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6 MEDFORD MALL TRIBUNE, AEEDJFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY. APRIL to, 1910. 3 Through the Wall By CLEVELAND MOFFETT Copyright, 1905, by D. Appleton & Co. ' COnuenlt could rotitntii himself no 1 longer, nml. tnklntr the woinnira nrm ho hurried her to the door, "Now," ho sit Id. "allow mo Just where 'von aiw thlr gllltorliiK object thrown over the wnll " "There." she replied, pointing, "It lies to the left of tlmt heavy tloorwny on the courtyard atones. 1 could see It from my balcony" "Wnlt!" nml, spenkliiK to Tlgnol In a low tone. M. Paul gave him quick - aa tSe midst of these perplexities nml technicalities a note was brought In nr 31. Pougeot. The commissary 3ttence4 at it quickly and then, with a ttvfd of excuse, left the room, return ee a few minutes later and whisper Sag rswtly to M. Simon. 'Vo Bay he is here?" exclaimed the litter. "I thought ho was Bailing for" at. Ftoagcot bent closer and whls jfared again. Taal Coquenlir exclaimed the "h!ef. "Why, certainly, ask him to '-A Moment later Coquenll entered, "MBd all rose with cordial greetings atbat la, &U except Gibelln. As yoa know," explained Coquenll Tsricnjr at the Judge. "1 resigned from iht force two years ago. I need not ise late details. The point is I now aak to bo taken back. That Is why I jtm here" . !Bt, my dear fellow," replied the ghlct In frank astonishment, ."I nn 'ifertxl that you bad received a mag. TutSceat offer with" "Im, yea, I bava.' v WWh at nlliTT nf a ktinilmil fhnrf wsnA francs T laitB-trBe, but L have refused it." SHsaoa and Uauteville looked at Co- muimi mcreauiouaiy. 1 May 1 ask why you bare refused .Str .asked the chief. 'Ourfly for personal reasons, largo tcaase 1 want to have a band in QftbeHa amoved uneasily. "iJea think this case so in teres ting? 9t is tae Judge. Tbt saoat interesting I have ever 'Sawwu aaswered the other, and then 3 ad&rd, with all the authority of his Mttc. grave face: "It's more than inter, awtteff. It's the most important crimi nal case Paris has known for tbrco jeaeratJeos." .Agate tbey stared at him. "34y 4ear Coquenll. yon exaggerate," --Directed M. Simon. "After all. we 3teve only the shooting of a billiard Jayer." 3L Paul shook his bead and replied ttoipresalvely: "The billiard player was ;ypva in the game. He became trou- Utanomc and was sacrificed. He is of 3o Importance, but there's a greater agae than billiards hers with a mas :er player, and I'm going to be in it" Wy So you think Ifs a great gfOBeT' questioned the Judge. "Why do I think anything? Why l think a commonplace pickpocket art the Boa March e was a, notorious vrtealaal, wanted by two countries? TftTay did l think we should find the Teal clew to that Bordeaux counter rSSeRIsg gang in a Passy wineshop? "Why did I think it necessary tonight io Ik? on tbo cab this young American took and not behind it in another al)T He shot a quick glance at Gibe 3t&. "Because a good detective knows certain things beforo be can prove Ifeem and acts on bis knowledge. That b -what distinguishes him from an or 74nwry detective." "".Meaning mo?" challenged Gibelln. mot at all." replied M. Paul smooth-Jfcr- "1 only say that" "One moment." interrupted M. Bi ases. Do I understand that you were -wKt the driver who took this Ameri aaa away from here tonight?" Coquenll smiled. "I was not with driver. I was the driver, and I tmi the honor of receiving S francs rom my distinguished associate." lie Stewed mockingly to Gibelln and held mp m allrer piece. "I shall keep this -among my curiosities." Jt "was a foolish trick, a perfectly useless trick," declared Gibelln, furi- "Ferlinpa not," answered the other, with aggravating politeness. "Perhaps 3t was a rather nice coup leading to "very Important results." ""Huh! What results?" "JfesL What results?" echoed the Judge. It me ask first," replied Coquenll .AeUberately, "what you regard as the most important thing to bo known in hA case Just now." The same of tbo woman," answered EawterllJe promptly. Tiiea tbo man who gives you this -vroman'B namo and address will reu sr a real service?" tA aervicer' exclaimed nautevllle. Tb -wholo caso rests on this woman." Coe come," Interrupted the chief. ""Wist are you driving at?" bava the woman's name and ad laVaw," exclaimed Coquenll. "Impoaalbler' they cried. tl got them by my own efforts, and J -will give them up on my own terms." "He poke with a look of fearless pur &me that M. Simon well remembered JSfwd the old days. "A thousand dcvllst How did you ti AT cried Simon. "I watched tho American In tbo cab g be leaned forward toward tbo lan tern light, and 1 baw exactly what ho iru doing. Ho opened the lady's bag -as cut out a Icatncr flap that had ker name and address stamped on it." -No," contradicted Gibelln; "there yruM no name In tho bag. I examined !H MystlC" Thu namo was on tho underside of 4b flap" laughed the other, "In gilt .Jstters." CUwUa'a .bvart . aajnk. Ub you took this flap from the iV aalcad.U. Suooou "Xo, noJ Any violence would havo brought my collcaguo luto tho tiling. for he was close behind, and I wanted this knowledge for myself." "What did you dor pursued tho chief. "I let the young man cut tho flap into small pieces and drop them ono by oue as wo drove through dark lit tle streets. And I noted where ho dropped tho pieces. Then 1 drove back and picked them up that Is, nil but two." "Marvelous!" muttered Ilautevillo. "I had a small searchlight lantern to help me. That was one of the things I took from my desk," bo added to Pougrot "And these pieces of leather with tho namo and address, you have themr continued the chief. "I have them' "With you?" "Yes," "May I seo themf "Certainly. If you will promise to respect them as my personal prop erty r Simon hesitated. "You mean" Ho frowned and then said impatiently, v"Ob, yes, I promise that" Coquenll drew nn envelope from his breast pocket and from it ho took a number of white leather fragments. And ho showed the chief that most of these fragments were stamped in gold letters or parts of letters. "I'm satisfied." declared Simon after examining several of the fragments and returning them. "Bon Dieu!" he stormed at Gibelln. "And you. had that bag in your hands!" Gibelln sat silent This was the wretcbedest moment in bis career. "Well," continued the chief, "we must have these pieces of leather. What ore your terms?" "I told you," said Coquenll. to bo put back on the force. to handle this case-." M. Simon thought a moment "That ought to be easily arranged. I will seo the prefet de police about it in the morning." But the other demurred. . "I ask you to see him tonight It's ten minutes to his bouse in an automobile. I'll wait here." The chief smiled. "You're in a hur ry, aren't you? Well, so are we. Will you coma with me, Hauterille?" "res." In less than an hour the men re turned with good news for the great detective. "The prefet was extremely nice," said M. nautevllle. "He took our view at once." "Then my commission Is signed?" "Precisely." answered tho chief. "You aro one of us again, and I'm glad." "Thank you, both of you." said M. Paul, with n quiver of emotion. "I want I want CHAPTER VL THE WEAPON. IGHT across from the Ansonla. on tho Rue Marboeuf, was a little wineshop that remained open all night for the accom modation of cab drivers and belated pedestrians, and to this Coquenll and the commissary now withdrew. Be foro anything clso the detective wish ed to get from M. Pougeot his impres sions of the case. And he asked Papa TIgnoI to como with them for a forti fying glass. Tbey analyzed tbo known facts carefully. Suddenly Coquclln stopped talking abruptly to look at a comical little man with A largo mouth, tho owner of the place, who had been hovering about for some moments as if anx ious to say something. "What is it. my friend?" asked Co quenll good naturedly. At this tbo proprietor coughed in embarrassment and motioned to a prim, thin faced woman In the front room, who camo forward with fidgety shyness, begging tho gentlemen to for give her if she bad dono wrong, but thcro was something on her conscience, and sbo couldn't sleep without telling it "Well?" broke in Pougeot impatient ly, but Coquenll gave the woman a re assuring look, and sbo went on to ex plain that sbo was a spinster living in a little attic room of the next house overlooking the Rue Marboeuf. Sho worked as a seamstress all day in a hot, crowded atelier, and when sbo canto home at night sho loved to go out on her balcony. She would stand there and brush her balr while sho watched tbo sunset deepen and the swallows clrclo over tho chimney tops, "But, my dear woman," smiled Co quenll, "what has that to do with mo? I havo very llttlo balr and no time to brush it." The seamstress begged his pardon. Tho point was that on the previous evening, Just as she had nearly finish ed brushing her hair, she suddenly beard a sound like a pistol shot from across tho street, and, looking down, sho saw a glittering object thrown from a window. Sho saw it distinctly and watched where it fell beyond tbo high wall that separated tho Ansonla hotel from an adjoining courtyard. Sua bad .not thought much about it at tbo moment; but, having beard that so,raeJhing dreadful had happened "rr 1.1 ra to tub i.Krr or that ukavt DOOKWAT." instructions, whereupon tbo old man hurried across the street nud pulled the bell at the doorway indicated. "Did jou happen to see the person who threw this thing?" continued -il. Paul gently. "No. but I saw his arm." Coquenll gave n start of satisfaction, nis arm! Then a man threw it?" "Oh. yes; I saw his black coat alcove and bli white cuff quite plainly." 'Do you remember tho window from which he threw this object?" Tbo detective looked nt her anxiously. "Yes, indeed: It Is easy to remember. It's the end window on tho first floor of the. hotel. Therel" Coquenll felt a thrill of oxcitcmcnt. for, unless ho bad misunderstood tbo commivary's diagram, tbo seamstress was pointing not to private room No. C but to private room No. 71 "Lucien!" be called, and, taking bis friend aside, be asked, "Does that end window on the first floor belong to No. C or No. 7?" "No. 7." "And tho window next to It?" "No. 0." "Thanks! Just a moment," and he rejoined tbo seamstress. "But oue point is not quite clear," besajd. "Just look across again. You see two open windows the end window and the one next to it Isn't it possible that this bright thing was thrown from the win dow next to the end ono?" "No. no!" "They are both alike and, both being open, one might easily mako a mis take." Shb shook her bead positively. "I have made no mistake; it was the end window." Just then Coquenll heard the click of the door opposite and, looking over, bo saw Papa Tlgnol beckoning to him. "Excuso me," he said and hurried across tho street "It's there," whispered TIgnoL "Tho pistol?" "Yes." "You remember what I told your Tbo old man looked hurt "Of course I did. I haven't touched it Nothing could mako mo touch it" Again Coquenll rejoined tbo scam stress. "Thanks, my good woman," ho said. "Now go right back to your room and don't breatbo a word of this to any one." (To Bo Continued.) J. K. KNYAttT, l'rosidenv JOHN 8 OHTII. Cunhtor J. A. PKIMY, Vioo-1'roHldo.it W. H. JACKSON, AhmH Cashier. THE MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL , $50,(MM) SURPLUS $nQ04, Safety boxes for rent. A icneral Banking Business transacted. Wo solicit your patronayo. PLU MBING Steam and Hot Water Heating. All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable. I. F. MOORE AND E. E. SMITH Old Tribune Building. Phono 35.55 ACRES Located two miles west of Hertford, on tho main toad to Jacksonville. Tho soil in this neighborhood needs no conunendationthoro is none hotter in Oregon. This tract is all planted, tho varioties boing as fol lows: 757 Yellow Nowtowns. 580 Spitzouborgs. 319BartlottPoars. 242 Winter Nolls Pours. 288 Early Crawford and Elborta Poaches (planted ns fillora.) Tho prentor portion of these troos wore plantod in tho winter of 1900 and aro now in tlioir fourth Boason. They havo nmdo a nico growth and aro in good condition. There aro buildings on tho placo, amplo for prcsont ncods. Tho price is $000 an aero, and wo can make good tonus. to A SNAP IN ORCHARD LAND Ono hundred and sixty ncrea of free rod soil, 10 to 30 foot depth; two wollo, about 25 acres cleared ; a vory gradual south hill nlopo; one-half milo from postoffico, 1cm than one-fourth milo from school and Boven and ono-hnlf miles southwest of Jacksonville. Only $30 por noro. Call on or nddrosa feigifc&rt JOE THOMAS 222 SOUTH HOLLY STREET. MEDFORD, OREGON For Sale Tho storo whoro you "usually buy it" has a message for von today. Haskins for Health. Wright's Investments Five-acre orchard tract, 1 mile out, all in full bearing apples, with peach and prune fillers; a nice orchard homo for $4000; terms. Nico 8-room house, close in, a good investment at $3300, $1000 cash, balance 2 yarn, 0 por cent. Neat 5-room. cottago and 4 lots for only $2500; terms; -this for one week only. Fine corner lot on Nowtown, 60x 100, cemont walk; n good buy at $525, liberal terms. Block of 5 choice lots in Rose Park, fuio soil and nice pear trees in bearins on each Jot. nil ont front with an osoallent view of valley; for me woek at $375, $125 caeh, $10 per month. Choice list of Investments in all parts of tho city. Let Is Show You" J.BruceWrightfi(3o. Formerly Wright & Allin. 132 West Main. Phone 2691, WANTED Timber and Coal Lands ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES FURNISHED. B. H. Harris & Co, MFDFOKD - - - - OREGON Office in Jackoojm county Bank Upstairs 640 acres of Good Farming Land nt $35.00 por acre. Boing situated throo miles west of tlmt place and' near tho government irrigation cnnal. This land i soiling at a BARGAIN and now is your timo to IN VEST. For particulars write Harrv Moon Gow" cur. ORCHARDS AND HOMES Mr. Lamlaookur, did you over stop to consider that it ia not nn ony task to scloot u profitable orchard or orchard ito, oKpooinlly for ono unncounintod with tho country or tho bumuoHftf I ha vo boon rijjlit next to tho noil horo for tho piiHt twenty yonrtt, raising trccti and fruit, and I fcol tlmt I cnu givo vott information that in of vnltto to you. Would you hire n lawyer or dentist to build you a hotinot No. Then why not seek n practical fruit-grower to ndvino you ns to n location for nnorehnrd T Phono 5003, Ashland, or Address E. E. FOSS, TALENT, OR. FOR SALE SIX now hot framo cash, 3 ft. by 0 ft.; prico, eaeh $ 2.50 TWO fino, welJ-bred colts, 1 and 2 years old, sired by BInck Far ceur, imported by Ruby Bros. FINE SEED CORN FOR SALE. APPLY TO BROOKS' ORCHARD, JACKSONVILLE ROAD, NEXT PLACE WEST OF THE OLD THOMAS PLACE. I $150 AN ACRE 270 acres, foothill lnnd, about 0 miles from Mod ford; there are about 85 aoras on this plaoe now planted to fruit, which inclndoB about 20 acres in bearing. Tho bearing varietiei are Newtown and Spitzonberg apples and Comico pears. Then aro 25 acres of Nowtowns in thoir second year with peach fillora and about 0 acros of Nowtowns just planted; also 20 acres ol Jonathans and 10 acros of Bartlett and Anjou poars just plantod. About 200 acres of first-class fruit land on tho placo. Ther aro many springs on tbo place and considerable wntor oould be de veloped for irrigation; two houses, good barn and other buildings. Would subdivide nicely. Easy terms. $2500 Sixty acres, 0 miles fromModford, about 15 acros cleared and partly planted; small buildings. $250 AN ACRE 70 acres, about 4 miles from Medford, froe soil; 25 acros planted to Newtown and Spitzengorg apples, mostly 3 years old; in addition, about 25 acres undor cultivation, balanco easily cleared; good new fl-room plastered house, now barn; also Bet of old buildings. Could bo subdivided into two or thrco tracts nicely, easy torras. $5500 Six rnileB from' Modford, good now buildings, about 8 aoros planted to Nowtowns, Spitzonhergs and poars, 1 and 2 years old; about 7 acres additional cleared, balanco not hard clearing; good team, wagon and machinery gca wun -no Pmco aero tract. This li a 40- $15,000 A first-class fruit and alfalfa ranch, 185 acros, 5Vs miles from railway station, practically all bottom land, 140 acres now undor cultivation, wator right with place; fair houso, two bams, schoolhouso on tho placo, for $15,000, which is only $81 nn noro; $0000 cash will handlo, and easy terms can bo had on tho balanco; this is a fine chance to got a first-class tract of low-priced land for dovolopment purposes. We don't think this will last long, and if you aro intorestod, como in snd seo ns about it. $12,525 Elevon acres In Cornice pears, 10 years old; 0 acres in B&rt Iott and An jo a pears, 1 to 8 years old; close In; good soil; terms. $12,000 Eleven acres in Cornice and Boso pears, 14 years old; these trees aro in foil bearing and will pay a good income on tho prioo asked. $15,000 Twenty acres, fino now modern bungalow, buildings easily worth $4000; about 13 acros of npples in full bearing; trees aro 10 , years old; balance planted to apples 2 years old; good soil; sightly location; closo to market; an assured income from tho beginning; a fino homo. $150 to $200 PER ACRE Stowart ncro tracts; 2 miles from Medford; tracts aro from 10 to 25 aoros in sizo; fino building spots on all; can all bo irrigatod; cheapest tracts in Medford neighborhood; easy terms. $300 PER ACHE Finest 5 and 10-aore orchard and garden tracts in tho valloy; easy terms. W. T. YORK & CO. Masson,Gross'& Co. 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