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fHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. fUBXDAX, ; THjg ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, Pre*ident. Published Every Afternoon. (Ex<y*pt Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At a West ale be roe St., Atlanta, Oe. Subscription Rateet One Tear MfJ Six Months fW One Month J* By Carrier, Per Week -1* Telephones eonneetlnic nil depart ments. Lone dlatenee terminate. Smith A Thompson, adrerttstna rep resentatives for nil territory outside of Oeotjla. If yon hare any tronlile retting TIIB GEORGIAN AND NEWS, telephone the circulation department nnd hare It promptly remedied. Telephones: Bel! 49:7 main; atlantn 4401. It la desirable that all communica tions Intended for publication In TIIH GEORtllaN a.\l) NEWS lie llm'ted to ZOO words In lenitth. It la Iroperatles that they be alitned. os on eetdence of food fnlth. Rejected manuscripts will not be returned uulesa stamps uro sent for the purpose. THE OEOROIAN aND NEWS prints no uoclean or objectionable advertls- Inr. Neither does It prlut whisky or nny liquor ads. OUB PLATFORM: THE OEOBOIAN AND NEWS stands for Atlsuta's own- toy Its own yns and electric light plsnts, as It now owns Its water works Other cities do this nnd get S s as low as 60 cents, wllb a profit the city. This should be done nt once. THE GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS believes that If street railways can be operated successfully by Euruiwan cities, ns they are, there Is no good reason why they can not lie so oper ated here. Hut we do not Isdlere this can he done now, nnd It may lie some years before we #re ready for so big an undertaking. Btlll Atlanta should set Its face In that direction NOW. Tho roar of Atlanta's pennant cheering has reached Augusta. What a tribute to sound! The dark horaes are a little slow In getting Into the race, but we all know where they are. The harvest of Georgia politics Is plenteous and no mnn can any that the reapers are few. Well, at least the Smiths In the team wore outnumbered by the Smiths In the grandstand. The Fan Smiths "paid the freight." Colonel Billy Smith of 1907 Is ellgl Me now. for any office In tho city of Atlanta. And woe be to hit oppo nent The way to make good the farmers' ultimatum for 15-ccnt cotton la for tho Farmers to stand like heroes to their union warehouses, and hold fast to what the Lord has given them. Charleston and Atlanta fly tho pen- Uants of the two Southern Leagues. 'Which would indicate that a slow town can play baseball even as a fast town. Where havo all tho locker Clubs gone to? A month ago applica tions for charter were reported every hour; now not one la heard of.—Augusta Herald. • The locker foil! are beginning to realize what The Georgian has al ways assured them, that they would have to cross mountains on the way to these lockers. Our friends of The Atlanta , Georgian are unable to seo any Impropriety In the weekly papers exchanging advertising tor trans portation with the railroads. A little common sense should be mixed In with these reform meas ures.—Darien Gazette. Common sense Is a capital Ingredi ent for any sort of political com pound. The Atlanta Georgian pays a deserved tribute to the varied ac complishments of Mrs. William Jennings Bryan. She can awlm a mile. Is a capable pedestrian, rides a bicycle with skill, la a fearless horsewoman, and a nota ble houBewire and cook. And yet this lady lacks one accomplish ment possessed by the great ma jority of her sex—she can not out-talk her husband.—Norfolk Pilot. The last clause Is assuming a great deal. The Virginian-Pilot does not know. The presumption of sex Is al together against the Pilot's conclu- •ions. To be accurate about It. Grand Old Texas Is the sweetest, win- aomest dimple to be found on the fair figure of the redheaded earth.—Houston Post. Now, see here, Bailey! This sort of thing Is growing on you danger ously fast If It ever "goes In on you,” you are a goner hopelessly. Hold up a little; drink celery-nerve, sleep more, and dream less. Or, If you must talk like this, come to a country that will Justify such rhapso dies—the well-watered, well-wooded •oil of Georgia might give you scope. WELCOME ATLANTA’S NEW CITY HALL. It rings like a note of genuine progress—the announcement that At lanta is to have a city hall and court house worthy of the first cjty of the South. There are a hundred towns of ^,000 Inhabitants In thp middle west whose court houses would make Atlanta's present structure look anti quated nnd Insignificant. "Fort Worth, Texas, with 10,000 people, has a stately structure that makes our .great Atlanta’s Hall of Justice look like- a country telephone exchange. And Atlanta's repute rests In no small degree upon her public build ings. With Memphis and Birmingham crowding In Impertinent famil iarity upon her pre-eminence In. population—with even Nashville and Richmond presuming to aspire to equality with this unmatched Metrop olis of Dixie—we are always not only safe but serene If we can bring the stranger within our gates to see what we have bullded. Skyscrapers and viaducts—the Equitable, the Century, the Empire, the Prudential, the Fourth National, and the Candler climax at the head of Peachtree—the viaducts from Peters street through Whitehall to Washington—these are our architectural glories, beside which the small houses of our rivals fade into the similitude of thirty cents. JuBt so long ns Atlanta holds this pre-eminence In architecture, the boaster In numbers and in receipts will be confounded, and the Twen tieth Century City will hold Its place first In the respect and admira tion of the country. Our public buildings are a distinct and noble asset of our progress and repute, and with his new half-mllllon-dollar court house, we can laugh our rivals to scorn for a score of years. Other cities may In course of time equal Atlanta In commercial as sets, but none of them will look It, and the rumor will continue to go out to all the earth that Atlanta Is the first city of the South. These are tho general reasons for rejoicing In our stately new pub lic building. The particular and coldly praotlca! reasons of room, of safety, of necessity and of convenience of public business, are sufficient In them selves to Justify the bold, wise announcement of the commissioners of Fulton. But the general reasons fairly make It shine as an expression of public and progressive jiolicy. Welcome the new Hall of Justice for Atlanta. ' Well done, the commissioners of Fulton. THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT FAILING. The Democratic people of this country will follow with unusual In terest, from this time forth, the reports from the sick bed of Grover Clcvclnnd In Now,Jersoy. Tho ox-presldont of the United States has been a badly treated man by his contemporaries and by the most malignant protestants against his theory of politics. Few great mon In any political party have ever been more violently and more unjustly abused. Upon mere suspicion, which has never even approximately been established In proof or in fact, ho has been credited with things that nre disloyal and with other things that are even dishonest In tho generation in which ho lives. And yet The Georgian, without hesitation, makes bold to say that when tho history of these two decades is wrltton, there will bo few figures In It which hold a higher and more honorable place than Orover Cleveland, ex-president of tho United States. As the years go by, the bitterness entailed by the mere Insistent vigor of hla convictions will fade and fall away, and the estimate which history will place upon him will be that of a strong man, a man of danntless courage, a man of res- oluto convictions, a man of bold and definite policy—yea, and by all tho provon records—an Amerlcnn of unimpeachable Integrity. Mr. Cleveland can alford to wait upon tlmo for tho vindication and glory that it is sure to bring, and the Democratic rank and file will re member when unworthy suspicions are forgotten that ho was tho only nmn In forty years that led the Democratic party two times to an Illus trious victory. To those who know him It seems strango and unusual that Mr. Cleveland should be failing In thoso strong and vital qualities of sound digestion which were the glory of his early polltlcn! career. The editor of The Georgian recalls that at a banquet of the Southern Society In New York In 1891, sitting bosldo tho great ex-president, he remarked to him; "Mr. Cleveland, It Is difficult to understand how men called upon to banquot so frequently as you are, and being so constantly a center of BOclal entertainment and of gastronomic temptations, can emerge with nny stomach at tho close of a winter season." And with tho round, full glow of healthful digestion In his tone, Mr. Cleveland responded: "Why, for ten years I have? eaten everything that la put before mo, drank everything that la poured In my glasses, and at the end of a season I have never realized that f had a stomach.” To thoso who heard the comment, there was furnished tho Instant explanation of the wholesomo vigor and courago of the great Democrat's private and public life, and It will bring a sense of personal regret to many of these who henr now that long before he has reached tho ago of physical or menttl decay, the only Democratic president in four decades Is going down into the shadows through an Impaired condition of tho digestive organs which have furnished the steam aud the fuel for his vigorous and aggressive life. Surely, before this great man passes finally from the stage of action, It would bo a timely and a tender thing If many of thoso who have opposed him without reason and accused him without proof, would testify In private and In public places to the respect which he has dura bly won from tho republic that he has loved and served. No private spite and no factious suspicion can disturb the serene and splendid pluco which this great American will enjoy lit history. That placo Is fixed, definite and serene. We only hope that the individ uals who havo protested and are now protesting history, will add a lit tle sunshine to a declining day and send tho only Democratic presi dent of the generation down Into tho last shadows with the consolation of the general confidence and regard of the party that ho and ho alone has twice led to victory. JUSTICE TO FITZGERALD. The people of Fitzgerald are Justly indignant over a communication sent from that great little city,to several ncwspaiiers, including The Georgian, and apparently responsibly signed by one H. Wllllere. The article gave a lugubrious picture of the alleged damage about to be wrought to Fitzgerald's prosperity by several pending lawaults, and waa calculated to retard the repute and progress of the town. In the absence of the news editor of The Georgian, the name signed was supposed to be that of our regular and always reliable correspond ent at Fitzgerald, and waa Inserted under this Impression. The Georgian heartily Joins the Fitzgerald and Ocllla and other papers In the strongest condemnation of the Winters effort at deprecia tion and nt the method used to further It. It la to say the least a small spirit that would give unnecessary publicity to conditions calculated to Injure the community In which one lives, and we can well Imagine that only a sincere and demon strated repentance could restore such a citizen to popular esteem. Fitzgerald !s one of the towns of which Georgia Is genuinely proud. Its origin. Its cosmopolitan population, its growth, its public spirit, ami Its splendid suggestions of a reunited country make it unique and Idea! among the municipalities of the state. And we are glad to hear and to repeat from responalble sources that Fitzgeralu la atill in the unbroken line of the progress, prosperity, and happlneas which are a part of this great era of good things. Growth and Progress of the New South The Goorglai) here record* each day tome economic fact lu reference to the onward progress of the South. BY JOSEPH B. LIVELY A company to bo known as the Birmingham and Gulf Railway and Navigation Company will lie organized within the next fewdays In New York to take over Invest something like the nropertloa of the Tidewater Development Company. The eonipnny haa been financed and will. It la stated, 111,000,0'") ID Ita contemplated development work In Alabama. J. m. Dcwucrry, oi Birmingham. Ala.. Is afthe head of the company and haa been In New Jorl eev- eral mouths Interesting wealthy capitalists In the enterprise, t Eugene hnslen, of Birmingham, la alao Itrgv-ly Interested nnd will attend tne New York meeting, kl step In The Urat practical the matter waa taken at Tuacalooaa, Ala.. August SI, property la regarded an a highly valuable unit for the southern end of the pro- imsed railroad .which the new corporation la to Imlld from Gsdaden to Tuicalooau. Ten mllea of the Tuacalooaa Belt lint from Tuacalooaa to Holt, where la located the furnace of the Central Irou Company, will he nacd aa a portion of the main Hue of the new electric railway. The property aeqnlred at Tuacalooaa alao Include* 600 feet of water front Warylar river, 100 or more lots, valuable terminal facllltlea, etc. All the per: survey* for the new railroad hare been completed and It 1* stated that wo on the imrnmuent work wlU Iwgln In n very abort time. The main line will paaa through North Birmingham, and an elbow will be run directly through the city along Fifth aroirae. The company will alao erect ware house* and the neceaanry tetmlnaln near Blrmlughnm for the bundling of freight. The main line will also touch nt Eusley, Bessemer and East Luke. The permanent aurrey* bare l>eeu completed In the project and Ilttlo remain* to be done now before ground will be actually* broken.—Chattanooga Tradesman. AS TO COMMUNION WINE. Tc tho Editor of The Georgian: There la such a thing as covering up the truth with many words, and this la what Mr. William L. LeConte haa done In hla dlacuaaion of wine for the com munion aervlce. He closes his article with the assertion “that no one has feund In the Bible any passage where wine la spoken of as being used at the Lord’s supper.” He says The cup was blessed and passed around, but no where la wine, or the fermented juice of tho vine specified.'' If he will read what the Apostle says In the 11th chapter of 1st Corinthians, he will learn that the wine used In the Lord's supper then was not, as he con. tends, the unfermentod Juice of the grape, but wine that produced Intoxi cation. This great apostle denounces the Corinthians for their abuse of wine In their communion service, and says: “One Is hungry and another Is drunk en.” Whoever heard of any one being drunken on the unfermented juice of the grape? Mr. LeConte will have to revise his communication, and by the pardon of an intelligent public. If he contends that he Is right, then I refer him to the original word, translated drunken. It H derived from the Greek term methuo, which means “to be drunk on wine,” "to be intoxicated on wine." The same term Is used by the Savior In Matthew 24:49 and in many other places In the Bible. The Greek word translated wine Is olnos. This word olnos means “wine, which Inflamey and Intoxicates.” This olnos Is the word used In John 2:3. When they wanted wine (olnos) the mother of Jesus salth unto him, they have no wine." This word Is us«d throughout the Scripture and It never means the un fermented grape Juice. Those who can't examine Into, the original can ex amine Into what Mr. Webster says of the word In Its classical significance. Of the ordinance Itself, he says: "The bread and wine In the Lord's supper ure symbols of the body and blood of Christ." But Mr. LeConte says that "wine is ARMY-NAVY ORDERS —AND— MOVEMENTS OP VESSELS Washington, Kept. 17.—Colonel Edgar D. Robertson. Ninth Infantry, before retiring ImMini, Washington barracks, for elnmlqa Major Eller/ D. Preston, assistant lm tor-general, 'Michigan National Guard garrison school. Port Wayne. Ind. First Lieutenant David D. Downing. First Infantry, Michigan National Guard, to gar rison school. Fort Wnyne. Major Edwin P. Brewer, Seventh cavalry, report to depot quartermaster, New York MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS Arrived— September 14: Hannibal nnd Sterling at Cape Cod Bay, Hopkins Hull. Htewnrt, Whipple, Lawrence nnd Worden at Newport, Charleston and Perry at f ‘ tie. September 26: - Htrnngham, Hubi Thornton, Delong and Stockton at Newi Choctaw at Norfolk. Uncaa at Boston, ami at Mahe, Heycheles. Hailed—Htfptembor 13: Prairie, from New port for Charleston, 8. C. September 14: Hopkins, Hull, Stewart, Whipple, Law- e. Worden, Strnngham, Stabrick, Thorn- Deloug and Stockton, from Cape Cod for Newport: Choctaw, from Washing- for Norfolk: Charleston and Perry, from nerton tor Seattle. September 15: P and Charleston, from Seattle for More __ land via Port Angeles; Uncaa, from Cape Cod Bay for Boston. Baglcy, detached torpedo flotilla Septem ber 14, at navy yard at Norfolk, placed in full commission; proceed to naval academy. Talbot, placed in reserve nt navy yard Sep tember 4, and assigned to reserve torpedo ABOUT TEXAS. (From The Tennessean.) For Tennessee*uns: Speaking of The Houston Post's silly boasts of the superiority of the *t!ry aud thirsty land'* which It Inhabits, n gentle- who lives near Nashville tells the fol- on business. The train vhlch ho was of that arid land, ho went first Into the bar, and, seeing a small glass of mint on the counter, ordered n Julep. In a few in annn 0 ,.n„n moments the bartender placed before him " deeootton Which might have imaactl for the Lords supper, that It fa the cup, the mummy of a real Tennessee Julep. tntemperataly will Justify thereby. He has the fear of n disciple. Hoes -he not know that onn way to Injure the cause of temperance Is to try to cover up the truth? Does he not know that some enemy will be smart enough to uncover It to the in Jury of the cause? There Is nothing that hurts tho cause of truth like In consistency or Ignorance, or dishonesty, The best way to defend the truth Is to ccvot the fullest Investigation and tell It all, and the best way to Injure the enuse of temperance la to be inconslat. ent or dishonest In keeping bnck that mrt of the truth which tho Illiterate ook up na dangerous. Yes, Mr. Le Conte, It la wine nnd It Is ridiculous and dangerous for you or any one to evade or deny It In the light of Scripture. IL C. FINNEL. Luwndcavlllc, S. C. 'the fruit of the vine. 1 What an evasion! He seems afraid that the truth will aufTer If he should a1 '' do the nioat good' WIth "a alxhthit ibrej that it la wine, but those Who tise-Jt should he good people who are compelled The Tennessean tasted It, looked tho few COMMUNION WINE. To tho Editor of The Georgian: I see by the paper* that Georgia's strict prohibition laws will cause some trouble with tha churches In getting Ine for communion. Why not adopt the Florida plan of using pure grape juice? Indeed, a pure grape juice la the only wine used by many churches throughout the United States. Wher ever one goes In Florida he sees grape arbors, and every family makes a little wine for home use, the ladles of the family attending to It, Just as they do to putting tip jellies and preserves for their own uao. Nearly all the churches of different denominations use this wine. Attempts have been made to keep the Juice without fermenting It, but It seems Impossible. The beat way la to make a Jelly, put In small glosses nnd when needed for use, mix with wa- r. Then you get tho pure grape Juice. FLORIDA. Lake City, Fla. A MONUMENT TO L0NG3TREET. To the Editor of The Georgian: Give honor to whom honor Is due. Georgia, give General Longitreet the honor due him by erecting a monument him on the capitol grounds In the corner opposite the Gordon monument. That grand old lieutenant general ould Took mighty line to thousands t Georgians. Alabamans and South 'arolln&ns who followed him oh many hard-fought Held. The writer waa not a member of his corps, but well does he remember the morning of the 5th of May, 1S64. when A. P. Hill’s corps wag being doubled hack toward the Rapldan by Grant's hole army. Longstreet. coming down ft cm Gordonavllle. hurled hla legions against Grant's left and never faltered until the left wing of Grant's army had been driven at leaat two mile*. Hav ing been so badly bandied, the Yanks failed to renew the attack. The Hills have been honored by their states, Virginia and South Carolina; will not Georgia honor Longstreet, the "old war horse of the army?" In hon oring General Longstreet you honor Georgia. He was one of the best corp:. commanders In the army of Northern Virginia, and a general of whom we need not be ashamed. Who will take tho lead? What did McClellan find at Williams -burg? A Longstreet, 'Indeed, and nothing shorter. It put him In the dumps that sptule* were not trutr.pa. And the Hills he couldn't level as be ought to. JOHN M. HOOD, First Sergeant f*>. B, First Regiment South Carolina Volunteers. Papers please copy. V7 IUIT IIIIUCIIIIFI—fU, Juft as he was about to consign the changp to his pocket, he noticed that he hnd only reoelred 12.50—two one dollar hills ami Arc dimes. Ho waa familiar wl._ price* In the lame Star one drink seemed a little steep, even In Texas, so he mldly remarked to the gent of the white apron: "Mr friends, wasn't that a live I gave yon ) "Yea, sir," came the prompt response. "well, for the love of heaven, you dou't menn to any you charge $2.60 for u drink, do you?" "Ob, no sir; not at all. The drink was only .25 rents; but you ace you've gono anil uaed up the whole d—d mint crop uf Tex as." And that's why we never order a Julep In Texas. ' IS BRYAN FOR PROHIBITION? The Atlanta Georgian wonders If It bo true that Bryan Is coming out for prohibition—a tense question In Geor gia—and If he will seek a nomination from the Prohibition party. The Geor gian does not long for Bryan and pro hibition, but It Is fair-minded and honorable, and says that prohibition, added to Bryan's assorted cargo of fads, would not hurt his chances of election. It may be added that nothing that he can now say or do will materially In jure those chances. They wouldn't be hurt If they were demolished.—Har per’s Weekly. / What Georgia's New Law Means. (From The New York Tribune.) The new prohibition law of Georgia Is a protest not only against the vice of Intoxication, but also against the eco nomic crime of shlftlessneas and Inefll. clency. MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO. Corner Alabama and Broad Streets. Capital .... . . . $200,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits . $600,000.00 Commercial Accounts Invited 4% Compound Interest Is Paid In Our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure SYNOPSIS. Frank (the hero) and Reginald Brncchrldgc (cousins) meet Mme. Vera Slavlnsky, a beautiful woman, ut Saratoga. Shi* fa at tacked by a foreigner (I)r. Carl Mueller), the latter demanding that sbo surrender to him ••* bit of paper aud a atone." He the missing fragment and — ‘hen la the hotel. _. .a given n pnekope with perralslaon to open It when be thinks the rfgbt time baa come. A telegram an nounces the sudden deatb of Iteglnald's father. Frank Is made executor of the es tate. Reginald Is charged with forgery, and calls upon Frans to save him from arrest. A maid rushes Into the room and tell* Reg inald hla wife Is dead and that he I* charg ed with her murder. Frank and Reginald leave tbe bouse by a secret passago and reach tbe Oracebrfdge country home oa Long Island. They embark In an alrahlp. Reginald Is tent to France. Frank learns of a judge In Ohio, la brought Into tho atorjr. Or. Mueller falls In love with her. lie aeema to know her brother, a painter, who reside* abroad. Bylvln, l)r. Mueller and a girl friend visit ‘"The Hollow," an old bouse, laid to be haunted, Raymond Thurston return* home unex pectedly nnd la greeted by Ills slater during the temporary Absence of her llanco. Sylvia apil her brother go for a walk id meet Basil, who qunrrels with Ray mond. The following morning Ruth Pritchard Is found In the woods near the Thurston home, unconscious. When she recover* conscious- A POEM OF PROTEST. To the Editor of The Georgian: - The following lines are submitted, with apologies to all of the poets, anent the exceedingly disturbing noise made by the city dump carts as they go In and out Mitchell street to and from their barn, with the .request that you give them space, this being about the only effort at relief that suggests Itself: 12 Midnight. Have you ever been awakened at mid night by the clock, By the rumbling of the thunder or a cyclone on "the rock?” Have your dreams been rudely shat tered by ten engines "poppingq>ff, H 'Or your peaceful slumber broken when the kids have whooping cough? If you have, then, gentle reader, punch your ribs with joyous glee, For certainly these are picnics to the unearthly melee. That disturbs you, wakes you, keeps you wake, with not a sound to warn When tbe city dump carts Make their way Out Mitchell to the barn. S a. m. Were you sleeping very soundly at the breaking of the dawn. When Gabriel couldn't wake you with the tooting of hit horn? With the dream of yet two hours more of sweet, refreshing sleep, And not even a mosquito's song to mar your slumber sweet?. Then congratulate your nlblets. for Fate sure must cherish you. And the guardian angel watches, look ing to yoar weal for true; For there's no relieving, no escaping, no redemptlo , from the sound Of the city dump carts' rumbling When they shoot out From the barn. A SUFFERER. Atlanta, Ga. . C* WlUt l vi of hesltL. scene, nnd It develops that sbo nnd Dr. Mueller are greater the surface. Nurse Mason tells Dr. Mueller that she baa the heir to the Brnccbrlclgo fortune snfc nml bidden. 8/lvla goes to Florida nnd re turns greatly benefited In henltli. Mueller pleads with her to marry him In June. Mueller nnd Sylvia nre married la New York. Rose Thuraton admits she told a falsehood to shield Buell from suspicion of having murdered Raymond. Sylvia endonvora to get rid of Nurse Ma in, Init Mueller declnres she ran not be dlamlsxeil. Mueller, on hla way to tbe station to take train for Rulfalo, bears that Basil Tburaton haa been found. CHAPTER LXIII.—Concluded. The four companions spent a quiet day roaming through the park and climbing the bluffs by the lake, but on the next day—Friday—the rain fell In torrents, and there was no chance of getting out of doors. Perhaps on ac count of the violence of the weather Carl MUeller did not return that day to The Hollow. There was no letter from him on Saturday and Sylvia was be ginning to feel puzzled and piqued. By that day’s post Ethel received a communication from the hospital to which she was attached, and as she read It she glanced nt Sylvia. "I am sorry to say that I shall have to be off tomorrow, nt latest, Sylvia. I partially anticipated this recall to duty. I shall be disappointed If I do not meet your husband before I go." A New 8urpHss. "I will wire to him today. Ethel, I'm certain he will strain a point If neces sary, and come back at once. But must you really go tomorrow? I am so sor ry.” "So am I. But those who arc bound must obey, dear. There Is no help for It.” Sylvia accordingly sent a telegram to Mueller. "Ethel leaving Sunday. Come if pos. slble today." Her husband's prolonged absence and his silence for the past few days vaguely mystified Sylvia. She could not but consider that he had paid a very bad compliment to her old friends In thus prolonging his stay during tholr sojourn at The Hollow. Surely he could have run over. If he had wished, for part of a day at least. Sylvia's feelings heightened to posi tive Indignation when. In reply to her telegram, she received the following wire: •'Extremely aorry, but ean not posaP bly return for a few days longer. Make my apologies to Mias Creswell. Hope to aee her next time she comes to The Hollow." "How very extraordinary!" Sylvia thought, aa she read this message again and again. "It Is quite evident from this that he does not wish to meet Ethel. But why?" She hesltnted as to showing the tele gram to her friend, but Ethel entered the room while Sylvia was still holding the paper, and there was nothing for It but to tell the girl the purport of the telegram at least. “Dear me I This Is too bad—but I may be In this neighborhood soon again, Sylvia.” Ethel said, thus lightly passing the matter off. "I really must go tomorrow." "I have too great a regard for you to aak you to stay longer, dear, In the face of this telegram!" Sylvia said, with a heightened color. But, she added, a moment later! "Still, until I aee Carl I can not really understand hla absence. There may have been some pressing necessity for hts prolonged stay." CHAPTER LXIV. A Reconnoiter. About 5 o'clock on Monday noon the westbound train cmLi f er * the station at ClcvcIand and CaH MucV' ler stepped out of a rl Mue! - touched a passing porter, on fheThoul'- check reom,%» S It shall be sent for this evening “ have uSticTS? ,n ,he haiid, “ hen C walked* n rap!d|y h o Ut P °f*tji “ station. But he must have sudS.n v changed his mind as to the people he had expressed his Intention of seeing In ten minutes later he was walking quickly away from Cleveland glancing back cautiously now and then as though he feared pursuit ’ When about a mile from the town Mueller arrived at a point whence a narrow, rugged by-road thoroughfare branched away from the main thor oughfare, climbing (WBteep ascent In the direction of the lake, nnd disap pearing over the rugged brow of tho "One cun not be too cautious when ,: v ?f ,he "^ t0 e,ca pe observation!” Mueller said to himself as he hastily left the main road and struck Into tho rugged lane. "This will be a long way round, certainly—but it may be 'the shortest way Dome.' for all that. It will take me to the least frequented side of Tho Hollow park, and I can approach tho back of the house by a circuitous routs and reconnoiter a bit before r make my presence known. Hv some Internal mischance or other that girl may still be at Tho Hollow, and I have no wish to walk straight Into a trap - He breathed a sigh of relief as he reached the top of the hill nnd began to descend the narrow lane. From this point of the road a glorious lake view- burst upon the sight, and Mueller re laxed his rapid pace and removed his soft felt hat, so ns to allow the bracing wind from the lake to play upon his throbbing temples. Nearer and nearer he drew to the lake shore, nnd nt Inst ho arrived at the wall which at this side formed the boundaries of the rambling grounds of The Hollow. In some places this wall hnd fallen nnd great gaps nnd Assures were visi ble here nnd there. Through one of these yawning breaches. Mueller pres ently entered the grounds and walked still more slowly over the rolling ground and In and out between the trees. By this time tho sun was low In the west, and long, level shafts of crimson tlment which heightened when Ethel became acquainted with rattle, one day that Miss Trenerry and herself had light quivered across the slopes and uplands, casting huge shadows of tho trees across the sward and glorifying everything In Its transitory splendor. "I shall approach the house through the wooded walk," Mueller decided. ”1 shall strike Into the bypath at the head of the walk and thus get round to the servants' quarters and make In quiries." About a quarter of an hour Inter his path led him down to the edge of the walk, and he glanced round him warily, pausing for a moment or two ere he ad vanced further. This solitary spot seemed to he full of the wild sunset glow that quivered brightly amid the thinning foliage of the trees and fell In dappled lights and shadows upon the mossy sward be neath. A wistful wind rose nnd fell nmfd the matted branches; the crisp leaves rus tled dreamily, now qnd then parting with one of their golden members, which floated softly earthward, to swell the withered heaps around the great gnarled trunks. The measured beat of the waves on the bench fell on Mueller's ear as In still hesitated—why, he hardly could tell—to advance further. Had he heard a faint sound as of a footstep ap proaching In the distance, or was It hut the rustic of the October wind in tin withered leaves? He hnd paused In the shadow of a great heechtree, but now, hesitating n" longer, he emerged from his place of ambush and went rapidly down the sloping bank Into the walk. 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