REFUGEES
Bu A. CONAN DOYLE,
Author of "The Return of Sherlock Ilotmcs"
COPYRIGHT.
(Continued from Saturday.)
eald Do Catlnat thoughtfully.
"What
would you propose?"
"That wo ride back, and go by somo
loss direct way.''
"It is Impossible. Wo should have
to ride back to the Mcudon crossroads,
and then It would add ten miles to our
journey. Wo nro surely not to ho
turned from our path by n mere guess.
There is the St. Germain crossroad
about n mllo below. When wo reach
it wo can strike to tho right along the
south side of tho river and bo change
our course."
They mounted and rodo ou. Sud
denly Do Catlnat's eyo caught some
thing In tho gloom which brought n
smile to his face. Away in front of
them, between two dnrk tree clumps,
lay a vast number of shimmering, glit
tering yellow points, as thick as flow
ors In n garden. They were tho lights
of Taris.
"See!" ho crlel, pointing. "There Is
tho city, and close here must bo tho
St. Germain road. Wo shall take It.
bo as to avoid auy danger."
"Very good! But I should not ride
too fnst, when your girth may break
nt auy moment"
"Nay, come on. Wo nro close to our
Journey's end. Tho St. Germain road
opens Just round this corner, and then
-wo shall see our way, for tho lights
will guldo us."
He cut his horso with his whip, and
tho two galloped together round tho
curve. Next instant they, were both
down in ono wild heap of tossing heads
.and struggling hoofs, Do -Catlnat part
ly covered by hl3 horso, nud his com
rade hurled twenty pace3, where ho
lay silent and motionless in tho center
of the road.
M. do Vlvonne had laid his ambus
cade witb discretion. With a closed
carriage and n band of chosen ruffians
he had left tho 'palace a good half hour
before tho klhg's messengers. On
reaching tho branch road ho had or
dered the coachman to drive somo lit
tle distance nlong It nnd had tethered
nil tho horses to a fence under his
charge. He had then stationed ono of
the band as n sentinel some distance
up tho mnln highway to flash a light
when tho two couriers were approach
ing. A stout cord had boon fastened
eighteen Inches from tho ground to the
trunk of a wayside sapling, and on re
ceiving the signal tho other end was
tied to a gatepost upon tho farther
side. Tho two cavaliers could not pos
sibly seo it, coining as It did at the
Tory curve of tho road, and as a conse
quence their horses foil heavily to the
ground nnd brought them down with
them. In an instant tho dozen ruffians,
who had lurked in tho shadow of the
trees, sprang out upon them, sword In
liand, but there was no movement from
either of their victims.
M. de Vivonno lit a lantern nnd
flashed It upon tho faces of tho two
unconscious men. "This ha bad busi
ness, Major Despard," said bo to tho
man next him. "I bollovo that they
are bo.th gone"
"Tut, tut! By my soul, men did not
die like that when I was young!" an
swered tho other, leaning forward bis
fierce, grizzled face into tho light of
"the lantern. "Pass your rapier under
"the third rib of the horses, Do la
Touche. They will never be fit to set
.hoof to ground again."
. Two sobbing gnsps and tho thud of
their straining necks falling back to
earth told that tho two steeds had
como to tho end of their troubles.
"Whero is Achille Lntourr" asked De
Vivonno. "Ho has studied medicine at
Montpclllcr."
"nere I am, your excellency. It Is
not for mo to boast, but I am as handy
a man with a lancet as with a rapier.
Which would you hayo mo look to?"
"This one In tho road."
Tho ttooper bent over Amos Green.
"Ho is not long for this world," said
The dozen ruffians, who had lurked In
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3ie. "Methinks that it were well for mo
to pass my dagger through his throat."
"N'ot for your life!" cried tho leader.
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"lr no uic witiiout vrounj. tney cann,.
lay It to our chnrse. Turn now fi iln
other."
Tho man bent over Do Catlimt and
placed his hand upon his heart. As ho
did so the soldier heaved a long sigh,
opened I1I3 eyes and gazed about him
with tho face of ono who knows neither
where ho is nor how ho camo there.
Do Vlvonne, who had drawn his hat
down over his eyes and muffled tho
lower pait of his face In I1I3 mantle,
took out his llnsk and poured a little
of tho contents down tho injured man's
throat. In an instnnt a dash of color
had como back Into the guardsman's
bloodless checks and tho light of mem
ory llltO ills CVPS. Tin Ktl-llTln,l ,n
to his feet and strove furiously to pnh
away U1030 who held him. But his
head still swam, and he could scarco
hold himself erect.
"I must to Paris," ho gasped. "I
must to Turls. It is the king's mission.
You stop me at your peril."
"Ho has no hurt save a scratch," said
tho ex-doctor.
"Then hold him fast. And llfrt carry
tho dying man to the carriage."
The lantern throw but a smnll ring
of yellow light, so that when it had
boon carried over to Do Catlnat Amo.s
Green was left lying in the shadow.
Now they brought the light back to
whole tho young man lay. But there
was no sign of him. Ho was gone.
Do Vlvonne caught tho false doctor
by 11 throat and,, hurling him do.vii.
' would have choked him upon tho spot
had tho others not drazced tin c anrt
, "You lying dog!" ho cried. Is thH
your skill? The man has lied, and we
arc ruined!"
"He has done it in his death stiug-gle!"-gasped
the other hoarsely. "Ho
cannot bo far off."
"That is true. He cannot bo far off,"
cried Do Vlvonne. "He has nelthor
horso nor urms. You, Despard and
Itaymoud do Carnac, guard the other,
that ho play us no trick. Do you, La
tour, and you, Turbervlllo, ride down
tho road and wait by tho south gate.
If ho enter Paris at nil he must como
In that way. If you get him, tie him
before you ou your horso and bring
him to tho rendezvous. In any case, it
matters little, for ho Is a strauser, this
fellow, and only hero by chance."
Tho ,two horsemen rode off In pur
suit of tho fugitive, nnd Do Catlnat,
still struggling desperately to escape,
was dragged down tho St. Germain
road and thrust Into tho carriage,
which had waited at somo distance
while these incidents were being en
acted. Threo of tho horsemen rode
nhead, tho coachman was curtly or
dered to follow them, and De Vivonno,
having dispatched one of tho band
with a note to his slater, followed after
the coach with tho remainder of his
desperadoes.
The unfortunnto guardsman had now
entirely recovered bis senses and
found himself with a strap round his
ankles and nnothcr round his wrists, a
captive inside n moving prison which
lumbered "heavily along the country
road, no had been stunned by tho
shock of his fall, and his leg was badly
bruised by tho weight of his horse.
Hi3 mind, however, pained him more
than his body. Ho sank his head Into
his pinioned hands nnd stamped madly
with his feet, rocking himself to and
tro in his despair. Wflut a fool, a tre
ble fool, he had been! He, an old sol
dier, who had seen something of war,
to walk with open eyes Into such a
trap!
But then camo a return of that com
mon sense which lies so very closely
beneath the Impetuosity of the Celt.
Tho matter was done now, and he must
seo If It could not be mended. Amos
Green had escaped. That was one
grand point in his favor. And Amos
Green had heard the king's message
and realized Its Importance. It wns
truo that ho knew nothing of Paris,
but surely a man who could pick his
way at night through the forests of
Maiuo would not be balked in finding
so well known a house as that of the
archbishop of Paris.
And then tho thought of escape oc
curred to his mind. Might he not even
now bo iu time peiha'ps to carry his
own message? Who were these men
who had seized him? And where wero
they taking him to? Full of curiosity,
ho peered out of tho windows.
A horseman was riding close up on
cither side, but (there was glass Iu
front of tho carriage, nnd through tills
ho could gain somo idea as to his where
abouts. The clouds had cleared now,
and tho moou was bhining brightly,
bathing tho whole wldo landscape in
its shimmering light. To tho right lay
tho open country, broad plains with
clumps of woodland and tho towers of
castles pricking out from above tho
groves. On tho loft, but far away, lay
tho glimmer of Paris. Thoy wero leav
ing It rapidly behind. Whatever his
destination, it Avas neither tho capital
nor Versailles, Then he began to count
tho chances of escape. His sword had
been removed, and his pistols wero still
In the holsters beside his unfortunate
horse. Ho was unarmed, then, even if
ho could free himself, and his captors
wero at least n dozen in number. Thero
worn tlirnn nil nlipnil rlfllntr nlironsl'
lol)g tno wulto moonlit road. Then
f. . each - d flnd uo
should Judge by tho clatter of hoofs
that tliflra rould rio ho fowor than half
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a dozen behind
That would Itinko ht.
nctiy twelve, Including the coachmau-
100 ninny, surely, for an unnrmml mnn
to liopo to baffle. At tho thought of the
coaenmnn bo hud glanced through the
glass front at Uic broad back of the
man, nud he had suddenly in the glim
mer of tho carriage lamp observed
something which struck him with hor
ror. Tho man was evidently dcsnerntnlv
wounded. It was strange Indeed that
I ho could still sit thero and flick his
whip with to terrible nn Injury. In
1 tho back of hla creat rod mnt lct n.
j dor the left shoulder blade, was a gash
iu 1110 cioin wnoro fioino weapon hud
passed, nnd all round was a wide patch
of dark scarlet which told Its 0W11 tale.
iW was ibis all. As he raised Ills
whip the moonlight shoiio upon hi
hand, and De Catlnat saw, with a
shudder, that it also was splashed and
cloggbd with blood. Tho guardsman
craned his neck to catch a glimpse of
tho man's face, but Ills broail liflmmmT
hat was drawn low, and tho high col
lar of his driving coat was raised, no
that ills fcatuies wero in tho shadow.
And now they had come to a ppot
whore the main roail ran onward, but
a smaller side track wound away down
the steep slope of a hill, nnd so' in tho
direction of tho Seine. The advance
gusrd had kept to tho main road and
tho two horsemen on cither side were
trotting in tho same dlrecfrioh it lion, to
Do Catlnat's amazement, tho carriage
suddenly swerved to ono side- nud in
an Instant plunged down tho steoy in
cline, the two stout horses galloping
at their topmost speed, tho coachman
standing up and lashing furiously at
them and tho clumsy old vehicle bound
ing along in a way which throw him
backward and forward from ono Feat
to tho other. Behind him he could hear
n nhout of consternation from the es
cort and then tho rusJi of galloping
hoofs. Fast as the coach wont, Its
pursuers went faster still. The rattle
of their hoofs was at tho very b.iol:,
and suddenly at ono of the windows
thero came Into view tie red, dltcad
ed nostrils of a horse. Slowly It drew
forward, tho muzzle, the eye, tho ears,
th3 mane, coming into sl'ilit as the
rlaer rtlll gained, and then nbovo them
the fierce face of Despard nnd the
gleam of a brass pistol.
"At tho horse, Despard; at the horse!"
cried an authoritative vo'co from be
hind. Tho pistol flashed, and tho coach
lurched over as ono of tho horses gave
a convulsive spring. But the driver
still shrieked and lashed with his whip,
while tho carriage bounded onward.
But now tho road turned a sudden
curve, nnd there, right In front of
"At tlus horse, Despard? at the horse I"
them, not a hundred paces away, was
the Seine, running- cold and still In tho
moonshine. The bank on either side
of the highway ran straight down with
out any break to- the water'a edge.
There was no sign of a bridge, and a
black shadow in tho center of the
stream showed whero tho ferryboat
was returning after convoying somo
belated travelers across. Tho driver
never hesitated, but, gathering up tho
reins, ho urged thq frightened crea
tures into tho river. They hesitated,
however, when they first felt tho cold
water about their hocks, and even as
they did so 0110 of them, viith n low
moan, foil over upon her side. Des
pard's bullet had found Its mark. Llko
a' flash tho coachman hurled himself
from 'tho box and plunged Into the
Htrenm, but thtf pursuing horsemen
were, all round him beforo this, and
half a dozen hands had seized him ere
ho could reach deep water and had
dragged him to tho bank. Ills broad
bat had been struck off in tho struggle,
nnd De Catlnat saw his face In tho
moonshine. Great heavens I It was
Amo3 Green.
CnAPTEB XII.
iHE desperadoes wero ns much
astonished as was Do Catlnat
when they found that they had
recaptured In tills extraordi
nary manner tho messenger whom
they -had given up for lost.
"A thousand thunders I" cried one.
"And this is tho man whom that devil's
brat Latour would make out to bo
dead!"
"And how camo ho here?"
"And whore is Etlenno Arnaud?"
"lie has stabbed Etienne, and taken
his coat and hat."
"What! While wo wore all within
stone's enst?"
"Aye, thero is no other way out of I
it."
"By my soul," cried old Despard, "I
had never much lovo for old Etlenno,
but I have emptied a cup of wlno with
him beforo now, and I shall seo that ho
lias iustlco. Let us cast theso reins
(To Be Continued.)
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Motors, fans, curling
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and cooking utensils,
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psvrag
u &
Makos Kidneys and Bladder Rlrjht
If you don't see any fun in
Marshfield drop around to the
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Prizes offered for best shots.
STEAMER GARLAND
Leaves Marshfield every
Morning at 5 a. m. run
ning up Coos River to
Daniel Creek.
Pull the
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Front Street, : : Marshfield, Oregon
wg,Tff.'ywiifiixgmsi
W. A. HARING
Dealer in 1'uro Cream Milk
and Buttermilk. Fieo do-,
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NORTH BEND, ORE.
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1007.
TheC.B.,R.&R.R.
and Navigation Co.
TRAIN SCIIEI) ILK NO. 2.
In Effect January 1, 1007.
All previous schedules aro void.
Subject to change without notice.
W. S. Chandler, manager; P. A.
Laiso, freight agent; general offices,
Mnrshfiold, Oregon.
No. 1.
Trains.
Dally I
Except Sunday.
Stations.
Leave 9:00 a. m.Marshfleld.
9:30 a. m.B. H. Junction.
9:45 a. m.CoquiIle.
Arrive 10:30 n.m.MyrtIo Point.
No. 2.
Daily
Except Sunday.
Leave 10:45 a. m.MyrtIo Point.
10:30 a. m.Ca(Tunie.
12:00 m. IB. II. Junction.
Arrive 12:80 p.m.JMarshfleld.
Extra trains will run on dally
special orders. Trains to nud from
Beaver Hill dally.
UPHOLSTERY
Our increasing trade de
mand that v, e secure more
help. It has cost us money
but we have secured the
most skilled workmen on the
coast. We arc now pre
pared to take in all tkindsof
repair work and insure dur
ability and beauty of finish.
We carry the Largest line
of Covers in Coos County.
Coos Bay Bedding &
Upholstery Co.
North Front Street
MARSHFIELD, OREGON
Nalson Iron Works
P. E. NELSON, Prop
Wo repair all kinds of Machinery,
Steam and Gas Engines, Guns' and Bi
cycles. Best of work our Specialty. : :
Wo manufacture Castings In Iron and
Bronze for Saw Mills and Loggtng
Camps. Wo make tho best Sheaves r md
Road Spools for Loggers. ; : :
TELEPHONE 924
MARSHFIELD, - - OREGON
F. H. BRJGHAM
ARCHITECT AND SUPERINTENDENT
Plans and specifications
made for all classes of
buildings.
North Bend, Oregon
PHONE 541
STEAMER. FLYER
M. P. Pendergrass, Master
TIME TABLK.
Leaves Marshfield 7:30, 9:00,
and 10:30 a. m., and 1:00, 2:30
and 4i00 p. in.
Leaves Nortli Bond at 8:15,
9:45 and 11:15 n. m and 1:45,
3:15 and 5:00 p. m,
Makes dally trips except Sun
days. Faro: One way, 15
cents; round trip, 25 cents.
Steam Dye Works
C Street
Ladtes'nndGents' garments clean
ed or dyed.
Philip Becker, Proprietor.
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Business Directory
Doctors.
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E. STRAW. M". D.
PHYSICIAN AND 8UItaEON
Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Noso
find Throat a specialty.
Oflicc in Lockhart's Building.
Mnrshfiold, Oregon
DR. IIAYDON
Ofllco opposite Union Furnfturo Storo. iloura
10 to lnnil 2 to fi
Special nttcutroii pnfj to dlteases of tho skin
urinary mul ulgextlvo organs
U. S'. Tension uxmnlnci
Marsh field,
Oregon
DR. J. W. INGRAM,
Physician nnd Surgeon.
0fllc9 over Songstackon's Drug Store.
Phones Offlco 1C21; reslder:o 783.
II. M. RICnARDSON,
Physician and Surgeon.
Diseases of eye, ear, noso and throat
a specialty.
Office in Eldorado Block.
Lawyers.
K. h. O. FARRIN.
Attorney nt-Iiaw.
City Attorney. Deputy DIst. Att'y.
Loekhart Building. Marshfield, Ore.
Phono 44.
D. A. MMKQVIST, LAWVER,
United States Commissioner,
U. S. Land Jlnttcrs.
Filings, Entries, Proofs, Contests, etc.
.1. M. UPTON,
Attorikcy-nf-Lnir.
Marshfield.
Oregon.
J. W. BKNNETT,
Ofllce over Flanagan & Bennett
Bank.
Mnrshfleld, ... Oregon.
C. F. McKNIOUT,
Attorncy-nt-Law.
Upstairs, Bennett & Walter block.
Marshrlcld, - Oregon.
J. W. SNOVER
Attorney.nt-Iiaw
Office: Rogers building
Marshfield, Oregon
COKE & COKE,
Attorncy.nt-Law.
Mnrshfleld, ...
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Offlco over Myers Storo.
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Real Estate Brokers
North Bend,
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Contractor for TNuning of nil kinds.
Phono 1884.
McPherson Ginser Co.
Wholesale liquor dealers
Cigars and saloon sup
plies. California Wine a Specialty
Front St.. Maislifield
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Coos Bay
Steam Laundry
MARSHFIF'O and NORTH BEND
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All work now done at
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Agent, Marshfield
North Bend Phone 1031
Marshfield Phone 1804
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