’S Ì - * " r ¿ ' - •« -• - a Í-.- % LINN COUNTY, OREGON, JAM I{ A 11M>X I The Roupell Mystery By A u • t y n Granville EEF- CHAPTER XVI.— (Continued i “Have you ever known of a raw where • man wa« forced to .vmmlt an act sgaluat bla iu«i I nation?" "t'ortalaly . but 1 have never known »f It« going to the leng-.b of • murder " "Nor I, 1 muvt coofe-e though that b-«« not pruv« that this was not Just vuch a r««» thi ugb I dua l belwv« it was. Hut you will admit psrbapw that Mie peraon’a bold upon another may be itrong enough to cum psi blia to enter a house for the purpoo« of «tsahng a paper " "Certainly It might; and you would Ninteud. I presume, that ibis person bav ng so entered tba chateau. w«a compell td to vlolsnc« to 'W-ape tha consequence« Bf detect!ou ■" “Exactly," replied Casaagns "Now the »uestlon Is. not who is tbs si-nurapllca, kut who Is the principal? The principal ■ ths party primarily Intereeted. am! h« forces the accomplice to obey, Tba ao rutupllce, tbe mare tool, we cannot hope lo find first aa we have no clue to him. Hut we may reason as to who hla prln rlpal 1«, and ao we may find tbam both 1’he accomplice will be found wb«n lbs principal Is brought to light." "Go on," ognln said It'Auburon aa tbe letective paused. "1 can’t go on," answered I'aaaagnr “t have just gut ao fsr and tbers 1 have ■tuck. I am In tbe position of a bound who went* a fox aonuewhere. but know« not In what direction to look for him." "Hut It *e«uiis to m* that k* cannot he far off." "Very likely. He may be right ..¡..tor ■ur noses, and we not able to discover it. But our opportunities for Ini eat igatlou ■re not yet exhausted by any mean. There are two people wbo may be said :o be interested parties, sufficiently Inter vsted to be Instigators of ths o not forget that, under tbe American law, both of them would Inherit it Madams Ruupell died luteelats 1 shall now try and fiud tbeui." “Whom will you look for first?" "Tbe son—fog reasons too many to enumerate.'' "Where will you acarcb for bim?" "In Paris." "Why In Faria?" "Hec-au»« tbe pr.eat told mo ths woman wbo brought btui up w»ut to Paris, bo- tldaa be was a wild young fellow, and all wild young fallow« coma to l'aria It la «imply a queatiuo of eventually, lima." "Where aliali you begin to look for him?" "Where all young men of bla ataiup Taka my word ■ventually ar« known for It, •« shall find soma record of llcury Ura barn’s eon, Philip Graham, on ib» records of tbe police.” CHAPTER XVI!. (bort I y tx-fors tan o'clock on the fol lowing morning, I'sasagns and It'Auburon entered tbe bureau, where uniier tbe di­ rect supervision of tbe commissary tbe recorila of tbe departm«nt of police are preserved for future ref»reo<-e. Casaagne was evidently well known to the officers of Ihe bureau. In a few minute« auch books and ludiese •< ba required wer« placed at his dtopoaaL It'Auburon stood by Intently watching bls principal as be turned to the Index psge of a huge volume. Reaching tbe letter "G" be ran hla eye rapidly over tbe iiaaies. which were arranged in ths order of tb»ir date of entry. II» started In at th» top of the page full of confidence. as bls finger traveled down tbe column, however, bls face grew perceptibly longer Whrn be reached the bottom, b« gave au dlble »xpresalou to bia disappointment by ■■claiming "Philip Graham either wa* never un der police ■urveillance at all, or ha ebang •<| hl* name when be came to Faria." Aa the detective uttered thi word«, an idea suddenly occurred to Ir'Auburon “Ixxvk inder the name of tbe woman In wboee charge be was placed. If ba took any other name than bia own, what more natural than be should taks her«?" "n»at's a good suggestion.” said <4o- •agne. “Her name was Marie la Neur, as I recollect It yea. that was it Maria la Neur. I’ll trouble you for that 'L' voltime." D'Auburon handed It tn him. and the search commenced afresh Treaently ( as sagne exclaimed "Here ia Philip la Neur. I shouldn't be surprised If you were right, Pag» fifty three.” “Hold oo a minute. Don't be disap­ pointed If It shouldn't prove to bo the •vaa la Neur Is a common enough OBBll and ibera ara over two mlllloaa and a half of people la Faria to draw from Here's page fifty three. now let me see what It aaya." ■n>e two men loaned over tbe book as they scanned lb» page before them. Then they toad: ''Philip la Hour, placed under police surveillance by order of the -ommlaaary." "Wa have bita I" aaclaimed D* A tiburón (a a tone of triumph. "Wa bare him now. for certain.” "Not too faat, my friend; not too fast Lat'a see what this foot note la" At tbe bottom of tb» page wae written «a red Ink Toulon, aeeenveea rvura. forgery " Aa axproaalon of latease Jlaappolnt- m«>t spread Itaelf over th» faro of tb» detactlva D* A abaron, also. undarate»! Paiiip In Seal .-ould have served out but Uttk more than half bla aaatencs. t *«M>«equently b» muid bav» bad ao ba od >L ih» ivaBUBlua of ih» i-rim». For a few miaule« bulb meo wer» eu tlrvly nonplused Al leugtb 1‘aaaagu». wbo bad «gaio bees thinking «leeply. •■ dalotod "I shall ant be »atsfied until I hav« '■■■mixed tbe state paper« relating tn ibis trial, st tbe roncluaioo of wblrb I'billp I .a Neur was sent to Toulon " "Yow will waata your time.' replied D'Aubnrvo "I shall not. How Jo you know there may n.x have been a .vxumutatiua of a»o ten.-»?” "I must iiiofrM that JiJ not even occur to ma." "Well, It occurred to ms. and In any «vent It will be time well «peut to look over th« record of tbe trial 1'blllp In Neur may have called «Unease« to testify In bls own behalf to apv-ab, for Instance, of bi« former good cbaraclev and who knows what we nxay learn fr<«n them? Go out and get a ulaied. "this plot thick eus with a vMgeance Whom do you think tbe murilerrd man ia?" "1 caauot gueaa." "It ie Vougeot, tbe detective whom tbe prefect of polie« plated on lb« track of Jule« i’babot." It waa not a voluminous document, ths report of the trial aud conviction of Philip !s nmis upstairs I want to see you about ua portant business." A clanging sound was beard, and a black door which had hitherta prevented Ingress to tbe stairway, released by a spring, swung aloaly back upon Its binges Ths detect Ira stepped oo to tbe •lairs and. closing th« door after bim wttb some care. a«csn ' opened th* Jour of otr« of tb* a pa runewta. ' «nJ iavlted bim to eater. Ttw room waa nvwtly fnraiabcd and ««• »»ideally oa« of a «nite At a tab)« near one of tba wiadowa a little girl »at doing mini oa a Tvtaphuii« «ìvben«« No. II •lai* She had the black hair of bar r"Ai mol her. a beautiful, aaucy. piquant t III it oltgilON mouth, eye» of a itorp. «-iatiilatlng blue; FARMLHN PLAN WAREHOUSE HAS SkfcD.ESS PtAR. • nd a little flgure that wa« tba vary per­ J 0. Ull.L, I» M t> fection of cblldlah gram She Brow on i tba entrance of tba detect Iva, and ran Lspqrtar*' Terms Un»ati»• Alfrod, bow do you do’" Weal on—Farmers of tbe Ihiwning Pendleton.—Not »uapeetliig that a abe exclaimed, "liar« you brought m« 1*1. al elea« work m all branche» of dvnllatry nt lghborbo-id, near Weoton, which la a accdl«»a pwsr wa« anything out of tbe *-joie twm lain»?“ region of 60 bushel wheat and 11 00 an- ordinary, R. L, Oliver, a prominent *'*“• Itti OKKOON "A kiaa flrwt," med tbe detactlvv, lift­ acre land, ate planning to build their fruitraiaar two tn'lew w«t of thia city, ing bee tn bia artna Mlle I'elrate i'reaaon haring complied own warehouse al Ihiwning »tation. has been growing j>c»r» of that nature H. MONTANY8 by placiog both arm* around bl» neck The movement has lxM... tier aearvb for ’he bon bona, in tba courwa receipt un-ati-facloty to the farmers. A I. M mv D. The tree I>eating the Notary fvitvlk and Solicitor of whi.-b aba brought to light • great They have just >«vn given deflnite aa- •eedieoa pear on tbe Oliver fatm men o< Fatatila and I-vu. Iona many article» of Fap« i'aaaagna'a pocti- sura nee by the O. R. A N. company thia city wa» gtowing on the plac« Offioe, l i IV mi M Sirewt Al II VST, oKkUoS l.ar calling, «11 of which aha placad la that the company ha* adopted an open when ba bought it, 2U year« ago. The her npnm. doctariag »be would o«v«r aur- policy and will grant warehouse mom ¡»■nr» on the Oliver tree differ in de­ render them C. C. Hryaat at D.wning station or elvewhete at a scription from tho*« of the Mason It. Hryant Al length, having found bar bon bona, purely nominal charge. The farmers I farm, being vrty large and reaeuihlit'g JJ HKYANT A «ON her playmate ••• at liberty to addreaa Interested in the movement are jubi­ I ths Flemish Beauty nu-re than any hunaelf to th« young mother, who all lant, and will hold a maaa meeting to 1 other varltey. They are mtnely seed thia time bad been «landing by clapping a-ra: f a I ‘ e building t th" ware : leas and have only tha »lightest tiacing b*r Landa, ami a-wnitugly »timing •• ' iiouso Thia, they declare, they «ill ot ... Core, l-elrig ----- „_ In ____ ______ effect coreicea __ «• well Gtwalwin Hlock Al.HANY. OBKGOX much delight, when a wig or a pair of «• ace.ll»aa. The , o<- o'«o flesh la ie mi' flne grained K-wuird handcuff« waa unearthed from tba depl ha certainly do uninss the exporters reduce , •• of the detective'« capacioua poketa, aa their hanill.ng chargee and change their and «olid, th» flavor ia g-wxl and tha pear w> ai it»:tinmn « wtatt form of receipt. Farmres her« are cr- ha» many claim« for popularity «aide the child beraelf. .Mine lliwia < reveon from wboaa faco | ganiaing along co-operative lines and Irom being a aeedleea and coralraa vari­ i •II trii» of amuaement bad now vanlahe’L have a very flourishing tanuers' union, ety. The tree bear» late, the fruit ripening in Ovtobcr. and who «at eavily In her chair prepared which meet« regularly. Office In lUuuiiJvrg Hlvrfe to listen to tbe detect Iva. waa a woman Where the tree carne from 1« not AIMANT î I I I : Oil KG 09 with a biatory. Married at an early •<« known. The farm with the or ha rd on Beta Out Walnut Tree». ami cruelly deaerted by her huaband. «ha It was purchased from a nurseryman, w. a rwtxo, had been thrown upon her own resource*. Rickreall—J. H. Ntump, one of the who vet the orchard out. t Weh lei. There were many own pa t Iona open to her i.-admg fa ■ llag la tbl try which »lie could have earned a living. ha« planted 17fi acre« of hl« large farm SCHOOL FOH CONVICT«. In ■ear Monmoath to Engllah walnut«, She could have found employment dreaaniaking had aba cboaen, fo« ab« wa« and will make hi* walnut grove a com- Prison Reformer» Will A«k Permit to Nb« could rm-rvial pn>|*wiiion. an expert with ber needle. Silo The trvee ar« Oregon have taught the piino. or «et up «a a T ry Schama planted with a »puce of fit* feet between translator of foreign document«, for aba rowi one w«y and of »0 feet the other Salem—The »upstIntendant nt the t'-»« a «ciienal tainting and «Behang« busi waa a very fine llngulit Her ¡wraunal way. In the epac« («tween the row» of state prison, the governor of Oregon, 1 -• Ilici» C« l. at . .risai rale« and drall« charuia and aivompllabmeiit, were great •med on grlncl|«l oil lea Chaplain Nt. walnut ttita-v Royal Anne cherrloa are Pierre and Portland etuuigb to bar« induced many a theat­ rical manager to take h»r up, and proba­ p!«nt*l and a» three latter will beer ft lend» of pi Ison ref-rm hsvn sg'eed Th© riav«* in t'orCaiMl Io Kat bly aha would have drifter! oo to th« «tag« gulckly the land tet to walnut« will on » p'an for the construction of an le ai If it had not been for a alight Incident •non Im made profitable while awaiting sreembly hall and night school build­ which turned her fr.-m It. and prewenting the flr»t crop from the walnut tree«. ing that II to be added to the peniten­ an o|u-niug In an entirely new field, dw Experiment« mad« here Io pa«t year» tiary by consent of tl.e next IcgHInture. • Itb walnut» tiave twen an »atiefactory Il la to ikviimin'ilate aleitil him ) per­ eld'd her to adopt her preaent calling At Wuai Kndotibo Murrtaon »troai Brtdga Oue av tau muht near Her appeal waa aui'i-Mful. Tha ne»a permanently, lie ie known aa one gentlemau ao-otu|anied her into tha ortlca of trie mo-t energrtic threaher men In mum. Many ot the prisoner« can neither of tbe manager, becatn* voucher for her Eaatern Oregon and ha» [erhap« made read nor write, ami the work that is honesty, and offered If ghea half an the lungee run« each aeaaon of any muli tvelng uii'lertaken ha» the Indoracmrnt hour'» time to prorluce the stolen prop­ in the county. lie will retire to a of ttia Prisoner«* Aid »ueiety of thi» Albany el ty. Tbe time wae accorded him, and Oregon he left tbe olbe, to return with tbe pieca ■ mall farm ot> the L'uiatllla river w«et •tale. of silk in que«liou, which be had cum- of Pet, IIvi->n J- L DUGGER ta-llvd a notorious female shoplifter to Masting of Fruitgrowers. disgorge juet aa she waa being bowed out Ru •ns land OfFica Huslness. Albany — An «docatiotiBl meeting fur Notary by an obsequious aho|iruan to her carriage. Buina—The land -dltoe in thia city frivltgruwei« will !>« hald here Tiiefday, ' You had better strike tbe Marquiss da for the quarter ending l*ecember 31 January 3fi, ntidr; tha direction of th« Brabant from your hooks, monsieur," tie ■how* an increare over the aar„e ;>eriod Linn County Hurticultnral social/. M. bad oiieerved. laconically, when the man­ lh-eda. Mortgagee «nd I'vnaion Vouch­ in I(Nifi. The yrar 1907 Im» l>een one O. Lownsdal«, president of the Wil­ er« can fully written and acknuwledg<*i. ager Instated that one of bia of the Uvei ir» l yiwrs lor the Burns land lamette Valley Applegtowera* ns-ocla Ie-aa< a, Coiltrai ta, etc prepared Houth toanerw had been Insulted. "That woman’s real name ia Bergere*. office silice It was i-wtablirhd here, and lion, and I.. T. Reynolds, »ei-iotaty of ul bridge, at haul I am New» oftice. I thought everybody knew her. Now you it is exited od timi 1908 will be »till tha same aaeoclation, and ex coin mis will plraae pay this lady five hundred better, as the country Is getting tietter • loner of horticulture, will 1« »[voakeie. NCIU. OREGON wna.lalo will give a practical francs, and let ber come with me. I can advertising L an in former years, »nil Mr. promise you ahe will Institute no action a large rustí of new ». ttlere ia expected demonatration of how to pick apple» for damages." here in the »pr.tig and summer. for th» market. The manager was thunderstruck. “Who are you?” be gasped. An I X|M-rienc<»! Compounder i t Portland Retiree Certificata«. PORTLAND MAHKETN. "1 am Allred Casoagn«. you may bar. Portland—It ia «ta’rd by thè com- beard of me. G«x>d morning." CHINCSE MEDICINES Wheat—Club, fific; Bluaaletn, 87c; Then be took littl« ('«leste Cresson la mittee of Portland bankera havlng in eharge thè Iwnking operatton« of thè -¡i. r< r»>r to thè late Hong Wo Tong, of valley, 88c; red, H3c bls arms and, aecotupaalvd by tbs graie- ful young mother, left the »tors. Nh« Portland tmnka dnrlng thè recent de- Gala—No. 1 white, |27.80^2M, gray, Albany, Oregon, I« now prepared furniali Chmeee medicine« to all. Tl was half fainting when he lifted her Into greealim. that a l ! fh<> (1,000.01 127.60(428. undersigned recommends him ar a cab. He felt that It would be sheer tfleatir.g houeo certificate« iaaur.1 dnrlng Barley—Feed. 127.80 per ton; braw . u»rente«-* satisfaction. t'all or write brutality to leave ber. 11» seated him­ ttiat timo bave tieen redeemed, inclini- ing, |32; rolled. |2Vf«.3O. lumai 117 Wr«t Necond Ntr--et, Altwny self besi.le her, and bad» tbe driver seek iug 926 1,ODO loan certificate« laaoed to Corn — Whole, |32.60; cracked, Oregon. M. WESTFALL the addreos she gar« bim. On th« way thè auapen Ird .Merchant«' National |32 60. Mine CresMin »at up sud told him ber b.nk I Hay—Valley timothy, No. I, 918 •ad history. Nlie must find work «non, per ton; Eastern Oregon tlmonthy, |2I •be confessed, for her money was nearly Wisconsin Men Want Timber. f«)22; clover, 915; cheat, |15; grain exhausted. Then It was that b« told ber Klamath Falla—A [«tty of four from hay. |16«lfi. alfalfa, 116; vetch, 114. in w to enter a new profession. Fruita—Apple», |l<43 60 p«-r bog; "Th« proprietor« of all those large Wise-main have left here with heal stores would give you buaineea. If I spok« gnldea and timber cmlaera for the tim­ pear». 91 26(41.76 per lx>x, cninbar- No i- Inavne Ysjuins to them. 1 also will glv» you employ­ ber near lily. A great deal of Internet riea, |H(4!I pet barrel. 7 1» A Arrive« sin uiy . II M A. Vegetable«— Turnips. 76c per sack; ia taken in their movement«, aa it ie I ment." That was bow Mme. Creaaon hecam« a announced they are here In the interest oat rot«, 66c jx-r sack; beeta, II par No »— Ttwln Imves All«nv I» *4 t. female er “ arriva« Taquina —..Sto" ber line io Faris. ed in a wmtei camp in the wood», In­ down; celery, 19.95^8.50 per crate; Tralua Ta s»4 rrwaaa IBelrul*. (To be continu'd.) cluding »now ahoea, People owning onion», 16(ai90c |*r dosen; parsley, 20 Me. S— —— ■.. —................ —. e-w Itaavae Albans for l’étroit elaime In that region expect to be able perdosen; pras 10c per pound; pep­ Tito A M Miifherly WlaAnm. Amo* Itairoit ............. il ta a m pers, 8(417c per pound; pumpkins. 1(4 to dlapoae of them. No 4- AhXloua Mother Mr Willing may he 1 Ke P*r pound; rodiahea, 20 j>er doa- itaavae lietrvll I 00 I*. IL a grntlenian, my dear, but you can't •n; »pinarh, 6c per pound; aprouta. He W»y»rhaau»ars Buy Timber. Arrivée al'any __ _____ »torn. afford to marry a man who weara plat­ Oregon City—The Northern raclflc per pound; »quash, 1(41 K« P“? ponnd; Traina tor < «»»alito. ... „ -T... ...... iomaloea, 93 per box. ed link« tn bla cuff». No. » - railroad has »old to the Weyerhaeuoer Ixwvee Al'««» tor'or valli. TMA.M, Pretty Daughter But bow do you land company 19,980 acre« of land In Graona—91^ «6(4J!.16 per hundred.^ c'oivallia .................. »tai A kl Putatoea 504176c per hundred, de- No Arrive« knrw that he doe«, mamma T Clackamsa county. The deni ha» just lu- Anxious Mother tVtienever be call» been recorded _t .. but ......... _ r . .. ____ ___ Laura» AUuny ...... r. M. here, the price ia not Hver«wJ Portland; aweet potatoee, |3 25 In the evening you have black streak» stated. The land ia mostly tlmtwred SO per cwt. Arrive» ai l orrain» ............... ....• to P. M. on your shirt waist the next mo ruing. •nd rima along the weet end of Clacka-| I Hutter—Fancy creamery, 30g|36c per No. •- lemvee Allauiy............................ T.s* 9. M ma* county, from (he Clackamas river pound. »tee Wleh. Arrivo»Corvallle.......................... *.l*r. IL Poultiy—Average old bene, 12,«abl 2 to tbe southern boundary. Teoa- Yea, I wish all men wrer« bach­ Traine i«v AI B..J, per pound; mixed chicken«, elor» epring chicken». I9(fi3c; rorwtere, 8(4 No. Pruning Treat. leave» Orrvallla . «ito A M Jeao—What! How cvnild we get tnar !0e; dreeeed chicken«, !4c; turkey«, Arrivi A limn y »H« A M. Freewater—Howard Evan«, county rled If Ujey w«r« to ba? live, 14(416c; dreeeed, choice, 17(41 Me, tin t - fruit Inspector of Cmatllla county, «aye Tews -tib! I don't mean parmxnontly, geeae, live, thglOr; duck«, HWdlic; Laeveel'orvallle ..._ . neo r. m the tree« In thia vicinity are being Arriva»al Albany ... pigeon«, 76c<491; «anal«, II fi7c. Arrives at l orraine .. | il P. M. Gate State Contract. a fuaaAyver a little thing like that?" Hope—1907, prime and ehoha, 64| All of the a’mre Iralns mnnact with «.mlharn Ns'em—On openlng Mila fot Inmher 7Ke per pound; old«, l’42r per ponnd. "Little thing? Why. man. I actually rwlflc < .Oi.iany fraine. I.Hh al AOwnyan.1 Wool—Kaatrrn Oregon average beet. r<>. valli», sa sell a» Irwin tor I■.•trv.lt, glvin« bought that umbrella."—Philadelphia thè «tate Imard awarded thè contract fot . ... tenia i)-».«ni taweUto thè enpplylng «tate Inetitutione lo thè 19 420) per ponn I. according Io shrink- db«. I «rrv - t,. Press. Curila t.nmher company, rhoae bld •gw; valley, lfi(490c pat pound, aacord- as wall aa lli»it»nl>