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Then, with his heart In bis mouth, be slowly began to retrace his steps, walk ing where be bad galloped a moment before. A turn In the road caused him to draw rein sharply. A hundred yards ahead Ore or six men wero struggling with a riderless bay horse.- "By Jove!" ejaculated Ilobbs. "It's bis horse!" As be drew nearer It struck him forcibly that the men were not what ho had thought them to be. They were so evil looking lot, more llko the strlk ers he bad seen In tho town earlier In tbo day. Even, as ho was turning the sew thought over In bis mind one of them stepped out of the little knot and, without n word of warning, lifted his arm and fired point blank at the Uttlo Englishman. A pistol ball whizzed close by bis head. Ills horse leaped to the sldo of tho road In terror, al most unseating him. But Ilobbs bad fighting blood In his veins. What Is more to tho point, be had a Mauser revolver In his pocket. He Jerked It out and, despite a second shot from the picket, prepared to ride down upon the party. An instant later half n dozen revolvers were blazing away at htm. Ilobbs turned at onco and rodo In the opposite direction, whirling to fire twice at the unfriendly group. Soon he was out of rauge. Tho only thing left "for hlra to do was to rido at onco to tbo city and give the alarm. Suddenly his horse swerved and leaped furiously out of stride, stum bling, but recovering himself almost In stantaneously. Ia tho sumo socond he heard tho sharp crack of a firearm far down the unbroken ravine to his left Asocotld shot came, this jlma from tbo right and close nt hand. Ills horse wa staggering, swaying: then down tie crashed. Ilobbs swinging clear barely In time to escape being pinioned to tin ground. A stream of blood was pour Ing from the side of the poor beast Aghast nt this unheard of wantonness. thi little Interpreter knew not which way to turn, but stood there dazed un til n third shot brought him to bin senses. ThP bullet kicked up the dust tie.-tr bis feet. He scrambled for the ln;ivy underbrush nt the roadside and (l-tr'd off Int'Mhe roadside, his revolv In h! hand, his heart palpitating like mud. Time and again as he tied (lirnu'h the dark thickets be beard tin boare shouts of men in the distance At 10 nVlook the next morning Coir nel Qulnnox and a company of soldier riding up from the city gates towarc rhe north In response to n call fin help from honest herders w'io reporiei marks nnd roblierles of an Hliirniln nature, came umn the stiff, footsore iliorn scratched Mr. Hobh not fir from the walls of the town. The -oi nel was rmt lime hi grasping the su stnni e of Hobbs" revelations lie nm mf nt once for the witch's hovel, set i Itte Ilobbs wPh n small. Instructed curt lo the castle, where IlMpm Un gloss was In coiisultiitlon with .Mr. Tu "s and certain ministers 1'he city s ls-aivful enouish. nm to the surprise tit Hobbs. S liMnn ance had been reported, said t? guardsmen who rode beside hl'ii I In the bills there had been some dcpr datlons. but that was all. "AIIV" groaned Mr. Hnhh. "AH Ilatig It nil. man. wot do you rnM uir You haven't heard 'al of It yet. I ! you. there's beeii tlie devil to pn Wnit till the colonel comes Unci; fr anlffi: ga.p. He'll have news f.-t you: lake It from me. he will. T'-m jKior i bap 'as gone up In smoke sure us my iia:ne-..s. Ilnlibs." They met Huron Dangiuss near l.i barracks, .inros the purk from i'i castle. lie (ran, in close, enr.iest versatlon with John TullN iitul Cimi Hnlfont. both of whom seemed lain i Ing under intense excitement. 1 The nrrlvnl of Hobbs. n pitiful but heroic objeet, at once arrested the nl tentlou of every one. Hs story woe heard by n most distinguished mull euce. "There Is nothing supernatural ahou. King's disappearance," said Tullls sharply. "That's all nonsense. He bud money about him. nnd It perhaps turn out that there really was u nmn m the crack iu the door, a clever hrlgan who today ha3 got the better ot out vainglorious frieud, -The shooting In the. hills Is more disturbing than this, to my ufind.' "This, mystery coming op top nt the other is nil tho more dllllcult to under stand I mean the disappearance oi the Countess Murlaux." snld Huron Dangloss. pulling at his Imperial In plain perplexity. "But wo must nol stop here talking. Will you copje with umtTx TuJU&. tft Olft tQvorl i shall send out my best man to work on the case of tho lady. It is n most unw. fng thing. I still have hope that she will appear In person to explain the affair." "I think not." said Tullls gloomily. "This looks like nbductlon-foul play or whatever you rhoose to call It. She has never left her father's home In Just this manner before. 1 believe bnrou. that Marlanx has taken her nwny by force. She told mo yesterdii;. tliat she would never go back to bl.n If she could help It 1 have alreud given you my suspicions regarding bl ileslgns upon the ahem!" Catching the eager gaze of the prince, he ennnged the word "throne" to "treus try." Lornlue. her cheeks white with res", lutlon. turned upon John Tullls. "You might leave the rescue of the countes to the proper authorities the police. ' she said calmly. "I think It -Is your duty as nn American to bend the Kearch for Mr King. If fount Mnr Innx has spirited his wife nwuy, pray who has n better right?" "But wo nro not sure that be" "We nro sure that Mr. King Is cltb.! dead or In dire need6f help," she In terrupted hotly. "Colonel Quintiox Is qulto competent to conduct tbo search," he said shortly. "Hut Colonel Qulnnox has gone forth on auother mlsslou. IIo may bo un able to glvo any of his time to the search for Mr. King. It is out rageous, John Tul lls, to refuse help!" "I don't r o f u h o belli!" bo exclaim ed. "But I'll tell you this I consid er It my duty an a man to devote w h a t strength 1 havo to tbo sorvlco of a w o in u u in trouble. Gome, baron; wo will go to the tower." Count Half ont In tervened, hastily proposing that a second party bo sent out at onco with Instructions to rnzo tho witch's but if necessary. "I shall bo happy to Jead tho expedi tion)" said young Count Vos Engo, bowing deeply to tho young lady her self, . "You shall, Vos Engo," said Halfont. "Prepuro ut once. Take ten men." Tullls turned suddenly to tho resent ful girl, "Lornlnc," ho said geutly as tho others drew away, "don't bo hard with mo. You don't understand." "Yes, I do," sho said stubbornly, "You nro In love with hor," "Yes; thut'u qulto true." "A married woman I" "I can't help It I must do all I can for her." "I won't hekusk HEU-!" was bp ui.-l!t t.. 'IV : "i i '.. -. t .. of their c ii uhtr- s nnd i . e.l t .. minister of police to swetr s ftly In pure dlsgu.it. It was from t!ie Count oss Mnrlanx herself, sont from l'r vrak. a station far down the mil -iy. iu tho dlrei tim of Vienna tt was e!f explanatory: "I mu going to Scbloss, Marlanx. thre to end my days. There Is no hope for me. I go voluntarily Will you not understand why I nm leaving Edelweiss? You must know," It was signed "mgomedo." Tullls was dumfouuded. He caught the penetrating glance of Dangloss nnd flushed under tho sudden knowledge that this shrewd old man nlso under stood why she was leaving Edelweiss. Becnuso of him! Because she loved him and would not bo iieuh him. Ills heart swelled exultantly In tho next moment. A brnvoresolve was born within htm. "We don't need n key to that, my boy," said the baron Indulgently. "But I will say that she ban blamed little consideration for you when she steals away in the dead of night without a word. Unfeeling, I'd say. WclK v e can devote our attention to Mr. King who Is lost." "See here, lmron," said Tullls after a moment; "I want you to give mo a couple of gi.oil men for a few days I'm going to 8 hloss Marians. I'll g-'t her away fr 'tu that phr o If I have I kill Marlanx nnd swing for It!" At 7 o'clwk that night, accompurl.ii by two clever Nccyet service men, T '! lis boarded the train for the west. man who M'j d In the tobiucotilbt' i shop on the station platform smiled quietly to himself ns the train pulled out. Then hp walked briskly away. It was Peter Brutus, the lawyer. A nioHtnllurlng trap had bum set for John Tullls! The party that had gone to Oanlook gnp In char, e of Cbunt Vos Engo re turned at nightfall no wiser than when it left tho barracks nt noon. Hiding bravely, but somewhat dojoctcdly, bo sldo tho hfimlnomo young olllccr in command wus a girl, In gray. Now she was coming homo with them, silent, subdued, dispirited oven moro so than she allowed the count to see. Colonel Qulnnox und his men had been scouring the hills for bandits. They arrived at tho witch's cabin a few minutes after Vos Engo und his company. Disregarding the curses of tho old woman, a thorough search of tho place was made. Tho old woman's story, reflected by the grandson, was convincing so fnr us It wont. Hho said that tho young man remained behind in tho kitchen to puzzle himself over tho'smoko mystery while she went out to her doorstep. Tho man with tho horses becumo frightened when sho went down to ox- ..l.iln .,......, ... Ittm TTn (u1 A mw iiiiiuues later uiu kjiiuuui;ii emerged to find his horso gone, himself deserted, Cursing, ho struck off down tho glen lu pursuit of hid friend, and that was tho last sho saw of him. She listked Into his honest eyes l r a moment. "I'orglvo me.'' she murmured, hntig Ing her bead. Then she smiled brightly up Into his foce. "Have your way, then. Ileniem ber that I nm hor friend too." Tho guard about the prince was dou bled. Order. requiring the strictest caro of hU person were Issued by Count Halfont. Huron DaughxH began to see things tu a different light. Things that had puzzled him before now seemed clear. Hut Into lu tbo afternoon n telegram iTO IIC CO.HTISUKO.l THE FAVORITE WON. A Prlzafiaht FUforeo Who "Seen Hit Duty and Done It." In n sporting resort In the east end of London a popular Irish pugilist was matched against u burly iiml clover negro. The Irishman was a hot favorite, und his friends bet heav ily that he would whip his colored op ponent. The referee was also nn Irish man, and when lu the first round thu negro reached the Irish lighter's Jaw and the, hitter's bead thumped the boards with a crash (bat seemed to preclude further contest the follow ing monologue by thu referee as ho stood over tho fallen favorite, counting tho seconds, took place; "One!" (In an undertone to his gasp ing compatriot: "Como on, man; get up pugilist staggered to hU feet, swung , wildly nt the unguarded negro and ' bowled him over unexpectedly. Quick ns n flash the over ready ref Icreo sprang to tho prostrate colored mnu, who, though dazed nnd weak, was wildly' struggling to regain bis feet, and counted; "One, two, three, four, tlvo, nnd flro is ten! You're out, you nnygurl" ly resumed his walk. Why He Didn't Go to Church. A Scottish minister who was Inde fatigable In looking up his folk one day called upon a parishioner. "Itlch an!," ho said, "I lino utt seen ye at tho kirk for some time and wad llko to know tbo reason," "Weel, sir," answered ltlcbnrd, "I hao three decided objections to goln' firstly. I dlnna believe lu beln' whnur yo does n' tbo tnlkln'; secondly, 1 dlnna believe In si' mucklu sluglti', an', third ly nn' In conclusion, 'twas thoro I got my wife." Frltndihlp. They seem to take nwny tho sun from tho world whp withdraw friend ship from life, for wo have nothing hotter from tho Immortal gods, noth ing moro dollghtful. Cicero. An Aid to Dlatitlon. The Blanks had Invited a guest to dinner. As the hut course was reached little Willie, who had been closely watching the guest almost continually during the meal, looked over at him onco more and said, "You haven't changed n bit since you starting eating, havo you, Mr. Cur tis?" "Why, no." laughed tho visitor. "Why do you nsk that question V" "Because." blurted out Willie, con fused by the pairs of eyes focused uu hlm-"becnusu I heard pu any you'd tnhko n big hog of yourself ns soon ns you got your eyes on this feed." , Not a Suffraglot Yet. During n presidential cnm'palgn tho question of woman suffrage was much discussed among women pro and con, and at nu afternoon tea the conversa tion turned that way among tho wo men guests. "Aro yon n woman suffragist?" asked tho ond who was most Interested, "Indeed, 1 nm not," replied tho other most emphatically. "Oh, that's too bud! But, Just sup posing you were, whom would you sup port In tho presont campaign?" "Tho same man I'vo always support- ! cd, of course," was tho apt rcply-"my , husband." Ladles' Homo Journal. "VOtm'B OUT, YOU NAYOUIt," out o' that. Are yez goln' to let this black sou of Ham say ho knocked yez out'j "Two! (WuiTiih, man, enn't yez rnlso yourself und listen to what I'm telllu' yez? Como ou;.get up!) "Three! (For tho suko of yer fa thers that bled on many u field get up nnd wipe up thu floor with this black smoko that's grluulu' ut yezli "Kour! (An' stiro uro yez goln to llo there sluplu' while (his limb of Satan t niton nil tho money? (Jet up, I say, uforo I pull yez up!)" This sort of entreaty continued until, as tho disgusted roferco lingered on tho final count, tbo badly dazed Irish I Hie Son Andy. I Dr. Andrew J. McCosli wns In his I collego days n famous athlete. IIo I could run faster, kick it football far ther and Jump higher than uny man In Princeton, Publicly IiIh fathur,. Pres ident McCish, took no uotlco of An dy's achievements. That ho prlvutoly rejoiced In his sou's prowess the stu dents learned lu this way; Jimmy, nu the president wus famil iarly culled, though exceedingly cour teous, was given to fits of ubstrnctlon lu which ho entirely forgot his sur roundings, I Onco nt a reception lu his homo, ap parently forgetful of nil tho world, ho was pacing up and down the room with head bent nnd hands interlocked behind his back. Suddenly he walked 'up before h young lady nnd asked; 1 "J low tall uro yo?" Iu uu embarrassed way sho replied, "Why, doctor, I'm I'm tlvo foot two Inchos." "Mo son Audy could Jump over yor licud," m tit doctor and Immediate- Hit Bitter Rebuke. Tho dinner had not gouo at it 1 1 well. Tho wnltcr was slaw, the food wus cold, ami tho cooking was bad. The I guest In tho Gormnu restaurant was of ,n uuturnlly peevish disposition, any I how, and ho complained vigorously to I tho bend waiter, and especially com plained of tho waiter ut bis tnbln, As tie was leaving tho waiter said humbly: "If you only knew vat u fmrdt time us valters hat you would nlcht ho so hnrdt." "But," said the guest, "why bo n waiter?" "Vot else couldt I do?" asked tho wulter. "Well," said the guest, "up nt tho Metropolitan Opera House they puy a nun $3 u night to play tho oboe. You might try that." "Built." suld the wulter, "I don't know how to hlay dot oboe." "What Is tho difference?" ohsorved tho guest ns ho turned away, leaving n much mystified waltor, "You don't know how to waiter cither, You might scatter your Incompetence." Cosmopol-Itnu, On Safe Ground. A young clergyman who had boon appointed to u curacy in one of tho parishes of nn English university town wus eniburrnssed by tho thought of criticism In his cultivated congrega tion, Ho sought counsel from his fa ther, nu old nnd Hnguclottu vicar, say ing; "Father, I am hampered In my min istry In tho pulpit I urn now serving. If I clto anything from geology there Is Professor A., tho eminent expert In this science, right before mo. If I uso nn Illustration lu Itotunn mythology, thon thoro Is Professor B. ready to trip me up for my Inaccuracy. If I Instance something In English litem turo thut pleases me, I nm cowed by tho presence of tho leurued doctor.who holds tho chair of English lltornturo here, What shall I do?" Tho old man replied; "Do not bo discouraged. I'll glvo you Bufo udvlco. Preach tho gospel. Thoy probably know very llltlo of that."