Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-02-26

ANNNa hNht Va tHhAt hAtA 0HuFAAbT
''none OF thatI II Is not fair for you 10
consplre against me. II you two put
your heads together I'll no and charter
old Tony 20 come and help me. Now
mind"
But tho only answer he received was n
Joyous laugh as Louise ran away 70 dress
herself for the outdoor sport.
The moon rode high In the heavens,
and her fhce wAs but slightly turned
away from earth. In the wide courtyard
the merry voices rang tunefully out upon
the eaim night air. and the glad notes
were caught up and flung back By the
distant fQreat. ssss s
Away over the brow OF gentle bin,
where a copac OF beautiful acacia trees
were left standing. moved many dark
objects. They were crouchins In the
wood. and listening to the shouts that
came from the distant dwelling. Anon
they gathered together and conyersed In
a strange tongue, and then they moved
slowly up the hillside, and crept down
towards the corn 6eld. On they moved,
like specters In the moonlight, until they
neared the high barricade, and then set
tied lower down and crept on like huge
cats approaching their prey. Straight
they moved towards the postern, and
there they lay. beneath the wooden wall.
aud listened to the merry voices from
within. Soon one of them arose TO his
feet He was In the shade OF the wall.
but yet the many colored paint upon his
dark skin could be seen, and the dusky-
browed warrior was no more concealed.
They were ALA score OF them-painted
Ia the same fantastic manner, and the
same dusky hue marked the brow OF
each. He who had arisen TO his feet pro-
duced something from his pouch, and
applied II to the lock OF the heavy post
ern. II was a key And how came that
child Of the forest by the key Of St. Ju'
liens gate2
The shouts now come from the garden.
Hark! Yes--they are all there upon the
other side Of the house. They have Just
found Goupart, and are now dragging
him forth from bis hiding place.
Carefully the Indian turns the key In
the lock. but the gate Is fastened within.
The heavy bolt has been surely thrown
back. and yet the gate opens not Blu,
there is no time TO be lost. The red men
whispered together moment, and then
one of them bends upon his knees, and
when a second has mounted upon his
shoulders, he arises. They are both tall
men. but he who stands upon his com.
panlon's shoulders cannot quite reach the
tops OF the stout plckets. Another man
stands firmly By the side Of the lower one
and then he above places one foot upon
the second shoulder thus offered him.
Now third man springs nimbly up, and
having mounted upon the shoulders Of
him who stands thus elevated, he gains
the top OF the barricade. and In a mo.
ment more he drops upon the ground
within. Soon the postern is opened and
six men enter. leaving the remaining ones
without, and then the gate Is almost
closed, and thus held, so that II can be
opened when need comes.
Away towards the stable these specters
glide, and soon they are hidden; for they,
too, will play at the game that the pale
faces have set on foot
Many times had GOupart hidden, and
as many times had he been easily found.
And now he and the marquis chose TO
hide together, and after a deal Of shout
Ing. the brother and sister pull them out
from behind the thick cluster of vines
that grow against the garden fence. Next
Louis and Louise scamper away, laugh
Ing and clapplng their hands, for the
utter delight of the father, when they
purposely let him iind them, has warmed
them into almost frenzy Of Joy.
''Stop--stop!" cried the marquis, as his
children, start. Isn't It becoming too
damp for you Louise?'
20, no! Never fear for me-
"But the dew Is now fairly wet upon
the grass, and fear you'll take cold
Mono, fatherr. cries the joyous girl.
Don't let the first chill frighten YOU"
"Well-go this once, and then we'll
10 In. I'm growing chill and cold"
"Ay--you shall have a Job before you
find us. Now watch for the word"
Away they went towards the barn,
and as they turned the angle Of the
house, and were thus lost to sight, Gou.
part remarked:
at Is growing cold"
"Ay," returned the old man. "This dew
is falling fast, for | can feel the damp
ness on my feet. While we were excited
I did not feel It. But l can stand il,
only | feared that Louise might take
some cold; and you know that would not
be pleasant"
"No," said Goupart--and the tone of
his voice showed that he, too, had enter
tanned some fears. "Harkl' he added.
~ think heard them cNll. All, they've
got some deep hiding place this time, for
heard the voice as though 1t were
stifed. But Wen find them. Gomez
And away they ran towards the point
from which the voice had proceeded.
They searched all around the barn, under
the cart, In the straw, behind the doors;
and then they went to the stable, and
here, too, they overhauled everything
they could move, the old man even mov-
ing board that lay against the fence.
"They must have slipped around into
the garden" said Goupart.
And so back to the garden they turned.
They hunted and hunted, but the hiders
could not be found.
'Its getting too late" said the mar
quls, at length. II think l must cali
them"
"I'll give up in welcome" returned
Goupart; "for I'm sure should never
find them. Shall call to them?"
Eyes"
So GOupart shouted that he gave up
the game.
II give upv' he cried, at the top of his
voice. "Come, Louis"
He waited few moments, expecting to
be assailed with burst Of joking at his
want of success. The smile was already
on his face, and the exclamation with
which to meet the hidden ones was upon
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