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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
TUESDAY. tc.i'1'tilUKU lo
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
tAND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L SEELY, President.
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OUR PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN
AND NEWS ataads for Atlanta's own-
lag III owe gee and electric light
plente, aa It now owne lie water
works. Other cities do tble end get
gas as low te M rente, wltb a profit
Lf /life G${i.O*f«D U M
believes that If street railways eao be
operated ancceaefolly by European
fit Ira, aa they art, there la no good
reason why they rao not I*.so oner-
ated here. But we do not believe this
set Its fare In that direction NOW.
Society's latest craze Is the pit
vate clrcua. There ahould be no
dearth of clowns.
The paragraphers have about suc
ceeded In freezing out the Fairbanks
boom.
Sir Thomas Llpton Is again prepar
ing to come over for the American
cup, and when he goes home his cup
of humiliation will be full.
8ome enthusiasts are still trying to
boost Edgar Allan Poe for tho flail of
Famo. Poe was at once so famous
and ao Infamous It's hard to place
him.
We are Informed that a thimble be
longing to the queen of Slam Is val
ued at sixty thousand dollars. Of
course, it wu never Intended for
plain sewing, but for fancy work
alone.
Young Lord Qrosvcnor. son of the
Duke and Duchess of Westminster, la
the richest landed proprietor In Eng
land—too rich, perhaps, to be landed
by an American girl.
The prohibitionists have not
yet Indorsed Graves or Seely for
anything. — Thomasvllle Enter-
...
prise.
Oh, yes. They have been magnifi
cently Indorsed fdr “being on the
right aide”—and this la all the In
dorsement they want.
Attorney General llonaparte has
employed a woman member of the
New York bar to assist him in hla
anti-trust campaign. And some of
Bonaparte's enemies have already
predicted that the memory of this
campaign would be an “air-loom" In
hla family.
Dr. Macomber, an Insanity expert,
testlOed In a Brooklyn murder case
that a spiritualist Is capable of doing
business. Indeed, they can do bust,
neis, and good business, too, so long
as the ratio of tools to the population
remains at Thomas Carlyle's valua
tion.
Philip Brun, resident of a small
New England town, la dead at the
age of 101 years, with the record of
never haring taken a drink, nor
smoked a cigar, nor rode oo the cars,
nor visited New York, nor kissed a
woman. He died, some aay, at the
age of 102; other* aay he never did
lire!
Queen Wllhelmlna'a refusal to offi
ciate at the opening of The Hague
peace conference, we are now told,
was due to her pique at not being
able to enforce the striot ceremonial
deference accorded her by her sub
jects, upon the members of the-con
ference. Our faith In that confer
wee revive*.
The Georgian extends Its sincere
congratulations to Wilson Burke of
the Atlanta newspaper colony upon
bis merited promotion to the manag
ing editorship of The Cincinnati
Poet. The Post t* one of the great
papers of the middle west and thla
appointment ia a conspicuous tribute
to the ability of an Atlanta boy.
Trained In the Atlanta schools and
Imbued with the Atlanta spirit, our
young newspaper men of this city al-
^•l 1 go out to win repute and honor
other cities, and The Georgian
in* to Its congratulations upon
present success the prophecy of an
even larger advancement In Cincin
nati for the bright young Journalist
who la a graduate of our local
Schools.
\
CHICAGO’S FIGHT AND ATLANTA’S.
The telephone fight In Chicago has n constant and continuing In
terest to the people pf Atlanta, and the battle^of the great conservative
newspapers of the Western metropolis Is so nearly In line with the fight
which The Georgian la making In Atlanta that It Is Just aa well for the
people of this city to observe them aide by aide.
The Tribune continues to wago ft stalwart light against the "mea
ger 3 per cent" which the proposed ordinance requires the telephone
company to pay to the city of Chicago.
The gross earnings-of the Chicago telephone company laat year were
38,000,000 and for this year they will probably be $8,500,000, of which
three per cent Is $256,000.
The city of Atlanta up to thla time haa been receiving practically
. nothing from Its telephone cotppany which hna been granted noble fran
chises and rights of ways through our strdets for a number of years In
which they have grown from a comparatively -small Investment Into a
corporation'now eutlniated far Info the millions In value.
' With this splendid corporation the city was about to conclude the'
trade for one-half of ono per cent—think of It!—when The Georgian's
Insistent protest raised the council's price to the scarcely less meager
aum of one per cont, and this, upon the basis of $400,000 gross earnings
of last year, would only pay to the city of Atlanta'the sum of $4,000 a
year, out of which la to be deducted to many Items of expenae, taxation,
etc., that the reat/It would leave a merely nominal and totally Inade
quate recognition of the benefits which the corporation received from
. the city.
The Chicago papers take the ground that dividends upon these great
corporation* should not any • longer reach the extravagant figure which
they have reached In the past; that they must be more reasonable In the
future, and that the city Is to get a full compensation for Its conces
sions. . .. >!
A private corporation leading a competitive and hazardous life has
a right to pay 10 or 12 per cent dividends If It can be earned. “Not
so,” says The Tribune, "has a corporation which haa a monopoly of Ita
business and Is exposed to no hazards. It ahould be contented with
moderate returns‘which It knows will bo certain."
Upon this basts the Chicago paper cites the clause In the proposed
agreement which asks the telcphono company, to pay to the ; city every
thing In excess of 10 per cent on Its average Investment and Insists that
the figure 10 should be stricken out and 7 Inserted, as 7 psr cent Is'
surely enough for the telephone company to earn In the city of Chicago.
Now will the people of Atlanta consider what a wide difference Is
drawn here between the contention of the voice of public opinion In Chi
cago with regard to tho telephone company and the Infinitely more mod
erate contention which Vhe Georgian Is making for the city of Atlanta
In which this corporation Is proportionately Just as prosperous as It is
In Chicago.
Really as the discussion proceeds and as the facts develop, we are
thoroughly convinced that the public will regard the contention of The
Georgian as being moderate and conservative to an extreme of consider
ation for the corporation.
OUR GRAND ARMY OF THE FUTURE.
The magnificent opening of the Atlanta public schools Is Indoed an
Inspiring and suggestive spectacle.
Sixteen thousand children In this capital city -of the New South
marshalled ay«l. classified In a solid array of educational cadets In fine
and 'Vigorous training for the battles ot'.tjio future.
These 16,000 children and the parents of them ahould stop at times
to consider the beneficence of the government- and the laws under
which we live. And no phase of thla high civic consideration will ap
peal more strongly to the heart and to the Judgment of the youthful and
adult cltlsena than the splendid provision which the state and the
times have provldod for the training of the youth, the building of cltl-
zons and the betterment of homes. Thla is the splendid army of tho
future. TheBo are the young recruits who are to march like Blucher'a
troops upon the battlefield at Waterloo - when our civilization la In Ita
crisis.
This Is the grand nrmy of the reserves held In waiting against the
coming day wheu the ever-maturing problems of our civilization are to
reach that stage where the highest Judgment, Ibe beat trained minds,
and the beat developed characters must, be .brought .to the ballot box
and to .the council chambers for their solution.
These are great schools which we have In this, capital city of At
lanta. They lack something of material cqulrment and this need must
bo met and answered as speedily and as ’iborally and energetically as
we can advance toward It. But In the main the educational standard
of tho capital of Georgia Is high enough to serve as an example and
an Inspiration to other cities and to other, states,
The Issues represented by this noble army of 16,000 children make
the highest appeal to the civic conscience of those who rule the city,
and whether it rest In the judgment qf tho local legislature, In the au
thority of the tnunlclpal^chlcf executive, or finally In the ballots of the
people themselves, , let us remember that neither money nor time Is mis
spent or misdirected that Is poured liberally 'into the great educational
system upon which our real futuro depends.
CHANLER OF NEW YORK THE BEST EASTERN FIGURE.
Lieutenant Governor Cbanler of New York Is a candidate not to bo
despised, and not to be Ignored In the prognostics' of Democracy.
Of course to a number of people In tho ranks of the party and more
particularly, among thoso who are longing for a place upon the band
wagon, Mr. Bryan la the only possible figure upon the horizon of 1908.
This may or may not be true. The Georgian has been Mr. llryan'a
friend when some of'hls later enthusiasts were Indifferent or critical.
And The Georgian la Mr. Bryan’s loyal friend today.
But Tho Georgian la a free newspaper, and while Mr. Bryan’s nom
ination looks probable It lack* a great deal of being certain. That he
Is opposed by some strong forces within the Democratic rank* Is un
questionably true, and that there la a present activity In candidates
throughout the party, and developments for opposition to the two-tlmo
nominee of tho party, ta also more than apparent.
That'there Is a powerful sentiment for a Southern candidate la evi
dent to all who read, and this Is founded'not upon the mere sentimen
tality of local loyally, but upon the broad principle that a Southern
nominee would put a final and effectual quietus upon all subsequent
discussion of the sections! Issues growing out of the Civil war.
Among the men mentioned from the East The Georgian does not
see any figure quite so eligible as Lieutenant Governor Chanter of New
York.
Mr. Chanter la vigorous and popular. He la Independent, vlrilo and
rich enough to give the campaign fund a notable Impetus toward suc
cess.
He It a mixture of Southern and Northern blood.
He Is a definite Democrat and waa the running mate of William R.
Hearst In the last gubernatorial contest, to whom from first to last
without variation and without limit he was absolutely and splendidly
loyal In all the phases of the campaign before and after the election
day.
You may be sure that Chanter's connection with Hearst and hla loy
alty to that great definite Democrat of tho times will not hurt him with
the mats of the American voters.
Mr. Chanter, la a happy medium between the definite and ultra-
radical Democrat of today and the time-serving conservative Democrat
who la hla antithesis. "V '
Aa a man of mean* and a man of affairs he could not be classed as
an evangel of discontent, while as the lieutenant and loyal team mate of
William R. Hearst there could be no aspersion cast upon his decided
and definite Democracy.
More than all, Mr. Chanter Is a gallant and chivalrous gentleman,
generous, manly and brave, and bis personality would unqueatlonabty
win for him thousand of friends and votas In every section of the Demo-
cratlc territory which came within the sphere of his personal assocla-
tlon. ,
To sum up the situation as frankly as we know how, we believe that
the best but by no means the only chance for the Democratic nomina
tion Is still held by William J. Bryan.
We believe that among Southern Democrats Senator Culberson of
Texas and Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia are by all means tbo lead
ing and most promising figures. ‘
But among the men mentioned In the East we do not hesitate to say
that In all the equipments of eligibility and In- the essential elements
for success, Lieutenant Governor .Chanter of New York leads tho list.
PRAISE FOR THE GEORGIAN;
WARNING AGAINST TILLMAN
To the Editor of The Oeorffen:
I here Im»A n reader of the Atlanta papers
for more thou forty years. With the ex-
eeption of the Colomhus State, Booth Csro* t
linn has never been able to compete with
either Atlanta, Augusta or Savannah. That
you are destined to build up the greatest
paper that bas ever been* published south
of the Potomac Is aa sure os that honesty
la not only right but It la the beat policy.
It hna lH*en sold that a clean, fearless, hon
est, non-sensatlonal newspaper cannot lire,
any more than a dean, honest and truthful
politician. This I do not believe. I have
for forty years wished to get hold of a news
paper so fslr, so honest, so truthful that,
like the Bllile, you^ould quote Its contents
without abusing some one, or mlaststlng
forts. But ns yet I nm sorry to say In re-
S nrd to the secular press, I have fniled to
nd one. The Washington Post approxi
mates the kind of paper I nm hunting, and
until The Georgian was born, It was my
favorite.
If an honest man la the noblest work of
God, then a tenrlcan, fair, accurate, bonc&t
‘ . mm* “ n * —‘ *
newspaper Is certainly the noblest work of
man. I have been In political life for forty
years, and It Is pleasant. Indeed and In
truth, to lie able to get a paper each day
that you can rely on, and one that you do
not have to bide from your wife and chil
dren. Whatsoever things ore true, whatso
ever things are honest, whatsoever thlnr-
are patriotic, whatsoever things ore lovoni
In a great paper, whntHoover things are
moderate, wnataoever things are moral and
Just, whatsoever things arc* of good report,
to be found In tho great Georgia papei
do so by the controlling spirit, tue orntoi
teaman and patriot, John Temple Grnvei
mnu-aninu aim pninui, ”
of ths little game cock state of South Caro
lina—a name to go with her lUnstrlona CtU
houn, McDuffie, Preston, and Hampton.^
■we will toon follow your lend In state
prohibition. In 1®2 we carried the state for
tenmerance, but that Napoleon of politicians-
B. It. Tillman, euchered us out of our hard-
earned victory by substituting his abom I
nabledlspensnrj^xperimen^ba^ms so
gallant
made L
well kunwn
t little peppery game cock atate, anti
Invincible the political power of J**
cuown founded. I exp "" *
„ _ expect to see him
get In the lend again when we make our
next fight. Though you cannot help admir
ing the bluff, apparent honesty of the mar
nor hla uinloulifiNl long-headed political s*
f nclty, for tho Immense ball of gray mat
er, for God'a rake, your sake and the sake
of The Georgian, follow him In nothing
except hi* Indomitable energy In carrying
‘ Ills plans, which are always In tbe.ln-
of B. It. - * ‘ 1 ■“
T. first, and the people
terest
next.
Truly, your sincere admirer,
Abbeville, 8. C.
ucnr niiuiim.
BRAINSTORM JONES.
ANOTHER TURN OF THE SCREW
(From Tbo Fourth Estate.)
In order to relieve congestion of Its wires
In the early evening, the American Tele
phone and Telegraph Company has adopted
the simple expedient of raising Its rates ao
that night messages cost the public aa
much aa those transmitted In the daytime.
Since the beginning of the telegraph oper
ator** strike, the long distance telephone
wires have been kept busy and subscribers
have naturally sought to Mrc expense by
sending as many messages ns possible at
night, when the rate was cut In half. In
the rush of business In tho evening, the
company's officers say, a large nuralter of
calls was lost and delayed. In the Interest
of better service, nml not, of course, with
sny Idea of Increasing Its profits at a time
when the telegraph service Is crippled, the
company almHshes Its night rate.
When It Is |>olnte<l out that telegraph
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
—AND—
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
Army Orders.
Washington, Sept v 10.—Captain Ar
thur W. Morse, assistant surgeon, from
San Francisco to Fort Leavenworth:
Captain Ifenry S. Kirsten, assistant
surgeon, to Presidio of Moftlerey.
Captain John D, goat, assistant sur
geon, from San Francisco to Fort Law-
ton; Captain Charles W. Fair, assistant
surgeon, from Philippines to Fort Mc
Kinley; Captain George L. Gorman,
assistant surgeon, from Ban Francisco
to Columbus barracks.
First Lieutenant Stanley O. Zlnke,
assistant surgeon general, San Fran
cisco to Fort Leavenworth; First Lieu
tenant Howard A. Bailey, assistant sur
geon, from Ssn Francisco to Fort Mey
er; Captain John T. McLean, assistant
surgeon, Mississippi national guard, a.nd
First Lieutenant william I.. Hart, as
sistant surgeon. South Carolina nation
al guard, to Medical School, Washing
ton; First Lieutenant Morgan L. Brett,
coast artillery corps, to unasslgned list,
to Fort Banka and report to command
ing officer artillery district of Boston
for staff duty.
Naval Orders.
Captain 8. C. Llmley, retired, to navy
department.
Lieutenant W. Brown, Jr., detached
Dubuque to home, wait orders.
Lieutenant B. O. Barthalow, de
tached, Lancaster to shore duty.
Lieutenant A. J. Hepburn, detached
Albatroaa to Dubuque.
Movements of Vossole.
ARRIVED—September 5. Preble at
Port Angeles, Wash.; September 6,
Marietta, Connecticut, Kansas, Georgia,
Vermont, Rbode Island and Caesar at
Provlnretown, Raleigh and St. Louis
at San Francisco, Galveston at Chefu.
SAILED—September 7, Hopkins.
Hull, Stewart, Whipple, Lawrence,
Worden, Strlngham, Shubrlck. Thorn
ton, DeLong und Stockton from New
port for Provlncetown; Brutus from
Bradford. R. I.. for Baltimore: Uncns
from Boston for Cape Cod Bay; Ma
rietta from Portsmouth, N. H„ for Cape
Cod Bay.
rompsalee bare s nlglit rate, tbe telephone
people reply that telegrams need not be de
livered until morning, wherens n telephone
call must, of course, lie attended to at
once, end. therefore, e rush of night cells
uutT. Mini, lurrt-iuri-, n ruau ui mum inur
Involve a* much labor by tdophono opera
torn aa the name number of <lay rails.
Since the company bn* raised Its night
rate, ahould It not. lu nit fnlrncsa, make a
the whole, be Increased? Tbe dlffcronro be
tween night nnd day rate* heretofore exist
ing wn* deulgned to encourage telephoning
during Uour§ when the wire* were compnrn
tlvely free. Now that the eompany la nink
log .money ns fast In tbe ovenlng hours ns
during the day, It can surely afford to brlug
the dny rote down.
The latest aqueexe by tba-monopoly must
sharpen tho general regret that telephone
AT THE THEATERS
THE EXILE’8 REVERY.
When
. come home again—
When 1 come buck to eeenee I knew In
boyhood’, gulden days—
When I hsve wen old Dices there, nnd when
I've Journeyed down the well-remembered
wars—
The pathway to the river and the lane
Which twisted out beneath tbe waring
trees
And echoed with the mockingbird's refrain.
The thrush's cell, the Imm of innny bees—
I wonder If the enn will seem ee gold
Ae I once knew It In the years gone by!
1 wonder If the paths I knew of old
As I one,- loved 1*0fore f went away)
Or ir the songs of hints will seem is
sweet—
Tbe bluebird's chirp, the catbird's rounds-
loy-
Jnet ne the moon bee mounted o’er the bill.
Out by the gnte where roses climb the well
I wonder If I'll nnd YOU wnltlng still.
Itemcmtierlng
through.
With eyes aglow, Juet aa yon waited then)
—Orsntlnncl Rice.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
From The Chicago News.
Happiness la often nothing but con
ceit.
And It la better to be a haa-been than
a never-was.
tt take* a mighty good Chriatlan to
pray for the Ice man.
Admiration Is a woman’s first love
and devotion la her last.
One can't always Judge a woman's
truthfulness by what she says.
Many a man's empty pockets are due
to hie wife’s fondness for change.
When a man starts to blow In hla
money hla friend's like to get wind of It.
The more good qualities a man pos
ers see the lest he has to aay about
them.
A woman’s Idea of economy la to have
her husband waste 82 worth of time
putting up a 10-cent kitchen shelf.
At the Bijou.
"Just Out of College” lg one of those
rnre treats the patrons of the Bijou
Theater have during a season. It la
out of the "mellerdrammer” rut and
the audience that packed the little the
ater Monday night showed its apprecia
tion and taste by Its genuinely enthu
siastic applause. The play Is by Georgo
Ade and this In Itself Is sufficient trade
mark for a comedy.
The principals were good enough In
■pots, but some of them, particularly
those supposed to he Just from college,
lacked that spontanlety and dash' of
the thoroughly primed product of re
cent day universities. A chorus adds
color, some music and more tonnage to
the play. A majority Is not pretty, but
—substantial, and that helps some.
Loster Crawford as 81lvers Mason Is
good enough for any audience. George
Denton, as.Septimus Pickering, the ap
oplectic father, and Ethel Loyd, as
Caroline, his daughter, arc In the same
class. Mary B. Henderson, as Aunt
Julia Swinger, certainly fits the part
for which she waa selected. Maude
Dickerson and—but what's the use?
They're all there and It's a,very good
show. Th? "8. R. O.” sign was hung
out early and thcre'a no reason why It
shouldn't work at every performance
the remainder of the week. C. E. II.
Yale's "Devil’s Auction.”
Manager Charles H. Yale says the
"Devil's Auction" la the beat paying
piece of theatrical property In America,
and gives the following reasons to
substantiate the claim;
1. It has been on the road contlnu
ously for twenty-five seasons.
2. It has always pleased Its many
thousands of patrons throughout the
country.
3. It nas always been kept up to the
times with novelties and Innovations,
making It each season a new perform
ance, simply retaining the old name as
a trade-mark.
4. It has never presented anything to
offend and caters to the ladtea and ehll
dren.
6. The theater-going public Is al-
ways sure of enjoying a pleasant even
ings entertainment nnd seeing what
the management advertises.
The one reason why everybody
should see It this year Is that the twen-
ty-alxth edition of the "Devil's Auc-
tlon" la new In Its entirety. This pop
ular spectacle comes to the Grand Frl-
day and Saturday for three perform-
ancea. \
Pastime Theater.
Audience* waited In the arcade on
the Drat floor of the Paatlme Theater
Monday nlgljt In order to get aeata at
the following performance In tha the
ater above. There was a continuous
ovation from the time Senorlta Mae De
Mills made her Initial bow aa a Span
ish dhneer until 8pangler and May, the
dancing duo, made their final high
kick. But Jean Beaugere, the Parisian
character Impersonator and lightning
change artist, waa the feature of the
bill. Carl and Carl In "Brother Bill's
Troubles," offered a novel dlvertlsement
and received much applause. Spangler
and May, In their knock-about act,
were clever. Miss Lillian Carl sang
sweetly "When the Violets Whisper.
Marie,” and added to her host
friends.
A Compromise.
Four-year-old Gordon was ths devoted
owner of s cloth doll rnlled~Maudle, from
which be could not lx parted even after It
became so dilapidated that ths other mem
bers of the family wonld have dispensed
with Its company without s murmur. One
mornlua he started on a walk with hla
K ndmnther. and aa uaual Maudle waa
:ged close In. hla arms
- 'lit. Gunhiii." exclaimed his Cumcanlrin.
"do throw that dreadfuMooklng doll^way!
Slid grandmother will buy yon a new one."
An agonised expression spread ovar the
tittle fellow a countenance. "Oh. grand
mother," he replied sadly, "| couldn't throw
— pi! lry , 0 l0ii h „
itt'e.
A Difficult Roll Call.
Tbe profraaor of English In one of our
Western college* waa Doted for being very
it-mlnded. It waa bla cnatora to call
tbe roll each moraine before the lecture.
One morning, after calling a nam* to whlrlt
lar, .ha. looked tip and.
there waa no responi
peering over hi* spectacle*.
Is the absent boy In tb* vacant
ehr.tr I see before mef—September Llpplu-
coil's.
MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO.
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD 8TREET8.
Capital
Surplus and Undivided Profits
$200,000.00
$600,000.00
We, have every facility for transacting the
banking business in all its branches.
4 Of Interest paid and compounded twice a
/O year in our Savings Department.
THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS
A Thrilling Story qf Mystery and Adventure
8YNOP8I8. ...
Frank (tbe hero) and Rpginold Bracpbrlagc
(consin*) meet Mme. _ Vera ^31avln*kjjr#
beautiful woman, at Saratoga. She Is at
tacked by a foreigner (Dr. C«H Mueller),
tho latter demanding that »ho aurrendar to
him **a bit of paper and a^ stone.** He
claim* he has the missing fragment and
that "the others wero then In the Hotel.
Frank rescues her and Is glv«*0 a pttokagj
with nermlslaon to open It when he tnlpx«
the right time hna come. A telegram an-
nouncea the sudden death of Reginald e
father. Frank I* made executor of the es
tate. Reginald l« charged with forgery, and
calls upon Frank to sure him fC om ., nr t. 0> .*
A mold roiho* Into tbe room nnd toll* Reg
inald hi* wife Is dead nnd that be 1* charg
ed with her murder. Frank and..-Reginald
leave the house by a secret passage and
i airship,
nk ienrus
Heglnald's
hires it
this doe
daughter
the story.
.... «ueller falls In love with her. lie eoj'ino
to know her brother, a painter, who resides
abroad. 8ylvla. Dr. Mueller and n glr!
friend visit "The Hollow." an old house,
said to he haunted.
Raymond Thurston returns home wnox-
lectedly and Is greeted by his sister during
he temporary nlisence of her fiance.
Sylvia and her brother go for a wo*K
md meet Basil, who quarrels with Ray
mond. . . .
The following morning Ruth Frltchard Is
found In the woo<u near the Thurston home,
unconscious. When she recovers conscious;
reach the Brncebrldge eonnti
I,ong Island. They embark lr
Reginald Is sent to France.
that the physician who attended
wife resembles Dr. Mueller. 1
aesa. her mind Is apparently unhinged with
ror. Raymond Thurston Is found
Sylvia suspects Basil of the murder of
her brother. .
Sylvia prepares to visit Florida In search
of health. Nurse Mason appears on the
sci*ne. and It develops that she and Dr.
Mueller are greater friends than appears on
‘V surface. ' '
Surao Mason fella Dr. Mueller* r thnt *he
.iiiiscn frun i/r, .uuitiii ,iuni
has the heir to the Brncebridjte fortuno ante
nnd hidden. Sylvie gnea to Florida nnd re-
turna grently benefited In health.' Mueller
plenda with her to marry him In June.
Mr*. Proaaer hastened to recapitu
late the clrcumatances ao far a* she
had as yet learned theh-i; and It -was
not until her voluble sentences had run
themselves out to the last word that
she seemed to realize how very white’
and tired Rose Thurston looked, and
how listless had become her attention
to the long-winded story.
"I’ve succeeded In wearying you to
death, 1 tear, dear Rose,” Mrs. Pros
ser exclaimed, rising to take her de
parture. "I can not stay . longer, as
ve some other calls to make. Re
member me to Miss Letitla. And take
my advice and hers, Rose, and spend
a few hours of tomorrow—If It be fin#
and aunny—out of doors."
i -■ Cruel Awakening.
With this parting advice, the minis
ter's wife vanished, and Rose a minute
later beheld her Jolting down the hilly
drive in her pony phaeton. With a
heavy sigh. Rose returned to her
lounge. Mrs. Prosser's tidings had agl.
fated her cruelly, awaking as thoy did
nil the old memories of Basil's almost
lifelong devotion to Sylvia, who was
now, Indeed, lost to him forever.
' And as Rose Thurston’s sad thoughts
thus went back over bygone recollec
tions, the tears welled to her eyes and
fell one by on* over her wan cheeks,
and she felt almost too listless and
weary to brush them away.
She was still occupied thus when
Miss Letitla—tall, sedate and Imposing
In a black silk mantle and an bstrlch
feathered bonnet—entered the room
and subsided Into her favorite arm
chair with a sigh of exhaustion.
"I am very tired, my dear. I am
really too old for these visits. I must
begin to remember that I am 86, and
that It Is high time for me to draw
the line at afternoon calls.”
Although she was endeavoring to
talk lightly, Roeg's keen perceptions
told her that her aunt wn* uneasy
about something or other and was, for
reasons of her own. refraining from
looking her niece In the face.
"Mr*. Prosser has been here. Aunt
Letty. She has told me of Sylvia's
marriage. Of course, you have heard
the news at Moorcombe?"
Rose endeavored to talk carelessly,
knowing very well what was passing
through her grandaunt's mind at the
moment and wishing to set her nt
ease: but the tremor In Rose’s voice
could not be conquered, and Miss Le
titla. glancing suddenly at her, saw
the traces of tears upon her cheek.
"I knew ^hls news would upset you,
dear. Of course, I've heard It from
Mildred Thurston, but I did not In
tend to tell you Just yet. I wish that
woman would not be such, a tattling
busybody! Whenever she comes here
she Is sure to have some unplessant
newa to tell. Rose, you've been cry
ing. This Is really too bad, darling.”
"I couldn't help It. Aunt Letty. The
news of Sylvia's marriage brought back
all the old memories of Basil—and the
day* gone by.”
Rose Tljureton's voice broke as she
said theee words, and her wan face
sank Into her hands and she sobbed
aloud In sudden, ungovernable emo
tion. '
Oh, Aunt Letty, I must tell some
one! I can not keep this secret to
, k | a driving me
myself any longer,
mad.”
She dashed away the tears from her
eyes and lifted her r*ce. and looked ai
most wildly at her old kinswoman"
Miss Letitla had risen hurriedly from
her armchair and was crossing the
floor to Rose's lounge.
"What do you mean. Rose) I do not
understand you. If there Is anythin,
you wish to tell me do not hesitati
to say It at once!"
"I have borne the torture of it night
and day ever since last October. Aunt
Letty—ever since the night of Ray.
mond Thurston's death."
Miss Letitla'was now seated on the
lounge beside Rose, and she had drawn
the girl's fragile figure into her arms—
Just as In the old days when Rose was
a child and Aunt Letty was comfortlnr
her In some' childish sorrow.
"Well. R<5se, what is it) Is It any.
thing about Basil?" Miss Letitla asked
In a whisper.
“Indeed,- Indeed, It Is! All about Ha.
sll—what else? Aunt Letty, I have
been acting a part ever since that
dreadful night. Even to you—even to
you—I’ve not permitted myself to open
my heart and tell the actual truth. Hut
the strain is too much for me, and now
you shall hear all at last." *
The words died oft her lips with a
shuddering moan; but Miss Letitla
said nothing. She held Rose closer to
her and waited for her to spenk again
"I told you, Aunt Letty. that Dasli
wheeled to Cleveland that afternoon at
6 o'clock—that he went to Gabriel Bar.
Ing's—that David Prout met him on his
way there—and that he wrote to me
from Gabriel’s house a week or so
later, and Gabriel Baring has since told
the minister and others-of Basil's being
with him at Cleveland.
“He did this for my sake, Aunt Let.
ty. Gabriel would do anything that I
asked him. But It was all a trumped-
up story. Bnsll did not go to Cleve.
land that evening. I told you a false,
hood when I said so. David Prout did
not meet him. and the letter I showed
you as If from Basil was written by
my own hand."
“Rose, what is this you are saying?"
Miss Letitla gasped, bewildered.
"Basil never spent an hour at Cleve-
land since that night. I know nothing
of his movemehts. Aunt Letty, and tho
suspense and terror of it all have near,
ly killed me."
"But if he did not go to Cleveland,
where did he go. Rose? Do you mean
to tell me that you know absolutely
nothing-as to your brother's absence
during the past eight months?"
Mis* Letitla was now staring down
at Rose's bowed face, as though she
thought the girl had taken leave of her
senses.
“I know absolutely nothing of Basil
since that fatal night. He came here
that night. Aunt LetTy-—" Rose's voice
was barely audible §s she made this
disclosure' and her fragile form wns
shaken with the shudder that passed
through It. "He cattife here in the (lead
of night. I have kept this secret from
you until now. I can keep It ns long
er."
In broken whispers Rose breathed
her story Into Miss Letltln's shocked
ears—Basil's midnight return to Red-
brow, hla agitated looks and words, the
mysterious note he had slipped under
the door before he took his abrupt de
parture from his home.
And. as she listened. Miss Retina's
thoughts reverted to that painful Inter,
view she had had with Sylvia on that
October afternoon of her visit to Moor-
combe, and Sylvia's terrible suspicion
as to Basil's share In tho tragedy of
Raymond's death smote the old lady
with a new, overwhelming force.
- In the agitation of the moment Miss
Letitla withdrew her arms suddenly
froYn Rose's trembling figure and rose
abruptly from the lounge, while a gray
pallor stole over her shrinking face,
“Great God, Rose! • • • If all
this Is true! • • • What—what
can you or nny one else think as to
Basil’s extraordinary disappearance on
that night, of all others?”
Her voice died away to a husky
whisper as she put this question to
Basil's sister. There was an ominous
silence. Rose Thurston seemed to be
physically unable to reply.
“I do not know what to think!’ she
gasped hoarsely, after n long pnuse:
nnd as the word* passed her lips •*}
crouched down upon the lounge and
her face sank Into her hands, as though
she feared to meet her aunt's gaze—
as though she feared to be compelled
to reveal In full the ghastly conviction
that h.-u| now swooped upon her.
“I know nothing more about It." •«*
uttered, with drv. mechanical lips. 1
muttered, with dry, mechanical lips,
dr not know what to think!"
Continued in Tomorrow’* Georgian-
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