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THE MEPffORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MISPITORP, OREOON, MONDAY, .TAOTAUY Ji, 19.10.
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By GASTON LEROUX.
Author of "The Mystery
of the Yellow Room"
The gripping qualities of this
story reveal a gifted French au
thor in his best vein. While it
is a detective story ranking with
the Sherlock Holmes scries, re
vcaling further adventures of
JRoulotabille, the sensational sol
ver of mysteries, the narrative
also presents several character
studies of engrossing interest
Rouletabillc, the bewildering
hero of The Mystery of the Yel
low Room," who is here confront
erf by the nerve racking mystery
of the body too many;' Lar
son, the fugitive from justice
and master mind of the polished
criminals of two hemispheres,
'who reveals himsalf only when
ha wishes to show where ho is
not. and the Lady in Black,
whose inspiring faith is un
shaken by the unspeakable trag
edies in which she is the central
figure. The dreadful power for
evil that can be exerted by a
perverted brain has never been
mora clearly portrayed. The
heartbreaking test of the unfor
tunate son who realize that he
must kill his father, who has
never known his son, to save his
mother, whom he might never see
again, is a vivid, portrayal of
some of the penalties of human
existence.
CHAPTER I.
A Foredoomed Marrtefe.
HE marriage of M. Robert Dar-
T
zac and. Mile. Mathllde Stan
gerson took, place in Parts at
the Church of St. Nicholas da
Chardbnnet on April C 1805. every
thing connected with the occasion be
ing conducted In the quietest fashion
possible. A little more than two years
bad rolled by since the events which I
have recorded in a previous volume
events so sensational that It la not
speaking too strongly to say that an
even longer lapse of time would uot
have sulilced to blot mt the memory
of the famous "Mystery of the Yellow
Room."
In this. almost unknown parish it
wok easy enough to maintain the ut
most privacy. Only a few friends of
M.' Dnreac and Professor Stangerson.
on whose discretion they felt assured
that they might rely, had been Invited.
1 hud the honor to be one of the num
ber. I reached tho church early, and nat
urally my first thought was to look
for Joseph Rouletabllle. 1 was some
what surprised at not seeing him; but,
having no doubt that he would arrlvo
6hnrtly. 1 entered the pew already oc
cupied by 11. Heurl-Robert and M. An
dre 11 esse, who lii the quiet shades of
the little chapel exchanged in under
tones reminiscences of the Btrange af
fair at Versailles, which the approach
ing ceremony brought to their memo
ries. "I never felt quite easy about Rob
ert and Mnthllde." he said, "uot even
after the happy termination of the af
fair at Versailles," said lienri-Robert,
"unill I knew that the Information of
the death of Frederic Lafsan had been
officially continued. That roan was a
pitiless enemy."
It will be remembered perhaps by
readers of The Mystery of tho Yel
low Room" that a few months after
the acquittal of the professor la Bor
bonne there occurred the terrible ca
tastrophe of La Dordogne, a transat
lantic steamer running between Havre
and New York. In the broiling beat
of u summer night upon the coast of
the new world Lu Dordogne bad
caught tire from an overheated boiler.
Re fore help could reach her the steam
er was utterly destroyed. Scarcely
thirty passengers were able to leap
Into the life boats, and these were
picked up the next day by a merchant
vessel, which conveyed them to tho
nearest port. For duys thereafter the
ocean cast up on the beach hundreds
of corpses, and ntnong these they
found Uirean.
The papers which were found care
fully hidden lu the. clothing worn by
the dead man proved beyond a doubt
bin Identity. Matbllde Stangerson
was at last delivered from this mon
filer of a husband to whom, through
the facility of the American laws, she
had given her hand In secret In the
Unthinking ardor of girlish romance.
This wretch, whose real name, accord
ing lo court records, was Rallmeyer
and who hud married her under the
name of Joan Rouel. could no longer
rise like a dark shadow hot ween Ma
thllde and the man whom she had
loved so long mill so well without dar
ing to become his bride. In "Tho
Mywtery of the Yellow Room"I have
rolaled nil the details of this remarka
ble affair, one of the strangest which
hits ever boon known In the annals of
the court of assizes and which with
out doubt ""ti!d have had a most
tragic denounent had It not been for
the extraordinary part played by n
boy reporter, scarcely eighteen years
old, Joseph Rouletnblllo, who wuh the
Perfume
Lady
inly one to discover "that Frederic
l.nrsuu. the celebrated secret service
;igeut, was none other thnn Uallmeyer
himself.
"You see. my dear fellow," said M
Henri-Robert to M. Andre Hesse,
"you see, lu this world ouo cnu always
and the .bright side. See how beauti
fully everything has turned out. even
the troubles of Mile. Stangerson. Rut
why are you constantly looking
around you? Do you expect auy one?"
"xes. 1 expect Frederic Larsau.'
M. Henri-Robert laughed. Rut 1 felt
no Inclination to Join In his mirth.
"whafa the matter, Salnclalr?"
whispered M. Henri-Robert, who no
ticed my expression. "Hesso was only
Joking." '
1 don't know anything about It," 1
answered. And I looked attentively
around me, as M. Andre Hesse had
done. And indeed we had believed
Larsan dead so often when he was
known as Dallmcycr that It seemed
quite possible that he might be once
more brought to life in tho guise of
Larsan.
Here comes RouletablUc remark
ed M. Henri-Robert "I'll wager that
he isn't worrying."
The young reporter Joined us and
pressed our bands in an absentmlnded
manner.
"Good morning. Salnclalr. Good morn
ing, gentlemen. 1 am not late I
hope?"
It seemed to me that bis Tolce trem
bled. He left our pew Immediately
and withdrew to a dark corner, where
he knelt like child and prayed. His
fervent devotion astonished ue. When
he railed his head his eyes were tilled
with tears. He did not even try to
hide them. He was lost completely
In his prayers and. one might imagine.
In hla grief.
But what could be the occasion of
his sorrow? Had not the good fortune
of Mnthllde Stangerson and Robert
Dareac been In a great measure
brought about by bis efforts? Perhaps
from Joy that he wept. He rose from
bis knees and was hidden behind a
pillar.
And the next moment Matbllde Stan
gerson made her entrance Into the
church upon the arm of her father.
Robert Dareac walking behind them.
Ah. the drama of the Glandlcr had
been a sorrowful one for these three!
Rut. strange as It may seem, Matbllde
Stangerson appeared only the more
beautiful for all that she bad passed
through. True, she was no longer the
beautiful statue, the living marble, tho
ancient goddess, the cold pagan divini
ty, who at the official functions at
which her father's position had forced
her to appear bud excited a flutter of
admiration whenever she was seen. It
seemed, on the contrary, that fate In
making her expiate for so many long
years an Imprudence committed In
early youth had cast her Into the
depths of madness and despair, only
to tear away the mask of stone which
hid from sight the tender, delicate spir
it And it was this spirit which shono
forth on her wedding day. in the
sweetest and most charming smile,
playing on her curved lips, hiding In
her eyes, filled with pensive happiness
and leaving Its Impress on her fore
head. Rut what I shall always remember
la the strangeN expression which came
over her visage when she looked
through the rows of faces In the pews
without seemlug to discover the one
6bc sought in a moment she hud re
gained her composure and was mis
tress of herself once more. She bad
seen Rouletabllle behind bis pillar.
She smiled at him and my companions,
and 1 smiled in our turn.
"She has the eyes of a mad woman!"
I turned to see who spoke the heart
less words, it was a poor fellow
whom Robert Darzac out of kindness
had made bis assistant In the labora
tory at the Sorbonne. The man was
named Rrlgnolles and was a distant
cousin of the bridegroom. Long ago
be bad lost both father and mother.
He bad neither brother nor sister and
seemed to have broken off all Inter
course with his native province, from
which he had brought an eager desire
for success, an exceptional ability to
work and a strong Intellect.
One beautiful morning In the pre
ceding spring and consequently a
year after the occurrences In the ye!-
'jow room Dareac had presented Rrl
gnolles to his pupils. The new as
sistant had come direct from Alx,
where he hod been a tutor lu tho nat
ural sciences and where he had com
mitted Mine fault of discipline which
had caused his dismissal. Durzac was
suffering from the reaction following
the strong emotions which had nearly
weighed him down at the Glundler
and at the court of assizes. We re
marked that from the duy that Rrl
gnolles cume to him Rrlgnolles. whose
friendship should have been u precious
solace the weakness of M, Durzac
Noomeri to Increase. Ilo.vevor. wo
were obliged to acknowledge that 1
Hrlgnollos was not to blame for that,
for two unfortunate and unforeseen
nceldonts had occurred In the course
of some oxperlmuntH which would
hnvo uoomed on the face of them not
at nil daugorous. The lint resulted
from the unexpected explosiou or a
(ibKHler tubu. The second, which
might have beon extremely grave,
happened through the explosion of a
tluy lump agulust which Durzac wuh
leaning.
of
the
Black
In
At tlio time of tho second accident I
was present, having come to seek
Dareac at the Sorbonne. 1 myself led
our friend to n druggist and then to n
doctor, and 1 begged Rrlgnolles when
he wished to neconipauy us to remain i
at his post. Oti the way Durzac linked 1
why I had wouuded the poor fellow's 1
feelings. I told him that I did uot euro
for Rrlguolles" society for tho abstract
reason that I did not like his maimers
and for the concrete reason oti this j
special occasion that I believed htm to ;
be responsible for the accident Dar
zac demanded why 1 thought so. and
1 did uot know how to answer; and he ;
laughed.
My suspicions of Rrlgnolles were
doubtless ridiculous. All the same, 1 ,
was so strongly prejudiced agalust the
young mau that 1 blamed him for the
slow Improvement lu Darzac's phys
ical condition. At tho beginning of tbo '
whiter Dunne had such a bad couch ,
that 1 entreated him to ask for leave
of absence und to lake a trip to tho
MldL The physicians advised San
Remo, Ho went thither, and a week 1 umu lma K WM eIJ 1 could ob
later ho wrote us that he felt much tuln no aatlafuetlou from Rouletabllle,
better. "I can breathe here." he wrote.
When I left Paris 1 seemed to be
stifling."
This letter gave me much food for
thought and I took Rouletabllle into
my confidence.
Ht irri with m tht it m. n
most peculiar coincidence that Darzac
was. so ill when Rrbmolles was with
him and so much better when he and
his Toumr assistant wtrt seoarated.
The impression that this was actually
the fact was so strong In ray mind
that I would on no account hava per
mitted myself to lose sight of Rrl
gnolles. No. Indeed! 1 verily bellevo
that If ho had attempted to leave Paris
I should have followed him.
Dareac returned homo at the end of
four weeks almost completely restored
to health. His. eyes, however, were
still, weak, and be was under the ne
cessity of taking the greatest care of
thorn. Rouletabllle and myself bad re
solved to keop a close watch on Bri-
gnollcs. but we were satisfied that
everything would be right when wo
were Informed that the long deferred
inarriago was to occur almost imme
diately and that Darzac would take
bis wife away on a long honeymoon
trip far from Paris and from Rrl
gnolles. And now we all a dozen or so per
sonswere gathered In the sacristy.
The witnesses signed the register, and
ths rest of us congratulated the newly I
- ,
wedded pah-. The sacristy was yet
more dismal than the church, and 1
might have- thought that It was on ac
count of the darkness that 1 could not
percelvo Joseph Rouletabllle. Rut as
suredly be was not there. Matbllde
bad already asked for him twice, and
Darzac requested mo to go and look for
him. 1 did so. but be had disappeared.
When the bridegroom brought this
news to his wife she appeared to be
both pained and unxlous. She called
me to her side and said:
"My dear M. Salnclalr. you know that
we nre to take the train In two hours. 1 weather. The wind from the sea
Will you huut up our little friend and chilled us to the bone nnd swept over
bring blm to mo und tell blm that his the deserted quay with weird sounds
strange behavior Is grieving mo very of lamentation. I walked behind ltou
much?" i letabllle. who made his way with dlf- (
And I began a wild goose chase after Acuity In this damp obncurlty. How
Rouletabllle. Rut 1 appeared at the , over, bo appeared to know the place,
station without him. Neither nt his for wo dually urrlvcd ut the door of n ,
home nor at the otilce of his paper queer little luu which remained open ,
nor at the Cafe du Rarrciiu. where tbo ' during the earlv spring for the Usher- ,
necessities of his work often called
him at this hour of the day. could 1
lov mv liniiil on him. '
There was three minutes yet before J
tho depnrturo of tho train. Rut no
Rouletabllle. We wero all so grieved ' you condescend to explain to mo what : Horrowiuny at uie square uaiuemcnw
aud moreover so surprised that we re- ' we have to conio to look for In this of the city hall, which extended to
malned on the platform, looking at ' place aside from rheumatism and wnrd "9 e hostile lance of Ita soiled
Mme. Darzac. without thinking to wish pueumoulaV" ' n''d weather beaten Uug; at tho Cafe
her a pleasant Journey. She cast a J RUt Rouletabllle ut this- moment I Uu ,,"r,H' ut ,m' H",'"t houses, nt tho
long glauco upon the quay, and at tho , coughed and turned toward tbo Are to eul,H ""d the llbrury. Was It there
moment that the speed of the train be- , warm his huudx again. I t'mt ,,,t' lMy llml bought lUoao llrst
gau to accelerate, certain now that sho ( oh. yes." ho ausworcd: "1 am going l,ow boo1,H f,,r w,'lch the Lady In
was not to see her "little friend" again, , to tell you. We have come to look for "hck had paid?
she threw me an envelope from the car , the perfume of tho Lady In Rlnck." ! "Nothing has chunged."
window. I This phrase gave me so much to IIp drew me Into a little trcot nnd
"For him." sho said. i think about that I scarcely slept nt all 8topxyl again lu front of a tiny templo
And almost ns though moved by an 1 tbm night. I of tho Jesuit style. After buvlng push-
irresistible Impulse, her face wearing ' Ear)y ln , momlug i Waa nwnk- ont"n ft "tt,c iow loor ""''It'tobllle
an expression of something that re- ! en(;d by a Cmce(i Rouletabllle. Ills bml0 tuo '',ltc wu "'N' our'
sembled terror, she added lu a tone ia.. WUH distorted with grief ns he Helve8 uldo n beuutlful mortuary
so strange thut I could not help recall- hllI1(lw, IIIU , .ulmrrilin WMcll ,md chapel.
ing tho horrible speeches of Rrlgnolles:
"Au revolr. my friends or ndleu."
CHAPTER II.
Roulctnbillc's Revelation.
OTJLHTARILLi: hud been treat
ed by the Staiigernonn arid by M.
Darzue ns their deliverer, aud
espeiliilly since Muthllde hud
left the Hiinltarliiiii. In which for sev
eral moiitlix her shattered nervous sys
tem hud needed and received the most
assiduous care since tuo auugnter oi
tho fumous profesor had been ablo to
understand the extraordinary part
which tho boy had pluycd In tho
drn inn that without bin noip woum in-
ovltably have ended In the bitterest
t'rlef for nl' thoe whom she loved
rliico sho hud read by the light of nor
restored reuon the Hlnirthand reports
tt tho trial, ut which Roiiletabllle ap
peared at the Iuni muiiiiiiit like kuiiio
hero of a miracleshe hud Htirroiintled
the youugHtor with mi tilTectlon little
loss than maternal, tjlie Interested
herself In everything which concerned
him, She begged for bin confidence.
She wanted to know more about him
than 1 knew and perhaps more even
than he knew himself, She had shown
au unobtrusive but strong curiosity In
regard to the mystery of his birth, of
which nil of us wen Iptwrunt and on
which the .voting man luttl kept silence
with n sort of savage pride.
I returned from the Lyons station
I still pondering over the numerous
fantasies, the straince caprlees of
Rouletabllle during the lust two years.
Rut nothing that entered my mind
could have warned me of what had
happened or, still less, hare explained
It to inc. Where was Rotllptubllle? I
went to his rooms In the Roulvvnrd
St. Michel, telling myself that If I did
not ll ml hlui there I could at least
leave Mine Dantae's letter. What
was my astonishment when 1 entered
the building to see my own servant
currying my bag. I nsked III in to tell
mo what he was doing and why. unil
he replied that he did not know-that
1 must ask M. Rouletnbllle.
The boy htul been, as It turned out,
while I had been seeking htm every
where (except naturally In my own
house). In my npartmrnts In the Rue
de Klvoll. He had ordered my serv
ant to take him to my rooms nnd had
made the mau till u vnllso with every
thing ueecssury for n trip of threo or
four days. Then he hiul directed the
man to bring the bug lu about an hour
to the hotel In the "Hour Mich,
1 made one bound up the stairs to
my friends bedchamber, where I
him packing In a tluy hand
a'cbel uu assortment of toilet articles.
, cuungu or imou ami a nightshirt
Ior rcKnr ho "le affairs of cv-
WaT be was extremely partlcu-
i ,nr auu UMl'e too modesty or his
mm succceuea m living very well,
having a horror of everything which
I coul" called bohcmlan. Ho dually
delgued to announce to me that "wo
' wor'' K,nK tu toko our Kfltcr Taca'
uo" ,,uu u"" B,nc 1 nnu ooming to
j J" nnd ,ue LPch had granted him a
th"- days holiday we couldn't do bet-
ter than to go and take a short rest at
tho seaside. Rut my silence did not
disturb Rouletabllle in the least and.
tuklng my valise in onv hand, his
satchel In the other, be hustled me
dawn tho stairs and punned me Into a
hack which awaited uu before the door
of the hotel. Half an hour later we
found ourselves in a tint class car
riage of the Northern railway, which
was carrying us toward Trcpot by
way of Amiens. As we entered- tho
station be said:
."Why don't you give me the letter
that you have for me?"
I gazed at him lu amazement Ho
had guessed that Mme. Durzac would
be greatly grieved at not seeing blm
before her departure and would write
to blm. He bad been (oltlvely ma
llclous. I answered:
"Recauso you don't deserve It
And 1 gave blm a good scolding, to '
which be Interposed uo deft'
;'Uno. no'
' hlinself I
hnu over' I
did not even try to excuse
and that made mo angrier tbau over.
I II.. i. ..... I ... I LIh. . i. . . I .... I,
Finally 1 handed him the letter. He
took It, looked at It and Inhaled its
fragrance. As 1 sat looking at blm
curiously he fruwucd. trying, as I
could see. to repress some strong feel
ing. Dls face betrayed tho fact that
he was suffering profoundly,
"Well?" 1 said.
Aren't you going
t0 rpad tbe letter"
ue rpj'"; """ ,
wo nre yDat'T
We arrived at Trepot lu the blackest I
night that 1 remember after six hours ,
lntermluable trip nud lu wretch-
tnon. Rouletnbllle demanded supper
and a lire, .for wo were half starved '
and hulf frozen.
"Ah. now. my friend." 1 Bald when
wo were settled ufter u fashion., "will ,
, come to him at tho Rourg. having !
i been forwarded from Paris lu accord- !
uuco with the orders that bo bad loft. ?lw w"8, ,t,rB0 " " n?0'
Hero Is the dlnpatcb: W,ef cro 1 u', r10l?1"' )atlil tbo
Como ImmrHMdy without loolng n mln- ' Vft W.B 1 "tnbUli tapped very gen-
ute. We have siven ud our trio to tho tv kind ' drum, which gavo out a
! orient ana will loin M. Btancenon at
i Meniono at tiio homo or the Jtances at
HocherM ItouueH. Lei Oil montage ro-
main a secret between ui. It Is not nee
meary to frighten any one, Vou may
pretend that you mo on your vacation or
inalco any other excuse that you like, but
eomo. TfeiOKruph me KOnoral delivery,
Alentonc. Quickly, quickly; 1 urn wait
ins for you. Yours In despair,
DARZAC.
"Well." I cried, leaping out of bed,
''It doesn't Hurprino mo!"
"You never believed that he wuh
deudV" demanded Rouletublllo in a
tori" filled with emotion,
I never relt quito suro or it," i an
swered. "It wuh too tiHeful for him to
Piihh for dead to permit lilrn to Infi
nite ut tho 8ii crlH ce of a few puporri,
however Important thoHu wore which
won found upon Hie victim of the
Dordogne dlHuxtcr. lint whnt Is the
mutter with you. my boy? Vou look
us though you wore going to fulut.
Aro you til V
Roulotuhlllo had let himself Into a
chair. It wuh In u voice which trem
bled llkii Hun of uu old mini Hint hit
eontlded to me Unit even while, the
iimrrluge ceremony or our rrlunds was
going on he had become possessed
with n strong conviction that Uirsnn
wuh not dead. Hut after the ceremony I
was at uu end he hiul felt more se
cure. It seemed to hlui that iirsnn
would never have permitted Mnthllde i
stangerHon to speak the vows that i
gave her to Robert Darzac If he were ,
rvnuy nuve, uirsaii would only have
had to show bin face to stop the mar
riage. Wiping tint perspiration frot his
forehead. Rouletabllle remarked:
"Salnclnlr, can you over forirct Ijir.
Ban's eyes? Do you remember, 'The !
prvsuytery has not lost Its chnrin or
the gnrdei Its brightness?' "
I pressed the boy's hand, it was
burning hut. I tried to calm him. but
ho paid no attention to anything I
said.
"And It was after the wcddlng-Just
n few hours after the wcddlng-thai
ho chose to appear!" ho cried. "There
Isn't anything else to think, Is thoro,
Salnclnlr?"
"Oh. ,l. tiuruic Is uot n child to be
frightened at Isigles. Rut we must
hope wm must hope, mustn't we, Snln
clnlr, Hint he Is mistaken? Oh, It Isn't
possible that such n fearful thing cnu
bo true. Oh. Salnclnlr, It would bo too
terrible!"
1 hud tiever seen Rouletnbllle so
deeply agitated, oven nt the time of
the most terrible events at the Ulan
dler. He nrose from his chnlr and
walked up nnd down the room, casting
nsldu nuy objoct which came, lu his
wny nnd repeating over and over: "No,
no! it's too terrible, too terrlblo!"
"Rut, my donr boy, you frighten me.
What Is there you know that you hnvo
not told mo?"
"I am going to teU you. Tho.nl tun
tlou is horrible. Why didn't that Til
lain dlor
"And, nfler alL bow do you know
that hu la not dead?"
"Look here. Buluclnlc don't talk-be
quiet please. You, see. if bo la alive 1
wish to God that 1 were dead!"
"If be is alive you must live to de
fend that poor woman."
"Alt. that is true! You bare said
tho only thing that make me want
to live., To defend her; I will not
think of myself again."
And Rouletabllle smiled, a smile
which almost frightened mo. 1 threw
my arm around him and begged htm
to tell me why he was so terrified,
why bo spoke of bia own death and
why, he smiled so strangely.
Rouletabllle looked down and stead-
II V into I11Y vvu. Thrn hn as 1.1
You shall know all, Salnclalr, You
shall know as much as 1 do, and when
you do you will be as unhappy as 1
am, for you are kind and you aro fond '
of m." i
Then be strnlchtpnMl Unrk M aliiuil.
I drrs ns though he had already cast off 1
a burden and pointed In the direction ,
of..,.,'. ""'""J-
I It Ml I.
"Wtf "hull leave hero in nu hour."
u? "aid. "There Is no direct train
rro,n ,Ju t0 ''"'hi In the winter. Wo
shall uot reach i'nrls until 7 o'clock. I
Rut that will glvo uh plenty of time
' to pack our trunks and take the train
j that leaves the Lyons station at I)
, o'clock for Marseilles and Mm tone."
lie did uot link my opinion on tho 1
I course Which he had laid nut. He u-nn '
tnt'nK u' to Mentoue. Just ns he had
uruuKi'i me 10 ireoi. ue was wen I
awnro that In the present crisis 1 j
could rcfuxe him nothing. I
1 thought of the perfume of the j
Lady In lllnrl;, but 1 kept alienee. Ho j
hud unlil he would tell mo nil. lie led
me out to the Jetty, The wind waH 1
still blowing a gale. Rouletabllle 1
closed his eyes as if lu a dream.
"It was here," he said, "that I last '
saw her."
lie looked down at tho stone bunch
beside which we were standing.
In nrintlirtf lirilf tirtni. ,... '.... rt , I... !
... MUVIIIVI ..I.., IIUUI tv II V) v nt i.u.
We alighted, add the horse und car
rlngo stood motlonlesH iioii tho street.
ihe driver had gone Into a suloon.
We entered the cool simile of u high
OoiMe 'church which faced upon the
quare. The young reporter gazed
' , "eS0 cunP' whispered
"""'"tabuie.
queer, mullled sound.
"Wo are In luck," ho Haul. ''We nro
Inside the college, nnd tho conclergo
has not seen mo. lie would remember
me."
"Whnt hnrm would Mint have dono?"
Just at Mint moment n iimti with
bare bond und n bunch of kcyn nt
his Hide piiHHod through the room,
nnd Koulutnhlllo drew mo Into tha
ihudow,
(To bo continued.)
Modfonl, Orofjon: Thin corlilftia
Hint wo liuvo Hold I IuII'k Toxuh Won
dor for tlio out u of ull hiduoy, blad
der nnd I'liotimutii! trouliloH for tun
yonrn, mid huvn never und u com-
plaint. It g'vim quick und iwnnniiont
rofiof. 00 duyK' trentment in onuli hot-
tlo. Modfonl Plmrmnov, ; tli. .1010, lor tlio oximvnting mill Iny-
iug of all wntor miiiiiH to Iio non-
Scn tlio bargain for 80 ncrcg oflstruotod diiriiiK Hid your 3010, ItidH
land nn ndvertiKcd in tlio for suloito bo filod witli (Iiq city rceorder not
column of this paper. 'lutor than 4 o'oloolc ji, in. on Jutitmvy
Our Mammoth
UNLOADING SALE
Affords the Best
tunity to save on
Supp ies in wearables
Women.
EVERYTHING PN SALE.
Should nionn a lot to fho women of this .section.
A mammoth stock of now, clean moi'duindiso offered at
sale priees never before attempted in Southern Pregon.
AVhero on earth can you find a Htoro that offorn every
thing, except contract goods, at a saving; you can't buy
goods here without saving something and on most ev
erything the savings are
25 TP 60 PER CENT
less than regular retail prices.
THE HUTCHASON CO.
Formerly Baker-Hutciiason .Co;
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Savoy Theatre
TONIGHT
A MILLION DOLLAR MIXUP (A Million Laughs.)
INDIAN WIFE DEVOTION (Atilrantcd Western Drnrnn)
THROUGH THE BREAKERS (Brogrnph Drnnm)
ONE DIME DOORS OPEN 7 P. H.
i n n
'
S"8
J B. ENYAUT, President
JOHN S OKTI1 i ... . r
J A
THE MEDTORD NATIONAL BANK
JAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS . U,W0
Safety boxes fur r.i a genrral Danklnn Business transacted.
W solicit your patronnoc.
1
Did you over hoar about tho mini
who bnd only two logs?
Ho nlil ho didn't know uh ho act
ually ncodod threo lugs, but If ho bud
another bo roll niir0 ho could got
along fmitor.
It's n good deal tho mmo with an
electric sign.
An oloctrlc sign Isn't nn actual no
cesalty to your Htoro, but It would
holp you to "got along faster."
Thoro. Isn't nny doubt about It.
It's as Hiiro as tho sun will Mho to
morrow morning.
It's nn plain ns 2 times 2 nro 4.
DocHn't It iitand to renHon Mint nn
oloctrlc nlgn In front of your Htoro
would flaiih out Uh inoaHngo to your
penplo moro brilliantly, strikingly
nnd ImprcHBlvoIy Minn nny othor form
of nlgn?
Inn't It n hard fact that no otlior
sign In fit for night work?
Cnn't you boo yourself, Mint nn
oloctrlc nlgn would attract folkn nil
along Mm street nnd ImproiiH your
I nnino nnd exact location In tholr
I mlndH?
Don't you ronllzo Mint nn olectrte
sign would offor you tlio boat night
ndvortlslng you could nociiro?
An oloctrlc fllgn Ih bottor Minn a.
dnytlmo n'gn, for tho Hlmplo und log
ical reason Mint, In tho day Mmo, ev
erything Ih vIhIIjIo, wlillo, nftor dnrk,
only tlioso Miltgu Illuminated nro
noon,
Tho dnrlcor, Htormlor, dronrlor tho
night, tli0 more glorloimly would
i
Notlco to Contractors.
Sonlod bids wil bo rocoivod ly tlio
,'Hly !)iiiioil oL tlio oity ol Modlord,
Orogon, up to mid inuliiilinK Jiimiiiry
! r
il htud 17 t? t r?r mam
Oppor-needed
for
I'HRin. Wr-l'rcMiloiU
VT. K JACKSON. Arts't CoHhior
your oloctrlc olRn ntnnd forth, and
tho rnoro eloquently would It tulle to
your people.
Tho pooplo you want nro tho poo
pin who work dnytlmos.
Kvonlng Ih tho only Mmo thoy hnvo
to bo out on tlio Htroot.
Hvonliig Ih tholr only Mmo for roc
rontlon nnd night noolng.
Talk tu their, by your oloctrlc nlgn
at, night, wlillo thoy nro mont opon
to lmprenRlonB whllo thoy nro for
inulntlng nnd deciding on tholr pur
clianos. Your old nlgn dlos with tho sotting
Btin.
Thoro'it nobody Mint enn neo It
night tlmoB,
Don't you Bupposo It would pny
you to know namothlng moro nbottt
oloctrlc Hlgna?
Wo nro ready with full Informa
tion nnd flgurcH for you, Our roprc
Hontntlvn will cnll nt mont nny hour
of Mia duy or night to talk "oloctrlc
sign."
Stop to Mio phono right now our
number Ih 1081 nnd mnko nu np
polntinont. It hIiowh off your goodn to tho host
ndvnntngo.
It hIiowh thorn Juiit nn thoy nro,
truo to color, tint, material und tox
turo. Don't try to worry along with
pitHBo forniH of lighting. Koop In Btop
with progroHH. Moot our roproHontn
Mvo und talk Milnga over with him.
ROaUIO UIVIOU MLRC'f'O CO.
4th, 1010, mid to bo ncoompntiiod by
u liurtil'iod obuol; oqtial to ton per cent
of tlio amount bid for.
Uy urdor of tlio oity cntinuil Docoui
l.or lilHt, 1000.
It OUT. W. TBLFKU,
City Hoourdor.
Dutod thin 22nd' day 'of Dciiombor,
1000.
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