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"3!S3V ,1 V'!!'' PAOF! 4. THK IIE.VD BULLETIN, IlKND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1910 r , ! ,GI;, ( - ( - i flu I I c j The Daredevil J 5 I Maria Thompson Daviess By : i i Author of 'The Melting of Molly" Sft Copyright, 1D16, by Ilia IUilly Jlrltton Co. O-O-- ----- SYNOPSIS Huberts, on orphan, halt French, halt .American, Marling for America lo stny iNllh un uncle, meets Count le I.nsscllcs crowing to M'Ciiio mulct) tor France. Ily a mlstnkc, Ttoborta'n undo believe .lio Ih n nrplifu. Know Ins him lo l)o n nornuii li.ilcr, Roberta, ndopts man's attire. llcr uncle, Clenernl Cnrruthers, Informs IiIh Biiifil nephew Hint ho needs hi knotvleORfi or French lo ntralghtcn out n tlcnl for provldlnB mulon for Frnjico. Tho Koveruor'a honor In Involved In tho inula ileal. U A CHAPTER IV. "Hero' My Boy, Governor," Nit It was pii ratlin to tho man sion of Hip gouvenieur of the stale of Huipclh I lift t my uncle. the General Hubert, MM cnllght- vii mo ns to Hie urgent nt'oJ of niu In his nlTulrH of tm.sliics.i. "It Is it itipsllon of mules, Kir, nntl of n dl.slionor lo tilt stale Hint I'm going lo iirovcnt If lily hot old head Is laid low In doing It, iih It probably will lie If I get Into I lie ruckus with Jefferson Wliltworth Hint now threatens. They hnvu liiHtminlcd themselves Into the runfldcucc of Governor Faulkner until they lniru mndo It well nigh Impossible for hi in lo bop llio innttur except ns they jiiit II. They will got his Blgnu turu to the rcnliil grunt of the lands. inako n getaway with tho money mid let tho sltilo crnRh down upon his head when It Hilda out Hint ho Iiiih been led Into bringing It nml himself Into dl.s lionor. Why, (Irish It, sir, I'd llko to Imvo every one of them, especially Jeff Wliltworth, nt the end of n Imlter mid feed Mm n raw mule, hoof mid earn. I'm probably going to bo done, to death nil nlnno before tho pack of wolves, but I'm going to dlo htird for lllll Faulkner, who holds In his hnuil the honor of Ids stnto mid my Htnte, I'll die liiirdl" And ho spoko thu words with such n liercenesH Hint his while mustache, which was waxed .with the propriety of tho world, divided like crossed (diver swords beneath Ills straight noso with Its thin and trem bling nostrils. "It vtlll be that I can help you pro tis't this honor of tho Gotivorucur rimlliuer tniil Hip statu of Iluipeth, lll It not, my Uuelu Robert'" 1 asked Willi a great mi.xloly. "If you must fall mi tho Meld of honor It will ho the glory of Hubert C'niruthers of (Ire mid Ilyo to fall hestdo you, sir. I am n ery good Hjiori, my father has wild," "(lod bleu my soul, how like Henry you are, hoyl" exclaimed my undo, the General Robert, and ho did lay ouo of Ids long and very strong arms across my shoulder and give to in the cm lirneo for which I had so leuged, but for not enough Hinu for mo to yield myself to It. "Henry always wauled to I lie 'Hi-other Hob,' mid he, too would have died lighting for mu at my Hide. I've been hard and when I heard of his death I wanted you. iwy, I wanted you moie Now, what do you mean, Kir, by making mo fur pet for ouo moment the ll Hill Faulk iter mid I are In?" And my uncle, tho General Hobert, guvo lo mo a good tdmkc, as he extracted his very large white handkerchief and blew upon his iioho with such power that the black iliuufl'nur looked around at us and made the cm' to Jump even as ho and I bad done. "And Hume mules Hint It would be your wish to feed to Hint Mr. JelT Wliltworth, my Undo Hubert, will you not tell mu further about them? In t'ai'ls It U naltl that they mo a very good food ,hen made fat after belli); tld or wounded In tho army, 1 have" "That will do, sir. If you've had to eat mule hi Paris don't tell mo about tt. My constitution wouldn't stand 'hat, though during our war. Just be fore Ylcksbiug, I ii to-Imt wo won't go Into that either. Now this Is tho flltuntloii. ns much as u lad from the wilds of Paris could understand It. The French government wants 5,000 mules by tho fall of tho year, mid I hero are no Htich mules In tho world hs this Htnte pioduccs. They arc send tnic iv iiiiiii over here to try lo mnko a .leal with the Mate of Hnrpetli to pur hnso tho mules from prhnto breeders, Tim Faulkner comes up for rc-clec-Hon, downright Illegality will bo al leged, and ho will bo defeated In dis honor mid with dishonor to tho stnto. I nm his secretary of state, and I'm going to savo him If I can. And you arc going to help me, sir!" And as bo spoko my uncle, the General Hob ert, gavo to mo n distinguished shako of the hand that maiio my prldo to rlso In my throat, which pave to my speak ing n great duskiness. "I will help hi tho rescue of tho hon or of Hint Gouvernour Hill Faulkner, my Uncle Hobert, with tho last breath In my body, mid I will nlso assist to feed mulo to that Mr. Jefferson Wlilt worth, though not to his beautiful wife, whom I do so much nil ml re." "That's Just It; she'll have to cat mulo tho llrst ouo. She's nt tho gov ernor day nntl night with her wiles, mid In my mind It's her dimity Influ ence that Is making him sco things with his slant. They say she put her brand on him In early youth. He's the soul of honor, but what chnnco has a man's soul honor got when a woman wants to cash It In for a fortune with which to lead n gay llfo? None! None, sir!" And tho countcnanco of my uncle, tho General Hobert, became ro flcrco that It was difficult to find words to answer. "Oh, my Undo Hobert. Is It that n woman would mnko a cheat In giving the mulo animal of not sulllclcnt strength to carry food to poor boys of France In tho trenches when there Is too much mud for gasoline!" I ac claimed with a great horror ,from knowledge given mo by my capflatuo. the Count do Lnssclles. "Just exactly what she Is trying to do, boy. I.ct thoso poor chaps with guns In their hands to defend her civ ilization ns well ns theirs dlo for want of a supply train hauled by reliable mules when uiiicllablo gnsollno falls. That's what women nro like." And ns Jio spoko I perceived tho depth of till- llko that wns In tho heart of my undo, tho General Hobert, for nil of woman kind. "Thcro nro soino women who would not so comport themselves, my Undo Hobert. I give you my word ns ono" Then ns I hcsllntcd In terror nt the revelation of my woman's estate I had been about to make, my uncle, the General Hobert, made this remark to and no gentleness, and then with his keen eyes did ho took down Into the very soul of mo. "Ves, I sco I can trust, you, sir. God bless you, boy!" ho said, nftcr a very long moment of time. "Yes, my Undo Hobert," I nnswered him without turning my eyes from his. "Well, then, hero wo nrc. I came to tho sldo door so I wouldn't have to Introduco you to nny of tho boys this morning, for wo want to have a talk with tho governor beforo dinner, and I don't dnro keep Klzzlo waiting. It riles her, and n riled woman burns up things, masters, husbands, cooking or worse. Come on." "Hero's my boy, governor," was all thu Introduction my uncle, tho General Robert, ndmlnlstcrod to mo; then I stood nnd looked Into tho fnco of him whom afterward I discovered to bo tbo greatest gentleman In .tho world, with my heart heating In my throat and yet astir under my woman's breast In tho place It had nlways be beforo resided, after wo had been ush ered Into Hie gouvcrnour's room by nil old black servant called Onto. fliolr Ticnrti that It Is Impossible "forTI woman to discover from behind n fan. They keep tt entirely for each other ns comrades, nud I received n largo por Hon of such nn affection when that Mr. Duzz Clcndennhig adopted mo In whnt ho thought wns my foreign weakness as n small brother to bo protected In his largo heart. "I nm very hnppy to so salute you Instead of the duel." I made answer and did Immediately put a kiss on his mo: "Women nro llko crows all black, and the exceptional whlto onu only makes tho lest look blacker. Tho only way to stop them In their depredations Is to trap them since tho law forbids t t-sfft '-sgr ;wi5' prnre them on the government lniidi nud deliver (hem In n lot for shipment tho Ut of August at SiUHiiuah. There l no nutluirlty on the Mututc hook 'for the state to make tuich a deal, but Jeff Wliltworth has fixed up u xort of contract, Hint wouldn't hold water In tint courts, by which tho governor of tlm Ntute, WllllnuiMiu Faulkner, grunts (ho giiuiui; rights on tho Mute's lands to a private company, of whleh ho Is to bo n member, which tu n way pimrnntccti tho deal. They've made htm believe it to be a good llmuu-hil thing for tho Mute, and he can't teo (hut they are going lo buy cheap stock, Initial it on n low rule from the Mate rfnd liiuul It over to the French gov ernment at n fancy rnkeoff, mid then leave him with tho bag to hold when tho tlmo for settlement and complaint fOiiuw. Thcro U a strong Republican party In this utatc, and they're keep luj quiet, hut year utter next, when 5 vj&Q -f:jyj? " will help In tho rescue." shooting them." And as ho umdo this Judgment of women I forgot for a u.v incut that wo discussed that Madnm Wliltworth whom It wns causing me great pain to (Uncover to be tho enrmy of France, mid I thought of my beauti ful mother, whom lie had Judged with out over having encountered, and a great longing rose In my heart o to comport myself that his heart should learn to trust In nm as a man and then discover tho hoifiir of woman through me at some future time. 1 took a ro solve that such should bo tho case, and to that end I asked of him: "How Is It that 1 can helve you In those serious troubles, my Uncle Rob ert?" And us I asked that iiiicstlun I made also a vow In my heart against that black crow woman. "Now, that's what I'm coming to Tho Frunch government Is sending an army expert down hero to look over tho situation and make tho contracts. I can't Kpeuk their heathenish tongue or read It, and I want homebody whom I can trust-trust, mind you to help mo talk with him mid make any necessary translations. That Wlilt worth hussy has been translating for us. nnd I don't trust her. Your letter was handed to me In the governor's private olllce, and tnitli ho and I saw what a help It would ho to hao you hero when this Frouehlc who Is n Count Something or Other-nnd his servants nnd secretaries, whnt ho calls his milt, arrive. Hy George, sir, wt need your advice In catlug and drluk lug them. Do you suppose they'll have Intelllijeujo enough to cat tho mnnua of tho gods, which Is corn pone, nnd drluk tho nectar, which Is plain whis ky, or will wo be expected to furulsh them with suulls mid absinth?" At that I laughed a very largo laugh mid umdo 'his nuswer to tho perturba tion of my undo, tho General Robertf "I will tell you after Uincheoii, my Undo Robert, because Is Imvo not us yet eaten tu (his Hurpeth couutry of America." "All right; we'll talk about It nftcr you've had ono of old KUxto'a fried chicken dinners. Hero wo uro ut tho mansion. Remember, you know tho wlmlo situation und nro only bupposed to Know tho part that Governor Hill thinks Is tho whole. Look ut mo, Uoyl" And ns tho big ear drovu up to tho curb beforo great stono houso with tall pillars on cuard of its front, he laid both til hands upon my shoulders nud turued uo toward hlui with force CHAPTER . "We Doth Need You." DO not know how It Is that I shall Ibid words In which to write down tho loveliness of that gouvenieur of Old Harpcth. Ho was not as tall ns my uncle, the General Robeit, and ho was slender nud lithe, ns some wild thing In n forest, but the power In tho broadness of his shoulders nnd In tho strength of Ids nervous hands was of a greatness of which to be frightened -that Is, I think, of which a man should bo frightened, but In which a woman would take much glory. His hair was of tho tarnished gold of n sunset Htorm, and upon his temples was n curved crest of whlto that sparkled like the spray of n wave. All of which I must have seen with somu kind of Inward eyes, for from tho moment my eyes lifted themselves from contemplating tho carpet In embarrassment over my tweed trousers they were looking Into his In a way which nt dnwu my eyes Imvo gazed into tho morning star ris ing near lo mo over tho llttlo wood nt tho Chateau do Grose. "It Is good that you hare come, Rob ert Carriithcrs, for the general and I both need you," wcro tho words I henid him saying to mo In n volco that wns ns deep nnd of ns much Inlerest.ns tho eyes, and ns ho spoko those words ho tool; ono of my hands In both of his strong ones. "And If you sny snails, cualls It shall be. If Cato and I Imvo to Invndo every rose garden In Hayes vlllo and vicinity and stay up nil night to catch them." "I think I shall choose that corn pone nnd whisky that my uncle, tho General Robert, has promised to mo from ouo bad tempered cook nt tho tlmo of my luncheon," I found myself saying with a laugh that answered tho Inucfooted hoy who Ntuldenly looked nt mo out of the cool eyes. "I thought I would let him Imvo n tryout with Kl.zlo before wo decided to feed tho savnges," nlso said my undo, tno General Robert, wltu n laugh. "Resides, bo's one himself, nnd I'll have to go slow nnd tamo him gradually." "No, he's ours. He's Just como hack to his own from a straugo laud, gen eral, nud you'll kill the fatted calf or rooster, whichever Klzzlo decides, with Joy nt getting him." And this tlmo tho star eyes gave to mo the quick sympatliy for which I had pray ed beforo thu Virgin with tho infant In her anus In tho little chapel of tho old convent Just before wo had to lice froln tho shells, leaving my father to tho sisters to bury after tho enemy had como. I think my eyes did tell that tale to his, and tho tears nched In my throat. "I know, hoy," he said softly, nnd then turned mid presented me lo the .Mr. Clendcuulug. who was urrmiglng papers nt n desk beside the window. I do 111; with my whole heart that funny llur.z Clcudeunliig, who bus tho reddest hair, the largest brown spec kles on his face and tho widest mouth that I have ever beheld. Also, Ills laugh Is even wider than Is his mouth, and overllows tho remainder of his face In ripples of what Is called grin. Ho. Is not much taller than mu I, hut of much more powerful build, us Is natural, though ho did not nt that mo ment rocogn'so tho reason thereof. "Shako hands, boys. Don't stand looking at each, other llko young pup pies," Bald my uncle, tho General Hob ert, us ho clapped his hand on the bade of tho Mr. Huzx Clcndennlug "You don't Imvo to tight It out. Your fathers licked each other week ubout for twenty years." "Can't I even nsk him to take off his coat on re. general J" nnswered that Mr. Huzx with the grin nil over his face mid spreading to my countciinnce ns ho (rok my hnnd In his to udmlnts er ono of thoso shakes of which 1 had hud so many since nsy arrival in America. For a sccoud be looked star tled nnd glauced down at my whlto hand that ho held In his, nud from It to my eyes that were looking into his with tho cutlro friendliness of my heart. Suddenly I had a great fright of discovery within me. nnd my knees began to again tremolo together for their skirts, but before that fright had reached my eyes quite 1 had borne to mo nn elder brother lu tho person of that Iltirz Clcudeuuliig, and 1 now know that 1 can uever lose him, even when ho knows that "I'm no shakes lu tho duel, prince, so let's kiss and make up before yon get out your sword," bo said ns he also, ns my uncle, the General Robert, had done, laid on urm across my shoulders lu an embraco of affection. It wns thru I made a discovery tu the strange laud Into which I was vene- (rating- nicu uuo tuui.n seutlmcut lu iuPwA "I made aniwor and did Immediately put a kiss on his one choek." ono choek, expecting that he would re turn It upon my cheeks, llrs,t ono nnd then nnother, ns Is the custom of com rades and olllcers In France. "Help, help! Don't do that again, or I'll call out tho police." responded Hint funny Mr. Utizz Clcndennlug, ns ho shook mo away from liliu, while my uncle, tho General Robert, tfnd tho great gouvenieur did both Indulge In laughter. "I nm nbashed. and I beg your par don for offending against the customs of your country. I do remember now that my father did not permit such a salutation from his brother olllcers. and I will not do so again, M. Huzz Clciidenning." I said ns my cheeks bo camo crimson with mortification, nnd teais would have como over my eyes had my pride permitted. "This Is what bo meant you to do. Huzz, you duffer. 1 said goodby to twenty-two of my friends this way tho day I set sail from old Heidelberg," nud ns ho spoke Hint grent nud beauti ful and exalted Gouvenieur Faulkner did bend his head to initio nnd give to mo tho correct comrade salute of my own country on llrst ono of my cheeks nud then upon the other. "Yes. sir; It's mighty pretty to look nt, but I reckon the kid had better stow tho habit beforo ho Is Introduced to .Toff Wliltworth nnd Miles Mcncrco and tho rest of tho bunch." said that Mr. Huzz us ho left off wiping from Ids cheek with tho back of his hand tho kiss I had put thcro and adminis tered to me nnother embrace on my shoulders with his long arm. "Resides, youngster, there are girls In Hayes vlllo." he ndded. with n grin that again wus reflected on my face without my will and which did entirely tako away my anger und emhurrassment ut his repulse. "Girls, girls!" exploded my uncle, the General Robert. "The fcuinlu young' generally known ns girls aru about as much uso to humanity us a .bunch of pliifcnthcrs tied with n pink ribbon would bo In tho place of tho household feather duster (hat thu Iml lets (hem grow Into uftor they reach their years of discretion. ' Hobert lias no tlmo to waste with tho unliedged. Don't even suggest It to him, Clendcuulug. And now you can take him around to my houso and tell Klzzlo to begin tilling yo.ii both up while I wnlt for a moment to go over these papers with tho gover nor. And botu of you avoid the femalo young, for wo'vo work for you mind you, work nud no gallivanting. Now go! Depart!" "Tho old boy Is n forty-two centime ter gun that fires ut tho mention or tho lovely sex nud doesn't stop uutll tho ammunition glies out," Bald Mr. Huzz Clendcuulug ns ho slid Into the-sent of his slim gray racer beside me nnd started from tho curb on high without a slnglo kick of tho engine. "I'd llko to 'wish n nlco girl whom ho couldn't shnko off on to him for nbout n week and watch him squirm along to sur render. Wnlt until you see Sue Tom llnsou get hold or him down ou tho street some day. Ho shuts his eyes and Just fires nv.'ny at her while alio purrs ut him, and It Is n Bight for tho gotls. Sue's father died and left her with her Invalid mother and not enough money to Invito lu tho auc tioneer, but tuo general took somo old accounts or tho doctor's, collected nud Invested them nnd inado up plenty of money for Sue's grubstako, though ho goes nrouud thrco blocks to get pnst her. Silo adores him and approaches him from all sides, but has never made a lauding yet. Say, you'll llko Sue She Is pretty enough to out, but don't try to bite. It's no use." "Is It that this lovely Mile. Suo docs not llko gentlemen save my uncle, tho General Robert?" I nsked with great lutercst. I was glad In my heart that t was soon to see and speak with i nlco girl, even If It had to be In char acter of a man. "Oh, she loves us nil!" nnswered that Mr. Buzz, with tho greatest gloom. "All of us every blamed sou ot a gun of us." "Oh, I comprehend now that It Is your wish that she love only you, Mr. Clcndciinliif,! and uro sad that sho docs not," 1 said ns I looked nt him with much sympathy. "That Is about It, prince, but don't say I snld so. Kvcrybody chases Susnn. Sho even wins un occasional Ico cream smile from his excellency. I bet she'd go up against that nugust Iceberg itself lu a tryout for a 'First Lady of tho Stale' badge ir Mrs. Pnt Wliltworth hadn't got tho whole woman bunch to believe she has n corner on his Ice. Mrs. Pat Is somo llttlo cornercr, be lieve me." "Oh. I did llko that Madam Wlilt worth. and I hopo that It will bo my pleasuro to see her nguln soon," I said with an lco lu my voice ns I caught my breath while Mr. Huzz Clciidcunliig drovo between two curs and a wagon with not so much ns nn Inch to spare on all thrco sides of the ear. It Is ns I llko to drlvo when nt tho wheel, but sitting besldo nnother "You'll sco her nt tho governor's dinner for you Tucsdny, If not sooner, and Just watch her and tho general war dnnco with ench other. Ho opens his eyes when Mrs. Pnt attacks, nnd he Imagines ho Is the whole Harpcth valley militia defending his excellency of Iceland from her wiles. Just watch hlml" And this tlmo It was thrco wag ons that wo slid between nnd beyond. "Hero we nrc nt tho genernl's, nnd I can smell Klzzlo's erenm gravy with iy mind's nose. I understand that your father was tho last Henry Cnr rutlicrs of llvo born up In tho old mn hognny bedstend that tho general In habits between tho hours of 1 and fi n. in. Some vshnck, this of tho gen eral's. Isn't It Nothing finer In tho state." And ns ho spoko that Mr. nuzz Clcndennlug stopped the ear be foro tho liomo of my uncle, the Gen eral Robert, and wo alighted from It together. I do not know how It Is that I can put Into words tho bcnutjful feeling that roso from the Inwardness of mo ns I stood In front of the homo of my fathers In tills faraway Amerlcn. The entlro city of Ilnyesvlllo Is n city of old homes I had noticed ns I drovo in tho gray car so rapidly along wluSir Buzz Clendoniilng whllo ,L. Wtt, Z. 7' lng to me, but no house had win beautiful ns wns this one. u V old, with almost tho vino covered i of tho Chateau do Grez, but Inst!!! of being of graystono-lt was ot iJ brick that was as warm ns the tZ bora of nn oak lire with the film f ashes crusting upon It. Thus It mt .. u ,U ., llllU Kry b tho vines tlint worn cmiti.,.. .,.. green traceries over Its walls nJli whlto pillars were to the front of hi like nt the mansion of JhQ gouvcmU nnd many wldo windows and doa, opened out from It Two old onk trU which give to It tho namo of Twin Oil, stood nt ench sldo of the old brltt wnlk that led from tho tall gate, m ns I walked under them 1 felt that 1 had from a cruel world come home. (To Do Continued.) Best & Harris WALL ST. VULCANIZING A SPECIALTY Bring us your old casings and tubes for repair. 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