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THIS MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEPFORD, ORIOCION. TtMOSDAV. .TANUAltY 11, 1010. i THE PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK J --- at mo ion or uorcuioa wmt nor mis- baml, the brilliant .vounu professor of La Sorlmnne." At Nlee. hidden behind the blinds of buffet. I awaited the arrival of tho train from Paris b.v which Url:noltes was uuo io arrive, aim the next uio. meut 1 saw him nllKhtliiK from a car. I knew that there must be souio strntiRo rtason for this Journey of whlrh he hail not Informed M. bnrzac beforehand. And I know that the trip was n secret one when I saw that UrlRnolles was bonding his head as he hurried aloug. gliding rapidly as a pickpocket among the imsengers. Hut 1 was behind hltu. I followed him These maneuvers seemed to me more and more nuiblguoua. I'lnnllr ltrl gnolles" carriage came out upon the j lload de la Cornlche. and I directed my coachman to tafce the same way. The numerous windings of this road. Its accentuated curves, permlttinl me to see without being seen. Kinally we reached the Heaulieu railway station, where I was astonished to see Hrl gnollbs carriage stop nnd the man himself get out. pay the driver und en- Hy OASTOX LUHOUX, Author of "Tho Mystery of the Yellow ltoom." . Copyright, 1000, by Htvtnno's ; CHAPTER VIII. Wonderful rinds - and Vanishing. LD UGH took up the frightful object and huguu to cares. It. his eyi spttrftllng and his thick Hps parting ouce more .. . broad smile. Itouietabiiio ana I f were unable louger to control our selves and" nearly split our sides with iuj."ai -mi iuv iiiuiv uvcnuse MIU UOU I every few moments would Interrupt himself in the midst of a peal of mcrri- j meut to demand of lis what was the object of our mirth. Suddenly Old Hob grew serious. lie lifted the skull in his right hand nnd i placed the foreQuger of the left hand , upon the forehead of bis ancestor. The old Cast II Ion was no longer In habited, and for a good reason. Jt had been entirely ruined destroyed by the earthquake of 1SS7. What a silence then was all around me! With a thousand precautions I searched through the ruins, contemplating with horror the depth of tho crevices which the earthquake had opened In the rocks. Had I been the victim of an Illusion 1 I could no longer see my two shadows. Was also the plaything of my Imagi nation when I stooped and picked up from tho road a bit of letter paper which looked to me singularly like that which Darznc used at ln Sar bonnel ; Upon this hit of paper I deciphered two syllables which l believed Hrl- , guolles had written. These syllnbles : seemed to be the eud of a word tho ' beginning of which was missing. All I that It was possible to mnke out was 1 "bonnet." Two hours later I re-ontored the , Fort of Hercules and told my story to Koutetabllle. who placed the bit of ' I naner In his ixirtfollo and entreated ! ter the waiting room. He wna going ! me to be as silent ns the grave In to- co iaue me iram. tr wn.it purpose? , card to mv expedition. I He got Into a oasscnuer coach which: AstiSnisinvi ir hn.-i.,,. ..r..t,.,..i ..... 1 was bound for tho Italian frontier. I dlffereut nu effect from the one which ' realised that all his movemcuts were I had anticipated at the dlscoverv bringing him nearer to the Fort of j which 1 believed so Importaut. I stared ncrcules. 1 got In the car behind his. at KoulMnlilllo. n. mrmxt Ma h.vi.i t Instantaneous Gas Lights ft, y 7MH THE ROGUE RIVER LAND COMPANY NO. 11 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE Offers an especially good foothill orchard for a low price and on good tornia. Jn thoao days of advancing prices, it will pay to look into this. It pays to deal with thy ".Man Who .Knows, " When tho Rogue River Land Company Hold tho Tronson & Guthrie, orchard at .Eagle Point to the prize winning owners, four years ago, tho salesman, W. M. Holmes, assured tho purchasers those Spit.enhergtrees -would produce tho world's best apples, and subsequent events prove the soundness of his judgment. By tho way: Did it ever occur to you that, most of tho men who have won out in the Rogue- River Valley, bought their win ning orchards through tho Rogue River Land Com pany? W. M. Holmes, Manager, is always at your sorvice for a good buy. 211 W. Main J. W. Whitney Phone 1082 Urlguollca did not get off until we reached Mcutone. 1 saw him alight. "When one looks at the skull from f He had turued up the collar of his above one. notices very clearly u pen tagonal formation which Is due to the notable development of the parietal bumps nnd the Jutting out of the shell of the occlpltals. The great breadth overcoat and pulled his bat down over his eyes. He cast a stealthy glance I around the quay and then mingled ! with tho other passengers. Once out- ' side the train shed ho got into a shab of the face comes from the exaggerat-1 by old stage which wus standing by ed development of the rygomatlc pro- tho sidewalk. I Inquired of an em- unions, wnnt in mo neau or ino trog- j lodytes of thj ikousst-na.oiissg do wo and?' r - 1 ncre: know wnat 11 was that CMd Bob found In the head of the troglodytes, for 1 did not listen to ui, but I looked at, him. And 1 had no further Inclination for laughter. Old Dob seemed to mo terrifying, hor rible, ns false as the father of lies, with his counterfeit gayety and his scientific Jargon, ity eyes remained fixed upon him ns If they were fas cinated. It seemed to me that I could see bis hair move. Just as a wig might do. One thought the thought of Lar can. which never left me completely seemed to expand uutll It filled my en tire brain. 1 felt as If I must speak it out when all at once I felt an arm locked In mine, and I saw Roulctablllc looking nt me with an expression which I did not know how to read. He drew me away from the table, and we walked toward tho west boule vard. After he had looked closely on every side and made sure that no one was near us be said: "You are In the right In seeing him everywhere around us. If he were not there a little while ago he Is per haps there now. Ah. be Is stronger than the stones! He Is stronger than anything else In the world. 1 fear him less within than without, for, Saln clalr. I feel that ho Is here." V said to' RouletabHIe, scarcely dar ing to put Into words what was In my mind: ,fl , 01d Bobr " " -. He did not answer. At the end of a few moments be said: "Hold your left hand In your right for live minutes and then ask yourself. Is it you. Larsan ? And when you have replied to yourself do not feel too pure, for be may perhaps have lied to you. and he may bo in your own akin .without your kuowlng It." I With tbeso words Itouletablllo left taSe alone In the west boulevard. It was there that Cere Jacques came to look for me. He brought mo a tele gram. 1 was not in much of a hurry to open the dispatch which Pero Jacques had brought me. and in this 1 was wrong, for as soon as I cast my eyes "over tho word3 which It contained 1 realized that It was of the deepest Im portance. My friend at Paris, whom 1 bad requested to keep an eye upon Iirlguolles. sent' me word that the said Brlgnolles .had left Paris the evening before for tho Midi. Ho bad taken the 105 'train. My friend In formed me that ,bo had reason to be lieve that Brlgnolles had taken a tick et' for Nice. ".What should Brlgnolles be doing in Nice? I kept Brlgnolles to myself all ajouo nnd bo well that when, assuming my most Indifferent ah. I rejoined RouletabHIe lu the Court of Charles away. His eyes were Oiled with tears. "ltouletabllle!" 1 exclaimed. But again he inotloucd me not to speak. They had waited dinner for me. It ; was late. We scarcely attempted to j hide the deep anxiety which froze our i hearts. One would have said that each one of us was resigned to the i blow which was threatening. At 10 j I COULD PEBCEIVE TWO F0EMS THAT HASTENED. cur- the Bold 1 never mentioned the sub- Larsan. ployee, who told me, that that riage was tho stage to Sospel. Sospel Is a picturesque little city lost between the last counterforts of the Alps, two hours and a half from Men tone by coach. No railroad passes through there. It Is one of the most retired and quietest corners of France, the most dreaded by revenue officers and by the Alpine hunters. Why was Brlgnolles going to Sospel? 1 must find out. 1 hired a carriage from the station, and In a few moments i, too, was climbing over the rocks to the valley of Carol. How I regretted not having spoken of my telegram to RouletabHIe! The strnngo behavior of Brlgnolles would havo given blm Ideas, useful and reasonable, while for my part I bad not the slightest Idea of how to reason. 1 only knew bow to follow this Brlgnolles as a dog fol lows his master. 1 reached Castillon ten minutes later than Brlgnolles. Cas tillon Is at the highest point of tho road between Mcntono and Sospel. I descended from the carriage, aud at the entrance of a tunnel through which It was necessary to pass to reach the onnoslto turn of the moun tain I bebt-ld Brlgnolles and Frederic Ject. Ills brow was dripping with per spiration; his arms were bared, his col lar thrown off; a heavy hammer was In bis hand. It seemed to me that be was devoting considerable time and energy to a comparatively simple task, and. like a fool who does not seo be yond the end of his owu nose. I could no't refrain from telling him so. But, no! J was only able to understand that, half an hour later, when I came upon him lying beside the ruins of tho chapel, murmuring In his dreams the one word which betrayed the sorrow of hls heart "mother." Rouletablllo was drojmlug of the Lady in Black! After having relieved bis overcharged heart with that one word he left noth ing more to be beard except his heavy breathing. He wus completely ex hausted. I believe that It was the first time ho had really slept since we had come from Paris. I left the chateau unseen, and soon, my dispatch In my pocket, I took tho trnlu for Nice. On the way I chanced to read this Item on the first page of the Petit NIcois: "Professor Stanger son has arrived at Garavau. where he will spend a few weeks with M. Ar thur Rancc. the recent purchaser of tho - Fort of Hercules, who, nlded by tho, beautiful Mme. Arthur Rancc, will dlspouso hospltqllty to his friends In thlg mediaeval stronghold. Professor 8trnngcraon's daughter, whose mar riage to M. Robert Darzae has Just taken pjace in JL'urls has also arrived I stood staring at them, my feet as helpless as though they had taken root In the soil. I could not utter n sound nor make a gesture. 1 bad been the only one to guess that the companion ship of this devil of a Brlgnolles had been of the gravest danger to Oarzac. If they would have listened to me be would have got rid of the creature's presence long ago. Brlgnolles, the tool of Larsan, the accomplice of Lar san what u discovery! Why, I had known oil along that those accidents In the laboratory had not happened by chance! They would believe me now, I bad seen with my own eyes Larsan and Brlgnolles talking and consulting together ut the entrance of tho, Cas tillon tunnel. I bad seen them. But where were they gone uowl For I saw them uo longer. They must be lu the tunnel, 1 hastened my steps, leaving iny coachman behind me, und reached the tuuuel In a few moments, drawing ray revolver from my pocket. My state of mind was beyond descrip tion. But where were they? I walked through the dark tunnel. No Lursan, uo Brlgnolles: Not a living creature! But upon my left, toward ancient Cas tillon, It seemed to ine that I could perceive two forms that hnstonol. They disappeared. 1 ran after them. I arrived at the ruins. 1 stopped. Who could say that those two figures were not lylhg In wult for mo behind a .wall 7 o'clock I went to take up my station nt the tower of the gardener. While I was In the little room where we bad consulted together the night before the Lady In Black and RouletabHIe passed beneath the arch. The glimmer of the lantern fell on their faces. Mme. bar zac was greatly excited. She was urg lng RouletabHIe to something which 1 could not hear. The conversation be tween them looked like an argument, and 1 caught only one word of Roule tablllo's, "Thief!" The two entered the Court ot the Bold. The Lady In Black stretched her arm toward the young man. but be did not see It, for he left her Imme diately and went toward his own room. She remained standing alone for a moment In tho court, leaning against the trunk of tho eucalyptus tree In an attltudo of unutterable sad ness; then, with slow steps, sbo enter ed the square tower. It was now tho 10th of April. The attack of the square tower occurred on tho night between the lltb and 12th. (To be continued.) Baker's vs. Home Made Bread "Vo have home-made bread. "Which would you rather eat, home-made or bakers? A foolish question to ask, for most people would be -willing to pay twice the price for home-made bread they pay for baker's, but you can buy the good old-fashioned home made bread at the Rex Grocery for the same price as baker's. Large, well browned loaves, both nourishing and palatable, and baked from the best flour in the city. "Yakima Best," Take a loaf home with you and be con vinced. Rex Grocery Co. Resolved That with the beginning of the New Year, I will trade where I receive the greatest value for my money In other words sRex .Mar ii et Huth & Pech Props. Phone 3271 ANNOUNCEMENT Tho Roguo River Canning & Evnpornting oompany will dovoto Mondays and Thursdays of each week to custom work in the man ufacture of cider, npplo btitror and jellies. Phono your orders for nice sweot cidor to 11X2. DolivorioH will bo mndo on Tuesdnyn nnd Fridays of each week. ROGUE RIVER CANNERY & EVAPORATING COMPANY Mill in Vest Medford. Phono 11X2. Breaking tho News. Mrs. Bingo (severely) 1 unou'd 11 to to know wuere you were lata nlgtit. Dingo Well, If ttio truth must be told, I wna playing clicsa with King ley, and. my dear, ttie lunt game I bot bjin a new bonnet for you against a1 nmv bonnet for bis wife. Mrs. illngo YeB, my dear, and who won? Bingo Well, you Just wait until you see bis wife next Sunday! A Hindrance. Nursemaid I'm going to leave next wcek. mum. Mistress Why. what's tho matter? Don't you liko tho baby? Nursemaid Yes'm. but ho la so afraid of a policeman that 1 can't get near one. London Taller. Hit Only Love. McJIgger What's ihe book you'ro reading? Thingumbob It's tho story of tho only man tho author ever loved. McJIgger Ah! By a woman, oh? Thingumbob No; by a man. It's hi" autobiography. The ReiulL Goodart You didn't actually tell him that I didn't think him much of a poet? Wiseman I did. Goodart Oh, I wouldn't havo had you do that for the world! Wlsemun Nonsense I That doesn't hurt blm. It only makes hlro pity you. Where She Took It. "Soiho broke off the engugemont, eh? Did she take It to heart?" "No; to court!" Martin J. Reddy For Diamonds FineJewelry Near the Post Office Best Groceries At Prices Strictly in Keeping with the Quality of Our Stock which is ; Unexcelled A Trial will Convince You Allen Reagan The Square Deal Grocers I" O. HiinSea. Tbm Moffht. We make any kind and Btylo o windows. Wo carry gtotm ot any bkq on brad. Medford Sash & Door Co. 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