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HI G THE MEDFORD SAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREOQN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1910. The FOURTH ESTATE Novelized by Frederick R. Toombs From the Great Play of the Snmc Name by Joseph Mcdilt Patter ion and Harriet Ford. Cenrrifht. 1B00. by Joxph Mtdlll Pattcnon ittd Harriet Ford. Mi CHAl'TKU XI. AUTEI.MY, now that he had takeu the final anil extremely distasteful plunge and had cotno to the olUce of the Ad vance, waited for ltrnnd to make the opeulnjj remarks about the particular object of his visit. Hrand was waiting for the Judge to fio the same. It was the newspaper Ktan who spoke first, after the two had seated themselves, lie was anx ious to get the matter over with as quickly ns possible, for he well knew that. In spite of nil his precautions, af Yalrs In a newspaper oltlce are so un certain that an Interruption of an un expected nature might occur to ruin the entire plan. "Mr. Dupuy was here a short time ago." he ventured. Judge Bartelmy proceeded to ex plalu the appearance of the lawyer lob byist In the affair. While It was plain "to Brand that the judge had sent Du oy as a go-between so that It would be Impossible to connect Bartelmy with the payment of any money as a "bribe, the jurist did not propose to ac knowledge that such had been his laud able purpose, rie gave an entirely dif ferent reason. ""Yes, I know," he said. "lie found Bsc at the opera with my daughter. 1 boped, Mr. liraud, that by allowing me 1 act through him you would spare e this last humiliation.1 "Would It not be safer for you If no third party knew of your transaction "with uieT suggested Hrand. The Judge pitied the colossal Igno- k ranee of this amateur In trickery Did , ;ot he know that In the superior ' -spheres of crooked practices It becat-ie .necessary to employ third iorsons on J uvvuaiuua iu jui luniugu Hun ters of this sort? And he was a news ;paicr man of years of experience too. Ko, this peculiar young man would tBevor finish supplying the Judge with sarp rises; of that' Bartelmy was posl live. Perhaps It might be In order to .abserve at this point that, while Brand e course could not know that these .thoughts were pawing through his visitor's mind, he at the same time Xfould have been ready to confess that be was going to provide several more surprises for the Jurist, But there are different varieties of surprises. "Dupuy Is In confidence," the Judge pronounced with an air of fina! Ity. "He's not in mine," responded the managing editor. "You're mistaken In him. I know him Intimately." "Oh. the pity of It," exclaimed Brand "that you should be Intimately ac Qualnted with such a man us Dupuy!" Bartelmy could not restrain a snrcas tic smile at the editor's sneer at Dupuy -jir. uranu," ue said quickly, "your moral reilectlons at this juncture lin part n certain quaint humor to the sit nation." "I am afraid that Is the trouble with we. My humor Is nearly always unln tentlonal." Brand sighed as though orry for himself. The Judge began to show signs of fiervousncos. "Well, shall we get on with it?" the editor asked him. "Yes. 1 must rejoin my daughter, She's waiting for me at the opera. She -was Tery anxious that I should not jconnr here tonight. It was curious hoc persistency in the matter." Brand drew his chair closer to the k loser to the telephone. ""Let us get to business," he said. T?he Judge went on talking about bis auguter. "She displays an unusual, I should ay an extraordinary, curiosity as to any mission here," he said. "My daugh tsae would have made n great cross ex aminer If she had been a man." "We're wastlug time, judge." Now it was Brand who was becoming Jin JMtlcut. "Am I to understand that the pay. ent of this sum" Burtelmy began. pJBrana raised his voice to a high Ten thousand dollars!" he said. "Yes," agreed Bartelmy cautiously. "Aia I to understand that It ah wipes out of your recollection not only -the- Incident of which you were speak lag, but also as to" He paused. urand Helped the would be briber to . eoaapleto his sentence. "Yon mean your secret Interview last night with nupny and the attorney for the Lnnslng"- The visitor raised his hand warning ly ut Brand's loud tones, as though to counsel Caution. "Yes, yes." "Lansing Iron corpora t Ion V contln ued Brand, bending close to the tele phone "Yes. Will this sum. paid In hand, Induce you to forget ah not only that Incident, but also vnrloiis other matters to which the Advance seems to have taken exception In the past? Brand snnk back In his chair. "You mcau you want us to let up on you all around?" "Precisely." "Then that's understood." Diijititttlii my con- "You will make Mencc, n memorandum for me In writing to that effect a re ceipt, so to speak?" lie pushed n pad toward the man aging editor. "All rlght-ccrtalnly." arreed Brand. taking up a pen. The judge began to congratulate himself on the ease with which he was handling the young man. This Is nli more businesslike," he said. But Brand gave him another shock when he said: Yes; I'll draw It up in duplicate. Each of us will keep a copy signed." of light that had subsided" as quickly ns It hiul come. "My tiod! What Is that?" ho cried, rubbing the back of one of his hands across hN eyes. Wheeler Brand, who had risen In his place at his desk when the Judge had finished counting the money, sot his face Into html, unyielding Hue a the Judge besought hint to speak, to ex plain, lie had won. lie had com pletely at his murey this cold, crafty betrayer of the public trust lie had sworn to hold snored. And it was with unmistakable triumph in his vulce that he gave the reply that v:ts to be Imprinted on the brain of the false Judge as long ns he was to live a reply that would haunt htm wh'v awake and uwake him when he slept "It Is a picture of you iu stripes, Judge Bartelmy," he unnouncod. The Judge, realising that he had boon tricked that ho had been photo graphed In the very act of handing bribe money to the managing editor of the Advance displayed rare presence 1 of mind for a man whose complete social aud professional ruin had be come suddenly imminent, lie rushed across the room at the point where the tlash occurred, hoping to obtain hold of the camera aud destroy the plate. Owlug to the pall of smoke ho had been unable to see Just In what manner the camera had been arranged. But when he reached the Bide of the room there was no camera to bo seen. only a round hole extending through the partition Into the next room aud from which the camera had been re moved, lie stood and giued In dis may, lie knew now that he was at thd mercy of Brand and the Advance I to a degree that he hardly dared to THE ROADS ARE NEVER BAD, THE WEATHER IS ALWAYS GOOD, WHEN YOU WANT TO GO, CALL UP THE R. 0. DUNCAN, UNION L VERY Proprietor. for the Best In harness, saddles, whips, obes, tents, blankets, wag Ml sheets, axle grease and Ball cure, as well as all kinds ef custom work, 6ee J. C. Smith 314 E. Main. "Ah-ha-ha!" The Jurist leaned back and laughed. "You're a clever lad, Brand, Well, well, youth will be served!" He pushed the pad away '. . ' :. . ... . . ;. .. :c 'villi 'i. j I,; !... !.. ...... ..... .. I-.- in ui iyoiii!I" (irrort (Wit U!l xtrnetwi an olinuig m kuuu. Kltppln rebUjr bJMl fimt win-IitU'd It. h av.r.ij;rc! tin- yeiluw paper and laid l - it him on te watMginjr editor's .: u up:;: utarfe of crlap i.ew bank '! fie f.-' j (Istuciiljution. Bflrfelr-.y started l' count the monev 'u Ji d-lri r.nd puahed the bill ver tewf rd Brand. "Own it." lie said. "Yen eouut Ir." Tat? Judge leaned forward and began 'c laak. His h"nd was within four ir five Inches of the mouthpiece of fie telephone. He picked up the bills. one at a time, and as ho counted them laid them In another pile. "I Ivo hundred," he sa!d-"onc thou- 'ii!d, fifteen two thousand, twenty- -tn-re thousand, thlrty-flve- fuui t'-'tnruKl. forty-five five thousand. There Is half of it," he remaricciL "les; that's sr,.000." assented Brand. "Six thousand," said the Judge, con tinuing with his task "seven thou sand, seventy-five eight thousand." "Eight thousand dollars," agreed Brand. "lno thousand," counted the Judge "Xlno thousand dollars," said Brand, "Ten thousand dollars," . the Judge counted. "Is (hat correct'" he queried of the editor. Ton thousand dollar, correct," was the reply. "That will wipe the slate lean between us." Bland held out his hand to take the i. ney, The judge picked up the pile of bills, compressed them with his hands aud extended tho money across the desk. "Take It, Brand," he said. As. the false Judge said these words and stood with tho money In his hands and held it out to the editor a loud ex plosion thrilled every nerve fiber In his body. A blinding glare of light filled tho room, and the air was filled with the choking gaseous fumes of tho smoke of the powder used by pho tographers In making flashlights, A nan or of terror stint thrniifli thtu craven heart of the would bo briber, more than in doim," liiH work, you Ho started back in his alarm, hla eyes owe it to him and to yourself to find almost blinded by the uaexiectfl flood ft. estimate. lie turned around and walked back to the desk. Brand was still standing In his, place, looking fixedly at the Judge. Bartelmy was not beaten yet. lie knew that he would not be beaten un til the Advance appeared In the streets spreading forth to all the world the story of his shame. Slinking from head to foot in hla rage, he pounded the desk and cried out: "You have gone to all your trouble for nothing. I am going direct to Mr. Nolan's house, and ' In Jess than an hour you will receive orders to kill that story that dastardly pack of lies you want to print!" Brand smiled calmly He gathered i tho $10,000 In bills, which lay scatter ed on the desk where Bartelmy had thrown them when he dashed for tbu camera. "I'll keep these as evidence," ho said "When they hare served their purposo we will return them to you, or maybe we will send them to the minority stockholders in the Lansing Iron com pany, That's who the mouey probabl." belongs to." Bartelmy accepted tho situation with stoical composure for the time. Hi. saw that be would have no chance !n band to hand straggle w'th tbe foung athletic editor for possession of the money. Besides, he must see No lanmust see him at once. That was the most importaut matter to which be should now attend. lie walked deliberately to tho closet and secured bis hat and coat. He turned the key and went out of the door leadlug to the outer hall. Ah the Judge disappeared Wheeler Brand sank heavily into his chair. He spread Ids arms on his dealc and bow ed his beud between them until his cheek rested on tho cool polished sur face. "Judith, Judith!" lie sobbed, and his body shook uucoutrollcdly as ho wept for the girl ho loved. (To Be Continued.) Ilojidhif,' and whon it seems ad- , ...ir,veri.ip: help wanted ads. dialoyalty to your prcbent plover. For, if there h vork you can do hotter, and in which you can earn I ' ' 0 I - ' IPjj "IT IS A PICTURE OF TOO .V STIllPES. JODOB BARTELMY." . I FOR SALE $12,525 Eleven ncres in Comieo peal's, 10 yenrs old, nine neres in Bnrtlctt and Anjou peal's, 1 to 3 years old; close in; good soil. Tonus. $12,000 Eleven acres in Coinice and Bosc pears, 14 years old. These trees are in full boaring and will pay a good income on the price asked. $24,000 Thirty-two acres in Bosc aud Anjou pears; trees are from 4 to 7 years of age. Complete set of buildings. Closo in. $7000 Thirty-five acres of black sticky, three miles "om iutmuiu, uu uuuur uiu uuen ana can ue un gated. $13,000 Thirt3'-two acres, close to Mcdford; eight acres in Newtowns and Spitzenborgs 5 to 7 yenrs of age; 14 acres in alfalfa; three acres in peaches; two acres m berries; irrigated; buildings. $13,000 Twontv acres: 16 acres in 7-voar-old New towns and balance in 3-year-old Bartlett pears: no nimaings. $7500 Ten acres, all planted to Newtown and Spit- zenoerg apples, 7 to 11 years old. $14,000 Thirty-five acres; buildings; exceptionally fine place for a home: twelve acres in annlos n pears 3 years old; about an acre of Rearing orchard; 11 acres in alfalfa; all fine deep freo soil. $150 to $200 per acre Stewart acre tracts; two miles from Mcdford; traots are from 10 to 25 ncres in size. Fine building spots on all; can all be irrigated; cheapest tracts in the Mcdford neighborhood: easy terms. $300 per acre Finest five and ten-acre orchard and crarden tracts in the valley; easy terms. $35,000 270 acres; buildings; 26 acres in bearing Spitz, .Newtowns and Cornice pears about 60 acres in one and two-year-old apples and peal's; fine or chard land. SELLING AGENTS FOR SNOWY BUTTE ORCHARD TRACTS. W. T. YORK & CO We Are Ag'eots For - - - Sunny Crest Orchards Perry Sub-division (Ten Acre Tracts) Queen Anne Addition Snowy Butte Orchard Tracts THE ROGUE RIVER LAND COMPANY Fire Insurance No. 1 1 North Central Ave. r Wm. E. STACEY & CO. REAL ESTATE AND EMPLOYMENT. District Agent for ALADDIN LAMP -Local ngonta wnntod. Lump on exhibition and for nlo nt tho following plnccn: Mcdford OaruRo, Allen & ItonKnn's, Wnrnor, Wortman & Ooro'e, ,HuBaoy'B Ciuh Btoro and Modford Furntttiro Co.'a store. MEDFORD, OR. ADDRESS BOX 826. Wo can fit most any kind of a noso with Shur-On Mounts. Dr. GOBLE Optical Parlor Shur-On 18 Wost Main Stroet. AVe have no other business. : Medford Iron Works E. G. TRQWOniDGE, Proprietor. t All V'r. of Engines, Spray'no Outfits, Pumps, Boilers and Ma-1 chlnery Agents In Southern Oregon for t FAIRBANKS, M0PSE & CO. i The Famous BURRELL 1 1 Orchard T i ic on krlii7irlnrl in frcinfa frnm 50 fn 1 fC nnc" I This is some of the finest land in the Rogue River Valley, within two miles of the city of Medford. The trees are of the best varities of apples and pears, all in bearing at the present time. The age of the trees run from six to twenty years. We are able to supply peoplewith whatever ?hey may desire in the best bearing orchards in the valley, near the city of Medford For full particulars call on John D. Olwell EXHIBIT BUILDING MEDFORD