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By Louis Joseph Vance
CMAPTIA XXIU
Th Houm Divided.
Aloe to tht Strang plac of st-
l8C sad shadow that dB of lb
devil's livery, crimson snd black
chained to th Invalid chair wherein,
day In, day out, for yar on nd, b
bad suffered lb rremethean torment
of tb Uf Ihtt would sot die out of
bla wrwtcbsd, wrecked carcase, though
without ceasing sharp-twakrd nvy,
hatred, malic and kit uncharitable
Bern peeked Inaaltably at bla vitals:
Benaca Trlnt tat walling, with tb Id
paaalvlly of a graven Bgur waiting
on tb Imminent bour of ultlmat
vngment for lb wrong tbat bad
i&ad him what b was.
"Another boar! ... In tlitr
tnlnutes nor they will b bare, Judith
and Marrophat and Ros poor foot!
and blm! ... In sixty minute
oor they will pat blm down tx-for
in, bound and helpless. If not drad
A alight ptUM prefaced worda tbat
wer a whimpered prayer: "God aend
tbat b b not dead! liar 1 lingered
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Roa Turned en Her Patalonately.
here in anguish all these weary year
for the fulfillment of my revenge only
to be cheated at the end by Death?
God grant that Alan Law may be laid,
down till llrlng her at my feet!
. . . Then ..."
A bitter imlle twisted bla tortured
features: "Then ahall my will be done,
to him! And then, when I baT seen
blm die aa bis father died then Ah.
God! then at last I too may die
Tpon this en k loosed the Tbi
ntngt of hi wrth without ruth
Wow suffered blm In silence, lit
pt galling recrimination educed bo
rt-tort frtm thla on.
In a lull In Trtn's tirade, Judltb
tho to Interject; "1V0 1 lx to bard
on lb allly fool: he's not rrepontlble;
she's slrk with lot for that good loot
Ing simpleton!"
"And you!" Roa turned on hr
passionately "what about youT If I
lot Alan Law, at least I lot him
oprnly. I am not aabamed to own lt-
and I don't pursu blm, aa you do, pre
tending I mean to sacrifice blm to a
wlckrd family feud, and tbrn spar
blm every time I meet him, to lead
blm to bellev I haven't the heart to
Injur blm aa you do, hoping o to
work upon bla sympathies and earn
a kindly word and a pat on tb bra J
from bla band!"
Fiercely ab leveled a denunciatory
arm at her sister. "There!" be cried
to her father "If you need to know
ther atanda th daughter who baa
betrayed your faith aa 1 have not,
ho bar never even pretended to
approv your villainy!"
"I think." Trtn announced In a
vole of Ice "I bava learned now
what I needed to know."
Ill Anger sought tb row of but
tons; and when, a servant responded,
b Inquired:
"Mr. Marrophat baa returned?"
"lie la In tb waiting room, air."
"Conduct Miss Judltb to blm and
tell him I bold blm personally rrspon-
sibl for her safe-keeping. He will
understand."
And for a long time thereafter th
father, alona with th daughter who
had been catranged from him since
birth by ever Instinct of her nature,
essayed In vain to break down her
mutlnoua sllenc.
At last Trine summoned two of his
creature and bad her led weeping
from tb room to be held prisoner In
her bedchamber on th topmost floor
of th house.
There was a long silence, then a
groan of exasperated protean "Why,
do they not come? Why doe Judith,
delay, when she knows how I suffer?,
Why have I been put off from day to.
day with ber telegrams that begged,
for more time and promised every
thing but told nothing! until yester,
day. . . . Where are those mes
ages she aent r-j yesterday?"
Kts ire sound hand groped out like
a claw and aought a mass of papers
on the desk beside blm, sorting out
from among them two yellow Tinns.
Painfully be blinked over these and
slowly his pain-bent lips conned their,
woraing;
" 'Ainu and Hose safe with me will
bring both borne tomorrow night with
out fall,'" he read the first aloud; and
then the second: " 'Have motorcar
watting for me tomorrow morning
from three o'clock till called for New
Bedford waterfront Judith.' "
"No!" he affirmed with the fervor
of one persuaded by his own desires:
I must not doubt the girl! She baa
promised, she has performed:
So still was he, Indeed that he
teemed to sleep, but so deceptive was
that semblance that he was alert for
the least sound. The girl entered soft
Iy, as If fearful of disturbing his slum'
bers; but she found him with head
erect and eyes a-blaze.
"Judith!" he cried, his great voice
vibrating like a brazen bell. "At last!
Where Is he? You have brought him?
Where is he?"
With no more answer than "a sigh,
the girl drooped her head and let her
hands bang limply with palms ex
' posed.
After an Instant of Incredulous dis
appointment the man shot a single,
frigid question at her:
"You have failed?"
"I have failed," she confessed.
"Why?"
She shrugged slightly. "Who knows
why one fails? I did my best: be was
too much for me, outwitted me at
every turn. Time and again I thought
J had him, but always he escaped,
either by his own wit and courage or
with another's aid. Only yesterday
night tbey were all three in the hol
low of my hands but now I bring you
only Rose."
She faltered, awed by tbe glare of
bis Infuriated eyes. "Let me explain,"
be begged.
He snapped ber short: "You cannot
explain. The thing Is impossible, that
you should have failed. There Is some
thing beneath this, something you
will not tell me."
She endeavored to speak, but be en
forced silence with a sonorous "No!"
Bis band sought tbe row of buttons
on the desk and pressed one long.
Almost Instantly a servant glided
noiselessly Into tbe room.
"My daughter Rose have her
brought here to me at once!"
In another moment the replica of
bis daughter Judith was ushered Into
hi presence.
CHAPTER XXIII.
A Sporting Offtr.
Some two bour later, that same
evening, Mr. Alan Law, very much
alive and. In spit of a complete new
outfit of ready-made clothing, looking
much more Ilk himself than he bad
In a fortnight. Issued forth from the
Grand Central atatlon, hailed a taxi
cab, and had himself conveyed to the
Hotel Monolith.
But It he looked bis proper self once
more, It speedily waa demonstrated
that his wish wss otherwise: for after
learning from the room-clerk of the
Monolith tbat aulte was being held
In the name of Arthur Lawrence, that
was tbe name Mr. Law Inscribed on
the register.
On the other band. It waa his true
name that be gave to the person whom
he called upon tbe telephone Immedi
ately after being shown to his rooms.
But then be was speaking to his old
friend and man of bualness, Mr. Dlgby.
Within another ten minutes this last
was In conference with his employer:
"I think you must be out of your
head," be insisted nervously, once
their first greetings were over. "You
might Juet as sensibly throw yourself
from the top of the Metropolitan tower
aa come to New York while Trine lives
and know you're this side the water."
"Nonsense!" Alan laughed. "Remem
ber this is New York not the back
woods of Maine!"
Alan paused and smote his palm
with a remorseful fist. "By the Eter
nal. I'm forgetting Barcus!"
"Barcus?"
"Chap whose boat I chartered In
Portland sheer luck on my part: he's
one of the salt of the arth. First,
something must be done for the boy.
You've got influence of some Bort In
New Bedford, surely?"
Dlgby reflected: "Some. There's
George Blaine, Justice of the peace "
"The very man. Telegraph him In
Barcus' Interests immediately. And
telegraph Barcus as well send blm
a hundred for expenses, and tell him
to Join me bere In New York as quick
as he can!"
"Your friend's address?" Dlgby In
quired, mildly Ironic as he sat down
at the desk and fumbled with the sup
ply of stationery.
"New Bedford Jail, of course!" Alan
chuckled but cut bla laugh in two as
something fluttered from the pack of
envelopes which Dlgby had disturbed
and fell to tbe floor between tbe two
men.
Face up. It grinned sardonic mock
ery of Alan's confidence: It was a trey
of hearts.
With an ashen face and a trembling
band, Dlgby stooped to pick tbe
damned thing up; but Alan was be
forehand with him, and got his fingers
first upon the card.
Now will you believe?" Digby de
manded huskily.
In what? A simple coincidence?"
Alan flouted. "Not I! Who knows I'm
In New York or that the Arthur Law
rence for whom your agent engaged
these rooms was Alan Law. No, my
friend: it's a bit too thick for me. Take
my word for It, this Is nothing more
nor less than a souvenir of a poker-
party held by yesterday's tenant of
this suite."
Perhaps perhaps!" Digby assent
ed, stroking tremulous lips. "But I'm
afraid for you, my boy. Who knows
that Trine's spies were not watching
my man when be made this reserva
tion? Who knows but that 'Arthur
Lawrence' was too thin a disguise for
Alan Law? I tell you, I'm frightened
to tbe marrow of my old bones! Do
me this favor at least, my boy: now
tbat you've been warned, whether by
accident or design we wont argue
that do leave town go Incognito to
lomi quiet placs near by and wait
tbrr for tb sailing of th neit trans
atlantic steamer. Oh, aurely you ran't
dny m thla on wish of my fond old
heart, my boy!"
With gealur of unfeigned affc
tloo Alan dropped a hand on llgby's
shoulder.
Ther'i nothing on earth I would
not do for you," b said: "you'v been
father and a mother to m ever lnc
I ran remember, vn If wer sepa
rated, moat of th time, by tbr thou
sand mile ot salt water. But tbla
thing I can't do It, vn for you. I
rant do It ven for myaelf. Ho
Trln 1 ber In New York, In tb
bands and at tb mercy of ber fatbr
and lster: and you may Judge what
their mercy will b when you learn
all that sh baa don for me. I won't
go and I can't go until I And ber and
Ut her with me. And that 1 final"
Then," Digby truck In, grasping
wildly at a atraw ot bop, "1 bare your
word you'll go, providing I find and r-
tor Ro to you?"
"Too bar my word to that, unques
tionably. Bring Roa to me. and I'll
gladly hak th duat of New York
from my shoes, and nerer return till
Trln la put sway comfortably In bis
grav."
"It (ball be done." Dlgby promised.
"It must!"
"Tou bellevthatr
"In twelve hour Ros shall b re
stored to you."
"Will you make a book on It? Ml
bet you something happens and bop
I lose Into th bargain. If you believe
you can carry out your promise, wire
th White Star lln to reserve the
best available suite on th Oceanic,
ailing tomorrow morning at ten
and make arrangementa for a mar
riage before tbe boat sails."
"Ill go you." Dlgby sgreed: "and If
I fall, I forfeit tb cost of the reser
vation. Rut about this marriage "
He hesitated.
"You'll have to have license In
this state and cant get one except
what euied so uncommonly stubborn
reluctance, and gut bis iy.
II could not know that anothef.
i skulked behind a barrier of Urn bar
rels and overheard all tbat paawed and,
hen Alan bad ducked smartly Into
th unfinished building, r and stol
after him with footsteps aa nolseles
aa a cat' and s fac tbat bad tb sav
agery of tiger's when It Iran
alently revealed la a shaft of moon
light. At length Alan gained (he gridiron
of girder on a plan with the lighted
window acroaa th way, and crept
along on of the, gingerly on bis
bands and knees, until be cam to It
end and might. If b cared to, look
don a hundred feet to the sidewalks.
That view, however, did not tempt;
be kept bla eye level; and waa re
warded with a bar gllmria of a prettily-papered
wall, framed In th lac of
half-drawn curtains.
And of sudden whether through
fortuity, or Instinct, or th psycho
logical attraction of bis steadfast con
centration tb tenant of th room
cam to tb window and stood ther
for a little, looking pensively out. alto
gether unconscious of th matcher la
bis serial coign.
Again a horrlbl uncertainty bar
aaaed blm. Was tb woman Ros
or Judith? That ab was on ot the
he could plainly e. nut which? Dared
be assume his hopes fulfilled?
With difficulty he detached his
hungry vision from ber. snd drawing
from bis pocket a small notebook, tor
I out a blank page, placed thla flat on
, th girder, found a pencil, and with
! tbe assistance of a ray or two of
' moonlight acrawled a message of al
most stenographic brevity.
When be looked up from this task,
she had vanlabed.
Sitting up. astride the girder, h
took bis watch a cheap affair he had
picked up when rcclothlng himself la after k ong prod of doubt snd per-
factor Is th duel. In lb end, they
served together with that steady, re
Slatleae downward snd outward drag,
to break th grip of lb man' locked
log.
Abruptly b pitched forward on hi
fac along th girder, kicking wildly,
grasping at th air. Tb atlletto fell
front an Instinctively related grasp,
and disappeared. And oefor Alan
could releaa bl hold, or tb
train upon th right arm of tb aa
aaaslo, this last had slipped bodily
front tb girder and bung helpleaa la
space, dangling at lb end of Alan's
arm with no mora than tb grip of
fir fluger between bint and death,
Th shock ot that unpreaaged turn
brought Alan forward and flat on bla
stomach. And ths strain on bla left
arm waa terrific, II doubted If b
could maintain It for another tnluut.
Nor was ther any reason why bs
should retain It Tb end be had de
signed fur bl victim was merely bis
Juat desert
And yet Alan could not let blm go.
Tbua th battle began anew but
now It wa a battle with maa naif
crated and elruggllug o madly tbat
ha well nlfh frustrated tb effort of
hi rescuer.
In tb upabot the assassin lay Ilk a
limp rag across th girder, bead and
arm dangling on on aid, legs and
feel on th otber, spent with his ter
rifio exertions and physically sick with
terror.
And In thla state Alan left blm: b
had don enough; let th man shift
for himself from this time on.
CHAPTER XXV.
Changttlng.
Ia th vague, chill gray of tbat dull
and desolate dawn, Judltb atlrred ab
ruptly on tb couch of a aleepleaa
night, and with the rapidity ot on
who ba arrived at a sottled purpose
the garment ot clvlllied society, at
Providence, that morning opened tbe
Alan' Appearance at the Hotel Monolith.
back of the case, and closed It upon
the folded meesage.
Then drawing back his arm, be
breathed a silent prayer to the god of
all true lovers, and cast It from him
with all his might with such fore
that It almost unseated him at tbe end
of tbe swing. But nothing less would
have served to bridge that yawning
chasm.
Anil th w(i.h ....i.kl 4 I
tnil .n.i.i. Vh, iTTt. t 4 . Pected interruption, threatening ns it
true, squarely through the lighted win-' , i. ,, .
.nH ,h. " , ! "d the perilous scheme that Alan had
..... . ',.., j proposed, Rose greeted her sister with
by applying In person with your bride-to-be.
There won't be time"
"Then we'll marry in Jersey!" Alan
Insisted. "Dig up some clergyman over
there, if you don't know one your
self" "Oh, I'm well acquainted with tbe
very man!"
CHAPTER XXIV.
The Time o' Night
Not ill-pleased to be left to his own
devices (whose proposed character'
Dlgby would never have approved had'
he so much as suspected them) Alan
none the less deferred action until
after midnlcht.
And espionage v;m t'.l he feared
nave and excopt always, of course, fail
ure to Cud his Rose.
It was about one In the morning
when he arrived Inconspicuously (but
not so much so as to seem deserving
of police surveillance) In the neigh
borhood of the Riverside drive home of
bis mortal enemy, a grim wblte bouse
that towered, stark and tali, upon a
corner. ;, '
His preliminary reconnolsance pro
vided little more than comfortless ex
ercise. Huge, still, its wall bathed In
the milk and Ink of moonlight and
shadow, all its windows dark but
one and that one. In the topmost tier,
showed only a feeble glimmer, so slight
that Alan almost overlooked It
But once discovered. It focused upon
Itself bis thoughts with a power little
less than hypnotic.
He believed with small doubt that
Rose was a prisoner within those
walls; tbat Judith must have con
veyed her there with all speed.
Jnd, this being the presumptive case,
that small, high window of the light
might well be bers. ,
Directly across tbe street from tbe
Trine residence, on the opposite cor
ner, a colossal apartment structure
stood half-finished, stonework to its
second story, gaunt Iron skeleton rear
ing above.
To bis infinite disgust, Alan found
tbe guardian very wide awake, very
much on the Job: no chance here to
steal unseen Into the building.
This In Itself might have been
deemed a suspicious circumstance:
not for nothing does an honest night
watchman so deny the laws of nature
and the tenets of his craft But Alan
merely praised the man while cursing:
tbe very fact of bis existence; snd. ac
costing, overcame with bank-notes
plexlty, rote snd bathed snd dreaaed
herself In negligee.
In tbe adjoining room she could bear
mall, stealthy noises the sounds
made by ber sister moving about and
preparing agaliMt tbe ungueaaable mo
ment when hor rescue would b at
tempted, according to th Information
conveyed In tbat midnight messsge.
For chauc had conspired with ber
insomnia to atatlon Judith In tbe re
cess of her darkened window, Idly
viewing the gaunt framework of the
unfinished building from an angle
which, when Alan edged out along tbe
girder, ahowed him plainly In allhou
ette againat the sky,
In Judith's eye his Identity was un
mtatakable. She bad hardly needed
the night-glasses which presently she
brought to bear upon blm at th mo-
' mo nt when be waa laboiioualy Inditing
bla mesaaRe while grim death stalked
him from bi-hlnd
Sbe bud seen hltn throw the watch
and bad hcord the double thump of Its
Impact with the wall and floor of
Rose's bedchamber.
And she had wltneiwrd with wildly
beating heart that duel In the air
able to surmise Its outcome only from
the fact that the victor spared the life
of the vanquished
Tbe clock was striking six as she
left her room: across tho street work
Ingmon wore etrenmlng into (lie build'
Ing to begin tho lubors of the day.
Brushing unceremoniously past the
drowsy and Indifferent guard in tbe
corridor outside tbe door to Rose's
room, Judith turned the key tbat re
mained In the lock on the outside, re
moved It, entered, and locked the door
behind her.
Without any surprise she found her
sister already dressed to tho point of
donning her outer garments.
Rendered half-frantic by this uncx
over an obstacle overcome, he heard a
sound behind him of heavy breathing.
Tho assassin had come that close
upon his prey when Alun turned and
discovered his peril.
The same moonbeam which had
aided Alan In the composition of bis
meesage struck across the other's face,
and showed it like a hideous Chinese
mask ot deadly hatred, with Ita eye
balls glaring and Its lips drawn back
from the naked blade gripped between
Its teeth a stiletto nothing short of a
foot in length.
With a sharp, startled movement,
Alan swung himself bodily about, so
that, seated again aetrlde tbe girder,
be faced the assassin who sat up,
straddling tbe girder, his feet hooked
beneath it a stiletto poised in bis
right band to strike.
But even now Alan was In little or
no better case than before. It be faced
the thug, he faced him with no arms
other than bis bare hands. He had not
even a pen-knife In his pockets.
With a low cry of desperation Alan
snatched off bis bat, a soft and shape
less felt affair, and flung it squarely In
the fellow's face.
Before he could recover before,
that Is, It dropped away and cleared
bis vision, Alan had bent forward and
grasped the wrlet of the band that
held the knife.
He snatched simultaneously at the
other hand, but It eluded blm.
Alan bad tbla advantage, as long as
the knife might not strike tbat bis
right arm was free, while the assassin
bad only bis left With this be strove
persistently to reach his knife-hand
and possess himself of the weapon.
As persistently Alan foiled his purpose
by dragging tbe knife-hand toward him
and swinging It far out to one side. At
the same time he struck repeatedly
with hi clenched right flat at the oth
er's face. His blows did little dam
age beyond disconcerting the otber;
but this proved a very considerable
a countenance at once aghast and
wrathful. '
"What do you want?" she demanded
tensely.
"To come to an understanding with
you," Judith told her coolly.
"There is no understanding possible
between us: you know that as well as
I."
"Yet one there must be."
"I Insist that you leave this room at
once I"
"Insist by all means and be
damned! I may leave this room snd
I may not, dear little sister. But one
of us will never leave It alive."
With a start of terror, Rose shrank
back from this strango, wild thing
that wore the very shape and sem
blance of herself.
"What do you mean? You cannot
mean to murder me in cold blood,
Judith?"
"Not I!" Judith laughed harshly.
"But, since It has pleaded Destiny to
decree tbat we must both love one
man let Destiny decide between us
and b?ar the blame of murder!"
"Judith!"
"One moment!" Crossing to a side
table, Judith took up a glass from a
tray that held a sliver water-pitcher,
and returned with It to the table that
occupied the middle of the floor. At the
same time she opened a hand till then
fast clenched and disclosed a small
blue bottle with a red label shrieking
the warning "POISON!"
"Strychnine," she explained com
posedly, "In solution." And emptied
tbe bottle Into the glass.
A measure of courage returned to
Rose. "Do you expect to be able to
make me drink that?" she demanded
contemptuously.
"Not I but Destiny, if It will I See
here." From a pocket of ber dressing
gown Judith produced a sealed deck of
playing cards. "Let these declare the
will of Destiny toward us. I will break
tbe seal, shuffle tbe cards, and deal,"
h explained, suiting action to word.
Tb one who gel th trey of heart
will drain that glass. Is It bar
gain?"
'Neverl Oh, Bow I know that foU
r altogether madl"
"Perhaps Ar you ready?" And
Judith made If to deal.
"No Br! I tell yuu 1 refusal
Kim chattered, terrified.
"You dare nut refus."
"Wbyr
"HiH-aus of tills "
Whipping a small rerolrer from an
other pocket of ber dressing gown, Ju
dllh placed It on lb tabl. ready to
her baud.
"You will aluMil m If I do not con
sent r
"Not you but hltn. If you refuse,
little sister, 1 will shoot Alan Law
dead when b cohir to keep bis sp
polnluieul with you."
"Abl" Ho cried In mingled fright
and smateiuent "How did you flud
outr
"Never nilud. la It a bargain, now,
bout lb trey of hearts? Iteiuiinbcr,
I shall keep my word about this pis
tol." With shudder Ros bowed bar
bead.
"Deal." h muttered fearfully, "and
may God Judg between ua!"
(u by on ah stripped th carda
from th tup of tb deck, dealing Oral
to lUisn, then to herself.
On by on they fluttered to th
tabl on either aid tb glaaa of poison,
and fell fac uppermost.
Tbe trey of b.arts Ml to Judith.
There waa an liiaUnt of alien! dread.
ended by Rose, aa Judith band moved
stesdlly toward th glass.
"Judith!" sh Implored. "Dun't-I
beg of you I dldu'l uiran It I tak
back my conenl "
"Too late!" said Judltb, lifting lb
glasa and eyeing Its content with a
strange smile.
"Judith! you cannot mean to drink
It?"
"Can't I, though r the other laughed
tnlrthleealy. "Just watch me!"
With a strangled cry Rose covered
ber face with her handa to abut out
th alght, alood momentarily away lug,
and dropped to tb floor In complete
faint.
Delaying only to recognlt tbla phe
nomena with a pitying smile for th
weakness of spirit that caused It, Ju
dith's glance darted through th win
dow and aaw that which caused ber to
stay ber band an Instant longer.
On th topmost tier ot girders of th
building opposite, Alan Law stood
amid a little knot of amused and ani
mated laborers, one foot In tb great
steel hook of tbe hoisting tackle, both
hsnds clasping tbe chain tbat linked
It to the gigantic block.
And a Judith stared, he smiled st
something said by on of those about
blm, looked buck, snd waved a band
to some person Invisible.
Immediately the arm began to lift
the tacklo to move slowly through the
blocks. Very gently be waa awung up
and outward. . . ,
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county r- order rrtlay ar aa fnl..
W. A. Alrorn rl ui. ft al. to J i
Marrlniati, pit i, Mix k 2D, HrlghtwiHx
1
A. Marrlnun rt u. to Frank k
Jina. H lot 4. .im k 20. Ilrlitlil wix. l
110
Kilward (I. Hpulak In Kale Hiniluk
I i'O acrr-a In the eoulhrast , s-rti,,u
II. Inwtiahlp 6 south, ranae 4 rant ,f
Wlllitmi'lln tnrrlillon; flO.
Harry Morluike 1 1 ui to Frd Ikfi
OS arrra In amllun . Inwnalilp
mill, ranse 3 rait of Wlllaiuntt me
ridian: llmio.
Hamlr IjiiiiI Co. to IVrcy T, Klinlli-r.
lot 3, him k . Handy. II.
Henry Kp'roii w ui. In Ionian
Troinhlry, east , southwest a.itilh
rat , section ii. township J Bout).
raiiKw i rsat of Wlllnmrltfl mrrkllan
17000.
Kdward Cluaiirr rl ui. In 8. K. Woos
Irr, IS arrra In the 1). W. I.urkrr dona
Hon land claim In townahlu 4 aouth
iiko 4 east of Willamette, meridian
l7.
William II. ILirliif rt ui. to C. r
Wolfe, aoulhwrat of Tract 8. Ur
Inu; II7S.
Jaiiii-s Mann to Julin lirnson. l:o
rrstnlhr liortliwrat V.soulhraat
norihwi'ai nortlii-aai niuthi-nat
w. srctlun 3', lownahlp 2 aoulli. range
2 mal of Willamette meridian; II.
W, A. Alrorn rt u rt al.. lo A. J.
Kraiiklln, lot 2, Murk 20, HrlKhtwood.
$10.
Itrnl rnlatn trnnnfrra fllrd with the
county recorder Monday are aa fu
Iowa:
r'rank llurkliulili-r rt uv. to CrorKo
H. Ward, tot) I and !, Mock 3. Oregon
Clly Annet; $10.
Addle H. KlnMrr rt vlr lo A. J. Wat.
son, aoiilliraat w, aoiilhraat a
tlon .Ifi, township 4 south, rango 4 ran,
of Willamette merliltun; 110.
Kanney liukea Ne to drerun Appln
Orchard, Mix k S5, jrtiiiliiga Ixidge:
f IKOU.
Henry Kpperaon rl ux. to Mrs. I .on I Be
Troinhlry, 25-100 acres, section 25,
township 3 smith, runxn 4 rut of Wll-
inmeiin meridian; 7no.
K. K. Riley et ux. lo Clarknmaa Title
Co.. 4 (114 acrrs In the William Mat
lock donation land rUlin In towtmlii,!
2 aouth, range 3 east of WHImm-it..
meridian; fio.
Kva M. Mi rllund el vlr. to II. I.. Wll
cox. 10 arrra In section 14, tuwnirnvt
4 south, rango i rust of Willamette
meridian; tl.
Irving I., ('lurk rt ux. to II. U Wil
cox, west northeast U. section 21,
township 4 south, range 3 raat of Wll
ImiH'tte meridian; $1.
(it'orga II. (ireiuiry rt ux. to II. C.
Rohhlns, Iota 7. N and 9. Mock 1. Creg
ory's 1st addition to Moliitln: fsoo.
John W. Ixder rt ux. to William J.
Mulumey rt ux. 6 acrrs In s-ctlon 6,
township 3 smith, rango 2 cast of Wll-
With a cry Judith Punic tho poison Inteeiio merldlnn; t'JOUO.
heedlessly from her. leaned acrona thai Reiil rnl.'t- transfers filed with tho
room, unit rtintchnl up tho etreet itr
nients Until hud i i ;; J at Ut r tumor s
entratito.
in another nu ncl sbe was strug-
fliuK niadly Into them.
livfor the shadow of Alan, clinging
to the hook and chain, foil athwart the
BP ' .w mj m i-rffw
4
i mm -U
"Not I but Destiny, If It Willi"
window, she was dressed and clam
bered out upon the sill.
"Sweetheart! My bravest little
woman!"
The hook hung steadily within six
inches of the window-lodge. Alan ex
tended his arm.
"Nothing to fear, except lost I hold
you too tight, dear one!"
Without a word Judltb set ber foot
beside his In tho book, surrendered to
bis embrace, and closed ber eyes.
Immediately they were swung sway
from the window, over toward th op
posite sidewalk, and gently lowered to
tbe street.
"Maybe this Isn't a good scheme!"
Alan exulted In the Innocence of bis
heart "But I think it Is. And those
worklngmen tblnk It a great lark I
told them tbe simple truth, you see:
tbat we were eloping!" ,
By way of answer Judith .breathed
only a word of tenderness.
And tbat Instant the book paused
and Alan stepped off upon tbe sidewalk.
"Safe and sound and not a soul
over there tbe wiser as yet!" be de
clared with a derisive nod toward th
borne of Trine. "Come along. Here's
limousine waiting. In twenty min
utes we'll be at tbe ferry, In forty over
in Jersey, within an hour married,
within four hours safe at seal"
rtmnty rctjnler Tuesday nro as fol
lows:
GeorKo Y, Ilortim et ux. to John Yun
krr ot ut., 10 acres In township 3 south,
range I east of Wlllamoito meridian;
110.
William K. Welch et ux. to Mary
Agnes Kelley, tract of land In section
9, township 3 south, rnngo 7 cast of
Willamette meridian; $10.
W. A. (ioremnn lo Udander II. Mey
ers et ux., 50 acres In section 3rt, town
ship 2 south, rniiKi) 2 east of Willam
ette meridian; $10,
Wnllnco K. Miller and Oorge T.
Tarry to Mary V. I'arkcr, lot 10, block
1, Stanley; $300.
Wnllnco P. Mlllnr et ux. and fleorgo
T. I'nrry et ux, to James K. Pnrkor et
tlx., lot 7, block 2, Stanley; $1400.
T. C. Akerson to Maliol K. WatBon,
10 acres In section 8, township 4
south, riinKo 1 oust of Willamette me
ridian; $N00.
T. C. Akerson to David T. Ackerson,
12 ncres in section 8, township 5 south,
rango 1 cast of Willumotto mcrldluii;
$5-10.
T. C. Akerson to Ralph II. Akerson,
10 acres In soction 8, township 4 south.
runKO 1 east of Willamette murliliun;
$noo.
T. C. Akerson to Mno E. St. Helms.
12 acres In section 8, towiialilp i
south, range 1 cast of Willamette me
ridian; $540.
Ronl esinto transfers filed with the
county rocordnr Wodtwtsdny nro as follows:
L. D. Lonon ct ux. to J. J. Rcckey,
GMi acres In township 6 south, range 1
cast of Willumotto meridian; $16.
Jonnlo II. F. Martin ot ux. to Mary
E. Walkor, tract 3, Ouk Grove; $50.
Roy U. Chubb to Annlo M. Chubb, 35
acres In section 4, township 4 south,
rnnno 1 east of Willamette meridian'
$10.
M. C. Young et ux. and W. F. Young
et ux. to A. O. Normnnson, 60 acres m
soction 18, township 3 south, range 1
wost of Willamette morldlun; $4875.
.loxniih Hawkins to Luolla M. Hawk
ins, 14.91 acres In the Joseph Hawk-
Ins' Trncts in soction .iu. lownmnp i
south, range 2 east of Wlllumotta me
ridian; $10.
W. A. Troctor ct ux. to Gilbert Haug-
ltim, tract of Innd in Cluckmnas coun
ty! 1.
W, A. Proctor et ux. to Sunneva
HuuRltim, tract of land In Clackamas
county; $1.
CLACKAMAS ABSTRACT A TRUST
COMPANY.
Land Title Examined.
Abstract ot Tltl Mad.
Office ovr Bank of Oregon City.
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