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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-11-18
The Lure of the
Mask
Continued from page s.

In front of La Signorina.
I'VE have all been together for many
weeks he said Yet who you are
zone of us knows"
The shadow of smile lay upon her
lips and vanished. My name is Sonia
Hilda Grosvenor" And her voice was
music.
Tomorrow. said Merrihew. Pm
going to look up the Jail and engage
rooms ahead. II might be crowded.
Both he and Hillard rode back to
their quarters for the night. but they
found that sleep was practically out OF
the question
The morning sun poured over the
hills. throwing huge shadows In the
gorge below. O'Mally shifted. AS the
wind veered Internationally there came
to him the perfume Of the locust trees,
now In full bloom. Pietro rocked. his
legs crossed. his face blurred In the
drifting tobacco smoke.
mo more tourists. Pietro?"
NO" Pietro sighed.
did you ever see La Signorina be-
fore? DO you know anything about
her?'
Never! No. answered Pietro. with
the perfect candor of an accomplished
liar
Have you ever SEEN
''Iitto! She come" Pietro got up
with alacrity.
La Signorina was as daintily fresh
In her pink frock as spring tulip
Her eyes were shining. but her color
was thin.
81 have been looking for you. Mr..
OMally." she said. Il have Just re-
ceived a telegram from her highness.
OMally accepted the yellow sheet.
Il can make out word or two." he
said. Its I'm kalian.'
II forgot" alphabetically.
Briefly, La Principessa di Monte
Blanca gave Sonia Hilda Grosvenor
fuil authority to act as her proxy In
giving the ball. As for the invitation.
she knew absolutely nothing about It.
This last statement rather staggered
the erstwhile concierge. IL the prin-
cess hadn't issued the invitation. who
the deuce had?
The dreamy. pleasurable days at the
Villa Ariadne were no more. The
spirit Of suspicion now stalked
abroad. And there were a-coming and
going OF the many needed extra serv-
ants. to and froing of extra garden |
ers and carpenters and the sound Of |
many hammers. The ballroom and the
dining room were opened and aired
ana the beautiful floors polished
In Florence there was a deal of ex |
citement over the coming affair, for |
the villa Ariadne had once been the
scene Of many a splendid entertain
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-11-18

ment. There had always been n mys
terry regarding the Principessa d
Monte Blanca. Many doubted her ac
tual existence. But the prince was
known all over Europe as q handsome
spendthrift. And the fact that at this
precise moment he was uuartered
with the Eighth corps in Florence add
ed largely to the zest of speculation.
As for Hillard. well indeed he nm.
derstood now why Mrs. Sanford had
warned him. He understood now
what the great mistake was.
lie was always at her heels now.
but speaking no more of his love. She
understood and was grateful. Once
she plucked young rose and gave 1t
TO him. and he WAS sure that her ha nd
touched his with pity though she
would not meet his eyes.
At O'Clock on the afternoon Of tho
day before the ball. now that the
noise had subsidized and the servants
were in their quarters. La Signorina
went into the gardens alone. An hour
earlier she had seen Hillard mount
and ride away. the last time but once
There seemed to bear down upon her
that oppression which one experiences
In nightmare of being able to fiy so
nigh. to run madly and yet to move
slowly. always pursued by terror.
Even now there was single avenue
OF escape. but she knew that she could
not profit by it and leave these unfor-
tunafe derelicts to shift for Them
selves. Love. She laughed brokenlv
and struck her hands in suppressed
rury. fitting climax this. All the
world was mad. and she was the mad
dest in it.
Some one was coming along the
path. She wheeled impatiently. She
wanted to be alone. And of all men
worth was not the one she cared to
see. But the sight of his pale face
and set Jaws stayed her words She
waited restlessly.
i have something to say to you"
he said. upon which your future wei.
fare largely depends"
Il am listening" She showed sur.
prise.
Ihere has been a tremendous won
der. as | understand. about this ball
In regard TO the strange manner in
which the invitations we're issued.
Have you found out who did it?"
she demanded.
Yes The light In his eyes was
feverish
who was it?" fiercely
Il issued those invitations"
You" Her lips parted.
Yes. ! am the guilty man. The
list was the main obstacle. | repre-
'ented myself as secretary to her high
less"
And you have the effrontery to con.
.ess your crime to me-" her fury blaz-
ng forth
call 1t what you please"
what purpose had you In mind
when you did this cowardly thing?"
i had definite purpose An i'm
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posture ike yours Is prison ofrense
You have seen that / love you. yer a,
ways ignore me. You must marry
me-
you are hiding threat"
Il shall hide it no longer. Marry
me or shall disclose the imposture II
the police"
OH! Then she laughed the laugh.
ter OF one in deadly anger. MIR
Worth. do you suppose. even had en-.
tertalned some sentiment toward you,
that 1t would survive circumstance
like this?"
Il am waiting for your answer. Yes
or no?"
Mo-
Take care" He advanced.
i am perfectly capable of taking
care. And. Mr.. Worth, you vii. ,e.ve
this villa at once. And If you do uos
go quietly ! shall order the servants 70
put you forth"
You speak as though you were the
princess" he snarled.
TIL Thursday morning | amr' La
Slgnorina replied proudly.
man who loses his last throw IN
generally desperate. He seized her
roughly in his arms She struck him
across the eyes with full strength, He
gasped and released her.
III ! were man.. she said QUIETLY
but with lightning in her eyes. lyon
should die for that" She left him
Worth burst into tears. He went TO
MS room. got together his things and
drove secretly into Florence.
On the night of the ball there was a
brilliant moon. Rosy Chinese lanterns
stretched from tree to tree The or.
chestra was playing Strauss. the
dreamy waltzes from THE Queens
Lace Handkerchief" Bright uniforms
and handsome gowns flashed by the
opened windows.
Leaning against the door which gave
entrance to the ballroom from the hall
We're two officers negligently interest.
ed In the moving picture
Shall we go?"
: NO, no. The prince himself will no
mere at II. He was. singularly enough
not invited. and. knowing the story as
do. | am curious to witness the
scene."
Hillard. peering gloomily over their
shoulders. overheard. The prince! Oh
his must not be. There could be only
one prince in matter of this kind
He pushed by the Italians without
'pology for his rudeness. edged around
he ballroom till he reached La Signo.
mas side. He must save her at all
hazards.
The prince himself will be here at
j. he whispered.
What princey
"Di Monte Blanca. Come; there is no
ime to lose. | have been holding my
arriage ready
THANK you. but 1t Is too late" She
miled. but 1t was tired and lonely
title smile. She had long since armed
er nerves against this moment.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-11-18

Hay and steam rolled grain of all
kinds at knorr's warehouse. 24tf
If you want to sell your town prop
erty or ranch list it with Batty &
Oliver. off
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-11-18

If you desire a clear compki
take Foley's Orino Laxative fas
stipation and liver trouble as il |
stimulate thess organs and thons
cleanse your system, which i
everyone needs in order to feel h
Pule Drug Store.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-11-18

You will have to hurry fol
Three Mile will soon be all gone
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Foley's Honey and Tar cursul
quickly, strengthens the lung
expels colds. Get tile genuine
yellow package. Sold at Pulse
Store.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-12-11
Bank for Rockland.

The contract was let this week to
Robert Ewing for the erection of the
bank building which is to be built at
Rockland by j. A. Fisher, a recent ar
rival from Hastings, Nebr. The struc-
ture will be 25x5O, and built of frame.
Mr.. Fisher arrived from Nebraska
some time ago to visit the Fugate boys
at Aberdeen and while here investigated
the country in the vicinity of Rockland
and decided that there was a good field
for his desired vocation. He has GER
tainly made wise selection of locality,
as there will be large amount of busi-
ness done in that little town within the
next few years.
Mr.. Ewing expects to take some of
his men to that place the first of next
week, if the material is on the ground,
and the construction work will be
rushed through.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-12-11
The Next Auditor um Attraction.

The Harper Company will be at the
Auditorium December 20, q and %
The opening play will be the famous
drama Sherlock Holiness" dramatized
from one of Canon Doyle's best de-
tective stories. In offering this splen-
did dramatic production, Messrs. j. G.
and Glenn Harper present the eminent
actor Joseph DIETRICH in the stellar role
and a supporting company of excel
lence. Sherlock Holmes" is an orig
inal story. The plot is mystifying and
holds the listener in breathless expecta-
tion from beginning to end, following
the many adventures of the noted de-
tective from his introduction into the
drawing room of fashionable London
house to the gas chamber in the slums
with the most intense interest. The
play is superbly mounted, gorgeously
costnmed and all necessary effects are
carried by the company.
There will be a change of program
each night during the engagement and
all productions will be of high standard.
The people of American Falls will re-
me ember the satisfaction this company
gave year ago.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-12-11
HARDWARE STORE ROBBED.
Tive Men Caught With the Goods
and Are Now in Jail.

That American Falls is a. poor field
for the light fingered midnight work.
ers was demonstrated Friday morning
and the proof is now in the city Jail.
They were successful in making a get
away from the store with a quantity of
goods but were caught before they
made their escape from town That
these men were not new to the work
they followed in this city was evil
denced by the method used to gain
entrance to the store and. their move
ments in the building. The first move
by these two robbers was to try the
Sheep Company's store by cutting out
small piece of glass from the front
door window, large enough to admit a
hand and tried to work the lock from
the inside. In this they failed and then
cut larger place which made sufficient
noise in falling to wake up Sam Baugh
who was sleeping inside, and he got up
and investigated and found the window
out but did not think of an attempt at
robbery, nailed up the window and re-
turned. This happened about ten
O'Clock and at one they entered the
Oliver & McKown hardware store by
the same method. In gaining entrance
here the one using the glass cutter cut
his hand and it was the cause of such
early capture of the men, After they
were inside they went to the gun case
and picked out two 38-Colts revolvers,
% dad them and took several boxes of
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-12-11
Talk With a Kansas Farmer.

Mr.. Kansas wheatgrower, have you ever thought of
moving to daho' Do you know that the average yield
wheat in your state ranked of the greatest
the wheatgrown states for the past has
only 90 cent of Idahos yield? Last Idaho
lead all the states in the yield of wheat per acre She did
the in 1905 and has been among the or five
all the time These government statistics and
curate as the government make them Ifyou
ing to join the thousands coming would you
ter think OF Idaho: Now let figure little To make it
will have grown 100 of wheat every
year for the past years Taking the average yield for
Kansas during that tme 1856 bushels per acre YOU would
have harvested 1850 bushels The Idaho man on the
acreage during the time would harvested
%, $40 bushels 290 bushels than vou We will
say wheat has had average value of only so cents
bushel which far too low, your Idaho brother has laid
up S. 145 than have solely because his large
yield Can you figure other way than that YOU have
lost So 900 by not moving beore And YOU going to
continue in this blind course.
Now let figure the crop of 1908 the last govern
figures available. The average for your state 1915
bushels per acre. would give you 1860 bushels from 100
The average farm value according government
statistics SS cents per bushe 81 80 cents
Your Idaho brother secured $500 bushels the value of
which 50 $50, $97S-nearv 81 an acre
than you received Does this look bad for Idaho7
Now at American Falls we have 1000 desirable home
steads awaiting settlement of which may be yours for
the asking We have irrigated land of the finest kind at
reasonable prices and you get information concerning
these simply for the asking Would better so
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-12-11
AGAIN DOING BUSINESS
New Furniture is Installed and Hotel
Grand Now Open,

After a week of closed doors the
Hotel Grand is again fitted with furni-
ture and doing business as before.
The first car of furniture, which was
purchased at Pocatello arrived Monday
and three cars have been unloaded and
put in place. Some delay in again get
ting the hotel ready for business caused
by not being able to get the furniture
transported from Pocatello, but now
that it is here and the hotel again opened
the inconvience of the past two weeks
has been forgotten by the boarders and
everybody happy.
In the purchase of the furniture to
refit the hotel Mr.. Jeans spared no ex-
pense and it is now fitted in better
shape than at first. This reopening of
Hotel Grand again puts American
Falls in first rank in the matter of hotel
facilities.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-12-11
All Satisfied.

With every seat on the main floor and
the gallery two-thirds filled H. E.
Pierce & Company presented "In
Wyoming" at the Auditorium Tuesday
night. The crowd which greeted the
company was probably the largest
which has been in the Auditorium to
any play this season and not one have we
heard to say they were not satisfied.
The company deserved the patronage
which was given them as every one
played their parts like professionals.
The company went from here to Boise
where they played the following even
ing. We are pleased to announce that
the Harper company will again appear
here on the 20; 21 and %, which is the
next attraction for the city.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-12-11

shells. From there the cash register
was visited and opened but no cash was
left in it so their financial condition was
not swelled. The safe in the private
office was hampered with, and it was
while they were at work on it that
Charles Dollar, who sleeps in the Nc
Kown plumbing establishment below
the hardware store, heard them and
asked what they were doing. This
frightened them away and Mr.. Dollar,
who at first thought it was some of the
boys who work in the store, realized
that it was robbers and got up and
going out the back way went to the
homes of Mr.. Roberts and Mr.. Garrett
and the three came to the store. The
robbers had already gone and search
for them commenced. Judge Oliver
and the city marshal were notified and
with Operator Dutro, constituted a
searching party. About five O'Clock
two men were seen going to the Amer
lean Falls restaurant and when told to
hault backed into dark corner in front
of Sid divers fruit store and they were
taken. They of course denied knowing
anything of the matter but one of
them was seen to throw away some
thing and when this was picked up it
proved to be glass cutter of the very
best kind. Examination showed a cut
on the hand of one of the men and when
searched eleven knives from the best
stock of the store were found, also sew
eral boxes of shells and gold watch.
Seeing that they were up against it the
smaller one confessed that they did the
work and that he would tell where the
guns were if the officer would buy their
breakfast. This was agreed to and the
guns were found in the alley near the
fruit store where they had thrown them
when they they realized they were to be
captured. If the two had not attempted
to open the safe and confined their work
to the front of the store the chances are
that Mr.. Dollar would not have heard
them and that they conld have made a
clean get away with large amount of
plunder, take the east train at five
o'clock and likely never captured. This
is the first attempt at anything of this
kind in American Falls for some time
and the fact that these men were at
once taken lessons the chances for fu-
ture work, as such men as these do not
care particularly about running into
such circumstances.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-12-11
GOVERNOR BRADY HERE.
Pays Short Visit to American Falls
Tuesday.

Governor Brady, enroute to Boise
from visit to Pocatello, Tuesday,
stopped off between trains. The
greater part of his time was taken up
in inspecting his power plant, but he
managed to find few minutes to spend
with friends. Regardless of political
affiliations, Governor Brady enjoys the
confidence and esteem of almost every
resident of American Falls, and all
were heartily glad to see him. He =
ticed marked growth since he was
here last summer and was as optimistic
as ever regardless the future of Amer
lean Falls.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-12-11
PPORTUNITIES
| FOR EVERYONE
1edged investments to
Lure Capital.
~ Localities Can Offer Greater Ad-
yantages to Men of Large or
Small Means Than Are to be
Found Here.

zs The following is an extract taken
lom letter received by the secretary
the Commercial Club this week. 1t
3 one of many similar ones and its
N4gwer in public way may prove in
thResting to many who are looking
Westward for new homes. The writer
= m eastern man who has learned of
American Falls through the publicity
campaign of the Commercial club and
has been impressed by it.
What have you to offer young man
with good education and $4,000. 90
cash to invest? State what you think
your city or vicinity has to offer that
will prove paying proposition to a
young man with good education and
with that amount of money to invest.
Am in the real estate business here and
am open to most any kind of PROPOSE
ton. Your opportunities for water
power development appeal to me, for
the reason that any community where
ouch valuable resource is located is
bound to grow in the future"
What can an energetic, educated
young man do with $4,000? He may do
NANNY things with an assurance of get
ting good returns. He may buy irri-
gated land anywhere within twenty
miles of American Falls and double his
money in two years. He may buy
business town property and have as
safe an investment as government
bonds, and double his money in short
time. He may build residence for
rent, make 10 per cent net on the
capital invested, and another 10 per
cent in increase of valuation. He can
kl0rty acres of irrigated land, set
to apple trees, pay all expenses and
slny BY money by growing potatoes be-
tween the trees while they are coming
into bearing, and at the end of FIVE
years have property worth $4,000 or
more. He can buy any kind of land
ut top market prices today, seed to
alfalfa, hire all the work done, have
800 month income and double his
money in three years at the most. He
en- buy unimproved land, go to work
for wages, and reap rich reward for
biz foresight. And, if he has average
ability and fair industry, he should
succeed in any line of business in which
h might engage.
While development here has been
toIid, it has only begun, and within
TWO years the entire landscape will be
eAnnged. Land is being taken at the
rte Of 100, 900 acres year The pop
l1lafion of American Falls has practical
81 doubled the past year. The chill
1hen in the American Falls school dis
&1ict lack just four of being twice as
agsany as on the first of November 1908.
The population in the surrounding
country has more than doubled. De-
velopment is rapidly going ahead, and
there is no reason why anyone should
not prosper at almost anything. This
Il the country of opportunity, and no
young man with a little means and a
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-12-11
Christmas Box Sale.

Next Wednesday evening at the
Methodist church at o'clock the Ladies
Aid Society will have a box sale to
which the public is cordially invited.
The object of the socialis to raise funds
to aid in giving the children of the
town Christmas cheers.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-12-11
SOMETHING DOING
ALL THE TIME
Commercial Club Social Meet
ing a Great Success.
Splendid Music, Witty Stories, Enter
tanning Selections and Instructive
Talks---Ladies To Be Enter
tanned Next Month.

The social meeting of the American
Falls Commercial Club Wednesday
evening was success beyond anticipa-
tion and developed a great deal of un-
expected talent. The meeting took the
form of smoker, followed by a lunch
of sandwiches, pickles and coffee. The
entertainment features were excellent.
President Greenwood called the meeting
to order about s o'clock, and after
few well chosen remarks introduced F.
F. Perkins, chairman of the entertain
ment committee, who took charge of
the meeting. The following program
was given:
Violin solo, Oscar Ridvall.
Recitations, Dutch monologue, Henry
j. Lang,
Vocal Duet, George w. Roberts and
L. E. Sigmond, Adolph Claassen ac-
companist.
Address, Rev. Wallis.
Vocal Solo, Geo. w. Roberts
Medley of Stories, DR.. j. F. Nee.
Vocal Solo, Harry R. Wallis.
Violin and piano duet, Oscar RedvalI
and l.. E. Sigmond.
Explanations of the work being done
by the Commercial Club, O. H. Barber.
Selection by the orchestra.
Story telling contest engaged in by
DR.. Nee, R. B. Greenwood, j. R.
Clark, j, B. Brokaw and others, in
which DR.. Nee easily carried off the
honors.
The features were so excellent that
all merit praise and especially the vo-
cal solos by G. W. Roberts and Harry
A. Wallis, the violin solo by Oscar Rec
vall the orchestra selection, Mr.. Lang's
reading, and the stories by DIR. Nee and
Rev. Wallis.
No travelling show could have been
more entertaining, and the success of
the evening insures several others of
like nature during the winter. Next
month it is planned to have pink tea
and invite all the ladies of American
Falls to be the guests of the club.
The CONNER cial Club is expending in
its publicity campaign about 1926
month, which will be somewhat in
creased after the first of the year. It's
not laboring to build up the town of
American Falls except in the matter of
interesting capital in manufacturing
enterprises, but striving to settle the
vacant lands within twenty-five or
thirty miles of town and develop the
agricultural resources, realizing that
when this is done the town will grow
accordingly. Towns do not make
farms, but farms make towns. With
the farms coming rapidly under culti-
walton not a thought need be paid to
their supply points. They will grow as
natural as plants in fertile soil. The
club realizes that should American Falls
develop faster than the country every
business interest that depends upon the
trade of farmers must suffer. The aim
of the club is to promote the factory
and develop the farm, to the advantage
of both, and let the town enjoy a
natural growth.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-12-11
Work Commenced on Laundry.

Thursday morning the construction
work on the laundry for American Falls
was started. S. H. Anderson was
awarded the contract and will rush the
work through. Mr. Schmidt hopes to
have it completed and in running order
early in the new year, when he prom
ises to the best work in the line that
has been exhibited in the city.