Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-01
Dl bOOTH HARRINGTON ANDFfARF2Y LEON WILSON,
NOVELiZED FROM THE PLAY BY WB. M FERGUSON

some very strange suspicion OF him.,
instantly the woman in her was up
in arms, seeking to defend, eager to
do battle for the object it sought TO
shield. 1T Is enough that l know he
is man who has had a great wrong
done him. That's one way of making
a woman believe that You love her
when she's trying to help some one in
trouble, make il harder for her-be
jealous" she finished, with a bitter
laugh.
81 am jealous-I do not deny that.
But | am. first of all things. a man Of
honor" he said quietly enough. al
though white with anger. His voice
trembled with emotion as he added.
with simple dignity: do you think a
man Of honor have suspicion of a rival
only because he is jealous? Do YOU
think l would suspect him only for
that?"
Il can't discuss it with you" she re-
turned coldly. Leaning on the balco-
ny railing, she promptly became abb
sorbed in the wonders of the night.
Recognizing the sign of dismissal,
he yet hesitated, miserably conscious
that he had offended, but still feeling
justified in the position he had as
sumed, still holding that those emo.
tions which had prompted his words
were but natural, impersonal and sim
cere. 1t was his right to protect the
Airl ha lnuad hS
less adventurer of whose integrity he
had the gravest doubts. 1t was his
right to protect her from herself, for.
1eny 1t as she might, it was all too
bitterly apparent that this debonair
lmpostor had succeeded where Others
had failed and that Adele had discard
ed all sorrow with her mourning and
was yielding to a fascination that he
FIRMLY believed would prove her ruin.
While he still hesitated, afraid to
make an enemy Of the girl he loved
yet stubborn in his resolution tc
thwart Kirby, Aaron Randall, suspect
Ing some such controversy as had tax
en- place, Joined them on the balcony
and Anatole, with evident relief. turn
ed again to Adele.
'Mademoiselle. here is your cousin
He will not be thought to be iealou3"
he said gravely. 81 ask him to tell
you what he will not tell me. l ask
him to tell you what he thinks about
this gentleman"
cousin Aaron" replied the girl,
turning and confronting the two from
whom she had most to fear, ''in my
brothers absence you respect my au.
thority here, do you not? Very well,
then. My introduction Of this gentle
man as Colonel Moreau is enough fol
you"
1T must be, Cousin Adele" replied
Aaron, evidently greatly perplexed and
troubled.
"And / am responsible for my ac.
tions only to my brother" added the
girl, looking directly at NJ. Veaudry
He flushed under the scrutiny of her
eyes and the significant infection of
her voice.
''In his absence / would protect you.
would act for him." he protested des-
perately.
'You may when you have his au.
thority. Until then / bid you adieu'
And, with an elaborate courtesy and
pleasant smile, she vanished through
the window, while the gentlemen re.
manned on the balcony, prey to the
most disquieting thoughts.
'You see how she have chapge-in
this one day-with him." bitterly ex.
claimed Anatole, pointing through the
open window to where in a distant
corner Of the room Kirby sat at the
card table. Mr.. Randall merely nod
ded and gloomily chewed his cheroot.
He was facing u difficult problem and