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haegWn w*s that TRUXTON KINC: the TtefA young man had gt#ti tie tyt XVitb- Copyright, 1909, by George Barr McCutcheon Copyright, 1909, b) Dodd. Herd it Company SYNOPSIS CHAPTER I--- 1 ruxion’King amve* elweiss. beautiful capital of GrauiUrk, niece of SpMtZ. a King doc* a I a vo< for Prince ruler < f the country, Tullis, an An erican. minuter of n Ed inert* the and li gunmaker. the young Robin, whose guardian is poLce, interview* King John Danglo. *. Ill—Baton and him against Olga, the gur.maker • niece. warns IV-- King invade* the royal park, print e and i* presented to the l^oraine. meet* the lad’s fascinating V—The committee of tor* against the prince, meets in an ten, Aunt conspri- undergrou-tJ chamber, where the g.rl Olga it duciraeJ as one who i> to kill Prince Kobin with a bomb, John Tullis call* on the beautiful VI— Countess ln- gomede, who warns him that her hated and no- tonous old husband. Count Mailanx, ls con- spuing against the prince. were not in evidence, At a rough guess he calculated her age at 100 years. “Grewaorne lady, isn’t she?” whis- pered King. “I shall dream of her for months.” whispered the lady in gray, shudder- Ing me how I 1 “Would you ntlnd telling am to address you?” whispered King. They were leaning against the mud plastered wall near the little window side by side. “You see. I’m a stranger In a strange land.” "You must not speak while she is gazing into the crystal,” she warned after a quick, searching glance at his face. Although it was broad daylight, the low, stuffy room would have been piti’h dark had it not been for the Bickering candles on the table beside the bent gray head of the mumbling fortune teller, whose bony lingers twitclM’d offer and about her crystal globe like wiggling serpents' tails. Tha wlndo* gave little or no light, and the <ffx*r was closed, her grinning grandson leaning against it limply. The witch began by reading the fortune of John Tullis, who had been pushed forward by the wide eyed prince, In a cackling monotone she rumbled through a supposititious hls- to«y of Mt pBFt, for the chief part “aainraoMV lady . ruBF.n nar'T » he ?" vins- kino 90 unintelligible that even ho could not gainsay the statements. I.ater ah« bent her piercing eyes uixm the prince and refllMtl to read Ills future, thrillr anwrtlng tliat she had not the C<-urugo to tell what might lief ill the little ruler, ull th** while muttering Bometliliig atHiut the two little princes Who had tiled in a tower ages and ages •go. Seeing that the boy was fright ened. Tullis withdrew film to the bat k- grotind. Tlie Countess Marlnnx came next. Rbe Was smiling derisively. “You have returned from some one whom you twite,” began the witch. “He la your htaii.-ind. You will marry again. There Is a fair haired man tn Rive With you. You are in love with •In*. I can see trouble”— Rut the countess deliberately turned away from tht* table, her cheeks flam ing with the consciousness that a smile hail swept tl*e circle behind her grate ful Intel* “Rldlculouff!” ahi* aaltl ami avoided John Tullis’ gaze "I don't cure to hear any more. Come, baron! You are next.” Truxton King, sutslucd anil troubled In Id« mind, found himself studying hla aurroundltigs anil tlie p«*opli* who WiMit ao far to make them Interesting Ilia eyff hnd fallen upon a crack in the door that led to the kitchen, although -Be had no means of knowing that it was a kitchen. To bls amazement, a gleaming eye was looking out upon the room from beyond this narrow crack. He looktal long nml found that he was not mistaken. There was an eye glued close to the opposite side of t t*a rickety door, and its gaze was directed to the Countess Marlnnx. Without pausing to consider the re sult of his action, ho sprang mross the room, shouting ns he did so that there was a man behind the door. Grasping the latch, he threw the door wide open, the others in the room looking at him as If he were suddenly crazed. There was Instant commotion, with cries nml exclamations front nil. Quick as the others were, the old woman was nt Ids side before them, snarling with rnge. Her talonllke Angers sunk into his arm. anti her gnze went dart ing about the room in a most convinc ing way. _ •IclMcbd tfiM ififi'» IfthU’ td fFflffJ him." TR<* little »>¡<1 minister hnd been f. riding ^in “V fb.ofiglitst he hnd th* •g’. «.faction of seeing his victim start g-.::.n.r. ki.. r *« if. a» i.ag t<: .i bi.i. d "I;■*’«*. u! Is I; Î a ; « out compunction he began • search of the room, the old woman looking on with a grin of glee. “Search! Keaff hJ” she croaked. “It was the spirit eye! It is looking at you now, my fine toaron! It finds you. i , T!.e I Si. 4 -1 yet cannot be found. No, no! Oh, y‘<ff svil.î. By EDWLS A. NYE hits ls i*a a *f fools! Get out! Get out! All of you! S, he lia ; .*..•(• I 1 <1 Prince or no prince, I fear you not. i:> î »Vi He is <!**>p»*rate nor all your armies. This is my home, DIVORCE IN HIGH LIFE. ■ li about it Is -I hadn’i tlioim!: my castle! Go! Go!” On the same page of a newspaper I site ill || Ve V i “There was a man here, old woman," na» find two stories of divorce in high life. "S’u* *■** said the baron coolly. "Where Is the One tells of the murital warfare of .v.*r tlx* dip oniut man?" Charles Miller, the Standard Oil mil “Woi:hl you 1;. ml telling me just She laughed aloud, a horrid sound. lionaire of Pennsylvania, and his wife. «b * sb«* i*. iKtrun The prince clutched Tullis <t»y the leg According to the newspapers. Miller I>augto:.. wti- ti.tly stni in terror. has paid $500.000 to his wife iu settle “Do you menu. sir. th; ye.; dr-.i’t “There is no window, no tra[>door, r Imrslily. ment In order to avoid publicity con know her?" lie us!:cl. all* ao skylight,” remarked the baron, puz cerning the married life of the twain. “1 don’t l;ia>\. I:* r mu. 1* zled. “Nothing but the stovepipe, six The otiier cuse is that of Albert J. to — My “ And 5• a hr.d the vi. ’ rontery inches in diameter. A man couldn't Davis, the millionaire creameryman no! 1 crawl out through that, I’m sure. Mr. extelie’H f.: ■::<!. VaU uni '9* of Chicago, who is suing his wife for know th.it Amer*, i • s :*re bold: l*;it. by King, we've come upon a real mys g;xl. sir. I've always looked u|»on them divorce. tery—the eye witltout a visible body.” The 'evidence in the triul showed Suddenly the old woman stepi>ed into us gentlemen. You" — that Mrs. Davis WAS DRUNK FOR “ Hold on. Baron Dangloss!" 1: ter- the middle of the room and began to SIN YEARS—one of the most prolong wave her hands in a mysterious man rupted Truxton, very red in the face. ed jamborees of record. “ You ’ d better hear my side of lhe ner over an empty pot that stood on Physicians testified that they fre story first She went to school with the floor in front of the stove. Then my sister She knows me. but refuses quently bad attended Mrs. Davis for before their startled eyes a thin film alcoholism aud that she was oftuu In if smoke began to rise from the empty to tell me who she is." “Well, my boy. if she elects to keep a aerlous state. One doctor told how pot It grew in volume until the room VOU in the dark concerning her name she hud seen sha|>eless objects crawl was quite dense with it. Even more it is not for me to ing on the floor and wall and green quickly than it began it disappeared, betray Iter Dulles dnigons that issued from her slipi>ers drawn apparently by some supernat in her position, 1 and climbed up the sky. Neighbors testified that Mrs. Davis ural agency into the draft of the stove dare say. enjoy and out through the rickety chimney these little mys frequently would come home In a cab so drunk that the cabman would have teries." pipe. It was dusk when to pick her up bodily and carry A deafening crash as of many guns they entered tlie into the house. came to their ears from the outside. And. besides being shown as northern gates. With one accord the entire party rush Above the castle champion Marathon drinker of tier ed to the outer door, a wild laugh from King said goodby in Chicago, it was proved on the trial the hag pursuing them. to Tullis and the that she was often visited by an af “There!” she screamed. “There goes countess, gravely finity whose coming and going were all there was of him! And so shall we saluted the sleepy the scandal of the neighborhood. all go some day. Fire and smoke!" prince nnd follow Just outside the door stood Lieuten Nor is that all of the nauseous mess. ed Mr. Hobbs off ant Saffo of the guard. Mrs. Davis alleged that her busband to the heart of the was also untrue to his marriage vows “Good Lord!” shouted Tullis. “What city. He was hot and introduced witnesses to try to is the matter? What has happened?" with resentment. prove it. “The storm, sir,” said Saffo. “It is Either she had for coming down the valley like the wind." Why drag your attention through gotten to say good- such a foul moral sewer? A great crash of thunder burst over IS NOT FOU ME by to him or had head. and lightning darted through the Certainly not to adorn a tale, but to BETBAT UEH." willfully decided to point a moral. black, swirling skies. ignore him iiitogffther. At any rate, These two divorce cases are typical I she entered the gates to the castle of the marital infelicity of the so call- CHAPTER VIII. grounds without so much as an in ed "smart set.” millionaires and their LOOKING PV*!t AN F.YE. different glance tn his direction. wives, who fancy that money will buy HE witch was haranguing her Truxton knew in advance that he anything they want. huddled audience, cursing the was to have a sleepless, unhappy night. Envy such people? • soldiers, laughing gleefully in In his room at the hotel he found You say you must work hard and the faces of her stately, scorn the second anonymous letter, unques vour wife must stint and save, you ful guests, greatly to the Irritation of tionably from the same source, but strain every nerve to pay your honest Baron Dangloss, toward whom she this time printed in crude, stilted let debts and meet the high cost of living showed an esjiecial attention. ters. It had been stuck utider the door. and you cannot earn as much in a year “Leave tlie city at once. You are in as some of these people spend tn a day Tullis was holding the prince In his arms. Colonel Quinnox stood before great danger. Save yourself.” Nevertheless I say to you— This time he did not laugh, That it them, keeping the babbling, leering Pity the sorrows of the very rich! beldame fr<un thrusting her face close was from Olga Platanova he had no Leisure and luxury are apt to lead to that of the terrifled boy. The Count doubt. .But why she should Interest to dissipation. Having plenty of money ess Marlnnx, pale and rigid, her won herself so persistently in his welfare and no useful occupation, these very drous eyes glowing with excitement, was quite beyond him. And what. rich people try to crowd into their after all, could she mean by “great Stood behind John Tullis. lives more sensual joys than humanity With Incredible swiftness the storm danger—save yourself!” will contain. It Is easy to see their passed. Almost at Its height there He indulged in a long spell of finish. canto a cessation of the roaring tem- thoughtfulness. "No, by George, I’ll If you have a faithful wife and pest, the downpour was cliecked. the i not turn tail at the first sign of dan thunder died away and the lightning ger. I’ll stay here and assist Dangloss healthy children you can well afford to trickled off into faint flashes, The s\ . hi unraveling this matter. And i’ll pity these debauchees and reflect over cleared as If by magic, The exbibi- go up to that witch’s hole before I'm the question whether or not you your self could stand their great prosperity tlon. If you please, was over! a day older to have it out with her. “It is the most amazing thing I’ve 1'11 find out where the smoke came ever seen.” Dangloss said over and from, and I'll know where that eye TOMORKOW. over again. Tomorrow 1 will set myself to the went to.” He sighed without knowing The Countess Marlanx was trem it. "By Jove. I’d like to do something task that Is close at hand and needing bling violently. Tullis, observing this, to show her I’m not the blooming my urgent attention. Today I am too tried to laugh away her nervousness. duffer she thinks 1 am." busy or too tired or too lazy to under- “Mere coincidence; that’s all,” he lie could not And Baron Dangloss ttike the Job. said, "You can’t believe she brought that night nor early the next day. Tomorrow 1 will take the time for about this storm?” Hobbs, after being stigmatized as the the gracious and tender word I forgot “It isn't that," she said in a low only British coward in the world, or neglected to speak today. voice, “I feel as if a grave personal changed his mind and made ready to Tomorrow I will do the generous danger had Just passed me by. Not accompany King to the hovel iu Gan- deed 1 thought to do today, but failed danger for the rest of you. but for me look gap. to perform. nlone. That Is the sensation I have— Tomorrow 1 will begin the pursuit By noon the streets In the vicinity of the feeling of one who has stepped the plaza were filled with strange, of »he realities of life. 1 will put away back from tlie brink of an abyss Just rough looking men.uudeninbly laborers from me the petty emulations ami the in time to avoid being pushed over, 1 "Who are they?” demanded King. foolish struggles for that which Is can’t make you understand. See! 1 "There’s a strike on among the mon naught. Today I am busy with my am trembling.” own selfish concerns. building the railroad.” said Hobbs. “Nerves, my dear countess—shad- "They'd better look out for these fel Tomorrow 1 w ill tune my soul into ows! You'll be over it as Boon ns we lows." said King, very soberly. "1 close accord with the harmonies of are outside.” don't like tlie appearanee of ’em. They life. I will be more thoughtful and Ten minutes later the cavalcade look like cutthroats." gentle and courteous. started down the rain swept road to- Tomorrow the speech of love shall “Take my word for it. sir. they are. ward the city, dry blankets having They're tin* riffraff of all Eurr*i>e.” not be permitted to stick In my throat. l*R*n placed across the saddles occu “I hope Baron Dangloss knows how 1 wili be moru charitable and more pied by the ladles and the prince. The to handle them?" in some anxiety. helpful to my fellows. witch stood in her doorway, laughing Tomorrow—ah. the things I will do In due time they rode into the som gleefully, inviting them to come often. ber solitudes of Genlook gap and up tomorrow! “Come again, your highness!” she to tlie witch's glen. Here Mr Hobbs Foolish soul of me! Do I not know croaked sarcastically. tialkisl lie refused to adventure far there is no such entity as tomorrow? “The next lime I come it will be with tlier than the mouth outlie stony ra Do I not know that tomorrow, so a torch to burn you alive!" shouted vine Truxtcn appronctied the hovel called. Is but the extension of today; back Dangloss. To Tullis he added: alone, without tlie slightest trepida that eternity itself is only today—to “Gad. sir. they did well to burn tion. The goose herd grandson was day extended on and on? witches I in your town of Salem, You driving n fliek of geese across the Tomorrow dees not exist. When I cleared the country of them—the green bowl below the cabin. The think tomorrow has come it is today. penta!" American called out to him. nnd a mo Always if is but today or yesterday. 1 lOW 11 through the lowering shades ment later the youth, considerably ex Tlie word was first invented by men (uil** the prince’s party swiftly, even cited. drove bls geese up to th«* door who are like me—men who wished to gayly by virtue of relaxation from the While they were vainly haranguing push away from themselves the front strain of n weird half hour. No one each other the old woman appeared ed duty they dared not face today. revealed the slightest sign of appre- Uttering shrill exclamations, site hur To say that I will do today’s duty to Ifenslon arising from the mysterious ried down to confront King with blaz morrow is to "resolve and re-resolve, demonstration In which nature had ing eyes, Her horrid grlti of derision then die the same.” taken a hand. brought a flush to his cheek. Resolution, however harnessed, will Truxton King, for reasons best “I'll lay you a hundred gawoa that not plow with tomorrbw. Hitched up known to himself, soon relapsed Into the kettle and smoke experiment Is n with today, resolution turns great fur a thoughtful, contemplative silence. fake of the worst sort,' ,’’ be announced rows. Between us. he was sorely vexed an<l “Have It your own way—have it D<> you say to yourself. “True disappointed. When the gallant start your own way !" she cackled. enough yet?" Surely you have all *«rr- -* was made from the glen of “dead men’s “Tell you what I’ll do—If I can't ex the time there is—the time of today. bones” he found that he was to be cast pose that trick tn ten minutes I'll Anil there Is no other time, there will utterly aside, quite completely Ignored make you a present of a hundred gar be no other time. by the fuir Loraine. She rode off with vos.” Delude not yourself into thinking She took hhn up like a flash, a fact that tomorrow will come. It is not young Count Vos Engo without so much as a friendly wave of the hand which startled and disconcerted him coming Today Is coming. Therefore— not a little. Her very engeruess au Whatever the urgent task you have to him. to do. whatever the special word you Vos Engo, being an officer in the roy gured ill for his proposition. With a low. mocking bow the shriv need to say. do not wnlt or juggle with al guard, rode ahead by order of Cofo- nel Quinnox. Truxton, therefore, had eled hag stood aside nnd motioned tomorrow. Begin today. her back in view—at rather a vexing for him to precede her into the hovel "A hundred gavvos is a fortum w <>t distance, too—for mile after mile of A HEARTLESS DECISION. the ride to the city. He galloped along easily to be won." said the old dame A little five-year-old New Jersey glrl beside the baron, a prey to gloomy “IIow can 1 lx* sure that you will pay named Dorothy Me Dermot was run considerations. What was the use? me if you lose?" over by a street car which cut off tier “It Is in my pocket, madam. If 1 leg. He had no chance to win her. That was for story looks and plays. She don't pay. you may instruct your ex- The railway company was sued, and I Iielonged to another world far above '*ellent grandson to crack me over the a Jury of citizens decided, after henr !v.*’d He looks as though he’d do It ing all the evidence, that the rallwny his. The baron's dry, insinuating voice for a g< • <! <leal less money. I’ll nay i oiupnny had lw**‘ti negligent nmi gave broke ’ in upoii the young mae’s th'ii 1 r him.” the girl MJWO damages thoughts. “I think it’s pretty Wei! un (Tobe conlmeud' The case was appealed by the com- Heart to Heart = So. 0718 SANITARY BRUSHES. iREASl'RY DEPART MEN I Otfice of Complioi'n oi the Curreniy Hygiunic Invention« That AX a*hin*,toa. D C. April Wilt Appeal to Housekeepers. ■. 1910 Whereat, bv *a»uf*cto*\ evideace pn-Miited the nnderti^tK-d, it ha* been ma. ai to^i Bank o! Baad . in the City oi FanJ'Si in the County of C< < n . that “The First National Kith all U. State oi (Jrtgoa ha* cor.ipl.cJ vision* of tin Statute* f pro the Lnitid Hau-*, re butted to be complied wilh be foie an a*so*iation to «hall lx audionzed nrr.ri .o the fni-ua - *4 Banking: Now Therefore I. Lawren e Compltoilcr of lhe Currency, O. Murry. hi rr y certilx do that “rhe First ' al.onal Bank of Bandon* in lhe ( ity of Bandon in the County of C xkm and Stale of Oregon it authorized to commence the bu* ne*s of Banking a* protiuid in Secl.on t iity one hundred and sixty nine of the Revised Slatutis of the United Slate*. , In tettimony whereof w * l>. nd and Seal of otuce this Fiith day el April, 1910 Lawr< nee O. V array .Seal] 14. |0t Comptroller oi lhe Currency Í tret’ i Improver* a : With the craze for everything sani tary corngj the hygienic brushes to be used in the household. We have had the dustless duster, and now these new brushes may be added to the list of safe and useful working implements More attractive, however, are the charming little dusting sets in which the pretty housewife may look charm ing while at work. The set comprises mop cap, sleeve protectors and an apron. The whole set is made of three men’s handkerchiefs, white, with a fancy border tn color. One handkerchief is gathered up for the cap by stitching around it in a large circle which almost touches the sides and leaves the four point and drawing tht* thread up until the cap takes shape, and a most bewitching shape It is. The apron Is made of another hand kercbfel. held diagonally and gathered in at the waist toward the top, the ex tra point above being used as a bib. The other handkerchief Is used for the cuffs and for a pocket on the apron. Lavender and white, pink and white and blue and white are the colors to be had, although the set may be made at home, choosing any sort of baud- kerchief one wishes. < i\’ ■■ * Notice is ! !«c! y Given. tl;a: lit ■ < co mkh cout. tl <1 the v.ty of Ban Ion, al ..t . a it ul< . mec’. ig thereof, held on the h th < v ot ax. pass a resu'ut.on. whereby it w t *T( I ar. J determined to improv • Ian, cr . Lni i ■i, from Atwater «teet north*- *1 t r of the Coquille riv«r, by w.l » - to be covered v, th > plunk 1 *v* i hr. , ' in. h ■ • work, trowtieci in die . .. , t, also fi foot sidewalk <• . h *, , pla k suifaced one side, for the iuil wn I. “ fert, ‘ said street, i. e., 75 (or the fall Ion ti portion above specified, and in detail . cc to the usual city specifications (or . ii.el id • v* crk. NO-V unless the owners cl tw ’h*i. 4 tic real property fronting upon both sides of the sai po'U.w of said ¡Street hie a w lilt'a . .-mon- sttaace a, am st such work with the City Record er, on or before the 15th day of Jun-, I*? 10, then the Common Council will parsan < 'll nance providing lor the construct’on of such im' provem.nt. also providing therein th it tlie cost thereof shall be assessed against tht adj .-ent property and also providing for lhe collection ci the «am* as a lien against the -aid pr ipertv Dated at Bandon, Oregon, this 2(>th d< > May. 1910. C. H. WADI . 2O-3t City Re.-ci ct. City Caucus, Notice ;s hereby given that a c.m cus of the legal voters of lhe Cite oi Ihtncbin is called, aud will be held . 1 the Opera House in Bandon, ('re upon Thurs.l.iy, June 9, 1910. a" the hour of 7:_>o i>.m t.f said day. lorthe purpose oi placing in nomina tion for the coming regular citv election candidates tor the otiiccs oi M voi. Recorder, Vunicipd Judge, and three va.'.nicies upon the Bo,nd of Council men. This notice is given persuant to an or*kr of the Common Council of said Citv, made on the 5th day of May, 1910, at a regular iHceting thereof. The Summer Boy. The sturdy little chap in the illustra Dated at tion is wearing one of the latest tub I i6tb day of costumes designed for the summer boy. 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