The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-08-27

warning kick from Kirby checked him.
"Ah, tis your deal" Nine. Davezac
at length exclaimed, rendering the
cards to Bunce. "First you must make
the cards well-mix them, so-like
you saw me. See, you suf-fel, as they
call it. You think you can do that?"
"Yes'm, reckon can git that fur"
he ventured modestly. Taking the
deck, he promptly forgot his role and
stration of the professional shuttle,
spreading the cards in the air between
his hands until he resembled an ex-
pert bartender mixing drinks. This
completed to his entire satisfaction, he
spouted out the pastebOards in deal
of lightning like rapidity, while Nine.
Davezac and the old judge sat bolt
upright with astonishment. At length
On extra desperate and well executed
kick from Kirby checked the old gam
bler's stirring exhibition, and, covered
with confusion, he dropped several
cards to the floor and, in order to hide
his flaming cheeks, stopped and began
to miserably grope for them.
"You see.'' exclaimed Kirby, ''my
secretary is not so experienced as he
might be. To speak confidentially,
would have let him go last month If
it weren't that he is the only support
of wife and eleven children"
II wish | was in the lower regions"
groaned Bunce sotto voce.
"Pll see that you get your wish IL
you don't sit up here" replied Kirby.
But soon it was Kirby's turn to gain
that state of observation-disclosures for
which he had censured his partner, for
in the adjoining room Adele had COM
menced to sing, and all his thoughts
promptly went out to her, his lips
mutely repeating the words Of the
well remembered song. while his eyes
grew as dreamy and abstracted as his
mind. At length, when it was his turn
to play, conscious only that he was
holding a book of cards and conse-
| quently inferring that he must be in
| dulglng in his bread and butter game
Of poker, he spread his hand face up
upon the table.
"Malheurr' exclaimed Nine. Davezac
aghast at this startling innovation
''Ie expose his hand"
II fear" commented the judge, ris
ing and pushing back his chair, ''that
Colonel Moreau finds it difficult to play
cards and listen to the voice of beau
| tiful woman at the same time"
: 'And you cannot say that he have
not good TASTE" commented Mime. Da
vezac. "Tiens! We adjourn, then. tc
The music room. You will come, Colo
| mel Moreau and monsieur the secre
! tar'?"
| Adele was still singing. Miss Pleydel
| accompanying her, and, drawn by tn,
| soft harmony, Nj. Veaudry and Aaror
ut length forsook the balcony and, as
H nad the others, proceeded to max,
their way toward the music room
Their goal, however. was never attain
ed, for as they stepped through th,
window into the deserted drawing
room they were met by Poulette, on,
OF the French niggers." She carried
a small bundle made of knotted spot
ted handkerchief, and her manner at
tested that she was evidently laborin,
under the 'repressed excitement Incl
dent upon discovering business not in
tended for her cognizance. In fact, sh
had but completed a victory over oil,
Group, who had persistently annoye'
her with his attentions and, when cen
sured for so doing by his ample wife
had promptly and quite nntruthfuli
charged Poulette with making his liz
unbearable by her unrequited affectio
for his person. Since then Poulettt
smarting under the calumny, had ca
gerly sought some method of assuae
ing her outraged feelings, and now a
last she had secured 1t.
"AIlche Aaron" she whispered, pluck
ing Mr.. Randall's sleeve as he wa
about to pass on-"Miche Aaron, da
black man, Group, he have a seere
Dat secret it is with Niche Moreau"