The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-08-25
CAMEO KIRBY
By Booth
Harrington and
Harry Leon
Wilson
= COPYRIGHT. 1903. BY the

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YES. suppose you're right. Dele
be would reluctantly agree. I'VE could
not dishonor fathers memory by re-
sisting the scoundrei's claim"
And had sorrow not blurred the girls
perception. rendered her Indifferent to
everything. she would instantly have
suspected her brothers righteousness.
for. hot headed and impulsive. he was
not one to heed advice. accept the pas
sive course that she had outlined.
As the months passed and nothing
was heard of Kirby the possibility of
his being alive and ever claiming the
plantation was finally abandoned by
Adele. But young Randall. although
carefully protesting to the contrary.
still entertained the suspicion that his
enemy lived In time the thought be-
came SO insistent that he determined to
quietly set on foot thorough investi-
cation. Visiting In person the town in
which Kirby had fought his victorious
battle against death. he eventually sue
ceeded In tracing the physician who
had attended the wounded gambler.
and by him the boys suspicious were
verified beyond the possibility Of
doubt His intuition was indicated.
Kirby lived and. 80 far as the doctor
knew. was at that moment busily en-
gagged with his chosen profession.
Young Randall returned home. care
fully concealing from his sister all hint
Of bis mission. The girl had but lately
expressed desire to visit their aunt in
New Orleans. for the plantation was
pregnant with memories and sorrows
that were fast growing unbearable.
Taking advantage of this opportune
desire and keeping his real purpose in
the background. Tom now suggested
that the house he temporarily closed
and the long contemplated visit paid.
Securing Adele's assent to this and
satisfied that Kirby was alive and that
justice had yet to be melted out. young
Randall, as was the custom In such
matters. promptly set about informing
his male relatives and friends. Among
the latter was Judge Pleydell. neigh
Dor, whose plantation adjoined on the
west that Of the Randalls and to whose
daughter. Ann. the boy was engaged
Toms sole surviving relative was an
elderly cousin. Aaron Randall. who.
ignorant Of the details connected With
his uncle's death. had for over a yeaa
been detained by business interests in
the north. TO him Tom now urgently
wrote. requesting that he come to the
home of their mutual aunt in New Or
leans. and the following morning the
Pleydell and Randall families set out
for the same destination. In the Cres-
cent City there resided another gentle
man. NJ. Anatole Veaudry, who, hav-
ing for years sought an alliance with
the Randall family through the medi-
um of Adele. would naturally be ex-
pected to concur heartily In the plans
for the humiliation of Cameo Kirby.
Four to one were heavy odds, but the
scapegrace gambler in his day had
accepted greater.
In due time the Randalls and Pley-
dells arrived at the home Of Nine.
Davezac. but the weeks passed and
es yet no Information had been -.
ceived tending to show that Kirby con.
templated securing the property. In
fact. Tom Randall. securing the city
for the gambler. positively learned that
the latter and his partner, Bunce, had
left This was indeed the case, fol
Kirbys sole motive In coming to New
Orleans had been the desire to run
down rumor to the effect that JAG h
MOreau had returned to his old haunts
The rumor proved authentic. but the
colonel had already left for Baton
Rouge. from which town he agar
headed for the Crescent City. Kirby
and Bunce close upon his heels.
And then the inevitable happened
for one day in the streets of New Or
leans Tom Randall came face to face
with Moreau On both sides the meet
Ing was an affecting one. the astut'
cOlonel's mOmentary alarm turning t,
relief when. from the boys effusiv,
greeting. he ascertained the otherl
agreeable state Of ignorance regarding
the true facts of John Randalrs sui
eide Tom at once confided his inten
ton OF killing Cameo Kirby. and, de
lighted at securing such unexpected re
endorsements. Moreau heartily con
Cured in the Intention. Offering hi
modest cooperation in the same worth.
cause On his part the boy was Onl.
too happy to accept the further serv
ices of so valuable q friend. ard b.
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Learning from Murpau that kirh
was In the city ana. IN fact. had htAt'
seen only that murning ut the Sall
de COnde. young Randall hurriedly n
turned to his aunt's. determined to q