UAJhY CAPITAL JOTONAIi, BAIJ2M, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1010.
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By CLEVELAND MOFFETT
Copyright,
1909, by
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D. Apptelon
Synopsis of Previous Cliaptcrs.
Paul Cotruonil, famous French de
tective, meets a mysterious young
girl selling candles in Notre Dame
cathedral. The girl, Alico, loves an
American, Lloyd Klttrjedgo. Co
quenil believes a great crime Is
about to bo committed, and present
ly it occurs. Ho has a strange pre
sentiment of danger. A man Is
found murdered in a restaurant. He
is recognized as Martinez, -well
known throughout all Paris as a bil
liard player.
Lloyd ICittredge Is suspected of
having murdered the billiard player,
lie is arrested at Alice's home and
put in prison.
, Coquonil starts to solve the cas9.
He discoveres the Identity of a wo
man known to have been with Mar
tinez when murdered.
The murderer's pistol Is found
Coquenil puts his dog Caesar on the
trail and Interviews M. Gritz, pro
prietor of the restaurant, where the
crime had taken place. Coquenil
discovers two auger holes In the
wall in the private dining room
where Martinez was killed. They
lead into another private dining
room, which ho visits.
He shows Papa Tignol that the
Cjuiii-t camo through one of the
holes. A mysterious stranger over
powers Coquenil and robs him of a
valuable clew he had got.
Ho shows Papa Tignol that the
bullet camo through one of the holes.
A mysterious stranger overpowers
Coquenil and robs him of a valuable
clew ho had got.
Detective Gebelin, Coquenll's rival,,
discovers valuable clews. Circum
stantial evidence thickens about
young Kittridge.
Coquenil cross examines an Amer
ican woman, Mrs. Wilmott, as to her
past relations with the prlsonei,
KIttredgo. He and Martinez, she
said, had had a serious quarrel over
Alice. Coquenil begins to demon
strate that KIttredge is Innocent.
Coquenil Is dismissed from the case
by an order from a man "higher
up." Ho continues to work aa a
private individual. He proves that
the assassin had a' "long little An
ger" and that Alico knows him.
Coquelln's man hunting dog is shot
by a wealthy man in a forest. Co
quenil traces Alice's past in Brus
sels and learns much.
Coquelin suspects as the murderer
a man posing as a wood carver and
as Alice's uncle from Belgium. Co
quenil arrests the woodcarvor after
bard fighting.
On the prisoner's right leg is
found a mark made by Coquenil In
a street fight with a strange man,
who made his escape.
The prisoner, Groener, is exam
ined by Judge Hautevllle in a sensa
manner, but he malnatlns that ho Is
guiltless.
Groener undergoes a nerve-racking
"moving picture" test, a moat
Ingenious mode of revealing the
guilt or Innocence of suspects. Ho
no'w appears to be the murderer.
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CHAPTBH XX.
A QHEAT CHIMl.NAL.
a rx,.imti1i nmo hnrU to COD
A I ixlousui'ws tie moved SiH arms
f and K'iis ttml discovered-no in
r 1 jury: then tie reached mt a
hand and found that rie whs lytnj: on
a cold atone door, witn lieuo n
rough sturU tilled upimn-utly wlthHhuv
iugs. He caught a sound m of rus
tling paper, tlit'ti n fulni si'ruichlDK.
Finally lie spoke illoild In iiW.vful
reproach. "It's n pity li.tnm. to write
in. that, wonderful diury .it your with
n lead pem-ll."
The baron's volet? showed bis Inter
est. "Wbe're do you thiiiit. you are?"
"In a deep underground room where
you store firewood "
"How do you Unow we are under-
trrfiiiinl?
"By the RI115II of tbe floor and be
causo you need u candle when it's full
daylight nbove" '
Coquenil was now looklnc about tilm
wonderlnslv. noting the damp stone
walls and high vnnlted celling of a
large, wlndowless chamber My tbe
uncertain "got (of the baron's candle
he made out an urclied pnnKewuy at
one side and around t ti- 'i N piles of
logs carefully roped uud iucUd tc-
'flusall.". said Dp npKeUlwnu
Bruck slowly. "I give you credit for
unusual eJererw, but lffc-oiMe.ll me
you have auy (nhllng -"Wit! ant wait-
Ing for'V
I Unow that you are waiting for tue
Blrl "
Tbe girl!" The other started.
IHisl girt AlUa or Mary, your step
dauibtW." ,
Hod Almlpbty!" burst out tbe bar
on. "Vhat a gueaa!"
y Paul abouk tii bed ot
gutw-a fair deduftlon. Jiv r'ng P
gene. It was ou my baud Wore you
gave me tlwt chloroform. You took
It Tlwt men you needed R. Why.
Tp get the slrl. You Knew It would
brini ber. tbougb bow you knew It Is
more tbau I eou understand."
''GIbelhf heard you8peaHof the, ring
ta Pougeot that hlghfin tho automo
bile." "Ah I And bow did you know where
tho girl was?"
"Guessed It partly and had Pougeol
followed."
"And she's coming here?"
The baron nodded. "She ought to be
hero shortly," then with n quick, cruel
smile. "1 supposo you Jcndw why I
want her?"
"I'm afraid I do." said Coquenil.
"Suppose we come In here," suggest
ed the other.
With this be led the way through the
arched passageway into another stone
chamber very muph like tho Qrst, only
smaller, and lined In the same way
wltb plied up logs, in tbe middlo of
the floor were a rough table spread
with food and two rough chairs. On
tho tablo lay tho diary.
"Sit down," continued the baron.
"Coquenil, I've watched you for years.
I know all about you. and I'll say
this you're the most interesting man
I ever met. You've given me .trouble,
but that's all right: you played fair,
and I like you, I like you." ,
"Thanks," Coquenil said simply.
"It's a pity you couldn't see things
my way. I wanted to bo your friend;
I wanted to help you. Justtblnk how
many times I've gone out of ray way
to give you chances, line business
chances."
"I know."
"Now see where you nrel See what
you'vo forced me to .do!- It's a pity; It
cuts me up. Coquenil.", He spoke wltb
real sadness.
"I understand," answered M. Paul.
"I appreciate what you say. There's a
bond between a good detective and"
"A great detective." put In tbe baron
i admiringly, "the greatest detective
Paris has known In fifty years or will
know in flfty more. Yes, yes, It's a
pity!"
"I was saying," resumed the other,
"that there is a bond between a de
tective and a criminal. I suppose it
gets stronger bet weeq a a great de
tective." he smiled, "and a great crim
inal." De Heldelmaun-Bruck looked pleas
ed. "You regard me as a great crimi
nal?" Coquenil nodded gravely. "I cer
tainly do tbe greatest since Ludovico
Schertzl. You know he had your Iden
tical little linger."
"Iteallyl"
Coquenil was silent u moment. "This
American what of him now?"
"He will be tried."
"And be found guilty?"
"Yes. but with Jealousy as an ex
tenuating circumstance. He'll do a
few years, say live."
"Ah," runt brings me to the main
point bow did Martinez get posses
Biou of your secret?"
"Ho met the girl accidentally and
remembered her."
"As thl' one he had rescued from tbe
charity bazaar lire?"
"Yes."
Coquenil thought a moment. "Oh!
Did you know that private room No. 7
would not be occupied that night by
Wilmott and the dancing girl?"
"No."
"Then how did' you dare go in
there?"
"Wilmott and tho girl were not due
until 0, and I bad tinlshed by half
past 8."
"How did you know Wilmott would
not be there until 9?"
"Martinez told me. It was In Anita's
petit bleu that Mrs. Wilmott showed
him."
"Had you no direct dealings wltb
Anita?"
The bnron shook his bead. "I never
saw tbe girl. The thing just happened,
and 1 took my chance."
"You bought tbe auger for Martinez
and told him where to bore the holes?"
"Yes."
"And tbe key to the alleyway doorl'
"I got a duplicate key through Du
bois. Anything elseV"
"Ah!" said Coquenil: "By the way.
bow long have you known that I wa
working hero In your stable?"
The baron smiled. ' "Since the first
day."
"And about tbe safe?"
"It was all arranged." '
"Then then you wanted me to read
the diary?"
"Yes," answered the other, with a
BfrnnirH exnresalon. "I knew that if
you read my diary I., should be pro
tected."
"1 don't understand."
"Of course not. but" Suddenly his
voice gew harsher, and M. Paul
thought ofthe meeting ou the Champs
Elysees. "Do you realize, sir." the
baron went on, and bis voice was al
most menacing, "that not once, but
half a dozen rtmes since this affair
started, I have been on the point of
crushlug you. of sweeping you out of
my path?"
"I enn believe that"
"Why haven't I done It? Why bave
I held back the order that was trem
bllng on my lips? Because I admire
you, I'm Interested In the workings of
your mind. I yes. by 0d. In spite of
your stubbornness and everything-1
like you. Coquenil. and I don't want
to barm you.
"You may not believe it." he went
on. "but when you sent word to the
Brazilian embassy tbe other day that
you would accept the Bio Janeiro or
fer after all I was Honestly happy for
you. not for myself. Then suddenly
you went mad apnlu apaand did tuts
So I earn to myseir. -ah ngui; ue
wants it: rm'H get It.' aud-l let you
hread tbe diary."
"Why?"
Why?" ened the bajron hoarsely.
"Don't you see why? You kuow
everything now. everything. It lad
guetwworfc; It Isn't deduction: It's, ab
solute cwtalniy. And betause It's
true, and Iiwjiuse we both know It to
he true, uetther one of Os can draw
back. We cannot draw back If we
would. Suppose l said to you. 'Co
quwull. 1 like you; I'm going to let yuii
go free. You would soy: 'Barou de
Ileldeluianu-Bruek. 1 shall not only
take tlita fortune from you and make
you very poor Instead of very rich,
but 1 shall denounce you as a mur
derer and shall do my best to have ypu
marched" out? from ii cell In tbe U
quctte prison some fine mo nil rig, about
dawn, between a jailer and a priest to
tho guillotine.'"
"Yes," nodded the other. t.
"Ah!" smiled the baron. "I must
destroy you or bo destroyed."
"1 see." murmured M. Paul,
For some moments the two wort si
lent; then , Al. Paul asked gtuveiy
"How soon will the girl be hortsV"
"She's undoubtedly here now. She
Is wajtlng outside." He pointed to n
beavily barred irbn door.
"But she doesn't know anything
a bo tit you or against jcou," added M.
Paul, and he scorned to bo almost
pleading.
"She has caused me a lot of, .trouble,
and sho might know."
"You mean ber memory?"
'Yes; It might come back."
"Of course." agreed the other with
judicial fairness. "1 asked Dup'rat
about It. and he said It might."
"Goodby, Coquenil." He held out his
hand. "I'm sorry."
"Goodby." auswered the detective
with quiet dignity. "If It's all the
same to you, .11 won't shake hands."
"No?" He moved toward tho heavy
door.
"Walt!" said M. Paul. "You have
left your diary." He pointed to the
table.
The baron smiled mockingly. "I
Intended to leave It. The book has
served Its purpose. Don't be alarmed
It will 'not be found." He glanced
wltb grim confidence at the stneked
wood. "You'll bave fifteen or twenty
minutes after sho comes in. Goodby."
Tho door swung open, and Coquenil
saw a dim. wblte clad figure among
the shadows, and Alice, with beauti
ful, frightened eyes, staggered toward
him. '
CHAPTER XXI.
THE LOST DOLLY.
'VE been so frightened." Alice
said to him. "The man said
you wanted me. and 1 came
at once, but in the automo
bile. 1 felt something was wrong, and
you know he Is outside?"
"Does Pougeot kuow about this?"
Sbe shook. her head. "The man came
for M. Pougeot first. They went off
together. I'm afraid It was a trick.
Then about twenty minutes Inter the
same man came back and sold M. Pou
geot was with you and that he bud
been sent to bring me to you. He
showed mo your ring and"
"Yes. yes, I understand," Interrupted
Coquenil. "My poor child!" he mut
tered. Taking tbe cmidlc. Coqueuil
went through the urclied opening Into
the larger chamber and made a hur
ried Inspection.. The room waa about
fifteen feet square and ten feet high,
with everything of stone walls, fjor
and arched celling. Save for the pas
sage Into the smaller room there was
no sign of an opening nuywbere ex
cept two small square, holes near tbe
ceiling, probably ventilating shafts.
Around the four walls were logs
plied evenly to the height of nearly
Six feet, and ct the nrchway the pile
ran straight through Into the smaller
room. The logs were in two . toot
lengths,, and as the nrchway was'about
four feet wide the passage, between
tbe two rooms was half blocked wltb
wood.
Coquenil walked slowly' around the
chamber, peering carefully Into cracks
between tbe logs, as If searching for
something. As be went on be held tbe
candle lower and lower and presently
got down upon his bands and knees
and crept nlong the base of the pile.
"What are you doing?" asked Allen
watching him In wonder from the arch
way. Without replying, the detective rose
to his feet and, holding the candle high
nbovc bis bead, examined the walls
above the' wood pile. Then he reached
up and scraped the stones with his
fihger nails in several places and then
held bis Augers close to tbe candle
light and looked , at them and smelled
them. His lingers wero black with
soot
"M. Paul, won't you speak to mo?"
begged the girl. ,
"Just a minute. Just a minute." he
nnswered absently. Then he spake
with quick decision. "I'm going to set
yi;u to work." he said. "By the way,
have you any Idea where we are?"
Sire looked ut him In surprise. "Why.
don't you know?"
"I think we nre on the Hue de Vn
rennes a big hotel back of tbe high
wall."
"That's right." sbe said.
"Ah. he. didn't take me away!'; re
flected M. Paul. "That is somettilpg.
Pougeot will scent danger arid will
move heaven and earth to save us.
He will get Tignol. and Tignol knows
I was here. But can tboy Uud us?"
Suddenly he said tojho girl: "1 may
as well tell you our lives are in dan
ger, no's going to set fire to this
wood and"
"OhJ" she cried, her eyes starting
with terror.
'See here." ho said sharply. "You've
got to help me. We, have- a chauco
yot. The Are will start In Uif big
chamber, nnd-1 want, to cut It off by
blooklng the passageway. Let's see!"
He searcbod through his pockets. "Ho
lias tiiUen my knife Ah. this will do!"
And, llftlnjr n plate from the table,
he broke it mciiiiist the wall. "TlKjru:
Take one of tbeije pieces mid see if
you enn jmmv through the rope. 0e
Hie JHtfWl Ut-llle HiIh., 'i'bat cuts
It. Try over there."
. Alice fell Ju wurfc wmeriy, and In a
few uioiiieuw they Iwtl freed a secyon
of tbe wood piled In tbe smaller ahum
ber from tbe restraining ropan and
atukfM.
"Now. then." directed Coquenil, "you
carry the logs to me, and I'll make a
barricade in the passageway."
Tho word passageway w somewhat
misleading. There was really a dis
tance of only three feet Ntweon the
two chambers, this being tbe thickness
of the rsaaalre atone wall that sep
arated them. Unit of this opening
was already filled by the wood pile, and
Coquenil proceeded to All up tho other
half, laying logs on tbe door length
wise In the open part of tbe nassage
from chamber to chamber and then
laying other logs on top of these, aud
so on as rapidly as the girl brought
wood.
7'hey vorkcd with all speed. Soon
the passageway was solidly walled
with closely iltted logs to the height ol
six" feet. Above " this. In the arched
part. Coquenil worked more slowly.
Meeting logs uf fetich shape mid size
hll would-ftll the curve with the fewest
hiiuiber of emelis between them
There was danger In cracks between
the' obstructing logs, for cracks meant
a (Jraft, and a draft meant tbe spread
ing Of the tire.
"Now." said M. Paul, surveying the
blocked passageway, "that is tho best
we can do with wood. Wo must stop
those Cracks wltb something else.
What did you wear?" Ho glanced at
tho chair where Alice had thrown her
things. "A white cloak and o. straw
bat with a White veil and a black vel
vet ribbon. Tear off the ribbon and
wo can't stand on ceremony. Here aro
my coat and vest. Blp them Into strips
and Great God! There's tho smoke
now!"
As he spoke a thin grayish feather
curled out between two of tho upper
logs nnd floated away: another came
belrfw It. Somewhere De neldelmann?
Bruck had pressed nu electric button,
abd under the logs deadly sparks had
Jumped in the waitlug Under. They
wore prisoners In a huge, slowly b'oat
Ing oven stacked with tons of dry
wood.
"Wo must stop this." bo cried, and,
tearing the shirt from his shoulders,
be rlpned it Into fragments and wedg
ed these tjght between the logs.
"We must bnve, more cloth," he said
gravely. "It's our only chance, little
friend I'll put out tbe candle! There!
Let me bave whatever you can and
be quick!"'
Again be worked with frantic haste,
stuillng in the last shreds and rags
that could bo spared from their bodies,
whenever a dull glow from the other
side regaled a crock In the barricade.
'There.4' lie panted: "Mint's the best
we can do! Now It's up to God! 1 be-'
lleve we have stopped the draft," h
R:iiil after it moment.
i
Suddenly a faint sound broke the
stillness, and rhe detective started vio
lently. It was a low. humming sound
that 'presently grew stronger and then
sung on steadily; like a buzzing wheel.
lie moved about in perplexity. It
tsoeiuod to him that he felt a current
ot air.
"Alice, come here!" be called. "Stand
where I am. That's right. Now put
out your hand.. Do you feel anything?"
"I feel a drtjft,"ho said.
As she spoke the humming sound
Stiviiitthened. and with it the draft
blew srronger.
"Merciful God." cried Coquenil in a
flash of t'lidorstandiug. "It's a blower!"
St. Paul turned tils face upward and
listened attentively. "No doubt of it!
It's sucking through an air shaft up
there In the cellirip."
'I -I don't understand."
"He's forcing a draft from that room
to this one. He has started a blower,
I tell you. and"
What Is a blower?" put In Alice.
At he frightened tone Coquenil
cajnied himself arid answered gently:
"It's like a big electric fan. It's draw
ing air out of this room very fast with,
n suction, and I'm afraid unless"
Just then there came a sharp pep,
followed by a hissing noise, as if some
one were breathing in air through shut
teeth. "The blower has sucked out
one of our cloth plugs. There goes an
other!" he sad as the popping sound
was repeated. '"And nnother! It's all
oft with our bnrrjeade. little girl."
"The Are may come through a lit
tle," he told her comfortingly, "but I
I'll Ax It so you will be all right.
Come! We'll build another barricade.
You know wood is a bad conductor
of heat and If you have wood all
about you and over you, why, tho
Are can't burn you."
"Oh!" sqld Alice.
"We'll go over to this door as far
from the passageway as we can get,
Now bring me logs from that side
pile. That's right."
Most of the smoke nt first was
borne upward by the blower's suction,
and Alice was able to help Coquenil
with the new barricade. They built
this directly Ip front of, the Iron door
with only space enough between it
and rhe door to nllow them to crouch
behind It Tiiey made It about Ave feet
long and three feet high.
"Lie down there," he directed.
"Stretch right out behind the logs and
keep your mouth close to tbe floor nnd
as near as you can to tho crack under
the door. You'll have plenty of cool,
sweet air. Now I'll Ax a roof over
this thing. Just shut your eyes and
rest. Understand, little friend?"
"Ye-s." faintly.
He turned toward tbe barricade and
saw that tbe tlames were licking their
way through tho wall of logs. The
heat was becoming unbearable. Co
quonil 'crawled in behind the shelter
of logs and crouched down beside the
girl. She was quite unconscious now.
but was breathing peacefully, smiling
ly, with fin e flushed and red Hps parted.
Suddenly I lie re was a crumbling of
logs ut the passageway, and the cham
ber became light as day while a blast
of- heat swept over them. Coquenil
looked our around the end of the shel
ter and saw flumes a yard long shoot
ing toward them through widening
breaches In the logs.
Then he thought of his mother. She
would know that her boy had fallen In
a good cutiKu. as his father hnd fallan
Alice stirred uneasily aud opened
her oyos. Then she sat up quickly,
ami there was something In her face
Coquenil had never soon ttjere, some
thing ho had never soon In' any face
She crtod: "You hare taken my
beautiful dolly. Poor little Itetneralda:
Yu threw ber up on that shelf. Wil
lie yes. you did."
Then, before Coqueuil eou Id prevent
it. yue slipped out from bhlud rhe
shelter and stood up In the Are bounu
chamber
"Omne Iwick!"' be cried, rvocfjlug aft
er iwr. but the girl evaded him.
"There It Is, on that shelf." nfce wen
on paaltjvoly, and.' following her tin
gar, Coqueuil saw. what be had '
1 VI V
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noticed "before, a massive stone shelf
jutting out from tho wall Just over tho
wood pile. "Yon must get my dolly,"
she ordered.
"Certainly. I'll get It," soothingly.
She stamped her fo'ot In displeasure.
"I don't like this place." She caught
Coquenll's hand, "We'll go out whore
the fairies are. That's a 'much nicer
place to play. Willie."
ncre there came to M. I'aul an urg
ing of mysterious guidance, as If an
Inward yolce had spoken to him and
k UOMENT LATER UK tlAD OAItBIKD HER
HAKl'.I.Y Tnitorjail TIiAMKH.
said that God win ttylng t.o save them;
that he had put wisdom in this girl's
mouth and that he must listen.
"All right." ho said, "but how 'do
we get there?"
"Through the door under the shelf.
You know perfectly well. Willie!"
"Yes." bo ugreed, "1 know about tho
door, but I forget how to get it open."
"Silly!" Sbe stamped ber foot again.
"You push on that stono thing under
tho shelf."
Coquenil looked at tho obelf aud saw
that It was' supported by two stone
brackets.
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"You mean tho thing that holds tho
shelf up?"
"Yes; you must press it"
"But there are two things that hold
tho shelf up. Is It the one on this sldo
that you press or tho one on that
side?''
"Dear me. what an aggravating boy!
It's the one on this side, of course."
"Good!"
Ho found W suddf-nly limp in his
arms. Having spoken these strango
words ,of wisdom or of folly, sho had'
none bnk Into unconsciousness.
Coquenil believed that tboy were
words of wisdom, and without a mo
ment's hesitation lie acted on that bo
iler. The wall uudenieatb the short
waff half covered with piled up logs,
and these must be removed in spite of
tbe flames. '
It was the work of a. madman or of
one Inspired. Three times Coqueuil
fell to the floor, gasping for breath.
The skin on his arms aud neck was
hanging away in shreds,
At fast the space was cleared, and
Paul Coqueuil stumbled fnrwnrd and
seized the left hand bracket and
pressed It with ail his might
Instantly a door underneath, cun
ningly hidden in the wall, yawned
open on a square black passage.
With a bound ho was back nt tho
shelter and had Alice In his arms,
smiling again, as sho slept as sbe
dreamed. And n moment later bo find
carried ber safely through flames thaf
actually singed her hair and laid her
tenderly in the cool passage. And be
side her be laid the buron's diary:
Then he went bnck to close rhe door.
But first he reached up inside that
fiery furnace and. groping over the hot
stone shelf, brought down a scorched
and battered litlcl tltlst -taN'ored little
flguro that lind lulu there, for muuy
years-. -u '
It was tbe lost dolly!
(To-be Continued.)
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Boys Will Ho Boys
and aro always getting Bcratchos,
cuts, sprains, bruises, bumps, burns
or scalds. Don't neciect such things
they may result seriously If yu'u da
Apply Ballard ot.ow' Liniment ac
cording to directions right awny and
it will relievo tho pain and heal the
trouble. PrICo 2GC, COc and $1.00.
rj
Somd people think if their sins aro
pot found out they are a virtue
Spaulding Logging Company
Sts. Phone Main I830
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EXPERT
HORSESHOEING
I make a specialty of shoe
ing and guarantee nil work.
Gonoral blacksmlthing.
W. A. Powell
Cor. Hush & Commercial
f T P
.1
Steamers Pomona and Oregon
leave tor Portland Monday, Wednes
day and Friday at 10 a. m Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday at 6
m. For CorralllB, Tuesday, Thurn
day and Saturday about 6: SO p. m.
M. P. BAM) WIN. Ajrt.
"I have been usine Cascarets for In
eomnia, with which I have been afflicted
for twenty years, and I can say that Cas
carets have given me more relief than anr
other remedy I have ever tried. I shall
certainly recommend them to my friendOi
as being all that they are represented."
inos. uiuara, mgm, m.
Pleasant. Palatable Potent, Tnsto Good.
Do Good. Never Sicken, -Weaken or Grim.
JOc 25c, 50c. Never sold In bulk. Tha gen
uine tablet stamped C C C. Guaranteed to
euro or your money back. 321
wrfrehckfehuleI
X ELmt, CrirAtx JtKLinr Air Sorr&raum Mumrntxmr.
R EVER KNOWN TO MIL Biftl Bant flrtrl stU
faction umrtntecd or Jiopej Keftmdad. at prepaid
for 1 1. 00 rr box. Will UdA ihimantril.tA ! nlA fr
when rtlUred. Simp lei Free. If year drug gill aoe not
kfcT thtra lend jtmr order to tt
Sold In Salsm bv Or. G- C Sttm
Gold Dust Flour
Made by tho 8YDNEV POWER
COMPANY, Sydney, Oregon.
Made fcr Family TTso.
Ask your grocer for it. 15 ran
and Shorto always ok hand.
P. B. WALLACE, Agt.
HICHESTER S PILLS
THIS DLAlllini" lilUND.. f
l.ad lea t Al Tuor UrueirUt for
'lil cbc.U r, IHamond llrndA,
I'll I In KrU tnd Uold mMilliAV
bono, ealcil 1th llluo Ribbon. V
Tftko no other. IImt of jreur " .
KmciH.I, Atkfr.rOIII.!in:.TEnS
iHAMONn niiANU I'ILij. r.r aol
yeus known ts!tat,Safet,Alway RelltbU
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
I Salem Fence Works
Headquartqra for Woven Wire.
Fencing, Hop Wire, Barb Wire,
Poultry isettlng, Shirigles, Mal
thold Roofing, P. & B. Ready
Roofing, Screen Doors a d Ad
justable Window Screens.
CQAS D. MULLIGAN
Snlom'u most popular res
taurant, 3G2 State street. We
never close, upeu all night.
WHITE HOUSE
RESTACiUKT
Wm.McGiIchdst&Sons