The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-07-09

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IA PARD DESCHA AMPS MO-
Eyr5Sd REAU, to give him his full
lk9&G title, doing all things thor
oughly, as beftted one Of his honorable
character, was not satisfied with. as he
thought. disposing Of Kirby's physical
existence, but considered 1t his pleas
urable duty to effectualy ruin what
ever little reputation had survived dur
ing the others downward career.
Kirby, presumably fatally wounded.
had been carried ashore by Bunce at
the next landing. and, In those days
shooting and stabbing affrays emanat-
ing from card games being only too
common, but little attention had been
paid to the affair. Cameo Kirby was
notorious the length Of the river, and
such an abrupt and tragic termination
of his career had not only been fire.
quently and cheerfully predicted. but
was. moreover. expected Of all such
members as graced his questionable
profession. Indeed, for them a sober
and respectable death would have been
considered bad form. Among the gam
bling profession there existed certain
code, which in manner served to link
those at the top. who. like Kirby and
Bunce, wooed fortune honestly, to the
Moreau type, gracing and disgracing
the lowest rung In the gambler social
ladder. This code. II so 1t may be
termed. was an understanding to the
effect that In no instance. however
great the proyocatlon, should the law
be invoked Wrongs, fancied or au-
thentic were to be redressed solely by
the bearers thereof, the Joint Office Of
Judge and executioner being vested In
each separate and distinct individual.
In view OF this accepted understand.
Ing Larkin Bunce had accordingly
made no mention. of the fact that
probable murder had been committed,
and. the passengers and steamship Off.
cias dismissing II as gamblers quar-
rel. which was none of their affair, no
stigma or notorlety was attached to the
good Colonel Moreau. who. claiming to
be an old and valued friend Of Mr.
Randall, had gone to the latter's state
room and brazenly assumed charge Of
the body Bunce's laconIc statement
was too pitlfully true. for the old plant
er had effectually ended his life.
Again referring TO Colonel Moreau's
happy faculty Of doing all things well,
II was quite characteristic that to COM
pete his revenge against Cameo Kirby
he now did not hesitate to assume
charge Of MIR. Randalls body, did not
hesitate to meet the son of the man
for whose death he had been directly
end shamefully responsible. for young
Tom Randall had ridden over to the
Plaquemine landing In order to greet
his father. while over at the old home
stead all was hustle and excitement In
honor of the masters homecoming.
Anxiously Tom Randall waited to
see the jovial and we'll known figure
Of his father march down the gang
plank, waited TO catch glimpse OF
the familiar and weather beaten green
portmanteau which the planter always
carried The moments passed Other
and numerous passengers stepped
ashore. to be eagerly welcomed and
claimed by their own, hut John Ran
DALI was not among them. curious
ind seemingly pregnant hush had sue.
ceeded the landing of the freight, ard
or somewhere In the darkness a child
whimpered shrilly. The boys nerves
were set on edge Perhaps his father
was having farewell talk with the
captoin and would come dushing out
at the last moment with all his old dis.
regard for time and place. II was time
the bell was changing, the signal fol
backing away. for by now the landing
Of passengers and freight appeared tC
oe terminated And still no John Ran
dali. The boy walked along the string
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