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6 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. rnrnsriAT, ormnnR i«. tsm. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sun*"?) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At :S West Alabama Bt.. Atlanta. Ga. Subscription Rates: 2>n# Tear Sfx Months Tbra* Months »•* *W Month •«* Hy Carrier. Per Week 10 Telephones ronnectln* all depart* menls Long distance terminal*. Smith ft Thompson, ndrertlsins rep resentatives for nil territory outside of Gennla. Phlcaro Office ...... Tribune Bulldln* Now York Office Hritoswlek Blrtf. If yon b.r. *>,» trouble getting TUB •IF.OROIAN AND NEWS, telephone lb. clrctihtlon depsrtmrnt amt b»r. It promptly remedied. Tolepbooeo. Roll 4K7 main; Atlanta 4401. Bithirrlltar. desiring Ih.lr Oenrglnn ritaeoiitlliilrd mint notify tbl. office oil the tin to of expiration: otherwise. It will ho continued nt lb. refills r mib. wrlpilon rate, until notice to »lop II received. In order!n. ■ cb.utie of nddre.e, please five the old ft. well a> the new address. fOO word. In length. THE GEOlKIMN AND NRWS print. do unclean or el.1eetloo.hle advert!.- la*. Neither doe. It print wbl.ky or uuy liquor ads. OUlt PLATFORM: TUB (1EOUOIAN AND NEWS .land, for Atlanta'# own. lag It. own ga. and electric light plant., a. It now own* It. w.ier work.. Other eltle. do thl. and get ga. e. low .. <9 cent*, with a prodt to the city, Tbl. «h..:dd he done.t once. THE OF.OHOU.4 AND NEWS hellere. that If .treat railway, can be operated .neceeafully by European eltle.. a. they .re, there I. no food renann why they ran not l>e «o oper ated here. But we Jo not believe tbl. ran he done now,.and It may be tome year. Itefote we ere ready for .o big Tolstoi ftj-« he can not aatlify pe titions for charity. Of course not; his business Is to create the demand. Charles Dana Olbson classifies the American girl Into nine varieties—one of which he drawf. The Paris Matin declares that the Frenchman Is the “Pearl of Hus bands." But not a flawless pearl, dear Matin. Ask Anna Gould. Some women are very extravagant. They pay a big price for a husband and then cast him aside In a few years. According to the latest Investiga tions, George-Washington learned a whole lot after that cherry tree epi sode. Owing about ten million dollars which he can not pay, the Sultan of Morocco la ready for a Holy war— whatever that Is. The wife of Sculptor Xelhaus, of New York, left home, carrying with her all the houaebold furniture. All she gave him was the “marble heart." Another Browning play la to be tried out In New York this winter de spite the way Ptppa passed last sea son. The humorist who started that story about the Pittsburg girt taking a drink of Ink In mfttake for milk. Is guilty of a smutty Joke and The Dis patch should tell him so. • - United States Treasurer Treat an nounces that, In spite of everything he can do, he can not make enough small bills to keep pace with the de mand. So many of us are In Mr. Treat's predicament. Mrs. Emma E. D. N. Southworth was once a school teacher and among her pupils was Admiral R. D. Evans. But It would be unjust to bring that up against Admiral Bob. at this late day. Eleanor Glyn. the golden-haired writer of English romances, has ar rived In' the 'United 8tatei for the avowed purpose of studying the American gentleman. When she has mastered the mystery, she should be able to write an interesting tale. The captain of the Kron Prlnz, of the North German Lloyd steamship line, la going to give up sea-faring be cause he was warned by Heaven to do to, through the medium of hla ship’s colliding with an Iceberg. So -striking ft message couldn't fall to make an Impression. Dr. James H. Ely, director of the summer gospel tent campaign In New York, baa Issued a call for one thou sand missionaries in that city. Some of the missionaries to China who have '-eeb having an easy time might come "vc-r now and do some real hard mis sion work. DR. WILMSR’S STAB AT THE BIBLE! It Is a matter of regret to the Christian people of Atlanta, regard less of dominations! line*, that Dr. C. B. Wilmer should have voiced at the Richmond Episcopal convention view* so entirely out of sympathy with the spirit of religion In this city and state, and so eminently calcu lated to unsettle the mind and disturb the faith of the Christian youth of this generation. Dr. Wilmer has the right to entertain his own views. It la a liberty guaranteed him by the constitution of the United States and never protested In the civilization In which we live* With his Indl* vicinal opinions the public has nothing to do. But we do not hesitate to say that the community Is vitally interest ed when a minister of a Christian church and representing in part a Christian and orthodox community should stand up In the presence of a great congregation and enter his protest against the Book upon which the Christian faith Is founded and to tear down the volume which Is the con stitution and the law of Christianity In our day. In so far as Dr. Wllmer's skeptical view of the Bible touches himself. It Is none of our business; but when he stands In an official light repre senting. In name at least, the orthodox Christianity of the city In which we live. The Georgian feels that It has abundant right to express not only regret but a measure of Indignation that an expression so heretical and a doctrine so dangerous should have been turned loose upon the growing thought and the developing Christian life of the community In which we live and for which, In part, It Is our duty to speak. If Dr. Wilmer entertalnB the views that he expresses It Is a serious question whether he represents any longer the great denomination of which he Is an ordained priest and minister. If his view that “the Bible Is the most prolific source of Infidelity In the world” Is the view of the Episcopal Church, It makes that denomination a distinctive sect of a dif ferent type from that which we have been accustomed to hold It during all these years that are past. If It does not represent—and we don't believe that It does—the sen timent of the great Episcopal Church, then It ought to be a mixed matter betwoen the conscience of the priest and the Christian policy of the de nomination whether Dr. Wllmer's view of the Bible should be Indorsed by bis continuing association with the great denomination In Georgia of which Bishop Beckwith and Bishop Nelson have so long been shining and orthodox exemplars. We are fully persuaded that the single sentiment quoted from Dr. Wilmer before the Episcopal convention In Richmond will be In Itself “a more prolific source of Infidelity” and skepticism than his pulpit utter ances for tho next year will be productive of faith In God and In ad herence to a Christian life. In the opinion of The Georgian (and we do not state It unkindly), thp clergyman has done more damage In a single sentence to the creed he professes to uphold than he can do It good In the next twelve months of his ministry. This Is a Christian civilization and Georgia Is an orthodox and Chris tian state. Whatever Individual expressions of Infidelity and skepticism may be made manifest from time to time, the great bulk of this people. In all the great denominations. Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Epis copalian and the rest, are orthodox and reverent people, and It Is In behalf of these whose faith Is challenged, and whose reverence Is offended and whose children are tempted to skepticism by Mr. Wllmer's remarks, that The Georgian expresses Its profound regret at the utter ance and the profound hope that It will be promptly and definitely pro tested by the great Christian denomination for which Dr. Wilmer stands In Georgia. TESTIMONY ON THE TWO-OENT FARE. Two or three days ago The Georgian submitted some figures taken from the official statistics of other states as to the effect of the two-cent fare upon the railroads In different sections of the country. It was shown that In Missouri under the operation of thlB law the receipts at the Kansas City union depot had Increased 12,000 a month under the two-cent fare, cad that the same proportionate Increase was re corded In the union depot In St. Louis. The experience of the New York Central, of the Erie railroad and of other roads of Illinois also confirmed the Justice and equity of the two- cent fare. Here are several other- illustrations bearing upon the same general point and offered not In any arbitrary argument but simply as testi mony bearing upon tho general proposition which rests upon the present careful Investigation of railroad commissions In the several states. Here, for Instance. Is President Charles S. Mellln, of the New York Central. New Haven and Hartford railroad, who officially declares In his annual report that the two-cent passenger rate has proved a paying propo sition and that under Its oiteration the gross earnings of the New Haven road have Increased flvo per cent. The New York Central railway has also found the two-cent rate, voluntarily adopted, Immensely profitable and the Erie railway reports an Increase In passengers carried of 1,383,701, due, as the officials of that road admit, to tho reduction of Its commutation rate to the two-cent |M>tnt or lower. The Georgian Is not pressing this proposition arbitrarily upon the commission, but simply as a cttlscn interested In the general proposition, and as representative In part of the popular Interests, offering such tes timony as may be germane to the general theory of reduction. We do not forget that the final decision of this matter must be due at last to the careful and accurate Investigation which the railroad com mission will make Into the receipts and disbursements of the several railroad corporations of tho state. As a resultant of those Investigations we take It for granted that the commission will prescribe the rate which Is due both to the Interests of the people and to the essential welfare of the corporation. If the commissioners should find It advisable they might prescribe cither a two-cent rate or a two and a half cent rate of general application throughout the Georgia territory, and wo feel sure that In this matter the commission will do that which Is right and Just to all parties without the impulse of demagogy or the coercion of capital upon their decision. Of one thing we feel reasonably sure, that the commission will de cide that under any circumstances that portion of tho traveling public which gives wholesome patronage to the great corporations ought to have an especial consideration—that the purchase of the commodity of transportation ought to follow tho princlplo which governs the purchas ing power In other lines, and that things bought by wholesale ought to be cheaper than commodities bought by retail—and that under these cir cumstances people who travel 1.004 or 2,000 miles ought to be able to buy this transportation by wholesale cheaper than the retail traveler who compasses only 50 or 100 or 200'miles. We have absolute faith In the fairness; the Intelligence and the equity of the commission, and we feel sure that the railroads can do nothing better than to submit their claims with equal confidence to this same dignified and Impartial tribunal. , ENTER THE GEORGIA STATE FAIR. The Georgian happens to know that there has been diligent and able work expended upon the excellency of the Georgia State Fair. As the doors swung wide on Thursday It was with a feeling of satis faction and even of pride that the directors faced the work of thetr hands and felt the Just approval which the public would accord them. The directors challenge observation to the facta, that there are more agricultural exhibits on hand that a State Fair has ever seen; that the machinery exhibit surpasses all Georgia precedents; that the live stock and poultry will rank as the greatest; that the Woman's building Is the completest, and the midway the maddest and merriest Blnce 1893. The special attractions of the Fair and the special days Include the Incomparable “all-day singing" of the Georgia folk from the counties, and the two great political days In which we are to have with ua the ever-popular and universally known Bryan, and the gallant and chival rous Chanler, half Southern and half Northern, and himself a dashing candidate for the presidency. Frankly and without mere local pride of assertion the Georgia State Fair of 1907 is worthy of the patronage of the state which we Invoke to its support. And Atlantans, with hospitality unwearied by three great conven-. tlona. Is ready to play host to Georgia and bid Its welcome to our Geor gia Fair. Growth and Progress of the New South the onward progress of the South, BY JOSEPH B. LIVELY • Thf» Boutb po«R«*Nrie8 more with whkh to awaken admiration and Inspiration In other*, as well iih to stimulate enterprise and activity ou the part of (t* own peo ple, Rnys the Chattanooga Trudesmau, than can be found elsewnefe on the face of the globe. lu the Interest of minute accuracy this statement mar be qualified or limited to products and possibilities that are attached to or derived from the cultivation of the tlcal point of view, and then try to analyse thPlr value and status In the economy of life. Among these tnnv be named cotton, sugar, rice, melon*, goober pea*, Iler- muda onion, pecans, l>errfo* nud various fruit* whose maturity here gives them practically a monopolistic value to the South In their conaumptlon by the people of the United State*. Few are aware of the fact that the once despised goolter pea brings annually to those who raise it In the South the sum of $l5,0oo.W)0, while the Bermuda onion by reason of the superiority of our domestic cultivation of It. has displaced tho Im ported article and brings a similar sum to one state alone—Texas. Then, again, by reason of their superior quality and earlier maturing, the South lias n monopoly In watermelons, nml these are claimed to have an annual value to those who rolae them of 175,000.00. There Is one county In Florida that cultivates tobacco under sbnde. and this Is said to be almost a mint In valife, the returns be ing from $350 to $750 per acre. < The sugar and molasses crops of the South are likewise almost without a rival from outside sources with annual money value to their producers of $75,000,000. The domestic yield of rice has likewise almost totally dllplaced the foreign product, nud the annual value of this with cotton approximates three-fourths of Ond Vt? <Io,,ar ** (here Is not ••Inspiration” In these facts, where can one go to ft must be borne In mind that we are not considering other prodnets of the soil which are common to other countries, all of which, however, can be produced In the South with greater ease and less labor and expense than elsewhere. It wna In the Routh that the greatest yield of corn per acre was produced that was ever raised In this country: neither are wn considering the marvelous progress that has been made In manufacturing In which this section holds *o proud a record, but wo are taking only those products In which the South has n ninetlmil monopoly, for It Is these that are sufficient of themselves to endow a nation with untold wealth. The Bracebridge . .. Diamonds.. . A c "Chitling Story of Mystery and Adventure. A Song From the Canebrakes By JAMES J. MONTAGUE. A bruised and bleeding bruin lay dying In his den, While the canebrake rang around him with the yelps of dogs and men. And as his cubs foregathered to catch his parting word, He feebly moved his fevered Jaws, and this Is what they heard: ‘‘A half a peck of bullets are ballasting my head. Along my spine, O children mine, are ninety pounds of lead; But no black market hunter, or white of low degree Laid low your Uncle Dudley—the President ihot mef "He let the trusts escape him; he lost h!> deadly grip Upon the nature fakers' throat to come to Mlsslsslp, And public business waited the while he patiently Sought out the chance to take the shot that did the work for me. Oh, I'm tho chestlest, proudest bear that ever roamed the globe, For this is one big job he's done for which he won't blame Loebl How high my heart was beating as I tumbled from the tree To think how I was honored when the President shot jne! "To bears that roam the canebrake death cometh soon or late; Some get snarled up In dead-falls, a mean and sordid fate; Some rifle sugar houses beneath the waning moon And fall afoul a shotgun of some too wakeful coon. But I was bom to glory, from the vulgar set apart— The patron saint of Teddy bears has hashed my head and heart. Go forth, my cubs, to greatness—you may be lucky, tool Make haste, and Mr. Roosevelt will lo the same for you!" WORDS OF WARNING. To the Editor of The Georgian: We will soon have prohibition In force, and I would like to sound an alarm. Hers In tills place there Is a dear old lady—not one of the old regime, bat an up-to-date, lovely, white-balred mother aud grandmoth er—who has raised a largo family, five sons and two daughters. The whole family are dominated by the radther, who Is very strong character, and with only two exceptions, whatever mother says Is right, and ill who do not tbluk as she thinks are wrong nnd narrow. Now to the point: This dear old lady, a pillar In one of our most Influential churches, serves beer nnd wine, not only to her. own boys, bbt to the friends who visit at her home. On her sideboard Is wine, qtid while I have never seen whisky only In egg-nog. I knoW It Is kept, and the Inmntes of the home have free access to It all, - * Prohibition will not affect thorn, as they are able to hny In such quantities ns to be able to keep It. One of the daughters Is n beautiful, gentle girl, unlike her mother or sister. Khc has a very dear friend, a young man who, perhaps, hones to be more than n friend. Rbe begs mother not to give John anything to drink. Her mother said: "You are prudish; where did you get It? If John does not want It, he Is man enough to say bo—If not, you had heat let him go at once. You need not drink with The daughter's answer wi “Yes, I must, for the one time I refused the whole tabic was Informed that *Knte Is not drinking tonight. Wants John to think she Is so good.' " Now, If this dear old mother conhl know as mneh about her boys as her .rlends do. a few facts from my or, a fine man, died at the age of ftecnusc when about seventeen years of nge he fell In with a young man whose moth er served all such things on her table, lie was there a great deal, and was soon a slave to drink. Agnlu. my own husband shortened hi* life by twenty years ns the result of too much beer nnd whisky. On bis denth-lwd. he begged me never to serve it *u nuy wny to onr children, ne reil- laod when too In hlui. Again, n you„„ _ „—_ physician, eanie to spend the holidays with my father's family. He had nevar tasted whisky In bis life. We went out n great deni, and, ns usual, nt Christmas time, wine au*l egg-nog flowed freely. One night, he* said: "I nm glad f.niu going home, ns visit to my aunt's, this boy came home In toxicated. He confessed to me that he Just had to have It; that the desire had become so strong that he could not resist It since that fatal two weeks. Ills life hns weeu n wreck for many year*. Now. the matter Is thla: If we could only realise what we may be leading others Into when we offer to others what seems say: "ii you arms, .von uiusi urm* If you must have It, bring It borne; but do not expect us to drink with you.’’ . God help us to save our l>oy* and girls’. Our girl* need protection Just ns much as our boys. And girls, let me tell you some thing . right here: I hnd brothers, and I eral times; If you are Arm. they love and nd. nilre you. !r yon yield, they may alwnya treat you with the greatest respect, but down tu their heart* you have fallen several degrees. I would rnther In* thought prudish by right-thinking men than to be consid ered a “good fellow” by men who never marry among the girls who bear the name of a “good fellow.” or If they do. nine times out of ten, It means disaster to on**—perhaps to both. ANONYMOUS. THE LAW OF CONSENT. To the Editor of The Gcorglau: In looking over your pnner of October 5, noticed a communication from K. .C„ of its l»oasted chivalry nnd civilisation, that n law so infamous a® this law of con sent should disgrace onr statute books so long? I have never been a pronounced female suffragrlst. but don't you think that of women lind the right of the ballot that law would have been long ago relegated to the dark ages, or to come benighted country, where there arc no churches, no preachers, nor even any temperance leetnr- Rut many of these poor chlblreu art driven by dire necessity to battle with the world and all -of Its temptations with out the restraining Influences of a good In Its power to protect It* children—me future men nml women of the common wealth. May an angel touch with a lire c«»at from the altar tlx* lip* of some future cg'sJafor who u1fl drive this obnoxious ARMY=NAVY ORDERS —AND— MOVEMENTS OP VESSELS Army Orders. Washington, Oct. 9.—First Lieutenant Rrntnerd Taylor, const artillery corps, from Ninety-first company to unnsslgued list, Jnckson Barracks. First Lieutenant Hart man L. Butler, unasslgned, to Ninety-first company, coast artllcry .corps. Major George I>. Beshon, surgeon, to temporary command army and navy general hospital, LMiHiiiu Liinrirs «/. xuiguuuru, iwcuirnuiru infantry, from military academy to hfl regi ment. N«vy Orders. Lieutenant Commander II. B. Frtce, de tached Ohio to bureau of ordnance. Lieu tenant R. P. Craft, bureau of navigation: Lieutenant J. O. Richardson, from nova! hospital, Boston, home. Lieutenant J. R. Combes, detached Washington to naval hoi- pltal, New York. Lieutenant W. T. Tar rant, detached Charleston, home. Lieuten ant J. 8. Doddridge, detached Yorktown, home to await orders; Knslgn F. J. Cleary. additional duty ns Inspector of ordnance nt Firth-Sterling Steel Company. Movements of Vessels. Arrived—Octolier 6. Missouri nt Boston: Preble nnd I’orry nt 8au Francisco. Oc tober 7. Ohio at navy yard. New York; Nero aud Osark at'Philadelphia; Maine nl League Island; October 8, Mayflower at Washington. Hulled—October 0, Preble and Perry, from Mare Island for 8«n Francisco; Octo ber 7, Ohio from TompklnavlUe for navy yard. New York; Brutus from Baltimore for Bradford. R. I.; Rocket from Norfolk for Washington. INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE. To the Editor of The Georgian: The Independence League Is the hope of our country—lu fact, until It appeared some two years ago I wns In utter despair, blnce 1840 l have kept lu close touch with the af fairs of our country—rending nlwnjs the licst papers, nnd 1 hod come to believe that our party. Instead of our eouutry, was wlint most of ns had set our benrts upon, nnd this Idea hnd taken snch strong hold upon onr people from the president to con stable that when the hitter went to sum- mon* n Juror to try n thief for atenllug two eggs be selected a man of his own utfrty, and when the president of the United States wanted a Judge for a fedora! court he always sleeted n man who wns an ultra partisan In all things, nnd when we had by accident f it ten some men on the bench of the nlted States supreme court who were i country. For iustnnee. In 1*76, when party spirit was planning to steal the presidency and it bad been arranged to let a eommlttee of the tie It, and when n count of nosea showed that the Immortal Justice, David DaVIs, would have the easting vote, and that he wn* n inan who put country above party, a way was found to get him off the beucb ami All his place with n partisan of the deepest dye. They elected him to the United States senate, and wbeu another Important ques tion was to come before the supreme court, nnd it was seen that the Immortal Gres ham. one of the Justices of the court, was n patriot Instead of a partisan, he waa In vited to eonte up higher nnd take a seat In the enbluet. No. Mr. Editor, the Independence League js our lust hope. If It falls our country Is gone. The Idea that the bitterest partisans should Ik* called to the federal Judgeships— by both parties—and places, too, that are life appointments, onght to nlarm every voter In our common country, nud would ere we uot blinded by party spirit. But let us hope that the teachings of the Independence League, led by the Immortal ttenrst. may nwnkc u* to n realisation of our danger, nnd cause us ns a people to open our eyes nud see the long line of hreakera that are piling tip mouutaln high across the l»ow of our ship of state. Again, wbeu Oregon’s time enuie for ad mission the party made two stntes of It. and the same thing wns done with Dakota. Imt when Oklahoma and the Indian Terri tory knock they have to double up to get In. and Arisons and New Mexico were or dered to do the same or stay out. A. II. RTKAGALL DeLaml. Fla. _ foreigner (Dr. Carl Mueileri. tho latter demanding that she surrender y hlin “a bit of paper nnd n stone." claims ho lma the missing fragment and that "the others were then III the hotel. Frank rescues her and Is given a paekntre with nrrrnlrison to open It when lie mink- the right time has come. A telegram an noiinces the sudden death of Reginald« father. Frank Is made pxecutnr of the es tate. Reginald is charged with forgery, nml c.-ilN upon Frank to snve him from arrest. A ninl/1 rushes Into the room and tells Reg inald his wife Is dead and that be Is charg ed with her murder. Frank and Reginald leave the house hr a secret passage and reach the Bracebridge country home on Long Island. They embark In an airship. Reginald Is sent to France. Frank ienrns that the physician who attended Reginald s wife resembles Dr. Mueller. He hires a farm In Ohio near the place where this doc tor lives. Sylvia Thurston, pretty daughter of a fudge In Ohio. Is brought Into tho story. Dr. Mueller falls In love with her. He seems to know her brother, n naInter, who resides abroad. Sylvia. Dr. Muelter nnd n girl friend visit "The Hollow," an old bouse, sab! to he haunted. \ Raymond Thurston returns homo unex pectedly nnd Is greeted by his sister during the temporary absence of her fiance. Sylvia nnd her brother go for a walk and meet Baxll. who quarrels with Hay* Steady Growth is the Best Indication of Satisfactory Service. Our Deposits have Increased more than One Hundred Per Cent- During the last five years. ""nr MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO. Alabama and Broad Streets. this wtit-lot stato from her Imperial crouton* rou I do not Luttw bow to roo .on ninl to nrgtte. I only arrive nt conclusion*. Imt 1 MOTHER. Tallio: Count,. How about a 40-cent box of Wiley’s chocolates? Turn to tho want page and read about tho great free offer for, Friday and Saturday. fonnd In the wood* near the Tbcrstnn lintne, unconscious. When she recover, conscious* ne„. her tnlnd la apparently tinhlnced with tontr horror. Raymond Thornton la found In the studio, allot throush the heart. Sylvia suipects Iiasll of tho murder of her brother. Sylvia prepare, to vl.lt Florida In .enroll of health. Nttrao Mason nppenri on the scene, nnd It develona that sho and Ttr. Mueller are greater friends than appears tho an-'— Mitel York. . Thurston admits she told a falsehood to shield Unsll from suspicion of hnvlnp murdered Raymond. Mueller, fearing to meet Ethel who It stopping with 51* wife, return, home unexpectedly nnd npprnneh“s th- Itonse mohserretl Ip order to nwertnln It 'the coast Is dear. 1 ' He nnd Miss Cres- well meet and she brands him ns “Dr. Newell, of Black Borne Inn poisoning fame." Basil Thurston returns home sbd de mands to see flylrla. Mueller tells his wife she must not see her cousin. Ruth Trltclt- nril returns to eonsdousnrss. She arcuses Mueller of the murder of Ray mond. So does Basil, who steps Into tho room In time to hoar the alrl's words. Mueller escapes during the cxcltemeut. Syl via Is convinced of hts aultt. Frank Brace- —l TM wltll deteetlres In search of Nurse Meson and Mueller ntenl Frnnk'n airship and escape, earryln* with them Reginald Bmcehrldge's child. Reginald return! to Now York front France, anil be gins squandering the money with which his cousin supplies him. "Now thin Is what I require: I want to know the man's name, nnd tho names, if possible, of his visitors, what letters he receives, and where posted. And should your sister notice any thing particular about the man's bag gage or objects casually lying about In his rooms, well—you quite understand what I mean?" "Absolutely.” "Well, above all, I should like to have his movements followed. You doubt less could manage that." "J have already thought that out. I have a lad at home, out of a Job at present, am? sharp as a needle." "Good,” Frank said. "And Is he on good terms with his aunt?" "Perfectly good terms. Indeed, she Is very fond of him." "So much the better; but don't stint him In tho way of expenses. He may have to take a cab occaslortally. and there are many other little incldentala, you know." "I understand," said the cabman. “And, finally." Frank added, "I want you to send me a brief written report every day, whether anything turns up or not—Ju,t the bare facts. It will noi take you many minutes to write. Now what do you say to the proposal.? Ac cepted or not?” CHAPTER XCIII. Strange Inquiries. Which Is?” the "waiter" demanded eagerly. "Walt Juet a moment. Now I have very good reasons for believing that the paper to which you attach so much Im portance was dropped In the court of a certain hotel by a certain Baron Slu- vlneky." The effect of the words upon the pseudo waiter was startling. He utter ed an ejaculation Frank could not un ilerstand, nnd clutched hla arm with a grip that made him wince. "Are you sure of this?" he asked, and as Frank looked up Into hie face he saw that it was distorted with rago or some other equally strong emotion. "Be good enough to let go of my arm," Frnnk said, at once perceiving his advantage. "You are not exactly Jelly-fingered, you know. And I think, too, we had better be seated. My dis covery Is beginning to assume a some what serious aspect." “Very," said the Russian, sinking Into a chair. "Now," said Frank, "before I answer one single further question, who are you? You have cast off your disguise to some extent, but not sufficiently so to Inspire In me absolute confidence." With that he threw hla cord upon the table between them. "That Is my name and address,' said, "and I expect a similar confidence on your part, so that we may discuss this matter on equal terms." The waiter picked up the card, glanced at It. and then, to Frank's surprise, suddenly turned a pair of wide-staring eyes full upon him. "And. you then are” he began. "Frank Bracebrldgei at your serv ice. Why do you stare at me like that?" , The other pulled himself together with a palpable effort. “Only this.-sir," he said. "I have read In the papers of a certain curious Incident In which .vour name, unless It be a coincidence" "Oh. no, It was not a coincidence nt all. I presume you are alluding to the case in which a lady not many nights ago Intrusted to my keeping a Sara toga trunk In which was discovered a dead body, which I took at first to be that of a near relative •of mine." , "Precisely," he answered. "It seemed a very extraordinary affair. Do you think tile lady guilty, sir?" Another Surprise. "No. Unless absolutely convinced to the contrary by proofs that can not he denied. I shall never be able to bring myself to believe that the baroness was directly associated with such a repulsive affair.” The man nor.’ looked up In startled surprise. "Eh! Had you. then, ever met her before?" Carried away by some momentary Impulse, Frank said: “Yes, ard It was a mutual recogni tion In the train. Just about a year ago. at Saratoga. I saved hot one evening from violence at the hands of the man who dropped this seemingly valuable document last night. Thft man I had the. pleasure of knocking Sown on that occasion was. she infoitned me In the train, her husband, and" But before he could proceed further an extraordinary thing happened. The matt suddenly sprang from hts chair. and would have embraced him had ho not pushed him aside. "Keari off." Frank said. "What are you up to?" "Oh,” anlcThe, "permit me at least to grasp your hand. That lady Is very near and deah to me. 1 know all about this affair, and I am as sure as of any thing Ini this wfftrld that but for your Intervention that night the unspeakable scoundrel would have killed her." By this time Bracebridge, too, had become breathless with astonishment. "Then.'fisald he. "she is that man's- wife! Her statement to me was qulto true?" "Absolutely, I regret to say." “Well, this Is most extraordinary. In proposing n deal with you It was with regard to itjls very lady who, you say, Is very neur and dear to you. It would be Impertinent In me, of course, to In quire Into the nature of those rela tions"— He Interrupted him at once, "I can not—I must not—for the mo ment tell you," said ne, “what they are. But I should he very glad if you will accept my assurances thnt they are ab solutely Innocent onts." There was that In the man's manner In saying this which convinced Frank at once that he was speaking the truth. "I am willing to accept the assu rance," he replied. "And now, con vinced as I urn thnt this lady could by uo possibility have had any complicity In such a fearful crime, I want tho mystery cleared up, as much for her sake as my own; more so, In fact, be cause my tnnocenpo In the matter has notv been so completely established that my next appearance ut the police court will be a mere formality. 'Several things, however, remain In explicable to me. Her mysterious dis appearance from Buffalo, for Instance. Can you throw any light upon It? Do you know where sl.e , Is at this mo ment?” I wish to God I dldi" he answered, with a fervor that was unmistakably genuine, “for her life Is now In deadly peril. It may be that she has already received a warning. It Is quite possible That the telegram she received at Buf falo gave her that warning. Until a. few minutes since, when you showed mo that doc tbl danger* posed.” "It concerns her. then ?" Frank asked, becoming more and [more astonished. "Vitally—and another.^ Ah, the other!" ' There he paused, and agata shot one of those keen, uncomfortable glances straight Into Frank's blinking eyes. "I am noxv sure that I can trust you, Mr. Bracebridge,” he said at last, "and I wilt be as frank with you qs certain secret obligations will permit me to be. .My object In coming to New York I can not divulge—It wouldn't concern or Interest you In the least. Even my own * name I must withhold from you, but not for long. You shall know very sot n. for you hove rendered me* an al most Incalculable service, and In a dou ble sense. 1 can not now explain. "The manager of the hotel knows who I nm and why I am here; His Instructions come from a very-l high quarter. To everybody else Jiero I am simply a waiter. Tomorrow, thanks to you. I shall cease to be a waiter, and this brings me back again to the subject of the document you havk In your pocket. With regard to that I am going to be very frank. I offered you *6.000 for It. did I not?" "You did.” “Which you declined to accept?'”, "And which I still decline! to accept." "Just so. Now, I tell you straight, that, had you left here without my knowing your name and the great serv ice you had rendered the baroness at Saratoga,.that document would hays fci UI B l U p U | v ft I It-1 UvVUIIIvlll W UHIU 11 , been In my possession within twenty- four hours, and I would have beep *6,000 to the good. You follow me? I acted equarely—I offered you a very handsome sum, but—” ■ "I quite understand,” Frank said. "Circumstance* alley cases,.and sinew* I have your assurance that_ thl* dqcu»- ment may be of service to the baron- ess—',' *,. "It .will." said he, "and another! Good heavens', when you come to know!" "Well, I am not Inquisitive on that point. But In tho Interests of the bar oness,.here you are!" and taking the document from hts pocket lie; handed It. over to him. I ! “You will never have occasion to re gret this, Mr. Bracebridge!" satd he. •in due course you will receive ac knowledgment from a quarter that will probably astonish you. Meanwhile I will at once set Inquiries on foot with the view of ascertaining the where abouts of the baroness. As, for tho Baron Slavlnsky. Ah! It Is> enough for me to know that he Is In New York, and that this little document I* In my possession." and he patted hi* breast pocket lovingly. "But now,” he quickly added, 'll must be away—my long absence willTbr re marked. Are you dining here tonight, Mr. Bracebridge?" Frank caught a look of Intelligence In his eyes, and at once said: Yes—certainly." ,r 'Very well. You might Ilk* t5 see liow well 1 can enact the role of w»lt- My table I* No. *7." "Right," said Bracebridge. Then they shook hands and he wa* up and away. _ , Borne few minutes later, ** Frank sauntered Into the vestibule below th* clerk looked up and said: "Did the waiter do that tran»lat!?n to your satisfaction, sir?" •'Oh, quite so!” he answered. “A very Intelligent man, as you said. BY the way. I shall be dining here tpnlglu. You might retain a seat for me at bis table." “With pKasure." said he, referrln to a card. “That will be table No. !? sir." .*, Continued in Tomorrow** Georgian.