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THE MHDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, ftEEDFORD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1910.
AIDED J1HARNEGIE
Plant Wizard Claims That With
drawal of Support Comes as a
Great Relief to Him.
SANTA ROSA, Cnl., Jan. 19
Luther Burbank, tho plant wixnrd,
has a now claim to fnnio today. An
annual feront of $10,000 from tho
CarncRio institute awarded to tho
horticulturist has been withdrawn
'nnd 'Burbank declares tho notion is
a rcliof, maintaining that cares nnd
responsibilities accompanied tho
yearly gift.
Tho action of tho institute's offi
cials is based on tho fact that the
plant merger is being exploited for
commercial purposes. Another rea
son assigned is that Burbank is not
the originator of tho spineless cdiblo
cactus.
"I am exploited, whether I am
willing or not," declared Burbank.
i'Morcpvar, I do not claim to have
originated tho spineless cactus, but I
"do claim (o bo tho first man to make
it commercially useful. But for tho
Advice of friends, I would have dis
solved my connection with tho in
stitute Inst year. Besides cares, the
grant brdught a full crop of envy
and jealousy. Personally, I have no
desire for wealth or fame. I will
say, though, that it was mutually
agreed with tho institute that T
should have tho privilege of supple
menting their inadequate grant by
tho sale of my productions as before
the contribution was offered:"
But that doesn't excuse you if you
arc not a Commercial club member.
J REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
$
yr. C. Green to I. F. Wil
'' Hams, lots ,7 mid 8, block '
3; Central Point ,..$ 1,000
W. H.' Barlow to R. J. Ed
wards, 40 acres hi section
'9,' township 39, 1 west . . .
Emaline A. Dodge to Albert
- HallJ.53t.3-4 acres in D. L.
; C. 72, township 38, 1 west
10
10
Gold Ray Realty Co. to B. P.
t Benson, lot3, block 2,
Xickell Additiou to Med-
ford t 2,500
E. E. Bagley to G. IT. Ganierc,
lot C, Baley addition to
Ashland
E. N. Warner to Lillian E.
i Polke, lot 10, block 4,
. Walnut Park, Medford....
C. C. Pierce to E. R. Seeley,
5 acres in section 2, town-
' ship 36V 1 west
E. II. Corfles to W. H. Hum
i flfcrey, lot 10, pnrt lot 17,
block 1, Fruitdale Addition,
Medford
10
10
10
C. II. Pierco to I. D. Phipps,
lnild in D. L. C. 42, town
ship 37, 1 west 6,000
r It. Moore to Irene Wil
son, lots 3 and 4, block 25,
Central Point
500
Bridget E. Williams to Chas.
Olsen, land in D. L. C. 4,
township 37, 1 west 2,100
But that doesn't excuse you if you
are not a Commercial club member.
CHARLES N0RVEL PUTS IT
EASILY OVER CLIFFORD
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 18.
Charles Norvel of Butte elands aco
hfch with the Sacramento fight fans
today as the result of hi9 decisive
victory over Jack Clifford before the
Central club last evening.
Clifford scored a win over Nor
vell in San Francisco recently. Nor
vel justified his claim that another
meeting .would bo productive of a
different result.
Last night's fight was scheduled to
go 20 rounds. Early in tho second
session a right cross to Clifford's
jaw sent him to the floor for the
count of oight. When ho aroso Nor
vell planted a right uppcrcut under
his chin and finished tho work. Nor
vel was not scratched.
But that doesn't excuse you if you
are not a Commercial club member.
Court News.
: Estate Lizzie Dolan Davis Order
to convoy real estato under contract.
Estate of Giles Wells Ellen I.
Wells appointed administratrix; John
L. Grubb, George Owens, L. A.
Neil, appraisers. Proof of death ad
mitted. Estato of M. S. Welch Inventory
and appraisement showing real and
porsonnl property valued nt $12,
455.30 approved.
Es(oto of Abraham Fisher In
ventory nnd appraisement showing
real property value $5390.20; ap
proved. v Estate and gunrdinnship of Rollins
F. and Buelnh C. Taylor, minors
"Ijortlin 11. Sharp appointed guard
ian. But that doesn't oxouso you if you
are. riot a Commercial club member,
. ., T"
g! I Trofron of Ashland was in
Medford Wednesday on his way to
Jacksonville on legal business.
THE PERFUME OF
THE LADY III BLACK
ny GASTON I.KUOUX,
Author of "Tho Mystery of
the Yellow Room."
Copyright, 1000, by ltretnno'a
CHAPTER XIV.
Mystery of the "Body Too
Many."
EXT Cay, 11 o'clock. Where
was Houletabllle? Ills bed
had oot becu disturbed. I
dressed myself hurriedly and
wont to look for my frload. whom 1
found In the outer court Ho took mo
by the arm and led mo Into the vast
drawing room of la Louve. There
I was surprised to And. although It
was not yet time for luncheon, every
body Assembled. M. and Mme. Darzac
wcro mere. aimo. cuiui. ironi me
dark corner where she was reclining
on a sofa, saluted us.
"Ah. here Is M. ttoulctabllle with his
friend, Salnclalr! Now we shall know
why wc havo all been summoned
here."
Ho addressed
himself to Mme.
Ranee. i
"First of all, madame, permit mo to
Inform you that 1 have decided to sup
press the 'guard which you kindly al
lowed mo to establish, although It
vexed you."
"Ah, really, are you going to with
draw the guard from the chateau, M.
Roulctablllo? Well. I am very glad to
hear It. although 1 assure you that It
did not vex mo In the least," exclaim
ed Mme. Edith, with an affectation of
sayety. "On the contrary, the fact
proves to me that M. and Mme. Da
tac are no longer- In any danger."
"This Is true, madame." replied Rou
Ictabllle, "since last night"
Mme. Darzac could not refrain from
a hasty movement which no one save
myself perceived.
"So much the better," cried Mme.
Edith. "May heaven be praised! But
how Is It that my husband and I arc
the last to bear the news? Interesting
things -must have been happening last
night. The nocturnal trip of M. Dar
zac to Castelar was one of them with
out doubt."
As she spoke I could sec tho embar
rassment of M. and Mme. Darzac. Tho
former, after a glance at his wife,
started to speak, but Rouletablllo
would not permit him to do so.
"Madame, you should know the rea
son why M. and Mme. Darzac bavo
ceased to run any danger. 1'our hus
band, madame, has. told you of the
frightful tragedy of the Olandler two
years ago, and you know also, of
course, that the reason why wc have
placed such a strong guard hero
around M. Darzac and his wife was
because wo bad seen a cortaln man
again."
"I do."
"Well, this man cannot appear again
ever."
"What has become of him?"
"Do Is dead."
"When did bo dler
"Last night He was killed In the
square tower."
Wo all sprang to our feet at this
declaration In the greatest agitation.
M. and Mme. Ranco seemed complete
ly stupefied by the words which they
had beard, and M. and Mme. Darzac
and myself were plunged Into the
most profound agitation by the fact
that Rouletablllo had not hesitated to
reveal the secret.
"In the square tower?" cried Mme.
Edith. "And who, then, has killed
him?"
"M. Robert Darzac," replied Roule
tabllle. Mme. Edith aroso, seized Darzac by
the band and exclaimed with an em
phasis which made mo decide that 1
bad judged her wrongly when 1 called
ber affected:
"Bravo. M. Robert I All right! You
are a gentleman!"
Arthur Ranee arose and said, his
faco as pallid as though bo bad seen a
gbost:
'Larsan Is dead. Well, no one Is
more rejoiced than myself to know It.
and if he has received the punishment
duo to his crimes from tho band of M.
Darzac no one Is more to bo congratu
lated than M. Darzac. But 1 consider
that It would be wrong for M. Darzac
to make any attempt to conceal an act
which is an honor to himself. It would
bo better to inform the authorities. If
they come to learn of this affair from
outsiders, think what the situation
would be! If wo give out thu Infor
mation ourselves wo shall show that
an act of justice has been committed.
If we conceal anything wo shall place
ourselves in the category of malefac
tors." no paused.
"I believe that my husband Is right."
Edith added. "But we ought to know
just what has happened."
And sho addressed herself directly
to M. and Mme. Darzac. But both 'of
tho latter were Htill under the spell of
surprise which Rouletablllo had caus
ed them by his remarks, who that
very morning in my presence had
promised to bo silent and had sworn
us all to silence. M. itance rcpeuted
nervously: "Why should we couceal
anything? Why should wo? Wo must
tell everything."
All ut once the reporter seemed to
take a sudden resolution, He leaned
toward Arthur Rauce, whoso right
hand was resting on a caue, tho head
carved of ivory by a fumous cutter at
Dieppe, Rouletablllo took the cano in '
bis hand.
"May I look at it?" ho asked. "I am
un jimateur jvor.carver myself, It la
really very beautiful, It Is h Jlguro by
Imlx'sse, and there Is no better work
man on tho Norman shore."
The young man seemed to bo entire
ly engrossed In studying tho caue. As
ho touched the carvlug tho stick fell
from his baud and rolled toward Dar
sac. I picked It up and returned It Im
mediately to M. Ranee. Rouletablllo
cast a withering look at mo, and I
read in that glance that somehow or
otlier 1 had shown myself nu Idiot.
Rouletablllo asked abruptly of Mrs.
Ranee:
"Well, madame. do you thhik wo
ought to Inform tho authorities)"
"I thluk so more than CTor," she re
plied. 'That which wo are powerless
to discover they would certainly tlnd
out And 1 warn you of ono thing, M.
Rouletablllo. and that Is that wo may
already bo too Into in seeking out the
pincers of Justice. If we bad told
them of our fears at tho very bcglu
nlug you would have been spared
some long hours of watching and
sleepless ulgffts which hnve protlted
you nothing, since, aa now appears,
they did not prevent what you dread
ed from coming to pass."
Rouletablllo motioned Mmo. Edith
to a chair and again picked up tho
cane which M. Ranco had laid down
upon a sofa. lie replied sharply to
Mme. Edith:
"Madame, you are wrong in assert
ing that all the precautious which I
had taken for the safety of M. aud
Mme. Darzac havo been useless. If 1
am obliged to acknowledge the unex
plalunble presence of one body too
many 1 am also compolled to refer to
the absence perhatw less Inexplicable
of one member of our own party."
"YOU HAVE KILLED MY UNCLE!"
What is that?" InqufrwTMme. Edith,
with a mockiug smile, "lu such a
case I fall to see how you find any
mystery." giving a flippant Imitation
of the reporter's words "a body too
many on the ono side, an unexplained
absence on the other. Everything Is
for the best."
"Perhaps." rejoined Rouletablllo.
"But the most frightful thing of all Is
that the unexplained disappearance
comes just at the right time to make
known to us apparently the Identity
of the 'body too many.' Madame, 1
regret to teh you that the person wo
cunnot And Is none other than your
uncle. M. Bob."
"Old Bob!" screamed the young wo
man. "Old Rob has disappeared!"
"Unfortunately it Is true," said Rou
letabllle. And he let the can drop to the
ground.
But the news of the sudden disap
pearance of Old Bob bad so seized the
Ranees and the Darzacs that no one
paid any attention to the cano as it
fell.
"My dear Salnclalr, will you be kind
enough to pick up that cane?" asked
RouletabUle.
I did as I was ordered, and quickly.
too, but RouletabUle did not even
deign to thank me. Mme. Edith turned
like a lioness upon Robert Darzac. who
recoiled from her almost In fear as
sho shrieked:
"You have killed my uncle!"
fler husband and myself with dltll
culty prevented her from flying s
hlra. We entreated her to bo calm
nd to remember that because her un
lo had absented himself from the
peninsula aia not necessarily mean
that he had disappeared In the potato
sack, and wo reproached KouletabllU'
with his brutality in blurting out an
Idea which could only be, at the pres.
cnt time, nt ull events, a hypothesis
of his uneasy mind. Hut tho young
woman turned scornfully.
"M. Salnclalr, I sincerely hope that
my unclo's absence from hero will
only be of short duration, for If It
should turn out otlierwlso I should lie
cuso you of being nu accomplice In
the most cowurdly murder. Ah to
you," turning, to RouletabUle, "the
mere idea that you dared compart'
Lursau with my uncle, the kindliest
soul and tho greatest scholar of his
time, forbids mo to consider you as a
frlond. and I hope you will relievo me
of your presence."
"Madame," replied Rouletablllo, "I
was Just about to ask your permission
to leave. 1 havo a Jouruoy of te:;ty
fpurhou.rs to take. J.jdiall return to
bo of nsslstaneo to you In accounting
for tho disappearance of your undo."
"If my undo hits not returned with
in twenty-four hours I shall Uxlgo a
complaint In tho hands of tho police,
monsieur."
"It Is a good plan, madame, but llrst
I ndvtso you to question all tho serv
ants In whom you havo confidence,
particularly Mattoul. Question hltn
questiou him. Ah, boforo I take my
departure allow mo to leave with you
this excellent and historical book."
Aud Rouletablllo drew a small volume
from hU pocket. "This Is a work of
M. Albert Bntntllo. a copy of his
'Civil and Criminal Cased,' In which I
ndvlso you to read tho adventures, dls
gulsos, travesties aud deceptions
wrought by an Illustrious swindler
whoso truo uamo was Uullinoyor,
"After 'having read this." bo went
on, "ask yourself carefully whether
tho cleverness of such an Individual
would havo found very great dltllculty
lu presenting himself boforo your eyes
under tho guise of an undo whom you
had not seen In four yours, for, It was
four years, niadamo, since you bad
seea Old Rob until that time that you
started out to tho honrt of tho I'mupas
to look for htm. As to tho memory of
M. Arthur Rauco, who started out
with you on that journey, It would bo
even loss distinct thou your own, and
ho would bo more capable of being de
ceived than yoursnJf with your intui
tion of kinship added to your recollec
tions of your relative. I am going, but
I shall return, for if it Is necessary to
arrive at tho lntolerablo conclusion
that Larsan assumed the likeness of
M. Bob It will remain for us only to
seek M. Bob htmsojf, lu which case
madame, shall "bo your obedient
servant.
"For nil that boa happened, M.
Rancc, I make you my humblest ex
cuses and also to your wife, and I
count upon you to persuade her to
have patlenco n little longer. I real
ize that you feci that you bavo reason
to reproach me with having stated my
hypothesis too quickly and too abrupt
ly; but, plcaso remember, It Is only a
few moments slnco madame reproach
ed me with being too slow."
Suddenly tho portals flow open, and
the stablo boy, Walter, Old Bob's faith
ful servant, rusbpd luto our midst.
Ills clothing was torn nnd muddy, his
hair was In disorder, and bis face
wore an expression of rage mingled
with terror. Ho carried In bis baud
a dirty rag which ho tbrpw upon tho
table. This repulslvo object, stained
with great blotches of reddish brown,
was nothing other than the Back which
had served to carry off the mysterious
body.
With u harsh voice and savngo ges
tures Walter howled forth a thousand
lncomprehenslblo things lu his broken
jumble of French and English.
Ranco Interrupted him from tlmo to
time, while Walter shook bis flsta
menacingly at Darzac. Onco for a
moment it seemed as though ho in
tended to seize Darzac by tho throat.
When ho finished spsaklng Ranco
translated his words for us.
"lie says that tbls morning ho no
ticed blood stains on tho English cart
and saw that Toby seemed very great
ly fatigued. This puzzled htm so
much that ho decided to speak of it
at once to Old Bob, but ho sought his
master hi vain. Then, seized by a
dark foreboding, ho followed tho
prints of the horse's feot and tho
wheels of tho vehicle, which ho could
easily do because tho road was mud
dy and 'the wheels had sunk deep.
Finally he reached the old Castlllon
and noticed that tho whoels led up to
a deep chasm Into which ho descend
ed, bollovlng that ho should find tho
body of his master, hut ho aayv mere
ly, this empty suck, which may havo
contained tho corpse of Old Bob, and
now, having caught a ride in a peas
ant's wngou, ho has returned to ask
for his master, to learn whether, any
ono has seen him uud, If ho la not
found, to accuse Darzac of having
caused his death,"
Wo stood confounded. . But, to our
great astonishment, Mmo. Edith was
tho first to recover her self possession.
Sho quieted Walter by promising him
that sho would hood bring him faco to
faco with Old Bob perfectly safo and
woll. And sho Bald to Rouletablllo:.
"You have twenty-four hofirs7n1on'
clour. Mttko tho boat use of It."
Mmo. Kdtth cost a withering glnnoo
at him and left tho room, followed by
her husband. Tho sight of tho mick
struck Darsac speechless. Ho had
thrown tho bus Into an abyss, and It
was brought hack ompty. Rouletablllo
spoke:
"Uirtmu U not dead, ho Hiiro of that)
Never has tho situation been so fright
ful as It Is today, and I must hurry
away nt once. 1 have not a mlnuto to
lose, lu twenty. four hours I shall be
back."
He pressed us to bin heart. M. Ir
r.ne tint, then myself, and then, railing
luto the arum of the Lady In Ulack,
he hurst into a pindnn of sobs.
But tbt doomi't exouso vou if you
are not a Commercial club moniuor.
(To l asHtiaaod.)
G. Aknmt of Jacksonville wont to
Woodvillo Wednesday to finish up
some onginooring work for tho ooun
tyj Ho also has soiuo rend work to
do in tho upper Evans Creek Hoetinu.
Far the Best
In harness, saddles, whips,
efees, tents, blankets, wtq
on sheets, axle grease and
. gall cure, as well as all kinds
of custom work, see
J. C. Smith
314 E. Main.
EMPLOYMENT AND
BUSINESS CHANCES
0-room houso for rent.
7-room house, furnished.
FOR SALE 1-room bungalow.
G-room houso, lot 79x250.
Lots on C nnd Hivorsido avouuo.
Lots on Grape, 50x100.
7-room bungalow.
Havo n number of bargains.
Havo men.
FOR RENT Land from 1 aero to
400 In ono body; hnvo spud Innd.
FOR SALE 10 acres Improved 5-year-old
vlnoynrd locntod in Cali
fornia. 1 span horses, harness nnd wncon.
WANTED Man nnd woman on
form.
WANTED Woman to cook and do
housowork ou ranch.
HOMESTEAD rollnq-ih raont can ho
secured at this office.
ANY ONE having any kind of build
ings to movo, mil nt room 208.
WANTED A chnmbormald.
Womon for housework.
E. F. A. BITTNER. Prop.
R0MM 208. PHIPPS BLDG.
PHONE MAIN 4141.
Bargains
For Sale er Exchange
40 acres heavy timber load sovon
mllea from Modford; the wood will
mora thou pay forthe land.
20-acra alfalfa ranch In valley of
Foathor river; ideal location nt crois
roads sod station on oloctrlo ear lino;
host of soil; house and outbuildings;
all und.r irrigation. I'rlc, (4000,
terns,
FOR BALM
16 mm, quarter mile from town;
7 aeroa set to Nowtown apples, 1
asro abortion, S to alfalfa; E-room
bous.; electric light; barn; on main
road; spoelal prlco for a few days,
on afvorablo torms.
41 aoroa two miles from Tal
ent; 18 Improved; about IE aeroa
food wooa tlmbor; best frslt soil lies
on gatl. slop; a bargala it sold
soon.
See Townsenl RITA I FTATF
184 MAIN ST.
AT OUSIOK a Mrata.
Extra
Good Buys
Ono D-room cottage pantry, bath
room and woodshed, lot CCzl04; flno
Investment at I137C; $800 will ban
dlo it.
Ono 0-room houso, two lots, two
blocks from Main etroot, close In. A
snap for $2100,
Call and look over our list of lots
boforo you buy. WE OAN PLEASH
YOU.
Wright & Allin
128 East Main Stroot,
THE RttiUE RIVER LAND COMPANY
NO. 11 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE
Offers nu eapocmHy good foothill orchard for n low
prio mkI on good tonne. In thoBO duya of advancing
pis, it will pay to look into thin.
It pays to donl with tho "Alan Who Knows." Whew
tke Roguo Rivor Land Company Hold tho Tronaon &
-uikrio orchard at IDaglo Point to Jlio prir.o winning
wrH, four years ago, Uio salesman, W. M. Holmes,
aoewred tho purehasora those Spit'.ouhergtroca would
prAe tho world's best apples, and subsequent evonta
wy tho soundness of his judgmont. By tho way:
DO. it over occur to you that most of tho men who havo
wn but in tho Rogue River Valley, bought their win
Ming ercharda through tho Roguo River Land Com-
7f. M. Holmes, Manager, is always at your sorvico
for a good buy.
There's a Reason
Why the custom of the
Sex Market is growing.
The reason is worth in
vestigating and trial
order will explain the
reason.
sRex Martlet
Huth fie Pech Props. Phone 3271
Best Groceries
At Prices Strictly in
Keeping with the
Quality of Our
Stock which is
Unexcelled
A Trial will Convince You
Allen
The Square
Fam Land Timber Land
Orchard Land vj
Residences City Lots
Orchards and Mining Claims
Medford
Room 10, Jackson
Reagan
Deal Grocers
Realty Co
County Bank Building