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Newspaper Page Textwm ummitQ uaxl tribune, mmdfobd, Oregon, friday, November 12, 1909. f A Will and a. Way The Mysterious Woman Who , ouldXeilher Read Nor Write By BELLE MAMATES .-owrlsllt, br Asooiated Lit 1 , rary Preaa. nifl rulIiiR passion wns strong In 4caUC remarked Jules Lormo whim alcally n lio lonrned the cnntentH of fcls Tatlier'H will from his father's law yer. "Ho knew that I would uot com ply with the terms of so atrocious a will to marry a woman who could Bcithor read nor write." rt "You have a year of grace," remind m1 Coyle. A year later Jules appeared at the " fflce of the family lawyer. "My lease Is up. Coyle," he reminded. "And I think I have found n way by which you can fulfill all conditions atml still retain your freedom. You can marry a woman who can neither pernl nor write, and Immediately after the ceremony you can go abroad. At hc expiration of two years fho can quietly sccuro a divorce. You can spare u generous alimony. I have mot a. frood. conscientious girl who Is per , iSfcctly willing." "Is alio a domestic?" "No; I believe .she does ncedlowork." "It's odd In theso days of schools and. truant olllccrs that she escaped v tliejilphabet at least." ".She says she never has had the op portunity nor the desire to learu. I will urrango all details for you." After some further discussion Jules acceded to the proposition, and at dusk of the appointed day ho rang for ad mission to Coyle's residence. The law " ycr'inet lilm In the hall and ushered Mnluto a dimly lighted library where a minister and Henry Phillips. Jules aP friend, were In wafting. They all wciif Into the reading room adjoining. Near the doorway Jules paused nnd took ed into the room, which was in total darkness, K , With an odd sinking of-the heart Jules .took his position beside the shad owy form of a woman. lie made the restf'dnses In a quick, Jerky way, anx Sous to end the affair. The woman at bla.Ide spoke In nearly Inaudible tones. When the sentence of man and wlfo wa pronounced Jules 'returned to tho Horary and hastily signed some papers Coy'lg gave him. ""Where is my (wlfo?" he then aBkcd. "She remained in tho reading room." The young bridegroom hesitated. Then resolutely he turned and went -feack Into the reading room. His eyes, bow accustomed to the gloom, discern ed Iier at the end of the room. Sho was sitting on a couch, her face burled ta the cushions. One arm hung list testily over the edge. ".May ! spoak with you?" ho naked rourtcously. .Sin) did not lift her head from tho pillow. "I'want to (hank.you," ho continued, "for the Bcrvlco you have rendered c." She murmured a disclaimer of his amiks. He took her hand. It was jtlll cold and trembling. His grasp, nn"nnd sustaining, tightened. -! 'nm sorry," ho said tlrtnly, "that you will not sec me, but I want you to promise mo that If you ever need help er.niiv.lce you will come to me." , "iWvill," she said sol'tiy. -"Xocme called tho wnrnlug volco reit Coyle from tho doorway, "llnust go now Good night." lie Aveut 10 his lodgings and tried to moke away the burden of his - thoughtH. T'ie Hlmdowy outlines of lira tall, drooping tlgurc. and the low - Cones In whloh she had spokun haunt- -rd Iilm nil night. (VII.Kupposc her motive was as mcr- wenary na wy own, bo I don't need to rcprbaclf myHOlf." Tlie nest day he was leaning against 3h railing r the nteamer, Idly watch rag' ihe fetenos upon (lie wharf, whon be saw Phillips making his way to ward a young girl who was daintily petite In form and lovely of face aud feature.' She was accompanied by a Middle aged woman. , -you must look uftor Miss Derrlng tna.lules," cautioned Phillips as ho aa inking leave of thorn all n fow nwowonts later, "Her nuut has tho atateroom habit, sho tolls mo." Julea scarcely heard hlni. He was looking Into tho wonderful eyes of the ywing girl. An hour later Mrs. Mar shall had ful tilled the prophecy re garding the stateroom and Jules had jalncd SaUme on dock, "jfou don't scorn u stranger to me." , fJaWAld, "I lmvo coroo to know you ittreugh your books." 4 '.Tfiero followed a long and animated aluCMBslou of books and authors until aJK&ser time, -She Is a darling." Jules told him ir'a lie lay In Ills berth lUtonlng to vertiythmtc measures of tho eugluos that wight. Tbo voyage paused In n succession il days of sparkling sunshine. Mrs. Marshall romalned perforce In soli tary conuuement, and Jules .was con stantly with Salome, who grew fairly radiant with happiness. Ho came to lure np olid feeling at times, as If In some prc-exlatenco sho had belonged to him. Then his now fancy would fceijuccceded by the mystic charm of llwtotlier, " Rarly In tho morning of the (ast day 0twi heir foy age ho camo, qut on tho ?lertieck Salome was1 already, there. As sho turned to him he saw a shad ow of sadness in her eyes. . "This is our last day," she said In a low tone. "Tea, and I am sorry," he replied simply. "I wish you were coming with ui to tut north of England." He did not reply at once. "It cau't be," he argued to Wa trou bled self. "It la only the Drat flutter ing fancy of a young girl the fancy for an older man aud one who writes. I shall not see her after we laud. Still, In a young, romantic girl's heart af fection sometimes flourishes In ab sence. I should tell her. 1 will." "Salome" tho name slipped out un consciously "I should have told you before, but I disliked to talk about my personalities. I am married." Ho then briefly related the circum stances of ulsttnarriiige. "Before the ceremony," ho conclud ed, "I had considered only my part In tho affair. I was narrow enough to think that because she had been de nied certain advantages a little money would recompense. It may have been great need for herself and others that forced her to this step. At any rate, I should have talked tho matter over with her. I am going to return to New York If sho wishes and have the marriage annulled." Ho glanced at her for tho first tlmo during the recital, nia heart leaped to life. In her eyes was an exquisite softness., A slight moisture dimmed her lashes. She held out her hand. "Thank you for telling mo. Aud now must tell you something. I, too, am mnrrled." 'You! Salomo, Impossible! You, so young?" "I was married tho night before we sailed In Mr. Coyle's library." "Salomo, the woman I married was tall-very tall.". "I stood on a stool." "Iler name was Mary." "My first name, Is Mary. I never use It except to sign." He gathered her close to his arms an one who claims his own. "Salome, only the recollection of my wlfo was between us. Will you be my wife my real wife?" There was a revealing answer of Joy in tin1 face upraised to his. "Tell me." he commanded, "how It came about." "My aunt engaged Mr, Coylo to man age our estate, lie learned how Inter ested 1 was In your books, and ho talked much of yomnnd the will. lie proposed this marriage and planned" the 'voyage. lie said, wo could find out If wo cared" "I can't Imagine Coyle'a being fran tic." he laughed. "It- wasn't romance, no would not have-proposed It If" "If?'.' "Oh. Jules, I can neither read nor write! I have been blind since I was four years old until threo Jnontlis ago. Aunt read your books to me." Making Amends. A poor Turkish slater of Constanti nople, being at work upon tho roof of a house, lost his footing and fell Into tho narrow street upon n man. The pedestrian wns killed by the concus sion, whllo the slater escaped without material Injury. A son of the deceased caused the slater to be arrested. The cadi listened attentively and In the end asked the slator what ho had to say In his defense. "Dispenser of Justice," answered the accused, "It Is oven as this man says, but heaven forbid that there should bo evil In my heart. I am a poor man and know not how to make amends." Tho son of the man who had been killed thereupon demanded that con dign punishment should be Intllcted on tho neeuscd. Tlio cadi medltnted a few moments nnd finally said, "It shall be so." Then to the slater he said, "Thou uhalt stand in tho street where tho father of this youlig nmn stood wheu thou didst fall on him." And to tho accuser he added: "Thou shalt, If It please thee, go up on the roof and fall upon the culprit even as ho fell upon thy father. Allah bo praised!" Autopsy of a Poem. "What sort of a thing Is a 'poem,' anyway?" nsked the old lllllvllle clt laou. "Why. a poem Is-ls-hord tudellne." "You said It I lion, fur shore. Now. take this one my boy writ, fer In stance, rust thing the editor said whs It didn't have the right number o feet;' then It wu. In a strange measure." an the 'germ' of It wiun't original; lastly, It wins too -simple' an' lacked 'bedtlck? or tmuiothln'." "You mean 'teehulue?' " "Lord only knows, but It wins some thln' like that! Now. the blamed thing didn't walk on Teel. thar wuan't u pod; 'measure of It. at.' ez fer 'genus.' they wa'n't none nt all In It fur er. I could see. Leastways they warn't no germs that the naled eye could dts ktver, thnunti a doctor might with a microscope! I reckon I'll have to dis courage the boy from further roolln' with sleh deadly ml,rMV'-Hnmi L. Stanton In t.'ucle Heiuiu' Magazine. Playing 8ft. "Doctor." said the culler. "Pin a vie time of Insomnia. Can you cure me?" "I can." replied the physician. "Uut before 1 take tho wise I want to nnK you one uoatloii. Are you In business for yourself, or do you work for oth ers?" "I'm employed ts elurl: In a grwery," answered the patient, "Then you'll Iwre to pay in ad vtuiee." said' the ilptitar, "I'm not doubting your honsyl but after l get Oiruugh wlUi you tho-vliafifces nn will eloep m wiutuUj' yuirJJ, lose your Jon, Thou j;ou can't pay ineZ'Chlca. go "News.., l . FRAUD BY TELEGRAPH Bold Swindles Perpetrated Use of the Wire. by THE WAY A BANK WAS FOOLED A Lot f Narva and a Llttla Talagram That Was Properly D)iverd by On of th Company's Messenger Boys Mads a Winning Combination. . Nkiety-nlut mvu out of a hundred will accept a gospel truth the coutonts of a tcJetrram when it aomua from the band of a inutuHiuger boy They buy and soil, pay out large sums of money. start ou long Journeys and do countless othor things upon the suggestion of the llttlo yotlow or white paper slips with their condensed meosugew without In the least questioning their authenticity. This Is an interesting fact, upuu which hinges an eiioniidiis amount of the country's buoluess. and It Is ulso a fact upon which binge some of the clover est and boldest frauds In criminal rec ords, A lot of uerve and a little telegram was a combination that made possiblo a smooth swindle ou a Des Moines bank. A well dressed man, apparently a business man of large affairs, called ut the paying teller's window with a draft or check on un Omaha bank and asked If the Omaha bank had tele graphed notice that the draft was good. Ho got "no" for an nnswer nnd then Informed the teller that such a telegram might be expected at any moment. Soon afterward the telegram arrived, delivered by a messenger boy, appearing to have come from tho Oma ha bank aud authorizing the Des Moines bank to pay tho draft. When the stranger appeared again he wns given the $500. When the Des Moines bank people took up the matter by wire with tho Omaha bank It found that the latter Institution had uot sent the telegram, and then It was discov ered that the whole transaction was a fraud. Put how could the swindlers send a telegram from Omaha 'bearing tho bank's name? They did It In- this manner: An accomplice of the Des Moines man stepped to a telephouo booth In Omaha and called the tele graph ofllcc. "This Is tho bank." ho said. "Send a messenger at once to got a telegram for Des Moines." Then this accomplice hurried to tho entrance of the Omaha bank to meet the messenger nnd there handed him tho message for Des Moines. Tho telegraph company hud no reason to believe otherwise than that the bank had actually signed the message, and It transmitted It. The Des Moines bank also accepted the telegram as genuine because It bofe every mark pf genuineness, and it paid out the money to tho swindlers, who timed their fraud so that they got out of reach of the law on trains that left Immediately after their game had been worked. In two smaller western towns a sim ilar game was worked, only for seven or eight times the amount. An alleged horse buyer appeared In one of tho towns and made purchase of a carload of flue animals to be delivered and paid for at a later day, preceding which ho made the acquaintance of tho olllccrs of one of tho banks. On tho day fixed for the delivery of the horses the alleged buyer deposited In the bunk a draft for a large amount drawn on a bank In another town a hundred miles away. At the same time the bauk received a telegram purporting to couio from the distant bank author izing tho payment of this draft. The bank believed the telegram, paid out tho money and then discovered that tho telegram was fraudulent. It bad not been sent by tho second bank, but by a confederate of the alleged horse buyer. Later developments disclosed that this nccompllce hnd called up tho telegraph office In tho distant town by telephone. "This Is , cashier of tho bank," ho said. "Please send this telegram for me." Then he gave the message authorizing the first bauk to pay thu bogus draft, aud this message the telegraph, company Bent without suspecting that it was fraudulent. Some years ago an eastern man wns Induced to invest lu worthless inlulng Btock ou (he basis. of S fraudulent tele gram purporting to come from an ox- port he had sent out to Investigate the mining property," but which was lu reality seut In a manner similar to the above by a confederate. This eastern man's faith lu tclegruavi cost him some; thing more than $10,000. The story of n fraud with nu amus ing Bide comes from across the water, With u Londou man of rather convivial habits us the victim, This 'man wns forgetful nud used to leave at homo his ottlco and safe keys. He ulso had a praetlco of leaving tho city surrepti tiously for a day now and theu for a convivial tlmo with friends,, all un known to his wife. One day this busi ness mau wont ou one of his perlodlenl Jauuts, and a rogue who knew his habits ventured to send Uils telegram to his wife: "Please scud my keys. Love. Freddy." In duo course of time the keys were delivered at tho office door, and the rogue wns there to re eolve them, ne ransacked the whole, ofilce nt his leisure, safe and idt. Late that night the business man came home aud wus teused by his wife for his for getfuluess. This wus news to him, but he kept his counsel. The uext momlug he discovered that his olfire had been robbcd.-U. K. Munn In Pitts burg Dispatch. The affections are like lightning. You pannot tell wtierojhcy wlirstrlke until they have, fallen.-Laeerdalre,' . ATTRE OCTAG ON HOUSE It Wasn't a Burglar That the Pretty Intruder Encountered. By CLARI86A MACKIE. CopriIglt. UK, by Afoolatd Mterary ritus.J KoKHiuoud l.vv wnlkml slowly dtmn the rufu bordered path t the tall Ktnna wall Iii t Inclosed the detfvru-d house noxt door. The ownurs were abroad, and tliera wus' no prospect of their Im mediate raturu to Inhabit the Octagon House, ns It was called, ltosamond had made many excur sions uhiTTit the neglected grounds and dreamed Inn uy dreams beneath the no ble trees that rose from the unkept turf. She had taken toll of the bloom lug flowers nnd shrubs lu their sea sons, and now she fed the gray squir rels that raced up and down tho green branches. Her fanilly laughed at her fondness for the Octagon House and predicted a speedy abandonment when Mrs. Phil lips came home again, for Mrs. Phil lips was old and Irascible and much feared by Itosamond since sho wns a llttlo child. But on this glorious September day, when the late monthly roses were bor dering tho path with dellcnto sweet ness, Itosamond, a fair, sweet rose her Self, thought little of Mrs. Phillips in distant Ilerlln. The day was made for her for her nlono and the Octagon House! Sho followed tho stono wnll to an In tersecting fence which served as a stepping stone. In a trice she bad Jumped lightly to the soft turf of tho other side mid sped swiftly ncross tho dappled green toward tho house. The crooked plnzza. which followed the outline of tho old house, wns cov ered with Virginia creeper, even now turning to brilliant scarlet and gold. In ono corner where the vines hung low nnd formed a curtain were a long wicker chair and a pile of Rosamond's favorite books. She had tired of reading nnd was sitting half drowsy with' sleep-when a step on the plnzza roused her. Never before had any ono trespassed on her chosen retreat. She parted tho vines nnd peeped through to discover n man's tidl form bent to peer Into tho half drawn shades of tho long windows. He straightened up again, and she saw that his clothes were gray and dusty nnd that whlto dust powdered his dnrk hair, ne was mopping his forehead vigorously with' a handkerchief, and she noticed that his hands' were bronzed by cxposuro to tho sun. . That tho man was a burglar Rosa mond hnd not a doubt. Her henrt al most stopped beating whon he glanced' carelessly toward her vino covered re treat ibefore ho pat down ou tho top step to light a pipe. "He's wondering how to get in," murmured Itosamond to herself. "If only 1 were bravo enough I would go out and frighten him away, but I am fearfully afraid of burglars, and yet If ho should brenk In nnd steal some of Mrs. Phillips' pictures I would feol dreadful, because I have enjoyed her hospitality unasked." Sho smiled thoughtfully nnd then snt very quietly. Presently she dropped n book on tho floor and rustled out of her retreat with a haughty expression ou her sweet face. Tho stranger Jumped1 to hla feet nnd pulled off his gray cap. '1 beg your pardon," ho stammered. "I didn't know any ono was around." Itosamond fixed him with a cold stare while she mentally decided that he wan too good looking to bo engaged In such n nefarious pastime as burglar izing unoccupied country houses. She lifted her pretty brows Inquir ingly. "You wished to seo some ono?" "Why er no. I didn't expect to seo any one here. 1 thought the plueo was vacant," ho stammered, knocking his pipe against the railing and. stutllng it iuto his pocket. "It Is not vneapt. I nm hero," saia Rosamond bravely. "So I er see," with an nlr of cha grin. "The house Is welPprotocted." "I am glad of that," ho said heartily. Rosamotid Imagined his touo wus sarcastic. "Perhaps you. wished to see my husband," sho saldi In. a. wavering volco. Tho mau started violently, and his eyes forsook her face and. dropped to tho ground. "Of courso It would bo n pleasure," ho said. "Is ho- around?" Rosamond edged, uloser to tho steps and ran lightly down to tho path bo low. "I will call, him- He is uot far uwoy," she cried breathlessly. Then she turned aud 'sped swiftly toward the wall that divided the place from her home. Onco there, her father would telephone to tho vlllago for as sistance, and tu.ua the burglary would be prevented. She thought Bho heard swift steps behind her, uud sho renewed her speed toward the wall. Her heart was beat lug nliuost to suffocation as sho step ped ou a loose stone. She uttered a terrified cry as tho stono slipped and Bho- fell to tho ground, Now she heard swift steps lu reali ty as the stranger crossed the turf and bout anxiously above her, "1 hopo you have uot hurt yourself," ho said gruveiy. . "I have sprained my ankle," admit ted the girl wlth whlte Hps. . "What were you trying to do not to scalo tho wallV" , "Yes." "Why? Was your husbaud over there?" A red flush crept to her brows. "Yes," sho said. "Shall I call lilm,M asked the sus pected burglar frankly, "or shall 1 carry you back to th'e plawa aud get you some cold yn.te.r? Wuere arp the MrraMt? uare you occupied tho houaa lone? Uy aUnt wrote me that tb place wa vacant." Ha hammered out the quvutloua with remorseless baste. Rosamond stared wIUi growing hor ror. "Who are you? Who Is your aunt?" she fa sped la return. "I am Un. Pklllipa' nephew. Uy name's David PUHIIps. I bare bought the pleee, and 1 came down to look It aver. 1 was te hare met the real es tate man at the atatloa. He vaiiui, but he for rot the keys, ao I walked on. As he said nothing about the place be ing occupied, I rraa anrprlsed to find a tenant" Rosamond closed her eyes wearily, while her brain aouglit some escape from her appalling position. Sho was angry at baring placed herself In such a situation. She might have known this good looking young man was not r burglar. She opened her eyes with suddenness and looked straight at htm. "I wish you would go away." sho said petulantly, "Of course. If you wish it. But you aro suffering. May I not call some ono to help you? I will look for jour hus band. If you will tell me his name." IJo stopped awkwardly. "I haven't any husband," she said recklessly. "You sec. I've becu in tho habit of running over here and sitting on the porch nnd reading, nnd today I saw you looking In the window, nnd I thought you woro a burglar, and so I tried to frighten you away by pretend ing I had u husband. I live next door, and my name Is Rosamond Lee sc there! You may laugh If you want to.' "But. I don't want to' laugh," ho said softly. "1 think It was nwfully brave of you, you know, when you believed me to bo a desperado. Now. Miss Lee. you must let me help you home ngaln. for that ankle needs attention at once. Permit me as u neighbor and perhaps Inter on a friend!" He stooped and lifted her In his strong arms and car ried her through quiet bypaths to a small gate In the wall and thus up tho rose bordered path Into her father's care. Many times after that David Phillips strode up the rose bordered path to see Itosamond Lee. and the following Juno, when the roses were rioting the gar den, he clnimed her as his own. nud to gether they passed under the portal of the rejuvenated' Oi'tugon House, of which Itosamond became lu fact tho mistress. BULBS Wo have on hand the following list of extra select bulbs. Tulips Yellow Rose, 5c ench, 40o dozen. Gloria Selis Oc each, 50c dozen. Parot Utixcd, -lo each, 35o' dozen. Singlo Hyacinths Pink, 7c each, 75c dozen. Singlo Hyacinths Pink, 7c each, 75c dozen. v White, 7o each, 75c dozen. Dnrk Bluo, 7c each, 75 dozen. Red, 7c each, 75o dozen. Double Hyacinths Tho follow ing nt 8c each or 85o per dozen: Dark Blue, Pink, White, Red. Roman Hyacinths White and Pink nt 7c each, 75c doz Narcissus Major Trumpot, 5c ench, GOo doz. Pooticus, 3o ench, 30c dozen. Pocticns Orntus, 5c each, 35c doz. Chinese Sacred Lily, largo bulbs, 20c each. 3 for 50c, $2 per dozen. Jonquils, 5c ench, 50c por doz. MEDFORD GREENHOUSE. Cut Ffowers and Potted Plants Enst Main St. Phono COO. First-Class Ladies' nnd Gents' BootblacK. Parlors NOW READY FOR BUSINESS. WATCH FOR THE RED LIGHT V. W.. Howard, Const Champion Bootblack, Prop. G S. CENTRAL AVENUE. WANTED APPLE PICKERS By Talent Orchard Company Talent Oregon THE BUNGALOW RINK Open every afternoon fnm 2 p. m. until 5 p. m.; evenings, 7:30 p. m. till 10 p. m. DE NOVA Has Charge of Floor Every Aftornosn and Evening. W. A. ROBBINS, Prop. Admission Saturday Evening, 10c. QUANTITY OR. o That b the question every hose keep'ur must settle for herself when it comes to purcnasing supplies for her household She usually decides cm QUALITY and once having made her decision she invariably makes hnr purchases at the store that sets quality above all else. The name of thut store is Allen WANTED Timber and Coal Lands ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES FUBNISHED. B. H. Harris & Co. MEDFORD, OREGON Office in Jackson County Bank Upstairs t C, Hansen. Tom Moffat. We make any kind and stylo of windows. We carry glass 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. Skates 25c Reagan m RESOLVED The best resolution for yon to make is to come to us for your noxt pnit, if you wnut something out of the ordinary. We do tho best work nnd charge the lowost prices. W. W. EIPERT THE FHOORHSSTVll TAH.O