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mi.r,tfmw-imwrrwii'-f--t' I'AOK UKNI) 11ULLBTIN, IIKN1), OIIKOON, TIIUIWHAV, DKCKMIIUIt SM, ll)tl) The OwttbllT A .ca.voJ CHAPTER XI. The Story of Ettte Clark. The next two hours dragged dread fully slow, In spite of my pretense at steady work, and the fact thnt my thoughts were continuously occupied. A cautious whisper, sounding almost at my very ear. caused rae to glance up quickly. startled nt the unexpected sound. I could perceive nothing, al though I Instantly felt convinced thnt whispering voice had Issued from be tween tho narrow slats defending the small stnleroom window. No one was lu sight along the deck, and the rag I was wielding hung limp In tny baud. -Who wns It that spoke?" I ven tured, the wonls barely audible. "Ah did the prisoner In the state room. Have both those, men gone?" "Yes; I am here alone. You nre a woman? Yon arc Rene Beaucalrer "No, Ah am not her; but Ah know whar Rene Iteancalro Is." "Yon know? Tell me first who you are." "Elsie Clark. Ah am a mulatto, a free negrcss. Ah bin helpln' Massa Shrank, an cookln' fer him. Yer know whnt It wns whut happened down thar?" "I know part of it, at least thnt Shrunk has been killed. I was at Shrunk's cabin and found the bodies. Tell me exactly what occurred there." "Whut'a ycr name?" "Steven Knox ; I am a soldier. Itene must have (old you about me." "No, sah; she never done tol me nnthln. Alt didn't much roor'n see her cnyhow. fur as thet goes." "Not boo her I Then she Is not con fined there with you?" "Wlv me? Lr ain't nobody con fined yer wlr me. Ah Just ain't st eyes on nobody since Ah done got on board, 'cept de cook. Ah reckon dem white men aire fer tcr tote me soufc, an sell me fer a slave; dat's why Ah's locked up ycre dls way. Ilut Ah sure does know whar dls yer Hene Beau calrc was." "Where?" HVnl. Bah, It was Tout like dts: Long 'bout three o'clock In de man ning ol' Dill Bikes cum up frum de lower pint, a-drlvln his klvered wag on, an' made Massa Shrunk git up out er bed fer ter git him nnodder team o hosscs. Den dey done routed me up fer ter hustle up sum grub." "Slkes; whet was Slkes?" "He Uvea down by de lower pike, sah ; he's an abolitionist, sah." "Oh. I sec; he and Shrank worked together. lie helped with the runaway slaves." "Yes, Rah. Ah'a bin called up thet way afore. 60 Ah Just nat'larly went ter work cookln. an' purty soon dey all ov 'em cum alragglln' in ter da cabin fer ter eat. Dar was four ov 'cm, sah," her voice a husky whisper. "Hill Slkes, tolln' a gun In bin linn', a free nigger whut dey called I'ete, an' two wlinmln. De bigger one was a quadroon, .maybe "bout forty years ol', an' de odder she wnn't much tnore'n n gal; an' dar wnn't nnthln' ov de nig ger 'bout her, 'cept It mought he de hair, an' de eyes dem was sure black 'nough." "You learned who they were?" "Course Ah did. Slkes he 'splalned nil 'bout 'cm ter Massu Shrunk, an' Ah hi era whut he bed. Ah was 11 waltln' on 'em. We all ov us helped fer ter pnt 'cm In de tvngon, hid undch a lot o' truck, an den Slkes he done drove 'cm out thro' de Mufti. Ah done walked wlf de gal, nn' she tol mor' 'bout her self, an' whnr she cum frum,; an' dat wus her name, sah." "Her name? What name?" "Itene lleaucalre; ! quadroon wom an, she wus her mother." I could scarcely voice my surprise, the quick throbbing of my heart threat ening to choke rae. "She claimed that name? She usual ly told you she was Hene Heaueulre?" "She sure did. Why? Wan't thet her name?" "I do not know," I confessed. "Per Imps I shall understand better, If you go on. What happened after they left?" "Why, wc Just went back ter bed, an 'long 'bout daylight, I reckon, sum fcllars cum ashore off n steamboat, an' done broke Inter de house. We never done heerd 'em till dey bust In de dore. One ob dem he knocked me down, an' den Ah saw Massa Shrunk kill one, nfnre dey got him. Ah don't know Just whut did cum ob de free nigger; Ah reckon maybe he run uwuy, Dar's n foliar on hoard yere whut killed Miimii Shrunk; an' he's do some one v. but made mc cum 'long wld him. A Mnooth-faced innn, sorter tall like, ull dressed up, an' who never talks much." "Jilrby Joo Klrby, a river gambler." "Dat'a. de name ICurby. Wai', he's de one whut was lookln' fer dls yere gal, Itene lleaucalre. Ho wanted her pow'ful bud. Dey hunted all 'round fer ter git hoi' her, cussln' an' threat enln', an" a haulln' mo round; but twnn't no sorter uso. So finally dey took mo 'long ter a boat In de crick a keelboat, run by steam. Most de odder men disappeared; Ah never did know whar dey went, but dls yere Kurby dene shut me up In de cabin. Ah don't know, mneh whnr. did,, happen after J Devil's Own, ARonuwceof ftcBldck Hawk War AulKor of&tiir&aflC5W of JlwhIt3K VhcnW?WerJiwBKiivj,tc dst, III 'bout de time do steamboat done hit us; nn' 'bout de next tiling Ah wus yanked up yere on deck." "lint there was another woman on the krelhoat when It was sunk 11 pris oner also. Surely you must have seen her," I Insisted. "Ah saw her yas." eagerly. "Hut Ah don't know who she wus, sah, nor whnr she ever cum frum." "Then she Is not there with you?" "No, sub; Ah's yere nil 'lone. Ah reckon, tho', she sure iuuh be on board sumwhar. All what Ah does know K dat de pl rnlled llene llcounilre sure ain't on hoard; fer she, nn' her tnah, am at HeanNtown long fore dls, an' n headln' right smart for Cnnndy; while Ah's headln' fer down soufe. Ah's Just told yer all ills. Mister White Man, 'cause ynu'a n frlen ob de Heuuculres 1 yer wus, wusu't yer?" "Yes," I said soberly. "I am ; and. If I can find any chance to help you. I am going to do It. Klsle. Don't talk any more the cnplnln Is Just coming out of the pilot bouse." As greatly as this brief, hastily whispered conversation had served to clear up certain puxxllng matters In tny mind, the total result of the Inror- mat Ion thus Imparted by Elsie Clark only rendered the situation more com plex and puzzling. Evidently the other prisoner had not been confined on the upper deck, but had been more secure ly hidden away below, where her pres ence on board would better escape de tection. For what purpose? A sinis ter one. beyond all doubt the expres sion of a vague fear In Klrby's heart that, through some accident, her Identity might be discovered, and his plans disarranged. I comprehended the part he Intended Klnlse Bciucnlre to play In his future, and realized that he cared more to gain possession of her, to get her Into his power, than he did to obtain control of the slave. This knowledge helped me to understand the predicament which this revelation put him Into, and how dcsiernte!y he would strive to retain the upper hand. If, lu very truth, she was Judge Iteuu calre's white daughter, and could gain communication with others of her class, bringing to them proof of her Identity, there would be real men enough on board the Adventurer to rally to her support. We were already iatllng through free territory, and even now he held on to his slaves rathar through courtesy than law. Once It was whispered that one of these slaves was white, the daughter of a wealthy planter, stolen by force, the game would be up. Bat would she ever proclaim her right to freedom? If she was Indeed Klolse Beaucalre and even as to this I was not as yet wholly convinced she bad deliberately assumed to be Itene, doing so for a specific purpose that object being to afford the other an opportunity for escape. Why. aha had not so ranch as trusted me. From the very beginning she had encouraged mc In the belief thnt she was a no gresi, never once arousing the faintest suspicion In my mind. Nothing, then, I was convinced, short of death or dis grace, could ever compel her to cos fess the truth yet. Klrby might sus pect, might fear, but ho had surely never leu mod who she was from her lips that she was Klolse lieauculre. The conviction that this young wom an was white, educated, refined, tho daughter of good blood no tlcelng ne gress, cursed with the black strain of an alien race, a nameless slave brought to me a sudden Joy in discov ery I made no attempt to conceal, "Klolse lleaucalre, Klnlse Ileaunilrc" tho name repented Itself on my lips, 11s though It were a refrain. I knew Instantly what It all meant that somo divine, mysterious hand had led from the very hour of my leaving Fort Arm strong, ami would continue to lend un til the will of (Sod wns done. It wan not In the stars of Fate that such vil lainy should succeed; such sacrifice as hern full of Its reward. Nevertheless, In spite of this re solve, and the fresh courago which had been awakened within me by the faith thut from now on I battled for the love of Klolse lleaucalre, no Immediate op portunity for service came. I coulc" only wait patiently, and observe. I was convinced that Klrby, what ever might be his ultimate purpose regarding the girl, had no present In tention of doing her further Injury. He contemplated no immediate attempt at forcible possession, and would be well satisfied If he could only continue to hold her In strict seclusion. Tho thing be was guarding against now, and while they remulned on board, was es cape or discovery. It wus about the middle of (ho fol lowing afternoon when tho Adventurer poked her blunt noso around u point of land, and came Into full view of the squalid hamlet of Yellow Hanks. A half-hour later we lay snuggled up against the shore, holding position amid several other boats inude fast to stout trees, buully unloading, and their broudgangplunks stretching from forwurd deck to bank, Tho roust abouts began unloading cargo ut once, a steady stream of men1, black and white, burdened with whatever load they could snatch up, moving on an pndlots run across tin stiff plunk, end up (ho low bnuk to tho drier summit. It chanced to bo my good fortune to escape this labor, having been detailed by Mnpes to drag boxes, Imles nnd bar rels forward to where tho hurrying bearers could grasp them mote read ily. This brought me close to the for ward stairs, down which the departing passengers trooped, threading their In secure way among the trotting labor ers, In nn effort to get ashore. Reynolds' troops, all mllllla, nud the greater part of them mounted, were an extremely sorry-looking lot Murd enough physically, of the pioneer type, but benrlug little soldierly appearance, nud utterly Ignorant of discipline. The men bad chosen officers from out their own ranks by popular election, and these exercised their authority very largely through physical prowess. We had an excellent Illustration of this soon after tying up nt the landing. iA tall, lank, ungainly officer, with a fncu so distinctly homely as to Instant ly attract my attention, led his com pany of men up (ho river bank, and ordered them to transport the pile of commlssnry stores from where they had been promiscuously thrown to 11 drier spot farther back. Tho olllcer was 11 captain, to Judge from certain stripes of ret! cloth suwed on the shoulders of his brown Jean blouse, but his men were far from prompt In obeying his command, c Ideally hav ing no taste for the Job. One among them, apparently their ringleader In Incipient mutiny, uit upstanding bully with the Jaw of u prize fighter, took It u;on himself openly to defy the officer, exclaiming profanely that he'd be d d If he ever enlisted to do nigger work. The others laughed, and Joined lu the revolt, until the captain unceremoni ously Hung off his blouse, thus divest ing himself of every vestige of rank, and proceeded to enforce his authority. It was n battle royal, tho soldiers crowding eagerly about, and yelling encouragement Impartially first to one combatant, nnd then another. "Kick him In the ribs. Sam I" "Now, Abe, you've got him crack the d n cuss' neck." "Hy golly 1 that's tho way wo do It In ol' Salem." "He's got yer now, Jenkins, he's nt yer now good boy, Abe." Kxnctly what occurred I could not see. but when the circle of wildly ex cited men finally broke apart, the big rebel was lying fiat nn his bnck In tho yellow mud. nnd tho Irnte olllcer wns Indicating every Inclination to press him down out of sight. "Hav yer lied 'nough. Snm Jen kins?" h questioned breathlessly. "Then, blame ye. say so." "All right, Abe ycrVro bested me this time." "Will yer tote them passels?" The discomfited Jenkins, one of whose eyes was close!, npd full of clay, attempted n sickly grin. "H I yes." he admitted. "I'd sur admire ter dew It." (To Bo Continued.) Pat It ta The Bulletin. Winter Weather and Ilenvy Foods. Kxtra work nut on digestive or gans in cold woathor leads to Indi gestion biliousness, bad breath, bloating, gas, constipation. Foley Carthartlc Tablots clcanso the bowls, swecton the stomach and benefit tho liver. Cause no griping or nausea. Stout persons like tho light, free feeling they bring. Sold Every where. 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"Tho work covers Infant wolforo, thn pro-school child tho expectant mother, tuberculosis, schools, nnd bcdsldo nursing. In hor work, Miss Margaret Drums, our nurse, inspects children for physical defects and recommends a remedy to tho parent, visits tho homo to securo the co operation of the pnrent nnd to as sist in any possible way In correct ing tho trouble, gives short hygcnlc talks to tho children, conducts Little Mothom' Leagues In which the oldor gills nro taught tho simple dnlly enre of a baby, and koops down tho spread of contagious disomies. The bedsido nursing can bo Riven In Ilend every othor day, an Miss BRICK vs. BRICK BUILDINGS IN BEND VALUE ABOUT $500,000 FIRE LOSS IN FIVE YEARS NONE brck1!' BEND y A Merry Christmas to all, and Many Thanks for a Generous Holiday Business Cashman Bend's Clothier Ilrems is In ton on Tuesday, Thurkdny nnd Kntiirday froni 0.00 a. m. to ft;00 p. in; office upstairs lu the Ilend Co. flulldlng. On thn other days she Is working on other parts of the county. The homo nur sing is for anyone who, wishes to call for this service. It Includes such things un baths, taking temperature and pulse, making the patient onm fortablo for the day nnd executing the doctor's orders. Thn nurse may not give bedside cam after tho first cull without 11 physician In attend ance. Care cannot be extended to those suffering from contagious di seases. A fee of 75 conts Is charged per call. If 11 family Is unublo to liny this amount, it does not bur them from receiving the same attention. This fee is turned buck Into the lied Cross revolving fund which is used tor running ex penses. "Since Miss Hi ems hns beon In Deschutes County, 11 he h.is Inspect ed the schools at Lit Pine, Itedmoud, Torrubonnn, Tumalo and Sisters. Many of tho children hitvu had physical dofnctn corrected but the work Is only well 1ogun. Two well attonded Mothers' Meetings were held at Terrebonno and Itedmoud, Tho recent Itnby Week hold at Ilend had an attendance of CO, "Tho work hnn ibenn much ham pered by the lack of a means of OTHER BUILDINGS OTHER BUILDINGS VALUE ABOUT , $2,000,000 FIRE LOSS IN FIVE YEARS OVER $100,000 BRICK & LUMBER CO. Wj ; & . transportation, hut now (hat tho County Commissioners have granted the nurse a car, we expect to see still gniator results reaching nut In thn more isolate districts, "The work ot the Public Health Nurse deserves thn attention and hearty cooperation ot every citizen In this County" REV. SHARKEY HEADS CHURCH AT ROSEBURG ' l.efl on .Monday for New Work I'.itlier Urban O'lllotihin, of Cork, In HuneiMtr. Iluv. Pather Adrian Hhnrkoy, for the last four years assistant minister ut St. Pruucls Catholic church lu Ilend, left Monday morning for Ilonoburg. In which city, he will head the church. 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