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ft THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TIICIT8DAY, BHTTEMBER 15. 1515. THE ITi.ANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) il . OHN TCMI'l.H GRAVES, Edifon l. I.. SEI-I.Y, President. Published Every Afti**noon. (Except Sunday) , 0'/ THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. A| A West Atntmnn Ut.. Atlanta. Gil. Subscription Rates: T>«r M M *1* JMnth* •hr»n Manilla 1.2$ Mnn'h A .4*; fly Career. I'rr Work !• ••‘•.iff In. ChMi.-., Office Tribune llnlbllne N'-’.r V«»rk Office Uruii*wh'k Uldg. telephone . nnd bare r«*let>bowvs: ♦ It !* ilralml.lr that all cotutmtnlca* « ...... . 7l.l. ...I. ft /Ml I H i «•*.!• in IciiRtli. It Is Imtmatire * l!:af il,*>r in* bI^ihmI. hi nil evidence of I fnlth. Itvjeofed nirtiinacrlptn will i nut he • el in >t«al unless ataiN|>s ore sent I I or tiie juirpose. Till: (lEolltilA* A.\l> NEW* print, cneletin or oHJeitloiwble mlvertla * l~..- I. ....In* ..hl.tv 1.* <»n: i’i.atfoiiM: tiik ghorgias AND SlJWS •tniHla for Atlanta's own* Dltf II* own noa SIHl electric light ldanis. mm II umv owns Its wilier VnriiS. oilier elites do Ibis nnd grt tf*ia ith low mi C) celila. with it profit in I lie •dir. Tilts should be done lit once, rill: OjlOHUlAN AND NKWH believes ilmt if street rnllwsTs cun Im* ••pcrniiil siiceessfullv l».v I'tiropenn • iMes. ns they nr**, there Is nn nodi renson wl ‘ fttni here. •nn be limit* fenra Itefm •a l*cfmc we ore iviidT for so Ids « lH|rrtflkllig, RMII Alh.nln slionl.* la face In tlml direction NOtV. Victory About to Crown Long \ Fight For Pennant. After twenty-one years of patient, hopeful watting Atlantn nt laat seems on the point of realising a long-cher ished desire of winning ft champion ship In the Southern Association of Baseball Clubs. ; Let It not bo understood that At lanta has tried imadccestfully twenty- one years. Many senaolia during the period which olopsed between the Winning of the pennant of 188G and the present timo have been without Southern leagues. But from 1008, when Atlanta went Into the 8outhom League until this year, Atlantn has had to be contented with a position, of secondary Importance. Only once has Atlanta finished oven as well as second. That ivu In 1004. In 1006 and 1004 Atlanta was third at the wind-up. In 1001 and 1003, At lanta .wan fourth, - , ' The reward of A pennant Is one well deserved by the people who have patronised baseball In Atlanta. Through trouble! and disappoint ments of many kind* the fanatics have kept right nn going to the games and paying their good money to sec victories or defeats—whichever came. '• The pennant Is likewise a well- earned reward for the baseball asso ciation. Tho game has practically al ways paid woll In Atlanta, and tho baseball association has been pros perous. But the organisation' has shown a willingness to spend money and to taka chances and hat In the main given the patrons a fair deal. It may be, es has often been pre dicted. that, the winning of a pennant Will bring misfortune to the local «s- •oclatlou lu a financial way. The as sociation. however, has shown a fine disregard for the well-founded theory that a pennant-winner coats more money than It earns. And It Is doubt ful If the piece of hunting that Is so sure to float from the now peunaut pole will prove an expeuslve Invest ment. The people of Atlanta seom to love the game for Itself. They do not use It as u gambling proposition nor do they % absolutely demand a pennant- wlnuer. And they will always go to sec baseball games, for Atlantans love bdseball for what It Is at its best—a clean, fast, entertaining game, free from all telut of fraud—the Amerl- cant’ national pastime. CRAPE JUICE FOR COMMUNION To the Editor of The Georgian: 1 l-cad With Interest the appeoi made to you by uno of Georgia's grand Ju ries and forcibly Indorsed and urged by lh« foreman, vmzen" a. j. Snclson. Friend Hucls-m seems distressed upon the subject of the Christian people of our state being deprived of the use of win'- at ike communion table. I am n-Mldoit that this mental distress Is entirely unnecessary, for the prohibi tion bill docs not Interdict- the sale and t:ee of -the fruit of the vine," fully rep. r. si-ntcd by grape Juice (unfermented), amt a number of churches since this ortlrte has bead put upon the market have been glad to withdraw temptation sear from possible reformed Inebriates by using grape Juice for rommunlcn purposes. Further. I will say for friend it nelson's comfort, that no one has to* •*» IMWe any passage when wine |» spoken of as being used at the I/ard s supper. The "cup" was blessed nnd passed around, but nowhere Is .T* h0 , »«riw«iled Juice of the * bl,vr n * > doubt that If tluT ® ,U of ,llc «'“l* hud been r*'n the market our forefathers long tUStZS'ilP'Z r " len '">' ndopted It In motion use for communion purposes. A'uuu. Ga. U LE ' :OXTR A MILEPOST FOR THE NEW ATLANTA. \\V Iitfve seen ttKla.v for the "flint time on onr streets n 'hliinp flint nrtimlly deans the pnvemeijt. / Thanks to the untiring efforts of Chief Jentxcn, Councilman- elect Winn, jrltn went to St. Louis at his 'own expense to get the m.itter through, ami The Georgian, which has done its best to get Vi tin i it.'i to adopt thin sanitary method, a long step for cleaner 'At lanta has |ieen accomplished. Tile flnnhern cost $1,000 eael). • We have bonght>oiie for the present. „ We need five more. We could operate twelve of them for what it costs to^operate nix sweepers. Tile ftushcr washes the dirt And filth into the sewer and leaves the cobblestones and asphalt white nnd clean. t The sWeeftcr stirs np the dirt so we can breathe it into our lungs and help along typhoid nnd consumption. Tiie fiuslier will take the water that now goes pure and denn into tiie sewers from 500 openings nnd wash the filth on into the sewer with it, where it fulfills the same mission it now does— -fiiislt the sewer. % The fiusher will not use any more water than we now use, if as much. It will save a great deni in lnlmr. It will save a great deul in health. It will save thousands of dollars to onr merchants in pre venting dust that now lies on our business struts and is driven into their stores and over their goods by every pass big car and carriage. ARMY-NAVY ORDERS —AND— MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS Army Orders. Washington, Sept. 11.—Captain >VB- I Ham H, Oifry, signalcorps, In addition to other duties, assumes charge con struction work at Fort Omaha, reliev ing Major Thomas Cruse, quartern!**- | ter. Second Lieutenant Philip D. Sheri dan. Fifth cavalry, from Washington to | hi* troop. Naval Orders. Lieutenant L. J. Connelly, detached Franklin to Culgoa. Ensign L F. Dorch, detached Iowa to Culgoa; Ensign I. F. Greene, to Culgoa; Ensign E. F. McDowell, detached Tennessee to Cut | goa. Movements of Vestolt, ARRIVED—September 9, Cincinnati | at Norfolk; September 19, Concord and | Helena at Stakwan, China. SAILED—September 8, Kansas from I Caps Cod Bay for final trial; Sept cm ber £», Galveston from Chefoo for Ma nila; Preble -from Port Townsend for Bremerton; Culgoa, ordered commis sioned at navy yard, New York, with I full complement. Army Orders. Washington, Sept. 12.—t.'nptaln Charles E, I D. Flagg, assistant sargeoti to nirdlral tun scum, Washington fur rc-exniuliuiUon for promotion. Herojid Lieutenant John linwtier, from Infantry lino, to Ilntti-ry Third Arid artillery. First Lleutenaut John . . .. j , , . , i Cocke', from Elerrnth to Fifteenth cavalry. Tho flllshtT Ih no experiment—It'linn boon used in such cities Captain C. 'Dnltoii, quartermaster, from iis St. Louis, Denver anil Asheville for years. Atlanta should have six of these in operation, we are told, to properly take care of our street*—five may do. Let our citizens get behind it nnd request council to author ize the pureiinse of enough of them. Chief Jcntzen has never done a wiser thing for Atlnntn, and his name will live for it when we see what it means to the health of our city. ALABAMA'S POSITION REGARDING PROHIBITION. The municipal conditions now existing at Birmingham, Ala., present certain phaseB worthy of the serious consideration of other sections of the country, especially of Georgia. A straggle, fierce and determined. Is being waged by tho advocates of prohibition against an clement said to represent the whisky Inter ests of that city. Months ago,, looking to the bettorment of conditions which have ob tained for years, the mayor, Hon. George B. Ward, endeavored with all of his aggressive force to have enacted certain high license laws which would limit to a great extent the sales of ll-pior within municipal lines. In this splendid fight Mayor Ward had the support and Indorsement of a very Influential element. But, at tho crucial moment. It was proven by a vote In tho city council that the “whisky element” was In the ma jority, and high license was defeated. Bnt tho struggle was only tem porarily checked. Encouraged by success during the absence of Mayor Ward on a vacation trip to Europe tho opponents of high license and prohibition were responsible for a surprising revolution In municipal af fairs, and as far as possible attempted to nullify tho Influenco mid au thority of tho courageous young mayor. But ns one learns from ancient and modern history, revolutions do not always lead to victory the men who Inaugurate them. In America all revolutionists must reckon with that tremendous conservator of good government, which (ft called public opinion. It stands alertly on guard In the.presenco of overy question ot moral or politico) Import, which affects the wslfsrt ot American citizenship. Public opinion made Itself manifest, speedily In Birmingham after the attempted municipal upheaval, and, now before the absent mayor has returned to his duties, his opponents nrq vigorously striving to go on record as advocates of high license laws! The change of front, sud den and Inconsistent, boa created mors than a local tntereat, Inasmuch Is Involved tho great queitlon of prohibition, which la Inilatently mak ing Itself a dominant Issue before the people of Alabama. To an onlooker, separated from tho field of contest, by Imaginary geographical lines and by the ruddy waters of the Chattahoochee, there can be but one explanation of the change ot policy by Mayor Ward's opponents, namely, tho growing sentiment for prohibition, which la dally gaining auch strength In Alabama, that the algns ot the times all point to ultlmato triumph. To stem this ever-increasing tide of public Indorsement of prohibition and to placate an Influential conservative element,.the enemies of Mayor Ward are vainly struggling to reinstate themselves and 'to Iteop In touch with tho progress of events. What the Anal -outcome In Birmingham's municipal affairs will bo, remains to he seen, hut one thing appears to be definitely settled: Alabama will soon take her stand side by aide with Georgia for prohibition, and from the present outlook, nothing will be strong enough to provi)nt the final suc cess of this great movement. For the first time In the history ot Alabama prohibition has become a state Issue, enlisting the Interest of all classes of peoplo. Public senti ment In favor of this question la gaining power'In ft surprising degree with all classei, and there aeems to be but Infinitesimal doubt tnat when the tssue Is made at the ballot box, the remit will place Alabama In line with Georgia as a prohibition state. When this Is accomplished, of course Birmingham will lie eliminated from consideration, aa a rally ing point for the tvhlsky traffic, which found the climate of Georgia un congenial aud unproductive. Chattanooga will roiuatn the only city of refuge for the whisky ele ment In proximity to Atlanta. Judging from the growth of public senti ment throughout the South In favor of prohibition, even tho gates of Chattanooga will he finally closed u|>on a traffic In the wake of which lie tho pitiful wrecks of human bodies and human souls. The present status of affairs In Alabama la In line with a sentiment which la rap idly becoming widespread and aim oat universal. New York city to Unman, relieving Cup- , Wrcu, qnnrtenunsNr. ' -Ibvy Orders. . Coiiunnoiler W. N. Little, detneheil nrniy C nernl hospital. Fort Ilnyunl, to home. entennut ■Commanders t:. Lyuu an* ' '* | Jsiues, eomiulsntnnoL l.!etitennut mnniler J. II. l'nttou. detached list/ yard, iVnshlnatim. to euuimniid I'ulgnn. I.lctitea- tut \V. Smith, detnelied navy ilepnrtim-i rhnrxe nr " * * * snt 1. F .. J .Party 1 I station. Kaunas City. IJcutetuints V. S. Williams. IV. F. Brick- B and K. E. Spnltonl, to nnvitl academy. cutennnt C. T. Owens, detnelied naval I war college. Newport to navnl neudeiuy. Lieutenant J. II. Dcfrces, detached Vesu vius. to navy ynrd, -Washington. | Lieutenant* C. K. Freeiiinn. 8, J. Fulltn- Yelilcr nnd It. E. i'uriiell to Connecticut. Meuteunnt J. A. Campbell, Jr., to I mnnd Wasp. Lieutenants O. K. Cooper and 1 I lim ns, commissioned lieutenants (Junior [ grade). Movements of Vessels. . Arrived—Mepteinlief 9. Aja* nnd Absrendn nt laiekporti .Mnss,; Keptemlier 10, tllnrler 1 nt Itm-kport, Mass.; Kansas at Province* town, Maas.; Cincinnati nt Mere Island. Hailed—Keptemlier 9. Milwaukee from Lit Colon for Men Frnuelseo; Keptemlier 10, Mnreellus from Baltimore for Cape Cod I Imy; Dolphin stul Tacoiun from navy ynrd. New York, for Cape Cod Imy; Cincinnati | from San Francisco for Mart; Island. RAILWAY PA88ENGER RATE8. To the Editor of The Georgian; 2 desire to make one further state ment regarding the passenger ratw question In this state. It la claimed that the railroad com mission spent ninety days of careful study before reaching a decision as to the schedule ot farce which It finally | adopted early In June. The writer of this article spent nearly two years of close application to detail before tec- ognlilng the fact that his theories rel ative to the proper hauls for passen ger fares were In several Instances or- .roneotis and that It was necessary for him to abundon Ills previous methods and make n fresh start. An experience of over twenty years has. however. JAMES L. MAYSON FOR CONGRESS.' The formal announcement of Hon. James 1* Mayson that he la k candidate for congress from the Fifth district la a source of much grati fication to his friends, who had expected such an announcement for several weeks. So persistent had been the rumor that Mr. Mayson would onter the Hats against Hon. Leonidas F. Livingston that two or ganisations. the Young Men's Prohibition league nnd the City Sales men, had already Indorsed him as their chosen candidate, without wait ing for his formal declaration. Ibat James L. Mayson Is a power In Fulton county |iaa been shown In the recent past, when, under hi* direction, the Fulton County Anti- Saloon League elected every one et It: Indorsed candidates to tho city council. I’nder hit direction, the league had done a great share of the 'orm bases are the best. Bo far aa the railways are concerned one possible drawback In the way ot reaching a fair compromise with the ■tat* authorities lu that only a few of the executive officials have had much better opportunity ot airrlvlng at an in telligent understanding of the euhject than have the state railroad commis sioners, the result being that both par ties to this Important question arc to a more or lees extent working In the dark. It Is, of course, .true that the railway executives are In a position where they can profit by the experience of their subordinates In charge of passenger details, but It Is also true that these subordinates ure not Infrequently fet- ti red by the opinions of their superiors and do not feel freu to give full ex pression to their Individual Judgment. The executives are therefore In a meas ure forced to rely on statistical Infor mation ns an argument against reduc tions In rotes, which (lata, even al though It may be prepared In a thor oughly equitable manner, Is not aa a general thing a clear Index of the re sults to.be ettalned. I will here stale that In all my experience I dp not re call a sing!* Instance where a mod orate reduction in local passenger fares operated to the disadvantage of the railway making Hit reduction. Of course there Is a limit below which It would be unjust to force a railway to go, or unwise for It to experiment with of Itself, but a moderate reduction from the fares whloh have been In force In Georgia and other Southern state* up to a recent date would not In my Judg. ment do any Injury. The fares which I consider proper were publishotl In The Georgian ot September 4, and are ns follows: Regular one-way travel. 21-8 cents per mils: I.OdO books, 11-4 cents' per mile, or 111.40; 2,009 boohs 1 cents per mile, or 140. A. MADDI8QN. JUDGE RICHARDSON r DEFENDS U. S. COURTS 8p<M‘litl to The Georgian. Huntsville, Aid., Bept. 12.—Judge William Klchnrtlson, representative of the eighth Alabama district In congreM, ha» come to the defense gf the federol court* that have taken Jurisdiction lu fnUrond chick nnd ituT* pemlcd the lawn of Tht‘ Alabama legluhiture. Judge Itlcbnrdiiou nald In bis nddres* nt Moultou, Ala., that be ran not l>eUeve/auy one can seriously entertain the Idea tint aucb federal judges is Judge David D. M:\l by, of the court of nppenla; Judge Harry Toitlmlu and Judge Tbouiaa G. Jones would uaurp and deny the sacred rights of yie atate. He anld he did not »ee where the ques tion of state right! figure* In the matter, nnd he does not believe that Governor Co mer or any other good citizen of Alabama Clardy Released on Bond. Greenville, 8. C., Sept. 12.—Yester day afternoon W, R. Clardy, held here for the alleged robbery of a woman of Ifi.OOO worth of dlamonda, was releoaed on 11,600 bond for his appearance at Jury court. INJUSTICE TO PHYSICIANS. MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO. CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD 8TREET8. Capital $200,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits . $600,000.00 We have every facility for transacting the banking business in all its branches. A(j/ Interest paid and compounded twice a (0 year in our Savings Department THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS A Thrilling Story of Mystery dndAdventure SYNOPSIS. I To the Editor of The Georgian: It occurs to me; that the opinion (un official; however) of Attorney General Hart relative to the antl-narcotlc bill recently passed by the legislature, and particularly the readings and comments thereon by some of the newspapers, no tnbly The Augusta Chronicle, In con neetton with the publication of Mr. Hart's opinion, do the medical profes slon, and even the druggists of Geor gla. an unintentional Injustice The Chronicle, In the Isaue con talnlng Attorney General Hart's review of the bill, In the first column of the front page, In bold type, heads the Item, "Narcotic Drug Act Aimed Doctors." Why aimed at doctors? aimed at the doctors, me legislative muzzle was In this Instance trained upon an unoffending target. Granting that there may be some among the noble calling who “would not scruple to thus destroy their fellow-men, men tally, morally and physically (as The Chronicle puts It)," for the purpose of trafficking In these narcotic drugs for gain, the doctors had no opportunity to reap any remunerative benefits thereby, for under the law existing prior to the late enactment it was not required or necessary for one obtain a prescription from n physician In order to procure the narcotics sped fled In the late act. All they had tc do was to go to the drug store nnd call for what they wanted. Nor did they even have to go to the druggist, for these narcotics, particularly lauda num and morphine, are being sold In almost every country nnd village store throughout Georgia, and In numbers of the small groceries of the towns and cities—and that In violation of the pre existing taw. Therefore, I fall to see wherein any possible pecuniary gain from this source could come to the physicians under the old law to serve as n motive for their encouragement of the habitual use of narcotics. On the other hand, under the new law there la, to a small extent, i probable source ot revenue to the phy slcian. Here Is the difference. Before, any one. habitual user or not, could obtain these drugs In any quantity de sired—from the 'druggists or almost any country or village store. They need never have been prescribed by a physician. Now. a prescription must be obtained—and a new prescription— for each purchase. So from a “traf ficking''' standpoint, the latter law Is dtcldedly the better for the physician. However, a large majority perhaps of these habituates arc destitute of means to pay their doctor's bills, and I dare say there asc few physicians who are looking forward to a rich harvest of shekels ns a result of the new drug law. The few extra dollars they wll mnke will bo by no means commensu rate with the nnnn.vance occasioned'by the appeals of unfortunates—not for treatment, but for '"prescriptions"— which a large portion wilt expect gratis. GEORGIAN BAY CANAL. dispatch from Ottawa, Canada states that the Georgian Bay Canal Commission has practically completed, at a cost of some 2400,000, a thorough ■array of the proposed 21-foot water way rrom Georgian Bay to Montreal via the French river, Nlpiselng and the work which resulted in the passage of the prohibition bill before the Ottawa river. The engineer* of the assembly, and it was largely due to his Influence that thl* Victory was I Commission have not compiled a final followed by that at the Atlanta polls. Throughout the Fifth district he enjoys a popularity built up along strong personal lines and upon his Identification with all large civic movements and a never-falling willing ness to lend hit presence and talents on public occasions. Aa city attorney of Atlanta. Mr. Mayson baa made an enviable rec ord. A lawyer of more than ordinary ability, be hat defended the city against Imposition with alt the vigor which a counsellor could give a cltenL and the city has saved handreds of thousand* through (he vigi lance and wisdom of his administration of Its legal, affairs. That Mr. Mayson would serve his district with honor should he be elected to represent the Fifth In congress, non* can doubt. Hit long service to the city, Eta ability aa an orator and a parliamentarian, hla thorough knowledge of the sentiment ot his district, give him a peculiar fitness for the position. That be la opposing a nun with That be la opposing a man with a strong hold upon many of the voters of the district through long service a* Its congressman, through personal regard and through whatever advantage tenure ot the place In contest gives, cannot be denied. Nothing other than In the outcome of the eon tea marked a congressional race estimate a* to th* whole coat of tha canal, but from Information now avail able It la stated that th* total expendi ture required for a continuous and eas ily navigable waterway, with a mini mum depth ot .21 (set from Georgian Bay to tidewater, will be close to 2104,- •00,01)0, It la said that the canal will shorten the distance from Fori William on Georgian Bay to Montreal by over 400 miles. Il Is estimated that with the comple tion of th* canal, there will be 400,000- hurse power available along Its course —almost as much as Is available at Niagara. With so much cheap power available and with Its great resource* of Iron ore and timber the Ottawa Val. ley I* expected to become one of the greatest manufacturing centers of the continent. Referring to the early con- And perhaps herein lies the secret of th* assertion that the bill was “aimed nt the doctors." Now as to the druggists. I dare aay there ls hnrdly a druggist In Georgia who would hesltote to tyfus* a sale oT one of these drugs. If he thought by withholding the sale he would add an lota to the well-being of his prospective purchaser. Their sale (by druggists only) was legitimate—authorised by an act of the legislature—and If refused nt ono drug store they could go to an other nnd obtain the desired drug—or to some country store where sold In violation of law. It Is true the former law required a record of each sale made by the drug gist—the arllrir, quantity, date, to whom sold and the purpose for which It was bought. There never seemed any Inclination of the authorities to enforce the law, and druggists came to l>e somewhat’ lax In observing the re quirements of keeping a record of sales. In my general reference to narcotics In the foregoing I exclude cocaine, which Is an extremely dangerous drug, and few druggists would dare to sell It except on prescription rrom a physi cian, although hllowed by the law. I believe the new drug law It a good one, but I can not conceive that It was In any manner aimed nt doctors and druggists—especially the doctors. In fact, l don't believe It was nlmed at anybody, but la one of those reform measures enacted for the general wel fare of all, in the Interest of humanity, and It places a great responsibility upon the physicians of the state, in Hint they are to be, the sole Judges as to the needs of these unfortunate'rnset, prescribing (or each "In good faith," according to actual necessity orMndl rations. _ T. A. BUXTON. Physician and Druggist. Girard, On. derive. It. imuic from lir. IJrnso, foreign minister of tile Argimtle • Iloimldlc. who. Imitating the example ot President Monroe ennnclaten the ennvenlent theory that drht< owed to the citizens of one* govern men by those of another nay not bo "rullerlnr by foi,v. 'riila eras when the lomldncd •vets or England, ilernuiuy nnd Italy In 1905 appeared off Vvuozavfa and. rnnm-il Jlr Kipling to write Ida • llon-i— •• This "Urn go doctrine" was initnrnlly hr,, el with on thtitftaim Hy All tin* tiinnpy-tHirrmvInc ivpttl* llm af Koutb Anu*rl#n; tmt U»er wrttv toM from Washington tlvat It cml.l no: l»o re fftmta! as a »uIm*Iaum» of tho Motiroo Uoc> trine. Thu roit of Httaftlnn onvlnr n •!'>!!»».•* ninUo from •tunreou roe, U rai'l.lly Ailrabe In* • I is stated itiat along the Lincoln* shirt roast the .«and dunes which there fringe the shorn are mrvtn* steadily In- land. This, says The London Globe, Is due to tho wind from the sea blowing the sand from the face of the hflla over to the back. At Mablethorpe It Is said that two acres of the property of (cou«ln«) meet Mme. Vent Slnrluiky. a lienufIftil woman, nt ftirstogn. She Is fftcketl by a forel/uer I Ur. Carl Mueller:, tin* hitter (leiutiiuUiu: that she surrender to lilut ,, n lilt of |Mt|>er nnd n stone. lie •liilin* lie hits the mlssSnur fmjrment nnd Mult ••the others were then In the holel. Trunk readies her nnd In iflven s fmekajie with nermlttisoti to oiiui It when lie think* tho rlfftit time hu* flume. A telecniin nn :ioiinet‘s !he sudden detdh of tteslnnlu * father, "null; Is mmie exernfor of the es tate. Itcglnnld Is (‘burned with force:y. nnd calls upon Frank to save him frdBi urjent. A mnld rushes Into the room nnd tells Jte«* Inald Ids wife Is dend nnd that be rhnr* wl with her murder. Frank nud Itetflmt lenre the bouse l»y n secret iinssitffe nnd reneb the Ilrnceltrldce eountry home oa f«r»nir Island. They cmhnrk lu nn airship. Hejrfnnhl ts■ sent w France. Frank tenrijs Hint the phyidclnr. who attended Iteulnnld » tvlfc r<*semides Ur. Mueller. He hires a f«rin In Ohio near the place where this doc tor Hres. Sylvia Thurston, pretty daughter Of a judge lu Ohio. Is brought Into the story. Hr. Mueller falls In love with b»\ lie seems to know her brother, n painter, who resale? Abroad. Sylvia. Dr. Mueller and n girl friend visit "The Hollow." nn obi boose, ■kid to lie haunted. Raymond Thurston returns borne nnez- peetedly nnd Is greeted by his sister dnrlug the temporary ntmenci* of her fiance. Sylvln nnd her brother *ro 'for a walk nu meet Basil, who iiuarrels with Ray mond. The following morning Ruth ITItchard Ik fonrnl In the wootls near the Thurston home, tmctmnclons. When she recovers consclous- uoM. her mind I* apparently unhinged with some horror. Raymond Thurston Is found In the studio, shot through the heart. . Sylvln suspects Rasil of the murder of her brother. Sylvln prepares to visit Florida In search of health. Nurse Mason appears on the ■fjH’ne. nnd It develops that she and Ur. Mueller are greater friends thnu appears on the nurfnec. Name Mason tells Dr. Mueller flint she has the heir to the Brneehrldge fortune unto nnd bidden. Sylvln goes to Florida and re turns greatly benefited In health. Mueller plead* with her to marry him In June. Mueller and Hylvlu are married lu New York. Rose Thurston admit* she told a falsehood to Nhlcld ItuflU from Hiisplclon of having murdered Raymond. The next momsnt she recoiled with n faint exclamation of embarrnssnient and apology. Carl Mustier and Nurse Mason stood close together by one win. dow of the small bare room, evidently tngoffed In a very confidential talk. They started violently apart ns Sylvia appeared, and for an Instant she caught a glimpse of their faces—Muellcr'n frotfnlng, pallid and stern. Nurse .Ma son’s angry and defiant. "I—I thought this was Ruth'* room.** Sylvia said, In faltering tones. *T want ed to see her Just for a moment be* fore dinner." She felt so put.out by this most un looked-for occurrence that she did not wait for a reply to her words. She left the room at once and was hastening aimlessly down the narrow hallway, when Nurse Mason overtook her. ’Walt, please. Mrs. Mueller. I will show you Ruth Pritchard's room. Dr. Mueller was giving ms some directions as to my duties here during the coming month/' Suspicion. Sylvia's heart fell. The sense of words nnd presence. She had decided to make nn urgent request of her hue- band when they were alone that night and she was now turning over In her mind the very words she should employ when the moment had come. She felt that she could not tolerate Nurse Mason’s presence In the hous- Now that she herself had come to re side at The Hollow, there was sur.lv no necessity for retaining- the service', of that very objectionable woman "Yes, I shall ask Curl to allow me to send her away Immediately, win e .h» remains under this roof 1 feel that i have an enemy in the house." Perhaps unconsciously to her.elf Sylvia's prejudice* against Nurse Ma.‘ son were accentuated by the memory of that little Incident of the interrupted Interview a few minutes before—by the unaccountable expression of her hus P“ nd » ns she had crossed the threshold of the room. CHAPTEfiTLvill. Mueller Betrayed, With the old of Wlnny Price, Sylvia had Just finished a rapid toilet when her husband entered Her dressing room He was dressed for dinner and he looked pale and tired. T feel far more inclined to take a sleep than to go down to dinner," he said, with a glance, at Wlnny. which that quick-witted mnld accepted ut r.nce as a dismissal, and she proceeded to net on it without delay. "It Is a tiresome Journey from New York to The Hollow. Do you feci verv tired, dearest?" » y "Not as tired now os half an huur ago. I think my visit to Ruth Pritch ard s room has roused mo up." All this time Mueller was keenly watching htB wife's face aft If In the en- deavor to read from It a reply to , ln unspoken question that hovered on Ills Ho coultfr not say In so many words: "I)lfl vnit think If nH/1 tl<n» V. u distrust and dislike with which this woman had impressed her from the very outset had now developed Into positive aversion and suspicion. Nurse Mason's cunning, deep-set gray eyes were mirrowly searching Savin's face In the light of the hanging lamp which Illuminated the cotridori her coarse lips were grimly compressed and the expression of the square mas culine, swutlhy face was sullen, de termined, and even challenging. "You dislike me, but you shall have to put up with me!" that expression seemed to convey. This Is the room,” Nurse Mason said, opening a door at thq lower end of the passage, with a sweep of her great tirnt and an elaborate courtesy. "You will find the girl's stale pretty much as when you Inst saw her at Moor- combe." In the subdued light of a shaded lamn, placed on a table at the far side of the room, Sylvia gazed upon the motionless occupant of the bed and os she looked the tears gathered In her eyes. Ruth Pritchard lay there with closed eyes and pallid fentures, her lips slightly apart, her thin hands folded peacefully on her breast. So exactly did her appearance coincide with that of n corpse "laid out” for burial, that Sylvia could hardly persuade herself, as she continued to gate, that Ruth was Indeed still alive. "How like death!” Sylvia gasped with shudder. "Oh. Nurse ^Inson, are you certain that she Is not really dead?" Without Immediately replying ords. Nurse Mason look from the mantelshelf a small .hand mirror, which she held directly In front of Ruth's parted lip*. A moment or two later she handed i he mirror to Sylvia. The polished sur face was clouded,with the moisture of the Invalid’s faint breathing. "Proof positive. Mrs. Mueller, that she Is not dead, even If there were nn other proofs available. It 1s really nothing worse than n somewhat unus ually developed case of suspended ani mation. She may recover her faculties any moment, cr the trance may be indefinitely prolonged. "Since she resisted the very severe tests used nt the time of the Inquest last year at Mooremnbc, she will prob ably continue In this state for a con siderable time longer. The shock that brought on this In the .first Instance must have been terrific indeed." Sorrow, Sylvia made no reply. A lump aesm- td to rise In her throat, so that speech became Impossible to her. She contln- uad to gaze upon the dvuthlike (ace of her old friend and companion. She was hardly conscious now of the sound ‘ light, rapid footsteps that approach- the door of the rnont. "Miss Mason. Is Mrs. Mueller Inside please?" Wlnny Price's voice salt from the hall. "Because. If so. Mra. Thure- ton sent me to tell her that dinner will 1 served In a quarter of an hour" Sylvia started and hurriedly left the room. , •Oh. Wlnny. Is this you? I am sorry for delaying so long. Let us hasten 'Did you think It odd that Nurse Ma son and I should look go put qut when you surprised us In that roorrf?" But his glance and manner betrayed him, nnd Sylvia know as well what waj passing In his mind os If he had pro claimed It ut the top of his voice. "I am very sorry you went to see Ruth before dinner, Sylvlu." Mueller said,’lifter a short pause. "Of course I know you were anxious about her, and for this reason, Indeed, I made It mv business to sec Nurse Mason so as to hear all the latest particulars as to Ruth In order to tell you. I was con sulting with her, too, on some matters respecting her continued stay hrre. But 1 regret theft-you—” He paused abruptly, for nt this mo- ment til* dlnnor gong boomed through the house. “Well, It can not be helped now. I suppose,” he said, shaking his head at Sylvia. "And If you've destroyed yuur oppetlte by persisting In seeing Ruih It Is all your fault, and you can blame no one but yourself. Come, dearest, your father and mother will hr out of patience,’’ And he offered his arm to Sylvia arid fook her down to the draw ing room, where the Judge and Mr*. Thurston wer awaiting them. A Silent Meal, During the dinner Sylvia spoke but little, and although Mueller made up for his wife's silence by altnost an Inces sant flow of(talk, he was plainly III r.t case nnd distracted. The genial Judge, who since his sen's death seemed to have lost all Ills high spirits, made an effort to rouso himself tonight, but tho attempt was. on the fade of It, so forced nn undertaking that poor Mrs. Thurs ton frit the tear* come to her eyes ont o or twice. Shortly after D o’clock Sylvia's pa rents took Utelr, leave and drove back utmost in slftnce to Moorcombc. They both felt, although they did not say c". that Hie evening had been a disap pointing cne. Whnt had been wrong? Had Sylvia nnd Curl had,* qtmrrel of any kind be fore dinner? They were puzsled. and Airs. Thurston decided to go over nguln to Thfe Hollow early on the following day and to have an exhaustive Inter view with her daughter. Left to thumsclvcs. Sylvia and her husband In the monnrime felt con strained and even embarrassed as they sat together, while the wild winds of autumn careered boisterously around the house. "But Sylvia was no coward when oned she determined op any spe cial course of action, and rising sud denly from her armchair, she crossed over to where Muelltr sat, and knelt beside his chair on the hearthrug, one arm resting upon his knees. "Carl, I have something to ny to you. You may hare noticed my silence all the evening. Well, I've been think ing over this matter. It Is about Nurse Mason. There really Is no necessity to ksep her any longer. Poor Ruth requires no professional nurse; 1 un derstand her case thoroughly. Now thut Ruth Is again under the same roof with me I think we had {tetter relieve ••urge Mason of further, duty and let hdr go.” An odd change passed across Muel ler's face ns his wife thus spoke. Hla brows almost met with n sudden, ner vous contraction and that greenish light which Sylvia had often noticed before dashed In hla fttrange eyes. "Pardon me. dearest, but thet Is al together out of the quesilonj" he said, with a tone of sternness In hk low dis tinct voice. "You can not understand Ruth’s case when you say.thift rhe re quires no professional nurse. Illes Ale- son’s presence here Is a necessity until Ruth's State shall have token(a more favorable turn at least." —, “But I have a personal dlsllko and distrust of Miss Meson. Carl! From the moment I first met her I was con scious of this feeling. I shall be-very unhappy If v OU Interfere with my wishes In thl* matter." • There- was n break In Sylvia'* voire, and for the first time since their,ac quaintance had begun. Aiuriler’s Htokv nnd manner Impressed her with a virus scitae of insecurity and even of trw. •'This Is perfectly ridiculous nt you. Sylvia. Nurse Alnson will not Interfere with you one way nr other. Her dutlee are arranged for her and she has nei ther the wish nor lime at her disposal Jo mtilUl* a lib anyone - eta! In the