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■i THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. i:ipat. KrPTr.'Mnnr THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon. (Except .Sunday) Dy THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At a West Atalrtiran 81.. AlDntfl. Go. Subscription Rate*: onr Toor .* Mx MnnMjn ! fg Thr** Mnnfh* rt»H« Month ** Ry Carrier. I»#r Work YVfenhnaw* ootinrrtlntf ill deport* nirnrs. Latte dMettro tortnliwl*. Pmllh A Thompson, n«lT*rtlalnc rep* mn»iifoflv«*i for oil territory utitolilo of r**j«r*li».»(Ives for oil ♦liMiriflrt.! _ .. • Odrara Office Tribune RalMlae Xi'W Tni-k office Itrunswlc* llbl*. fil'.IIIKilA.N A. id Ar.wn, irm.uuM. the ilrniliiflro deportiiient awl horo It promptly rnmml«M|. TelepboBOO: Ill'll 48J7 oinlo; Atlanta 440L It Is flrstroM# that all rontmanlro- •Jonp |n»*.-il#.1 for iialdlcntton •« £/*** OKOROtAX AND NK\V* Ik* IlMtod to 700 wrorJs In leugtli. It Is fisperotlro tbof ttar be olpmu. fl» mi mrMkKWjf cool faith. ll*jt«t«l nmnuotrlpto will not be rcturneil unless stomps oro seat for the purpose. THE GEORGIAN A NO NEW8 pilots n*i uuclenu or objoctloiinlde ndvert 1 is- UUCKHU or uigfnmii V ” Ug. Neither does It print whlakjr or oujr liquor ads. OUR PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN AND NEW 8 stands for Atlanta o own* 1st Its own gas and electric light lints, oo It now owns It* water •orfco. Other cities do ibis and get ns os tow ss CO cents, with a profit OB™? that i OE( at If i profit m a should be done at lOUUlAN AND NEWS street railways can b* operated .itVl.lfuiij by _ European aUn. Itld'h.re! 17 But" we run be Aon. now. rears l*«fore we ore t«m.* .*•• •« —* nn ntiilertnlilnit. Htlll Atlantl. wljonl.i •et It. f.c* In Hint direction NOB. it ran not li. «o oper- we do not lieHera tble w. nml It mar lie .onie > nre remly tor »o Id* John Temple Grave, thinks Governor Comer of-Alabama may be the Democratic nomlnoe for the presidency in 1908. Mr. Bry an la likely to get the Idea bo- fore long that John T. la always thinking disagreeable things.— Chicago Record-Herald. Mr. Bryan accords to all men the same freedom of thought and expres- s!o-< that ha reserves to himself. John temple Graves hns an al most dally change of presidential candidates, his latest sample being Governor Comer of Ala- ‘ bam a. Bryan must have to hus* tie to keep up with all this.— Philadelphia Press. Mr. Bryan's hold upon the affec tions and confidence of the masses ^eems to tako care of Itself, and It any one man has suggested more available presidential candidates than the editor of The Georgian, It la Mr. Bryan hlmielf. The St. Louis Time* having violated the release on the Sep tember oyster joke with tho "R" trailer, we shall decline to men tion it tomorrow. Happily, with an Increasing host of mothers-ln- lnw, the continued activity of Colonel Grave* and tho persist ent tenacity of Mr. Rockefeller's grip on his money, there will be plenty of topics to keep us busy. ~ Post. —Houston Just for that, wc are fitting to print ono on you. Just as the editorial para- grupher of The Nashville American has written It: “A special to The American the other night told of a cow toat stood In the creek and waa milked by tho fish. It alio stated that when the cow failed to put In her appearance a big flsh would stick hla head out of the water nnd bloat. Of course, tho atory was not published, as Tho American docs not want to mako The Houston Post's rabbit-fattened black baas feel like a minnow In a. nature-faking school for whale*." Colonel John Temple Graves, the distinguished and brilliant . editor of The Atlanta Georgian, - explains .tho failure of Mr. Bryan to adopt the suggestion made by Colonel Graves that he (Bryan) nominate Mr. Roosevelt to suc ceed himself In these wordB, "be cause with every passing day the possibility of the Democratic party's nominating Mr. Bryan be comes more and more near and likely." We wonder If Mr. Graves seriously thinks any such thing, and we wonder what his opinion of Mr. Bryan really Is. There Is no more chance of Bryan being elected. If he should be nomi nated. than there Is of Taft being able to fly without wings. A great many hundred thousand - Democrats In this country have grown weary of following forlorn hopes. — Charleston Hews and Courier. The editor of The Georgian has never committed himself to a predic tion as to Mr. Bryan's election. He only said, and Is prepared to reit erate. that the likelihood of the Ne- askan's nomination la becoming dally more apparent. If Colonel Hemphill had spent fewer afternoons the ball games and read his ex changes a little more closely, he would know at much himself. Now that the South Atlantic season has closed, with Charleston the pennant | dinner, and the sound of swat Is heard no more for a time In the City ".•he Su, the editor of The News Courier may come back to the affairs of life once more. Ordinary CHEAPER TELEPHONES—CHEAPER GAS—CHEAPER CAR FARES. On Monday there tyill come up in Council a resolution, pro posed by Councilman Terrell, to ask the Railroad Commission to consider Riving Atlanta $2.50 telephones, 75c gas and eight street ear fares for 25e. The public is familiar with the Hell Company's recent at tempt at a 33-year franchise grab. They think they have one, but thpy will think differently when it comes t> me t*> P a . v taxes. And while we nre waiting for the time when they must mako «» fair return to the city for the use of its streets, it is well to look into the matter of reasonable rates for the use of their 'phones by the public. , * There nrp 12,000 telephone stibrferiberk in Atlanta and sub urbs, paying the enormous sum of nearly one-half a million dol lars a year for such service as (hey get. These telephones represent investments of approximately $80 each—and they cost $1.25 n month to operate. That the rate charged subscribers is excessivfc—exorbitant—will not be denied from any other source than the officers of the Bell Company. The rpicstion arises—what should the rate be in justice to the public nnd to the company T Is $3.00 a motith enough to chnrgc the private home for the use of a ’phono f If the independent company can do >t, why can’t the Bell Company do itt If the Hell Codpatly can and does supply a few ’phones at $2.50 a month, should not everybody be treated alike f If the service thnt is given is the work of operators at $15.00 a month, working 9 hours n day, with only half enough of them, then should not the public share in this economy which the Bell Company is practicing to swell tho dividends it pays to foreign holders! The Georgian would not ndvocate fixing upon public service companies any rates for their service that would prove oppres sive or deny to them a fair, profit, but it is convinced after care ful study of the question thnt some general reductions may be brought about without hardships to tiny one. RESULTS VS SENTIMENT. It can not be successfully denied that In the polltlca of the South there has always-been manifest a certain degree of sentlmcgt which, al though Intangible and subtle, has had Its Influence In determining policies and In nominating candidates. As long as Southerners remained an agricultural people, living In affluent independence, they could well afford to cultivate and gratify the personal , and sentimental aide of life, whether appertaining to poli tics, or to the purely social phase Of existence. As Is well understood, during this agricultural period In Southern history, many of the greatest statesmen and orators of the country were born and developed under the beneficent afid generous Influence of Southern suns. Prom town, vil lage and plantation—tho South had scarcely a city to her credit In those good days—tho men of gigantic Intellect and broad culture, with a pow er of oratory rarely equalled, represented at the national capital and at foreign courts, a home-loving, home-making people, who could afford to discuss the theories of government In the abstract and to hold to cer tain Inherited political tenets. The South demanded but little sectional S glelatlon In those days. But the rapidly crowding events of the recent ist have changed'this order of things and now the South stands shoul der to shoulder with the great commercial sections of the republic, and It has become essential that she shall be represented nt all times by men nblo to cope with the. mighty stragglers for supremacy from every part of the country. The South Is no longer simply agricultural. Her Industrial and commercial development has been the wonder of the world for many years. She Is growing rapidly In wealth and In business power nnd her people are wide awako to any and every possibility for fu ture aggrandizement and achievement. Sentiment has been largely relegated to tho background and results In every field of endeavor are emphatically demanded. The pr&'ctlcal politician—speaking In tho beat sense of that much- abused term—la the man the fJonth needs to care -for her Interests In legislative and governmental affairs. This la evidenced of recent years by the 1 personal attributes of many of the distinguished men selected to represent the South at Washington. The needs of the South, from a commercial and Industrial point of view, nre many and Imperative and the men who recognize these needs and ‘accomplish results looking to the material benefit of this section and people, are the representatives who receive the approval and Indorsement of their constituents. The, easting about now going on In many parts of the country for a suitable presidential candidate throws to the surface, many straws which point In the direction of men who are considered equal to the stupen dous task of meeting with unflinching courago and determination the momentous Issues of this day and time. Tho South can no longer be sacrificed to political sentimentality. The‘man of tho hour will be a man capable of practical results which shall redound to tho glory and the advancement not only of the South, but of every section of this wondor ful country. MADDOX-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. An/ Interest paid aqd compounded twice a ^ir /0 year in our Savings Department. THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure Frrtnk (the hero) nnd ItrnrflirMfC (coiixltiKi meet Mine. Vent Hlnvlnulty. a lieu nf If til iroiitnn. nt RkMtAfl. Site If fly the latter (lemuiiilltijr him **n hit itf nfliter aiirt it itfiW." HJ elaiiun he has the misting fnijcmetit awf that ••fit** others were then In the hotel. >i»nk pewMte* her ami la tflven u ith ttoriulftisOTi to open It wheu he think'* the right time hue eome. A telegram an* nouneea Jho nu<l<lrn death of Regliiflhl * father, Frank In made executor of the «**• lute. Reginald Ih charged with forgety. ami enlle upon Frank to ante h!m fffliu nrfWtf. A tunld ruidien into lhe room nnd tells iceg. Inuld Ills wife la dead and that h# la eHrtfg: od with her murder, Frank and Reginald leave tho home l»v a eecret pnmuttfu ami reach the II race bridge country home oa Long Inland. - They embark In mi ulrnhlp. Reginald la rent to France. Frank Hmwlfl tlint the phyidHnr. wlm attended Reginald • , As to cheaper gas, the fallowing facts seem to entitle the cit- izehs of Atlanta to some relief: • Gas coal in Atlanta can be had for hnjf the price naked in many other cities. In Milwaukee, Wis., the gas company voluntarily reduced its rate Inst year to 80 cents. Los Angeles, Cal., the same. Governor Hughes found that the New York City- Gas Com pany could do business nt a profit at 75 cents, and the legislature fixed the price at 80 cents. Binghamton, N. Y., voluntarily reduced its price Inst year to 85 cents. Rochester hnd its rate reduced to 95 c^nts. Sheffield. England, built a municipal plant nt a cost of fottr nnd onc-hnlf million dollars, nnd the gns companies reduced tlieir price to 32 cents. The municipal plant isn’t being used except to keep the private plants iii line. As to street car fares: Chicago charges 5 cents under a 20-yenr franchise and gives the city 55 per cent of its net roceipts. The companies give universal transfers. Cleveland, Ohio, gives 3-cents fare on city lino, 5 cents on private line, but the lntter franchises soon expire. Most people know of Tom Johnson’s fight there, nnd what it means for tho public. Detroit, Mich., hns a 15-year franchise, giving the city 2 por cent of its gross receipts. Gives 10 fares for 25 cents in rush hours of morning nnd afternoons and six fnres for 25 cents for the Imlnuco of the day. Is it not fair to assume that if a 3-cont faro was acceptable to a street railway line in Atlanta in' 1902, when there was com petition, that 5 cents is Uio much now, especially in view of the fact that the company hns been able recently to declare a 25 per cent stock dividend of over two milliou dollars, and an 8 per cent ensh dividend! FARMERS CAN START BULL CAMPAIGN. Cotton In all the speculative markets has suffered severe declines the past week. The slump Js not the result of any material sot-back In the Roods situation, nor from Improvement In the growing crop. At does not come from any fear that the farmers In the belt .will not be able to hold their cotton for a fair price. They are In excellent financial condi tion throughout the entire belt. The ellghtly downward trend In the market for opot cotton ta due en tirely to soles made months ago at prices below current quotations. When the cotton thus sold has been marketed, the test will come as to which shall name the price of the crop yet to be marketed, the farmer or tho speculator. The Farmers' Union will demand 15c minimum. The decline in futures Is the result of the revision In grade differ ences by the New York cotton exchange. The better grade of the grow ing crop, as compared with last season, makes It possible for* the New York exchange to eliminate many of the low grades, and narrow tho dif ference between these remaining grades. In order that tho world's speculative markets may become adjusted to these changed conditions, they have declined and are now nearer a parity than for a year or more. Liquidation has about run Its course, and the market is In better shape for a bull campaign. A concerted holding movement by the farmers will start It, and the luc mark will bo reached In short order. A8 TO THE OBSERVATION OF COMMUNION SERVICE. To the Editor of The Georgian: Will you kindly penult me, through your columns, to say a few words to tha noble ministers of Atlanta, whose perplexity since the excellent "dry law" wds passed hns been causing adverse >oipment In some qunrters. In pass ing, It ts well to remark that the eyes of the other states are turned townrd the Empire State of the South as never te fore, and the enforcement of the new law there la belntf"hoped for by many Tito Georgian gives these fneta for the public to think on. The public pays the bill—the people may speak their will if they like. The men irt the head of these corporations arc paid to keep the rates up. The vice president of the Hell Company in Atlnittn has shown his fine Italian Intent with the railroad commission nlrcndy. He hns tried to line himself up preparatory to the matter of rotes by reminding them that the Bell Company helped elect Governor Smith, ne says to the rnilrond commission: \ “In the last campaign our ehief counsel was nn ardent sup porter of Governor Smith ns were many' others in the company,” Who cures, Mr. Gentry, if your chief counsel supported Mr. Smith, whom nil recognize as the father of the railroad commis sion—do you think you can blind the eyes of theso men with such corporation wool! Do you think Governor Smith needed the support of your “CHIEF COUNSEL” ,to make him gov- ernort >t»o you think you can make your trust look any differ ent from the others in tHe eyes of Governor Smith, Chairman Mc Lendon. Judge Hillycr or any of the gentlemen making up the railroad eommiaaion! * The Georgian thinks not. Such attempts should be ns much of on estoppal as friendship to the accused would to a talesman. As to the Gyis Company: There is a degree of speculation re garding its ownership. It is claimed thnt the U. G. I., which being interpreted, means Standard OH—John D. Rockefeller—controls it. If this he so, not many of us will lie awake nights weeping over n reduction of their earnings. . The Georgia Railway nnd Electric Company, though it has been exceptionally fair in its taxes, etc., can well afford to give the citizens of Atlanta some concessions in the matter of fares, nnd share some of its enornioua profits with the masses who make its prosperity possible. thousands outside, Fermented Wine should never be used tor the communion service, nor have we any reason for supposing. It was used at the last supper. The word "wine" signified the "juice of the grape" In common parlance, ami was pressed Into the cup by the hands of the stave or attcndnnt, and drank Immedlntciy. When the fermented wine Is apoktn of In tho Bible, It Is clearly spccllled as something exceedingly undesirable. "Look not upon the wine when It Is red. when It fonmeth In the cup"— plainly fermentation. "Wine Is a mock, er. strong drtnk ts mging"—"In the end It stlngeth like a serpent,” etc., etc. The pastors and their flocks should "ttvnld all appearance of evil" by us ing the grape Juice, or. as Is done In this locality, grape Jelly diluted with water. The eletmntc used In commun ion may vary, and still It be sacredly ARMMAVY ORDERS —AND— MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS Army Orders. Wnftlilinrtoti, Hept. IS.—First Lieutenant niarlofi K. Lcounril. Seventh lufnntry, de tailed professor of military science. New York military ncidemy, rorun-nli-oii-llod* son. Cnptaln Harold L. Jackson, retired, from Ouachita college, borne. First Lieutenant Louis R. Dice, from Nine ty-ninth company. C«*nst artillery corps,, to uiiuN*lguc<I list.' report to cpmuinudlng offl dutr. First Lieutenant Henry F. !M|>cs, assis tant surgeon. Ill addition ta otli *r dalle general hospital. Washington hnrrncks. a signed to <luty wi'.h Company C, hospital corps, relieving First Lieiitcimut John B. Huggins, assliltnnt surgeon. First Lieutenant Roliert M. Culler, ns sistnnt surgeon, to Fort Monroe, relieving First Lieutenant I.toyd I*. Hinith. assis tant surgeon, academy. Ca cavalry, to Washington. Navy Ordsrs. on11ectlent ns aid on stuff com mnndar In chief. Atlantic fleet. Lieutenant It. II. Craft, detached Connecticut, home, await orders. Lieutenant Commander J. F. Luhy, detached naval station. Olongnpo. home. Lieutenant K. K. Jackson, detached Adams to Mohican. Movements of Vessels. Hnrcndn nnd Arrived—September 11. Ajax. It Dolphin, at 1‘rovlncetown. Mass. Sailed—Heptemher 11. Talliot from Annnpo- Us for New York: Raleigh from Han Fran- kept -a. In chkltt. whan- bread nnd fa ^knnnTor'Klinni-hnl 1 .'' 11 Vl "* t " l “* fro “' Truly "the letter (of the law) but the spirit glvcth life." CHURCH MEMBER. Chicopee, Mass. OLDEST KNOWN INHABITANT. (From The BelentlSe American.), peroral yean ago, when'the sen.In-law of Karl IlngeiilMH-k, ijic animal trainer, waa looking for Interesting specimen, helrnrned of the existence on Ike Island of Seychelles off the ci.net of Mailsgaecnr. of a glaut tor- tnlse, that ws, celebrated among the nn- tlrca not merely for Its great site—It weigh, IH pound,—bnt for the fact that there »«• rtncmneniary evidence that It hnd iieen liv ing on the earth for over 150 years and prole stria evidence that It nrne from 109 to ISO yeara older then that. After rareful Inves tigation be wna Mtl.fled nf the truth of the statement, anil set about to secure the loan nf tble animal (wnleb, hy the way. In held In the highest esteem anil respect on th. Island) for cxhlMtlnn at th, St. Loul, world's fair. Net until the ,tn>it*i-*t aaanr- aneea were mad, that the veneratile curios ity would he returned to the Seychelles did the native population conseut to port wttn him for his laag vacation. We are Inform--1 by Mr. Ilng-iiTieck that when the tortoise reached this country It was fraud thnt The Georgian suggests that petitiohs bo circulated asking tie members of Council to do for Atlanta what is asked in the Ter rell resolution nnd that petitions be also submitted to the railroad commission asking for all relief within reason. ny palm tree w«a growing from the l*ack ’ th* creature. The fortlae love* the mud. id It fa evident that tt\e aoeda «*f the palm. and it fa evident that tt\e aoeda of the v»al mixed with the earth, took root and l_. tiny growth had thrived In Its portable t»rt!-t-e !» tk- Icnge-Mlred anlsm!. 'ephant, ‘ ‘ MR. WINN IS PLEA8ED WITH WORK OF FLUSHER. To the Editor nf The aenrglan: Since witnessing the successful work of the new sanitary street flusher .on Thursday, and hearing-words of praise from everyone who eaw It do the work so well, 1 have no regrets for making the motion that the board of health send <Chlef Jentzen to St. Loul with Instructions to purchase the new water wagon. We need live more of these flusher* and then I am certain thnt Atlanta ran exceeding even the elrph lent city In the country. Together with Chief Jentzen nnd George F. Eubanks, I witnessed tho work of the flushers In St. Louts hnd Denver, and I am in formed thnt they »re successfully used In Loq Angeles, Kansas City. Toronto and numbers of other cities In the West. I am satisfted Atlanta has done well In getting the flrst machine, and I shall work for the additional five, be cause 1 have seen with mine eyes the good that they do. * Strange as It may seem, all good things do not originate In Atlanta, and I am thankful that the good people who come here to reside and our own citizens who go about the country often bring hack Information nf Interest that Is profltable to a pro gressive city like Atlanta. The question of clean streets Is one of much Interest nnd clean streets fire an exceptionally line advertisement for a city, and the public at largo can help exceed* I*j yenni of life. The tact I the sanitary department very materlal- ► years sgn tie Bercb’ile ustlve, lie-1 |y by refraining from throwing paper us m tskc isirttenter pride I* this tortoise i nnd othe . r thing* In the street*. There G■ *“ I hnd other things In the streets. There rmwtTave 'been*«Mens! lOO rrara 'iui* a! a l ** r against throwing rubbish In that time. This Is borne out lor the coqdl.streets and while It ought not to be lion Of the shell, which Is a rd-lc to detflh necessary for the police to enforce It. It arising the *|». Further evidence Is Its ‘ — — most stiporinsi size. while It wse world's fair express otflce It Ivr.nw Imim* tlent nnd nraeociled to brook Its w«y out. It suwelimi the heavy txi-lncb timber* with Is a good lew, and Is rigidly enforced In many cities. I trust The Georgian will .continue to help In the good cause of dean streets. Toura. \ W. T. WINN. Member Board of Health Fifth Ward. physician wlin Attended Itckhmn wife n-semlilini |»i>. Mueller, lie blrc* farm In Ohio m-nr the plucc where this doe- or lives. Sylvia Jburstoli. pretty daughter of*mice ft) Ohio, is brought Into i the story. . .. .er Volts In love with her. He w-ms to know her brother, n pointer.-who resides nhrnnd. Sylvia. Dr. Mueller nnd a girl friend visit "The Hollow," an old bouse. snbl to be bnuhteil. Koyinond Thurston returns home unex pectedly nnd la greeted hv his sister during the teinpernty absence of her flnnee. . — horror. Ituyiuood Thurston Is fouud In the stndln. shot through the heart,. fibrin suspects Beall of the murder of her brother. curse that for scneratlons hnd hung over the head nf the Braccbrldgee. But while Hudson extricated him from tho wreck of the machine and helped him Into tho house, he having severely wrenched his ankle In the fall he was .almost ready to give up all further effort, to leave Reginald to hu fate, to leave the Bracebrldge *ecrct and tho Bracebrldge curse forever un solved. But his mood was only momentary. After Hudson had MtUted ontybandiigt'-i the nnkls and had prepared him u toothsome supper life began to be worth living again, nnd he gave tnlnuts directions for placing the tarpaulin over the airship with a feeling that the machine was like a stek child and insu*. lx- tenderly cared for. In the morning he made a careful survey of the wrecked machine. "I wll not ltry to mond It," ho said to himself. "There are some points about It I think I can improve. .1 will send an almost hopeless wreck, the young lawyer felt that the end of everythin* had come. The moment before he had been full of high plans td defeat the am not watching Mueller in building a second machine that will be even bet ter than the first.” , - His espionage of Mueller Bracc- hrldgo carried on through Hudson, most Irreproachable of servants. He Instructed Hudson to mingle with the other servants of tho beautiful sub- 8 t a _ nd out all he could about Nurse Mason appears of health. scene, nnd It develops that' she And Dr. Mueller nre greater friends than appears on nnd hidden. . Sylvia goes i — ....... In„ tnvns greatly bensflted In health. Mueller pleads with her to marry lilm In Jane. Mueller and Sylvia are unrrlsd In New York. Itose Thurston admits she told n falsehood to shield llnsll from suspicion of having murdered ltnymnnd. Sylvia endeavors to get rbl of Nurse Ma son. but Mueller declares she.vuu uot be dismissed. "But granting this, and even sup posing that I have conceived a totally unjust predtudlce against this woman, my nrong personal wish counts surely my for something? Surety you do not really mean to refuse my requeet In tho matter?" Sylvia had risen from her kneeling position as she thus spoke, and She now stood with her hands clasped to gether appealingly, her eyee fixed In credulously upon her husband’s color less. shrinking face. "Well, for the present, at any rate, Sylvia. 1 fear I must ask you to make an effort to subdue your feelings In the matter. This very evefmig I have ar ranged with Nurse Mason to spend an other month In charge of Ruth.” "But we can pay her a month’s sala ry In advance nnd let her go. Carl. She can have no personal desire to re main here, I suppose?" Sylvia said, the last words escaping her lips impetu ously before she hqd time to recall them. "I know nothing. I assure you, as to her ‘personal desires,- Sylvia!” Mueller returned, with a dark flash overspread ing his face, as he ulso-gose, or rather ■ ' “ green light In Through Hudson he learned of th-; murder of Raymond Thurston, acqui ring the night of the airship’s arrival in Moorcnrabe, and of SylVIa's grea: grief. Although lie felt a natural shock on hearing of the tragedy, he could no: help feeling glad that anything hml occurred to put off the marlrage be tween the beautiful girl and the man .whom he knew as a monster of deep est dye. When Hudson told him of the bring, trg of Nurse Mason to tbe house Frank became much exercised. He telegraph ed for aKtle, the .maid who hnd done ♦ Wa TX-iXt-Ir 1J> Dnivlrt-■ 1/1'fi lltfln t>Ai,sskn;.l Aptvuiff to his feet, the .. hl» eyes gleamlnjr with a baleful fire. “I have not consulted her on that point, not considering It of any special Im portance. as regards her professional duties, while under this roof. Perhaps, at the end of the stipulated month, it may be possible to dispense with her services. But until then permit me to say finally, $ylvla, that such a course Is completely Impossible," nays e ed U hH d |i a b's n and U 'cres. a ed t ree"TonS fr ° m Tho Hollow and the 8hen- r P -om Pd to h , 1 he',f , oor fl0 Th/n° aeVspu'rref “ the work Ih Reginald’s little household, to come to the farm. Dlsguixlng her beyond all chance of recognition, he sent her - forth with Hudson to wstch The Hollow- until. Nurso Mason cam# forth. Sho finally appeared and Katie could hardly control her excitement. "That's her." she said earnestly to Frank. “That’s Nurse Fink, the one who drove poor Miss Rita almost rrasy, and the one that I believe stole her child.” She hastened Into tbe house, there fore, In some suspense' fttid curloilty: but when sho reached the drawing room she started with an exclamation of surprise: "Why, Agnes, Is ft you? Where In the world have you come from?" A bright-faced glhL with fair hair and Innocent blue fc-es, had rlien quickly and was hastening across the room to meet Sylvia. She was Agnes Creswell, a former school friend of Sylvia’s, and the two had not met for some years. "By the merest chance, Sylvia, Ethel and I heard this very day that you were here. Mr. Prosser told us tho news when he rod* over today to In quire for Mrs. Shenstone. Ethel has been nursing Mrs. Shenstnnee since the cpd of July, you know, and I came last week to spend a few days with Ethel before she leaves." Ethel Creswell was a hospital nurse nnd was Agnes' elder sister. She was country house some ten miles spurrei by a second thought, he paused and looked back at hln wife. Pray excuse me for ten minutes, Sylvia. I have an Important letter to write. It must be ready for the first po»( In the morirtng." He left the room Immediately, closing the door flrmjy behind him. As he passed down tho broad corri dor on his way to tne study he heard a rapid footstep approaching, and Nurse A’ason suddenly emerged from the shadows of the vast hall. "You are the very person I wished to see. Rebecca," Mueller said In a this way and that, as If fearrul of some lurking eavesdropper. "Listen to me. don't make any comments, but attend hat I'm about to say. Every word Is of the utmost Importance, I tell yotf. You don't seem to realize even yet the true meaning of your position here.". He hnd spoken so rapidly, so ear nestly. that he hnd not noticed the breathless words trembling on the woman's Ups. the haggard look of fear In her eyes. ‘Oh, Carl." sho said, "there Is terri ble news. Reginald Braeebridge's child has disappeared." CHAPTER LIX. The Wrecked Airship. When the airship that had been whom she met as a rule a couple of times In th* yenr. School Chums. Ethel Creswell had been one of Syl via's particular friends qt school, rank ing, Indeed, next to Monica Peard, who had also been a . school companion of the two Creswell girls. "I am delighted to seo you, Agnes- But why did not Etbtl come, too?" said Sylvia. "She tvHI not fall to come some dny of next week, Sylvia. As yet Mrs. Shenstone Is not quite well enough to be left for long, nnd Ethel does not want to have her visit here curtailed when she comes. She Is longing to see you again." "The sooner the comes the better, then. Monica Peard ts with me now. Agnes. You must remember her. of course. 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