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MlSDrOBT) MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOftD, OKIOGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNTO 29, 1910. -- Half A Chance BY FREDERICK S. ISHAM. I Author of "Tho HtrolloiH." "Un- mlortto Hum." "Tho l.ntlv of tlio Mount." Klo. Couvriultt. J 1)01). hv tho Uoolm Mnrrill Cotunnii . "Wn: w rluuiK liciitx ncciiNlniinlly," wnH tho rnrnli'KH tiiiMWur, .toliu Htoflo Jiprutu; from IiIh lied imd crept vory Boftly towiinl tho hull, "A now uinii" Ilo honril thiMii lulkliu: iikiiIii after it row iiiiuiiioh lie rotiuiliicd IIhIuiiIiik nt hi door, now nightly ujiir. "Thoro tmiHt tic n lenk Homewhero from tho UMiitlty you've burned. I'll hnvo n look nrniiiul: mlcht niivo your iiuifitcr n fow hIiIIIIukn," Jonti Htoolo lorlcwl IiIh door. Tlit "motor mini" croiuftl tho npper hull I . mid Mtopped, 0110 nflor tho other. Into tho Bovornl mount iimvIiik iippuroni- - ly iiiiiiIo there tho iiecenwiry cxiimlnii' tlon, ho wnlkvil ovor mid tried tho door of John Hteele'tt room. "1'IiIh rooiu'ii occupied hy a vlMltor," lnterpoHed thvMoniiiit, "and Iio'h null-op now Ho wtiuldu't thiink you for tho illMiirliliiu' of liln rcpoto." "All rlKlit. I'll not unko him. Don't find tho leak I win looklnw for. Will drop In iijrnln." John Klcolo. ptiMhliiK tmck tho IjIIikIh n little, looked out of hU room. Tho man who had reaehed tho front of tho place Klanced hack. IIIh kiizo nt that liiHiant, mcolliiK tho other', Mveiiiixl to hotray n momontnry oaKornoim. Quick ly Htoolo turned away. No doubt now lingered In lilt iiilud iih to tho puriiono of tho vUlt. CJIAPTttU XIII. ll.HIIIT. STHni.i: inoiioti-tl the Htnlra to tho utile. Troiu tho nigh win dow thero lio could nee. around n curvo In tho row, n loitering flKiiro. Quickly coining down to tho m-cuiuI ntory, ho benan eniitlotinly to examine from tho wIiuIowh tho idtuii tlon of the house In relation to ad joining entiim! and nolKlihorlni; dwell Iiikh. To tho rlKht tho top of tho liltfli wall hIiouo with tho ctihtomary brokou LIlH of KhiMn; tho roar dofoiiNOH KlI.Mten ed nlHo In formidable fiiHhlon. Ilo noted, Stowovur, Hovoral plncoH whoro thin itafoKiianl itKtilimt unwonted In tiulon ithowed hIkuh of deterioration, 'u ono or two Hpotn the Jnjwd friiK inentrt had boon brokou or had fallen off. TIicho ullelil bronkH In tho con. tlnulty of Irregular, monacluK hIiimh bltN ho flxetl In mind by a certain uhrub or tree AcaliiNt tho roar wall, which wan of coimltleniliU' height, leaned IiIn ui'lKlilior'H low coiwervii tory. atmoHt HpuntitiiK It from Hldo to Hide. "Sure, nlr. 1 don't know whether H'h bronkfiiRt or supper thnt'H waiting for you." Captnln IornytlHiK man had ....rtwSi ' FF&!kr VKSp, ltt' !fS'JeAT.K' ' "& . k ' vf Vi , . .,,, , vtSkkWi TIIKKH-TUnHH MAY Mil A H.VKWU WAY! WAIT!" SIUC US.. CLAIM 101). reuppuiuvd mid utootl now at tlio Up of tlio IiuhIIiik' looliln In nt hlni. "It'ti n nouiil Hleop you'vu Itml." John Steele uliineed at tlio clnel; Tho iiftci'iinoii viih wiiiiIiii;, Tlio Korviiiit was now oylnj; tlio via Itor ilnlilotmly .lolui Steele wlieeletl, a purftiuctory iimhwim' on IiIh llpn, iiml, KoIiik to the tllnliiK t'ooni, Hwallowetl luiHtlly a fow inonthl'ulH, lie inatle up IiIh inliul as to IiIh couiKi! then, tlu litHt ilt'Npoiato nlilfl. Aiultl a turmoil of thought a certain loiter ho Inul had In inlml to kchhI to Captain I'oruytlio occurred to hlin,' and, cnlllui; for paper ami pen, he wrote there, fncltig tho whitlow, fc voriHiny, ImMlly, Mflvi'tiil iikij, TIkmi ho ciivo Iho hitter to tho Norviitit for tho toMt iiim ii. wIiomo upccliil cull nt tho Iron liiiMcltor ulllnMit imd JiDtt koiiimI i'il. Tljo lot tor would luivo Nurvoil John Kloolo III Imd It fallen Into III onomh'H' IimiiiIm, lint ouco In tho on re of tho roynl iiiiiIIm It would lio mifo. If It were, liideod. that (iithoii nt the KM I ii mid not hoiiIo ouo "Olio moiuout, DennlMl" Tho ninii IHiiiHcd "Of I'ourw! you will innkoHiiru It IM till) IIONtlllllll'" "An If I didn't know IiIh knock!" lie until, di'imrtluK. John Hum'Io'm iul( now throlihod oxpwtiuilly do hud oliliiliied ii key to tho K'tlo mid moved townrd tho front door. My t IiIh tliuo tho tltirknetw had deepened, mid, hoy In hind. ho Mop ied out. At II rut ho wiilkcd townrd tho front on tho uriivel (lint tho Kurvmil iiiIkIU hoar Ii ( 111. hut neiir tho eiitritnco ho niium'il, hi'HltiitliiK. to look out Ah ho rouuiliH'd thiiH Home ouo who Imd boon HtnnilliiK not fur off drew iionr. John Ktci'lc Htolo urouud tho plneo until ho renehed tho buck wall. 'J'here ho exiiiiiliied IiIh poHltlnn, fell tho top, thou placed IiIh fliiKora on tho Willi. It whh uhout nIx foot IiIkIi; hut, holr.lm; hold, ho wiih nliout to uprliiK I Into tho ulr, when hohiud him, from ""' ,,,r,'l',l(" of tl10 row, n low ftilllst iji.iiiiil miiiiilii 1.1. ..ii....il,.i. mo Tho had """ """'"' -' ' uin-mion. rr("a KM" ,w ,lm '"""ho Iiouho HUddouly cllckoil. Home ouo hail on. tored. John Steele looked back. Even n ho did ho a number of l)K'uren abruptly ran forward from tho Kate. Ho waited no longer, hut drew hlniKolf up to n level with, the top of tho wall. Tho effort lundo him ncutely nwaro of bin wounded Hhoulder. Ilo winced, but Hot hi teeth hard and hwuiik himself over until one foot came In contact with the Iron fraino of tho green Iioihc next to tho masonry. To crawl to tho end of tho tenii-to, bonding to hold to tho wall and then to lot hlniHolf down, occupied but n brief Interval. Ho heard behind hlin an Imperative knocking at the front door of Captain ForHytho'd Iiouho, succeeded by tho iioIho of feet hfiHtenlug Into tho house. Tor Home tlmo nothing hovo these nound wan wafted to the listener. Thou ii loud, dlxappolntod voice, Hound ing above another voice, caino from a half opciie-d window. John Steele Htood hi 111 no longer. Orent hazard, nlrno.st certain capture, lay before him In tho direction ho wiih golng-tho Btreot thin garden led to would tie watched but hq could not remain whore tie wiih. He moved ipilckly forward. Ah be nearcd (ho Iiouho, more Imposing than Captain I'orHytho'H, a Htreain of light poured from n window. Through thin bright hjiiico ho darted quickly, catching u Hooting view of people within, Hovernl with their facoH turned toward him. CIoho to a Hldo of tho Hijuaro looking Iiouho ho panned, IiIh heart beating fiiHt. To attempt to reach the gate, to get out to .Surrey road, little doubt ex luted iih to what awaited him there. Ho remained motlouloHH. Sharp twlngen again nhot through IiIh Hhoulder. Then on a midden ho became unmindful of ph.VHlcal discomfort. A plan of action that had IIiihIioO through Ida brain held him obllvloiiH to all oIho. It offer ed only the romotoHt ehnnce of escape, but nt 111 a chance, which ho weighed, determined to take! It had come to him wjji!" listening to tho merry voices within the room near him faTT liif, of Mm ttay tllnnor Just ended, of tho box party at tho theater that waa to follow. Already cubs wero at the door. A Horvant wnlUed out and unlocked tho Kate, nail with light badlmiKo tlio coin puny Issued forth. As they did so Jehu Steele, unobserved, stepped for ward. In tlie HeuildarltnesH the party passed through the uutraueo Into the street. Taking his plneo among the last of the laughing, dimly scon tig. tires, John Steele walked boldly on ami found himself a moment later on tlio sidewalk of Surroy roud, lie was awaro that some one, a woman, bud p toiRTied fibi ii rui iih If to tiiHo TTTorn ( light foinlnlno voice mid an abrupt ex clamation of HiirprlHo. Walking iiwlft 1 ly to one of tho hint cuIih, ho wprang jln. ' "A little errand first, driver," ho 1 culled out, "To"-nnd montloned u I Hlreot - "mm fiiHt iih you can." Tho man Htralghtoned, touched IiIh homo with hla whip, and, wheeling quickly, they ' diiHhed uway. . Ah they did ho John Htoolo thought ho hoard exi'lamalloiiH behind, Look lug through the cab window, lio Haw at tho gate the company gazing after ! him, obvloiiHly not yet recovered from 1 their thrill of mirprlHo following IiIh unexpected action. Ho ohHcrvcd alHo j two men on tho other Hide of the Htreet, who now ran aciohh and hold a brief altercation with ono of the cnbiiieu, Ah they wore about to enter j tho cab Hovoral perHonn In tho party ' apparently Intervened, expostulating I vlgoroiiHly. It wiih not dltllcult to ' MiriulHo tho reHontmout of the group nt thlH attempted Hiimmnry Helzure of I ' a hocoikI ono of iholr cabH. J ' "TIioho men miiHt not overtake iih, cabby, (Jo where you will; You un derstand?" The man did HU flngorH closed quickly on a uoverelgu, nud once more ho hiHhcd his borne. Tor Home time ! ! they continued nt n rapid pace, now j j skirting the coiiIIiich of the park, now I plunging Into it puzzling tangle of HtrcetH, but wherever they went tin other cab innnnged alwnyn to keep them . in Right, it even began to creep up nearer. From IiIh pock mi ' John Kteelo drew a weapon. Ills e.u gleamed ominously. The pursuing ' bmiHoin drew closer. Canting a bur rlcd glance over IiIh Hhoulder, ho again ' cnllod up to tho driver. (To Ilo Continued.! HCHOOIj DISTHICT IJOXI) KliKC TIO.V NOTICE. Notlco Is hereby ivon that a .i kcIiooI mootlns of School District No. 10 of Jnckaon County, Oregon, to bo hold nt tho hjh tr.hool building, In mild dlBt.'lc, on tho lGthr'ay of July, A. D. 1010, thcro will bo submlttsd to tho lotl "'o'orfl of said district tho qucutlnn of contracting n bonded doht of fifty thousand (?G0,000.00) dollnrri, thirty thm snnd ($30,000.00) dollnra thereof to ro used for tho purpose of oro-tlni; and cqulplng nn cast Hldo school building, tnd twenty thousand ($20,000,000) dollars the-eof for t'to purpose of rcpalrllng and constructing nn annex to tho Washington c.hool and Installing a no-" heating p'unt therein, tho v.'o to bo by ballot, upon which shall bo tho words, "Honds Yocs," and tho words, "Ilonds No." Polls to bo opon nt 1 n'clotk p. m. and romaln open until 4 o'clock p. m. Dy ordor of tho Board of Directors of School District No. 40 of Jackson County, Oiogon. Dated th'.i 2Gth day of Juno, A. D. 1010. ORIS CRAWFORD, Clerk. TTaRkinB for Honlth. GOODFRIENP HOTEL SAH FRANCISCO I. COODmiEND, Mtntger rormcrly lintels Stanford awl Si. HrrjI. IWrll Klrcrt, nor (Smry, nl)lnltiK Motrl .Manx. Inko Until Manx U'i r Muikrt StrtftOirn. tnin(cr to I'owvll. hlral Iioumi aiul lootUuU (or ladles vtiitini; tlio city nluiio. HATE", $1.00 PEE DAT AND UP - rortlanJ. Orviion - "SlWld''iit anil l)r L-rtiool f r (llrli nn.Ifr V r fte rl bntcrcf H Joltul aeUit I Timroi 1 1 ou l 'cmin. .i iiicnuo im in iiirnmrr lh-e ". Mulr. Art. I loontl m. riniuailum. I lUtMnnt impiUu uit nat rll Iran of an ami wkII nwnin.' n Ji'il. Itin tjiuKt ! limltol to Hlt. An '"' onihoulJ tn'i!nrrlr ) Addrru TliaSnt-'li.-'t ,r" ' .Ct.HtlniilU'.Potl'm.Cr. k j kUB 10 BTW fltevW M iraS1! rjE-EJRj.jKL BBh5fliML f,- lfci r' XbcOnlr Woman's t oUtst un the lifluc Coant Kxtlu.lvdjr W tor lounir women LoctttJ amonil the lxiitiful lull nrar OallanJ, Lalilornia, miimviuit cI,15a 0 San lJrncico and tlio um ifrrat Un!vrritir of tlie Wett. Pull cullnllatc courte IcaJini) la iefitt. Untrance anJ ifraJuation requitrmenti cauivalrnt to tliuM o( Stanford nnj Univrraity of California. Traintnit tit atuJtnt (or ttachinil regular lint o( acaJrmie worl, anJ offer apccial Jvantafe for nnnic, art, library tuJy an J home economic. Well equipped! lahoratorie for cience. Special attention to health uf atuJent. MoJern ilymnatium thoroughly equippcJ. Out Jo or hteanJamutementiintheiJeal California cli mate. Alumnae in every city on the Pacihc CoatU ?o Cataloouk AODdllO f PRBBtOENT LUBLLA CLAY CARSON. LL. D. MILLS COLLCOS P. O., CALIFORNIA WRIGHTS 'investments ! Modern lioiuu of 7 rooms, finish , anil fixtures till A No. 1, woll kept liiwu, on paved si met; n fine home for lesrt than you can btulu; reaoon alilo tonus. Modern fi-room bungalow, in (iootl looulity, oloso to Onkdulo, uuiTer eoiifitruetion, will finish to suit tho btiyor; usk for price, if intorosto.l; it'ri richt. Neat fi-room eottnuo, cement wnlk, uico yuvtl of flowers, well located ; n cozy liomo for $1800; terms. Ilnvo you Boon those IJOSE PA UK? Guoss not, or you'd own 'oin now. Prioes nntl terms right. J. Bruce Wright & Co. 132 WEST MAIN. PIIONE 2001. I'lie finest Sample Rooms m the city. Hotel Moore Firo Proof Rau-Mohr Company Proprietors. European Plan AVe will serve Christinas Dinner at "TheJIotel Mcdi'ord," to ho eonstrueted at once at the north" west corner of. Main and Ivy streets. - - For 428 ACRES Rogue River bottom land, suitable for fruit and general farming purposes. 300 ACRES Alfalfa land, covered with irrigation ditch and perpetual water right. Has coal outcrop ping. At a bargain on long time, easy payments. Gold Ray Realty Comp'y. 209 WEST Buy Where Yo j Get Your Moneys Worth When wanting high-grade Ice Cream or Sherbets in any quantity we are at your service. QUALITY is our watchword. You remember the QUALITY long after the price is forgotten. We have our own delivery and. can supply you with milk, cream and buttermilk. Ask j'our grocer for our Creamery Butter. Rogue River Creamery PHONE NO 2681 134 Excursion Ratesto the East DURING 1910 FROM ALL POINTS ON THE Southern Pacific (LINES IN OREGON) TO RATES Chicago $72.50 Council Bluffs $60.00 Kansas City $60.00 St. Joseph $60.00 St. Paul $60.00 St. Paul via Council Bluffs $63.90 Minneapolis direct $60.00 Minneapolis, via Council Bluffs $63.90 Duluth, direct $66.90 Duluth, via Council Bluffs $67.50 St. Louis $67.50 , Tickets will bo on sale May 2d and 9th; June 2d, 17th and 24th; July 5th and 22d; August 3d; September Sth. The above rates apply from Portland only. From points south of Portland, add ONE WAY local rate to Port land, to make through rate via Portland. One way through California, add $15.00 to above rates. Except that fares to St. Paul and Minneapolis one way via Cal ifornia will be $2175 higher, and fare to Duluth $24.75 higher than fares via direct routes. Ten days provided for tho going trip. Stop-overs within limits in either direc tion. Final return limit three months from date of sale, but not later than Oc tober 31st. Inquire of any S. P. Agent for complete information, or WM. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon l C, HANSEN TOM MOFFAT Wo make any kind and style of Windows. Wo carry Glass of any sizo on hand. MEDFORD SASH & DOOR CO., Medfcr.'., Oregon. Singlu rooms or en suite also rooms with bath Sale MAIN ST. N. RIVERSIDE AVENUE .. h. STKWAH'C Medford Vacuum House Gleaning Company, 615 S. Oakdale Ave. Phono Main 2944. Cleaning Easy WE CLEAN YOUR HOME WITHOUT THE LEAST BIT OF ANNOYANCE TO YOU. Your rugs, carpets, upholstry, etc., can be cleaned by the "Little Giant" Vacuum House Cleaner with out moving anything or disturbing the lady of the house the least bit. Call us up and we will be glad to call at your home and explain more fully. COLD RAY GRANITE CO. a Office: 209 West Main St., "Midfoid, Ore. Operating Quarry "DEALERS IN BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND CRUSHED GRANITE CHAFING DISHES 3v2Sg?5 With an ALCOHOL Lamp Wiih ELECTRICITY you mast fill the lamp, adjust the you insert the plug and turn the wick, strike n match, nntl he very switcii. careful not to spill alcohol on the When this is done you can devote table top. all your attention to the recipe. Wc have the ELECTRIC kind, made by the General Electric Co. ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC COMPANY S-. Medford Iron WorRs E. G. Trowbridge! e, Prop. FOUNDRY AND MACHINIST All kinds of Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pumps, Bend's and Machinery. Agents in So. Oregon for FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO. ! PLUMBING m o I CAM AH B All Work Guaranttt STEAM AND HOT d COFFEEN 11 North 1) St.. Medford, A BARGAIN . Good lot, two blocks from paving, just off WVst Seventh stroct, on Columbus avenue, 323 if akou soon. Terms. Address C. J)., fare of Mail Tribune office. TRIBUNE ADS. T. K. IIKAULIKU at Gold Ray, Oregon Ask us about them today j WATER HEATING Prices Reasonable . PRICE Ore. Phnnn Ali'A md . ,....., ,., .. . BRING RESULTS i I fj