PAGE SIX
THURSDAY. APRIL IS. 192!»
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Miss Otilssn Back— L ucille O ils n
N O T I C E
slan g of my co u n try . If you do. you'll IN T H E COUNTY COURT O F S T A T E
O F OREGON FOR LANK COUNTY. I re tu rn e d T uesday night from P o rtlan d
u n d e rsta n d w hat 1 m ean w hen I tell |
T h e ('m ini II luive sei May la l, 2nd,
In th e M atter of th e E sta te of J W. > w here she has been v ls lt'n g w ith tier
you th a t you've been ta lk in g 'b a ll'
and Ird a i th e Ilm e for tiu* allunai
llockaday, deceased.
sp rlu g d e a il U|i
C lllaetis d eslrln g In
m o th er, Mrs. E dith O hlson.
ro t'. We may be a rou g h ! lot, we
N otice is h e re b y given thill th e mi
bave ru b ld sh hailled uwiiy » lii md
E n g lish m en , but w e r e not cow ards liersigneil has been ap p o in ted uilm ln J
sanie In sucks or boges by th e alley
an d no one but a cow ard w ould d ream ia tra trlx in Hie above e n titled m a ile r | In s ta lls S eals— G II T u rn e r Is In I ir O li S i l i " ! » l o i e I l O ' l e I s I in allev
s ta llin g a penny scale In tro n i of Ids
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said
of giving a g irl u p for such a tissu e
easlly accessi Idi-, and II wlll lm liikun
e s ta te a re notified Io p resen t said
of w h im p erin g s
Be a m an. sir. and claim s duly verified to the a d m ln ls trs buallteaa. Hie N ovelty S tore, on Main aw ny free of chnrge
si reel
T h e scale w as sold by th e
I M PE T E R SO N , R ecorder.
get o v er It. and look h ere— n one of trlx at the office of C A W lnlerm eter.
A IS25
In E ugene, lam e C ounty. O regon, wllli Pacific IV erless com pany of P o rtlan d
th is so rt of b u sin e ss!"
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H e drew th e d a g g e r from h is breast
April, 1»3».
pock et, and p a tte d It. T he Sicilian
M ETT1E D HOCKADAY. A dm lnls
w as sp eech less and livid w ith rage
tra irix .
"Y ou a re a c o w a rd !” he h issed I C A. W IX TEIIM EIEK, A ttorney
I “ You shall fight w ith m e !”
“T h a t I w o n 't.” Ixvrd St. M aurice
Luscious, ri>(l-rl|M« chcrrle«.
an sw ered good-hum oredly.
J u s t tak e
glouiiiliig Jewel- like stop a gen
my advice
Make up y our m ind that
erous dip of Egglniann’s Ice
we both c a n ’t h av e h er, and sh e ’s ■
ch o sen me. an d com e and give me
Cream.
y o u r hand like a m an. T h in k It over
A delight to taste!
now . b efo re th e m o rning
Good
All b arg ain glasses ure a poor
Good
to look at. and every lilt
n i g h t '”
In v estm en t If they do not fit you.
as good as It looks. Order oar
T h e Sicilian sp ra n g up and looked
B e tte r do well, w hal Is w orth
superior Ice cream for dinner
rap id ly around At an adjo in in g table
doing
a t all
See ns and see
tonight!
h e recognlxed tw o m en. and touched
b e tte r.
one on th e sh o u ld er.
“S ig n o rs !” he cried , "an d you.
seen th e S ig n o rin a, and I have m ade
S
ig
n o r le C ap ttaln e, p ard o n m e if I
D r. S h e rm a n W . M o o d y
my ap p eal."
O p to m etrist - E y esig h t S p ecialist
ask you for yo u r h e a rin g for an
JLsd "W h ere th e S ervice la D ifferent"
T h e E n g lish m an dropped h is eyes
S u lla SSI M iner Bldg. P hone S63
In sta n t. T h is—g en tlem an h e re has
and knocked th e ash e s fro m h is cig ar
E ast B roadw ay. E ugene Ore.
In su lted me. and d eclin es to give me
T h e fellow w as com ing to th e point
sa tisfactio n . 1 h av e called him a cow
a t last.
ard and a ra sc a l, and I re p e a t It'
•Y ou. S ig n o r,” th e S icilian con H is nam e Is L ord St M aurice. If
tin u ed . in a to n e w hich, alth o u g h it he fo rfeits his rig h t to bo considered
w as no louder, seem ed to g ain in a g en tlem an , d em an d th a t h is nam e be
in te n sity from th e sm o ld erin g passion
stru c k from th e v is ito rs' d u b "
u n d e rn e a th , “you. S ignor, know w hat
T h e th re e m en had rise n to th e ir
EUGENE’S GARMENT SHOP
my a n sw er w as, for you w ere th e cause.
feet. Tw o of th em w ere gentlem en
I have not told you th is m uch of my of th e n eighborhood w ith whom lo r d
sto ry to win your p ity ; 1 sim ply tell St. M aurice hud a bow ing ncqunlnl
it th a t I m ay reaso n w ith you. I have ance. T he th ird w as a F ren ch officer
trie d to m ake you u n d e rs ta n d som e T h ey looked in q u irin g ly at L ord St.
th in g of th e s tre n g th of my love for
POPULAR PRICE STORE
M aurice.
th e S lg n o rin a.
Do you th in k , th a t,
" I t's q u ite tru e g en tlem en ." he said
EUGENE
957 Willamette
OREGON
a fte r w hat I h av e risk ed , a fte r w hat w ith easy self-possession, " lie 's been
I h av e suffered, th a t 1 sh a ll stan d
callin g me all th e bad n am es under
asid e an d see a n o th e r m an. an alien,
th e sun. an d I have declined to give
tak e h e r from m e? 1 cam e of a race
him w hat he calls sa tisfa c tio n
I
Signor, w ho a re n o t used to see th e
h a v e n ’t th e least o b jectio n to your
w om en th ey love chosen for o th e r
k n o w ing it."
m en ’s w ives. H ave you ev e r h eard
T h e tw o P a le rm ita n s looked at one
of C ount H u b e rt di M orion!, who, w ith
a n o th e r d oubtfully. T h e officer, giv
seven h u n d red m en. c a rrie d off a
in g his m u sta c h e a tw ist, step p ed fo r
p rin cess of A u stria from h e r fa th e r s
w ard and bowed.
co u rt, and b ro u g h t h e r safely th ro u g h
"M ight we in q u lro yo ur re a so n s for
Italy h e re to be one of th e m o th ers
HERE ARE TH E ITEM S T H A T SPELL
d eclin in g th e d u el?" he asked
of m y ra c e ?
It w as five h u n d red
T h e E n g lish m an sh ru g g ed his shoul
y ears ago, and. am ong th e ru in s of
an cien t k 'n g o d m s. th e M arionis have ders.
"C ertain ly ." he an sw ered . "In th e
also fallen in e s ta te B ut th e old sp irit
first place. I am an officer in th e s e r
lin g e rs Lord St. M aurice. 1 am not a
vice of H er M ajesty th e Q ueen, and
b lo o d -th irsty m an.
I do no t w ish
d u ellin g is stric tly fo rb id d en : in the
your life. Go back to yo u r co u n try ,
THREE HUNDRED MORE NEW WASH DRESSES JUST ARRIVED
second. S ig n o r di M arioni It too
an d choose fo r a b rid e one of h e r own
ex cited to know w hat he Is talk in g
—BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS AND STYLES
d a u g h te rs. G ive up all th o u g h t of the
a b o u t.”
S ig n o rin a di C artu ccio , o r. as surely
"In E ngland, Signor, y o u r first
as th e moon y o n d er looks down upon
o b jectio n Is v alid ; h ere, it Is scarcely
you and m e, I sh all kill you."
so.
As to th e la tte r. M onsieur le
Lord St. M aurice th re w h is cig ar C ount seem s now to be perfectly com
aw ay and sh ru g g ed h is sh o u ld ers. The posed. I am on th e co m m ittee of the
NEW SURING SWEATERS IN THE NEW STYLES AND LEADING
affair w as going to be serio u s th en .
club, and I fe a r th a t I m u st e ra se
"You m u st forg iv e m e, S ignor. If I your nam e If you p ersist In your re
COLORS—YES. AT THE
do not q u ite follow you." h e said fu sa l.”
slowly. "T h e custom in o u r c o u n tries
“ 1 d o n 't c a re tw o stra w s ab o u t your
d o u b tless differs. In E n g lan d it is th e clu b ,” Lord St. M aurice an sw ered
lady who chooses, and it Is co n sid ered carelessly . "A s for th e duel, I decline
— pardon me— ill-m annered fo r a r e It, once an d fo r all. W e E nglishm en
jected su ito r to have a n y th in g m ore h av e a code of ho n o r of our ow n. and
ONE BIG LOT OE MILLINERY — IN A WONDERFUL ASSORT
it is m ore to us th a n th e custom of the
to say.”
MENT — ALL COLORS
“ Xs you re m a rk , th e id eas and cus- c o u n tries w hich we ch ance to visit.
ton-s n' o u r '■ountrles differ." the I w ish you good night, g en tlem en ."
T hey fell back. Im pressed in sp ite
S Ic 'lia r rejo in ed . "H e re a noblem an
of mv d escen t would co n sid er it an of th em selv es by the coolness and
e v e rla stin g sh am e to sta n d q u ietly on h a u te u r of his w ords. S uddenly, w ith
one side, and see th e w om an whom he th e sw iftn ess of a tig er-cat. th e
PRINTED SILK DRESSES — A WONDERFUL SELECTION JUST
w orshiped becom e th e b rid e of a n S icilian leaped fo rw ard and stru c k the
o th e r m an. and th a t m an an alien. He E n g lish m an on th e cheek.
RECEIVED — ALL SIZES
"P e rh a p s you will tell us all. S ignor,
would he esteem ed , an d Justly, a
cow ard. Let ns w aste no m ore w ords. how th e m en of your co u n try resen t
Signor. I h av e so u g h t you to-night an Insult such as th a t." he cried.
E v ery one tu rn ed round a t th e
to put th is m a tte r ria in lv befo re you.
U nless you leav e th is islan d , and give so und of th e scuffle. T he ey es of all
up your p re te n sio n s to th e h an d of th e w ere upon th e E nglish m an, w ho stood
FLAT CREPE DRESSES
ALL COLORS — ALL SIZES
S ig n o rin a C artu ccio . you die. You th e re , head and sh o u ld ers above all
th
e
crow
d,
w
ith
blazing
eves
and
pale
hav e clim bed for th e la s t tim e to th e
Villa Foilesse. S w ear to go th e re no cheeks. He w as in a to w erin g pas
m o re; sw ear to leave th is island b e sion, b u t h is voice n ever shook or fa lt
fo re day b reak to-m orrow , o r your ered .
"Y ou sh all see for yoursplf. S ig n o r!’
blood sh all sta in its sh o res. By th e
HUNDREDS OF PURSES — ALL THE VERY NEWEST
un b ro k en and sacred o ath of a M ar h e dried.
T h e Sicilian stru g g led , hut he was
ioni, I sw e a r I t ! ”
To Lord St. M aurice, th® S ic 'lla n ’s lik e a child In th e E n g lish m an ’s arm s.
w ords and g estu re s seem ed only gro He had c a u g h t him up In a vice-like
tesque. H e looked a t h is a little co n g rasp , and held h im high o v er the
tem p tu o u sly — a
th in ,
sh ru n k en -u p h e a d s of th e a sto n ish ed onlookers.
ONE BIG LOT OF COATS FOR LADIES AND MISSES
figure, g h a stly pale, and seem in g all F o r a m om ent he seem ed as though
th e th in n e r on acco u n t of h is som ber h e w ere going to th row him rig h t out
black a ttire . W h at a h u sb an d fo r A dri of th e re s ta u ra n t on to th e M arina, but
en n e! H ow h ad he d ared to love so a t th e la s t m o m en t he ch an g ed his
m agnificent a c re a tu re . T h e very m ind, and w ith a co n tem p tu o u s g e s
id ea of such a m an th re a te n in g him tu re se t him dow n In th e m id st of
seem ed ab su rd to Lord St. M aurice, th em , b re a th le s s and choking.
HERE ARE COATS THAT ARE WONDERFUIs- YOU MUST SEE THEM
"You can send your seconds as soon
an ath le tp of public school and col
TO APPRECIATE THEM ALL SIZES
lege renow n, w ith m u scles like iron, a s you lik e,” h e said sh o rtly . “Good-
and th e s ta tu re of a g u ard sm an . He even in g , g en tlem en ."
T h ey fell back before him Ilka
w as n o t an g ry , and he had not. a p a r
ticle of fear, b u t h is Rtock of patien ce sheep, leav in g a broad w ay rig h t into
th e h o tel, th ro u g h t w hich he passed,
w as g e ttin g ex h au sted .
“How a re you going to do th e k ill s te rn and self-possessed T he S icilian
COTTON BLOUSES — A BIG ASSORTMENT OF STYLES
ing?” h e ask ed . "P ard o n m y igno ran ce w atch ed him curiously, w ith tw itch in g
h u t it Is ev id en tly one o f th e custom s lips.
"T h e re goes a b rave m an ,” w his
of th e c o u n try w hich h a s n o t been
explained to me. How do you m anage pered one o f th e P a le rm ita n s to th e
F ren ch officer. "B u t his d ay s a re I
It?”
"I should kill you In a d u e l!” th e n u m b ered ."
T h e F ren ch m an gazed at th e S ici
S icilian an sw ered . " It would be easily
LADIES’ AND MISSES’ CORSETS — ALL STYLES
lian and nodded. T hen- was d e a th In
done.”
T he E nglishm an b u rs t o u t laughing. ills face.
Tw o men stood facing one a n o th e r i
I t w as too g ro tesq u e, alm o st like a
on a n arro w b elt of sand, strip p ed to
huge Joke.
"D am n you and your d u e ls ! ” he said, th e sh irt, and w ith rap ie rs In th e ir
risin g to his feet, and to w erin g o v er h an d s. O ne w as th e Sicilian, L eon
h is com panion. "Look h e re , Mr. di ard o di M arioni, th e o th e r th e Eng-!
M arioni, I’ve listen ed to you serio u sly lish m an , I<ord St, M aurice. T h e ir i
becau se T fe lt h e a rtily so rry for you; a ttitu d e spoke for Itself. T h ey w ere I
h u t I’ve h ad enough of it. I don’t ’ ab o u t to fight for each o th e r’s life.
know w h e th e r you u n d e rsta n d th e
(TO BE C O N T IN U E D )
A Treat For Spring
Appetite»
W H A T H A P P E N E D BEFO RE:
P alerm o is th e scene. T h ere an
exile, L eo n ard o di M arioni. has com e
fo r love of A drienne C artuccio, who
sp u rn s him . lie m eets an E nglishm an,
L ord S t. M aurice, w ho falls in love
w ith A drienue on sight. L eonardo sees
h is sis te r M arg h artta, who tells him
h is love fo r A drienne is hopeless. But
he pieads w ith h er to a rra n g e an ac
cid en tal m eetin g . Ur say farew ell, be
tw een A drienne and him
She co n sen ts. T h at n ig h t th e E ng
lish m an is inform ed of an a tte m p t be
in g m ade to c-&ry off S ig n o rin a C artu c
cio and M arg h arita. who a re w alking,
by b ig ran d s em ployed by a rejected
su ito r, on a lonely road. He ru sh es
to th e scene, and p ro v es ab le to
re sc u e th e ladies
Inflam ed by th e fa ilu re of his
schem e, L eonardo see M arg h arita
w ho show s him sh e know s th a t he
w a s in s tig a to r of th e a tte m p te d a t
ta c k . T he E n g lish m an now sees Ad
rie n n e often . T he E n g lish m an sittin g
in th e hotel, finds a d ag g er a t his feet.
L ooking up. he sees th e Silictan and
sc e n ts tro u b le.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY—
I
T h e S icilian lean ed o v er th e tadile.
T h e re w ere g ray rim s u n d er his eyes,
an d even his lips had lost th e ir color.
-A week ago. Signor." he rem ark ed ,
"w e occupied th e se sam e se a ts here.
"I rem em b er It." L ord St. M aurice
replied quietly.
"It is well. It is of th e ev e n ts w hich
h av e follow ed th a t n ig h t th a t I d esire
to « ;e a k . if you. Signor, w ill g ran t me
a few m o m en ts of your tim e?”
"C e rta in ly ." th e E n g lish m an replied
courteously .
A fter all. p erh ap s th e
fellow did n o t m ean to q u arrel.
"I r e g r e t exceedingly h av in g to
tro u b le you. S 'g n o r, w ith a little p e r
sonal h is to ry .” th e S icilian continued
" I m u st tell you. a t th e com m ence
m ent th a t fo r five y ears I have been a
su ito r for th e h an d of th e Signorina
A drienne C artncclo. mv cousin.”
"Second Cousin. I b e lie.
Lord St.
M aurice in te rp o eed.
T he Silician waved h is hand. I*
w as of no conseen .p-—
"C ertain political differen ces w ith
th e Im perial r" "tv at R om e.” he con
tin u ed . "cn lm in ated two y ears ago in.
m y b an ish m en t from Italy and Sicilv
Yon. I believe. Lord St. M aurice, a re
of an cie n t fa m 'ly , and It is p o ss’ble
tha! v o r m av u n d erstan d to som e ex
te n t th e b itte rn e ss of exile from a
co u n try and a hom e w hich h a s been
th e seat of m y fam ily for n early a
th ousand years. Such a sen ten ce is
n o t b an ish m en t as th e world u n d er
sta n d s it: it is a liv in g d e a th ! But.
Signor, it is not all. It w as not even
th e w orst. Alas, th a t I. a M arion .
should live to confess it! But to be
p a rte d from th e w om an I love was
even a so rer trial. Yet I endured it.
1 endured it: hoping ag ain st hope for
a recall. My s is te r and 1 w ere o r
ph an s. S he m ade h e r hom e w ith th e
S ignorina C artuccio.
T h u s I had
new s of h er co n tin u ally . S om etim es
m v cousin h erself w ro te to me. It
w as th ese le tte rs w hich p reserv ed my
reaso n , and consciously or u nconscious
ly. thev b re a th e d to me ev er of hope.”
"N ot A d rien n e’s, I'll sw ear." thp
E n g lish m an m u tte re d to him self. He
w as a tr u e B rito n , and th e re w as
p len tv of d o rm a n t pealousy n o t very
fa r from th e surface.
T he S icilian h eard th e w ords, and
h is eyes flashed.
"S ig n o rin a C artiioclo, if you please,
S ig n o r," he rem ark ed coldly. “ We are
in a public place.”
Lord St. M aurice left th a t h e could
afford to accep t th e reb u k e, and he
bow ed h is head.
“ Mv re m a rk w as n o t in ten d ed to be
a u d ib le !” he declared .
“ For tw o y e a rs I b o re w ith my
w retch ed life," th e S ilician continued,
"but. a t last m y en d u ra n c e cam e to an
end. I d eterm in ed to risk my liberty,
th a t 1 m ight h e a r my fa te from h er
own lips. I crossed th e Alps w ithout
m o le sta tio n , and even e n tered Rome.
T h e re I w as w atched, h u t not in te r
fered w ith. T h e conclusion I cam e to
w as, th a t as long as I lived th e life
o f an o rd in a ry citizen , and show ed no
I n te re s t In p o litics, I w as safe. I
crossed to P alerm o u n h arm ed . I have
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