Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-01

warning KICK from Kirby checked him.
"Ah, tits your deal" Nine. Davezac
at length exclaimed. rendering the
cards to Bunce. First you must make
the cards well-mix them. so-llke
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
proceeded to give n very fine demon
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 a deal
of lightning-like rapidity. while Nine.
Davezac and the old Judge sat bolt
upright with astonlshment. At length
on extra desperate and well executed
kick from Kirby checked the old gam
blers 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 con.identially,
would have let him go last month II
1t weren't that he is the only support
Of wife and eleven children"
II wish was in the lower regions"
groaned Bunce sotto voce.
'I'll see that you get your wish II
you don't sit up here" replied Kirby.
But soon 1t was Kirby's turn to gain
that state OF observation-disclosures for
which he had censured his partner, for
i'll 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 distracted as his
mind. AT length, when II was his turn
to play, conscious only that he was
holding a book of cards and conse-
quently inferrlng that he must be in
dulging in his bread and butter game
of poker, he spread his hand face up
upon the table.
"Malheur" exclaimed Nine. Davezac,
aGhast at this startling innovation.
"lIe expose his hand"
81 fear" commented the Judge, ris-
ing and pushing back his chair ''that
Colonel Moreau finds 1t 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 Nine. Da-
vezac "Tiens! We adjourn, then, to
the music room. You will come, Colo
mel Moreau and monsieur the secre-
tar?"
Adele was still singing, Miss Pleydell
accompanying her, and. drawn by the
soft harmony, NJ. Veaudry and Aaron
at length forsook the balcony and, as
had the others, proceeded to make
their way toward the music room.
Their goal, however. was never attain
ed, for as they stepped through the
window ilto the deserted drawing
room they were met by roulette, one
of the "French niggers" She carried
small bundle made OF knotted spot
ted handkerchief, and her manner at
tested that she was evidently laboring
under the repressed excitement Incl
dent upon discovering business not In
tended for her cognizance. In fact, she
had but completed victory over old
Group, who had persistently annoyed
her with his attentions and, when cen
sured for 50 doing by his ample wife,
had promptly and quite untruthfuIly
charged Poulette with making his life
unbearable by her unrequited affection
for his person. Since then POulette,
smarting under the calumny, had ca.
gerly sought some method Of assuag.
ing her outraged feelings, and now at
last she had secured II.
"Miche Aaron" she whispered, pluck.
Ing Mr.. Randalls sleeve as he was
about to pass on-"Afiche Aaron, dat
black man. Group, he have secret.
Dat secret 1t Is with Niche Moreau."
(To lie eontinued.)