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6 TUlSUtiDKOlU) MAIL Tltl KUNM. AUSPFOttl), OREGON. THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 15)10. TRUXTON KING yf Story of GrattftarK. t By GEORGE BARR M'GUTGHEON ly did Jih nttond one service, but I 'oatnsoiue. squnuu i h,.ri.,. h. roH thBt aristocratic companions. " v' i rr.. ........ lAA.n,l m CwHtht. 1909, bjr Cwrli Bur McCutehesn X Company CUAPTEIt VII. AT THE WtTCH'5 HUT. IN the meantime our excellent young frlnd. Truxton Kins, was bavlnp n sorry time of It Itnlltx- Ran when he went to the cathe dral in the hope of seeing the ch:irnilu: aunt of the little prince once more. Not onl ..ii v mi ul lueiu, imviuK uwu niwuivu inni the royal family woranlped there quite h rcRtilnrly nnd as religiously as the lowliest communicant. She did not appear. More than nil this, he met with fresh dlsiippolnlmput when he nmbled down to the armorer's shop. The doors were locked nnd there was uo slpi of life about the shuttered place. "The next day Ktnp made n purely business call at the shopof Sir. Spantz He looked 'lonp. with a somewhat shifty eye, at the cabinet of ancient rings and necklaces, and then depart ed without having seen the Interesting Miss Platanova. At his room in the hotel he found a note addressed to himself. It did pot have much to sajvbut it meant a great deal. There was no signature, and the handwriting was that of a woman, j "J'lcasc Co not come again." That was all. He laughed with a flue tone of de fiance and went back to the shop at 5 o'clock. Just to prove that nothing so timid as a note could stop him. On i the occasion of this last visit to the shop be did not stay long, but went i away somewhat dazed to llnd himself the possessor of a ring he did not waut and out of pocket just f30, American Having come to the conclusion that knight errantry of that kind was not only pronigate. but distinqtly irritating to his sense of humor, he looked up Mr. .Hobbs and arranged for a day's ride in the mountains. Mr. Hobbs led his patron into the mountain roads early the next morn ing, both well mounted and provided with luncheon. Ir is a good three hours' rido to the (Summit or Monastery mountain. And after the height has been attained one does not care to linger long among the chilly, -whistling crags, with their enow crevasses and bitter winds. The utter loneliness, the aloofness of this frost crowned crest appalls, disheartens one who loves the fair, green things It was 3 o'clock when they clattered down a stone road and np to the for bidding vale in which lurked, like an evil, guilty thing, the log built home of the witch of Ganlook gap, that an cient female who made no secret of her practices in witchcraft. A low thatched roof protruded from the hill again' which the hut was built As a matter of fact, a thin chimney grew out of the earth itself, for all the world like a smoking tree stump. The single door was so low that one was obliged to stoop to enter the Httlo room where the dame had been holding forth for threescore years, 'twas said. This was her throne room, her dining room, her bedcham ber, her all, it would seem, unless one had been there before and knew that bor kitchen was beyond, in the side of the hill. The one window, sans glasn, looked narrowly out upon an odd opeulng In the foliage below, giv ing tho occupant of tho hut an unob structed view of the winding road that led up from Edelweiss. The two horsemen rodo into tho glen and came plump upou a small detach ment of tho royal guard, mounted and rather resolute In their lack of amiability. "Soldiers, I'd say," remarked Mr. King. His eyes brightened nnd his hut camo off with a switch. "Hello! There's tho prince!" Farther up the glen-in fact at the very door of tho witch's hut were gathered a small but rather distin guished portion of tho royal household. It was not difficult to recognize the little princo. He was standing beside John TuHis. and It Is not with a de sire to speak ill of his valor that we add ho was clutching tho slackest part of that gentleman's riding breeks with an earnestness that betrayed ex treme trepldutiou. Facing them, on the Btono doorstep, was tho witch herself. Behind Tullis and the prince were several ladles and gentlemen. Truxton King's heart swelled sud denly. Next to tho tall figure of Colo, nel Qulnnox of the royal guard was the slim, entrancing lady of his most recent dreams, the prince's aunt, the lady of tho goldfish conspiracy! The Countess Marlanx, tall and ex quisite, was a little apart from the others, with Baron Dunglosu and young Count Vos Engo, whom Trux ton was ready to hato because he was a recognized suitor for tho hand of the ellm young person in gray, He was for riding boldly up to this little group, but ft very objectlonblo lieutenant tarred the way, supported iu no small measure by the agitated defection of Mr. Hobbs. way w.ajLtaade easy by the h terventlou of tne niert young woman iu gray. She caught sight of tho re stricted adventurers or olio of them. !to be quite accurate and. after speed 1 ing a swift smile of astonishment, , turned quickly to Prluco Uobby. Tho prince broke the ice. "Hello!" ho cried shrilly. "Hello!" responded the gentleman readily. John Tullis found himself being drag ged away from the witch's door to ward tho newcomer at tho bottom of the glen. Mr, Hobbs listened with deepening awe to the friendly conver sation which resulted In Truxton King going forward to join the party In front of the hut. Truxton was duly presented to the ladles and gentlemen of the party by John Tullis, who gracefully anuouucod that he know King's parents in New York, Baron Dangloss was quite an old friend. If one were to judge by the manner iu which ho greeted the young man. The lady in gray smiled so sweetly and nodded so blithely that Tullis, instead of presenting King to her as ho had done to the Countess Marlanx and others, merely said: "And you know one another, of course." Whereupon she flushed very prettily. Truxton King, scarcely able to be Hevo his good fortune, crowded lut" the loathsome, squalid room with IiIm the latch, ho threw tho door wltlo open, creature who so thoroughly vindicated the lifelong reliance he had put in the description of witches given by the fairy tale tellers of his earliest youth. She had the traditional hook nose and penked chin, the glittering eyes, the thousand wrinkles and tho toothless gums. He looked about for tho raven cud the cat, but if she had them they were not in evidence. At a roush guess he calculated her ago at 100 years. "Grewsoroe lady. Isn't she?' whis pered King. "1 shall dream of her for months." whispered the lady in gray, shuddering. "Would you mind telling mo how I am to address you?" whispered King They were leaning against the mud plastered wall near the little window side by side. "You see. I'm a strnuger In n strange land." "You must not speak while she 1? gazing Into the crystal," she warned after a quick, searching glance at hi. face. Although It was broad daylight, the low. stuffy room would have been pitch dark had It not been for the flickering candles on tho table beside the bent gray head of the mumbling fortune toller, whose bony fingers twitched over and about her crystal globe like wiggling serpents' talis The window gave little or no light and tho door was closed, her grinning grandson leaning against it limply, Tho witch began by reading the fortune of John Tullis, who had been pushed forward by the wide eyed prince. In a cackling monotone she rambled through a supposititious his tory of his past, for the chief part 'anEWSOJTB LADY, ISN'T BIIE7" WIHS I'EHED EIKO. so unintelligible that even ho could not gainsay tho statements. Later she bent her piercing eyes upon the prince and -refused to read bis future, shrilly asserting that she bad not the courago to tell what might befall the little ruler, all the while muttering something about the two little princes who had died In a tower ages and age ago. Boeing that the boy was fright ened, Tullis withdrew him to the back ground. The Countess Marlanx came next. She was smiling derisively. "You have returned from some one whom you hate," began the witch. "He Is your husband. You will marry again. Tbero is a fair haired man In love with you. You are In lovb with him. I can see trouble" But the countess deliberately turned nway from tho tablo, her cheeks flam ing with the consciousness that a smile had swept the circle behind her grace ful back. "Itldlculpus!" she said and avoided John Tullis' gaze. "I don't care to hear any more. Come, baron I You are next." Truxton King, subdued and troubled In his mind, found himself studying his surroundings nnd tho people who went so far to make them Interesting His eyo had fallen upon a craqk In the door that led to tho kitchen, although he bad no means of knowing that It was a kitchen. To his amazement, n glenmlng eyo was looking out upon the room from beyond this narrow crack. Ho looked long and found that, be wuh not mistaken. There was an eyo glued close to the opposite side of the rickety door, and its gaze was directed to tho Countess Marlanx. Without pausing to consider the re sult of his action, be sprang across tho room, shouting as he did so that there aj.OMLb;kig&t)ie.4?a& JHlMjlBK the others In tho room looking at blni ns If he wore- suddenly erased. There was Instant commotion, with " cries nnd ox1rtiiiutlons from nil. Quick ns tho others wore, tho old woman was at his side before them, snarling with rage. Hor tnlonllko lingers sunk Into his arm, and hor giuo went dart- lug about the room Iu n most couvlnc j lug way. ' ltnroti Dangloss was convluccd that , the young turn had seou tho eyo. With' out compunction ho bopui n search of tho room. bt old woman looking 'on j with a grin of tfleo. . "Soar- h; Sentvli!" she croaked. "It ' wa the spirit ty: it Is looUlug at you now. my ui; baron! It llml.s j u j ye raiint't bo fotivtl No. no! Oh. yon i fti-'-' O: out! ?ot ot! All of yojt I Pr'co or no prince. I four ,mi iu '!" "II your stm!". Thh Is mv homo ..... r..,t,. ;,,j ' ThMv w? ii nwt here, old woman. . tho U'lron coolly "When Is th 5" huiuhn! aloud, a horrid sound .'i pr::! o !u!ch.d Tullis by the !ov ' i.Trcr. "TVfo I no window, no traiuloor r.4 ffeyjlght." remarked the baron, piu tied "Nothing bHt tho stovepipe. sl. !:: !:os Iu dlnrtotor A mm ooul!!"' .- wl out through th.tt, I'm sure. Mr .:':. we've n :.:e up-m a real mjs rorv Mu eye with, tit a vlilble body " f tr. i c.ly tho o'.l woman steppi' Int. j .o ir-UUSo tf tho room and began to vavo hor hands lu u mysterious man or over j empty put that stood on .ho t''-cr la front of the stove. Then before thotr startled tys a thin tllm of smoke began to rlo from the empty pot. It grow In volume until the twin was quite douse with It. Kveu more quickly than it began It dlaiocarcd. drawn apparently by muiio supernal- urnl iigenvy Into the draft of tho stove u.d out through the rickety chimney pipe. deafening emh .n of ri my gtn came to thofr ear. from the outsUlo With one amird tho entire party ruh d to the outer door, a wild laugh from the has pursuing firm. "There!" she screamed. "There goes til there wax of him! And so shall we i all go some day. Fire and smoke!" Just outside tho door stood Lieuten ant Saffo of the guard. "Good Lord!" shouted Tullis. "What Is the matter? What has happened?" "The storm, sir," said Saffo. "It Is coming down tho vnlley like the wind." A great crash of thunder burst over head, and lightning darted through tho black,swlrllng skies. THE ROADS ARE NEVER BAD, THE WEATHER IS ALWAYS GOOD, WHEN YOU WANT TO GO, CALL UP THE UNION LIVERY R. 0. DUNCAN, Proprietor. I B. KNYAKl. I'residon. JOHN S nit i J A I'KKUY. 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MODELS 16 AND 17 149 Firsts Tho BUICK cloHud tho season with the great est rec ord history of automobile contests by winning 149 firsts 94 per cent of entries thereby defeating ho highest-priced foreign and American cars in road races, hill climbs and endurance contests, and ALL THIS WITH A STOCK CAR JUST LIKE YOU'LL GET A Few of the Big Wins OOBE CUP RACE 100 miles at an average speed of 50 miles an hour. YORICK CLUB TROPHY First and second, 150 nines ar, an average speed or 01 miles an hour. VESPER CLUB TROPHY 212 miles at an aver age speed of o;.5 miles per hour. RIVERHEAD, L. I., CLASS 4-M13 miles at an av erage speed of 70 miles an hour. ATLANTA 200 miles at an average speed of 72.2 nines per nour. In winning tho Los Angolos-Phoe-nix Desert Raco tho BUICK achioved one of tho geratost victo ries of the year. This raco, run ovor hills and through fields of sand such as a car seldom encounters, was entered upon with great onthu sim by the manufacturers of high priced cars, becauso they knew that tho 'popular-priced" car could not stand tho grind. But it was tho same old story the BUICK won, dofeating its nearost competitor nearly four hours and lowering tho record 12 hours, thereby achieving one of the greatest victories for the "popular-priced" car in tho history of the automobile. Why Then is the Buick Popular Figure it out for yourself. It won't take vou loner. You will find morn .Buick Care throughout tho west it ... - ' man all other makes combined. It has proven the Best Car for the Rogue River Valley. Ask Any Owner. There will bo a greater shortage of automobiles of all kinds this year than over before Last year's shortage will be nothing in comparison. Pqrhaps you nave not noticed it yot, but you will whon you buy a car. So order NOW and have it in time for tho "Good Roads." 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