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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2?. 101*1 Ten Million Georgians —in twelve! months, printed on nearly a thousand tons of paper and going to the homes of our people—but never an advertisement that could be objected to. The Georgian does not print whisky nor unclean advertising— Some people prefer a paper like this in their homes. THE PARMENTER MILLIONS A Stirring Novel of Love, Conspiracy and Thrilling Adventure Copyright, 1907, By Arthur W. Marohmont. By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT of “By Right of Sword,” I W«« Czar,” Etc., Etc. Synopsis of Preceding Chapters. Oilire IViraieiiter, heiress to Gregory Pa mentor's millions, Is engaged to tbe future ■ lstrd Belborougli, of Oxfordshire. Knglaad. Gilbert Merrldew, with the old of the lion. Mm. Taunton, schemes to win the girl. ollre's fnther receives a mysterious tele, gram signed “Itnchel,' and appears greatly excited. Olive's father Insists that her marriage to Jack take place at once, lie gives as a rea son that his heart Is troubling him and he fears ho may not live long, olive and Lady ltelhorough, noon the latter's arrival, have t war of words. , ,, Lady Helborouah takes occasion to tell tending the wedding ceremony. Just as the clergyman la a Unit to pro- nonnee Jack and Olive man and wife a • w'oman enters the church nnd forbids the marriage. The rxclteraeot causes the death of Olive's father. The woman, who saya ►he Is Rachel Merrldew. declares she Is . I'armentcr's wife, whom he deserted, olive refuses to have the'ceremony proceed. She ' tells her father's lawyer that she will light the woman's claim. The son must have described her fa ther’s critical stale of health and have known that auch a scene ns that In the church was certain to have desperately serious and probably fatal results. And Olive's brows knitted angrily and her lips were pressed firmly together us she thought of all that this might mean. In tho morning Lady Belborough drove over from the castle, ostensibly to condole with Olive, but renlly to find out what she meant to do. Hho com menced with a few surface expressions of sympathy which Olivo appreciated at their real worth. "And now, dear, what does It nil mean? What are you going to do about this dreadful scan- dal 7" "In the first place I shall wait to see , If there Is any scandal at all. Lady ’ llelborough.” ankwered Olive quietly. "Mr. Casement has gone to Investigate ''the whole matter.” "The lady's story 1s very circum stantial.” "Of course you listened to It, re torted Olive, coldly. "I really could not help It. She forced it upon me; and. Of'course, I saw at once that the marriage could not toko place until It had been sifted.” "You may depend that Jt will be sift, ed to the uttermost. I-ady Belborough. I am not likely to allow such an In famous scandal to rest on my dear fa-, ther’* name one moment longer than neceasary. All I have In the world will be devoted to that purpose." "Of course, of course. But will It affect you in regard to your fortune?" "Mr. Casement tells me It will not.” "Ah. I am glad Indeed of that. To have lost your fortune as well as your name would have"— Olive sprang up Instantly. "Lady Belborough. you are Jack's mother and I do not wish to bo betrayed Into say ing anything to you which I might aft erwards regret. But I will not allow any one to slander my dear dead father and to insult ml" "You take a high tone. Indeed, cried Lady Belborough. rising also. "Yesterday I had some one to protect me; today 1 have no one but myself; and It Is I who have to protect tho dead from calumny of this kind." "If you think you can get rid of this scandal by merely getting up on high stilts, you will And you are mightily mistaken.'* wus the angry reply. "The heir of Belborough will not be allowed to marry a nameless"— “Your ladyship's carriage Is wait ing,” Interrupted i Hive, ringing the hell. Lady Belborough's face named with passion, "You dare to treat mo In this wav and order me out of your house. You. a mere upstart, with no claim even to"— "Lady Belborough’s carriage," aald olive to the servant who opened the door at that moment, and with a frigid bow she turned away and did not look around until her visitor had left the room. Then with a moan of suffering ds* threw herself on a couch and hurled her face In her hands. Until then' she had not realized all the terrible c-msequences to herself which must follow If the story told on the previous day should prove to be true. Her face flushed and her blood boiled us she winced and quivered with the now shame of her thoughts. She was on Are with impatience for the news which Mr. Casement was to send, and when late In the afternoon a telegram came from him, she tore It open with Angers that trembled with agitation. “Ain returning tonight. Regret cah And no Aaw In the story. “CASEMENT." With this terrible news she again sought refuge In her own room; and In solitude spent hours of bitter, poignant grief. In the early evening Jack oame over. But she would not see him, although her heart was aching for the comfort 1 he qould have given her, and scribbled a line, that she Could not bear tin In terview yet. He persisted, and nil but insisted upon seeing her; but she held to that determination. She would set no one but Mr. Case ment; anil when he come he could only conArm his telegram. Such a marriage as that alleged had certainly taken place, und the signature, "Richard Par. mentcr,” corresponded with her fa ther's handwriting.' The witnesses, a Mr. and Mrs. Thlstleton, were alivo, too, and had recognized the photograph of Mr. Parmentqr, which the lawyer had shown to then!. She listened In silence as If It had been her sentence of death; and then said »ho wished to be alone. He was to stay at Sllverbeeeh that night, and he said I hat he would like to get her father's will. ,"I know where It Is, kept," he added. "In the safe." She got him the keys of the safe, and together they opened It. With a confident look he took out the packet of papers among which It wns always kept and unfastened tho tape. “Your father was a most methodical man," ho said. "Here It Is." Then Ills face fell and a look of pro found consternation spread over It. The cover with the Indorsement which hla clerk had made was there; but It contained only some blank sheets of paper. Olive had seen his look and caught a glimpse of the blank sbeete of paper. "Whnt doe* this meun. Mr. Casement?" she asked, not fully understanding the gravity of tho matter. The lawyer folded up quickly and f __ the paper forced a smile. "Ho to bed now. iny dear young lady. You have been Intensely tried today. In the morning I’ll look more closely Into things. I’m very tired, too." But when she hnd gone, he tossed up hls'hand*. "Hood heavens! beggared as well! Oh, poor girl; poof girl. How terrible!” CHAPTER VI. Beggared and Homalstt. Olive bore the news of her loss of fortune with surprising fortitude. Mr. Casement kept the fact of tho loss of the will to himself as long as he dared, and. under the prctenco of collecting all the paper* of his late client, be had every nook nnd cranny of the manor senrehed during the in terval between his return and the day of the funeral. But OUve had to be told the truth then. . "Whnt will It mean to me, Mr. Case ment?” she asked. "Probably a long legal tussle, my dear young lady. I have the Instruc tions nnd a draft will, and shall of course endeavor to have that draft proved." "And If you fall?" "Everything will then turn upon this alleged marriage. If that Is proved to have actually token place, 1 fear that all your late father’s property will go to the person who claim* to be his widow. But don't despair yet, of course." . . i .. I shall never despair. It Is not the FOUND Red Rock on draught at all first class Soda Founts. Large glass 5c~but you must say Red Rock and “say it plain.” Manufactured by THEREDROCKCO. NET WAISTS: No Woman's Ward- rote Should Lack One of These Effec- money I care about, but my dear fath er’s good name. I am resolved to clear that." “Of course you are, and I am equally resolved to assist you. But, although you young people are accustomed to think lightly of wealth, we old ones take a different view/’ “What can these Merrldews do?” was her next question. “Nothing without a long legal fight; and I should %hlnk that some sort of compromise—” “I will not compromise with them. If It Is theirs, they shall have it, Mr. Casement. To compromise would be to acquiesce In this calumny,” de clared Olive very firmly. “It is true, or It is a lie. There Is no half-way house.” And to that decision she held unfalteringly. But Mr. Casement had made a mis take when he declared that the Merrl dews could do nothings He had spo ken In Ignorance of a fresh misfortune which he did not ascertain until he had returned to hla ofilce. There had been a fire there some time before, and In it the draft will hud been burned. Meanwhile Gilbert Merrldew acted with much shrewdness. He had wilt ed anxiously to ascertain whether any other will than that which he had de stroyed was forthcoming, and when none was propounded he went down to Sllverbeeeh, Jack hud been at the Manor Just be- foro, nnd strong and very trying inter view had taken place between him and Olive. She had told him that her for tune was probably lost, and, like the true, manly fellow he was, he had urged her to marry him at once. "I said the other day I w'ould wel- welcome such a test, dearest,” he said. "It will make no difference to me. ^Y’e’ll do what I said then. Leave these thieves to enjoy their plunder and you and I will go abroad. It is you I want, not your money.” But she would not hear of It. Ills mother’s words rang In her ears, and the hot flush of shamo these words had roused mantled her cheeks again at tho remembrance. She would be no man's wife until this terrible bar had been removed. He begged and urged nnd argued, using every plea he coukl think of, but she remained Immovable. “J will.give my life to clear my dear father's name, and I will never ceasu trying until I die or succeed." "Then we’ll do’It together," he cried. “No, Jack, no. Don’t ask me. I will be no man’s wife until I can look the world In.the face and claim my rightful position. It almost breaks my heart to send you away, but It must be.” And ho had to leave Iter, unable to shake this determination. When Gilbert Merrldew arrived he began by expressing the deepest sym pathy with Olivo. Not a trace of his former brusqueness was shown; he was as courteous and gentle as it solicitude for her W'ere the one thought in his mind. His desire was, ho said, to be allowed to be a friend, and he gave her to understand that his former proposul of marriage had been Inspired as much by the eagerness to spare her this sor row as by hla own feelings. ’If only matters could have been dif ferent, If you could have seen well to have given me a different answer, all this would have been .avoided, and the unpalatable truth would have been kept secret,” he said regretfully. Olive was not imposed upon by this pretense, however. “You knew of this alleged marriage when you were here, then?” she asked. “Why did you not a peak of It to my father?" “It was my mother’s matter more than mine,” he replied with a frown at the pointed question. “If I could have been, fortunate enough to win your hand,’there would have been no need for the secret to have been re vealed. The unpleasant trouble would have been arranged on a basis of Jus tice.” My father would also have been able to Buy whut was the truth," she re torted. "It Is not yet too late to prevent fur ther trouble by the same means,” ho said, fixing his dark eyes on her mean. Ingly. “It Is a compromise that would still secure rough Justice." "You mean that 1 shoultl marry you, Mr. Merrldew, In order to secure a sharo in this fortune?” i mean that my offer, as I told you at the time, was made quite disinter estedly. I knew that by right you had no claim to this money.” Olive looked up sharply. “You knew that my father’s will would not be found then? That la a most significant admission, Mr. Merrldew.” Ills look of momentary confusion did not escape her sharp eyes, nor his as sumption of Injury as he forced a smile. “Of course I did not mean that at all." he replied. “I referred only to the effect of the secret marriage.” "Well, you had better have my an swer at once,” she said, firmly. “There can be no compromise of any sort, and certainly no thought of my becoming your wife. I do not believe the story of this marriage, nnd I shall never cease In my hunt for the truth. I believe that If It were an honest claim it would have been made In a very different manner. I believe that you had some motive for stopping my marriage with Mr. Fenwick, and that this woman, whom you call your mother, chose her sensational method at your bidding In order to blacken me In the eyes of the world and at the same time strike at my dear father’s health." “I assure you on my honor. Miss Par- menter, that you are os wrong In that -onoluston as In your Insult to my mother. We feel for you deeply, and are conscious that you are Innocently a terrible sufferer. To show you that our s> mpathy Is not mere surface talk one million of your father’s fortune hall bo made over to you without uny Idea of marriage with me, if that set- tlement of the Issue between us will satisfy you." Continued in Tomorrow's Georgian. tive and Useful Blouses—'—Here s Group of Them, Specially' Priced Tk< charms. net waist is ubiquitous, Laving made good by its useful No well-regulated feminine wardrobe tbis autumn is minus at least one of these effective garments. It is dressy enough for afternoon wear, for the theater, and is the hlouse par excellence for wear with dressy coat suits. It is an admirable ’“fill-in/ Out of the abundance of our Net AA^aists—which, by the way, comprises all the degrees of dressiness—we note two for to morrow s selling, at special prices: White, cream, ecru nets, trimmed with lace and effective groups of shir ring. Lace collars, modish sleeves, a general air of effective style about them. The At $3.95 These are trimmed with Val and Cluny lace, and fashioned with the graceful Mandarin sleeves. There's a long V-effect in front, which gives graceful tapering lines. y were $5.00. Th At $5.95 ey were $7.50. Have you seen the tvonderjul $45,000.00 painting, “The Village Blacksmith”? It’s on free exhibition in our store. Come and enjoy it. PLENTY OP MONEY, SAYS J. M. BARR Special to Tho Georgiau. Norfolk, Va., Oct. 29.—“I do not think the financial situation In New York Is any cause for alarm in other parts of the country,” said J. M. Barr, former president of the Seaboard Air Line railway and late director general of the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition, upon returning from a tour of Inspec tion of his coal mining and railroad operations In southwestern Virginia. Mr. Barr Is also interested In Iron mining and manufacturing at Anniston and Birmingham, Ala. “The cquntry Is prosperous and gen eral business conditions were never better. There Is plenty of money for legitimate enterprises and the enor mous value of/the 1907 crops will, in my Judgment, preclude financial trou ble. I regard the trouble In New York as of more or less local nature, which can not, a* I see it, affect other sec tions. Business men In every state, out side of New York, sharp in this optn- PAINT THE BEST PAINT for all purposes at the GEORGIA PAINT & GLASS CO., 40 Peachtree Street. EARLY GILLESPIE Formerly Bec.-Treos. Carter ft Gillespie Co. Gas Fixtures, Electrical Supplies. M S. Broad At.. Atlanta. Oa. ion. The situation In the coal fields, or with us particularly. Is very' good, though we are handicapped byvlahor conditions and tho car shortage. The mines report that they are unable to get sulActent tabor nnd we have been having a difficulty In securing sufficient cars to move the product of our opera tions." Doing Business Again. "When niy friends thought I was about to take leave of this world, on account of Indigestion, nervousness and general debility," writes A. A. Chis holm, Treadwell, N. 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It! under sentence of death here for the la caaily applied, murder of Gertrude Dayton, at the Ho- of Iwtr : tel Hongkong.August lost, has confessed onT firTe. .“rwpondenc* eonfi his guilt and asked tbe governor to ex- dentist I tend sympathy to him. His uged tnatli- ri uis P. ■ 93d St H Y "* Hnd he “ a >' s 1,p ha * a " lfe ,n i laptnU GDtElHI I*., JM "• «l. 1.1. Philadelphia. The execution It fixed Bold by Jacobs’ Pharmacy, Atlanta, Ga. f„r November }i. 1 MAKE MORE ROOM FOR COMMISSION Workmen are engaged Monday In making some Important change" In ,lie southeast wing of the capltol. which will give the railroad commission more room. The rarely used corridor in thl* w *™ Is being enclosed and will probably n* used as a reception room for the com mission. The large room used for son. years by the prison commissiontv> hearings and as the commission- work room will be taken by the mem bers Of the railroad commission fi r » private consultation apartment. Under thl* change th# prison mission will use the long room next the Mitchell street exit. It I" be"” newly carpeted and fitted up for purpose. With these change" in* 1 load commission will have four Insi of two rooms. Only One “BROMO QUININE," that!» m Laxative Bromo Quinine ^ Cures a Cold In One Day, CrjpSn 2 Days on evary 2Se