toothless gums. He looked about for the raven and the cat, but If aha had them they were not In evidence. At a rough guess he calculated ber age at 100 year "Orewsome lady, lsu't Shef whis pered King. J i . "I shall dream of ber for months,' whispered the lady In gray, shudder lug. . 1 "Would you mind tolling me bow I am to address your' whispered King They were leaning against the mud plastered wall near the Uttle window side by side. "You see, I'm a stranger In a strange land." "You must not speak while aha la gnstng Into the crystal," she warned after a quick, searching glance at bU face. Although It was broad daylight, the low, stuffy room would have been pitch dark had It not been for the ilickerlug candles on the table beside the beut, gray head of the mumbling fortune teller, whose bony fingers twitched over and about ber crystal globe Jl&e .wiggling yorgeny lajjn. "easwaoMji LADT,-mtT soar n so unintelligible that even ha could not' gainsay the statements. Later she bent her piercing ayes -upon the prince and refused' to read his future, shrilly asserting that aba had not the courage to tell what might befall the Uttle ruler, all the while muttering something about the two little Winces who had died la a tower agea and agea ago. Bee lng that the boy waa fright ened, Tullls withdrew him to the back ground. Tbe Countess Marlanx came next 8he was smiling derisively. . "You have returned from some one whom ' you hate," began tha witch. "Ha la your husband. Yon will marry again. There: la a fair haired man la love with you. You are la love with him. I can sea trouble'' . i But the countess deliberately turned away from the table, her cheeks flamm ing with the consciousness that a amUe had awept the circle behind her grace to! back. ..! . i . . "Ridiculous!" aba aald and avoided John Tullls gase. "I don't eare te bear any more. Come, baron! You are next" . iui. ! j Truxton King,! subdued and troubled In his mind, found ' himself studying his surroundings and the people who vwent so far to make them Interest rag.' His eye had fallen npon a crack la the door that led to the kitchen although be bad no means of knowing that it was a kitchen. To bis amaaemeat, ar gleaming eye waa looking eat apea tha room from bajread that raaraaw esaefc. Ha looked long and feanel that faa was not mistaken.. . There waa aa age grass) close to the opposite side of the rickety door, and Its gate waa directed ta tha Countess Marlanx. .-.. i . - . -, Without pausing to consider the re sult of his action, he sprang across tha room, shouting as he did so that there waa a man behind the door. ' Grasping the latch, he threw the door wide open, the others In the room looking at him as if he were suddenly erased.. , There was Instant commotion, with cries and exclamations from all. Quick aa the others were, the eld woman waa at hla side before them, snarltag with rage. Her talonlike fingers sunk Into his arm, and her gasa went dart lag about tha room In a moat cenrlne ing way. . , ,:, "... . :i: -.j-.s-. .:. Baron Danglese was cenvtnead that the young man had aeen the eye. With out compunction he began a search af tha room, tbe old woman looking aa with a grin of glee. "Search! Searchr aba croaked, 1t waa the spirit eyel " It Is looking at you now, my One baron! It Bads you, yet cannot be founds No,nol Oh, yon fools! : Oat out! Oat out! All of you! Prima or Bo prince, I fear you not uor all your armies. Thla la my home, taycaBttal Got- Gol": i-t "There was a man hare, eld we nun," said tha baron ceelly. "Where la tho man"?" '. . ;: , i ,,v.: . ; She laughed aloud, a berrld sound. Tbe prince clutched Tall la by tha leg In terror. : . . i "There la no window,' ao trapdoor, no skylight." remarked tha baron.. pu tled. "Nothing but the etoveplpej all Inchea In diameter. . A man ceoMa't crnwl out through that: I'm sore. : Mr. King, we've eome apea a . real, mye-tery-the eye without a visible body.' . uddenly tbe old womaa stepped lata tha middle of the room and began to wave her bands la a myateriaas man ner aver an empty pot that stood ea the floor ta front of the stove. Then before thetr startled eyea a thla film of smoke began ta Use from tha empty pot It grew In volume until the reom waa quite dense with It Bvea'atora quickly than It began It disappeared, drawn apparently by some supernat ural agency Into the draft af tha ateve and out thiaagh the rickety attune phja. .' V V A deafening crash as of many guns came to their ears from tha outside. With one accord the entire party rush ed to the ante deer, a wild laagb from the hag pursuing them. Therer she screamed. There goes all there was of hlml And se shall we all go soma day. Fire and amokef ' Just outside tha door stood Ueatao ant Sale of the guard. "Qood Lord!" shouted TullSa. "What la the matter? What has happened r "Tha storm, atr. aald Sage, it Is coming down tha valley Uke tha wind." A great crash of thunder barst over head, and lightning darted through the black, swirling skies. ' tl tJJ. i, )w.5 .tiX .A .0 TA.THUO nlrt '5 TUc. Men who are familiar with" land values in tllB Noiihweit wiU iv His- sending voice that farm laM k fcettcr aiii " cheaper in Wallowa county than any placo in tli& Northwest; that there are more and better opportunities for investment's .inr 'city property in ' .... U -i...u.iU.U T-u , .... t Enterprise and farms in this county than can be had' in &iiy Mother locality oh the Coast. y r ; I 'I : -' : . , .HI ... . I , k.f'j-.' l.l'.i- ., !-. i . t) .r. ,iJ t t : -A ti ii 'f . I. We have Lots at $SOO v That in i ancither year will sell ' readily for : $500. We have fifteen lots in Boyd's Sub division from $loo to $25o with easy terms, $10 down and $5 per month, no interest. 'i H .l.-A?,?' s a ..... , ' : : i :,: 1 )"-.'. T Eight business lots on Main street, with seven room house; barn, good outbuildings, shade trees and sightly location. Only $4,000. Farm Snap Well improved 720 acre ranch only seven miles from Enterprise, telephone,' tri-weekly L-..-J" mail, of which 350 acres is irrigable, of Which greater part Is in cultivation; good water right. A good shearing plant can be had with ranch that will alone net the owner $1200 -. . ; :') .. I.-'"' ";-!,r;. ..-w- -j..: . each year for the 40 days work. Look at tKc Price ' Only $35 per acre on easy terms. a i tit -: '.,..: 1 . a .r, , f't'',:r' ' '-0 t v;r;D ajHeO "V Have some snaps m Wheat Land t:1 If p ' - i 1 J f. 1HV A- TS.TTTTT TT ' LAWYER West Main Street Entepiioc (Continued SaAurdaj.)