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ri Trr 'iTyFj-r (WIV 3KS--iJSTi. jmrtv wv mnmv t n--,s- THB DAILY, C009 DAY EOIKg, RrAlXBITFIKLD, OKKGOS, SUNDAY, JUX13 10f 1007. THE REFUGEES Bg A. CONAN DOYLE, Author of "Tho Return of Sherlock Holmes" COPYRIGHT. 1SD3, BY ia ".(Continued from Saturday.), . "You hoar tlicraV" "Yes; they are no great way from us. They will And that thoy have fol lowed us onco too often this time. Slip off your moccasins, monsieur." Do Catlnat pulled off his shoes as directed and Du Lhut did the same. "Put them on as If they wero gloves," said the pioneer, nnd an In stant Inter Epliralm Savage and Amos had their comrades' shoes upon their hands. "You can swing your muskets over your bnck. Sol Now down on all fours, bending yourselves double, with your hands pressing hard upon tho earth. That is excellent. Two men can leave the trail of four. Now come with me, monsieur." lie flitted from tree to tree on n line, which was parallel to but n few yards distant from that of their comrades. Then suddenly he crouched behind a bush and pulled Do Catlnat down be side him. "They must pass us In a few min utes," ho whispered. "Do not Are If you can help it." Something gleamed In Du Lhut's hnnd, and his comrade, glancing down, saw that he had drawn a kqen little tomahawk from his belt Suddenly .he saw something move. It flitted like a shadow from one trunk to the other, so swiftly that De Catlnat could not havo told whether It wero beast or human. And then ngaln he saw It, and yet again, sometimes one shadow, somotimes two shadows. Then ' for a fow momenta nil was still onco more, and then In an Instant there crept out from among the bushes the most terrible looking creaturo that ever walked the earth an Iroquois chief upon tho war trail. He was a tall, powerful man, and bis brlstlo of scalp locks and eagle feathers mado blm look like a giant In tho dim light, for a good eight feet lay between his beaded moccasin and the topmost plumo of his headgear. One side of his faco was painted In soot, ocher and vermilion to resemble n dog and the other half as a fowl. Ills gun was thrown forward, and ho crept along with bended knees, peering, lis tening, pausing, hurrying on, n breath lng Image of caution. Two paces bo hind him walked a lad of fourttvii clad and armed In the same fashion, but without tho painted face. Thoy were just abreast of tho bush when something caught the eye of 'the youngor warrior, some displaced twin or fluttering leaf, and he paused, with suspicion In every fenture. Another Instant and he bad warned his com panlon, but Du Lhut sprang out nnd burlod bis hatebpt in tho skull of the older warrior. Do Catlnat beard a dull crash, as when an ax splinters ts way Into n rotten tree, and tho man fell Jlko a log, kicking and striking with his powerful limbs, Tbo younger war rior sprang like n deer over bis fallen comrado and dashed on Into the wood. But an Instant later there was a gun shot among Jhe trees In front, followed by a faint walling cry. "That Is his death whoop," said Du Lhut composedly. As he spoke tho two others came back, Ephrnlm ramming a fresh charge into bis mUskct. "Ah, he's gone," said Du Lhut. At bo spoke the Indian gave a last spasm with his hands and feet and lay rigid. "He's a great chief," said Du Lhut "It Is Brown Moose of tbo Mohawks, find tho other is his second son. We have drawn, flrst boqd, but I do not twnk that it will be tho last, for tne Iroquois do not allow their war chiefs to dlo unavenged. Ho was a mighty fighter." They turned away, leaving tho red flguro stretched under the silent trees. As they passed on they caught a gllmpso of the lad lying doubled up among the bushes where be had fallen. The pioneer walked very swiftly until be came to a llttlo stream which prat tled down to the big river. Here ho slipped off his shoes and leggings and waded down it with his companions for JW If a rale or gci, "They will follow our tracks when they And him," said be, "but this will throw them off, for it is only on run ning water that an Iroquois can find no trace. And now we shall lie In this clump until nightfall, for we are llttlo over a mile from Fort Poltou, and It Is dangerous to go forward, for tbo ground becomes more open." And so tbey remained concealed, RWOUg tbo alders while (he shadqvfB turned from short to long, and tho whlto. drifting clouds above them wero tlngod with tho pink of tho setting sun. Du Lhut colled himself Into a ball, with his pipe betweeu his teeth, nnd dropped Into n light bleep, pricking up his ears and starting at the slightest1 sound. ' The two Americans wlifcperrd together for u long time, but at last the sootnuig bum of a gentle breeze through the i branches lulled llieai off also. Do CatI I not alono remained awake, his ncrvea , In a tingle from a strange, sudden shadow which had fallen upon his soul. Bq clear It wa.s and bq vivid "that it was With a start tbt ho oamo suddenly to himself and found that tho night was croeping on In tbo forpat and that Du Lhut bad roused himself and was ready for a start. "Have you been awake?" asked tbo Pioneer, Have jou beard, anytblnc?" HAHPEH & BROTHERS w nuuimgTnrmo 1100x105 urtmr "It seemed to rac In my sleep that I heard n gunshot In tho distance." "In your sleep?" "Yes. I hear ns well nsleep as nwake and remember what I bear. But now you must follow mo clone, and wo shall be In the fort soon.'' 'Teste! You are a woodman Indeed)" "I believe that these woods are swarming with Iroquois, although wo havo bad tho good fortune to miss them. So great a chief as Brown Moose would not start on tho path with a smnll following or for a small object. They must mean mischief upon tho Du Lhut aprany out and burled hi luitchet iti the skull of the warrior. Richelieu. The woods will not bo safe, I fear, until the partridge berries are out once more. You must stay at Ste. Marie until then. "I had rather stay there forever than expose my wife to such devils." "Aye, devils they are If over devils walked upon earth. And now we are on the very borders of the clearing, and the blockhouse lies yonder among the clump of maples. You did not come as nur to Ste. Marie unchal lenged, nnd yet Dc Lannes Is as old a soldier as Do la Noue. Wo can scarce see now, "but yonder, near the river, Is where ho cxcrclbes his men." "He does so now," said Amos. "I see a dozen o them drawn up in a line at their drill." "No sentinels, and all tho men nt drill " cried Du Lhut in contempt. "It Is as you nay, howover, for I can see them myself, with their ranks opsu and each na stiff and straight as a pine stump. One would think, to ser them stand so still, that there was not an Indian nearer than Orange." Du Lhut advanced from tho bU3hej as he spoke, and the four men crossed tho open ground'ln tho direction of the lino of men who wnlted silently for them In the dim twilight. They were within fifty pnees, and yet none of them bad raised hand or voice to chal lenge their approach. There was some thing uncanny In the silence, and a change came over Du Lhut's face as he peered In front of him, "My God!" he screamed, "Look at the fort!" fhoy ad cleaved tho clump of trees, Mid" tho outllue of tho blockhouse should have shown up In front of them. There was no sign of It. It wns gone. So unexpected was the blow that oven Du Lhut, hardened from his childhood to every shock and danger, stood shaken and dismayed. Then, with an oath, be ran at the top of his speed toward the line of figures. As they drew nearer thoy could see through the dusk that It was' not iPi-i deed a line. A silent and mo.ttQn.lesa officer stood out some twenty paces in front of his, silent and motionless men. They were lashed to low posts with willow wlthos, somo twenty of them, naked all and twisted and screwed in to every strange shape which an agon ized body could assume. For a mo ment the four comrudes stared In si lent horror at the dreadful group. Then each acted as his nature bade, him. Do Catlnat staggered up, against a tree trunk and leaned his head upon his arm, deadly stckj Bu Lhut fell down, upqu his knees and said somo th.lng to lioavon, with his two clinched hands shaking up nt tho darkening sky; Ephralui Savage oxamlned tho priming of his gun, with a tightened lip and a gleaming eye, while Amos Green, without n word,' began to cast round In circles in search of a trail. But. Du Lhut was, on his feet again In a' m6ment and running up and dpwn I lit... A "..In.fc'.lil.M.fiiH untlnrr n liMliilt-arl things which oven Amos would havo overlooked. He circled round the bodies again aud again; then ho ran a lltUo way toward the edge of tho woods and then camo back to tho char red ruins of tbo blockhouse. "There la no sign of tho women and children." sold be. "Thy are keeping tho children to burn at their leisure in, their villages. Tho women thoy may torture or may adopt, aa tho humori t.LM Mum" (To Be contwuec.y WANT ad: FOR SALE Household goods for sale and houso for ront. Address Mrs. J. F. Bowman, Marshdeld. 5-1G FOR RENT. Rooms In the Rogers building; suites or singly. Apply S. C. Rogers, steamer Coos Rlvor, or E. O. Hall, A street. FOR SALE A farii. of 80 acres on Daniels Creok. Address E. R. Jones. Box 110, Marshflold. 5-2G-1 FOR SALE Two Lots In West Marshflold. Both for $425. In qulro I. S. Kaufman & Co. FOR SALE A first class milk cow. For particulars Inquire J. O. Stoops. G-29-5 FOR SALE A small improved farm. This Is a bargain. Apply at Hall & Hall's office. C-l-1 WANTED Boy or girl, 1C years old or over, to learn the cigar making trade; wages paid while learning. Apply over Times Building, Coos Bay Cigar Co. WANTED To rent, 2 or 3 furnish ed Housekeeping rooms. . O. Box 57, or Phono Main 1241. FOR SALE Wagon and double har ness. Address I. W. II., Coos Bay Times. WANTED A job as fireman or sta tionary engineer. P. O. Box 97, Marshfield. WANTED Men to work In sawmill, vwages $2 per day and upward. Simpson Lumber Co. 8-241tf. FOR SALE Four acres of land In South Marshfield for the next sixty days. Address B. A. 11. 413012m. ROR RENT Three or four rooms for housekeeping, with water, near bandstand. Mrs. Chas. Murr, North Bend. Ct. FOR RENT Two furnished rooms; two unfurnished for housekeeping, near schoolhouse. Mrs. Webber, Noith Bend. WANTED, 1,000 Neckties to clean and press, fi r"rs each. Unique Pantatorlnm. WAMHit" By ninu and wife, two furiilslied ninmii for light house keeping. AddrcRF. L. M. N., caro Times. FOUR I.AIIWUKS HAVE BEEN ongiiued lot- .ht trip to Charleston Hay Humbiy, .Mine 10. Everybody invited. 1 (1ST On Cowman road, brownish blank pony, with men's saddlo and bridle, branded O. L. Reward for ret 111 it, 01 liiini'imition regarding tsiuiiH. iNtiill.' II. Sengstacken, Marsl'Meli), ore. li'OIf HIONT Kniiiiy front room for a Ktiiilleniiiii Mrs. Houeard. 2t. NOTUU'l Anvriiif wishing room for phono lli'h I'Ott HALM-A kiip'iIIiio launch 2Sj leul Ioiik, I") liniHtv poivcr engine, 27 led liwtin mill V,H tout skow. Jno. Miit-lren, 'MnihlinuM, WAN 1 111) li'lifl i'Iiihh ptilnlci' and iiiiiii fiiniKi, 11I mire. Apply J., can. 'Union nliieo. I'OSITION WANTIOn Competent unit wimlK iiohIIIoii jib stationary wiKlneei, lltumitn ni night watch man. l- O. Box 4 3a. Ct. MARSHFIELD RACKS, JULY it. Kirn! lime, I'm (.wound llnee vi,lt'-olds. Half mile. 1'uiFt! sfliiu. hJnt.ty feo, ?20. Mt'wiitil Hiiro. I1 or loiir-yciir-ulile nnd upward. Hall' mllo. I'uihu f IUU. Entry feo, $20. HilriVltiMO. Fin iKiiyimr-iiliU t 'L'hroo-elghts of a iwitj I'm He fMiii. Entry fee, f20 Ihi, 1 i Itnrc. . i'H' mi iii'ihhh ll.in niilo. Purse IM'I iMIilJ. Ill ft h ' !' 1 Mi. liy J'li'iHiva racus close 'mi i. '"i'iM.r .ifio722, 1007,' at 'Hi. iHi'f... n. "f" payalilo, arm on .'" i.V' . J'J him -..) 1 111 i.niiii'f , $10, is mwilile. Ml iimhm nit. guaranteed nnd dlvl.iwl w follows: 70 per cent to the wliinci .nut ,10 per cent tp the aouoii'l linine. Kour or more horses to cuitm and Hiruo or more to start Owiihf'h wtlniF must bo named at tliu tlnio of Hie HHCond ontry, June Ml), and hoi (h must bo run under such colni-d Caleb, weights will bo tho rules b F, Norton, Secretary. The residents of South Marshfield are offering odds that the Council lacks the nerve to rebuild the 4th street bridge. H IP Dr. Bancroft i FOR. VISUAL DEFECTS NERVOUS CHRONIC ILLS Office opp. Central Hotel RJEEBEZS Flanagan & Bennett Bank MAIISHFIE D. OKKGON. Capital Bulicri bed WOO Capital J'nlil Up !0,Kv Undivided 1'rollts ?.W,0O DoeH ft Rcneral bnnkinK business, nnd draws nu tho llantf nt t'Rlironiia. San Friuieisco Calif., KtiBtNatloxal Bank Portland Or., Flrsl N'a lonil Bank, Kosebu'rg, Or., Hanover Na tiot.ai jmi.K, .New York, N. 11. Ilotlichild & Son, London, Knglnnd. Also sell change on neatly nil tho principal cities of Europe. Accounts kept subject to check, safe deposit lock boxes for rent nt 5 cents a month or ?5. ft year. INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS Oakley & Arnold CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS North Bend, Ore. Phl210ne o Office in Myers Bldg. KTriTrr---'-' f -"". SKATING An n ouncements: Open afternoon nnd oven ings, 2 to 5 and 7 to 10, week days only. Prices: 25 cents for use of Rink skates. 15 cents for those iising their own skates. 10 cents admission to Gentlemen evenings. Special attention given to heginners every after noon. Best of order always main tained. D L Avery, Manager j .vrmnr-'rTmNimia::tlJ.'m mrj, Tnvi.1 nrwrTr.'iia. r'.iira """ilftJtffJJO"" T-I'iin f:irui-tlt the following1 Thoroughhri'il Kjg nt $2.00 Per Setting illiodo Julund JIikIh , . , Uarred Plymouth Rocks White Leghorns Pekin Ducks JOHN W. FLANAGAN Send in your orders Now -Eggs Shipped anywhere ia th county. TheCB.,R.&LR.R. and Navigation Co. TRAIN SCHEDULE NO. 2. In Effect January lf 1007. All previous schedules are void. Subject to change without notice. W. S. Chandler, manager; F. A. Lalso, freight agent; general offlces, Marshfield, Oregon. No. 1. Trains. Dally Except Sunday. Stations. Leave D:00 a. m.Marshfleld. 9:30 a. m.B. H. Junction. 9:45 a. m.jcoqulllo. Arrive 10:30 a.m.Myrtlo Point. No. 2. I Dally ' Except Sunday. Leave 10:45 a. m.My-tlo Point. 10:30 m.Coauii'e. 12:00 m. B. L. Junction. Arrive 12:30 p.m.jMarshflold. Extra trains -will run on daily special orders. Trains to and from Beaver Hill dally. W. A. HARING Dealer in Puro Cream Milk and HuUerniilk. Tree de livery to till pnrts of flio city. North Bend, Ocegon Now Ready HOTEL OREGON New audi Modern Sample Roomn in Connection NORTH REND, ORE. i J Sauk of (Bregmt (finuitnl BtntltftiUjj patium so.nnn. UrnttDurtn tr. jjrumtl 53tmhutt mitnlitton. North. iBniii, (Oregon Pull the BELL CORD Wet Your Whistle Then Blow J. R. WERRON, Prop. Front Street.. : : .Marshfield, Oregon NelsoivUron Works P. 12. NULSON, Prop Wo repair Wit .kinds of Machinery, Bteam and a sh Eijjlncii, Guns and Bi cycles, llcst fwjrk our Specialty. S : Wo mattufJictureCnstlngs in Iron nnd llronzu for Hiw Mills and IxBi?ftig Camps. Wcimn.lOtko best Sheaves and UoadSpoolMfor Jxiupars. : : : TULKPIIONK 021 MARSHFIELD, - - OREGON R H. BRIGHAM ARCHITECT AND SUPERINTENDENT Plana and specifications mado for all classes of buildings. North Bend,"1 Oregon PHONE 541 STEAMER. FLYER M. P. Pcndergrass, Master TIME TAKIiK. Leaven Marshflold 7:30, 9:00, nnd 10:30 a. ra., aud L:00, 2:30 and 4:00 p. ra. Leaven North Bond at 8:15, fl:45 and 11:15 u. m nnd 1:45, 3:15 and'f:00 p, m. Mukos 'dally tTlus oxropt Stm days. Faro: One vvhj, ih conts; i)uutl Irljt, '!( ceii'K Stcaan Dye Works C Street. I mluv uiilvyents'KU'! n nlsli'iin d orilyM. Pbinp Bttfier, Propiirlor. rfBKlHIHBKKIII Business Directory Doctors. E. E. STRAW, M. D. PHYSICIAN AN1) SURCJEON Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat a specialty. Oflice in Lockhart's Building. Marshfield, Oregon DU. HAYDON Offloc opposite Union Furniture 8tore. ilonn 10 to Iand 2 to A Special attention paid to diseases erf the ski i urinary and digestive organs U. 8's Pension examine! Marshfield, Oregon I)K. J. V. INGKAM. Physician nnC Surgeon. Office over Sengstackon's Drug Store. Phones Ofllco 1621; resldenco 783. II. M. RICHARDSON, Physician nnd Surgeon. Diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat a specialty. Ofllco In Eldorado Block. Lawyers. E. Ij. O. FAKKIN. Attorncy-nt-Law. City Attorney. Deputy Dl3t. Att'y. Lockhart Building. Marshflold, Ore. Phono 44. Ij. A, LTIjJKQVIST, LAWYER, United States Commissioner, V. 8. Land Mutters. Filings, Entries, Proofs, Contests, etc. J. M. UPTON, Attorncy-nt'Law. Marshfield, ... Oregon. J. W. BENNETT, Ofllco over Flanagan & Bennett Bank. Marshfield, Oregon. c. f. Mcknight, Attorncy-at-Law. Upstairs, Bennett & Walter block. Marshfield, Oregon. J. W. SNOVER Attorney-at-Law Ofllco: Rogers building Marshfield, Oregon COKE & COKE, Attorney-atLaw. Marshfield, Oregon. PIXLEY & MAYBEE, AMorneys-at-Law. Ofllco over Myers' Store. Phone 701 .. . North Bend, Ore. Real Estate Accents. I)IER LAND COMPANY Ileal Estate Brokers North Bend, ... Oregon. MR. ALBERT ABEL, Contractor for Training of all kinds. Phono 1884. t McPlierson Ginser Co. Wholesale liquor doalers Cigars and saloon sup plies. i California Wines a Specialty Front St., Marshflold Coos Bay Steam Laundry -Of MARSHFIF'O and NORTH BEND! All work now done at the Norlh Bend Plant Edgai Vlauzcy Agent, Marshfield North Bend Ph i(01 Marshfield P -U wmmmMmmtjmmmmmmi "ir"" ?' i.fj"y ' m mm ' -Hi': vt-.i n ' ii ii- .WJ'1 I .1.U " J. 'I'i'1 !"-"