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I1KND nUMiKTIN, IIRND, OREGON, 'I'llUUHDAY, OCTOHKU SI, IIIII
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1 nm Wmojt nfrnlil I Uo," I an
swered, yet startled by Ills manner.
Tlint was why sent for you. Would
thnt Include Ills sim's daughter?"
Ho hurled Ids fnee In Ids hands.
"Yes," lie confessed brokenly. "To
the liest oC my knowledge llene Beau
cnlre Is n Move."
The sllenee following this hlunl
statement wris sickening. Up to thnt
moment, In spite of every fact
brought to my knowledge, I hnd se
cretly believed this condition of af
fairs Impossible. Surely somewhere,
through some legal form, Judge Bcftu
calre had;guardcd the future safety of
"By Heaven, Manl" He Cried, Pausing
Suddenly.
this young woman, whom he had ad
roltted Into his household. Any other
conception seemed impossible, too
monstrous, too preposterous for con
federation. But now the solemn
words of the lawyer, his own legal
counselor, brought conviction, and for
the moment all power of speech de
serted me. It was actually true, then
the girl was u slave, a thing belonging
to Klrby. Nothing broke the stillness
within the cabin except the sharp
crackling of flames In the open' lire
place, and the heavy breathing of the
negro. Ho was seated on the edge
of the bed, his black face showing a
greenish tint and revealing puzxled
amazement, 'with wide-opened eyes
staring blankly at Haines, who stood
motionless before the tire.
"Whut wns dat yer scd. Mister
Haines?" he asked thickly. "You say
as how Missus Rene Heaucnlre Is a
slave, sah? 'IJenrs like I don't Just
rightfully undcrstanV
"Still, that is true. Pete," and the
lawyer lifted his bead and surveyed
m both. "She Is the illegitimate
daughter of Delia, Judge Beaucalre's
hourckeeper; her father was Adelbert
Heaucnlre, the Judge's only son. No
oac knows where he Is, dead or alive."
"De good Lord I An' de ol jedge
never set her free?"
The lawyer shook bis head, words
evidently falling him.
"But are you absolutely certain of
this?" I broke In Impatiently "Have
you searched the records?"
"Not only searched them, Knox, but
before he left for the north on this
last trip Bcauralre was in my office,
and I practically forced him to ac
knowledge the negligence. He even
authorized me to draw up the ncces
pery papers for him to sign on his re
turnfor both Delia and the girl.
They are In my desk now, unexecuted.
There is no mistake Bene Is legally
a slave, together with her mother."
I "My God I" I exclaimed. "Could any
one conceive u more horrible position f
Here Is a young gl.l, educated, reOned,
of more than ordinary attractiveness,
Throckmorton tells me, brought up
amid every comfort, and led to be
lieve herself the honored daughter of
the house, awakening Id an Instant to
the fact that she Is a slave, with ne-,
gro blood in her veins a mere chat
tel, owned body and soul by a gam
bler, won In a card game, and to be
sold to the highest bidder. Haines,
I tell you Klrby knew all this lie
either suspected, or had discovered
through some source that Bene Beau
calre bad never been set free. For
some reason he desired possession of
both Bcaucalrc girls; they meant
more to him than either the money or
the property. This card game gavo
him one; the other "
"Elolse, you mean? Did the fellow
threaten her?" '
"Hero Is what ho said sneerlngly;
you can Judge yourself what ho meant:
'She's worth fifty- thousand dollars by
tier mother's will, and I Intend to win
her If I can, fair means or foul. "
Haines did not speak for soma mo
ments, bis eyes on my face. Then ho
puced back and forth across tho floor,
finally stopping before the Arc.
"This is as near hqll as anything I
ever knew," he said, "and so far aa
I can see thero Is no legal way out
of It, Wo nro utterly helpless to as
sist." "We aro not," I answered hotly, "If
we nrq men. There may be no legal
way In which wo can beat this villain,
but thero Is au Illegal ono, unlet: we
a 0lrendji,j2L.''rj tnd I prrmnse
The
Devil's Own,
ABomattceoBlock Hawk War
WhcnWiWtm wurKifl., etc.
HMw-eJ lItvnMjfM,
fo use It, whether you Join me or not.
'ou nro sure the'glrH are still at tho
plantation houso that they know
nothing of this coudltion?"
"I have reason to believe so. Dclln
was buying provisions nt tho Landing
yesterday; I talked with her n mo
ment." "And you said that Klrby and Car
ver wero only In town for one night,
leaving tho next morning on a keel
boat for St. Louis. My Idea Is they
were not quite- ready to tnko posses
sion; thnt they hnve gone to St. Louis
to (lie the papers, and will come back
with oncers prepared to executn
them. This" means thnt we must work
fast to get out of their why."
"Whnt do you propose doing?"
"Let me nsk. a question tlrst. Is It
true thit I.lole Heaucnlre Is heiress
to fifty thousand dollars through her
mother's estate?"
"Yes; I Invested most of It."
"In what?"
"New Orleans property principally."
"Then It Is snCe enough whatever
happens. The only thing we can do
Is this: tell those girls and the mother
the whole truth tell them nt onco, be
fore Klrby can return, and then help
them to get out of this country. It
Is not necessary for Klolse to go, un
less she desires to, but there Is no
other safe course for Delia and Bene.
They must reach n northern state be
fore Klrby can lay hnnds on them.
Could Delhi pass for a white wnttmn?"
"Not In the South; still she could
travel as Rene's maid. But 1 do not
believe It Is oslblc for the two to
escape In that way, Knox. Understand,
I'd be willing to risk It If there were
any show. How can It be done? On
l ho average at this time of year there
ln't a steamboat along here once a
month. If we did got them onto a
boat they would have to travel
straight south as far ns the Ohio.
Klrby wouldn't be more than n dny
or two behind them, with friends on
every boat on the river. Illinois Is no
free stnte for fugitive slnves they
might Just as well be caught In Mis
souri as over there. There Is not one
chance In a thousand that they make
It."
"And less thnn thnt If they remain
hcTc for Klrby to get hi, hnnds on,"
I retorted bitterly. "Now look here,
Haines. I am going to carry out this
plan alone If you will not bnck me In
it. I am not talking about steam
boats; they could travel by night, and
hide along shore during the duy. All
they would need would bo two negro
oarsmen, sulllclent food, mid n boat
big enough to carry them safely. You
have small boats, surely?"
"I got one, Manxn Knox," burst out
Pete eagerly. ".She's down by de
mouth oh de creek, xah, nn' she sure
am a mighty good boat. We could
lond her up right here, an' I'd be one
ob de niggers fer ter tnke dem Indies
down ribber. I'so n free boy, nn' no
body en re whar I done go."
These unexpected words heartened
me, strengthened my own resolve, and
I obeyed the' first Impulse, Instantly
crossing the room nnd frankly extend
ing my hand to the surprised negro.
That sounds like a man, Pete," I
exclaimed warmly. "Yes, of course I
in en n Itshake hands. You are white
enough for me, boy, and I do not pro
pose letting you do any more thnn I
am willing to do. I'll go along with
you on this trip.- I have sixty days'
furlough.
"And now, what about you, nalncs?"
1 demanded. "Are you ready to help?
Come, man. surely this Is not some
thing we have uny time to debate.
Klrby Is llablo to show up at any mo
ment with full authority, and the shcr
nt to back him. It Is still early In
fco evening, nnd wo must work to
night If at all."
"You haven't the strength for such
a venture," ho protested.
"Haven't I?" und I laughed. "Oh,
yes, I hnve. ' I nm young and this
wound Is nothing. Arc you with us?"
I To was slow in replying, and, as I
eagerly watched his face, I could al
most comprehend the working of the
lawyer mind. He saw and argued
every doubt, considered every danger,
"In spirit, yes," ho answered at last,
"but not physically. I bellcvo under
tho circumstances you are Justified,
Knox. Perhaps I'd Uo the same tiling
If I wri In your place and had your
youth behind me. But I nm a lawyer,
llfty years old, and this Is my home.
If the story ever got out that I took
part In nigger stealing, that would be
the end of mo In Missouri. -You ran
take the risk, but about all I enn do .
will be to keep n quiet tongue In my '
head. I'll promise you that. But that
Is all I cun promise."
"Yet you acknowledge this Is tho
only way? No legal course is open to
us?"
"Absolutely none. If thero wns I
should never consent to be n pnrty to
this plan, or shield you in any way.
Klrby has undoubtedly got tho law
with him. We cannot establish fraud ;
the property actually belongs to him
both mother and daughter uro his
slaves."
"And how about tho other girl
Kloiso?"
"lie hntf no legal hold on her; Blio Is
I freo white woman. Ho could only
hope to overroiG her resistance by
throats. The plantation Is Irrevocably
lost to the llcnucnlrcs, hut, she pos
sesses the power to defy hint because
of her mother's property. If Klrby
marries her, It will only ho through
her consent,"
He picked up his hat from the table,
nnd a stout stick ho had brought
along with him, taking u step toward
the door,
"I might as well tell you I consider
this, a mnd scheme," he paused to mid
gravely, "and that It will probably fall.
Thero Is n possible chance of success,
t admit, and for that reason I permit
you to go abend with It, and pledge
myself to keep the secret. I was rather
Intimately associated with Benucitlro
for n number of yearsnnd to see his
granddaughter sold Inlojslavcry, even
If she does hnve a' .drop , of nigger
blood In her veins, la morothan 1 van
stand, without giving jher n chance to
get away. That Iswhy'l 'consent to
nliot a crime, and keep still nl.out It.
Uut beyond that I'll not go. Do you
understand the position this Infernal
tlTnlr puts me Into?"
"Yes, I do, Unities." and I held out
my hnnd to him, with fresh cordiality.
"It Is uncommonly white of yot to
von go that fnr. I'll pledge you this
for Pete hero, ns well nn myself
thnt If we nro caught, your name shall
neer bo mentioned. Have you any ad
vice to give?"
Ho paused uncertainly, his hand, on
the lutrh, the firelight Hushing up Into
his face.
"Only this." ho snld slowly. "If I
wero you m never attempt to go
south. Below St. Louis boars aro nu
merous, mid you would bo almost cer
tain to bo discovered. If Klrby chases
you and I know him well enough to
bo sure ho will he will naturally take
It for granted that you have headed
for the Ohio. The very fact that tho
fugitives nro women would convince
him of this. To my mlud .the one
chance of your getting nwny, lies to
the north up tho Illinois. Anjhow,
good luck to you both, and good
l-fltt."
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(To Bo Continued.)
Coal In the Ice Regions.
Geologists hnve discovered lmmcne
deports of coal In Spitsbergen, nnd
It Is now apparent thnt, in spite of
ice, cold nnd fog, Spitsbergen Is n land
fraught with many commercial xsA'
lillltles. The conl Is practically all on
the surface, nnd deep mining Is unnecessary.
Could Drink Water.
If iiiiuuii: tho Innumerable, beverages
of mliniinl times a inaa could find
nothing to quench his thirst, he must
have boon hard to sntlify. Tho Pilgrim
fathers wore titucii distressed hernuo
they wero .reduced to drinking water
when lhoy cnjiie t the Now World.
But Illggln-xin. of Salem, proudly told
his coutomiMirarlos: "I ran and oft
times do drink New Knglnudwnter
very well."
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PURCHASES LIMITED
' BY GROCERS.
I further difficulty, grocers declnro
.Similar conditions tn those exist-
, lug In llend nro reported in Red
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.Stork Aro I.ov In Other
New t'ltiji Hoot Hugi.r I.ooKel
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Following tho uno of the vncclnn
troiitinunt, tho blackleg epidemic
which broko out recently ntnoug
stock on tho rnugo between Hrothurs
nnd Fort '.lock, Is now well under
control, according to reports which
uro coming In from cattlemen. No
morn deaths among stock from thU
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Contml Oregon Is feeling, the. su
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and is feeling It most strongly, n
survey of tho condition of local
grocers' slocks revealed today.
Fully half of tho Ilond denlers aro
without any supply of grnnulated
sugar whatsoever, despite tho fact
thut customurs had boon limited to
dollar purchases, and others who ntlll
havo sonio on hand havo been forced
to udopt tho system of cutting down
the amounts of Individual purchases
Dunisind for this commodity has
been unusually heavy this season,
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winter's fruit to put up. Until u
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tho plun of allowing u limiting
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Ileot Sugar Duo Soon.
Whllo tho stevedores' strlko In
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Thero aro those who affirm that
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responsible
To romedy oxlstlng conditions, loc
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