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Newspaper Page Textf ~ Ward of Sleep Th ie Devil-Stick _________ Hr Uw Aa.x« w "The Mrsasrr <* • Honson Cab," Bls. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J CHAPTER VI! -(('ontlau'! * 1 »hall explain, and It la luvkjr for ^p.i II.at Mrs lmll.ia *.-«v» ><»■. t”-rnvs al on to ask ma for an explanation, oth erwise I should have barn forced, from a eenea of honor, to hold m> tonxua. Mra Irallaa fears lhat If Isabella mar ries anyone but David, her death will take place." "Whoae death? Isabella's or Mra. Dallaa?" “The latter. You muat know. Mau ries." continued the Major, “that Mra Dallaa. though well born and well married, is an extremely Ignorant woman. Hhe waa brought up moetly by IMdo'a grandmother, who waa the moat accureed old witch In Ba r ba Joe e Thia old hag Inetllled Into the mind of Mra Itallaa all ktnda of auperatltlona In which ehe really bollevea. When the grandmother died Dido became nurse to laabella. and private witch of the Dallas household. She la clever— wonderfully clever—and she baa con tinued her grandinother'e system of terrorising both Mrs Dallas and Isa bella.“ "Yes; I can see that. Unde Jen, and It la for that reaaon 1 want to marry laabella, and take her away before her mind la degraded further by that old fury.“ "Well, the old fury sees what you want, my dear lad, and ao she la deter mined that laabella shall marry David and not you. To accompllah her alma she went through some hocuepo.-us and discovered that If Isabella marries you. Mra. Dallas will die." "And does Mrs Dallaa believe that rubbish?" asked Maurice. Incredulous ly- "Implicitly! I tel! you ehe la Ignor ant and superstitious. Come what may, she la convinced that your mar riage with Iaaltella means her own death; ao you may rest assured. Mau rice, that she will never, never accept you as her son-in-law " "1 understand." said Maurice, with a shrug “It seems hopeless to contest this decision of a diseased and feeble mind I can understand Dido stop ping my marriage, as she wants to re tain her sinful Influence over laabella; 1 can understand Mrs. Dallaa. weak and Silly, being dominated by thia ne gro Jexebel; but I can't understand why David Is chosen aa the future son-in-law. If he marries Isabella, he will no more put up with Dido that I should have done." “Of course not; I can’t explain the reason," replied Jen. shaking hie head. "But you know all that I know. Mau rice; and you can see that It la hope- lees for you to attempt to marry the girl" 'Tm not so sure of that." retorted Maurice; "I love Isabella, and come what may, I Intend to make her my wife." “Hut what about me?" said a voice outside the open window; "what about me?" And a moment later iMtvld. In dusty riding-dress, stepped Into the room. He looked disturbed and angry, and his strongly marked face bore traces of agitation and haunting thoughts. Disturbed by the unexpected ap pearance of David, and seeing from his expression that he was bent upon making himself disagreeable. Jen has tily Interposed to prevent a quarrel be tween the two young men. "What, David? back again!" he said. Ignoring the question asked by ftarby. "Ro you did not Stay to dinner?" “No," replied I>avld. shortly. "I didn't!" Its flung himself Into a chair and resumed In a significant tone. "Mrs. Hrance didn't ask me. and If she had. I couldn't have accepted In this drees. Besides. I am not the man whom she delights to honor. Now, If Maurice had been there. Meg —“ "1‘on’t couple my name with Meg's," interrupted Maurice, sharply. "You know quite well-------“ "It’s no use your assuming that V>- socent air. Maurice. You have not treated Mag well!" “1 have! How dare you say such a thing? Meg knew that I was In love with Isabella' “Oh!" said David, with a sneer. "1 overheard you arrange to marry her Rut you'll never do that while I am alive, or Mra. iMlias either. I told Mrs Itallaa that I loved laabella. and she said that nothing would give her greater pleasure than to see us mar ried" "You shan’t marry her!’ cried Mau rice. angrily rising. "1 shell!" said David, and rose also "Boys! Boys!" said Jen. annoyed at this quarrel, "do not bo so positive If you are both tn love with the same woman, let the woman decide." “Kha has decided!" said Aylmer, sharply. Rhe loves me." "1 don't care two straws about that." said David, coldly. "I have not spo ken to her yet; but all the same I In tend her to become my wife I give you fair warning, Maurice, that you are not to poach upon my preserves." “Your preserves. Confound your In solence* "t’pon my word. I »avid." said Jen. Seeing that Maurice could hardly •peak for rage, “you go too far The girl loves Maurice and not you; and It would be much more honorable for you not to press your suit " "! don't care two pins for honor. Ma jor! I love Isabella. and I Intend to marry her. Itut become the wife of Maurice she never shall. I'd rather see her married to Ktwald." “The third Richmnnd who Is In the held.“ scoffed Maurice “Well, ho has *• good a chance as you. Did«» sup ports his pretensions Mrs Itallas Is your champion. As for me. I have the love of Isalwlla. so tm afraid of noth ing." "Are you not?" said Harby. with a peculiar smile. “Remember what Et- weld said about your life In death!" "I don't believe In that rubbish. Da vid. and I ahould bo very sorry to think you did." "As to that. I don't care about dis cussing the point." was ths ready "Our own beliefs are are own business. Hut I may say that Etwald Is a dangerous >n*n, both to you and to me." "I daresay." said Maurice, coolly "The more no. as I believe he has sto len the devil .stick.“ “What!" I>wvld made a step for ward and stared at the wall His face was quits pale, and hie hands trem bled In spite of hie efforts to control himself. '"Ths devil-stick gone'" he said, turning on hie heel. "Both you and I must l>e careful. Maurice." CHAPTER VIIL Ro far the reader may wonder at the constituent elements of this story. Af rlcan witchcraft, mysterious strangers and barbaric women seem to be out of place when Bel In the sober framework of a provincial town. Hut romance Is not dependent upon landscape or on surroundings for Its occurrence. It Is to be found everywhere, and very of ten In the moot unlikely places Here, for Instance, l>y some trick of fata, cer tain people had come together, certain passions had been aroused, and now that the drama had been set In motion. It seemed likely that It would play It self out to s tragical conclusion. For a whole w>.-k after the events already related, nothing new took place likely to alter the situation. Maurice and Ihxvld remained coldly polite, and very watchful of one another, neither mentioned the name of Isabella, nor did the one or the other sea the girl Mra I Milas took care of lhat. Actin* no doubt, under the advice of Did * she kept Isabella within doors and re fused to allow her to communicate with Maurice llut. <>s the other hand, ehe did not force her to see David, and leal sila wua thankful for tbs con sideration But there was one visitor to The Wigwam whom Isabella would gladly have avoided—no lees an Individual llutn Dr, Etwald After the violent scene with Maurice, the widow so overtaxed her Strane that she be came III, and the d< waa s-nt for Ills mere presence appeared to sooth Mrs. Dallaa. and he came frequently. When she could. Isabella absented her self; but this she was not able to do on all occasions, and ao she had to endure his Complimentary speeches and the mesmeric quality of his gase. This last, especially, was a trial to one of her sensitive organisation, and one day she felt so uncomfortable that sh- rr mon st rated with Etwald "You make mo afraid, doctor." eh« said. Impetuously. "Your gase la dis agreeable to me.” "My dear young lady," replied the man, blankly, ”1 muat look at you when I address you." "Then don't address mot" "Isabella, do not t«o rude!" cried Mrs Dallas, who had overheard this passage of arms; whereupon the girl, with a defiant glance at her tormentor, left the room. 'Tm sure I don't know what I'll do with Isabella.“ sighed Mrs Dallas; “She la getting so disobedient." "Perhaps I can assist you ” Mra. I »alias looked uneasily at har medical attendant. “No." she aald. quietly. "I may per suade her Into doing what I want." “Which is to marry Mr. tJavId Har by." aald Etwald. coolly. "In that case I can only hope that the young lady will continue obstinate, as 1 wish to marry her myself." "1 know—I know! Rut I don't want her to marry you, doctor. Mr. Karby la ths man for my daughter. He Is good-looking and clever and-------" "And poor!" finished Etwald. "Well, yea." assented Mrs. Dallas, "there Is that objection. Rut It la not much of an obstacle, as laabella has money. The young couple can live on three thousand a year." I»r. Etwald went home with thia sum running In hla head, and more than ever he reeolved to marry Isabella. He was In love with her, and would have taken her without a penny; ail the same. If she waa an heiress In a small wag. It was all the better. Tha doe ter *ae clever but poor and wtth an Income like that he could move to the metropolis and do great things There Were many » h>mee in Ktwixld'a head, and certain of these he determined 1» pul Into execution at once tn order to secure laat-ella for his wife. H.-me lime previously Major Jen ha 1 asked Etsrald about the devil-stick, but only to be Informed that the duc tor knew nothing of th« missing ar ticle. I have not set eyes on It since lhat night you showed It Io me," declared EtwalJ. coolly You refused to sell It to me, so of course I gave up all Idea of possessing It. All the same," finish-d he. politely, “I am sorry that It Is lost." "la»et! Htolep. you mean.” growled J«n. tartly. That negreas----- “ "Dido* Well. I admit that such a l-arbarle treasure would tempt her. the more particularly aa she knows about such w Isa rd Instruments Ask her If she took It." “I have done so. and 1 have asked Mr* Ihxltas also," replied Jen; “but II Seems that Dido wasn't out of the house that night. Hhe waa III and. oddly enough. I hear. Etwald, that It waa you who made her III.” "Really!" said Etwald. quite oelf- poaseaaed. “I suppose Mr Aylmer told >ou so 1 thought aa much.“ ha con tinued. as Jen nodded “lie saw mo calming Didos agitation when I ar rived to ask Mra l*allas tor her daughter's hand. This negreaa Is hys terical. and on that «lay she happened to be so. I quieter] her, yet Mr. Ayl mer accuses rne of having caused her Illness ' "I don't know anythin* about It. Kt- waldi but truth to tell. Maurice does not like you'“ "Because I prophesied 111 concerning him' “ “Oh, that was rubbish.” said Jen. contemptuously. "You didn't moan IL" "Didn't I. Walt and see"’ After which Ktwald bowed hie vis itor politely to the door of the gloomy old house which he occupied In Dean- mlnster. and Jen returned home, quite baffled aa to what could have become of the dovU stick Mauries still held to hla l.lra lhat Dido had taken the wand, but Jen's Inquiries proved that the negresa had not been out of ths house on ths night In question. Then It must have boon Battersea"’ said Maurice, decidedly lie la a friend of In «toe and a pensioner of Isabella's I’ll And out It he stole the stick for the negresa or for Dr. El- wald." • ms easier said than dona, as Mrs I «alias « , d r.-.i , ., to set foot In the house. Hull Maurice hoped to learn lhe truth from the tramp himself, a hope that proved fu tile also. Battersea ha«l gone on one of hla begging excursions, ami for quite a week wua not seen In the neighborhood of Ashantee." Then he suddenly made Ids appearance at the house. an.i asked to see Maurb e On u* 1« -1 Into the hall, t.liu.-r . «..no out to speak with him. and after a few words be took the old man Into the library. Jen. who waa rather curious to know what Maurice might learn from lhe dlerepulabls obi mmp. wall ed patiently for lhe termination of the Interview. As Aylmer did not reap pear. he Bought the library, and found lhe young man alone Where la Battersea?” asked Jen. glancing round "What did hs wlah to see you about?” its heard that I a« ie«-d him of taking the devil-slick." explained Mau rice. “and came here to exculpate him self, He Is quite Innocent. He didn't lake lhe devil-stick.” “Then who did?" "I'll tell you that to-morrow" "Why not to-night?" asked Jet., sharply. "Because I have a suspicion, which I cannot prove at present. Battersea gave me a hint, upon which I am de termined to work. To-night I may learn lhe truth’" "From whom’" "l»on't ask me. Uncle Jen. ! can't answer you yet." “Well, Just as you please, but you are ns mysterious us Du vid." "Why, what about David”' "t *nl> thia, that he tuts gone up to town without bidding me good-by, save In thia short note. I can't under stand such conduct." "Nor I." said Maurice, airetching oul hla hand. "Mease let me read the note. Uncle Jen I wish to sea precise ly how It Is worded " The note which the Major handed over wai curt to the verge of ru<leneM. It merely staled that the writer had gone away for a couple of days on business, and would be back aa soon as possible. Maurice dl«l not wonder that Jen was annoyed al receiving such a missive from one whom ho re garded In the light of a eon. 'The fact la David has not been quits himself since thia trouble about Isabella." he said, gravely, "and hs thinks It beat to go away for a time. You know how he tortures himself over trifles." "Thia love business of you two young men la getting to be anything but a trifle,” aald Jen. testily. "What between the lot of you and Etwald, there seems to be nothing but trou ble. I wlah you'd marry the gtrl. Mau- rloe, and have done with It." (To tie continued.) Rare Hirds Indeed, CRATER LAKE ROAD ASSURED PRICE IS «2.200 AN ACRE. Uncle Sam Approves Plans, and M.ty Give Substantial Aid. The Crater Lake road will be Government approval of built. River Apple Land Sets High Record Sale. Hood Hood River—The prediction the project Oregon orcharxl land would sx-ll has been secured by Will G. New that for a better than 12.000 an acre recognition appropriation of >5.000 made, Engineer B. F. Heidis sent by the government to Medford, and the promise given that 50 par cent of the work will have been accomplished by July I of thia year. The Medford Com mercial club's sul«s« ription of >25,000 for the construction ol 11.e road la well under way ami there will lie no further delays. Mr. Steel has just re tunic« I from Washington. He represented the Medford Commercial club and inter vened on its behalf with Secretary of the Interior Ballinger and other gov ernment officials. "The government's approval of the Crater Lake road in effect nullifies the decree handed down by the Supreme court last month.” said Mr. Steal. "I found about lhe halls of the Cap itol a feeling of resentment that even so august a body as the Supreme court should deem the Crater Lake national park a local affair, any more than that Yellowstone national park should Iw ao considered. "Secretary Ballinger asked me how much money we would l<c wanting from the government for the Crater l.ake project. I told him we would need eventually aliout 12,000,000, in cluding making of trails and various other improvements. He assured me of hia belief that we would get that much, at the same time stating frank ly that had it not been for the indom itable energy and persistence of the Medford commercial interests nothing further would ever have la-en done, following the Suprrme court's unfav orable decree, "I received an official communica tion stating that the United States Ash commission would place 50,000 rainbow fry in the Cratrr lake, to add to the stock of Ash already there.” Crater lake road, completed, will be 87 miles long. Engineer Heid’.e will give his time not only to miking a sur vey of all roads now planned, l«ut in making a survey of all roads and trails to be constructed at any future time. came sooner than waa expx-cted hero, Steal, thia year when Rede S. Delano, an Eastern man, paid 114,400 for six and one half acres of 8-yvar old trees. The price per acre is a little better than S2.200, and reaches a mark SHOO higher than the beat previous price, which was obtained a week or two ago, when ten acres here were sold for >19,- ooo. The orchard was purchased through B. E. Duncan .1 Co. from Dr. Stanton Allen, a retired physician, who came here several years ago and went into apple growing. The land is situated on the eaat aide of the valley. In aildilion to buying the acreage of bearing orchard, Mr. Delano bought seven acres of brush land adjoining, for which he paid >52S an acre. Thia is also the record price for unimproved land at lloxxl River. Ilia total invest- rn«-nt for 11 is 118,000 I>r Allen still hiut 15 acres of txaring or- « hard which he will retain. BIO DITCH CHANGES HANDS. Deal Means Irrigation of Thousands of Acres of Rich Land. Baker City One of the im- nioat portant Irrigation deals in Eastern Ore gon was closed when the Eastern Ore gon Land cotn[>any, which is controlled by Balfour. Guthrie X Co., completed the ileal for the pur-h.ix<- of s ««lie half interest In the Eldorado ditch. The property was bought through John Thomsen, formerly owner of the Rcxl Boy mine, who held an option from the First National book bf Carroll, Iowa, owner of the pn>|ierly. The price paid waa >12,500 State Senator Hart, who conduc- ted the negotiations for the land com pany, announced that they would use the water in irrigating several thous and acres of land in Malhx-ur county, of which they have recently s«cur<-d con trol. It is also probable that some water may Iw Sold to ranchers along the line, aa they have been depending ELECTRIC LINES FOR LANE. on the water for some time. The w'heat yield of Eastern Oregon will lie Will Connect Eugene. Springfield, Siu- increased several thousand buahela by thia deal. ilaw and M< Kinale Valley. Eugene Chief Engineer Forncrt, of the l.ane County Asset company, of thia city, which announces that It will but Id a system of electric railways in thia vicinity, incldudlng a line between Eugene and Springfield, one U> the Siualaw an« I perhaps to Co««a hay, also up the Mi'Kenaie valley, has Iwgun the work of surveying for the line between the two cities. The line will extend east on West Fifteenth street through the suburb of Fairmount to the city limits, then turn north to the river, which will be S|>anncd with a first class double track steel bridge. The road will then make a circle to the north and east and enter Springfield by way of its northern limits, passing through a thickly settled farming community. F. B Kidder and John Baird, rail road men of experience, who resigned positions with the Minneapolis Rapid Transit company, of Minoneapulis. Minn., to promote thia system of roatia, are directing operations anti they claim to have the beat of backing Engineer Forncrt also resigned aa chief engineer of the same company to ac cept thia petition. They promise that work on the bridge will begin thia sum mer and that the line will be in opera tion between the two citira early next year. Masons Dedicats Temple April 20. Rioetiurg The Mas inic temple will be dedicated with appropriate ceremon ies April 20. The dedication ceremon ies will lie conducted by the officers of the grand lodge of Oregon, Owing tu the large m<-mt>cnihip of the order in the alate, it haa made it necessary for the local l'<lge to limit invitation'« Between 500 and 800 .Masons and their wives and member* of the various Eastern Star lodges are expected to he present. Invitations will be rxtended to every lodge of Masons and Eastern Star in the county, aa well aa to the lodges ’if Grants Pass and Eugene. Gravel Famine Ends at Albany. Albany Councilman Miller has se cured permission from United States Chief Engineer McAdoo to take gravel from the bed of the river at Albany. The government had previously forbid den the taking of gravel from the river bed, which made it extremely difficult for local contractors to obtain concrete building material "Woman," observed the epigramma Big Vessel Will Be Built. tic boarder, "la a puzale without an Marshfield The Simpson Lumber answer." "Huh!" snorted old Grump!sy. "I company, of North Rend, has announ never saw a woman without one yet.“ ced that it will build a big new vessel for carrying lumber from the Simpson — Boston Transcript. mills. She will be one of the best fleet Seat for Envelope. lumber carriers In the coastwise trade, When you oral an envelope with the and will have a capacity of 1,000,000 white of an egg It la Impossible to fu»t. • team It open. I R. R. Surveyors Toward Coast. Eugene People living near the sum mit of the Cascade mountains report that a party of Hill railroad surveyors have crossed the summit of the moon- tains by way of the McKrnxie pass, working toward Eugene. It la Iw- lirvol that they are making the pre liminary survey for a railroad to lie built l»y Hill, connecting the Willam ette valley and Cooa bay with the Ore gon Trunk via Eugene. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Track prices: Bhiratrm. >1 frtl.02; club, 95c; red Russian, 94c; valley, >1; 40-fold. 97><u9Kc. Barley Feed and brewing, >24.!>0(<D 27 ton. Corn Whole. >34; cracked, >35 ton. Hay Track prices: Timothy, Wil lamette valley, >2(W<t21 per ton; East ern Oregon, >23<«i24; alfalfa, >18.5tM«n 17.50; grain hay, >17<«ilH. Oats No. I white, >27.50t«l29 ton. Fresh Fruita Apples, >l«i2.50 per box; cranberries, >Ho»9 per barrel. Potatoes Carload buying prices; Oregon, 50t«i80c per hundred; sw<«ct potatoes, 3<«> 3>c |wr pound. Vegetables Asparagus, 3 m 9 c jwr l>ound; cabbage. I|r«r2e; rhubarb. 4<«t) Sc; spinach. >1 per box; sprouts. 9c per pound; turnips, >1 per sack: ruta bagas, >lr«i 1.2.5; carrots, HliefttSl; bseta. >l<«t 1.25; parsnips, 5tM(75c. Onions Oregon, >1.75 par hundred. Butter City creamery, extras, 33c; fancy outside creamery, 32M33e per l*nmd; store, 20c. Butter fat price« average Ijr per pnund under regular butter prices. Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, 23 jot 24c per doxrn. Pork —Fancy, 13M13)c per pound. Veal Fancy, 11 |<«i 12|c per pound. Lam 1st Fancy, 15/q 18e per pound. Poultry Hens, !9*<t20e per pound; broilers. 27<«i28c; ducks, 22V«r23c; geese. 12|e; turkeys, live, 22'<t25c; drraaed, 25«i29e; squabs, >5 per doten. Cattle — Best steers, 8fl.2Sflt8.7S; fair to good, |5.55orfl; strictly good cows. >5 5Ooifl; fair to good rows, >5 m .5.25; light calves, >5<«i7; heavy eal- vea, |4 m A; bulls, >4'<i5.26; stags, >4 - 50*15.50. Sheep Rest wethers, >8mR.9O; fair to good, >7*t7.RO; good lambs, >«'<112, Hogs Top. 111.lOfci ILIA; fair to good. >10ot II. Hops 1909 crop, 17*t 19e per pound; olds, nominal; 1910 contracts, 15c. Wool - Eastern Oregon. lfl*i20e per pound; valley, 20*i22e; mohair, choice, 25*r2flc. Hide« Dry hides, lfl*t !7e pound; dry kip, 1fl*tl7e; dry calfskin, 18*1) 20e; salted hides, 7>*fflc; salted calf- akin, 14c; green, le less.