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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1908)
The Chauffeur j ! and the Jewels iJtth Murgmm W lHett ! niAPTPJl VII! (Continual) Tii t-htuSrur' r!tU lirrA "Warm-it : It IIh. "If U f"il-lnr-I Ihink I ! Ir4 H l-for. U h uli, alitu tluuJ. with rJJ:Si kulrr Trf!(imiwil !" If Count pral mil till ktn.lt. Ttia till U :" h pUnrJ. "nj f no rlrtn.! Ah'." Ir.i'i-l hit ic .i!riimlyt "! Ii o Itliullia ( rlcnl) -3 li.illlll." WleU ift -grru-. t lurol on bU iiiliiiiio!). "Tli primv Jiiril a know Ihriu, i llnjr fMiins:jn.v lntliiw? A hi" Hftil of lnpir(im I-ihI lto liii ,--" Imv li I h.Mt r in two UJirt oliom )uu m il he brlplnc iuu IlrinJ" TUa c-hau.Trur wur thai lhri wa Bn u In clwiiine It. "Wry likely." be i-l ralniljr, inr.l!)' curaiiif Limwlf fur hi BiotM'ntarjr liupruilfiic. huri.ff rej bun to lintnnt icu Utlvrlt. ,-Tben S.m Altf iloti!tl' kuowt ber Ma.l.im Waruif it ijr Inc." b Mill. Jumping iftly l n In itll r!ii-luin. "tf wurw, he poa- aitilr ea fsv the direction to the cab man, (i.hnl ! Tlmt l ht I nt to kiinw. the name of hi-r boiel here !te la nn) inc." Ilii l-aky nix- Intrusively near tbe rhsiiffeur'a hit kwn ryn errhiiig the oilier"! far. "Tell nie," rci'til mcerlr. "bow am I to e Son Allee?" rto' fm-e ruprcKsionlr. "I can not toil Your KKvllem--" h begin nine. bfu tb count broke Id iuipntieut- b "Yet reil You cn tell you tmit tell Look your ll g.nticul.ited violently with bin atrong white hand. " mutt tre the prince tkit very afternoon. It la a ne cessity. Tell me where to find nlm, my good fellow." Uia toue waa coailny in the extreme, and with one n.md lie rmueu aonii'lhinc auiruentively in hit pocket. Th chauffeur amilcd eniKtnatically. lie had been doing aome rapid thinking d ur ine the last five minutes. "One like to be obliging," he aaid. "Lt me ee ." lie aoneared to reflect a moment, and then, turning to the other with an engag ing mile, "If XI. le comte follows my ad- vice," he aaid quietly, "be will be at the Club Union this afternoon at about four o'clock. That ia the best I can do. Souravleff put bia hand with impulsive gratitude Into hia pocket, and then, moved by the counter currents of prudence, drew It forth empty. "I am exceedingly obliged to you, Sar to." he said warmly, "and I am indeed rlad to have been able to give you this lift. Here Is your hotel. No, do not thank me : the obligation is on my side. and remember, my man," be lowered his voice conadently, "if anything should in duce you to give up your present position you must be sure to let me know." That afternoon at four o'clock, while. In company with two fair ladies who hall be nameless, our friend Ludovic Sar to was sitting tranquilly in the Congres sional Limited speeding to Washington, a perturbed Russian diplomat paced up. and .down the spacious reading-room of the Union Club, straining his eyes anxiously tmt of the broad windows with increasing Impatience as the minutes passed by and he I'rince del Pino did not appear! CHAPTER IX. Saturday in New York bad been cold and blustery; Sunday in Washington was warm with the breath of the tropics. On the wide pavements the summer sun fell glitteringly wherever tbe black-etched shadow of the long tree arcades gave it a chance to fall at all. There was touch of languor in the still air, a breathless ness, the masses of greenery hardly mov ing a leaf, above them a palpitating blue sky. In the Metropolitan Club the big elec tric fans were whirling madly all day, but the very few loungers in the comparative ly deserted rooms preferred to sit by the front windows looking out into shady II street, down which an occasional saun terer passed in the lightest of summer nlotbes. As the day wore on the atmosphere be came heavier, the sky veiled in an omin ous gray opaqueness near the horizon. "Going to have a thunder storm," pre dicted a tall man in white flannels who was standing by one of the club windows at about five o'clock. "That's because I'm dining at the Country Club to-night. Just my luck." He groaned. "It's diffi cult going through an electric storm in my automobile." "Pocket your pride and take a trolley car," suggested the other man who was looking out. "These clouds won't work up before midnight, anyway, if they do at all." He put up an eye-glass. "There's an other Dip coming along. Funny how you can tell them instantly by their walk! All of us Americans have our individual ways of trotting about, but on the other side they seem to have been- drilled into the same step by the same dancing mas ter. See that fellow ! Think he's a Frenchman or an Italian?" "A little of both, I should say," de clared the other, following his glance. "And a swell, too, from the look of him and the cut of his clothes ! I suppose he's over here on some 'special mission !' " The object of their attention meanwhile was proceeding up Connecticut avenue at a leisurely pace, that permitted him to glance up from time to time at the houses he passed, many of which sported wooden barricades, wondering inwardly that their owners should be hurrying away from this bit of paradise. For paradise it was, indeed. The evening sky had partially thrown off its gray veiling, displaying a sumptuous riot of flaring tints, against which the red belfry of a distant church struck a solemn note. As be pased on, guided by the lamp posts, making scientific cuts through side streets, the roof-line of the houses seem ed to become more Irregular, seen through green tree-vistas, under which one caught i:lnilr of lri!lint!y rulorwl faeajra, terra.v and lvld flower hrl, luplHf to latrly atler au4 broad ateoue, y wilh vr,r-.iruii, eartuie and tiltoinobi.ea W liil. il.l at lot near at hand Mwniiitcty and jrl curiouly remote, aloof, llie monument, like aiUer arrow, fleivrd lti alii air. iiolittliif heaven ard. lKvaiou;iy kiug his y and at keeping diliel oa th lamp 1 .!. (be foreigner found hiuwelf at U( walking dn lh rtuitierod !' of Mauai'buwtia avrnu, mber he W look jiettutiln!y at th different Uou front he aa iii'l and comull Ih card In hi band. Plowing U'fore a whit eiterlor of or- nitie line, framed by an Italian carl.ii be glanced up at lh slightly bowed abut tem and then, coming 10 UecUion, iet wd rapidly along tbe carriage drive and lifted the iKtiidrruua bran knu.-krr. "U Mrs. Waring at homer' h aked in due time of the functionary In livery who opruod tbe d.mr, and, receiving an anawrr in the altiruiiilv, followed sec ond f. H.t man Into great ball, whoa ahroti.led chandeliera and tat uncovered m.an.e unseated that lis boaleaa wa only there on lb wing for other latitud Following bia guide up a wide, shallow taircaae, be stopjied before a curtained diair, long enough to have tbe purticra drawn bark and hear b: name announc ed in nmtlled tones. Hrfore him waa unmitigated dimne at lirt, out of which presently a circle of black dots resolved theiuaelvea. sur rounding a white object all of this de veloping on nearer view into liuasie var ing, a aeraphiially mundane figure in crepe de chine, behind her tea table, with half a dozen men around ber. "I hoped you would come in," she said, holding out a hand of welcome to the newcomer. Then, turning gayly to her little court, "Thia i tbe I'rince del Tino, arrived yesterday in America tha very lateat thiug out. you see. V mutt make the moat of him, my frienda, for he'a only here for a few days." Motioning tha honored guest to a chair beside ber, ahe introduced him in br characteristic, off-hand fashion to -the men about him, and resumed her tete-a- tete with the stodgy-looking Senator on ber other aide. Tbe rest of tha room looked at the Prince del Pino. "What doea Tour Highness think of our little village?" askod a atout man savoring unmistakably of tba far West. 'Plenty of room to turn about In, eh? Tbe supposed nobleman amiled gra ciously. To turn around InT he ejaculated. In bis precise English. "After the maelstrom of your New York, Washington seems to me a blessed retreat in truth a rest- cure. Ilut it is cnarming mis piace ; Everywhere fine houses, wide boulevards, well-dressed men, and aa for your far- famed American woman but (he made a bow toward the figure behind the tea table) I made ber acquaintance five days ago, you see !' Conscious that he was acquitting Him self well, he broke off, little realizing the ordeal Fate had in store for him ! "I'rince." Gussie had deserted the Senator and was smiling over her shoul der with covert mischief in her half-clos ed eyes. "You will have to prove an alibi. We have all been reading about you in the morning Post." She bent forward with the paper in her hand. "See, Your Highness! Over there on that column to your right. Adjusting his monocle, the man she ad dressed glanced over the sheet with an air of polite interest. What can it be.'" he exclaimed, even as he realized with instinctive certainty what he should find. Ah ! This sounds alarming ! And, with apparent amazemdnt, he read aloud: 'Special from the Liverpool laily Transcript : It has just transpired that a certain patient who is Occupying a private room in the Queen's Hospital here is ' no less nerson than the Prince Uoderigo del Pino, whose anticipated trip to America was interrupted by the attack of measles from which he is just recovering. It is hoped that the distinguished invalid will soon be able to carry out his first plans." So this was the end of the scarlet fever . i . i scare -and Aicesies wen-guarueu secret. In spite of his precautions, the truth was out ! Something naa gone wrong, nome one had blundered. Pulling himself together with a decided effort, the chautteur looKea up to nnd seven pairs of eyes confronting blm with varying degrees of interest and curiosity. It was a difficult situation to carry off, appealing irresistibly to the adventurer's love of risk, to the actor s instinct tor a dramatic climax. This is an equivocal position in which I find myself! How am I to prove an alibi?" he ejaculated solemnly. "That is your affair!" Throwing his head back, he faced them squarely, daringly, his thin lips twitch ing. "Yes," he pursued gravely, "this is the issue either this report is false or," his eyes twinkled irresistibly, "I am my self. My friends, put it to the vote at once ! I am in a state of intolerable sus pense and exceeding agitation till I hear your verdict." It was an audacious move, Dut tne chauffeur knew what he was about. In counting the cost, he had not reckoned without his hostess. 'Here's my hand !" she said, raising it in gay, swiri response io um nmuj. put my money on tbe prince without hesi tation. How about you, gentlemen? Re member, he's at your mercy." A burst of laughter answered her as every hand went up, the prodigious clap ping sealing the verdict. The mock prince nao scored anoiner victory, indeed a conquest. A thousand thanks for your gratify- ng confidence," he said, laughingly glanc ng at his new adherents. "Now for the explanation : As it happens, the certain patient in a private room of the Queen's hospihaf ia no lesa a person th&a my a let. I kaj lo l. Ih Ma MM at lk Ul moment wi:s if of !: ! t'"ftm d.d k ! I Urw- )ol, .lo no! t-a afraid of a V II ai-read it I. . band In e.i.lo deoMn-ailtm, "l h JTDot riTER i. oaosacur. larlal Hfca) Hea1 .! l.o laarfarJ Oil la. Flm tvudi-rllig 111 (tlfo rvteta. naive in witoe up)'it.-i'. j ntitv nin Mii in i ii Lad llal A.t'f" J. u If ; j.-j. if, j;;w t,r J.),;4;va) l,i .l U-i ,. -. )ou! I dj no! anl j,, KlamUM Oil l'..iitii f J'ldi. tolded la lb leaat." " I, ...,u j.ut.- Vl..e M l irvtm of I !; And for Ih nil a!f bmir ha ntoat wtaii.ly hoi avoided, twin und.aibldy lb lion of lh ucaalon, lt ehlrf renter of atlra.lion: and al lb ml of lhal I.aiiilla, Ju.Uo IVl'T I. lir.itp of lb I nll.M Hat.- Circuit Court f Ap-1, tlaa rwvliiHt many Intimidating lollop. .me Ibti atriilii. lo kill Jilni and othora oi an r- ion j ami i - - - ; - .. .. ..... It, I.. I.I..W m tila h.tiiaM tt-lth tlvllNltlllL vntM au.o ia iu ntaaw niu""- v. . ... - - -- - - - iritt of foiw. rvJ loiifu. a ready Tha W-ttfra bav bevit 'iil lo Chicago mile, and an attractive ra.HiIlty f,M a ttxvr tl0 country, auto of her not a mail in tb large, dlm'y ii,,,,., i,i,,,.sl and nlfiora la-arhia' vl- IIiImI e...m kho aotild nol bav b0 ).....,, .....,.. ......... Iriilly flillilotia uatiH-a Jud.e UrtHutnili aa aialiittl t ,hI fellow wa rn J?; ! t.m t. h. iM.trl.t .urt a.f I iiU.I ry alga of hla blrlh , ri mm iiiu iii imnn in iihmi' i adniliiUtmtlon. It wa for dl.l:i eiuv of an Injnnilloii aucl by lilm that Kilgvno I Mia, head of ln Atnerl- i.t lo Jail i!,ii,a aa.ar thai IWl I'lno a Bol fellow but bora arUtorrat nh and breeds! ! A liiilo while afier b had been bom oiT by lao atta.hea In tb direction of lb ; - ti.t. . H.i.i.it. a.I man araa rniiaa.f-a a mil", i"','"t- - i - - a.luilitrd at lb front dir, left hla hat ,. KnlUay 1'iilon. waa . . . IU- . ..... in tn nan hall, with glanr at Ih stacks f fr tM1(l.pt. .luring the great rnllroii.l da arrnite. In circular row wi h,T.dy 1-siniili.g II hiIII.iiI Ida. and. hurrying 'lira, pn.hed ... . . . h (lf A.,,. of car. lha lal hla any iat th f.nman, rnlerlng Ih draalng MHim ttnanmiuml. At iht of him Iher waa a general turning of head and cry of "Soura vleff! Yoti her.' "Why. M. I CVjnit," .ti.i lkel around. "Thl la aiirirt! Wa thought you were in Newport!" I'ouut Souravleif lwae.1 over her hand. "I am only here for Ih day," be aaid. "I nmat return In Srw.ort ronlitht In fact. I am due there this very mlnut (tbia luipreaaivelyl. You are reiinl We for my not keeping my appointment. Ah!" h aeltled down In Ih chair beald Mr. Waring and dropied hi vole to a coitlidentlal pitch, "lli Fat.- hav lieen working agaitut me of late. I bad In tended to be on the dis to greet you on your arrival yesterday, but. alaa! jour miserable aleamahip pom pan lea over tnrneil my cart of applea!" He waved hi white hand. "Coti.vve done, when I reached there with mr in-rmlt. you had Vxn mv friend 1M l ino liail a ...m.wI Thp a a no one lo aiieak to liia rhailflTeur " "What !" exclaimed fiuaaie at this junc ture. She atared at him with aud.lenly awakened Interest. "Who did you aay waa ihe only person to be aeen? c.,...uiT ,i;.i;vwl inierruntlnna ex ..tvi "Wked In the full now or l.i. .!,.,. i..n,- he ra seil ni eyenrow as well as hia voice, and explained to Uuaa in . in. nf mll.l renroof. "The man whom I met. madame. waa the chauffeui of my friend IVl Pino." Tl,nn mnai' nill that he MH in QnUl vlded attention of the room, h went on ith restored Minanimitv : bb blenl tha follnar I acnulred Hi informs tlon that hla master would be at the Club Fnlon at the hour of four, so to that iinahta nlao I repaired. In order to find out if Del Pino knew of your where abouts." But at thla point In bia narrative mere waa another unaccountable interruption. "Excuse me," Gusaie said. In a curloua- ly strained voice: "what was tbe name of the man who directed you to the club? The Prince del Pino, aa far aa I know. basn't any chauffeur." Souravieff yed her wltn rising aia- pleasure. Never having heard of tbe Wnrlnir roliherv. he considered thla sec ond Interruption on the part of hla host ess absolutely Inane and in conspicuously bad taste. "Pardon, madame," be aaid formally; 'but the prince has a chauffeur a man named Ludovic Sarto, who managed hia motor while we were in the Tyrol. Tninre was a Dnuse. wnne everyone in the room looked wonderingly at the pair by the tea table, one of whom waa lean ing forward, her eyes unnaturally bright and dilated, her manner more and more excited. You saw Ludovic Sarto ! she ejacu lated at length. "I really cant believe it!" Count Souravieff now began to think that Gussie Waring was going out of her mind. Well !" he said, laughing in a con strained way and glancing around for sympathy, "I enn only state that I met the Princes cliaufteur or bis double coming out of the steamship docks yes terday morning. Behold my deposition, madame !" There was another pause. Then the prince was right !" remarked tJussie slowly. Her face had grown curiously pale and she shivered a little. "Y-es," she repeated, as if to herself. "He was i-io-lit ! Oh. think of it !" this with a half-frightened gasp "that man must have been on board with us all the time 1" (To be continued.) martyr. Tbo Jiidgi la n imilv of Ali land. Ohio. Ill anivaMr milled lit! ' ' . ' ,."i s' : , i ' "h , -jfaptur ii 'i -1 1 f v .' v Too Steady. The Irate old farmer entered tlio niploynient office. "You sent me out a batch of fnrra hands, didn't you?" he blustered. 'Yes, sir," replied the clerk meekly. 'And when I asked you If they were swift workers you said they were reg ular engines? "I think so." "Wal. by heck, they must be station ary engines then." "Why so?" "Because when they once get out on the barn fence they don't move until they hear the dinner horn. A Ilrllllant Idea. "Sueaklng of the money question," remarked Greening, "what this country needs is an elastic currency." "Then," rejoined his wife, proud of her ability to see through a stone wall 1th a hole in It, "why doesn't the gov ernment print banknotes on sheet rub ber?" Time to Buck. Harry Yes, that pretty heiress said you started to propose and then backed out. Harold Yes, I backed out of the window. When I got to that part about ily earning $9 a week I heard her pa coming with a shotgun. Not Llvelr Enough. "Misery loves company," quoted the moralizer. "Yes. I suppose so," rejoined the de moralizer, "but It doesn't entertain Its company agreeaW AY.. : -f .., ' .V. ji ia.it rt rtH a. uUonhci v. 1'H-rka tVmtity, Pt iiiisylvanlii, l.V) jeiira, .-r m ago, and were prominent m-. holding ixiHltlona In tbe colonlnl gov erniiietit liefure the Ri-volulUm. mill Inter In the State government. Jii'lfcO (itMNacup'a grandfather moved to Ohio early last century. The Judge wna educated In the common aelioola and Wittenberg College at Sprlngflelil. Ohio. He studied law In BoNtoii, mnl l'g:in practice In Ashlnnd 111 lM7d. In partner ship with the late Judge William Os borne. He was Interested In politic, and once ran for Congress as a Itepuli- llcan, but was defeated. In 1S.SJ be moved to Chicago and entered Into partiierhlp with Leonard Smith, one of the most dlstlgulshed lawyers In the West. Judge (Jrosscup soon won recog nition at the Chicago bar, and succeed ed Judge Blodgett In the United States District Court. Later he became Judgo of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Visit from lha Inspector. A woman out west tells how her hus band, Silas, got appointed postmaster, says a writer In Llpplneott's. "There was four candidates three men ami a woman. One was an undertaker and the woman was a milliner, and the only way they could settle It was by liuvln' a postnfllco Inspector come nlong and de cide It. "He come nnd the undertakershowed him bis hearse, ulong with other qualifi cations which he thought entitled lilm to the jKWtolIlce. The wonmn and her friends showed the Inspector how clean the milliner shop was kept nnd showed him the artificial flowers nnd artificial birds, trvlnir to outdo the undertaker. The other candidate whs keeping a drug store und sold 'nips' to poor and weary pilgrims travelln from afar at 10 cents a nip, and while the inspector took a deadhead nln. he said the law made It Impossible to dispense drinks and mall out of the same room, so this left only Silas to buck the undertaker ana the milliner. Whatever he done I never knew, but Silas made a sign at the In snector and I seen him acknowledge It and so I begins to smell woolen, and it urnsn't lonir until the Inspector got around to where" Silas was handing out the mall, for he was deputy, as they call it, to handle the postofflce, until the new postmaster was appointed. Mr. In spector says, says he, 'Young feller, you don't run a burial cart nor milliner store, nor vou don't mix drinks, but If you can raise a bond, why you can have the office.' " I rrele vancles. Put a sign "Fresh paint" on your dor and every one will test It to see if it is really so. Hang out a sign of wisdom, gravity and profound con- celt" on your face and half the world will take it for true without question. These are the days wnen even tne modest little girl In the worm iooks forward. The amount of wealth one has is us ually In inverse proportion to his ca pacity to enjoy it. High finance Is thus termed because It is so expensive to tnose on tne out side. Made a Change. "Poor man! Have you always been oiind?" 'No, mum," answered Tired Tiffins, nnthinkingly." Last week I wuz lame, but dere wuzn't enuff in it." Hovr H I-lked 'Em. Miss Gushley I like people who are always the same, don't you? Mr. Lushley Not If they're uniform ly disagreeable. Smart Set. Thought of hell In the next world never bother a man half as much aj public opinion in thla. Real E; 230 Atrai lb.r mllea .mm ln.lriwii.lmr. 1M ,r m ,-uli.v.iioo. O.H.d nr mid aa liiulr on .Uc. '" J'' Kraiiaty, mall meharJ mid lu K'd 'nn 1,1 iiaatui. I'er arm " ,0 172 Acres Ibre inllra from IiihVim ndenp. All In culil licT:. hacrr. In ch ver. real In K'.m All rlea.ed and M. will woven wir. 1 1 on) Hh alt lbiw. ar"' my, a dug well mid ptliif. Heat buy. I'ilc r 'i 33 Acrci m.o in lit from Ind-pruuVne. All rultialed and f. mvd. Niilmprovemeiita. 1 lie ilf will I "! f' M 600 Acre four mile from Dallas. Nl acre in ciilllvalb.n. t isrier mil from ra'lron l. Diiniigli aa liandlH itruli oK io pay fur lh placo M room lioiian on piaiw. - goal laii'b. Per acre .'0 BUSINESS CHANCES A f :MO0 groci-rv lor W ami f'"H) Kei.eral iiircliamli ualii. Th lalli r can Ij bought on term,. CHAS. E. HICKS, ARt Enterprise Office, Independence NEWPORT YAQUINA BAY Oregon's Matchless Beach Resort Tha Place lo Go for Tcr'cct Rrrt and Every Cooctlv able Form of Hciltblol mad Dtlighlful Rtcreatioo IT'H FACIEITIEfl ARE COMPLETE Heat of fHl anil plenty of It. Fresh water from spring-. All modern neivssliiea, such ie'o- i. .. i ... i .. Mu nrnviiliwl fVrrv (IhV. r uel In al-undaiice Cottages partl iiirtiiahed or unfurmalied to be bad cheaply, r-trlct municipal Hanltary regulations. NEWPORT la reached by wav of the Southern racifln lo Allnny or Corvallls, thenea Corvallla A Knateru H. U. Train aervics daily ami the trip a pleanuie througlK Ut. RATE FROM INDEPENDENCE Season six-months ticket $4.20 Saturday to Monday ticket $2.10 Our elaborate new Summer Hook glvea a concise description of Newport, iiicludiiijf a list of liotula, their capacity and rules. Cull ou or wrile WM. McMURRAY, General 1'assengur Agent, PORTLAND, OKE. G. A. Wilcox, Local Agent. H. Ilirschberg, Pres. A. Nelson, Vice Pre. C. W.. Irvine, CaBb. The Independence National Bank Incorporated 1889 Transacts a General Banking Business Interest Paid on Time Deposits Directors: H. Hirsnbberg, A. Nelson, D. W. Sears, Smith and J. E. Rhodes. B. F. Low Rates East SonV;lee SOUTHERN PACIFIC (Lines in Oregon) From INDEPENDENCE, ORE., as follows MOTH WAYS ONB WAY TO THROUGH PORTLAND VIA CAMFOUNIA Ch.caKo ". 189-45 . M Omaha 6105 7095 Tickets will be on sate May 4, IS; June 5, 6, 19, 20; July 6, 7, 22, 23; August 6, 7, 21, 23 Good for roturn In po day wiih ttopovr orlvUegai at plmaturm within limit. Rmmmmbmrtho datmt For anv further ir formation ohII on (1. A. WII.COX, Local Agent. Or write WM. McMURRAY, O. P. A,, Portland, Ore. J. A. PATTERSON House Furnuhinga, Wll Paper A line of Hardware, Tools and Kitchen Utensils, Stoves and Ranges Telephone 947 Main 285 N. Commercial Street, SALEM, OREGON