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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1914)
'2 Place 1 uom- HABOLD MAC OK CD. SYNOPSIS. Eleanora do Toscana was singing In Paris, which, perhaps, accounted for EJ- wara uouriianurs appearance tnoro. -Multimillionaire, he wandered about whero fancy dictated. He might be In Paris ono day and Kamchatka tho next. Following the opera lie kocs to a cafe and Is ac costed by a pretty younff woman, one Kave him tho address of Flora Deslmono, vocal rival of Toscana. and Flora kIvcs him the address of Eleanora. whom he Is determined to see. Courtlondt enters Eleanora's apartments. She orders him out and shoots at htm. The next day Parts Is shocked by the mysterious dis appearance of the prima donna. Realizing that he may be suspected of tho abduc tion of Eleanora Courtlandt arranges for an a hoi. Eleanora reappears and accuses Courtlandt of having abducted her. His alibi Is satisfactory to the police and the charge Is dismissed. Eleanora flees to Lakc Como to rest after the shock. She Is followed by a number of her admirers, among them the prince who really pro- curea ner anuucnon. uourtinnat also goes Como and there meets Jlmmle Harri gan, retired prizefighter and father of El eanora. whose real name is Nora Ilarrl can. Harrigan takes Courtlandt Into his favor at once. He introduces Courtlandt . to his daughter, but tho latter gives no elgn of ever having met htm before. She studiously avoids him. CHAPTER VIII Continued. I have had many wicked thoughts lately," resumed Nora, turning her gaze- away from tho tennis players. She and the padre were sitting on the lower steps of the veranda. The oth ers were loitering by the nets. "Tho old plaint disturbs you?" "Yes." "Can you not cast It out wholly?" "Hate has many tentacles." "What produces that condition of mind?" meditatively. "Is It because we have wronged somebody?" "Or because somebody has wronged us?" "Or misjudged us, by us has been misjudged?" Boftly. "Good gracious!" exclaimed Nora, springing up. "What is it?" "Father Is coming up the path!" "I am glad to see him. But I do not recollect having seen the face of the man with him." The lithe eagerness went out of Nora's body instantly. Everything "Will Vou Forfllve Me?" seemed to grow cold, as If sho had be come enveloped In ono of those fogs that suddenly blow down menacingly from hidden icebergs. Fortunately tho inquiring eyes of the padro were not directed at her. He was here, not a dozen yards away, coming toward her, her father's arm in his! After what hud passed he hud dared! It was not often that Nora Harrigan was cviijected to a touch of vertigo, but at tills moment she felt that If she stirred ever so little sho muHt fall, Tho stock whence sho had sprung, however, was aggressive and fearless; and by the time Courtlandt had reached tho outer oiarkiugfl of tho courts, Nora was pkysfcMlly herself again. Tho ndvnn lege of the meeting would bo his, That WH0 Indubitable. Any mlstako on her part would ho playing Into his hand, "owlv ulio kud kwown "Lot us go nml meet them, pndro," she Bald quietly, with her fathor, her mother and tho others, tho Inovlt nblo introduction would bo shorn of Us danger. "Noral" It was hor mother calling Sho put her arm through the pndro's, and they wont forward lolsuroly. "Why, fathor, I thought you weren't coming," said Nora. Her volco was without a tremor. Tho padro hadn't tho least Idea that a volcano might at any moment opon up at his Bide. Ho smiled benignly. "Changed my mind," Bald Harrigan "Nora. Molly, I want you to moot Mr. Courtlandt, I don't know that I over said. anything nbout It, but his fathor was ono of tho best friends I orcr had. Ho was on his way up horo, bo I camo along with htm." Then Harrigan paused and looked about him ombnr- rassedly. There were half a dozen unfamiliar faces. Tho colonel quickly Btoppcd Into tho breach, and tho Introduction of Court landt becamo general. Nora bowed, and becamo at onco engaged In an an Imated conversation with tho Darono, who had just finished his set vlctorl ouBly. Tho padre's benign smllo slowly faded. CHAPTER IX. Dick Courtlandt'i Boy. Presently tho servants brought out tho tea-service. Tho silent dark-skinned Sikh, with his fierce curling whiskers, his flashing eyes, tho scml-milltary, scml-orlental garb, topped by an cnor mous brown turban, claimed Court- landt's attention; and it may bo added that ho was glad to have something to look at unembarrassedly. He want ed to catch tho Indian's eye, but Rao had no glances to waste; ho was con cerned with tho immediate business of superintending tho service. "Oh, yes; 1 am very fond of Como,' he found himself replying mechanical ly to Mrs. Harrigan. Ho gavo up Rao as hopeless so far as coming to his rescue wa3 concerned, ho ocgan, despite his repugnance, to watch Nora. And all tho while Mrs. Harrigan was talking and he was replying; and she thought him charming, whereas he had not formed any opinion of her at all, nor later could remember a word of the conversation. Tea!" bawled the colonel. Tho verb had its distinct uses, and one general ly applied it to the coloael'a outbursts without being depressed by tho feel ing of Inelegance. There 1b Invariably some silent hes itation In tho selection of chairs around a tea table in the open. Nora scored the first point of this singular battlo by seizing the padro on ono side and her father on the other and pulling them down on the bench. It was adroit in two ways: it put Court landt at a safo distance and in nowise offended tho younger men, who could find no causo for alarm In the close proximity of her two fathers, tho spir itual and tho physical. A few mo ments later Courtlandt saw a smllo of mallco part her Hps, for ho found himself between Celeste and the In evitablo frump. "Touched!" he murmured, for ho was a thorough sportsman and appre ciated a good point even when taken by his opponent. "I never Baw anything like it," whis pered Mrs. Harrigan Into the colonel's ear. "Saw what?" ho asked. "Mr. Courtlandt can't keep his eyes off of Nora." "I say!" Tho colonel adjusted hlB eye-glass, not that he expected to see more clearly by doing so, but becauso habit had long since turned an affecta tion into a movement wholly mechan leal. "Well, who can blame him? Gad! if I were only twenty-fivo or thereabouts." Mrs. Harrigan did not encourage this regret. Tho colonel had never been a rich man. On the other hand, this Edward Courtlandt was very rich; he was young; and ho had the entree to the best families in Europe, which was greater In her eyes than either youth or riches. Between sips of tea she bulldcd a fine castle in Spain. Abbott and tho Barono carried their cups and cakes over to tho bench and sat down on tho grass, Turklsh-wlso. Both simultaneously offered their cakes, and Nora took a lady flngor from each. Abbott laughed and the Barono smiled. "Oh, daddy mine!" sighed Nora drolly. "Huh?" "Don't let mother see those shoes." "What's the matter with 'em? Evr erybody's wearing the same." "Yes, But I don't see how you man ago to do it. One shoo string is vir gin whlto and tho other Is pagan brown." "I've got nlno pairs of shoes, and yet thcro'o always something tho mat ter," ruefully. "1 never noticed when I put them on. Besides, I wasn't coming." "That's no defense. But rest easy, I'll bo as secret as 'the grave." "Now, I tor ono would novor have noticed if you hadn't called my attcn Hon," said tho padro, stealing a glanco at bis own Jmniaculato patent leathers, "Ah. padro, that wlfo of mine has eyes Jiko a plJoH)sh. I'm In for it," "Borrow one from (he colonel before you go homo," nmiMl?4 Abbott, , "Tlnt'B not hnlf bad," gratefully. Harrigan began to recount tho trials of forgotfulnoBs Slyly from tho cornor of hor oyo Nora looked nt Courtlandt, who was at that moment staring thoughtfully Into his tea cup and stirring tho con tents Industriously. His faco was llttlo thinner, but nsldo from that ha had changed scarcely nt nil; and thon becauso thoso two years had loft so llttlo mark upon IiIh fnco, a tlngo of unreasonable anger ran over hor. "Men havo died and worms havo enton thorn," sho thought cynically. Porhnpa tho air botwocn them was sufllclcnt ly charged with electricity to convoy tho Impression across tho Intervening spaco; for his eyes camo up quickly, but not quickly enough to catch hor. Sho dropped hor glanco to Abbott, transferred it to tho Barono, and final ly lot It rest on hor fnthor faco. Four handsomer men sho hnd novor Been. "You never told mo you know Court landt," said Harrigan, speaking to Abbott. "Juct happened that way. Wo went to school together. When I was llttlo they used to make mo wear curls and wldo collars. Many's tho tlmo Court landt walloped the school bulilos for mussing mo up. I don t sco him much thOBO days. Onco In a whllo ho walks in. That's all. Always seems to know whero his friends are, but nono over knows whero ho Is." Abbott proceeded to clnbornto somo of his friend's exploits. Nora heard, as If from afar. Vaguely sho caught a glimmer of what tho contest was going to bo. Sho could sco only a lit tlo way; ; still, sho was optimistically confident of tho result. Sho was ready. Indeed, now that tho shock of tho meeting was past, sho found herself not at all averso to a conflict. It would bo something to let go tho pont-up wrath of two years. Never would sho speak to him directly; never would she permit him to bo alono with her; never wouiu sno miss a cnanco to twist his heart, to humlliato him, to snub him. "So I have heard," sho was dimly conscious of saying. Didn't know you know," said Ab- btjtL Knew what? rousing hersolf. That Courtlandt nearly lost his llfo in tho eighties." "In tho eighties!" dismayed at her slip. "Latitudes. Polar expedition." "Heavens! 1 was miles away." The padre took hor hand in his own and began to pat it softly. It waB tho nearest he dared approach In tho way of suggesting caution. Ho alono of them all knew. "Oh, I believo I read something about it In tho newspapers." "Five years ago." Abbott set down his tea cup. "He's tho bravest man I know. He's rather a friendless man, besides. Horror of money. Thinks every ono is after him for that. Tries to throw it away; but tho lncomo piles up too quickly. Seo that Indian, pass ing the cakes? Wouldn't think It, would you, that Courtlandt carried hlin on his back for five miles! The Indian bad fallen afoul a wounded tiger, and tho beaters wero miles off. I've ijoen-watchins- -Thoy haYTjnTT5Wn:TC-Ia spoken to each other. Courtlandt's probably forgotten all about tho Inci dent, and tho Indian would dlo rather than embarrass his savior beforo strangers." "Your friend, then, is qulto a horo?" What was tho matter with Nora's voice? Abbott looked at her wonder- ingly. Tho tone was hard and un musical. "Ho couldn't be anything else, bo- Ing Dick Courtlandt's boy," volun leered Harrigan, with enthusiasm. "It runs in tho family. "It seems strange," observed Nora, "that I never heard you mention that you know a Mr. Courtlandt "Why, Nora, there's a lot of things nobody mentions unless chance brings them up, Courtlandt tho ono I knew has been dead these sixteen years, If I knew ho had had a son, I'd for gotten all about it. Tho only grave yard isn't on tho hillside; there's ono under everybody's thatch' Tho padro nodded approvingly. Nora was not particularly pleased with this phase In tho play. Court landt would find a valiant champion in her father, who would blunder In when Homo flno passes were being ox changed. And sho could not tell him; sho would havo cut out her tonguo rather. "Will you forglvq mo?" asked Ce leste of Courtlandt. Never had she felt more ill at case. For a full ten minutes he chatted pleasantly, with never the slightest hint regarding tho eplsodo in Paris, She could stand it no longer. "Will you forglvw mo?" "For what?" "That night In Pads." - "Do not permit that to bother you in tho least. I was never going to re call It." "Was it bo unpleasant?" "On tho contrary, I was much amused." "I did not toll you the truth." "So I havo found out." "I do not beJIovo that It was you," Impulsively, "Thanks, I hnd nothing to do with MIhb Ifurrlgari'K Imprisonment," "Do you fool that you could make a confidant of mo 7" Ho smiled. "My dear Miss Four nlor, I havo como to tho plnoo whuro I distrust ovon mysoif," "Forglvo my curiosity I" Courtlandt held out his nip to Rao. "I am glad to boo you again." "Ah, Sahib I" Tho llttlo Frenchwoman wnn torn with curloBlty and repression, Sho wanted to know whnt causes had pro duced this unusual drama which was unroldlng hoforo hor eyos, To bo pre sented with effects which had no ap parent onuses was mnddaulng, It was not dissimilar to being taken to the second act of a modern problem play and being forced to loavo boforo tho curtain roso upon tho third act, Sho had laid nil tho traps hor Intelligent mind could Invent; aud Norn had calm ly walked over them or around. Nora"s mind was Celtic; French In Its adroit nosB and Irish In Its watchfulness and tenacity. And now sho had sot hor arts of porsunslon In motion (aided by a piquant boauty) to lift a cornor of tho veil from this man's heart. Check mate I "I should lll(o to holp you," she said, truthfully. "In what way?" It was uboIusb, but sho continued: "Sho docs not know that you went to Flora Dcslmone'u that night." "And yet sho sent you to wntch mo." "But so many things hnpponod after ward that sho evidently forgot." "That Is possible." (TO HIS CONTINUED.) MIGHT TURN IT TO ACCOUNT John D. Archbold's Idea of What Ho Could Do With Prematura Obituary. John D. Archbold, nt a luncheon that followed tho launching of tho John D. Archbold oil tanker at Newport Nows, talked In an Interesting reminiscent vein about nowspapcra "Certain Inaccuracies have appeared about mo In nowspnpors," ho said, "but 1 have always tried to put up with thorn- tried, ovon. to turn thorn to good account "Ono of tlicno inaccuracies was & long obituary that a certain pnpor printed of myself. A young man at tho time, I called on tho editor and said mildly: '"How did It como to bo prlntod, "'Como to bo printed?' said he. sir?' Why, tho man died, and so wo prlntod It Do you think wo print obituaries of the living?' " 'No, not ns a rule, said I, 'only I'm tho Archbold referred to here, and ' " 'We'll make n correction, said the editor hurriedly. 'Wo'll mako a cor rection In tomorrow's losuo.' '"Oh. I don't know said I. 'Per haps you'd better let it stand. I can chow It to my friends when thoy como to borrow monoy from mo.'" He Didn't Mind tho Crowd. The most embarrassing moment of my llfo was when I onco entertained a young man friend nt our camp at a popular lake, on Sunday, writes a Chi cago Triuuno correspondent. Tho during our acqmrrntanccTmTri but I never had thought tho affair serious. I went to tho car with him and, an usual, thero was a crowd thoro. Wo stood back until tho others wero on board and then ho stopped on tho first step and stood talking As tho car started, I held out my hand to say good-by and ho held It so firmly that I could not cecape. Then he leaned over and kissed mo on tho head whllo I ran along beside the moving car in sight of all our camp friends. Mexican "Cartwheel" Hats. General Villa, like most of his coun trymen, has a fancy for largo-brimmed hats. An American who served for como years as secretary of a Mexican corporation, says that "tho Mexicans possess a special weakness for hats of tho cartwheel type, It is by no means unusual In Mexico to sco n man woarlng a hat worth $30 or ?3G, whllo his suit is not worth a dlmo. In ono part of tho country a law has boon enacted Imposing a flno of $10 on every man found to bo wearing a hat moro than 39 Inches wldo," The Artful Schemer. "When it comes to ways and means, my wlfo Is a wondor." "Somo fixer, eh?" "I should say so. Her latest stunt is to encourage an affair of tho heart between tho hired girl and tho hand some milkman, so tho girl will get up early in tho morning." Pittsburgh Dispatch. Much Work on Small Box. Tho construction of u cigar box may soom to bo a very slmplo matter to the novice, but tho box passes through nlncteon processes boforo It In ready to recclvo tho cigars, Duty Plain. You know your duty. No man ever looked for It and did not find It Phil lips Brooks, Life In ft comedy to him who thinks, tnigody to him who fools, Horace Wulpolv, YOU CANNOT Arbitrate tho question of a Sick Stomach, Loss of Ap petite, Heartburn, Ilcndncho, Indigcution or Constipation. It is n far bettor plnn to holp Nnturo reatoro thoso organs to a healthy condition with tho aid of HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS Try a Bottle Today Refuse Substitutes Mutual accrcta. "I didn't want to como horo In tho first plnco," confided tho first guest at tho oxpunnlvo hotel nt n well known winter holiday resort on tho south conHt. "No moro did I," replied tho second, "but my wife Insisted on my coming." "So did mine," said tho flrnt. "Sho said wo hnd to como, just because Muntteys wero coining, although I told hor wo simply could not afford tho cx ponHo." "And that's whnt I said," explained tho second, "but my wlfo said wo had to come bocnuso tho BrownB wero coming." "Why, look horo, my nntuo Is Brown." "And mlno Ih MunBoy." Then the two men shook ono an other warmly by tho hand. His Wife Hit Business. Tho hungry tramp told his tale. It touched tho kind heart of the lady of the house. Ho ntc the food hIio gave him and started wearily on hlu wuy. "And how," said she, sympathetical ly, "did tho hand laundry you wero managing como to fall on you?" Ho glnucod round, It might ha as If ho suspected tho dor,- wero within call. Thon pmtslng out and closing tho gnto, ho said, "She quit and wont homo to hor mother." Kansas City Star. At the Movies. Ho (his arm around hor) What a dainty wrist you have, my dear! ano That isn't my wrist, honoy. That'll tho nnklo of the mun bonldu mo you nro holding, Puck. At Liberty Lake. 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