MED.1T0UD MALL T.RXBUNE, MEDIfORD, OKIMON. THURSDAY, MAY 12, 11)10.
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Through the Wall
By CLEVELAND MOFFETT
Copyright, 1905, by D. Appleton & Co.
"Docs ho know?"
Tlio girl's hands closed convulsively.
She stammered these singular words:
"lie knows everything."
"Is ho planning something?"
For n moment Alice hesitated, biting
her red lips. Then, with n quick lm
pulse, sho lifted her dark eyes to Co
cuenIL "I must tell you. I have no
one else to tell, and I am so distressed,
bo so afraid." She caught his hands
pleadingly In hers, and he felt that
they were icy cold.
"lie's planning to take me away
away from Paris. I overheard him
Just now telling Mother Bonneton to
pack my trunk. If he takes mo away
I I may never come back."
"See here you trust me?" asked the
detective.
"Oh. yes!"
"You'll do exactly what I tell you?"
"1 will." she declared.
"Now, listen." And, speaking slow
It and distinctly, the detective gave
Alice precise Instructions; then he
"went over them again, point by point.
"Are you sure you understand?" he
asked Anally.
"Yes. I understand, and I will do
what you tell me, but" She shook
her head anxiously. "You don't know,
you can't understand, what a" she
stopped as If searching for a word
"what a wicked man he is."
"I understand a little." answered
Coquenll gravely.
It wa3 about 2 o'clock, and under a
dazzling sun the trees and buildings
of the square were outlined on the as
phalt In sharp black shadows. Co
quenll took out his watch and proceed
ed to wind It slowly, at which a beg
gar dragged himself lazily out of his
cool coruer and limped across the
street.
"A little charity, kind gentleman,"
be whined as he came nearer.
And a moment later Coquenll and
the beggar, who was Papa Tlgnol.
were talking earnestly near the door
keeper's lodge.
Meantime Alice, with new life In
her heart, was putting on her best
dress and hat, as Groener had bidden
her. and presently she joined her cous
in in the salon, where he sat smoking
a cheap cigar and finishing his talk
with Mother Bonneton.
"What time Is it?' she asked Groe
ner. Ho looked at his watch. "Twenty
minutes to 3."
"Would you mind very much if we
didn't start until five or ten minutes
past 3? I've been troubled about dif
ferent things lately, so I spoke to Fa
ther Anselui yesterday, and he said I
might come to him today at a quarter
to 3 for confession."
"Will it make you feel happier?"
"Oh, yes. much happier!"
"All right" ho nodded. "I'll wait"
"Thank you. I'll hurry right back.
I'll be here by ten minutes past 3."
lie eyed her keenly. "You needn't
trouble to come back. I'll go to the
church with you."
There was nothing more to Bay, and
a few minutes later Alice, anxious
eyed, entered Notre Dame, followed by
the woodcarver.
"Will you wait here, cousin, by my
llttlo table?" sho asked sweetly.
"You seem anxious to get rid of me."
ho smiled.
"No, no," she protested. "I thought
this chair would he moro comforta
ble." "Any chair will do for me," ho said
dryly. "Where is your confessional?"
"On the other side." and she led the
way. and presently as they came to a
confessional box In the space near the
sacristy Alice pointed to the name,
"Father Ansel m."
"Cousin Adolf," she whispered, "if
you go along there back of the choir
and down a little stairway you 'will
come to the treasure room. It might
Interest you."
tie looked at her in frank amuse
ment. "I'm Interested already. I'll get
alotig very nicely here."
The gin entered the confessional.
Groener Beated himself on one of the
llttlo chairs and leaned back, with a
tatlsfied chuckle. Glancing up, lie saw
Mntthleu polishing tho carved stalls.
Ten minutes passed. Groener roso
and paced buck and forth nervously.
What n time the girl was taking!
Then the door of the confessional box
opened, and u black robed priest came
out and moved solemnly away.
Still Alice lingered. Groener looked
at his watch again. Twenty minutes
past 3! It was ridiculous.
, "Alice!" ho called.
There was no auswer.
Groener drew aside the curtain.
Tlio confessional box was empty.
Alice was gone!
Tho confessional box was one not In
use owing to repairs In the wall be
hind it. These repairs had necessi
tated tho removal of several large
atones, replaced temporarily by
leugths of supporting timbers, be
tween which n person might easily
pass. Coquenll hud taken advantage
of it to effect Alice's escape. Tho girl
had entered tho confessional and had
then slipped out through tho open wall.
And tho priest was Tlgnol!
"I scored on him that time," chuc
kled Coquenll, rubbing away at the
woodwork.
"M. Mntthleu!" called Groener
"Would you mind coming hero a mo
ment? A most unfortuuato thing has
happened. Look at that!" And he
opened the door of the confessional.
"She has gone run away!"
Mntthleu stared in blank surprise.
"Not your cousin?"
Groener nodded.
"Yes. my cousin has run away. It
makes me sad. Will you join me In a
glass at the tavern?"
His companion agreed to this, and a
few moments later the two men were
seated under the awning of the Three
Wise Men.
"Now," began Groener, "I'll explain
MAGNATE WAR CUTS
PRICE TO CIRCUS
Sclls-Floto Conies With Many New
Attractions ami With Prices Cut
In Two Big Road Shows at War
Animal Insurance
Wo Insure Horses and Cattlo Against Death From Accident, DIs
cast or Flro.
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,
i. E. Tull, Agont, Medford.
When th groat Soils-note shows
come hero on Mo-iday noxt thoy do
so with the Indorsement uiiMUulirird !
In every way f t:.o prci and pubic!
of San Frnnclsco. Taking the news
paper account of the onKKcmont of
this great circus thro It Is tho story
of a host of amusement lovers hav
ing been turned nwny at every performance.
Perhaps this Is the first tiuir that i
this has occurred In the history of
tho big circuses that visited San Krui
cosco. It Is a record that any nttruc
tlon may well ho proud of and needs
not to be bolstered up by the bom-
the trouble between Alice nnd me.
Her mother made one mistake thattbastlc utterances of any press agent
ruined her life and practically killed The chief reason for this lies In
her. Stlll"-
"What mistake was that?" Inquired
Mntthleu. with sympathy.
"Why. she married an American,
who was the less we say about him
the better. The point is, Alice Is half ,
American, and she is crazy about
American men. That's why I had to
send her to Paris tlve years ago."
"You don't say!"
"And now It's a man in prison. As
soon ns Mother Bonneton wrote me
about It I saw I'd have to take the
girl away again. I told her this morn
ing she must pack up her things nnd
go back to Brussels with me. nnd that
made the trouble. She knew 1 bad
my eye on her, so sho got this priest
to help her."
"You mean that Father Anselm
helped her to run away?" gasped Mat
thlcu. "Of course he did. You saw him
come out of the confessional, didn't
you?"
(To Be Continued.)
tho fact that this year the Sells Floto
shows come back to us with more nt-
tractive pnraphernnlla tunn over he-
CITY NOTICES.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Be it resolved by tho city council
of the city of Medford, Oregon
That notice Is hereby given
that a special election In and for
tho city of Medford, and In and for
the territory hereinafter described,
has been ordered by said council to
be held, and tho same will be hold
on the 24 th day of May, 1910, be
tween the hours of 9 o'clock, a. m.
and 5 o'clock p. m., for the purpose
of submitting to tho qualified elect
ors of said city at Bald olection the
following question:
Shall the boundaries of tho city of
MK.ford be ultered by including
therein tho following described ter
ritory, to-wit:
Commencing at the northeast cor
ner of section 36, township 37, .fore
Dallle Julian, Premier Equestrienne,
Selis-Floto Show.
All the old time circus stunts
range 2 west of the Willamette mor-1 together with many new ones which
Idlan; thence south on the east line
of said section 36 to the north line
of, donation land claim No. 85, In
said town and range; thenco wost
along the north lino of said dona
tion land claim No. 85 and donation
land claim No. 84, of said town and
range to tho northwest corner of
said donation land claim No. 84;
thence north to the north line of said! price of twenty-give cents.
seem to hnve caught on with those '
who love to patronize tho big tents, j
Another fenture which appeals most j
forcibly to the public Is the announce
ment that the people of Medford can
witness the great show In Us entirety
for the nominal general admission '
section 36, being the present bound
ary of said city of Medford; thenco
east along said north line of said
section 36 and tho present boundary
of said city, to place of commence-
Many people am familiar vIth the
great circus wnr which Is now being
waged between the proprietors of tho
big road show. The theatrical men
mem; an in jacKatm county, vjegon. ,,.. ,.,, ,hir im.,iPH hut thov linvo
The following aro hereby doalg-1 v..n,in,i . t that Mm
nated as tho places In said city at, . ,, , ... , .. ,.
which tho polls will bo open within aMic benefited other than reading
said city: the tirades published In tho public
First ward Commercial Club! press. The Sells-Floto people, how-
over, bring the fight to their antagon
ist by cutting the price In halg. This
rooms.
Second ward Naah hotel.
Third ward Cltv hall.
The following Is hereby designated , mny not be a money making project
as the place in the territory above 'from a mercenary standpoint but It
described at which tho polls will bo i la Bufflclent to say that it la tho best
Open I atrlrlanA Mm n rlnunnrntn n ml fin.
Fourth houso from south city ' " .
limits, on west Bldo of county road clslvo engagement is being fought out.
expending B"inh from the crc of
Nowtown street in cald city. '
Tho following liavo been and here
by are, appointed and designated
as judges and clerks of said olection:
First ward in said city L. L. Da
mon, Judge; G. P. Llndloy, Judge and
clerk; C. W. Davis, Judgo and clerk.
Second ward In said city L. B.
Warner judge; J. Bellinger, Judge'
and clerk; William Ulrick, Judgo and .
clerk. 1
Third ward in Bald city M. F. Mo'
Cown, Judge; Scott Davis, Judgo and ,
clerk; H. B. Cady, Judgo and clerk.
In tho territory horetoforo des-!
cribed C. W. Rinabergor, Judgo; R. '
A. Johnson, judge and clerk William i
Murray,, judge and clerk.
Tho electors of Bald city of Mod
ford, and tho electors of tho terri
tory horolnboforo described, aro
hereby invited to vote on oaid prop-'
osltlon by placing upon their ballots,
"for annexation" or "against annex
ation" or words equivalent thereto.
Resolved further, that this notlco
ho published In tho dally Mall Trl
buno, a nowspapor of general clrcu
letlon In sail rlly of Medto-d, and In
torrltory abovo described, for a per-'
lod of four weeks prior to such eleo-j
tlon, and also four roplos thoroof bo,
posted In four public places In said;
city, and four public places within I
tho territory above described, for a
llko period, by tho city recorder or,
under his direction. 1
Tho foregoing resolution waa
passed on the 19th day of April, ;
1910, by tho following voto: i
Merrick, aye; Emorlck. absent;
Wortman, ayo; Elfort, aye; Dem
mer, aye; Welsh, aye. I
Approved, April zo, liuo.
W. H. CANON,
Mayor.
Attest:
ROBT. W. TELFER.
City Recorder.
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