Lane County leader., July 01, 1904, Image 2

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A DOCTOR’S MISSION
BY EMILY TMOHS TON
SSL
A u th o r of “ R o y R u s s k l l ' s R c l * , m
“ C L IK tO T ,* ‘ T i i F a s h io n a bl e M o t h ek , " E
tc .
I iron book. Tbst led to tbe ruin, and
C H A P T E R IX .—<Cootiaor* f
T am very |ftd to hear It,'* fic ith n o l witk a beating heart she opened it.
I ’loee by tbe door she found a small
Haris, kindly. *’ic aoema lika a pleasant
•pot. and I think tfcia par«. t resh air covered basket that ahe knew muat con­
will benefit your health and apirits. I tain what ahe sought. Grasping it quick­
alee Itavs aaatied here, haviag bought a ly. she again fastened the door, aa Sir
Reginald had instructed her to do, and
l*ractW .'*
“Khali w p to Sir Reginald now T passed down the corridor.
There ahe found the entrance to the
retained ahe. at tha rod of their ani­
mated converts non. " I praaunoa ha la tower, and resolving to take some bright
sunshiny day to visit thia spot, she turn­
awake by thia tama.**
“Yaa! at once, and I hope I ehall find ed. as ahe had been directed, to count out
him more eoay than hs was thia morn* tbe number of panels on the left hand
. wall, and immediately discovered tbe
la « ."
Dr. Rlfensm n made quite a loo* call, faint crack, that she knew must be what
aa he had much to do to make the baro­ sha sought. Inserting the point of the
net comfortable for tbe ni*hr. and aa knife, ahe turned thrve times, when the
Ethel m w him handle the injured man panels parted and there lay the shelves.
Opening then the basket, she found
ee gsntly, and eootbe him with kind, eo*
coora*in* worda, ahe felt that he must food la small pieces, consisting of broken
possess a heart of ahnost womanly feel­ biscuits, bits of chicken, potatoes, and
ing. and her interest and admiration quits a quantity of meat, cut in mouth-
• fuis. Thia she placed on tbe shelve«
deepened.
A fter Earle Elfenatein withdrew, a upon the wooden plate on which it was
lata dinner waa announced, and in the , heaped. Then gently shoving the shelves.
dining room I^ady Count a nee presented ; they slowly whirled around, and when
to Ethel her nephew. Robert Gienden- rhe same side returned to her. the plata
ning, and niece. Belle. Iris aiater. the » stood upon it empty, ready to be placed
former greeting her with rather an Inso again in the backet.
‘T h a t ape muat have been trained."
lent look of admiration, the latter with
she thought, “to empty the plate and re­
a bow expreaaire of haughty contempt.
From that moment Ethel m w that turn It!"
She listened for a moment, but all was
neither of these young people would pro­
mote her happiness while she remained still. Shoving to the panels, ahe found
that
they re locked themselves, so taking
under thia roof.
Mr. Glendeaning did converse with up candlestick, knife and basket, she
her. but it was with such an evident air placed the latter again outside the door,
of con ude see nsion that her replies were fastened It securely, and reached her own
brief and cold, while hia sister remained room in safety.
The task required of her had been a
silent during the whole meal, with the
exception of answering «me or two ques­ singularly unpleasant one. She was a
tions nyked by Lady Constance, which brave young girl, and had endured but
answers were given in a cold, mechanical few feelings of fear, but she bad trem-
way, that told of a mind preoccupied and 1 bled, because the thing required so much
secrecy. She disliked mysteries of all
absent.
The truth waa, this young lady was kinds, and her honest, open nature re­
surprised, and not at all pleased, with volted from the whole work.
One thing ahe decided to do. she
the introduction of such a rarely beauti­
ful girl into the home over which she should take some morning hour to ex­
plore the ruins, and that Haunted Tower,
held sway.
Rhe was Intensely proud and selfish, so that she might become accustomed to
and felt that here might be an influence all the dangers and peculiarities of the
exerted upon her few admirers that place before other office« were required
at her hands.
might interfere with her prospects.
W ith this resolution still in her mind,
The prospects particularly in view at
present were the winning of the heart ■he sought the luxurious bed that await­
and hand of the new physician lately set­ ed her, and there fell at once into a
pleasant sleep, from which she uever
tled in rhe place.
Hhe had been introduced to him at the aroused until the bright ra ja of another
home of a friend, and had admired hia morning sun stole into her room.
Springing up, ahe dressed as ?onn as
elegant bearing, handsome face and quiet
annera, and instantly bad resolved to possible, and opening her door, found
by questioning a maid, that the family
y siege to hts hesrt.
After leaving the table, the ladies re­ did not rise until late, aa their breakfast
paired to tbe piazza, followed by Mr. hour was from ten to eleven.
All being quiet in the room of the in­
Glendenning. As Belle paused to pluck
from one of the vines a few flowers for valid, she returned to her own apart­
her neck. Lady Constance turned to ment, and fastening the door securely,
Ethel and remarked:
resolved at once to start upon her explor­
“ I suppose you have no friends in ing expedition, as she felt that she would
this vicinity, having but just arrived." be for at least an hour and a half unob­
Ethel hesitated, while a faint blush served, end mistress of her own time and
suffused brow and cheek as she replied: motions.
" I have found one here very unexpect­
With a little of the trembling nerv­
edly. I>r. Elfenstein. We crossed the ousness of the night before, the brave
Atlantic on the same vessel, and as my girl opened the intervening doors and
aunt was taken very 111 during the voy­ stepped into the corridor. All was fold­
age he attended her, and consequently, ed in the same solemn stillness that made
became well acquainted."
the place oppressive on tbe previous
Instantly Belle’s attention was riveted night.
by these remarks, and with a sneer she
She resolved to explore the ruined
exclaimed:
parts before ehe sought the tower, there­
" I presume.
yon waylaid him fore unhooked the door, and stepped out.
thia after**»« .a order to renew the ac- As ahe did so, she noticed that tbe cov­
Q asintsnee "
ered basket was still there.
“ Pardos » ♦ “* replied Ethel, with dig-
The door opened directly into a small
sit/
" I » i j . i l sa ose! We met cas­ rickety hall that led into several large
ually as this p?axxa as he waa about rooms, all dusty, mouldy and more or lee«
entering ts see H r Reginald, and con­ dilapidated. Broken windows, tom wall
versed for a few moments."
papers, bare rafters, seen through im­
“ It seems to me for the future, when mense places where ceilings had fallen,
my uncle's physician visits him, it would were everywhere visible. Some rooms
be well for you to remember that you were filled with broken furniture, pieces
new occupy the position of a subordinate, of old china and fragments of time-worn,
aud therefore should not put on the aim castoff clothing.
of an equal to attract hia attention!" was
Ethel looked at these dilapidated ob­
the rude and unladylike reply.
jects, and found herself wondering why
"B e lle ," Interposed Lady Constance, Sir Reginald had not had the whole pull­
who. with all her faults, was naturally ed down and removed? Its destruction
kind-hearted and just, "you forget that certainly would heighten the value of tbe
Mina Navergail in coming to us does not property, while its presence only spoke
cease to be a gentlewoman."
of neglect and untidiness.
"O r, a gentlewoman'a poor relation!"
One thing ahe observed in her ramble
vraa the cutting answer.
there was an easy mode of egress and in­
"A remarkably beautiful one, how­ gress to this part into the hall, and
ever." aaid the brother. "Say, Belle," marks of recent footsteps on the floor
fee added, teaahigly, "you muat take care told that this formed the entrance place
or ahe will carry off aome of your beaux 1" to the person who prepared and brought
Tbe indignant girl gave him a glance the food she was nightly to place on the
of withering scorn, but merely aaid, with Iron shelve«.
sa angry toas of her head:
Another thing struck her; in all the
"L e t her beware how ahe interferes premises there was not the slightest ap­
with me in any way! A word to the wise pears net of the conces’wf room. Only a
ia sufficient."
bare, blank wall appeared upon the aide
Ethel could scarcely control her indig­ where she knew it muat be.
nant feelings, aa she listened to these in­
Retracing her steps after all had been
sulting remarks iaairing from the lovely examined, she refastened the door, and
lips of the girlish speaker, but after an then sought the Haunted Tower. The
effort ahe did control them, and without door leading to this waa closed, but not
a word turned away and again sought bolted, so she opened it. and croeaing
the aid# of the invalid.
quite a large square place, she began as­
B ut aha found him irritable, and hard cending a long flight of stairs. The steps
to please, and ths moments passed in hit wore steep, and not at all easy, and she
room became intolerably long, and ahe became* very tired before ahe reached
eijrhed for the time to come when ehe the top, but pressing on, ahe did reach It,
could retire to her own apartment, even but not before she paused to rest upon a
though ahe knew a strange and annoy­ broad flat landing: paused, too. with hor­
ing duty would follow her there.
ror, at an unexpected sight that there
Finally the baronet told her If ahe presented itself.
waa weary to go. adding harshly: "I am
It waa the stuffed image of a man.
tired already of gating at yonr pale fixed upon wires, that worked upon ths
fa ce ," then more kindly, aa he saw ahe same principle aa the jumping jack s often
waa startled by his rough way of apeak bought to amuse children.
Ing: " I hope I ehall feel better In the
Thia, however, was nearly as large as
morning: if a°. I shall like to have you life; its head was hollow, with red glass
read to me, or. aa you understand music, in place where the eyes would be. eo that
will listen to a song."
a lighted glass lamp, placed within,
would give a flaming appearance to those
C H A P T E R X.
eye«.
As an alegant clock, with old cathedral
From each tide horns projected, and
chimes, struck tbe hone of ten, Ethel, ■he could easily Imagine what tbe whole
with a pale face and trembHng hand terrific effect must be to an outside be­
lighted a candle, pnsseseed herself of ths holder. This figure ehe saw could be
looking knife, theo opeuing the elevated and put In motion by winding
wardrobe, and drawing back the bolt, up a crank to which It waa attached. Ar­
stepped into the paMage and from thence rangements for different colored lights
tftirough tbe email door In the opposits were also on every hand.
After carefully examining all tbe ma­
wall.
She found herself la a long, straight. chinery, until ehe perfectly understood Its
Bark tw ridor. that led directly to what workings and the whole wicked plan to
Kir Reginald assured ner waa the Haunt­ give supernatural appearance to the tow
ed Tower. At the end where ehe stood, er, Ethel passed upward until she could
however, os tbe left hand side, was a gase without hindrance from the tall win
i flows of this lofty oiaewt
deesy fastened with as
C
The« cxelamatiooe of delight escaped
her. for there ahe could catch an m k
•trucked view of the grand panorama that
stretched for miles and mils« away os
•very side But ehe did not linger fear­
ing ahe would be seen by some of the
villager«, and her presence reported to
Sir Reginald.
This visit she knew would be displeas­
ing to Him, if he wished it to be a place
that should fill every heart with fear,
ip order to keep from it visitors by day
as well as by night.
—
CH A PTER X L
Day after day passed, during which
Ethel became quite accustomed to her
j rootiue of work, and quietly persevered
j in her duties. Xothiug difficult to aecom-
1 plish was required at her hands; nothing
| beyond spending a couple of hours each
morning in her own room writing letters,
of which an abstract waa taken from Sir
Reginald's own lips; then an hour or two
reading the daily papers for his amuse­
ment. Very often would he find a chance
to whisper the question:
"D o you perform your evening taaka
regularly and well? Doea all go on as
safely as I could wish?"
Then when the answer came, "All goes
well,” he would seem so satisfied and re­
lieved that she felt almost happy in giv­
ing the information.
About a month after her arrival « t
Glendenning Hall she had been reading
one afternoon a work in which he was
particularly interested, when she was in­
terrupted by the entrance of Dr. Elfen­
stein.
As the baronet motioned to her to re­
main where she was during the inter­
view, the regular nurse being absent,
and as rhe doctor might need ?om« things
from her hand, she became interested in
the conversation that ensued.
Dr. Elfenstein was rather a small
talker, and this natural ivserve tended to
make his professional interviews at tbe
hall brief, and usually confined closely
to hia medical work.
But thia morning he seemed to linger,
and converged quite freely upon many of
the topic* of the day. Finally he com­
menced giving an account of the severe
storm that had swept over the country
the night before tbe baronet's accident,
and ended by relating his own adven­
tures, and what he had seen in the tow­
er.
"S ir Reginald. I thought I would tell
you this, and ask if you can explain the
meaning of the spectacle then manifest­
ed r
“I cannot.” was the reply Ethel watch­
ed for with anxiety. "I am told by peo­
ple far and near of strange appearances
in that tower, but 1 have never seen a
thing of the kind there myself, therefore,
put no faith in the story."
‘Tiut you may believe me, sir, when I
aesure you such things are really to be
seen there. Now, in order to satisfy my
mind, aDd perhaps enable me to explain
the mystery to the frightened inhabitants.
I crave your kind permission to visit the
premises. Have I that permission?"
" I t is impossible for me to grant it.
When these things were first whispered
about twenty-five years ago, we. aa a
family, were exceedingly annoyed by con­
stant visitors to tbe spot, and the thing
became so much of a nuisance that it w as
closed forever from all inspection. No,
you must not ask thia, doctor, as I can­
not consent to the place being entered,
after being ro long sealed. As It is, take
my word for it, and be satisfied. It ia
merely a vagary of the brain, an optical
delusion, something better to be forgot­
ten."
I>r. Elfenstein said no more, but In­
wardly resolved to pay a surreptitious
visit there, if not a permitted one,-as thil
mystery he determined should be unrav­
eled.
As he rose to leave, he happened to
glance towards the young girl oppoeite
to him, and
her head bent low ovei
the book she held, while a sad and pained
expression had floated over her speaking
face.
A fter the reading had concluded, the
baronet said he would excuse her further
attendance upon him, therefore she start­
ed out for a ramble over the grounds.
She had not gone far, before she re­
gretted having done so. as she was join­
ed a short distance from the house by
Robert Glendenning. a person ?lie instinc­
tively disliked.
This young man was a great admirer
of a pretty face, and from the first look
into Ethel's speaking eyes, and upon
her rare beanty, he had acknowledged
that he had never seen a person that so
exactly met the standard of the beautiful
he had raised in his soul. But her proud
bearing in his presence, her shrinking
from hia approach gave such evidence of
her dislike that he felt irritated, and con­
sequently determined to annoy her in
every way possible during her stay at
the halL
(To be continued.)
n ln g (h e n ia k .
A certain woman, says the New York
Tim es, bad been using the malla for
fraudulent purposes. A fter the case
had been rendered, the Postm aster-
G eneral Issued an order barring her
letters from tbe malla. Then she sent
him a pathetic letter, asking for a pri­
vate heating, that she might lay hei
case before him.
••I feel sure.” she wrote, "th a t If I
could get a chance to look straight
Into your beautiful brown eyes, you
wonld hear my story.”
T h e Postm aster-General, after think­
ing :he letter over for a few mo­
menta. Indorsed It: "Respectfully re­
ferred to the Secretary of W ar for ad­
vice." and sent it to the W ar Depart­
ment.
In due course o f tim e It cam e back
w ith this Indorsement:
"R is k one eye.— Ellhu Root.”
A a io -C rtc k e d .
Alderman Tim othy P. Sullivan was
standing with a party of friends at the
en tran ce of the abler manic chamber
last Wednesday discussing the political
situation and other kindred subjects,
when some one rem arked:
" I tell you th at the American cltl-
aen Is an a u to cra t”
“W ell." replied the alderman, "ha
may be born an autocrat, but from all
present signs he It liable to die an
auto-cracked."—New York Time«.
< a p l t a l i « ( « in P a r i* .
Not more than 2 .V » persons In Parts
have a capital of a t much as f.iai.ono,
and nearly one third of those are fur­
ets ñera
World's
Suijfoy School
(ogvegtioo
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MELD IN T H E
What are your friends u
about you? That y0UfJ
hair makes you look.
And yet, you are not k
Postpone this looking
H a irVig
HOLY C ITY .
Use Ayer’s Hair VijoJ
restore to your gray
the deep, dark, rich
early life. Then be i_
O
-G oin* to Jerusalem !" became tbe
sw ltierland.
Norway,
war cry o f tbe Sunday school army of
■
Holl>ndi ,„ d where Ort-
tbe world, when the Idea of bolding ^ ^ r, preM,ntatlve« made powerful
the world a fourth
, or India and Japan. A still
international con-
™ ^
rec, lled th# thlrd con­
vention la the Holy ® ^ jon of July- j * * . again held a t
City was first •«!£
under t d r tD c td and enconr.fi-
geated at tbe tenth
flU, plr, , . All these meetings bad
meeting of the In-
noUbl, but that of Jerusalem
ternatlonal Sunday
^
lnTeatMi with Interest fa r
greater than that attaching to these for-
V ü en7 ^ C T^e mer co n cl.T e a a .cry .ta lll.ln g the rellg-
T ' r T
J . j b . loua convictions of many peoplea It
late B. F . JacoDa
4 „ v e re n t Journey, to a country
of Cljleago, waa ap- where Christ
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u kahh
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had » -----»
made
Hia
home,
pointed
chairman where they might trace the paths He
e . k . wabbeh .
of the world’s com­ trod, view scenes fam iliar to Him.
mittee, but upon his death the mem­ hallowing Hia memory, vivifying Hia
bers elected Edward K. W arren, of sufferings, and enlarging the concep­
Three Oaks. Mich., to succeed him. tion of salvation through Hia atone-
with W. N. Hartshorn. A. B. McCrillis
....
and F. C. Clark as associates, and ment.
About everything that human skill
these four accepted the labor neces-
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A ll d n iX K ts f.
fo r
D a r k Hi
A o c o a s t la g fo r th e Growths.,
Lady Visitor (who haa beea j
to Fiscator'a storyi— I didn't 1
trout grew aa large aa that
Piacator's W ife— Oh, yes, «
after the etory has been told |
times.
^ U O U O R ^ P M l^
■ » — roe ruu
w* routsHTiam.- postian
T h e C o o k ’s C a rry in g Ct|
“ You are having trouble
cooksr
"Y e s . T h e first one carried i
“ And how about the last?"
"S h e carried off so. I lost i
and a h a t." — Philadelphia
JE R U S A L E M —T11K MOSQUE OF OMAB.
sary to carry the great project to a
successful issue.
The most conspicuous line of prepa­
ration was the chartering of two large
steam ers— the Grosser K urfuerst for
the American and Canadian delegates
and the F u erst Bism arck for the Brit-
lau and European representatives.
One uniform Incentive prevailed to
see Jerusalem , for centuries the center
of the religious life and history of na­
tions. from period to perod and gener-
Z A R A —- L A S D O F T H E
P H IL IS T IN E S .
atlon to generation maintaining Its po­
sition, unique In tne world, as the
chief city of the country, where Christ
was born, taught and died. An in­
spiration has alw ays attended the In­
numerable crusades of the past for
conquest, hut the highest Ideal seem­
ed expressed In this peaceful pilgrim­
age. representative of the convictions
of many millions. So great was the
pressure of American applications for
transportation, that the original allot-
could devise was brought into requisi­
tion for the comfort and pleasure of
the ship load of delegates that thia
continent sent to the little spot In. the
cast, where three continents Join. They
had a musical director and an official
photographer of their own, and tbe
steamship company spared no pains to
make the long sea voyage as Joyous
as possible. The run from New York
to G ibraltar was marked by one call,
that at the home of Christopher Co­
lumbus after 1473. Passing the frow n­
ing cliffs of Spain, the next port of
call was Algiers on the African side of
the Mediterranean. The ship ran Into
the harbor of Valetta, the capital of
Malta, and thence through the arch i­
pelago to Greece. A Sunday service
was held on Mara Hill. On through
the
Dardanelles,
passing
ancient
Troy, the pilgrims proceeded through
the sea of Marmora, arriving a t the
,'iipltal of the Ottoman empire, and de­
voting two full days to ylaltlng Con- j
stantlnople.
On the first day o f April the com­
pany passed from the European to the
A siatic side, and gave twenty-four
hours to Smyrna. Those having Da­
m ascus for an objective point, left the
ship at Beyrout; those who had plan­
ned for a run through Galilee aud S a ­
maria, left a t Calfa. Down the west
coast of Palestine the Grosser K ur­
fuerst ran, until the pilgrims witness­
ed the dropping of the anchor at Jap-
pa, from where delegates passed on to
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A prominent club
Mrs. Danfortta, of S t
Mich., tells bow she vs
of falling of tbe womb
accompanying pains and
by Lydia E Pinkhrm’sVi
Compound.
•• D e a r M r s . P uttee . * : — I
d ark indeed w hen a w
h e r stren gth is fa d in g a A J
no hopes of ever bein g • y.
was my feeling a few mooting
I was advised th a t m y poor h
caused by prolapsus or fall'
w om b.
T he w ords so.n
knell to me. I fe lt th a t rays
but L y d i a E . P ln k h a m lf
t a b l e C o m p o u n d came toi
e lix ir of life ; it restored theli
and bu ilt me up u n til my i
returned to me. F o r four i
took the m edicine daily, anda
added health and strength. I
thankful for the h elp I obtain '
its u se."— M rs . F lorence 1
1007 Miles ATe.. S t. Joseph.!
— 15000 forfKt if w'v ./ oow «
IM M »«t t , S H K g
“ FR EK
M E D IC A L
T O W O M E N .’
W o m e n w o u ld save
m u c h s ic k n e s s If thet l
w r ite to M rs , P in kham fon
ns soon a s a n y distressing^
to m s a p p e a r . I t is free,«
p u t th o u s a n d s o f women^
rig h t ro a d to re co v e ry .
P R IC E S
T H A T TALK.
Thrv»S#rTnvn and Pawmii l Men 5«#j
Endless Linen Stucfced. Heavy Cw»l
incbBeUlntr.fr.«. 14S ft. * ii»ck W
above. fZ-00. Tank Pump« corn pH«. M
inch Suction H *ve. l© ft. Pis- hAi-ge HoM
, «el and strainer, f.d.» B^itin*. Hor
at wholesale pn.oe*. General azency
Hawker© Jtolf Feeder. L*ne shingle aM
A) day-», at a bancain. Write for «
R E IE K S O N M A C H IN E «!*
P O R TLA N D . C
ECOTOWCAI IR R IG A I
Phillips
Hydraulic
Ram
menta as to delegate» au<b sa N*-w
York, '.•H; Michigan, 1«: «itilo, 31 : Illi­
nois, 32, etc., wer» rie r i i fl -1 and book­
ings allowed. Irrespective of the terri­
tory from which the applicants carne.
The Grosser Kurfuerst sailed from
N’sw lo rk In March with WS» delegat.«,
40«) more to tmard «hip at various Ku
ropean ports. The ardent picture was
In every mind of passing a few day,
among tbe tenta dotting the bill on
which Christ was cnjc.aed. Many of
the delega tee had attended tba three
previous notable convention, of the
body, had been at the first convention
of Ju ly . IS**» at Is/ndoa. where 30 »
American representative» a "ended , ,
which the Earl aad «Ároateea of Aber
deen wer« prominent, «ad great honor
ahowo te the delegate«
tv ,
Mayor «ad other dlgn:t«r-e«
Many
too. had bee« ^taoer,t « , the ee—v j
c o n v e n n e a t « Lwrta. t . h e ^ i - v
!*<•. * h a r , 4e.eg«t«a se r»
Jectiaalem, to lie present at the four
days’ session of the convention.
The convocation was In a measure
one of the most unique In religious
history. Involving ns it <lld a trip of
seventy-one days, while the delegates
pre«e„t came fr»m «very quarter of
the m ol*, and represented an aggre
gate membership of over 25 , 000,000
htindsy set,,«,| workers The actual
enrollment of delegates was 152«,
hurrh of England having moat dole-
•ate«, and Toronto receiving a m ajor!
J/ of the rotes as the point of meet
!*>« for the world’s fifth convention.
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railroad wreck d u. In an open .w itch
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