THE BEDFORD MAIL TltlB JNE, MEDFOUD, ORljXlQy, THU.RST)AYt MAttCIf 10, .1010,
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I TRUXTON
KING
fl Story of
....Graastar?i
By GEORGE BARR
M'CUTGHEON
CepjrrlfM. W, bjr CorC 8rr
McCaieHeen
GiwriilKt. IWti by Ootid. Ht4 ft T
Company
CHAPTER tl. ' ' i
A KTETDTa 07 TUX CABCfXT,
jT this time the principality of
M Graustark was in a most
JraL prosperous condition. Its af
fairs were under the control
of an able ministry, headed by tho
venerable Count Halfont. The Duko
of Perse, for years a resident of SL Pe
tersburg and a financier of high stand
ing, had returned to Edelweiss soon
after the distressing death of the late
Princess Tctlrc and her American hus
3and. and to him was Intrusted the
treasury portfolio.
The financing of the great railroad
project by which Edelweiss was to bo
connected with the Siberian line In the
crth fell to his lot at a time when no
ene -else could hare saved the little
government from heavy losses or even
bankruptcy.
The opening of this narrative finds
the ministry preparing to float a new
5.000.000 gawo Issue of bonds for con
struction and equipment purposes.
iWMs of the government were rcaay
to tit-part for London and Paris to take
up tbr matter with the great banking
feouscs. St. Petersburg and Berlin were
ot to be given the opportunity to gob
ble up these extremely Que securities.
Thl3 seemingly extraordinary exclu
sion of Russian and German bidders
"was the result of vigorous objections
Talsed by an utter outsider, the Amerl
Iron Count. Tullls had not seen the
count, hut he had heard such talcs of
him that ho could not but pity this
glorious young creature who called
him husband,
At present wo aro permitted to at
tend a meeting of the cabinet, which
sits occasionally In solemn collective
ncss just off tho throne room within
the tapestried walls of a dark little
antechamber known to the outside
world as tho "room of wrangles,"
The question under dlscusslou rclntes
to tho loan of 5.000.000 gavvos. before
mentioned. At the head of the long
table, perched upon an augmcntary
pllo of lawbooks, surmounted by a lit
tlo red cushion, sits the prince, almost
lost in tho hugo old walnut chair of
his forefathers.
Tho prince was a sturdy, curly haired
lad, with big brown eyes and a lam
entably noticeable scratch on his nose,
acquired in less stately but more prof
itable pursuits. (It seems that ho
had peeled his noso whilo sliding to
second base In a certain American
game that ho was teaching the juve
nile aristocracy how to play.)
About the table tat tho three regents
and tho other men high in the adminis
tration of affairs, among them Gen
eral Braze of the army. Baron Putts
of the mines, Itoslon of agriculture.
The Duke of Perse was discussing tho
great loan question. The prince was
watching his gaunt, saturnlno face
'with more than usual Interest.
"Of course it is not too late to rescind
tho ordcj promulgated at our fast sit
ting. There nre Dvo bankers lu St
Petersburg who will finance tho loan
without delay. We need not delay tho
Interminable length of time necessary
to secure the attention and co-opera
tion of bankers in France and Eng- l
land. It is all nonsense to say that I
Russia has sinister motives in the mat
ter. We need the money before tho i
whom Tullla lit oneoXnew"Tobo "an
American. Ho was seated on a bhj
bowlder at the romlsldo enjoying tho
shade. At his Ride was the fussy,
well known figure or Cook's Inter
preter eagerly pointing out certain Im
portant personages to hint as they
passed, Of course the approach of tho
prince was the excuse for consider
nblo agitation and fervor on the part
of the man from Cook's. Ho mounted
the bowlder and took off his cap to
wave It frantically
"It's tho prince!" he called out to
Truxtou King. "Stand up! nurrayl
Lour live the prince!"
The man from Cook's came to grief.
Ho slipped from his perch on the rock
and came floundering to tho ground.
The spirited pony that tho prlnco
was riding shted and reared In quick
afTrlght. Tho boy dropped his crop
and clung valiantly to tho reins. A
guardsman was at the pony's head in
an Instant.
Truxton King picked up the riding
crop, strode out Into tho roadway and
handed it up to tho boy In tho saddle.
"Thank you," said Prince Bobby,
"Don't mention It," said Truxton I
King, with his most engaging smile, j
"No trouble at all."
(To Be Continued.)
YOUNGSTOWN NO LONGER
WILL BE A GRETNA GREEN
YOUNGSTOWN, 0., March 10.
Ohio's Gretna Green, where 25,000
Pennsylvania couples have been
married in the Inst 15 years, is
closed to them now. Probate Judge
D. F. Griffiths refused marriage li
censes totlnv to seven Pennsylvania
couples. Ho was nctinjj under or-
BRYAN IS PRESENTED TO
ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENT
UUKNOS AY1U2S, Argentina, Mar,
10. President Alcurtn today rocolv
d William JennliiRs Hryntr, who was
ptvsontod by American Mlntotor Shor
rill. Mr. Bryan savo a reception this
evening, after vhlch ho loft, for Mont
evideo. Mllnptor Shorrlll today presented
to President Alcorta tho Hudson-Fulton
celebration gold modal, with an
address expressing thankB for Arijon
tlna's participation lu tho colohrntlon
ard felicitating; tho r resident upon
tho republic's naval representation.
"Of all tho vessels composing tho
notable International (loot gathered
In our waters from Soptombor 26 to
Octohor 0," cays tho address, "your
warship, tho solo navnl roprosonta
t'vo from South America, which trav
eled CGOO miles from Buonos Ayres to
Now York, camo tho longest dlstnnco
(rem homo to attend ou rcolobrntlon.
This voyto not only Illustrated tho
vast progress in navigation during
tho past century and tho value of
steam propulsion In bringing togeth
er peoplo from distant ytirir, of tho
earth, but It aho afforded a striking
Illustration of the entorprlslng nnd
progressive spirit of your republic,'
upon which wo offer you our hearty
congratulatlonu"
BELASCO SCORES BIG
CONTRACT MERGER
Tho rooouU signing of contrnolN,
I'lvf-ienelilng mid dooNlvo in llU'ir
Hi'upc, Iium enabled Krtuloi'lok He
Insoo of HoluHOO iv Mayor, owner
of tho Alenrar theater of Nun Fran
cisco, to jHihttively itiiuliuiU'o New
York suooohhos yearn boforo they
ordinarily reaeli this territory.
Tho first of tlusso is "SI. Elmo,"
tho season's drmnntlo hiiwosh of tho
cast, and simultaneously with tho
contiiiuaiK'o of the run in Now York
Mr. llolnsco will bo prosontinK it on
the Pacific coast with his Special
Alomar Touring company.
This makes ait cixich in tho theat
rical situation of tho west, and a
dnto will bo arranged for this city on
March 17, If tho encouragement
given tho advance representative is
sufficient.
STOMACH MISERY.
tlohtH tho ntumlant piTfierlptlon Oil
of Wlutorgrcou mi compounded lu li
quid form known ait n, I). I). Pro
scription, A trial hottlo of thin 1). I).
I), Proscription, at only an cents, will
Instantly ioIIovo tho Itch, Wo have
Hold anil rccoininoniled Mils remedy
for yuars, and know of wonderful
euros rrom Its lino, Wo recoinnu'iid
It to our patroun.
Medrord l'harmnoy, Modford, Out-
gon.
dors of Judge Georgo 1$. Robinson of
Vi i i ,.., ,., the common pleas court, who in-
beslde him so suddenly that the bitter iU"--u luu "
words died awav on the old man's .spect the Ohio laws rei
must re
quirement
lips.
that the first essential of a marri
age license be proof of the bride's
residence witliin the county issuing
the' license.
Youngstown pnstors, justices of
can. John Tullls. long time friend and j The duke looked down In amazement
vnmpanlon of Grcnfall Lorry, consort Into the flushed, writhing" face of his
"Tou awful old man!" he cried, trem
bling all over, his eyes blazing. "Don't
you say anything against Undo Jack.
I'll I'll banish you yes, sir banish
.... ,,.A MH A,.AH n ...... . rn.
lanx out of the country. I won't let!". "i
you come back here-never. And be-inc" Ule proceeua oi uie - peion
fore you go I'll have Uncle Jack give ! nlly conducted" marriage parties
which tho "cabbies ' for years have
advertised in Pittsburg papers.
DISASTROUS RUNAWAY
AT GRANTS PASS
you a good licking. Oh, he can do It.
all right! 1-1 hate you!"
t'tf late princess.
Titllls was a strange man
in
little master.
stunned by
For
the vigorou
Meeting couples nt the stations.
tho cabmen, for n $5 fee, tutored
a moment he was', f r
rigorous outburst. I, . .. .
"JUU' t . i ... . . . . i linrrnssmi' niioaf inns n in mm ntui
narticuiars. u was uuuer lorry years i " "-- i , m.... ... .. . . , . .
. i . . . . . i t I InTfwl n vnftitr nmnMclnli o ft r i. In,n It I w t tHiLill. L
taxed. a softer expression came Intohh, i
eyes, ami" he smiled kindly on the boy.
But Prince Bobby was still unap
pcased. "I could have you beheaded."
he said stubbornly. "Couldn't I. Uncle
Caspar?"
The Duke of Perse suddenly bent
forward and placed his bouy hand
upon the unshrinking shoulder of the
prince, his eyes gleaming klndjy, his
voice strangely free from Its usual
harshness. "You are a spleudid little
man. Prince Robin." he said. "I glory
in you. I shall not forget the lesson
in loyalty that you have taught mo."
Bobby's eyes filled with tears. Tho
genuine humility of the bard old man
touched his tempestuous little heart.
"It's it's all right, du your grace.
I'm soxry I spoke that way too."
As the prince strode soberly from
tho "room of wrangles" every eye was
of age, but even at that rather imma
ture time of life he mid come to be
recognized as a shrewd, successful
financial power in his home city. New
York At the very zenith of his pow
er he suddenly-and with quixotic dis
Wgard for consequences gave up his
own business and came to Granstark
for residence, following a promise
"satie to Grenfall Lorry when the lat
ter lay dying In a little Inn near Brus
sels. They had .been lifelong friends. Tul
lls Jestingly called himself the little
lirlnce's "morganatic godfather." For
two years he had been a constant resi
dent of Granstark.
His wide awake, resourceful brain,
attuned by nature to the difficulties of
administration, lent Itself capably to
tbe solving of many knotty financial
puzzles; tho ministry was, never loath
to call on him for advice and seldom
disposed to disregard it An outsider,
ie never offered a suggestion or plan
BnaRked. To this single qualification
e owed much of tbe popularity and
-esteem in whicb be was held by the
classes and the masses. Socially bo
'was a great favorite. He enjoyed tbe
freedom of tho most exclusive homes
In Edelweiss.
There was but one man connected
-with tbe government to whom the pop
ularity and Influence of John Tullls
proved distasteful. That man was the
Duke of Perse. On more than one
occasion the cabinet bad chosen to bo
gaided by the sagacity of John Tullis
to preference to following the lines
3M down by tbe astute minister of
finance. - Tbe decision to offer the new
feoed issue In London and Paris was
dae to tho earn est. forceful argument
of John Tullls outside tbe cabinet
-chamber, to be sure. This was bur
one Instance in which the plan of the
treasurer was overridden. He resent
ed the plain though delicate Influence
of the former Wall street man. Tullls
h&d made it plain to tbe ministry that
Graustark could not afford to place it
self tn debt to the Russians, Into whose .
Lands sooner or later tho destinies of '
the railroad might bo expected to fall.
Tbe wise men of Graustark saw bis I
point without forco of argument and "too awtui, old max!" he rami,
voted down in tbe parliament tbe 1 upon bis sturdy little back, and there
duke's proposition to place the loan in ; was a kindly light in each of them,
lit Petersburg and Berlin. For this : bar none.
particular act of trespass upon the ; Later on tbe prlnco in his khaki rid
duke's official preserves be won tho j ing suit loped gayly down the broad
hatred of tho worthy treasurer and bis j mountain road toward Ganlook beside
so Inconsiderable following among the , the black maro which carried John
deputies. ! Tullls. no had told Tullls of his vain-
But John TuHls was not in Edel- , glorious defenso in tho antechamber,
Then they gained anoth
er .fi fee for driving the couple lo
the parson or justice. Suspicion
has been roused that they even split
the wedding fee with the parson or
squire.
NOTICE.
All members of Canton Daylight
are requested to bo present at I. O. O.
F hall Frh'av evening, March 11 at
7;30. Bj order of commandant. 304
CHURCH PARDONS WOMAN
WHO ATTACKED PASTOR
weiss for the purposo of meddling
with state affairs. He was there be
cause bo elected to stand mentor to
the son of his lifelong friend, even
though that sou was a prince of the
"blood and controlled by the will of
three regents chosen by his own null,
Jects.
To say thai the tiny prime lovcl
his big. broad shouldered, ruddy clu-ck-ed.
adoring ini'iiiur would bo lilting
it too gently: lie Idollzttl lilm. 'i'uilt
'was father, mother and lilg hroiln-r
to the little fellow lu kulrlii'i's.
One woman lu CraiixiarU was the
uoiirvo of uever ending and constantly
Increasing Interest to this stalwart
companion to the prince. That woniuu
-was, alas, the wife of another man!
Moreover, she was tho daughter of
tho Duko of Perse.
Tho young and witty Countess of
Marlnnx camo ofteu to Kdelwelss. She
was n favorite at tho castle, notwith
standing tho unhealthy record of her
HBcioot and djcjrjedljed, husband, the
POUGHKEEP3IE, N. Y., March 1.0.
There vae a dramatic r.eno In the
Baptist chunh tonight, when, after
tho regular weekly prayer meeting,
Mr a. Helen Haggart read an explan
ation of her posit!, n in tho clash
with tho pastor due to his reference
in a sermon to two baptized children
who plajo'. canls anrt danced.
Mrs. Hagsart told a conciliation
committee several days ago that sho
would apologize to tho R07. Mr. Hub
hard if ho would unnounto In open
meeting that hie sermon had no ref
erence to her culldrea. Ho declined
to do that. Nevertheless Mrs. Hag
Cart, without apologizing to the cler
gyman, mndo a statement tonight
that ploa-fcd tho church members.
Sho as:erted nothing was caid
npalnst card plavtng and dancing
when her children wero buit'zed. But
she was positive sho had nover cnld
t&o deacons had voted to approve
dancing, card pliylng and theater go
ing. Her explanation was accepted
a vote o 50 to 7,
Fourteen trrsteci opposed to Mr.
Hubbard told him last night that his
immediate resignation was essential
to the welfare of tbe church. He
ronllAri thnt l.n would not rcr.lcn un
lets a majority of memboru demand-J
ed it.
A disastrous runaway occurcd la
the streets of Grants Pass on Monday
forlieoon In which A. Ho.wor was
quite seriously Injured. E, C. Under
wood, his two eons and his father-In
law, A. Bower, all of whom nrrlved
only a week ago from DesMotnes,
; Iowa, wero arranging to movo tholr
household goods from a car to tholr
homo In Frultdale. They stopped
' tho team In front of the Jewell hard
(ware sfooro and wero making some
adjustments In the names whon one
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Mr. Bowor stepped unto tho tongue
anr reached over to fasten tho bridle.
This frightened tho horsos and they
started to run.
Mr. Bower was thrown down nnd
struck by a wheel In tho breast and
side, carrlns him along for several
feet in the soft mud. Young Allen
who was In tho wagon wns unable to
get out and had to Btay In tho race
until tho horses finally landed n-
gainst a partition in tho Fashion
stables, whero they wbro secured
without further damngo.
Mr. Bowor suffored a broken rib
and other Internal Injuries. For tho
past few days ho has been In serious
condition, but today ho scorns much
bettor and will probably recover. Mr.
Bower has been fur tho past 30 years
or moro a locomotive englncor on tho
Kock Island rot'ito and camo West on
a vacation, and to help to establish
his son nnd daughter In tholr now
homo.
KICKED IN HEAD BY
PLAYFUL EQUINE
(Rogue River Courier.)
Irn Edwards is now nblo to bo up
nnd nround, Laving partially recov
ered from the lock he rccoived in tho
head n week or moro ago. Mr. Ed
wards, who was working for Dan
Jordan nt the Dixie ranch, down the
river, was leading n frisky horso nnd
while tho animal wns plnying Mr.
Edwards gave him tho full length of
tho hope The horso kicked nnd
struck Mr, Edwards in the face, ono
point of tho shoo cutting n gash in
tho cheek nnd tbo other point strik
ing the forehead. Ho was knocked
senseless. The people nt tho ranch
worked over him and sent for a doc
tor nnd finnlly, ufter several hours'
work, Mr. Edwards regained con
sciousness. In a week ho wns nblo
to sit up and is now improving quite
rapidly.
Get Hid of That Soprncss, Gas nnd
Indigestion. ,
Whon your stomach Is out of order
or run down, your food dooon't digest.
It formcntfl in your stomach and
forms gas which causes sourness,
heartburn, foul breath, pain at tho pit
of stomach and many other mlsorablo
symptoms.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets will gtvo
Joyful relief tn ftvo mtnutos; It takon
rogularly fo rto weeks thoy will turn
your flabby, sour, tired out stotnnch
Into, a sweet, onurgotlc, perfect work
ing ono. You can't bo very strong
and vigorous If your food only half
digests. Your appetite will go and
nausea, dizziness , biliousness, nor-1
VQtisnoss, sick headache and constl-!
patton will follow.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets aro smnll
and easy to swnllow and aro guaran
teed to banish Indigestion and any or
nil of tho abovo symptoms or monoy .
back.
Fifty conts a largo box. 8old by
druggists ovorywhero and by Chas.
Strang.
For constipation thero is no roni-
ody so satisfying as Booth's Pills
25 conts. Try a box and you will say
you havo found tho Ideal laxative at
last. i
notice:
I will show tho peoplo of Mcclford nnd Jiiclison
county tlio largest assortment of loose Diamonds ovor
shown in southern Orogon, in all Bizcs and prices, and
fine quality.
Martin J. Reddy
Th Jowler
Near Post Office
J
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"Sav, Undo Jack, when aro you go
ing to tako mo to tho wltch'B- hovel?"
Tho thought abruptly banished all else
from his eager little brain.
"Somo day soon," said Tullls. "You
see, I'm not suro that she's receiving
visitors theso days. A witch Is a very
arbitrary iwrson. Even princes baye
to send up their cards,"
Tho witch's hovel was in tbo moun
tain across tho most rugged of the
canyouu and wns to be reached only
after the most hazardous of rides. The
old woman of tho hills was un ancient
character about whom clung u thou
sand Hpooklsh traditions, but who, in
the opinion of John Tullls, was noth
ing moro than a wise fortuno teller
and necromancer who knew every
trick iu tho trado of hoodwinking tbo
superstitious.
As they rodo back to tho castle after
au hour, coinlug dowft through Castle
nvminn frmii tin, lririniiHlci'v rnnri. tlinv
passed ji tail, bronzed young man a&B-i vor tho classified columns
hero a lot of thoir work is shown. .
The Golden Drift Receiver Suit.
Judge F. M. Calkins held session t
in chambers in this city on Monday '
and Tuesday of this week for tho
purpose of henrinc; certain equity
cases, tbo most important of which
was tho matter of the receivership
of tho Golden Drift Mining company,
The motion for removal of the re
ceiver wob nrgued nnd the court hns
taken the mntter under advisement.
Attorney Renmes also npnlied for n
total issue of receiver's certificates
not to exceed $10,000, enough to bo
issued immediately to pay obliga
tions of receiver as shown by his
report, and the balance to bo issued
ns mny bo ordered by tho court as
it is deemed necessary after a prop
er showing. This amount is consid
ered nmplo to carry out overy pro
vision of the irrigation contract, nl-!
though it is thought by the receiver
that the whole amount will not be
used. Rogue River Courier.
Tho nds. that you ought to answer
today will bo easy to find. ,
To loam Mhothor women enn write
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I
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