THE MEDTTORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, .TANUARY 21,
PERKINS WILLING TO !
TO HOUSE!
He Announces That He Is Favorably
Considering Running for Legis
lature In Douglas County.
nOSEBUno, Or., Jan. 21. J. W.
Perkins, c local coal mtno operator,
mltnltB that he Is "seriously consider
ing" becomtug a cavlldato for rop
r.aentntlvo from Douglas county. Ho
la a republican, favors tho assembly
.ilnn nnrl CfifV-n.1 n tho Iplflslntliro aS
a representative from Jackson coun-J
ty In 1907-8, when ho as engaged
In tho frill. grow-In? business near.
Mcdford. "If coal mining by my'
tnpany .8 to bo earned on exten
sively and successfully," said Mr. Por
klns, "tho present laws relating to
such projects will have to undergo
some changes. It would he my chief
object to bring about such changes If
1 should go to tho legislature again.
I aspired to the legislature from Jack
son county for tho sole purpose of
n'dlng horticultural legislation, and
tho la,ws that wore enacted along that
lino were of tremendous heneflt to
tho fruit growing lutcrests of the
state."
HOUSE VOTES TO DESTROY
19,000 ROOSEVELT MESSAGES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Tho
house had fun recently destroying
by resolution about 1000 tons of use
less documents now stored in the Cap
itol. "I want to congratulate tho repub
licans," said Representative Fitzger
ald of New York, "and rejoice In their
courage to disposo of the messages
Pf one whose presenco In Africa seems
io be 66 pleasing, and whose return is
so greatly feared. I find that among
the useless documents are G442 copies
of Roosevelt's messages to the Second
session of tho Sixtieth congress; 3-196
of his messages to the first session of
tho Sixtieth congress; 4409 of the
same papers to the Fifty-ninth con
gress; 2D38 to tho Fifty-eighth, and
-067 to tho Fifty-seventh congress.
"In all, Mr. Speaker, there are
about 19,000 documents devoted to
My Policies which republicans 'want to
forget. I will take the whole lot and
distribute them In my district, and
in the districts of some of the mem
bers who pretend to be republicans."
Representative Olmsted of Penn
sylvania retaliated by pointing out
that there were 3390 copies of Gro
ver Cleveland's messages In tho heap,
and 10,000 copies of tho minority re
port on tho Payne-Aldrlch tariff bill.
The resolution was passed.
FRUIT EXPERT BUYS PLACE
BOULEVARD NEAR ASHLAND
ASHLAND, Jan. 21. O. II. Barn
hill, a fruit expert and writer, and
formerly connected with farmers' in
stitute work both in Montana and
Iowa, who enme to Ashland a sho-t
time ago, accompanied by his moth
er, brother nnd sister, has purchased
tho Bowcrsox orchard tract on the
boulevard just south of tho city,
comprising 18 acres, a portion of
which is set to new orchard, pear.-,
.cherries, elc. Mr. Barnhill expects
to improvo tho property systematic
ally and scientifically and make a
nodel orchard home of tho place.
Ho has been investisatinR the va
rious fruit' soctions of the north
west, which ho is "writing up" ex
tensively for eastern agricultural
journals, and his investment in Ash
land orchard lands is cortninly quite
n compliment to this section's at
tractions in this lino.
RUMOR HAS IT THAT
FREEMAH HAS SOLD
CENTRAL POINT, Jan. 21. A
report was current on the streets
yesterday hat W. J. Freeman had
bought tho Mrs. M. E. Mapradei
farm of 33 acros, lying between the
east line of tho town corporation
limits and Bear creek, tho consider
ation being $300 an acre, or $10,
000. When asked over tho phono to
verify tho rumor, Mr. Freeman de
clined to give any information re
garding tho deal, but admitted that
it was under way.
ELKS HAVE GOOD
TIME; LADIES' NIGHT
Last night was "ladies' night" at
tho Elks' lodge. Over CO ladies,
daughters, wives nnd invited guests
of tho members of tho order wero
present. A bnnquet was served and
nn espocinlly pnjoynblo program of
vocal nnd instrumental mumc was
presented, nftor which tho floor was
cleared nnd dancing was indulged in
until a Into hour.
Found Both Parents Dead,
TULSA, Olda., Jan. 21. Planning
to surpriso his paronts, 1). A. Smith,
of Evorott, Wash., arrived hero toduy
only to learn that the couple W
been accidentally asphyxiated m
their homo hero two months ago.
! THE PERFUME OF
THE LADY IN BLACK
lty GASTON' LKKOUX,
Author of "The Mystery of
tho Yellow lloom."
Copyright, 1000, by llretmiTV's
CHAPTER XVI.
A Living Tomb and a Baflllntf
Murder.
Mi luougius lurueu io itouicia
bllle. What was he doing now?
Why had he gone away? As 1
' lay there puullng my brain
over the outcome of the affair I heard
some one knocking at my door. It was
Tcro Beraler, who brought mo a brief
note from my friend which had been
handed to IV ro Jacques by a little lad
from thevlllagc. Itoulctabllle wrote:
I shall return early In the mornlns. Get j
up as soon as in is rcacnos you ana oe
Bocxl enough to go nshlns for my break
fast and catch vome of the Una trout
which are so plentiful amonK tho rocks
near the Point of Garibaldi. Do not lose
an Instant. Thanks and romcmbranccs.
HOULETAUILLE.
This communication gave me more
food for thought, for 1 knew by ex
perience that whenever Itoulctablllo
seemed most occupied with trivial mat
ters his activity wa3 really most thor
oughly engaged with important sub
jects. I dressed myself in haste, provided
myself with some old tackle which
was furnished me by Dernier and set
out to obey the request of my young
friend. As I went out of the north
gate, having encountered nobody at
that early hour of the morning (It was
about 7 o'clock). I was Joined by Mine.
Edltbt to whom I showed what Itoule
tabUlc had written. The" young wom
an was greatly dejected over the un
explained absence of her uncle, re- I
markjQjl tkjt jb? letter was "so queer i
that It made her tiervous," and she in- I
formed me that she Intended to follow :
me to the trout streams.
We started to flsb for Rouletabllle's
trout. Mrs. Itauce and I both removed
our shoes and stockings, but I con
cerned myself more about the dainty
bare feet of my pretty hostess than
about my own. She clambered into
the pools and crept among the rocks
with a grace which enchanted me more
thau I dared express. Suddenly we
both desisted from our task and prick
ed up our ears at the same moment.
We heard cries from the shore where
the grottoes are. We distinguished a
little group, the persons in which were
making gestures of appeal. We hastily
rushed to the beach, and In n few sec
onds we learned that, attracted by
moans, two fishermen had Just dis
covered In n cave In the grotto of Ko
meo nud Juliet an unfortunate human
being who bad fallen into the chasm
and who must have been there help
less for several hours.
The quick conjecture which rushed
into both our minds at once proved to
be the right one. It was Old Bob who
had been fished out of the cave. When
he had been drawn up on the beach
in the full light of day he certainly
presented a pitiable spectacle. Ills
beautiful black coat was torn and cov
ered with mud, and bis white shirt
was as black as tar. Mine, Edith
burst into tears and nearly went iuto
hysterics when she found that the old
man had a broken collar bone and a
sprained foot. And he was so pale
that he looked as If he 'were going
to. die on the spot.
Happily the ca6e was far less seri
ous than it at first appeared. Ten
minutes later he was, according to bis
own orders, stretched out on his bed
in his room in the square tower. But
could any one believe that he abso
lutely refused to be undressed, oven so
far as to have his coat removed, be
fore the arrival of the doctors? Mme.
Edith, more and more nervous, in
stalled herself as his nurse, but when
the physicians came Old Bob ordered
his niece not ouly to leave his room,
but to go out of the square tower al
together. And he Insisted that the
door should bo locked after her.
This last precaution was a great sur
prise to us all. We were assembled
in the Court of the Bold. M. und Mme.
Darzne. Arthur Itance and myself, qa
well as Pere Bernler, who haunted my
footsteps, uwnltlng the news. When
Mme. Edith quitted the tower nftcr
the arrival of the medical men she
came to us and said:
"Let us hope that his injuries won't
be serious. Old Bob is solid as a rock.
What did 1 tell you about hlra? 1
have made blm confess, the old sin
ner! Ho was trying to steal Prince
Galltcb's skull, which ho believed to be
more ancient than his own Just the
Jealousy of one savant toward another.
Wo shall all laugh nt blm when be Is
cured." (
At that .moment the door of the
equaro tower opened, and Walter, Old
Bob's faithful servant, appeared. His
face was pale, and 'ho seemed very
nervous.
"Oh. Mme. Edith." ho cried out, "ho
is covered with blood! Ho doesn't
want anything to bo Bald about it, but
ho must bo saved."
Edith had already rushed into tho
square tower. As to us, wo dared not
utter a word. Soon the young woman
returned.
"Oh," Bho sobbed, "It ia frightful!
His whole breast Is torn openr
Eouletablllo reached tho castlo about
an hour after these eventa. He cut
abort my demands far an explanation
ad asked mo Immediately If I had
wade a cood catch.
"Oh, yes; aTery0Mtel Iftsfetf
Ho started violently. I shrugged my
shoulders, for I believed thnt he was
counterfeiting surprise, nnd 1 went on!
"Oh, you knew very well what kind
of fish 1 should find when you sent
your message!"
"You certainly must be unaware of
the purport of your words, my dear
Salnclnlr, or else you would have
spared me the trouble of protesting
ngnlnst such nn accusation."
"What accusation?" I cried.
"That of having left Old Bob in the
grotto of liotuco nnd Juliet, knowing
that he might be dying there."
"Oh, nonsense!" I cried. "Old Bob
Is far from dying. Ho hns n sprained
foot and n brokeu collar bone, nud his
story of his misfortune Is perfectly
plain and straightforward. He de
clares that ho was trying to steal
Prince' Unlltch's skull."
"What a funny Idea!" exclaimed
Rouletnbllle.
"Do you believe that story? And
nud that Is all? So other Injuries?"
"Yes," I replied. "There Is nnother
Injury, but the doctors declare that It
is not nt an serious, no nas a wouuu
lu tho breast.
"And how wns this wound made?"
"Wo do not know. Xoue of us has
sceu It. He would not even permit
his coat to bo taken off in our pres
ence." As soon as we camo to the chateau
we encountered Mme. Edith, who ap
peared to have been watching for us.
"My uncle won't have me near
him." she said, regarding Itouletnblllo
with an nlr of auxlety dlffereut from
nnythlng 1 had ever noticed In her be
fore. "It's Incomprehensible!" ,
"Ah. madame." he replied. "I assure
you that nothing in the world Is in
comprehensible when one Is willing to
take n little trouble to understand It."
And he offered her his congratulations
upon having had her uncle restored to
her at the moment when she was ready
to despair of ever scelug him again.
Hero we were Joined by Prince On
lltch. lie had come to ask for news
of bis old friend Bob, of whose mis
fortune he had learned. Mme. Edith
reassured blm as to her uncle's condi
tion and entreated the prince to par-
dou her relative for his too excessive t
devotion to the "oldest skulls in the Wo turned with one impulse, utter
history of humanity." The prince ; ing an exclamation of horror,
smiled graciously and with the utmost We nil stood there, shivering, our
kindllno&t when he was told that Old ' eyes wide with horror. Who was
Bob had been attempting to steal his ; dead? What expiring breath had emit-
skull.
The prince asked for the details. Ho
seemed very curious about the affair,
and Mme. Edith told how her uncle
had acknowledged to her that ho had
quitted the Kort of Hercules by way
of the air shaft which communicated
with the sca.( As soon as she said
this I recalled' the experience of Bou
letabllle with the Hush of water and
also the close Iron ttirs. and the false
hoods which Old Bob bad uttered as
sumed gigantic proportions In my
mind, nnd I was sure that the rest of
the party must hold tho same opinion
as mvself. Ime. Edith told us thnt
Tulllo had been waiting with his boat
at the opening of the gallery abutting
on the shaft to row the old savant to
the bank In front of the grotto of Bo
rneo and Juliet.
"Why so many twists aud turnings
when it was so simple to go out by the
gate?" I could not restrain myself
from xclalmlug.
Mme. Edith looked nt me reproach
fully, and I regretted having even
seemed to have tnken part against her
in any way.
"And this is stranger yet." said the
prince. "Day before yesterday the
'hangman of the sea' came to bid me
adieu, saying that ho .was going to
leave the country, and I nm nure that
he took the train for -Venice, bis na
tive city, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
now then could ho have conveyed
your uncle in his boat late thnt tilzht?
In the first place, he was not In this j
part of the world; lu the second, he
bad sold his boat. He told me so, add-
Ing thnt he would never return to this
country." ' ,
There was a dead silence, and
Prince Gnlltcli continued:
"All this Is of little importance, pro
vided that your uncle, mndaine. reco-
crs speedily from his Injuries nud
again." he added, with another Hintie
more charming than those which hud
preceded it. "If you will aid me lu re
gaining u poor piece or Hint which lm
disappeared from tho grotto and of
which I will give you the description.
It is a sharp piece of Hint tweuty-llve
centimeters long and shaped at one
end to the form of a dagger In brief,
tho oldest dagger of tho human race.
I value it greatly, and perhaps you may
bo able to learn, madame, through your
Uncle Bob whnt has become of it."
Mme. Edith at onco gave her prom
ise to tho prince, with a certain nlr of
haughtiness which pleased me greatly,
that she would do everything possible
to obtain for him news of bo precious
an object. The prince left us. When
wo had finished returning his parting
aalutes wo saw Banco before us. lie
seemed very thoughtful. He hnd his
ivory beaded cano lu his hand and
was whistling, according to his habit,
and bo looked nt Mmo. Edith with a
strango expression.
"I know exactly whnt you are think
ing, sir," sho said, "and you niny keep
on thinking for aught I care."
Sho stepped near Itoulctabllle.
"At all events," sho exclaimed, "you
can never explain to mo how when ho
was outside tho squoro tower ho
could hnvo hidden behind that panel."
"Madame," said Itoulctablllo Im
pressively, looking at her as though ho
were trying to hypnotize her, "if Oou
is with mo, before night I shall explain
to you all that you wish to know."
A little later I found myself in the
lower parlor of la Louve, tete-a-tete
with Mmo. Edith, I attempted to re
assure her, seeing how restless nnd
nervous sho was. But she burled her
pnlo face In Iior hands, and her trem
bling Hps allowed tho confession of
her fears to escape thorn,
"Let us go out into tho air," sho
sntd Impatiently. "I can't breathe lu
this place." Wo entered the garden,
it was approuchlng the hour of noon
tide, and the court was a dream of
perfumed beauty.
I looked at Mim. Edith. Beads of
perspiration stood out on her fore
head, and her face was as pale as
death, Edith led the way toward
the postern gate. The vault of this
postern formed a black arch lu the
light, nud nt the extremity of this tun
nel wo perceived, facing tin, ltouleta
blllo nud Darzne, who wore Mainline
at the edge of the inner court like two
white statues. Itoulctablllo was hold
ing In his hand Arthur llnncc'tt Ivory
headed cane. Motioning with the cane,
he Rhowcd Dnrzac something on the
summit of tho vault which wo could
not see, and then he pointed us out
lu tho same way. Wo could not hear
what he said. The two talked togeth
er for a few moments with their lips
scarcely moving, like two accomplices
lu some dark secret. Mme. Edith
paused, but Itoulctablllo beckoned to
i,ePi repeating
the signal with his
cane
Wo went on until we reached tho
vault, and the others watched us with
out making a movement to moot us.
We had come up close to them by
this time, nud they bade us turn
around with our backs toward tho
jourt so that wo could see what they
wero looking nt. There was on top
of the arch a stone, now Iikwo, which
seemed In Imminent danger of fnlllug
and crushing the heads of the passers
by. Itoulctabllle asked Mme. Edith If
she hnd any objections to its being
pulled down until It could bo replaced
more solidly.
"A good Idea." she answered.
Itoulctablllo bnuded the ivory head
ed cane to Darzac, asking him to per
form the feat of dislodging tho stone,
which was part of n carved escutcheon,
tho shield of the Mortoln.
"You are taller thau I." he went on.
"Seo If you enn roach It."
Dnrzac seized the stick. He stretch
ed upward and struck with great vigor
at tho object, which clattered to tho
ground.
Suddenly behind me I heard the cry
0f a man In his dying agony.
ted that terrible sound?
Itouletnblllo was the most terrified 1
of us all.
Mnttonl. who wns passing through ;
tho garden nnd who had nlso heard j
the cry, rushed up. He hurried behind j
hlin.
When we hnd passed tho shade of
the eucalyptus wo found tho cause, i
Tho cry had come, Indeed, from n soul I
passing Into the unknown. It was
Bender Bernler. In whose throat
sounded tho death nittle. who was
trying lu valu to rise and who wns at
the last gasp of his life. It wns Ber
nler from whoso breast flowed a
stream of blood and who. with one last
fearful struggle, summoned stren'rtl,
euotigh to utter the two words "1'nsl
eric Lnrsan!"
Then his head fell back, and he was
dead. I.arsan always, forever. Here
yet again was his mark a dead body
nnd no one anywhere near w'ho could
have committed tho murder by any
possibility of human reason.
We rushed Into the squnre tower,
tho door of which still Htood open.
We entered in a lody tho bedroom of
Old Bob. passing through the empty
sitting room. The Injured man wns
lying quietly on his bed within, nnd
near him n woman was watching
Mere Bernler. Both wero as calm and
still as the tiny itself, but when the
wiro or tno aeaa coucicrgo snw cur
faces she uttered a cry of affright, an
though smitten by tho knowledge of
Borne calamity, Sho had hoard noth
ing; she knew nothing. But sho null
ed into the air like a streak of light
ning aud went straight, as though im
pelled by some hidden force, directly
to tho place where tho body wns ly
ing. And now It was her groans that
wunded on the air under tho terrible
inn of the Midi over tho bleeding
corpse. We tore tho shirt from tho
dead man's breast nnd found u gaping
around Just above tho heart.
Wo looked for the weapon every
where without finding it. Tho man
who had struck tho blow had carriod
(he knlfo away. Where was tho man?
Who was he? What wo did not know
Bernler bad known before he died,
and it was perhaps becuuse of that
knowledge thnt his life had been for
feited. "Frederic Lursan!" Wo re
pcatcd tho last words of tho dying
man in fear and trembling.
Suddenly on tho threshold of the
postern we saw Prince Galltch, a
newspaper in his hand, no was read
ing ns ho came toward us. Ills air
was Jovial, and tils faco woro a smile.
But Mmo. Edith rushed up to him,
snatched the paper from bis hands,
pointed to tho corpse and cried out:
"A man hns Leon murdered! Send
for the pollen!"
Tho prince turned away from tho
body, stating that ho would send for
the authorities,
Itouletnblllo was examining tho iron
bars aud heavy lid which closed tho
shaft, but his manner was distrait
and discouraged. Turning onco moro
to bis hostess, lie said In tho saroolow
voice:
"And what will you tell tho police
when they get hero?"
"Everything!"
Mrs, Banco fairly snapped out tho
word between her teeth, her eyes
flashing fire. Ho scorned uttorly ex
hausted and vunqulshcd. M, Darzac
wanted to search through tho square
tower, tho Tower of tho Bold, tho now
castle, all tho dependencies of tho
fort from which no ono could hnvo
made his escape and where, therefore,
tho assasslu must still bo concealed.
Tho reporter shook his head drearily
' flmj gold .that It. jyould bo jot jm uso,
T
itouletnblllo anil I knew ouly too well
that any scnrcli would be hi vain, No,
no! I had learned that there was no uso
In looking for I.arsan with one's eyes.
To see clearly It was bettor to close
tho eyes, as' Itoulctablllo was doing at
this moment.
And wlieii ho ocncd thorn ho wns
another mail, A new energy animated
his features. lie stood erect as though
he had thrown off a weight, Ho
clinched his list nud raised It toward
the heavens.
Ho threw himself on the ground,
creeping ou Ida hands and knees, his
nose to the earth, like n hound follow
ing tho nccnt, going round tho body of
poor Bernler nud around Moro Bernler,
around tho shaft, around each of us.
Ho moved about like a pig nosing Its
nourishment out of tho mire, nud wo
nil stood still, looking nt him curious
ly and half In alarm. Suddenly ho
started to his feet, almost white with
dust, nud uttered n shout of triumph
as though he hnd found Lnrsnii him
self lu the gravel. What now victory
did ho feel thnt ho hnd nchlcvcd over
the mystery?
"It's all right, monsieur! Nothing
is changed!"
Attracted by tho Bound of voices, wo
looked around and saw Pcro Jacques
approaching, followed by two gen
darmes. It was the brigadier of I.n
Mortola. who, summoned by Prlnco
tinlltch. hnd hurried to tho scene of
tho crime.
Whnt did Itouletnblllo mean by his
"Nothing Is changed" If not thnt de
spite the incidental murder of Hornier
everything which wo dreaded, which
made us shudder nud which wo had
no understanding of, continued Just ns
before?
The gendarmes were busy examin
ing tho body and chattering over It In
their incomprehensible Jargon. Tho
delegnto would have power to begin
the Investigation, which would bo con
tinued whoti tho oxnmlulng magistrate
bad been notified.
Tho delegnto arrived. It was easily
to bo seen thnt ho was enchanted,
even though ho hnd not hnd the time
to finish his repast. A crime, nctually
a crime, nnd In the Chatouu of Her
cules! He wns fairly radiant. His eyes
shone. Tho delegnto examined tho
wound and said In very good English:
"That was a iiingnltlceiit stroke!"
"And now how did" till this happen?"
ho nsked encouragingly, smncklng his
Hps ns though In the anticipation of
hearing a story of thrilling Interest.
"It Is terrible." ho ndded-"torrlblo!
In tho live years thnt 1 have boon
delegnto we have never hnd a murder.
Monsieur, the oxnmlulng mnglstnite"
here he chocked himself, but wo know
well what ho hnd boon on the point of
snylng "moiisteiir. the exnmlnlng mng
lstnite will bo very much pleased." Ho
wiped the perspiration from his fore
head nnd repented. "It Is terrible!"
At the request of tho delegnto wo
nil entered the square tower. We
took our places In' Old Bob'H sitting
room, whore the Inquest wns to bo
held and whore each of us In turn
recounted whnt he hnd seen nnd
heard. Mere Bender was flint ques
tioned, but little or nothing could be
gained from her lestltuouy. She de
clared thnt sho knew nothing about
anything.
An exclamation from tho delegnto
struck upon our enrs. The fnrthor
the evidence of tho witnesses pro
gressed tho greater became tho
amazement of tho commissioner nnd
tho moro and more Inoxpllcnblo he
found tho crime. Ho wns on the point
nf finding it Impossible that it should
have been committed nt nil when It
enmc Mme. Edith's turu to bo Interro
gated. ner lips opened to answer tho first
question when Itouletnblllo'M voice
was hennl:
"Look at tho end of the shadow of
the eucalyptus."
"What Is Iff asked the delegnto.
"The weapon with which the crime
was committed!"
Itoulotnhllle Jumped Into tho court
nnd picked up from the bloody stones
n sharp, shining piece of flint. It was
"the oldwit dagger of the human
race."
(2o be continued.)
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assured tho purchasers those Spitzonborgtrees would
produce tho world's best apples, and subsequent events
prove tho soundness of his judgment. By tho way;
Did it over occur to you that most of tho men who havo
won out in tho Rogue Rivor Valloy, bought thoir win
ning orchards through tho Rogtio River Land Com
pany ?
W.,M. Holmes, Manager, is always at your sorvico
for a good buy.
There's a Reason
Why the custom of the
Rex Market is growing.
The reason is worth in
vestigating and trial
order will explain the
reason.
sRex Mar Ret
Huth ft Pech Props. Phone 3271
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At Prices Strictly in
Keeping with the
Quality of Our
Stock which is
A Trial will Convince You
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