THE DAILY &&ftS BAY &1ME8, MARSHFTELD, OREGON, tflESDAY, JUNE 4, 1007".
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By A. CONAN DOYLE,
Author of -The Return of Shorlock Holmes'
COPYRIGHT,
(Continued from Sunday.)
cscverni pairs or nanas were aireac?
unbuckling tlio harness of tbo dead
horse when Do Vlvonno pushed bis
wny Into the little group.
"It Is ns much ns your lives are worth
to touch lilm," said he.
"But he lias slain Etlenno Arnaud."
"That score may bo settled aftcr--wnrd.
Tonight he Is tbo king's mes
senger. Is the other nil safe?"
"Yes, ho Is here."
"Tie this man and put him In beside
him. Unbuckle the traces of the dead
horse. Sol Now, De Carnac, put your
-own Into the liaruess. You can mount
the box .and drive, for we havo not
very far to go."
The changes were rapidly made.
.Amos Green was thrust In beside De
Catlnnt, and the carriage was soon
tolling up tho steep Incline whltli It
'had come down so precipitately. Tho
American had said not n word since
'his capture and had remained abso
lutely stolid, -with his bauds crossed
over his chest while his fate was un
der discussion. Now that ho was alone
once more with his comrade, however,
ho frowned and muttered.
"Those Infernal horses!" he grum
bled. "Why, an American horse would
havo taken to tho water like a duck.
Once over the river, we should havo
had n clear lead to Paris."
"My dear friend," cried De Catlnat,
nylng his manacled hands upon those
of his comrade, "how nobly you havo
Btood by met But how came you there?
Never In my life have I boon so aston
ished as when I saw your face."
Amos Green chuckled to h'mself. "I
thought that maybe It would bo a sur
prise to you if you knew ho was
driving you," said ho. "When I was
thrown from my horse I lay quiet,
partly because It seemed to mo to be
.more healthy to He than to stand with
all those swords clinking In my cars.
Then they all got round you, pud I
rolled Into the ditch, crept along It, got
on the crossroad In the shadow of tho
trees and was beside the carriage be
fore ever they knew that I was gone. I
saw In a flash that thero was only one
way by which I could be of uso to you.
Tho coachman was leaning round, with
his head turned, to see what was going
on behind him. I out with my knife,
.sprang up on tho front wheel and
.stopped his tongue."
"And then?"
"I pulled blm down Into the ditch,
and I got Into his coat and his hat. I
bad hardly got tbo reins before they
wero all back and bundled .you Into tho
coach. I was not afraid of tbelr see
tag me, but I was scared lest I should
not know which roa-to talfts, and so
set them on the trail. But they mado it
easy to mo by sending soma of their
iridera In front, so I did wen until I
saw that by-track and mado a run for
it"
Tbo guardsman again pressed, his
comrade's .hands. "You have been as
true to mo.ua hlhV to Wade," eaJd he.
"It waa a" bold' 'thouftit and a bold
deed..'. J . . i
"And -yftTt9wTS'tMi-o- Ameri
can. ""' - -'
"I do not know who the men are,
and I do not know whither they aro
taking uh. I fancy that 'they aro tak
ing us to some place where vthcy can
abut as up until this business Mows
"oyer."
"Well, they'll need to be -smart about
it"
"Why?"
"Elso maybo tnoy won't find us when
they want us.,
"What do you mean?"
For answer the American, with a
twist and a wriggle, drew bis two
-lands apart and held them in front of
ills comrade's face.
"Bless you, it's tho first thing they
teach tho papooses In an Indian wig
wam! Put your hands out" With n
tew dexterous twists he loosened Da
Catlnat's bonds until he also, was able
to slip his hands free. 'Wow for your
, feet, If you'll put them up. They'll find
that wo are easier to catch than to
bold."
But at that moment tho carrlago be-
' gan to slow down, and the clank of tho
boofs of tho riders In front of them
died suddenly away. Peeping through
tho windows, tho prisoners saw a buge,
dark building stretching in front of
them, so high and so broad that the
night shrouded it in upon every side.
A gveat archway bung above them,
and tho lamps shone on the rude wood-
en gate studded with ponderous clamps
l aiul nails. In the upper part of the
door was a small square iron grating,
.'and through this they could catch a
". gliiupso of tho gleam of Aautern and
of a bearded face which looked out at
them. De Vlvonne, standing In his stir-
an. TUP3- crnned, his head up toward tile
. grating, so that tbo, two men most in-
I interested could beat little pf the on
W vers.atlon which followed. Tboy saw
only Uiat tho horseman bold a gold
, ring up in tho air and that tho face
above, which had begun by shaking
and frowning, was now nodding and
smillug. An instant later tho head
disappeared, the door swung open up
on screaming hinges, and tho carriage
drovo on into the courtyard beyond,
leaving the escort, with the exception
of Do Vlvonne, outside. As the horses
nuliad no. a knot of rouuh fellowB clus-
BROTHEltS
tered round, and tlio two prisoners
were dragged roughly out. In tho light
of the torches which flared around
tlioin they could see that they wero
hemmed in by high turrotcd wnlls
upon every side. A bulky man with a
boarded face, the same whom they had
seen nt tho grating, wns standing in
the center of the group of armed men
Issuing his orders.
"To Uie upper dungeon, Simon!" he
cried. "And seo that they havo two
bundles of straw and n loaf of bread
until we learn our master's will."
"I know not who your master may
be," said Do Catlnat, "but I would ask
you by what warrant he dares to stop
two messengers of tlio king while
traveling In his service?"
"By St. Denis, If my master piny
tho king a trick, It will be but tie and
tie," the stout man answered, with a
grin. "But no more talk! Away with
them, Simon, and you answer to me
for tbelr snfo keeping."
It was In vain that Do Catlnnt raved
and threatened, invoking the most ter
rible menaces upon nil who were con
cerned In detaining blm. Two stout
knaves thrusting him from behind and
ono dragging In front forced blm
through a narrow gate and along n
stone flagged passage. They mado
their way down three successive corri
dors nnd through three doors, each of
which was locked and barred behind
them. Then they ascended n winding
stone stair, and finally they were
thrust into n small square dungeon,
and two trusses of straw were thrown
In after thom. An instnnf later a
heavy key turned lu the lock, nnd thoy
wero left to their own meditations.
Very grim and dark those medita
tions wero In tho case of De Catlnnt.
A stroke of good luck had made him
nt court, and now this other of 111 for
tune had destroyed him. There wero
his people in Paris, too his sweet
Adele, bis old uncle, who had been ns
good as a father to blm. What pro
tector would they havo In their
troubles now that ho had lost tho
power that might havo shielded them?
But his energetic comrade had yleldeA
to no feeling of despondency. Tho in
stnut that tho clang of the prison door
had assured him that ho was safe
from Interruption he had felt ( all
round tho wnlls and flooring to see
what manner of place this might be.
Ills search had ended In the 'dlsSovory
of a small fireplace nt ono corner and
of two great duniBy billets of wood,
which seemed to havo been left tbero
to servo as pillows for tho prisoners.
Having satisfied blmp.1 that the chim
ney was bo small that It was utterly
Impossible to pass even bis head up It,
bo drew tho two blocks of wood ovr,
to tbo window and was able by plac
ing one above tbo othor and standing
on tlptoo on tho highest to reach tbo
bars which guarded it. Drawing him
self up and fixing on too in an In
equality of the wall, be managed to
look out on to tbo courtyard which
they bad just quitted. Tb carriage
and Do Vlvonno wro passing oat
through tbo gate ae- bo looked, and be
hoard a moment later the slam eft tbo
heavy door and the clatter &t boors
from tbo troop of horeemn outside;
The seneschal and bla retainers had
dlwvpeored; the torches, too, wero
gone, and, save for tbo measured trend
of a pair ot sentinels In tbo yard twen
ty feet beneath Mm, all was Bllent
throughout the great castle.
Tbo wlniow wns large enough to
pass hla body through If It wero not
for thoso bare. He shook then and
hung his weight upon them, but they
were as thick as his thumb ond firmly
welded; then, getting somo Btrong held
for his other foot, ho supported him
self by one hand, while ho picked with
his knlfo at the setting of tho iron. It
was cement, as smooth as glass and as
hard as marble. His knife turned
wben bo tried to loosen It. But thero
wns still the stone. It was sandstone,
not so very hard. If ho pouid cut
grooves in It ho might be nolo to d.raw
out bars, cement and nil. no sprang
down to the floor again and was think
ing how ho Should best set to work
when a groan drew bis attention to bis
companion.
"Something on your mind?" said
Amos Green, sitting down upon his
billets of wood. "What was it, then?"
Tho guardsman hero mado a move
ment of impatience. "Wlint was It?
How can you ask mo when you know
ns well as I do tho wretched failure
of my mission? It wns tho king's
wish that the archbishop should marry
thom The archbishop should havo
been at tho palace by now. Ah, I can
soc, the king's cabinet, I can seo him
waiting, I can seo mndamo waiting, I
can hear then, speak or tho unhappy
Do Catlnat"
"I seo nil that," snfd the American
stolidly, "and I seo something more."
"What-Jhen?" , " ".
"J seo the archbishop tying Uiem up
together. " '
"no could not bo nt tho palaqe."
"On tho contrary, ho reached tho pal
ace about half an hour ago."
Do Catlnat sprang to bis feet At tho
palace!" he screamed. "Then who gnve
blm tho message"?"
"I did," said Amos Green. ,
If the American had expected to aur
prlso.or delight bla companion by this
curt "amiewjceiBeat be waa woefully
aispfliKn, nr no Oitinnr npnroncn-
. -" ...... .,,ui i iin.u iunji mis mil or
, sympathy nn rumble.
"My dear frfeutJ," said he, "I havo
boon selfish and thoughtless-. That fall
from jour horse has sli.il.-nVi ivi mnrn
1 than you think. Lit? down unmt fhls
straw nnd so if n little sloop incy
not"
"I tell you thnt tlio bishop Is there!"
cncii Ainoj urcen.
"lie is, lie is," said De Catlnat sooth
ingly, -no Is most certainly thero. I
trust thnt you havo no pnln?"
Tho American raved In the air with
his knotted fists. "You think that I'm
crazed." ho cried, "nnd, by tho eternal,
you nro enough to make me so! When
I say that I sent tho bishop I menn
that I saw to tho Job. You remember
wheii I stepped back to your friend the
major?"
It wns tho soldier's turn io grow ex
cited now. "Well?" ho cried, gripping
the other's nrm.
"Well, when wo send a scout Into the
woods, if the matter is worth It, we
send n second ono nt another hour, nnd
so ono or other comes back with his
hair on. That's the Iroquois fashion,
and a good fnshlon too."
"My God, I believe that you have
saved me!"
"I went back to tho major tl'icn, and
I asked him when he wns In Paris to
pass by the archbishop's door. I show
ed him this livnp of chalk. 'If we've
been there,' said I, 'you'll see n great
cross on the loft side of tho doorpost.
If there's no cross, then pull the latch
and ask the bishop If he'll come up to
the palace as quick n3 Ills horses can
bring him.' The major started nil hour
after us. Ho would be In Pnris by half
past 10; tho bishop would be In his car
riage by 11, and ho would reach Ver
sailles half an hour ago that Is- to say.
about half past 12. By the Lord, 1
think I've driven him off his bend!"
Do Catlnat spun round tho cell now.
waving his arms nnd his legs, with h!
shadow capering up the wall behind
him, all distorted in tlio moonlight.
"Oh, if I could but do something for
you!" ho exclaimed.
"You can, then. Lie down on thnt
straw and go to sleep."
By peisuasious and n little pushing
ho got his delighted companion on to
his couch again nnd heaped the straw
over him to servo ns n blanket.
So weary wns tho vounc cuniilsnnin
that It was long past noon nnd tlio
sun wns shining out of a cloudless blue
sky before ho awoke. I'or a moment,
enveloped as he waa In straw, and
with the rude arch of the dungeon
meeting In fonr rough hewn groinlngs
nbovo his head, he stared about him
in bewilderment. Then In an Instant
the dollies of the dnv before. Ills nils-
slon, tho nmbusende, his Imprisonment.
all flashed back to blm, nnd ho sprang
to his feet. His comrade, who had
been dozing in the- corner. Jumped up
also nt the first movement with; his
hand on his knlfo and a sinister
glance directed toward the- door.
. "Oh, it's you, is It?" said; he. "I
thought it wns tho man. Tbejr brought
thoso two loaves and a Jug; of water
just about dawn, when I was settling
down for a rest"
"And did he say anything?"
"No; it waa the little' black one."
"Simon, they called him."
"The same. Ho laid the things down
and was gone I thought that maybe
If be enmo again we might got blm to
frtop. Maybo tf wo got those stirnip
leathers round hla ankles be would
tell us where we are and what Is to
bo dooo with ns.
,Pshnwl What does It matter since
our mission Is done?
"It may not matter to yon there's
no accounting for tastes bet it mat-J
tors o good deal to me. I'm not nsed
to sitting to a bole, Uks a bear in a
trap, waiting for what other folks
choose to do with mo.
There's no help bot patienco, my
friend."
"1 don't know that I'd get more
holp out of b bar and a few pegs."
He opened bis coat' and took out a
short piece of rusted iron and three
small, thick pieces of wood, sharpened
at oho end.
"Wbero did you get thoso, ibeaV
"Tbeso are my night's work. Tbo
bar is tbo top one of tbo grate. I bad
a job to looecn it but there It is. Tbo
pegs I whittled out of that log. You
sec, peg number one goes In hero,
where I bavo picked a bolo between
the stones. Then I've' made tbls other
log into n mallet and with two crocks
thero It is firm fixed so that you can
put your weight on it Now theso two
go in thg same way Into the boles
abovo hero. Sol Now, you seo, you can
stand up thero and look out of that
window without asking too much of
your too Joint Try It"
Do Catlnat sprung up nnd looked
eagerly out between tho bars.
"I do uot know the place," said ho,
shaking his head. "It may bo any ono
of thirty castles which Ho upon tho
south sldo of Paris nnd within six or
seven Jeagues of it"
Ho was dropping back to tho floor
and put his weight upon the bar. To
his nmar-ement it came away in his
hand.
"Look, Amos; look!" he cried.
"Ah, you've found it out! Well, 1
did that during' tho night I could
make no way with my knlfo, but when
I got tho bar out of tho grato I man
aged faster. I'll put this ono back
now, or somo of thoso folk down below
may uotlco that wo have -got it loose."
"Aro they all loose?"
"Only tho -.one at present, but we'll
get tho other two out during tho night
You can tako that bar out nnd work
with It while I uso my own picker at
tho other. You see, tho stone Is soft,
and by grinding It you soon make a
groove along which you can slip tbo
bar. It will bo mighty queer if wo
can't clear a road for ourselves before
moraine."
(To Be Continued.)
Will be installed by
Motors, fans, curling
irons, electric heating
and cooking utensils,
etc, etc.
and
Electric
Co.
Makes KMaeys and Bladder Hiatal
If you don't see any fun In
Marshfield drop around to the
shooting gallery on Front St,
Prizes offered for beat shots
STEAMER GARLAND
Leaves Marshfield every
Morning at 5 a. m. run
ning up Coos River to
Daniel Creek.
PnH the
BELL CORD
Wet Your Whistle Then Blow
J. R. HERRON, Prop.
Front Street, : I Marshflcld, Oreton
W. A. HARINQ
Dealor in Puro Cream Milk
and Buttermilk. Free do
livery to all parts of flio city.
North Bend,
Oregon
Now Ready
1HOTEL OREGON
New and Modern
Snmpto Rooms in Connection
NORTH BEND, ORE.
NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS
Wo are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tor for Coughs,
colds and lung troubles is not affect
ed by tho National Puro Food and
Drug law as It contains no opiates
or other harmful drugs, and we rec
commend it as a safo remedy for
children and adults Rod Cross
Pharmacy.
July
10th
1907
I lie
Bay Gas
TfieCB.,R.&LR.R.
and Navigation Co.
TRAIN SCIIE1) 'LE NO, 2.
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In EfTcct .Ininiary lt 1007.
All previous schedules are void.
Subject to change without notice.
W. S. Chandler, manager; F. A.
Lalse, freight agent; general offices,
Marshfield, Oregon.
No. 1.
Trains.
Daily
Except Sundny.
Stations.
Leave 9:00 a. m.Marshfleld.
9:30 a. m.B. H. Junction.
9:45 a. m.jCoquille.
Arrive 10:30 n.m.JMyrtlo Point.
No. 2.
Dairy
Except Sunday.
Leave 10:45 n. m.Myrtle Point.
10:30 a. m.jCoquille.
12:00 m. B. H. Junction.
Arrive 12:50 p.m.Marshflold.
Extra trains will run on dally
special orders. Trains to and from
Beaver Hill daily.
UPHOLSTERY
Our increasing trade de
mand that we secure more
help. It has cost us money
but we have secured the
most skilled workmen on the
coast. We are now pre
pared to take in all kinds of
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. B. NELSON, Prop
W repair all kinds of MMblncry,
Steara and Oaa Engines, Guns and Bl
ojrclea. Best of work onr Bpe!arty. : :
W Manufacture Uatlgs in lro ud
Biom for Banr Milts and Igtng
Ctaafa. Vht rk Uve best Bhenres a,!
Read Spools for Loiters. : :
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MARSHFIELD, - - OREGON'
R H. BRIQHAM
ARCHITECT AND SUPERINTENDENT
Plane and specifications
made for all classes of
buildings.
North Bend, Oregon
PHONE 541
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ft. P. Pendergross, Master
TISIE TABLE.
Leaves Marshfield 7:30, 9:00,
and 10:30 a. m and 1:00, 2:30
and 4:00 p. m.
Leaves North Bend at 8:15,
9:46 and 11:15 a. m and 1:46,
3:15 and 6:00 p. m.
Makes dally trips except Sun
days. Faro: Ono way, 16
cents; tound trip, 25 cents.
Steam Dye Works
C Street.
Ladies' and Gents' garn-onte clean
ed or dyed.
PhHip Becker, Proprietor.
Business Directory
Doctors.
E. E. STUAW, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SUIUIEON
Diseases of the Eve, Ear. Noso
and Throat a specialty.
Oflice in Lockhart's Building.
Marshfield, Oregon
DU. IIAYDON
OfTluc optoslto Union rnrnfturc Store. Hoar
10 to 1nnd 2 to ft
Special nttentfon paid to citseates of the skin
urinary and digestive organa
U. 8". Pension cenmlnei
Marshfield,
Oregon
DR. J. V. INGRAM,
Physician nnd Surgeon.
Ofllco over Sengstacken's Drug Store.
Phones Oflice 1621; residence 783.
B. SI. RICHARDSON,
Physician 'and Surgeon.
Diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat
a specialty.
Office in Eldorado Block.
Lawyers.
E. L. C. PARRIN.
Attorney nt-Law.
City Attorney. Deputy DIst. Att'r-
Lockhart Building. Marshfield, Ore,
Phone 44.
L. A. L1LJEQVIST, IiAWTER,
United States Commissioner,
U. S. Irfind Mutters.
Filings, Entries, Proofs, Contests, etc.
J. M. UPTON,
Attoruey-nt-Lnw.
Marshflcld. ... Oregon.
J. W. RBNNETT,
Office over Flanagan & Bennett
Bank.
Marshfield, ... Oregon.
c. f. Mcknight.
Attorney.it t-Law.
Upstairs, Bennett & Walter block.
Marshfield, ... Oregon.
J. W. SNOVER
Attorney-nt-Law
Office: Rogers building
Marshflcld, Orogoa
COKE & COKE,
Attorney-at-Law.
Marshflold, ... Oregon.
PIXIiBY A MAYBEE,
Aracys-at-Iaw.
Office oror Myers' Store.
Phone 701 . . . North Bend, Ore.,j
'Real Estate Agents.
DUO! IiAN COMPANY
Real Esiat Brokers
North Bend, ... bregei
MR. ALBERT UEI,
Contractor for Teaming at all klnoW'
Phone 1884.
McPherson Ginser Gg.
Wholesale liquor dealers
Cigars and saloon sup
plies. California Wines a Specialty
Front St., MarshOeld
Coos Bay
Steam Laundry
...Of
MARSHflf'O and NORTH BEND
All work now done at
the North Bend Plant
Edgai Vlauzcy
Agent, Marshfield
North Bend Phone 1031
Marshfield Phone 1804
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