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b-" rWip r- THE REFUGEES Bu A. CONAN DOYLE, Author of "The Return of Sherlock Holmes COPYRIGHT. 1803. BY HAHPEK & BROTHERS (Continued from Saturday.) ,..r nun neon too occuuieu ro Lfe notice of this singular Individual. ut Amos ureen guvo u buuul ul uw ,lt nt the sight of him, and ran for- fc-ard to greet Mm. F..miv. Captain Ephralm," cried Laos in English, "who -over would ave thought or iiuuhib y" 1U ' -"" atlnat, this is my ota incnu ajjuruiui arage, under wnoso cuuibu j. uiu ore." "Anchor's npeaic, lau, aim iuu ..-fcna iinwn." said the stranger In ,e peculiar drawling voice which tho ugmnuers uuu iuui-u "u" o Jibgllsh Puritans. 'And when do you sail" "As soon as your root is on ner uecu, rrovldcnco serve us wiui wmu anu de. And how nas an gone mui uiuu, mos?" "Right well. I have much to ten you II inn rntlnnt and his relatives were far L puiriossed with their own affairs to .. n (linntrht to tho others. De Catl- Eit told his tale In a few short, bitter Intcnces, thn lnjustlco that had been lone him, his dismissal from tho king's .rvlee and tho ruin which had come ton tho Huguenots of France. Adele, is the angel instinct or woman, -t only of her lover anu uis mis ..nVa ns Rho listened to his story. lit the old merchant tottered to his let when ho heard of the revocation I the edict. whnt am I to do?" ho cried. "What In I to do? I am too old to begin my ft again." - "Never fear, uncle," said De catinat urtlly. "There are other lnnas De fend Franco." "But not for me. No, no; I am too id. Lord, but thy lymd Is heavy upon ay servants. What shall I do and hither shall I turn?" He wrung his lands In his perplexity. 'What Is amiss with mm, tnen, mos?" asked the seaman. "He and his must leave tho country, phralm." l"Bpcauso they are Protestants and o ting will not abide their creed." Ephralm Savage was across the )oui In an instant and had inclosed tho Id merchant's thin hand in his own rent knotted fist. There was a brotli rly sympathy in his strong grip and lgged, weather stained face. "Tell this man thnt we shall see him irough, Amos. Toll him that we've got country where he'll just fit In like a unir In a barrel. Tell him that rclt- ion is free to all there. Tell him that ' he wants to come the Golden Rod la altlns with her anchor apeak and her irgo aboard." "Then wo must come at once," said e Catinat ns "a llstenedto tho cordial essage which was conveyed to his icle. "Tonight tho orders will bo out, id tomorrow it may be too late." "But my buslnessl" cried tho mer lant. "Take what valuables you can and ave tho rest Better that than lose !!, and liberty Into tho bargain." And so at last it was arranged. That ery night, within five minutes of tho losing of tho gates, there passed out f Purls a small party of uve, turco poii horseback and two In a closed arriago which boro several weighty oxes upon the top. Thoy were tho rst leaves flying before tho hurricane, he earliest of that great multitudo rho were within the next few months o stream along every road which led rom France. S "-iks to tho early tidings which ' "u-dsman had brought with him, "ts"7ittTe party were now ahead of tho lews. At Rouen all was quiet, and :aptaln Ephralm Savage before even ug had brought both them and such iroperty ns they had saved aboard his )rigantlne, tho Golden Rod. It was but i little craft, somo seventy tons bur- leu, but at a time when so many were nittlng out to sea In open boats, pro errlng tho wrath of nature to that of he king, It was a refuge Indeed. Tho inmn nltrht tlio (seaman drew UP his inehflc-Jaud began to slowly mako his z lown tho winding river. With tho early dawn the river urouu ned out nml each bank trended away, caving a long, funnel shapod estuary )etween. Ephralm Savage suuneu tuo ilr and paced tho deck briskly, with a winkle In his keen gray eyes. The vlnd had fallen aWay, but there was itlll enough to drive them slowly upon iielr course. "Whero's tho gal?" he asked. "She's In my cahhi," said Amos Green. "I thought that maybo sho :ould manage there until we got across." "Where will you sleep yourself, hhenr "Tut! A litter of spruce boughs and sJinnt nt lilmli hnrk over niO haVO been enough all these years. What would I ask better than tuts uecu ui soft whlto plno and my blauket7 i uuu iuu uuu uif uiu.. 'Very good. The old man and bis .-.. t.i i.i. 4i. i,ii Knflt-rnn nephew-hlm with the blue coat-can have tho two empty bunks. But you mtIRt nnanlr in ttinfr mnll. AUIOH. 1 " lhavo no phllandeilng aboard my ship, wu; no whispering or cuuqiuib or uuj such foolishness." I "It's a pity that we left so quick, or they might baro beon married Jjeforo TEH DAILY " vfe started. She"s a gooa girl, ispnrn lm, nml he n fine man, for all that their ways are not the same ns ours." "But what Is the matter with the old man? Ho doesn't seem easy In hU mind," said Captain Savage. The old merchant had been leaning over tho bulwarks, looking back with a drawn face and weary eyes at the red curving track behind them which marked the path to Paris. Adelo had come up now with not a thought to spare upon the dangers and troubles which lay In front of her as she chafed the old man's thin cold hands nnd whispered words of love and comfort Into his cars. "Wo are always In tho hollow of God's hand," ho whispered, "but, oh, Adelo, It is n dreadful thing to feel his fingers moving under us!" "Como with us, uncle," said De Cat inat, passing his arm under that of tho old man. "It Is long since you have rested. And you, Adele, I pray that you will go and sleep, my poor dar ling, for It has been a'weary Journey. Go now to please mo, nnd when you wake both France and your troubles will lie behind you." When fnther nnd daughter had left tho deck Do Catinat made his way aft again to where Amos Green and tho captain were standing. "I am glad to get thorn below, Amos," said he, "for I fear that wo may have trouble yet." "And how?" "You see tho white road which runs by the southern bank of the river. Twice within tho last half hour I have seen horsemen spurring for dear life along It. AVhoro the spires and smoke are yonder Is Honilcur. nnd thither It was that these men went. I know not who would ride so madly at such an hour unless they were tho mes sengers of tho king. Ah, see, there U a third one!" On tho white band which wound among the green meadows n block dot could bo seen, which moved along with great rapidity, vanished behind a clump of trees and then reappeared again, making for the distant city. Captain Savage drew out his glass nnd gazeu at tlio riuer. "Aye, aye," so ' he as he snapped It up again. "It Is a soldier, sure enough. I cau see tho glint of the scabbard which he carries on his larboard side. I think that we shall have more wind soon. With a breeze wo can show our heels to anything In French wnters, but a galley or an armed boat would overhaul us now." Do Catinat, who. though ho could speak little English, had learned In America to understand It pretty well, looked anxiously nt Amos Green. "I fear that wo shall bring trouble on this cood cnDtaln." said he. "and that the loss of his cargo and ship may be his reward for having nemenuea us. Ask him whether ho would not prefer tn lnml us on the north bnuk. With our money we might make our way Into tho lowlands." Ephralm Savage looked at his pas senger with eyes which had lost some thing of their sternness. "Young man," said hif "I see that you can understand somethlu of my talk." Do Catinat nodded. "I tell you, then, that I am a bad man to beat. Any man that was ever shipmate with me would tell you as much. I Just Jam my helm and keep my course as long as God will let me. D'ye see?" Do Catinat again nodded, though, In truth, tho seaman's metaphors left him with but a very general sense of his meaning. While tho Puritan seaman had been talking his eyes had kept wandering from tho clouds to tho flopping sails nni lmnk. Such wind ns there was came In littlo short puffs, and tho can vas either drew full or was absolutely slack. Tho fleecy shreds of cloud above, however, traveled swiftly across tho bluo sky. It was on theso that tho captain fixed his gaze, and ho watched tliem like a man who is working out a prilem In ins mum. They wcro abroast of Ilouflcur now nnd about half a mile out from It. All was milot on tho curving quay and on tho half moon fort, over which floated tho whlto flag with tho golden flour do lis. The port lay on their quarter now, and thoy wcro drawing away more quickly as tho breeze freshened. Do Catinat, glancing back, had almost made up his mind that their fears wero quite groundless when thoy wcro brought back in an insinnr. Round tho corner of the mole a great dark boat dashed Into view ringed round with foam from her flying prow nnd from tho ten pairs of oars which swung from either sldo of her. A dainty whlto ensign drooped ever her stem, and in her bows the sun's light was caught by a heavy brass carro nade Tho captain brought his glass to bear upon them and whistled; then he glanced up at the clouds onco more. "Thirty men " said he, "and they go tiiroo naces to our two. You, sir, taue XUICQ imuun iu ". " - ' . uluo coat off this deck or you :... .1.1,1 ,nn na Tim Lord will bring troublo upon us. Tho Lord will ... ,. .. i.i nwn if thev'll only keep from foolishness. Get theso hatches off, Tomlinson. Sol Where's Jim Sturt nnd Illram Jefferson? Lot them stand by to clap them on again when I whls tlo StarboardBtarboard Keej) her COOS BAY TIMES, MArtSITOTELD, OREGON, SUNDAY, Jl'XE 0, 1007. " iiriiii wiiiiMiiMiiiniMiminwwiiiiilll II an full as shell draw, irow; Arass; and you, Tomltnson, come hero until I have a word with you." The three stood In consultation upon tho poop, glancing back at their pur suer. There could bo no doubt that the wind was freshening. It blew briskly In their faces ns they looked back, but it was not steady yet, nnd tho boat was rapidly overhauling them. Already they could Bed tho faces of tho marines who snt In tho stem nnd tho gleam of tho lighted linstock which the gunner held in Ills hand. "Holal" cried an officer In excellent English. "Lay her to or we flrel" "Who nre you, and what do you want?" shouted Ephralm Savago in n voice that might have been heard from the bank. "We como In tho king's name, and wo want n party of Huguenots from Paris who came on board of your ves sel nt Rouen." "Brace back the foreyard and lay her to!" shouted tho captain. "Drop a lad der over the side there and look smart. So! Now we aro ready for tliem." Tho yard was swung round, nud tho vessel lay quietly rising and falling on tho waves. The boat dashed alongside, her brass cannon trained upon the brig antlne, nud her squad of marines with their Angers upon their triggers ready to open Arc. They grinned and shrug ged their shoulders when they saw that their solo opponents were three unarm ed men upon the poop. Tho offlccr was on deck in an instant, with his drawn sword In his hand. "Come up, two of you," ho cried. "You stand hero at the head of the lad der, sergeant. Throw up a rope, nnd you can flx it to this stanchion. Keep awake down there and bo nil ready to Are. You come with me, Corporal Lc moine. Who Is captain of this ship?" "I am, sir," said Ephralm Savage submissively. "You have three Huguenots aboard." "Tut, tut. Huguenots, nre thoy? I thought they were very anxious to get away, but as long as they paid their passage It was no business of mine. An old man, his young daughter aud a young fellow about your ago In some sort of livery." "In uniform, sir the uniform of tho king's guard. Those are the folk I have como for." "And you wish to take them back?" "Moat certainly." "Tho old man Is in his bunk asleep, the roalcl is in a cabin below, nnd the other Is sleeping down tho hold." "Sleeping, you say? Wo had best surprise him." "But think you that you daro do It alone? He has no arms, It Is true, but he Is a well grown young fellow. Will you not have twenty men up from the boat?" Some such thought had passed through the officer's head, but the cap tain's remark put him upon his mettle. "Como with me. corporal," said he. "Down thla ladder, you say?" "Yes, down the ladder and straight on. Ho lies between those two cloth bales." Ephralm Savago looked up with a smile playing nbout the corners of his grim mouth. Tho wind was whistling now In the rigging, and the stays of the masts vere humming like two harp strings. Amos Green lounged beside the French sergeant who guarded the end of tho ropo lad der, while Tomlluson, the mate, stood with a bucket of water in his hand exchanging remarks In very bad French with tho crew of tho boat be neath him. The officer made his way slowly down tho ladder which led Into th hold. The cornoral followed him. and had his chest level with the deck when tho other had reached tho bottom. It may have been something in Ephralm Savage's face or It may havo been tho gloom around him which startled tho young Frenchman. "Up again, corporall" ho shouted. "I think that you aro best at tho top." "And I think that you aro best down below, my friend," said the Puritan, who gathered tho officer's meaning from his gesture. Putting tho solo of his boot aeainst tho man's chest, he gavo a shove which sent both him and the ladder crashing down on to the officer beneath him. As ho did so ho blow his whistle, and in a moment tho hatch was back In Its plnco and clamped down on each side with Iron bars. The sergeant had swung round at tim sninui of the crash, but Amos Green, who had waited for tho movo ment, threw his arms round him nnd hurled him overboard Into tho sea. At tho samo Instant tho connecting ropo was severed, tho foreyard creaked back into position onco moro and tlio bucketful of salt water souseo. down over tho guuner and his gun, putting out his linstock aud wetting his priming. A shower of balls from tho marines piped through tho air or rapped up against tlio planks, but tho boat was tossing nud Jerking In the short, choppy waves, and to aim was Impossible. In vain tno men xugguu nnd strained at their oars, whllo tho imnnor worked like a maniac to re light his linstock and to roplaco L3 priming. Tlio boat had lost Its weigh, whllo the brigautlno was flying along now with every sail bulging nud swell Ing to bursting point. Crack! wont tho caiTouade at last, and flvo littlo silts in tho mainsail showed that her chargo of grape had flown high. Half au hour afterward a little dark dot upon tho horizon with n golden speck at ono end of It was all that could bo seon of tlio Ilonflour guard boat. Tho smoke of Ilafro lay llko n little cloud upon the northern horizon, and Captain Hnhrnlm Suvaco paced his deck with his face as grim as ever, but with a danclug light In his gray eyes, (To Bo Continued.? Cures ColiUj Prevents Pnwmonl WANT ADS WANTED. Good family horse; bay mare preferred. F. A. Golden. FOR. SALE Household goods for sale and house for rent. Address Mrs. J. F. Bowman, Marshfleld. 5-1G FOR RENT. Rooms In tho Rogers building; suites or singly. Apply S. C. Rogers, steamer Coos River, or E. O. Hall, A street. FOR SALE A farm of 80 acres on Daniels' Creek. Address E. R. Jones. Box 110, Marshfleld. 5-2 G-l WANTED A girl for general house work; good wages. Mrs. I. S. Kaufman. C-26-1 FOR SALE Two Lots in West Marshfleld. Both for ?425. In quire I. S. Kaufman & Co. WANTED First class waist hand and skirt hand. Mrs. A. ohann sen. 5-29-3 FOR SALE A flrst class milk cow. For particulars lnqulro J. O. Stoops. 5-29-5 FOR SALE A small Improved farm. This is a bargain. Apply at Hall & Hall's office. C-l-1 FOR SALE Household Furniture. W. L. Spear, corner Virginia and Meado street? WANTED Boy or girl, 16 years old or over, to learn tho cigar making trade: wages paid while learning, Apply over Times Building, Coos Bay Cigar Co. FOR RENT. Two furnished rooms, Third and Chestnut, across from the Chinese Laundry. Mrs. Acron WANTED Girl for general house work. Good wages. Apply Mrs. I. S. Kaufman. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE foi homo in Marshfleld, 80-acro farm in New York State. Inquire of wunn Leake. Marshfleld. WANTED By young man of good habits, board In private family, Address Z GG, care Times. WANTED A dishwasher and a chambermaid at Hotel Oregon, North Bend. MAN WANTS GOOD HOME for 3-ycar-old boy; no objection to the country. E. F. G., care times. LADY wants family sowing, dress Box 82, North Bend. Ad- "WANTiED yFIrst class waist hand and skirt hand. Mrs. A. Ohann sen. NOTICE. I will not ho responsible for any debts contracted by my wife, Viola Ferroy. Jos. L. Fer rey, Jr. Vault nf (Sttgon ffiauital Binrlt fully paiuup Sfl.aan. Erauoarta a ncitrral iflanUlttg lUtautdiu. Nurili Uteuii. (Orcgmt Tf vnu don't see anv fun in Marshficld drop around to the shooting gallery on Front St. 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 BELL CORD Wet Your Whistle Then Blow J. R. HERRON, Prop. Front Street, : J Marshfleld, Oregon W. A. HARING Dealer in Pure Cream Milk and Buttermilk. Fiee de livery to all parts of tlio city. North Bend, - Ocep;on IA&XZSB Now Ready HOTEL OREGON Now and Modern s Sample Kooms in Connection NORTH BEND, ORE. i! m--T7T(-1rTrinnswT-'mitT-iiiwT ,mnn - TheC.B.,R.&E.R.R. and Navigation Co. TRAIN SCHEDULE NO. 2. In Effect Janunry 1, 1007. All previous schedules aro void. Subject to change without notice. W. S. Chandler, manager; F. A. Lalso, freight agent; general offices, Marshfleld, Oregon. No. 1. Trains. Dally Except Sunday. Stations. Leave 9:00 a. m.Marshfleld. 9:30 a. m.B. H. Junction. 9:45 a. m.CoquilIo. Arrive 10:30 a.m.JMyrtlo Point. No. 1. Dally Except Sunday. i iii'i 1 1 i &: . Leave 10:45 a. m.Myrtlo Point. 10:30 a. m.jcoqulllo. 12:00 m. B. II. Junction. Arrive 12:30 p.m.JMarshfleld. Extra trains will run on dally special orders. Trains to and from Beaver Hill dally. Sign Writing Of all descriptions. House painting, pa per hanging, grain ing, carriage paint ing etc. Strictly pure stock sold on all jobs. J. B. Rohr Opposite Bear's Livery Stable Nalson Iron Works P. D. NELSON, Prop Wo repair all kinds ot Machinery, Steam and (a Engines, Guns and III-cjclc8- Host of work our Specialty. : : We manufacture Castings In Iron and Iliouzo for Saw Mills and Logging Camps. Wo make the best Sheaves t n 1 Road Spools for Loggers. : : : TELEPHONE 021 MARSHFIELD. - - ORECON R H. BRJGHAM ARCHITECT AND SUPERINTENDENT Plans and specificationa made for all classes of buildings. North Bend, Oregon PHONE 541 STEAMER. FLYER M. P. Pendergrass, Master TIME TABLE. Leaves MarshQold 7:30, 9:00, and 10:30 a. m., and 1:00, 2:30 and 4:00 p. m. Leaves North Bond at 8:15, 9:46 and 11:15 a. m and 1:45, 3:15 and 5:00 p. m. Makes dally trips except Sun days. Fare: Ono way, 16 cents; round trip, 25 cents. Steam Dye Works C Street. Ladies' and Gents' garruents clean ed or dyed. Philip Becker, Proprietor. Business Directory Doctors. E. E. STRAW, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SUUC1EON Disnawns of tho Evo. Enr. Nose unci Throat a specialty. Ofiico in Lockhart's Buildinu. Marshfleld, Oregon DR. IIAYDON Oflloo opposite Union Furniture Store. Houri 10 to lniul 2 to 6 Special attention paM to diseases of tho skin urinary and digestive organs u o. i unsiuu uxnuunui Marshfleld, Oregon DR. J. W. INGRAM, Physician and Surgeon. " Office over Sengstacken'a Drug Store. Phones Offlco 1621; residence 783. IJ. M. RICHARDSON, Physician and Surgeon. Diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat a specialty. Offlco In Eldorado Block. ' Lawyers. E. Jj. O. PARRIN. Attorncy--nt-Iiaw. City Attorney. Deputy Dlst. Att'y. Lockhart Building. Marshfleld, Ora Phono 44. L. A. LILJEQVIST, LAWYER, United States Commissioner, U. S. Laud Matters. Filings, Entries, Proofs, Contests, etc. J. M. UPTON, Attorncy-at-Lnw. Marshfleld. - Oregon. J. W. BENNETT, Offlco over Flanagan & Bennett Bank. Marshfleld, - - Oregon. o. f. Mcknight, Attorney-nt-Law. Upstairs, Bennett & Walter block, Marshfleld, - Oregon. J. W. SNOVER Attorncy-at-Law Office: Rogers building Marshfleld, Oregon COKE & COKE, Attorncy-at-Law. Marshfleld, . - - Oregon. PIXLEY & MAYBEE, Attorncys-nt-Law. Offlco ovor Myers Storo. Phone 701 .. . North Bend, Oro. Real Estate Ajjents. D1EII LAND COMPANY Rcnl Estate Brokers North Bend, - Oregon. Silt. ALIJEUT ABEL, Contractor for INuning of nil kinds. Phono 1884. McPherSon Ginser Co. Wholesale liquor dealers Cigars and saloon sup plies. California Wines a Specialty Front St., Marshfield Coos Bay Steam Laundry ..or I MARSHflF'D and NORTH BEND All work now done at the North Bend Plant Edgai lauzey Agent, Marshfield North Bend Phone 1031 Marshfield Phone 1804 ..jni.irr.-i T-SI-