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It assimilates the Food, regulates the omach and Towt-ls, giving healthy and natural sleep he Childreirs IVii.icca The Mother's Friend IMUIME TOR I A ALWAYS Bears the Signature of L6 Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years THE CCNTAUR COmmNV, TT MURRAY STRCCT, NEW YORK CITY. Molladay C A Mystery Of Two Continents -By BURTON E. STEVENSON Copyright. 1903, by Henry Holt and Company nm wnat naa Been ms part in" the ! affair? For a moment I groped bllnd- ly In the dark, but only for a moment, j Whatever his share in the tragedy, he ; had plainly been left behind to watch i us; to make sure that we did not fol i low the fugitives; to warn them In case of danger. I understood now hia . solicitude for Miss Holladay "in her I ! take such an Interest!" It was 1m- portant that he should know the mo ! ment we discovered her absence. And ; he bad known; he knew that I was ; even at this moment commencing the . search for her. My cheeks reddened I at the thought of my indiscreetness; ! yet he was a man to command confl ; dence. Who would have suspected him? And an old proverb which be had repeated one evening flashed through my mind. "Silly Is the sheep who to the wolf herself confesses," I had translated it, J with that painful llteraluess character istic of the beginner. Well, I had been the sheep and silly enough, heaven knows! I had reached Broadway, and at the corner I paused to look at a display of men's furnishings In a window. Far down the street on the other side, al ; most lost In the hurrying crowd, Mar tigny was buying a paper of a news ' boy. He shook it out and looked quick jly up and down Its columns, like a man who Is searching for some special j Item of news. Perhaps he was a spec ulator; perhaps, after all, I was de ceiving myse!f la imagining that ho was following me. I had no proof of it; It was the most natural thing in the .world that he should be in this part of the town. I must test the theory be fore accepting it. It was time I grew wary of theories. I enteretl the store and spent ten , minutes looking at some neckties. When I came out again Martigny was Just getting down from a bootblack's chair across the street. His back was toward me, and I watched him get out his little purse and drop a dime into the .bootblack's hand. I went on up Broadway, loitering sometimes, some times walking straight ahead; always, away behind me, lost in the crowd, was my pursuer. It could no longer be doubted. He was really following me, though he did it so adroitly, with such consummate cunning, that I should never have seen him, never have sus pected him, but for that fortunate in tuition at the start. A hundred plans flashed through my brca. I had this advantage he could not know that I suspected him. If I could only overmaster him In cunning, wrest his secret from him and then, as I remembered the strong face, the piercing eyes, the perfect self control, I realized how little possible it was that I could accomplish this. He was my superior in diplomacy and deceit; he would not pause now at any means to assure the success of his plot. Yes, I could doubt no longer that there was a plot, whose depths I had not before even suspected, and I drew hack from the thought with a little shiver. What was the plot? What in tricate, dreadful crime was this which he was planning? The murder of the. father, then, had been only the first step. The abduction of Frances Hot laday wa tha ocong. What wontt . the third be? How could we pre vent his taking it? Suppose we should be unsuccessful? And, candidly, what chance of success could we have, fight ing in the dark against this accom plished scoundrel? He had the threads all in his fingers; he controlled the situation; we were struggling blindly, snarled In a net of mystery from which there seemed no escaping. My imagination clothed him with super human attributes. For a moment a wild desire possessed me to turn upon him, to confront him, to accuse him, to confound him with the very cer tainty of my knowledge, to surprise his secret, to trample him down! But the frenzy passed. No, he must not discover that I suspected him. I must not yield up that advantage. I might yet surprise him, mislead him, set a trap for him, get him to say more than be wished to say. That battle of wits would come later on this very night perhaps but for the moment I could no nothing better than carry out my first plan, yet he must not suspect the direction of my search. I must throw him off the track. Why, this was for all the world just like the penny dread fuls of my boyhood. And I smiled at the thought that I had become an actor in a drama fitted for a red and yellow cover! My plan was soon made. I crossed Broadway and turned into Cortlandt He staggered and seemed to fall. street, sauntering along it until the ele vated loomed ahead; I heard the roar of an approaching train and stopped to purchase some fruit at the corner stand. My pursuer was some distance behind, closely inspecting the bric-a-brac in a peddler's cart The train rambled into the station, and, starting as though I had Just perceived it, I bounded Tip the stair, slammed my ticket into the chopper and dashed across the platform. The guard at the rear of the train held the gate open for m.for an iiutant.afid Jhes chUMd It nnc we were on wrtn a Jerk." As 1 looked back I saw Martigny rush out upon the platform- He stood staring after me for an Instant; then, with a sudden grasping at his - breast, stag gered and seemed to falL A crowd closed about him, the train whisked . around a corner, and I could see no more. But at any rate I was well free of him, and I got off at Bleecker street, , walked on to the square and began my search. My plan was very simple. 'Beginning on the east side of West Broadway, it was my intention to stop I at every house and inquire whether $ lodgers were kept. My experience at the first place was a pretty fair sample of all the rest. A frowsy headed woman , answered my knock. ' : 1 "Tou have rooms to let?" I asked. "Oh, yes, monsieur," she answered, with an expansive , grin. . "Step r zis vay." We mounted a dirty stair, and she threw open a door with a flourish meant to be impressive. : "Zese are ze rooms, monsiear; zey are ver fine." I looked ; around them with simu lated Interest, smothering my disgust as well as I could. "How long have they been vacant?' I asked. "Since only two days, monsieur. As you see, zey are ver fine rooms." That settled it If they had been va cant only two days, I had no further Interest in them, and with some excuse I made my way out, glad to escape from that fetid atmosphere of garlic and onions. So I went from house to house, stumbling over dirty children, climbing grimy stairs, catching glimpses of crowded sweatshops, peering into all sorts of holes called rooms by cour tesy, inhaling a hundred stenches In as many minutes, gaining an insight that sickened me into the squalid life of the quarter. Sometimes I began to hope that at last I was on the right track, but further inquiry would prove my mistake. So the morning passad, and the afternoon. I had covered two blocks to no purpose, and I turned eastward to Broadway and took a car downtown to the office. My assistants had reported again they had met with no better success than I. Mr. Graham noticed my dejected appearance and epoke a word of comfort. "I think you're on the right track. Lester," he said. "But you can't hope to do much by yourself it's too big a job. Wouldn't it be better to employ half a dozen private detectives and put them under your supervision? You could save yourself this nerve trying work and at the same time get over the ground much more rapidly. Besides, experienced men may be able to sug gest something that you've overlooked." I had thought of that I had won dered If I were making the best pos sible use of my opportunities and the suggestion tempted me. But some thing rose within me pride, ambition, stubbornness, what you will and I shook my head, determined .to hang on. Besides, I had still before me that bat tle of wits. with Martigny, and I was resolved to make the most of it ' "Let me keep on by myself a day or two longer, sir," I said. "I believe I'll succeed yet If I don't there will still be time to call in outside help. I fancy I've made, a beginning, and I want to see what comes of It" ' He shook me kindly by the hand.' "I like your grit," he said approv ingly, "and I've every confidence in you. It wasn't lack of confidence that prompted the suggestion.. Only don't overdo the thing and break down as Royce has. He's better, by the way, but the doctor says that be must take a long vacation a thorough rest", "I'm glad he's better. I'll be care ful," I assented, and left the office. While I waited for a car I bought a copy of the last edition of my paper. from force of habit more than any thing, then, settling myself In a seat- still from force of habit I turned to the financial column and looked it over. There was nothing of special Interest there and I turned back to the general news, glancing carelessly from item to Item. Suddenly one caught my eye which brought me r.p with a shock. The item read: . Shortly after 10 o'clock this morn Ins a man ran up the steps of the Cortlandt street station of the Sixth avenue ele vated In the effort to catch an uptown train Just pulling out and dropped over on the platform with heart disease. An am bulance was called from the Hudson Street hospital and the man taken there. At noon It was said he would recover. He was still too weak to talk, but among other things a card of the Cafe Jourdain, 64 West Houston street, was found In his pocketbook. An Inquiry there developed the fact that his name is Pierre Betbune, that be Is recently from France and has no relatives in this country. In a moment I was out of the car and running westward to the elevated. I felt that I held In my hand the ad dress i needed. 'To m Continued.) !n valuable for Rheumatism. I Iiiivh '"n h 1 1 1 fV-ri nr tor the past few ye.iK wi l, a sevv'c attack of rheumatism a-' l 'iin l f'a'N"!'H Snow 1 inuneDt 11 ' ' ii, I'ml iVi' -slti-f.i- fi- t .1 r .!. i i ! fviiiiu p-.i'-a M--. 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A I First- class Job Printer always kept in the office and all work guaranteed to be strictly up-to-date. -0- ring us the Work that You are particular ahout 0- IPEKgES raaPI T FB. classified advertisements CLASSIFIED AD V EST 1 8KMSNT8 : Fifteen words or less, 25 cts for three successive insertions, or 50 rts per month;' for all op to and including ten additional words. cent a word for each insertion. For all advertisements over 25 words, 1 ct per word for the Sret insertion, and M rt per word for each additional inser tion Nothing inserted for lees than 25 cent ; Lndg. society and church notices, other, than strictly news matter, .will he Chared or V FOR SALE VETOH ND CLOVER HAY. ALSO one eood Mammnn'h Bronae Tom. T. A. tesdon, Corvallis, Or. phone 55. Mt V'ew. 2Uf FARM AND CTTY PROPERTY fi. L. Henderson, Corvallis. Ore. 20-28- MINORCA EGGS, 75c FpR 15. W. P. Darhv. 1 mile south of Iravule. . 17-24 PLASTERING PLASTERING ANT CEMENT WORK. Cement ws1p a pperialtv Wnk guar anteed. H Bier & Co.. Corvallis, Orepon. ,12tf ATTORN FYS J. F. YATES, ATTORNEY-AT LAW. Off re Firpt National Bank Bui'dinar.' OnU' epr of atatrarte m Bentoi. County : . KRYSON ATTORNFY AT LAW. fPr in Post Office Building, Corval-O'eeon. WANTED W A tfTE o 500 SUBSCRIBERS TO THE Oazrtte and Weekly : Oregonian at 2.55per year. BANKING. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Corvallis, Oregon, transacts a general conservative hanking business. Loans mony on approved Becurity. Drafts bought and fold and money 'ransferred to the principal cities of the United Stnteet Europe and foreign countries. Veterinary Surgeon DR. E E. JACKSON. V. S., WINEGAR. A Snow livery barn. Give him a call. Phones, Ind., 328; Residence, 389 or Bell phone. 12tf PHYSICIANS ft. A. OAT HEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Rooms 14, Bank Build ing Office Hours: 10 to 12 a. m , 2 to ams tits Telephone at office and rea ! Mence Corvallis. Oregon. MARBLE SHOP. MARBLE AND GRANlfE MONU aenta ; curbing made to order ; clean ing and reparing done neatly: save 1 1 -- f1 T . Htccuis cnwnusaion. enop norm Main St., Frank Yanhoosen, Prop, 9ttt House Decorating. FOR PAINTING AND PAPERING SEE W. E. Paul, Ind. 480 l4tf The Best Cough Syrup. S. L. Apple, ex Probate Judge, Ottawa County, Kan., writes: "This is to say that I have used Ballard's Horehound Syrup for years and that I tlonot hesitate to recommend it as the b-st cough svrup,, I have ever used." 25c, 50c and $1.00." Sold bv Graham & VVt rthnm. Ideal Keeping Apple. The keeping quality of an apple ap pears to be influenced by the degree of ' maturity at which it Is picked from the -tree. The Ideal keeping apple from the commercial standpoint must attain . full size and a high degree of color on , the tree, but Is still firm when har vested. It then develops the most del- -icate aroma and finest quality and is most desirable to the consumer from every point of view. An apple picked lmmaturely appears to pass through . the balance of its life history relative ly faster than one that has reached its development on the tree and. may ar rive at the end of its life as quickly or even more so than the mature fruit. . Immature apples are, furthermore, es pecially susceptible to injury from the scald and from the standpoint of the consumer are less desirable in every way. G. H. Powell. The Ward Blackberry. The Ward blackberry is standing un well under practical test. W. V. F. says in Rral Nev.' Yorker: Plants set in April, 190-1, fruited this year with considerable freedom. The canes "made a short and sturdy growth and were - not in the least injured bv the verv severe winter.. The berries are large. Jet black and of best quality, with small, tender core. The market value of the berries has been demonstrated In this county by several years' emin ence. They carry well, , not changing -color after picking, and. always bring top prices. We like the sturdy a-rowth. . healthy foliage and freedom from .. suckers. It the plants are able to re sist disease.' Of Which thrc hnva-ahAwn ho trace, t&ere fa tttfia doohi .Ward pfc! tat place juaooft w? tch 4010- -