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TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 190C. 6 THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. MELANCHOLY FRENCHMAN. (Continued from page 3) to rt mam br mould 1 ever hare torn any one." Tin bound to say that you seem to bo telling the truth," said Conroy, "but how bout thl rlnsr?" He held It forward, and Ml Campbell roM and took it from hi hand. She Seemed to understand instantly that it bad been found in Lesterel's poiwesglon, and her dlvtrcita was plain, but it sudden ly changed to Indescribable relief. "It la not my mother's," she aald. "1 thought It was," And she glanced toward Lesterel aa if Tor paraon. "Miss Campbell." aald Conroy, "la It true that this man told you of his terrible miction r "It is true," aald she, "and that was why"- "Vhy you came here. I understand, Tou pity him." "I love him," said she simply. Conroy was aghast, but he was not the nan to show hesitation In an emergency To his mind the chief need in the affair "KB. CONBOT," SAID SHE, "I AM CAMPBELL." Was to separate these two people and keep them apart forevermore. The jewels had vastly dwindled in importance, yet it seemed possible to serve his employer doubly by a single device. "Miss Campbell," said he, "you go straight home and see If the Jewels are where this man says they are. If so, in form your father by telephone that they have been found In the house and ask him to call me up here. Don't you talk to him yourself, except as I've told you. Ring off. Make him think the wire has busted, m do the talking." Bhe rose and laid a caressing hand on Lesterel's shoulder. The man was stand lag with hanging head and seemed la that short time to have shriveled and grown old. Tou will not" she began. "Lock him upT Bless your heart, no. Tour father won't wish me to. But wo ought to hurry." And so saying ho picked up her handkerchief that she had dropped on the floor and the little shopping bag wherewith she had disguised her errand, put them Into her hand, opened the door for her and closed It behind her, with a sigh of relief. It may have been an hour later that ho received a message over Lesterel's tel ephone from Mr. Campbell. "I've Just heard from my daughter," aid that gentleman, "that the jewelry has been found. She says you know all about it" "yes," responded Conroy: "I do." "Well, I'm going up to the house now. Meet me over there and tell me the story." Conroy rose from the telephone and turned about "I'm sorry for you." ho said, "but I've got my duty to perform. Tou get out of this town in twenty-four hours and don't come back. Is that right?" Lesterel, with a hand before his eyes, lowly bowed his head. When Conroy reached the Campbell res idence he was ushered into the smaller drawing room, where he found no one but a short plump and cheerful young wo man who was of course a stranger to him. "Mr. Conroy," said she, "I am Miss Campbell." "What!" gasped Conroy. "I I beg your pardon. I suppose It was your sister who" "I haven't any sister." "And there's no other Miss Campbell T" "None In our family," laughed the girl. "Why, what the matter?" "Did you just call your father up by telephone?" "Tes," she replied. "Tour assistant was here, and, oh, she's such a clever girl! Really, Mr. Conroy, I was dreadfully fas cinated." "Tes; she is clever," answered Conroy. "What did she say?" "Bhe told me that the jewels had been found and that I was to telephone papa and ask him to call you up at a certain number. That was all." "Well," said Mr. Conroy, moving toward the door, "your papa called me up, and he'll be here soon. I want you to say to him that there's been a trifling mistake, but that everything's going to be all right" "Oh, my!" exclaimed Miss Campbell (the real one this time). "Haven't you really found the jewels?" "No-0-0," said Conroy. "Not exactly. I was very close to them this morning. As close as I am to you now. They were in a little shopping bag that a lady was carrying, but I let her go along. Now, don't worry. Tell your mother she shall have her things pretty soon. Goodby." He escaped from the house and imme diately called up the detective bureau at police headquarters. "Chief," said he, "I'm going to give you two descriptions, a man's and a woman's. They're wanted for robbery wanted bv me. If they get away I'll drop dead. I'll drop more than dead. Will you save my life?" And he proceeded to explain to the chief the real facts of the case, which were now quite clear to his mind. Lesterel, after stealing Mrs. Campbell's Jewels, had put them into the hands of the woman whom Conroy had met, as herein de scribed. Bhe was Lesterel's wife and a cleverer thief than himself. At the mo ment when Conroy arrested Lesterel in the pawn shop Mme. Lesterel was duo to arrive at her husband's rooms with their plunder. That was why Lesterel en deavored to avoid the place, but when Conroy forced him to so there he evolved the unique plan of passing off Mqe. Les terel as Miss Campbell, knowing that she was smart enough to carry the scene through. The success of this comedy the reader knows. But the wicked prosper only for a season. M. and Mme. Lesterel were caught before they could escape from the city, and their sooil was taken away. THE The supplying of auy want that may arise in domestic or commercial lite may be readily and quickly accomplished at a nominal cost by the publication of the want in the " Want Ad." columns of the Morning Astorian. A necessity which may arise for buying or sclliug horses, 4 carriages, furniture, pianos, leal estate, sewing machines, bicy cles, safes, watches, jewelry, typewriters, or thousands of other articles, can be met at once by the insertion of a suitable adver tisement in the morning Astoriou. To secure help cf any sort, or situation of any kind, to find lost articles, to secure board or boarders, lodging or lodgers, borrow money, obtain any kind of security; any of these wants may be supplied by using the "Want" columns of The Morning Astorian. Rates For Classified or "Want" Advertisements ONE INSERTION ONE CENT A WOES THREE LINES THREE DAYS, so CENTS Count Six Words to a lino. ao Centi a lint a week. "SITUATION WANTED" For the benefit of persons out of employment, ads under the head of "Situa tion Wanted will be printed three days free of charge. OOOCX)OOCOCXXXXXXXXXOC WANTED. WANTED 100 LBS. CLEAN RAGS Address "C," Astorian Office. WANTED FURNISHED HOUSE OR suit of housekeeping rooms for the summer. Address, Manager. Warren Packing Co. 0-17-tf. LOST AND FOUND. LOST BROWN BEAD PURSE; FIND er enquire Astorian Office. LOST NET, 125 FATHOMS, 1 PAPER new twine, 9-inch mesh, 44 mesh deep. part cork line, new and part old; lost on Clatsop Spit Saturday night; finder please return to Tallant-tirant Packing Company and receive reward. George Mesealla. tf. MU3IC TEACHER. WANTED THREE MUSIC PUPILS. Inquire at Astorian office. MANDOLIN LESSONS GIVEN-MRS C D. Stewart, 127 Seventh street HELP WANTED. BRANCH MANAGERS WANTED; $20 cash weekly; live at home; experience unnecessary; no canvassing; enclose stamp for particulars. Aluminum Hanger Co.. Chatfield. Minn. WANTED A GIRL TO DO LIGHT house work; call between hours of 11 and 12 at Astorian office. 6-23-3t. WANTED A FIRST-CLASS DEALER to handle our Governor Chamberlain Cigars. Salvo Cigar Factory, Natchez, MUs. 6-2o-7t. WANTED A CIRL WHO CAN SPEAK English to wait on table and help make beds. Apply at Holden House, 405 Duane. FOR SALE. FOR SALE FURNITURE, STOVES, stationery, novelties, at your own price. Jtorced to quit Business on dutn inst. Astoria Com. & Auction Co., 365 Commercial street. FOR SALE NINE HOUSEKEEPING and furnished rooms; centrally locat ed; for sale cheap; rent $15. Inquire 474 Commercial street. 6-20-7t. BOARDING. NICE ROOMS AND BOARD FOR GEN- tleman and wife or single. Enquire Astorian Office. 4-25 tf THE LEYDE. Rooms with or without board; rates reasonable; good accom modation for transients. 14th and Commercial. BAMBOO FURNITURE PAPER RACKS. TABLES, STANDS. CHAIRS. ETC., HAND MADE, ELEGANTLY FINISHED. Yokohama Bazaar 626 Commercial Street, Astoria MORNING ASTORIAN BUSINESS DIRECTORY HOTELS HOTEL PORTLAND Finest HoUl In the Northwest PORTLAND, ORE. LAUNDRIES. The Troy Laundry The only white labor laundry In th eity. Does the best work at reasonable prioea and la in every way worthy of your patronage. 10th and DUANE Sta Phono 1N1. PROFESSIONAL CARD. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. CHAS. H, ABERCROMBIE, Attorney-at-Law. General Practitioner, Notary Public. Rooms 35-36 Phone Main 2951. Pago Block, Cor. Commercial & 12th St F. D. WINT0N, Attorney-at-Law. Practices in all United States and State Courts in Oregon and Washing ton. Notary Public. Phone Main 941 rooms 2 and 3, Logan Building, corner Commercial and Sixteenth streets oppo site O. R. & N. Company dock. OSTEOPATH I8T, DR. RH0DA C. HICKS OSTEOPATH Office Manself Bid. Phone Black 20IE 671 Commercial St Astoria, Ore. DENTISTS. DR. T. L. BALL, DENTIST. 524 Commercial St Astoria Oregon. Dr. VAUGHAN, Dentist Pythian Building, Astoria, Oregon. Dr. W. C. LOGAN DENTIST 78 Commercial St., Sbsnahan Building HOUSE MOVERS. FREDRECKSON BROS. We make specialty of house moving, carpenters, contractors, general jobbing; prompt at tention to all orders. Corner Tenth and WOOD YARD3. DRY MILL WOOD. ALL KINDS OF WOOD BOX WOOD from Humes Mill a specialty. Ben Ekoos. Tel. Black 2436. 1828 38th street. WOOD1 WOOD! WCOD! Cord wood, mill wood, box wood, any kind of wood ( t lowest prices. Kelly, the transfer man, Thone 2191 Main, Barn on Twelfth, opposite opera house. RESTAURANTS. Mon Fong' Restaurant Noodles and Chop Suey. MEALS OF ALL KINDS OPEN DAY AND NIGHT 74 EIGHTH STREET FIRST-CLASS MEAL for 15c; nice cake, coffee, pie, or doughnuts, 6c, at U. 8. Restaur ant 434 Bond St BEST 15 CENT MEAL. You can always find the best 15-cent meal in the city at the Rising Sun Restaurant 612 OommercialSt. WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. New La Tosca 363 AST0R STREET. I. N. VANCIL & CO, CHOICE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Furnished Rooms, Day or Night LOGGERS' HOME. ASTORIA, OREGON THE SAVOY Popular Concert Hall. Good music. All are welcome, ner Seventh and Astor. Cor Eagle Concert Hall 320 Astor St. The leading amusement bouse. Agency for Edison Phonographs and Gold Moulded Records. P. A. PETERSON, Prop, 1 I 416 BOND ST., ASTORIA, OREGON Carries the Finest Line of Wines, Liquors and Cigars CALL AND SEE US (I (l w w t NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR CLEARING LAND. Bids are hereby asked by the Astoria Water Commission. Firti For slushing and burning the bruh and standing timber on about eleven acres of land. Second! For clearing said land of all brush, trees, logs and stumps and burn ing same. Bids to be filed with clerk of the Water Commission at City Hull by noon. June 23. 1900. Propositi to be accompanied by certi fied check of 0 r rent of amount of bid. Plans end specifications nisy b procured at superintendent's olllce. Right U reserved to reject any and all bids. O. W. LOUNSBERRY, Clerk. O-Wwks. CITY NOTICES. NOTICE FOR IMPROVEMENTS. NOTICK IS HKHKltY (J I VMS'. THAT the Common Council of the City of As toria lis declared its intention to Im prove Grand Avenuee from the wet line of FJeventh street to the west line of Seventh street to the full width thereof and on the established grade thereof. Said improvement shall be made by grading said street to the full width on the present established grade snd by con structing sidewalks live feet wide on both side of the street, the sidewalks to be concrete or cement sidewalks, and gutters shall be constructed upon both sides of the street and from Riiltcr to gutter the street shall be macadamized or filled in with crushed rock to the depth of nine inches when thoroughly rolled and the same shall have s nine- inch crown in 'he center. In matters of detail said Improvement shall be con-tnt'-ted according to the duns and specifications therefor to be prepared by the City Surveyor as here inafter provided and general ordinance No. 1001 and any matter of construc tion and drainair.' found necessary to make the improvement safe or sub stantlal hall be done by the contractor whether specified or not, without extra charge. That the costs end expenses of con stmctlng said improvement shall be de frayed by special assessment upon the lots, lands and premises benefitted by the same which said lots , lands and premises are Included in the special as sessment district including all lots, binds and premises so benefitted to-wit: Lots 8. 0. 7 and 8 In each of blocks 71. 72 and 73 and 74 and lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 In each of blocks numbered 88, 89, 00 snd 87. and lots 3 and 4 In block 80 and lots 5 and 0 in block 75 all In that part of the city of Astoria as laid out and recorded by John MeClure and extended by Cyrus Olney, in Clatsop county. Ore gon. OWF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Atoria. 0 22-8t. NOTICE. Notice i hereby given that special as scsment roll No. 122, made for the pur pose of defraying the costs and expenses of improving Alameda Avenue, from a point 10 feet west of the center lino of Columbia Avenue, to the east line of Ilwaco Avenue, has licen filed with the Auditor and Police Judge, and numtared special assessment roll number 122, and that the committee on streets and public ways has been Appointed a commitee of the council to sit with the board of as sessors to examine, correct and equalize tho same, ami that Monday the second day of July A. 1). 1!)M, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m in the council chambers In the city lmll has been fixed as the time and place of the meeting of nid board of ounnlizntion. All object inns to said assessment must be presented in writing. OI.AI' ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. Dated Astoria, Oregon, June 21st, 10(10. lot. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given, that the Com mon Council of the City of Astoria, has declared its determination and intention to improve 11th street from the south line of Franklin Avenue to the north lino of Harrison Avenue, which said Im provement shall be made as follows; Cement sidewalks shall be constructed on both sides of the street, five feet wide and with a two foot park space between tho lino of the sidewalk and the property line and a park space of three feet bo- twcoii the edge of the sidewalk nnd the curb and a six inch curb and cement gutter shall be constructed on both sides of the street snd from the south lino of Franklin Avenue to the South line of Grand Avenue; from gutter to gutter the street Khali be filled in nnd macadamized to the. depth of 12 Inches so that when tho street shall bo improved, the same will be on the established grade, tho existine decking of the street IH'IWI'CM ill niiillll 111 w 111 tirilllil Avenue mid the North line u Harrison Avenue shall not bo disturbed and as hereinabove nrovlded said stree shall 1m Improved and repaired, that I between the. South Hue of Grand Ave nue and the North line of llurrlnii Avenue Mild street shall bo Improved by the construction of new side walks on both sides of the street and from the South line of Franklin Avenue to the South lln of Crand avenue the street hull bo Improved by the construe! Ion of slila walks on both side and maca damising the street from nub to curb And all sulci Improvement shall be on the established grade, In matters of detail on Id Improvement ahull bo constructed according to the plans ami specification therefor to be prepared by the City Surveyor as here Inafter provided and general ordinance So. lfoil mid any matter of construction and drainage found neeoary to make the Improvement safe or substantial shall be done by the contractor whether spclflcd or not. without extra charge. That the co-la and expenses of con structing nu ill Improvement hnll be de frayed by special assessment upon the lots, land and premise benefitted by the same which said lots, In ml and premle are Included In the special sement district including all lot, lands illlil titeiiiUe o belit-llttt-d towiti .... .. tat 3, 4. 5 and 0 In block 71. lots . 4. 5 snd 0 In block 00. lots I, 2. 3. 12. 13 and 14, and the West 1 of lots 4 and II in block 70. lots 1, 2. .1, 12. 13 and 14 and the Wet s of lots 4 and 11 in Mock 91, all In that psrt of the City of Atrla as laid out and recorded by John Me Clure and extended by Cyrus Olney In Clatsop County, Oregon. OI.OK ANDKHSUN", Auditor mid Police Judge of the City of A st 01 In, 0 21-81. NOTICE. Notice 1 hereby given, that the Com mon Council of the City of Astoria, has d "dared Its determination and Intention to Improve Irving Avenue from the Kat line of I'leventh street In McClure's Astoria to the West line of Fifteenth street In Shlvely's A'torla to the full width thereof and on the established grade thereof. Said Improvement shall le constructed by grading said street to the rstsblished grade to tho full width thereof. In matters of detail said Improvement shall be constructed sccordlng to the plans and specifications therefor to be prepared by the City Surveyor as here inafter provided and general ordlnsnro No. 1001 and any matter of construction and drainage found necessary to make the Improvement safe or substantial shall be don by the contractor whether specified 01 not, without extra charge. That tho costs and expenses of con structing sold Improvement shall be de frayed by special assessment upon the lots, lands and premises benefitted by the same which said lots, lands and premises are Included In the special as sessment district including all lots, lands and prcmles so benefitted to wit 1 Lots numWed 7. 8, 0, 10, 11 and 12 In each of blocks 19 snd 20 and lots num bered 1. 2, 3, 4. S and 0 In each of blocks 85 and 81, nil In that part of the City of Astoria laid out and recorded by John M. Shlvely and lots 8, fl. 7 and 8 in block 02, lots 8 ,0. 10, 11. 12. 13 and 14 in block 93, lots 1. 2. 3. 4. 8, 0 and 7 In block 114 and lots 1. 2, 3 and 4 In block 118, all In that part of the City of Astoria laid 1 . ... u.....t. if . out and recorded by John MeClure and , v f fi n drtfl li 1, rirr.id 01n.n a 1 1 ln Clat.An ....,: ... v."" V'.ll.-J, fill III V1IV"I County, Oregon. OLOF ANDERSON. Auditor and Tolice Judge of tho City of Astoria. 0 21-8t. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given, that the Com mon Council of the City of Astoria, has declared its determination nnd Intention to improve Seventeenth street from tho South lino of Jerome Avenue to the South lino of Kensington Avenue. Said Improvement shall be made by grading mi ill street lo the full width thereof and on the established grado thereof. In matters of d tail said improvement shall bo constructed according to the plans and specifications therefor to bo prepared by tho City Surveyor as here inafter provided and general ordinance No. 1901 and any matter of construction and drainage found necessary to make tho improvement safe or substantial shall be done by tho contractor whether sp'cifiod or not, without extra charge. That tho costs nnd expenses of con structing said improvement shall bo de frayed by special assessment upon the lot, lands and premises benefitted by tho same which said lots, lands and premises are Included in tho special as sessment district including all lots, landi and premises so benefitted to-wit: Lots numbered 4, 5, C, 7, 8 and 0 In block 01,( lots 1. 2, 3, 10, 11 and 12 ln block 00, lots 1, 2 nnd 3 In block 88 and lots 4, 5 and 0 in block 87 all in that part of the City of Astoria laid out and recorded by John M. Shivcly, and as originally laid, out in Clatsop Coum"y. Oregon. ' . OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. . 0-Zl-8t.