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The prince unhooked his scabbard
and swung It aloft. But Olornnni was
fully prepared. lie released the bri
dle, hla arm went back, and his knlfo
spun through the air. Yet In that in
tant In which Giovanni's arm was
poised for tho cast tho prlnco lifted
his horso on its haunches. The knifo
cashed tho animal deeply In tho neck.
Bitll on Its haunches, It backed, wild
with tho unaccustomed pain. The lip
of tho road, at this spot rotten and
unprotected, eaTo way, Tho prince
tried to urge the horso forward. Tho
hind quarters sank, and the prlnco
tried In rain to slip from the saddle,
Thore came a crash, a cry, and horso
And rider went pounding down tho
QBrge.
Clovnunl trembled, and tho sweat on
(Jfl body grew cold. For several rain
.fcics he waited, dreading, but tliero
Was no further sound. IIo searched
uicchaulcally for his knife, recovered
..It and then crept down tho abrupt
side-of tho gorge till he found them.
' , They were both dead.
-"Holy Father, thou hast waited sov-
cn years too long!" Glovauul crossed
himself.
IIo gazed up at tho ledgo where the
tragedy had begun. Tho cloud passed
and rovealed the shining muskets of
two cnrablnlcrl, doubtless attracted by
.,tbo untoward Rounds. Giovanni stole
This man was hilling Mm
over tho strcuii) and disappeared into
tho blackness beyond.
It wan Merrlhow who woko tho Bleep
ing cnbby, pushed Ilillard Into a seat
and gavo tho final nrlern which wero
to take them out of tho Villa Ariadne
forever. llt was genuinely moved over
tho vlslhlo misery of his friend. When
thoy arrived at tho whlto hotel in tho
JBorgognlssautl Merrlhew was glad.
At 1) In tho morning HlllarYl Heard n
fist banging on tho pnncln of tho door.
"Open. Jackl Hurry!" cried Mcrrl
tiew outside,
nillard opened the door. "What'H
tho trouble, Dan?" he asked.
Merrlhew whispered, "Dcadl"
"Who?" IIlllaixl'H heart contracted.
"The prince. They found him and
hla bono at tho bottom of tho gor&o,
Tho concierge saya that tlmo has been
foul play tracks In the dust, a strange
cut lu the nock of tho horso and n
cabburd ruluua Its sabor. Now, wluU
the devil shall 1 do with tho blamed
'word?"
Dcadl Illllnrd sat down on the
edgo of tho bed. Dead I Then sho
was free, free I
"What shall I do with tho sword?"
' demanded Merrlhow u second time.
"Put It In tho bottom of tho trunk
and Icovo It there till you land In Now
York. But tho prlnco deudV You nro
sure?"
..J'Florence rings with tU itory."
And then Merrlhow noticed. IlUlard
' woro his evening clothes and tho
If , 3 was untouched,
1 "lviil'n vr fnrtlluh."
Why, I cpuldn't have closed ray
' "V replied Ulllurd.
Uut won't sho need you up there?"
Merrlhow was obviously troubled.
"If she uccds ino shu'll send for mo,
I wfeftll remain hen) and wait. Sho is
tm, Thank Gcxil"
Didn't Giovanni toll us that ho had
trimii to Flesole. near Florence, and
r tfcat h -was goliig to visit thorn?"
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HAROLD
MAC GRATH
Copyright, 1908, by the Dobbs
Merrill Co.
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nslccd "Merrlhow.
"Giovanni! I had forgotten. But
what had my old valot against tho
prlnco?"
I "Giovanni had a daughter," sftld
Merrlhew. "His knife loft a scar on
tho mnn. Tho prlnco carried a long
jscar on his cheek."
Ilillard began dressing In his day
clothes, stopping at times and frown
ing at the walls.
At night tho last of the American
Comic Opera company straggled ldto
the hotel. 0'Mnlly, verboso as over,
did all the tnlklng.
"You wouldn't know her," ho said,
referring to La SIgnorInn, for thoy
would nlwnys call her that. "When
iho heard of, that duffer's death I
swear Uuxt she believed you had a
band In It. But when sho heard that
iho accident had occurred before you
loft the villa sho Just collapsed. Tho
police wero hunting for tho missing sa
ber. Of courso wo know nothing
! about It," with n wink nt Merrlhow.
When the others wero gone Ilillard
asked Kitty If she had any news.
"Sho said that sho would wrlto you
and for you to remain hero till you
recolved the letter."
"Was that all?"
' "Yes. Ilavo you seen anything of
that wretched man Worth, who Is tho
cause of all this trouble?"
"No, nor do I caro to."
Kitty and Merrlhow went out to
gether. Thoy woro gone to America, qntl nil
lard was alone. IIo missed them all
sorely Merrlhow witli his cheery
laugh, Kitty with her bright eyes and
O'Mnlly with his harmless drolleries.
And no letter!
Dally ho searched tho newspapers
for news of Giovanni. But to all ap
pearances Giovanni had vanished, un
indeed ho had, forovcr out of UIHard's
night' nud knowledge.
Tho lottcr enmo ono week nftcr tho
departuro of his friends. It wns pont
marked Venice. And tho rlddlo wns
solved.
CIIAl'TKIt XIX.
THE LKTTKIt.
MY father was Colonel Grosve
nor of tho Coufederato nrmy
during tho civil war. On
General Lee's staff wns an
Italian named tho I'rluclpl dl Monte
Blnuen. Itlch, titled, a real noble, ho
was nt heart nn adventurer, a word
greatly abused these Inglorious ilnyt.
My father was cut from the sumo pat
tern, a wild and rccklesa spirit In
those crowded times. Tho two became
friends such as you and Mr. Merrlhew
aro. Tholr exploits became famous.
My father was also rich and a man of
foresight. Ills veal wealth wns In for
olgu securities, mine, olln, steel,
steamships. When tho war terminated
tho prlnco pro vailed upon my futluir to
return with him to Italy. Italy Itself
was lu turmoil. II Be Gnlnntuomo,
thnt I'Icdnionteso hunter, Vlttorlo
Emanucle. wished to llberato Venice
from tho grasp of Austria, to wrest
temporal power from the Vatican uud
to send tho French troops back to
Fi-nucc. Well, ho accomplished all
these things, uud both my father ami
tho prlnco woro with him up to the
tlmo ho entered the Qulrlnal. After
victory, peace. My father Invested In
villas and palaces and settled down to
cud his days In tho Venetian palaco on
tho Grand canal.
Then my father, ntlll young, remem
ber, fell lu lovo with the daughter of
a Vonotlau noble. It wni a happy
unlou, Shortly after tho prince also
married. Ho was, with the exception
of my father, tho most lovable man 1
over know-brave, Mildly, Impotuous,
houornblo, witty and wise. It does
not seem possible that such a father
should have such a sou.
There cnUio a great day. A young
prluce was bom, and tho rough king
stood as his godfather. Later I added
my feeble protest, at tho cost of my
mothor's life. As I grew up 1 became
my father's constant companion. We
were always out of doors, By and by
ho sent mo to America to school, 1
returned from America to euter a con
vent out of Rome and later went to
Milan and stultod music.
One fatal di v the old prlnco nud my
father jv.t U'lr heads together and
dotcrmlmd that this great friendship
of theirs should bo perpetuated. The
youug prlnco nuould marry tho young
slgnorlna. Thoy drew up the strangest
of wills. Both men wero In full con
trol of their properties. There was uo
entailed estate such ns ono finds la
England. They could do ns they
pleased, And this was bofoia Italy
had passed the law requiring that uor
ntt tc.easu.rca shvlW 1?! sold or. trafig-
The ImtiuHHlbio wuu.. in tno joint.
wll mid hut If wettOTc
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CHUIIlil Oll'JUiU IVM'll IV (II " I IWHII.
Again, if we ii'.iirrli"! nir.1 s;nr:it"l
ulid Wcio Pit; ivuuta-d liHlli- of live
un tin' fvtiiiw (di'i'uli) liA.-i,n.n tin
.inwn's If, li;ivlng Ht'pni'iiW'l fivnii
my IniHli.ii fl. i-lt'iiT fur JitKt or unjust
ro.ind:is. I should secretly or put: If -ly .
i'ri;K any 'll,a or paliice ni'.'iitluticd t
In tin- will It would be a t.t 'll ailmls
hIoii t : - t I nm'ptrd my lrtsb:v:il V-t
Vwtv ever mifh it 1 1 lunatic tailzie kind
ly meant? We must marry: we mm
be lmpy. That mir mimls and lienrt
wore totally ('.irfoioiit did nut in.itic
at nil.
Time went on. The old prince died
suddenly; his wife followed. flJ id thru
my kind and loving fathw went the
way. I wns taken under the wing of
n duchessa who wns populnr at coiirt.
At this period the young prince was
one of tho handsomest men in Europe.
no was brave, clover and engaging.
On completing my education I de
elded to live In ltomo. The old duc.hes
sa mothered the rich American girl
gladly, for. though I was half Italian,
they always considered mo ns tho
child of my father. I was presented nt
court. I was asked to dinners and re
coptions and balls. I was quite tho
rage because tho dowager qucen gave
mo singular attention. '
Tho prlnco by this tlmo Bcomert
changed in some way. But I was
blindly young. Often I noticed tho
long scar on his cheek. IIo bad re
ceived it, he said, in some cavalry ex
ercise. Now, there was another clnuso in
this will. It was tho ono thing which
made tho present life tolcrablo and
posslblo to mo. Wo wero to bo mar
ried without pomp, quietly, first at
the magistrate's and then nt the
church. ,At last the day came.
Wo passed through tho streets to
tho magistrate's. I did not know then
that I was not In love, thnt I was only
young and curious. I throw rosea to
any who asked. The prlnco sat besido
mo in full dress uniform, looking very
hnudsomo and distinguished. The
prince smiled, but ho wns nervous and
not at ease. I thought nothing of this
at tho time. I believed his nervous
ness a part of my own. ,
The magistrate performed his part.
Legally wo wero man and wife. Wo
wero leaving for the church when nt
tho very doorway a handsomo woman,
sad eyed, weary", shabbily dressed,
touched ino on tho arm.
"A rose, slgnorn!"
I gave it to her, smiling pityingly.
"God pray," sho Bald, "that this, man
will make you happier than ho mado
raol"
"Let us bo on!" said tho iprlnco
eagerly.
"Walt!" I turned to tho woman.
"Slgnorn, what do yon mean by thoso
words?"
"Ills highness knows." Sho pointed
to tho prince, whoso face I now saw,
strangely enough, for tho first tlmo.
It was black with rage and ugliness.
"What has ho been to you?" I de
manded. Sho answered. I understood. In that
momcrit I beenmo n woman without
illusions. Without. looking nt tho prlnco
I entered the cnrrlnge and closed tho
door In his face. He stormed; he lied.
I was of stono. IIo turned upon tho
poor woman and struck her lu th6
face. Even had I loved him- that
would havo been the end of tho ro
mnnco. 1 drove home. Thcro would
bo no wedding nt tho church that day.
There was a great scandal. Every ono.
took up tho prince's cnuse, with tho
exception of the king.
The i.m o wns . almost bankrupt,
no had squandered his all. IIo bad
sold to usurers half of tho fortune ho
expected to get nfter marrying me. no
had not tho slightest affection for mo.
IIo wns desperate and wanted tho
money. How old and wl3e I becaino
during that rldp homo from tho magis
trate's! I vowed ho should never have
a penny. It should all go to tho crown.
When nt length ho found Jbnt I wns
really serious ho became bane.Iu his
tactics. He wns the ono . who was
wronged. Ho gave life to such rumors
among those I know that soon I found
doors eloped to me which had always
been open. No Italian woman could
seo tho matter from my point of view,
t wnu an American for all that my
mother was a Vo'netlnn, therefore 1
van wrong.
There! Thnt is nil. There -Is no
More mystery concerning Sonla' nilda
Jrosvenor.
And so tho letter ended. There was
not n word regarding any futuro
meeting. There wns nothing to trad
between tho lines, A great loneliness
surged over IlUlard. Was this, thou,
really the cndV No! Ho would wait
hero In Florence till tho day of doom.
He would wasto no tlino In seeking
her, for he know that If he sought ho
would not lliul.
Day after day dragged through the
hours, and Florence grow thinned nud
torrid. Sometimes ho rode past tho
Villa Ariadne, but ho. uover stopped.
It wns lu the middle of June that
ono uftert!oon tho concierge handed
him u telegram. It contained but three
words:
"Villa Serbellonl, Bellngglo."
Tho Villa Serbelloul, now a hotel,
btnuds on a wooded promontory among
the Alps and between tho lakes, at
Bellngglo, and nil day long tho warm
Euushluo Hoods Its walls nud terraces
and glances from tho polished leaves
of tho tropical plants.
Tho 0 o'clock boat from Coiuo pufTcd
up noisily nud smoklly to the quay,
churning hor sldo paddles. Ilillard
stepped nshoro Impatiently, What n
long day It hod beep! now white tho
Villa Serbellonl seemed up there on
tho llttlo hilltop. Ho gavo his luggage
to tho porter from tho Grand and fol
lowed him on foot to tho hotel, no
dressed quickly, and lu less than an
hour ho stepped forth from the gar
deusaud took tho pntli up to the villa.
rr wnv tnl)1o a g
tho gront onk A woumn mt by ,t
. 8 sun ,iyiisi.t. .- no womu-
havo known that head of hnlr among
tho ten thousand hourls of heaven.
She did Uot rlsoj' but sho extended her
hand, n grave ('inquiry In her' slum
brous eyes. With equal gravity he
clasped the hand, but held back .tho
Impulse to klM It. lie sat down oppo-
site her and, smiling, whimsically In
quired:
"Now, where aid we leave off?"
At first sh did not under.itnnd.
lie enlightened her. "1 refer to that
Arabian Nights entertainment In New
York. Where did wo leave off that In-
foresting discussion?"
She smiled brightly. "We shall take
up tho thread of that discourse with
the coffee."
"Why not countermand the- order
for dinner? I am not hungry."
"But I am." she replied. She was
wholly herself now. The tact with
which 'he begun his address disembar
rassed her. For two -days since sho
dispatched the telegram sho had lived
In a klni of ecstatic terror. She had
oven regretted the message onco It
was beyond recall. ''1 am human
enough to bo htingry sometimes." Sho
summoned tho waiter.
Tho dinner was excellent, but nil
Inrd scnroely knew what this or that
plato was. And when tho waiter
brought tho coffee nud lingered for
further orders It wns nillnrd who dis
missed him rather curtly.
He sold musingly: "Wo had agreed
that it would bu best never to meet
again, that to keep the memory of
that night frosh In our minds, a sou
venir for old age. It were wisest to
part then. Well, wo can keep the
memory of It for our old ngc. It will
bo a little Fecrct between us. and we
shall talk it over on just such nights
ns this."
IIo reached for her hand, which Iny
upon the eocr, but without apparent
notice of his movement she drew It
back. A flnsh of pain crossed Hlllard's
face.
"I havo waited patiently for weeks."
She faced lilin with un enigmatical
smile, light i d n matih, blew it out and
drew a lint across tho confer of the
tnble. '
lie laughed. "What I Again?"
"Observe "
As n rejoinder he smoothed out the
telegram she had sent to lilm. "Why
did you send 'this to me?"
Her Hps had no answer ready. .
"Thero can be but one reason," ho
pursued.
"Friendship."
The beginning of the night wns cool.
but the fire of the world's desire burn
ed In her checks, and she wns afraid.
Sho stepped to the railing, faced the
purpling mountains' nnd sang "Dlo
5aubcr(loto." Ilillard dared not touch
her till the Inst note wns gone.
I did not'-come here because of
friendship," he said, "Only one thing
brought me lovo nnd tho hopo of
love."
She stared at him, her band nt her
throat
Then ho took her in his arras sud
denly, hungrily, even roughly. "You
nro mine, mine, nnd nothing in tho
world shall take you from my arms
again, Sonln."
Sho pressed her palms against' him
and stood nway. She looked bravely
into his eyes now. 1
"I sent tho message because I want;
cd you, because I am tired of lying to
, iny. heart, becnuse I havo a right to bo
happy, because becuu.io I lovo youl
Take mo and, oh. be good nnd kind to
me, for I havo been very lonely and
unhappy. Kiss me!" with a touch of
tho old lmporlousness.
Sho clasped him fondly to herself.
"Seo Naples and die," she whispered,
"but tho spirit will come to Bellngglo."
THE END.
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CITY NOTICES.
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ORDINANCE NO. 251.
An ordlnnnco dcclnrjng tho assess
ment on tho property bonofltcd for
tho cost of laying n water, main on
outor soctlon of Clark stroot, West
nnd corporation boundnry lino south
to Jackson stroot. West, and direct
ing tho recorder to onter a statoment-
thorcof In tho wntor main lion dock
et. Tho city of Medford doth ordnln ns
follows:
Section 1. Whorcns, tho city coun
cil did horotofore by resolution de
clare Its lntontlou to lay a C-lnch
water main on outor soctlon of Clark
strcot, Wost, and corporation boun
dary lino south to Jackson stroot,
Wost, and to assess tho cost thoreof
on tho property fronting on said por
tion of said street In proportion to
tho frontngo Qf said property, and did
fl a tlmo and placo for honrlhg pro
tosts i.gnlnst tho laying of said wator
main on wild portion of said streot
nnd tho assessment of tho. cost
thereof ns nforosnid.
Whorcns, said resolution was duly
posted nnd published U3 required by
so-tlon tie of tho charter of said
el'y; and,
Whoreas, ti mooting of tho council
was hold nt tho tlmo nnd placo fixed
In said resolution for tho purpose of
consldorltiR any bucIi protests, but no
protesto wero at bucI; tlmp or at any
tlmo mn.do or received by tho couucll
to tho laying of said water main or
tho nssosajng of tho cost thereof ns
aforesaid, and said council having
considered tho ma.ttor, nud-deoralng
that said water mnln was and Is of
material bonctlt to satd city and that
all proporty to bo assessed thorofor
would bo bonofltcd taeroby to tho
extent of tho probnblo amount of the
respective assessments to bo lovlod
against said property, did ordqr said
wcter jnnlu laid; and,
WJiorcaB, tho coat of said water
main has boon nud heroby is deter
mined to bo tho sum of 3123G.60;
Now, thoroforo, It la heroby furthor
30 -Acre Orchard
Two miles from Medford; all
good soil, planted to Newtown and
Spitzonberg apples, Cornice, Bosc
utid Howell penrs. Trees aro 5
J'enrs of ago nnd an in fine con
dition. Price $500 per Acic
Taking everything into consid
eration, the fine chnrncter of tho
soil, the age and condition of the
trees, and its nearness to Mcil
fOrd, tliero is nothing in tho valley
equal to, this ns a bnrsnin. Lot us
show you this tract.
W. T. York
West Main St., opp. Hotel Moore
Paul
Hla
Anna
FIRST-CLASS GERMAN
WATCHMAKER, JEWEL
ER AND ENGRAVER. ALL
WORK GUARANTEED. IN
CONNECTION WITH MEI
F0RD LOAN OFFICE, C8R.
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, see
J. C. Smith
314 E. Main.
dotcrmlned that tho proportionate
chare of tho cost of laying said water
main of each parcol of the proporty
frontlnc on said portion of said streot
Is tho amount set opposlto the des-
rlntlon of each pleco or parcol of land
Jiolow nnd that each' such piece or
parcol of lend Is bonofltcd by tbo lay
ing of sftld wator main to tno full ex
tont of tho amount so sot opposlto tho
description of such ploco or parcol,
and that tho respective amounts rep
rebont tho proportional bcnoflts of
said wator main to said respective
parcels of property and also tho
proportional frontage .thereof on said
portion of said street, and tho council
does horoby declaro each of tho pn
cols of proporty described bolow to be
assessed and each of tno snmo is
horoby asnaossod tho amount set oppo
slto each respective description for tno
coat of laying said wator main.
ASSESSMENT FOR A u-INCH WAT-
EER MAIN FROM INTERSEC
TION OF GLARIC STREET, WEST,
AND CORPORATION BOUNDARY
SOUTH TO JACKSON STREET,
WEST:
Assessment No. 1 Elfrod nnd Jcn-
nlo Barzce, block 3, Mlngus subdivi
sion In tho city of Modford, Oregon,
frontngo 802. 5C foot and descrlbod
Vol. CO, pnpo 313, county recorder's
records of Jackson county, Oregon;
752, 5C feet; rato8Q cents per foot;
mount duo $005.30.
Assessment No. 2. F. W. Hutcha
son, tho west half of lot 7, block
2, Mlngus subdivision. In section 21,
township 37 south, rango 2 west of
tho Wlllamotto meridian, in Medford,
Jnokson county, Oregon; frontngo
4o0.7C foot, nnd desccrlbod Vol. 28,
pngo 2(55, couuty recorder's records
of Jackson county, Oregon; 700.70
feet; rnto per foot 80 cents;
amount duo $322.00.
Acso3smcnt No. 3 Mathlas Dom
mer, commencing at tho southwest
corner of lot C, block 2, Mlngus' sub
division, in section 24. township 37
aouth, rango 2 wost of tho Wlllamotto
meridian, In Jackson county, Oregon,
and running thenco oast on south line
of said lot 9 chains 41 links, thonco
north nt right angles to said south
lino to within 30 foot of north lino
of sr.ld lot. thonco west pnrallol with
nnd 30 foot dlstnnco south from north
lino of said lot to southerly lino of
said road, crossing northwest corner
of said lot, thonco south 42.15 degrees
wost to said southerly line of said
county road, to wost lino of said lot,
thonco south on said went lino of said
lot to place of boglnnlng. containing
G acres; frontage 420.75 feet on east
sldo strcot, described Vol. 31, page
C69, county recorder's records of
Jackson county, Oregon; 382.75 feot;
rnto per foot S8H cents; nmount duo
30S.10.
Section 2. Tho recorder of tho city
of Medford Is horoby directed to on
ter n Btntoment of said sovcral assess
ments in tho wntor main lion docket
of said city ns required by tho ctly
charter.
Tho forogolng ordlnanco was passed
by tho city council of tho city of Mod
ord on tho 2d day of Novembor, 1909,
bv tho following voto: Merrick ayo,
Wolch ayo, Elfort aye, Emerlck ayo,
Wortmau ayo, Dommor abcont.
Approved November 3, 1909.
W. II. CANON. Mayor.
Attest:
UOBT. W. TELFBR.
Hecnrder.
COMBINATION RANGE
BOILER INSULATOR AND
HOT FIRELESS COOKER
merits.
J. W. WHITNEY
I Office in Aikin Plumbing
WANTED '
Timber and Coal Lands
ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON
TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES
FURNISHED.
u H. Harris & Co,
MEDFORD, 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
MEDFORD,
P. 0. Hansen. Tom Moffat
We make any kind and style of windows. Wo carry
glas of any size on hand.
Medford Sash & Door Co.
When we suggest that you'
Toast Your Bread
On Breakfast Table
We 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.
Containing two indispensable
luxuries and two sources of econ
omy. Call and let us demonstrate its
I; '
Co.'s Store, Medford.
OREGON
HHHBanHHnHaMWWBBUM
RESOLVED
Tho best resolmio'i ('"r you
to make is to come tu us for
your next suit, if you waul
something out of tho ordinary.
Wo do tho best work nnd chargo
the lowest prices.
W. W. EIFERT
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