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10 THE ATLANTA QEQRGIAN AND NEWS. nJlTL'HD'AY, JULY !T. Wl. I .YOUR LAST DAY FOR PURCHASING. GEORGIA PETROLEUM STOCK x > At 40 CENTS PER SHARE TODAY 40 CENTS PER SHARE-TOMORROW $1.00 PER SHARE > AN ADVANCE OF ISO PER CENT bo your last opportunity of securing stock in the Georgia Petroleum Company at the low price of 40 cents per share. Tonight at midnight the price of these shares advanced to •rs postmarked before midnight tonight, Saturday, July 27, will be filled in. the order they are Received at 40 < Today will $1 each. All orders postmarked before midnight tonight, Saturday, July 27, will be filled in. the order they are Received at 40 cents per share. This is your last warning. If you desire to participate iu the development of this Georgia oil field, let us have your order at once by telegraph, telephone, or mail. The work of drilling our second oil well is • regressing very'rapidly. "We have now attained a depth of over 1,000 feet, and should be able to complete the well to the infra oil bearing deposit in side of the next two days. - ^ We have All along contended that we lind. every reason to believe that we would succeed in opening up an oil field in Eastern Georgia in every way the equal of the great Texas oil people. The formations through tvhich we hnvc been drilling h.U'c been found to be practically identical with those found in Texas; we found -a small deposit of oil at about 800 feet depth in both our first and second wells. They find the same deposit of oil in the Texas oil fields at about the same depth. We expect to encounter the main oil deposit at about 1,200 feet,/where it is encountered in the Texas oil fields. And now, to top off nil our arguments, we have had the oil found in our second well analyzed and find that it is practically the same in every wtiy ns that found in the Texas oil fields. Do you wonder at our enthusiasm njf‘ steadfast belief in the future of this stock f With all these things it is easy to sec why we believe Ihfit in the next few days the stock will be worth from $50 to’ $200 per share. * * ■ N ». - t REPORT OF PR. EDGAR EVERHART Chemist to the Geological Survey of Georgia Chemical Laboratory July. 20, 1907 OF V Dr. Edgar Everhart, Atlanta, Georgia 4 Bell 'Phonea v 824 Main, 280 Wait. l£r. OttoG. Tague, Pres., The Georgia Petroleum Co., f Savannah, Ga.: Dear Sir: ' I have subjected the sample.o? oil brought me by you from your laboratory with the followinG results: I find the oil to be cwtde petroleum somewhat resembling that found in the fexas oil field*. \ It'has a specific gravity of 33 1-3 degrees Baume. It yields on distillation a considerable percentage of lighter hydrocarbons with a residue of heavier oils. , I will submit a more detailed report later. Yours, truly, (Signed) Edgar Everhart, Ph. D. , - Chemist. OTTO G. TAGUE, President. 1001-1002 NATIONAL BUILDING SAVANNAH, GA. I, the undersigned, hereby subscribe (or . shares of the Capital Stock of the GEORGIA PETROLEUM COMPANY at 40 cents per share of the par value of One Dollar per Share, full paid and non-assessable, amounting to _DolIars, which sum I Inclose herewith. Street Address City and State_ , Our Local Representative, Mr. R. O. Foard, 40.0 Austell Bldg., will be glad to call on those who* telephone him to do so, Address OTTO G. TAGUE - 1001 lavli i „ O a n h,'G B a“ ildinS ’ !THE BRACEBR1DGE DIAMONDS 1 A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure SYNOPSIS. Kriwk itho hiwoi am! KlalimM Urn«**- l.rlifgp <«*nu*iuni mart 11 mnrvi*lounly Imhiu* liful wmiimi on tin* plnxtn nt Nurntogu. Woman, much iiram-mplcd. exhibit* nhj»*«*t tiMT»r M|H*n pifflitliig nniiing imrty of ih*w TirflvIiU a fnivjfti looking man. Frank * * *hi* In MIuh. Wn» Htnvlnxky, That blm al .... at the gaining fefttr a woman** Ncraniim nttmrk* Frank tn>tln* grotintl*. Ilo illNOrrn Vorn In ln*nt- nlteiTOflnn with th»* foreigner (hr. Cnrl Mro-llori. I hi* latt«»r ilniitnmllng • thnt *lie «9fti*uili*r to him '*n bit of paper nml t'lalm* ho ha* "mlNNlng frag- nwnt" ami that “tin* other* wen* ineii In tbf hotel.** Vern denies ahe ha* them with her. Moeller In rage attack* her. Frank rii*lie« to the tlefenra, ami In n Hefre *tniggle both men Nhnw knowleilge of n wiCNtllng trick which In a necret oft the HrneebrMge fnmlly. Frank I* al* nyjat exhauNtcil when Vera plunge* a hypo* dtfiulc needle Into MuHlo.l and render* him unrua*rl<»u*. CHAPTER IV. 8aved! *A cr>* <>f rage and pain broke from Mueller'n lip*. . (You ahe devil, you have killed me!” he gasped, and gripped Frank with murderous pa**lon. • i will kill you tlrat!” he hlaaed, and with a sudden atrength born of trensy pinned Frank's arms down with one arpi, while with the other he clutched Bracebridge* throat. “My time has come,” thought Frank a*, those murderous Angers closed ui»on his nark. JCven at that terrible moment It was tuft of hi* own life he waa thinking, but of the woman. How Would she fnre when lie was no longer there to defend hor? Theft a strange thing happened. Frank felt the clutch hipon his throat relax, felt whole body of Mueller limp. With a smothered groan Mpeller slipped from Frank to ;he ground and lay supine and helples* Frank started In horror. He remem bered the glimpse he had had as he lay prostrate of the gleaming thing In Madame’* hand, he remembered the hoarse cry of "You ahe devil, you have killed me,” and he gasped. Was this heautllul woman a mui* deresa, even If she had. stricken the bit w to save him and herself? “My God!" he faltered. "Is he dead? Have you killed him?” Madame Vera smiled, a alow In- scrdtable smile. * / "You believe mo a murderess,” she said, "hut 1 will relieve your mind. The cur deserves the denth of the dog he la, but I have not killed him. I have only given him so strong a hypodermic of morphine that It will be morning be fore he remembers what has happened to him.” k The Sacred Truat. Madame Vera Sluvlqsky came so Close to hltn 'that the warm breata touched his cheek, and putting her hands upon hts shoulders, said solemn ly: "My friend, you and I have come a long, way toward each other. Since I was old enough tj understand the meaning of a sacred truat, I have been searching for the one who also held the trust. I believe you to be that one. Bu* I must ask you not (o nsk me more now. 1 must do many things, traad many devious paths, before you nnf I meet again. Will you promise to do something for me. something In which you must obey me Implicitly.?” When Frank Bracebridge, cool, wary attorney, looked back upon that hour afterwards he wondered at the readi ness with which he took one of Mme. Vera's slender hands In his and gave her the promise she asked. "You may command me always.” he said solemnly, as If taking an oath. "First, I must warn you not to be surprised at anything which happens,” she said. He smtleo acquiescence. The next instant he was startled to hear the shrill cry of a catbird close to his ear. It was quickly refloated,, and then in the dim moonlight he saw* Madam** Vera smiling. / "You?” he exclaimed quickly. "Yes, I,” she answered. "May I ask you to step back Into the shddow of that trunk and ( draw* the vines partly afound you. I do. not wish you to be seen.” "But—” said Frank, sorely puzzled. "Please usk no questions," said Mad ame Slavlnsky, and Frank retreated close to the tree.* A moment or two later he heard the sound of running footsteps. Then croupier from the gaming tablqs and a man whom he ,had seen employed In the stables came up to Madame. "Ah, we ore renlved," said one of the men. "We heard the scream and I wanted to cQme, but Otto saRh 'No, Madame sAld never till the catbird calls, no matter what happen*.’ ” "Otto was right," said Madame Verq, smiling nt the croupier. "My Instruc tions are to be obeyed explicitly, Franz." The employee of the riding stables bowed low. "Now*," said Madame, briskly, "there Is work to be done. Which of you can best leave tonight without exciting sus picion?" "I can." said Franz, promptly. "I have a telegram In my pocket now telling of the Illness of my brother In New York.” "You would be glad of the chance to see your brother, Franz?" asked Mad ame. "Surely," said the man. •‘Very well, then; that is settled." re turned the heautfful-imknown. "Go up to the hotel at once ahd tell them you must go to New York foY a day or two. Then come back here and help Otto to put this man (Indicating Muel ler.) upon the train. He will be part ly aroused by the time you get him to the station, but not enough to know what he Is doing. You can pretend that he Is very drunk and tip the porter heavily so that he will not talk too much. Send a telegram back here from New York signed Mueller, tilling them to send his things to The Hollow at Morcjunhe, near Cleveland, Ohio, has remntly purchased the place. " The TrTp. "You will not need to go to New York. In fact, you would better get off at one of the suburbs when you se» Mueller begin to awaken, for he must not recognize you. * "He will not come back here, nor will he report you, so you need not fear to come back to your work until " send for you both." When they were out of sight and benrlng of Otto sho paused. "You are wondering," she said, "many things. I am going to tell you some of them." "I know*your name, no matter how. I screamed because for once In my life I was startled by Mueller’s sudden ap pearance behind roe, when I thought him safe In the Casino. I wished to frlrhten Mueller. While I fear and loathe him, I did not dream that he meant to kill me tonight. I thought I was still too valuable. But he Is nil the moro dangerous becuuse he does not need me any more. "He will never rest now until he kills me or is killed. He has the slow pa** Hence of an Indian also. He will wait for years, living In the meantime the life of an ordinary prosaic citizen un til he has the chance he wants. Oh, he is u devil! "I am going to give you a package. You look at It If you like, but will you promise me to make no use of your knowledge nor to show It to fcny other person until I come to you and ask for my own again? I do not dare carry it with me any longer.” "There arc reasons why I will not ask you further about this, Madame," said Frank. "The time Is not yet lipe for us to share our common knowledge further. As you say. we have come a long way to meet. I will accept your trust gladly. I will obey your condi tions, but I will mak%one also. Will you command me If you ever need me?" "I will,” said Madame, frankly, giv ing him her hand as they reached the veranda. "Will you wait here a moment,” she said, "until I get the package from the safe In the hotel?" y She quickly reappeared with a small. oblong* package, which she handed to Frank, who placed It In an inside pocket. "I will guard it with my life," he suld gravely. "And now I must say goodby.” said Madame, extending her hand. "If you meet me agnln, as you probably will, dot not refer to this time until I bid yoq. Also, remember not to speak my nutne until I myself give It to you. I am compelled to use several for reasons, which I may perhaps some time be privileged to explain to you." He hurried back to the Casino. Reg inald -was still In the name place, but there was a rapidly diminishing pile of chlpa before him. As Frank reached his side he threw them all on the red*and lost. He looked up at Frank dully. "I have lost everything I won and all the money I had for the trip," he said. "What will Dad say?" A hoarse cry from behind them made the cousins turn. "Important telegram for Mr. Brace- bridge," called the messenger. Frank tore the message opep and read it with >ils face and lips growing ashen. . He controlled hlmjelf with an effort and took Reginald's arm. „ ••Come, boy,” he said. "Your ques tion is answered. Dad will never say anything to you again." - CHAPTER V. Killed in Runaway. The telegram which Frank Brace- brldge held In his hand read thus: v "James Bracebridge died, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Killed In runaway. Wire Instructions. BARKER." Reginald uttered a cry of horror, and then to Frank’s amazement and dis gust. he gave q low whistle. v "That means I'm the heir and won’t have any more of this nonsense about money," he said. Then noticing his cousin's shocked look, he continued, airily: "Now*. Frank, don't draw such along face. You know dad and I have quar reled for years. You ought to have been his son; you werejust his style. I am awfully sorry, of course, but you can’t expect me to worry much about a man who hasn’t given me a decent word for ten years and kept me on short allowance all the time." "Not another word from you like that, Reg," said Frank, sternly. "If you haven’t any decency yourself, you will consider my feelings and not give occasion for a scandal to these gaping folks about here.” Cowed and somewhat ashamed of hlniself, Reginald kept silent and the two cousins made their way to the hotel. "When can we get n train?” said Frank to the clerk, to whom the news had already been carried. "In an hour," said the clerk. "Can we help you any?" Leave for New York. "Send a man up to assist with the packing, a telegraph messenger and' some blanks," said Frank. The two cousins went to their rooms. Frank sent several telegrams of In structions, superintended the packing and then with Reginald was driven from the hotel to the station. Reginald slept soundly until New York was reached, but Frank lay awake pondering. He hnd loved the old man, who hnd been like his own lost father to him. He; not Reginald, had been the old man’s confldnnt in many things concerning the one great secret of his life. Frank knew there wan much left un told, but he felt sure hi$ uncle had done as he had promised years ago and re vealed the whole of the mystery of the Bracebridges to blm. in a letter. "After my death look for the docu ment that will tell you everything I have not told* you,” old James Brace bridge had said once, and Frank re membered his words. . The cousins arrived In New York, and then went straight to the suburb an home thnt Janies Bracebridge had built according to his own Ideas when he first gained wealth. The home of Frank’s father, on Erie street, which he had Inherited, and In which he kept bachelor’s hall, was easi ly accessible from the heart of the city, but wafc also upon the shore of the.noble Hudson. i Reginald completely disgusted Frank with the callous Indifference he dis played to his father’s death. l’-pon the day of his father's funeral he displayed no emotion whatever. At the graveside his face wore a bored expression, and when the first clod fell upon the coffin he turned away with an expression of relief and stepped briskly up to Frank's side. Continued in Monday’s Georgian. 1 123 GIRL CONVERTS RUSHED TO SALT LAKE Boston, July 27.—By tf»e steamship Republic from Liverpool^ there 123 girls, converts to the Mormon faith, under the close guard of a dozen elders who had converted them in vari- parts of northern Europe and who hur ried them off to Salt Lake as soon as the Immigration officials passed them. They were bright and Intelligent, but were not allowed to talk. The Little Huckleberry, thnt grows alongside our hills mul raou talus eontnln* nu active principle thnt I. n happy effect on the bowelx. It en?**: largely In Dr. Digger*' Huckleberry •> •I Ini. the grant ■tomueU nml bowel remedy, for Dysentery and Dlitrrhoen. Hold by ull "Druggist*, 25 nml 50c bottl< $2,000,000 for Museum. Part* July 27.—The Thomas Evan^Museum, at Philadelphia, t receive about $2,000,000 from the Ev; estatAand the heirs at law, $800 «no, Including $100,000 already paid to them. During July and August we make Spring and Sum mer Suits at greatly reduced prices. Busk-Starick, ma kers of fine clpthps, 1304-6 Fourth National Bank Building. ASHEVILLE, "Land of the Sky,” LAKE T0XA- WAY, the beautiful “Sap phire Country,” now in their glory. Low excursion rates via Southern Railway. Phone 142, J. C. Lusk, Dis trict Passenger Agent, At lanta, Ga. The Georgian Announces the Organization of the Atlanta Branch of The Nature Club of America for Boys and Girls as Well as the Grown-Ups of Atlanta.. DO YOU KNOW why the tails of mice and rats are "Bald?” DO YOU KNOW the relation between Butterflies and the "Show, ers of Blood" that have occurred at intervals through ages? DO YOU KNOW what small Bird has the ability to stand and run and dance on water? DO YOU KNOW what bird it is that incarcerates the female while she is setting her eggs, and how it is done? I DO YOU KNOW that Jack Frost has a “trumpeter?” DO YOU KNOW, what kind of deer signal to each other by flash ing a white flag? DO YOU KNOW that the flesh of the skunk is savory and good to eat" DO YOU KNOW what the "Kissing Bug" really is? DO YOU KNOW whj; an Ant’s head may often bo seen walking by itself without a body? DO YOU KNOW that Bread Mold is Mushroom growth? DO YOU KNOW that the flies we see "frozen” on the windows in cold weather have really been suffocated by Mushrooms? A MEMBERSHIP in the Atlanta branch of the Nature Club of America will add to the resources of your life—will make every walk in the field or woods an excursion into a land of unexhausted Treasure—will make the returning seasons fill you with expectations and delight—will make every rod of ground like the page of a book in which new and strange things may be read—^will develop all that is pure and good—in the boys and girls—leading them to higher morals by bringing them in closer touch with the beauties and wonders of Nature. A fc11 P art * culars as to The Atlanta Branch of the Nature DcpartmeinT C3 ’ ^ ° Ut coupon below and mail to the G eor ff ian > Send full particulars of The At- • lanta Branch of the Nature Club . of America to