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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-07
IcoNT1NUED.1

RT was natural that Mile de Va
n lette, entering the room and
III there finding them, should not
understand. Thus she gave a
llytle cry Of alarm, and her brother,
coming behind. STROBE forward swiftly
what is itY' he demanded.
"a strangerr' cried Mile. de Valette.
"He's frightened Madeleine"
De Valette turned upon Gilbert
"Sow he said. "These are. American
manners, are they-to enter a gentle
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"Ah, Trapper Wolf, she said easily.
"your company has rendezvous here,
ehf"
He nodded satisfiedly.
"Companys full; recruitin's finish
ed" he rejoined complacently. Il tell
you. my boys from these trails will
know how to help Andy Jackson chase
them British varmints into the river.
You know what we call the company
-Wolfs sharpshooters, and we're to
meet here at sunset. That's the word
sent out-'by the fallen log and the
holler tree"
L'Acadienne placed her hands on her
hips, smiling a little.
You have my good wish In the
fight" she said simply. 81 think you
have good hearts. That is not so fire.
quent,"
An idea had come to Wolf. He
turned to her
Are you in any partic'lar hurry?"
he asked.
She smiled again.
"Me?" she, said. "AIy hurry is all at
an end What is it that you want?"
do you know young Gilbert Steele?'
She shook her head.
"That won't matter" he replied.
"Hes mighty likely young feller of
this neighborhood, and he's Joined
VOLTS sharpshooters unbeknowst to
his father, so l had to bring his rifle
here for him. He'll be here for it, but
l haven't had no chance to give him
the word that here's where the COM
pany is to meet and start from, and
want him to stay here. Now, If you'd
just wait here and tell him for me it'd
give me a chance to foller q darned
coward"-he glanced in the direction
in which Crawley had disappeared
that l think is going to desert.
could make sure he comes back"
She nodded. Indifferently she said
81 will do it,
"Well, take that kindly Of you.' he
acknowledged. He handed her the ex-
ira rifle that he carried and unslung
the second powderhorn that lay across
his shoulder. She took them and went
to the cleft tree that stood by the log,
81 will put them here for him." she
said
! Wolf turned
Hell be here" he said; "a likely
lookin' young feller with pleasin' man.
ners. Jest ask him if his names Gill
bert Steele and give 'em to him." And
he was gone.
IAeadienne had forgotten him ere
he had vanished from sight. She stood,
arms akimbo. silent, motionless. Only
her eyes moved, and they moved not
much. At length she heard the bushes
rustic behind her. She turned.
Came toward her Madeleine de Va
lette. Golden brown hair was DISNEY
e1ed. Her eyes were wide. The hem
of her white dress was torn, and to II
adhered bit of vine-a bramble.
Madeleine came forward slowly.
"Have you seen any one pass this
way?" she asked.
| "Why" LAcadienne wondered; the
wonderment was in her voice.
! Madeleine said:
II was following some one. but he
was very far ahead and on horseback
He rode into the woods, and lost
sight of him, hut kept following"
L'Acadienne shrugged her 1.-THE shoul
ders expressively. She said:
M Raoul de Valette is a difficult
man to follow, as many have found"
an Raoul de valette! But | an
not following him."
"Not hep L'Acadienne cried, sur
prised.
Madeleine shook her little head-the
head that was so like a lily upon its
stem.
"Oh. no.' she said simply.
I "One so fortunate as to be betrothet
to NJ Raoul de Valette and searchins
for another manv' LAcadienne spok,
i slowly, curiously.
! Madeleine said, almost piteously;
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O'Mara, lifting his hand, said:
"Not for minute yet"
"But," protested Mile. de valette,
"she's to try on her wedding dress"
"After we have drunk her health"
said O'Mara. He raised his glass.
MY dear
They raised their glasses then-her
father, the priest, her betrothed-they
raised their glasses to her Mechanic
ally she remembered; mechanically she
courtesied. They turned one to anoth-
er, clinking their glasses.
ITO the brider' they cried. the three
together. And then her aunt had
gone 80 one was looking. Suddenly
that which was within her became
greater and yet more great. 1t be-
came greater than habit or fear or
obedience. 1t became the greatest
thing Of all the world-greater even
than that great emptiness that was
her heart. One person of all the world
she wanted, and that one was Gilbert
One thing of all the things there were
she wanted. and that thing was to
be with him, of him. his, and to have
him here They were not looking
Came to her ears dimly as from il
limitable distance the words:
'"To bright wedding dayr'
And 1t was then that she fed, blind
ly, wildly, following him-Gilbert.
**
Deep in the underbrush, clinging to
the shadows of fallen log, Wolf
found Crawley, his recruit. He strobe
to him.
'What are you hiding for?'
Crawley came forth shivering i'm
PEELED by the heavy butt Of long
rifle.
Il thought there might be British
about" he said fearfully. IL was
| going TO ambush them"
You'll get all the ambushing you
want tomorrow" the other rejoined
] contemptuously.
/ "You-you don't think there'll be q
real battle, do you, Mr.. WolfY' ven
tured the recruit quakingly.
The other snorted.
81 don't believe you'll be able to tell
1t from a real one," he returned.
"Do you think we'll all be-killed?"
Wolf eyed him severely.
Something tells me, Crawley," he
said at length, "that you're going tc
be one of the survivors of this war"
There could be no doubt Of the fer
vor with which the recruit replied:
"Oh, do want to be!'
Wolf again eyed him.
"See here my son." he said care
you considerable of a coward?"
"Oh. Mr.. Wolff began Crawley In
expostulation. And then: Yesterday
when you were making that speech II
the village, l felt dreadful patriotic
and reckless. But somehow 1t aim
the same today, when we've got tC
march,
"See here, Private Crawley," sale
Wolf sternly, do you know where
we put man that gets to shakin
when he has shootin' to do? We stan(
him out in front, right up close to the
enemy, SOS he won't miss 'em."
Crawley gulped.
''Oh, l won't shake, Captain Wolf
promise not to shaker
Where's your powderhorn?" de
manded Wolf suddenly.
Crawley felt behind his back. II,
said slowly, quakingly, II must "a
forgot it,"
"Whatw
'I--I must "a left 1t at home"
Immortal Joshawayw exclaimed
Wolf. go back for it. And be sur,
you're back here at sunset when tn
company marches"
Crawley, more quickly than he ha,
moved yet, scrambled across the loi
and vanished In the enshrouding un
derbrush. Wolf watched him go, dis
gust planted deep in his bronzed an,
wrinkled visage. When he turned
; was to face L'Acadienne
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i've meyer been as
far as this be-
fore. 1t is hard
coming through
these woods"
"Who is it?'
d e IN a n ded the
other. "Who is
1t that you fol-
low"
"His name is
Gilbert"
Gilbert Steele?'
criedHAcadienne
quickly.
do you know
him ?" exclaimed
Madeleine eager
ly. Have You
seen him?"
Il have a mes
sa G e for h | m
too" She was
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madeleine shook her head.

( Madeleine shook her head
mo" she said. II have known him
only since-since today"
In the eyes of L'Acadienne shone
mocking gladness. She was sure
now.
And" she said. slowly looking at
the pathetic little figure before her.
you are betrothed to Nj. Raoul de Va
letter.
Madeleine nodded.
"Oh. yes" she said, IN. Raoul Is
quite an old gentleman
L'Acadienne's mirth was unrestrain-
ed 1t came back to them from the
arch of the forest.
$50 he is!' she cried $50 he isl
He is quite an old gentleman, is M.
Raoul de Valette." Then in abrupt
transition: "And you, ma'm'selle, you
wish to find your Gilbert! Well,
have not seen him."
Madeleine said slowly, gently, re-
proachfully:
II think you might have told me.
! have lost much time" She turned
to go, but the other called to her.
II said / did not know where he
was" she declared, II did not say
that did not know where he will be-"
She waited moment. eying the ca
gerness on Madeleine's face. in her
eyes. at length she said, He is going
to war"
Madeleine de valette shivered.
EAcadienne needed to know no more.
| She pointed to the cleft in the tree.
His company meets here. He is
coming for that gun. He is to wait"
"When?' cried Madeleine eagerly.
Came from the forest the call Of an
owl.
L'Acadienne said simply:
81 think your Gilbert comes now."
She turned, laughing a little. M.
Raoul de valette," she murmured as
to herself. "is quite an old gentle
manp'
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the honor willingly to present myself
here after today.p
He turned. Lightly, behind the pro-
lection of his body, he dropped the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
HIS TWO WIVES
Join IN BAIL
HUNT FOR HIM

New York, Nov. because be
thought a divorce was not necessary
If he married a second time IN another
state, Thomas Buchan is languishing
in a cell and both his wives were
seeking bail for him. He Is a packer,
t~hirty-seyen years old. and lived at 445
East Fffty-second street with his Sec
ond wife, who was a cousin of his first.
About nine years ago Buchan mar
ried Mary Kehoe. but they lived to-
gether only a short time, and two years
ago Buchan became acquainted with
her cousin, Elsie Cashfn. Buchan says
a. lawyer told him that ON account of
the time he and his wife had been sep
arated 1T would not be necessary for
him to obtain a divorce, but If he
wished to marry he would have to go
to another state to have the
performed.
Accordingly Buchan and Miss Cashin
went to Jersey City in September, 1908,
and were married by a magistrate.
Mrs. Buchan the first decided that as
Buchan had given. her only So in the
course of their married life he must
be made to contribute to her support.
b had Buchan brought into court
and Magistrate Cornell ordered that
he pay his first wife So a week.
The magistrate informed the women
that either of them could cause Blu
chan's arrest for bigamy by going to
New Jersey and lodging a complaint
against him. but they both shook their
heads and refused to consider such a
step. Instead they went to hunt bail
Cor him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
He CALLED
TYPIST HIS
BABY GIRL

Boston, Nov. 2.-Henry Ell. Love, a
State street broker, called his "stenog-
rapher, Miss Marie Ross, his "baby
girl" according to the testimony of
Mrs. Virginia A. Love, his wife, in the
divorce court. The stenographer is
named as correspondent.
II first saw Miss Ross in Mr.. Kings
Office in 1905. She was employed
there" testified the wife.
'The next time 1 saw her was at 80
Corey road. She was looking out of
the window of our apartment. l went
up the back stairs and waited. Mr..
Love came up at 6 p. In. Love went
into the apartment and asked Miss
Ross If the groceries and furniture had
come and If there was any milk. y
II heard his voice distinctly from
where 1 was listening upstairs. He
went up and kissed Miss Ross. l know
what the sound of a kiss is like. I
heard him say, You darling girl, I love
you So
HAS the ginger also conner he con-
tinued. We will have to get a refrig-
orator and a garbage pail
Miss Ross replied: This is rotten.
What will the neighbors sayP Love
said he did not care what they said"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
CLUB is
ANGRY WITH
j. A.. DREXEl

New York, Nov: 2.-Developments
are coming fast and furiously in avfa-
ton circles following J. Armstrong
DrexeRs criticism of the management
of the international aviation tourna-
ment and the Aero Club of America.
These eliminated at a meeting OF
the board of governors of the Aero
club, at which charges were preferred
against Drexel. Shortly after that ac-
ton had been taken a letter was re-
ceived from MI. Drexel resigning from
the club.
The resignation was laid upon the
table pending the action to be taken
upon the charges. The charges were
not made public, but it was announced
that they involve matters In connec-
ton with the running Of the race for
the coupe International d~'aviation.
Another feature was the posting of
an opposition ticket to the one which
had already been nominated by the
board of governors. This had a SEN
~sational sequence in the prompt and
formal withdrawal from the ticket Of
six Of the men named by the oppost-
ton.
After the meeting adjourned Allan
A. Ryan, who had the general manage
ment Of the tournament, issued a
statement In which he arraigned Cliff
ford B. Harmon as the ~instigator Of
the troubles which marked the close
Of the meet and eensured him for the
course which it was declared he had
prrSupd
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
SPIRITS TOLD
XXI TO IGNORE
WIFE, He SAYS

New York, Nov. 2.-How spooks ant
spirits of departed relatives reappearet
to prevent a young widow from get
ting her dover right in her aged bus
bands estate was told of in the Brook
Ign supreme court before Justice Kap-
per. The husband who was SO infiu-
enced was~thslate Robert H. Thomp-
son, the aged millionaire paper manu-
facturer of Brooklyn, whose widow is
suing Robert Thompson second, n of
the chief beneficiarles and a grandson
Of the first Robert Fl. Thompson, for
a partition suit to sell his interest In
the old Thompson home, 2s2 Washing
ton avenue, in which the handsome
young widow is living.
Clee more Mrs. Marion T. Funk, a
granddaughter Of the late Robert H.
Thompson, told of receiving the mes
sages from Muzzie, her grandmother;
from Aunt Kate and other spirits,
which are alleged to have SO affected
her grandfather's mind that he decided
all his property over to his children
and left his widow without a penny.
Maybelle Ames Thompson, the young
widow, still wearing the heavy mour-
Ing that she donned after her hus.
bands death, was also On the witness
stand again.
The property involved is valued at
about $1,0oo,000. Robert H. Thomp-
son married Miss Maybelle Ames, a
s~tenographer in his Boston office and
who was about thirty years his jun
Tor. When he died she WAS surprised
to find that he hadn't provided for her
and that he had decided all his prop
erty away before he married. In the
suit she brought before the surrogate
she claimed that Mrs. Funk's spirit
message had caused the old man to
make this disposition Of his property,
and Mrs. Funk on the witness stand
admitted that she had been the me-
dunn Of numerous communications
from the spirits to her grandfather.
Mira. Funk ls a pale little woman
with big, glowing eyes. She married
q grandson of Isaac 7. Funk of the
publishing house of Funk & Wagnalls.
How old were you when you re-
ceived your first spirit communion
tiong' Lawyer Sparks asked her when
she took the stand.
Il was Twenty-Five" she said and
added that she had received messages
from her father, grandmother, aunt
and many Of her friends.
ibid you write them down and de-
liver them to your g~raudfatherT"
ayes"
s'syere the communications from your
grandmother signed MuzzieY"
.AThey were"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
ZEPPELIN AFTER THE POLE.
Counts Cousin Says He VIII Attempt
Flight In DirigibIe.

New York, Nov. 2.-Count Conrad
Zeppelin. cousin Of Count Zeppelin
the airship man of Germany, has ar
rived from Europe on the> steam shiI
Grosser Kudfurst of the North Ger.
man Lloyd line with the information
that the baron Is completing arrange
ments to attempt to make a trip to the
north pole in one Of his airships next
year.
The count said the baron and Prince
Henry of Prussia, who recently made
a trip to Spitzbergen to look over the
situation, returned with the impress
sion that a north pole trip would be
feasible on a Zeppelin dirtgible.
With Count Zeppelin Is the countess,
who was Miss Mary Trowbridge VIII
kins of Chicago. They were married
twenty years ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
STOKES RESER=
CRITICISMS eY,' =
-
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Trenton, Nov. 2:4Resenting the
criticism of his administration made
by DIR. Woodrow Wilson, the demo-
cratic gubernatoriaI candidate, IN
replying to the letter Of George "
Record. the progressive leader, fog
mer Governor e. G. Stokes. who %
one of the most prominent repubH-
can candidates In the state for the
United States senate, has written an
emphatic letter to DR.. Wilson in
which he takes exception to Wilson
placing him on the Board Of Guar
dams" and CHASING him as n OF
the republican bosses of the state.
Mr.. Stokes denies tartly hat the
republican party during his admin
i~stration attempted outrages against
the government or public morality.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
SAYS A CUBAN
THREW SWITCH
SINKING MAINE

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. TIT
was Jose Cavaldo, q Cuban e~lectrf-
clan at Moro castle, who threw the
switch which set off a powerful mire
that destroyed the battIeship Maine
and tent 272 lives to eternity. The
b~attleship was blown from the bot
tom by a submarine explosion and
this fact was known to the President.
secretary of navy, secretary of war
and four army officers, of whom l
was one, before war was declared
with Spain"
In this statement Captain Jasper
Ewing Brady, late of the United
States Army who served in Cuba dur
ing the Spanish war, today account
ed for the destruction of the warship
which resulted in the Spanish-Amer-
lean war. Brady asserted that the
disaster vas the act of Cubans who
sought to bring ON the war.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
CALL "SALoME" INDECENT.
St. Paul Ministers and Church Folk
Attack Mary Gardens Role.

St. Paul Ministers and Church Folk
Attack Mary Gardens Role.
st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 2.-Concerted
action Is being taken by the ministers
and church people of st. Paul and
Ramsey county to prevent the produc.
ton here of "Salome'' with Mary
Garden In the title role In January.
Frank j. Clemans, president of the
Ramsey County Laymen's association,
who has gone to New York to inter
view Mayor Gaynor regarding his opfn-
ion Of the opera, said he will see that
"Salome" Is stopped.
81 have no personal animosity in
the matter" said Mr.. Clemans, "but
"Salome'' is indecent. 1t must not be
given In st. Paul"
The Union Ministerial association
has condemned the opera, The Rev
Christian Holm, secretary Of the I'M
ion, said the ministers individually
will seek information from other cities
where "Salome" has been produced.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
G0UNTYELECTI0N BOARD
RECEIVED BOOKS TODAY
spsosa. 60 tns EVENING NEWS.

New Brunswick, Nov. "A meet
ing of the County Board of Elections
was held here this morning to re-
cetye the registry books. Tomorrow
and Saturday the board will meet
again, and at either time voters
whose names are not already on the
lists win be given a chance to regis
ter.
Monday the board will convene
again to I'LL vacancies in the District
Election Board. Judge Lyon will
sit Monday to register voters for the
final time. Challengers will be APP
pointed at either tomorrow or Saeur-
days meeting of the board.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
BIG WILSON MEETINGS
IN PASsAIC LAST NIGHT

Passaic, Nov. 2-Woodrow Wilson
made two of the most earnest and
telling speeches of his entire cam
paign last night when at Passaic and
Carlsbad he swept two great audi
.ences by his logic and eloquence.
1t remained for the democratic
candidate to have the largest po1iti-
cal meeting Passaic has ever known
and the interest there manifested.
combined with the monster recep-
ton Paterson game him October II,
indicates Passafo county will give
Wilson a tremendous vote.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
The simnIen Pass.

The Simpion pass was a famous
highway of travel long before Napo-
leon constructed the highroad. MIL
ton came home that way from bis
grand tour, and so did John Evelyn.
The latter traveller went In fear OF his
life, not only expecting 'avalanehes to
fall on him, but being apprehensfve
lest bears and wolves should issue
from the cages in the precipices and
assaiI him. The only actual harm
which happened, however, was that
his companton's dog killed a goat be-
longing TO one OF the peasants and
that heavy compensation hasl to be
paid-s pIstule. says the diary. flor
the goat and ten more for attempting
to ride away
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
When the Negro Was Created.

The Mexican Indians, as we'll as
those of most of the Central American
republics, have a superstition to the
effect that the negro was made before
either the white man or the Indian or
even before the sun was created. They
account for his color by declaring that
be was made and dried In the dark.
Their W race. they say. was made in
the morning of the irst day between
daylight and sunup. On this account
they delight In a term which they ap-
ply to each other and which signifies
dawn people" The white man, who
fears darkness and cannot stand heat
was made. according to their belief, at
noon on the first day OF creation.-Ex-
change.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
FLORENCE BURNS GETS
A SING SING SENTENCE

New York, Nov 2:--Found guilty of
attempting to work the ssbadger
game" ON Charles w. Hurlbut, a New
York lawyer, Florence Burns and her
pal, Edward Brooks, were today sen
fenced to Sing Sing for not less than
seven years and six months, nor more
than fourteen years and ten months.
Several years age the Barns woman
won notority by being acquitted OF
the killing of Walter Brooks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02

All uaredeemsd goods al [. KEN
ENrs PAMnBR0kERl SHOP, 43o
Stale ST., will be sold Remember 9Th,
1910. Sale begins $50 n. also
unclaimed repaired jews vail ba
salsl al shIs SAME sale.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
NO Meeting Of County Tax Board.
gascfal 20 rae EVENING NHWS

New Brunswick, Nov. 2:-As most
menibers, of the County Board of Tax
alton, were ont with Vivian Lewis to.
day, the board failed to hold its sched'
uIed meeting here this morning. Clerk
William A. Spencer WAS the only one
TO put in an appearance In a few
days 3 date will be fixed for a meet
ing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
Yarea-Rob gank of se,oOo.

sDgcfgl 30 U~sssa Fssss W-l.
Columbus, o., Nov. 2:-Yeggs blew
the sare Of the Merchants and Far
mers' Bank at billiards. ear here to.
day aud escaped with $4,000 cash
sOC-J kSP 7SSrte CA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02
Criminal Trials OFF Until November IA
Npscaal 70 the EYENING MEKN

New Brunswick, Nov. 2:-There will
be no criminal trials here until Novem-
Der Ia. The jury was discharged until
that date.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02

Some OF the news" of your imme-
date neighberhood may be found in
the want ads. today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02

Some or the s'nswErs OF your frnrne-
diata neighberhood may be found In
the want ads. faday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02

IL you are not O good advertiser
you have missed your vocation
70 matter what your vocation is.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-02

An anchor to winaward-an ad. In
the EVENING NEWS.