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PAGE Tlffi BKXP lUl.LKTIV, DAILY EDITION. 1IKNH, ORHOON, NATl'ltDAY DKCKHBKIl III, Iftlil mmmm The OF AUTHOR OP COPYRIGHT, fY CHAPTER X The Proof of Murder Th Back Room . of Costigan's I watched her through the glass doors until she vanished among the crowd In the lobby. I could not per mit her to go away like this; to get beyond my sight and knowledge .vet 1 hesitated too long, until she had merged into the swirling crowd ami WHS lost. It was indeed a strange feeling of loneliness whieh swept over me in that moment. Never before had I felt such clei i Ih of Interest In a woman, or experienced such regret at parting. With no apparent effort, seemingly ut terly Indifferent, she hail nevertheless become intwined with my life, her presence a necessity for my happiness. The soft pressure of her body, the touch of her hand, was intoxication ; the glance of her eyes sent the warm blood pulsing through my veins. She had become to me an Inspiration, a memory to dream over, a hope no longer to be resisted. This was strange, so strange as to be beyond understanding. I argued It with myself, but to no result. The fact would not be denied. Here was an unknown woman, original and beautiful, to be sure, yet one whose very Identity was shrouded In mys tery. To all appearances she was ac tively engaged In conspiracy against the government of Chile, in a crime against human life. She was unques tionably the authorised agent of a gang of revolutionary plotters I had witnessed their reception of her as one of their own. and could not doubt the evidence of my own eyes. She had borne them Instructions, and stood In their midst. In secret conclave, speaking as one having authority. More than that. even, she had refused to deny this connection, to reveal her name, or acknowledge any other pur pose. She had used me to further her ends, whatever they might be, prey ing upon my personal Interest In her, and yet refusing to lift a single fold of this curtain of mystery. What could it mean, but that she was secretly ashamed to penult of my full understanding? The thought of the stolen money, the murder of Alva, recurred to me; the invitation I had overheard for her to accompany him on his fatal trip, and her accept ance; the positive assertion of Harris that she had done so ; her confessed knowledge that' the money had actual ly been given Into the possession of the Chilean captain; the nature of the Weapon with which he had been killed; her remaining In New York In stead of returning to Washington. I could not blot these things out, no matter how hard I endeavored to reconcile them with her denials. I trusted her; I would continue to trust her against the world, yet deep down In my heart lingered a question un answered. If she was honest, square, actuated by some worthy purpose, why did she still refuse to confide In me? Surely I had been sufficiently tested and she knew who I was. If she was the sister of a classmate whom I knew and loved, what necessity remained for the concealment of her name? What, Indeed, except shame at the port she was playing in this sordid drama of life? Some of my earlier suspicion had been eradicated, for now It was clearly demonstrated that It could not have been her knife which bad pierced Alva's heart. Whatever else I might believe against her, this evidence no longer existed, for sh still wore the dagger in her hat Pecu liar as the design was, the weapon locked In my valise, which I had picked up Wood-stained on the floor of the car, was not hers; It had been wielded In Its deadly work by some other hand. But whose? Did she know? Did she even suspect the as sassin? Wus she even now endeavor ing to conceal his Identity? These questions were unanswerable; I could only partially drive them back by memory of the girl herself: It was Impossible to recall her vividly to Wind, and yet associate her with so foul a crime. I was still Immersed In such thoughts, menially struggling for her honor, and my own Justification, when I finally attained the quiet of my ro.m. I was squarely up against a stone wall; there was no light perceptible anywhere. Neither Harris nor Will- dron was guilty of this crime; they were obliterated from further con sideration. These two worthies had undoubtedly done their best, but had been outgeneraled by some one else; and, whoever that other might be, be had made a clear get-away, leaving not even a lurking suspicion behind him. It was the Job of a master-thief, an exiiert in crime or else had been accomplished through the blind luck of some one whose very Identity cloaked any possibility of suspicion. THE fl&NMtL PARISH TA JTRANG5 CASS CAVENDISH ILLUSTRATIONS" RANDALL PARO.ISH The Dagger I Had Concealed There Was Gone. My glance" wandering about the room aimlessly fell upon the valise In one corner. It was Just where I re membered leaving it when I went out. yet I saw something which surely resembled a slash in the leather. I crossed over, and bent down ; it was a slash, the clean cut of a knife, run ning from end to end, penetrating through both leather and cloth. Whiv ever had done the deed had been un able to operate the lock, and had used the blade as a last resort, slit ting the entire bag wide open. I In serted my hand and felt within ; noth ing seemed missing, or greatly dis turbed. I explored to the bottom, and then sprang to my feet In startled amazement the dagger I had con cealed there was gone! Good God! what could be the mean ing of this? She had worn that orna ment In her hat openly, purposely, to fool me Into believing her Innocent. There could be no other explanation. She had confessed being at the hotel, seeking to locate me, and the number of my room. W hat would prevent her coming up here unobserved, then, while I was out, and gaining entrance? And who else would have any reason to thus search through my things, and abstract this Important evidence of crime? Yet how did she know I had It? How did she even suspect I was the first to discover the dead body, and bear away with me the tell-tale weap on with which Alva had been mur dered? I had no means of knowing how only she alone had special rea son to regain possession of that knife. And she had even dared later to flaunt ! It In my very face, to show It to me ! In her possession. Just as though It had never passed out of her hands! Here was revealed a depth of duplici ty, a criminal audacity, not to be ex pressed In words; this soft spoken girl, this woman to whom I knew I had given my heart, stood revealed now In all her hldeousness a mur deress, a thief, a scheming criminal, coolly concealing the trail of her crime, and using her very charms of face and manner to conceal from me her true nature. Perhaps she would see me again perhaps! The He was yet warm upon her lips. She had gone away laugh ing at the simpleton who had believed her, the dupe who had so easily been deceived by her smiles. The chances were she had disappeared already, vanished, left the city, assured that no evidence now remained behind to ever connect her with this terrible af fair. She cared nothing for me I had been a mere tool, pliant In her hand I remained merely In her mem ory as something to laugh about, an other victim, a blind, groping fool, with whom she had played to her heart's desire. I snt with my head In my hands staring nt the mutilated bag, racked with anger and misery. I had been easy, a mark of derision and ridicule; a mere screen for her to hide behind, while her accomplice. If she had one, escaped with the spoils. Then the re action came; the thought that per haps I had not read the story wholly aright; the faint hone that It might not prove exactly as I had pictured In my first wild burst of passion. It was ton lnfumous, too unthinkable. Why, If she wns guilty, should she have re mained In New York? Why should she have sought me out, or listened' so Intently to the quarrel of those two men at I'ernnd's? Whnt could she pos sibly gnln by thus overbearing the tale of their failure. If she already knew who was the murderer of Alva, and whnt had become of the spoils? I could ask these questions, hut not one was answerable. They merely mocked me with their emptiness. Then, shrill and Insistent, the tele phone mug. My heart wns beating like a trip hammer as I took down the receiver. Who could he calling me at this hour? Who except she alone In this city know my name and hotel? "Hullo." A man's voice spoke huskily. "Thle you. Only?" "Yes," hastily, Instantly aware of who was on the other end of the wire, yet feeling It best to dissemble until I learned the purpose. "Who Is KH'nklng?" "The fellow you biffed with a bottle tonight. No, I ain't got no hard feel ings. Besides, I got something else to think iibout than a cracked dome. Say, I got some dope on how that Job was did. an' maybe could tell you some thing else of interest. I got to talk with you privately that's what. It's a matter for the girl as well as ver sclf. I'm playing square as long as you do the right thing, but I know who tho dame Is, an' am liable to squeal If I get a raw deal ; that's put ting It straight. Harry." "You know who she Is. you say?" "Sure I do. Old Pierre, over nt I'erond's, told nie. He never forgets a face, or a name, that old duffer. He knew you the minute you blew In, and he knew her, too; she'd been there be fori slumming." "Who Is she, then?" "That's all right I know; but 1 ain't fool enough to blow It over the wire. If you'll come over here and have a talk, I'll spill a few things In your ear that'll make you wise." "Where are you?" "At Costlgan's." "What's become of your partner?" "Who's that Wnldron? He ain't no partner of mine. Say, you must have hnnded thnt guy some Jolt. The lust I saw of him, he was luld out oil a bench I'll I'erond's back room breath ing like a stuck pig, dead to the world. Will you come over here?" "What have you got to tell me?" "Well, there's the dame's name for one thing. I'll bet you don't even "I'll Bet You Don't Even Know Who She la." know who she Is, or how she's string In' you. Then I'm on to where a part of that boodle's planted anyhow I've got u hunch. If we turn It up, I'm still strong on the llfty-llfty proposi tion." I turned It over swiftly In my mind, the receiver still at my eur. I felt no imrticular fear of Harris; to be sure, hi all probability, he was only feeling about In the dark, hoping In this wu; to learn something of value, yet It might he that he hud accidentally un covered the girl's Identity, and that alone was Inducement enough to urge me to take the risk. If he actually knew who she wus, he was the kind thut might become ugly, and, however much I susplcloned her In my own mind, I had no desire to leave her un defended at his mercy. Guilty or not guilty, my inclination was to protect her to the last. Besides I was eager to obtain the Information he claimed to possess ; Indeed, all progress on the case wus blocked until I did obtain It. As to his boast that he knew where the stolen money was concealed, I took little stack In thut. Doubtless he merely threw that In for good mens ure. Kilt the other looked reasonable enough ; she had confessed being at I'erond's before; Pierre was fully as likely to recall her to memory as he was to remember Duly, and Harris could never have made so shrewd a guess, unless he had really been told the facts. Another thing gave me cour age to go to Costlgan's. I was still accepted by these people as Hurry Haly, crook. I would undoubtedly he so received, so treated. Under these circumstances there could be no per sonal danger; I held the whip-hand, the advantage Harris was only en deavoring to see whnt he could get out of me: he had abandoned force to resort to diplomacy. "All right," I said. "I'll run over I here; If you want to play fair, I'll meet you half way." "Oh, I'm on the square, old man, and I've got some good dope," lie In sisted. "I'll blow it when you show up." I returned the receiver ti the hoolc, uncertain whether or not I Intel de cided rightly, yet determined to carry out the experiment. Above all else I wanted to learn who Marie Oessler M.sih. Xii'hlr i ejse uintti"i'ld so much, H0l)Y OF SOLDIER TO GO TO SKATTLK KhYt-l of tiiisslnii While In Service l'nlnl To (iooige Wluslow Short, ly After Move. To llend. Relatives of lleoigu Wlnslow, ox soldler who died at his rooms in tho O'Dotiuoll building as the Indirect result of gas poisoning while lu tho service, will have thu body shipped to Scuttle for burial, Tho widow, u mother, and a small stepson uro (ho Immediate relatives left. Wlnslow ami his family hud moved yesterday to Hand from Prlngle Kulls. where they hud been staying for his health. At midnight it was found necessary to cull n physician, but no remedial treatment wus possible, mid two and one-half hours later Wlnslow died. INCOME TAX HARD TO PAY, IS FOUND Over a Million mill n Quarter Pay ing On Less Than Jt.yttOO Are I'slng Installment Plan, WASHINGTON, Dec. 0. If mem bers of Congress huvo any doubt that It Is harder for thu man with a small Income and consequently a smaller tax to pay to meet his obligation to the government, ho might scan tax return figures Just iiiada public. The figures show thut 1.227.141 persons with u tuxiibln Income under the $5,000 murk found it necessary to pay on tho Installment plun. Only 402.575 persona with Incomes of over $5,000 found It necessary to pay In Installments. for on this discovery all else hinged. If violence, or treachery, uus Intended, I would he found prepared, and well able tc defend myself. The neighborhood Into which I was venturing Induced me to take a taxi, and, within ten minutes, I was de posited at the door of the saloon. I pressed open the swinging door, and stepped Into the brilliantly lighted bar room. Costlcan wns behind the bar. hut. at sight of me. rounded the end. mid shook hands cordially, removing his apron, and slipping Into n rout, in token that he bud chuiived bis occupa tion. "Better call Charlie." he said to I man beside him, "for I'll be off for an i hour or so. You came to see George?" ! "Yes ; he telephoned me." ! "Said be was goln' to. He's wnllln' ; In the olliee there. I'll go along with you." ! lie pushed a passage through the , crowd, his breadth of body uccordlng ; me ample room in which to follow without being obstructed, mid opened ! the closed door with a puss key. To a wnve of his big blind I passed con fidently msl him, and entered. The next Instant he hud press,-d me for ward, came lu also, and closed the diHr; the sharp click of the lock ! sounded like the report of a pistol. I One startled glance at the Interior told me I was trapped, and the swift Instinct of defense led me to step aside, so that 1 should have my hack to the wall. Harris nl In the swivel ehalr, with feet elevated on the desk, sardonically grinning ut me over n half-ehe'veil cigar tilted between his teeth. A white rug wns hound round bis hcuJ, through which a few drops of blood had oozed, leaving a dark stain. Leaning against the wall op posite was Wuldron, one eye half closed, and his Hp spilt, giving to his face a look of savage brutality, ren dered peculiarly sinister by a grim effort to smile. Costlgan remained motionless, with hack against the door, us though thus barring all possibility of escape. I hud wulked Into their trap, and the Jaws had closed. (To Be Continued.) Hl'M.MONH IN THK CIRCUIT COURT OP THE STATE OF OREGON, FOR THK COUNTY OK DESCHUTES E. T. YOUNOFELT, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) SEABRON' F. JOHNSON, ) Defendant. ) TO SEABRON F. JOHNSON. De fendant: In tho name of the State of Ore gon, you are hereby roqulrnd to ap pear and answer tho complaint filed against you In the above entitled action within six weeks after tho first publication of this numinous, and In caso of your failure, to so appear and answer for want thereof plaintiff will take Judgment against you for the sum of $555 with Inter est thereon at 6 per cent per nn ntitn 'from March 27, 1020, and the costs and disbursements of tho ac tion. This summons Is served upon you by publication thereof pursuant to the order of tho Hon. T. E. .1. Duf fy, Judge of tho nbovo nnl.ltled court, mado and entered therein on Novem ber 25, 1021. The date of the first publication of this summons Is November 20, 1021 . ROSS FARNIIAM, Attorney for Pbilntlf f, Residence and poatofflro address, Bend, Ore gon. 140, 152. B, 11, 17, 23c. NOiil I; III.' HA lil'! I'OH ll Whereas, on the Inth day of Dnrember, 1 1) 2 1 . pursuant to tho pro visions of Chapter 111 of tho Charier of the City of llend, llioro wero entered lu tho Docket or City I.Ioiih 111 the iiiIIch of tho Uocoriler of said City, uHHiissmentH fur Iho sprinkling of corlalu public wuys In said Clly of llend for the year mm, lu (ho following respective uiiiouiits, ugiilusl thu following described parrels of laud, tho owners or reputed owners thereof being as follows, to-wit: Description Lot I. Lot X. Lot 10, Lot 14. Lot 15, N4 Lot 1 1, SVs Lot 1 1, Lot 12, Lot 11, Lot 12, , Lot 7, l.ol H. Lot 11, Lot 10, Lot 1. Block I, llend Block 2, Bend Block 4, Bend Block 4. Bond Block 4, Bend Block 5, llimd Block 5, llend Block 0, Bend Block H, Bend Block H, llend Block D, Bend Block 11, Bend Block D. Bund Block 0, Bend Block 1 1), Bend NEW. Lot 2. Block 10, Bend 1, Sub. I, 2 B 12, llend.. 2, Sub. I, 2 1112, Bend .. !1, Sub. I, 2 B 12, Bond .. 4, Sub. I, 2 B 12, Bend. f, Sub. I, 2 II I 2, Bend .. II, Sub. I, 2 II I 2, Bend... 7, Sub, I, 2 B I 2, Bend... N. Sub. I, 2 B I 2. Bend .. II, Sub. 1. 2 II I 2. llend... Lot 10, Sub. 1, 2 B 12, Bond .. Lot II, Sub. I. 2 n I 2. llend Lot 12. Suh. I. 2 II 12. Bend Lot III. Suh. I, 2 II 12, Hen, I Lot I I. Sub. I. 2 II I 2, Bend K 32 ft. Lot Block 13, Bond . Block I.I. llend . Lot 4, Lot 7. Lot 5, Lot 2, Lot 10, Lot 11. Lot 12. Block 1 :i. Bend Block 1 1. Bend Block 15, Bond . Block 1 5, Bend Block I 5, Bend Block I 5, Hen, I Block IB. Bend Block Hi. Bond Block I II, Bond Block I S, Bond Block HI. Bend Block 17, Bend Block 17, Bend Lot I, Lot 2. Lot 4, Lot ti. Lot 15, Lot 1. Lot 1.1. Lot 14, Lot 15, Lot 111. Lot 17. N'j Block 17. llend . Block 1 7, Bend Block I 7 , llend Block I 7, Bond Block 24, Bend Block 24. Bend Block 24. Bend Block 2S. Park ... Add.. All mid said assessments not having been paid. Notice Is Hereby Given. That pursuant to Warrant No. 3-H Issued by tho Uecorder of said Clly. to inn the liii,,.li;neil directed. I will uu Tuesday, tho 10th day of January, I H22. lit tho hour of three o'clock lu tho afternoon of said day, In front of the Clly Hall, at the corner of Lava ltoud and Mlunesoia Avenue lu said City, sell separately the several tracts of land ubove described for the iimouiit of said assessments ngiilunl each, together with Interest and all costs and accruing costs Hiited this 1 nib day of December, l2l. . U. H. KOX. Chief of police. 5-1 1-17-23C Bond. Oregon. New Year Greeting May all my friends and patrons enjoy a Happy and Prosperous New Year. I wish to express my hearty apprecia tion for the business tendered me through the old year and cordially solicit your consideration during 1(J22. Carl Johnson TAYLOR We take this opportunity to thank our many friends and patrons for their pat ronage during the year that has just passed. As we have endeavored to serve you to the best of our ability, so shall we con tinue. We only hope we have rendered a serv ice that justifies your patronage. We wish you all the Happiness the New Year could hold. M. &. C. SERVICE Station I.INOVKNT .MHKHHMKKTH Owner or Itepuled Owner Amount J. C. Vuliilnvoit I4.74 It. 11. Muulg 1 1.711 J. Hiinw I'nrinlnlor fl.K5 Ada It. Johnston 6. KB Adii It. Johnston 6.X6 J. N. Hunter 4.01) Ceo. BiohIih'Iioiis Khl 4.011 J. N. Hunter 22. oil M. A. Puliuer 4. lis M. A. Puliuer 27.111 J. N. Hunter 114. 112 K. II. May 11.70 J. W. Krerlch 11.711 (I. A. Paddock 11.70 It. II. Muulg 44. 4H It. Mutxlg fi.KG Hunter Hunter Humor Ilunicr Hunter Hunter Ilunier Hunter 4.10 4.10 4.10 4.10 4 10 fl 4.10 4.10 4 10 a 0.112 5.85 r. sr. 6.KS 5. KG 7.411 1170 Cbas. Carroll & J. H. I lines Chus. CiiitiiII & J. 8. I lines l. Ilunier ... Hunter ... Ilunier .. Hunter Corbett .. . Kox I). K. I). I'.. D. K. ,.1'eiirl Lou I L. F. Kerniott 40.25 .laeiih MiiltlK 11.42 M. P. Cunhinun 1 1.70 Anna It. r'luloy It. B. .Mutxlg Jneoh Muulg Hen, I Hardware Co. Bond llnnlwulo Co. Hunter & Stunts ... Hunter A Slants ... Bend llunlwiiio Co. Ilunier Stiials ... Mrs. A. S. Hunter .. .1.2S 10.70 4 OS 24 KO G.Kft 1 1.70 24 HO 4 OS 17. 7K 7.20 4 OK 4. IIS 4 DS J. N. Hunter J. N. Ilunier J. N. Hunter J. N. Hunter 4. OS W. P. Yuiidiivert 4.10 W. p. Vandevert 4 10 W. P. Vandevert 4 10 Methodist Church 4 OS Block 21, Park Add Marv K. Miller 4 OS Block 2S, Park Add It. j. mid M. K. Miller .. 4 OS Block 2s, Park Add It. J. and M. .Miller .. 4 OS Block 7. North Add llend Coiimunv til m