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Ik w I Mi 1 c 6 THE MEDF0I4D MAIL TRIBUNE, MJ3DF0RD, OREGON. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1909. i - k s ' wrr The 1 (Continued.) The prince unhooked his scabbard and swung It aloft. But Olornnni was fully prepared. lie released the bri dle, hla arm went back, and his knlfo spun through the air. Yet In that in tant In which Giovanni's arm was poised for tho cast tho prlnco lifted his horso on its haunches. The knifo cashed tho animal deeply In tho neck. Bitll on Its haunches, It backed, wild with tho unaccustomed pain. The lip of tho road, at this spot rotten and unprotected, eaTo way, Tho prince tried to urge the horso forward. Tho hind quarters sank, and the prlnco tried In rain to slip from the saddle, Thore came a crash, a cry, and horso And rider went pounding down tho QBrge. Clovnunl trembled, and tho sweat on (Jfl body grew cold. For several rain .fcics he waited, dreading, but tliero Was no further sound. IIo searched uicchaulcally for his knife, recovered ..It and then crept down tho abrupt side-of tho gorge till he found them. ' , They were both dead. -"Holy Father, thou hast waited sov- cn years too long!" Glovauul crossed himself. IIo gazed up at tho ledgo where the tragedy had begun. Tho cloud passed and rovealed the shining muskets of two cnrablnlcrl, doubtless attracted by .,tbo untoward Rounds. Giovanni stole This man was hilling Mm over tho strcuii) and disappeared into tho blackness beyond. It wan Merrlhow who woko tho Bleep ing cnbby, pushed Ilillard Into a seat and gavo tho final nrlern which wero to take them out of tho Villa Ariadne forever. llt was genuinely moved over tho vlslhlo misery of his friend. When thoy arrived at tho whlto hotel in tho JBorgognlssautl Merrlhew was glad. At 1) In tho morning HlllarYl Heard n fist banging on tho pnncln of tho door. "Open. Jackl Hurry!" cried Mcrrl tiew outside, nillard opened the door. "What'H tho trouble, Dan?" he asked. Merrlhew whispered, "Dcadl" "Who?" IIlllaixl'H heart contracted. "The prince. They found him and hla bono at tho bottom of tho gor&o, Tho concierge saya that tlmo has been foul play tracks In the dust, a strange cut lu the nock of tho horso and n cabburd ruluua Its sabor. Now, wluU the devil shall 1 do with tho blamed 'word?" Dcadl Illllnrd sat down on the edgo of tho bed. Dead I Then sho was free, free I "What shall I do with tho sword?" ' demanded Merrlhow u second time. "Put It In tho bottom of tho trunk and Icovo It there till you land In Now York. But tho prlnco deudV You nro sure?" ..J'Florence rings with tU itory." And then Merrlhow noticed. IlUlard ' woro his evening clothes and tho If , 3 was untouched, 1 "lviil'n vr fnrtlluh." Why, I cpuldn't have closed ray ' "V replied Ulllurd. Uut won't sho need you up there?" Merrlhow was obviously troubled. "If she uccds ino shu'll send for mo, I wfeftll remain hen) and wait. Sho is tm, Thank Gcxil" Didn't Giovanni toll us that ho had trimii to Flesole. near Florence, and r tfcat h -was goliig to visit thorn?" t' Lure qf the Mask By HAROLD MAC GRATH Copyright, 1908, by the Dobbs Merrill Co. i nslccd "Merrlhow. "Giovanni! I had forgotten. But what had my old valot against tho prlnco?" I "Giovanni had a daughter," sftld Merrlhew. "His knife loft a scar on tho mnn. Tho prlnco carried a long jscar on his cheek." Ilillard began dressing In his day clothes, stopping at times and frown ing at the walls. At night tho last of the American Comic Opera company straggled ldto the hotel. 0'Mnlly, verboso as over, did all the tnlklng. "You wouldn't know her," ho said, referring to La SIgnorInn, for thoy would nlwnys call her that. "When iho heard of, that duffer's death I swear Uuxt she believed you had a band In It. But when sho heard that iho accident had occurred before you loft the villa sho Just collapsed. Tho police wero hunting for tho missing sa ber. Of courso wo know nothing ! about It," with n wink nt Merrlhow. When the others wero gone Ilillard asked Kitty If she had any news. "Sho said that sho would wrlto you and for you to remain hero till you recolved the letter." "Was that all?" ' "Yes. Ilavo you seen anything of that wretched man Worth, who Is tho cause of all this trouble?" "No, nor do I caro to." Kitty and Merrlhow went out to gether. Thoy woro gone to America, qntl nil lard was alone. IIo missed them all sorely Merrlhow witli his cheery laugh, Kitty with her bright eyes and O'Mnlly with his harmless drolleries. And no letter! Dally ho searched tho newspapers for news of Giovanni. But to all ap pearances Giovanni had vanished, un indeed ho had, forovcr out of UIHard's night' nud knowledge. Tho lottcr enmo ono week nftcr tho departuro of his friends. It wns pont marked Venice. And tho rlddlo wns solved. CIIAl'TKIt XIX. THE LKTTKIt. MY father was Colonel Grosve nor of tho Coufederato nrmy during tho civil war. On General Lee's staff wns an Italian named tho I'rluclpl dl Monte Blnuen. Itlch, titled, a real noble, ho was nt heart nn adventurer, a word greatly abused these Inglorious ilnyt. My father was cut from the sumo pat tern, a wild and rccklesa spirit In those crowded times. Tho two became friends such as you and Mr. Merrlhew aro. Tholr exploits became famous. My father was also rich and a man of foresight. Ills veal wealth wns In for olgu securities, mine, olln, steel, steamships. When tho war terminated tho prlnco pro vailed upon my futluir to return with him to Italy. Italy Itself was lu turmoil. II Be Gnlnntuomo, thnt I'Icdnionteso hunter, Vlttorlo Emanucle. wished to llberato Venice from tho grasp of Austria, to wrest temporal power from the Vatican uud to send tho French troops back to Fi-nucc. Well, ho accomplished all these things, uud both my father ami tho prlnco woro with him up to the tlmo ho entered the Qulrlnal. After victory, peace. My father Invested In villas and palaces and settled down to cud his days In tho Venetian palaco on tho Grand canal. Then my father, ntlll young, remem ber, fell lu lovo with the daughter of a Vonotlau noble. It wni a happy unlou, Shortly after tho prince also married. Ho was, with the exception of my father, tho most lovable man 1 over know-brave, Mildly, Impotuous, houornblo, witty and wise. It does not seem possible that such a father should have such a sou. There cnUio a great day. A young prluce was bom, and tho rough king stood as his godfather. Later I added my feeble protest, at tho cost of my mothor's life. As I grew up 1 became my father's constant companion. We were always out of doors, By and by ho sent mo to America to school, 1 returned from America to euter a con vent out of Rome and later went to Milan and stultod music. One fatal di v the old prlnco nud my father jv.t U'lr heads together and dotcrmlmd that this great friendship of theirs should bo perpetuated. The youug prlnco nuould marry tho young slgnorlna. Thoy drew up the strangest of wills. Both men wero In full con trol of their properties. There was uo entailed estate such ns ono finds la England. They could do ns they pleased, And this was bofoia Italy had passed the law requiring that uor ntt tc.easu.rca shvlW 1?! sold or. trafig- The ImtiuHHlbio wuu.. in tno joint. wll mid hut If wettOTc : ; ? CHUIIlil Oll'JUiU IVM'll IV (II " I IWHII. Again, if we ii'.iirrli"! nir.1 s;nr:it"l ulid Wcio Pit; ivuuta-d liHlli- of live un tin' fvtiiiw (di'i'uli) liA.-i,n.n tin .inwn's If, li;ivlng Ht'pni'iiW'l fivnii my IniHli.ii fl. i-lt'iiT fur JitKt or unjust ro.ind:is. I should secretly or put: If -ly . i'ri;K any 'll,a or paliice ni'.'iitluticd t In tin- will It would be a t.t 'll ailmls hIoii t : - t I nm'ptrd my lrtsb:v:il V-t Vwtv ever mifh it 1 1 lunatic tailzie kind ly meant? We must marry: we mm be lmpy. That mir mimls and lienrt wore totally ('.irfoioiit did nut in.itic at nil. Time went on. The old prince died suddenly; his wife followed. flJ id thru my kind and loving fathw went the way. I wns taken under the wing of n duchessa who wns populnr at coiirt. At this period the young prince was one of tho handsomest men in Europe. no was brave, clover and engaging. On completing my education I de elded to live In ltomo. The old duc.hes sa mothered the rich American girl gladly, for. though I was half Italian, they always considered mo ns tho child of my father. I was presented nt court. I was asked to dinners and re coptions and balls. I was quite tho rage because tho dowager qucen gave mo singular attention. ' Tho prlnco by this tlmo Bcomert changed in some way. But I was blindly young. Often I noticed tho long scar on his cheek. IIo bad re ceived it, he said, in some cavalry ex ercise. Now, there was another clnuso in this will. It was tho ono thing which made tho present life tolcrablo and posslblo to mo. Wo wero to bo mar ried without pomp, quietly, first at the magistrate's and then nt the church. ,At last the day came. Wo passed through tho streets to tho magistrate's. I did not know then that I was not In love, thnt I was only young and curious. I throw rosea to any who asked. The prlnco sat besido mo in full dress uniform, looking very hnudsomo and distinguished. The prince smiled, but ho wns nervous and not at ease. I thought nothing of this at tho time. I believed his nervous ness a part of my own. , The magistrate performed his part. Legally wo wero man and wife. Wo wero leaving for the church when nt tho very doorway a handsomo woman, sad eyed, weary", shabbily dressed, touched ino on tho arm. "A rose, slgnorn!" I gave it to her, smiling pityingly. "God pray," sho Bald, "that this, man will make you happier than ho mado raol" "Let us bo on!" said tho iprlnco eagerly. "Walt!" I turned to tho woman. "Slgnorn, what do yon mean by thoso words?" "Ills highness knows." Sho pointed to tho prince, whoso face I now saw, strangely enough, for tho first tlmo. It was black with rage and ugliness. "What has ho been to you?" I de manded. Sho answered. I understood. In that momcrit I beenmo n woman without illusions. Without. looking nt tho prlnco I entered the cnrrlnge and closed tho door In his face. He stormed; he lied. I was of stono. IIo turned upon tho poor woman and struck her lu th6 face. Even had I loved him- that would havo been the end of tho ro mnnco. 1 drove home. Thcro would bo no wedding nt tho church that day. There was a great scandal. Every ono. took up tho prince's cnuse, with tho exception of the king. The i.m o wns . almost bankrupt, no had squandered his all. IIo bad sold to usurers half of tho fortune ho expected to get nfter marrying me. no had not tho slightest affection for mo. IIo wns desperate and wanted tho money. How old and wl3e I becaino during that rldp homo from tho magis trate's! I vowed ho should never have a penny. It should all go to tho crown. When nt length ho found Jbnt I wns really serious ho became bane.Iu his tactics. He wns the ono . who was wronged. Ho gave life to such rumors among those I know that soon I found doors eloped to me which had always been open. No Italian woman could seo tho matter from my point of view, t wnu an American for all that my mother was a Vo'netlnn, therefore 1 van wrong. There! Thnt is nil. There -Is no More mystery concerning Sonla' nilda Jrosvenor. And so tho letter ended. There was not n word regarding any futuro meeting. There wns nothing to trad between tho lines, A great loneliness surged over IlUlard. Was this, thou, really the cndV No! Ho would wait hero In Florence till tho day of doom. He would wasto no tlino In seeking her, for he know that If he sought ho would not lliul. Day after day dragged through the hours, and Florence grow thinned nud torrid. Sometimes ho rode past tho Villa Ariadne, but ho. uover stopped. It wns lu the middle of June that ono uftert!oon tho concierge handed him u telegram. It contained but three words: "Villa Serbellonl, Bellngglo." Tho Villa Serbelloul, now a hotel, btnuds on a wooded promontory among the Alps and between tho lakes, at Bellngglo, and nil day long tho warm Euushluo Hoods Its walls nud terraces and glances from tho polished leaves of tho tropical plants. Tho 0 o'clock boat from Coiuo pufTcd up noisily nud smoklly to the quay, churning hor sldo paddles. Ilillard stepped nshoro Impatiently, What n long day It hod beep! now white tho Villa Serbellonl seemed up there on tho llttlo hilltop. Ho gavo his luggage to tho porter from tho Grand and fol lowed him on foot to tho hotel, no dressed quickly, and lu less than an hour ho stepped forth from the gar deusaud took tho pntli up to the villa. rr wnv tnl)1o a g tho gront onk A woumn mt by ,t . 8 sun ,iyiisi.t. .- no womu- havo known that head of hnlr among tho ten thousand hourls of heaven. She did Uot rlsoj' but sho extended her hand, n grave ('inquiry In her' slum brous eyes. With equal gravity he clasped the hand, but held back .tho Impulse to klM It. lie sat down oppo- site her and, smiling, whimsically In quired: "Now, where aid we leave off?" At first sh did not under.itnnd. lie enlightened her. "1 refer to that Arabian Nights entertainment In New York. Where did wo leave off that In- foresting discussion?" She smiled brightly. "We shall take up tho thread of that discourse with the coffee." "Why not countermand the- order for dinner? I am not hungry." "But I am." she replied. She was wholly herself now. The tact with which 'he begun his address disembar rassed her. For two -days since sho dispatched the telegram sho had lived In a klni of ecstatic terror. She had oven regretted the message onco It was beyond recall. ''1 am human enough to bo htingry sometimes." Sho summoned tho waiter. Tho dinner was excellent, but nil Inrd scnroely knew what this or that plato was. And when tho waiter brought tho coffee nud lingered for further orders It wns nillnrd who dis missed him rather curtly. He sold musingly: "Wo had agreed that it would bu best never to meet again, that to keep the memory of that night frosh In our minds, a sou venir for old age. It were wisest to part then. Well, wo can keep the memory of It for our old ngc. It will bo a little Fecrct between us. and we shall talk it over on just such nights ns this." IIo reached for her hand, which Iny upon the eocr, but without apparent notice of his movement she drew It back. A flnsh of pain crossed Hlllard's face. "I havo waited patiently for weeks." She faced lilin with un enigmatical smile, light i d n matih, blew it out and drew a lint across tho confer of the tnble. ' lie laughed. "What I Again?" "Observe " As n rejoinder he smoothed out the telegram she had sent to lilm. "Why did you send 'this to me?" Her Hps had no answer ready. . "Thero can be but one reason," ho pursued. "Friendship." The beginning of the night wns cool. but the fire of the world's desire burn ed In her checks, and she wns afraid. Sho stepped to the railing, faced the purpling mountains' nnd sang "Dlo 5aubcr(loto." Ilillard dared not touch her till the Inst note wns gone. I did not'-come here because of friendship," he said, "Only one thing brought me lovo nnd tho hopo of love." She stared at him, her band nt her throat Then ho took her in his arras sud denly, hungrily, even roughly. "You nro mine, mine, nnd nothing in tho world shall take you from my arms again, Sonln." Sho pressed her palms against' him and stood nway. She looked bravely into his eyes now. 1 "I sent tho message because I want; cd you, because I am tired of lying to , iny. heart, becnuse I havo a right to bo happy, because becuu.io I lovo youl Take mo and, oh. be good nnd kind to me, for I havo been very lonely and unhappy. Kiss me!" with a touch of tho old lmporlousness. Sho clasped him fondly to herself. "Seo Naples and die," she whispered, "but tho spirit will come to Bellngglo." THE END. 4- . -f ., -- CITY NOTICES. t -- ORDINANCE NO. 251. An ordlnnnco dcclnrjng tho assess ment on tho property bonofltcd for tho cost of laying n water, main on outor soctlon of Clark stroot, West nnd corporation boundnry lino south to Jackson stroot. West, and direct ing tho recorder to onter a statoment- thorcof In tho wntor main lion dock et. Tho city of Medford doth ordnln ns follows: Section 1. Whorcns, tho city coun cil did horotofore by resolution de clare Its lntontlou to lay a C-lnch water main on outor soctlon of Clark strcot, Wost, and corporation boun dary lino south to Jackson stroot, Wost, and to assess tho cost thoreof on tho property fronting on said por tion of said street In proportion to tho frontngo Qf said property, and did fl a tlmo and placo for honrlhg pro tosts i.gnlnst tho laying of said wator main on wild portion of said streot nnd tho assessment of tho. cost thereof ns nforosnid. Whorcns, said resolution was duly posted nnd published U3 required by so-tlon tie of tho charter of said el'y; and, Whoreas, ti mooting of tho council was hold nt tho tlmo nnd placo fixed In said resolution for tho purpose of consldorltiR any bucIi protests, but no protesto wero at bucI; tlmp or at any tlmo mn.do or received by tho couucll to tho laying of said water main or tho nssosajng of tho cost thereof ns aforesaid, and said council having considered tho ma.ttor, nud-deoralng that said water mnln was and Is of material bonctlt to satd city and that all proporty to bo assessed thorofor would bo bonofltcd taeroby to tho extent of tho probnblo amount of the respective assessments to bo lovlod against said property, did ordqr said wcter jnnlu laid; and, WJiorcaB, tho coat of said water main has boon nud heroby is deter mined to bo tho sum of 3123G.60; Now, thoroforo, It la heroby furthor 30 -Acre Orchard Two miles from Medford; all good soil, planted to Newtown and Spitzonberg apples, Cornice, Bosc utid Howell penrs. Trees aro 5 J'enrs of ago nnd an in fine con dition. Price $500 per Acic Taking everything into consid eration, the fine chnrncter of tho soil, the age and condition of the trees, and its nearness to Mcil fOrd, tliero is nothing in tho valley equal to, this ns a bnrsnin. Lot us show you this tract. W. T. York West Main St., opp. Hotel Moore Paul Hla Anna FIRST-CLASS GERMAN WATCHMAKER, JEWEL ER AND ENGRAVER. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. IN CONNECTION WITH MEI F0RD LOAN OFFICE, C8R. CENTRAL AVE. AND SEV ENTH ST.. MEDFORD. For the Best In harness, saddles, whips, . obes, tents, blankets, wag on sheets, axle grease and gall cure, as well as all kinds of custom work, see J. C. Smith 314 E. Main. dotcrmlned that tho proportionate chare of tho cost of laying said water main of each parcol of the proporty frontlnc on said portion of said streot Is tho amount set opposlto the des- rlntlon of each pleco or parcol of land Jiolow nnd that each' such piece or parcol of lend Is bonofltcd by tbo lay ing of sftld wator main to tno full ex tont of tho amount so sot opposlto tho description of such ploco or parcol, and that tho respective amounts rep rebont tho proportional bcnoflts of said wator main to said respective parcels of property and also tho proportional frontage .thereof on said portion of said street, and tho council does horoby declaro each of tho pn cols of proporty described bolow to be assessed and each of tno snmo is horoby asnaossod tho amount set oppo slto each respective description for tno coat of laying said wator main. ASSESSMENT FOR A u-INCH WAT- EER MAIN FROM INTERSEC TION OF GLARIC STREET, WEST, AND CORPORATION BOUNDARY SOUTH TO JACKSON STREET, WEST: Assessment No. 1 Elfrod nnd Jcn- nlo Barzce, block 3, Mlngus subdivi sion In tho city of Modford, Oregon, frontngo 802. 5C foot and descrlbod Vol. CO, pnpo 313, county recorder's records of Jackson county, Oregon; 752, 5C feet; rato8Q cents per foot; mount duo $005.30. Assessment No. 2. F. W. Hutcha son, tho west half of lot 7, block 2, Mlngus subdivision. In section 21, township 37 south, rango 2 west of tho Wlllamotto meridian, in Medford, Jnokson county, Oregon; frontngo 4o0.7C foot, nnd desccrlbod Vol. 28, pngo 2(55, couuty recorder's records of Jackson county, Oregon; 700.70 feet; rnto per foot 80 cents; amount duo $322.00. Acso3smcnt No. 3 Mathlas Dom mer, commencing at tho southwest corner of lot C, block 2, Mlngus' sub division, in section 24. township 37 aouth, rango 2 wost of tho Wlllamotto meridian, In Jackson county, Oregon, and running thenco oast on south line of said lot 9 chains 41 links, thonco north nt right angles to said south lino to within 30 foot of north lino of sr.ld lot. thonco west pnrallol with nnd 30 foot dlstnnco south from north lino of said lot to southerly lino of said road, crossing northwest corner of said lot, thonco south 42.15 degrees wost to said southerly line of said county road, to wost lino of said lot, thonco south on said went lino of said lot to place of boglnnlng. containing G acres; frontage 420.75 feet on east sldo strcot, described Vol. 31, page C69, county recorder's records of Jackson county, Oregon; 382.75 feot; rnto per foot S8H cents; nmount duo 30S.10. Section 2. Tho recorder of tho city of Medford Is horoby directed to on ter n Btntoment of said sovcral assess ments in tho wntor main lion docket of said city ns required by tho ctly charter. Tho forogolng ordlnanco was passed by tho city council of tho city of Mod ord on tho 2d day of Novembor, 1909, bv tho following voto: Merrick ayo, Wolch ayo, Elfort aye, Emerlck ayo, Wortmau ayo, Dommor abcont. Approved November 3, 1909. W. II. CANON. Mayor. Attest: UOBT. W. TELFBR. Hecnrder. COMBINATION RANGE BOILER INSULATOR AND HOT FIRELESS COOKER merits. J. W. WHITNEY I Office in Aikin Plumbing WANTED ' Timber and Coal Lands ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES FURNISHED. u H. Harris & Co, MEDFORD, OREGON Office in Jackson County Bank Upstairs APPLES AND PEARS AND ALL KINDS OP FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES. YAKIMA VALLEY NURSERY Largest Commercial Nursery in the Pacific North west. Not in the combine. Competes with all first class nurseries. L. E. HOOVER, Agent MEDFORD, P. 0. Hansen. Tom Moffat We make any kind and style of windows. Wo carry glas of any size on hand. Medford Sash & Door Co. When we suggest that you' Toast Your Bread On Breakfast Table We do not mean that you should eat off the stove toast With an Electric Toaster and have crisp, brown, delicious toast costs lc per meal to operate. We have the best toaster on the market for sale at $4.50. Clean, appetizing, sanitary ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO. Successors to Condor Water & Power Co. Containing two indispensable luxuries and two sources of econ omy. Call and let us demonstrate its I; ' Co.'s Store, Medford. OREGON HHHBanHHnHaMWWBBUM RESOLVED Tho best resolmio'i ('"r you to make is to come tu us for your next suit, if you waul something out of tho ordinary. Wo do tho best work nnd chargo the lowest prices. W. W. EIFERT THE PBOGEKSSrVE TAIL Oil fa