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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JB5SE-31, 1910.
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Half
A Chance
BY FREDERICK S. ISHAM. X
t Author of "The Strollors." "Un
t udor tVe Rose." "The Ladv of
tho Mount." Etc.
CoDvricht. 1909. bv tho Boobs-
Merrill Comoau-.
CHAPTER xrv.
Tunouaii THE FOO.
THE dense veil overhanging the
city, while favorable to John
Steele In some respects, les
sening for the tlnio his own
danger, made more difficult the task
to which he now set himself. Ho
dared not too closely approach the fig
ure before him lest be should bo seen
ami his purpose divined. Once or
twlco Dandy Joe looked around, more
perhaps from habit than any suspi
cion that ho was followed.
At n crossing, where opposing cur
rents had met and become congested,
utter confusion reigned. From the
masses of vehicles of all kinds, con
stituting v a weemlngly lnestrlcable
blockade, arose the din of hoarse
voices.
Joe essayed to cross. By dint of
dodging and darting between restless
horses ho reached the other side. A
sudden closing In of cabs and carts
midway between curbs held John
Steele back. lie caught quickly at
the bridle of the nearest horse and
forced It aside. An expostulating
shout, a half scream from somewhere,
greeted tho action. A whip snapped,
stung bis cheek.
"Turn back. Get out of this some
how, cabby!" Ho hoard familiar
tones, saw the speaker. Sir Charles,
nnd. by his side yes. through the cur
tain of fog. so near bo could almost
reach out and touch her, bo saw as
In a flash Jocelyn Wrny!
She, too, saw him. tho man in tho
street, his pale face lighted up ghost
Hko from tho mist. A cry fell from
her lips, was lost amid other sounds.
An instant eyes looked Into eyes, hers
dilated, his unnaturally bright, burn
ing! Something struck him a wheel
ne half fell, recovered himself, man
aged to reach tho curb.
Dandy Joe hud disappeared. Tho
hope of attaining bis end through
him, of being led to tho retreat of
ono he had so long desired to And,
had proved Illusive.
John Steele did not go far In mere
aimless fashion. Leaning against a
wall, ho strove once moro to plan, but
ever as ho did so through his thought
the girl's fair face. looking out from
enshrouding lace, Intruded.
He forgot his purpose, when a flg
uro coming out of a public house
through one of the doors near which
ho had halted caught bis nttcntlon.
Dandy Joe. a prodigal with unexpect
ed riches, wiped his lips as he saunter
ed past John Steele and continued his
way, lurching n little.
For a time they two seemed the only
pedestrians that had ventured forth
that night In n locality so uninviting.
Through tho gulchlike passage swept
a cold draft of air. It made little
rifts In the fog and showed nn en
troncc a dim light. At the same time
the sound of tho footsteps In front
abruptly ceased.
For a few mluutes Steele waited
ne looked toward the place Dandy Joe
bad entered, it was well known to
him and. what seemed more Important.
to Mr. Glllett. The latter would re
member It lu connection with the
Frisco Pet and presumably turn to It
as n likely spot to search for him who
had been forced to leavo Captain For
sytho's home. That contingency nay.
probability hail to be considered. The
one person he most needed to And had
taken refuge In one of the places he
would have preferred not to enter.
Hut no time must be lost hesitating.
He had to choose. Dismissing nil
thought of danger from without, think
ing only of what lay before him
within, he moved quickly forward and
tried the door. Ho entered, felt his
way In the darkness through winding
passages downward, avoiding a bad
step did he remember even that?
How paltry details stood out! The
earthen floor still drowned tho sound
of footsteps. The narrow hall took
the same turns.
A slaut of light like a sword, from
the crack of a door, gleamed on tho
dark floor before blm. Ho stepped
toward it. The low sound of men's
tenes could Its heard Joe's; n straugo
voice, no. a familiar one, that caused
the listener's every tlbr to vibrate.
"Anfl what did you ay wbn ha
pumped jou for tho cote'"
"That you would rather ejll on him."
"And then ho cared uought for the
Job? You're hure"-anxlous!y-"he
wasn't playing to flud out?"
The other answered Jocoely nnd
walked away. A door cloned Iwhlud
blm For a time the stillness remain
ed unbroken. Thou a low rattle, as
of dice on n Mbit), causod John Steele
to glance through a irevUo. What
he saw beemed to detldu blm to net
qui' kly He lifted a latch and step
ped In. As he did so a huge man with
red bnlr sprang to bl feet. FHum out
great hand the dice fell to the floor.
His shaggy Jowl drooped. Casting
over his bhoulder the swift glance of
an entrapped animal, he seemed about
to leap backward to escape by a rear
entrance when the volco of thvi In
truder arrested his purpose, momen
tarily held him.
"Oh. I'm alonel There are no police
outside." ITo spokoln tu'o dialect of
the plckpursc and magsman. To
prove It, John Steele Btooped and lock
ed the door
The small bloodshot eyes lighted
with wonder. The heavy brutish Jaws
began to harden. "Alone?"
The other tossed the key. It fell nt
tho man's feet John Steele walked
over to the opposlto door and shot a
heavy bolt there. "Looks as if It
would hold," he said In thieves' argot
as ho turned around.
"Aro yo a gaby?" The red headed
giant stared ominously nt him.
"On the contrary," coolly, "I know
very well what I nm doing."
A question Interlarded with oaths
burst from the other's throat. John
Steelo regnrded the man quietly. "I
should think It apparent what I
want!" he answered. As ho spoke
he sat down. "It Is you," bonding bis
bright, resolute eyes on the other.
"And you've come alone?" He drew
up his ponderous form.
John Steele smiled. "I nssuro you V
welcomed the opportunity."
"Do you know whnt T nm going to
do to you?"
"I haven't any curiosity," still cling
ing to thieves' Jnrgon or St. Giles
Greek. "Hut I'm sure you won't piny
me the trick you did tho last time I
saw you."
Tho fellow shot his head near.
"You're tho swell cove who wanted
to palaver that night when"
"You tried to rob me." John Steele
laughed. "Do you know tho penalty
for attempting that game, Tom Rog
ers, alias Tom-o'-the-Road, alias"
The man fell back. "Who are you?
By !" he said.
"John Steele."
"John Steele?" The bloodshot eyes
became slightly vacuous. "The ?
Then you used him," indicating sav
agely the entrance nt the back, "for
a duck to uncover? 111 burke you for
that!"
(To Be Continued.!
JACK COUNTING
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND ELEC
TION NOTICE.
Notlco la hereby given that a
school meeting of School District No.
49 of Jackson County, Oregon, to be
hold at tho hlU rchool building, in
said district, on tho 16th day of July,
A. D. 1910, there will bo submitted
to tho I03U "ro'ers of said district
tho question of contracting n bondod
dabt of fifty thousand ($50,000.00)
dollars, thirty thoi sand ($30,000.00)
dollars thereof to ho used for tho
purpose of erecting and equipping nn
east Bldo school building, ind twonty
thousand ($20,000,000) dollars
thereof for tho purposo of repairing
nnd constructing nn annex to tho
Washington Eihool nnd Installing n
novr heating p!.mt thoroin, tho vc'o
to bo by ballot, upon which shall bo
tho words, "Bonds Yes," and tho
words, "BondH No." Polls to bo
open at 1 o'clock p. m. and remain
open until 4 o'clock p. m.
By order of tho Board of Directors
of School District No. 49 of Jackson
County, Oregon.
Dated thl3 25th day of Juno, A.
D. 1910.
ORIS CRAWFORD,
Clerk.
The Fat
of the Land
ALFALFA
Planted on tho soil of tho finest
valley in California; impaled with
n bountiful supply of wtor;
yields 10 to 12 tons per acre,
worth $9 por ton in tho stnek.
DON'T YOU WANT A SLICE
ATTRACTIVE PRICES AND
TERMS
$150 AN ACRE, ONE-FIFTH
DOWN AND BALANCE IN l'OUR
ANNUAL PAYMENTS.
CALL AT 0 SOUTH FIR ST.
for full particulars, or sond for
literature
LOS M0LIN0S LAND CO., TE
HAMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
FARNK G. ANDREWS. RESI
DENT AGENT, 6 SOUTH FIR
ST., MEDF0RD, OR.
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FROM ABOVE
Pleased When He Hears That Col
ored Pastors Will Offer Prayers,
for His Success Has Already
Prayed for Himself.
BY TIP WRIGHT.
RICK'S TRAINING CAMP, Reno,
Nov., July 1. Jack Johnson is
counting on divine nssiotance lo mil
him in vnniuiohing James J. Jeffries
three days from now. Tho famous
golden smilo was displayed by n look
of owl-like solemnity todnv when ho
was informed that tho negro minis
ters of Denver, Chicago, New York
and other cities propose to offor
prayers Sundny for his success.
"I'm n firm believer in tho power
of prnycr," said Johnson. "I do not
scoff nt requests for divine assist
ance that my colored brothren will
make. I hope tho movement becomes
u nationnl iden. I don't boliovo tho
prayers of nny prenchers will do
more likely to bo answered than my
mother's prnycr, which is offered
oery night."
Johnson refused to say whether ho
intended to pray on his own nceount,
but remarked thnt ho had done so
previously.
Tho report that Johnson threat
ened oJe Woodman, manager of Sam
Lnngford, whom ho naked to leavo
camp yesterdny, is false. His re
quest thnt Woodman leave camp was
mr.do very quietly and there was no
threat.
Johnson will show to great ndvnn
tago in tho training pictures. The
big black smiled nnd posed nnd
sparred nnd chased chickens and did
innumerable stunts and appeared to
enjoy inrnseli immensely. Ho
dragged his whito wife into tho pic
tures, showing pride and affection as
ho led Iter heforo tho winking cam
era shutter.
Johnson's program today calls for
road work in tho forenoon nnd tho
usual stunts in tho afternoon. It is
probable thnt tho workout today will
end tho hard training nnd it is not
expected thnt tho champion will ex
lend himself very much today
20,000 SUCCUMB TO
SNAKE BITES YEARLY
GENEVA, July 1. A surprising
announcement was inado by Prof.
Arthus at tho conforonco of tho So
ciety of Nntlonnl Sciences, hold at
Lausanne, with roforonco to tho great
mortality In tho east from snnko blto.
It was stated that many of tho 20,000
victims who died every yenr from this
cnuso died bocauso medical nld was
too far away.
Professor Arthus now states that
pooplo bitten by venomous snakes
can bo kept nllvo for eight or ton
hours simply by subjecting them to
artificial rosplratlon.
VICTIM OK IHMXK NEICDS ORRI.VE '
WRIGHTS
INVESTMENTS
M"d. m hn.e of 7 rooms, finish)
aid tixtures .tit A No 1, well kept'
lawn, on pacd s-trwt. u hue homo
tor less than you can huilu. reason.
able torms.
Modern 5-room bungalow, in go'd
locality, oloie to Oakdale, unl r
construction, will finish to suit tlir
buyer; ak far price, if iutereste.l
it's rCuUt.
Naat fl-room co Um, cement walk. I
nice yanl of flowers, well located
a eoiy horn for J1S00; term
Have yon seen those ROm.
PARK? Guess not. 8r vou'd
'em now. Prices and term right
J. Bruce Wright & Co.
132 WEST MAIN. PHONE 2691.
Drink cunningly destroys tho will
power, and while tho drunkard wants
n .In ...l.. .. ...11 l.l. t, ..
ill uu 1MI.H J II II (OH mill, IIU WtlUlB II
thousand times more tho drink that
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essary. Orrlne will destroy tho de
sire for liquor, so thnt tho drink will
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to porfect health.
This remedy lg thoroughly scien
tific, and is so uniformity successful
that it gold with registered guarantee
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fpet a cure. Hooklet on "How to
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Tho Orrlne Co , C32 Orrlne Hulld
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DR. GOBLE'S OPTICAL
PARLOR REMOVED TO 235
E. MAIN STREET, OVER
. STRANG'S DRUG STORE.
Single rooms or en suite
also rooms with Imth
Hie finest
Sample Rooms
in the city.
Hotel Moore
Fire Proof
RauMohr Company
Proprietors. European Plan
We will serve Christmas Dinner at "The Hotel
Hertford," to be constructed at once at the north
west corner of Main vnd Ivy streets.
I GOLD RAY GRANITE CO.
Office: 209 est Main St., Medfoid, Ore.
- - For Sale - -
428 ACRES Rogue River bottom land, suitable
for fruit and general farming purposes.
300 ACRES Alfalfa land, covered with irrigation
ditch and perpetual water right. lias coal outcrop
ping. At a bargain on long time, easy payments.
Gold Ray Realty Comp'y.
209 WEST MAIN ST.
Operating Quarry at Gold Ray, Oregon
DEALERS IN
BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND
CRUSHED GRANITE
Buy Where You Get
Your Moneys Worth
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any quantity we are 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 N. RIVERSIDE AVENUE
CHAFING DISHES
With an ALCOHOL Lamp
you must fill the lump, adjust Ihc
wick, strike n match, anil he very
careful not to spill alcohol on the
tabic top.
Willi ELECTRICITY
you insert the plug ami turn the
switch.
When this Is done you can devote
all your attention to the recipe.
Wc linvc the ELECTRIC lilnil, inn lie Iiy the
General Electric Co. Ask us about them today
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Excursion Ratesto the East
DURING 1910
FROM ALL POINTS ON THE
t
4 4 4 .
TPm,
&&
IBICIP!I
'lOlfca II &
Every pair
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Southern Pacific
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TO RATES
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Council Bluffs $60.00
Kansas City $00.00
St. Joseph .. .............. $60.00
St. Paul via Council Bluffs - $63.90
Minneapolis direct $60.00
Minneapolis, via Council Bluffs $63.UO
Dululh, direct $66.90
Duluth, via Council Bluffs $67.50
St. Louis $67.50
Tickets will be on sale May 2d and 9th; Juno 2d, 17th j
and 2'lth; July 5th and 22d; August 3d; September 8th. j
The above rates apply from Portland only. Prom points
south of Portland, add ONE WAY local rate to Port
land, to make through rate via Portland. Ono way
through California, add $15.00 to above rates. Except
that fares to St. Paul and Minneapolis ono way via Cal
ifornia will be $2175 higher, and faro to Duluth $24.75
higher than fares via direct routes.
Tew day provided for the going trip.
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tcte? 3t.
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WM. MeMFRRAY
General Passenger Agonfc,
Portland, Oregon
$12,500 Thirty-two norcs, two miles from Tnlcnt, Ander
son crock hottom land; five-room box houao, good hum
nnd other outbuildings; thoro nro on this phico 12 norcs
in Nowtown nnd Spitzenberg npplos, 0 nnd 7 yours old,
which lmvo n fair crop this year; hotweon tho npploa nro
ponch fillers, which nro heavily loaded. In nddition thoro
uro throo ncrcs of pears 2 years old nnd throo acros
planted to penrs Inst wintor; also four norcs of nlfulfn
nnd nhout fivo norcs of fino timber; thoro uro two good
wells nnd n cornpleto pumping plant for irrigation; $0500
will hnndlo this plnco nnd tho hnlnnco can ho pnid nt tho
rnto of $1000 a yonr.
$15,000 Sovcnty-fivo ncrcs, snmo noighhorhood; good now
five-room lioiibe, largo hnrn nnd othor outbuildings;
spring water piped to tho buildings. Thoro nro on this
plnco 11 acres of 3-year-old Nowtowns nnd Spilzonhorgs
with pencil fillorn, nhout un ncro of boaring family orch
ard, 10 acres of alfalfa, about an aero of boaring grapes
about -15 acres all told under cultivation, balance in
timhor which could bo cheaply clcnrod. At $200 an aero
this placo is n snap. It would tnko half cash to handle,
bnliiuco easy.
$300 an aero Fines fruit and garden land in tho vnlloy,
half way hot ween Phoenix nnd Tnlont; luvol, black frco
noil; divided into 10-nuro tracts; nnorfourth cush, balance
in four annual payments with 0 per cent intorest.
$12,000 Sixteen nnd a half aoroe, midway between Jaek
Konvillo nnd Central Point, fueiug tho hill road; finest
building oitu in tho valley. Thoro nro aight aaros of pears
in boaring, trco from 5 to 8 years old, and about an
aero and a half of grupos in bearing, balance in timber,
which is nil good fruit land. Half cash will handle.
$20,000 Low than .f-12i nn aora for -17V4 acres, ono mile
from Central Point, all Kood land, good buildiiigfl, about
i
10 ueiftM planted to Btawmrd varietioH of uppliw and
pear from 1 to 4 yonra of age, bulnnee In alfalfa. This
place will nubdivido nicoly. It is oumly worth $100 nn
ncro moro than in naked.
W. T. YORK & CO.
It u arc ir.tPrcHted in Modt'.ird prowrtv, talk with our
v ik.ii, Mr W. V. Moore
tummmmmmmin i mwtrmr, f,nwfwin.
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MEDFORD SASH ds DOOR CO., Medford, Oregon, I