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THE Ht)OD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1909 5 TheXureof the Mask By HAROLD NACGRATH CeprnjM. 1908. the Beaks M.mll Ce. (CONTINUED KKOM J-AST tVEKK) CHAPTER XI. A BOX OF CIGAR. ON' tUe way up to Rome Hulaxd ami hi pupil bad a second class compartment all to themselves. To train was a fast one. d r the day of alow travel bu passed In Italy, and the cry of speed U heard over the land. Tin-re u;i u i-haiij;t of cars at Rome and n :i!t of two hours. After luncheon Merrlhew secretly rua;tit two boxes of clears to carry alivtif . They wort' good clears and coat him $11 lie covered them with some Open River Transportation Co !. J. H. TCAL Operated te initarl those bring aiooff the Rive O. C. VBkH. Oeoeral Ag-eot Paul 8. Taiuaan, Dock Ajt OREGON Shoip Like Uraon Pacific ' TlflE TABLE Effetive Sunday, Sept. 12, trains , win arrive aad depart at flood River, Oregoa, en the following schedule: WEST BOUND Mo.' i. Oieaun Washington Limited 8:50 A. li Ke. S. Portland Ixpma 6:00 IJe.' t. S-oe-Spoksne-Portland i:45 " fJa. 11. Pacine Express 120 P. M e.. Portland Special " Tiain N II rakes all stope bctm Hood irm sad Portland. , Trele Ma ( will stop only at Wjeth. Cavadr Lacks. Banaarilla. Bridal Vail, Troutdala, Fair via. Celoeibia Beeeh, Latourelle and Corbetts. Traiaa Na I. Ns I and Ns. 7 will maka no steps katwesa Hood Rirer aad Portland. EAST BOl'ND N. 14 A Ian tic Expraaa.- 10 it A. If . h. t C.ieago Special. 11:54 " )v i agon Washington Limited l:S P. M. a f't-S pea ana- Portland 100 " Fell to.'t Lake Eipreae 10:2 " !! foa at all stations east of Hood Rirer. Ks. : my. e at Mister, tlie Dalles. Ohio. Dee Ktm. Rufia. Arlington. Umatilla. Hermirton, S'.f.id. rhe and ether war nation. be. and Na. I atop only at The Dallea. Umatil la, Pendletea. Gibbon. La'irande and Baker City. Ma I will only handle paaeengere for Nampa. Idaho, aad point east thereof. - Pa ln for local peinta aaet of Hood Rirer Most take train No. 12 or train No. 14 to poinu at which ther (top. J. H. FREDRICY, Agent. Taft Transfer Go. : Draying. . . ) Wood Yard HAY, FLOUR an, FEED Fer Sale OmoePaooeJ Residence 232- II 4r rraj. t L. B. STEVENS & CO. t a ma use or i Cigars, tTc6accos, i 5 Smcfrs' Supptiat I Confectionery, Stationery, 2 Z Notions, Etc. J Step la at "The Psaatims" K On the Heights & C.r.SUMNER Lavatorico Toilets Sinho PLUMBING Scwcr ail inn TILE id new spaH'is and at the statlou succeed ed by aouie U'i;TtliMnnli) In slipping them Into one of bis i-nseM. Uillurd would have Ui.tiii'e.t him u bin rx tr.iviigiiiioe. and this wu a S1! way to avoid It. But aoine hours luler be was kuIiik to lie very aorry that be bad not made a couddant of bis guide. As they were boarding the train they noticed two gentlemen getting Into the forward compartment of tbe carriage. "Humph! Our frleud with tbe war," said Hlllurd. "We do not seem able to shake him." "I'd like to shake hi in. He goea against tbe grain somehow." Merrl bew swuug into tbe compartment. "I wonder why tbe S&ndfords dropped him?" "For some good reason. Tbey are a iberal pair, and If our frleud forward jffended tbem it must have been some thing outaltle the paie of forgiveness. But i should like to know where old Slovannl Is. 1 miss him." "Poor devil said Merrlbew, with careless sympathy. The train started. "Moute Carlo! Gold, gold, little round pieces of gold!" Merrlhew rub bed bis hand like a miser. "Hard to 'get and heavy to hold!" quoted Hlllard. "1 suppose that you have a system already worked out." "Of course. I shall win If I stick to It." "Or If tbe 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 tbe one. You can't tell .4111 I have tried It." Soon tbe train began to lift Into tbe mguntalus. the beautiful Apennines. By the1 . time they arrived in Genoa, late at night, both compared favorably with the coalers In the harbor of Na ples. Early tbe uext morning the adven turers set out for Monte Carlo more tunnels; a compartment filled with women and children. But the beauty of the Hiviora was compensation. Ventimiglia. or Vlnttmille, has a sin ister sound In the ears of the traveler if perchance 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 tbe aforesaid stepsthe Krench customs. A porter fcppped his bead into tbe wludow.- Eight minutes' for examination - of luggage!" be cried. "Come. Dan." cried Hillard; "lively if we wan( K,Md seats when we come out.. We change trains." After a short skirmish they located tbelr. belongings. Tbey would bave to he patient.' Among the Inspectors at Ventimiglia Is a small, wizened Frenchman with a face as cold and Impassive as the sand blown sphinx. He possesses, among other accomplishments, a nose pecul iar less for Its shape than for Its smell. He can. "smell out," tobacco as a .witch doctor in Zululand. smells out a 'tfevU." Fate directed this "individual toward the Americans. Hlllard knew blm of old. and he never forgets a face, this wLzeued little man. "Monsieur has nothing to declare?" be asked.' Hlllard made a negative sign and opened his cases. With scarce a glance at their contents and waving aside tbe -cuupons tbe inspector ap plied tbe chalk and turned to Merrlbew.- '.'Monoieur has nothing to declare?" e repented. ' Uerribew shook ' bis bead airily. "Nlente, hlente!" be said in bis best- Italian. He did not understand wbat tbe Inspector' said. He merely bad suspicions. "Look!" suddenly exclaimed Hlllard. Passing out of tbe door which led to liberty and to France, tbelr luggage guaranteed by cabalistic chalk marks, were two women. One of tbem was veiled; the other was not. "Kitty Killlgrew. as I liver shouted Vierrihew, making a dasb for tbe door. But tbe Inspector blocked tbe way, beckoned to a gendarme, wbo came ever, and calmly pointed to Merri bew's unopened cases. "Open!" said tbe Inspector. "But" Merrlhew struggled to pass. "For heaven's sake," cried Hlllard, "be patient and open tbe cases at once." Merrlbew bandied bis keys clumsily. It la ever thus when one U in a burry. Finally be tbrew back tbe lids, feeling that in another moment be must bave pouted Italian or French out of pure magic simply to tell this fool Inspector wbat be thought of blm. "Oho, monsieur In a burry!" mocked (be Inspector. "Nothing, nothing!" He took out two boxes of cigars. "Wby the devil didn't you tell me you bad tbem?" Hlllard demanded wrathfully. To find tbe women by tbla stroke of luck and then to lose tbem again for two boxes of cigars! It was maddening. The Inspector went through Merri bew's possessions with premeditated leisure. Everything bad to come out He even opened the shaving sets, tbe collar box. the pin cases and the tie bne. "Will you Jiastenr asked Hlllard. "We do not wIsM to miss this train." " "Others follow," said the Inspector laconically. , .' '-. Hlllard produced a five franc piece. The inspector laughed without noise and shook bis head. This one Inspector Is Impervious to money or smooth Ieerhe. He Is the law personified. Inexorable. Illllnrd strained bis eyes, but saw neither Kitty nor the veiled lady again. Doubtless they were already on the train. Had Merrlbew been an old traveler lie would have left him to get to Monte Carlo the best way be 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. I lng ding! w ent the bell. Wbee wheel went the whittle. The train for Monte Carlo was drawing out, ana they were being left behiud. Hlllard swore aud Merrlhew went white with Impotent auger. If only be could bit something! Tbe Inspector siulled and weut ou with bis deadly work. When be was cert.ilu that they could not pos sibly catch the train be hauded the cigars to their owner and pointed to a sign the other aide of the barricade. "Wbat aball I do now. Jack?" Merrl bew asked. "I refuse to help you. Find out your self." So Merrlbew, hopeless and subdued, went into tbe room designated, saw tbe cigars taken out and weighed, took the bill and presented It with a hun dred lire note at tbe little window In tbe off room. Procuring his change, be found Hll lard sitting disconsolately on the bar ricade. "I hope you are perfect! aaUafled," aald Hlllard. with an amiability which wouldn't bave passed . muster any where, r . " ,. "Ob. I'm satisfied." answered Merrl bem. He atuffed bis pockets with ci gars, slammed the boxea Into the case and locked them up. "I warned you about tobacco." "I know it." "You Bhould bave told me." "I know that, too, but I didn't want you to lecture me." "A lecture would have been better than waiting here In this barn for three hours." "Three hours?" despondently. "Oh, there's a restaurant, but lt'a not much better than this. It's bad flies and greasy plates. And by the time they bad found the Rlstorante 'Toruaghl miserable and uninviting tbey were laughing. "Only I wish I knew where they were going," was Hiilard'a regret. 'They?" said Merrlbew. 'Yes. The woman with Kitty is the woman I'm going to find If I stay In Europe ten years. And when I find her I'm going to marry her." 'Sounds good," said Merrlhew, pour ing himself a third glass of very Indif ferent Beaune. 'And tbey may be going anywhere but to Monte Carlo Paris, Cherbourg, Calais. In my opinion, Monte Carlo is tbe last place two such women are likely to go to alone." " So they sat In the dingy restaurant smoking and laughing and grumbling till tbe next train was announced. At 4 that afternoon they arrived without further mishap at the most Interesting station of Its size in Europe, Monte Carlo. . '-. And then Into the omnibus adjoin ing came the man with the scar. The Riviera, from San Remo on the Italian side to Cannes on the French, possesses a singular beauty. Villefranche stands above Nice, be tween that white city and Monte Car lo. It is quiet and lovely.. For this reason the. great army of tourists pass it by. There Is no casino, no band, no streets full of tantalizing shops. On the very western limit of Villefranche, on the winding white road which rises out of Nice, is a modest little villa, so modest that a ballerina would scorn It and a dnchess Ignore it In the balcony La Slgnorina reposed in a steamer chair, gazing seaward. Tbe awning cast a warm glow aa of gold upon ber face and hair, a trans parent shadow. She was at this mo ment tbe most precious thing upon which the eye may look, a wholly beautiful' woman; Kitty . Killlgrew, standing In tbe casement ' window, stared at - ber silently1, not without some envy, not without some awe. What was going on behind those dreamy eyes? "Hilda?" said Kitty. "Yes, Kitty." "Who and what are yoa?" Kitty ssked bravely. La Slgnorlnas eyes wandered till they met Kitty's. "And what good would It do yon to know? Would It brlii tr money from borne any sooner? You already., know that I am unhappy. The adventuress always la." "Adventuress?" Kitty laughed scorn fully. "Tbe proprietor pretends be La 9ijnrHna turned ayHn in a patHcm fierce and sudden. does not know you. but I am certain be does. He forgets himself sometimes In the way be bows to you." Kitty paused, then asked: "Won't you tell me what tbe secret Is?" "How beautiful that whit sail looks!" "You know all about me." went on Kitty stubbornly. "Because you told me. I never asked you a single question. "Is U-lover "Ivve!" La Blgnorlnn shrugged "Poor Kitty, you are trying In vain to make a romance out of my life. You sbould not rend so mich " "It U not curiosity." declared Kltty7 "it la because I love you and because It makes me sad wbeu 1 bear you laugh, when I n you beat your bauds sgaiuM the chair as ou did Just now." La Slguoriua turned agaiu in a pas Sion which was as tierce us It was sud den. "There la a man." a lie hissed, bet eyea dilating. "But I loathe blm, I hate blm, I abhor blm! And were It not wicked to kill be would bave been dead long ago. Enough! If you ever ask another question I will leave you." "I am sorry." said Kitty. "He waa false to you and broke your heart" "No, Kitty, only my pride." "It ia a strange world." mused KJttv, "Let ns turn to our affairs. I re ceived a letter today." "From home?" eagerly. "I have no home. Kitty. The letter la from friend In Naplee. Mr. Hll lard and Mr. Merrlhew, friends of yours, are In Italy." Kitty could scarcely believe ber ear. ."Where are they? Where are tney stopping?" "That 1 do not know. But listen Tbey bave started out to find us. When I tell you that Mr. nillard la the gentleman I dined with that night before we sailed you will understand my reasons for wishing to avoid him From this time on we must never ap pear on tbe streets without our Telia, If by chance we meet tbem we muat give no algn. It will be only for a Ut tie while. Your letter will come soon. and you may renew your acquaintance with these two gentlemeu wheu you return home. It may be hard for you. but IX you wish to stay wtta me say will must be a law unto yon." "Not to speak to them If w meet them?" urged Kitty In dismay. "But that In cruel of you. Tbey are both gentlemen." "I do not know Mr. Merrlhew. but I can aay that Mr. Hlllard la a gentle man. Aa for being cruel, I am not; only selfish." "Are you not a queen wbo bas run away from a kingdom?" asked Kitty bitterly. "One reads about them every day in tbe papers." "My dear, you are free to choose one of two paths. I shall not urge you oas way or tbe other, but you must choose now." Several minutes passed." Kitty look ed out to sea, and I-a Slgnorina dosed ber eyea. In ber heart Kitty knew that she could no more leave tbla woman than she could fly. She was held by curiosity, by sentiment by tbe roman tic mystery. "I bave chosen," she aald at length "I shall stay with you," . "Thanks, Kitty. And now the af fairs of the company. We hare played three days and have lost steadily. To night will be the last chance. Win or lose, tomorrow we shall return to Ven ice. I do not like the Idea of golnr to Monte Carlo at Dlght. It Is not ex actly safe. Bat since beggars mustn't be choosers ' we must go. Again 1 warn you to speak to no one while I am playing and under no circum stances raise your veil. They have be gun to notice us. but It will end to night. I wns mad to think that I could win. And, by the way. Kitty, we shall not go back to the Campo Formosa." Kitty accepted this news brightly. If there was one place she hated it was the Carnpo. "Now run and dress," advised La Slgnorlua. "Let me dream a little more while tbe sun sets." She knew men tolerably well. After thirty tbey cease to follow visions they seek tangible things. No, tbey must never meet again.' It would not be wise. Her heart galled by dlall lUNlon. might uot withstand much atormlog. And she bad no wish to add this Irretrievable folly to the original blunder. She was afraid. No; tbey must go tbelr separste wsys till the end. With a sigh she rose aad went Into the room. Kitty was busy with the finishing touches of her toilet. The older woman kissed ber fondly. "And do you realise that you are tke moat beautiful woman la the world?" asked Kitty. "Little flatterer!" "And if I were a man" Kitty paused "I'd fall In iove with you and marry you." '. - La Slgnorina looked Into tbe mirror. TO BB CONTINUED NURSERY STOCK For bis. well matured apple trees, atandint from i to 7 feet In row. Newtona and Spits, sail or writa S. W. 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