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77?.? tL?oman
In the Aloo'Oe
By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN,
harof "Th MiluonairwIKiwjr.- "The filnret Ball." Th
Box." Etc
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even to poiutratt Vv, :
phut? for tli' lips of
CURES
d! BLOOD POISON
A SAFE HOME TREATMENT
ivbfSV to ivM "I! rrora oov m i worsea my a up "- ... .... ..... - - i . S. S. natme has provided a certain. silo. Home cure lor .omnKun
.....W,. , ... U :. ""'imch by Inch, foot by foot, to -nt 'nui. u ui.;i..r ,.r naus.an,..) , , , ,, li is a medicine made entirely of roots and herbs ot rec'ifN
XIV (Continued.)
IGHT. 180 THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY. !
l2 "V - - ' '
heard a noise which was not that or
swishing ruin or even trusty wind
these hud not been absent from my
ears for a moment. 1 didn't like that
noise; It hail a sneakish sound, and I
snug, my light off In n hurry.
-rTTwcnt. hut I cast him an
''' ;;iockO.I!idso. Iteviuom
rIIJ" -.r his exnressioM
fcJ . v ..I-.! f..n on the door-
n3 1113 . .
,:,i.i w fnp the lock ttsht.i,, ' , . '
; shut uie out from what con-! for , dwn.t ke ;,,,, , ,rap ' '
as much as it id mtt one , wns dj(rker than mf
v in the
ridjr wm,Wbe f; " r It kerned, and as I hacked
,. kv auxlety-thf necessity 1 as!nWBJ, , cmne j(,B , ,,, w.,n
of tnewlnj Just the groun.i i li;,,liml wnH , cn .
tlliiS. .-'' M me hea0r what,tl had lioarfl was o fancy. Some on..
. lud had to rfjion. ' eli- besides myself was in the house,
: Khoa tbe dour. It closed slow-. nilJ tllIlt s.p u, ,vas.,,1,,1,!, llp Ul(.
sl.ovly i'- ul- ' ". . little turret siair. striking ma:, lies us
ly uie uuoo.. -w. . nri,.,..h,.,l l, ,l.i I, v
h It anew
H thus. and. while the
I -w.i.ttMe. I felt coi
the crack was
conlldent that
detective from the district ult.iruei's
nucrtit not l safetv aflcr It wu at-1 as ibis
tained.
Klve hours i
something
dow. and
knew that with but one more effort I ' distinct no about the mail
should breathe frJTly ncaln. I came as I The ln-!"v!er. li.M'Inc. i'e: lr.;.s. that
near falllns as I had at any time beja" t'"s would e-ve to iviio my mem-
fore 1 beean this terrible climb. Wory. Kiirnc.Ml his shoeuiei-s tind pm
HappsJ I had some prcQ.iiltlon of
my danser and threw myseli into a pi
sltlon which held me till the di'.zy mln
nte passed. Then I went calmly on
with my work, and In another half
hour h:ld reached the window, whieh,
fortunately for me. not only open.nl In
ward, but was oei the lateh. It was
with a sense of Inexpressible relief that
I clambered through this window and
for a brief moment breathed lif the
pungent odor of cedar. Hut it could
have been only for a moment. It was
3 o'clock In the afternoon before I
found myself again In the outer nlr.
.r.viml-it'. I ".I o"ui-. " . .,o;(.aj i l,.,,.,n,. .1. ,.....', .... n -o
;jst sluke'of the floor would wid-, have ' ,.., Khu s ,.iU,,,lin,,
lietter than matches to light lii way.
A burglar? No. not on the third tloor
of a house as rich as this. Som? fel
low on the force, then, who had seen
me come in and. by some trick of his
own. had manag.Ml to follow me? 1
would see. Meantime I kept my place
behind (he Jog ami watched, tad
knowing which way the liitnidor
would go.
"Whoever he was. he was evidently
nstonlsli. il to. sec th? turret do..- ajar,
for he lit another match as he threw
it open and. though I failed to get a
glimpse of his figure. 1 succeeded In
getting a very good one of his shadow.
It was one lo arouse a detective's in
stinct at once. 1 did not sav to mvself.
this Is the mfiu t want, but I did say.
! this is nobody from headquarters, and
I sleadied myself for whatever might
turn up.
"The llrst thing that happened was
the sudden going out of the match
which had made this shadow visible.
The intruder did not light another. I
heard him move across the ll-.-or wl'h
the rapid step of one who knows his
way well, and the next minute a gas
Jet flared up in the steward's room,
nud I knew that the man the wholo
force way looking for had trapped lijii!
self. "You will agree that it was not my
duty to take him then and there with,
out seeing wiiat he was after. Lie was
thought to be in the eastern states or
south or west, and he was here. But
wlij here? That Is what I knew you
ould want to know, and It was js
Hi;blr-si.th street (the large front wllat 1 wanted to know myself. So 1
e lid a small one connecting direct- k't my place, which was good enough,
mil the turret stairs) and one on llliu Jllsl listened, lor I could not see.
fcit;venth street. It wns to the "What was his errand? What did ho
prlbtd ti key. I do not think any want In this empty house at midnight?
a outgo Id. It was raining, and I apers llrst and then clonics. 1 Heard
n I in at ins ucsk, t neani mm in tue
closet and afterward pottering In IS)
old truuk I had been so anxious to I mount It.
it and P1C nlc ""- o.i.uiiuu... .
.i.t But I did not have to wait
... . . I., tl.n nin.... t
L- this- -
ist left liepill lo spouK mm, iu
r'ccbvjnilcil relief, were su-.ioiently i
JlicllilC even now to warrant uie m
Ktoi'in my fullest attention. !
jjr some expressions of astmiisli-,
jton He ! " lhe '"-:i;,ct"r as to
ri;:Iit in "liich tue otne.- preseuieu.
s'lf. tlie In t ( t-i- broke out: ;
I've Just escapisl ceain: i ii ten
aLout that later. nai l want tu
roiiuoiv is that the mail we want
j town. I Siiw last ,li;-ht "r 1
'ihadow. which Is the sumo thing.
to in me ii'jum- in 1-1.-. x.ii
t. tbe house llley nil think cmaud.
(sine in with a key and"
il'nit! leu have nun :
Not It's n long story, sir"
Tell it."' I
be tune was dry. The Inspector was
:ev disappointed. j
IWI blume me '.111 you hear," said i
itter. "He Is no common croo'.;. I
iisbew It was: You wanted lhe;
it's p!ioic;"ap!i and a i-pecln:eii ,
Ms writing'. I knew no better place t
ook for them than in his own room !
iir. Fulrhrotlior's house. 1 nccord-
,'r cot tlie necessary warrant and ;
1;! evenin: undertook the Job. I ;
.t nline I was always an egotls-
! di:ip, niure's the pity and with :
fu'thor precaution than a passing;
:m:ition to the olliccr I met at the
n 1 hastened up the block to the
I: entrance on i.. dy-ac-ienth strei.l
rt are three deurs lo the 1'airbrotU-'-Duse,
at you probably know, two
4 people as went by were more
fcwiMd la keeping their umbrellas
Ktlj over their heads than In
k.iing men skulking about In door-
TOI 'Wt 11, U. ,.. ....1 f ,
- i . ... " Ull.l OUIU 1111 ....!-
si Into,, i.: . .. . . Mine
.......a ,i lfi i..es.iice IV llie . - .
i. ,.f ... ., , , ot euougu to atioru
,o- , n, .t .... . . . i Riv liugers and afterward tur tue point
' ;. .1 i 7. r,w r n urm m t i- ,r-vin u"'
; X VI Wll'1-TO,eouM havti of the doom NMath. th,u f,r
hlionld pet there the ,1Uestlon would be - ,M . Wlirtlll, mv W:1V lin
so.'k aim in thenntes of its irrent
ri.mis or t kip on down to tlie parlor
t!'.r und so to the street, whitlier ho
w as possibly bound. I own that I was
iilu.' t tempted to turn on my light
nud have done with it. but I remem
bered of how little ue 1 should be to
.vlyluir In tliis well of a stairway
w:th a bullet in me. and so I in una Red
t i"inipoe myself and ko on as I bud
hemm. Next Instant my iimrers itllppetl
round the edjre of nn openHiir. and 1
knew that the moment of decision had
tvme. lEealizInu thr.t no one ran move
so softly tint be will mt Rive nwny
his presence la some way. I paused for
the sound whieh I knew must eome.
and when a clb-k roe from the depths
of the hall before me I plunged Into
thiit hall and thus Into tlie house
"Here It was not so dark, yet I could
nvike out none of the objects I now
nr-d then ran nirilnt. 1 paed a mir
ror fl hardly know how I knew It to be
si-elp. aril in that n:irr.r 1 seemed to
see the n!nvt of n u'm-t flit by nud
vanish. It was too nnieli. I muttered
a suppressed outh and plunged for
ward, when I firu'-k aaint a elosinir
do.M. It flew open naiu. hva I rushed
In, turnins on my li?,lit in my extreme
desperation, when. Instead of hearing
lhe sharp report of a pistol, as I ex
pelled. I saw n second door fall to be
fore me. this time with n sound like
the snap of a spring lock. Finding I
that this was so. and that all advance j
wa barred that way, 1 wheeled hur
riedly back toward the door by which.
I had entered the phice. to tind that
that had fallen to simultaneously with i
the. other, a single spring nctiug foi
both. I was trapped a prisoner In the
stramrest sort of passageway Of closet,
and as a speedy look about presently
assured me. a prisoner with very littlo
hope of immedi.;to escape, for lhe,
doors, wvro not only immovable, with
out oven locks to pick or punels to
break In, but the place was bare of
windows, and (lie o:i!y communication
which it could I e said to have with the
outside world at all was a shaft rising
from the cellliig aiiiot to the top of
the hovse. Wlictb;1:' this served as n
ventilator, of a means of lighting up
tlie hole when both doors were, nhut,
It WH much too Inaccessible, offer
any upparent way of ('neape,.
"Never was a. inun more thoroucrhly
boxed in. As 1 realized h'jw little
chance there was of any om-Me Inter- i
ference, how my captor, even if he
was seen leaving the house by the ot!i
cer on duty, would 1m? taken for my
self and ?o allowed to escape. 1 own
that I felt my pos 'i m a hopeless one.
But nnser Is a powerful stimulant, nrnl
I was mortally nnjrry not only with
Sears, but with myself. So wIkui I
was done swearint; I took another look
nronnd, and, finding that there was no
petting through the walls, turned my
i attention wholly to the shaft, which
would certainly lead me out of the
place If I could only fiud means to
711s nose she don't reiuemU'r. Itotli
agree, or rather, all ;.;-iee, that he
wore tu U;mi. Sears did, but a !-eaid
...im I... ...will' lil on .-.Cf . .ill .t
them thviare that thev would know O
blm ln-taiit'.y If they saw him. And
so the matter stand 1'ven you can
give in.' no det'utte tleseiipiion one. 1
be safety after it wus ut- as this of ears . ' q i ni7c l t,!, puntvinp value, and is the one medicine which is able to
1 sh.ok my head. ..ike the others. 1 ! down to lh(, uot lhe Umxhc ixm rcf every particle of the virus, and
ours-slx. Theu I 8truck''lt that 1 should Lu,.w hi-i if I saw , the S;unc timp K.U.tU anil l)lliul up tc svstem and peneral health. No
which provisl to he a wtu j hlm(J it 1 could g . W farther thnu jiaimfui ctltVts evt H dlow its use, as is so often the case whrti stroijtnui
Vlteu I realised this and that. Then' seemed to be so little tn.it i pr.a iu.dicllies nie Jt.t .s stxm as the system Rets under the inlluVrfce of
mm ,
I
the best face he could ca the 'natter
"Weil, well." said be. "we shall lone
to (Do patient. A day may make ell
tlie dltTercneo possible in e(Ty outloo1.
If we can lay bands on eith.-r of tlie-e
n O'."
He sisoeSl to reall.e he had s:i!d a
word too much, for lu:
iancd thevub;,e,'t by ns:,:,i- If I lint
suceei'ileil in K 'tliu a satl,,i'e of Missi
(Irey's writing 1 was fot. i-d to say ;
no; that ce' llllnit had been earefuMy
put away. "Itut I iU not know v hat
luoment I may come Cou it." I udueil. j
"I ilo not f,.re,et Its impor.tiucc in tills
llnesthratlon."
"N'ery 'nnl. 'rinsse Hues handed nil
to Mrs. rail-brother from (he v alk out
side are tlie sivond most valuable clci
we jiossess."
I did not ask him what the llrst was.
I knew, it was the stnetto.
"Strange that no one n.is testltlod. to
that hanilwrltlu." 1 remarked.
lie looked at too 111 su.'pnso.
"Klf'.y persons have sent In suaoows
of wrlllni; which they tnink UVo it," ho
observed; "often of persons ho nov. j
er hoard of the l-'alrhrolliui'K YVo-hu.
been liothered (.'ronllj Willi Ul 'tsl
uesS. You know little of lllIlloul.
tics the police labor i'"....
S S. S the disease begins to ifti'tove. and when the remedy hits tiwroii;liiy
purified the blood and diivctt OTU every trice ol the poison, no sins 01 ine
trouble arc ever seen Raitt. The Rcnernl inauifcstationsftH' Cimtaejitm
ltUKid Toison such as fuliini; hair, coppcr-cidotcd spots. ulccraCcd moutli ami
tlnoat, soics and ulcers, etc., ate meielv .syniptoius of the poisoned condi
tion of the blood, and in most cases rcsp. iiiickly to local treatment.
whilcS. S S. is doins the necessary wotk of clcausine; the blood. Our
"Homo Treatment" book is of great assistance alone; this line. It is a
complete nmde for Qoatinj; the trouble. coiiuine; instructions for the
ditictciit stages oi the disease, and uisu mlu.il.lt suc.istior.Vabout the local
treatment, that will be most helpful in ellcelinu a cOc. We will be glad
In-iantly , ,.,., -t i,,,,,!.. f.,.c f charee. to nnv who desnc it, antl if
special nic.i . ..I advice is wanted our physicians will take pleasure in s;
' plyinc; it w '.hout cost to the patient. If you are sutreiini; with Cotitn
- liious lllood Poison you cauciue yourself in the piivacy ot vour own home
! bv the use of S. S.'ti., -.vi ubsolutelv safe reme.lv. .. , ,
i THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA,
Minn: iy mmiiiii i "s svi.i-:
till I AeelHiiui allvl Order ol Sale.
Nutne it ner.-liy eiven t.iat l.y vir
tue o', an Kvectuiui ttnl Order of
Sal-., issue.! out or t 'i . Clrc.i, t'ouri
or 'ii., state of Oie ;i.i, h.i th" t'oun-
;v ol l.aao on tlie i.tni nay in Man a. ;lm ,1,.,,
i
I i!aiiitiff In his return of such sale,
! .in.l thai on the coiiiiui; la and fll
Itv.K ol lhe said return, the Clerk ot
the Court shall dock.'l the same III
the .Inilitinetii liockot or salil l nun,
as a luilu'iieu! In favor of the plain
tiff and acabisl the defendants llur
ton S. K.Itv nud I'll la V. Kelsay,
"I know too uie
Ilo smllcJ
(mini.
h." I sinhcd.
and isitlcd ino oil the
I pit la, then, all right, and, being
tfil to close the door behind me,
t np tho first short flight of steps
but I knew must be the main hall.
Bud two given a plan of the Interior,
pi I end studied it more or less before
-tins out, hut I knew that I should
lost if I did not keep to the rear
rase, nt the top of which I ex
1 to thai the steward's room.
n Ms a faint light In the house, In
' of Its closed shutters and tightly
a shades, and having a certain
-il Of usine me tereli L-now-liiff int.
Nness for pretty things and how
"u ii would he for me to pass so
l3T fine rooms withmit il-iu. i..
Me my way up stairs, with no otu-
Wide than the hnmlrnll Whan t
f nuebed what I tooU, to.be the third
f " 1 "topped. Finding It very dark.
PJ Hslened-a natural Instinct with
hwo I lit up and looked about me.
was in a, laree hall, omntv na n
E1' nd almost as desolate. Blank
net my eyes In all direction,
r uere and there an open mam
' 1 lt myself la a az. I had
wa walch wn tu. t
Fit is nst nlMuinf t. t,. J
ob, In a shut op booss at mW-
find making xutt iiw hi
cOnn aro.it eliim....
: H tad to be done, and ! rat
"snlar orilir tin t . ui.
lirrjir niw. ,-iiri." v.
K:,ve im, bearln.
roo"i .Jiljoiiied tin avaircan.
no uiihVnlty In Spot Una the
a'wr now ami. mois.lv tt.Mi.,L.
"!? "Pouins I had made to I'm
Wise, I crossed to this door
H open. I lei.i i.,. .!i. i..
ad I -- - -: ners
m once lor uie
. . o
uo tonnd?'
l b,' !Ctfd ,lraw- But a kev
o.T?.mnvil 8ome of these and
' '( "ore are the sped-
1 i 1 "'writing which Lcol-
i ' l0Uht if you W(M gpt Qlc
"m. i snw notblnK comnr.
"hole r.m. but tl I
'f'tf0 K" t!'ru'";n ''' Irunks.
,. ,. -yr' very interesi-
" ti:r? U hr hxln'tnn
''liellea to
!
-I !)f,
cut It
I'll t.-il v
! 1 li
- ot
t
erryt!;
The tone
1 me If It
r. "I l..nl .1:1
"l l 'li had dl-a;-"
casting a IikiW
Ii w an as bare an
i'g like ornament
Bo,t'C,'""fort-when I
look Into myself. He must have
brought the key with him, for It was
no time before I heard blm throwing
out the contents In a wild search for
something he wanted In a groat hurry
Ue found It sooner than you would be
lieve nud began throwing the things
back, when something happened. Ex
pectedly or unexpectedly, his eye fell
on some object which roused all his
passions, and he broke Into loud exclr.
matjous ending in groans. Finally he
fell to kissing tills object with a fervor
suggesting rage and a rage suggesting
tenderness carried to the point of ag
ony. I hav" never heard the like. My
curiosity was so aroused Hint I was ou
'And how do you think I managed
to do this at last? A look at my be
draggled, lime covered clothes may
give you some Idea. I cut a passage
for myself up those perpoudicular
wails as the boy did up the face of
the uatural bridge in Virginia. Do
you remember that old story In the
reader? It came to me like an In
spiration as I stood looking up from
below, and, though I knew that I
should have to work most of the way
In perfect darkness, 1 decided that a
man's life was worth some risk and
that I had rather fall and break my
neck while doing something than to
spend hours in maddening Inactivity,
only to face death at last from Blow
starvation.
"I had a knife, an exceedingly good
knife, In my pocket, and for the first
few steps I should have the light of my
electric torch. Tlie ditllculty that Is,
the first ditllculty was to. reach the
shaft from the floor where 1 stood.
There was but one article of furniture
In the room, and that was something
between a table and a desk. No chairs,
and tlie desk was not high enough to
uahle im to reach the mouth of the
haft. If I could turn It on end, there
might be some hope. Hut this did not
look feasible. However, I threw off
my coat and went at the thing with a
vengeance, nnil. whether I was given su
perhuman power or whether the clumsy
tiling was'not as heavy as It looked. 1
did finally i-U'c 1 In turning It on Its
end close under the opening from whi. u
the shafl r i-o. The next thing was to
get on its top. That Noolned about as
lufore risklm mjsclf In the turret i' .mpos.si.ne ...... . ...s
crept to the room he had left and felt ! It.self. but presently I bethought me
about o tue floor till I came upon I of the drawers, nn.l. Ihoi:, they were
tJje.se-' '"' "''' 1 M"'''",,1 '' "lt- "hl "f n'5'
... ....... l,..r,n,h' Mrs. Kairiirotn- , mo i" en.. ...... ... ....... "i-..
the point of risking everything for a
look, when he gave a sudden snarl and
cried out loud enough for me to hear:
Kiss what I've hated? That Is as bad
as to kill what I've loved.' Those were
the words. I am sure he said kiss, and
I am sure be aald kill."
"This Is very luterestlns. Go oti
with your story. Why didn't you col
tar him while he was in this mood?
Tou would have won by the surprlM."
"I hail no plftol, lr, and ho had. 1
Ivmrd him cock It. I thouht h was
going to taat hi) oa !lf and lield
my tiTMth for th rrport, but nothing
Ilk that -waa In hia miud. Instead ho
laid th) platl down and deliberately
tore lo two tlie object of his auger.
Then with a smothcrnl curse he made
1st thf d.air and turret staircase.
"I wn for following, but not till I
ribd wii whit he had destroyed In
tuch m ccinn of fi-Hug. I thought I
knew, but I wanted to leel sun
Yes. Have you not ue;ow ii' i ,
loved her? A foolish passion, but evi '
denlly since ft and"
fl'Nover mind comment Sweetwater ;
Mtl) k to farts." ' s '.
"I will, sir. They ar Interest! fa;
enough. After I had pi. ked up (!.
scraps I stole bm-k to the turret .:.i;r
case. Amllicre I maile my llrst btvik.
i t. G) in th.. .h r'ir.i-s. o l the
,,',,, I.,.!. ,w h.-ard v". f"r '! - !'"'
,.. iw h.-ard f"r
again. I d.Wi.-t !:'
clieksl
hail Some tl,-";i:i;'
my Job. I'.ul I ii
ed till I b":irl hi
followed. "Itllt V. TV V
not t "," y'-l-
lug and iircs.-nt
bitlie :iij.l I
v..
, f b.ic
I
make for myself a vi re gd pair of
stairs, o
"1 could now see my way t9 tlie
mouth of the shaft, but after Hint:
Taking out my knife. I felt the ie.
It was a good one So was the point.
hut was it giod enougn to work hoi
in nlaster? It depended sunn
upon the plaster Had the masons ill
finishing that itf.ift any thought of
. the poor wret.h wl55.inij day would
1 have by t his life .i
nts ofvJ,.. lii.ai c.o
i.g lit lt e.i.iiid t. 11.
I l.l v "i.'l.'iV :.t IV
1
" irorfcrrt rr.y tcoj up inch by Inch."
The only way I can account for tho
lapse or time Is Hint the strain lo
which both body and nerve had been
subjected was loo much for even my
hardy body and that I tell to tlie Hour
of the cedar closet and from a faint
went into a sleep that lasted until 2.
1 can easily account for tlie last hour
because It took me that lout; to cut lhe
thick paneling from the door of the
closet. However, I nin here now, sir,
and In very much the saino condition
In which I left Hint house. I thought
my first duty was to tell you that I had
seen Illram Sears In thnt liouw last
night and put you ou Ida track,. "
I drew a long breath I think Hie In
spector did. I had been almost rigid
from excitement, and I don't believe
he was quite five from It cither. Hut
his voice was calmer thun I expected,
when he finally said:
"I'll remember this. It was a good
nlghl'8 work." Then the Inspector put
to him some questions, which seemed
to fix tbe fact that .Sears had left ttut
house before Sweetwater did, after
which he bade him send certain meu to
him and then go and llx himself up.
1 lielleve he had forgotten uie. I
had almost forgotten myself.
.o back lo your patient." he said.
'Forget every oilier duty hut that o
jour calling until you get some definite
word from me. I shall not keep you
In suspense ouo minute longer than Is
absolutely necessary."
lie had risen. I rose too. lint I was
not satisfied. I could not leave tlie room
with my ldenn (I might say. with my
con vlctl"i-.i In such a turmoil.
"Inspector." said (. "you will think
pio very nbstimiiii, hut nil you have
told me abit Sears', nil I have heard
about him, In faef'-lliis I emphnslneil
"does not convince me of (he entire
folly of my own pitspielous. Indeed, 1
am afraid that. If anything, they aro
strengthened. This slownrd, who Is a
doubtful character. I acknowledge,
may have had his reasons for wishing
Mrs. Fnlrbrother's death, may even
have had a hand In the mutter, but
what evidence have you to show that
he. himself, entered tile alcove, struck
,he blow or stole lhe diamond? I have
listened eagerly for some such evi
donee, but I have listened In vain."
(Continued Next Friday. )
Candidates' Announcements
CANiMIUTK IVOR SHKUII P
I hereby announro myBolf iib a can
didate for Iho noinlnntlon for sheriff,
subject to tho decision of tho voters
at tho Democratic prlmarlos ou April
17. If nominated and elected I
promise to perform tho duties ot the
office to the best of my ability.
HAItUY 1-. DOWN.
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illist the liar I-
er.ng-; My first
I ou u I trc:.i-,r..-p-'t
of v 'i it
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h .lira li.
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L.i'.e
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I was eti-
IlioW U IITig'T il'i" o
vail, which was nil 1 had tJ l"J
-f ti:" I
!e inc.
...1 to pierce that plaster with u.
CIIArTEK XV.
OT until the Inspector had given
several orders was I again sum
moned Into his presence. Ho
smiled as our eyes iv '. but did
not allude, any more than 1 did, to
what had Just passed. Nevertheless
we understood eneh other.
When I was again seated he took up
the conversation where we had left IL
"The description I was Just aliout to
read to you," he wont ou; "will you
listen to It now?"
"(Jludly." said I. "It la YVellgood's,
I believe."
lie did not answer save by a curious
glance from under his brows, hut, tak
ing the paper again from his desk,
went on reading-
"A man of fltty-flve looking llko one
of sixty. Medium height. Insignificant
features, head bald sine for a ring of
scanty dark tiair. No Iwanl. a heavy
nose, long mouth and sleepy, half shut
eyes capable of shooting strange
glances. Nothing distinctive In face or
figure saw? the depth of his wrinkles
ami a scarcely observable stoop In his
right shoulder. Iio you see Vi0lgood
In that?" he suddenly asked.
"I have only the fulniest recollection
of his npiM-nrnnoe," wns my tlouliu!
reply. "But the impression I get from
this description Is not exactly the one
I received of that waiter In the mo
mentary gliUQse got of him."
"So others have told me iM.fore. he .
remarked, looking very dlsnpiiolnted. j
ll'li.i A..arii.H... I. U....PU .rl.-..n n.A
holi-vi '"- " " "' """ ""
wharf ? a mnn w' knew ,1,n well, and If
we coubi nt the OeHcriptlon or the one
to that of the other, we should have lt
easy. Hut the few j-rvins who ive
soon V'ollgo. (QillhVr greatly In their j
remembrance of his feitturi-i nnd even j
of Lis cli. ring. It is nstoiiU.bllig how 1
superficially mid 1-copln is a man.
ei en w li.-u they are thrown Into dally (
ei,; ta, t with him. Mr. Jones says the
man's eies iipy-y" a;.', Ms hair a wltj
if; 1 il !.! i i pn lev, ami his face
vl'hout tnu. li oipre-si'-n; his land
lady, that Ids ! i s are blue, his hair, I
"hellier wi. or lint, a dosty unburn. !
nnd bis ..nk ijuh k tin. I piercing a i
I'i'k which alwa; a maile her afraid!
l-OU COl'NTY JI IKJK.
I hereby annnunco myself ns a
candidate for ro-eloctlon for tho lle-
puhllcan nomination for County
judge at. tho I, alio county primaries,
April 17, 1908.
al6 0. n. CHHISMAN.
was plullilili' an.l ilnrion
Klije c. Kelsay. T.io l-irsi Nallonal
'"..ink. of lluiteiie, Ovcg in, ll corpor
ation. Iv. T. lltisllll H am! lieorne O.
II. Hi liar wet-" ,et oidnuis, and said
Kxeeiitlon and order' of Sale and
decree living as (olljwj to-v.'U:
Wlieieas, on the i.th day of March,
liins, In the aliove-tiameil Court a
liecree was rendered in favor of lhe
above-named mini Iff ami against
t lie above-named defendants.
And Whereas, It was further or
dered and decreed by the Court Hint
all and singular tho mortitaged prem
ises mentioned In the said complaint
and hereinafter described, or so
much thereof as may be sufficient
to raise the amount due the pluin
tlff for the principal, Interest, taxes,
assessment, attorney fees, and the
costs of this suit and tho expenses
of tlie sale, and which may he so!:!
separately and without Injury In the
parties Interested be sold at public
unction by Ihn Sheriff of Lairs Coun
ly, Oreijon, In the niunuer pii'seillied
by law, and according to tlie course
and practice of tills Court, and that
tho said Sheriff, after tlie limn al
lowed by law for redemption has
I'xplred, execute a deed to the pur
chaser or purchasers of tho said
premises, ou tho said sale.
That tlie said Sheriff, out of the
proceeds of tho said sale, retain Ills
fees, disbursements, and costs nf said
sale, and pay to Iho 'ilalutlff, or
to his attorney, i.. M. Travis, Ksq.,
out of tho said proceeds, tho sum,
first of $270.00 reasonable attorney
fees, and the sum of Jlfi.Kd costs of
suit, and pay to the plaintiff tho sum
of 12.7110. (in In (iold Coin of the
United States of America, at X per
cent per annum from November 2ilrd,
1908, In llko (iold Coin, and for the
sum of f 11,10 taxes, with Interest
at (I eer rent per annum from March
Hill, 1 1) 0 7 , and for the sum of Jl'JU.
94, taxes and assessment, with Inter
est at (I pur cent per annum from
February 18t.li, 1 908, making
n total of the sum of
t:i251.2ll all In (Juld Coin of tho
United Slates of America, or so much
thereof as I ho proceeds of tho sail)
I defendants shall pay
ald amount, and that
have an execution
V.ebav.l plaintiff nmy
I he lands and premises illroclcd.
Hi . Mil. I bv tills derive- are sllualo.
Mil nnd being ill the City of Kll
geue. I.anc County. Oregon, and aro
hound d nud ttnitlciilai'ly dcsc.rlht
Lois Number Two (2 and ThroeJ
CM, In Hlnrk Number Two (2 1 in
I'OlsflVo ''''"l Addition In Fur.eno,
l.iino County, Oi'oiduij
Together with till bin) singular1
the tenements, hotvdliemenls; anil
uppurienanees thereunto belonging
or iu auyivlso appertaining.
Now, Ihereforo, by virtu of sai l
Kxeeution and Decree as above ro
clied, 1 will In pursuance of said de
cree and order of sale offer for salo
for cash to the highest bltld'T, sub
ject to redumption nil of the right,
title n ml Inlei'csl of the ahovo named
dcfi-ltilmitii or either of them In tho
above described premises sol forth
In the decree of Iho Courl, at lh
sou 111 west door of the County Court
House in Fugene, Lane County, Ore
gon, on Monday, the I 1 1 Ii day of May,
1 IH'S, between Iho hours of 9 o'clock
n in mid 4 o'clock n to to-wlt
nt 1 o'clock p. m. on said day In order
to Kiillsfy lhe decree and Judgment
with Interest, costs and accruing
rosis.
Dated Mils 2d dav of April, 1908.
FUF.D FISK,
Sheriff of Lano County, Oregon.
Suinnioiis
In tho Circuit Court of the Stnto ot
Oregon for Iho County of Lano.
Bertha K Williams, plaintiff, va.
Howard 8. Williams, defendant.
To Howard S. Williams, the ahove-
nanied defendant:
In the name of tho slate of Oregon
you are hereby summoned and re
quired to appear and answer tho
complaint of tho above-named plain
tiff In tho ahovo entitled court, now
on (Ho with Iho clerk of said court,
on or before the 22d day of May,
1 908, and you mo hereby notified
that If you full to appear mid answer
said complaint as hereby required
'. ne plaintiff will ask said court for
the relief prayeil for In tier lom-
...!.. M-lll ..A.. ..f
Thai In tho V. th -abl sale ! " " l" elort '
shall bring more than the said siitn i 'r ' ,"",' , ,
of a2:.1.29, the said sum nforosald.i "T ,,l! dissolution of tho marrlagd
then the surplus over Iho said sum ",' V ... ' 7 .,'"""h ""twoen said
FOU CONNTAHI,.
John J. Hess. I hereby announce
that I will be a candidate for consta
ble on the Democratic ticket. Don't
forget tho primary April 17th.
FOIl cm'.VrYjtSSKHSOlt
I hereby announce that I will ho a
candidate for ro-olcctlon to tho office
of county assessor, subject to the
vote of the Kepuhlican party at tho
primary election April 17.
13. F. KEENEY.
FOIl STATU lUirilKSKXTATIVK
I am a candidate ror the nomina
tion for State Itepresentatlvo for Lane
county on tho Hepuhllcan ticket.
Should I receive such nomination,
and subsequently bo elected, I be
lieve I can render valuable service
to the people of Lano county and of
the Bt.n,i as their reproiontnllvo In
the bridal ure, and promise my best
efforts In that behalf.
W. W. CALKINS.
('. D. Newell Is out for
nomination for assessor A
rll 17, on the Itepiihllean
ticket.
CO.MMISSIOMIIl I'lllCI',.
County f'oniuilsslonor H. M. 1'rlee
Is a i and!ilati. Tor re-eb-ct Ion, nnd Is
meitlng wit h rniicli encotiracnii nt
and ilrtle opposition as the cam
paign progri'ssi-s. ills record dor
ian lhe pa-t. four years has
h tVit re. iii.posini; candidal
Ii 1
on lo l
Ins III:
prill, . i r
lie
i 'O
in ii i no i o s
rl.-i ami
til.'UI ill'. 1
r-l-d the lie
nd'u'-i-mi'tit.
ii i l ion now
and
Tin
'IIM
of l:!2fl.29 shall be applied, so long
as It will last, ns follows:
I. First National Hank, Eugene,
Oregon, a corporation, tho sum of
JatMl.on, less whatever sum they be
enabled lo obtain from other secur
ity (hey havo for tho said sum.
II. L. Simons, assignee of Judg
ment of L. M. Travis, for tho sum
of 186.37 with Interest at 6 per cent
per annum from April 2nd, 1H07.
III. (ieo. O l). Dollar, assignee of
E. T. Hushncll, for tho mm of
$ 198. CO, with Interest at 8 nor cent
per annum from March 2nd, 1808,
and 112.80 costs.
IV. Den. O'H. Dollar, for tho sum
of ( 1 24.53, at 4 por cont Interest
from December 17th, 1907.
That Iho defendants. Burton 8.
Kelsay, Eliza C. Kelsay, Tho First
National Hank, a corporation, K. T.
Hiishnell and (ieo. O'H Dollar, and all
persons claiming under thciu, and
all persons having . Hens subsequent
to the execiulon of tho said deed
construed as a mortgage, by Judg
ment r decree upon the land des
cribed In sicbl deed construed as a
mortgage, and all their representa
tives, and all persons having ifny
Hen or claliO by or under such sub
sequent judgment or decree and their
heirs and representatives, nnd all
persons claiming to have acquired
any estate or Interest In said prem
ises subsequent to the filing of the
said notice of the pendancy of this
action with the aforesaid Clerk, he
forever barred and foreclosed of and
from all equity of redemption and
claim of, In or to said promises,
from and after the dellvov of the
Sheriff's deed to the "aid promises.
And It Is further ndOdged and de
creed that the purchaser of Iho said
premli'i'S be let. Into the possession
thereof, anil that any of the parties
'o this suit wiio may lie In poie'css
lon tlo'ieof, or niiv part, th'-reof, or!
nnv person who hlnee tiio com iro-tic"-1
nn-nt of this soil has come Into the!
p'is-es Ion tioi'iif, .)all di-ilvcr pus-1
si - ion thereof, to Iho pu tc ha i-r. !
And i is fin ih. r .vH'Mlip d anil'
.! i i ' i .1 that If t ne to ini s arl-liiK I
fi-oni III" ml. I vale :-'!ui!l li lusilf-
plalntlff and defendant, and for nn
order giving and granting to plalnlllf
tho caro ad custody of tho minor
daughter of plnlntirr and defendant,
llelva Lee Williams, and for full re
lief In said suit.
This summons Is served upon you
by publication thereof by tho order
of Hon. L. T. HarrlB, Judgo of tho
above entitled court, duly made at
chambers In said county on tho Dth
day of April, 1908, requiring tho first
publication hereof to ho made April
10, 1908, and the Inst publication
on tho 22d dny of May, 1908, and
that you appor on or before tho 22d
day of May, 1908.
L. BILYR1T,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
ui-r
A PQSJTIVE CUflE.
ror Inflammation or Catarrh
of th lilaxl.Ur ud in 4
H Irl ii. No ear bo par.
Vanm qulnklr mn iarnw
nllf til I Maatnrl IUm
of tit Vrimmrr Ur.Ht. At
aoltitlr tiarmlM. Hold by
drtiKut.U. I'rioo t.j, o bp
mttit. tMt(Mil, It.iU, or tfajT
bum t'i 1ft. A'lrM,
BANTAL-PEPSIMCO-
IIKi l.lCrONTAI.St. O,
Hold hf W. L. DK bAN'O, Urututwt.
HALL , SHUMWAY
Plumbing mid Hewer Work.
Also general jobbing In tin and
sheet Iron work. Iron work promptly
intended to.
Carry a full lino of plumbing fixtures
I'lioim Illack II172. . Ilm Wllliinietli)
J. M.
Morris V.
J. W. Warren
Morrill
The Red Star
I.Pet.
I'
Win-1. 'r-!. V '
1 1 a to f i r rna r:i nt.
(b ale; otoy I I ' !
imny's price, J 1 1;
Portland.
lenl I-!. Inle, limurttlM'i
ineiils, Iannis : !
I'roiii ilv I Moil nnil Sold nt
Owiici-'h price ::::.
I out afore-1 ,, ., m,.,'.,,,,,. ,lll.k ,.,,.. Slh
and Wlllaniel.t.i rita.
Il'l.-ht to paV (lie It'ionilii ;.o fiotnill
l.'.o i.l.ar.s I'nli.d t., i. , ,, t lo- pin I nt 1 1 1 I on I a fore-1
I S'oi k iiln-lamp. il. I , .. it. taM s. iittornevl
"I: ''"' -.' '1- i f. . - - a.-esonents. (osl.s anil His-1
'.o per share. Com-1 ,,u ciio iits. and expense of sale and i I'hones-Offh e, Illaek i'.;71; lies!
.'ill. I'. O., Box Q f tip. publication, then tho Sheriff deuce, Ulack 440.!.
auintiail spei uy tnu uaianco quo lo Kiel t.'.n.i... . . V,
Oregon