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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1905)
j Wings of the Jj p$? , By LOUIS p Morning Synopsis of Preceding Chapters. CHAPTER I The Sidaa, hnvinjr among' her puHBengere Iras Dettne, daughter of tho owner of the ship, and Robert Jenks, wbo la working as a waiter, la wrecked. II All are lost eva Ml8 Deitufe and Jenka. who are oaet aahore on ho island in the Pacific IIJenks recover mores and weapons from the wrecked veunel. He flu 'Is the akeletonofa European on the (Bland. IV A cave on the lalimd is fitted up a a habitation, A chart oi the inland mysteriously marked, la found on tne skemtou. v. jenae nnua a nonow filled with human skeletons, the re mains of a mining piirty. He is rescu ed from an ootopua by Inn while ru covering rifles from the wreck of the Sirdar. VI Jenka telle Iris that hip real name in Aoetruther and that, through (he muchinaHmis of Lord Ventnor. he has been unjustly disiiiistt- ed in disgrace (com tho Knvllsh army. Ltord ventnor ima iuen nx.'ntloncn on the Sirdar as amnneud to Iris, VII Iras is attacked by a party of flurce Dyaks Polynesian nutivea). They are beaten off by Jonks, throe, however eeoaptnif In their boat. Tho castaways dread their return . VIII AiiBtruth nreparB to defend Iris and himself, ortl lying a lpilge of the lock above tbeir cave. IX A rich gold mine. dlcatcd on the mysturious chart of the r Island, la discovered in the cave. A and XI Tho Uyaka attack the Inland among them la an escaped convic, in Indian Mussulman. They discover the hiding place, but are defeated by the Koglisbmao. XII Aa unlucky shot oost Jenksand Ins their water simply A truce with the savages; the Mussul man. Mir Jan, thu Indian, agrees to aid Anttruther and supply him with water, XIII Iris and Robert, in the midst of peril, uy.iw their love for each other. The fight cont nues. CHAPTER XIV. lOTJ nrc a denr unreasonable lit tle girl," be snld. "IIuvo you breath enough to tell mo why you t'nine down the ludilcr?" "When I dlHcovered you were gone 1 became wild with (right. Don't you Bee, I Imagined you were wounded and hud fallen from the ledge. . What else could I do but follow, either to help you, or, If thut were not pon-Ible"- He found her hand nntl prexsed It to his llpfl. "I humbly crave your pardon," he mild. "That explanation la more than ample. It was I who behaved un reasonably. Of course I should have warned you." "May 1 ask how many more wild ad ventures you undertook without my knowledge?" "One other, of great magnitude. I fell In love with you." "Nonsense!" she retorted. ''I knew that long before you admitted It to yourself." "Dnte, plense?" 1 "Well, to begin at the very begin ning, you thought I was nice on board the Sirdar. Now, didn't you?" And tbey were safely embarked on a conversation of no Interest to any oth er person In the wldo world, but which provided them with the most delight ful topic lmnclhnble, ' Thus the time sped until the rising moon Bllhouctted tbo cliff on the white carpet of coral strewn sand. Tho black shadow line traveled slowly closer to Jilt biHO of the cliff, and Jcnks, guided also by the stars, told IrlB tlmt mid night was nthand. They knelt on the parapet of tiic t5je, alert to catch any unusual sound nnd watching for any Indication of human movement. But Rainbow is land wns now still as tho grave. The -wounded Dyaks bad seemingly been removed from hut and beach. The lo:l lay where they had fallen. The hch sang a lullaby to the reef, and the fresh breeze whispered among the palm fronds that was all. If the Mussulman kept his compact the hour Was at hand. Then the light hiss of a suako rose to them from the ili'plhs. Thnt Is a sound never forgot lou when once heard, ft Is like unto no oilier. Indeed the term "IiIhs" Is Tiik faiimkh hkai'S what ho has pre viously tuu'i(l, Tho human body rnups likewise the natural crop of weakness, pain and dentil it tint needs of dlHcave iihvp fteen miwii by bad habits of careless ness in eating, Mienplug and exercising, Kkki' wki.i, ir you can and when yon need a little help in keeping wall use A'(ifure Ttmallrn, that do not roughly stimulate but gently quicken the notion oi Nature's functions In a niiturnl way. Nature's liilinratury furnishes the follow ing plants w hieh enter Into the mnnufar lure of lr. IMeren'B tlolden Medical Dis covery: (ioUlrn Seal root. Queen's rout, fSUme root, ltlaek Cherrybark, HkKKlroot anil Mandrake root. If in (loult as to your trouble or need ing lulvlee, you enn consult, free of en nil (Surgical Institute, llilflnlo. N, V. All letters am considered confidential and answers bearing correct medical advice relumed in securely sealed envelopes. M svilTered fur nearlr elslit yesrs.'1 writes Pbllln A. Fatcli. 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'4 V.u. miner-coveted, will U sent misnomer ror tne quick albilant expal slon of the breath by an alarmed or angered serpent. Ms paid no heed to 11; but Jenks, who knew there was not a reptile of the snake variety on the Island, leaned over the ledge and emitted a tolerably good imitation. The native was be nenth. "Sahib!" The girl started at the unexpected call from the depths. "Yes," said Jenks quietly. "A rope, sablb." The sailor lowered a rope. Some thing was tied to It beneath. The Mo hammedan apparently had little fear of being detected. "Pull, sahib." "Usually It 1b the sahib who saya pull,' but circumstances alter cases," communed Jcnks. He hnuled stcadlly at a heavy weight, a goatskin filled with cold water. He emptied the hot and sour wine out of the tin cup and wns about to hand the thrice wel comed draft to Iris when a suspicious thougbt caused him to withhold it. "Let ma taste first," be snld. , The Indian might have betrayed them to the Dyaks. More unlikely things had happened. What If the wa- ler were poisoned or drugged? lie placed the tin to his lips. Tho liquid was musty, having been In the Bkln nearly two days. Otherwise It seemed to be all right With a sigh of profound relief he gavo Iris the cup nnd Bmlled at the most unladylike haste with which she emptied It. "Drink yourself nnd give me sonic more," she said. "No more for yoii at present, madam. In a few minutes, yes." "Ob, why not now?" "Do not fret, dear one. You can have all you want In a little while. But to drink nincb now would make you very 111." Iris waited until be could speak again. "Why did you" she began. But he bent over the parapet. "Hello ! "Sahib!" "You have not been followed?" "I think not, sahib. Do not talk too loud. They are foxes In cunning. You bave a ladder, they say, sahib. Will not your honor descend? I have much to relate," Iris made no protest when Jenks ex plained the man's request. She only stipulated that he should not leave the ladder, while she would remain within easy earshot. The sailor, of course, carried his revolver. Ho also picked up a crowbar, a most useful and silent weapon. Then he went quietly down ward. Nearing the ground, he saw the native, who salaamed deeply and was unarmed. The poor fellow seem ed to be very nnxlotts to help them. "What Is your name?" demandad the sailor. "Mir Jan, sahib, formerly corporal In the Kumaon regiment." "When did you leave the regiment?" "Two ycnrB ago, Bablb. A killed" "What was tho name of your colo nel' "Klirnal I-shpcnce-Bahlb, n brave man, but of no account on a horse." Jenks well remembered Colonel Sponce a fat, short legged warrior, who rolled off hlB charger If the ani mal so much as looked sideways. Mir Jan wns telling the truth. "Yun arc right, Mir Jan. Whnt Is Tuang S'All doing now?" "Cursing, sahib, for the most bnrt. Ills men arc frightened. Ho wautcd them to try once more with the tubes that shoot poison, but they refused. He could not come alone, for he could not use his right hand, aud he was wound ed by the blowing up of the rock. You nearly killed me, loo, sablb. I was there with the bnzniir-boi'u whelps. By the prophet's beard, It was a fine stroke." Are they going away, then?" "No, sablb. The dogs have been whipped so sore thnt they snarl for re venge. They say there Is no ubc in tiring at you, but they are resolved to kill you and the miss Btthib or carry her off If she escapes the assault," "What nBsault?" "Protector of the poor, they arc bulltV lng scaling ladders four In all. Soon after dawn they Intend to rush your position. You hiny slay some, they say. but you cannot slay threescore. Tilling S'All has promised gold to every nuttl who survives If they succeed. Tlioy have pulled down your signal on the high rucks mid are using the poles for the bidders. They think you bave a charm, sahib, and they want to use your own work against you." This wiib serious news. A combined attack might Indeed be dangerous, though It hud the excellent feature thnt If it failed the Dynks would certainly leave tho Island. Rut bis sky sign de stroyed! That wiib bad. Had a vessel chanced to pnss the swinging letters would surely have attracted attention. Now even thnt faint hope was dis pelled. "Sahib, there 1b a worse thing to tell," Bald Mir Jan. "Say on, then." "Before they place the ladders against the cliff they will build a lire of green wood so that the smoke will bo blown by the wind Into your eyes. This will help to blind your aim. Otherwise you never miss." "That will assuredly be awkward, Mir Jan." "It will, Bablb. Soul of my father, If we bad but balf a troop with us" But tbey bad not, and they were both so intent on the conversation that they were momentarily off their guard. Iris waa mora watchful. She fancied there wtta Ufht ruatlinf amid tho undcr yrowth beneath the tree on tba tight. And sl.c could hls, too. If thnt were Ihe correct thins to do. So she hissed. Jenks BWariucil halfway up the l.'.d-ur. "Yes, Iris," he said. "I am not sure, but I imagine some thing moved among the bushes behlud the bouse." "All right, dear. I will keep a sharp lookout Can you hear us talking?" "Hardly. Will yon be long?" "Another minute." He descended and told Mir Jan what the wIbb sablb said. The native was about to make a search when Jenks topped him. "Here" be banded the man his re volver '1 suppose you can use this?" Mir Jan took it without a word, and Jenks felt that tbe Incident atoned for previous unworthy doubts of his dark friend's honesty. The Mohammedan cautiously examined the back of the house, the neighboring shrubs and tbe open beach. After a brief absence he reported all safe, yet no man has ever been nearer death and escaped It than be during that reconnoiSBance. He, too, forgot that tbe Dyaks were foxes, nnd foxes can lie close when bounds ure n trifle stale. Mir Jan returned tbe revolver. "Sahib," ho said, with another sa laam, "I am a disgraced man, hut if you will take me up there with you I will fight by your side until both my arms ore backed off. I am weary of these thieves. HI chance threw me In to their company. I will have no more of them. If you will not have me on the rock, give me a gun. I will hide among tbe trees, and I promise that Bomo of them shall die tonight before they find me. For the honor of the regiment, sahib, do not refuse this thing. All I ask Is if your honor es capes that you will write to Kuni.il I-shpence-Baliib and tell him the last act of Mir Jan, corporal In B troop." Jcnks was profoundly moved. He reflected how best to utilize the serv ices of this willing volunteer without exposing him to certain death in the manner suggested. The native misin terpreted his silence. "I nm not a rascal, snhlb," be ex claimed proudly. "I only killed a man because" "Listen, Mir Jan. You cannot well mend what you have snld. The Dyaks. you arc sure, will not come before morning?" "They have carried the wounded to the boats and are making tbe lad ders. Such wns their talk when I left them." "Will they not miss you?" "They will miss the gontskln, snhib. It wns the last full one." "Mir Jan, do as I bid and you slinil sec Delhi again. Have you ever used a Lee-Metford?" "I hnve seen them, sahib, but I bet ter understand the Mnhtinl." "I will give you a rifle, with plenty of ammunition. Do you go Inside the cave, there, and" Mir Jan wns stnrtled. "Where the ghost Is, snhlb?" lie said. "Ohost! That is a tale for children. There Is no ghost, only a few bones of n man murdered by these scoun drels long ago. Have you any food?" "Some rice, Biihih; sulliclent for a dny or two at tl plpcb." "(iuod! We will get water from the well. ' When tbe lighting begins ut thiwn fire at every man you see from the back of the cave. On no account come out. Then they enn never reach you If you keep a full magazine. Wait here." "I thought you were never coming." protested Iris when Jenks reached tbe ledge. "1 hnve been quite creepy. 1 tim sure there Is some one down there. And, please, may I have another drink?" The sailor had left the crowbar be neath. He secured a rifle, a spare clip and n dozen packets of cartridges. meanwhile briefly explaining to Iris the turn taken by events bo fur as Mir Jan wiib concerned. She was natural ly delighted and forgot her fears in tbe excitement caused by tbe appear ance of so useful un ally. She drank bis health In n brimming beaker of water, She beard her lover rejoin Mir Jan and saw the two step out into the moonlight, while Jenks explained the action of tbo rifle. Fortunately Iris Wns now much recovered from the fatigue and privation of the earlier hours. Her senses were sharpened to n pitch little dreamed of by stay-at-home young ladles of her ago, and she deemed It her province to act as sentry while the two mcu conferred. Hence she was the first to detect or, rather, to become conscious of, the stealthy crawl of several Dyaks along the bottom of the cliff from Turtle beacb, "Robert!" she screamed. "Tbe Dy nks! On your left!" But Iris was rapidly gaining some knowledge of strategy. Before she shrieked her warning she grasped a rifle. Holding It nt the "ready" about the level of her waist and depressing the muzzle sutllclently, she began Bring down the side of the rock as fast as Bbe could handle lover and trigger. Two of the nickel bullets struck a pro jection and splashed the leading snv ages with molten metal. L'uforttmntcly Jcnks' rifle beneath wns unloaded, being In Mir Jan's pos session for purposes of Instruction. Jenks whipped out bis revolver. "To the enve!" he roared, and Mir Jan's unwillingness to face a goblin could not withstand tho combined Im petus of the sahib's order and tbe on ward rush of the enemy. He darted headlong for tho entrance. Jcnks, shooting blindly as be, too. rnu for the ladder, emptied the revolv er Just ns bis left baud clutched a rung. Three Dyaks were so close that It would be folly to attempt to climb. Ho threw tho weapon Into tho face of tbe foremost man, effectually stopping bis onward progress. Tho sailor turned to dlvo Into the envo and secure the rifle from Mir Jan, when his shin caught the heavy crowbar resting against tho rock. The pain of the blow lent emphasis to the Bwing with which the implement de scended upon some iiortlon of a Dyak auntomy. Jenks never kuew where he hit the second assailant but the place cracked like an eggshell. He bad not time to recover tho bar for another blow, so he drovo the point in tbe gullet of a gentleman who was about to make a vicious aweep at him with a parang. The downfall of this worthy caused bis immediate succes sor to stumble, and Jenks saw his op Dortunlti. With the agility of a cat he jamped ap the ladder and reaebad the ledge without Injury. These things happened with the speed of thougbt. Within fortv seconds or ins' sunn cry the sailor was breast hlgu with tbe ledge and calling to her: "All right old girl! Keep it up!" But here be woe close to ber, unhurt and calmly Jubilant, as wus his way when a stiff fight went well. He was by ber aide now. Sting and aiming, too, for tbe Dyaks broke cover recklessly Ufi drove the point in ttie .oulleL in running for shelter, and one may do fair work by moonlight She had strength enough left to place the rifle out of harm's way before she broke down und sobbed not tearfully, but In u paroxysm of reaction. Soon all wns quiet beneath save for the la bored efforts of some wounded men to get far away from thnt accursed rock. Jcnks was able to turn to Iris. He en deavored to allay her agltutlon and succeeded somewhat, for tears came, and she clung to him. It wns useless to reproach him. The whole Incident was unforeseen. She was herself a party to It. But what an escape! lou have been a very good little girl and have earned your supper," he said. "Oh, how can you tulk so callously after such an awful experience?" she expostulated brokenly. "It is a small thing to trouble about, sweetheart," he explained. "You spot ted tbe enemy so promptly and blazed away with such ferocity that tbey nev er got within yurds of me." "Are you sure?" "I vow and declare that after we have eaten something and sampled our remaining bottle of wine I will tell you exactly what happened." "Why not now?" "Because I must first Bee to Mir Jan. 1 bundled bim neck and crop into tbe cave. 1 hope I did not hurt him." "You are not going down there again?" "No need, I trust" He went to the Bide of tbe ledge, re covered the ladder which he had has tily hauled out of the Dyaks' reach aft er his climb, and cried: "Mir Jan." "Ab, sahib! Praised be the name of the Most Higb, you are alive. I was searching among tbe slain -with a sor rowful heart" The Mohammedan's voice came from some little distance on tbe left "Tho slain, you say. How many?" "Five, sahib." "Impossible! I fired blindly with the revolver and only bit one man hard with the Iron bor. One other dropped near the wood after I obtained a rifle." "Then there be six, sahib, not reckon ing the wounded. 1 bave accounted for one, so the miss sablb must bave" "What Is he saying about me?" In quired Iris, wbo bad risen aud Joined her lovor. "He says you absolutely staggered tbe Dyaks by opening lire tbe moment they appeared." "How did you come to Blay one, Mir Jan?" he continued. "A son of n black pig followed me Into the Cine. I waited for him In the darkness. I hove Just thrown his body outside," "Well done! Is Tnung S'All dead by any lucky chance?" "No, snhlb, If he be not the sixth. 1 will go and see." "You may be attacked." "1 have found n sword, Bublb. You left me no cartridges." Jenks told him that the clip nnd the twelve packets were lying at the foot of the rock, where Mir Jnn speedily discovered them. The Mohammedan gave satisfactory assurance that be un derstood the mechanism of the rifle by filling and adjusting tbe magazine. Then be went to examine tbe corpse of the man who lay in tbe open near the quarry path. The sailor stood in instant readiness to make a counter demonstration were the native assailed. But there wns no sign of the Dyaks. Mir Jan returned with the news that tbe Blxth victim of tho brief yet fierce encounter was n renegade Malay. He was so confident that the enemy had enough of It for the night thnt after recovering Jenks' revolver, he boldly went to the well and drew himself a supply of water. During supper Jenks told Iris so much of the story as was good for her that is to sny. he cut down tbe cosu ally list It was easy to see what bad hap pened. The Dyaks. having missed the Mohammedan nnd their water bag, searched for him and heanl the con versation nt the foot of the rock. Knowing that their presence was sus pected, tbey went back for re-enforcc-ments nnd returned by the shorter and more advantageous route along Turtle beacb. Iris would bave tnlked all night bnt Jenks made her go to sleep by pillow ing her bead against bls-shoulder and smoothing ber tangled tresses with his hand. He managed to lay her on a com fortable pile of ragged clothing and then resumed his vigil. Mir Jan of fered to mount guard beneath, bnt Jenka bade him go within the cave and remain there, for the dawn would soon be upon them. Loft alone with bis thoughts, he won- dcrad what the rising sun would bring In Its train. ITe reviewed the events of the lost twenty-four hosrs. Iris ad be Miss Drone. Mr .leni. m other were then undiscovered In tnetr refuge, tbe Dyaks were gathered around a roaring fire in the valley, and Mir Jan was keen in the bunt ob the keenest among them. Now Iris was bis affianced bride, over twenty of the enemy were killed and many wounded, and Mir Jan, a devoted adherent, was seated beside tbe skeleton In the gloom of tbe cavern. A period of reflection could hardly pass without a speculative dive into the future. If Iris and he were res cued, what would happen when tbey went forth once more into tbe busy world? Not for one instant did he doubt ber faith. She was true as steel, knit to bim now by bonds of triple brass. But what would Sir At thur Deane think of hlB daughter's marriage to a discredited and cashiered officer? What was it that poor Mir Jan called himself "a dlBgraced man?" Yes, that was It. Could that stain be removed? Mir Jan was doing it. Why not he by other mesnB. for bis good name rested on tbe word of a perjured woman? Wealth was potent, but not all powerful. He would ask Iris to wait until be come to her unsolled by slander, purged of this odium cast up on him unmerited. To awake her he kissed her; he knew not, perchunce it might be tbeir Inst kiss on earth. Not yet dawn, there was morning in the air, for the first faint shafts of light were not visible from their eyrie owing to its position. But there was much to be doue. The canvas awning wns rolled back and the stores built into a barricade In tended to shelter iris. "What Is that for?" she usked when she discovered Its nature. He told her. She definitely refused to uvail herself uf tiny such protection. "Robert, dear," she said, "if the at tack comes to our very door, so to speak, surely I must help you. Even my slight aid may stem a rush in one place while you are busy in another." He explained to her that If hand to band lighting were necessary he would depend more upon a crowbar than a rltle to sweep the ledge clear. She might be in the way. Very well. The moment you tell me to get behind that fence I will do ). Eveu there 1 can use a revolver." That reminded him. His own pistol was unloaded. He possessed only five more cartridges of small caliber. He placed them In the weapon and gave it to ber. "Now you have eleven men's lives in your hands," he said. "Try not to miss if you must shoot." In the dim light he could not see the spasm of pain that clouded her face. No Dyak would reach her w;hile he lived. If he fell, there was another use for one of those cartridges. The sailor had cleared the main floor of the rock and was placing his four rltles and other implements within easy reach when a hiss came from beneath. "Mir Jan!" exclaimed Iris. "What now?" demanded Jenks over the side. "Sahib, they come!" "I am prepared. Let that snake get back to bis hole In the rock, lest a mongoose seize him by the head." Mir Jan, engaged in a scouting expe dition on bis own account, understood that the officer sahib's orders must be obeyed. He vanished. Soon they beard a great crackling among the bushes on the right, but Jenks knew even before he looked that tbe Dyaks bad correctly estimated the extent of his fire zone and would keep out of it The first physical Intimation of the enemy's design they received was a pungent but pleasant smell of burning pine, borne to them by the northerly breeze and filling the air with Its aro ma. Tbe Dyaks kindled a huge fire. The heat was perceptible even on the ledge, but tbe minutes passed and tbe dawn broadened into dny without any other result bclug achieved. Iris, a little drawn and pale with sus peuse, said, with n timid giggle: "This docs not seem to be so very serious. It reminds me of my efforts to cook." "There 1b more to follow, I fear, dear one. But the Dyaks are fools. They Bhould have waited until night fell again after wearing us out by constant vigilance all day. If they Intend to em ploy smoke it would be far worse for us nt night." Phew! A volume of murky vapor arose that nearly suffocated them by tbe first whiff of its noisome fumes. It curled like a black pall over the face of tbe rock nnd blotted out sea and sky. They coughed Incessantly and nearly choked, for the Dyaks had thrown wet Beawecd on top of the burning pile of dry wood. Mir Jan, born In interior In dia, knew little about the sea or Its products, and when the Bavages talked of seaweed he thought they meaut green wood. Fortunately for him, the ascending clouds of smoke missed the cave or infallibly be must hnve been stifled. "Lie flat on the rock!" gasped Jcnks. Careless of waste, he poured water over a coat and mnde Iris bury her niouth and nose in the wet cloth. This gave her Immediate relief, and she Bhowed her woman's wit by tying the sleeves of the garment behind her neck. Jenks nodded comprehension and fol lowed ber example, for by this means their bands were left free. The black cloud grew more dense eacb few seconds. Nevertheless, owing to the slope of tbe ledge and the tend ency of the smoke to rise, the south side was far more tenable than the north. Quick to note this favorable cir cumstance, the sailor deduced a fur ther fact from It A barrier erected on the extreme right of the ledge would be a material gain. He sprang up. dragged the huge tarpaulin from its former location and propped It on tbe handle of the pickax, driven by one mighty stroke deep Into a crevice of the rock. It was no mean feat of strength that he performed. He swung the heavy and cumbrous canvas into position as if It were a dust cloth. He emerged from the gloom of the driven cloud red eyed, but triumpUant Instantly the vapor on the ledge lessened, and they could breathe, even talk. Overhead and in front the smoke nwent t IHALCS Makes the hair pw long and heavy, and keeps It soft and glossy. Stops railing hair and cures dandruff. And it always restores cc'or to prav hair. Sold for flfty years. " "-tTT. STcrrt r'.'"' " A WOMAWS ORDEAL DREADS DOCTOR'S QUESTIONS TboowndB Write to MrsJlnkham, Lynn, Maaa., and Receive Valuable Advice Absolutely Confidential and Free There can be no more terrible ordeal to a delicate, sensitive, refined woman than to be obliged to answer certain questions in vegard to ber private ills even when those questions are asked by her family physician, and many continue to suffer rather than submit to examinations which so many physi cians propose in order to intelligently treat the disease ; and this is the rea son why so many physicians fall to cure female disease. This is also the reason wh v thousands Upon thousands of women are corre sponding with Mrs, Pinkham, ut Lynn, Mass. To her they can confide every detail of their illness, and from her great knowledge, obtained from years of experience in treating female ills, Mrs. Pinkham can advise women more wisely than the local physician. Head how Mrs. Pinkham helped Mrs. T. C. Willadsen, of Manning, la. She writes : Dear Mrs. Pinkham: " I can truly say thnt you hnve saved my life, and I cannot express my gratitude in words. Before I wrote to you telling you how I felt, I had doctored for over two y'ars steady, and spent lots of money in medicines besides, but it all failed to do me any good. 1 had female trouble and woulddaily have faint ing spells, backache, bearing-down pains, and my monthly periods were very irregular nnd finally ceased. I wrote to you for your ad vice and received a letter full of instructions iust what to do, and also commenced to take jydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Comiiouiid, and I have been restored to perfect health. Had it not been for you I would have been in my grave to-day." Mountains of proof establish the fnat that no mcaiciue in the world equals Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound for restoring women's health. --creasing aenslty, but once again the sailor had outwitted the Dyaks' ma neuvers. "We have won the first rubber," be whispered to Iris. Above, beneath, beyond, they could see nothing. The air they breathed wns hot aud fetid. Jt was like be ing immured in a foul tunnel, and al most as dark. Jenks looked over the parapet. He thought he could distin guish some vogue figures on the sands, so he fired at them. A volley of an swering bullets crashed into the rock on all sides. The Dyaks bad laid their plans well this time. A firing squad stationed beyond the smoke area and supplied with all the available guns commenced nnd kept up a smart fusil lade In the direction of the ledge in t-nler to cover the operations of tbe K-nlfng party. Jenks realized that to expose himself was to court a serious wound and achieve no useful purpose. He fell bock out of range, laid down his rifle and grabbed the crowbar. At brief in tervals a deep hollow boom came up from the valley. At first It puzzled them until the sailor bit upon an ex planation. Mir Jan was busy. The end of a strong, roughly made ladder swung through the smoke und banged against the ledge. Before Jenks could reach It those hoisting it Into position hastily retreated. Tbey were standing in front of the cave, nnd the Mohammedan made play on them with n rifle nt thirty feet. Jcnks, using bis crowbar as a lever, toppled the ladder clean over. It fell outward and disconcerted a section of the musketeers. "Well done:' cried Iris. The Bailor, astounded by her tone, gave her n fleeting glance. She was very pale now, but not with fenr. Her eyes were slightly contracted, her nos trils quivering, her Hps set tight and her chin dimpled. Resting on one knee, with a revolver in each hand, she seem ed no puling mate for the gallant man wbo fought for her. There was no time for further speech. Three Indders were- reared ngainst the ouf both crotrbar and revolver irrrc needed. rock. Tbey were so poised and held below that Jenks could not force them backward. A fourth appeared, its coarse shafts looming into sight like the horns of some gigantic animal. The four covered nracticaUv the whnlo CONTINUKU OS PAGE 7 Hair Renewer Societies of Med ford. 1. 0. O. F. Lodge No 83, muots In I. O. O. F ' ball every Saturday at 8 p. ni. Visiting brotn -etn always welcome. Mahk Baker, n. 0 J. L. Dkhmer, Reo. Sec. I. 0.0. F. Rogue River Kncampment, No.'. ;, meetHln I. u o. K. hall tbu icvond audi lounh Wuuutjriuayaof eacb month at 8. p. m. il.L DfcMMB.i, 0. P, H.H Hahvbv. scribe. Redmen Med ford Wtatonka So, 80, meet, every Tburruay in Hed ram's Hall, Annie blk, Lkb Jacobs, Chief of Keooras, CO. raohI'ALk, -attbem. Modern Woodmen Meets flrvt and ttalrtf Fridays of every tnonth, Onrnott Committee' man, .Duncan titeretery, .Meets m Kedmei bull. Olive Hebe kali i.odge No 24, m.6ts in I. O. O. F. ball llr si and ttilrd Tuesdays of each month. Vltdtiug sisters inv'ea o attend Fannie Haskiks, 14 G. Bihdib hall Kec, Seo. A. K. aun A. w. Meets first Friday on or -foie full moon at S p. m., in Masonic halt. M. POKJMN, W. U . J. W Lawton, Rec. Sec. K.of F Talisman lodge No. Si. meets Mon day evening at 8 p. m. Visiting Drothers al ways welcome. Fhed Luv, C. C, Mahlon I'urdin, K. of R. and S. Kniebts of tbe Maccabees. Triumjh'fent No. 14, meets Id regular review on the 1st aud. 3d Fridays of eacb month in A. O. U. W Hull 7:30 p. m. Vaulting Sir KniRhts cordially In viied to attend. A- B. Ellison, Commander. W.T. Yokk, R. K. A.O. U. W. LotWu iNo. tij, mueu every flrtit, an I third Weudetiday ir tne mo t at 8 p. m. In their hull in the Oporu block. Visiting; brothers invited to attend. Lou FN Damon, U. w. ash a el Hl'buard, Heccrder. i" . of A. Medfnrd T.nflett Nn. A1 manib ih3 Etomtl und fourth Tuesday evenings lc each month in the Redmans hall. VLiting; Kruters iuviteu to intend . , r KAN CIS JORDAN, F. M. L. A. JORDAN. Sec. Woodmen of the Worlo Cunin No. lMl. idarih. eveiy Thursday evening Id K. of P. hall. Mediord Oregon. H O. Shea her C. C. . B. Jackson, Clerk. Chrysunthemum Circle No. 84, Women or Woodcraft Meets second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:3(1 p. m. In K. of P. balf. Visiting sisters invited. SIRS. ADA MlLIJj, G. N. PRl'E angle, Clerk W, R, C Chester A. Arthur eorpH No. 84. meets first nnd third Wednesday of each,., month at 2 o'clock p.m., in Woodman's ba'l. Visiting sUters invited. Mrs Ivan Hum ason . Pres. Mrs. Hester Hahtzell, Sec. O. A. R. Chester A. Arthur Post No. 47,. meets in Woodman's ball every tirst and' third Wednesday night in each month at 7:30 Visiting Comrades cordially invited to attend. Geo. We1 ukniiammek, Com. F. M. Stewart, Ad utant. W. C. T. U. Meets every otherTnursday aV the Presbyterian ehurrb. .Mks. Bccs, President. Mrs. J. Morgan, Secretary. Fruterual Brotherhood Meet:? first and third' Friday evenings ut 7:50 p. m., in their hall in K.of P. building. Mtdford, Oregon. V'sitis,, Sisters and Brothers cordially invited. 0. V. MCRI'UY Pres. W. J. Hockenvos Secretary. 0. E. S. Reamcs Chapter, No. 66, meets sec ond and fourth Wednesaay's ot eaub month at. Masonic Hall. Medford, Oregon. Visitii g Sis ters and Brothers ahvnvs welcome. Mattik Hutchison. W. M. Hattie;Wiiite Secretary. Uniform Rank, K. of P. Meet at the call of tbe captain in K. of P. ball. II. H. Howard, Captain. E. L. Elwood, Recorder. A.O. F. Court Medford, No. 8985, meets every Monday night at 7:30 p.m. la A.O. U. W Hall, Angle bl icr, Medford, Oregon. Visiting: Foresters cordially welcomed. L. E. Hoover, C. K. Frank H. Hull. Rec. Sec. OHUBOHES OF MEDFORD. MethodlHt Episcopal Cburcn R. C- Bl- tkwel oastor. Preachinccverv Sabbath at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m.. D. T iuwuju, Bupi. u'tass meeting ioiiows Breaching Bervlre Sunday morning, JuIIue ticker, leader. Enworth Lea true at 6:30 n. m.. Stella Duclos president. Regular prayer meet- iuk evory inursuuy evening at i;w p. m. Ladies Aid Society every Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 Mrs. E. J. Pratt, president. W. F.M. 8. mcetF first Friday In each month. Mrs. Mary Fielder, president. Presbvtcrian Cburcn Rev. W. V. Shields pastor. Preach In t; every' Sabbath at ll a. m and 7:30 p.m. Sunday school atlO u. m., Jrb Martin, Supt. Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. m. Junior Christian Endeavor, 3 p. m. Everr Tnursday prayer meeting, 8 p.m. First Tues day evening of every mouth church social Second Tuesday every month, 2:30 p. m., Mis sion society. First and third Tuesdays every month, 2:30 p. m., Aid societv. Rot. W. F. Shields. Pastor; Miss Beulah Warner, Supt. S. S.; Miss Edith Van Dyke Superintendent. j. .a.; uuviu xi. uay, rrus. a. . n,.t. Mrs.J G. Van Dyke, Pres. Aid society ; MrB. J W. Cox, Pres. Mission Society. Christian cnurcb Corner of Sixth and I streets. Services on the first and third Sun Gays of each month. Sunday school and: Christian Endeavor at usual bours every Sun day. Prayer meeting every ThurEday evening The people welcome. Rev Jones, Paster Methodist Episcopal Church South Rev. M L. Darby, pastor. Preaching every Sunday al 11 a. m. and evening; Sunday school at 10a. m.: Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clook Woman's Home Mission Society meets Aral Wednesday in each month at 2:30 n. m. Every one is cordially Invited to all our services Christian Science services are held every iiunday tnominn at eleven o'clock at the res denceofE. H. Dunham, of Talent. All are if el come. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. In the bounty Court of tho State of Oregon for the County of Jackson. In the matter of the Guard- lansblp of P. H. Oviatt, an Order to show Incompetent person. ) cause. It appearing to this Court (from the petition, presented and filed on the 28tb day of July, A. D. lftio, by Sarah C. Oviatt, guardian of the person and estate of P. H. Oviatt, an incompe tent person, praying for an order of sale of an 14 interest in and to the Comstock of Oregon and Mot-nlng quartz mines located In the Willow.. Springs .Mining District In Jrckson County, Oregon , belonging to satd Incompe tent, that it is for tbe best Interest of said ward and necessary that said rral estate be sold. It is hereby ordered that the next bin of said ward and all persons interested in sold estate, appear before this Court on Thursday the 31st day jfAugust, 1905, atone o'clock p. m. of said day, at the court room of this court at Jacksonville, Jackson County, OreHon. thin and there to show cause why an order should not be granted lor the sale of said real property: And it is further ordered that a copy of this order be published at least once a week lor four successive weeks prior to the hearing hereof, order be published at lonst once a week for four successive weeks in Thk Med ford Mail, a newspaper published in Jackaos County, Oregon, and also that a copy be per sonally served upon said ward and his satd guardian at least tcu days before the said hearing. Dated at Jacksonville, Oregon, August 1, A Geo. w. Dunn, County Judie. Get prices for family washing at he Medford laundry. 25-tf Unfortunate. Dr. Gibbon This old reliable and the niost BticcfSffid Sieclii! tet Mi Fn'icLci,siril continues to cure nil trait a I nnd Arm Inn t I f ftUCtl H Uonurrhira, ilrrf Mlrlriarv, phlll in ail lis I onus, Hin nlrnf , uu Dhtlll,' , lmpotett rr hrmlnal WrnU nrtiiuid LtikROl Unu ttond the conli",iif ol rpU ahum am? exii pro-ludng ttie following symptoms; "; Hnrlc .nots under he eys. Palo m tbe Vnd. rlnrrl-r In the ears, lew of cni.nii-nce.d ffi l,.i!ce (i, .imirnaclilnp atriti'Crr. pnlrtuUori of ilte ii, Hrt.v-Miktifit.ttiieliai(.iO'i bu K.lossoliufru iry,rlmilson Hip utp, enni;li, con-iimpHoii.eW Dr. ulltbon Um fmrttrftl m S,,n I rwiriw TonrsancltlMMroirtilwt sti.miid m.t & '! rvjifiuli i.im and rect ive in hprn-lW of bis nrr-t tMW nc rirtrf'T, ThlirtorctirMrvbnnihrpfr'll 1 irj him. -Mr rnte-. Pn"na i' bomr.t-h.WfrVnr.i.b.llOTWrt J. . ilbfa.llliMr--rrlMrli . lo the
