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PAGE TWELVE. THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, oALEM, PRECOX, SATURDAY. JUNE 7, 1919. GREEN A L "Sow I know yon are mistaken," erld Barnes, a wave of relief mirtfng o'-r hliu. "II ha been la thl tar ern e very nisht " 'Sure he has. But answer nie, did Y evr see hltn here after eleven In tlt eveulnjrl You did not oot until hut Bight, anyhow. In the struggle be In I with Nicholas last nlnht ha was ree-wiizeri. Ttiut'a why poor old M. IhiIhs In lying dead up there at the limine now nod will have a decent burial unlieknowuit to anybody bt Ins friends.' ";1Md tlod, O'Dowd. you can't mean tint he lie killed" "He Muck a knife In his neck. The dirty make! And the chief trusted him a no crook ever was trusted be fen?, la the name of God, Barnes, how did yoa happen to full In with the Til lafnr Hurne panned I1I4 hand over hit brow, dazed. "He he represented j himself a a book agent," he mumbled, striving to collect himself. "Jone ktH'W him. Said he had been around here for weeks. I I" "Thar'a the num." laid O'Dowd, voffliug. "He trotted til over the rounty, telling book. For the lore of li. do ye think? Not niueh. He bad oilier fish to fry, you may be aure. R.iruea, If we ever lay band on that friend of yonra well, he won't have tit fry la hell. He'll be burnt alive Ttmuk God, my mind' at rent on one wore. She didn't skip out with hlin. Taey all think he did. Not one of them auspeeta that the came away with you. There It plenty of evidence taut ah let him In through her win dow" "All ready, O'Dowd," called Loeb. "Oimie along, please." "Coming," eald the Irishman. "Don't blmie yourself, old man. See) you later, Barne. So longl" CHAPTER XVI. The Flrat Wayfarer Vliltt Shrine, Confeiiet, and Taket an Oath. How wai he to find the courage to Impart the appalling new to her? He wan now convinced beyond all doubt that the 10-011 1 led Sprouse bad made off with the priceless treasure and thiil only a miracle could bring about lt recovery, ne realised to what e tent he hud been Imped Into a tool to ti used by the muster craftsman. He through tin whole Machiavellian heme, and he aa aba uow mor ally certain that Sprmise would have earrlflced him without the tllghtcst hesitation. lit the event that anything went wrong with lltelr enterprise, the man would have ahot htm dead and earned the gratitude and commcmlutlon of bit axoelnte He would have tieeu glorified and no? friidflr-i! by h! friends. With a heavy heart he mounted the iin. At the top he paused to delib erate. Would it not he better to keep hr In ignoratioe? What waa to be gnined by revealing to her the But Mis Thackeray was luring hint on to d 'itrui tlmi. She mood outside the door and beckoned. Then she closed the door from the outside, and Barne wa alone with the cousin of kings and quen and prince. "I feared you had deserted me," ale ald, holding out her huud to hint a tie atrode acros the room. "1 nuw no occasion to disturb your rei," he mumbled. -I have been peeping," ah aald, (eililng at hint eearrhlugly. "Where I Mr. I.oeh going, Mr. Barnes?" "O'lViwd say he Is to be gone fur a fw days on bmluess," he equivocated. "lie wlil ii.t reiura," atie aald qtilet-?r- "Ho U a CuAia at heart. Oli, I know him well," ahe went on, acorn la hr voU-e. "Was I wrong la &ot trying to atop hiiji?" he a-ked. Mie pondered thl for a moment. Ni," Hhe aaid, but he raught the dubl u note u her voice. "It la Jut a well, perhaps, that be nhouUl d!ap- " u,i"' ,U".T lare-ut we ar mow latervstwl In the man 54iuiMf. Hmk he returned?" "No, Mis Cameron, aald he rue fully. And then, without a tingle re, ervitrlon, he kid bate the Mory of Niiruime'a defection. When he luqnhvd If he hud heard of the man known a Lii'sd r- Nuhmith, silie .isiuQrmed hit w rt f.ar by dc Tilling him at the risrd ! watched beneath her wln t..w. He wn know n to her ai a thl.-f of lot. nuiluiisl fame. Vou were no match for Chester i. Po not look so glum. The ; st jiolii e oftlcer in Europe I l-i f eever been able to rope nth ! . Why hhonM yiu despair f tip In his f- -t. "By g,.d, ha 1.1 .(. t a w ay with It yet," he j i 1 ill rtin t iis sroiiiirirei flown the remainder of MGY V MSOJlUffiON , i& AtJ, rf "CRAUSTARK." "THE liV HOLLOW OF HER HAND," THE rtuiNut ur i-KAyajAKK. etc. Cw4t i, 0- IU Caw em f (ay V' He Was Known te Her aa a Thief ef International Fame. Sfie' lilgllcdT" ""Xlas, I fear that I shall have to tell yoa a little more about this wonderful man yoa know a Kprouse. Six months ago the friends and supporter of the legiti mate successor to my country'a throne consummated a plan whereby the crown Jewels and certain documents of state were surreptitiously removed from the palace vaults. Instead of de positing the trensure In Paris, It waa sent to this country In charge of a group of men whose fealty could not be questioned. The man yoa know a I .oel la In reality my cousin. I have known him all my life. He Is the youngest brother of the pretender to the throne, and a cousin of the prince who It held prisoner by the Austrian. This prince hat a brother also, and It was to him that I waa tupposed to de liver the Jewel. Hravelcd from New Turk, but not alone as you may sus pect. I was carefully protected from the time I left my hotel there until well, tint II I arrived la Boston. "While there I received a secret message from friend lo Canada dl-' reelng me to go to Spanish Falls, whore I would he met and con dueled by Prince Sebastian himself to the place called Green Fancy, which was near the Canadian border. A safe escort 'would be provided for us, and we would be oa British anil within a few hours after our meeting. It 1 only necessary to add thut when I arrived at Green Fancy I met Prince Ugo and understood ! I had careful ly covered my tracks after leaving Boston. My real friends were, and still are, completely In the dark as to my movements, so skilfully wa the trick managed. "And now for Chester Valsmlth. It wn he who, acting for the misguided loyalists and recommended by certain young aristocrats who by virtue of their own dissipations had come to know him as a man of Infinite re sourcefulness and daring, planned and carried out the pillaging of the palace vaultH. Almost under the noses of the foreign guards he succeeded In ob taining the Jewel. No doubt he could have made off with them at that time, but he shrewdly preferred to have them brought to America by some one else. It would have been Impossible for hlni to dlxpoy of them In Kurope. Tou see how running he 1st j "lie wn no doubt tbwarted In bis desicn to waylay me on the road from Kpaiiish Falls by a singular occurrence In this tavern, ne wa attacked In hla room here, overpowered, bound and Ri'gged by two men. He knew the men. Tbey were thieves as clever and aa merciless aa hluiMf. They too were watching for nie. I do not know j how these men learned of my lnten ' Hon to come to Green Fane. "They came to the Tavern four or five days before your arrival at Green Fancy," Barnes Interrupted. "Sprouse told me that they were se cret service men from abroad and that he wa working with them. My theory I this, and I think It I Jutifted by event: The men were really aecret agents, sent here to watch the move ment of the gang up there. They came timn Sprouse and recognized hint. On the day mentioned they over powered him and forced blin to reveal certain fact connected with affair at Oreen Fanc-v. Posslhlv ha led them to believe that yoa were cne of the con spirators. They waited for your ar rival and then risked the ha'ardou trip to Gr Fancy. They were dls- covered and abut." "I b '!leve you are right." ahe cried. 1 Ti"a tr June. '. no'ird Xur ili few'' U 5M , 4, i Sprt"ue, and I am aa foiist-rintereslett In the nnravellng of the mystery sur rounding the deaths of Roon and Paul." aald Barnes. "There la nothing to keep ne here any longer. Miss Cam eron. I tuggeft that yoa allow me to escort yoa at once to your friend. wherever tbey " She waa opposed to this plan. While there waa attll a chance that Sproue might be apprehended In the neighbor hood, or the possibility of hla being rauxht by the relentless pursuers, she declined to leave. "Then. I shall also stay," eald he promptly, and was repaid by the tremulous smile the gave him. He wa helplcwly la love with this beautiful cousin of kings and queen. And when he thought of king and queens he realised that beyond all question hla love was boneless. "1 1 CHAPTER XVII. The Second Wayfarer ts Transformed. OTtowd returned late In the after noon. He was In a hurry to get back to Green Faucy; there was no mis taking his uneasiness. "For the love of heaven, Barnes, get her away from here as soon s pos sible, and do It as secretly as you can," he said. "I may as well tell yoa. that alte I In more danger from the government secret service than from anyone up yonder." "She may prefer to face the music, O'Dowd. If I know her at all, she will refuse to run away." 'Then yell have to kidnap her," said the Irishman earnestly. "There will he men swarming here from both sides of the border by tomorrow night or urn uay. 11 a lue gospel ruin, ana It's going to he bad for all of us If we're here when they come." "Who is she, O'Dowd T Man to man, tell me the truth. I want to know Just where I stand." O'Dowd hesitated, looked around the taproom, and then leaned across the table. "Mis Cameron Is In reality the Countess Therese Ma ra-Dafanda fa miliarly and lovingly known in her own land aa the Countess Ted. She "Mite Cameron la Lovingly Known In Her Own Land aa the Countess Ted." wa visit Ins; In this country when the war broke out. If It I of any nse to you, I'll add thnt she would be rich If Aladdin could only eome to life and restore the splendor of the demol ished castle, refill the chests of gold that have been emptied by the con querors, and restock the farms that have been pillaged and devastated. In the absence of Aladdin, however, ahe is almost a poor as the ancient church mouse. So there you are, me man, Iliilf the royal progeny of Eu rope have been suitors for her hand, and the other half would be if they didn't happen to be of the same sex. Oood-by. I must be on my way." ne arwee and held out his hand. "Good-by and good luck forever." "You are a brick, O'Dowd. I want to see you again. Tou will always And me " , "Thanks. Don't Issue any rash Invi tations. I might take yoa tip." U 1 lies sinned Mtwtnirs as soon at O'Dowd wa wff, urges! by an eager ness thnt put wing on hi feet and a thrill of excitement in his blood. Half way up he stopped short. A new con dition confronted him. What ws the proper way to approach a person of royal blood? He would have to think. Pausing at her door, he wa at once aware of voice Inside the room. He rapped on the door, but so tim orously that nothing came of It. Hi second effort wa productive. He heard Miss Thackeray say "good gra cious,' and. after a moment, Mis Cameron'a eutxlued: "What Is It?" "May I eome In?" he Inquired, rather ashamed ef hit vigor. "It's only Barnes," "Come In," wa her lively response; "It wa awfully good of you. Mis Thackeray, to let m hear your lines. I think yoa will be a great success In the part" "Thank. said Mis Thackeray dryly. "I'll come In again and let you hear me In the third act." She went out. Mumbling her lines t she passsNt Barnes without seeing him. "I bte you will feel able to leave thl piace tomorrow, countes. We must g.-t wy almost Immediately." -Alt rui lav been listening to 1 m jm Jf O'Dowd. T ace? 7 ' " - 1 "Yes. He tells roe It will be danger- ' a to" "He la right It would be difficult for me to clear myself. No one would 1 j betieve that I did .not deliberately j tunic uu wiin ine jewels, lurj wwuiu ; aay that I oh. It Is too dreadful ; "Don't worry about that." he ex-, claimed. "Tou have me to testify i that" j "How little yoa know of Intrigue," she cried "They would laugh at yoa j and aay that you were merely another fool who bad lost hi head over a j woman. They would aay that I duped 1 .... "NoT he cried vehemently. "Tour people know better than you think. Tou are disheartened, discouraged. Things will look brighter tomorrow." "I don't know what I should do with out yoa," she aald. '! CHAPTER XVIII. Mr. Sprouse Continues to Be Perplex ing, but Pute His Nose te the Ground? Barnes was abroad early. He was st breakfast when Peter Ames called up. An Inspiration seized htm when the chauffeur mentioned the wholesale exodus : he hired Peter forthwith and ordered him to report Immediately with the car. He was going op to Green Fancy for Miss Cameron's wardrobe. . Two minutes after Peter drove up to the Tavern he wa on the way back to Green Fancy again, and seated be side blin was Thomas Kingsbury Barnes, hi new master. There wa not a sign of human life about the place. Peter accompanied him upstairs to the room recently oc cupied by Mis Cameron. They found two email leather trunks, thickly Relabeled, la the room upstairs. Both were locked. "Tou take this one," aald Barnes, "and I will manage the other." He was In a hurry to get away from the house. There was no telling when the government agents would descend npon the place. Barnes helped Peter to lift the trunks Into the car snd then ordered bim to start at once for Hart'a Tav ern. "Tou tan return later on for your things," he aald. "I got 'em tied op In a bundle In the garage, Mr. Burns," he said. "Won't take a second to get 'em out." He hurried around the corner of the house. A dry, quiet chuckle ' fell upon Barnes' ear. He glanced about In sur prise and alarm, No oue wa In sight. "Look up, young man," and the startled young man obeyed. His gaxe halted at a window on the second story, almost directly over hit head. Mr. Sprouse was looking down upon him, his sharp features fixed In a sar donic grin. "Well, Til be d I" burst from Barnes' lips. "Surprised to see me, eh? If you're not In a hurry, I'd certainly appreciate a lift aa far as the Tavern, old man. I'll be down In a Jiffy. Stand aside I I'm going to drop." A moment later he swung over the sill, and dropped lightly to the ground eight feet below. "See, here, Sprouse or whatever your name la " "Better hear me out," broke In Sprouse calmly. "I could drill a hole through you so quickly you'd never know what did It," be went on. His hand was In his coat pocket, and a quick glance revealed to Barne sin gularly Impressive angle In the cloth, the point of which seemed to be direct ed squarely at hit chest, "But Tm not going to do it. I Just want? to set myself straight with yoa. In a word, I never got anywhere near the room In which the Jewels were hidden. This la God's truth, Barnes. I wasn't the only one who wai trying to get the baubles, my friend. It wa a game In which only the best man could win." "I know the truth now about Roon and Paul," said Barne significantly. "You do?" sneered Sprouse. "I'll bet yon a thousand to one you do not. The girl was led to believe that they were a couple of crook and that they fixed me In that tavern down there. Isn't that what ahe told you? Well, that ttory was cooked up for her spe cial benefit. Boon waa the Baron Ued lund. Hedlund came up here a week or ao ago to kcc! a lookout for bl wife. The baroness la supimsed to be deeply enamored of Prince Cgo. He found letter which seemed to Indicate that she wa planning to Join the prince up here. When he heard of the arrival of a lady at (Ireen Fancy the other afternoon, he got busy. I admit that I am the gentleman who tele phoned the warning tip to the prince. They tried to head the baron and hla man off at the cross-road, hut he beat them to It If there was to be a fight, tbey didn't want It to happen anywhere near the house. I believe I'go Is the one who got the baron or Roon, at yon know htm. Now, that Is the true story of the little affair. "To go back to tny own troubles. When I got out Into the hall Bight be fore last, after leaving her room, I heard voices whispering In Prince I'go't room. I beat If up the ttalrway Into the attic. Nothing happened, s I sneaked down to nave a peep around. The door to Cgo's room wa open, but there was no light on the Inside. He came to the door and locked up and down 'the hall. Then some one else came out and atarted to aneak away. I leave you to gurus the sex. fContinneii ! Patur.lay.) ' On aeronnt of ill h-a'lH fo!!ftiBJ a imrvmu break Alli'rt I- I-iivtfer-eim, sccrctRrr of the Aaglo M Im' n ran Aal.wnai i-n, ro;no..:u-u , skii hIc at fan Finn.' TiKiay by J shooting himself. D. E. MOTOR Quality the Highest, Price the Lowest IF, along with their prices, we could include the specifications of DAY-ELDER worm-drive trucks, the conclusions you would in evitably reach are these: . 1 That no higher grade mateiials or better workmanship are put into any motor truck at any price than, are embodied in DAY-ELDER, worm-drive trucks. 2 That they are several' hundred dollars lower in price than any other worm-driye truck of equal carrying capacity. Exam ple: The price of the DAY-ELDER FIVE-TON TRUCK is $414 LESS than the average price of all six-ton trucks! These are the conclusions that all buyers reach who are guided by specifications, rather than by talk. ' If you follow such a course you cannot go wrong. The weights given in the column on the right are the chassis carrying capacity of each model, INCLUDING weight of body.' iiarioii Opposite Marion Hotel trie atarters operators sometimes try the experiment of chaaging their ator - ago batteiiea ao as to have nine volt instead of am. This is a mistake, aa tl... .....t- .ltl .... . . i . i - iii muiur "ui iiui Bimm ii uiiuer n niKiier younge man me one 11 wn mer siow-neatutg lire and let it come to tentica lor. Consistent Quality In A Tire Is Never Accidental It calls for something more than a factory and good in tentions. Experience For one thing; Purpose, for another. Any tire will give in mile-j age, in wear, in economy, in readability only what is put into it by the maker. Never more. The visible value of a Royal Cord , tire is the result of years of continuous tire manufactur ing experience. Quackenbusli Auto Supply and Vulcanizing United States Fabric and Cords Kelly-Sprmgfield and Unit ed States Solids. 219 N. Commercial St. Pone CG Elder Worm Drive UGKS G C. A. CAMPBELL, Prop. . eronietera are not availnl.ln j ., pair man i; in doubt as to whether Hie , new piston is too tiirht a fit in the rvl - iiwler, the nent nearest .rinm....L :.. i .. . . ' I tiuu 19 inin; 1 tace TUC piston ill a rath- is heat of about 600 deirrees Fnni-nn i heit. While it is in this condition nlnee it in the cylinder and work it up and down. If the piston work freoly it la evident there will bo little dcuner of its sticking in the clyindcr from heat expauaion. While this cannot be a accurate, it will aerve. Car owners ihould get into the habit or using belt dressing for the clutch i mittee ha ordered reported favorably leather to swell it and act aa a remedy a bill restoring at once the rate making for alippago. In disengaging the clutch i power of the interstate fummeree eom it will bo well to notiee whether there : mission, ii a ridge in the leather. Such a eon- . dition prevent the clutch from engng.i ing us far a it ought to and the only wayto remove the ridgo ia to lake out the clutch and then trim down the leather with a rasp. Drive slowlr at turns in the road in order to have sufficient time to avoid! a vehicle thnt is eomin? toward yon. Picnic Time! Hear the irresistible call of the Open Places to jolly, friendly picnics, to secluded little lakes, tumbling streams or woodland nooks. You will appreciate the rugged cer tainty of the Harley-Davidson This year, after war-time fatigue, you'll really need these pleasant little country jaunts wayside journeys that will fill your lungs with fresh air and' put the sparkle back in your eyes. Come in and see the new models today. HARDY W. SCOTT i Harley-Davidson Motorcycles and Bicvcles 147 S. Com!. St. Phone 68 TrW Motottyck Thai is Being TalkeJ AlouF Model A $1973 Model B 4500 Pounds $2300 Model D 6000 pounds $2690 Model C 7000 Pounds $3065 9000 Pounds Model F $3873 4 Model E 14000 LBS. $5300 f. o. b. SALEM 3500 Pounds Phone 362 i . ,l"rn' or tie t.ivil and Spaaiak- WrtnTT Zi, k r1"" "" lf. Bf,r.V s project for ,""" ,ur aiers and ihr. Because he had werhea ki mi., i? years and never found a par streak Henry irwini ,n ajt(1(, preiec'tor, ahot himself through the head at ReddiaL', al. Secretary linker has asked eoagreia for legislative authority and an appro priation of 10,000,000 for the immedi ate purchase of tho Cnne ( od canal. The senate interstnti. town council of Woodland haa ulc"lca la r't a towa hall nmmM surate with the dignity of Ttttm ive town like Woodland. - Henry Lake of Saginaw, Or., wa taken to a hrwjital in Mlin Tuesdar night with a broken fcae.k as a remit lof a fall In a losrainsr romf.