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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1907)
I The Roupell Mystery By Austyn Granville •> • upon th* vais and eelllag. Het Be W. A «TWIN». O FBILL. M D. r. I. wry kerb , I»h» looked tb* ductor atralgbt to lb* face. |-rvM««l. “Un what wa* tbai will wmt*a? Try r«,,.r utnvwt now io rm-ollert that; A I I —. great deal dep*nda on II.“ Tb* tir*t will **» n<>< wr'rren iron Telephone Eactamga Be. II Oregon Scio paper Tb* *ecned contained wxa* allgbt CUl, i ill it OBgrloh b*»,u«*t» to friend* and to farortt* **e- vanta I twllvv* I wa* mentioned my- r<>ww • r*''eul bonking and eirhang* ImW « Iran, a le a' .oval ratea and Jrw. IO xdf for *>>m* trilling amount, fa other I O. WILL. OMR lev ted on yrinclywl Mtlee. r«*p*cta th* two will* war* Identical Tb* fir*t oo* wa* drawn up by Madam* Hou p*ll'» lawyer* Sh* kept tb* aecond will at b*r bankar'a Th* flr*t on* mnain*d • t> tb* bvu**. It wa* *ngr<****d oo parch- ■ML" MIO, I i i “On parchmat.t." repeated M Ca***gn*. t|*e Indorili M or neon St reel ■’tdgO “Waa It anything Ilk* tbl»?" and b* O * Lumb*rman Bays Trust Control« a. MOXTAMil bauded a w rap of lb* artlcl* la quMtion 3. mazza All ot the Northern Hache î ov«r to lb* dm-tor. tfhNMMMMM KU»rr HruffkJ Land Grant Timb«r. ■'Wb*r* did you find tbla?" Inquired tb* ductor when b* could *uSele«»t!y re cover from bio aaloa'atuaent to *t-*ak Xoiary PnlMk* •»•<! ikhUeitor «. M Tea «an M M< lina <»l nnd i on« ta«*». “I found It upeta ra" rvpll*d M Cao Washington, l>ee. 14.—Washington •ague. "I put It In my pocket, berau** riflera * fb <M Kiwi At.inxr. OKK'a'ihi It wa* In a u .»er place for a e. rap of lutntieririen who A|qivwrr>l aa witneaaea ;*rchm*ttl I found It with four wh*» yratetday hefota the Interstate Corn- C C. Bry»" p;«.<* in tb* firej-■«* of Madam* Hou- mrrre oominiMlon, took particular II Bryant ■ ' - [«Ina to "rub It in" on Jam«* J. Ilill, BRYANT A BON ••ry. no* l.ow they ew n* there Flrat of tkauN <>f hia threat to drive mere all. bow*v»r, b»tor* I mm* to that. t».l lumliettnrn into Ivankrtipicy One a li m* if yôu ar* certain ne** brought out the tart tliat, while awr* torn ftom Madam* Mb.vrty Oregon the railroads aaeett that the old rate ob I.cxelw.a Block Al.BAN Y. OKKUi tb* fir*t will, I m*an ’ lumbet from Pngei Wmnd to Chicago, on*?“ .' 1 >enver and Kanaar City wa« rod rom- rÀrilKAFOBX» A wvatt Th* phyalelan did not Im med a tel y re- L peneatory, the Urvail Northern t* today i II* f . / real.Md th* Imponaac* <d | ¡.«ding lumliei at Vancouver, bringing hl* auawer. and )•••* much hung oo It "Glv* m* th* wrapa.“ h* «aid “If it to l'ug«t hound, tbvice F.aa* tlirroigh Office In GUuunl«rg Hiu* ft tl.«r* I* any writing otl them I ehould the t'ulted Stat«« and tan k to Canada, I» able to tell by that It wa* a very ' landing it at Winni)mg and more dis ALRAMT I Illi oKRi»«»* D< rd» M 'rtg.igr* and Pt n.oti Vouch peculiar hand. It Iwhed aa If It bad l-eu tant pointe, for 40 cent*, the rate fcr- er* car«fully written and ack trow ledga tnerly in force on Fnget Round lumlier le a*, a. Contra. I* etc p 'pared Houlb e t an h c • • ' ¡»hipped an eq.tsi distance in the t'nil- lOARIl OF niJ IXTIVE TÎTI.I S • >: brl<ig«>, al •aiitiaiu Newa otl.ee. lb* handwriting* ar* Identical.“ Another witncea readied “It la enougb.” muttered CaaaagwA !•>! btate*. I a Ha«* an Alwlrarl of Title prr pored •weeping th* pi*«»* of parchment up Mr. Hili'* ■ sursnee given Waehington , SCIO, OK EC,I IN by ib* ft.m> tb* tahl* and putting tl'*m carefully I lumbermen At a banquet rotne time ago I away In hi* ¡---hett-.-k "Now for my to the effmt that hi* r.would never theory Henry Graham la tb* man w* imp«»« a rate on lumlier that w.mhl be want to find Mind you, I dont aay h* inj.lric.ua to the milling indu.try of the , *. y committed tl» murder, I t you II ••• b* 1 Northwest. Oflhe r»ml pmper'y y<w Intend to trnrrha*. An I x¡» r • I < ui |’- uî «r of I» Impllr.e’ed In It in nota* way or other. or •• tERi 'ikily for money k«nod. out The Oregon rnrn ckeed their trail- l«(rx>na iwolvbif th« tarHvftt uf our 11« had everything to gam b, Matam* (HIM SI MfDKIMS m<my by submitting fuitber oompari- •m» SfffaiHtaUrd in iwt. ftoup* I a death, provided »he died lute*- *< ni of lumlier rata* from the Ninth - •• i t th d- ||. ■ _> W. r<>ng, of lata. II* tu> at have learned in aom* way Z. M. KUH), Manager, Ml.aii. , <’«•■.•■•11. i» n r J re i arel to that hia aiater had mad* a will dlalnherlt- and from the Wwt pi Chicago and •li < I. :■••■,. I k t<e to aiL The Ing him To gain pu»*e**'on of what he K akm * City. Heveral witnv*«»« teeti- osee corner Third and Bnw-taiidn At«. • ndr-rr g .rd r>’<-unmend* hint and th.- igbt waa th* oaly will waa 1.1» object. fied ■■ to the technnal CB«e of the Ore- ALBANY. ORF'.ON U ir.«ril> • iti«l.u I urn Call or write If he could <lu that. Illa »later tw'ng Ig- g m and Washington lnndiermvn, «c hlm il II.' Wvsl he. nd ~tr t, AllMliy • « ' . - wa* -1*- cording to ttie amount o1 output ol Orejón. M. WE'IEALL atroied. would go to bar gm»» believ their cotn •«in«*, the points of de»tina ing h*r*elf tee’at* (to her death h*» ti..n of their | n-ii.-t and the prices brother ..nd hav* cotua forward and |mi<t for It The rate« whi. h the Ore BO YKAnS* ' claimwl th* property." gon and Washington Initifmr prisince'a BXPEKILNC« It waa clever rvawmlng '¡he doctor were force«! to |«i were ■ ft. r«-d in trail llatened with breath:«** Intetwat a* (he mony and tbe aaaertioti was made that «o 1- t«a,M Yaqutna .. I -. T U A detective mulluurd three rate* were auch aa to compel the Arrive* Albany . li.M A. “Aaaumltig îhat II i* thia Henry Ora- producers ol lumber In tbe Pacific No. >— ham. let ua *e* what b* knew and whet Northwest to clo*e tbeir mills. Wit- Tram I«*«** Allwny ... ... m m r. be did II* mual have beard of tbe mak “ “ (kMealile . I ii “ nseyee teatifird ttua< they wsra onahls ing of thia flrat will, and aowwhuw or Tnror Mrmi “ arriva» Yaqmna... — .. .. * *u “ tn place their pro«)oot on the market we « Other he muât have learned of it* mo- Trai«« Te «e* tomi H.lr.ll. Ewe I of tbe R«*ky mounatina at a pro Coe.ameira 4a. trr.ta H* «a» Ignorant of th» making No S- Afi»r t!» ' • tf * afiatrih n ru«» •f the t.e emd Ifiatrument Sow let ua aee fit, and that they could not depend up « • r a* « m * a> l-rov<w Anwar 'or tNlrolt __ 7 A M < a {* » a - i F *i t. * a ***•> ArnvM Iwcrolt .... h a> a » Itow he acted II* gained an *ntranr* on tie b«*al market in their territory f fl * rot « '* —* » w Mi S j V-'J’ or. F «■«■»Ml •« ■'.*'■■•«•, - «.-.«• Sn* to provide iuc I i a market a* would en No •— - . haMB - H br ! ' d“1 ’I • ■' » ' • • • ’ •• • ‘ ' *» M . -i > ('<K rvLWatt Ixasrae lietrott — I on r. M imt.i .,» to atafa at preaent. Probably able them to maintain their b »Ineos. •( Ugf H. 'tad, w • h.vul r« Wife, |A (be kmvve altoiir . tar a h* may ha«a b*»n In eolluaion with *ome- The line of cro*a eiauilnatlon indi Train« Tor («.«allia body in ■ h* hnoa*. but I doa’t know y*t. cated the P'it|iosr of the railroad* to xo. a— A ?» «* » lî!‘ifi!f»,Fl ** •»!" Yjk’rsMt r<fk IfB waa ’ ’ ■ aa to the •bow that the rate* were not exotbi L mvm Alt«n y tor Corvelli« •£ » < t »*•»? • '<» • j -w. T 14 ~ of the fa/nl't. f"r b« cboa* a taut, but really were fail and equitable • I • - • Arriiea Cixieuia . ............. ... tun* when a* h* thought, they bad gone coin pare. I with the rate« giver, produc No I j - i*«.«« Slli.ny . r. , ,, ..1 » r m to th* ..peea It waa a m*r* accident - er* >>f manufactured lumlier in the yel h ... - «. 'ji tr 1 Arrivo* al (.orvaiU* ... , w* don’t know whether it waa or not. but ._* « r M low pin* district« No. a - «e will a.vime to that M •• Harriet W Ml drnt of the s. >11 Leave* al’am y....... .................... ? »' r . M IV». 1 î did not arm-n|«ny th* party. I The S*cret of a weetern Waahlrigt n I unitertuen ’ t as- Armee Corvallis ..... ................ *.1» P. M a . w f inc ,ed to tbl' k there * a« Beautiful Face Tran.* to* Albaay acn.e lov* affair between h*r and Van »•••iatlon, t«“tified that 90 per cent of li»« in krcping the «kin pro- the atat* bad No. S- l.lth. which ac.-.un'a for h a preeenr* la the mills in hi* «action tr<tf 'astaci!a*cleansed. Juat Ivev«* Corvallis ___ •:*) a cloeed aince it b>« , ame known the lum | b I bb w«»l nf ii n.»v enougfe—tliat Arrivas Albany 7ilo a Iter rate waa to be advanced, and th e» . . ' - - ■ only Ir ave« thè deh. atc «urtare Nu.» - what I nieau Ha won’t apeak for fear mill« now hare on hand 70 000,000 fret m re cipero .1 to thcirritation l^vivM Cor«« II« il» r nf lembrr. for which there <■ no mark of compromiaiug the young lady Arrl.M «I .11 -any . i.f diut ar I germi) lo merci- The Jo. tor nodded " IT.at la good.“ b* et. Ife »aid the Weyerhaeuser* now No 7- leu aiiat Li of lun and ¡owned all the timfer land* of the I •al-l, ’’very good. Indeed . go ahead. l*WV«i«<'«wvwill« __ wcathrr. After waahing, ap • on r. M XrrlvM Albany Th* aaaaaain waa a little diacoucer'.ed Northern Pacific grant and rirtually : pi)' R> ‘ ertine ami eapcncacs I iti d.'yhiful rrfrcihmrnt. at finding M a* W.id.m and your frt*od controlled the pri«e within 100 mile* of Ko. II- Lm.isl orvallta S i *i.i ujinirc the lirie-leM .11 U* In ib* chateau. Inateed of *at*ring th* the road They bought 1,000,000 acre* . Arrive« ai allen,y .. U 14 I- M.liAcm it impari* to face, b. uae from tb* front, who h would be for |0,000 Ooo and sold one section of No 11 - nr k a l anni. It not only ruparatlv*ly *aay, be waa mmpelled to that for |7A (Hkl atempage. lie »aid Lra<-M Airway. .!1M I1 •tirn ale» a r i ! unt glow, hut do *u by th* rear, ruuulng lb* r.ak of i ;» r-, m they now controlk«! price« and etn pha I ÀrirtvMa(Onrvslltt prirtect» tha ikin Ir.mi liecotn- be ng »een by th* *er«atita. II* gained AII of I I mt »ino» I rains .«Hinecl with Sou I hero ir g coarve l’reients burn- aiaed the fait that the member» of his Madam* KoU|*U't chamber and pro.*ed- Pat ine ( <iut|wny trama, r.ub an Altwny an.l iag, U and fr •< klea. ed to **arcb for th* document. II* ran- ■•»rlAtion were anxious that the Inter- < uosllii. u »ell a* iraln tor Harnvlt, «I« n,a aa. k«<l the deak and then threw tb* po- •late romnn**ion ahould open the Port diteci arrviea ui S. W|n*rl and at)«.«rni bassi I k * land gateway to Washington lumbet *o aa sell aa II,viten’ i«h ||.,i <Vp l,,g*. • u* turiti*» m(ormalum apply to longer than he Intended Ro abeorbed that Kivuth«ratrtn Waehington millmen GKO V SKIIS* ..en I'aaa A«t. enn'd dump their common »t ek Irifir. waa he In hi* acarch that h* waa aurprla- II It.CBONIBB Aeenk AHwny ed by bi* «Ictlm. He drew th* atlletto. Oregon and other Harriman territory. aialifMtd her. and quietly reeumed hl* No indication of an end of the hear ■earck tor the t«aper After a time, he ing i* in sight. Hvrrrsl other caec« are found It. II* * a* about to d«*troy It prrweing for hearing by the fMitnmieaion, I Il M MYhH by fire, when It occurred to him that a but it ia not likely that the pending 1» 5 SIcKNIGiir l«r<lim«nl would burn better If It waa .»•«•* will lie concluded before the mid In email piece*. II* ataried to tear It dle of next week. up. when he altered hi* mind, and inatead of hurtling it then and ther*. pul It In hl* Recover 320 Bodies ¡Hx-kot to I» destroyed at aom* mor* fav Monongah, W. Va., !>ec. 14 —The orable opportunity. I'nlixklly for him. M\l-R Á McKNlGHf» i'roprictoit <t and H of the In hia hurry he did not pick up tbe acrapa ■march in mine* No CHAITEH VIII. tContinued I **en d«nn "I'm afraid, doctor, you would not •ttilled with MBr<W»n4UU prldo, and. aay nf aiak* a very g<»..l d*t*>tlve It*..- «-t that hr hud for the prevent iboihinf for* that In nln* caste out of ten. the obvio a I her to riAtoiu« In th« b*«l cbacob^rw, iod raeaou I* alwaya the wrung one. A ■ -art I bo «ay down first uf all, h>w<r»r. villain, who know* *n<"igb to carry glaaa roflarliAf, rttrefulljr. th« •*•»• which h« Stllettea, and I -w to i.».- th. n aklllfu'ly bid rwinov^d. would not have aBt»«ce*earlly alarmed Tablng hie hat fro*» th» In th« the household by firing a pl«tol In th* liall, and lnrilm< l»r, Ma«>»p to *<«om deed of night. I Ih. n-il he would «Imply jiotiy hit», h* quickly around to have am.itherd ib* w.Mi.an, already n•♦■it ib* rmr of th« A mno servant Blbl« and unreeleting. with a pillow. ur «a» ehaiinf carp»'« on th# bt* i ebuhed her to death." ll*n, |(< onh^rwd him to bring • ladder, “I »»«. I eae," acqul*wc*d lb* pbyal and. placing It agakiwt the wall of tbe clan "(Io on " • •»» »»fifhul It nimbly. 'T»t ua a**ume. now. that tbl* un **| thought •©.** Li? calM down known p*r«.m enter».) th* I. *• thr • .'■ flor for. ta«M»r will br«r lw« th* window In M i • »ur Van l.lth’B cb.m <‘omo up. plraw.'• her While ire»; ng thr gh tb* r - a "What • Il thi« I !.«*■ ' Inquired Ma he e*[.|ea ■ case of plain'« II' ha* .-.me «Mi, • mu Ing bi» (>*• b »f» •• to bo on a unanuml. aava with tbe Venetian atiletto !evo| with thr window till. llul once In th* houee. hi* ...urag* fella diro»’t*rl tho ph,«‘ .un’i •’ him II* pi. ii* up a j ,'.>l from th* caa*. 4onUoo to a «light abraoion of th* otono ■aylng, Thi* will p. '»• • lie If I haw “That wee rauo*»! bjr tho i«m« ehoo to proceed to extremities ’ He pa«æa >•» whm bo l*«p*d from thr till/' bo * b plain I* Madam* Roupell’» chamber, and fall* »•<!. te •aerrhlng am.uig b*r papere Nh» I* "R-;t wh*ro did h* trap tot" inquired • woman of large property, and must th« doctor "T II H **in<k»W i« t«»nt y fe»t have valuabie*. II* la not after money, from tho ground, at leant Eten it be for tb* ilia > • 1« *h h »1 • >r* to th» had boon in hl» storking feel b» lu UBI ep-ra ha«* not been lak-n While thu* bar* Irft aotna ■ nd you «ay •a gaged. h* I* Interrupted by Madam* bo had ohooe on." Roapeli, who ruah*d forward to aa«* b*r **llo rrochod tho ground a noi her w«y. paper* II* Jump* from hl* chair, over tluit ia all." ropllwd Caooagiio "Most turning It, and ralwa il» aill*ito: ah* I-et'* Hkoly bo Jumpod into that tr*o torus and fl*ee h» | ur> i"l and «la >a b*r oor if It Io ¡voooibk '* I»o you uu.leratand. m rial*.ir •" • ’ * (/ ) * a • .r .* • w • ' "1«« I 1 ■ ’ tho rigging of • lowool. ho rllmbod up hia firing tb* ; -atol Into th* heed of a I he root of thr ladder and stopped nn to woman wh • n he bad apparently already tho window alii. After n>*o«uring th* pul out of th* way of barm ug h u I diotonc* with bio ojro for a fow gnoraonto am »Mining, of ■■our»», that In* >•: •■ < hr »Aid w»a not murdor. I>f ora*. Madame “It wa« « dorprmta loop for a man Roupell may ba«* recognised him and be may have wanted to be aura ah* waa to tfthr In tho night limo; but r*‘*o|loct, ho «« a dcoporata fellow.** deed." Thotl gathering biinoolf together, »nil "Evan that would not have warranted everting hi« mormon» mvocular. »trmgib. hl* risking t - i < . • H»‘ bo »prang from thr wiuda>w A prnjoi t •a I hav* airrod) -ait I:* oiild really ing bough noarlf a duirn fret ow»y u«« have amo(h«»e.| her without making any hi* obj*'ik«e point Hr caught it. and nolae." replied Caaaagn». with th» •< liir of a trapesut "True! T h«n why J.d h* fire th* pa hand over he nd down to th«* trunk. A» wr I m » »wutig hiwtoif around th* t*r»u> b, hl» “It la easy to roujwture." returned th* •yo foil u|»on • otnoll. guttering object Frenchman "Ha did It to direct »itp: •to il fa»t in t’* f -*k <’f the tr«* 11« cion from himself to tbe owner of tb* piefcod II up. and »lid rapidly down to weapon." tho ground, where tbe <i«o tor wa» a trail “IT»» diabolical villain !" »(daltuej th* ing him. Placing in the physic Ion a l»an<l doctor, and apparently so up. .«rd waa a •mil! gold Io* het. the dotovtlrv 01 h* with M. Cwaaagu«’* th*- ry that h* kept <'ainieil tn a dehghte«l i < «• repealing th* phrae* over and over again. 1*11 have him I’ll And him now. If I Th* diabolical villain!“ h«vo in hunt for him all oror I rnneo ” Hut M t’aaaagn* paid no he*d to th» Jnot th*« on» of the aervant» approach ejaculation* of th* phya lan 11* wa* e*l **lf WO» twelve <»*f|nrk. Would the down U|«,n hl* knee*, running about on g*n»lem*n like break fart?" all four» on th» carpet, totally regard ■•*» “Tho g*nt!em*n will hove «wiine break ilia now foot by oil mean».” replied M f‘a»Mgno of the Injury to hia |«inlal •‘•in Al lati waa within an Inch of the floor “Our Io I »or ho» l*e*n ImMonoe, our reword he atoppml In th* mildla of th* • part ought to b* proportionate,” and the pby »ent, and »•claimed bi ian led tl»* way ond together t.iey “(live ma th* knife." p»ar*d into the chotewu. If* at The doctrw handed It te him. enro proved»«! to cut a»«; th» .wrp*t. CIIAITEH IX ■ nd theti to dig furiously Into tb* w.wjen Hardly had M Alfred t aaoagne **ral flooring. lowe»t th* la»l mouthful of hl* breekfaat. “What on earth ar* you looking for?” than hl* active mind reterted again to Inquired Maaon th* my at cry which yet aurrounded th* "Never mind,” replied Caaangne. "Wait death of Mm*. Houp*ll. ■ moment, nn.l y. , || see " Who wa* th* man. at preaenl unknown, He kept on digging away with ih* who bad crept Ilk* a thief In the night knife as furi.. >*ly aa »«or \t last h* Into th* chateau, and a* quietly atolen a ■ way when hl* foul work had been ac I ■ - - . bla. k ctmipllahcd? And what waa Kia moti«* In object. Then be eiclalmed breathivaelj cutnmitllng the crime? Waa I» In any "All right: I have got th* bullet." way coMoctod with M Chabot? Could “If wo only had Van l.ilh’a pistol it I* poaalble that tb* prefect of polle* h*r*,” aal.l Mason, “lb* *v|.|en.v would had atumhled on lb* real Inatigator uf be complete, but It la In 1‘aiia ” th* murder In the peraon of t’hala»t. and Th* detective ar»M and avnoolhed out that thi* unknown |»r«>n waa bi* mo th* knee* of his pantaliMina, win h be bail federate? M<»t likely at that moment, sadly < rurni - I •ome officer from ih* prefecture waa *n “We have got what 1» quite aa g.*xl,' gnge.| In rl.iaely watching (‘haliot’a alight he Mid. “Go Into rat movement* There might tie *>»tn»' T«*u to on« thing In th* prefect * theory, after all. bring me th» other they Were mate. " Mature reflection omvlnce.1 M I'aaaagne Taking the piatol from that It would not do to diamlaa It with ha nil*, lie pnvbed th» bullet a rner* ahrug of the «bouliler*. (*hal*>t'a ale. It fitte«] to a nicety. «■■complice might be th* man they were W* have thu* far.” «aid M. <’awM<».*. l.mklng for. Anyhow. It would not du Io "establlabed our th. ..ry «n.. .-««fully in leave th* ,*>lnl un.«iiere.l regard to one very Imp 'taut point. "I tn<i*t write at on ■*,’’ he a*Id. pr»w Neither yeur friend Van l.lth nor M<m catty, “to t'llqimt. Cllquot I* my aaalat ■ieur Chabot had a hau l In thi« murder ant W* muai have him keep watch of It waa co:iimltt»«l by a third pari) thi* Monaieur i'habot’a Movement*.“ »imeone who entered the h.Hia* unknown M ('a«u(gti* wrote out a aerie« of In to atyone. and who left It In an .«piaHy •tructiona, («rticularly cautioning hia aa secret manner. Ic*t u* aee. now, how h* ■latant to keep track uf M Chabot, and got away, and what means of > -ape pre tinder no rlrvumatancea. If be ran acroaa ernte.l themaelvra. II« rotlid not have any of th* people from th* prefecture, to be lore off.’* mad« hi« e>lt by any of the doora, be let them really know who h* waa. Then (To be continued.V NUM on* of them lei to the room In h* appeared to b* engro«*N| In thought, which Van l.lth waa hiding, and another lie nibbed hi* hand* violently together, Uhy they III m l»l»ered. opened dlrva tly into the chamber occupied aa if he would impart activity to hia “Did you notice that nearly every om by Monsieur (’ballot. There 1« still, of brain by th* friction. He aroae. thruet lit the andlem-e all«-«! tear« during my conr*e. a bare ih-ince that he retired by back bin chair, and began to walk rapidly great death «reueF’ queried the leading the door lending Into the corridor, but It up and down th* room, »topping ocvaalon- I* altogether Improbable that he would ally to eiamlnc th* picture« on the walla, lady. "Yea." Answered th* anubrett«. "and take auch a risk, aa that corridor was with th* *y* of a critic. Ihrongvl with i« op!» hurrying to Mad “Ma.hme'a hual>and left her very well I don't blame them." am» Houpa-H’a . han>b.-r al th* *ound of off. I ahould Judge." be remarked at hurt. "l»unT blMtie them!" m-tioe«! tbs 1. L the «hot.” "Very,” replied l»r. Ma*on. "Whjr, what do ymi mean?" That la ao." *c<)ule»ovs| Mason. "Had “How long ago did Monairur Roupell 'The)- were ne«t to the |>«tiiful fa.*t he attempted to ««.ape Into the corridor di»r tha/ y«nir di-mlao waau't real,” explain he would iin.loubtr.IIy liav* been Seen “About fifteen year».” ed tli« aoubrvtte. ■ nd captured." "And then ah* took up with the niece»? “ “lie mnat. therefore," continued Caa <‘om parlann«. “Not Immediately. It wa* not until »•gne. “hate gotten out of the windows "Why do so many of our atdeet men Th* man I have In my mind'* ay* at the the death of their imrenta that Madame turn their bucks on the |>ut>llc and >le- present moment would hate been smart Roupell went to America to f»tch them.“ v.-te tli.-lr tah-tita to the aervl.-e of •n .ugh to rala* tha window liefore he "Tell me what relatlvM Madame Hou- gretil coqioratlona?“ flrevl the »hot. lie would be |iartietilarly yeell had b*aidra th*** young ladle«.“ "Well." Answered Senator ftorghum. careful not to !<-ave any clew tiaaat he "Ther* were no other relative« eicept had been in the chamber, for that would a brother, a diawJute character, who fol “I aliouldn't t>e aurprlaetl If It waa t>e- »lonerat* the owner of the piatol. ||e lowed hi* *i*'*r from America to thia esnae a <v>rporstloti generally aland* by would certainly not have l»«i»-l from th* country." a man wh<> hna worked for It and the window, becauMi that would have left “And hi* name?“ jKibllc generally docan’L"—Washington footprint« on th« ground . you will b»k "Aa I recollect It. Henry Graham, I Star. In vain for such. Y*t he did get out of believe. A man of fifty or aiity." thi« very wimlow." «trike* «.«•14 Krery Week. “Il hen did you laat aee tbla Henry "flow can you tell that?” asked Mason, Graham?“ American tnurlat In Kngand. awelng la amaaetuetit. "It hia been already In "I never *aw him hut once II* came a fnnn Inlain-r digging a deep drain: «recto.! by th« prefect of (»lice. lie to the chateau, on aom* begging evpadi "What are you digging here for?" a«k- baa also searched carefully under the tloo when I happened to be h»r*. II* ml the tourist. window, for I mw him doing It. If any pretended to be v*ry affectionate. He •‘(«old. guv nor.” replied the laborer, one had passed through that opening be waa a poo* looking creature, quite broken Tourist— When do you •ipo-t to arnuld surely ha«* di« ovaraff It." down wb»n t mw hitn. and not et «Il tha ■trike II? Th* prefect I* doubt l<*a* a goixl ofll kind of man to commit a dannf rrlm*” laborer—One «’clock on RAturJay. cer." replied Ca«Mgna, "but |f h* had "R*col lect that th« moment Mvlama looked closer, h* would have aeon that Io Roupell died h« had an lnt*r*»t In her I) ifiefi«ri|Ftl, climbing through th* window th* man »•tat*. II* waa her n»ar*«t heir at law." fzively Fiance* -Oh. George. 1 Boot** btuabed the duet off thia geranium iMf "Rut ah* had mad* her will, ah* had lime« tlilnk I would rather die than I* with bla coat." .Unowned him. and utterly caat him off. Th* dm-tor bent down and placed tbo That will bequeathed all her property to married I tlorgr What, darling! Rather dlr? leaf indicated alongaid* one that had no< h*r nircea 1 witnewaej IL I knew what Lovely Fiance* Yea, you don't I ib « b been touched. Tli* truth of the de tee- waa in II" tl*«’* diacovery became then convincing M Caaaagn* began to grow mor* and to rv-brarM half a doieti time« for that, One wba ew«*r»d with da*L th* other had mara InterveteaL Ua no longer caat hia you know.—Chicago Trlbuu* SHOWS PARTIALITY Physician Surgeon Hill Give Canadians Bel er Rate Than Amerlcini I Dentist IlNHIT CF WINNIPEG HARK T Pup’s Coffee House b CXU.T.LZ3 Trspritter. Attorney-at-Lau ROYAL RESTAURANT j j Attorney s-ot-Luto J L DUGGER Attorneys-at-Läic Notary Public Linn County Abstract Co Dr. J. Mon Foo Scknülic Jfmcriwn. Ml NN SCO.*’* New ♦ « % è BERTINE Scio Livery & Feed Stables Fairmount Coal company for victim* of Inst Friday’* eiploaion «■■ «impend ed early tonight. |wrtly !•<•'•■ u«e fire had again broken out In mine No. R, and partly becauee practically every »■■•lion of the teo mince ha* been ei plored and It waa not believed that further search along the rame linee would result in the finding of more bodlee. Three hundred an<l tarnt» 1 k «I< m have been removed. Of three 71 were American*. Weadl’ g I ut Japan««« Norfolk, Va., I’ve. 14.—Ace «riling to the rey-Tt of |wtty officer« on »hut* leave tonight, when the fieri pulls ont Monday for the Pacific there will not I* n .lapanear cook < r »rrvant on any of the imnelmla. Thi* report I* to tha effect that ihr Jajanewr ate Iwing qui etly but tapidly weeded out by order of the comnianding officer, and tbier place« are living fill«d by negroes. No reamrti i* given for the order by th« officer*. Lowest Bidder on Canal Lumber. Waehington, Dec. 14 —The Olaon- Mahoney Lumliet company, of San Francisco, wa* the Io weal bidder at *134.372 for farniahing the Isthmian ('anal mmniiadon with approximately B.tMMI.OOO fret of Ittmher, ranging in eitea from 1x3 to 12114 inche*. The material la to be delivered at Colon or I.afLra. Diem were 21 bidder». It 1 b ex period that the Olaon Mahoney com pany will get the contract. Hacks connect with all trains both at West and Munkcrs Our rigs arc first-class and our horses good drivers. Prices reasonable K immo T. J. MUN KERB. Prea‘t C. A WARNER. Baog O. -esto re I T J MUNKERR W. r GILL, e o tutta» 4 J. BARNES C. A WARNER SCIO MILLING COMPANY BUCCEBBORB SCIO ROLLER INCORPORATED DEC T > MILLS ÏB. (BO? We do a General Custom Milling ■ualneee. Flour and Feed on Sole. Wheat Bought end ZachBnged for Flour, We are In the Field for Business . Will Treat You Right Wil* Contieu« î I 2 Cerf R«>* Montgomery. Dee 14 —The Pont hern railway k»lav agreed to keep In fore* -S W|i pa**eng»r rate nntil tbs other atat* rote qnsatlou* are settled. SCIO MILLING COMPANY -•CIO o R b O O N