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«The ity|i«y. Htatuliug In tin- center of
the walk, did
mh - «»ruiiibtscb. for
he was lixtkhig toward the palacea*
Gr.tmb.i h. * < uaire oblivion», crtish-
cd into lilt*. Grtm^Hs*b atai«hiefvd uu
aiHilngy. and the othsr rvpUe«i in his
IMM'tilhir df 'lect. The Jur. however, hud
roust-d Hans out <>C- his tragic tnus-
ing». There wna a gito! of yellow In
» in rhe iris.
the gyjmy’» eye. a
Hans gave a cry.
"You? I find you at this moment of
all orfiera?"
The gyi«y retreated. "I do not know
you. It is a mist.-ike.”
"But I know you.” whispered Hans
"Anti you will kuow nie when I tell
you that I atn the gardener’» boy you
rulued »orne «Ixteen year» ago.1
By HAROLD DbcORATH
1909 by the
Merrill Company
Copyright
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Goose Girl
Bobbv-
SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER XIV.
Gretchen, a gixne girl, meet» a myUer.ou«
mountaineer and C arrmchael, American conaui
I n Dr-iberg. Kingdom of FAren Jem.
Carmich-
a<l love» Prince», Hildegiade.
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“No qiieMtioti». if you please.”
"Very well. excrlo-iicy." Aud quietly
the clerk returned to Ills table of fig
ure» But later lig, intended to write
B letter, unsigned,
In» serene high-
lie*».
—
t'ariulcbael. scowling. undertook tu
answer Ids mail, but uot with any re
markable brilliancy or e»dit»re:i<-y.
And iu tills condition of mlud Grunt
bach found liiiu—Gniinbnch. uccotu-
|Snled lii the old • lock mender from
it. r . k . tge wil l ai d a gyi*y Carmi-
* hae| had uev» r
u before.
“Tell your cl. rk to leave us." said
Grunilnieh
"Xomet liitig serious, eh?" Carmichael
dismissed the clerk, telling him to re
turn after tlie noon hoar.
"1 have a I really spoken to you about
It." Grumbach returned. "But 1 am
here to ask a favor, a great favor, one
tlint will need all your diplomacy to
gain fur me.”
"Ah!"
“For myself I ask nothing. A horri
ble blunder lias been made. You will
go to tlie grand duke anil ask immuni
ty fur this gypsy ami this clock mend
er as witnes es to tin- disclosure which
I shall nuik“ to his highness. Without
tills immunity my lip» will lx- sealed
forever. An I said. I ask nothing for
myself, nothing
has been a
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Where Yours Ought to be
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Prop
Clarence I’. Lozuc
BANDON
ARMICHAEL aat in the office
Druggist and Apothecary
of the consulate. His letter
Gretchen'» lover it Leo. a vmter. Tlie prince
I» ;n»t in receipt of a new «lock of
of resignation was on its way,
regent oi Jug-ndheit »end» Htldegarde an offer “f j
but It would is- in November
marriage from King Frederick
the prince,,
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was al>du.tr>l in infancy and later restored to he before lie heard definitely from the
Propt ietary Pi eparaticns, Toilet Ar
father, the grand duke.
dejMirtment. By that time the great
tides. Drug Sundries, Perfumes,
Gn tclion unu 1-eo ore to wed after the hihiwh would have blanketed the earth
vintage
Hnna Grumbach or America and the nadir of his discontent would
Brushes, Sponges, Soap, Nuts and
reach»-» Drelte-rg.
tn- reached. But what to do till that
Candies,
Cigars. Tobaccos and C ig-
Carmichai'l rnn'ornes fonrl of Grumbach.
time? He could ride for some weeks,
arettes. Paints. Oils, Glass and
who admit» hr- wan bom in Orelberg.
but riding without companionship was
Itlldegarde» betrothal 1» announced
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Chancellor llerbeck »uaiier t-s Grumbarh, 1 rather a lonesome affair.
Hi» own de
His
<le-
who later tell» Carmichael ht» real name
fiance of flip chancellor hail erected a
1» Braunii«-r.
He ha» a forged passport.
barrier between her highness anil him
King Frederick refuses to marry Hllde-
garde. who 1» pleased
self. They would watch him now,
Gretchen takes a letter from a mysteri
evade him, put small obstacles in his
ous old woman to Htldegarde. Thl» wom
an cared for Itltdegarde when she was path, obstacles against which he could
abducted.
enter no reasonable complaint. A
HerbecK prevents the grand duke from
withered leaf, a glove anil a fan—these
declaring war on Jugendliett. Grumbach
represented the sum of his romance.
prove» to havn been one of the prince»»'
Two figures moved in the garden be
abductors.
Leo. the vintner, esenp»'» when the po
neath. When the two heads came to
lice raid a Socialist meeting Gretchen
gether swiftly anil then separated, both
henrn he Is a spy from Jugendhett. The
mountaineer nhndows him.
Ix*o lays a smiling, he realized that he had wit
trap for Carnilchnel.
nessed a kiss, All, here was the op-
The mountaineer defends Gretchen from
portunity. anil, by the Lord Harry, he
Insult and otter» her a palace and jewel».
would not let it »lip. If this fellow
Hhe decline», An old clock mender In rec-
ognlzed by the mountaineer.
Grumbach
meant wrongly toward Gretchen—anil
meets Hildegard« and lx amoral by a how could he mean else?—he, Carmi
locket sti« carrten.
The Krisnd <luke and Hcrbeck plan to chael. would take the matter boldly
By Making Your Own Gilts
into Ills bauds to do some caning. He
arrest lx-o nnd the mountaineer.
Car-
mlchael Is abducted by the mountaineer'» laughed.
Here would be another sou
Nothing Better. Nothing
party, who think ho 1» Leo.
venir. to nave canisl—
Carmichael tel)» Htldegarde ho loves
Neater, Nothing Cheaper
He Jumped to Ills feet, dropped his
her
Grumbnch studies Hlldegarde with
opera glasses. A gypsy claims a reward pi|M* on the »ill of the window and
than
Grumbach
ottered by the clock mender
made for his lint and sworil cane. The
tells Carmichael that he nnd a gypsy atole
clerk went on with his writing.
the princess.
Gruntbnch sees a near on Gretchen's
To gain the garden Carmichael
arm and recognizes the nypay.
Grutn-
would have to pass through the tav
bnch, the clock mender and the gypsy of
ern. The first person he encountered
fer to right a great wrong.
was Colonel von Wallenstein, Wallen- "SUKELY YOUR MAJESTY WILL NOT SHOOT
Carmichael recognises lx-o, the vintner,
ns King Frederick of Jugendhett.
The st.eln spoke to Frau Bauer, who an
AN OLD FRIEND ?”
mountaineer Is his uncle, the prince re
swered
him
with
cold
civility,
Wallen-
z\ Large Assortment of the
gent. They nre arrested. Gretchen finds
great blunder and a great wrong, too,
stein twirled his mustache, laughed but God sent me here to right it. Will
she loves a king
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Grumbach tells the grand duke that and went into tlie garden.
Neither you do this?"
Gretchen, not Hlldegarde. is hts daugh Gretchen nor tlie vintner saw
Wallen-
“But why don’t you want immunity
signs at the
ter and the real princess.
The grand
Il«* watched them with an evil for yourself?”
duke suspects Herbeck as the arch plot stein
ter
smile. After some deliberation be
“There must be some one for the
llerheck ndmlts that he had the real
walked lightly toward the lovers.
duke to punish.” heroically; “other
princess. Gretchen, nbducted nnd Inter
"A pretty picture!” he said.
substituted his own daughter. Hlldegarde.
wise he will refuse.”
"Leave us. Gretchen.” said the vint
in her place.
King Frederick offers to
"Still, suppose I bargain for you
marry Gretchen.
ner. with a deceiving gentleness.
too?”
Hlldegarde. her disgraced father nnd
Gretchen started reluctantly down
“When you tell him my name is
Carmichael sail for America. Carmichael's
the path. As she »tepjied off the path Bretmner there will I m - ho bargaining.”
love for Hlldegarde is returned.
to go round th«* colonel lie graspisl her
’’What has this clock mender to do
rudely and kl<tped her on the cheek.
“If It so please you. I must be go She screamed, and fills »cream brought with the ease?”
“He is Count von Arnsberg.”
ing,” she lidded to I-’rnu Bauer.
Carmichael u|Hin the seem*, He saw
“By George! And this gypsy?”
HAS A SELECT STOCK OF
Grumbach walked with her to the the vintner run forward nnd dash his
"The man who bribed me. Arnsberg
Krumerweg, and he nsked her many fist into tlie soldier’s face. Wallenstein
is an innocent man. blit this has to be
<|iientions, anil some of her answers fell back hurt nnd bllndisl. The vint-
proved.
”
surpri.sisl him
tier, active as a cat. saw Carmichael
"I will do what I can. Ilans, and I
“Never knew father or mother?”
coming on a run. He darted toward will let yon know the result after din
"No. herr. I am only n foundling him and befora Carmichael could pre ner tonight."
Stenin Beer «in Dranglit
who fell into kind hands. This is vent him dragged the sword cane
"That will be enough. But unless he
where I live.”
away. The blade, tbin and pliant, concedes do not tell hi in our names.”
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
“Ami if I should ask to come in?”
flashed ami non«- too »«»in. The colonel
“You have me a bit dazed." Carmi
“But I shall be too busy to talk. This hail already drawn ills saber.
chael admitted, “1 ought to know
"Save him!" Gretchen wrung her what this blunder is to have some-
is bread day.” evasively.
hands.
“I promise to sit very quiet in a
thing to stand on."
The two blades met spitefully. Half
chair.”
Grumlwch shook hfs head. ’’Later
a
dozen
thrusts
nnd
parrlen
convinced
Her latighter rippled She was al
every question will be answered, and BANDON
OREGON
ways dose to that expression. “Yon the colonel that the raging youth knew reinember at this interview Hcrbeck
what
he
was
doing.
Down
swoope«t
ara a funny man Come in. then; hut.
must not I m > present.”
mind, you will lie dusty wltli flour th«* »aber cuttingly. The blade of the
[To be Continued]
M. G. POHL, Optometerist
sword caue snapped like a pipestem.
when you leave."
The
latter
came
on,
and
there
was
Into the kitchen she hsl him. She
wns moved with curiosity. Why should death's intent.
The Banana.
Meantime Carmichael had found a
iiny man wish to see a woman knead
A peculiar fact about the banana Is
short hop pole. He lilt the saber with
bread ?
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"Sit there, herr. »• And she pointed gtMsl will. Baek came th«- steel. The that no lusis't will attack it. and an
other
that
It
Is
absolutely
Immune
colonel
did
not
care
whom
or
what
he
to n stool at the left of the table.
Gretchen deliberately roll«»] up her struck at now. When Carmichael re- from the discusi-s that fruits are sub Saturdays at Gallier Hotel
turmsl the compliment he swung his joct to. It is one of the curiosities of
alt-evi-s anil begnn work.
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the vcgetabhi kingdom.
Ujxin Gretchen's left arm, otherwise hop pole as the old crusaders did their
perfection. there was a white scar. broadswords. The saber dropped un
rough ami nn- Injurad, but th«* colonel's arm dangled
even. more like a^ his sill«*. He was in agony. Car-
an ancient burn michacl's anger abated none.
“You’re a fin«* example of a soldier!
than anything
else. Grumbach'» An* you mad to attack a mnn this
eye» restisi upon way ? They will break you for this, or
Napoleon's Marongo.
For constitutional amendment
the scar ami bo- my name's not Cnmiichael.
The white charger Marengo, which
I
shall
kill
you
for
this!
”
came fixed.
giving to cities and towns
have fought more times carried Nn|tol<-on on the field of Water
“Bnh!
"Where ilid you
exclusive
power to license, I f
loo,
lem
lied
nn
honor«
d
old
age.
After
got
that?" he than you have years to your counting.' Bonapnite's fili-lit. Marengo was found
regulate, control, suppress,
asked. He »poke í with good. Yank«*«* spirit. "But if you by a British otlieer wandering discon
think
I
’
ll
waste
my
time
in
fighting
a
or
prohibit the sale of intox
with a l Rtrniigi*
duel with you, you’re up the wrong solately on the battlefield. He was
calm.
icating
liquors within the
sent to England, where lie spent many
"The scar? I tree.”
municipality.
happy years In pencefnl pastures.
“Go to th«* devil!"
do not retnem-
Marengo sur.vlved Napoleon nine 328 X Yes
"THISCAR?
“
Not
just
at
present.
There's
too
tier. Grandmother
RKMIMIII.K. »»
years.
much
for
me
to
do.
”
says that when I
Gretchen ami the vintner had van-
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th«* best thing for them to do. The
"What did you say, berr?"
effective range up to fifteen tulles, and
was
vintner
was
no
coward,
but
he
•'Nothing.
You can’t remember?
will actually throw a projectile the Greater Oregon Home Rule Asso
discreet. Sontelssly might ask ques
Think!” tensely now.
ci ttion, 618 Electric Building,
astounding distance of twenty-three
“What’s all this nonsense nbout?” tions. So Carmiehiiei returned to the tulles
Portland, Oregon.
she cried, with a nervous laugh. “It’s consulate, «spiall.v indifferent what the
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colonel
di«l
or
where
he
went.
Of
the
only a Hear."
The Deadly Fly.
She pattisl the dough into four vintner he thought, "The h«,t headed
A fly bncterl »logically exainin<*d has
squares. These she plactsl on the oven young fool, to risk his life like that!" lieen found to carry loO.OUO bacteria.
60 YEARS'"
He would s«*e later what lit* meant in
stove.
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regani
to
Gretchen.
I
’
oor
little
goose
Raisins.
"There! It’s a fine mystery, isn’t it?”
Containing but 1.’! |«>r cent of mois
"Yes.” But Grumbach was shaking girl!
w
J
j
"Are you hurt, excellency?" asked ture and tin* balance almost wholly
as with ague.
“ J i ■ « j BJ ä /’’®
grape sugar icarboliydrntoKi the raisin
“What Is the matter, herr?” with th«* clerk »«flicitotisiy.
* 1 K
k U I k 5 1
I» aj B { B y Æ
"Hurt?"
concern.
i* on a par with tin* date and the dried
“Yes. 1 Itennl a woman scream nn«l tig ns an energy producer in tlie sys
"1 grow dizzy like this sometimes.
Ta.. r Minns
run to th«» window
It was a go«»! tem.
It doesn't amount to anything.”
DraiGNS
Gretchen turned down her sleeves. fight. But that f«M«>w—nch! To run
r rnv1
C opyright » A c .
a
wiry
mi''
leave
you.
an
outsider,
to
Arizona.
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"You must go now, for I have other
qntrfclf aeeorutfii our opinion free whether rn
tight his t>a I tie."'
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invention 1« pr««hehlf patentnhln. ( orniminim-
l ion« et net I r ronOdent lai. HANDBOOK on Patente
“He would have lieen sliced in two the most nttrm ti.-e parts of the United
“And so have I, Gretchen.”
• ••?. < Hdeet nuoto ▼ forneeuri
Patente taken through Munti A Co. receive
He gain, d the street, but how he If I hadn't conn- to tin* front. A hop States its Grand Canyon of the Col
antic«, without charge, iu the
never knew A great calm suddenly pole isn’t half l>a<1. I'll bet that lady's orado river, a mile deep, its silicified
winged down up*an him. and the world man has a bad arm for some time to traes or fossil forests, itn vast pano
« handvomofv lllnufrated weekly, f/irtfomt clr-
became “Mir—clear-as his purpose, his • ome. As for tlie vintn«*r. he hail g<M«l ramas of desert nnd sterile mountains
-liatioii <»f nny m ientilic journal
Term«. f.i a
that rise to a height of more than
■ onrage, hl» duty. They might shoot reasons for taking to his heels."
•• r : four monti*«, |L Bold by al» newiuleMiera.
“Good reasons?" But there wag Ä 12.WIU feet nlsive sen level, afTord splen
or haag him- as they ¿aw lit. 'Hita
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did visions for tlie sightseer.
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