1'KOFESSIOXAL CARDS , C. FINDLEY, M. D. Practice limited to EYE EAR, NOSE and THKOAT. Glasses ntted and furnished. Office hours 9 to 12; 2 to 6; and od ap pointment. Telephones 261 and 77. Musts Pass. Oaaooa J)R. J. C. SMITH PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON Phones, Office 355; lies. 1181. Residence cor. 7th and D streets. Office at National Drue Store. Qbarti Pass, - Oaaooa & LOUGIIRIDGE, M. D. PHYBICUN AND SURGEON Be. Phone 714 City or country culls attended night or day. ttlxtb and LI, Tufl'i building-. Office Phone 261. Graxtb Pass OaBaoii. Jf D. NORTON, ATTORNEY-ATLAW, Practice In all 6tnteand Fed oral Courte. Office lo Opera HouseBulldtnj. 0atb Pass, - - Obmoow A. C. HOUGH, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW, Practioos in all Klntnand Federal Courts OBioeovor Hair Riddle Hardware Co. Gkant Pass, Oaaoon QLIVER S. BROWN, LAWYER. Oflloe, npstairs, City Hall. Gkaiits Pass, OaaaoK. () S. BLANCnARD, ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW. Practice in all State and Federal courts. Banking and Trust Company's Building, Grants Pass, . . Osseow. J. II. AUSTIN, ATTORNEY-AT LAW UnloBuUdlaf IksIT .... Oim:i II. B. nENDRICKS GO0N8XLLOR8-AT-LAW Olrll aad criminal natters, attraded to la all the court Real estate and Inioraane. Offloe, 6th street, opposite Pottofiee. fILUAM P WRIGHT, U. H. DEPUTY BURVKYOI MINING KNUINEKR AND DRAUGHTSMAN 0tb St., north of Josephine Uetai. Giahts Pass, Oaseos. Charles Costain Wood Workiug Shop. Went of flour mill, near R. R. track Inrnlnu, ttrroll Work. HtsirWork, Hand Hawing.t'sliliiel Work, Wood l'ullvs. haw filing anil putninliiK, Repairing all kinds. Priors right. The Popular Barber Shop Get your tonsorial work done at IRA TOMPKINS' On Sixth Sttcet Three chairs Hath Room in onnnootlan N. E. McGKK W, PIONEER TRUCK ANn DELIVERY Furniture and Piano Morlng GRANTS PASS. OREGON. Palace Barber Shop NATE BATES. I'rop. Shaving, Hair Cutting Ilaths, I-tc. Ktoi j thliiK nest and clean and a work Urst-Class. Poster:, placards, dndgrrs. all sum and kind", printed at the Owner otber The Courier gives all the county newt. -n 4lI' 7"- AiriiA tUAtniLufuN theijwoar. m J weur- iWUl sWY. Lf i Si ran-.-, .a MBS. - . MANAGER OF THE B. & A, Continued from page 8 that stood" in lie alley. A'nioment later and they were whirling off uptown. All previous doubt vanished Instant ly. It was agreed on all sides that they were probably acting on private Infor mation and bod gone to bring hi tbo prisoner. Bo strong was this conviction tbut a number of young men whose tennis were hitched about the square promptly followed, and soon an anx ious cavalcade emptied Itself Into the dusty country road. Just beyond. the corporation line tbo North street, as It was called, forked. Mr. lirown and bis companion had tu li eu the roud which bore to the west and led straight to Harrow's Sawmills. Those who were firHt to reach the forks could still see the road cart a black dot In the distance. The afternoon punned, and the dusk of evening came. Those of the towns people who were still bunging aliout the squure went home to supper. Un less a man could hire or borrow a horse there was not much temptation to start off on a wild goose chase, which, after all, might end only at Harrow's Saw mills. Fortunately for him. Dun Oakley had gone to Chicago Hint morning. Intend ing to see llollowuy and resign. In view of what hud happened It whs Im possible for him to remain In Autloch. nor could General Cornish expect him to. Milton McClintock was at supper with his family when Mrs. Btapleton, who lived next door, broke lu upon them without ceremony, crying ex citedly. "They've got him, and they're golug to lynch him!" Then she us suddenly disappeared. McClintock from where he sat, holding a piece of brend within an inch of his lips and bis mouth wide open to re ceive It, could see her through the window, her gray hulr disheveled and tossed about her face, running from house to house, a gaunt rumor lu flap ping calico skirts. Ho sprang to bis feet when be saw her vanish nround the corner of Lou Beutlck's house across the way. "You keep tbo children In, Mary," be said sharply. "Don't let them Into the street." And, snatching up his bat and coat, he made for the door, but hi wife was there ahead of blm and threw her arms about bis neck. "For God's sake. Milt, stay with the boys and me!" she ejaculated. "You don't know what may happen T Outside they beard the trampling of many feet coming nearer and nearer. They listened breathlessly. "You don't know what may happen!" ahe repeated. "Yes. I do, and they mustn't do It!" Bnclasplng her hands. "Jim will be needing help." The sheriff was hie wife's brother. "He's promised me he'd haug the old man himself or no one else should." There was silence now In the street. The crowd bad swept past the bouse. "Hut the town's full of strangers. You can't do anything, and Jim can't!" "We cau try. Look out for the chil dren!" And be was gone. Mrs. McClintock turned to the boys, who were still at the table. "Go up stairs to your room and stay there until I tell you to come down," she com manded peremptorily. "There, don't bother mo with questions!" For Joe, the youngest boy, was already whim pering. The other two, with white, senred fnces, snt Isilt upright In their chairs. Some danger threatened. They didn't know what this dunger was, ami their very Ignorance added to their terror. "lo what I say!" she cried. At this they left the table mid marched toward tlio stairs. Joe found courage to sny: "Ain't you coming too? (ieorge's afnild." Hut his mother did not hear him. She was at the window closing the shutters. In the next yard she saw old Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Htaplcton'a mother, carrying her potted plants Into the house and scolding In a shrill, querulous vole-. McClintock, pulling on his cout as he ran, hurried up the street paKt the little white frame Methodist church. The crowd had the start of hlui, and the town seemed deserted except for the women ami children who were ev erywhere, at open doors and windows. some i:i 111,1 and pitying, mine mdy i with lh, liriltal excitement they hud 1 caught from brothers or Im-hnnd As hejmxsod die Kinorys' hi- beard' bis mime called. He glanced around j and saw the doctor standing on the j porch with Mrs I'lnorv and ('on-tunco. "Will oii go w:ih inc. McClintock':" , the physician cried At the snme un- j mcnt the hoy drove his team to the door McClintock took the fence nt a ' bound and ran up Hie drne ! "Three's ti tune to lose." he punted. ' "Hut." with a Midden, sickening souse j of helplessness. "1 don't know that we ' can Mi p them " j "At hast he will not be uloue." ' j It was (Ynsiainv who spoke. Sh i was thinking of dakley us struggling' ! Single handed to save Ins father fro'.i' i ihe Itowiutg. cms-i:g nibble whl, li had 1 rushed up the street ten minutes Is? I fore "No, he won't !e alone." vi,,l Mct'h.i i tori,, not imdcrt Hiding whom it wa ; dio meant lie , Uv l., . m l.,si,:e t, , doctor. " '! haven't seen but: ;" the iatt, i slc. as he too,, the ;c from t'.i Ivy . ' 'i w he '.' "1 .. i vi.ikiey "11 . I s w .'1 ,. , Went tli .: :.g ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '' :' - ' to V Oil ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS Stance that .Oakley bad left Aattoch. A look of instant relief came Into her face. He turned again to McClintock. "This Is a bad business." "Yes, we don't want no lynching, but It's lucky Oakley isn't bere. I hadn't thought of what be d do If be was." "What a pity be ever sent for bis fa ther! But who could have foreseeu this?" said the doc-tor sadly. McClin tock shook his bead. "I can't believe the old man killed Ityder In cold blood. Why, be'a as gen tle as a lamb." As they left the town off to the right In a Held they saw a bareheaded wom an racing after ber two runaway sons, and then the distant shouts of men. mingled with the shrill cries of boys, reached their ears. The doctor shook out his reins and plied bis whip. "What If we are too late!" be said. For auswer McClintock swore. Ue was fearing that himself. Two minutes later and they were up with the reur of the mob, where It straggled along on foot, sweating and dusty and hoarsely artlcuiute. A little further on and It wag lost to sight in a thlckcted dip of the roud. Out of this black shadow buggy after buggy flush ed to show lu the red dusk that lay on the treeless hillside beyond. On the mob's either flunk, but keeping well out of the reach of their elders, slunk ud skulked the village urchins. "Looks as If all Autloch was here to night," commented McClintock grimly. "So much the better for us. Surely they are not all gone mad," answered the doctor. "I wouldn't give a button for bis chances." The doctor drove recklessly Into the crowd, which scuttered to the right and left. McClintock, bending low, scanned the faces which were raised toward them. "The wholo township's bere. 1 don't know one in ten," he said, straighten ing up. "I wish I could uiauuge to run over a few," muttered the doctor savugely. As they ueared the forks of the roud Dr. Emory pulled in his burses. A heavy furm wagon blocked the wuy, and the driver was stolidly Indifferent alike to his entreaties and to Mc Cllutock's threat to break bis bead for blm it he didn't move on. They were till shouting at him when a savage cry swelled up from the throats of those in advance. The murderer was being brought In from the east road. "The brutes!" muttered the doctor, and be turned helplessly to McClin tock. "What are we going to do? What can we do?" By way of answer MeCllutock stood up- "I wish I could see Jim." Hut Jim bad takeu the west road three hours before and was driving to ward Barrow's Sawmills as fast as McKlroy's beat team could take him. When be reached there It was enough to make one's blood run cold to bear the good man curse. "You wait bere, doctor," cried Mc Clintock. "You can't get past, aud they seem to be coming this way now." "Look out for yourself. Milt." "Never fear for me." He Jumped down Into the dusty, trampled road and foot by foot fought his way forward. As he had suld, those lu front were turning back. The result was a hor rible Jam, for those behind were still struggling to get within sight of the murderer. A drunken man at Mc Cllutock's elbow wna shouting, "Lynch him!" at the top of his lungs. The master mechanic wrenched an arm free and struck at blm with the tint of his hand. The man appeared surprised, but not at all angry. He merely wiped the Mood from his llpa ami asked in an Injured tone, which conveyed u mild reproof: "What did you want to do that for? I don't know you." And as he sought to maintain his place at McCliutock'a side be kept reiM'atlng: "Say, neighbor, I don't know you. You certainly got the advantage of me." Soon McClintock was In the very thick of the mob, and tljeii he saw the captive. Ills bauds were bound, and he was tbsl with ropes to the front seat of a huckboard drawn by two Jad ed horses. His captors were three Iron Jawed, hard faced countrymen. They were armed with shotguns and were enjoying their splendid triumph to the full. McClintock gave only one look tit the trl.s...ier. V.. .. i.y of fear was en him. The coll it- of his shiit was stitt' with blood 'roin a wounded face His hat w is gone, aid hi coat was torn. Scared and wondering, his eyes shifted lllleltsil x o c' ' -e ,-row d, '' '' ' -'"h.vd Mci'hnt .,-k. an I he lost all in;, :vst in the scene. There would be no lynching the,' night, for the man w as not Koger Oak ley. rurther than that, he was gray haired and I urh lie was as unlike the M com'ct as one man could well Is' uiil.ke another Suddenly t'-e cry w as raised -t niu'i him! You fell iws g ,t the wrung mim" Th- cry was taken up and bandied back down the ro.i,. rp,. ,,,(, druw a c-eit, f b,c.,:', of rei,.vliig It be- c-i'i'e good t.aturcl with noisy hilari ty . The Iron Jawed country men ghinced '.' 'tuid sheepishly on 'v s.r-e about that':" one In quired "He answers the description nil t ,-ht " it " is h.nd lo hme to abandon the h a or r'..e - .-wards Wl at hae you N'c i d.. .Mg t,, him?" asked half a dozen vo. os i ru. They felt a fr:eud!y Interest p, i,. j,,or bound wretch ill the I t, kb.-ird. Perhaps, too. they were g "itef'il to him bce.uise he. was li e w ro.g r,,an, " "i. 'i"'h '!' mti. V tmeiis:!y, "on'y I e '! i i g ' i V." PASS, OREGON, MAY 17, 1907. "he did. He didn't want to be hanged!" And there was a good natured roar from the crowd. Already Hit captort were three iron jawed, hard Jaced countrymen, those nearest the prisoner were reach lug up to throw off the ropes that bound hlin. His captors looked on in stupid surprise, but did not seek to Interfere. The prisoner himself, now thut he aaw he was surrounded by well wish ers and, being lu a somewhat surly temper, which wns pardonable enough under the circumstances, fell to com plaining bitterly and loudly of the treatment be h.d received. Preseutly the mob began to disperse, some to slink back Into town, rather ashumed of their fury, while the ever lengthen ing procession which hud followed the four men lu the buckboard since early In the day faced aliout and droA-e off into the night. An hour afterward the prisoner was airing hie grievances In sagacious Mr. Britt's saloon, whither he had been conveyed by the latter gentleman, who hud been quick to recogulre that, tem porarily at least, he possessed great drnwlug powers. He was only a but tered vagabond On his way east from the harvests In the Dakota wheatfields, and be knew that he bad looked Into the very eyes of death. CHAPTER XIX. WHEN Koger Oakley fled from Autloch on the night of the murder he was resolved that, happen what might he would not be taken. For half an hour be traversed back alleys and grass grown "side streets," seeln; no one and unseen, and preseut ly found himself to the north of the town. Then he sat down to rot and con sider the situation. He was on the smooth, round top of a hillside. At his back were woods atpJ fields, while down In the hollow below blm, beyond a middle space that wus neither town nor country, he saw the lights of Autloch twinkling among the trees. Dannie was there somewhere, wondering why he did not return. Nearer at bund, across a narrow lane, where the ragweed and Jlinson and p.ikeberry flourished rankly. was the cemetery. The night was profoundly still, until suddenly the town bell rang the alarm. The old convict's fiu-e blanched nt the sound, mid he came slowly to his feet. The bell rung on. The lights among the trees grew In number, dogs barked, there was the murmur of voices, lie clapped his hands to his ears and plunged into the woods. He had no clear Idea of where he das going, but all night long he plod ded steadily forward, his one thought tj be as fur from Autloch as possible by morning. When at last morning came, with Its song of half awakened 'birds and Its level streaks of light I ere dig the gray dawn, he retneni b, rod thut be was hungry and that he had eaten nothing since u.iou the day before. He stopped at the tlrst farm house he came to for breakfast, and at his request the farmer's wife put up a lunch for him to carry away. It was night again when he reached Harrow's Sawmills He ventured '' !.;! intit the one general store and ' ' 1 number of purchases. The ' '-.per was frankly curious to hut he w ns doing and where he -o:ug. but the old com let 11111 his 1 , i siioiis wi'h surly reserve, W he i he left the store tie took the o- e road out of the place, and half a ''; farther on for ok the road for '.tie wo,h!s. It was nearly mldn'ght wtnn he we:. I Into camp. He built a fire and toasted some thin strips of, bacon. He made h! supper of these and a few crackers, lie realized that he must harbor his slender stis.k of provlons. He had told himself over and'ovet that be was not tit to live among men lie would t.ive to dwell nlone like a d.r.gerous animal. s!m:.ii:i.g his fel lows The solitude aad the lonellncsj sui;e, L;n:. IP- i;,i ;a..ke a pern. a bent camp .. w !.,-re ,-om to tht lakes. i:i the w .1,1. sS s, I,,, could fill t at.d ca ; .i s ,i a . l,tW'''' VMWMVMWMWVMWWMm TO RAVE AND TO HOLD A home of one's own should be the ambition 'of every true' American, young or old. If you have this ambition and would like my help to attain it, I would ask you to call and let me know the kind of home you aspire to possess, the price you would like to pay, and I will find you j'ust what you want at the price you want to pay, and arrange terms to suit you. Whether you want your home in town or country I can get it for you speedily. JOSEPH THE REAL ESTATE MAN feAtis'irlJ MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS J. a. PADDOCK, Proprietor. I am prepared to (nrnish anything in the line ol Cemetery work in any kind of Marble or tiranite. Nearlv thirty years of experience, in the Marble business warrants my lay in i that I ran fill T-Mr orders in the very best manner. Can furnish work in Hcotch, Swede or American Uranite or anv kind of Marble. Front street, next to Ureen't Ounshop., THE FASHION LIVERI MP SALE QILMORE & BOREN. Proprietors. II tree". between Fifth and Sixth Phone'881 Grant Pais, Oregon n CLEMENS SELLS BOOKS and DRUGS. ?r?3H?E GRANTS PASS, ORE. He curried in his pocket u small rail road map of the slate, anil In tht mornliiK, after a careful study of it. marked out bis course. Thut day, and for several days following, he plodded on and on In a tireless, patient fash ion, and with but the briefest stops at noon for his nieutrer lunch. Each morn ing be was up and on his way with tin first Kllininer of liRht, and be kept hi? even pace until the clow faded from the sky In the west. I Reyond Harrow's Sawmills the pine woods stretched away to the north In one uulirokeu wilderness. At long In tervals he passed loggers' camps and more rarely a farm In the forest, but1 be avoided these. Instinct told hinil that the news of Ryder's murder had traveled far and wide. Iu all that! ratiu-e of country there was uo Inhabit ! ej spot where he dare show bis face. Now that he had evolved a definite purpose he was quite cheerful aud hap py save for occasional spells of de presslou and bitter self accusation, but the excitement of his flight buoyed him up amazingly. He had distanced and outwitted pur suit, and his old pride In his'physieal strength and superiority returned The w,k.,1s never ceased to interest him. There was a mighty freedom a'-nt then, a freedom he shared and Jnyed i.i. lie t',-lt lie could trump ou forever. w::h t:,e s.-eur of the pines tilliu : his '' ,U - n! the MVe, p of th.. w,:el ;.. ! - c.rs. '.lis !.,".,. 1 s ;,,, ': '.mn'ii,- ,.:.d cr.,ft. to.i. le -' 1 1 1 -- An .'list ih: MOSS, Office 516 E St. DR. MORROWS ANTI-LEAN fcX MAKES LEAN PEOPLE FAT through the nerveoua system. If Its a purely vegetable compound, contaiis no oils or fats or any drugs that 1 injurious or liable to pro 0 duce a habit. It's the greatest Tonio in LJi2 the world. Eaoh bottle I i nnntulna mont.k 'a tl-M&tmATlt nit I 'w ' costs tl.50 at aay Drug1 Store lj. J Prepared by the AW tl-J.Ji.AW MEDICINE CO. Portland Oreftl tUiA . . . FEED STABLES earth was a dead, dry brown. A hot haze quivered under the (.Teat trees. Off in the north, npulust which his face was set. a loiift, low, black cloud lay ou the horizon. Sometimes the wind lifted it higher, and It sifted down dark threads of color scainst the softer blue of the summer sky. I'reseutly the wlud brought the odor of smoke. At first it was ulmost imperceptible a HUKKestidu merely but by uud by It was lu every breath he drew. The for est was on lire ahead of blm. He Judged that the tide of devastation was rolling Hearer, and he veered to tlio west. Theu one evening he saw what he had not seen before a dull red light that shone sullenly above the plues. The next day the smoke was thick in the woods. The wind, blow ing strongly from the north, floated little wisps and wreaths of It down iihju blm. It rested like a heavy mist nlsjve the cool surface of the lake, on the shores of which he bad made bis camp the night previous, while some thickly grown depressions be crossed were sour with the stale, raucld odor that clung to his clothes and rendered breathing difficult. There was a pow dering of fine white ashes everywhere. At first It resembled a hoar frost and theu a scanty fall of snow. Iiy 5 o'clock be gained the summit of a low ridge. From its top he was able to secure an extended view of the fire A red line as red as the reddest sunset etretcbed away to the north as far as the eye could tee. He was pro foundly impressed by the spectacle. The conflagration was on a scale so (riai.tlc thut It fairlj staggered bim. I