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"SKictith disheveled masses of thick
-ark hair the brutish face continued
to BtBdy the fatryllko ono. For tbo
Jaatant words seemed to fall him.
""Do you mean." ho observed, "you
tXHoe back hero for that measly dicky
Mrdr
-It isn't Hieasly. nnd It Isn't a dicky
Wrdl" she answered Indignantly. "And
311 thank yon not to call It that Ifs
loTe bird, and Its name Is Dearie."
"Dearie! Ho. hoi" The ship reeled
at a dangerous angle, but the conrict
-appeared not to notice. His voice
xese la harsh, Irresistible rough merri--ateBt
"Dearie! And she thanks me
jftot to call it names! Itl No blgger'n
aay thumb! Ho. ho!" His laughter,
ctraage at such a moment died ab
ruptly. "Do you know what you've
gone and done on account of what's
ia that cage?" be demanded, almost
crcely. "You've got left!"
"Ieft!" said she blankly, shrinking
irom him a little. "You don't mean
On, 1 thought 1 would bo only a mln
te! They haven't really gone and"
The great fingers closed on her arm.
"They've gone, and the crew's gone!
tBeth boats are gone!"
"Oh!" The big blue eyes widened
a him, and an Inkling of her plight
eemed to come over her. Her lips
trembled, but sho held herself brave
ay. "You tnwiu we must drown!"
The thunder of seas breaking on the
deck answered. A cascade of water
hashed dowu the companion way and
wept round them. Tbo man bent
toward the child. "Look a' that!
Kow. ain't ye sorry ye come back?"
"I couldn't leave it to drown!" pas--ateaately
"couldn't couldn't!"
"Blow me, she's gamer With dlffl--jntity
he maintained his equilibrium,
'gee here! Maybe there's a chance If
may of them's left to help with the
.raft But we've got to git out o'
:xfeJal"
He passed bis hand through her arm.
awaited a favorable moment and then,
aaaking a dash for tbo stairs, drew
&er as best be might to the deck.
Of living man De caught no sight
-ely a single one of the dead yet re
gained, eliding about on the slippery
jilsTikn with tbo movement of the ship,
jbow to leeward, now rushing in a con
trary direction, as if some grotesque
-Mpfa-lt of life yet animated the dark,
snapeless form.
From wave washed decks tbo man's
felaace turned to tbo sea. Suddenly
'lie started, his eyes straining. He
stared hard. "Maybo tbey'vo missed
j-oa. Ono of the ship's boats seems
beadln' this way!"
"Are they coming back to savo us?"
asked tho child.
The convict did not answer. Could
the boat make tbo ship, could It hope
to, In that seu? Undoubtedly no.
"Put yer arms round my neck," said
afae man, stooping.
Sho put ouo of them around, with
ytke other held up the cage. He open
r3 the door of tho wlckerwork prison
vaad a tiny thing flew out Then, bo
straightened. Doth arms were around
,lm now. ,
'FraId?" ho whispered hoarsely.
The child shook her head.
An Instant ho waited, then launched
."almsclf forward. Buffeted hither and
itWther, be ran do a flcrco flgbt for the
orall, reached It and leaped far out Into
Vut seething waters.
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CHArTEIt III.
" jut UKArriiEctATnD bounty.
TN tho prlnio of his belligerent ca
reer the I'ct of Frisco had under-
M gouo many tlerco contests and
withstood some tcrrlblo punish
uaents, but never had he undertaken
m tusk calling for greater courage and
3ewer of enduninco than the ono ho
Jud this night voluntarily assumed.
Orcrwbelmed again and again by tho
-waves, each tlnio ho emerged with tho
child tight against his breast. Half
trenglcd, ho continued to fight on.
Sat at length even his dogged ob
aatteacy and determination began to
Sag. He felt his strength going, when,
rawing his eyes, be saw ono of tho
laauill craft from tho lost vessel bear
Ins directly down upon him.
The sight inspired new energy and
effort Nearer, nearer, sho drew; now
ahe was but a fow yards away. Then
suddenly tho sheet of tho llfoboat
'went out, and the little ball fluttered
Mke a mad thing, while tho men bent
with, might uud main over their ash
handles In tup endeavor to obey tho
commands of tho chief inato In tho
stern. But despite skill and strength
tthe was uot easy to steer. Once sho
nearly cupsized: then eager hands
reached over tho side. The convict
Jield up tho child. A voice, tho police
tigenfs, called out that they had her,
and then tho mate broko In with
tutrab, warning yells.
"Pull port", quick, or wo'ro overl"
Aad at onco tho out reaching arms re
turned quickly to their task. As the
chlM was drawn In oars dragged and
1tHHj1 Tho llfubout canio slowly
HALF A
CHANCE
By Frederic S. Isham
Author of "The Strollers," "Under the
J Rot," The Lady of the
8 Mount," Etc
1599. BT THE BOBBS-NERRILL
COMFANY
, snipping several barrels of
water. At the satfle tlmo some ono
mado the loosened sheet taut, tho can
vas caught tho gust, and tho crnft
gained sulllclcnt headway to enable
her to run over and not bo run down
by tho seas. As sho careened and
plunged, racing dowu a frothing dark
billow, tho convict relieved of his
burden, clung to tho lower gunwale.
By a desperate effort ho drew him
self up, when a face vaguely remem
bered as part of n bad dream looked
into his with a flash of surprise.
"Eh? Gimme a hand."
Tho asked for hand swept suddenly
under the one grnsplng the side of the
boat and shot up sharply. In the
darkness and confusion no one saw the
act Tho convict disappeared, but his
half articulate curses followed.
"The fellow's let go," muttered Lord
Ronsdale, with a shiver.
At the steering oar the chief mate,
hearing the cries of the man, cast a
swift glance over his shoulder and hes
itated. To bring the boat, half filled
with water, around now meant Inevi
table disaster. Ono experiment of the
sort had well nigh ended In their all
being drowned. He knew ho was per
sonally responsible for the lives In his
charge, nnd with but nn Instant In
which to decide he declined to repeat
tho risk.
"He's probably gone by this time,
anyhow," he told himself and drove on.
"He's done me done me!" tho con
vict repeated to himself. "And I ain't
never goln to git a chance to fix him,"
he thought and looked despairingly at
the sky. "Ain't never! Tho slob!"
And with a flood of almost sobbing
Invective he let himself go.
But as tbo waters closed over him
and ho sank his hand, reaching blindly
out to grip In Imagination tho foe,
touched something round, like a ser
pent or un eel. His fingers closed
about It It proved to be a line. Ho
drew .himself along, and to his sur
prise found himself again on tho Bur
face and near a great fragment of
wreckage. This he might have discov
ered earlier but for the anger and
hatred that bad blinded blm to all
save the realization of his Inability to
wreak vengeance. Now, though ho
mannged to reach tho edge of the
swaying moss from which the line
dangled, ho was too weak to draw
himself up on the floating timbers.
But bo did pass a loop beneath his
arms, and thus sustained bo waited
for his strength to return. Finally, his
mind In a daze, tho convict clambered,
after repeated efforts, upon tho wreck
age, fastened the line about him again,
and, falling Into a saucer-llko hollow,
be sank Into unconsciousness.
The night woro on. no did not move.
Tho sea began to subside. Still ho lay
as If dead. Dawn's rosy lips kissed
away the black shadows, touched ten
derly the waves' tops, nnd at length
tho man stirred. He tried to sit up,
but at first could not Finally bo rais
ed himself and looked about him.
No other sign of tho vessel than that
part of It which bad served him so
well could ho see. This fragment
seemed rent from tho bow. Yes, thero
was the yellow wooden mermaid bob
bing to the waves, but not as of old.
Poor castout trollop! Now the seas
mado sport of her who once bad held
her head so hlgbt
(To Bo Continued.)
SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION
OltEGON TmtKSIffiRS' ASSO
CIATION, ALBANY, ORE.,
JUNE 3 AND 3, 1010.
Round trip rate or ono and one
third fare on tho cortlflcAto plan will
bo undo by O. R. & N. and 8. P.
companies. Tickets on salo May 29th
to Juno 3d, l elusive, good for ro
turn until Juno 10th. Important sub
jects will bo discussed, including an
addresB by v. special representative of
tho U. S. government.
For further Information as to rates,
dntes of sale, etc., can m nny O. R.
N. or S. P. agont. '
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.
Notice Is hereby glvan that the
annual meeting of stockholders of the
Pacific and Eastern Railway will bo
held at tho office of tho company,
In Medford, Oregon, on Monday, Juno
G, 1910, at 10 o'clock a. ra.
By order of tho President.
O. P. HUMPHREY,
Secretary.
SCHOOL CLERICS' CALL.
Notice Is horoby given that thero
are funds on baud for tho redemption
of all school warrants protested prior
to January 1st, 1910, nnd that Inter
est on such warrants will 'nso on tho
dato of this notice, Juno 3, 1910.
07 ORIS CRAWFORD,
Cloik District No. 49,
REWARD
$5 REWARD WILL BE GIVEN TO
THE BOY OR GIRL WRITING
THE BEST ESSAY ON "WHY
THE MERCHANTS D0NT AD
VERTISE." Instructions.
Cl.coso ecmo morch.xut or firm In
Medford who docs not ndvortlso In
this pnpor nnd wrlto a. story of from
100 to BOO words. Qlvo aa many rea
sons ns posslblo toll ovorvthlng you
can about WHY you think that mer
chant or firm does not advortlso.
Wrlto only on ono sldo of tho papor
nnd plainly.
Below nro a nutnbor of questions
which may holp you In writing your
story.
Remember, tho essay which In our
Judgment best defines tho nor.-advor-tlsoi
will recolvo n rowvd of $5 as
pay for aorvlccs performed nnd will
bo printed In tho paper.
All essays must bo In not later than
Friday, Juno 7.
Who aro seme of tho morchnnta
and firms who don't a'vorllsoT
Do you think they nro prowr-osalvo?
Do they caro whether tl'oro Is r
livo dally In town?
Do they tnko a dally paper?
Is It a local prpor or foreign?
Aro thoy hustlers In business?
Aro thoy crowded with customers'
Do they carry tho best qualities?
Do thoy sell for tho lowest prices?
Do thoy bellovo In boosting tho
town or are they knockers?
It they don't advertise, do thoy
Bhow any special deslro for nn in
creased business?
Who would you prefer to deal with
a merchant: hat asked for your
business or ono that didn't?
Do you think that a morchant who
spends money advertising will ad
vertiso a poor artldo?
Hero are some facts which may
help you in writing your stery:
Tho majority of users of largest
advertising cpaco conduct tho larg
est businesses.
Persistent advertisers most all In
crease their business (If tho adver
tisements ure truthfull.
The newsl03t newspapers aro as a
rule the ones patronized most liber
ally. A nowspaper cannot exist with
out a liberal patronage. Tho commu
nity's best booster Is the livo news
paper. No storo could exist In Med
ford or any other town If ovorybody
sent away for goods the same prin
ciple applies to newspapers. A good,
live paper, filled with up-to-dato ad
vertising, donotes a livo, progressive,
wide-awake, hustling town.
Haskins for Health.
For' Sale at All Grocers
Notice I
The old established Medford
Bakery nnd Delicatessen bavo
again resumed business with
new men, better good.s, prompt
service Everything up-to-dato.
Our motto Is to pleaso our pat
rons, Qlvo us n trial. Re
spectfully, A. F. REINKING & Co.
BOUTH CENTRAL AVE,
PHONG MAIN 2253.
WANTED!
Thinners to thin
fruit
Talent Orchard Co.
Talent Oregon.
J3jflPHBJKf?Sv
NOTICE.
Dlils will bo received by tho board
of directors of district No. 19, fur
tv cement floor to bo placed In tho
North school budding. Bids to bo per
square foot. All bids to bo filed with
Land for Sale
I lmvo n few choico trnots of Reed orchard lnml for
snlo. Trnots from twenty (20) to ono hundred nnd
sixty (1G0) neres. Tho land is situntod in tho famous
npplo bolt, nonr tho world-fnmod Tronson & Guthrie
orclmrtl, nonr Englo Point, Or. Sotno of tho lnnd a
improved nnd souio unimproved.
I nlso hnvo property in tho town of EnRlo Point for
snlo. Those intoudincr to purchase plonso pivo mo n cull
in porson or call Englo Point contrnl by phono.
A. B. Zimmerman
Medford Iron Works
E. E. TROWBRIDGE, Propriotor.
FOUNDRY AND MACHINIST
All kinds of Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pumps,
Boilers and Machinery. Agents in Southern Ore
gon for FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO.
J. E. ENYART, President
JOHN S. ORTH, Cashier. W. B. JACKSON, Asa't Cnshior.
The Medford National Bank
Capital, $50,000
Surplus, $10,000
SAFETY BOXES FOR RENT. A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
TRANSACTED. WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE.
PLUMBING
STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING
All Work Guaranteed Prices Reasonable
COFFEEN & PRICE
11 North D St.. Medford,
Buy Where You Get
Your Moneys Worth
When wanting high-grade Ice Cream or Sherbets in
any quantity we aro at your service. QUALITY is
our watchword.
You remember the QUALITY long after the price
is forgotten.
"We have our own delivery and can supply you with
milk, cream and buttermilk.
Ask your grocer for our Creamery Butter.
Rogue River Creamery
PHONE NO 2681
134
GOLD RAY GRANITE CO.
Office: 209 West Main St., Medfoid, Ore.
Operating Quarry
DEALERS IN
BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND
CRUSHED. GRANITE
1
Oris Crnwfo.il, elorU, by .1 p. m. Juuu
ao, 1010. Hoard renorvo tho Hunt
to reject nny ntl nil bids,
ORIS OUAWFOU1),
C7 Clorlt.
ITiiokinft for TTonlih.
J. A. PERRY, Vice-President.
Ore.
Phone 303
N. RIVERSIDE AVENUE
at Cold Ray, Oregon
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l O. HANSEN
Wo nuilco any kind nnd stylo of Windows.
Wo carry Glass oi! any sizo on hand. '
MEDFORD SASH & DOOR CO., Medford, Orogon,
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For
Land that will cut six crops of alfalfa a yoar. U.
S. Qovornmont 'irrigation. If yon aro intorcstod,
address
S. F. EHORN & SON
ORLAND, OALIP.
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Roanoke
One of the Most Beauti
ful Resident Sections
of Medford
Roanoke Addition is just far enough out to elim
inate all noiso and bustle of tho business section and
yet it is just right for the man who is in business.
Only ten minutes' walk from the railroad. This is
becoming ono of the most finished residence districts
of Medford. The lots all face on Main stroot and
Rose avenue. Cement sidewalk all in. Sower and
water mains laid The lots aro high and sightly,
which gives them a great advantage. Building re
strictions $2000. Thero are already soveral fine now
cottages on the property. These lots aro quite large,
being 50x137, which gives plenty of room for garden
and garage and other necessary buildings.
Come and make your selections early. Prices $735
to $750 for east and west front lots.
J. W. DRESSIER AGENCY
Selling Agents
Roanoke
Special
for
Portland Rose Festival
JUNE 6TH TO 11TH
'on tho
Southern Pacific Comp'y
(Lines in Oregon)
of
ONE and ONE-THIRD FARE
PROM ALL POINTS IN OREGON
Sale Dates From Roseburg and all stations north
thereof, including all branches, Juno 6th, 8th and
10th. From all stations south of Roseburg, Juno
5th, Gth and 8th. Final return limit Juno 15th.
For further particulars as to rates, etc., apply to
any S. P. Agont or to
WM, MoMURRAY,
General Passenger Agent. Portlandi Orogon.
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TOM MOFFAT
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Sale
RESOLVED
Tho bent ronolntion for 7011
to nuiko 1h to oomo to nn for
your noxt unit, If you wmit
notnothiuK out of tho ordinary.
Wo do tho bout work nnd nhnrjjf
the lovroNt prices.
W. W. EIFERT
ties rRooauBsnn tjuloi
Roanoke
Roanoke
Rates
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