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Newspaper Page TextTHE MEDFORD MAIL TRLBUNM, MlSDFORD, ORKOON, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 19.10, !! TRUXTON KIN6 S?1ory of .GrattstarK. By GEORGE BARR M'CUTGHEON bnrilKl, 1969. by Gor But McCuteXeo CwriDil. 09. by BcJd. Mm 5 Compjuajr Irlckirnii rTvulois. niomossy bnnks, the ; Aro you Om.lroTWr oi delo Klngr' ( . nnpMr nt? MFnir am dcnso slm.lovvs-lt wns maddening to buo naked. I M AV ca n Tn pnMPI IP AT I n N think ho could not enter. "I m." MAY LEAD TO COMPLICATIONS "I wouldn't he In there n minute." , "I've heard her speak of her brother J ho nrgued. "And I might catch n; Truxton. She said you wcro In 8onth , WINNIPEG, .Man., Muvoh M. gllmpso of n dream lady. Now, 1 sny. ' America." WiUIiun Huwoll of Uoston, a hook Hobbs. hero's n low place. 1 could , Sho was regarding him with cool, , jump"- i speculative Interest. "1 wonder If you ; "Kent, threatened to proeipitnto in- "Mr. King. If you do that I run nro her ; tonintionnl cotnplteations Itotween rulued forever. I am trusted by the fully Perhaps I'm dreaming. At nuy rate, I'm dated." two years. Now that 1 obscrvo you jwns convicted by a polieo mnpstiuto steward. Ho would cut off all my prlv lieges" Ilobbs could go no further. He was prematurely aghast. Some thing told him that Mr. King would hop over the wall ro uei lenumomu cotnpiteuuons oonveeu "I think 1 nm," ho said, but doubt- , . o. i ,i ulir. "iMcmo nanlon my nmmemont. ; Inland nnd the I mtotl Mates n tho result ol his recent conviction on recent charges of nssnuIMn? a woman. I to I CHAPTER IV. TRUXTON TRSSFA&SKS. THERE was a sparklo in King's eyes as he struck out across town after breakfast tho next morning. Ho burst In upon Mr. Hobbs at Cook's. "Say, Hobbs, how about tho castle today In an hour, say? Can you take a party of one rubbernecking this morning? 1 want you to get me into the castle grounds today and show me where the duchesses dawdle aud the countesses cavort." "Of course, sir. you understand there are certain parts of the park not open to the public. The grotto and the play grounds and the Basin of Venus" "I'll not trespass, so don't fidget. Hobbs. Ill be here for you at 10." Truxton hurried to the square and across it to the shop of Uiu armorer, sot forgetting. howcTcr, to look about In some anxtcty for the excellent Dangloss, who might, for all he knew, be snooping in the neighborhood. Spantz was at the rear of the shop talking to a customer. The girl was bc klnd the counter, dressed for the street. She came quickly out to bun. a dis turbed expression in her face. As ho doffed his bat the smile left his lips, lie saw that she had been weeping. Tou must not come here, Mr. King." B&o said hurriedly In low tones. "Take your broadsword this morning, and please, for my sake, do not come again. I I may not explain why I am asking you to do this." Just a minute, please," he interrupt ed. Tvo heard your story from Baron Dangloss. Are you In trouble? Do you need friends. Miss Platanova?" Tho baron has told you all about me?" She smiled sadly, "Alas, he as only told you what be knows. But It .should be BHfflcient There la no place In my life for you or any one. else. There never can be. Do you question me? 1 can say no more. Kow I must be gone. I I have warn ed you. Do not come again." She slipped into the street aud was gene. King stood In the doorway, looking after her. a puzzled gleam In Ms eyes. OM Spantz was coming up from the rear, followed by his cus tomer. "Hello, Mr. Spantz! Good morning. Tm here for the sword." The old man glared at him in unmis takable displeasure. Truxton began counting out his money. The custom rr. a swarthy fellow, passed out of the door, turning to glance Intently at the young man. A meaning, look and a sly nod passed be tween him and Spantz. The man Waited at the cor ner below and later on followed King to Cook's of Scc, afterward to the castle gates, outside of which lie waited until Us quarry reap peared. Until King went to bed late that night this swarthy fel low was close at Ids heels, always a bwabthy fellow keeping well out passed out or of sight himself. tub door. "I'll come in soon to look at those rings," said King, placing the notes on the counter. Spantz merely nodded, raked in the bills without counting them and passed the sword over to the purchaser. Truxton picked up the weapon and stalked away. A few minutes later be was on bis way to the castle grounds, accompa nied by tho short legged Mr. Hobbs. Hobbs led him through the great park gates and up to the lodge of Ja cob Fraascb, the venerable high stew ard of the gtounds. Here, to King's utter disgust, bo was booked as a plain Cook's tourist nnd mechanically nd vised to pay strict attention to the TUlci "It's no disgrace," growled nobbs. redder than ever. "You're Inside the grounds, nnd you've got to obey Hie rules, same as any tourist. Right this way, sir. We'll tnko a turn just Inside the wall. Now. on your left, ladles and ahemi 1 should say ahem! sir, you may seo tho first turret ever built on the wall. It Is over 400 years old. On the right wo have" "Seo here. Hobbs," said King, stop ping short. "I'm dashed if I'll let you lecture me as If I yere a gang of hay. seeds from Joshvllle." "Very good, sir. No offense. I quite forgot, sir." "Just tell me, old chap. Don't lec ture. Hobbs, this is all very beautiful and very grand and very slow," said King, stopping to lean against the moss covered wall that encircled the ark within a park, the grounds ad "Joining the grotto. "Can't I hop over tills wall and tako a peep into tho rottor "By no means!" cried Hobbs, horrified, King looked over the low wall. The prospect was alluring. The .pooj, the "Go and report me. Hobbs; there's a 1 closely you do resemble her. Wo were j without trial and sentenced to be good fellow. Tell tho guards 1 wouldn't ivory good friends, she nnd I." (flogged ami to servo fifteen J'onw in obey. That will let you out. my boy, Then you'll Intercede for mo?" ho j tho penitentiary, lie was flogged-at and I'll do the rest." lie strode off across the bright green turf toward the source of nil this en chantment, leaving poor Mr. Hobbs braced against the wall, weak kneed and helpless. "What are you doing In hero?" de manded a voice. Truxton, conscious of guilt, whirled with as much consternation as If he bad been accosted by a voice of thun der. He beheld a very small boy stand Ing at tho top of tho knoll above blia. not thirty feet away. His face was quite as dirty as any small boy's should bo at that time of day, ami his curly brown hair looked as if It, had not been combed since the day before His firm little legs, in half hose nnd presumably white knickers, were spread apart, and his hands were in his pockets. King recognized him at once and looked about uneasily for tho attend ants who. he kucw, should be near. It is safo to say that ho camo to his feet and bowed deeply, even In humility. "I am nesting, your highness." he said meekly. "Don't you know any better thau to come in here?" demanded the prince. Truxton turned very red. "1 am sorry. I'll go at once." "Oh, I'm not going to put you out!" hastily exclaimed the prince, coming down the slope. "But you are old enough to know better. Tou are the gentleman who picked up my crop yesterday. You aro an Amerlcnn." "Yes, a lonely American," with an attempt nt the pathetic. The youngster looked cautiously about "Say. do you ever go fishing?" 1e demanded eagerly. "Occasionally." "You won't give me away, will you?" with a warning frown. "Don't you tell Jacob Fraascb. He's the steward. I 1 know a fine place to fish." . The- prince led the way up the ban):, followed by the amused American, rbo stooped so admirably that the boy. looking back, whispered that it was "Just fine." At the top of the knoll the prince turned into a little shrub lined path leading down to the banks of the pool almost directly below the rocky face of the grotto. The prince scurried behind a big rock and reappeared at once with o willow branch from the end of which dangled a piece of thread. A bent pin occupied the chief end in view. He unceremoniously shoved the branch into the hands of bis confederate and then produced from one of his pockets a silver cigarette box, which be gin gerly opened to reveal to the gaze a conglomerate mass of angleworms nnd grubs. "X fellow gets awful dirty digging for worms, doesn't he?" he pronounced. The prince took the branch and gin gerly dropped, tho hook Into the danc ing pool. In less time than It requires to tell It he had a nibble, a bite and u catch. There never was n boy so ex cited as he when a scarlet nlbbler flew Into the shrubbery above. On the opposite bank of the pool suddenly appeared two rigid members of the royal guard, Intently watching the fishers. King was somewhat dis turbed by the fact that their rifles were in a position to be used nt an in- I stant's notice. Ho felt himself turning palo as ho thought of what might bavo happened If ho bad taken to 1 flight j A young lady In a rajah silk gown, a j flimsy panama hat tilted well over her j nose, with a red. feather that stood erect as If always in a state of sur prise, turned the bushes and came to a stop almost at King's elbow. He bad time to note in his confusion that she was about shoulder high alongside him and that sho was staring up Into bis faco with amazed gray eyes. After ward he was to realize that she was amazingly pretty; that her teeth were very white and even; that her eyes were the most beautiful and expressive be bad ever seen, that she was slender nnd imperious' and that there were dimples in her cheeks so fascinating that bo could not gather sufficient strength of purpose to withdraw his gaze from them. Of course ho did not see them at the outset She was not smiling, so bow could be? The prince camo to tho rescue. This is my Aunt Loraine, Mr. Mr." ne swallowed hard and looked helpless. "King," supplied Truxton Truxton King, your highness." Then, with all the courage ho could produce, ho said to the beautiful lady: "I'm as guilty as lie. See!" Ho pointed ruefully to four goldfish which he had strung upon wire grnsH and dropped into tho edge of the pool. "Please put those poor little thing back in tho pool, Mr. King," said' the lady In perfect English. "Gladly, with the prince's permis sion," said King, also In English. The prince looked glum, but Interposed uo Imperial objection. It must be confessed that King's composure was sorely disturbed. He glanced up to find her studying him. plainly perplexed. "I Just wundered in here," ho began guiltily. Tho prince captured me down there by tho big tree." "Did you say your name Is Truxton King?" she asked somewhat skeptical ly. "Yea, your yes, ma'am," be replied, "of New York." "Your father la Mr. Emersoa JKlng? urged, with a fervetit glanco In tho diroctlou of tho wall. Sho smiled Joyously. "More thnn that." she said, "I shall assist you to escape. Comol" Ho followed her through the Bhrub bery, his heart pounding violently. "Say!" whispered tho prluco a few moment later, dropping back ns If to impart a grave secret "See that man over there by tho fountain, Mr. King?" "Bobby!" cried the lady sharply. "Goodby, Mr. King. Remember me to your sister when you'wrlto. Sho" onco, then filed an nnpenl. The higher court quaMu'tl tho conviction nnd ordered a new trial but specific ally stated that he could not gut damages because ho had boon flog ged. Howell declares ho lias boon denied his rights as an American cit izen aud that lie will appeal to Sec retary of State Knox nt Washington. UNIVERSITIES TO HOLD BIG MEET APRIL 30 PHILADEIMUA, Pa., -March 14.- Thrco events for iuter-collegiato championship of America will ho the lending features of the sixteenth an nual relay carnival to be held on Franklin Field April 30. From en tries nnd assurances nlrcndy received nearly every university east of tho Jrississippi nnd a few from tho west will be represented in one or more of tho games. Yale, Columbia, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth nnd probably Harvard, aro nmong those from tho east which arc practically certain to enter tenm-s. Michigan, Chicago, Illinois nnd Wisconsin nnd others wifl enter from the west. Tho novor-lespcniiig aspiration to make tho store's advertising higger nnd better is what develops n "store keeper" into n successful merchant "VOHI TOU KNOW UfT BETTEB TO AM TO C01IJ5 IN HERB V That's Aunt Loralne's beau," an nounced txie prince. That's Count Eric Vos Engo." Truxton's look turned to one of Interest at once. The man designated was a Blight, swarthy fellow In the uni form of a coloneL Ho did not appear to be particularly bappy at tho mo ment Tho American ob served tbe lady's dainty ears. They bad turned a deli cate pink. "M ay 1 ask w n o" began Truxton timidly. "She will know If you merely call me Loraine." Thoy parted company nt once. "she will Kjiow it tho prince and the ?c.JfJrn?I0f..CAI'L lady tn tho rajah ue loraine. B,ll go!nff towanl the castle, King toward the gates, somewhat dazed and by no means suro of bis senses. (To Be Continued.) GILT EDGE INVESTMENTS SS acres fruit land 3 miles out; GO acres pears, 1 to 5 years old; all under ditch; a good Investment; 220 per acre; good terms. 14 ncrcs, apples, Newtown nnd Spitz; nice 6-room houso; modorn improvements; one mile out; 12, 000; easy terms. Nlco 7-room bungalow; S rooms finished; lOOxlCS foot lot; nlco oak shade trees; high lot; a dandy home buy; only $2350; $500 will bandlo it. ONE ACRE of flno land, hnlf sot to 5-ycar-old fruit; nlco 6-room house; east front; close to Main st.; only $3500. A fino corner lot 60x150, Improved, Just off of Oakdalo; a snap at $1000. Tnko n look at our Ross Park lots. They are A No. 1; only $350; terms to suit you. Nlco 8-roora bungalow, all modorn conveniences; best resident district In city; close to Main street; only $4500; terms; lot 50x200. LET US SHOW YOU. 128 East Main. Wright & Allin 128 Eai Main Street. BENSON'S BARGAINS 10 ACRES Threo-qunrters mile from city limits, tour-room houso and good well; price ,$G000. MODELS 10 AND 17 1 14 ACRES Ono mile from city, all in or chard, about half of which is bearing: good house and other buildings. This prop erty is a producer from tho start; $.10,000; terms. 20 ACRES One milo from city; five acres Bartlctt pears, 2 to 10 years old, 5 acres othor fruit; good house, barn, etc; $.10, 500, terms. i 55 ACRES Six miles from city; 13 acres in fruit, 25 acres alfalfa, 10 acres timber; good seven room house, barn and other buildings; $15,000, terms. 88 ACRES LVo and one-half miles from Medford; 30 acres 5-year-old Bosc peal's, 20 acres 1-ycar-old penra, and 3 acres New towns; five-room house and barn; $20,000, easy terms. 115 ACRES Five miles from city; 100 acres good fruit land; 50 acres 7 and 8-year-old New towns, 10 acres Jonathans in bearing, 10 acres Bartlctt pears; this is one of tho fin est ranches in the valley and will pay for itself in a few years. Let us show you. HUNTLEY-KREMER Co. REAL ESTATE INSURANCE 214 FruitGrowers Bank Building -r- . ..:--, .. 1 .. In Case of vSicKness PHONE 3C41 MEDFORD PHARMACY Near PoBt Oifice All Night Service Free Delivery GOLD RAY GRANITE CO. Office? 20iT West Main St., Medford, Ore. f Operating Quarry at Gold Ray, Oregon DEALERS IN BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND CRUSHED! CFAINITE FIVE-ROOM MODERN BUNGALOW Five blocks from business center; $1800, terms. NEW FIVE-ROOM BUNGALOW In West End; good well, fine view; $850, terms. MODERN FIVE-ROOM BUNGALOW On West Tenth ; $1350, terms THE PALMS Rooming house is for salo; the best money maker in town. INSURANCE. We represent five strong old-line insurance companies and aro properly equipped to take care ot your busi ness, insure tnat new auto mobile against fire, accident or theft. INVESTMENT D 1 149 Firsts The BUICK closed the soason with the greatest ret ord history of automobile contests by winning 1 rv fl!. ...k.. m ...... i ....!..! 11.- I... rty iirsiH vt pur uem. ui uumua- uiuruuj- iiuix-jiuu the highest-priced foreign and American cars in road races, hill climbs and endurance contests, and ALL THIS WITH A STOCK CAR JUST LIKE YOU'LL GET A Few of the Big Wins COBE CUP RACE .100 miles at an average speed of 50 miles an hour. YORICK CLUB TROPHY First and second, 150 miles at an average speed of 51 miles an hour. VESPER CLUB TROPHY 212 miles at an aver age speed of 55.5 miles per hour. RIVERHEAD, L. I., CLASS 4113 miles at an av erago speed of 70 miles an hour. ATLANTA 200 miles at an average speed of 72.2 miles per hour. In winning tho Los Angoles-Phoo-nix Desert Race tho BUICK achiovod ono of tho goratost victo ries of tho year. This raco, run ovor hills and through fields of sand such aa a car soldom oncountors, was enterod upon with groat onthu sim by tho manufacturers of high priced cars, because thoy knew that tho "popular-priced" car could not stand tho grind. But it was tho same old story tho BUICK won, dofoating its nearest competitor nearly four hours and lowering tho record 12 hours, thoroby achieving one of the groatost victories for the "popular-priced" car in the history of tho automobile. Why Then is the Buick Popular Fimiro it out for vourself. It won't tako vou loner. You will find more Buick Cars throughout tho west than all other makes combined. It has proven tlio Best Car for the Rogue River Valley. Ask Any Owner. There will be a greater shortage of automobiles of all kinds this year than ovor boforo. Last year's Bhortago will bo nothing in cpmparison. Perhaps you have not noticed it yet, but you will when you buy a car. So order NOW and have it in time for the "Qood Roads." Medford Buick Co. (Buioks Exclusively.) HODSON'S GARAGE TOU VELLE, MANAGER Demonstrations by Appointment.