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

And had sorrow not blurred the girls
per-ppriun. rendered her Indifferent to
everything. she would instantly nave
suspected her Ororher's ingenu0usneSs.
Tor. hot headed and impulsive. ne was
not one 70 heed advice. accepI the pas
sive course that she had outlined.
AS the months passed and nothing
was heard nj Kirby the possibility OF
MS 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 thar he determined TO
quietly SET on foot thorough invesIi-
gsIuun. Visiting IN person the town in
which Kirby had fought his victorious
baJ1le against death. he eventually sue
ceedpd in tracing the physician who
mad attended the wounded gambler.
and by him the boys suspicious were
verified beyond the possibility of a
doubt His intuition was vindicared
Kirby lived and so far as the doctor
Snew. was az Jnat moment husily en-
gagged with his chosen profession
Young Randall rpJurued home. care
fully cunceaiing from his sister all mint
Of his mission The girl had but lately
expressed desire TO visit their aunt in
New Orleans. for rhe plantation was
pregnant with memories and sOrrOws
that We're fast growing unbearable-
Taking advantage OF this oppOrtune
desire and keeping his real purpose in
the background. Tom now suggested
rhat tine house be temporarily closed
and the long contemplated visit paid
Securing Adele's assent 10 this and
satisfied that Kirby was alive and that
justice mad set To be meted out. young
Randall. as was the custom In such
matters. prumpJiy set about informing
niS male relatives aud friends Among
the latter WIS Judge PleydelI. a neigh
bOr. whose plantation atjnine,l on the
west that Of the Randalls and 10 whose
daughter. Ann. the boy was engaged
Toms sole surviving relative was an
elderly cousin. Aaron Randall. who.
ignorant of the details connected with
MS uurIe'S death. had for over q year
D+eu detained by business interests in
the north To him Tom now urgently
wrote. requesting that ne come to the
home nj their muTuai aunt In New Or
leans. and the following morning the
! Pieydell and Randall families SET ou,
! for the same destination In the Cres-
[ cent City there resided another gentle
mau. NJ Anarole yeaudry. who. hav-
ing for years sought an alliance with
The Randall family through the me,li-
nm Of Adele would naturally be ex-
J-.Ied To concur heartily in the plans
for lne aunihilatiOn OF Cameo Kirby
+ Four 10 ole were heavy odds. hut the
scapegTuce gambler in his day had
accepted greater.
In due time the Randalls and Pley-
dells arrived m the home OF Nine
Davezac. but the weeks passed and
as yet no Information mad been "a
ceived tending 10 show that Kirby con-
templated securing the property. In
AtAh - AhLA lsa24Atn4-- Jul iAt- LAE E4Et
for the gambler. positively learned that
the latter aud his partner. Bunce. had
left This was indeed the case. for
kirby's sole motive III coming 10 New
Orleans had been the desire 10 run
down a rumor 10 the efTect that Jack
Moreau had returned To his old haunIs
The rumor proved authentic. hut the
colonel had already left for Baton
Rouge. from whi"h town he again
headed for the Crescent City. Kirby
and Buuce close upon his heels
And then the inevitable happened
for one day IL the streets OF New or
leans Tom Randall came face Iu face
with NUreau ON both sides the meet
ing was an affecting one the asiuIe
cOioHels mOmeutary alarm turning TO
relief when. from the boys ELUSIVE
greeting. be ascertained the others