ACEDFORP MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1910.
s
I TRUXTON
KING
.GrattftarK,
By GEORGE DARR
M'CUTGHEON
cnrriM. W9, fcj 6mKi Brr
Cfar
ft IX t
CHAPTER XIL
-A mnr nusoxKR arm yes.
TT -ms far past midnight when King
lB mu RroHsed from the dozo Into
H rMch fee bad fallen. Wns It the
actb? Loud, quick commands
annua to fcto wtra.
They re here at feist," he heard
mm ri- say. "Qodl This suspense
3be awful. Hot the; nre here."
Str.A rcdr, thea. with the runs!"
trriet Pete Urstus. "It may be a
trick, xfter all. Don't ones that door
4Kewa tbre. Spants, until yon know
"e1s s the outside."
or aB right," cam at last in the
:setiTe4, eager voice of Peter Brutus.
"ChM tb way, comrades. Give them
amcna. By oKr boly father, this is a
Tfcrar triumph. Ah!"
Stcary footsteps clogged Into the
nwmny accompanied by stcrtorious
.3nxatfeteg and no small amount of
jR-tta from mascnllne throats. Not
hut three or four languages were
by the excited. Intense occu-
vt the other room. King could
vtlcvaetblng of what they said. Final
If the abarp, locUlve voice of Wll
mam fSpaata broke through the babble,
twniiininiidlag silence.
TStS unconscious." he said when
asae aeasarc of order was secured.
Tea, grunted oae of the men.
"Ke nrlll hare our instructions to-
Bir. The count is to Inform us
' BlgbtfaU where she is to be ro
te. -Next week she Is going to
jg Im Bcbtees Marianx Brutus added
annuel, heartless laugh.
A -woman, thoaght Truxton. The
b! Taey had brought her here
Sal&k, after all. What a re-
brute Marianx must be to
iwnrtfTtat Ms beaatlfBl wife!
3te mj sbSbiI abe Is more beautiful
felat own wife, observed Anna
She win be a flae morsel for
cent, who has eTen cast longing
ea so homely a mortal as 1."
-wetnan are alike to him.' aald
'Hjwiita jwetentloBsly.
"fft seat pat her la the room with
American for the present. You arc
nun Tin wiH take ber away before Bat
jtr&trj'i A woaaa's cries are most dls-
niiniiliix" It was Spantx who spoRe.
M step her crying." volunteered
Cseatcr barsbly.
reuawlnir ber senses r ex
es d of the men. "Stand back.
GItc ber air."
IPmswUy the door to King's room
"an tbrewxr open. He bad got to his
3het sssd was standing in the center
vf ttn- room, bis eyes blinking in the
afer et Hgnt
i3tor cried reter Brutus. "You
b? We're got a fair lady for
friend. Get back there, you
sC Keep In your corner."
"Tea are a fine bunch of human
s!" blurted Trnxtou.
with a lighted candle entered
Jtnt. boWIn the light above bis head
SKeiras followed by two others, who
TilU-iurted the drooping, tottering (lg
r f a woman.
"Xjtt ber alt there against the wall.
Hnnn, Jalltm. fetch lu more candles,
Wte SBBBt sot he left in the dark. lie
wtgfB afee is not to be frightened to
Stetb. Women are afraid of the dark
mmi vtrauge doga. Let there be tight."
isaelfctg Peter Brutus, spitting toward
rTB get you for that some day,
:imt& the American, white with anger.
"ifeoBhr commanded William
Bpintii "We nre not children." Turn
Jmg to King, ho went ot), a touch of
Muw tH .Ute Voices "Cheer ber If
ul She is oua of your class. Do
x( let the lights go out"
'KaMag till? hamj8t bo airly drove
4ffee tbera from the doorway.
, Iter a time King stood In bis comer,
9RtcMBg the figure huddled against
atfu? eKpoMte wU. Suddenly be started
HacmuA, 7te eyes
ngwrta as Rlsrlng.
3Se bad seen that
3cMrjr rMIag habit
'MGare, Ts eager
"mem
IHJ
JCaUT be gasped.
WBbaHerlng. "Youl
3fy God, la it
SjftSf '
Ma droWllki to
SaM 1mh4i before
imt. 2eerlng Into
Imt atartlcd eyes.
? aerfCJl,a,W -raoD.iHiTTour
toner crossed tho
'Mmv tear stained face. Sue shrank
bm; xYoin hlnu
-What la it? Whero am I?" ho
3Kwaed. "Oh, lot mo got What have
ae that you should bring mo here'
a mo go. llr. Klugt You nro not no
iwclwd OS"
rj I bring you hero!" ho Interrupt
TtH. aghast. Thou ho understood. Ut
terdlsinuy allied Ills eyes. ' You think
"Wtut 3 buvu done this thing to youV
uUiyo us! Lookl I, too, am a
triaoufcr he.ro. TUoy uro going to kill
ma titter tomorrow."
""Oh. Jlr. Klug, what does It aU
mean? Irglve me! I see now, You
Uro bound; you tire suffering; you nre
years older. What have you done?
AVhnt have I doueV
"Don't shrink from me," ho urged.
"Try to cnlm yourself."
Then, with tho utmost gentleness, he
persuaded her to rise and walk nbout
tho little room with him.
"It will give you courage," bo urged.
"Poor little glrll"
She looked im Into his face, a new
llcht comtug Into her eyes.
"Don't talk now," ho snKl softly.
"Take your time. Hold to my arm.
plenso. Therel"
l"or five or ten minutes ho led her
back and forth across the room very
tmulnrlv. At lirst she was fulnt nud
uncertain; then, ns her strength and
wits came back to her, courage toon
tho place of despair. She smiled wanly
and asked him to sit down with her.
"Where are woJ What is It all
aboutl" she asked.
"Xnt na Intnl." ho cautioned. "I'll tie
perfectly candid with you. You'll have
to be very, very brave, uut wait
rerhnps It will bo easier for you to
toll mo what has happened to you. sn
far as rou know. I can throw light
on tho whole situation, I think."
She became moro excited. Her eyes
flashed! she spoko rapidly. On the
morning of tho 23d she bad gone for
hor ifnllnn in the famous Ganlook road.
attended by two faithful grooms from
tho royal stables.
"I tras In for a 1 oncer ride than usu
al." she said, with sudden constraint
She looked away from her eager listen
er. "I was nervous and had not slept
tho night before. A girl never does.
I suppose."
no looked askance, "yesr" ho que
ried.
She was blushlntr. ho was sure of
It "I mean a girl Is always nervous
and distrait after after she has prom
ised, don t you see."
"No; I don't see."
"I hod nromlsed Count Vos Engo the
night before that I Oh, but it really
has nothing to do with tho Btory. I"-
Truxton was actually glaring at her.
Yon mean that you had promised to
marry Count Vos Engo!" ho stammer
ed.
now rrv straneclr you talk! Are
you sure I mean, do you think it is
fever? One suffers so"
Uo sighed deeply. "WelL that's
over! Whew! It was a dream, by
Jove!"
She waited a moment and then, look-
lug down, said very gently. "I'm so
sorry for you."
Then she resumed her story.
sht hnd cone six or eight miles down
the Ganlook road when she came up
with flro troonurs of the royal guard.
One of tho troopers came forward and
respectfully requested ncr to turn ou
lntn nnother road until a detachment
passed, in charge of a gang of despera
does taken at the inn or tne uawK
and Itaven the night before. Unsus-
nectlnc. she rode otf into the rorest
lane for several hundred yards.
It was a trap. The men wero not
troooers. but brigands got up In the
uniform of the guard. Once away
from the main highway, tncy maue
prisoners of her and tne two grooms.
Then followed a long ride through
roads new to her.
When night came they wero high
In the mouutalns back of the monas
tery, many hours ahead of any pur
Riilt Ther becamo stupidly careless.
and tho two grooms made a dash for
freedom. One of them was mueu. dui
one bad escaped.
Some time during the slow, tortur
ing ride through the forest she swoon
ed. When she came to her senses sue
was In a dimly lighted room, surround-
ed by men. The gag had been re
moved from ber mouth. She would
have shrieked out in her terror had
nnt Jipp coze rested upon the figure of
n man who sat opposite, bis elbows
on the back of tho chair which he
utraddled. his chin on his arms. He
n-iiB gtarlnc at her steadily, his black
eyes catching her gaze and holding It
as a snaco holds tho bira it nas
charmed.
She recognized the bard, hawklike
face. There could be no mistake, ano
was looking Into tho face that made
nsirrnit nf thn iron Count so ab
horrent to her the leathery head of a
cadaver with eyes that lived. She
broke down and cried herself Into the
sleep of exhaustion.
All the next day she sat limp and
helpless lh the chair (Ley had brought
to her. Sho could neither eat nor
drink. Late In the afternoon Marianx
came again, the knew not from
whence be came; he stood before her
suddenly "as If produced by tbo magic
of some fabled gcnlc. smiling blandly.
bis bands clasped behind bis back, bin
attitude one ot designing calculation.
"no laughed when 1 demanded that
he fbould restore me to my friends,
no cfilded me when I pleaded and beg
ged for mercy. My questions were
nover nnswered. Whero am I, Mr.
King? Oh, this dreadful placo! Wby
ar WO here you and IV
king's heart throbbed" flcWely 'once
moro. A vast uunger possessea nis
soul. In that moment ho could have
laid down bis life for her with a smile
of rejoicing.
Then ho told her why sho was there,
why be was there and of tho 2Cth tbo
dreadful 20th!
"God In heaven:" sho repeated tver
and over again In a piteous whisper.
The light was going out.
"Quick!" he cried. "Tho candlo!
Light a fresh oue. My hands are
bound."
She crept to tbo candles and Joined
the wicks. A now light grow as the
old ono died. Then sho stood erect,
looking down upon him.
"You nro bound. I forgot"
She started forward, dropping to her
knees bcsldo him, an eager gleam In
hor eyes. "If I can untlo tbo rope
will that help? There must bo one
little chance for you for us. Let me
try."
"By Jove," ho whispered admiringly
bis spirits leaping to meet hero, "you'vo
got pluck. You put new Ufo in inc. I
I wns almost o-a quitter."
At Inst, after tnnuy despairing tugs,
the knot relaxed "Therol" sho cried,
lnL-lli.r ImxL- i.vtinnatixl "nil. ImW It
, must hnve hurt youl Your wrists nro
! raw!"
Ills arms were stiff nnd sore and
hung like lead at his sides, Sho watch
ed him with nnrrowed eyes wlillo ho
stood off ami tried to work blood nnd
strength back Into his muscles.
"Do you think you enn-enn do any
thing now. Mr. King!" she asked after
a long Interval. "We must escape,"
she wild ns If It were all settled.
"It cannot he tonight," ho gently In
formed hor, a sickness nttncklng his
heart. "Don't yon think you'd bettor
try to get some, sleep!"
no prevailed upou her to Ho down,
with his coat for a pillow, lu two
minutes she wns asleep.
Tor un hour or moro ho sat there
looking sorrowfully nt the tired, sweet
face, thq utmost despair lu his soul.
At last he stretched himself out on tho
floor near the door, and as ho went to
sleep he prayed that Provldcnco might
open n way for him to provo that oh
was not depending on him In vnln.
V Hansen. Tom Motif ni
We nmUe any kind ttnd ntylo til' windows. o ent'iv
Meclforcl Sash & Door Co.
(To Bo Continued, l
HOUSEHOLD CARES.
Tax tho Women of Hedford the Same
ns Elsewhere.
Hard to nttoud to household du
ties With a constantly nchinp back.
A woman should not hnvo a bad
bnck.
And she wouldn't if tho kidneys
were woll.
Donn's Kidney Pills mnko well
Kidneys.
Hero is a Medford woman who in
dorses this claim:
Mrs. JTnry Winterhnlder, near
West Jackson strcot, Medford, Or.,
says: "I have used Donns Kidney
Pills myself with good results while
sufforinc from kidnoy trouble nnd I
know of othor persons who hnvo
taken them with the same benofieinl
effect Sinco I took Donn's Kidnev
Pills nbout n year ngo, I have not
had the lenst tronblo from my kid
neys, ilns remedy deserves my
henrty indorsement."
For sale by nil dealers. Prico 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffnlo,
N. T., solo agents for tho United
States.
Remember tho nnmo Donn's nnd
take no other.
Hnskins for Health.
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In Case of $icRress
P H 0 N 13 3 0 4 1
MEDFORD PHARMACY
Nttir Pout. Otfioo All Night. Sorvioo Froo Uolivnry
DRIVERS (hat know the country
RIGS that cover the country
QUICKLY AND WITH t'O.MI'1 IU' TO YOU AHIC AI.WH'H TO MM
KOI1.NI At run
KAHI.OW tt MWNINO, IMIOlMllliTOItH.
WEST AIDE STABLES
IMIOMO a till H. (IHAPK HTIIKICT
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For Sale
G40 acres of Good Fanning Land at $35.00 i)or aero.
Being situated three miles west of that placo and
near the government irrigation canal. This land is
selling at a BARGAIN and now is your timo to IN
VEST. Tor particulars writo
RESOLVED
Tim bunt rnttolutlou for you
to mnko Im to oomo to tut for
your noxt Hull, If yoi want
Motnotliliig out of tho ordinary.
Wo du tho boat work and ohnnro
the lowoHt price.
W. W. EIFERT
tub rsoofttosarvB tailok
Harry Moon Gwiwftow" cnf.
A SNAP IN ORCHARD LAND
Ono hundred and Bixty acres of free red soil, 10 to SO foot dopth;
two wells, about 25 acres cJonred; a very gradunl south hill slope;
one-half mile from postoffice, less than one-fourth mile from school
nnd sovou nnd one-half miles southwest of Jacksonville. Only $'20
per ncro. Call on or address
JOE THOMAS
222 SOUTH HOLLY STREET. MEDFORD, OREGON
Animal Insurance
We Insure Horses and Cnttlo Against Death From Accident, Dls
east or Fire.
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,
). E. Tull, Anent, Medford.
GILT EDGE
INVESTMENTS
83 acred fruit land 3 mllca out; 50
acres pears, 1 to 5 years old; all
under ditch; a good Investment; S22C
por acre; good terms.
14 acres, apples, Newtown and
Spitz; nlco 6-room house; modorn
improvements; ono mllo out; $12,-
C00; caay terms.
Nice 7-room bungalow; 5 rooms
finished; 100x168 foot lot; nlco oak
Bhado trees; high lot; a daudy home
buy; only S2350; 3500 will handle it.
ONE ACRE ot fine land, half set
to 5-year-old fruit; nlco 6-room
house; east front; closo to Main St.;
only $3500.
A fine corner lot 60x150, improved,
Just otf of Oakdale; n snap at $1000.
Take a look at our Ross Park lots.
Thoy are A No. 1; only $350; torms
to suit you.
Nice 8-room bungalow, all modern
conveniences; best rcsldont district
In city; close to Main street; only
$4500; terms; lot 60x200.
LET US SHOW YOU.
128 East Main.
Wright & Allin
128 East Main Street.
GOLD RAY GRANITE 0.
Olfico: 209 West Mnin St., Medfoid, Ore.
P.
Operating Quarry at Gold Ray, Oregon
DEALERS IN
1 .
BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND
CRUSHED GRANITE
J E. BNYAUT, Pronldoui
JOLIN S OKTI1. i.
J A. I'HHHY, Vlee.PreHMe.it
W It JACKSON. Amh'I CaHliir
THE. MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
JAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS ... ... . ... $!0,(HMj
Safety boxis for rent. A general Banking Business transacted
We solicit your pnirnnaur
EMPLOYMENT AND
BUSINESS CHANCES
FOR SALE.
204 acres, $125.
20 acres, planted to GOHihoroial
Tjears. etc.
18 acres, $276 Jier aero, 3lz miJos
out.
10 norCB) ' mile from Phoenix.
WOm house, lot 01x200, 93000.
360 acres, $8000.
room honse, lot 01x200, on West
Main, $3000.
WANTED.
Ranch hands.
Chambermaid in city,
20 laborers. , V"'1
10 teams.
lathers. .
Want 2 or 3 old men who can't work
Steady and would liko a good place
nt $15 por month, only work haj
timo; hot nnd cold water nnd good
board. Call.
If you havo house you want a rontor
for. list with me.
Girl for general housework, or Jap.
Girl for general housework, out in
tho country, $20.
Chambermaid, out, $20.
Chambermaid, out, $25.
Dininer-room girl, out, $20.
Woman cook. $30.
Man nnd wife, no objection to chil
dren.
E. F. A. BITTNER,
208 Taylor & Phlpps BIq. Phone 4141
$150 AN ACRE 270 acres, foothill Innd, about 0 miles from Med
ford; there are about 85 acres on this place now planted to fruit,
which includes abont 20 acre in bearing. Tho bearing varieties
ore Nowtown and Spitzenberg apples and Comico pears. There
are 25 acres of Nowtowns in their second year with poach fillers
and abont 0 acres of Nowtowns just planted; also 20 acres of
'Jonathans and 10 acres of Rortlott nnd Anjou pears just planted.
About 200 acres of first-class fruit land on the placo. Thoro arc
many springs on tho place and considerable water could be de
veloped for irrigation; two houses, good barn and othor buildings.
Would subdivide nicely. Easy terms.
$2500 Sixty acres, 0 miles from Medford, about 15 acres cleared and
partly planted; small buildings.
$250 AN ACRE 70 acres, about 4 miles from Modford, free soil; 25
acres planted to Newtown and Spitzengerr apples, mostly 3 years
old; in addition, about 25 acres under cultivation, balance easily
cleared ; good new 0-room plastered house, new bam; also set of
old buildings. Could ba subdivided into two or three tracts nicely,
easy terms. t
$5500 Six miles from Modford, good now buildings, about 8 aores
planted to Newtowns, SpiUenborgs and pears, 1 and 2 years old;
abont 7 aores additional cleared, balanco not hard clearing; good
team, wagon and machinerj gfl n Ptaw' Tlll a 40
acre tract,
prico holds till April 1 only 47 acres, closo to Con
trol Point, good now buildings, level land, all first-class fruit and
alfalfa land. This tract has about 7 ncres in alfalfa and tho bal
ance is all planted as follows: Eight acres Comico in fourth son
son, 2 acres Nowtowns in third season, 5 acres Bartlotts in third
season, 3 acres Winter Nells in third season, 0 acres Nowtowns
and 1 acre Spitz in second boason, 0 aores Bartlotts in second
season, balnnco just planted. Tho prico quoted is but a trifle moro
than $300 an acre, which is very much less than ownors oro asking
for adjoining land. ,-.? .
$12,525 Eleven acres ia Comics pears, 10 years old ; 0 acres in Bart
lett and Anjou pears, 1 to 3 years old; closo in; good soil; terms.
$12,000 Eleven acres in Comico rind Boso pears, 14 years old; thosb
trees are in full bearing and will pay a good incomo on tho prico
asked.
$7000 Thirty-five acres of black sticky, 3 miles from Medford, all
nnder the ditch and can be irrigated.
$13,000 Thirty-two acres, close to Modford, 8 acres in Newtowns
and Spitzcnbergfl, 6 to 7 years of ngo; 14 aoros in alfalfa, 8 acres
in peaches, 2 acres in berries; irrigated; buildings.
$14,000 Thirty-five aoros; buildings; exceptionally fino placo for a
home; 12 acres in apples and pears 3 yoars old; about an aero of
bearing orchard; 11 acres in alfalfa; all fino doep froo soil.
$150 to $200 PER ACRE Stowart ncro tracts; 2 milos from Modford;
tracts ore from 10 to 25 acres in size; fino building spots on all;
can nil bo irrigated; cheapest tracts In Modford neighborhood; onny
terms.
$300 PER ACRE Finost 5 nud 10-acre orchard and garden tracts in
tho valloy; easy torms. . .
W. T. YORK & CO.
HURRY! HURRY!
New strictly modern nine-room house; south front.
This property nt n bnrgnin, ns ownor expects to lenvc
city.
Modem 5-room house; Inrge sleeping porch; lot
80x150; enst front; enn bo purchased with or without
furniture.
Five-room cottngo; 2 good south front lots; on W.
Tenth street; nt n bnrgnin.
W. G. Davidson
1022 WEST TENTH ST.
141 V.M 1 .l.HII 1 .J
Good Buys
In Real Estate
IT WILL PAY THE BUYER TO INVESTIGATE
FIRST Wo hav city property of nil kinds.
SECOND We hnvo orchnrd trncts of all kinds.
THIRD Wo hnvo cultivnted land of tho best qual
ity in Boguo River valloy, R6soburg, Eugene and
Willamette valloy.
FOURTH Wo hnvo Inrgo trncts of unimproved
Innds in and about Roguo River valley thnt wo will
sell in largo or small trnctp to suit tho purchnsor.
Jackson County
Realty Co.
Street Number 604 West Tenth.
Phono 141.
,:'o iv d y.rn our holdings.
Wo also hnvo modorn rooms to rent.