BRIDE sf BATTLE t A Romance ff the Ametican Army Fighting on the Bat tlefields of France By VICTOR ROUSSEAU tpyilgbt, linfc. by W. U. i k.ii m i CHAPTER XVI. kvn us bo kissed her In return he i,.. startled Blanco tlmt she cast llml ho'-, "ml. following It with his in s:iw n tall figure in uniform fcrge from the MMM of the orl- nml uiiitii ho Htood face to nice i KeUertnan. ri.ui ar released him and stood, still tpinr to him, at Ids side, her hiinil Ln throagh his iirm. Tho contrast rnpn tin- two HMO wiih extrimr- nrv. Kcllcrinnn looked ns If he hud utrmied Into his uniforin; his Ld bande, his ndjusted blt, the LgM In hll tiitilc were these of the L . 1.1 ...l.liaa .. t XI.,.. I. 111. f.itt' llOM'I'l' I l'""llK "l MillR, - "'" arty, grlnieA almost unrecognisable . ir k I. .. I....... alutn, re. wim iiiniomi uiui uuk nwwm In grout tatters, blotchd nud oed with blood. you said he would not come buck ! ,i Eleanor. "You see hi bus come k. What bnve you to say inure?" v.m misunderstood im. hlennor t understand you now for the first in inv lift-. 1 liked you. Major llcniiiui 1 trusted you und I ho ld In you, When you told mi thnt were working to get Captain Wel ti!, recognition 1 was Kind, und liil of rou both, uud happy. Wlmt ,,n iliiV Tail did he do?" cried Ki'llcrman oiislv. "Why should you believe limits of inc. because ho suld lie never spoke one word galas! !' Iviien the decision has ulrendy been I, liy KB Impartial court, noxious to M soldier's character. If Unit ware abler I have a woman's Instinct, or Kellernuin." b of Oils," inierposiHl Mark. at .ire you doln;; here, sir? m ,1 the last word out In I ,,l Itter tlmt Kclleruiiiu winced. vou've cheated the tiring party, tits WestOO !" he said, with his tunl Mie- r. . cull me Mark while you're about Laswi i' d Wallace, "Or plcaac re- i,,r thai 1 am no longer under n - .i soldier In the I array. Technically 1 am a did, Major KsMl'UISP, uud dead 10 tales, eh?" r- ouded Kel- iivau'elv. "Well, here w tnnd to 11. ,i). and the ' udttiaus I lug. It Is not my husl- VOU in :, . iin cat, Ho. If ii ur aware tint 'ur life I, worth ImiiiI the inn'' ' pur- , i, 'ir Wallace, kati vou til yom -eif now. Qo I.M,-- i: nnor In re ,'. the one lit s, i you free. Ho nod I . ii v.-ill Iin." a ren- i , with dm . fours. he one word?" Klc:;nor gttspl. Mr oi ,ord 'yes'," responuwl l.ti- In. r become your wife. Ma- I mi titer das, :ift- I tfcal it mi iour rin" rnswei-cd Kcllernipn easily. I Mr '.'.', ion, If you please, slid War doesn't l"iive mucti I In n in. in. We kpow win.. oiiii. u ii 1 1 we know tn.-it tit,- i i l..ii-g iliilnir. When w lln Ainerlcn I initrht have accented I il, Kleuimr. lttit here w. Rtiuid under !li miked lieav-n, n n Id:!. All irtificla dl -i- ns Inivc fallen away. I've lov d lor many months, Meaner, and I lb rr vou. That's the bold I of ii. in oid. r to Bsnaasai you, lulllin" In let this gentleman CS- .lute Ills escape, even to lour marriage gsfM nd'iit ou my '1 iini s I'.ilr, isn't It? And, llliivc you against me? Is it my l,'l:it lie u;i, ( (Mirf-lllUI tlllled 1111(1 I' "I to death for striking an of- latin's effrontery took Mark's , BH'u y. in it," repponded Blennor Lv, "ik 'no.' And even If you could ilm to his death It wonld still be i I' in o he himself would wi;-li I'.ni yon cun't imrin him. Boras i column.-, me that all the bin in ( ome to him ha conne from lend Ii tells me, too, Uud your Ihan iuii (j, 'Mo,' is my an J1 yours, Mr. Weston?" asked pmn, looking at Mark. k, unable to i , ply, imJnted inward r"hi;; of the recess. Kill' tuhii mid Mrode toward it. Then bs ff'- m one thing more to sny," he I ' action in dlsmlsslue mo. '. savors of the romantic Your Ufa has been a rumimtlc lltli a eerlni'i liiL'h-Mti'iim' Idi-a!- h. due to iim rlrenin lain Iplirlnglng. It was Unit, I ho- Uilcli mufle you think It your jo lollow your adopted father'a 11 ' 1 1 --oi 1 think von iilll'lit to know who you are. Tour fat hi i died on the hnitleilcld of Haiitlagn. He was a fugitive fr. ..ii Justice. lie was the notorious Hampton." .Mark uttered a ry. R sprang to wnnl Kellenntin, but Kellernuin (ball him a blow that sent him stumbling among the bricks. "That's a He, Kcllermanl" anld Colo nel' Howard quietly. The old Colonel's eyes wore wide open, lie laid his hands laboriously upon the edge of the hrlcl! wall and, With n great effort, raised himself to his feel. "That's a lie." he repeated "It Is no lie, Colonel Howard. Ton told the whole story to Capialn Wal lace In the hospital tent. Never mind how 1 know. I know." "You damned, dirty spy I" said the old Colonel. "A eonte- Ion." answered Kellcrumn blandly. "Your words were strong ones, Colonel Howard. Deny them If you cnn. Yon suld, 'A thousand years of hell wouldn't atone for that crime.' You said 'It wss calculated, cold blooded deliberation.' You said, The cane against Hampton was absolutely proven. Ho was to have been hanged as soon ns we captured Santiago. He was born rotten. He sold his country to pay his gambling debts.' And you called him by the worst name one man can call another That was why you tried to persuade Mark Wallace not to adopt Hampton's child. Like father, like daughter." He swung round upon Klcanor, and for the first time seemed to lose his self-control. "Thitl's who yon are!" he cried. "The child of ii wretched trsltor, w'no worked BftHiJXk 1 Miliiltii mm i I avi HfflF 'H ' Wmr A I iWu r xl! ' . filler uVra.tlL . l 1 WWV V rmwIiAH x i, Haiti:. -s. iMK'JHi: !5rit Wife- -v rte .- i I'.ast of Willamette Meru!ii..i, in r-'ity, Orsfron) thence weit ha v.'ii' (.mi lir corcr ol ruM Sec. '.'I; thsnos MQtb to 'H - BW or in i of See. 88 all in r.nnie tmvn and IJ (hence V( l along '.'" IIim bi i TownsHlpi 84 unl 26, South, to 1 1 ii- NW conn r of I Ol 1 oi I towi Bouth, Kan",' 32, l -I t, lie nee outh to the S' prn d nel l.ol I. f,c. . C; "i, n hv,.I to the . i-oiii r oi' I.-1 I ". sui.l See. ii: I south to tha NW corner of l.ot 7, of said Boo, 6; thonoa went to ths ' , cornaf of tha 3B! i SL'.i -i lownahtp 86, 3riith, Ranga .11. ihenup south to HW corner of EB' HE1 i of sal l Sac, I; tin lea ra I to the NW corner d' S,-, I ', tin in, south to the west quarter corner of said ISe.ISi tluneo west to the NW cor ner of NK'4 of SK'4 Of Sec. 11; tin new south to Ihc SW corner of SK i SE of said sec. 11; thence west to south quarter corner of said Sec. 11; thence south through the cen ter of soetiona 14 and 23 to the south quarter corner of said Sec. 88 1 thence east to the SK corner of sec. 84, ail in Township 25, Jfouth, Range II, Hast; thence east to the SE corner of Stc. 88, In Township 25, South. Hnngo 32, BSaat) thence south o the tjE corner of Sec. 27; thence west to the south quart? corner of said Sec. 27; thence south thru the center" of sec.34, and all in Township 25, south, range 32, Kast, und the center of Sec. 3, in Tlfwnship 26. South. Range 3'J, Kust, north of Malheur Lake to the intersec tion of said line and the meander line hounding MuJheur Lake, and being near the contef of said Sac. 3 thence in an easier und northcusterly direc tion, following the meander line of aaid lake to the intersection of said meander line and the cast line of Sec. 22, in Township 86, South, Range 32 Kat theme north to the NK corner of said Sec. 2'Z; thence west to the north quarter corner of said Sec. 22; thonoo north to the center of Sec. If to the renter of Sec. 10;' thence weBt to the west quarter corner of suid M 10; thence north to the enst quarter corner of Sec. 4; thence west j through the center of sec. 4 to the i west quarter corner thereof; thence north to the NK corner of Sec. f; thence wi st to the north quarter cor- ! sain t'C. n ; inenre soum io tie orator of said sec. 5; thence west to the SK corner of the HW4 NW yw. "The Child of a Wretched Traitor." in th, war department with Colonel Howard sod me, u man without honor. entangled with a wretched woman spy of said Hoc; thonro north i to the NW corner of Iot 3, of suld ! Sec. 6; thence west to the NW cor ner of sec. !; al! in said Township . ith, Rang 3:";. Kr.nt; thanes north to the NK cornor of SKl4 of .:. In Township 84, South. Bingo 88, CuHt: than tha eantpr of aid iQctlon 86; thsnd north to tha north quarter corner of r.uid Sec. I6j thoaco aaal to the north quarter ( or- i of motion 88) thanos, north to the center of See. 86 thence west to the west quarter corner of stud section 86) thone north Io the Nw corner of Sec. 27; then. the NW aor i.er of said section ..'7; thence north to the east quarter corner of Sec. 'il; who sold our secrets. And that man thanes waoi to i.h" IntarsecUon of i i your adopted lather, whom you lov lim and tha BJaal For of Silvias liiv iii.W nm. so led on him in turn, ver n'l In Tow, n I South. Range and revere, spied on him In turn Watched him, read his letters, went i rough his pockets, snared him. m II brought him to his d, - avrts- and adopted you." I TO l ' eonliiiued i PETITION ver, all in lownsnip -', nouin, ivanife ams h, ing the place of ! gil innir. That the Irrigal ' '! raced in the boundaries as abOTS ds scribed complies the following, to- I ()K AN IRRIGATION wlti niSTI.'HT Township 21. Maith, I r-.isi: To Be Preeented to the County Court oi Barney Caaaty, state of Oregon. on the ".th Day Of March. Nit. TO THE HONORABLE COUNTY COURT OF HARNEY COUNTY: We. the undersigned dtisass of the Tinted State, constituting a majority of the owners of laml within ths boun on 21, 8! Section 86, SWjK ari n. acres Section 2X, all. 6S6.M I II, '110 acre Section 8 I, all. 68 1.71 i Section 86, nil. bion 66, si : NWf i 186 hereinafter described, or T hip 2... S u h. Range 81, ; as wl, i are bonr. Ado claimants to un- OCCUph 1 land under the laws if the i'r or who are the hOlderi .', , i title or contract to lands under I lie laws i ths B its of Oregoni all being duly qualiAi d owners of I ind, el ihnni ; land of the U ted I or holderi of oneomplett I titk and all Del : qu I he laws of the State (,r Oi on for organizing irrigation :- desirous !' font an irrigation district embracing the Inafti r ' within ban in. 'It' '' ''" .nilied .! d ael forth, end ul t th .ii.ii Rivt r and Its tribui 8l( b, Poison Creek and' lien Creek, !" the purpose of ion : nd the reclamalion "f said In,, , and tor domestic puree isa, do hereby petition your Honorable Court u folic Th ii ii i the purpoi of the ui signed petitionoM i" organise ra Ir rigation di.ii lei undi t the provision i and by virtue of the Irrigation dlstlrctl i ra of the Bthte of Oregon i I i i ,. , . ;',.,, . Oani ral Laws ofJ Oregon, ii'i- providing for the organ Isation and managoaienl of Irria Ion di 'I icts; and 'l hat your Honorable Courl do pro r 4 i ;. , et forth h nan f :"'l (" triet ii. d denning the boundaries th ' (,"r; and . . . . , . . , , necaon i, be, ttoc Section ii. EH SEK, Section 12, all, ' B itiom it. : tlon 86, :. , lion 84, all, : h " '.' . 8 g -tlon i . all, 8 Hon Seetio,, ::, all Section 4, all Section .',. all, Section 6, Lot L, SMiN'4 s ' , ' ion 7. all, R 'io i B, II, 8 ition 8, ill, Hon 10, all. Section 11, "11. tlon I '. all, 10 acres SO acres 640 640 ., ,,, ' a-Tes ' - 089.8 i 340 '111 048.08 844.04 acres acres :,ec( ion 81, all, 553,73 ucres Section 22, all. 5(14.44 seres Section 27, all, 122.21) acres Section 2fl, nil, 11,87 acre SttOfl 20, all, 5(1.24 Bcren Seel ion HO. nil, 440,,'I4 acres Section 31, nil, 07.10 ucren Township 86, South, Ranpo 32, north of Malheur Lake: Section 1, all, 19.81 nrrcn Section 2, all. 866.71 Suction 8, Lots 1,2,6,7,8, 128.0(1 seres Total acreage of 33,400.20 acres ,u- ceding to the Government surveys thereof, All in conformity with the foregoing and under the lawn of the State of Oregon, and VOU It PRT1TIONKKS WILL EYER PKAY: NAMES: Kthel ('altorson, Rabecker Cstterson, C. J. Johnson. Adam F. B. George, Edith Hayes, I . II. Il.iyi". .1. K. GruveH, R. R. SiU, Blanche Bits, N. P. Middle, Ralph Cnttcrson. Dr, M. Hand Cattereon, Mary A. Ourd, Feed G. Otley, lletman Ruh, Elbert George, Alvin C. SpurliM-k, Chariee Spurlock. L. B. Gulp. Aurella Thompson, Grant Thompson, Henry Otley, Fred Otley, Idn Otley, Dick Otley, Scott Hayes, Ora S Hayes, by Scott HaycR, guar dian.. . Othniel E. Hayes, by Scott Hayes, guardian. Izora M. Hayes, by Scott Hayes, guardian. Ethel Graves, Alberta Graves, by Ethel Graves, guardian. Rose C. Henderson, J. H. Henderson, Mm. Rose Crowley, ('. T. Miller. CluiH. R. Peterson, Henry George, Lee R. George, iy Henry George, guardian, ('. It. Ausmus, A. S. Swain, Sum Mothershend, J. C Welcome. Jr., I! lie ('. Hayes, A. ('. Welcome, kie Welcome. NOTH'K OK KKTITION KOIt AN lltltKiATlON IHHTItHT. NOTICE B8 MKItKHY OIVKN. that the undersigned citizens of the 1 nil od Hlates, bona fide owners of one ui r.- or more of land within the iTbundarios hereinafter described, or who are bono fide claimants to un OCOaptad land under the laws of the United States or the holders of un completed titles or contracts for purchase Of State lands under tho laws of the Slate of Oregon, being doHiruuM of forming an IrrlRtttlon district embracing the land within Hie boundaries hereinafter set forth, will at. tho session of tho County I hence west through the center of Sec. Court for Harney County, Oregon, I 4 to the west quarter corner thereof J on the 5th day of March, 1919, at ' thoneo north to tho Nl corner of 10 o'clock A. M. of said day, or ac Hoe. 5; thence west Io the north quar soon thereafter as the samo can bi.tir corner of said Hee. 6; theneo heard, present 10 told Court a potl-jsout.i to the teenier of said Heo. tlon praying said Court to proclaim i thence went to the BK corner of tho an Irrli'iillon district, and define IliojKW1, NW1, of said section; the boundaries thereof; and to call an north to the NW corner of Lot 3, of leOtkW for tho purposes above rc' laid BecSj thence vest to the NW forth and to do all things necessary corn, r of Hoc' 6; all In said Town and proper under the law for the for chip 86, Koutli, Range 32Vi, East; tiniiion oi mid district, and A Igntte the time and place for VOttttg al said election. That tho boundaries of the pro posed district as set forth and do Krlbed In said petition are as follows, to-wlt: ' north to the NK corner of BE1,; of Sec. 36, In Township 24, Houth. flange 32, Kast ; thence ,. i to center of cald Bee. 36; thenoo north to the north quarter corner of said ;-c. :C; thonoa west to the north quarter corner of Bee. 35; thence lioglnnlng at the Intersection of ! "orth to the center of Bee. 20; theneo (he Bast Fork of Bllvles River and wet to tho west quarter corner of he aast and west quarter line through "ul Ke'' 'i6'- thence north to theNW Section 81, Township 24., South i eorner of Bee. 27; thence west to thu Range 32, East of Willamette Mer- NW OOfnat of said Sec. 27; thence ldlan, In Harney County, Oregon, north to the cast quarter corner of thence, west to the west ounrter eor- 8ec.21; thence went to the Intersec- ner of said Boo.Slj thence south to the SW corner of Sec. 33, all In ante town and range; theneo west along the line between Townships 24 and 25, Bouth, to the NW corner of tlon of said line and the east fork of Bllvles River, all In Township, 24, Bouth Range 32, East, same being tho place of beginning. NAMES OF PETITIONERS. Lot 1 of Sec. C, Township 25, South, Ethel Catterson. Hange :i2. East, thence south to tho BW corner of said lot 1, Sec. 6; thence west to tho SW corner of Lot 4 of said Bee. 6; thence south to the NW corner of Lot 7. of said Bee. 6; l. B. Hayes, thenre west to the NW corner of the j. E. Graves, BEV BE '4 of Bee. 1; Township 20, Bouth, lliinge 31, East; thence south to the SW corner of BE SE ',; of said Sec. 1 ; theneo west to tho NW corner of Sec. 12; thence south to tho west quarter corner of said Sec. 12; thence west to tho NW cornor of Xi:', of FEVi of Sec. 11; thence south to the SW cornor of SEBE'i of said Sec. 1 1 ; thence woet to south quarter ccrnur of said 8ec.ll; thence south through the center of sections 14 and 2.'! to the south quarter corner , Aurella Thompson, of said Sec. 23; thence east to tbeSE Orant Thompson, corner of See. 24, ull ln Township 88, , Fred- Otley, x South, ltange 31, East; thence east Ida Otley, to the HE comer of Bee, 22 In Henry Otley, Township 25, South, Range 32, East; Dick Otley, thence houlh to the SE corner of , Scott Hayes. Sec. 27; thence west to south quar- ! Ora S. Hayes, by Scott Hayes, Ouar- Rebecker Catterson , C. J. Johnson, Adam F. B. George, Edith Hayes, R. R. Bitz, Blanche Bitz, N. P. Middle, Ralph Catterson, Dr. M. Hand Catterson, Mafy A. Oard, Fred G. Otley, Herman Ruh, Elbert George, Alvin C. Spurlock, Charles Spurlock, L. B. Culp. ter corner of said Sec. 27; thence south through ths center of Sec. 34, and all in Township 25, South. Range 88, East, and the center of Sec. 3, in Township 86, South. Range 3 2. East, North of Malheur Lake to the Intersection of said lino and the meander line bounding Mai- I heur Lake, and bcliiK near the cen- j ter of said Sec. 3; thence In an easter und northeasterly direction, follow- dlan. Othniel B. Hayes, by Scott Hayes, Guardian. Izora M. Hayes, by Scott Hayes, I Guardian. Ethel Graves. Mberta Graves, by Ethel Graves Guardian. i". Henderson. J. II. Henderson. Mr:. Kose Crowley. in k the meander line of said lake to c. t. Miller. the Intersection of said meander II" and the east line of Hit 22. In Town chip 25. South. RangO 3 East; thence north to the NK corner of j said Sec. J2; thence west to the , north quarter corner of said Sec. 22. thonoo north though, the (enter of Sec 15 to the center of Sec. 10; ' theneo west to the west quarter cor ner Ol said See. 10; theneo north to I the east quarter corner of Sec. 4; aa i. R, l'eterson. Hi nry George. Lee It. George, by Onardtan. C. B Ausmus. A. B. Swain. Sam Molhershead. .). C. Wi some Jr. Belle 0. Hayes. A. C. Welcome. Prankle Welcome. Henry George ' , ' Section 18, all. Section 14, oil, B 'loll Section Ractlon Be, I ion Beet ion Section Ion 81, all. 18, all, 16, ell. 17. all IS. all, 19, ell, 80, all 518.02 684.48 sen i i: (u acre 040 i, in acres 840 '"'i' 840 c, in 840 acre r,4(l acres (110 640 till 88 cio it "i Ion Sec' ion 22, all. el. all. Section 86, all. Section 26, all. Seel ion 84, BVa, Section 88, all, ,i , tlon 88, all. acres 'n acres 840 ."'" 640 ire 686.87 acres 840 acres 630.00 acres 881 Jl acres 680X18 acres IK I. (IK acres fi I Ml .: '' V . 1,1 .1 ' . .. '' , ' ,r i-.-.j.j u AY your smi' lluah up i C pvi kV r r UK . " Thai your Honorable Courl proce-M Township 85, Bouth, Range 89" ,. i ,tch as may as un isi said i. 'i .-in all ction fi r the ,., - po above set forth and tO i1" all i ns ' ii under laid law for the formation of isid dl trlct, d) uatlng the time and lace for voting I aid ah , -i Ion; and Thi i the boundai Is i and d u ip i tie- land under said diatricl hall bi U follow.'., lovyil : : " ol ihc East Fork "r BilvlM River and ths quarter line through n 81, Township 24, .South, Range 4, BH !: Seel ion ' I ' Ion '', lion Section 15, WV4, .".eelilill 0, Bit, on 17, a1!. Bectlon ik, al1. Section 18, all Section 80, all, SW",; 820 W'ANW1 at, 7, ml. 8, kU, '. nil. in, SV.'i, 659.1 6 105.9 din 640 160 ucri mi in 6 hi 488.38 acres 187.95 acres 602, 16 acres r ' 11 LLJ:I,ii1i.TTywa listenino nnc.l r."ir yet the Prince Albert call, all t You':i hunt a jimmy pipe so qui; get so much tobacco joy oul ptili ...'.ill wi; ii you iiad been i twinsl For, Prince Albert puts over a I new to every man i'ond of a pipe or i made i tte. It wins your ' ph . ' . aut n And, right bejhind this quality Havor and bji ince is Prince Albert's freedom firon i which is cut out by our exclusive patei tell you to smt ': '"di BU . i any clij pipe or makin'8 without a cornel 7"o,'' red bug, tiuy r.' tint, luuuJuoma poom.1 n.t hilf t.ouiii Iin humidor ..'. U:j: ... isr, pn pound ct-'tul .,: h'ltnidor with tponga ir.uhtcntr top that lueup th to6u.fl to tuch pmrfatt cniiL1 . R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Wintton-Salcm, N. C I