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r- n n i ' MEDFOttU MATT, TOTBUNT5, MEPFORP, OITCOON, TWRSTMY, FEBRUARY 1, 1912. pxara three ' V A , n i k, . I- THE FORTUNE HUNTER Novelized by LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE From the (May of (lie Same Name by WINCIIELL SMITH CwrlfM. 1910. by Wln.h.ll Smllh nJ Leal Jipli Vine (Continued fnnii hint Saturday.) II" cmijiht hIkIk or hl hut nliruptlr, citti(l tnlUliij;, Krnbltod Ihu littt and - "iixnut iiomj ofl wiirns Atir. you oo tHV Jammed It on hi head, tiuittvrlnjr. then turtcd on n run for Itio door. "Hut wIiiii'm the mutter?" deinnnded Kellogg, ihuuderMtrm'U. "Mero! Hold on! Where nro yon gulag?" "To Iho only pliii'o I enn get tmj con Notation. I'm going to church!" ('IMPTICIt XXII. BUT nt Iho doomtvp of tho Meth od! t churuli Nat heNlmted. Tho building ivu dimly light cd, for It wait choir pmcllco nlKlit, nml the door wn njur, but he couldn't brine hluntulf to cuter. Having nud ranting with tho ex travnguticu of youth, ho pasuml through tho village, out Into tho open country, nml, In tho -oure of nu hour mid n half, buck, nil blindly, circling buck to tho atore, In tho eourmt of till wander ing, us limtlnctlvely iin n carrier pigeon shapes Km ciiumo for homo. It wan with Incredulity Hint ho found himself ngnhi In that cheerful, cher ished, homely plnce. Hut (hero ha wn when ho cairte out of IiIh nbxtrnctlon there In tliono fnmlllnr surrounding, with Trucey'M round red face beaming nt him over thu clear mnud llko n lively counterfeit of the round red moon ha hud watched lift up Into tho iIcIcn, bnck thoro In (ho ntlll country I'de, Juxt nu hcpniucd to turn bnck to town. Ho recollected lib faculties nml rc HUtncil command of hlumelf Niitllcleiitly to ackiiowletlKu Trncey'ii Kreetlnj: with n moody word. "All rlclit. 'J'nirey," he unld nbrupt ly. "You limy uo now, I'll Mhut up the toro." Ho looketl nt hi watch nml wns ur prUed to dlncover tlint It wns no Inter than half pant H. lie Heeinod to linro lived a llfctlmo lu tho hud few hours. "Thnnk you. ulr," Mnld Trncoy. wth n trush of Bratltude. "I'll bo clad to ut off. AiikIo's wiiltluV "AiikIo?" "Qood ovcnlnir. Mr. Dancnn." TJJK UltiltAtiT MJIU ribtilMU, i SllllllllllllHillllllllllllllllllllllllWiB "Oh, Mhm Tullillll" Nil i discovered Hint IKtlo roKU(, nil million mid dlm IiIcn nml liliiHlii'd, not (IlKtiinl from hln I'IImiw. "I didn't ou jou-l twii think. lliu," "Ont'M wo know wlmt you wn thliildii' nliout," olmoncd Trncey, urtiikliiK IiIm lint round the counter. "Kvorybody In town' tulltlu nbotit It." "About wlmtr "All, you know about wlmt, nnd we're iiilphiy Kind of It, nnri we wnnt to conttratuluti jou, don't wo. Ancle'" "Oil, yen. Indeed. Mr. Duncan. It'n ut too sweet for riuyihliiK." "0 I-ordl" k roil ned Nnt. "I'm iiwful clnd you done It when foil did." pursued Trncey. oblivion to Nnt In lilx own ecMnilc icmpi-r. "I juicwi I wouldn't never 've got U) the ipuuU to-to tell Ancle wlmt I did to tilelit 'f It hadn't been wo wn tftlkln' Ixiut your eURii:cuieiit to JonIo. Then, loiueliow, It J lint seemed to but rlbt out of me, like I couldn't hold It no loimer. Didn't It. Angle?" "Oh, Trncey, bow enn jou tnlk sol" "Then you're ciigiiKcil, loo'" Nnt In quired, routing hliiiNoir n III t lu nml iiiilllnit feebly upon them. "Yen, Kir." "I'm chid to henr It. It'n Krent new. Now, run nloiiL'. ImiIIi of you, mid don't fore! you'll never bo ho happy nenln." Willi whut ho thought nu expiring "it'h tvnv too iivrmrr ron amvtiiiho " flnsh of humor ho rnUel Ids hand above their heads, "lilcss rlilldreul" he snld solemnly. you, my Now, for heiiveu s sake, bent It!" Alone ho went to tho prescription desk mid. upcului: ouo of tho drawers, took out the firm's books. After that for some nfieen minutes there wn nothing to bo heard lu the store snve Nat's brenthluu mid Hie scrolchlni of tils pen ns ho figured out u trial bal mice, I! rink footfalls disturbed htm. He lulled nml muted out Into the store to Hud Kcllopii thrre. miuti1 mid eusy, us always, yet with that In his man lier, perceptible perhaps ouly to a friend of long staiidlm: like Nut, to oc troy n mind fur from complacent. "Oh. jcrn'rw hero!" ho cried, with n distinct start of relief. "I've been look in u' nil over for you." "1 Just not In." Nnt brushed nsldo explanations curtly, Intent upon his purpose, "Harry. I've cot something to say to you. I'm nut uolni; through with thli ihliik'." "Vou're tiolV "No, ami thal's llmtl. I was just on tho point of draw tut; you n check for three hundri-d-thnt's nil my shuro of tho protlts of this concern so fnr-nud my note for the balance. I'll pay that up ns noon ns I'm uble, mid I'll work like n terrier until 1 do. Uut. ns for tho rest of It, I'm through." "Oh, you nreT KoIIock took n chnlr and tliicd back, frowning crnvely. "Uut what nlmut your uoril to mo'" "There's iioiIiIdk to that." said Hun cnu without heat. "The wordtof hon or of n man who'd stoop to it nick ns vile as 1 linvo doesn't iimount to n con tinental shliiplnster. I'll nil her be dis honored by breaking It tbmi by rulu lug a woman's life." "Very well. If you feel that wny about It," Niild Kellogg ns coolly. "And you may keep your check nud nolo; I wouldn't lake them. You can pay mo back when It's convenlent-l don't euro when. Hut wlmt I want to know Is what you mean to do," "I mean to do the only thlni; left to do. I'm going to shut up lioro mid then leo Lock wood ami Josle mid tell them Iho wholo story." "IIui!" Kellogg reflected, Ulutcal. "You've cot ii pleaBiint little Job uheiul or you." "I don't euro nbout that 1 deserve nil that's coming to mo, I owe Josle n duty. Why, It's awful, Harry, to trick a girl Into caring for you mid then to -to"- "llreak her heart " KcIIobb's tono was sardonic. "Tlint'n what I inennt." "Don't flntter yourself, my boy. Jo.-do Lockvood doesn't lovo you. 8ho Just sot herHolf to win you because you're Iho best chance she's Been," Kellogg laughed quietly. "The Hystom would have worked Just as well If uny ono else had tried It." "Do you think so-honestV" Nnt's cngerncss to believe him was undls- tilsed. "I'm suro of It. ' The trouble Is that peoplo will any you've thrown her ovot -there Isn't uny one In Itndvlllo whs liiiHii't heard the news by this 1 1 mo uld that's going to make the girl feol protty clump, but ouly for nwhllo, Hlio'll get over It und solace herself with the next best thing. And don't forget you lose u fortune." "No, I don't," Duncan disclaimed "I uuvor had It, nud now I don't want It." "That's true enough," ICellogg nd milled evenly, "And I hopo you'll ul ways fool that way nlmut It; but, be llovo mo, you'll Hud pljiuly of money a grout help If you want to live a liuppy life." "Thoro nro botlor tilings than tnonoy sPV s In mnkn a mau hauuv. I'll puss uu tho I money mid try for Iho olhers." "That's true loo, Hut when did you Hud Ii out'" "Here-ihls Inst year. You know I had everything my heart desired until the governor cashed In, nnd I used to think I was u pretty happy kid In (hose days. Uut now I've learned that you can bent thin kind of happiness lo death. Hurry" Duncnn wns grow ing almost sententious "the real way to be happy Is to work nnd have your work amount to something and nnd to have some ono who believes in you to work for." "Is this n sermon, Nnt V" "Cull It what you llko. It goes, Just the sume. That's whut I've found out this year." cHArruit xxiii. K ni.l.OOO let his chnlr full for ward nud rose. Imprisoning Nnt's shoutdurs with two heavy but kindly hands. "And you're ilghtl" ho cried heartily. "I'm glnd you hud tho bnckbouo to back out, Nat. It was a low down trick, mid I'm nshtuiicd of myself for proposing It. I did It, I presume, sim ply because I'm n schemer at heart nnd 1 knew It would work. It did work, but It's worked n liner wny than I dreamed uf-lt's mndo u man of you, Nut. und I'm mighty glad nud proud of j oul" Nut swayed with nmiuemeiiL "What's churged you all of a sud den)'' ho demanded blankly, Heleaslng him, Kellogg resumed his seal, laughing. "Well, n number of things. Among others, I've tallied with 0 nihil in. mid I've met his daughter." "Oh h!" "And that romlnds mo" Kellogg changed Iho subject briskly "I under stood from jou that U nihil in wus sola owner of Hint patent burner." "Ho ho Is" "lie sttys not. I hnd n pioposltlon In mate him from Iho Mutual people, mid he referred mo to you. saying Hint you controlled the mutter." "I ve not the slightest Interest lu It." Nat protested. "I know you hnven'l. but Crnhnm In sisted you owned tho whole thing. 1 pressed him for nu explanation, nnd he finally furnished one In his ram bling, Incousoquciit, Hue old way. He admitted thut there wasn't nny sort of existing contract or agreement of any kind, even oral, between you, but Just tho same you'd been so good to him nnd his girl that he'd made up his mind some time ngo. I gother-to make you n present of tho burner, but naturally ho forgot to tell you about an Insignificant detail llko that." "Of course that's uousenso. I wouldn't nud shan't ucccpt." "Of course you won't. I did you the honor to discount that. Hut ho wouldn't any a word nbout the offer, yes or no-Just left It nil up to you. lie snys you're a business man nnd that bo's often thought what a help you must hn.e been to mo beforo you loft New York." Nut laughed outright "Can you bcut that Uut whnt Is the ofTorV "I'm thousand ensh nnd 10.000 shiirvs of preferred stock-1100 par." "What's that worth." "At the market rate when I left town S." ICellogg waited n moment "Well, what do yon say?" "Nay? (Inuit Cnccir'a ghost! What Is there to say? Wire 'eui nu accept ance before they get their second wind. You don't know how good this makes uio feci, Hurry. 1 can't thank you "SO WH'YE FOOND TOU, Kll?" enough for what you'vo done. Tuls'll squnro mo with arahnm to noma or tout, nud I cuu clour out" "No, you can't, Mr. Smurtyl You uiu't boon cute enough." Uoth meu, startled by the luterrup Von, wheeled round to discover ltoluud Hnriiotte duucliig with oxcltcmout In the doorwuy, the while ho beckoned frantically to nu luvlulble party with out, "Como oul" ho snouted. "Here ho Isl" "Whut'H eating you, Holy Poly J" In quired Nat, too hnppy for tho money to cherish uulmoylty ovoti toward hU ono time rival. "You'll ll nd out loon enough," snarl ed Uoliiud. "Mr. I.oyk wood's got some thing to Hity to you, 1 guuau," Aud on thu heels of this anuouncft nicut Look wood strode Into tho stow, Jolo clinging to his arm, Peto Willing a trltlo moro untidy drunk than he hud boon some hours previousbring ing up tho rear. "So' Huitrled Ullnky, halting and traiwtlxtng Nut with tho Btaro of his sold bluo oyos "so wo'vo found you, eu" , i'OUT I dldu't know I was lost," Vy ' sbbIbHHi "No iiiMiseiiHi', young mini. I uiu't in tliu humor for foolm " Hlinkv wni onmicstlouably In no sort of humor nt ull beyond nu evil one. "I com hero to huve n word with you." "Well, slrr Nofa tone nnd attitude were perfectly pacific, "Ah, there nln't uo ue bcnlln' round (ho bush. You're Iwtnved yourself ever since you come to Itsdrlllo and Inslnoonted yourself Into our confi dence, 'splto of the fact that nobody In town knows who you were before you came. Hut now Itoland's laid n chnrge agio you, nnd I wsut to know the rights to It" "Well." Ilolnnd Inferposcd cocklly, "I nccused him of It toulght, and ho didn't deny It." "WluitV more," Lockwood continued, with rising color, "Itoland says ho can prove It" "Prove whntr Nat Insisted. "Get down to facts, cpn't jou 7" "That you're n thief, with n reward out for you." said Itoland. "You'ro that Mortimer Henry what absconded from tho I.ougacre National bank In Noo York." There fell n brief pauie. Nat bowed his head and tupgrd st Lis mustache, his shoulders slinking with emotion va riously construed by tliunc who watch ed him, I'ri'-fiitly he looked up again, Uta fentun-s i-ruvrjy omiied. (To Bo Continued.) CAPITAL PUNISHMENT j (From the New York .Journal.) I 4 1 The great number of Atnerirniift thut hud the pleasure of mooting (Jiivrriior Went of Oregon during his recent trip throughout the country with the other governor- of the norlli wcm were imprexhej by him itx u until modern in thought, kind in heart nud Hlinriiig in truly mlvmieed good idea. Of tlinr-o that met him not one will he surprixcd to' learn (lint he Iiiih taken a linn stnud ngnm-i that fonn of murder, imHional und gcucnil, but murder none the lesx, which - culled capital punishment. The Hlato of Oregon, setting an ex cellent example lo the rct of tho country, will vole this year iiX)ii the abolition of capital punishment. And (lovernor WeM, expressing the bt-st Hciitiment of the hest men in hix Htate, nets without delay, and an nounces that excrc'mipg his ower as governor lie will jiennit no official killings between thin date mid next December, when the people will have decided tho iiestion by their ballots. It Ib unfortunate thut there should he any man bitter, revengeful nud primitive mid savuge enough to be lieve that the murder by the govern ment of men that lmvaoomitiitted mur der cull be called now necesnry, use ful or excusable. We all know Hie great power of ex ample. Tlio father that would eurehis hoy of lying must not He in the hearing of that child. The fntlier tlint would discourage brutality and vice in his children must not himself be brutal nud vicious or hope to excuso himself on the ground that hiH authority permits that which in forbidden to childhood. And the slate that docn not wish its citizens to commit murder in anger for revenge or on any pretext must not itself he guilty on any pretext of committing nu official murder. Capital punishment is bnttnl, de grading1; it encourages murder and doei not discourage it. Ignorant criminnlity must often sny lo itself, "If tho highest power in the laud, the government, thinks it right to kill, why should 1 not think it right f" There was a duv when witnesses 'were tortured brutally in every so cnlled civilized country of tho world to iniiku them tell the truth even wholly they were accued of no crime. This wns the rule everywhere only a little more than 100 years ago. Men, ordinarily Immune und wise, said: "If you ubolis.lt torture of wituess.es you will no longer got truth and justice will suffer." Hut torture of witnesses was abol Revival AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH lvev. Parsons will, conduct tho following meetings on Friday: 'Address to business men at the Nash Grill 12:15 p. in. Business men aro urged to bo present.' Noonday mooting at Meokor's, 1 p. m. Address to school children, from 12 to 20 years of ago, 3:30 p. m., at tho church. Evoning services 7:30 p. m. Subjoot for tenight: "The Bettor Righteousness." ished liy Hie Vrcncli revolution. It was the ruin in r'tiglund only a little mom than 100 years ago to Iiiiiik a human Id'ing guilty of slenlini; an article worth a few shillings. Arid in iiiio pathetic case a kind hearted man committed perjury and swore Hint the property stolen from hirn was worth less than the sum that involved capi tal punishment in order to save a mere boy from death. It was said that if the petty thief were no longer hanged, if property worth a few shilling were not pro tected by the public hangman, thiev ing would be universal and properly insecure. Hut Kuglmid mid the other coun tries that called thcmseve civilized reused punishing the petty thief with the death penalty. And there is le-f stealing now than there was then, and property is more secure than it used to be. Men that menu well will tell you that if you stop punishing murder with murder, if you cense to do to the murderer what hi has done to his victim, you will make life insecure and murder more frequent. Hut that ii not so. Murder, thieving nnd every other feature of degraded human life dc (X'lid not upon nuvagc Jaws, hut upon intelligent, conscientious national character accompanying benevolent government. There is no ciipitul pitniwhinent in Switzerland under any circiiuistnnces And in America, in irosirtiou to the population, we have at least 10 times as many murders as they have in .Switzerland, where there i no guillo tine, no elect tie chair and no hang man's noose. A witty Frenchman defended capi tal punishment bv wiving: "If the murderers don't want capital punish merit let them give it up themselves. Let them stop killinc." His exact TUSCAN SPRINGS Having no equal on earth in variety of mineral waters and curing diseases that medlclnea will not reach. If you aro In need of health, come now. We nro open all tho year and can give the best or caro and attention now as well as in summer. Stage daily from Red Dlutf to the springs. Further par ticulars address E. B. WALBRIDGE TUSCAN SPIIIXC8. OAL. Dr. E. Kirchgessner Practice limited to chonic diseases, HOTEL HOLLAND Wednesdays. Hours, 10 to 3. "Over Your Eyes" You aro nuturnlly concorned, espe cially If they begin to show signs of weakness. Do not delay, but come at onco and hnvo them examined. I have tho confidence of nil my pa trons, for they nro satisfied with my work and with my charges for same. Dr, Rickert Over Keiitner's Mcdfortl, Ore. Services THE words were, "Que niessietirH Ium as sassins nommenecnt." That wns witty but inaccurate. It is for the govomiont, for the heart and the conscience of the people, to set a good example. Only the stupid would sug gest that the good example eorrics from the murderer. Hot Antiseptic Oil Treatment which has proven to bo of groat benefit in obstinate casoH of Dandruff, Eczema and Hair Loss, is given at the Marinello Shop Cora 75. Utley, Graduate Operator 407 Garhett-Corey Bldg. Main G751 Home 343-K How to Make a Dollar Earn 25 Per Cent Per Annum All the Heating Stoves in our store will be cut 25 per rent in order not to vavvy them over. We have not changed the price to cut it but the prices that they have sold at all the winter will be cut 25 per cent. We have a nice line of Cut Glass and Chafing Dishes. The same cut will apply. We have selected quite a variety of articles from our stock and have cut them to cost, and you stand a good chance to" get some useful articles at a very low price. Call and see us at the big store. Corner West Main and Grape St. Garnett-Corey Hardware Co. Rex Spray Companies Special Attention to Users of Lime and Sulphur Spray Notices have been sent out broadcast by a competitive firm, claiming a spray of 15 per cent, nearly one-sixth stronger than any other spray nnd recommending such spray to be more diluted than 1 to 11 because stronger than REX. The following is nn easy test by which nny grower can ascer tain for himself as to whether such representations are correct or not. The spray sent out by The Rex Companies will weigh 10.9 pounds per gallon. When diluted 1 to 11 the mixture will weigh 8.56 pounds per gallon. Any spray represented as being stronger which will not meet the above requirements is sold under false representations, and tho person so offering same is subject to prosecution by the Stato nnd Federal authorities. REX LLME & SULPHUR SOLUTION is guaranteed at abovo strength. If made uny stronger thoro is dnnger of crystallization, especially if tho spray is left out in cold weather. REX is just what it represents itself to be, and Bhould bo used according to directions to get best results. REX SPRAYS are made in all parts of the United Slates and Canada. We hnvo had years of experience und know whereof we . speak. For cash or time terms, see Producers Fruit Company Distributing Agents for Oregon. Also for Bolton Ileaters. See California Now See its attractive seaside resorts, famous hotels and resorts, magnificent scenery, delightful climate. Outdoor sports of all kinds and pleasant drives through miles of orange groves. All reached by the lVTHsK rassus&a I? SUN "Road of a SUNSET 0GDEN & Thousand Wonders'1! ROUTES tf 3cTe LOW ROUND TEIP PARES to California, in effect daily with long limit and stopovers going or returning 3 THREE THROUGH TRAINS DAILY 3 SHASTA LHUTK1) Pullman cars and observation cars, OALII-xmNIA EXIMtESS Pullman tourist cars. Hlgh-clasa coachoa. SAN FltANOISCO EXPItKSS Pullman and tourlat cars. Ulgh-claM coaches. Unexcelled dining car service courteous umi attentive employes Call on aur nearest S. P. agent for interesting literature Ucucrtblng tho various resorts, or wrlto to JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agent, PORTLAND, OKKGON A mother's kindness tenches chil dren to ho kind. Government decency and kindness will set n higher fitand nrd even among the lowest. Capital punishment should ho nliol- Lished. Oregon and Governor West are to he congratulated, rsrra SET A' "Road of a SHASTA Thousand Wonders' Ov