A • •. 4, a a ma -*« - ■- ' esjr • -A üf«î< ’C' SCIO. I.iw COUNTY. OREGON, I The Roupell Mystery By Auatyn CHATTER XX! “Madame and Mousieur t'olhsrt Remp­ lin. you say, are constant visitor« al the houss of the Vl.xvmte ds Vaislr. raanarked M t'aamgoe. on th» morning following bls adventure la tbs garden "Tea," replied ll'Aubvtron 'Tl**« ere both there nearly sv»ry night “ “Now to lb* time you mu*l introduc« tu» aa th» rich Heiss gentleman, prepar­ ed to take shares In tb» t'.mM. toted I >o. k Coa>|»ny, nr whatever you •mil it " "I am ¡>repsr*d to do that." answered r>’Auburon, "whenever yon are ready to assume tbs part. Of cour»» I cannot an awer lhat tbs mere establishment of bus! ursa retotlms with th» vicomte will lewd to an Invitation to bis bouse." "You need not frighten yourself about that Any one who bo any money to drop on hto card tables need not remain long ' - - >«b of him to know that. You bad better see him this svrn.ng and My that you etps- t tn* from Bern» ahortly. Meantime, you must post m» thoroughly on th» Ito*k Company acuerne, aod when I m**t th* r'eomte I must Iw prepared to »tutore* IL" In "What is jour particular object Ma«toui<- Colbert Remplin watching through tlie de Valalr lens? There ar* other hou>. < „ l< - * quently »here perhaps you would has» better opportunities of watching her." "No, not according to your accounts of the de Vatofr eniertainmeuts. You say that they are »trended until a late hour, and that Madam* Colbert Remplin herself has le-vome a rontlrmed gambler What batt«." opportunity could you wish for than to study a person under such circumstances? Give ms the atraospbere of ths gambling table to show up tbe poiuts In a p-rson's character “Aa you will,” assented li'Auburon ' I ahould have thought, though. It would bare twra an easy matter for you to have attached yourself to the household of niaitotne In some capacity. where your opportunities of studying her. ami not lug with whom ah* ia In touch, would b* tar greater.” “You are mistaken, my friend, 1 assure you." replied the driariiv«, “in your mt I mats of the opportunities »m b • course would afford. Suppu«» I did bribe the fooinian tn I-«»-■ ■ »"'I t'e’k bl* pl»'« which could. 1 adiiill, b» easily don«: the opportunities which would 1» afforded of watching Ma,ton» Heuipim would nol be In any measure Increased Morse, in the preseme of servants eh* would be doubly cautious, and eh* Vould. in tb* caimciiy ol mistress, im|»M* »»c*i upon members of h-*r household as would »ffect,tally compel their absence when she wish. Besides, a mere servant has no opportu nlty to follow b*: and watch her In so ctoty: to note her actions wn«u tulngltng with th* world, to listen to her as *h* converses with her equals, and to read between th* line« of her gem-ral conduct ami behavior. On th* morning following this dialogue M t'asaagne, having met It'Auburon by appointment at bla club, th* two gentle­ nun pnseeded to the office of the Mu­ tual Credit and Trust Comiuiny. where CaaMgn* was formally introduced to th* Vlromre de Valalr. Jules Chabot, M Colbtrt Remplin and others Interested In the dob enterprise- paring th« converMtion which «nsu«d ths broker H«rr Goldstein called and brought ths intelligence tha‘ as h* bad been authorired to place u|>oo the Bourse had found ready taker» “It to always th* way with a really gound thing," h* remarked, "with » "“d «am*« bs-hind It. Au enterprise of that character always goqp’’ Th*n b« whis pereme year« ar* among your beautiful mountalna. and I assure you 1 hav« never forgotten them. Ah m*. hut It do*« not rettlly pay to sigh for vanished day«; they can never come again." and a reflectlv« looh can»» Into her On* »ye* aa If tender re*nll»c lion, connected with h*r early trip to th* la ml of her gu»at'» birth, bad recur red to her mind He recalled th» sunny «mil» habitual with her when before her world, by «ay In« "When a more advanced age bring« with It «uch opportunities as bav« fallen to your lot. madam», you should not re­ gret th* flight of years; and are yow to b» pitied, who know seemingly bow to ■take suck guu>! is* of tb* world's best Granville * you know what >««i my itmei remarkably nrar ibr truth?" Then lowering her vuice, an I first look­ ing cautiously around, »h* aikled “It la not gearfwlly known, but It can do n« harm to tell you, win» bav» gur«s*,| no n*«r th* mark but Madame llrmplin Mcrlbaed Her h«art to her ambu mas Y'o« know what I mean; you are a man of th* world, mouaievir. There was • young man. with noihlng but hl. profes- ahm, whom she aibwevi. of couree. Theto was a middle aged man with a fortune, a h-uu she tolerated at first, for the *«ke of th* toaltUMv b* to like afterward, tore« do." “I understand What be-wm» nt the young m*a?" "Il* was foolish. II» became dissipât Ils drifted away, and seul to the ad. lie fell w low. lhat I understand dogs j hv wrote to hto fvwmer flanc--« for money t i i bav» s’w. !.*< in» give him some *'vffe»t If we can find aome." Half an h ere ia'er p’Aubiir-va ami bls friend M levaare took th»ir !*•»». t»n their way bom» to the Hotel de I’Athen», where It Auburon, In order to keep up appearnmra. had engaged apartments for bis friend M I re Mr», tbe latter re marked "Quit«, a deal of progress for th* first evening Hcrrsl ihmgs are quits ,'kar In my mimi.” “What are they, pray?” Inquired ti'Auburon. “Beyond a doubt .Msilane lleleo* Col bert Itenipltn Is tbe Helens who married !l»nry Graham, and who consequently to th* mother -af I’hillp Graham. •lie* Philip Ire Heur” “How do you know that?” “W«-ll. we have loliowe«! the track loo closely to be mistaken, haven't we? But, tn addithin, there are family traits in which | cannot be deceived Tbe high forehead, th* peculiar espreseiou of the mouth, th* general ronfiguratiou, all point irresistibly to the miu * cunrluahm.” “And vrben we have found Philip Gra­ ham's mother, where shall we l-»>k for Philip Graham himself? I tell you yon are wrong now In not duiug aa I Mid. Your vv.aest roura* would have Ireru to have InMallwl yourarlf in th» househol«! of Mmlame itolhort Remplin You will not learn of her son'a whereabouts until you do ' "You seem |>«r»l»tent on that point," repltod Cavmgi». somewhat te»u|y. "if you are so anvlous that someone »hould go and play footman to Madam* Colbert Remplin, gn and do It yourself. I tell you I shall remain where I am. I prefer to at udy lb* situs'loti as th» guest of Madam» ia Vl. .Motes«* biubt less haV» «nfovval It. Ditro ar# noaw dinners money will not purchase. "II* are to bav» no card*. I b»ll»v».'* Mid th» broker, “that is the «diet to­ night. la It not?” "Yea,” replied the vlixuntssae, "we are •-» bar* for oni-» a quirt evrumg ! bop* you wiil manag» to a mu a« yourself • ■ M ■ I .• • - . < you something, doubtleaa. If ><,u ash-" “And you. madam*?“ Oh! for m-. I have reserved a special ’real for myself. I am gulng to show Monsieur losar» my conserva torio« while be tells me something about peas- ant life tn the Mwiaa mountains'* M I amm wandered uruler the pslms in the conservatory. It was but dimly light»,! A few colored larujie alone were suspended from the glass roof of the spa clou« building, so spurious indeed that in winter it apticared s, a raidrn. curerei with gla»s am! *> beat»,! as to protect th* rare collect Ion of plants »nd dower. from th* killing frosts There were little paths running her» and there The vIcowtCUM l*d l*'-r r **’ along ons which t«<>k them to the rery renter of the building, where som* lofty minis reared their heads under the great glaM dome. There was a rustic bench faring the ptsdiing water« of the fnun tain ami sheltered from ohvervatlun by a thick growth Mhe l-egati by a defens» af th* vl,-oiute Iler mauner was ths well bred one of a woman thoroughly Mv-ostanted tu meet mm uf all ages and dlspo»it ons, uf all minds and temperaments “Mk In« at t'a»Mgne with her aoft. liquid •Jss, “let us ait her« and talk, you sud I. Ito you know. It is a rars thing fur ma tu hats a quiet areging. Ihrn't think iny huvliaud diacvtirtroua. 11» has suiu* ¡lecullar ways. 11« thinks h» lias dis charged much uf bls duty as bust when be has given his guests a good dinner, and then rv«r.vbo in this house frels so niiK-h at home Th* world has treated you very tvlceljr," sli» rontlttucd, "has it not? My husband tells m« you have ilone wonderfully well, and you ar* uot yet fort). I should judg, Why .ion’t you go into imlltica and make a great name? I think if I had been a man I should have done ao. You ahould have tn» talk tu your fru-nd Monsieur U'Au- buron.” "Yow think Monsieur It'Auburon baa a ,-greer before him?" Th«w Vicomlessw toughed very merrily Indeed. friend Monsieur "A career your It'Auburon Why, no. he I« far too hay That to why ws have had auch Interest- mg converMtiutui. I bava kept urging upon him th« m-essil» for evertlun Ila maintains lhat work uf any kind will kill him.” "And yet when ha visited me in Hwlt- serland be was u admire her?" Is sh» not a “Greatly- In a way. woman with a history T She looks Ilk* It." Th« words were spoken •o qul.tly and naturally, that though she started with surprise at th» directness of th» que» lion, th« vicomtes»« could not possibly doubt her guest's good faith In putting It. "Yea,” she replied, "she ha« a hl« tory.” "I thought ! was right. I am a read er of human face« In a way. If I had been asked. I should hava said, looking at her, There la one who has suffered for ambition's sake” The viromtews. turned around oa the brach, with a half «mil. parting her lovely lipa, and aald: "Really. Monsieur I re «are, In addition to your attainments aa mountain*««, you 'The«» detrethea, after all." thought D'Yubiiron, “are only human 11» Is fas- rinated by the vi**umr»e»e. Every on» fall« Into that net I suppose on* can't blame him «he u handsome " M CaaMgn* had apparently made great stride* la tb» good books of il» Y'allar. Ils spent bls mornings In th* o8kw of Ihe .Mutual Crclit and I»aa Conipany, where be gave really va lua it I* advl,-* concern­ ing the flosting of th* Consolidated Ikxk enterprise. 11» pn«**d hla afternoons a**l«g Paris, with the vlcomt» and Chabot: a«d hla s ven mgs h* divided between the vlcom tee«» and th» card table. In a Hou»» where high play was th» principal event of th« evening, it was Impnaaible not to com» more or I,-»» within Its Influence Certain II Is that the vicomte«»» bad taken a more than ordinary Interest Io b»r fbrelgn guest. Perhaps he was a good listener, which is the sincerest flat­ tery to your brilliant mn versa t Iona list. Anybuw she Insisted upon accompanying M latsare to tbs table «¡mo th» first night, and by h*r presence prevented th» stakre running unduly high. Ahe need not bars tveen so solicitous on tb« 8wla» gentleman's aoouut. Tbe * * FERRI YRY first night «r tw>> he lost quits a vmn sl.lerable sum, tu b» sure; but they had hardly b»> n playing a week b»f,,re de ' altar and hla friends dtocovsred that M Irene* knew as much as they did. Ito Valiar particularly wna nettled to T«-iev>v«ms Cvritangv, No. |( see ibis quiet, uuvwteuiattous foreigner oliKi.oN rems in a, ■ ,M»»y.* To tell tbe truth, (vending the iLwtlng of th* t*oi,a«didA|e,| ISsk Company, that article was r.««her ear’s with him A boom In u the Bourse bail given him, however, a w»l<-ome lift. It was quite a sum Th re* hundred am! fifty Fti«l < toss work in »II brauclMWir« *en place«! to hla *'b\ i I > areouBl with the Credit Fourier That I l>KK«ioN very evening he drew half of It in cash, Appearances InOicat« Oreataat Strike and cam* pre|«ar*«| to pit bla fortune I t ». MONTANTI Ever Mads in Sial« Ora against that of M Frederic Iresara. But M lasare would not play. From Seama Unlimited an *ar!y hour In th* evening It was oh- •■•rved that b* kept to the outer Ml»n. binary rullile «nd HtvIlriUM II* wa* unueually thoughtful and re- ot Calsi,is amt I vo U his . Reno, Nev., Feb. IM —Al the bo-foot aerve«! lie P«u>«d by the »1,1» of Mme. Col!.»-f llemplln An evpreMion of pity level of th« lease of John Kearns, on timo». IM «est M mimi Al. II AMY, (IMBUI IS hovere<| oq h's feature« as he stiK5p*.| Ila I ltu beams set of! a shut that nocov Q < llUYANT and Mid • “W!H "> |n-r ton In 1 am willing to save ymi all I can." Attorney-at-l jxw Mme. Colbert Remplin’» white hand, gold anti silver, making it by far tin glittering with jewels, trembled aa It lay largest gold discovery in the history ol upon the arm of h«r easy chair. But her Nevaiia, if not In the world, Albany Orafo« face was adamaut and b*r vulc« wttbout Tl.e strike is only a short distance a tremor, as she replied from th-* estate of th« Halloon Hill ’’No, I will n-«t stir from here. I will company’» property which eol<| last stay ami mv * him It would bill ma to week f< r 864)0,000. Not since the dis see hltu go l«tk'-«t u(«vn th» frail, been so Intense in Reno. Tonight more white face«! woman sitting before him. than 200 pMidvnta of thia city, many all«! an holes rllwbls something flashe«l of them businrasjnvn and othe'a clerks, aero«» hto feature«. It wa« th« teu«l<-r- left for the acene. This rush lias been u «~ m of « «upr«r dit Mortt"4>n Brldf« about«, any« the lloiuiton I’ost. WAR Ft V- R IN RUSSIA. Thirty four year« ago the pirate ot CHAllLia J. MAHER (Mu< «-«•««if |o Riner Iht**,) the gulf, a* Imfltte was called, ap- ¡mared In a dream to I>r Bcaaly and. Ruihir g Troop» to Fr ntior to Fight Proprlktcr rather roughly taking him by th« col­ Turkey eatei! twice In the Mine night, be­ kof!, leader of the majority in the douma, announced hi« intention to came wide awake after iJifltte'S third vtslt am! mn.-h Interrated, the result night ol niiaing at the neat meeting ot the committee of national defense tlie being that he did. and perhai«. ton, ■pieetion of th» nation'» reaillne»« for very shortly afterward, beg In digging Ihwwls. Mortgages and IVnaion Vonch* war. Thia, he tM*li«ve«, )a id the most umfor the hotia« In pursuit uf the trea«- vital impoitance, in view of the news cra cart fully written ami acknowledged. I.. ns,«. < out rm la. < t, prepared Houlls ure. from the <'ama»tis and all |iarta of of bridge, nt cantiam News office. After getting to the depth of font Furon,,. He also purpoaes to Interpei or flve fre-t he found nothing of any late th« minister of comnnmlcation« on WK), OREGON moment except a very unuaual atone tn tlie ability of the railr<«d» to transient tills part of the world, where nothing troo[si ,|t| ckly to the frontiers. of Its kind wa« ever seen here. The douma, according to M. Gutoh Ilad he kept <>n |em«lt>ly th« freaaurw kof!, will !>,> guilty of ruminal negli­ tn I » ¡»rimed ('<>iu|Hiumler .f might have been found «ml tlie r»«tle«» gence if it peimlta the country aga n to spirit <>f l.afltte. wherever It may ba, lie drawn into a war fur which it ia CHINESE MEDICINES might have t»-en relcaard from this wholly iinprepait-d. The »¿rest imane to avoid a rup'-ure, he said, ia reri' iu Riircs-amir t<> th« late llotig YVo Ton a burden from burden of neerecy. Allianv, Oregon, is ti»w prepare, which, •reintngly, he wished to be re- preparation for any eventuality. furnish Chin«'*« tnoalirin«» to «1!. lleved. as another visit has been made undoraign,«! recunitnennn>1»ntly 1 She'» got het Uniteli railroad officiala nere teady for im met late trial. All the rasen aralnet Anger In tny engagement ring already. Ruef except th» on» which >• now net Baltimore American. for trial w«te also continued after an objection «ras entered by Attorney Wo Ry»py«M I m Kia. “Ymttig man," said th» «tern parent, Henry Ach on th» ground that Roef had nev«r been arraigned or received a flying tlie trembling suitor with a glare, copy of the indictment. "do you know enough to support your­ self undor rrvereew?” Standard Dettar«« Olvldand "No. sfree!" cried th» youth, em­ New York. Feb. 18—The dinetnra phatically. "I ain’t no hard luck acro­ ot th« Standard Oil enm^anj deviare,! a bat 1“ Baltimore American. <|iiart<*rly dividend ol 115 ¡ver share. According to lite moat reliable re Tiro rame ammirit »«• paid in th« cot- porta, there are MSXWn Sunday acboola reoprndlng quarter last year. Htandard In tire world, with a total eurollmeut «7 Oil to git nnliated atnek. Th* amottnl |oi sbek outstanding la 1100,000,000. 3LOOU,IMX> pup to. I Trains » tuns ai«4 to V»qi Ina. 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