Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-21

agreeable state nf ignorance regarding
the true facts 0f John RandniTs sui
eide. Tom at once rnnti,led his iurpp
tinn Of killius Cameo Kirbv. and. de-
lighted az securing such unexpected ~
endorsements. Moreuu heartily con
CURED in the intention. Offering his
modest cooperation iu the same worthy
cause On his part the boy was only
TOO happy tu accept the further serv-
ices of 80 valuable friend. and he
promptly invited Mureau To Nine
DavezacS. au Invitation that was as
promptly accepted. II being quite CHAR
acteriStic Of Jhe esrimaGie gentleman
10 accept the hospitality Of those whom
he had irreJrievaOly wr0uged.
Learning from Murpau that Kirby
was in the riyy ana. ID fact. had been
seen only that morning at the Sale
de Conde. Young Randall uurriedly re-
turned Jo his uunts. determined 10 set
on fOnt plan that had been suggested
by Judge I'Ieydsil THAT moidv VIII
lain. Colonel MUreau. promised to Join
the other the moment he had secured
his pOrImanre2u.
Meanwhile Aaron Randall. an elder
y. precise gentleman. whose iun- so
journ in the north had served 10 some
What cool his fiery southern nature.
had promptly answered his cousins
urgent lelIer by shelving an business
demands and Fastening south An old
bachelor, his late uncle and he mad
been unusually close TO each other
through life. and he had laviShed ali
his affection upon the others children.
Adele IN particular being his especial
Tavoriie. Business cares mad u-ohib-
lied his attendauce at John Ramdalls
TuneTill. ana. III fact. he had been sept
III I=uuranCe Of the facts surrounding
the others suicide. Adele holding thar
II would cause neediess wOFry and sur-
row
The unpleasant duty of explaining
the tragedy devOived upon Judge Pley
dell. and even while Tom was renew
ing his acquaintance with Colonel Mo-
reau, Aaron had arrived at the little
house in the old French quarter OF the
town and Pieydell was recOunting 10
MIN their plan Of campaign against
Kirby
We have all our plans arranged.
sir" the Old judge was now saving.
while ne paced the rOOm in some ex-
element. 'and | have taken affairs
more OF less into my own hands Tom
would have hunted out the villain and
sfsrhr Farr~
think my way Is the best. for we must
recognize the honor due Mr.. Randalls
memory. and that means making no
resistance To MIR Eirby's claim. The
INST thing 10 do Is To send your cous-
lnS Out To the plantation. and they will
surrender the place to its claimant
SLAVES. land. everything Then, sir. we
send the !adies-Mme. Dayezac. along
with my daughter Ann and the little
Doy-over to my plantation. while we
remain behind to deal with the gentle
man You understand: | don't think
hell live very long to enjoy the proper
y. and this time | don't think nell
get well"
Wen see to that" replied Aaron
quietly, There's you and Tom and
r.
and Colonel MOreau" supplement-
ed the judge Il understand he Is a
dead shot Then there is NJ veandry,
whom you know He has long been a
suiiUr OF Miss Ade,e's. Dui since her
fathers death naturally she has been
in no frame of mind for courtship. and
consequently poor AnafOie is as bitter
on the subject OF Kirby as she her
self
Poor Cousin Adele murmured
Aaron wiping his eyes When last
saw her she was such a happy. bright
eyed girl To think OF her Young life
being made tragedy by this scoun-
drel. I'd cut Of my right hand for
that girl. Judge Pleydeil But this
Colonel MoFeau. this defender OF the
family-yOu speak Of his cooperation
Is he. then. in town."
Il have heard So said the other
quietly, "and there is nO doubt that
he viii join Us in or crusade against
this scoundreI He is not the man to
( forget or coElnne such an unspeakab.y
I vile action as he Witnessed aboard the
Shotwell that night In fact, your
cousins hope TO have the honor of
entertaining Colonel MOFeau, and Tom
has gone out for the express purpose
OF ascertaining his whereabouts, for |
heard quite Inadvertently that the gen
tleman was in town l reckon Mr.
Kirby Is due TO lose his life Drerrv
shortly He has made a lot of misery