1*1» lie «RJ* VUI.
TRUXTON
KING
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, wit) boam with ifa Mto yttiie nyn in
»
Germany Ard
»inter!* ftti« ha ■
LuviUtifoi yodug gift l%ey were at
Carlsbad at the time. Wus she quite
w*U when you last heard?"
“She wus," was ail that the wonder
ing brother could say.
The baron left the American stand
ing at the head of the steps, gazing
Stàry of
„..Graus tarli.
By GEORGE BARR
M’CUTCHEON
SYNOPSIS
elweiss,
capital
ba.niiilul
niece
of
Graustark,
of Spantz, a
King dees a I aver for Pr.nce
miei
ot
TuU'is.
minister
ike
an
•(
caiMilry,
z\n erxan.
and
gunmaker.
II --
the young
whose guardian is
Ill---B«*tm
pulice, interviews King
in Ed
meets tlie
Rot in.
John
Dangle »_
and
warns
bitn again I Olga, die gunmelse-r s niece.
“My word, sir. you mu.- i li
or lie Wouldn't be tisTe In
“Who iu Daugloss?"
“Minister of police,
you ? He's a keen one.
word for it I heard him >
He lost no time iu getting
tel. A well rem*': j I ktih I.
Ing little mail in a white liu. :i
waiting for him ou the great |i
Huron Jasto l>augl<«»< was t
man, but not to the point of pi? 1
tinatiou. lie advanced (■ m<-. I .
puzzled American. smiling amiably :lt;i
swlrliug Ills imposing uiuslat he wi:'
neatly gloved fingers.
“1 have called, Mr. King, to have :
little chat with you." he eaid abrupt
ly. He enjoyed tlie look of surprisi
ou the young man's face. "Won’t yo..
join me at this table? A julep wil'
not tie bad. eb?” King sat down op
posite to him at one of the piazza la
bles In the shade of the great trailing
vines. A waiter took the order anil
departed.
"Now, to come to tlie point." began
the liarou. “You expected to leave to
morrow. Why are you staying over?"
“Baron, 1 leave that to your own di.-
tinguisbed powers of deduction.” sal 1
Truxton gently. He took a long pull
at the straw, watching the other’s fact
as be didgo. The baron smiled.
"You have found the young lady In
the gunHliop to lie very attractive," oh
served the baron. "Where have you
known her before?"
"I beg pardon?”
kjt
Uot unu-n.il for a young man,
ill search of adventure to follow the
lady of Ills choice from place to place
She came but recently. I recall."
"You think 1 knew her before nu<1
followed her to Edelweiss?"
“1 am not quite sure whether
have been ia Warsaw lately. T
is a gap in your movements tint I
can’t account for.”
King became serious at once. H.
saw tliat It was best to be frank v. ith
this keen old man.
“Baron Dangloae. I don't know Ju
what you are driving nt. but I'll se'
yoll straight, so far as I'm concert
I never eaw that girl until the day L
fore yesterday. I never spoke to hot
until today."
"Site smiled on you quite familiar
ly from her whitlow casement yestor
day," said Dangloss coolly.
“Sh<> laughed nt me, to lie perfc. il}
candid. But what's till this about?"
DangloM leaned forward and smiled
sourly
"Take my ndrtce -Jo not play with
flee.” lie said enigmatically.
“You—you mean site's n dangerous
person? 1 can’t believe that, baron.”
“She lias dangerous friends out in
the world. She Is Olga Plata nova
Her mother was married in this city
twenty-live years ago to Professor l*l:i
tanova of Warsaw. The professor was
executed last year for conspiracy, He
was tine of the leaders of a great rev-
olutionary movement in Poland. They
were virtually anarchists. as you have
conn* to place them in America. Tills
girl Olga was bls secretary. His death
almost killed her. But that is not all.
She had a sweetheart up to fifteen
months ago. He was a prince of the
royal blood. He would have married
her ill spite of the dlfforence in their
atatioua toad it not been for tlie inter
ventiou of the crown tliat she and her
kind hate so well. The young man's
powerful relatives took a hand in tlie
■ ■air. He wns compelled to marry 11
scrawny little duchess, and Olga wns
warned that if site attempted to entice
him away from his wife she would lie
punished. She did not nttempt It. be
cause she Is 11 virtuous girl. Her un
cle, Spantz, offered her a home.”
“Baron, n$e you sure that she Is n
red?" asked King.
"Quite. She attended tlielr councils.”
"She doesn’t look it. ’pon my word.
I thought they were the mum of the
earth."
"The kind you have iu America are.
Hut over here -oh. well, we never can
tell.”
“I'm much obliged. And i'll keep
my eyes well opened. I auppoae there'»
no harm In m.v going to the shop to
look at a lot of rings and knickknacks
be has for sale?"
"Not in the least. Confine yourself
to knickknncks. that's nil.”
"Isn't Spantz above suspicion?"
“No one is in my little world, By
the way, I am very fond of your fa
ther. He Is a most excellent gentle
man nnd a splendid shot."
Truxton stared harder thau ever.
"What’S that?"
iHÂVt^YOU A
CAMERA?
T
Bandon Drug Co.
Copyri^t, 1909. by Geor»e Barr
McCutcheon
CoigiriOb*. 1909. by Dodd. Mead ®
Company
CHAPTER I—iruxton King arrive»
—
¿gm« HrJ «p m tijr irriffs
Notice of Diiiolution,
rrh I'riuech. the VFtletiible high stew
Taking Off
ard of tlie t i’uU. J
lien1, to Kiiig'*
Otter d!~ list. In- w w tH>oked na 11 plain
!
Nrttice is hcreriv given that the
Cook's tourist aod mrcbatileiilly ad-
Horse’s Overcoat
partnership lormerlv existing be
vised to pay strict attention Io the
roles.
tween Brur.o ¿t Alisene, known as IF SO YOU WILL F»ND
"Il's uo disgrace
grow Iml Hobbs, j A prominent breeder has the follow
ihv Ban Jon B ewery Co., has been
redder than ever,
You're inside Hie ing to say regarding the clipping of
THE LARGEST AS
grounds, and you've got to obey I tie * horses: A serviceable baud power dissolved bv mutual consent on
rules, same us any tourist. Right tins , horse clipping machine may be bought April 22, 19m.
L A nselmo
SORTMENT OF
. sir. We'll take a turn just inside , for from $5 up to $25. a very satisfac
walk Now. on .tour left. ladii’S tory one for the former price, though,
Films, Plates,
-nil.”11 ' I should say— aliem! sir. | where there are several horses to be
Administrator’s Notice
1:1:1 e s. tile first turret ever built j clipped, it is better to get a higher ,
Papers, Post Carde,
en the wail Il is over -UM 1 years old. i priced one. It takes two men to run
Notice u hereby given that the under agned has
Ou the right we have" —
the ordinary band |»owor clipping ma
Chemicals, Etc
been appointed administrator ot the estale of
“See here, H o I i I m ." said Kin
chine. The work can be done by the
Emma N. J nes, deceased, by sn order of the
ping short. '' l'ui dashed it I'll
regular farm help, and there are usual
In The County At The
lecture 11111 as If I were :i gang
ly off days iu the spring when not County Court ot Coos County. State of Ore
ds from Jo divllle'
much else can be done, so that very gon, and all persons hav ng claims against the
\ er.v good, Mir. No offciise. I quire
little time need be lost from the regu- said estate ate required to present »hr m within
forgot, sir."
six months from the date of this notice with tlu-
lar field work.
"Just tell me. old chap Ibni't lec- I
Farmers do not appear to appreciate proper voucher i to the ufderacr.eJ administrator
lure. Hobbs, tills i all very I m *: i litIt'ul 1
the advantages of clipping tlie horses. at the office of G. T. Treadgold in Bandar,
and very grand and very slow." said'
In the spring, when hard work begins Coos County, Oregon.
If You Have Not One,
King, stopping to lean against the
for
the farm horse, the coat of hair is
Dated this 19th day of May. 1910.
mess covered «all that encircled the
G. T. Treadgold
park within a purl;, tlie grounds nd- iong, coarse and heavy. Nature fur
Joiulng the grorto. “Can't I h>>p over nishes it to serve the same purpose for
A -ini in ftrator ot said Estate
Pay You
this «all and take a peep Into the the animal tliat tlie fur coat does for
Its owner. When the horse is put to
grotto?"
"By no me ins!"crleil Hobbs, hot-rifled. | work the long hair is at once a bur Street Improvement Notice,
King looke I over the low wall The. den. and the animal becomes covered
No. 0716
prospts t was alluring. The pool, the | with sweat upon even light exercise
i Notice Is Hereby Given, that the cot mon
trickling rivulets, the mossy banks, the of a warm spring day.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
When this heavy coat becomes wet council of the city of Bandon, Oregon, at a reg
dcii.se shadows—It wns maddening to
it takes it a long time to dry. The i ular meeting thereof held upon the !5lh day.of
think lie could not enter.
Office of Conip’roller of the Currency
”1 Wouldn't be in there a minute." spring niglits are often quite cold, in Ap i', 1910, did | a-s a resolution wherein it is
Washington. D C. .April 5, 1910
he argued. “And I might catch a strong contrast with the temperature proposed to impiove Second Street in th«
Whereas,
by satisfactory evidence presented
during
the
day.
Naturally
the
thick
glimpse of a dream Indy. Now. I say.
Wocltn Mill addition to the city of Bandon,
Hobbs, here's a low place. 1 could wet coat which the animal is forced
to the nndersigned, it has been made to appear
betwein Pacific and Coquille Avenues, by es
Jump" —
that “The Fust National Bank of Bandon” in
tablishing a grade thereon, grading the said
"Mr. King. If you do that I am
the City of Bandon in the County of Coos and
streets by excavations and fills, according to the
ruined forever, 1 am trusted by the
State of Oregon has complied with al! the pro
grade so established for the full width thereof
steward lie would cut off all m.v priv-
visions of the Statutes af the United States, re
lieges" - Ilobbs could go no further,
between the above named points, and con
quired Io be complied with before an association
He was prematurely aghast. Some-
structing sidewalks upon both sides thereof.
shall be authorized to commence th busimss of
thing told him that Mr. King would
Notice is Further given that unles a written
Banking;
hop over the wall.
remonsttance be filed with the Recorder on or
Now Therefore I. Lawrence 0. Murry,
BjRy
Ml'
“Go and report me. Ilobbs; there's a
before the 1st day of June. 1910, which remon
Comptroller of the Currency, do here, y certify
good fellow. Tell the guards I wouldn't
strance must contain therein the names of the
obey. That will let you out. my boy.
that “ I he First National Bank of Bandon” in the
owners of two-thirds of the real pro, erty
and i'll do the rest.”
City of Bandon in the County of Coos and State
fronting upon the said portion of said street,
He strode off across the bright green
of Oregon is authorized to commence the busi
(including both sides thereof), then the council
turf toward the source of all this en
ness of Banking as provided in Section F ifty one
chantment, leaving poor Mr. Hobbs
WORKING THE HAND POWER CLIPPER
will pass an ordinance so establishing such grade,
hundred and silty nine of the Revised Statutes
braced against the wall, weak kneed
to wear at night, after perspiring free providing for excavations and fills, in accord of the United Stales.
and helpless.
ance therewith, and the construction of such
In testimony whereof witness ir.y hand
"What are you doing in here?" de ly at work, subjects it to colds and
sidewalks, and said ordinance will also provide
pneumonia.
Many
a
good
horse
has
manded a voice.
and Seal of office this F ifth day of April, 1010
Truxton, conscious of guilt, whirled been injured In this way, not by over for the assessment of the cost thereof upon the [Seal)
Lawrence O. Murray
with as much consternation as if he work when it was soft from .the lack adjacent property, and provide for the manner 14-IOt
Comptroller of the Current y
had been accosted by a voice of thun of exercise, but by having to stand of collecting the same,
through
a
long
cold
night
in
its
wet
der. He beheld a very small boy stand
This notice is given by direction of the com
ing at the top of the knoll above him. winter overcoat. It is as though you mon council.
not thirty feet away. His face was should be forced to sleep between wet
Dated at Bandon, Oregon, this 12 th day cf Bring your
quite as dirty as any small boy's i blankets.
May. PIO.
C. R. Wade
With this heavy coat removed by
should be at that time of day, and his
18-it
City Recorder
curly brown hair looked as if it had the clippers the horse does uot get so
not been combed since the day before. warm when at work, perspires much
Ills firm little legs, in half hose and less, and the moisture evaporates from
To tHE R ecorder
F irst class job work a specialty. i
presumably white kuickers. were its hair much more rapidly. When a
spread apart, and his bands were in horse perspires copiously its vitality is
his pockets.
greatly lowered, and it is naturally
King recognized him at once and much less able to resist the attacks of
looked about uneasil.v for the attend those ailments which horses are sub
ants who. he knew, should lie near. It ject to in the spring. The clipped
is safe to say that he came to bis feet horse can stand more and harder work
j
and bowed deeply, even in humility.
than the one in long hair, just as a ’
"1 am resting, your
I h »
man can chop more wood on a warm
said meekly.
day in his shirt sleeves.
"Don't you know any better than to
The long hair also becomes more or
come in here?” demanded the prince. less filthy, no matter how carefully the
Truxton turned very red.
horse may lie groomtai. Many liave
"I am sorry. I’ll go at once.”
the idea that tlie state of the blood is
“Oh. I'm not going to put you out!" bad when the skin of the horse gets
hastily exclaimed the prince, comiug out of condition towilrd the eud of
down the slope. "But you are old winter. They endeavor to correct the
enough to know better. You are the condition by the use of tonics when
gentleman who picked up my crop in fact the trouble is an 111 cared for
yesterday. You are an American."
skin. Besides, the task of caring for
“Yes, a lonely American.” with nil the shedding work horse Is a dis
OREGON
BANDON
attempt at the pathetic.
agreeable Job. The process of shed
The youngster looked cautiously ding covers several weeks, and every
All business strictly confidential
about, "Say. do you ever go fishing?” one knows how unpleasant it is to get
he demanded eagerly.
covered with discarded horsehair In
"Occasionally."
tending and working with the horses.
"You won't give me away, will yon?" Principally, for this reason the livery
—r
with a warning frown. “Don't you men and city horsemen adopted clip
tell Jacob Eraasch. He's the steward. ping long ago.
«MS*
I 1 know a fine place to fish."
The farmer is supposed In some
The prince led the way up the hank, quarters not to have as subtle sensi
followed by the amused American, bilities as city folks, but that, like
who stooped so admirably that the boy. many notions of urban people concern
looking back, whispered that it was ing ruralities. is a heresy. The farm
"just tine.” At the top of the knob er philosophically endures many dis
5-10 acre tracts at $30. io per acre close to city
the prime turned into a little shrub tasteful things simply because he does
5 acres, one-half cleaned, with house and partly fenced, $300.00
lined path leading down to the banks not know how to avoid them econom
of the pool almost directly below the ically. As ho learns that he can enjoy
down, terms on balance
rocky face of the grotto.
his breakfast food in the springtime
The prince scurried behind a big without horsehnir accompaniments by
A lot 100x209 with alley in rear, two blocks from
rock and reappeared at once with a tlie outlay of a few dollars he will no
school grounds, $600.00
willow branch from the end of which doubt avail himself of the opportunity
dangled a piece of thread. A bent pin nnd especially so when lie discovers
2 acres with nice new cottage, fenced and in good shape, close tv
occupied the chief end in view. He tlie fact that tlie possession of a good
school house. for $1400-00
unceremoniously shoved the branch clipping machine is a paying invest
Into the hands of his confederate and mont otherwise.
On sixth street, across street fiom school ground, a p’ece < f
then produced from one of Ids pockets
Where sheep are kept on the farm
a silver cigarette box. which lie gin
land 150x130 with nice four room house. $800.00. A sn ip
a shearing attachment may be had for
gerly opened to reveal to the gaze a tlie machine at small additional cost,
Lots in Azalia Park $75.00 each, installments
conglomerate mass of angleworms and which does the shearing at a great
grubs.
saving In labor and cost. The ma
I.ots in Woolen Mill add. $65.00 up
Instalhm nts
"A fellow gets awful dirty digging chine clips closer than the hand shears.
9
Lots
Smith's
addition
$175.00
T'crms it wanted
for worms, doesn't lie?" lie pronounced. Some claim that the wool saved by
The 1 tin<^ took the branch and gin the machine will average a pound to
gerly drop|d*l the hook into the danc the sheep.
ing pool, in less time than it requires
to tell it he had a nibble, a bite nnd
Best Methods For Churning.
a catch. There never was a boy so ex
To make butter that will keep well
cited as lie when a scarlet nlbbler flew churn only till the blitter globules In
into the shrubbery above.
the churn are about the size of a pen
On the opposite bank of the pool Without collecting or gathering the
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suddenly appeared two rigid members butter drain off the buttermilk nnd
of tlie royal guard, intently watching wash In five times the amount of cold
the fishers. King was somewhat dis water. The smaller the particles of
turbed by the fact that their rifles butter when the washing is done the
were In a position to be used nt an in better can the wash water get among
stant's notice. He felt himself turning them for cleaning. When butter is col
pale ns he thought of what might lector! In one Inrge mass before wash
have happened if be had taken to Ing the water can reach only the out
flight.
ride of the mass; and hence much but
A young lady in a rajah silk gown, a termilk
will remain tn the butter to
flimsy panama bat tilted well over bei •ause It
to become rancid sooner than
nose, with a red feather Hint stood when It
is washed clean.
Buy And Sell All Kinds of Second Hand
erect ns if always in 11 state of sur
prise, turned tlie bushes and came to n
Goods
Get Our Prices Before
Good Food For Brood Maret.
stop almost at King's elbow. He had
Brood innrrs when carrying foals re
time Io note in his confusion that she
Purchasing Elsewhere
wns about shoulder high alongside him quire an abundance of nutritious food
of
the
best
quality.
The
foal
produced
ind that she was staring up Into his
face with nmnzed gray eyes. After by n mare that Is thin In flesh nnd
ward he was to realize that she was weak from lack of proper food will
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amazingly pretty; that her teeth were seldom amount^ to much, it Is just ns
very white and even; that her eyes injurious for a foal to receive a severe
BANDON
OREGON
were the moat beautiful nnd expressive stunt when In the uterus as after corn
be had ever seen, that she Was slender Ing lut» the world.
T parR
t AIB
MY ADVICE—DO NOT PLAY WITH
FIKE,’’ Hi SAID.
after Ids retreating figure with a look
of admiration in his eyes.
Truxton fared forth into the streets
that night with a greater zest in life
than lie had ever known before. A
man with a limp cigarette between his
lips was never far from the side of
the American—a man who had stopped
to pass the time of day with William
Spantz and who from that hour was
not to let the young man out of tits
sight until another relieved him of the
task.
CHAPTER IV.
TRUXTON TRESPASSES.
T
HEI1E was a sparkle in King's
eyes as he struck out aerosa
town after breakfast the next
morning. He burst iu upon
Mr. Ilobbs at Cook's.
“Say. Hobbs, how about the castle
today—in an hour, say? Can you take
a party of one rubbernecking this
morning? 1 want you to get me into
the castle grounds today and show me
where the duchesses dawdle and the
couutosses cavort.”
"Of course, sir, you understand there
arc certain parts of the park not open
to the public. The grotto and the play
grounds and the Basin of Venus”—
"i'll not trespass, so don't fidget.
Hobbs. I’ll be here for you at 1(1."
Truxton hurried to the square and
c.crors It to the shop of the armorer,
not forgetting, however, to look about
la some anxiety, for the excellent
Ibiugh'ss, who might, for all he knew,
be snooping in the neighborhood.
Spantz was at the rear of the shop
tnlking to a customer. The girl was be
hind the counter, dressed for t be street.
She came quickly out to him. a dis
turbed expression in tier face. As Im
doffed his hat the smile left his lips,
lie saw that she had been weeping.
"You iiins! not come here. Mr. King,”
she said hurriedly in low tones. "Take
; our broadsword ibis morning, and
I lease, for m.v sake, do not come again.
1 I may not explain why I am asking
you to do tills."
"Just a minute, please." he interrupt
ed. “I've heard your story from Baron
Dangfoss. Are you in trouble? Do
.■•on need friends. Miss Platanova?"
"The baron has told you all about
me?” She smiled sadly. “Alas, he
has only told you what lie knows. But
It should lie sullh'lent. There Is uo
place in my I life for you or any one
else. There I uever can be. Do you
question me? ' I can say no more.
Now I must be gone, 1—1 have warn-
ed you. Do not come again.'
She slipped into the street nnd was
Klug stood in the doorway,
gone,
looking after her. a puzzled gleam in
his eyes, old Spantz was coming up
from the rear, followed by his cus-
tomer.
"Hello. Mr. Spantz! Good morning.
I'm here for the sword.”
The old man glared nt him In unntls-
takable displeasure. Truxton began
counting out his money. The custom
er. n swarthy fellow, passed out of the
door, turning to glance intently nt the
young lima. A meaning look and a
sly nod passed be
tween him and
Spantz. The limn
halted nt the
ner below
later on followed
King to Cook's of
fice, afterward to
the castle gates,
outside of which
he waited until
his quarry reap-
pen red. 1 r n t I I
Klug went to bed
late that night
this swarthy fel
low was close nt
his heels, always A SWARTHY FELLOW
PASSED OUT OF
keeping well out
TUK DOOR.
of sight himself.
I’ll come in soon to look nt those
rings.” said King, placing (be notes on
the counter, Spantz merely nodded,
raked in the bills without counting
them nnd passed the sword over to the
purchaser.
Truxton picked up the weapon nnd
stalked away.
A few minutes Inter be wns on his
way to the castle grounds, accompa
nied by the short legged Mr. Ilobbs.
Ilobba led gim thruiigto the great
lob Work
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