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tMiiw.il 'i. .j. l l '.i - ..m-.jjr... -J.uk The OF By Booth en vi'rr.u ix. MIRH Itl.l i on S ximmI(iii. wlicii I iiimetl to oliKi-rvt' urn .(Till if iiu- Intruder Umiii Iiit. ih iiiiinil in li- out ut , hf llltlillt tlelltflil Willi liltiwmu eyen. ucr llm nuileil In n tirMil tilt eoMtimy, Kill' UIIMll llHIII I III' IH'WCOIIMT, Vl' doully foHrlni: to Kmc n yilnlile (tint fell from IiIk linn Moving donor to me, Mii irlilniicnnl urgently: "Keep lilin-oU. keep Mm!" To detain him. fur n time at leant, wtta my Intention, ttiuush ttijr motive wiih not inerrly to afford uer pleuaurc. Tho ndvetit of Uio youui; niun had pro dueel ii nlntfiilnrljr dlntrccntle Im prraidon upon mc, iiulte apart from any utitiiuoubuii 1 mlulit liuvu frit to ward 11 its us n type. Htrnnije Him. plclnim Imped Into my intiid, formlefia In the unrprUv of tint moment -but rapidly croplw; toward dcUnllv outline, mid following tinnl upon them crept ii IIiikIIiik npprelicnilnu, "Now, uboiit how miK'li." lie united lowly, "would you tixpcc' t' git ft a pitcher Hint niter' "It liii't nilur," 1 Informed him, "You don't tell uio It's the little lady's-wlinty Ho bowed contally 'The inm vou'd ttm 'tin U Oil I'atry," and fuvorcd MUn Klllott with a Mnre of wiirm ndinlrallon. "Pretty a thtug an 1 over nee," ho nddiM. "Oh." abe cried, with nu anlor that choked her Hllglttly, "thank you!" "Oh, I meant tho pitcher!" be anld bnatily. evidently nonpluned by a grnt Itudo ao fervent. ' Tho incorrigible dnnisel caat down her eyca iu modeaty. "And I had hoped," abe breathcil. "aotuethlug ao different!" 1 could not be certain whether or dot bo caught the whisper. 1 thought he did. At nil event, the aurfnre of his enay nnaiirnnre appeared Momewhnt diaarruuged, and perhapa to reatore It by performing the rites of etiquette he anld: "Well, I expec' the nmnrt thing now la to p.trh the cards, but lulne'n in my grip, an' It ain't unpackctl yet. The nutno you'd aee on 'em la Oil Polry." "Oil Polcy." echoed Mlaa Klllott. turtf log to me Id genuine astonishment. "Mr. Bnrl Percy." 1 trannlated. "Oh. rapturous!" nho cried, her fare radiant. "And won't Mr. Percy glv tut but opinion of my nrtV" He turned again to the ennui, and an Iiu examined tho paltilliiK thereon ut closer rungo nmazemeut overoprend IiIh features, jllowever, iiilllug blindi'lf to gether, ho found hlmxclf able to reply Mini with preiit gnllnntry; "Well, on'y t think them little htiudn cud 'u' done ull thnt rough wolk!" 1 nnved the glrPa feellugn liy enter Idr Into tho oiivcmitlou with ii mien tlon, which I put tjtili'Uly: 'You Intend purHiilug your hlntorli-nl renenrchen In the nclishborliood?" "Them fnlry tnlea I liuuded you about olo Jeanne d'Arc an' Wllllnin the Couker." he Halt), "any, they nitiHt 'a' innde you aore afterwohlH!" "On the contrury, 1 wiih imuili Inter ectcd In vvcrythliiK erlulnlng to your too brief vlult," I returned. "I aii ven more no now." "Well, in' frluud"-he nhot me u aide, bjng, dlatruatfur Klnce-"keep yer eyca open." "That Ih Just the point." I laughed, with Intentional nlgnlllfrtiicc, tor 1 meant to make Mr, Percy talk uh much a 1 could. To tblH end. reuieitibei'liiK that apeclmuun of thin kind ure iiiohi Indlacreet Wbun carefully eiinlged, I added, atimulntlng hla own muuuer: "IflyeH open nnd doora loclied! What?" "1 gueHs they ain't mueh need o" Jockro' j our door," b,e letot teil tlurkly, "not from whnt, I nU when I wiih Hi your atuillo." ilo Rhould hnve mop ped there, for the hit wunv pnlpnble nd Jutl(llod. but ltithl resentment he oveidld II rteJilii'l f ''"d 1 nliyiMiity f 'iir'i'i. '! ti'i" I nt n't I THE KBDFdltD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, GUEST QUESNAY 0 & Tarkington Cftr1M. INJ (Hi. it ! IMir Uopat , youtnc "feller! Whooan! An' Tin the r. ,,.ui-, up my own pm h mm , lukM of the elo'en I taw ImiiKln on tho ,.( Illlt fr ,(,, MI, , wall," he eoiillmied. k'rowlinf morn net. ; A .,,, ,roui Hie wimi turn tied u I Hinlled cheerfully upuu hliu. . ,IIV4 vMMi Wi,i Iiiimu. mm i nn "1 dun' b'llevo you jpit any worrle ,M f,.irH( ,,. ,,,., ,.,.,,. Hiilileul.v. comlu' nlMiitt them neither." i iiniiiriiiinlaliiy l.iiny wiih ii ilieitui I "I ntip.oHe our tunica tiro different.' I ,M.f, ,,., ,H.f)ir,. , ,, ' 1 n,!j' le",,w ",y "!,,,le. ,,';oaUf" I not replied till dreiiin on wnMnu: tl.e "ttilV mlKht he prnteetlon In Unit rM.olleetlon of It'cniiie to me now tor , III. autre at mo wu protracted to j h(t fl fU V(., , ,, ,M ,,. au uuceeiiuy ieuKiii ueime u.u pu..k of thin reniurk reiclnil hliu, It pene- , (rated II im lb. however, , "Am I tell the little dume here." be I unld, pltchlhK hln voice higher and nf fectlnj; the plaintiff, "1 moke no puunea at friend o' hrrH-tiot In front o' her. nnywnyH. Hut when It cornea to theo , here ole. nuclctit eurioeltlca" he cac kled iifiiln loiklly-"wcll, I gums tbom do mi I nee that day kin hnud It out t anytbltiK they got hi the mtiMuma. Look here,' I miy to tho wnlter, ,thee tutiitt he'u left over Tin ole Jeanne d'Arc hemelf. I hnya. Talk nboot yer rellCM.' I wiyii. Wooiht V llko f died!" lie IniiHhcd violently and coo cludeil by turnlnc upon mc with a coulemptunuH nourish nf bin Htlck. "Vou think 1 d'know what make you o ruwV" ' The fnrm of repartee ueccHMiry toj nuiiniiMit hln III humor wu, of cotirw, a mutter of Hltuple mechnnlntn for ono "KverylhltiK will te nil rigbt If when I you dine nt the lun you'll alt with your bark toward me.' To my Hlmmeil Murprlxe thin rount alHiut wit drew n nervous. Mllvery gig gle from her. nnd tluit completed tho work with Mr. Percy. whoe fnce grew Hcurlet with uuger. "You'ro a hot one, you nre!" ho aneered, with Hhiicklng liltternemi., "You're ijulte the tenner, ain't ye. 'long's yer Indy friend Ih lukkln on! I ctiena they'll Ik( ii few nurjrle s coin- In' your way tnjforo long. P'rnpa I cudn't give ye one now 'f 1 had n mind to." Tabnwr 1 laughed and. vcuturlnc at hnxard. nald. " know nil you , know," ' "Oh. you do!" he cried acornfully. "I j reckon you might ct up an' take a lit He notice, though, If you kuowed 'at I I1 know all you know!" Not a bit of It:" "No? Maybo you think I don't know what makea you no rnw with me; may bo you think 1 dou't know who l ye'v got ao thick with at this here 1 Pigeon house; muybe you think 1 don't. . know who them people nre!" "No. you dou't. You have learned," 1 j nald. trying to control my excitement, J "nothing. Whoever hired yon for a ' spy lout tho money. You dou't know uuythlng." , "I don't!" And with that bis volco went to n half shriek. "Maybe you think Pin down here f r my health; , maybo you think I come out Tr a ! plcaannt walk In too wood right now; I maybe you think I nlu't ttccn no other lady friend o' yours beatdea tbls'n to day, and maybe 1 didn't aeo who waa with her yes. nn' maybe you thluk ' I d'know no other Hroes he's be'n with her; maybe you think 1 ain't be'u layln' low over nt Dives; maybe 1 dou't know a few real names In tbla neighborhood! Oh, no, maybe not!" "You know w lint the mitltre d'hote) told you, nothing more." l "How nlxiut the name Oliver Saf-j fren?" he cried llercely, and at that,! though I had exiivctcd It, I littered nn Involuntary exclnmntlon. 1 "How ttlioiit ItV" be nhoutod. ad vancing toward mo triumphantly. baking hla forefinger In my fuce. "Hey? Thnt atlnga some, dooa It? Boutidn kind o' like n false mime, does It? Oot ye w here the hair lu nhort that time, didn't IV Your aide's where j the rouble Is. That'a what's eatbj' into you. An' I (ell you flntfoot you'ro glltlu' rough 'tth me and plnyln' Chnrley the Hhow-orf In front o' yer lady frlendH 'II nil go down In the bill. These people ye've got so chummy wlth-they'll pay Tr It nil right, don't yon nhed no tenm over Hint!" , "You eouliln't ly any possibility," I nald dollliorntely, with uh much untiro nn I could commnnd-"yoii couldn't , possibly menu thnt nuy hiiui of mnro ' money might be n nnlve for the lu- i JurlitH my unkind worda hnvo indict ed." lie aecined upon the point of destroy ' Iiir me pliyNlenlly, tint, with a alight ' abmlder, controlled lilmnuti. SteppliiK ' cloHe to me, ne lliniMl hla Head for . ward nnd ineaHiired the emphaala of I hln speech by 'Hla riitht forelliiKvr upon tot ahoulder ua he ald: "Yon paint Wis lu yer pltchera, ' ' tn'denr friend rliuy'M Jeat aa niurh law ! to thin eouutry uh they la on the cor- iter o Twvuiy.tliold atreel an' Plf atenoo; Von kenp out ot the wny of It or you'll jft runnwl over!" ' Delivering a lliml. tap on ihy nboiib der aN n Inat wurnlnK ho wheeled dort ly upon lilt, heel, udtlresrrd MIhh Kl llott briefly, "(ilnil f know yon. Intly," land, Htrlklnjr lutd tba liypitth by which pa uou approucneu ua, waa aoon lom to Hlfiht. The chl faeed me i;xilMl.n. 'VWhnt, Im it vr nneil "it bwiiiwI to uw who hud not entirely forgotten um . w nniH, CmkJmid; II. (', ('nine. New . ' ,,,H1l" lUot W'. " York; 0. N. Whild.er nnd wife. Kpo- llvenil It nlrlly, though 1 tihlvcrcd . n ,,f , ,.. u, r ; inwnnllr th.it MU Klllolt ahuuld J"5 f- T' "wln f' NV M "' J h,.ur M. I.uhherl, Snn hnueieoi J. i. you IiihiiIiimI I lellhermei 'I'WO MVKH HA'KI. "I did "Vnu wiipiitl to nniKe hliu micryr i wixh u lertlly tlu.t my hnishnnd "''" . 'ft ftifforlnj for i loni: timo from' Oh. I thi.i.iJl.l ho!" Him exelnl.ued , , , , ()f ,,, nri'ii i enH y " knew hero wiih hoiih. , , , , ' . UHl.u ...iIouh umlernei.th. If- iiImmm !,nl v'"""' tfwMnn decJnred to Mr, Hnm'eu" i ' ,r,l" H dlneyMi'. iiiid wnn Klven ' "Ii n -erioiiH Indeed, I fenr," I wild '' Mietn I - die. He tlun ronetjlt ituil, i limine in my own wiw'l. neiin d Dr. 'Jt, Wnh HIhb nt No, 726 J in ki'l my irnp lojfethiT 'Micet, Hiicrn'i,eiio. who rjrcd the "I wmn you in no to nee Mm llnr- I tumble enllrelj, Tbl;t vm ftivnn yearn' limn ill nine mid tell her mil in ie,iu. rf . h fc f at.. ...... t .t itiii. 4otiu tula liorniiny inr III M-ii'i in" imn i .. ...rntilnlni t..t i.,t..n i imiji in. imti' in inok mil1 "iinpiaiBi. Ken-ilee unit Oliver Kiiflren I'll" ulrl fliirii'd uiiiuftilly upmi Iter Journey I Miiired nf tr her for n iiioinciil or iniiie. M-iilrlilriK I lie pretty linmn drew iln-lilni; In unit mil nl i fliniliiw iiinoui! Hie niu'L't'd L'ii''ii'ri'' , , ,.(,11Mii,i1iI of Mr llMrilmtitli.it there wiih iinililntr extriiordlnury In hi" worthier el-buxbillid teltiK part of It. Hut. mid yet. looking back upon Hint Iiihi. hurried walk of mine through the fonwt. I ie how ntrang It wnn that I could not tjult remembering how In my d renin 1 hud Kone motoring up Mount J'llatua with the mnn I had Hwn no pltfubly detnolUhed on-tbe Ver allleH rond two yenra lefortf lrrn bee lliiriuan. (To be eniitinsjsd." Hotel Arrivals. The Niinh I). H. (Iriswnltl nd fumilv, Gordon, Neb.: H H. Cnrr, Port hinds V- W. Hnreh, Puelilo; J. C. Khnfer, Portlund; A. H. ("'olf. A. Spueher, Artcnin, N. .M.s fl. W. .Mot rii, Miiriettn. O.; Ir. H. F. Howell. Kleiner. H.' C. Stivens C. A. MhI hoetif, J. I). Vincent. Jr., C. It. Ar iitulell. Portland. The .Moore A. .lonen. PorllHtid; V. Hiirnn. Dr. R P. Howell. Onklmiil; Mr.. QiH i nii Per Don, New Yorks II. 0. Whitney, (Vntral Points S- S. Chtirehill, Han .PniiieiM'n; K. W. An leroii. Hhie Ledge: L. ! Coiirie, nllle: H. K. Week-. Sitntii Puiilns D. T. Mitchem, Iis Angeles: J. A. IJoth-. .well, eitv; L. J. Stnrr, Delta. Idaho; W .1. Thotiip-iiiii, Jr.. Meiltord; .1. W. Ueu, -Portlnnd; W. A. Wright, Spo- knne; lw P. Nimp, ARhlnnu. UN Y ART, President JOHN 8. ORTI I THE MEDFORD JAPITAL $60,000 SURPLUS 5?0,00 Salety boxes for rent. A icnrrnl Banking Business Transacted. We solicit you patronage $12,525 Eleven acres in Cornice pears, 10 years old, nine acres in Bart let t ami Anjou pears, 1 to 3 years old; close in; good soil. Terms. $12,000 Eleven acres in Cornice and Bosc peavs, 14 years old. These trees are in full bearing and will pay a good income on the price asked. $24,000 Thirty-two acres in Bosc and An.jou pears; trees are from 4 to 7 years of age. Complete set of buildings. Close in. $7000 Thirty-five acres of black sticky, three miles from Medford, all under the ditch aiul cav be irri gated. $13,000 Thirty-two acres, close to Medford; eight acres in Newtowns and Spitv.enbergs 3 to 7 years of age; 14 acres in alfalfa; thresncrcs in peaches; two acres in berries: irrigated; buildings. $13,000 Twenty acres: 16 acres in 7-ycar-old New towns and balance in 3-year-old Bartlctt pears: no buildings. $7500 Ten acres, all planted to Newtown and Spit- zenberg apples, 7 to 11 years old. $18,000 Thirty-five acres about 25 'planted to nppTes and pears, in bearing. Trees are from G to 15 years old: buildings; four miles from Medford. $14,000 Thirty-five acres; buildings; exceptionally fine place for a home; twelve acres in apples at d pern's 3 years old; about an acre of bearing orchard: 11 acres in alfalfa; all fine deep free soil. $150 to $200 per acre Stewart acre tracts; two miles from Medford; tracts are from 10 to 25 acres in size. Fino building spots on all: can all be irrigated; cheapest tracts in the Medford neighborhood; easy terms. $300 per acre Finest five and ten-acre orchard and garden tracts in the valley; easy terms. $85,000270 acres; buildings; 26 acres in Jrearing Spitz, Newtowns and Cornice pears, about 60 acrea in one and two-year-old ppples and pears; fine or chard land. SELLING- AGENTS FOR SNOWY BUTTE ORCHARD TRACTS. W. T. YORK & CO ORISON. TUKKDAY, KKHFiTAHY 8, 1010. nihil.- hu; Virgil Strickland, wni xhot tl roUKb the nti macl. and liiti'tlnew ,nd the i)ortorn said hn citild riot II'. v nnl'ian ho wna op'' rated ( on nnd vr. nirij' cur on mm wunoui n knife, Trul wnr In September,, 1907, nnd the little boy Is enjoying) rjo'd J.eftJth jvur since. j We fortnerly nvlded at No 215 lfith Htm'!, anil have ulnro moved to, No. 3307 ErvBt avenue, Onk Pnrk. j I cheerfully recommend Dr. Hlng's nervlcofl to anyone needing modlcnl nttttitlon. ISIr.ucd) MnB. S. K STRICKLAND. I verify tho above otalement. L. STRICKLAND, i Jnnunry Htb, 1910. EMPLOYMENT and Business Chances For sale- 6 rooro'hotiso, lot 100x100. j For sale - 7-room bungalow. For win---.') -room cottage. F-r al- H-rwitn bungalow. For sale ."-room bungalow. Fr salt- -G-room bunRalow. For nle LotH on Grapo street. For nftlo Two lotn on Oak. For sale or trade -S-room hous. For snl" or trade 22 special Win- ..V. ufl.. .llf .kUIAntf UI'M.ir rilll.', will l.miT i,iiii,nvua, Wanted Man and wife on ranch; no , children. Wanted Two chambermaids. ' Wanted A man to grub neor town. I Wanted Women and girls In differ ent parts of town. , For sale Furniture of .1-room huiise. What have you to offer for 10 acre of vineyard In California? j ShwiiiIU for Kale; all In very good ' order. J If you don't bco what you want, call nt room 2 OR. . K. A. BITTXKR, , iod Phlppi nitlK. I'hone -J141. J A. PERKY, Viee-Preeidejt. W H JAl'KSON. AHt Onehier v NATIONAL BANK t.iit WAJSilED Timber and Coal Lands ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES FURNISHED. B. H. Harris & Co. MFDFORD - - - - OREGON Office in Jackooi- vouuty Bank Upstairs PLUMBING STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING All Work Guaranteed Prices KeaeonuL COFFEE.N . PRICE 11 JJorlh D St.. Bedford, Ore. Phone 8' BBMBjaHajHHasaajjHajaBBi WHERE COMFORT REIGNS In tho homo oqulppod with electricity Comfort Is tho proslding goddess. Tho Illumination of tho Intorlor may bo augmontod by a lighting arrange ment on tho porch that will add Immeasurably to tho Joy of tho homo on hot summer evenings. Asldo from good lighting a houso wlrod for electricity Is prepared for electric fans, whoso soft breezes aro like balm on humid nights. Fans aro portabld and may bo connected with oloctrlc sockets either Indoor or on tho verandah. Send for the estimate man and lot ua bring beauty ana comiortxoyour nume. ROGUE RIVER Opening' Third Unit Of I). S Government Lands, Uma tilla Project, at Hermiston, Ore. February 10, 1910 For the atore occasion the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. aad Southern raclflc Company lines in Oregon, wilt make an open rato ef One and One Third Fare for the rotted trip front all points in their lines to Htuiulston. Tickets on sale February 6th and Tth, with final return lim it February 20, 1910. Freo,hooklet. Is ued by tho government containing full In formation as to cost, how to file, water rights, etc., may be ob tained from any O. II. & N. or S. P. Agent, or by writing to WM. McMUIUtAV, General Cass-eiiRer Apetit. GOLD RAY GRANITE CO. Office: 209 West Main St., Medford, Or.o. Operating Quarry DEALERS IN BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND CRUSHED GRANITE I li.JJ.tHJ.. .l.LAL a ELECTRIC. CO at Gold Ray, Oregon j i V I I