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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1903)
-TSasBcr-- ;: . - w ..- -, . - " -jrvn-w ... '-r--ji.r ? '?'? !;HwWlaAi'F-t..aj. v. .. . J7T.T& r; . - j - I ,, 1 I r v - V" 'A . r M IT I DON'T TAKU A PORTUNU. Small Price and Cany Terms of Pay nient on the Chotceat Organs, Very inodernto outlays will bring big returns In organ value nt Kllcrs l'lnno lloueu. Wo nmko a specially of imp plying tho boat nml only tlio very beat nt tlio lowest prlcon ohtalnnblo nny whoro. llurdotto, Kimball, Crown nnil IViclflo Queen orpins In nil style. Church, parlor nml piano casea, Prices ns low m f 40 will buy n handsonio 1'n clflo Queen organ, cabinet stylo, hand somely carved, with pinto glass mirror nml elegant flnlah throughout. Other prices VM, foil, (I5. $00 nml $78. 1'vcry instrument fully gutironteed by us. Write for catalogues nml nil furth er Information desired. Kllera Piano House, No. 351 Washington street, corner Park, Portland, Oregon. llrave and tlratny. "Tho man I marry must Iks both bravo nml brainy." "When wo were out Milling nml up net I .saved you from n watery Bravo." "That was bravo, I admit, but It wna not brainy." "Yea, it wan. I upset tho boat on purpose." Uothert will flna Mr. Wlntow'a SoAtMns. njrap the lien n-tqody la uh tot thalr children U. iMllllUK HUOU. And Nat Over litre. "I think you must Iw mistaken, sir," tho old man chipped In. "What nbotit?" demanded Ills neigh bor in tho crowd. "Didn't I Juat hear you remark you vrcro glad tho war in llulg-.irla was over?" "Not exactly, I wild I waa glad It wns over In lUilgarin." Philadelphia Ledger. Won Ills Dstcem. Theodore Dooccd pretty girl, Miss Dnyeey is. Arthur Dooccd pretty. Theodore And she Imh such a nlcfl way with her, don't yon know. Ho en couraging, don't you know. I told hor I was afraid I was going to have brain fever, and she said it wns imjioralblo. That enrouraged me, don't you know, nnd I didn't have, any fever. Boston Transcript. Most Probably an American. A woman went into n chemist's In London recently and asked for some ar ticle which is generally to be procured nt n shop of this kind. Tho man of mixtures, replying to tho woman's inquiries, said: "Madam, I do not possess what you require. I am a chemist pure and simple." "I don't know nnythlng about your purity; but there's no doubt about your simplicity," replied the disap pointed woman as sho retired from the counter. So Nice and Sympathetic. A gentleman whoso ono glass eyo lias served him for year's hud tho mis fortune to drop it. It smashed to at oms. This happened when ho was far away in tho country. Ho inquired of a frloi.,Avhcro was tho nearest place for him to go and got refitted. "Why don't you call upon tho girl you were flirting with all last night?" his friend inquired. "Sho haa a first class reputation for making eyes." Punch. An Excess of Nerve. "I like to seo a young man energetic and able to push himself," said tho old banker sadly "Hut when ho bor rowed tho money from mo to buy an uatomobllo In which to clone with my daughter it was carrying things a little too far." , Tested. Cora Ara you sure you will bo ablo to support me. dear? Murritt Why, yes. It's cheaper to bo married than engaged. Hxchnnge ABSOLUTE SECURITY, Genuine Carter's ' Little Over Pills. Must Bear Signature f , $ Pse-Slmlle Wrapper (Mew. TM7 mill mnA M T W take aa scaw F0RNEABACM& FIR IHIHEJi. ran uuausNEf t F0R TQRPIB LIVER. FOR CBMSTirATIOM, FDR SALLOW SKIN. rfll THCCIMPLEIIIall I iliJHL7t flWk lGCmOCQSa0aQ FETTERED BY FATE OV ALKXANOCn lOUMTBON ".Msffe's rare." "ilMe 3ce(Aearf," "lotllt.tf Hewing tlrl," "eehfmaaer l Lltbon," " WrJJtd ( icn," "l)lna rssrse." "Har' iejscy," Ktcr.te, CHAPTKlt XH.-ICeatlnued.) It was about midnight, nnd the moon In the eat wna strong enough to show all the paths through tlio forest. It was at tills time that tlio strange and wonderful scene wna occurring front of the old mill, ami during whleh Nora Warner fell Into the power of her old-time foe, the man moat hateful to her on earth tho mad-hoiiae doctor, Aa he left the house the Captain caat several glances orer his shoulder In or der to make sure that he was not fol lowed. The very fact of I1I1 itnlnit this would seem to Indicate that ho wm hound upon some errand that would not hear Inspection. Once among the tree ho nude his way rapidly to a point where the shadows lay densest, and there upon the around lay the form of a man. silent and tnotlou less. It was the mysterious foreigner, The Captain had proreu too much for even the keen detective, and his manner of convincing the msn-huntcr of the mis take he had made had been a forcible one. In the struggle, and before Captain Orant had struck s favorable spot with his knife, the detective, whom ho held under his knee, having knocked him Hat with a sudden and terrible blow, caught two of the lingers of his gloved hand be tween his teeth, and almoit bit them off at a point below the end joint. Tho m order oil man lay Just where he had fallen, and realising this, the Cap tain vanished among tho trees, returning In less than ten minutes, leading a horse already equipped, which he had secreted la the forest to have ready In rase of an emergency, for he was one of those men who always make sure of a way to re treat before proceeding any depth Into their schemes. l'reientlydio wss mounted upon the iKirse with the tXMly of the foreign de tective lu front of him. and held In such a manner that It looked like n comrade asleep, with his head lunging upeh his breast. He kept In the densest portion of the forest, for be did not care to bo seen by any one, though the chances of such an event at this hour would have been poor enough even upon the public highway, for the negroes were of too superstitious a nature to think of wauderlug about the country when ghosts and goblins were supposed to be abroad. Ilecause of his taking such a round about way, Instead of going direct, ho was a much longer tlmo In reaching the old mill than linger had been when carry ing Carol there, earlier In the night. Strange how tils mind should have alio turned to this quarter as a place of hid ing. Surely there must have been some thing more tbsn chance In It all. When he found himself In the Immedi ate neighborhood of the haunted mill, Captain Grant brought bis horse to a sud den halt, and placed his dead charge up on the ground. Then, lecurlng his horse, ho ralwnl the limp form of the murdered detective In his arms, and, by the exer tl.m of tremendous strength, bore It on. Ho disappeared Inside the old mill. There was a Urge chimney at one side of the mill, and, for some purpose or other, a hole had been made In this, the bricks lying upon tbe floor closo by. It required a herculean strength to raise the dead detective to this opening, but as be wss not a man of over a hun dred and thirty pounds In weight, the Captain succeeded In accomplishing It. As he let go his hold he heard tho body fall with a thump to the Uoor. Then all was quiet. lie made no change, not even touch ing one of the bricks upon the Uoor, for thotiglf It had at first beeu his Intention to brick up the orifice In the chimney, up on second thought he realised It was wiser to leave things Jmt as they were, for fear of exciting suspicious. As he turned to leave he either ssw, or fancied he did, the head of a man out lined In one of the windows against the light background. The Idea gave him such a start that he foil orer a piece of old machinery that lay rusting upon the Uoor. This was the racket that had readied tbe cars of Carol and the widow. As soon as be could recover he (led hastily from the mill, turning once to look back, nnd then plunging In among tho trees like a bunted stag. Had there been a witness to the horrid burial? He shuddered nt the thought, but found It Iniposslblo to decide whether It had been real or a specter of his Im agination. GHAl'TIJIl XIII. It wns twilight. The trees wore moaning a requiem for departed day, ami tlio last tinge of red was dying out of the western sky, when Carol suddenly sat up straight, and hor heart seemed to stand still as sho heard henry footfalls outside, An Interval of silence ensued, and then there came a rap, loud and clear, upon tho door of tho bauutcd mill. Carol held her breath. Sho could not Imaglno anyono clso com ing at that hour than Itoger, ami audi had been tho Intensity of her recent thoughts and feelings toward him that It seemed to her sho could not, dared not, meet him face to face, at least until she had time to recover her self-possession. 8o she remained back while her mother went to tho door. To her astonishment it was a strange voice that fell upon her cor a voice that wan full of eagerness and trembling. "1 have to beg your pardon for this late visit, madam, hut I am looking for a friend of mine, nnd hor continued ab sence has worried mo moro than I can tell you. Have you seen Nora Warner?" Carol started, for she realised that this itii; person, whoever he might he, was about to receive a shock. Uvldently he was quite unaware of the terrible fate that hud nvcrtnken thu poor girl, and that aim was by that time, If stilt alive, contlned within the wnlli of the mad house that had before been her nrlaou. ller mother retained her sjdfpowea alon, though sho knew full well there wns n blow In store for this gentleman, whoever ho might he. ".Step In, sir, and be sealed. Do lint refine, for I have that to tell you that will strike a blow at your heart, per haps, though I know not what relation you bear to Nora Warner," she said. "Do not keep me In aimpemie, madam. Nora Warner was very dear lo me, In hraren'a name tell me what has happen ed to the poor girl." be pleaded, "You knew something nf her former history. I presume?" Inquired tho lady. Hhe had a double object In view, tbe Idea of finding out what he knew ami nhether the story of Nora Warner, as told to Carol, were trut. "There Is nothing of her past that I do not know, madam, and If she has come to grief I sin well aware of the source. I't a hair of her head bo Injured and her villainous husband, linger Parrel, must settle with me. Delny no longer, I pray you, for every secoud Is torture to me." There was something frank In the young man's vole and way of spenhliu, that went straight to the llttlo lady's heart, and sho knew thst ho was honest and manly, hence she sympathised with him In his sorrow. "I see you are her friend, str, and as such I shsll conllde the fscts to you. Nora Warner has again fallen Into tho hands of those demons from whom she into before neaped. Tbe insd-house doctor has been here." "Is It pelblc?" There wss a gritting of tho strong teeth, and even In the caudle light she could see that the man'a fare psled with the comprehensive knowledge of what this meant. Hhe then went on to tell all that had occurred, and he heard the news with the aspect of a man who suffered and yet made no sound. "Curses on his hesdt" he muttered, fiercely, when she wss done, "he Is the worst demon on earth, and the time will come when retribution will fall upon him, and It shsll be my hsnd that deals the blow. It he hs dared to barm a hair of her bead I sbsll torture the life out of him." When he became calm he made Inquir ies, for It seemed that Nora had only told lilin the circumstances of her past with out certain particular, and he was glsd to be ahown the torn card which tbe doc tor had left behind hi in. and which Carol had thoughtfully picked up from the place where aho had throwu It on tbe previous ulght. Of course this young man wna tbe aatnn whom we saw In tho company of Nora Warner st the time when she fought her memorsble duel with Csptsln Orant, tbe "Jsrk" whom the duelist thought he had seen before and yet could not place. While they talked Carol bad Jollied them and her p resell re was acknuwledged by the young man with a ollte bow. He was unable to aay what had been Nora's mission In seeking tbe young girl again, but all ho knew was thst the poor de ceived wife had discovered something of tho utmost Importnncn whleh mutt be communicated to Carol without delay It aho would aavp her from years of Intense suffering. This wss what she had been trying her best to tell when the brutal keeper choked her further utterance. The widow had not dured to tell Jack the full particulars pf thai terrible scene, for she saw that he was of an excitable temperament, and also that ho loved Nora Warner, and she feared the result. It was enough for him to know that she was again In the (Miwer ot thoso villains, and as he seemed to poess Nora's en tire confidence It might be readily sup Miscd that alio had aome time In tho past given him to understand what muiiuer of man the doctor was. While they were yet talking, something very like a mullled shriek reached their ears and caused them all to spring up, "What was that?" asked each In won dc. "The sny this ptaco la haunted became of alngular nolsca heard here at times, but I found they originated In a very commonplace manner, for the loft above this mill was occupied by a troop of wild cats and during the night they were wont to indulge In a melee that to su perstitious ears sounded llko the shrieks of deadly foes, ami their falls from raft ers that ended each combat was to them a repetition ot the old murder that took placo here. I remedied all that by shut ting up the holes lu the window by means of which they gained Ingress, and ever since that tlmo I have never been both ered by any unearthly sound, Whatovor It wna wo beard Just now, It camo from the Interior of the mill, and will bear In vestigation; so, If you would do ua a favor, sir, tho tlmo Is at hand." Jack was porfectly willing, and tho three Immediately entered tho main por tion of the mill by means of a door in the back of the widow'a humble kitchen. They had lighted a lamp lu place ot tho dim candle, and were thus enabled to look around them In all directions. When they stood within the mill proper tho young man lookod around him. Ho saw but llttlo of Interest, Tho old saw was there, but mated so that it was almost In pieces, nnd there wcro gaping holes In tho root throiign which both rnln and sunahlue camo at Intcrvuls, according to the time. While they stood thus there came to run through their Again It sounded nu 1lair cars. This tlmo Jack's face brightened, for he saw I lit hole In the great I'lilinuey. nnd strid ing up to It he cried lulu (lie urlllcui "llelhil where are you?" The answer came Immediately, and yet wns so mtlflled that they could hardly distinguish It. "In the chimney. For hrnvrn's aake get me out qulckt I bellern I am dying!" There woa but one way to accomplish this) J a eh realised Hie fact at once, He handed tho lamp tu the little widow and replaced his revolver, feeling that he would have no occasion to use It, at least for the present, Then ho commenced enlarging Hie ori fice by tearing down the bricks, always working downward. Komellmes he had illlllcult work, but In (he end he succeed ed In his task, and the result was that at the end of ten or fifteen minutes he bad cleared the way lo within a foot or so of tho ground. Then stepping In, he bent down nnd raised tbe form of the foreign detective In his stout arms. When he had laid him nu the lloor of the mill, he bent over tu examine, the man'a ghastly wounds. "Who did this foul deed?" ho asked In horror. The man whispered In reply, for ho was weak and almost dying, Jack uttered a smothered curse and, gaining his feet, fled In a voice that fruse Carol with horron "Home more of that demon's work. May the curao of heaven blight him and ht forever. He la one of Hatan'a (lends and when we 'meet I shsll semi him to tbe lusitcr he serves, Wltueis the osthl" CHaI'TKIIXIV. Tbe words at the young msn csme very near killing Carol Illchinoud, for of course she thought all along bo had ref erence to the linger Dsrrel she knew and loved, and lo think of lilin as a mur derer In addition In his other sins would have been enough to have entirely crush ed her. At the time she did tint remember that her mother and hernelf bad seeu Captain (Irant, or some one clouly resembling him, leave the mill on the prevloiu ulght some time between the hour when Nora Warner was carried off by her Jailers and daybreak, Alt she could think of was this one fact, that besides being siillty of all thote other misdeeds, her Itoger was not enly a murderer at heart, but was In a fair way to become one In fact, for the un fortunate man UM)n the mill Moor looked aa though be were dying. Her heart waa now Steele) ngaliut Itoger, anil at their next meeting she must let him know that be could not even call ber friend. While Carol wa thus thinking upon the matter, and deciding as to her future plan, Jack waa examining the wounds of the detective. "My msn." said he finally, "you shall live syC. live for vengeance on Hie llend whose baud struck thote cowardly blows." The face of the detective lighted up and a fierce gleam came Into his ryes, for he would ask nothing better ou earth than this. flently raiting him, Jack carried the poor man Into the habitable part of the building and laid him upon the blankets prepareu lor mm uy ins wiuow, i ncn ue i proceeded to dress tho wound", nnd Hie skill he exercised lu this proved him to be a young physician of mure than ordinary talents. He had a case of remedies with him and before leaving the oh) mill on his seareh for lost Nora he loft the uiriHillH's to be used In the haiiiLi ot Carol's moth er. The detective potsrsted a magnificent constitution and his wounds were not fatal, so that he was lu a fair way for speedy recovery, being In excellent hands. Hesldes Hist, tbe burning desire for re venge upon the msn who had dealt him such a cowardly blow waa enough of un Incentive to keep him alive, fur It brought Ida will Into play. The widow waa bis attendant, for Carol could not stsy In (he home, such wss the tumult ot her thoughts In regard to Itog er. Hut for the fact that Jack, for pru dential rensons, had talked of all other subjects lefore his departure save the one they were Interested In, they might have learned that whleh would have fall en like a bomb between them. The detectlvo was more communicative, for his heart warmed tn tho widow as the one to whom be owed his life. Ho whs a Husslsn by adoption, but In reality wss a born (Englishman, which accounted for his stinking the language so properly. While he entertained the little lady with long stories of the American adven turer' a doluga In Ittissla, and how, fall ing upder the ban, It was discovered that he was a plotter against the life nf the Csar, tho fact never leaked nut that each of them had In mind a far different per sonage. Thus the terrible mistake was allowed to become deeper, and tho characters In our story drifted nloug ns the steru de cree of tale willed. (To lie continued.) A lttirnl Opinion. "Trouhlo 'bout theso hero poola," anld tho Ucorglu farmer, "thoy noiio ot 'oiu iiinku good fnrni hands." "Kvor tried 'cm?" "Of course. Thoy'ro ilonil act ngln' plowln' nti' thoy won't bont on' nwenr at a inulo for four ho'a got a soull" "Thnt'a Btrnngol" "No, It nlti't. 'Twist you nn' mo nn' tho gntepoHt, It's downright, Inherited lnzlnoggl" Atlnntn Constitution. Klro lupes Kranoh Invention. Klro uHcnpuu wcro drat inado In I'arla In 1701. Dr. ICdwnrd Hvcwtt Ilnlo Is eighty, nml a protty good llguro of n iniiii oven yot. When you incut ilm, nover refer to lilin uh "a clorgyiiinn"; ho prefers to bo called "a Christian minister." A fool's mouth Is always open for engagements, Preaching and I'mctlcs, Hpollhlnilur Yea, my friends, eter nal vigilance Ih tlio prlco of llborty. Ho on your guard. A vord to tlio wlwt is atifllclmit. Volco (from tlio iiiidlcnco) Then you must tako uh for gol darn foolnl You luivo beun talking for nu hour and a half. FITS l'ffmnnuf uufM. woAtiernerVouantae nrArtldr'tuuurir.Kllni's(irMlNrT irr, riona rorrta as inaiixiiiittnairMiiM. i. it. mint, ud..ni Art ii a i., riiuii, i-a. la Worldly Uoodt, "It Isn't ovrry man that knows when liu Is well off,' "No; but Iota of ua know Hint wo are not." Ilrooklyn J.lfo, 11T A MTT7r Mrv rata nr wnui n In- W An iiltl) "'"" !' " " "'' lfll(, Anlr.lbl--illlon, tMt itn,iur Inlttm.MitaUnl t'Mtlr. 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