PAGB SIX
THF SPRINGFIELD NEWS
T H U R S D A Y . A P R IL 4. 19?!»
n e ’s ra p t and abaorhed by th e still
re s tfu l b eau ty of th e d re a m in g night,
and in d ifferen t to all fe a r; h 'T com
panion. w hose d a rk eyes w ere g la n c
in g som ew hat an x io u sly aro u n d here,
and G iovanni's, w hose fu rtiv e look#,
m ore e x p e c ta n t th a n a p p reh en siv e
m rkeil him out to th e E nglishm an as
an accom plice In w h atev er d ev iltry
w as afo o t, t'n s e e n hltnself. he w atch
ed th em pass, and listen ed to th e ir
voices grow ing fa in te r and fa in te r In
th e d istan ce. T h ey w ere out of sig h t
amt out of h earin g .
He w as p re p a rin g to follow them ,
w hen suddenly a n o th e r sound broke
th e stilln e ss He held h is b reath , and
Friends of Constance 'L»liiiadg«
cro u ch ed dow n, w atch ing
In a min
insist she has admitted her engagr-
Ute. tw o d a rk form s, k eeping carefully
nirnt to Townsend Neither, above
in th e shadow s by tho side of the road,
ami that the wedding will he held
M ay 3.
crept ste a lth ily past.
He w aited till th ey . too. w ere out of
sig h t, and th e n stood up w ith tingling GUM P W E D D IN G TO
pulses, h u t q u ite cool. M oving on tip
F E A T U R E H IG H SCHOOL
toe. h e step p ed lig h tly o v er th e low-
C A R N IV A L T O M O R R O W
sto n e wall lu to th e road, an I g a te d
a fte r th em
All of th e c h a ra c te rs of the isqm lar
T h e a sc e n t w s steep ._ an d the road
1 g e t for my pains, and fo r th e risk
comic s trip s will a p p e a r on th e singe
W H A T H A PPE N E D B EFO R E:
curved ro u n d an d round In zig-zag
P alerm o is th e scen e. T h e re an 1 ru n ? N othing! T h en 1 th in k of th e fashion On one sid e it was b o rd ered In the S pringfield high school a u d i
exile. L eonardo di M arioni, h a s com e Signor. I w atch ed h is face w hen th e by a th ick ly -g ro w in g o ra n g e grove, to riu m tom orrow ev en in g ut th e p re
fo r love of A drienne C artuccio. who S ig n o rin a p ass by. and 1 say to m y w hose d e lic a te p erfu m e w as sw eeeten- se n ta tio n of the "Z an d er G um p Wed
•p u rn s him . He m eets a n E nglish m an . self he h as th e p assio n of h e r h e will Ing th e still lanquld a ir On the o th e r d in g .” th e p rin cip al fe a tu re of the c a r
L ord St. M aurice, who falls in love be g en ero u s. H e will w in th e lady w as a stre tc h of w a ste open co u n try , nival to he p resen ted a, th e school
B esides th e play th e re will be a c ar
w ith A drienne on sight. L eo n ard o sees and he will re w a rd poor A n d rea."
se p e ra te d from th e ro ad by a low wall.
" T h a t's all rig h t. T ell m e w hat to
h is siste r M arg h arita, w ho tells him
H e chose th e se a w a rd side, and keep nlvul with n um erous varied fe a tu res,
h is love for A drienne is h o p eless But do. and I will give you fifty pou n d s— Ing u n d e r th e shadow of th e trees, which will in clude n eg ro m in strels,
h e pleads w ith h er to a rra n g e an ac- a n y th in g you like. D on't w aste tim e. follow ed them , h is fo o tstep s sin k in g dancing girls, boxing m atches, fo r'u n e
telling, anil W idths anti concessions
cid en tal m eetin g , to say farew ell, be- ! t»peak u p '
n o iselessly Into th e th ick dust
T h e m an 's eyes shone w ith cupidity.
tw een A drienne an d him
O nce th e tw o lad ies paused to look o p erated hv th e -v a rio iis c la sse s T he
He w ent on rap id ly :
hack. H e sto p p ed too? and the tw o
the play will he 56 and
N O W GO ON W ITH T H E STORY—
"T h e S ig n o r is a prince. L isten !
b en d in g figures b etw een them drew 15 c e n ts and th e co n cessio n s will
She laid h e r troubled tear-stain ed A long votider road, befo re m any m in clo ser Into th e shad o w s, and w atched ch arg e ad d itio n al fees.,
u te s have passed, will com e th e
face upon his sho u ld er.
T h e c a st of the "Z ander-G um p Wed
H e w as som e d is ta n c e a w ay , bu, th e
S ig n o rin a C artu ccio w ith h e r frien d ,
sound o f h e r voice floated clea rlv d in g ” is a s follow s:
“I t Is w rong of me, L eonardo. Yet.
a tte n d e d only by an aged se rv a n t.
down ,o him on a b re a th of th a t faint H e n rie tta Z ander. B eulah R ichardson
If you w ill prom ise m e to say farew ell,
Men a re w aitin g for them in th e grove n ig h t air.
anti farew ell only------"
l'n c le Bim bo Gump.
F ran k M crsdorf
of o rg an e tre e s above th e Villa
A gain th e y tu rn e d , and again he Andy G um p
"B e it so! "I p ro m ise !"
L aw ren ce Roof
F iolesse. T h e ir o rd e rs a re to c arry
“W ell. th en , each a ig h t we have off th e tw o lad ies to th e o th e r side of follow ed. S u d d en ly his h e a r, gave a Min Gump
T helyn S tark
w alk ed p ast th e M arina, and hom e by th e islan d , w here a place h as been pre. g re a t bound. A bout fifty y eard s fn C h e ste r Gump.
H arold S tevenson
the m ountain road. It is a lo n g way p ared for them . F o r an h o u r I h av e fro n t o f th e tw o g trls w as a rudely- Ella C inders
M uxjne S n o d g rass
ro u n d and it is lonely; b u t we have search ed for th e Signor, th a t he m ight b u ilt c o u n try c a rria g e , draw n by a R lnkv D inky Club
fteval S um ner.
P ie tro w ith us. and on th e s e m oon p ro cu re aid. and so e n c o u n te r th ese p a ir of m ules and w ith a single m an
W inston Baca». L e ste r Munn.
lig h t n ig h ts th e view is lik e fa iry la n d .” b rig an d s, but In vain. I w as in d e s on th e box. T h ev h ad cau sed at such Sylvia A ppleby .
Ju le P ollard
an u n ex p ected sig h t, and seem ed to be A m brose P o tts
“And will you com e th a t w ay hom e p a ir.”
R ich ard P ro rh n o w
d e llh e ra t’ng In w h isp ers w h e th e r or no Mr. Appleby
to-night, a f te r th e c o n c e rt? "
F re e m a n S quires
"I w an t no h elp ! H ow m any of th e
th e y should nro ceed . B efore th ev had Jig g s
"Y es."
I.aV ern e Luwson
b la ck g u a rd s a re th e r e ? ”
com e to a n y d ecisio n , th e tw o m en h ad Maggie
“It is good.”
B
arb ara C h an d ler
"F o u r. S ig n o r!”
c rep t out from th’e sh ad o w of the wall Miss Jig g s
I t w as alm ost m id n ig h t, and P al
B ernice C line
“N a tiv e s? ”
an d tre e s Into th e road, and w ith bent Walt Wallet
erm o lav sleep in g in th e m oonlight.
Reed H em enw ay
"Y es, S ig n o r.”
h o lie s h u rried to w ard them .
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T h e co n cert w as over. O ne by one
. . . _ O rv at M cP herson
“And cow ards. I su p p o se?"
Rachel
th e p ro m en ad ers h ad left th e M arina,
...................... Iren e H ulse
T h e m an sm iled.
H e did n o t sh o u t o u t o r m ake an y
and all sound had died aw ay. One
Jo h n Lynch
"T h ey h av e n o t m uch b rav ery , n o ise : h e slm plv lessen ed the d is ta n c e Mutt
m a n alo n e lin g ered d rin k in g in th e Signor. I know th e m en .”
. Lloyd M attison
b etw een him an d th em by In creasin g Jeff
sw e e tn e ss of th e night. T h e E nglish,
J a c k D anner
"I w ouldn't h av e any o n e else h e re b is once. T h e tw o sto o p in g form s, Tom C arr
m an sa t on th e la s t s e a t of th e M ar for th e w orld.” th e E n g lish m an said, c a stin g long, o b liq u e shadow s acro ss M ary Gold
F ra n c e s F rlzell
ina. in th e shadow of a c lu s te r of sh a k in g his fist.
Evelyn Lloyd
th e w h ite, h a rd ro ad , w ere alm ost M andy
o ra n g e trees.
F ran k lin D rnrv
“Does th e S ig n o r w a n t a k n ife?" level w ith th e ir In ten d ed victim s Now n a t e
D aisy T o m seth . T helm a
H e had seen h er ag ain — nay. m ore. ask ed th e m an. th ru s tin g his h an d Into th e sh ad o w s of one of them crep t a F lap p ers.
Cox. Ju n e D anks.
h e had h eard h e r sin g — th is g ir l-' his In n er pocker.
little In a d v an ce of th e ladles, and
K enneth Saul
n ig h tin g ale, who had ta k e n th e world
-«Not I. W e d o n 't u n d e rsta n d th a t A d rien n e C artu ccio . seein g It. stenned F reck les
Ja v
S anford H olton
by sto rm
so rt of th in g in b u r co u n try , m y b rav e su d d en ly back w ith a cry of alarm
P aul S rh n n to l
H e sa t d ream in g , w ith a burned-out A ndrea.
F isticu ffs w ill se ttle th is
"G io v a n n i' G io v an n i! T h e re a re T ag alo n g
B nm ev Googks
R alph Cole
c ig a r betw een hl« teeth , and his eyes little m a tte r, you’ll s e e !”
ro b b e rs! A h !”
S unshine
G
eorge
S m ith
Idly w an d erin g o v e r th e blue M ed iter.
T he m an looked up ad m irin g ly a t
T h e c ry becam e a sh rie k , hut It w as
E dw in M eachem
ra n e a n . S u d d en ly the stilln e ss w as ,h e E n g lish m an 's co m m an d in g figure in s ta n tly stifled by a co arse h and M erle
Man In Brow n D erby,
G eorge Mason
b ro k en by th e sound of a so ft gliding and broad sh o u ld ers.
th r u s t upon h e r m outh. At th e sam e
J e s s S u m n er
fo o tste p clo se a t hand. H e had h eard
“I th in k th ey w ill ru n aw ay from m o m en t h e r co m panion felt h e rse lf M ajor Hooplp
Clifford Dunn
n o e r e app ro ach , yet w hen he looke-i th e S ig n o r when th e y see h im ,” h e tr e a te d In a s im ila r m anner. T hey R ejected S u ito r
T h a y e r M cM urray
n p quickly he found he w as no longer w hispered. “B ut le t th e S ig n o r rem - could only gaze in to th e d a rk ruffianly M r W hipple
alo n e. A m an In th e gar-- of a n ativ e e m b er th is : if one o f th em th r u s ts faces of th e ir c a p to rs In m ute terro r, H a irb re a d th H a rry
Paul p o tte r
L ouisa McDowell
pva'-ent w as s t a n d i '.- bv h is s'de.
h 's h an d inside h is coat, so. do n o t T he w hole th in g had bepn too sudden T lllle th e T oller,
V ernfce H aw ke
N a tu ra lly th e E n e t'sh m a n was a w ait one m o m en t—knock him down or fo r th em to m ak e an y re sista n c e , and B elinda
F aye P ar ons
little su rp rised
P
h d f ro se from get out of h 's way. H e will h a v e th e G iovcnnl. th e ir tru s te d escort, seem ed G rphon A nnie
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b is seat, and th r n ’•e-nm ed it as he knife, and th e v know how to use It. su d d en ly to havp d isap p eared
As a
R niph Gay.
recognized th e d-irk. «-t-i-’liv face and th e se b rig an d s.”
m a tte r of fact h e w as w atch in g the
b la c k eve« of th e w a ite r w ho had told
"T oll me th e n am e of th e ir le a d e r— I p ro ceed in g s from behind a convenient
him A drienne Car+uccio's nam e.
S T U D E N T S TO CATALOG
m ean th e fellow w ho is try in g to c a rry bow lder.
“H ello ! W het do you w ant h ere?" off th e S ig n o rin a. W ill he be th e re ? "
T he m an w ho w as holding A drienne
BOOKS A T L IB R A R Y
he dem anded.
T he man shook his head.
p o in ted to th e c a rria g e , thp door of
*1 wee in search of th e S ig n o r!”
“ I cannot tell th e S ig n o r h is nam e, w hich th e d riv e r 4tad throw n op<n.
T h e hoard of d ire c to rs of th e Spring-
w « th e h.astv resp o n se “ F o r an h o u r I d a re not. I w as once in h is serv ice.
“T h is way. S ig n o rin a .” he said. "It field public lib ra ry m et at th e lib ra ry
1 hav e sopahf his ev ery w h ere, and and he h as pow ers— h u s h !”
Is u seless to stru g g le . We will not T u esd ay n ig h t fo r its re g u la r m onthly
now ft I- bv c h a n c re th a t I am sne
m eeting. M iss M ary R o b erts, lib ra r
T h e tw o m en hel-1 th e ir b re a th , h arm you.’’
er sful ”
k eep in g well in th e shad o w s of th e
S he shook h e r head violently, and ian. re p o rte d th a t she had su b scrib ed
T he
F)im w i'h o ran g e grove. T hey h :d reach ed th e w ith a su d d en effort th ru s t his hand for th e n e q d le c ra ft m agazine for th e
o u s r 'i toe
T h 's ch an g e of d re s s w as road, and in th e d ista n c e s th ey could aw ay from h e r m outh,
lib ra ry , th e fines fo r o v erd u e books
d o u b tless fo r th e purpose of disg u ise, h e a r th e sound of ap p ro a c h in g voices.
“ W h a t 'd o you w an t?" she cried b eing sufficient to pay th e cost. It
W h a t w as th e m ean in g of it?
“ J leav e you now . S ig n o r.” w hisper- "W h o a re you? You can h av e my w as decided a t th a t tim e that, the
M ell. now th a t you’ve found me. ed his com panion to th e E n g lish m an . Jew els, b u t I will n e v e r step inside board would accep t M iss M aurine
w baf «io "on w an t?" he ask ed , w atch- “ I d a re no t be seen. T o-m orrow , a t th a t c a rria g e . H elp ! H ein !"
L o m b ard ’s offer of h a v in g h e r high
l n r him closely
th e h o tel."
He w ound his arm aro und her, and. school E nglish c la sse s catalogue the
“I w ill tell th e Sie-nor. is It not
H e glided n o iselessly awa
T h e without, a w ord, com m enced d rag g in g th e books of th e lib ra ry . T he w ork
th a t he has an ad m iratio n for Made- E n g lish m an sc a rc e ly h eard h 'm , he h e r a c ro s s th e road,
will he done n ext week.
m oiselle P srtu ccio . »h" sin g e r? W ell. w as liste n in g In ten tly .
L ig h t foot-
“ You m ay sh o u t a s m uch as you
T h e lib ra ria n 's re p o rt for M arch
sh e is in d a n g e r' Tt is for th e Signor step s w ere com ing alo n g th e w in d in g lik e,” he m u tte re d . " T h e re will only w as a s follow s;
to rescu e h er
j road to w ard him , aod soon a lau g h in g be ech o es to a n sw e r you."
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T he E nglishm an sp ra n g up w ith voice ra n g out upon th e n ig h t air.
A su d d en w arn in g cry ra n g out Books loaned a d u lts
sn a rk lln e eves, and pitched his dead
"M y d e a r A drienne, d o n ’t you th in k from h is com panion, and w ith a sta rt, Books loaned c h i l d r e n .......................SIR
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c ig a r into th e sea.
we w ere a little foolish to w alk hom e h e rele a se d his victim . T h e B ngllsh- Books loaned school ............
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"In d a n g p r!” he re p eated b reath , so la te as th is? See. th e re Is no t a m an had step p ed Into th e m iddle of M agazines loaned .......................
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lessly . “Q u ick ' T»1I me w h e re !”
soul upon th e p ro m en ad e.”
th e group, and b efo re h e could spring F in es an d re n ta ls
P re s e n t a t th e m eetin g w ere th e
T he m ap p o lp ted inland
T a n t m le p x !” w as th e light a n sw e r back, a sw irlin g left-h a n d er s e n t him
Do vou sec th a t belt of w hite road “ Is it n o t to escap e from them ail, th a t dow n Into th e d u st w ith a dull, heavy , |lrertorR M esdum es N. W. E m ery,
F red H inson, V ina M cLain, D. B. Ralts-
th e re , lead in g up in to th e h ills? ”
i w e cam e thlR w ay? T h e stilln e ss Is thud.
? e s : w hat ab o u t It?”
exquisite, and th e n ig h t b reeze from
"Y ou b la c k g u a rd !” h e thu n d ered m an, L. K. P age and th e lib rarian ,
H ave vr,tl noticed a n y th in g p ass th e sea. a fte r th a t h o t room , Is divine, o u t. T h en tu rn in g q uickly round he M iss R oberts.
a lo n e i t 9
W h a t a view we sh all have of th e bay faced th e o th e r m an , who had sp ru n g
T h e re w as a h eav y c a rt o r c a rria g e when we get to th e to p o f th e h ill.”
ac ro ss th e road w ith b e n t body, and V . R. JONES IN S T A L L S
and som e m ules. I th in k , w en t by h a lf
" T h e y say th a t th is place Is In fested w ith h is rig h t h an d In his b re a st,
A U TO L A U N D R Y S Y S T E M
an h o u r ago "
w ith ro b b ers, and It Is te rrib ly lo n ely ." T h e re w as a gleam o f cold steel, but
T he n ativ e 'khrugged h is sh o u ld ers, w as th e som ew hat fparful an sw er, b efo re h e could u se th e knife which
An a u to la u n d ry sy stem , th e first
it w as an ho u r. S ignor, hu t no “W hy would you n o t le t poor Leo- he h ad -d raw n , h is arm w as grasped one In S pringfield, w as in stalled last
m a tte r ! S tep hack w ith m e Into th e n ard o com e w ith u s? ”
and held as th o u g h b y a vice, and w eek a t th e V. R. Jo n es su p e r serv ice
sh ad o w o ' th o se olivp trp es. T h a t Is
“B ecau se I did n o t w an t L eonrdo, slow ly b e n t b ack w ard . He dropped sta tio n at th e c o rn e r of m ain and
b e tte r. Now we can n o t he seen , and eherlp. L eo n ard o Is very good, b u t th e w eapon, w ith a sh rie k of pain, Second s tr e e ts and w as opened for
I w ill ex p lain .”
[h e w earies m e b y p p rsisltln g to dw ell upon th e road, an d fell on his k n ees b u sin ess W ednesday. T he new device
T h e E n g lish m an h e a t th e ground upon a forbidden s u b je c t; and as for b efo re h is cap to r.
o p e ra te s on a co m bination of kerosene.
rlth h is foot.
p ro te c tio n — w ell, I fancy G iovanni Is
T h e E n g lish m a n 's g ra sp relaxed, w ater, and co m p ressed air, and Is said
“ E x p la n a tio n s he d a m n e d " ’ h e ex- sufficient,
and ta k in g a d v a n ta g e o f It, th e man to rem ove g re a se and d ir t w ithout In-
claim ed. “ W h ere Is M adem oiselle
T h ey w ere p a ssin g him now so close su d d en ly Jum ped up, leaped over the Jurlng th e p ain ted finish of th e car.
C arfu eein ? Q ttlck !”
t h a t t h e fe lt Im pelled to hold h lsh re a th . w all, apd d isap p eared In th e p la n ta
T h e m an held up h is h a n d s, and H e had only a m o m e n ta ry glim pse of tion. P u rs u it w ould h av e been Im pos
High School T e a c h e r III— Miss C lara
sp o k e m ore rap id ly .
I th em , b u t It. w as sufficient. A few sible, hut n one o f them th o u g h t of It. W agner, in s tru c to r In th e com m erce
“T h is ev en in g I h e ard by accid en t y a rd s b eh in d , a sullen-looking ser-
(TO BE C O N T IN U E D !
d e p a rtm e n t of th e S pringfield high
o f a plot to c a rry ofT S ig n o rin a Car- v a n t w as tru d g in g along, looking care-
school, w as ill w ith a sev ere cold dur-
tu c c lo hv a re je c te d su ito r. I h a ste n fu lly aro u n d . Tn th e w hite m o onlight FOR SALE— Carbon paper In large Ing th e e arly p a rt of the week. Miss
to inform th e police, b u t on th e w ay , th e ir faces, even th e ir ex p ressio n s,
sh e e ts, 26x39 Inches, suitable to t W ag n er w as able to re tu rn to h er
I p au se
I say to m yself, w h at sh all w ere p e rfectly v isible to h im ; A drien.
m aking (racings. The N ew s Office classes W ednesday.
M ission C irci» M eats— T h e M ission
C ircle of th e S pringfield
llapllat
ch u rch m et T uesday a ftern o o n at the
hom o of Mrs M. A. Hico Mrs. R alph
O akes waa a ss ista n t leader.
Mo Club to Meet—T h e Hpringfield
600 club will m e«, tom orrow nigh, at
the homo of Mr. and Mr». I I». Lari
m er.
K lam ath People H ers— Mr and Mrs
J E. S te w a rt of K lam ath F alls a re
visiting w ith frie n d s In E ugene and
Springfield thia week
Mrs. E v an s III— Mrs J. W E vans,
who la em ployed at the H pringfield
S team latuiidry, la III a , h er home.
Miss W ill of ISiui Main s tre e t Is tak
Ing h e r place at the laundry.
!
NOW
T aylor Players
HEILIG
EU G EN E. OREGON
IN
“The Girl From Child’s”
C O M IN G SU N D A Y
“Smiling Through”
B A R G A IN M A T IN E E S
E V E R Y SA TU R D A Y AND SU N D A Y
K A F O U R Y ’S
Form erly the Farmers E xch an ge
Springfield
Closing Out Sale
COM E A T O NCE!
FOR T H E T IM E IS S H O R T AND
YOU W IL L BE GLAD T H A T YOU P IC K E D U P VA R IO U S
IT E M S — E S P E C IA L L Y
EN D ED .
FROM
SO
W HEN
THE
W E NAM E B U T A FEW OF T H E
THE
HUNDREDS
S T IL L TO BE FOU N D .
OF
OTHERS
SALE
IS
VA LU ES
THAT
ARE
H U R R Y !!
M ERCH A NTS
TAKE N OTICE!
D R ESS S H IR T S
O ur fixtures a re for M io—com e
In an d see w hat you ru n us«—
S to ck is alao offered In hulk
A nyone In terested In buying this
yvell e sta b lish e d s to re to con
lln u e It please see Mr. Allen A.
K afoury.
D. M. C.
E very w om an know s w hat fast
color cro ch et th re a d m eans..
Hold re g u la rly for 20if.
M en's I,a,el neck F ren ch cuff
J h e s s S h in s
A good a s s o rt
m ent from w hich to choose.
Sold fo rm erly a s high as »3 50
Closing Out Price
98c
LA D IES' SH O ES
To Cloae O u, th is e n tire Io, of
blondes, tan s, and black kid.
gold In th e reg u lu r way up to
fS.OO
Closing Out Price
$ 1 .9 8
Closing Out Price
7c
L A D IE S ’ BOOTS
MEN'S CAPS
O ne lot of D ress C aps on table
W ait on yo u rself F o rm e r values
to |3.00.
L ad les’ Iß ln e h nil le a th e r h ik
ing boots co m plete run of sizes.
Shoulil sell In ‘re g u la r way for
»10.00.
Closing Out Price
98c
$ 2 .9 8
BOSC
RADIO
At the new low prices for
Bosch Radio the values are
so attractive that every
one should he interested in
one of the newest Bosch
M odels. Com e in and
hear Bosch Tone and note
the electrical and m e
chanical perfection of these
receivers and the beauty
of th e c a b in e ts. T h e
new low prices tell their
ow n in te re s tin g story.
Dyn mie Speaker
Complete With Tubes
$189.50
Cabinet of Modernistic Design
Wright & Sons