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THE IttiWOtlt) jVIAIL TRIBUNE, 3MEDF0RD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1909.
The
Lure
flvo n ImlT In tlio Vllfn Ariadne
Wednesday vn ck whoii kIii lind loaned
IV vlllxi '(.':,il;rl.v to ior friend La
I IgnorlnnV
(To lio continued.)
of the
Mask
By
Copyright,
$6
1900, by the
Merrill Co.
Dobbs-
(Continued.)
In tlio Villa Arlndno tho wonderful
fountain by Donatello was encircled by
n deep basin In which many genera
tions of goldfish swain about, forming
n kind of triangle about tho basin were
three -ancient marble benches such as
tho unliable old Rotnnn senators wore
vjont to lounge upon during the heat
or tno nucrnoon. a mniucn sat on
otie of those benches, her arms
thrown out on either side of thu
crumbling back, her chin lowered and
ber eyes thoughtful.
Murrlhow stole up from behind
with all tho euro of n practiced
hunter. Then ho put his hands over
her oyes. She struggled for n brlof
moment, then desisted,
"It Is no puzzle at all," she declared.
"I. can smell norse, horse and again
horse. Mr. Jlerrlhew"
"Yes. I should have fetched along n
sachet powder. 1 remember but one
thing, Kitty, and that's you." lie sat
down beside her. "Jhere's no doubt
thnt 1 reel of the unlmnl. But the
real question Is, How much longer
uro you golns to keep mo dangling on
the string? I've been coming up here
for ten days now."
She hart dressed expressly foe tilts
moment, but Morrlhew was not going
to bo told 80.
"Hut am I to be blamed If. after
having refused twice to marry you,
you still persist?" Kitty assumed it
judicial air.
"Hut you haven't refused mo this
time."
"Boenuse I wish to make It as easy
ea posslblo for you." Which of the two
meanings she offered him was lost
upon Morrlhew.
i "Couift let tin bo sensible for ten
minutes."
Morrlhew laid his watch on tho
bench "beside him.
Kitty laughed rolllcklngly. for be
neath her furbelows' and ribbons and
trinkets sho was Inordinately happy
and light of heart. Her letter had
come. She was only waiting for tho
day of sailing.
Morrlhew reached out and caught
her hand,
"Oh, I said lot us bo Benslblo for ten
minutes!" she demurred.
"Kitty, will you marry me?"
''Could you tako'eare of mo?"
'I'll work."
"Oh, If you wero only rlchl"
"Vou don't mean that. Kitty."
"No," relenting, "1 don't. But you
bother me."
"All right. This will bo tho last tlmo.
Will you marry mo? I will do all n
man can to make you happy. I lovo
you with all my heart. 1 know, You're
nfrnld. You've, an Idea that I am flcklo.
Hut not this time. Kitty: not this tlmo.
Will you?"
Then without further uosltnnco. In
different to tho future or tho past, con
scious only of the vast happiness of
the present, Kitty laid her hand In his.
Ho would Imvo drawn her Into his
amis had not they both seen O'Mnlly
pushing through the box hedge, fol
luwed by some belated tourists. Morrl
how sworo softly, and Kitty laughed.
On tho terrace the tea table dazzled
the eyo with Its spotless llneu. Its bluo
canton and Its bundle of pink roses,
Illllard extended his cup for a second
tilling. I.a Slgnorlnu vaguely won
dared where, Kitty was. Sho needed
Kitty at this moment.
How Inoxpllcnblo wero the currents
and cross currents of life! She had mot
n thousand mon handsomer, more
brilliant. Thoy had not nwnkoned
moro than normal Interest. And yet
this man, quiet, humorous, ordinarily
good looking, aroused In her heart dis
cord and penetrated tho barriers to the
guarded sentiment. Why? Always
this query.
She gathered up n handful of tho
roses and pressed them against her
face, breathing deeply.
"If I wore n poet, which I am not"
lie, paused Irresolutely.
"You would oxtomporlio on tho
beauty of the perspective." sho supple
mented. "How the"
"I was thinking of your hair," ho
Jiltorrupted "I htt.ro never eceu any-
thing quite like it."
Sho had recourse to the roses again.
"You have not told me the real rea
son why you sang under my window
that night."
"navo I not? Well, then, thero can
bo no hnrm In tolling you thnt. I had
Just signed the contract to sing with
the Amerlcnn Comic Opera, company
In IStiropc. I saw tho world ut my
feet, for It would bo false modesty to
dony that I Imvo a voice. Moro dis
illusions. Tlio worm is not at my
feet." lightly.
"Will you nnswer n single question?"
"I can make no promise."
"Is there another man?"
Silence, which grow nnd lengthened.
"What do you mean?" sho asked
evenly. "
"In Vonlco(you told mo that there
was a barrier. I ask now If this bar
rier bo a man." '
"Yes."
A wrinkle -of pain passed over hi;;
hear,!. "If you love him"
"Lovo him! No. no! I had hoped
you wouiii nor spoax iiko tins, i it
lied upon your houpr."
"Is It dishonorable for mo to lovt
you?"
"No, but It Is for-me to permit you
to say so!
Ho was pale, but not palor than sho
"I offer you nothing, Mr. Illllard
nothing no promise, no hope, nothing.
A few days longer and wo shall sop
aratp finally."
Morrlhew and Kitty came Into view
"it is an over." said flierrlliew ex
ultantly. "Kitty has promised to mar
ry me as soon as wo land In America."
Ln Slgnorlnu took hold of Kitty's
hands.
"Is it true. Kitty?"
"Yos. ma'am," Kitty answered, with
n stage courtesy. "I havo promised to
marry him, for there seemed no other
way of getting rid of him."
This caused real laughter. La Slgno
rlnn relighted the tea lamp, and pro
ently they were all talking together.
iiiey laugneu quietly as tney saw
O'Mnlly gravely conducting his char;
to tho gates. He returned with Smith.
Both wero solemn vlsagcd.
"Well, noble concierge?" Inquired La
Slgnorlnu. "Why, you look as If you
wero tho bearer of 111 tidings."
"I am." said O'Mally.
"What has happened?" asked Merrl
how.
"Enough." said O'Mally laconically.
Ho directed his next words to La SI-
gnorlna. "You aro suro of this friend
of yours, the princess?"
"Certainly." answered Ln Slgnorlua.
her astonishment Increasing.
"Sho gave you the right authority?"
"Absolutely." more nnd more asion
ldtcd.
"Well, before 1 swing the thunder
let me tell you something." said O'Mnl
l.v. "I was In Horeiiee a fVw days ng
I made some Inquiries. It was Iminr
tlneiit. I know. I Interviewed lour n
live hotel eonelerges. Only one "t
them ever heard of the nnmo Th!
conolerge dlie- tetl me to another. Inr
as he ti poise only Italian we i-mild nut
make things (It. Hut when I men
tinned the princess' name he liiiig'.i i!
as If something hljihly numslng n .'
lilt him. The main thing l tlih. yoqi
princess uus played us all rtt'w e
shabby trick. In the tetter you rm.
to us In Venire she caiil that she lu
never visited this, villa."
"Only In her youth." replied La Sl
gnorlnu, her brows drawing together
in a frown. "To tho point at once."
"It is simply this. Our little Jig Ms
up," responded O'Mally. "Head these
and seo for yourself." lie gave to her
n broad white envelope and a clipping
from La Niulone of the day before.
She seized tho clipping eagerly, but
the eagerness died from her face
quickly, leaving It pule and stony.. The
clipping fluttered to the grouud. Her
giuo pnssod from one faco to another,
a horror growing In her oyes. Slowly
sho picked up tho envolopo and drow
out tho card.
"Toll me, -what la it?" cried illllard,
troubled.
ln nnswer sho gave him tho card.
Ho read It, It was rather a knock.
Now, why should the Trlnclpessa dl
MjQjito, lllaucft toko. It luta lier Lead, to
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CITY NOTICES.
-
ORDINANCE NO. 251.
An ordlr.nnco declaring tho assess
ment on tho property benefited for
tho coat of lnylng a water main on
outer section of Clnrk street, West
nnd corporation boundary line south
to Jackson street, West, nnd direct
ing tho recorder to enter a statomont
thereof in tho watpr main Hen dock
et. Tho city of Medford doth ordain as
follows: t
Section 1. Whereas, tho city coun
cil did heretofore by resolution de
claro Its Intention to lay a G-lnch
water main on ontor section of Clark
street, West, and corporation noun
dan' lino south, to Jackson street,
West, and to assess tho cost thereof
on tho property fronting on sniu por
tlon of said street In proportion to
tho frontngo of said property, and did
fix a tlmo and place for hearing pro
tests Lgainct tho lnylng of said water
main on bald portion of said street
nnd tho assessment of vie cost
thereof as aforesnid.
Whereas, said resolution was duly
posted and published as required uy
BTtlon 11G of tho charter of said
el'y; and,
Whereas, a meeting of tho council
was hold at tho tlmo and placo fixed
In said resolution for the purposo of
considering any such protests, but no
protests were at suck tlmo or at any
tlmo mado or received by tho council
to tho lnylng of said water main or
tho assogslng of tho ccsi. thereof as
nforesald, and sabf council having
considered tho matter, nnd deeming
that said water mam w."fi and is or
material' benefit to said city and that
nil property to bo assessed therefor
would bo benefited thereby to the
oxtent of tho probnbjo' amount of the
respective assessments to be levied
against said property, did order said
wr.ter main laid; and,
Whoreas, tho cost of said water
main has boon aud hereby is deter
mined to bo the sum of $1230.50;
Now, thoroforo, It Is hereby furUnr
W?rmIned that tl.o proportionate
r'mre of tho cost' of laying said water
main of each parcel of the proporry
fronting on snld portion of said streot
Is tho amount set opposite tho des-
rlptlon of ouch piece or parcel of land
below nnd that each such pleco or
pnrcol of land Is bcnofltcd by tho lay
ing of snld water main to tho full ox
tent of tho amount so set opposite tho
description of such pleco or pnrcol,
and that tho respective amounts rep
resent tho proportional benefits of
snld water mnin to said respective
narcols of nroporty and also tho
proportional frontngo thereof on said
portion of snld streot, and tho council
does horoby declaro each of tho pn
cols of property described below to bo
nssossed and each of tho same Is
horebv nssscssod tho amount set oppo
site onch respective description for tho
cost of laying said wator main.
ASSESSMENT FOR A 0-INCH WAT-
EBH MAIN FROM INTERSEC
TION OF CLARK STREET. WEST,
AND CORPORATION BOUNDARY
SOUTH TO JACKSON STREET,
WEST:
Assessment No. 1-Elfrcd and Jen
nie Barzee, block 3, Mlngus subdivi
sion In tho city of Medford, Oregon,
frontngo 802.50 foot and described
Vol. 0(5, pnpo 313, county recorder's
roconis or jacuson county, uregon;
752.50 foot; rato 80 K cents per foot;
mount duo $G05.S0.
Assessment No. 2 F. W. Hutcha-
son, tho west half of lot 7, uiocic
MIngua subdivision, In section 24,
township 37 south, range 2 west of
tho Willamette meridian, In Medford,
Jackson county, Oregon; frontngo
4o0.7C feet, and desccrlbcd Vol. 8.
pngo 20."), comity recorder's records
of .Tnekson county, Oregon; 700.70
feet; rato per foot S0M cents;
amount duo $322.00.
Ausosoinuut No. 3 Mathlas uom-
mqr, commencing r.t tho southwest
comer of lot 0, block 2, Mlngus' sub
division, In section 24, township 37
couth, raago 2 wost of tho AVIUnniotto
morldlnu, In Jackson county, Oregon,
and running thonco oast on south Hue
'of said lot !) chains 41 links, thence
north at right angles to said south
lino to within 30 foot of north lino
of said lot, thonco vost parnllol with
nnd 30 feot distance south from north
line of said lot to southerly lino of
naid road, crossing northwest corner
of said lot, thence south 42.15 degrees
west to said southorly lino of said
county rond, to west lino of snld lor,
thonco south on snld west lino of snld
lot to pin Co of beginning, containing
0 acres; frontngo 420.75 feet on east
side otroot, described Vol. 31, page
50,9, county recorder's records of
Jackson county, Oregon: 3S2.75 foot;
rato per foot S0. cents; amount duo
30S.10.
Soctlon 2. Tho fecordor of tho city
of Modford Is horoby directed to en
ter n statomont of said soveral assess
ments in tho wntor main Hon docket
of said city as required by tho ctiy
chnrtor.
Tho foregoing ordinance was passed
by tho city council of tho cify of Mod-
ord on tho 2d day of Novombor, 1909,
30 -Acre Orchard
Two miles from Medford; all
good soil, planted to Newtown and
Spitzenbcrg npples, Cornice, Bosc
'aid Howell pears. Trees aro 5
yenrs of ngo nnd aro in fine con
dition. Price $500 per Acre
Taking everything into consid
eration, the fine character of the
soil, tho ago and condition of the
trees, and its nearness to Med
ford, there is nothing in tho valley
equal to this as a bargain. Lot us
show you this tract.
w.
T.
York
West Mnin St., opp. Hotel Moore
The BIJOU
THEATRE
BILLY EMPEY VAN, Mgr.
Friday & Saturday
BROWN'S in TOWN
A Roaring 3Act
Laugh - Langii Laugii
Admission 10 and 20g
Pans de Anna
FIRST-CLASS GERMAN
WATCHMAKER, JEWEL
ER AND ENGRAVER. ALL
WORK GUARANTEED. IN
CONNECTION WITH MED
FORD LOAN OFFICE, COR.
CENTRAL AVE. AND SEV
ENTH ST., MEDFORD.
For the Best
in harness, saddles, whips,
obes,, tents, blankets, wag
on sheets, axle grease and
gall cure, as well as all kinds
of custom work, sec
J. C. Smith
314 E. Main.
by tho following voto: Morriok nyo,
Vvoloh nyo. Elfort nyo, Hmerlek nyo,
Wortmnn ayo, Dammar absent.
Approved Novombor 3, 1909.
W. H. CANOV, Mayor.
Attest:
HOPT. W. Ticr.i-'ER.
Recorder.
WANTED
APPLE PICKERS
By '
Talent Orchard
Company
Talent - Oregon
COMBINATION RANGE
BOILER INSULATOR AND
HOT FIRELESS COOKER
Containing two indispensable
luxuries arid, two sources of econ
omy.. Call and. lot us 'demonstrate its
merits. 1 ' '
J. W. WHITNEY
4
Office in Ailcin Plumbing Co.'s Store, Medford
WnMTEB
ENGINEERING- AND SURVEYING CON
TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES
FURNISHED.
o Harris & Co.
, OREGON
Office in Jackson County Bank Upstairs
APPLES AND PEARS AND ALL KINDS OP
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES.
YAKIMA VALLEY NURSERY
Largest Commercial Nursery in the Pacific North
west. Not in the combine. Competes with' all first
class nurseries.
L. E. HOOVER, Agent
MEDPORD, OREGONj
RESOLVED
Tho best resolution for you
to mnko is to como to us for
your nost suit, if you wnut
something out of the ordinary.
Wo do tlio best work and chnrgo
tho lowost pricos.
W. W. EIFERT
THE PEOOEiiSSIVE TAILOR
TAXIDERMIST AND FURRIER
Send your trophies to mo for mount
ing. Big game heads, fish, birds nnd
mninmnls mounted true to nature by
improved methods. I do tunning, mnko
fur rugo, make, remodel nnd clean
fur gnrnionts. Express nnd mail or
dors promptty attended to.
C. M HARRIS.
41)5 Was' "mtoi. oiieot, Portland, Or.
Tolephon tfain 3000.
When we suggest that you
Toast Your Bread
On Breakfast Table
"Wo do not mean that you should eat off
the stove toast
With an Electric Toaster
and have crisp, brown, delicious toast
-costs lc per meal to operate. We
have the best toaster on the market for
. sale at $4.50. Clean, appetizing, sanitary
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO.
Successors to Condor "Water & Power Co.
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