MEDFORD ALAIL TRIBUNE, MEDffORn, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL G, 10,10.
TUN
KING '
By GEORGE BARE
McCUTCHEON.
4 Copyright, 1009, by Gooixo
Barr McCutchcon.
4 Copyright, 1909, by Dodd,
iaeaa x company.
CHAPTER XX.
THE LAST BTAKD.
SOON after 6 o'clock a man In the
topmost window of the tower
called down that the forces In
tho bills were moving in a com
"fact body toward the ridges below the
"southern pates.
One hundred picked men were to be
-Jcft Inside the castle gates with Vos
jEngo, prepared to meet any flank move
ment that might bo attempted. Threb
hundred mounted men were selected to
laakc the dash down Castle avenue
straight Into the camp of the sharp
shooters. It was the purpose of the
bouse guards to wage a fierce and noisy
conflict off the avenue and then retire
to tho castle as abruptly as they left
It, to be ready for Marlanx should be
decide to make a final desperato effort
to seise their stronghold.
The dash of tho 800 through the gates
asd down the avenue was the mo3t
spectacular experience in Truxton's
HTc. lie was up with Qulnnox and
General Braze, galloping well In front
ef the yelling troops. These mounted
'carbineers, riding as Bedouins, swept
3Hre thunder down tho street, whirled
Sato tho broad, open arena beyond the
ake's palace and were upon the sur
prised radians before they were fully
mwakc to the situation.
They came tumbling out of bams and
"feeds, clutching their rifles In nerveless
tends, aghast In the face of absolute
destruction. The enemy, craven at tho
atsct, threw down their guns and tried
to cscapo through the alleys and side
streets at the end of the common. Fir
teg all the time, tho attacking force
rede them down as If they were bo
SBony dogs.
After ten or fifteen minutes of this
desultory carnage it was reported that
x large force of men were entering tho
avenue from Regcngetz circus. Quln
nox sent his chargers toward this great
.bottle of foot soldiers, but they did not
Salter, as ho had expected. On they
swept, 2,000 or 3,000 of them. At their
iKxid rode flvo or six officers. Tho fore
3Bost was Count Marlanx.
Qulnnox saw now that the Iron
Count was determined to storm the
'.Kates and gave the command to re
treat Waving their rifles and shout
ing defiance over their shoulders, the
dragoons drew up, wheeled and gal
sfcoped toward the gates.
Scarcely were the massive portals
elo-scd and the great steel bars drop
ped Into place by tho men who attend
d them when a low, dull explosion
'shook tho earth as if by volcanic force.
TThen came the crashing of timbers,
ilio cracking of masonry, the whirring
T a thousand missiles through the
Ir. Before the very eyes of the
dtnuned, bewildered defenders, dis
mounting near the parade ground, the
Jtago gates and pillars fell to tho
ground.
, The gates had been dynamited.
Then it was that Truxton King re
membered. Marlanx's Bappers had
tuxn quietly at work for days drilling
jfrom tho common to the gates. It was
strange coincidence that Marlanx
.should have chosen this day for his
Wlmhiatlpg assault on the castle. The
sklrmlsh at daybreak hud hurried his
arrangements no doubt, but none the
ats were his plans complete, Tho ex
plosives had been laid during tho night.
Tho fuses reached to the mouth of the
tuuuei across the common. As he
swept up the avenue at the bond of
.tils command, hawk faced and with
glittering eyes, ho snarled the com
umnd thut put fire to the fuse's.
A moment later his vanguard stream--cd
through the aperture and faced tho
doaJly fire from the driveway.
At lust they began to advauco across
the grassy meadow. Whon ono man
ell under tho lire of tho guardsmen
another rushed Into hU place. Three
times tho Indomitable Graustarklans
drove them buck and us often did Mar
lanx drag them up again, exalted by
tho example ho set.
"Gad, he Is a soldier!" cried Trux
ton. "Hello! There's my friend Bru
tus, no's no coward etther. Here's
try for you, Brutus."
Ho dropped to his knee and took do
libera to aim at tho frenzied henchman.
Tho discovery that there wero fbreo
.bullets In Brutus' breast when ho was.
Tpickcd up long afterward did not af
fect tho young man's contention that
Us was tho ono that bad found the
Jwart. ,
Tho fall of Brutus urged tho Iron
Count to greater fury. His horso had
keen shot from under him. Ho was
m his foot, calling to his men to fol
low him as be moved toward the stub
orn row of green and red. Bullets
klnscd about his ears, but ho gave no
Jbecd to them.
Tho commander of tho guard gave
tho command to fall back slowly to
ward tho custle.
Firing at every step, they crossed
tho parade ground and then made u
ick dash for tho shelter of tho long
balconies. Marlanx, down in the pu
jdo ground, was fairly pushing his
sea into tho Jaws of death.
Truxton King's chuueo to pay his
debt to Vos Knpo came nfter ono of
the fiercest, most determined charges.
The young count had been lighting
desperately for some time. His weak
ness seemed to have disappeared. As
tho foo fell back In tho face of des
perato resistance Vos Knjro sprang
down tho steps and rushed after them.
calling others to Join hint In the nt
tempt to complete tho rout. Near the
edge of tho terrnco ho stopped. His
leg gavo way under him, and he fell
to the ground. Truxton saw him .fall
He leaped over tho low balustrade.
dropping his hot rtile, and dashed
across tho terrace to his rival's assist
nuco. A hundred men shot at him.
"It's my turn!" shouted tho Ameri
can. "I'll square it up if I can. Then
we'ro cvenl"
Ho seized the wounded man in his
strong arms, threw him over his shoul
der and staggered townrd tho steps.
"Release me, curse your shrieked
Vos Engo, striking his rescuer in the
faco with his flst
"I'm saving you for another day,"
said King as ho dropped behind tho
balustrade with his burden safe.
There were other witnesses to Trux
ton's rash act. In a lofty window of
tho north wlug crouched a white faced
girl and a grliu old man. The latter
held a rifle in his tense though feeble
old hands. Now and then the old man
would sight his rifle and fire. The girl
who crouched beside him was there to
designate a certain figure In tho ever
changing mass of humanity on tho
bloody parade ground. Her clear eyes
sought for and found Marlanx; her un
wavering finger pointed him out to tho
old marksman.
Sho saw Vos Engo fall. Then n tall.
well known figure sprang Into view.
dashing townrd her wounded lover.
Her heart stopped beating. With her
hands to her tcmplos sho leaned
far over tho window ledge and
.1
ns he reached her side. "It's not
my" He stopped short oven ns hu
held out ills arms to clasp her to his
breast. "It's some one else's blood,"
ho finished resolutely. She swayed
! toward him, and ho caught her In
his arms.
"I love yon oti, I lovo you, Trux
tonl" she cried over and over agnlu.
He was faint with Joy. His kisses
spoke the udorntlou he would hiwo
cried out to her If emotion had not
clogged his throat.
"Eric," she whispered nt last, draw
ing kick In his arms nud looking up
Into his eyes with n great pity In her
own. "Is he Is he dead, Truxton?"
"No," ho said gontly: "badly hurt.
but"-
"no will not die? Thank God.
Truxtun. He Is a brave oh, a Tory
bravo man I"
Loaderlcss between tho deadly fires,
tho mercenaries gavo up tho fight after
a brief stand nt the terrace.
Tho prince reigned again.
(To Bo Continued.)
Church Music.
Those who un present nt . tho
sen iocs in tlut Pivsbytorinu ohuroh
Sunday morning enjoyed the iitttlicui
so nicely rendered by the choir mid
tho solos 8tmg m beautifully and in
terpreted with so much expulsion
and fooling hy Mis. Krnnk Hny. ll
is the purpose of tho oIkiIi' to have
Hpeeitil musie for each church won
loo, and tu these sorvioot nil mo In
vited cordially.
HuiliiiiH for Health.
3
"rou Ann shot!" snn ciued. "xnnx-
TON I TJltrXTON!"
screamed screamed words Mint would
have filled Truxton King with an end
less Joy could he have heard them,
above the rattle of the rifles.
The corner of the building had shut
out tho picture. It was Impossible for
her to know that the man and his
burden had reached the balcony In
safety. Even now they might bo ly
ing on the terrace, riddled by bullets.
Tho old man roused her from the
stupor of dread, ne called her name.
Dully she responded. Stnndlng bolt
upright in tho window, she sought out
the figure of Marlanx and pointed
rigidly.
"Ah," groaned 'the old man, "they
Will not be driven back this time:
They will not bo denied. It Is the
last charge! God, how they come.
Our men will be annihilated In
Where is he? Now! Ah, I see! l'cs
that is he! He is near enough now. 1
?annot miss him!"
Marlanx was leading his men up to
the terrace.
At the top of the terraco tho Iron
Count suddenly stopped. His Ioiik
body stiffened and then crumpled like
a reed. A score of heavy feet tram
pled on tho fallen loader, but ho did
not feel the impact.
A bullet from tho north wing hud
crashed into his brain.
"At last!" shrieked tho old man at
the window. "Come." Miss Tullls; my
work is done."
"Ho Is dead, your grace?" In low.
awed tones.
"Yes, my dear," said tho Duke of
Terse, n smile of rellof on his faco.
"Come, let mo escort you to tho prince
You hnvo beon most courageous."
A group of terrified women were
huddled In tho far corner of u near
by room. Tho Duke of Terse held
open tho door for Lorulne Tullls, but
she did not enter. When ho turned
to cnll sho was halfway down tho
top flight of Htulrs, racing through the
powder smoke toward tho landing be
low. At every step sho was screaming In
tho very ngouy of gladness:
"Stand firm! Hold them! Help is
coming! Help is coming!"
A last look through tho window at
tho end of tho hall had revealed to
her tho most glorious of visions.
Bod and green troops wero pouring
through tho dismantled gateway, their
horses surging over the ugly ground
rifts and debris as if possessed of the
fabled wings.
Her brother was out there, and all
was woll. Sho was crying tho Joyous
nows from tho head of tho grand
stairway when Truxton King caught
sight of her.
Ho was powder stained and grimy.
There was blood on his faco and shirt
front
"You aro shot!" sho .cried, clutching
tho post at tho bend In tho stairs.
"Truxton! Truxton!"
"Hot even scratched I" ho shouted J
Probato Court.
Estate of Eli Hnlsoy, insnno CI
tation to heirs.
Estato of Herman Lawrentr Or
der for sale of real property.
Estato of Ernest Httreh Invon
tory and appraisement filed and np
proved.
Estate Jnmcs McDonnld Snmo
order.
Estato John T. Layton Sovonth
scmi-nuuunl statement filed and ap
proved.
Estnto of James u. Rodgcrs, C. O.
Rodgors appointed administrator;
Monroo Gordon, IT. I. Pelton, Elbert
Glass, appraisers.
Estate W. II. Norman II. J. Tay
lor appointed administrator; John
Sisty, Oscnr Blackford, William
Leathers, appraisers.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Dr. Goblo is prepared to fit glasses
m all cases of dofectcivo sight that
classes will remedy. Repairs of all
rinds. Broken lenses duplicated. In
visible bifocals.
18 WEST MAIN STREET.
Dr. Seely Going East.
Dr. E. R. Seely will lenvo in
short time for New York to tnko a
course in surgery. Ho would great
ly approciato tho payment of out
standing accounts before ho leaves.
10
No. 1 6 $6000 - 75 acres, 52 miles from town, onr-quurtor inilo from
school; 20 acres in cultivation, 2fi more ready to plow; (10 nores till
able, lmlnneo fine wood; .1 noroa in fruit; on rural mail route. Half
cash will handle this. One of the best buys on tho market.
No. 1414 ACRES Near city limits, nil in fruit, tiumlly to (1
years old; nil fine black soil; 7-room house, full 'J-story, with closets,
bathroom, etc.; ono bam 20x28 and ono -1x28 foot; splendid well. Price
only $000 per acre; one-half ensh, lmlnneo to-rum. This price goes for
a short timo only.
No. 15 80 ACRES Black loam, fino for gardon, corn or fruit;
14 nores in cultivation, bulnnco onk and laurel wood; on crook; 4
room house, barn, chicken house and com crib; good well, throo-quar-tors
mile to school, 12 Mj miles to postoffioe, U miles to station; $1000
takes this.
No. 43 FINE vacant lot, 50x210 foot, on oast sldo; best of garden
soil. Price $M tonus. It is worth more.
No. 21 30 ACRES Black free soil, ns fino as tiny in tho vnlloy;
nil fenced; 1.') acres in Bnrtlett pours, with a fow npplo trees; fi-rooni
house, bum nml outbuildings, nil painted and In nice shape; splendid
well, on good county rond; only IV, miles from city school. This is a
bargain nt $300 per acre.
McARTHUR & ALEXANDER
ROOM 3, POSTOFFIOE BUILDING
PHONE 3081 MEDFORD, OREGON :
A SNAP IN ORCHARD LAND
Ono hundred and sixty norm of froo rod mill, 30 lo !I0 foot doptlu
two wells, about 25 iteres oloiuvd; n very gradual Hittith hill nlopoi
(ino-hitlf mllo from poMol'fico, ions than ono-foiirth inilo from school
and seven and ono-hult' miles soMthwost of JaokKoiivlllo. Only $30
per noro. Call on or uddrods
JOE THOMAS
222 SOUTH HOLLY STREET.
MEDF0R0, OREGON
PL U M 13 I IN G
Stonm and Hot Wator Hoating.
All work guaranteed. Pricos roaaonablo.
I. F. MOORE AND E. E. SMITH
Old Tribimo Building. Phono :;931.
Animal Insurance
Wo Insure Horses and Cnttlo Annlnst Death From Accident, DIs-
oast or Fire.
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,
). E. Tull, Aacnt, Mcdford.
ORCHARDS AND HOME
Mr. Lnndaceker, did you over stop to contuder that it is not nn easy
task to soloot a profitable orchard or orchard site, oapeoinlly for ono
unacquainted with tho country or tho businosH? I hnvo beon right next
to tho soil hero for tho past twenty years, raising trcca nml fruit, and
I fool that I can givo vou information thnt is of yaluo to you. Would
you hire a lawjer or dentist to build you n house f No. Thou why
not seek n practical fruit-growor to ndviso you as to a location for
nnorchard T
Phone 5003, Ashland, or Address E. E. F0SS, TALENT, OR.
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FOUNDRY AND MACHINIST
All kinds of Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pumps,
Uoilors and Afachinorv. Agents in Southern Ore
gon for FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO.
640 acres of Good Farming Lund at $35.00 per acre
Being situated three miles west of that place and
neai' the government irrigation canal. This land is
selling at a BARGAIN and now is your time to IN
VEST. For particulars write
Harry Moon c.nf.
DRIVERS-that know the country
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I'lIO.Vi: Still H. GHAI'K NTKKICT
For Sale
294 acres, 8 miles out; $125.
20 acres, 2V2 miles out; u snap.
10 acres, Vfe inilo from Phoonix; a
bargain.
rt-room h.. on C streot; $3500.
Gasollno ongines for sale, j
Smith's Premier typewriter, rebuilt, i
$25. I
WANTED.
Wanted Iloiisokaepor to cook for
one, $20 a month.
Chambermaid, $20, room and board.
Chambermaid, $25, room and board.
Girl for tho country, $30.
Oirl for tho country, $25, four in
family, adults.
Teams wanted.
2 woodchoppors, $2.50 a day,
Man to milk and do ranch work.
10 toaras.
Women to wash, no foe.
Wanted A furnished house, clo.so in,
5 or 0 rooms, for man and wifo
only.
E. , F. A. BITTNER
Modford Employment Bureau.
RnflinARa chances, real estate, all
kinds of help furnished and business
chances handled.
Room 200, Taylor & Phlpps Bldg.
Phone 4141 Main,
K spooinlty in house renting and oaro
of tkwn; list them witn m.
On these you must act quick, as they aro below
actual values.
S 140 acres, good location; 10 Oacres choice fruit land;
78 acres bearing trees; good improvements. This
ranch will show good income. Price $75,000, terms.
T 400 acres, fine alfalfa and fruit ranch; 50 acres iu al
falfa; 40 acres in 3-year-old apple trees; fino build
ings; private irrigation system; in excellent local
ity for raising stock also. Price $25,000, terms.
V 11.95 acres, all set to fruit, right varieties, in age
from 1 to 20 years. Price $15,000.
W 11.60 acres, all in fruit; 574 Newtowns 4 years old,
175 Bosc pears 4 voars old, 80 Bartlett pears 4 years
old. Price $8400.
3 Fine lot, 50x175 feet, two blocks from Oakdalo pavo-
TTionf Inf. lina li irrli 14- lmnvinrr nnnln froon. Prirf fm
I " 1 - " " ' O - -
short time. S450.
13 Lot, 100x285 feet, South Central avenue; 6-room
box house; 45 bearing fruit trees; east front. Price
$1600, easy terms; a good buy.
1 New 5-room modem house; plastered; two porches;
cement walks; sheds, woodshed, largo barn. Price
$2500; $1450 cash and balance ono year at 6 per cent.
100x100 feot, with two residences; only three blocks
from new depot to cost $-10,000; will sell this at
$1200; renting now at good interest on investment;
time on part; good business location.
Pierce, Shepherd & Co.
128 EAST MAIN STREET.
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11 North 1) St . Mcilford, Oro. I'honu 303'
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