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The
OF
By
Booth
en vi'rr.u ix.
MIRH Itl.l i on S ximmI(iii.
wlicii I iiimetl to oliKi-rvt' urn
.(Till if iiu- Intruder Umiii
Iiit. ih iiiiinil in li- out ut
, hf llltlillt tlelltflil Willi liltiwmu eyen.
ucr llm nuileil In n tirMil tilt eoMtimy,
Kill' UIIMll llHIII I III' IH'WCOIIMT, Vl'
doully foHrlni: to Kmc n yilnlile (tint
fell from IiIk linn Moving donor to
me, Mii irlilniicnnl urgently:
"Keep lilin-oU. keep Mm!"
To detain him. fur n time at leant,
wtta my Intention, ttiuush ttijr motive
wiih not inerrly to afford uer pleuaurc.
Tho ndvetit of Uio youui; niun had pro
dueel ii nlntfiilnrljr dlntrccntle Im
prraidon upon mc, iiulte apart from
any utitiiuoubuii 1 mlulit liuvu frit to
ward 11 its us n type. Htrnnije Him.
plclnim Imped Into my intiid, formlefia
In the unrprUv of tint moment -but
rapidly croplw; toward dcUnllv outline,
mid following tinnl upon them crept
ii IIiikIIiik npprelicnilnu,
"Now, uboiit how miK'li." lie united
lowly, "would you tixpcc' t' git ft a
pitcher Hint niter'
"It liii't nilur," 1 Informed him,
"You don't tell uio It's the little
lady's-wlinty Ho bowed contally
'The inm vou'd ttm 'tin U Oil I'atry,"
and fuvorcd MUn Klllott with a Mnre
of wiirm ndinlrallon. "Pretty a thtug
an 1 over nee," ho nddiM.
"Oh." abe cried, with nu anlor that
choked her Hllglttly, "thank you!"
"Oh, I meant tho pitcher!" be anld
bnatily. evidently nonpluned by a grnt
Itudo ao fervent. '
Tho incorrigible dnnisel caat down
her eyca iu modeaty. "And I had
hoped," abe breathcil. "aotuethlug ao
different!"
1 could not be certain whether or
dot bo caught the whisper. 1 thought
he did. At nil event, the aurfnre of
his enay nnaiirnnre appeared Momewhnt
diaarruuged, and perhapa to reatore It
by performing the rites of etiquette
he anld:
"Well, I expec' the nmnrt thing now
la to p.trh the cards, but lulne'n in my
grip, an' It ain't unpackctl yet. The
nutno you'd aee on 'em la Oil Polry."
"Oil Polcy." echoed Mlaa Klllott. turtf
log to me Id genuine astonishment.
"Mr. Bnrl Percy." 1 trannlated.
"Oh. rapturous!" nho cried, her fare
radiant. "And won't Mr. Percy glv
tut but opinion of my nrtV"
He turned again to the ennui, and an
Iiu examined tho paltilliiK thereon ut
closer rungo nmazemeut overoprend IiIh
features, jllowever, iiilllug blindi'lf to
gether, ho found hlmxclf able to reply
Mini with preiit gnllnntry;
"Well, on'y t think them little htiudn
cud 'u' done ull thnt rough wolk!"
1 nnved the glrPa feellugn liy enter
Idr Into tho oiivcmitlou with ii mien
tlon, which I put tjtili'Uly:
'You Intend purHiilug your hlntorli-nl
renenrchen In the nclishborliood?"
"Them fnlry tnlea I liuuded you
about olo Jeanne d'Arc an' Wllllnin
the Couker." he Halt), "any, they nitiHt
'a' innde you aore afterwohlH!"
"On the contrury, 1 wiih imuili Inter
ectcd In vvcrythliiK erlulnlng to your
too brief vlult," I returned. "I aii
ven more no now."
"Well, in' frluud"-he nhot me u aide,
bjng, dlatruatfur Klnce-"keep yer
eyca open."
"That Ih Just the point." I laughed,
with Intentional nlgnlllfrtiicc, tor 1
meant to make Mr, Percy talk uh much
a 1 could. To tblH end. reuieitibei'liiK
that apeclmuun of thin kind ure iiiohi
Indlacreet Wbun carefully eiinlged, I
added, atimulntlng hla own muuuer:
"IflyeH open nnd doora loclied!
What?"
"1 gueHs they ain't mueh need o"
Jockro' j our door," b,e letot teil tlurkly,
"not from whnt, I nU when I wiih Hi
your atuillo." ilo Rhould hnve mop
ped there, for the hit wunv pnlpnble
nd Jutl(llod. but ltithl resentment he
oveidld II rteJilii'l f ''"d 1
nliyiMiity f 'iir'i'i. '! ti'i" I nt n't
I
THE KBDFdltD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD,
GUEST
QUESNAY
0 &
Tarkington
Cftr1M. INJ (Hi. it ! IMir Uopat
, youtnc "feller! Whooan! An' Tin the r. ,,.ui-, up my own pm h mm
, lukM of the elo'en I taw ImiiKln on tho ,.( Illlt fr ,(,, MI,
, wall," he eoiillmied. k'rowlinf morn net. ; A .,,, ,roui Hie wimi turn
tied u I Hinlled cheerfully upuu hliu. . ,IIV4 vMMi Wi,i Iiiimu. mm i nn
"1 dun' b'llevo you jpit any worrle ,M f,.irH( ,,. ,,,., ,.,.,,. Hiilileul.v.
comlu' nlMiitt them neither." i iiniiiriiiinlaliiy l.iiny wiih ii ilieitui I
"I ntip.oHe our tunica tiro different.' I ,M.f, ,,., ,H.f)ir,. , ,,
' 1 n,!j' le",,w ",y "!,,,le. ,,';oaUf" I not replied till dreiiin on wnMnu: tl.e
"ttilV mlKht he prnteetlon In Unit rM.olleetlon of It'cniiie to me now tor
, III. autre at mo wu protracted to j h(t fl fU V(., , ,, ,M ,,.
au uuceeiiuy ieuKiii ueime u.u pu..k
of thin reniurk reiclnil hliu, It pene-
, (rated II im lb. however,
, "Am I tell the little dume here." be
I unld, pltchlhK hln voice higher and nf
fectlnj; the plaintiff, "1 moke no puunea
at friend o' hrrH-tiot In front o' her.
nnywnyH. Hut when It cornea to theo
, here ole. nuclctit eurioeltlca" he cac
kled iifiiln loiklly-"wcll, I gums tbom
do mi I nee that day kin hnud It out t
anytbltiK they got hi the mtiMuma.
Look here,' I miy to tho wnlter, ,thee
tutiitt he'u left over Tin ole Jeanne
d'Arc hemelf. I hnya. Talk nboot
yer rellCM.' I wiyii. Wooiht V llko f
died!" lie IniiHhcd violently and coo
cludeil by turnlnc upon mc with a
coulemptunuH nourish nf bin Htlck.
"Vou think 1 d'know what make you
o ruwV"
' The fnrm of repartee ueccHMiry toj
nuiiniiMit hln III humor wu, of cotirw,
a mutter of Hltuple mechnnlntn for ono
"KverylhltiK will te nil rigbt If when
I you dine nt the lun you'll alt with your
bark toward me.'
To my Hlmmeil Murprlxe thin rount
alHiut wit drew n nervous. Mllvery gig
gle from her. nnd tluit completed tho
work with Mr. Percy. whoe fnce
grew Hcurlet with uuger.
"You'ro a hot one, you nre!" ho
aneered, with Hhiicklng liltternemi.,
"You're ijulte the tenner, ain't ye.
'long's yer Indy friend Ih lukkln on!
I ctiena they'll Ik( ii few nurjrle
s coin-
In' your way tnjforo long. P'rnpa I
cudn't give ye one now 'f 1 had n
mind to."
Tabnwr 1 laughed and. vcuturlnc
at hnxard. nald. " know nil you
, know,"
' "Oh. you do!" he cried acornfully. "I
j reckon you might ct up an' take a lit
He notice, though, If you kuowed 'at I
I1 know all you know!"
Not a bit of It:"
"No? Maybo you think I don't know
what makea you no rnw with me;
may bo you think 1 dou't know who
l ye'v got ao thick with at this here
1 Pigeon house; muybe you think 1 don't.
. know who them people nre!"
"No. you dou't. You have learned," 1
j nald. trying to control my excitement,
J "nothing. Whoever hired yon for a
' spy lout tho money. You dou't know
uuythlng." ,
"I don't!" And with that bis volco
went to n half shriek. "Maybe you
think Pin down here f r my health;
, maybo you think I come out Tr a
! plcaannt walk In too wood right now;
I maybe you think I nlu't ttccn no other
lady friend o' yours beatdea tbls'n to
day, and maybe 1 didn't aeo who waa
with her yes. nn' maybe you thluk
' I d'know no other Hroes he's be'n with
her; maybe you think 1 ain't be'u
layln' low over nt Dives; maybe 1
dou't know a few real names In tbla
neighborhood! Oh, no, maybe not!"
"You know w lint the mitltre d'hote)
told you, nothing more."
l "How nlxiut the name Oliver Saf-j
fren?" he cried llercely, and at that,!
though I had exiivctcd It, I littered nn
Involuntary exclnmntlon. 1
"How ttlioiit ItV" be nhoutod. ad
vancing toward mo triumphantly.
baking hla forefinger In my fuce.
"Hey? Thnt atlnga some, dooa It?
Boutidn kind o' like n false mime, does
It? Oot ye w here the hair lu nhort
that time, didn't IV Your aide's where j
the rouble Is. That'a what's eatbj'
into you. An' I (ell you flntfoot you'ro
glltlu' rough 'tth me and plnyln'
Chnrley the Hhow-orf In front o' yer
lady frlendH 'II nil go down In the bill.
These people ye've got so chummy
wlth-they'll pay Tr It nil right, don't
yon nhed no tenm over Hint!"
, "You eouliln't ly any possibility," I
nald dollliorntely, with uh much untiro
nn I could commnnd-"yoii couldn't
, possibly menu thnt nuy hiiui of mnro
' money might be n nnlve for the lu-
i JurlitH my unkind worda hnvo indict
ed." lie aecined upon the point of destroy
' Iiir me pliyNlenlly, tint, with a alight
' abmlder, controlled lilmnuti. SteppliiK
' cloHe to me, ne lliniMl hla Head for
. ward nnd ineaHiired the emphaala of
I hln speech by 'Hla riitht forelliiKvr upon
tot ahoulder ua he ald:
"Yon paint Wis lu yer pltchera, '
' tn'denr friend rliuy'M Jeat aa niurh law
! to thin eouutry uh they la on the cor-
iter o Twvuiy.tliold atreel an' Plf
atenoo; Von kenp out ot the wny of
It or you'll jft runnwl over!"
' Delivering a lliml. tap on ihy nboiib
der aN n Inat wurnlnK ho wheeled dort
ly upon lilt, heel, udtlresrrd MIhh Kl
llott briefly, "(ilnil f know yon. Intly,"
land, Htrlklnjr lutd tba liypitth by which
pa uou approucneu ua, waa aoon lom
to Hlfiht.
The chl faeed me i;xilMl.n. 'VWhnt,
Im it vr nneil "it bwiiiwI to uw
who hud not entirely forgotten um . w nniH, CmkJmid; II. (', ('nine. New
. ' ,,,H1l" lUot W'. " York; 0. N. Whild.er nnd wife. Kpo-
llvenil It nlrlly, though 1 tihlvcrcd . n ,,f , ,.. u, r
; inwnnllr th.it MU Klllolt ahuuld J"5 f- T' "wln f' NV M "' J
h,.ur M. I.uhherl, Snn hnueieoi J. i.
you IiihiiIiimI I lellhermei 'I'WO MVKH HA'KI.
"I did
"Vnu wiipiitl to nniKe hliu micryr i wixh u lertlly tlu.t my hnishnnd
"''" . 'ft ftifforlnj for i loni: timo from'
Oh. I thi.i.iJl.l ho!" Him exelnl.ued , , , , ()f ,,,
nri'ii i enH y " knew hero wiih hoiih. , , , , ' .
UHl.u ...iIouh umlernei.th. If- iiImmm !,nl v'"""' tfwMnn decJnred to
Mr, Hnm'eu" i ' ,r,l" H dlneyMi'. iiiid wnn Klven '
"Ii n -erioiiH Indeed, I fenr," I wild '' Mietn I - die. He tlun ronetjlt
ituil, i limine in my own wiw'l. neiin d Dr. 'Jt, Wnh HIhb nt No, 726 J
in ki'l my irnp lojfethiT 'Micet, Hiicrn'i,eiio. who rjrcd the
"I wmn you in no to nee Mm llnr- I tumble enllrelj, Tbl;t vm ftivnn yearn'
limn ill nine mid tell her mil in ie,iu. rf . h fc f
at.. ...... t .t itiii. 4otiu tula
liorniiny inr III M-ii'i in" imn i .. ...rntilnlni
t..t i.,t..n i imiji in. imti' in inok mil1 "iinpiaiBi.
Ken-ilee unit Oliver Kiiflren
I'll" ulrl fliirii'd uiiiuftilly upmi Iter
Journey I Miiired nf tr her for n
iiioinciil or iniiie. M-iilrlilriK I lie pretty
linmn drew iln-lilni; In unit mil nl
i fliniliiw iiinoui! Hie niu'L't'd L'ii''ii'ri''
, , ,.(,11Mii,i1iI of Mr llMrilmtitli.it
there wiih iinililntr extriiordlnury In hi"
worthier el-buxbillid teltiK part of
It. Hut. mid yet. looking back upon
Hint Iiihi. hurried walk of mine through
the fonwt. I ie how ntrang It wnn
that I could not tjult remembering how
In my d renin 1 hud Kone motoring up
Mount J'llatua with the mnn I had
Hwn no pltfubly detnolUhed on-tbe Ver
allleH rond two yenra lefortf lrrn
bee lliiriuan.
(To be eniitinsjsd."
Hotel Arrivals.
The Niinh I). H. (Iriswnltl nd
fumilv, Gordon, Neb.: H H. Cnrr,
Port hinds V- W. Hnreh, Puelilo; J. C.
Khnfer, Portlund; A. H. ("'olf. A.
Spueher, Artcnin, N. .M.s fl. W. .Mot
rii, Miiriettn. O.; Ir. H. F. Howell.
Kleiner. H.' C. Stivens C. A. MhI
hoetif, J. I). Vincent. Jr., C. It. Ar
iitulell. Portland.
The .Moore A. .lonen. PorllHtid;
V. Hiirnn. Dr. R P. Howell. Onklmiil;
Mr.. QiH i nii Per Don, New Yorks II.
0. Whitney, (Vntral Points S- S.
Chtirehill, Han .PniiieiM'n; K. W. An
leroii. Hhie Ledge: L. ! Coiirie,
nllle: H. K. Week-. Sitntii Puiilns D.
T. Mitchem, Iis Angeles: J. A. IJoth-.
.well, eitv; L. J. Stnrr, Delta. Idaho;
W .1. Thotiip-iiiii, Jr.. Meiltord; .1. W.
Ueu, -Portlnnd; W. A. Wright, Spo-
knne; lw P. Nimp, ARhlnnu.
UN Y ART, President
JOHN 8. ORTI I
THE MEDFORD
JAPITAL $60,000
SURPLUS 5?0,00
Salety boxes for rent. A icnrrnl Banking Business Transacted.
We solicit you patronage
$12,525 Eleven acres in Cornice pears, 10 years old,
nine acres in Bart let t ami Anjou pears, 1 to 3 years
old; close in; good soil. Terms.
$12,000 Eleven acres in Cornice and Bosc peavs, 14
years old. These trees are in full bearing and will
pay a good income on the price asked.
$24,000 Thirty-two acres in Bosc and An.jou pears;
trees are from 4 to 7 years of age. Complete set
of buildings. Close in.
$7000 Thirty-five acres of black sticky, three miles
from Medford, all under the ditch aiul cav be irri
gated. $13,000 Thirty-two acres, close to Medford; eight
acres in Newtowns and Spitv.enbergs 3 to 7 years
of age; 14 acres in alfalfa; thresncrcs in peaches;
two acres in berries: irrigated; buildings.
$13,000 Twenty acres: 16 acres in 7-ycar-old New
towns and balance in 3-year-old Bartlctt pears: no
buildings.
$7500 Ten acres, all planted to Newtown and Spit-
zenberg apples, 7 to 11 years old.
$18,000 Thirty-five acres about 25 'planted to nppTes
and pears, in bearing. Trees are from G to 15 years
old: buildings; four miles from Medford.
$14,000 Thirty-five acres; buildings; exceptionally
fine place for a home; twelve acres in apples at d
pern's 3 years old; about an acre of bearing orchard:
11 acres in alfalfa; all fine deep free soil.
$150 to $200 per acre Stewart acre tracts; two miles
from Medford; tracts are from 10 to 25 acres in size.
Fino building spots on all: can all be irrigated;
cheapest tracts in the Medford neighborhood; easy
terms.
$300 per acre Finest five and ten-acre orchard and
garden tracts in the valley; easy terms.
$85,000270 acres; buildings; 26 acres in Jrearing
Spitz, Newtowns and Cornice pears, about 60 acrea
in one and two-year-old ppples and pears; fine or
chard land.
SELLING- AGENTS FOR SNOWY BUTTE
ORCHARD TRACTS.
W. T. YORK & CO
ORISON. TUKKDAY, KKHFiTAHY 8, 1010.
nihil.- hu;
Virgil Strickland,
wni xhot tl roUKb the nti macl. and
liiti'tlnew ,nd the i)ortorn said hn
citild riot II'. v nnl'ian ho wna op'' rated (
on nnd vr. nirij' cur on mm wunoui
n knife, Trul wnr In September,,
1907, nnd the little boy Is enjoying)
rjo'd J.eftJth jvur since. j
We fortnerly nvlded at No 215
lfith Htm'!, anil have ulnro moved to,
No. 3307 ErvBt avenue, Onk Pnrk. j
I cheerfully recommend Dr. Hlng's
nervlcofl to anyone needing modlcnl
nttttitlon.
ISIr.ucd) MnB. S. K STRICKLAND.
I verify tho above otalement.
L. STRICKLAND, i
Jnnunry Htb, 1910.
EMPLOYMENT
and
Business Chances
For sale- 6 rooro'hotiso, lot 100x100. j
For sale - 7-room bungalow.
For win---.') -room cottage.
F-r al- H-rwitn bungalow.
For sale ."-room bungalow.
Fr salt- -G-room bunRalow.
For nle LotH on Grapo street.
For nftlo Two lotn on Oak.
For sale or trade -S-room hous.
For snl" or trade 22 special Win-
..V. ufl.. .llf .kUIAntf
UI'M.ir rilll.', will l.miT i,iiii,nvua,
Wanted Man and wife on ranch; no ,
children.
Wanted Two chambermaids. '
Wanted A man to grub neor town. I
Wanted Women and girls In differ
ent parts of town. ,
For sale Furniture of .1-room huiise.
What have you to offer for 10
acre of vineyard In California? j
ShwiiiIU for Kale; all In very good '
order. J
If you don't bco what you want,
call nt room 2 OR. .
K. A. BITTXKR, ,
iod Phlppi nitlK. I'hone -J141.
J A. PERKY, Viee-Preeidejt.
W H JAl'KSON. AHt Onehier
v
NATIONAL BANK
t.iit
WAJSilED
Timber and Coal Lands
ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON
TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES
FURNISHED.
B. H. Harris & Co.
MFDFORD - - - - OREGON
Office in Jackooi- vouuty Bank Upstairs
PLUMBING
STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING
All Work Guaranteed Prices KeaeonuL
COFFEE.N . PRICE
11 JJorlh D St.. Bedford, Ore. Phone 8'
BBMBjaHajHHasaajjHajaBBi
WHERE COMFORT REIGNS
In tho homo oqulppod with electricity Comfort
Is tho proslding goddess. Tho Illumination of tho
Intorlor may bo augmontod by a lighting arrange
ment on tho porch that will add Immeasurably to
tho Joy of tho homo on hot summer evenings.
Asldo from good lighting a houso wlrod for
electricity Is prepared for electric fans, whoso
soft breezes aro like balm on humid nights.
Fans aro portabld and may bo connected with
oloctrlc sockets either Indoor or on tho verandah.
Send for the estimate man and lot ua bring
beauty ana comiortxoyour nume.
ROGUE RIVER
Opening' Third Unit
Of I). S Government Lands, Uma
tilla Project, at Hermiston, Ore.
February 10, 1910
For the atore occasion the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co.
aad Southern raclflc Company lines in Oregon, wilt make an
open rato ef
One and One Third Fare
for the rotted trip front all points in their lines to Htuiulston.
Tickets on sale February 6th and Tth, with final return lim
it February 20, 1910.
Freo,hooklet. Is ued by tho government containing full In
formation as to cost, how to file, water rights, etc., may be ob
tained from any O. II. & N. or S. P. Agent, or by writing to
WM. McMUIUtAV, General Cass-eiiRer Apetit.
GOLD RAY GRANITE CO.
Office: 209 West Main St., Medford, Or.o.
Operating Quarry
DEALERS IN
BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND
CRUSHED GRANITE
I li.JJ.tHJ.. .l.LAL a
ELECTRIC. CO
at Gold Ray, Oregon j
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