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THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE. MEoFOIttJ. OREGON, Tl ID USD AY. OCTOHKR 'JS, 100!). '
The hure
Of the
Mask
By
HAROLD
MAC GRATH
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cir' NOTICES.
Continued f'-om
(Continued.)
Copyright. 1908. by the Bobbt
Merrill Co.
be repented.
Merrlhew sbook his hend airily.
"Nlonte, nlcntc!" be said In his best
Italian. He did not understand what
the inspector said. He merely bad
suspicions.
"Look!" suddenly exclaimed Hlllard.
Passing out of the door which led to
liberty and to France, their luggage
guaranteed by cabalistic chalk marks,
were two women. One of them was
veiled; the other was not.
"Kitty KlUlgrew, as I liver shouted
Merrlhew, making a dash for the door.
But the inspector blocked the way,
beckoned to a gendarme, wbo came
over, and calmly pointed to Merri
hew's unopened cases. .
"Open!" said the inspector.
"But" Merrlhew struggled to pass.
"For heaven's sake," cried Hlllard,
"be patient and open the cases at
once."
Merrlhew handled bis keys clumsily.
It is ever thus when one Is in a hurry.
Finally he threw back the lids, foiling
that in another moment be must have
spouted Italian or French out of pure
magic simply to tell this fool inspector
what be thought of bltn.
"Oho, monsieur in a hurry!" mocked
the Inspector. "Nothing, nothing!" He
took out two boxes of cigars.
"Why the devil didn't you tell me
"I'd like to shake blm. He goes "a" l"KU,i . "u,u
Igalnst the grain somehow." Merri-1 w",thfully. To find the women by this
hew swung into the compartment "I . stro,ke ,of ' nd a ,t0 lose them
maddening.
2 , T so?ason,-, Th7 are 1 hew's possessions with premeditated
raija'r- aD, UIL ell rWard Ww Everything had to come out
offended them It must have been some- Qe d the shaT, tQe
thing outside the pale of forgiveness the , case8 and the
But I should like to know where old ,,.
CHAPTER XL
A BOX OF CIQARS.
ON the way up to Rome Hlllard
and his pupil had a second
class compartment all to
themselves. The train was a
fast one. for the day of slow travel
has passed In Italy, and the cry of
Speed is beard over the land.
There was a cbnngc of cars at Rome
and a wait of two hours.
After luncheon Merrlhew secretly
bought two boxes of cigars to carry
along. They were good cigars and cost
him ?J3. He covered them with some
newspapers and at the station succeed
ed by some legerdemain in slipping
tbcm Into one of bis cases. Hillnri
would have lectured him on bis ex
travagance, and this was a good way
to avoid it But some hours later he
was going to be very sorry that he
bad not made a confidant of bis guide.
As they were boardlng'tbe train they
noticed two gentlemen getting into the
forward compartment of the carriage.
"Humph: Our friend with the srar."
said Hlllard. "We do not seem able to
shake him."
wonder why the Sandfords dropped
him?"
Giovanni is. 1 miss blm."
"Poor devilT said Merrlhew,
careless sympathy.
The train started.
"Monte Carlo! Gold. gold.
bag.
with
Will yon hasten?" asked Hlllard.
Wo fin nnt Trfsh tn mlea Hi i trn in "
"Others follow," said the inspector
laconically.
Utile i TTlMnrfl nrnriimprl n (ira frnnr. nlwo
round pieces of gold!" Merrlhew rub- The lnspector ,aughed wlthout nolge
T m'ser u ,Jm 1 and sbook his head. This one inspector
Ha,rd?, S(? an,d heaVy t0. h0ldr I' impervious to money or smooth
quoted Hillard. "1 suppose that you speecues. He ,s tlle jaw personlDed.
have a system already worked out." inexorable
"Of course. I shall win if I stick to . ,,.,, ' t,no,i M 00 .,f
neither Kitty nor the veiled lady again.
Doubtless they were already on the
It
"Or if the money lasts. Bury your
system, my boy. It will do you no
good. Trust to luck only. Monte Car
lo is the graveyard of systems."
"But maybe my system is the one.
Ton can't tell till I have tried it"
Soon the train began to lift into the
mountains, the beautiful Apennines.
By the time they arrived In Genoa,
late at night both compared favorably
with the coalers in the harbor of Na
ples. ' .
Early the next morning the adven
turers set out for Monte Carlo more
tunnels; a compartment filled with
women and children.1 But the beauty
of the Riviera was compensation.
Ventimiglia. or VIntlmllle, has a. sin
ister sound in the ears of the traveler
if percbance be be a man fond of bis
tobacco. The train drew in. A dozen
steps more and one was virtually In
France. But there is generally a slight
hitch before one takes the aforesaid
steps the French customs. A porter
popped his head into the window.
"Eight minutes for examination of
luggage!" be cried,
train. Had Merrlhew been an old
traveler he would have left him to get
to Monte Carlo the best way he could,
but Merrlhew was as helpless as a
child, and he hadn't the heart to desert
him. though be deserved to be desert
ed. Ding-ding! went the bell. Wbee
vbee! went the whistle. The train
"or Monte Carlo was drawing out and
they were being left behind. Hlllard
swore and Merrlhew went white with
Impotent anger. If only be could hit
something! The inspector smiled and
went on with bis deadly work. When
be was certain that tbey could not pos
sibly catch the train be banded the
cigars to their owner and pointed to
a sign the other side of the barricade.
"What shall I do now, Jack?" Merrl
hew asked.
"I refuse to help you. Find out your
self." So Merrlhew, hopeless and subdued,
went into the room designated, saw
the cigars taken out and weighed, took
"Come, Dan," cried Hillard; 'lively if the bill and presented it with a hun
dred lire note at the little window la
the off room. . '
Procuring his change, he found Hll
lard sitting disconsolately on the bar
ricade, t
"I hope you( are perfectly satisfied,"
said Hlllard. with an amiability which
wouldn't have passed muster any
where. "Oh. I'm satisfied," answered Merri
hem. He stuffed his pockets with ci
gars, slammed the boxes Into the case
and locked them up.
"I warned you about tobacco."
"I know It."
"You should have told me."
wizened little man. "I know that too. but I didn't want
"Monsieur has nothing to declarer' , you to lecture me,
we want good seats when we come
sut We change trains."
After a short skirmish tbey located
their bi longings. Tbey would have to
be patient. .
Among the Inspectors at Ventimiglia
is a small, wizened Frenchman with a
face as cold and impassive as the sand
blown sphinx. lie possesses, among
other accomplishments, a nose pecul- j
iar less for Its shape than for its smell.
He can "smell out" tobacco as a witch
doctor In Zululnnd smells out a "devil." :
Fate directed this individual toward i
the Americans. Hlllard knew him of
old, and be never forgets a face, this j
"A lecture would have been better
than waiting here in this barn for
three bonrs." '
"Three hours?" despondently.
be asked.
Hillard made a negative sign and
opened bis cases. With scarce a
glance at their contents and waving
aside the coupons the inspector ap
plied tbe chalk and turned to Merri- j
tew. Why a0 they advertise in The Tri-
"Monsieur baa nothing to declarer bunet Easy. They get results. F.
:!k' rilv o!' Mei!ti'il, wh'ch cheek shall
bo held bv the ritv of Medfonl un tho
I'limliliiins lifivnfloi' set forth. 'It
suiil ur:tittii, his associates, hw sue-ee.-si)l!
or u.-Mt'lis. hluill buiiill Ilia
:u'l:inl wo:!; on the thinirs mentioned
in this ordinance witli in lour mouths
trom its imssnuo mid tukinir effect,
nml shall prosecute tho Mime with tlil
iuonce until suhstuntmllv completed,
so 'that not less than twentv-fivu
hundred dollars ($'J')(ID) shall have
been expended in tho uutuul count mo
tion work of instiillinir said plant on
the uraiind in said fit v within six
months from the duto of tho (ukine
effect of this ordinance, thou, nml lis
soon ns the said sum of I wont V-five
hundred dollars ($2"0ll) shall have
been so expended, mid said fact, cer
tified as hereinafter set forth, said
cheek mnv bo withdrawn upon depos
iting in lieu thereof a sufficient bond,
in tho penal sum of two thousand dol
lars ($2000). cunrnnteeini! the con
struction of said plant in accordance
herewith, so as to have tho same
substantially complete within l'J
months after (he date of tho imssmro
and taking effect of this ordinance.
It is understood and nirrci'd that the
eitv engineer of the citv of Med ford
shall determine the question ns to the
amount of work actually done, and
that tho repayment of said cheek
shall only be made upon the certifi
cate of said eitv eneineer that said
work has actually been performed
within said time.
CITY NOTICES.
It is further unili'i'stood and aifreeil
that time, is, and shall ho of tho es
sence hereof, n ml that if said craii
lee, his associates, his successors or
assigns, shall fail to begin actual
work on the tilings mentioned in this
ordinance! within four months from
its passage and taking uffeet, or to
prosecute tho same with reasonable
diligence, so (hat there slmll have ac
tually been expended, in aforesaid,
within the aforesaid six months, the
said sum of tweutv-fivo hundred dol
lars ($'jritll)) in the actual work of
construction on tho ground in said
eitv. tlicn all riglts of the said gran
tee, his associates, his successors or
assigns, in or to said certified cheek,
shall be absolutely forfeited to said
citv, and said eitv shall retain the
same nml all thereof us linuidated
damages for the breach of this con
tract. Section -2. This ordinance shall
tako effect and be in full force from
and after its passage, upproval and
posting.
Hone at Medford. Oregon
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Thu foregoing ordinance was pass
ed bv tho citv council of tho citv of
Medford, Oregon, on the 'JJntl dav of
October, 11)011. bv tho following vote:
Welch, ave; Merrick, nve: Wortmau,
no; Kifert. nve; nml Peiiimor, live:
Kmerick, absent.
Approved this 2.'ird dav of October.
1001).
W. U. CANON. Mayor.
Attest:
liOHT. W. TKI.FKR.
Citv liecorder.
P. 0. Hansen. :?.': Tom Moffat
We make any kind and style of windows. W carry
p;la?s of any size on hand.
Medford Sdsh & Door Co.
NOTICE
Have you seen trie new electric
clock. It runs 12 months
with one winding at
Martin J. Reddy
THE JEWELER
Near P. O.
Hot Tamale Parlors
403 N. BARTLETT STREET.
BEGINNING OCTOBER 5, WILL BE OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
Fresh beef and chicken-tamales, Mexican beans, chicken soup and
all varieties of Mexican dishes always on hand. Special tables for
ladies. Will also keep a supply of tamales, etc., at Kennedy's.
Highest cash prices paid for chickens.
MANUEL ELARIU, Proprietor.
' (To be continued.)
"For you particular customers who demand the
best groceries, we recommend Folgers Golden Gate
Coffee."
It is so good we cannot obtain a better coffee not if we paid
SI a pound for it. ,
Everything about Folgcr's Golden Gate Coffee is perfect, and
we sell it with the positive guarantee that it will please you. (
& Reagan
GROCIiuIES, CHINAWAEE, lKUi'.f AND FEED.
Allen
COMBINATION RANGE
BOILER INSULATOR AND
HOT FIRELESS COOKER
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ten
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Containing two indispensable
luxuries and two sources of econ
omy. Call and l't us demonstrate its
merits.
J. W. WHITNEY
Office in Aikin Plumbing Co.'s Store, Medford.
WANTED
Timber and Coal Lands
ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON
. TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES
jr-g.,.,, FURNISHED.
B. H. Harris & Co.
MEDFORD, OREGON
Office in Jackson County Bank Upstairs
APPLES AND PEARS AND ALL KINDS OP
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES.
YAKIMA VALLEY NURSERY
Largest Commercial Nursery in tbe Pacific North
west. Not in tbe combine. Competes with all first
class nurseries.
L. E. HOOVER, Agent
MEDFORD, OREJON
RESOLVED
Tho bent resolution for you
to mnko is to come to us for
your next suit, if you want
somothinjr out of tho. orilinnry.
Wo lo the boHt work mid chnrge
the lowoHt prices.
W. W. EIFERT
THE PEOQEIiSSIVE TAILOB
When we suggest that you
Toast Your Bread
On Breakfast Table
We do not mean that you should eat off
, the stove toast
With an Electric Toaster
and have crisp, brown, delicious toast
costs lc per meal to operate. Wo
have the best toaster on the market for
sale at $4.50. Clean, appetizing, sanitary
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO.
Successors to Condor Water & Power Co.