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tA Romance j the
American Army
Fighting on the Bat
tlefields gf France
By
VICTOR ROUSSEAU
(CopyilKlit, itus, by V. (J. Clutpiiiu...;
Eleanor staggered toward tea Colo
nel, her arms raised Imploringly, nnd
cried In n i hotting olca :
"Sny It's tiutr,., ! Only say that It's
untrue!"
"It's dammed lie," said ttu Colonel :
but there was not the leust conviction
in his voice,
"Tell me the truth 1"
"It's trii'1. then -It's more or less
true," laid How ird wearily.
"It's not true . shouted Mark. "Ro
member, Colonel, the mini's face liml
"been ajfaetically Mown away. How do
we know that It was Hamilton who
was with the child? It mlcht have
been nnothcr. We don't know for sure,
and we can't know. I've never believed
it I wouldn't ever dure to let myself
believe it"
"You found his papers," satd Keller
man. Nobody answered htm. Eleanor went
up to Mark and raised her white face
to his. "Tell me what you think, Cap
tain Mark," she pleaded.
And once more Mark was mute. She
read, his face as if by inches. She
turned toward Kellennan. "Now will
you go?" she asked.
Kellennan saluted her with mock
formality. "I'll go," he snld, "but he's
spent his chance. A spy's daughter
and n spy's "
The ambulance bearers appeared at
the entrance to the recess. They bijro
a stretcher. Propped up In It, swathed
In a bloody clout of bandages, was
Hartley.
"There he la!" he cried, pointing bis
hand in triumph. "I knew he'd come
this way. He's here, sir I" he cried to
some one ontslde the orifice.
The stretcher bearers set down their
burden on a ledge of the wall. Into
the littte place strode the General.
Ills appearance there exercised n
paralyzing effect upon them all. Kel
lerraon was the tlrst to recover his self
poKsesslon. Hi saluted stiffly.
'This man," he said, pointing to
Mark, "Is the prisoner who was to have
been executed this morning."
The General, without a word, strode
toward Mark and clasped him by the
band,
Kellermtin gulped nnd moved toward
the entrance for the last time. The
General turned.
"Halt, sir!" he commanded. "Colonel t
Howard, will you have the goodness to '
go to the man on the- why, I beg your
PVdon, Colonel ! Not bndly hurt?"
"Nothing much, sir," answered the I
OBJoneL. attempting to make the pas- '
sage.
The General gnve him his arm and
assisted him, and, when he stood still, i
placed one arm about him to steady '
him.
"Do you recognize that man?" he
asked.
The Colonel stiffened; Kt'llerman
fell back agalnsl tha walL
uAv I'm u living man," cried Colo
nel Howard, "it's Hampton!"
u id l ii.vna!;lng U appem Hint Itnnip
ton was still carrying en hi trade, still
selling government secret::. You see
Why, Colonel?" be continued, turning
to Howard. "Premise they themselves
were continuing their vile work, nnd
the new leokages had to be accounted
for."
Ketlerninn, ghastly white, leaned
against the brick wall; he was funi
Wing nervously In his tunic pocket.
"I suppose, sir, that you are accus
ing " he Ivegan.
"He sl'ont, sir! Gentlemen," he con
tlnuVd, addressing Mark and the Colo
nel, "you ere Interested In knowing
what happened to this man Hamilton
He COeld not rid himself of the belief
that Justice, though slow, la prott
sure. No had faith In God. TTiifnrtu
nnlely lie hud less fiilth In hlniscrt. Am
J wronging yen. Hampton?" ho con
tinned, flddro sing Hartley.
"No, sir," muttered tho ninn on tin
stretcher. IVehly.
"He wishes me fa tell the whole
story. Be went to Cuba and i nut In
his lot with the rebels. He became
usted Willi llielr means and meth
ods, obtained a pardon from General
Weyler, and took up his residence In
Bantlago. The outbreak of the war
surprised Mm there. He knew thai
Santiago would laii, and ho bad been
waned thai ha would receive short
shrift at the bands ol our people.
"He longed for death, hut he had two
things that kept alive the desire for
life. One was his child, the other th"
desire for vindication, which hud be
come a monomania, ne tried to escape
Into the Jungle. He saw that it was
hopeless.
"He was hiding In n little hut when
he heard footsteps. An American sol
dier, who had strayed from his com
pany, was coming Into the clearing. At
that moment a stray rtullet caught him
In the head, killing him Instantly.
Hampton snw his chance. He took off
the dead man's clothing nnd put It on ;
he dressed the body In his own. He
knew that by this means he could puss
through the lines In the guise of u
wounded man, until ne hud a chance to
get rid of his uniform In the cuhln of
some Cuban, who would be only too
well pleased to give him some nigs In
exchange for It. And, leaving his
money and pnpers on the dead man, he
knew that he left his Identity behind,
for the bullet had destroyed the fea
tures. "There was the child but Hampton
knew that he could take her no fur
ther. With the Americans she would
receive food which he had not and
shelter nnd protection. Aftorwnrd he
WOUM regain her. He lurked In the ,
bushes until he saw Captain Wullace
appear, watched him, trusted him, and
went away.
"He learned of the child's ndoptlon,
and for years he haunted her home,
her school, all places that were her
residence, ever craving her, ever re
strained by the realisation that, till his
name was cleared, he had no right to
her. His Idea of vindication had be
come, as I said, a monomania.
"Now, gentlemen, I have little time
to spare, but I must carry this story
to the end. I said that he had less
faith in himself than he hud In God.
Once, for three years, Hampton lost
his child. She had gone to San Fran
cisco. In his destialr he went to Wash
ington, he souirht out Hilda Morsheim. "You Are Under Arrest"
who was still plying her trade, and w"r- Af,r ""- wnr " wl" receive COW
begged, us he hud never begged anv- MarettOB. In the meantime you will
one, that she would vindicate his 4 wull,e yur duties on the heuih-uur-nume."
i ten Rtn."
There was a stillness as of utter ' T""r8 nmfced to Mark's eyes, lie
death Inside the little cave. --r-l''J to INMt, '' U conscious thnt
"She miw In him one of those useful "'' General 0d Howard were .shaking
spies such as her organization used, " ' t,u ''and; and then a quick
broken moo with Inside knowledge of ftauca from Eleanor drew him to u here
intned by n senno of duty to her coun
try. "She met her confederate In an Inn
at a village not fhr distant. Frantic
at her appearance, lie Induced her to
let 111 in drive her hack through the
lines, nnd on the way renewed his lyin't
promises. This time she doubted him.
"Two men hud overheard their con
versation. One was Captain Wallace,
whom the pair had broken us they
broke poor Hampton. Him the traitor
had seen, and ho devised a scheme to
send him to the trenches and contrive
to have him sent on a lalse and fatal
errand, with thai point i shall not
bow deal. The other man was Hamp
ton, who hud enlisted under an alius,
In the belief that he would obtain a
l lUS that would unmask the traitor. He
conl rived to go hack through the lines,
found the woman, and somehow per
hups by God's wonderful mercy oh
i ui ned her signed confession which I
have here, In full I"
He wheeled upon Kellennan. "Ma
jor Kellennan," DO said In a deep voice
thai vibrated almost with pity, so
charged with significant e that Its
meaning could net escape aitber How
urd or Mark, "you are under arrest.
You will go toward your quarters, first
removing your belt and arms."
Kellennan saluted weakly and stum
bled out of the cove. The General
looked nt Murk.
"The soldier Weston receives a free
nnd full pardon for his vulor In the
Held this day," he said. "He Is also
ilistbarged honorably from the service
of the United States government."
Mark looked at ho general In ns
tonlslunent; this wus the lust thing
that he desired,
The Genoml approached and clapped
him on the shoulder. "Captain Wal
lace," he said, "your written resigna
tion from the United States army can
not be accepted, owing to the state of
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Pi '::'':la
(jus itlon b and ibis m I
on a 1 uif tarry our outdoor conrJ
I and thoughtfulness Info tin
ouiik and we shall find out wb.ttl
place nf radlnnc; and charm that!
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This Is the season of (he year when women always lay the foun
dation for summery, daintiness by taking advantage of the white
sales which prevail the Isnd over. Llngerlo sueh as shown here is
of crepes, silks and fine linens, with touches of French and Swiss
embroideries, laces and ribbons as trimmings.
OOURTBBY IN THE HOME.
If the quoslon were put suddenly
to you or me, "Are you a polite and
kindly person''" We should answer,
"Why, ye" " with n little sense of
to at eonl them the little courtesies of
v. r day life which we would show
to the stranger within or without our
Kates? Do we give them the few
words of kindly appreciation which
would mean so ninth to them? Do
Some Scorch Htnlns Removable.
If you have I he misfortune tol
scorci. a garment while ironing, U
S. Deiartinent of Acr culture exten-l
slon spec sllsts suggeat the follewing:
Scon n upon a ttton and linen some
times can be removed if the file m
are not at tunlly burnetl. Wool and
silk are disintegrated at a lower tem-
peratnre than cotton and linen and
can not be restored to their original
condition after being scorched.
For removing slight scorch stains
from cotton and linen, use one of tleil
following agent
l.auiiilrv snap anil water. Tilts U
ufficlent to remove very slight
tains.
Water anil sunlight. Wet the Spot
vitli, water (or soap and water) and
xpose to tho sun for a day, or long' r
If necessary. The scorch dieeppeai
much more slowly If the material li
not moistened before exposure.
Itn-Hil crust. Very slight scorch .
on the surface of materials which
are not especially delicate sometimes
can be rubbed away with a bread
crust. '
I'remlor Clemeneeau says that
President Wilson Is "the roost i-tub-born
man he ever encountered." It
will be recalled that the emblem of
the Democratic party Is a stubborn
one, and that the emblem of the
United States is as determined as it Ik
powerful.
As the banners and placards come
down the housewife exults In her op
portunity to really wash the windows.
Now that It Is not happening any
more is the time to enjoy the war
books and the war films.
uffront .it the thought that we could ,V(. , slnr.,m,.H proffer them caro
posHlbly be eoiiHl.lerod anything discouragement and criticism
than polite and kindly.
And we probajily are both
Roads generally through the cour.-
tO lie
stranger ami the casual acquaintance
and the Mead, But do we curry our
civility Into our own family circle?
We era not speaking of direct
Inclvilitv ui'tl rudeness. That doe
not enter Into tin' QUMtioe. Bui is
our tatttly life based upon essential
eeurtos) and kindness?
We are supposedly surrounded In
our "iiomo with the people whom we
love lust lii th" world. It Is for t hem
that WO work and toil and sacrifice,
TAeir well being Is worth more to us
than our "wp. u trouble or Illness
threaten fliem our day s darkened.
Vet Is il not true thut we often fall
NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR
' TO FRANCE ,
whh li may some day come buck to us try are badly cut up. Most of them
with Hi" fniee of a blow? have sufficient bottom to permit
Suppose wo hold a little private autos and other vehicles to get
eonferenoa with ourselves over these through.
STATEMENT OF TAXES
LEVIED IN HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, FOR THE YEAR I9l.
CHAPTER XVII.
Hartley sat up on the itn I her and
fixed his eyes on Howard's fact?. It
was evident tbnl I erasely
wouT.detl. One a till' neeled
beside blm and d nil i.
"This m in,' r: I, eh' w-
ln :it bi i in uotlon which
he could not all . ther hide, "was once
an officer in the service of our coun
try, lie -,.. e gaged In confidential
work in the war department Bi
accused if t -pion-igir unjustly ac
cused." With u low cry Eleanor rushed for-
J conditions. She BSed him, held out
promises, broke them; In his despair
he made himself n slave to her and
and her confederate, forgetting his
manhood and what he bad hern. Time
and n:aln they broke faith With blm,
'! bad Just realised thai be had noth
ing tu bone for from them when Cap
tola Wallace appeared on the vine."
"Yea, be waa a rotten dog; sir," said
KeUerman, with the ghosl o a smile.
"Is is en Midi arid oca that you pta
v" '
"No, i Ir, it Is in 1 1" thundered the
he evidence "i H
. Hilda Iforshi Im, alius Kensou,
riamptOU under clreuni
c' . iileii "
in ul!i red I low cry; he
trobibiing now, null nil his brav.ulo
: semi d to have nosed away.
"This woman, strangely enough.
oved her confederate, went on aba
ward and kncvlcil beside the stricken
man; she placed ber arms about him Qeoerhl remorselessle fixing his eyes
and drew his head down upon her f,)l1 "" Kellermun's now, while Keller-
shoulder, looking pfTcously into the
weary eyes. Hampton rulsed her hand
to his lips and kissed It.
"Unjustly accused," repeated the
General. "Major Kellcrman. stand to
attention, sir! You shall be heard
later. He was the victim of the Sys
tem, which was even Iben laying Its
plans In Washington. Be waa the vic
tim of a woman named Morsheim
Hilda Morsheim, whose activities were
well known, though we could I hen tin
nothing to Counteract them. .Slie made
a specialty of luring young officers Into
gambling dens, winning large sums
from itn in, and thus leading them
down the Slope toward disgrace and
death.
"She had a confederate who
highly placed In toe war d' purti
When, by their mi tea (fori . they
failed to make n traitor of Captain,
Hampton, they compa id hi i uln.
flow they did so ' need nol de icrlbe
now. Toe fai is are of recoi d
in ugh i i sb) that '' 'iic, i.
1 lam;, in WS : -i lata III bill
they wen nol tls&ed Tliey
broke io ari i , In . dro e hli i from
ilie-coinpanv Of all (In eni m( n. lUl
that wan no) enough T,hej broke his
". it'e's In-art ; sin died. They made in
liuuie one or ex, trillion. Slill they
were not satisfied. Willi devilish In
gonujty they sought to cover their
she kneeled by Hartley.
A single look showed him that tha
man was dying.
Mark kneeled OH OH side of blm,
with Eleanor facing him ever the
stretcher. The bearers, who had fn I d
hack, stood still as (mages behind. And
in bind them H u h had the
' don aees In tbe backgroui d i
mind ol Kollerinan. :.r. ! no :.
broken 'ti many, am! fui ibjlnn
rumbling; now with his tunic, n..
''Hi the I, II that he was irjii
li tueh with shnl Im
lartley !" whls) ' , bold-
hand in In i, "That
una you today mil e I you, bul I
believed in you. Von saved me."
There was a fluttering pressure of
Murk's hand In torn, Humphm
speaking; be wua asking for tbe Colo
in t. , i
"I am here, Hiimpion," said Colonel
Howard in a choked voice, as lu'
leaned over blm.
"iu believe In me now. sir?" mm.
tend tbe dying man, rolling his head
man blinked like a bat In daylight, uuH
turned his head wenl-lv tVimi sl.l.. tn
aide, us if under the Intolerable I .reJLl-,''"Mlly "' ""' ,'ri'ol'i lo
of a aearchligbt "Her da. is on him 7. 'Miiv '" f"r'v ".
were strong enough, Qod knows! She
wanted bin ti narry her, to lake her
away from fie old scenes that they
might have a chance to redeem Ihelr
wretched lives together, lie had prom
ised her that so many times, -and the
worst of women Is as wux in the hands
of the man she loves.
'iiut be bad become Infatuated with
another, with a ghi IB muvh uhov ll
US"
With a cry th ii seemed hardly im
iiiini Colonel Howard sprang toward
Kt Herman, his fingers twitching as if
he SOUghl to t'aslt n Hit i,, iboul Ilia
throat, bIui I. caught blm and held him,
while the old mun swoyi 6 to i ad fro,
els i tl itn tched arm extended toward
i in Imprecation.
Eli i urn tiey's aide, tial not
bvi n look to -..ii ii (hem,
on
pi of ll - ., hit had
hown h'i i in-
ber that the one man In win in i he liad
"ti was .. doy, To ile
her Justice, lei ii ; liprs c that,
iu her. wi. rst ait.,, abn bad been bub-
Hampton !
may sue your wile forgive me. '1 1
her that, and tell her her words came
trim. I betrayed my peel friend, ami
I've suffered tor it, ami i shall suffer
to the last ilny of my lire."'
"She forgives you, Howard," said
Hampton, speaking now uiih aucb BOl-
enmity that his words si led to his
listeners to be Inspired. "There's- only
one thing-1 want, Howard, old
mini."
my dear boy yes, Hampton."
"Put my inline-- back on the m
II i." wblspored Hi in
'ii' , tears .iaiic was eoa
thnt the Inl rmlnuble fumbling
!. the cave , had ceased
ton fell h
n rolver shot.
The Gem ral'a form i li
trance as tliey i Hark
1 plat
her awa
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All Ami Ii , la bnldlng Its br atb
until it siiuii rind out the whereabouts
Of the Monroe doctrine.
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rharscter
Of Tax
Stat"
County
Gen. rd.
Road
School
Hi. Schi.
Rate
Mills
Tax
Valuation
liejftS, 989.92 i 84,497.48
14,:t73,!2,.T.' B.a
i i,:!7:i,:2it.t2 :i.n
14. 878, 1)29.92 1.4
14,878,929.92 .'!
78,181.82
69,008.82
20,12
B.624,86
llf.ti $1. 185.42
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10
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City of Burns
I 8603,660.601 9.1!
Forest Patrol
IAtisI
I 7,90,4. '.) 7.0
Bpeefal Behool Tea
Halo lit
Valuation Hllli
11,1(8,099 10 ll i
18.781.0fl 1.4
B6S.69ft.00
79.878 80
i B77-40
ISJ.81Z 08 ,
418,815.00 .8
88,786 90 8. i
88
787,07
161,81 8.00 l I
, 9.888.00
16.688.801 -1 .'
E t 908 00 - a
1 ; i .. ! 4,00 ::.!
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S80.1 19.00
808 I ; i
61.8B7 0 ' 6.8
66,101.1 I) 4.9
1 I ti in
98,089.0 '
Sie, ial HclKMll TX ( I 'ollt illlD-d )
.r.,4;:i.3i
55.78
Ten
118,188.98
I 188 88
188.78
948.10
im
1.841.86
416.19
804 11
No. of
nut.
im;
27
28 .
29
30 ....
31 .. j
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88
, I
81
37 .
39
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4 3
44
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50
51
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Valuation Mills
68
81
199.728.00i 1.9
fS,31.00 .3
847,721.00 .6
109.497.00 .6
2fl9.278.00 1.4
256.681.00 .6
344,578.00 .8
2ti7.568.00l 1.7
290.169.00 4.2
92.845.00 5.3
501.539.001 .3
43.869.00 14.2
680,363.00 4.8
82.515.00 r..:i
89,881.96 6 I
U8,868.90l 1.7
30.040.001 -101,124.84
2.81
88.125.09 2S I
78,894.00
I 1,448 mi 4 e
148,998 90 16.6.
100
. : i i ' i
SSr,87S 00 g
' i I 881 60
887,498 00 I I
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IS '
. i ,' g.
181,922.00
64.087 00
oo
44,98
1,939 99
Tax
379.48
19.77
608.63
54.74
362. 9S
153.40
276.66
454.86
1,218.70
492.07
150.46
622.91
2.857.52
437.32
204.52
202.17
302.74
165, 78
1,245.89
..i4.it;
271.89
19 88
188.48
991
i im; 4 4
T.22
1 Q84.89
44,41
.i i ninn Hivii School District
i 'i itricta B, tl. l:t. 21 .
I , I ' S6 4 1, ami
1,196.00!
.4'
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St MMAUY ! TAX.
stale, County and Road Tea
8 ec al Sehotil 'a
I Itlon lllc.ll St boO Tax
City of Hunts Tax
I late i.'ire Patrol '
si mm amy oi' i;i:soi IU KS.
.
Hugh v.-.iii, i ,
1- r ' snd T , w
rriond to Pri
l the ni w Ualtl
i
appointed lo the p
'nit through the ...
of former AiiiIiiimsi..i,.i. n.
ui ...... .:::.
....... . i-,,,( V ;, ,
eros of ail land lo Harney Count
eres ol all tillable land
V( " nontillable, (including timbereiand i
asniproveraenti on patented ui d edi d land
1 ' " and City Itrf,
- ; ' r . . in at ,i , i, ,v i an',1 oltv ioti
Iihprovomentsmn lai , , patented
i i omobilea
ml . i.icl. . ,
Implement i wagoi
NdIch antl in
of itooh
I mul i .,
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Pub!
Number
i ,890,089 08
811,888 08
478,807
1,2 1 u
.., , 99
$195,485.42
44,462.09
mm. 7
5,493.31
55.75
Total $245,856.24
Value
9.958,799.00
9,188.599.09
1.815.987 09
994,095.90
147. in':. Hi
4,!l-,(i i o
1,860 00
99.9 "i 09
98,109 00
17fi.t;i(i no
2SI.1' . a .
2, SOU 00
109,283 00
889 B 19 '"i
.' 309 a ' , 00
oo
10 00
Total Vaiu it on $14. ;r.
daughter of tho lata Chief Justice
I a Her. waa an untirlliK war
Their son a a captain la
:4 veraaaa army.
lilt- lit.
horeb! eerUfJ thai la
ai . onlinn to in,.
"i toy tin a a'.
liutetl this 2&th day of February, 1910.
lull, true antl OOrreoi state
JOHN' 1. t'AI.DWKI.I..
County Assessor.