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g Booth CHAITKR V. 1 ''Thru she tiirned nnd ran nwny from MY nnkle had taken Its wonted ! y"":" . . , , , . time to mover I was on 'cs-" ? salJ 8Wn 7,nf V my feet npilu and into tho ,,onswl " 1 t0"u5?' t0 tvoods. frlshteu n woman In the woodsl" July came, and one afternoon 1 sat ' J sct nbout pncklnu my traps, gruni. in the mouth of the path Just whew . b"K r'ous f rcasms, the last mu I had played the bounding harlequin I torlnff ot a departed storm, for nl- ready I realised that I had taken, out lor the benefit of the lovely visitor ni niv own u,rUtlcatlou upon him. and I vucsuoj. I heard the light snapping of a twig nnd n swish of bruuehes from tho direction tn which I faced. Evident!) pome one was npproachlug the glade. though concealed from me for the mo ment by the winding of the path. Tak ing It for Saffron as a matter of course for we bad arranged to meet at that time and place 1 raised my voice In what 1 lutended for a merry yodel bf greeting. 1 yodeled loud. I yodeled long, and my best performance was not unsug gestive of calamity lu the poultry yard. And wbeu my mouth was at its wid est lu the production of these shock ing ulla hootings the person approach Ins came round a turn In the path and withlu full sight of me. To my hor ror It was Mme. d'Armand. I grew so furiously red that it burn ed me. I was plainly a lunatic, whoop lag the lonely peace of the woods into Her dark eyes stared widely straight ahead. pandemonium. She kept straight on. (Then suddenly, while 1 waited lu siz zling shame, a clear - voice rang out from a distance in an answering yodel to mine. There was a Uual call, clear and loud as a bugle, and she turned to the direction whence It came. Then Oliver Saffrcu came running lightly round tbe turn of the path. lie stop ped short. Her hand pressed against her side. lie lifted bis hat and spoke to her, and I thought she made some quick reply in a low voice, though I could not be sure. She held tbat startled attitude a mo jnent longer, then turned and crossed tho glade so hurriedly that it was al most as If she ran away from him. She did not seem to see me. Her dark eyes stared widely straight abend, her lips were parted, and she looked white uud frightened. I stepped out to meet him, indignant upon several counts, roost of all upon bis own. "You spoke to tbat, lady!" And my voice sounded unexpectedly harsh and ' sharp to my own ears, for I had meant to speak quietly. "I know I know. It it was wrong," be stammered. "I knew I shouldu't and 1 couldn't belp it." "You expect me to believe that?" "It's tho truth. 1 couldn't!" I laughed skeptically. "I don't un derstand. It was all beyond mo," bo added huskily. "What was it you suld to her?" "I spoke her name 'Mme. d'Ar mand.' " J'w said more ri uHked her If vseo her again." than tbat!" she would let me v . "Whnt fiHi?" "Nothing." he unswered humbly. , within me. for It was no purpose of "And then she-then for a moment it i mine to set Inquiries on foot In re seemed for a moment she didn't seem card to tbe affairs of Mme. d'Armand. to be uble to sneak" i U was early dusk. From the court- "I should think not!" I shouted and j Imrst out ut iiiiu with satirical iiiut?h. ter. He stood patiently enduring It, bis lowered eyes following tho aunlens movement of his hands, which were t wis tine and untwisting bis flexible straw bnt. "But she did say something to you, didn't she?" I inked finally. "Shesuld, 'Not now!' That was all." , "I suppose that was ull she bad breath for! It wan Just the Inconse quent and meaningless thing a fright ened woman would say!" "Meaningless?" he repeated nnd looked up wonderiugly. "Did you tpke it" for an nppolnl niciit .'" 1 roared. "No. IU), iio! Bhe said ouly that uud thiai" - THE ECBDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, i i ii .11 i 3.inm GUEST QUESNAY Tarkington Uf imu IW. IT Ibt ncClar CsmpaiT , wnH strlektMi with remorse. "1 wouldu't have frightened hex for the world." he Dually said, and his voice and his body shook with a 8tnlUKe vIocncc. i wouldu't have frightened her to please the angels in heaven!" I stared at him helplessly, nor could I find words to answer or control tho passion tbat my imbccllo scolding had evoked. Tou think I told a Her he cried. "You think I lied when I -said I could not help speaking to her!" "So, no." I said earnestly. "I didn't mean" "Words!" He swept the feeble protest away, drowned in a whirling vehe mence. "And what does It matter? You can't understand. When you want to know what to do you look back into your life and it tells you, and I look back ah!" He cried out, uttering a half choked, incoherent syllable. "I look back and It's all Wnd! All these things you can do and can't do all these lndnlte little things! You know, nnd TCerpdiH? knows, and fJlniirlnn knows, and every mortal soul on earth I knows, but I don't know! Your life 1 uai laugui fou, uuu yuu Know, out i don't know. I haven't had my life. It's gone! All I have Is words that Kcredec has said to me. I would burn my hand from my arm and my arm from my body rather than trouble her or frighten her, but I couldn't help speaking to her any more than I can help wanting to see her again." He pauned. wiping from his brow a heavy dew not of the beat, but like tniif nn tho fnmnoifil nf n mnn In rn. tbat on the forebedd of a man In cru cial pain. I made nervous baste to seize tbe opportunity and said gently, almost timidly: ?But If It should distress' the lady?" " "Yes then 1 could keep away. Hut I must know that." "I think you might know it by her running away and by her look." I said mildly. "Didn't you?" "Sol" And bis eyes flashed an added emphasis. "Well, well." I said, "let's bo on our way." "I don't believe she was distressed," he went on. There was something, but It wasn't trouble. We looked straight at each other. I saw her eyes plainly, and It was" bo paused and sighed, a sudden, brilliant smite upon hut Hps "it was very It was very stmnge!" There was something so glad and different in his look that, like any oth er dried w old blunderer In my place, I felt an Instant tendency to laugh. It was tbat heathenish possession, the old Insanity of tbe rlsibles, which makes a man think it a humorous thing that bis friend should be discovered In love. "But if you were wrong." I said, "If it did trouble ber, and if it happened tbat she has already bad too much tbat was distressing In ber life" "You know something about her!" he exclaimed. "You know" "I do uot," I Interrupted In turn. "I have only a vague guess. I may be altogether mistaken." , "What is it tbat you guess?" he de manded abruptly. "Who made her suffer?" "I think it was her husband," I said, wftfa a lack of discretion for which I was instantly sorry, fearing with rea son that I bad added a final blunder to the long list of the afternoon "that is," I added, "if my guess is right." "Is ho alive?" bo cried sharply. "1 don't know!" 1 returned emphatic ally. "Probably I am entirely mistaken In thinking that I know anything of hor -whatever. I'd rather not say any more until I do kuow." "Very well," he said quickly. "Will you tell me then?" "Yes-if you will let Jt go at that" "Thank you," bo said and, with an impulse which was hut too plainly one of gratitude, offered rae his band. 1 took it. and my soul woh disquieted yard of tho Inn ame tbe sounds of laughter ta d chattering volcei. Be- fore the entrance stood a couple of open touring .irs, tb c' autTcute en gaged In coollm.. the rear tlrea -with buckets of water brought by a person age ordinarily known as (Houidou, whose look und murine" rs he perform ed this oflico for '!ie leathern digni taries so awed me thnt I wondered had ever dared uddn-sa bint with anv presumptlou of intimacy. As wo turned to enter tbe atebway we nlmoct ran lLto a tall man who wns coming out, evidently intending to spwxk to no of tbe drivers. Tie stranger ntepped back uUb a word of apology, ntd ! toilc nore o. hi in for it fjnv u.iiiitryti'nii ;;ud a worldly buck of fiisblou Indeed. , I a. - im - a - it - wu m i Wo were passing him when he ut tered an ejaculation of surprise and stepped forward again, holding out his hnnd to my compaulou and exclaim Inn: '"Whoro did you como from? I'd hnrdly have known you." Oliver seeiried uucousclous of tho proffered hand. Uo Rtlffoued visibly u nd wild: "I think there must be some nils take." "So there Is." suld the other prompt ly. "1 have been misled by n rcsom bianco. 1 beg your pardon." lie lifted his cap slightly, going on, and we entered the courtyard to tlnd n cheerful party of nine or ten men nnd women seated about a couplo of tables. 1 went almost as quickly to my pa vlllou and without lighting my lamp set about my preparations for dinner. The party outside, breaking up pres rimy, cuiiu u- uiuni iiiuwuk the nrchway with Increased noise nnd laughter. A girls voice (a ry at - tractive volcei called, "Oh. Crcssle, ..... w,...i... n ........ . , .... .......i.... ...... plied from near my veranda, Ouly stopping to light n cigar." A flutter of skirts nnd a patter of feet betokened that the girl came run nlug back to Join thu smoker. "Ores. sle." I heard her say in nn eager, low ored tone, "who was thnt devastating creature lu white flannels!" The mau chuckled. "Matinee sort of devastator what T Monto Crista hair, noble profile" "You'd better tell me." she Interrupt ed earnestly, "If you don't want me to ask the waiter." "Ilut I don't know him." "I saw you speak to him." "I thought It was a roan I met three years ago out in Bau Francisco, but I was mistaken. There was u slight re semblance. This fellow might hate been a rather decent younger brother of the man 1 knew. He was the" My strong Impression was that If tbe speaker bad not been Interrupted at this point be would have said some thing very unfavorable to tho charac ter ot the man he had met in Ban Francisco. I caught a last word from tbe girl as the pair moved away. "I'll come back here with a band tomorrow night and serenade the beau- yjul one .. "Monsieur Is served," said Amedeo. looking in at my door five minutes later. "You have passed a great hour Just now, Amedeo." "It was like the old days, truly I" "They are off for Trouvllle. I sup pose?" "No. monsieur: they are on their way ... ..f.tft .1 !........ -... I, from , , , , ! . . made the tires too not. ' "To visit Qucmiay, you mean?" Truly. Hut monsieur need give him self -no uneasiness. I did not mention to any one that monsieur Is here. His name was not spoken. Mile. Ward re turned to the chateau todny," ho add ed. "She has been In England." "Qucsnay will be gay," I said, com ing out to the table. (To be continued. Mcdford, Oregon: This certifies thnt we have sold Hall's Texas Won der for the care of all kidney, blad der and rheumatic troubles for ten! years, and bavo never had a com plaint. It gives quick and penaanont relief. Sixty days' treatment in each bottle. Madford Pharmacy. You "wnlt for your chungo" after making a purchnse, don't you? Wouldn't be a thrifty habit not to, oven If tho amount due you wero to bo small would it? Not to read and study the ads Is nhablt of non profit on a par with not waiting for your change Personal. Tf you want quick roturus on reil estate, h'at your property with us. Several eastern buyers will arrive in n few days that desire large and small tracjs. Siskiyou Land Co., 200 Phipps bldg. 273 I HAVE ALL KINDS OF J)HY OOUDWOOI) FOH SALE My best fir, S7.60 per cord. And I have some good fir for $0.50, ..nd If you want It sawed Into otovowood i will -ost 50 cents per cord more. As soon as roads arc bettor wood will bo cheappr. I rlso do wood sawing by tho cord or by tho hour. I also take orders for your fall wood. I will have yovv woo.' nut now and deliver tho s-'.mo to you any tlmo next summer, and you do not have to pay for it until dollrcrcd. For fur thnr lnforma'lon call nnu poo mo at 421 South Orapo srcoi, .Wijford, Or., or phono M,ii t'.'i !'. 'n stein. 2 os For the Best In harness, saddles, whips, cues, tents, blankets, waj r,n iliects, axle grease and call cure, as well as all kinds of custom work, see j. C. Smith 314 E. Main. OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1910. sir: OF BOND ISSUE W. D. Meyer Demands Salary as Su perintendent of Construction at tho Electric Plant. ASHLAND. Or., Fob. 3.-AI Tuosilny'n council moellnjr thu liitl of the Wnrren (.oitsldnotion compnny for $21,000 of tho Htreet-jiuvlnif bonds n( pur mill intercut, iiml of ). V. Cross of Snlcni for $8000 of thu issue ut 1 US premium mill uccnied .... . .... . i interest W0I0 lld'cpU'd. THIS Ills- 1)oSUS f ull 1)ut (inu f ,10 ontirc ; fwp 1m, , . ,,.., . . , , , .... I A demiiml was made on the, city !' ; l)- M"r !or aAmmr inteiitli'iil of construction nm the lighting plnnt for thu month 'of .lim itary. Myer was iliseliurgejl by tint city counuil for alleged incompet ency, but claims tlmt his contnu't was for one your. Thu council, vot ed unanimously to lmvo Keconlor Kggleston notify Myers' attorneys that the city did not recogniro IiSh claim. The is the "suit for (lnmiiges" upon which is bused one of tho charges in the Snell recall petition. A motion nuthorir.iiig the street coin- mittco to tnko the initiative in si cnrinir petitions for tho paving of North Main street, the boulevard. Oak ami H streets, was enrred unanimously, nn incident that aug urs well for 1010. An attack ot the grip la often fol lowed by a persistent cough, which to many proves a great annoyance. Chamberlain's Cough Kcmody has been extensively usod nnd with good success for the relief and euro of this cough. Many cases have been cured after nil other remedies have falltM. Sold by all druggists. To the Mall Tribune. This is to certify thnt my foot has had nn itching skin disease for four or five years nnd lmvo tried two or three doctors withsut any rchof. Four weeks ago I began using Chinese Dr. Paul Young's mcdioino nnd my foot is entirely woll. You will find Dr. Young in Ashland and Mcdford. LEE COY. Notice to Contractors and Builders. On nnd nftcr April 1, 1010, tho minimum scale of carpenter's wages will be $.1.1)0 for eight-hour days. CAHI'ENTKKS' UNION, Local No. 1810. Janunrv 1. 1010. 2.VJ RILALs ESTATE SNAPS A bargain 41 acres fruit or al falfa land, 2 miUs from station. Finest fruit and alfalfa ranch in AppWgate valley, ditoh und water right with plaoe; .$60 an aor; nny terns. 00 ACItRS of timber soven miles from Medford for salo or trade. Throe timber and horaoatoad relin quishments for salo cheap. Monoy to loan on city property. 206 Phipps Building, Medford, Or. The JACKSON COUNTY REALTY COMP'Y 604 WEST TENTH STREET, OR 124 KING STREET. MCDFORD Office In rMldenee, corner West Tenth and Wng Streets. Always prepared to show yeu ttie best Jack son county has In. tho real estate line from the unimproved land to the best bearing orchards, farm land or stock ranches; also city property. The manager has had ten years1 experience In the county, which will aid the prospective purchaser. Seeing Is knowing. We also have modern rooms to accommodato our patrons. Following are Some of our Good Buys 16 acres Ncwtovrns ancl Spitz apples, $16,000 ensy terras; just ready to boar. 10 acres JSayrUmu and Spitz applos, 4-year-old trees; $5000, euay tornus. Several nice wnall tracts near town juat coming in bearing. C and see us in our New Quarters, 108 W. Main St, next door. to Yofk & Go. Realty Office, Rex Market Huth & Pech Props, Phone 3071 -- -- -- i ub 1 . i m.. . 1 REAL Farm Land Timber Land Orchard Land j Residences City Lots Orchards and Mining Claims Medford Room 10, Jackson - - Medford Iron Works E. 6. TBOWBRIDiE, Proprietor. Foundry and Machinist All Unr sf Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pumps, Boilers and Ma chinery, Agents In Suthrn Oregon for FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO, 360 acrjeB 1 1-2 miles north of EwrV. IV 18,000, easy terms. 300 acreu south Eagle Point, $10,000, easy torma. Houee, two lota, well locat ed; price $1700; terms. ' 293 acres near coal mines, $9000, easy tomiH. . ', 1 l. m - 11 . 111 ESTATE Realty Co County Bank Building - -t"------ RESOLVED i The best resolution for you to mnka is to oomu to us for your next suit, if you wnnt nowethiui; out of tho ordiaary. Wo do tho bast work and charge tho lowest prices. W. W. EIFERT rms FBoaK&ftavB tazlok. OREGON ALSO AjOKHT FOR TI1H SNOWY ' BUTTU OIMMIAIU). Two lots, $1500. fine locution, $cyoraJ acre tracts, fine lo-, pal ion to wfo'llv5. . lota for rtale.