Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-04
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CHATTER VI.

N 1ESPITE his ifty odd years.
Cnlrnpl Moreau set ont for
I nj destination n 50 vigorous
- a iire that Tom Randall. who
confidently expected TO dog the Others
steps. was diSaGrpeably disappointed.
for by the time he had gained the first
corner around which the esiimabie de-
fender uf rhe family had disappeared
the iutier was nowhere in sight Fa-
uililr with he city and its environs.
The boy =. >>sSSed knowledge of sev.
r-I. time saving short cuts to the
lur.-- H.- uui this on the present
r.-.iS.nu e. 'n~idrred useless. for. ig-
.aui az rH- exact spot where the
.ouhata--s wore TO meet. there exist
q no alter r'5re hut To press oD IN the
wake ~ So u who he had every
aaSln Z" p had taken the famil.
'Ir and ute Thoroughly i'm.
tueu W.T. IRE and expectation
II Wit. @ .Fnys death and thus
I'D . Ia ,s .lurliuG his vengeance.
young LaI.Ill bruke into a run. conf.
dent thar turning each successive
corner ur would come ID sight OF the
serene nd .aaamitable colonel. But
time Il ,Iure few by until at
lgth - -Ili trees bordering the
cove -.... IN his vision. and as vel
n.s qr . not been run To earth.
NJ rly prrplexed and mysti-
fed. @ turned and scanned the
1ay @ ne mad come. Could he
nave ryp,ic manner passed
the % a. road. or. contrary To
all exp r..su hdd Morelu taken the
short cut. ANA was he even now in the
grove fac tD face with Cameo Kirby
For immediate and conclusive answer
TWO pistol shuts ratified out. shauering
the cool serenity of the morning
and sending bevy of frightened ROCKS
circlirg and cawing high into the
broOding blue dome Of the heavens.
CursinG his III luck, young Randall
raced fursnualy toward the distant
grove
Colonel 1Ioreau, considerably more
tami.l..t VIA ne town than Tom Ran
dali. had lLGerd availed himself Of the
shortest cut possible and one which
would lead him directly TO that en-
trance the situation of which Larkin
Bunce had been at pains TO explain
No time could be wasted. for Kirby
was already there. and to keep an sd-
yersary whiting smacked not oRly OF
cowardice. bu, was a direct breach OF
the code regulating such affairs Of
honor 1t was characteristic OF Mo
reau that if left to himself he would
sereneiy outrage all codes by shooting
q man in the back. but that when OIL
cial!y entered Tor a combat-such as
on the present occasion-he punctil-
iously observed both the spirit and the
letter
Kirby living meant a serious men
ace; Kirby dead meant security and
tighter grip on the spoils of the river.
q reoccupation OF the premier position
from which he had been ousted. BUS.
ness interests and his own life clam
ored for Kirby's death. For Bunce.
Il he grew troublesome. he would ac-
count. and he could rely Oh the latter's
remaining true to the code Of their
profession-carrying no tales to the
Randalls. but instead. If he considered
fit. lighting out the issue with the
slayer Of his partner 1t can thus be
seen that Moreau In his usual opti-
mistic fashion had the future arrang-
ed entirely to his satisfaction.
Meanwhile he had cautiously entered
the shadow Of the dueling oaks and.
pistol in hand, was slowly threading
his way down the path. the weapon
cooked and resting across his left fore
arm. Flanked on either side BIZ the