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THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, mpppRD OREGON , ; WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER , 1909,, ,
1 The
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j i (Continued.) j
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Lure 1
Qf the
Mask
By
COMPTER XV.
I
"the-Aii ia rnoM "ir. tiiovatohe."
3
'HALL wo Inlce n look Into tllo
"iCaiupo- Formosa ajmln to-
nlKhtV" asked Morrlhow, stop-
nluir Into tlio uondoln.
j "It will be a ivnsto of time, i Hettlria
i will have warned tliom. What's tlio
j Italian coining to, anyhow? Slio rp
fused n hundred francs. Hut I can seo
I ihat Mrs. Sandfc-rd had n hand In this
j latest event. She has probably writ
i ten that wo might look for thorn In tho
Cnmpo." ' '
; "All right. We'll listen to the mu
olc," grumbled Morrlhow. He wanted
to And Kitty right awpy. nillnrd's
- indifference' annoyed him.
"To tho barges of tho troupes!" sad
Ulllard to Achllle.
j In tho great canal of San Marco tho
, Bcono was like a water carnival. Hun
j drcds of gondolas, with bobbing lights,
Bwnm slowly round tho barges of tho
Bcronaders, who, for tho most part,,
''"were fallon operatic stars or those who
u had failed to attain tlio.se dizzy
niielghts.
wimi win iiiuif ixiiiiuii wns iu)
longer lethargic. . .
From a gondola on tho far side of
tlio lmrire. sdindlnir out of (lie nross
j and Just beyond the radiance of tho
k jiuiiuriiM, ciuuu u vuiuu which mm u
j soul In It, a voice which broke Into
i Bong for tho pure Joy of It clear,
thrilling a volco before which the
J world bqw.s down. The prima donna
In the bargo was clever; she stopped.
Tho tenor went on, however, recogniz
ing., that ho was playing opposite, as
they say, to a great singer. Illllurd's
Jjearfc b'iat fast. That volco! There
' could not be another like It. And she
was hero Ju Venice!
"Quick, Achllle!" for tho far gondola
was heading for the Grand canal.
Morrlhow understood now.
"Follow!" commanded ,lljllard. "Ton
lire If you can come up alougslde thnt
gondola. Can you seo tho mimbor?"
"It Is 152, slguor Pompeo. it will
bo a race."
At each stroke Morrlhow swung for
ward hl body. The end of tho raeo
cnuiu sooner than any one expected.
A police bargo nosed round an ell. j
, Uy, tho tlino l'anipco wn oil again tho
Xerrulo of' tho pursuing gondola scraped
pant l'onipeo's blado. Pompeo called,
and Achllle answered, There was a
, war of words, ilguro of a dog, uaino of
u pig. Achllle wna In tho wrong, but
. 30 llro wero 10 lire.
Ulllard caught tho gondola by tho
j rail and, clung. The race was over,
"filuorlnn," said Poinnco, boiling
with rage, "shall I call the police?"
"No, Pompeo," said his solitary pas- concierge's liat and coat,
Bongor.
"To the Cnmpo, Pompeo. Mr. Ml
,t lard, will you kindly follow? I would
j Bpeak to you alone, slneo there is no
J escape." v 9 "
1 The way to tho Cnmpo Formosa was
2 made without further Incident.
The gondolas became moored. Ml-
laid Juiiiptd out and went to assist I.u
J fjlgnorlua, but she Ignored his out
j utrqtcluid hand.
1 ''What Is It you wish?" she asked.
J !Ono look at your face," he answer
? etl limply.
j She slowly removed (ho veil. .Then,
for the first time, he looked upon tho
J face of this woman who had burdened
j his dreams. The. face was not Itku
any ho had conjured, It seemed to
5 him that Vecehlo's Paola Vecehlo's
i Harbara had stepped down from her
J frame beauty, tranquil, flawless beau
k ty. A minute passed. Ho was Incn
I pablo of speechj ho could ouly look.
i "Well?" she said In tho saino ex
pressionless tone.
".U't us begin at the beginning," ho
replied.
"'Sluco this Is to bo tho oiul.''
"Why did you permit uno. to dlno
with you that memorable-nlghtf
' "A regrettoblo Impulse."
i "Ami why, after all had coiho to iiu
nppnrentVndwliyt,,dld you Bend ricd
that mask?"
"It is unanswerable. Truthfully I dD
cot know."
MAC GRATH
Copyright, 1SUB. by the Bobbs-
, Mprrjll Co. I
"Who Is that man tho Italian with
tho scar?"
"I will not answer that."
'''A lady? Grace of .Mary, that is
aroll!""
"Why do you say that?"
"I am pnly quoting the man with tho
scar. , Those were the words he used
In' regard to you.1'
"Perhaps ho Is right. Porhans I m
not a lady according to his lights."
But she lilug'lieu.
"Do .not laugh like that. What you
are or have been or might have been
to him Is nothing to me. Only one
fact remains' clear, and that Is I love
you."
"No, Jir. Ulllard. you aro only ex
cited. I may be a fugitive from the
law."
"I do not believe It." '
"There may be scars which do not
show," sho fnltorcd-"hi the heart, in
tho mind. I am sorry, terribly sorry.
Heaven knows that 1 meant no harm.
Forget, mo!"
"Forget you! Tell me what prevents
friendship between us."
"You say you lovo me. Is that not
answer enough? Give up .nil idea, all
thought, of me. You will only waste
your time. Come. 1b your lovo strong
enough to offer a single sacrlfleo?"
"Not If It Is to give you up. Oh. do
not worry about persecution! I shall
only seek to bo near you."
"Good night," she said, "and good
by!" Sho wound tho veil round her
face, took half a dozen steps, halted
nnd turned, then wcut on Into the
uani.
Tho Villa Ariadne rested upon d
small knoll half a ratio or more north
of nnd above Flesolc, from which tho
panoramic beauty of Florence was to
bo seen at all times, glistening In the
sun. glowing In the rain, sparkling in
the night.
LIfo ran smoothly enough at tho
Villa Arladyo. I.a Slguorlna at tho
very last tnoinont surrendered to tho
ontreatlos of Kitty. She agreed not to
pass herself off as tho prlucess. Among
themselves each played tho rolo orig
inally asslgnpd. La Slguorlna neomed
to enjoy the farce ns much as any
ono. It was a great temptation not to
steal a look Into the marvelous chests
and sideboards, bulging ns thoy knew
with priceless glass and silver nnd
llnnn and laaes. Hut La Slguorlna
each day Inspected1 tho seals and utter
ed solemn warnings.
They had now lived' In tho Villa
Ariadne for two weeks, a careless.
tuouKiitii'Ss. nappy go lucky family.
'Today was warm and mellow. On
tho stono bench by tho porter's lodge
hnrd by the gate sat tho old Floren
tine and ONMally, From, nemo un
known sourco O'Mally hail produced n
, a little moth
catou, a llttlo tarnished, but service
able.
"Plotro." snld O'Mally. "I've got tin
Jdea. If an tourists' come today I
propose to. show them 'around tho
place."
Plotro's eyes flashed n'ngrlly. "No,
no! Mine, nil mine!" . .
"Oh, I tun not going to rob you! I'll
give you tho tip. What I want la the
fun of tho thing."
Pletro understood. That was differ
out. If his excellency would pay over
to him the receipts ho. could conduct
tho tourists as often ns he pleased,
They shared n tlask qf wine,
The porter's Iwjll rang loudly,
"Tourists!" wiftspered O'Mally. Ho
settled his cap on straight and went to
the gates. A party of flvo Americans
. . ........ . i. . t
eiouu uuisiuv two men, two women
nnd a girl.
"This Is the Villa Ariadne?" asked
one of the women. "
"It Is," said O'Mally. touching his
cap.
"Ho speaks English!" cried tho
woman, turning Joyfully,, to the others.
"We wUh to' see' the villa and fho
p'ark.'lV' ,
i"The . villa Is now occupied, si
Knoru,", replied O'Mally, "but you ore
ltajU. thngur-
, "Tcn cents?, Two lire fifty? Why,
'.tltts.is dowprtalit' "pstoVtloif!!'' declared
Vliojwoman '5, ; ' J ft
O'Mttfly gave vent to a perfect ltalt
l -ii shrug and put a hand out sug
g stlvel.v toward the g;it'os.
-Ofi; coiW.? detu.,,"ritost(vl; one of
t: - men wenrl.y, you've dragged u4
11,1 Pert- froiivtUolt. A'd Pm,Ht go'.
Is g bnel; wkbtylt .seeing what's to bo
EAST
.
LITY
ERN APPLES
iin:i!y L'leiro watched them pass,
leulng Vhat' the terms were;
scon!
:'.uh in:
w rstifumg v.nat tut terms were.
u Mny icu the parly to. the fountain
'This-.;' O'Mnlly began, with a enro
ll ss wave of the hand. "IS the fam6us
fountain by Donatollo. It was orlgh
n illy owned by Cnthcrlne d'Medlssi'i
'1 lie Horglas stole It from her. and
Italy and 1 ranee nearly came to war
over It." ' 1
"The norglas?". .doubtfully,
Not Equal to Roijud River Apples,
Tis True, but Are Fine
Nevertheless.
COM BIN A
BOILER IN
HOT
If ON
To tlio Editor: I notice in your is
sue of October 20 nn article stntiiig
AUilt a Jndy resident of Mcdford hud
recently brought some samples of np-
Wcre pies from hct old homo in Clmutau-
those two families contemporaneous?" qua connty cw York. I
"They were." scornfully. ' ' , , ... . T
Tho quintet consulted their guide- iIom luu ue&cniiiiou ivuu x
books, hut before tlit had locnte'd the should judgo that tlio snmplo apples
paragraph referring to this w6H: Li,i. t ,n ,. i1.1 i, ;,!,.
Mally was cunningly leading them , . .
asvay. no passed on to the untfoue mi11 or PJff trough."
niarblca. explaining how ,thlsoia" was I was born and hnyo spent moro
Nero's, that one Caligula's., that one than half my life in ono of, tlio best
Tiberius', He lied, so gracefully that fruit rnnntrioc: nfvfsterii Nnw York'.
the tOlllb Of AlialllnS tllUSt have rOCl Lint linvn Imlnorl riM.- nn1 nnntf tl.nnu
,l ... 1 k . l-v-.w
'Do you know," said the woman, ,',. T.. i n.. r-.t
who had not yet spoken, "vou sneak "uuu 'nu U,'LL 1,1 P'. llOAUl,rJ
Kngllsh with an accent I do' not under ""ssots, KhirS and bnldwms ns evor
stand." prow, nnd believe I am inuiy com1-
O'Mally shivered. Was sho going to potent to iudce n cood npplo. For
spring dngo on him? "I 11111 tin Hal- the past '15 or 20 years tlioro hnvc
y to Scot-
bnrrnlc tf
Icrants to lrt. . J . ,t. t
land" '' iiitunviu iiiius iiuiii iiuguru, jv
"Ma.'-' whispered -the girl, "ask him ,enns nml lonvo counties, Now ork
for one of those buttons." nnd we an Know that such apples ns
The stage whisper, was overheard br nro described in iho nrtiqlo referred
O'Mally. "These buttons." he explain- to ennnot bo exported The npplo
en, -cost 11 ma wicu. out if the slgno crop of western Now York is vorv
rlna rea y wishes one"- And thw jjgilt this yenr, but with nn overaeo
another Urn swelled the profits of the " ..n .... u .i .... if..
(jny ill i-Ull U1UU 11 IS J1UI II1IUSUU1 iU HIV
At the gates O'Mally received his uu 00 co""cs meunoneu 10 put on
pourbolre Mm of 20 centcslml mid ip 'ho market ono Unit million barrel!?
turned to'l'letrof of apples. Thnt means ono and one
"Qimndo!" he cried. . linlf million boxes, ns we pack them
u .Many nanuea mm rue exact in I?0!;uo Etvor vnl ev. '
amount, minus the lira for tho button vnu- dm nnint tn lm i.n(o,l i tt.to
.-.Hum .unniu All inonsr now.' m. refo,. v. v.,i. ,.,.i,,..i:c.
,..lvI u i.rii 1111 llilttllm Mil,
nwiikciiiuK t the fact thnt their or
clinrds must hnvo better onro than
formerly, when (hey w,ere permitted
to go to grass" year nftor yenr, and
nro using 'up-to-date methods iji
spraying, pruning nnd cultivating.
Tho most successful man in bus
more I take deni! You!"
O'Mnlly nt down mi Mip lioneh :i'.
l-'UEthed ' It was ns good 11 part as li
l: ;d ever had.
.
Early evening. La Slguorlna leaned
over the terrace wall, her hand. Idly
trailing over the soft cool'' roues1
Ktrotched out on either hand, .white inoss is ho onc who is ,JCst posffc(1
wlSSiS f.A his 5oinpotitors' methods, nn.l so
wns ureamlug. Presently upon the si- .. . , , , ., , ,. . ,
i,.,. ,..,.. .1 ,, , ,. it is n help to the orchnrdists of
horses. Two horsenipn camo cnntorlmr JoK J"Vor vnllcy to know whnt
toward the Villa Ariadne. She beard triutgrowcrs 111 other sections of the
their voices. country nro dointr and. nTlhouch we
"Jack, this has been the trip of my know that we can nroduco tho host
life. Vorotin. Plldua. Uologtin and UnnlnK nnd nonra In flin wnrlil lmvn
-l I fill.l. I.. I. ' -w ..V..V
iiuw r iuiciicui i iiim in iiu. iNOiuing
like It"
"It has been enjoyable, Dan. I only
hope our luggage will be nt the hotel."
La Slgnorlnn's hand closed convul
sively over a rose aud crushed it.
"A last canter to Flesolel"
Tho two wont iclntferlng down th
roud.
La Slguorlna .walked slowly back to
tho villa. It was fatality that this
man should again cross her path.
in Rogue Itivor" valley, wo must striye
to rniso .the standard of our fruit
still higher, nnd not bo content with
our effort, until it renches nbsolivfc
perfection.
C. W. POTTER.
Prepaid Raliroao Orders,
' (To bo continued.) .
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Mcdford, Oregon : . Thfe corlifics
that wo have sold IIn'll!s Toxas Won-
dor for tho euro of nil kidney, blad
der nnd rhoiimntic troubles for ten
years, nnd Imvo novor had a com
plaint. It gives quick nnd permanent
relief. 00 days' treatment in onch bot
tle. Med ford Phnrmnoy. "
dens."
"lluw miK-liV list; cd one of the men.
"ClniiMiinty." snld OWlally, then
corxsvttns Uliusejf. "(ar each cetsjiu."
For the Best
In harness, saddles, whips,
.ohes, tents,, blankets, wag-
on sheets, axle grease and
(jail cure, as welt as all kinds
of custom work, see
J. C. Smith
314. E. Main. '
"Somothing which is of considor-
known is tho system of prcpnid or
oblo iiiterost to the publio gonornlly
and whioh is perhaps not generally
dors now. in offeot between stations
of tho Southern Pacific compnny
and nil points iu tho United States.
Ry: means of this system tickets mny
ho purchased nt Medford from any
plnco in the United Stntes nnd mail
ed or telegrnphed direct to tho party
wishing to como here. Sleeper ac
commodations aud small amounts of
cash in conneotion with these tickets
may also be foi warded nt tho sam
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(FIRT-CLASS GERMAN
WATCHMAKER, JEWEL
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CONNECTION WITH MED
FORD LOAN 0FFJCE, C0R. -CENTRAL
AVE. AND SEV
ENTH ST., MEDFORD.
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APPLE PICKERS
By
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Company
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Oregon
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oni)'.
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Wo do tho best work and charge,
the lowest prices.
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TUB PROaRUSSIVE TAILOR
TAXIDERMIST AND FURRIER
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Improved methods. I do tanning, make
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fur garments. Eapross and mail or
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495 Washington Street, Portland, Or.
Telephone. Main 3600.
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Toast Your Bread
On Breakfast Table
We do not mean that you should eat off
the stove toast
With an Electric Toaster
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cosjs lc per meal to operate. "We
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