Cloverdale courier., March 08, 1917, Image 6

When the wedding came off i u u-
i taking me. In wbut 1 supposed to be socially, those *oelow constantly watch
ten minutes the carriage slopped. I ing those above and ail watching one present and had a pleasant chat wit!;
was helped out and soon by the in­ another, that we dare not trust any the bride about her husband's wound
creased
of the air felt myself one of our own numl>er. You, as an Ing. of which she had been kept in ig
A n American to Ite in warmth
a building. Then I mounted American, nre not mixed In our jeal i noranee till the affair had blown over.
So long as 1 remained in Florence 1
steps, and at hist the bandage was ; ousles, our disputes, our"—
was welcome at the palace of Count
“Assassinations.”
taken
off
m.v
eyes.
1
was
standing
Surgeon
beside a bed on which lay—mlrabile “ You are wrong there. There are and Countess Baradinl.
dicta—the young man I had seen walk­ no assassinations In modern Italy. I
C in n a m r.n A p p le s.
ing on the left of the girl at the Pltti. fought with the Duke— But I will
He Was Needed Because
I knew too well the danger of show­ tell you the story and have every con Six medium sized apples, peeled and
cored; two cupfuls of sugar, two
ing any sign of recognition.
fidenee that you will not reveal It.
He Would Not Tell
“Signor Dottore,” he said with a fee- “I am Count Baradinl. and my ances­ : bananas, one cupful of water, one-half
i ble voice. “I have been stubbed on tors have lived in tills palace since the j cupful of candy cinnamon drops. Make
the left side—here.” uncovering. “It is twelfth century The man you saw on ' sirup. When the sirup is boiling put
By HORACE BRADFORD 1 near
the heart."
the other side of the slgnorinn at the in apples, stuffed with bananas, and
It was near the heart, but had for­ ball was the Duke of Abolino, a rela | two or three cinnamon drops. Sprin­
tunately ju st escaped that organ. Aft­
of the king. The signorina herself kle rest of candy over apples
I am n surgeon, and my home is In er an examination I assured the pa- ! tlve
is
the
of the Countess Fran-
Florence, Italy. When u young man tient that if he kept perfectly quiet coecio. daughter
an obi family that sprang up
I studied at a college of physicians and till the wound should heal he would under the influence of Lorenzo de‘ Me CLOUGH’S LYSEPTIC
surgeoi.s in my native country, Amer­ recover. But I thought that, consid­ dici, commonly called Lorenzo the Mag­
ica, but, possessing a taste for art. con­ ering its close proximity to a vital or­ nificent. Slgnorinn Bianca Francoccio
The Best Antiseptic
a surgeon should remain with and myself have been lovers ever since
cluded to change my profession. Com­ gan.
until a healing should he estab­ I was sixteen and she fourteen years
Healing Germicide
ing hero to Florence, I studied art for him
old.
Upon
her
entrance
Into
society
awhile, hut soon saw that I did not lished.
“Then,” said one of the men who had lately on her eighteenth birthday the Lyseptic is completely soluahle in
possess the talent necessary to make brought
me, “you m ust remain. We do duke saw her and became desirous of water. A teaspoon full to one quart of
an artist. Having fallen in love with not
care
two surgeons should be possessing her. He is a widower, very water is the average strength to be used
this delightful city, 1 remained, hang­ Introduced that
here just now.”
ing out my shingle as a surgeon.
rich ami has great Influence with the for antiseptic, germicide, deoderants.
my practice—my patients?"
One night I attended a ball at the "But
king.
after seeing Signorina Bi­ wounds, cuts, nail punctures, mange,
damages to your practice shall anca he Soon
Fltti palace. It was my first appear­ be “All
made
a formal npplDntion for hoof rot, mud fever, lice, fleas, dandruff,
paid for.”
ance among the aristocracy of Flor­ I liberally
her
hand.
Her
father is
being of a soapy nature proves
made a virtue of necessity and as­ dead—urged tier mother—her
ence, and I was much interested In sented.
to accept what is to shampoo,
very
effective
for washing the animals'
wutehing the people there, few of
be considered in a worldly point of and stable utencils,
I had bandaged tbe cut view
if used in gen­
whom I bad ever seen. A young girl and Meanwhile
a better position than I could give eral, improves stable and
when
I
had
finished
turned
and
conditions,
infect­
with a gentleman attendant on each looked about me. I was in one of those her. To bo a duchess and rich is high­
ion,
among
cattle,
abortion,
foul
side of her walked by me. The ap­ j old
as they are called in Flor­ er in the worldly scale than to lie a charge and externally to prevent dis­
the
pearance of the three told a story. ence, palaces,
belonging to some influential fam­ countess and with no possessions ex­ spread of disease*.
The man on her left was young, hand­ ily. The
cept this old palace. As for Bianca,
furniture,
at
least
some
of
It.
some, in every way attractive. He on must have been several hundred years her heart is ail mine, ns mine is hers,
her right was past middle age and dis­
CHAS. I. CLOUGH,
The bed on which the wound­ and if left to her own will she would
agreeable looking as the other was en­ old.
refuse
the
duke
to
m
arry
me.
Indeed,
ed
man
lay
was
cnnopled.
On
the
gaging. As they passed me he gave walls were paintings, some of which rather than wed with him she declares Reliable Druggist, Tillamook, Ore.
the younger man a malignant look. I recognized ns mnstcrpieces of the fif she will go into a convent.
The girl appeared to be much trou­ teenth
sixteenth centuries. There “The duke was expecting to have his
bled. It was plain that her heart was was no and
one
in the room except the two own way in the m atter when at the PROFESSIONAL CARD S
with the man on her left, that she men who brought
me and the patient recent ball at tbe Fitti lie discovered
was constrained to chouse the man on 1 directed that a large
of an th at I was his rival. I was with Signo­
her right and that the two men hated tique pattern should be lounge
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made
com­ rina Bianca a few* minutes before we
each other on her account
for me to sleep on. as it w’ould passed you, when the duke joined her
“Everywhere,” I remarked to my­ fortable
be
best
for
to be very near tbe pa­ and by a look bade me give way to
self, "the stream of life Is troubled. tient. Then me
the
men who had brought him. I asked the lady to go with me
To be rich, to be prominent, does not hie left, one of them
first saying to me Into another apartm ent. She assented,
render one immune from that whk h
“Signor
Dottore,
we
nre very glad to whereupon tbe duke went with us. On TILLAMOOK CITY,
ORBOON
Is disagreeable. Happy love has evi­
hear
you
say
that
the
patient has so reaching the other room Bianca show­
dently come to this young girl, to be
interfered with by one who, judging good a chance for his life. When you ed the duke so plainly that his pres­
from her expression, lias some claim lenve here be discreet and all will be ence was not desirable that he left us.
upon her. How I should like to know well with you, but If you talk—well, giving me a m alignant look as he did
all I have to say is you will not talk so that plainly meant ‘1 am a man of
the story!”
ATTORNEY AT LAW
too much Importance to lie Interfered
As I thought the last words I little j very long.”
dreamed that within a few hours a I remained a week at tbe palace, the with by such as you.’
Conveyancing, Etc.
climax would come In the dram a be­ name of which 1 did not know. In- | “On leaving the palace the duke, who
Tillamook. Ore.
ing enneted by these three persons deed, I was not permitted to leave the I took occasion to go out at the same Opp. Ccnrt House,
and that 1 would come upon the stage 1 room of the patient, my meals all time as 1, jostled me. Seeing that I
for a minor part. When I left the lielng served there. My mail was must have It out with him. I sent him
palace I went directly to my rooms brought me, and it was amusing for a challenge.
R. N. HENKEL, Proprietor.
and to bed. An hour later I was the first day or two to read the mes­ “Just at present the king would he
awakened from a sound sleep by a sages of my patients with reference to furious If he knew that members of
Night and Day calls
violent knocking. I arose, slipped on m.v sudden disappearance. Then I ask­ the nobility to whom he looks for sup
promptly attended.
ed
those
who
had
kidnaped
me
to
a gown and opened the door. Two
port, especially his relative, had fought
Furniture
gentlemen in evening dress stepped leave word at my apartm ents th at 1 a duel. If 1 were known to have sent Next Door to Jones-Knudson
Store.
: had been called to Sienna on a very a challenge to the Duke of Abolino I
Into the room.
“You are the American surgeon, I j Important case. This had the effect of should in some way be made to suffer. TILLAMOOK. -
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quieting those who sought me.
believe?” said one.
I met him within an hour after we
My patient turned out to he ns en left the Fitti; but. realizing my posi­
"At your service.” I replied.
"You are wanted to attend a man gaging a man as I had deemed him to tion, I did not dare even pink him.
dangerously wounded,” said the other. be when he passed me In the Fitti He came very near killing me. ns you
“You are chosen partly on account of palace.
sec. and I doubt not will be disappoint­
your standing in your profession, but “Your effort,” i said to him one day, ! ed If I recover.
principally because you are not one of “to keep your dram a—it came very j “The duke and my second joined in
our circle. We do not like our affairs near being a tragedy—from me would conference as to how to keep the m at­
to be known. 1 must ask you to per­ possibly have been successful had it ! ter a secret and decided to call upon
not been that I was at the ball at the you to attend me.
mit me to blindfold you.”
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1 objected to this, but one of the Fitti palace the night you were stab- “There you have the story so far as
men put his hand to his hip pocket and bod. I saw you puss me with tbe man it lias been enacted."
REAL ESTATE
drew forth a small pistol with mother- who stabbed you and tbe lady for The balance of the tale l learned
of pearl mountings, while the other whom you were stabbed. So you see from Count Baradinl after lie bad re­
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produced a stiletto. 1 picked up my It would be safer for you to tell me covered. Slgnorinn Bianca was com­
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bag of Instruments and suffered them the whole story, since I have a part manded by her mother to marry the TILLAMOOK. -
to tie a handkerchief about my eyes. of It, I pledging myself to secrecy, duke, and the king sent a message to
They led me out to the sidewalk, told rather than to permit nie to go away say that lie would be pleased at a
me to raise my foot, and 1 atep|*ed into with what I already have unpledged." match between her and his well be­
C.
He was not only very much nston loved cousin. Despite these commands
a carriage.
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“Drive a roundabout way,” I heard Ishcd. but saw the reasonableness of and requests tbe girl flatly refused to
what I said.
one of the gentlemen say.
marry any one but tbe man sin» loved,
“ No," Interposal the other. “ He may “1 did not notice you." he reidled. and when those who were conspiring
.Money to L o a n
Ideed to death. We must go as quick­ •ut the bull and supposed that you had against her found It Impossible to
ly as possible.”
no position in court society. An Ital- move her they desisted, and finally her
There was no need to make turns, Ian surgeon would have been unavail­ mother gave a reluctant consent that H e a l E s t a t e A g e n c y
for I had tin Idea where thev were able for u s . We nre all s o interlaced I she should m arry the conut.
See n>e for re a lty deals.
T h o s . C o a t b s . P b s s id im t .
O O M P l^ T K 31 ICC O P A H i m U C T
OF
T IL U tM O O K
C O D IfT Y ,
K O I!
ttW O «
T.H. GOYNE,
Tillamook Undertaking Co.
FRANK TAYLOR,
Notary Public
Cloverdale, Ore.
A.
EVERSON
a