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TEDS MEDEQRD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1910.
The FOURTH
ESTATE
NoveUxcd by
Frederick R. Toombs
Prom the Creat Play
of the Same Name by
Joiepli MedilJ Pattei
on and Iltrriet Ford.
CmwrrHUt, 1000. by Jowph M(MM
Ptlltrton mil Harriet rrd.
CHAPTER IX-
r a IT 0 o'clock In tlio mnnaslnR
I f I editor's room Id the. Adrn&c
hviA bulldliifr Wheeler Ilrnnd and
VrJfv&l three other men, Howard
Hartley, Jeff Tlionie, HtaS reporters,
ml JUI1I, tlielr much jrowrenlen tin.
deratudy, were IndUHtrlonnly nt work.
At one sltlu of the olllce diagonally
Troin tlio tnitniiKliiK alitor' desk was
high tnahoKiuiy denk which backed
cnliiHt a woxkn imrtlttoti which cut
off n Hinnll room lined nil n "morgue,"'
the nlnce where nowBjinjH!r nnd nmga
due cIlpplriKH nro kept for reference.
Through tlio partition n round nolo
Imiiu Ave Inches In diameter hnd been
cut with n linndNnw, mid on u table In
the morgue n ciunvra hnd been rested
'with tlio toleHcojilc protuberance con
taining tlio lens projecting through the
hole In the partition Into n prirnte
mull box directly above the desk. The
door of thlu box, Into which
placed hitters arriving for tho manag
lnjf editor (luring IiIh ubnetice, had
been tiulockel. A lino of shoo thread
had been tautened to the door of the
box mill extcuded down behind tho
flnnk to tho floor and across to the
left hnnd slilo of Ilrand'u desk. A
light tug on tho thread would caune
tho door of tlio uinll box to open, ex
porting to the Iciih llriuid'H ilcHk, hlu i
chair ami another chair which had
"Good evening, "Mr. Urand," he Bald
weakly. Durkln, who had summoned
him, followed faltn in.
"Well, Joe, what la itr
"Walt a minute, Durkln. 3ot a
tory for ua, Joe 7" queried Urand ym
PAthetlcally. Dillon nUggered forward.
"Rotter sit down," cautlonod Brand,
"Satn old atory, eh?"
"So. I'm hungry."
"Durkln, go got un hot Tonut beef
eandwlch and a big jxit at blncl; cof
fee and aeo that he gets them,"
"i"en, air." The lad aped away after
dexterously catching n fjunrter -which
Brand loaned him.
begait to show In the lawyer's -visage, (publication for a period of six sue-' complaint to you at your residence
The young editor noted this and re
solvod to temporize with and exasper
ate this man whom be despised above
ceoelvo weoks In the Medford Mall
Trlhuno, and for mailing a copy of
( th n m ft tnnnthn. vllh n (Vn
all other, .Teu .above Utarteluiy him- I
self. Ilarteltny, believed Brand, even ! t 7VTTT.TTY t VTiT
If lie man u ncouiolrel, actually bad i x
. . . . i ..J... . i n , i . i i
auinrnur lueuwu uuiuiy, whs u uruuaui
thinker and acted 'boldly Jn many of
j his dishonest transactions on the bench.
But Dupuy he was to Brand the hang
er-on, thn skulker, the vandal Jackal
that devoured corpses In the iilght that l
braver .animals had fought and killed
by day. Ills eyes blinked in the light, '
did Dnpuy's. It was In' the under- I
ground irunways that 'he .coursed the '
wlftcst. And as these thoughts sped i
and postofflco address.
H. D. NORTON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
In Case of .Sickness
PHONE 3641
MEDFORD PHARMACY
Near Post Olfice All Night Service Free Delivery
"I wish I wan etilnir In 'there to work
with the boys Instead of .eating char- I through his brain the -odltor looked j
Iry grub." began Dillon plaintively. "I i away Absently. ,
know you mean all right, Sir. Brand. Dupuy -came hot on his trail.
I've tried and tried again to -fight It "Shall I make an appointment -with
off, but It's uiielcsa. I can't. It's too him for you, say, tomorrow morning?"
late. I'm a dead one. The hard stuff, i he anxiously queried f the newspaper
tli Ave cent whisky, lias got me. You man.
never heard how this thing started, ' "I don't care."
did yoo, Mr. Brand? If It hadn't i "Then I'll do ltr be aM -decidedly
been for my wife" j and moved .away from the desk. "And
Oh, cut it outn cried Brand, and
Dillon shambled out of the room.
Downs hurried in. He had become
night editor when tho shakeup oc
curred at the tlnio of Brand's promotion.
Voting Bobble Doollttle pinched
again for Hpeedlng," he rattled off
Three ahow girls In tho auto. All of
'em lit up. Bobblo weeping because ,
tho glrhi had to in Inn the theater, and .
hla mother's at mo all evening to
keep It out. Whnt'll I do'"
Brand leaned back and smiled. i
"Well, It waa'on her account we kept '
out hlu partial elopement with her .
French maid and the time be klsKod
tho head waiter at the St. Houoru hotel
were j ln 1-cu of a tip, and I guess well, print 1
una ono. u may neip urace mm up.
"Oh, nnd that disappearance caBe,"
rctniuuea Downs. "Ttio girls come
back old gag, visiting her friends In
Jersey, but hIio'h been off on tho suit
can circuit nil right."
"Homo now?" Jerked tho mauaglng
editor.
"Yep."
"Think she'll Htny there?"
"She might."
Well, she can't If wo print this, so
4
MM'
been placed nt the right of tho desk
next to the telephone. ' forget It."
For several niliiutos tho mystcrlouH "Hut wu'vo had a mini on It two
preparations went on. Just what they dnys." jK-rHlsted Downs. "We'ro the
meant no one but Ilrnnd could tell, , ""'r Pper that's got It."
and ho was Mningely silent, extent uh i "Well, wo won't bo tho one to kick
to directing what should bo done.
Hartley was nnxlmm to make cer
tain that the lens aimed directly nt
Brand's detdc. lie measured the line
with his eye.
"Oct It?" culled Jeff.
"No, not yet. Walt n minute," How
ard answered, dodging around quickly
toward tho little "morgue." "I haven't
got the focus right jet. Hold out"
Jeff lighted n iiiuteh, held It up uud
stood between the two chairs.
"How's that?" he cried.
Tho answering tnlco came back.
"Yes; that's tho very thing. It's nil
right now."
Brand stepped forward from a cor
ner of the room fioin whence he had
been winching the II mil preparation
for the slrangi- event that wns to occur.
"Aro you all net now, Imys?" lie
asked. "Is your fitment In tho right
placo for the HwnIiIIkIiI?"
"Yes, sir!" erled Jeff and Howard si
multniicoiLHl.v. "The llaslillglit Is planted hero, sir,"
aid Ilownrd, pointing ton narrow pan
her down," pronounced Ilrnnd, turning ,
i fill bond uwity to end the conversation. 1
"All rliflit. Just ns you say." J
! TIm t(lepliouo bell rang. Ilrnnd look '
l i.tr !.,. it..- 1
"Hello! Toll .Mr. Dupuy I'm busy!"
ho erled after taking tho message.
"What? Send him in. That's nil.
Downs. See that thoy tnko euro of
Dillon, will you'"
The night editor nodded In the af
firmative and gazed rather curiously
at Mnind as ho went out.
Dupuy came Into Brand's olllce with
a most circumspect nnd deferential air.
Dressed In evening clothes, carrying
His silk lint In Ills hand nnd with n
houtoiiuloro of hothouse violets In hN
lapel, ho gave every Indication of be
lug the society figure that his name
and wealth bad made possible for him
The lawyer lobbyist walked direct);
to tho desk at which UAml wiih seal
il. In reply to tho managing edltorV
unlutntlou lio bowisl sillily and leaned
fnrwanl ovur tho desk.
Korenil tiioiuenta elapsed before Du At
puy s(Kke. He was trying to put hi.. Innd;
opening wonis in tho most Judicious
; language, and well he might hoMltnle
when one considers tho nature of his
evil el rami,
i "The gentleman who was coining t i
sie you tonight," at last ho said care
fully, "has had to go to the operu with
r" Ue aw that Brand wai etlll
Indifferent He
returned to the
desk. "ThlugB
will remain sta
tionary until
hen?" he asked.
"Things never
remain station
ary ln a newspa
per office," re
sponded the man
aging editor la
conically. "What I mean
If that there
would bo no
story er about
him until you see
him."
UA luinct icol." "t ,j0n't know
what you are talking about."
"Can we let It go over for one day?"
"I don't know what you aro talking
about."
"You Insist on his coming here per
sonally?" "Of course I don't. I don't Insist on
anything."
"How much time have wo got?"
"He knows all about that."
Dupuy was immeasurably relieved
at this last remark. It was tho llrst
time that Ilriinil had Indicated that
Ilarteltny and he had had an engage
ment. "Mr. Ilrnnd, I can almost assure you
thnt my client will keep his appoint
ment." Tho lawyer's voice rang out
firmly.
Tho editor nodded carelessly toward
tlio speaker, who spun on his heel and
speedily strode away. The telephone
boll hounded. Ilrand bent over quickly. .
"Hello! Who oh, yes, Mr. Nolan, ,
No, sir. not yet. but I think we'll have
him lauded all right In about half an '
hour. Please don't worry about It. .
It'll be all right. Just go away and '
hide somewhere, for they'll be doing 1
tho txihy net as ipilt-k ns 1 trap him, ;
nnd you'll be squeezed to dentil he f nro
we get to press. You promised me this
chance. You want to know what's go
ing on? Well, where will you be?
Triple 3 Plaza. (Jet off the wire. Miss
Stowe. Yes, Mr. Nolan, they cut In ,
ou us. I ll call you up Inter."
(To Bo Continued.)
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
tlio Moore Kd (onell. Port
Ilptt Seymour, Manhfiold; I)
' "I'm Iiuh in" '
in n slmdowiMl mim il top of the nut- I
hogauy iltwk uud do to tUe leu.
"Have you twted this?" asked Ilrand
"Yo. sir."
w,"fle tareful. t. vMt yuu'U tuulodo
tho Hash," warned Jeff Ms HinuJ Mht- ,
til a uuttcii t ascertalu tho hacatio i
of the xtwdir.
"(Jo Into n xnii I, Uiyn, wud hWU ttO
I nd for ou." dlrivtstl HmmiI.
Jeff and )lm ant wwt vMl. Urand
went to Ids tlotk mm tl utile m boy,
llurkln, tmteretl.
"Joe DUkiu'u berti," Mtlil lb lad.
"Driiukr
"Jut out) iiVW."
"Ilroke?"
"Sure!'' Th boy (rtantsi.
Dillon, one of the - h tfii rtr
actorWtie f the ijik' that pciy ra tho
newsuMpor mi"i at night in tlitf tig
clUtM, would idinarily have ivrvivwt
hurt nUrlH fr..m busy tmn Nk
Urand, but I!ll"ii an M-newsuaptr
reirtr. had .u o gita Brand. bvn
a IxtMlnnw, aom vnluabtw poteiM.
which th now uua-ttuj iltur bad
nuvr forgottuu.
"TU hlu tu come tu." uiib-rwl Vrattd.
He rem lie, l f : , .(ti .- I, i, (ilium-
Hid . I . I I . . I
i'a'r. i
li'
W Ml
grou d l -1 r
I his daughter. Ho bus asked me
come In Ids stiiitl."
, An expnsslon if eoinplete bewilder
motit spread over the other's facu.
i "A gentleman? What nonileninu?"
hr Interrntguied.
Dupuy wmm moiiiontiiiily nonpluse.1.
"Why. the gentleman who alt. wli'i
whom you imide nil nppolutnieiit for '.
ovi.iek tlil eveiiliig-lnin'-nt your i f 1
, Ore "
' Urand still refused to show his hand
"I should lie very find to hear whin
you have to tmy, Mr. Dupuy. Int
I frnukly. I don't know what you an
driving at."
f The tlsltor was nnnoved. 1U wn'
f iMMlilre that Itartoltny would not wi.u
hlui on a wild gooo erraud. Surelj
. 'be JwIkc and Itrtuid hail coihm U
ternw nHanIlug the hlloitce of the Ad
! xuiwe ns to il Ijtnstng IrxHt casdw
f i-hrioti. The islltor whs playing with
linn now, he knew-dnugllug lillii ou H
vrlml lunik to tautallie hlui
Hi.
I. Wilson, city; L. T. Huberts, St
Paul; C. Pnrkcr, San rrnnciiico; II
Iiwronco, Sun Frmicico ; X. Hogo
way, Albnny, Or.; C. A. Mamtul
Portlnnd; T. T. Newport. Portlnm!
H. K. Holingor, l'oitlttnd; H. J
Meats, l'ortltuid; 0. C. Vothor, Glon-
ilnle; ('. H, Sidewiek; Hicliitril Her
Two Hivers. Win.
At the XhIi W. A. Seliwarz, Kat
Portlnnd; K. I.. Union, I'oitlnml; S
V. Wood. AUdl'ord II. H. Hughe.
( Iiiw.go: A. h. Johnson, Sim Fran
Cisco; W. A. Johnson, Snn FniuoU
eo; II. F. Hart-old, Onkliiml: 0. W
Ihliutg. 1'orllanil; Ono. II. Fitxtrib
. I. 11 .1. . W I I , 1 - tl
urn, loiuiuioi . ii. .voiiius, roil-
In ml; C. II. Waters, Portlnnd; C. II
rTuonmu, Portland: A. W. Stone.
Huffalo. X. V.; J. H. Uw, Portlnnd.
J. E. Stneey. Cincinnati; F. II. Gray,
Chicago ; II. II. Juno, Chicago; F. S.
Townsend, Portland.
rwtU
SUMMONS.
In tho circuit court of the Btate of
Oregon for Jackson county.
Albert V. Schmltt. plaintiff, vs.
come, you know who' i mean- i L"plIa Schmltt. dofendnnt.
to i.uenu it. sennmi, tno auovo
nnmtHl defondnnt:
In tho nnmo of tho state of Ore
gon, you nro horeby summoned nnd
required to appear In tho nbovo en
titled court" nnd cause nt tlio court
house at Jacksonville, In Jackson
county. Oregon, on or boforo lx
weeks front tho dnte of tho first pub
lication of this summons, nnd answer)
, tite complnlut filed against you In
nld court nnd auiso. and In case
you fall to nppenr nnd nnswor or
otUorwUo plwtd within the tlnio hcro-
Uurteltnvf sunipei the Judge's dnpl
. W ti.d.
"Judge Itartolmy!" exclalnusl Hntud
In surjiriMe. "Well, what ntxiut him?"
Huiw.v pnslueod a card, which tlie
editor glauciMl lit.
"Wltal'a thin?" he aske.1. Ttiuii he
'Dupuy will repre.ent me." In i
to put the card In hi
He rte.l
u ket
"lflM ytm woulil better let in
bavii that m I ean rwtuni It to liliu "
Dupuy rvHrb-ml ongorly for the card.
hirh Hnnul slowly exteud! to hlui
"ThW refers tu that trauaaalou of i
wba h ru and he were stMaklng ttilt.
aftrism," continued tho lawyer
iHnwi Hngi,,si loudly.
"Well. impu). I'm a poor hand at
piwUig rMdlas. I give It up. What's
tu n us war r
T1m btwyar bwauM luUtit.
Ta tmNnactiou luvolvUig th-sb-ill
lutiMtUMMl of a .ertnln nutu of
luie.- (M Kplului-d Iitltll.:..
"I blU'M( deul mxs going Into
ttti t(w JiwlMWr" In NiiiMKt-iiieiit
"t'rs-twM)."
"If I bad uy buoliietui with the
J.tii iu.uy. I Mould irt'fer t.. do i.
I. Ml,
I il
.S pll lllH'tl i I. .
i . i gruutts.1 1 r ' l
cr-o t itl't r uur"
V wcart'sj and hopcli' 'i
In lluilted, the plaintiff will apply to
th court for tho relief prayed for In
tha complaint, vU: A decree dlinolv
Idk the boudt of tuntrluiony now nnd
'heretofore exUtlng betwwn the plaln-
( tiff ami defendant, and for n decree
of divorce In favor of the plaintiff
.and against the defendant.
' The date of the firet publication of
this fummoiu is Monday. February
II. 1910, and the dnte of the laat
publication and the last date for your
Mppearauee to Monday, April I. 1910.
and this summons U published by or
.ler of t e H.n F M O.ilklns rlrcult
Uv f ? (' r f -t f! 1'. !;' I rk
' O- - - v m -I- d 'v 'I' l
I-rfni'dn'ir-1-'- ipT P IlUe orn
d" rg srrv' o rt th's siratnous by
i
FOR SALE
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nine acres in Bartlett and Anjou pears, 1 to 3 years
old; close in; good soil. Terms.
S12.000 Eleven acres in Cornice find Bosc nears. 14
years old. These trees are in full bearing and will I
pay a goou income on tne price asKeci.
$24,000 Thirty-two acres in Bosc and Anjou 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 and can be irri
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acres in Newtowns and Spitzenbergs 5 to 7 years
of age; 14 acres in alfalfa; three acres in peaches;
two acres in berries; irrigated; buil diners.
$13,000 Twenty acres; 16 acres in 7-year-old New
towns and balance in 3-year-old Bartlett pears; no
buildings.
$7500 Ton acres, all planted to Newtown and Spit
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$14,000 Thirty-five acres; buildings; exceptionally
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"11 acres in alfalfa; all fine deep free soil.
$150 to $200 per acre Stewart acre tracts; two miles
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Fine 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.
$35,000270 acres; buildings; 26 acres in bearing
Spitz, Newtowns and Cornice pears about 60 acres
in one and two-year-old apples and pears; fine or
chard land.
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'I
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