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TRUXTON
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•‘t «lo n f l:n-:«v • Me unric tris trld
Halton» these ditya. A witch la^i very
$->'j
I am quii,* m-w it thè nude.
arbitrary person. Even princes have
I h"pt * ou v . (
u e i..y 1 r.crai e
to send up their cards.'*
My >.*1 le V. : i I h - ! ere In a momeut".
The witch’» hove! was in the moun
1
.g
V
tain across the most rugged of the Sh‘>
of ,me t'.'!»:;: -«be
that • oiivi-i < ! I.,
I
canyons and was to be reached only
V
was a {•evs.iti win in no «en e had
after the most hazardous of Ikies. The
I < »I» o ' ’■.-«! i i : t i -eri e « t '•er--.
»ver
old woman of the hills was an ancient
”8» Uve licaril." I <• < bs t v. -!
i be
character aDOtt whom clung a tbuu-
bai, to<
-ff. < t. S ie look« U rp qili' k
suud spookiah traditions, but who, in
ly. He wa» con?' de"t tiiat a startled
the opinion of John Tullis, was noth
«»xprewaMl
llitti'il : a r«»ss her f.’.ce.
ing more than a wise fortune teller
*You bave licnr !'■ What have you
and necromancer* who knew every
trick iu th«* trade of hoodwinking the hearu « f mi'?"' h - dem: ndel.
Mr. King w:i« in«r tre.I to f
i. ate In
superstitious.
As they rode back to the castle after theluteresi c."
1 cllicil resell re It
an hour, coming down through Castle
' “I b-iv«' ti «-ari
avenue from the monastery road, they
j
passed a tall, bronzed young man that you nr«» 11 :
whom Tullis at owe knew to be an tbe ll'.e «• <>f < ill
I m.’.n * I
American. He was seated on a big
' wntcL«-j iutenily
bowlder at the roadside enjoying the
At his side was the fussy, ; to c::t.»’i the «-O' ■ I
’
Copyright 1909, by Grargr Barr
T shade.
of the <i«'cl:ira-
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McCutcheon
X well known figure or cook's inter
ticn.
’ Copyrigh:. 1909. by Dodd. Mead 'S V preter eagerly pointing out certain im
“You liav«' la
,
Company
T portant personages to him as they
I noth!:!
♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦»♦»♦♦I»»I? + passed, of course the approach of the
. kind."
CHAPTER il--Kingdoc« a lavo, for Pince' prin«-e was the excuse for consider
! coldly.
Rubin, tlir young lulei < f th*- country, whoie able agitation and fervor on (he part
“Well. I'll
of
the
man
from
Cook'«.
He
mount«*«!
guardian is John Tulli«, an Airericaa.
fess
I haven't."
tlie bowlder nml took off his cap to
il e a «I m i t t «‘ d
I.
wave It frantically.
I
cheer ft'lly. "it
» ’
"It's the prince!” he called out to
pleases me to de "WIIkT have
I • i. <
Truxton King. "Stand up! Hurray!
HEAIUI OE ME?”
dme that you fl re
Ix>ug live the prince!”
, ri
not r< la led to i the armorer. Von don't
The man from Cook's ca me to grief,
look the part."
lie slipped from his perch on the rock
"I I for:'- •t." sta mtiiert <1
Now she smlle«l divinely. "And wb>
and came floundering to the ground.
by.
not. pray? Ills sister w: s my mot Iler."
The spirited i>ony that the prince
"Y<u said •Mie! < ’
“Iu order to establish a lint» on which
was riding shied and reared in quick
"No. yoi’r gra o; rt.i
to base my calculations, would
affright. Tlie t«oy dropiied his crop
That'« v list 1 «¡til!.
mind telling me who your father I
ami clung valiantly to the reins, A
us Isiys used to s i.i I i V,
II«» asko«! the question with his most
guardsman was at tlie pony'« head in
“Got! deliver Ur! !' s II
appealing smile, a smile so frankly ir.i
an instant.
—tiiat n prime of Gi'ti
pudent tiiat she could not re ent It.
Truxton King picked up the riding
groiy up w ith i. li I:...
“My father Is dea«l," «he said seri
crop; strode out into the roadway and
Ups? Tiiat «-ottf« uvih-d .
ously. "ami my mother is dead. Now
handl'd
it
up
to
the
boy
in
the
saddle.
every one li.vpnotl..i-il!"
can you understand why I am living
“Tlriiik you." said I’rince Bobby.
duke •'His lnlluem-o c.
lief«» witli my uncle? Even an amateur
“
Don
’
t
mention
it,
”
said
Truxton
a menace to ot.r coup try.
may rise to tiiat. Now, s r, «io you
King, witli his most engaging smile.
Ing an oaf of him
expect to purchase tlie sword? if not
“
No
trouble
at
all."
lit t
I shall replace it in the window."
“Yottr grace!" Interrupted Barm
“That’s whut I « unie here for." said
Dangloss sharply.
CHAPTER HI
lie reseutiug lier tom» and the icy look
“Uncle Jack'« nil ri -ht," declared the
MANY rEBSONS IN KEVIEW.
-lie gave him.
prince, vaguely realizing that a de-
RUXTON KING witnessed the
“I ghtbered that you came in the ca-
fense should 1 h > forthcoming.
review of tlie garrison. That um ity of Sherlock Holmes or some
“He Is. eh?” raspeil the «•xasperated
in itself was rather a tame ex thing elic.” Site added tlie last tiiree
duke, mopping tils brow.
hibition for a man who had words witli unmistakable meaning.
“He sure is," pronounced tlie prin«*e seen tlie finest troops In all the world.
She was leaning toward hlm, lier
with a finality that left no room for A thousand earnest looking soldiers, hands <>n the counter, a peculiar gleam
doubt.
proud of the opportunity to march be in lier dark eyes, wliii li now for the
“He Is a mountebank, a meddler, fore tlie little prince, and that was all. first time struck him as rather more
that's what he Is!” exclaimed the over so far as the review was concerned.
keen and penetrating than he had sus
heated duke.
Mr. King saw the court in all its pected lie F re.
But the prince had slid down from glory scattered along the shady Castle
•T simply want to tell you. Mr. King,
his pile of books and planted himself
that unless yon really expect to buy
beside him so suddenly that the bitter avenue—In carriages, in traps, in mo this sword It is not wise in you to
words dl«\l away on the old man'.« tors and iu the saddle.
His brain make it an excuse for coming here.”
lips.
whirled ami his iieart leaped under tlie
“My dear young lady, I”—
“You awful old man!" b«> cried, trem pressure of a new found Interest in
“Aly uncle lias a queer conception of
bling all over, his eyes blazing, •'Don't life.
the proprieties. He may think that
you «ay anything against Uncle Jack
If Truxton King hail given up in dis you come to see me. Young men may
I’ll—I'll banish you- yes, sir— banisi gust .ami tle«l to Vienna this tale would « liât witli shopgirls all tin» world over,
you like my mother final fount Mai
never have come to light. Instead of but In Edelweiss, no. unless they come
latix out of the country, I won't li t being tlie lively narrative of a young to paj' most honorable court to them.
you come back here never, And be gentleman's adventures in faraway My unci«» would not understand."
fore you go i'll have Uncle Jack givo Graustark, it might have become n
“I take it, however, that you would
you a good licking. Oh, lie can do it. tale of tlie smart set in New York, understand." lie said boldly.
all right! I—I hate you!”
for, as you know, we are bound by
"1 have lived in Vienna, in Taris
Th«» duke looked down In nmazeiuei t tradition to follow the trail laid down r»nd iu London, but now I am living
into tlie flushed, writhing face of liii by our hero, no matter which way he in Edelweiss. 1 have not been a shop-
little master. For a moment he wa
elects to fare,
lie confided to his girl nlways."
stunned by the vigorous outburst friend from Cook's that lie could nev
"I can believe that. My deduction“
Then tlie hard lines in his face r<- er have forgiven himself if lie bad ad are justified.”
laxed, a softer expression came Into hi. hered to Ills resolution to leave on the
“My uncle is returning." she remark
eyes, and lie smiled kindly on tlie boy
following day.
<>d suddenly. "I must not talk to you
Rut Prince Bobby was still in :tp
"I didn’t know you’d changed your ■my longer."
She glance«! uneasily
peused. "I could have you bebenilc.l.' mind, sir." remarked Mr. Hobbs in out tgion tlie square and then hurried
In* said stubbornly. “Couldn't I. Unci • surprise.
ly added, a certain wistftilness in her
<'n spar?”
“Of course you didn't know it." said voice and eyes: "I couldn't help it to
Th«1 Duke of I’erro suddi'nly Inuit Truxton. "Ilow could you? I've just day. I forgot my place. But you il re
forward aial placed Ids bony hand changed it this instant. I didn’t know the first gentleman I've spoken to
upon tlie unshrinking shoulder of th
it myself two minutes ago. No. sir. siuce I came here."
prince, his eyes gleaming kindly. 111 i Hobbs or is It Dobbs? Thanks. No,
AVlien Spautz entered the «loor tlie
voice strangely free from its u ;u: I sir. I'm going to stop here for a--well, girl was goliw: listlessly from tlie
harshness. "You are a splendid llttl
a week or two. Where the dickeus do window ami Truxton King was lean
man, Prince Roliln,” lie said. “I glor. these people keep themselves?
I ing against the counter with his I ack
in you. I shall not forget tlie lesson haven't seen 'em before.”
toward her. his arms folded ami a
in loyalty that yen li.no taught me."
“Oh. they are the nobility—the most impatient frown on his face.
Bobby's eyes filled with tears. The swells, They don't hang around the Spantz'« black eyes shot from one to
genuine humility of the hard old man streets like tourists and rubbernecks, tlie other. “What do you want?" he
touched his tempestuous little heart.
sir." iu plain disgust.
demanded sharply.
“It's it's nil right, «In your grace
“I say, who is that Just passing—
"The broadsword.
Ami, say, Mr.
I'm sorry 1 spoke tiiat way too."
tlie Indy in tlie victoria?" King asked Spantz. you might assume a different
As tlie princ«» strode soberly from abruptly.
tone in aildresslng me
I'm a cus
tlie “room of wrangles” every eye was
“That is tlie Countess Marians.”
tomer. not a beggar."
“Wliew!
I thought «he was the
The girl left tlie window and walked
qu«*en."
slowly to the rear of the shop, passing
Hobbs went into details concerning through tlie narrow door, without so
the beautiful countess.
much as n glance at King or the olfi
"I was just going to ask if you know man. Spantz was silent until slie was
nnything aliout a young woman who gone.
oi'easionally tends shop for William
“You want the broadsword, ch?” lie
Spantz. the armorer.” King Anally asked, mo<l« rating his tone cousidefa
asked.
bly. “It's a rare old”—
“She’s
Hoot is looked Interested.
“I'll give you a hundred dollars—not
quite a beauty, sir. I give you my another cent." interrupted King, not
word."
yet over his reseutment. There fol
“1 know that, Hobbs. Rut who is lowed a long ami irritating argument,
she?"
at tlie conclusion of which Air. King
“1 really cant say. sir. She's his became th«« possessor of tli«1 weapon at
niece, I've heard. Been here a little his own pricK.
over a month. I think she's from War-
“I'll com«' in again.” he said indiffer
saw.”
ently.
"Well. I'll say grwMlby here. If you’ve
"But you aiv leaving tomorrow, sir.”
nothing on for tomorrow we'll visit
“I've changed my mind."
the castle grounds ami—ahem!—take a
“Then you have discovered some
look about the place. Come to the ho thing in Edelweiss to attract you?"
tel early, I'm going over to tlie gnn- grinned tlie ol«l armorer.
shop."
"I <larv say you're right. Clean that
He was whistling gayly as lie en- sword up a bit for me. nml I'll drop
tervd tlie little simp, ready to give n iu tomorrow and get it. Here's 60
cheery greeting to old Spantz a id to gavvos to biml tlie bargain—tlie rest
make him a temporizing offer for the on delivery. Good day. Air. Sjiantz."
broadsword. But it was not Spants
“Good day, Mr. King.”
who stm'd bt'liiml tlie little counter.
"How do you happen to know no-
Truxton flushed hotly ami Jerked off name?"
his hat. Th«' girl smiled.
Spantz put Ills baud over bis heart
“I beg panion,” he exclaimed. •I- and delivered himself of a most ini
I'm looking for Mr. Spantz. I”—
pretMtive I h « w "Wheu so distinguished
“He is out. Will you wait” 8 be a visitor comes to our little city
“ron vwrrt. ot.n man !" be crixd .
tee
U[»on his sturdy llttl«» luick. nml there turned to the window, resuming the said, "we lose m> lime in discoVeTiug
wistful, preoccupied gaze down the bis mime. It is a part of our trade.
was a kindly light in «»n«h of them,
avenue.
sir, believe me.”
Kir none.
“Beg pardon," he said politely,
"I’m uot so sure that 1 do believe
Later on tlie prince in his khaki rid-
you." said Truxton King to himself as
Ing suit loped gayly down the l*>ad want«*«! to have another look at
Lie sauntered up tlie street towaril the
mountain road toward Ganlook Iwside broadsword there.”
Very quickly—be notioxl that she hotel.
th«' I lack mar«' which carriisl John
Mr. Hobbs, from Cook's, was at bis
Tullis. He ha«l told Tullis of his vain went about it clumsily despite her
supple gracefulness she withdrew the elbow. Ids eyes glistening with eager
glorious «h'fi'iisc in tlie antechamber.
“Say, Unci«' Jack, when are you go heavy weapon from the window' and uess.
"I «ay. old Dangloss is waiting for
ing to take me to th«’ witch's hovel?" laid It U|*m the counter.
"I am not—not what you would call you at the Rogengetz, sir. Wot s up?
Tb<> thought abruptly I i . iii I s I im I all else
an expert.” she said frankly.
Wot j ou becu up to. sirt"
from his eager little brain.
"What's the price?" be asked, his
“Up to—up to, Hobbs?"
“Sotue day sum," said Tullis. "You
(To be co»neud',
see, I'm uot sure that she's receiving courage faltering uuder the cool, im-
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KING
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CAMERA?
Cupij to Attend Drexcl-Cculd
• nd Mnidvtone-Drexel Weddings.
By GEORGE BARR
MCUTCHEON
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HAVE YOU A
With the uni ounce
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.incertain with impartiality 4
•d J < pr ¡ice tile 11 it > «»f t < «.
■I \ .ci >us iicrsot
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Coi K. to having sem-d.t le ni
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Notice of Dissolution
IF SO YOU WILL FIND
THE LARGEST AS-
SORTMENT OF
Films, Plates,
Papers, Post Cards,
Chemicals, Etc
In The County At ' he
Bandon Drug Co.
If Y'ou Have Not One,
Buy One At Once It Will
Pay You
Null
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R tn Ion B lavci v
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Xpril 2
No. Q7IS
Street Improvement Notice,
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Tlie old ndage that one wedding
makes 'two seems to lie holding good
Eoi-
in the Gould Drexel families.
lowing close on tlie heels of the an
nouncement of Miss Marjorie Gould's
engagement to Anthony Drexel. Jr.
came tlie news from England that the
Viscount Maidstone had succeeded in
capturing (lie heart of Miss Margaret
ta Drexel, who has had for suitors
all the eligible men in “King Ed
ward's set." Both weddings, it is said,
will take place soon, the Gould nup
tials being scheduled for April and
the Drexel-Maidstone marriage taking
place in June during the London sea
sou.
There lias not been an engagement
announced in the multimillionaire cir
cle In many years tiiat lias brought
forth so many exjicessioiis of pleasure
or good will as that of Marjorie Gould
and Tony Drexel It is a real straight
forward American love match. There
is no snobbishness to it, no interna
tional social climbing, no barter and
sale.
In Philadelphia young Drexel Is
known as tlie $25.<MN».POO boy, and
when the engagement was annotili cd
some one who pretends to but really
doesn't l.’low tile extent of till1 Gi->r: •
Gould fortune «lei-lared that Mar one
Gould was a $30.000.000 girl The esti
mate in regard to young Drexel prob
ably is too low and In rv-pi-et to Miss
Gould probably too high, but what
does money mean when the possessor
is beyond the ten million mark?
Miss Gould might have l»s>n a «Inch
ess. a grand duchess nr a prin«-ess.
or she might have been a marchioness,
but she preferred to be a plain Amer
lean Mrs. She has bad more suitors
than almost any great heiress of mod
ern times, and she lias had enough at
tention paid to her to <lazri<> almost
any one, but throughout it she has
shown the same good sense that has
< haracterized the whole life of her
father and mother.
By th«« marriage of these two young
[xs.ple two of the greatest fortunes in
America will be united. I lie estate of
Jay Gould was $X0.OtlO.ooO when he
died. I' Is said to be more than <! >u
ble that nk»w. George Gotti«! has lx>en
the chief conservator of the fortune,
and uniler his management It has
grown enormously.
The value of the estate left by An
thony J Dn*x«»i never lias been made
public, but it is known to have been
in the neighlMirhood of $."Hl.ooo.OOO
Mi.-s Drexel's tian, e, on the other
hand, is poor and is th«» oldest son of
the I’arl of Wiuchilsea. Tlie viscount
is good looking ami unassuming, lie
is twenty-five years old and lias not
done anything noteworthy
lie was r.
general favorite at Eton and then spent
three years at Magdalen college, ox
ford, where tie was quite popular. D
has no extravagant tastes, his father
having brought him up ns a poor man's
son. He is a keen golfer mid takes
great interest in tlie territorial army
He is a lieutenant In the Royal East
Kent yeomanry.
It would surprise no one if the Drex
el wealth was use«! in restoring to Its
former splendor Kirby Dall, tile ple-
turesque Winehilsen family sent In
Northamptonshire, which has long
been practically dismantled
Needlework Notes.
To make a buttonhole neatly in thin
fraying materials Is difficult, When
not transparent an extra thickness of
material can be added and later cut
away close to flic work.
One way to finish tlie buttonholed
edge of a centerpiece Is to leave n nar
row width <>f material when cutting
out ncaltope and turn it back Into a
narrow hem on wrong side
tine advantage of the cord over reg
nlar padding is that ft prevents tear-
Ing nt the narrow points of the ocal-
lops. If n stiff cord is used it cnta
thronch the buttonholing Wind ser-
•ml thlckne<ses of darning cotton to
gether If the right kind of cord Can
not be food
N< tic,- Is Hereby Given, that the co m- n
council oi the city ot B nd >n, Oi-sjon, at a rec.
ulai mo'ting thereof held upon lhe !5th day o(
Ap t, |9|0, dU | a s a resolution ««herein it ¡.*
pr .. ><cd to itrpove Second Sg-eef in tin
w ocl n Mill addition to t!> ■ cil.* of Bandon.
I m S vein I acific and Coqu'lie \veaues, by es
tablishing a grade thrreon, grading the said
»street- by <x ivat.ons and fil's, ac-nrd:.ig to th-
^rade so established for the full width thereof
between the above named points, and co. -
slructing si.iew.vllt« upon both side.-, thereof.
Notice is Further given that unies a written
remon tiance be filed with the Rec rdet on or
before tlie 1st day of June, I*- 10, which remon
strance tnusl contain therein lhe names of the
owners o( two-lbirJs of the real pro, erly
fronting upon lhe said portion of -aid sire -t
(ineludir. * both sides thereof), then th. • council
will paw an ordinance so estal liihing such grade,
providing for excavations and hits, in accord
•nee therewith, and the construction of such
s-Jew alks, and said otdinmce will aho provide
for the assessment <> f the • cost thereof upon the
adjacent piopesty, and provide for lhe manner
-f collecting the ame.
This notice is given by direction of the com
mon council.
Dated at Bandon. Oregon, this I ? th c'ay cf
May. 1910.
C R. Wade
13-it
City Recorder
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TREASURY DEPARÌ4ii.Nl
Office of < <ii. p roller of the Currency
Washington, I) C. A, nl J, 19 0
Whereas, I. w.liiotloiV evxi-iuc pr,
cd
to lhe undersigned, it has been made to appear
lea! "The Fir«l National B-.uk <■' Ban i. in
the City of Bandon in the Counit ■; Coo aid
State of Oregon ha, conpli -J w ith all the pro-
v.sion, of the Statutes >< the United States, re
quired Io be complied with before ar. association
ehall be authorized to cotnmen.e th business of
Ranking;
Now Therefore I, Lawr-nce O. Mu.ry,
Comptroller of the Currency, do brie y certify
that “The f irst National Bank of Bando-i" in ti e
City of Bandon in th • County of Coos and Stale
of Oregon is authorized to commence the bus -
ness of Banking as provided in Section Fifty or.e
hundred and sixty nine of the Revised Statutes
of the United States.
In testimony whereof witness my hand
and Seal of oitice this Fifth day of Apr.l, 1910
[Seal|
Lawrence O. Murray
14-iUl
Compiro’l.T of the Cuttemy
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