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Practice limited to
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Ofllce hours V to 12; 2 to fi; and on ap
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Ubamts Pass. Obioos
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PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON
Ret. Phone 714
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Grants Pass . Obeoom
DR. C. 'A. CAMPBELL
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Ghauts Pass. ... Obeoom
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ATTO RN E Y-AT-LA W,
Practice In all Htateand Federal Courts
onioe over Hair Kiddle Hardware Co,
Gbamts Pass, - Obioom
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Chants Pass, Oregon
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
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Company's Building.
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in all tat oonrU.
Real estate and Inauranoe,
Offlo. 6th street, opposlU Postoffloe.
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0. 8. DEPUTY PURVEYOR
MININO ENGINEER
AND DRAUGHTSMAN
6lh fit., north of Josephine Hotel.
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The Popular Bsrbsr Shop
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On Sixth Street Three chairs
Bath Room In connection
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TRUCK and DELIVERY
Furniture and llano
Blaring
GRANTS PASS, OREGON
E. A. WADE
Dry Goods, Underwear,
Notions, Etc.
Front Street
west of Palace hotel
GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
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Machines Sold on
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17 F street
Grants rasa. Ore
)P GR.RANTS PASS
j Commercial Clnb
4 Will furnish information of
Josephine county free of
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4 licited. k
L. B. lUu President &
H. L. Anohkws.... Secretary
Richard
the
Brazen.
By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY.
Author of "F6r the Freedom of Mm
Sea," "The Southerners," Etc.
A a d
EDWARD PEPLE.
Author of "A Broken Rosary,"
"The Prince Cha," Etc
CapvrMM, Uot, by llnfat. Yard d
Company.
Coutinued from last weik,
Miss Renwyck's plan was based
npon wisdom and sound common
sense, yet to the frightened Miss I mo
gene It was the worst possible thing
to do. She felt certain that If caught
the man would put his threat Into exe
cution and expose the copies of her
letters to the eager gaze of society. To
prevent such a happening she would
gladly pay Ave times the sum demand
ed. Therefore she decided hysterical
ly that Harriet's plan waa out of the
question,
"Ob, Harriet, dear," she walled, "yon
don't know bow silly my letters were,
and I'd go through anything to get
them back again. Why, the pet
names I called tbat creature good
gracious, Harriet they were positively
mushy!"
What did you call hlmT asked Miss
Renwyck. humorously Interested In
this phase of the romance.
" 'Roddy-poddyklns' was one," con'
fessed the debutante, with a vivid
blUBh. 'Then there were a whole lot
more like that and worse really, dar
ling, I'd rather not tell tbem even to
you. I should die of shame If Mr. Van
der Awe or Lord Croyland or any one
knew."
Miss Renwyck smiled, while the In
discreet Juliet went on tying her hand
kerchief Into hard, wet knots.
"I've just got to see biin, Harriet I
know I shall be Just scared to death;
but. no matter what yon say, I'll not
allow you to tell a single solitary soul,
and If I'm found dead on the library
floor In the morning nobody will care
anyway so there I"
The sufferer's state now became so
alarming that her friend waa forced to
suggest another plan. It waa against
ber better Judgment, but something
had to be done at once, for otherwise
Miss Imogen would never be In a
condition to act the part of the bird
In the play tbat evening.
Imogen," ah aald sternly, "stop
crying this Instant and listen to me.
I believe yon will do a very wrong
thing In seeing Mr. Fltageorg In the
middle of the night, but of course I
have no right to interfere against your
wishes. I am older than yon, and I
tell you candidly 1 don't Ilk It How
much money bav yon with you?"
Fifty dollars, and I'll give him Jew
elry enough to mak up th balance."
"That won't be necessary. IH lend
yon whatever you need, and If you still
Insist upon seeing th man I will go
down with you."
In an Instant more two very shaky
little arms wer twined about Miss
Renwyck's neck and a sobby role
waa pouring delirious thanka Into ber
are.
When th fear of creeping down a
Sight of dark stairs aloue was eased
by the thought of companionship the
sentimental young lady began to view
the affntr in an entirely different light
it would be an adventure wblch ap
pealed to her strongly,
Ther would I
be no earthly danger, she argued, aa
each could be a protection to the other.
wulle ir the worst came to the worst
tlielr acreama would quickly summon
Id.
Tbe mor Miss Imogene thought of It i
the more excited ahe became, declaring '
Anally that ahe wogld gladly pay $100
which somebody else had earned for
her. by the way-Just for the fun of
the thing. She felt now that she had
exaggerated the possibility of danger,
aa the wretched. disgraceful man was
fter mouey only and would go away
Instantly he hail received it.
"Ion see," she explained, "he shows
his Intentions are not bad by his very
letter, ir he hud asked me to meet
him outside In the dilrk somewhere I
houldu't hsv dared, but coming here
Into the library, where we can call for
xMxwncv, snows mat tic means no
nnu.
'Nut suppose ho shniilii not come
loneT suggested Miss Harrier
"Hut he will." the other continued.
Besides, you and I will stand In the
door, on the opposite sido of th room.
ml the moment we see two men In-
tead of one, why. theu, dear, we'll
Just liegln to scream 'Kirel'or something
like thut, and then we can say wu
card a noise and came dovn. Oh.
iiurriei, precious, uo co ami find a
piece of white string!"
Miss llenwyck was not convluced.
one uui not hick courage ror a woman,
uor had she any actual fear of this
man, who was clearly an ordinary pet
ty blackmailer w ho tried to make prollt
out of an Innocent schoolgirl's foolish
correspondence. She could not Imagine
any othcrinottve for his coming. Inns
much as the library window would U
opened by an Inmate of the house and
closed and locked again Immediately
after his departure. Yes. clearly It was
blackmail, and if Imogen bad ber let
ters returned Intact perhaps It was the
easiest solutiou after nil.
"What sort of H looking person Is
this Mr. -er Uoddy-pHldykihs?" she
asked, w lih a smile.
"Mow. ulcus do not call blui that,"
ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON, APRIL 24,
begged Miss Imogene. "It makes me
Pffi
"atop crying thit intUmt and listen to
me"
feel like such a silly. Side face be Is
very handsome, you know, but full
face well, there Is something the mat
ter with one of his eyes."
"How do you mean?"
"Oh, I don't know!" she answered
doubtfully. "He Is looking at you all
the time, you understand, but bis eye
seems to be pointing somewhere else.
I think tbey call It a cast."
"Oh," said Miss Renwyck, "Uncle
Michael told me never to trust a per
son with with a cast In bis eye!"
"Did beT' asked the debutante. "I
wonder why. Oh, well, I'll never trust
one never again. Now, come on,
precious, and let's tie the string on
the gatepost I"
CHAPTER XVI.
u
PON this eventful Friday, wblch
might Justly be termed "black"
by the various persons con
nected with this narrative.
two more gentlemen mentioned herein
had occasion to one the telegraph lines
vigorously.
The first waa the Hon. Mr. Frank
Kin wait, member of the upper house
of th Texaa legislature and chairman
of the Stat Improvement commute
thereof. Contrary to Mr. Renwyck's
positive statement, the distinguished
legislator had not gone back to Aus
tin. Instead he had quietly stopped
over In Washington, held close com
munication with several mighty offi
cials, then wired frantically to hia
moat trusted lieutenant th vie chair
man of the state Improvement commit-
te at Austin. In a cipher code. The
communications wer imperative or
ders concerning the passage of a cer
tain deep water harbor bill.
Tbe Hon. Mr. Klnwalt while In New
York had held several conferences of
a dellcst nature. Including thst lunch
eon at Sherry's and other meals of a
similar character elsewhere, and now
deemed It expedient to be far away
from tbe capital of Texas during th
passag of tbe said harbor bill; there
fore be gave th mstter absent treat
ment so to speak, though his meek as
sociates on the committee carried out
their lender's Instructions to the let
ter. Tbey had enjoyed no dinners In
New York, but they were confident In
a certoln hope of at least partaking of
,D dessert vicariously through Mr.
Kluwalt.
The other person Interested In teleg
raphy was the heavy hearted Mr. Bill
: w mining, himself en route for New
! York. Half a day before he reached
Buffalo he received a disnatch from
his son Richard, and for a quarter of
n hour he whs radiantly happy; theu
uo received n second one couched lu
the same words, and It puxzled him
especially In the earnest warning to
return to Texas at once and watch hi
harlior scheme. At Buffalo he received
a sheaf of yellow envelopes which re-
semmeu n line poker ha ml. lu thnt
there were four of them-all of the
same kind.
In highly ornate language the cattle
king expressed his Mlef thnt a trick
was being played on him by his ene
mies, so he left the train and sought
the nearest telegraph olllce. Ills friend.
air. i.ogcr. iiiui railed t; state the
name or the hospital In which the son
biy dying, and Mr Bill Williams had
not seen In the Suu Antonio papers
me uispnicn snout his son, so the
rather wired nil the hospitals In Xe
ions ror information and lost three
nonrs lime in walling for answers.
He received a timnher of replies from
various Institutions, eight of which dis
claimed all knowledge of the patient,
while the ninth advised htm t:.at Mr.
iwcunro M imams or San Autonio.
' was truly contined In St. Luke's
hospital and that his condition whs
not so favorable, owing to an Increase
of fever. Bill Williams was convinced
some crarty trick was U'lng hatched,
but he hoped luter ou to settle with
the hen. Meanwhile, whatever hap
pened, he must go to his Ivy. lie sent
one more telegram and theu hastened
on to New York by the next train.
This telegram, addressed to Mr.
Richard Williams, was received at St.
Luke's hospital, and a prettv, fresh
checked nurse took It to Lord Crov
laud's room.
"A telegram. Mr. Williams. Shall I
ok'ti it for jou V
"I'leuse." said the carl, w 1th the llst
lcsn Indifference of a very sick man.i
"I dare say It la some beastly bus!
ness matter. Read It"
The girl complied, reading as fol
lows: Buffalo, N. T.
Mr. Richard Williams, St Luke's Hospital.
New York:
Cheer up. Dickie. Will be with you to
morrow momina. DAD.
Lord Croyland stared ,at the uni
formed young lady while' he fumbled
fruitlessly for bis monocle among the
folds of bis nightshirt.
"Rot!" he observed In languid dis
gust "Haven't got a dad, you know.
Borne silly ass is trying to come a
cropper."
Tbe nobleman then turned on his pil
low and closed his eyes, while tbe fair
attendant looked thoughtful, took the
patient's temperature and made a
memorandum to the effect that his
mind bad begun to wander.
Meanwhile matters at Irvlngton were
dragging along unsatisfactorily. Tbe j
last rehearsal of tbe play bad resulted :
In a spirited quarrel between Miss
Imogene and ber dismal fiance. Mr. j
van aer a we was a cuauipiou ui real
ism, even on tbe stage. He considered
It the height of absurdity for a pas
sionate lover to Imprint kisses upon
his adored one's theatrical wig near
thft refrlnn of her left ear.
cue, gooa gracious me, sioruieu
the indignant bird, with a dangerous
snap in ber big blue eyes, "don't you
have enough realism when we are
alone? If yon think I'm going to let
you kiss me before all those people
you are very much mistaken. Now,
one more word and we'll leave out that
part altogether, sir! No, don't speak
to me! Don't come near me! I think
you are perfectly hateful and ridicu
lous. How I was ever weakmlnded
enough to engage myself to you at all
Is more than I can understand. So
don't tempt me!" '
The argument bad become somewhat
one sided, so tbe dismal one retreated
from the field of action, crestfallen, but
unconvinced on matters pertaining to
realism. He was a practical young
man, however, and decided to kiss the
wig In the region of Its wearer's left
ear for the present Later ah!
Richard had made several desperate
attempts at a tete-a-tete with Miss
Harriet but found ber nervous, dis
trait and unsympathetic to his ad
vances. She acted as though some
shadow of Impending trouble lay upon
ber mind, so the Texan gave up In de
spair, took a short lesson In British eti
quette from the much subdued Bills
and then went for a solitary horseback
ride.
His deception could not be kept np
much longer, for troubles were-gathering
above him like Longfellow's soar
ing vultures, and be fancied he knew
on sick and wounded bison that
would shortly be pecked to pieces, hoof
and bid. And yet no matter what hap
pened, he would brawn It out to the
bitter end. If be could only win the
girl before the Inevitable crash, then
nothing els would matter nothing!
Shortly after dinner the final prepa
rations were mad for th evening's
entertainment A tiny stag had been
constructed at one end of tbe double
drawing room and was provided with
handsome plush curtains designed to
slide upon a wire when they worked
properly, which was Infrequent which
when opened revealed a dainty Interior
scene. The drawing room was arrang
ed with chairs to accommodate th
guests, who began to arrive shortly
after dinner, and Rest more soon be
came a sparkle of lights and laughter.
A gong announced the opening of the
theater doors, and the a udlenc crowd
ed In. took their seats and waited with
a flutter of excitement.
Mrs. Renwyck had agreed to speak
the prologue, but at the last moment
her courage forsook ber, and she vow
ed she would sink through the floor If
rorced to fnce her guests. Arguments
and encouragements were alike In
vain, so Richard was prevailed upon
to taae ner place, which he did. scram
bling through somehow, assisted by a
British drawl and bis ever faithful
monocle. To Judge by a flattering
ohorus of feminine approval, be made
the bit of the evening, though in de
scribing his stage fright afterward he
used a most un-English simile.
"Ton my word." he confessed, "I
felt as If I had swallowed a live Jack
rabbit that was trying to bolt eleven
ways at once. Fancy!"
The play went off without a hitch,
except for one trifling Incident whlcn
came near selling It altogether. The
dismal Mr. Van der Awe. true to bis
principles on reulism, forgot about the
w lg and committed the Indiscretion of
kissing the bird pi- ;, ., her tempt
Hps. whereupon the nulled In-
genue gave htm a -nost realistic box
on the ears, forgot h,.r es and stan
di In on nn lnpromp"i but spontaneous
.lenunclallon. This. a measure
Uia .e Miss KenwycVs siilmeonent part
f" Hat. but no m ,he autlence
ecmed to know the difference, while
'oth the man and bird agreed nfter-
unru mat it Improved the pi ly
If Miss Itenwyek failed to be Impress
le In the great denunciation scene
(he same could uot be said of her per
oua! atmenrnuee. She wes dressed In
an evening gown of soft, dull black
which brought out the snowy white
ness of her throat and arms, lu hei
thick dark tresses a great tiara glow
ed and .sparkled, rivaling. It seemed
the riviere of splendid gems ubout bei
!ii-k. while at ber breast blazed
mammoth brooch. Fashioned lu th
orm or an eagle with .ottr..t..i,...i i'
li'gx. a shimmering blaze of light, the V" 8ten -vou ln black before, and"
i:o::,l binl mmI as an em Mem of If! W b8ul"J-'" ne smiled. "I shall
c.Mintr.Vs wealth jind .larit'g. perched i SU besln to thluk J Ilk aU the
ti the Uisom of a Khue-s of the free j '. fl,lttprer-Just a flatterer"
To Richard, lu his present stale nt! " N' D0', ne Protested warmly; "It Is
Hy l Harriet seemed the most rn. j B)ore tba that believe me. I want to
1 i.i'iM.v ,.,.n,vt cte-ture vet produced I carl7 awaT with me forever the mem
i; wrld i .'u-.iu. As she bowed I 17 of rou on l'ked tonight I
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GRANTS PASS, ORE.
behind th footlights for th second
time' to an enthusiastic encore a large
bouquet f American Beauties was
tossed upon the stage, and Miss Hnr.
rlet blushed as she stooped for this
most apposite tribute to her own
charms. When safely behind the cur
tains she glanced at a card attached,
which bore two words, "An Ameri
can." This, signature was vague, yet
somehow Miss Renwyck picked the
donor out from myriads of gentlemen
who might better have claimed the
title, and again she blushed as she
burled her face among the fragrant
buds.
"How splendid of him!" she whis
pered to her roses. "If only he had
been my cowboy perhaps-perhaps"-
But the rest was a secret which the
roses never told.
Oue by one the guests departed, but
not till tbe last of them waa driven
away on the gravel road did Richard
find an opportunity for a word alone
with his. ladylove. He was seated in
a darkened nook on the front verauda.
sheltered from the light by thick wis
taria vines. He had lighted a clgnr
and was dreaming, as h smoked, of
bow beautiful she was, when suddenly
he caught the swishing sound of skirts,
and ahe took a wicker rocker by bis
side.
"Lord Croyland," she murmured
softly. "I knew It was you by the smell
of your clgnr." '
iticnnru was not a connoisseur as re
gards tobacco, and be wondered Idly
If the real Lord Croyhind's favorite
I'rnno. was up to the standard of this
doubtful compliment. Miss Harriet
continued:
"I'm glnd I found you alone, for I
want to thank you for these." She
held ber sheaf of roses toward him
It was dear of you to send them, and
it pleased me more than I can say"
"Nousense," he laughed. "No flower
that ever grew is worthy of you. Thnt
sounds foolish, I suppose, for many
people must have said the same be
fore, but I mean it simply, honestly "
"Thauk you." she sold softly, and
both for a time were silent
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"you are beautiful toniirM" rr
ly,
checked ber pleased laugh and conUn-
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