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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER ft.
THE ATLANTA 6E0R0UN
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Progress of The United States.
"Statistical Record of the Profrenn
of the United States. 1800-1907," la the
' title of a publication lust lesued by the
bureau of statistics of the department
of commerce and labor, and while com
posed exclusively of columns of figures,
the record of progress which It shows
. for the United State# and Its Indus
tries and commerce la extremely Inter-
rating. Among the many Intdsqitlntt
facta which It presents la that the
money In circulation In the United
States on July 1, 1907, was <1.773,000,
against 12.711000 In 1I0S and <1.410,-
ooo on the corresponding dnte of H97.
a decade ago. Deposits In savlnka banka
are set down at <1,495,000, against
<1.290 In 1900 and <1,001,000 In 1107;
the total deposits In all banks, at <13,-
000,000,000 In 1007, speaking In round
terms, against ill,<50,000,000 In 1005
and but <5,000,000,000 In 1507. The
public debt, less cash In the treasury,
1* given at <571,000,000 In 1907, against
<944,000,000 In 1004 and <057,000,000 In
1997; and the per capita Indebtedness,
110.15 In 1007, agslmt 511.45 In 1006
and <11.75 In 1107. The annual Inteieat
charge of the public Indebtedness on
July 1, 1007, Is given at 21 2-3 million
dollars, agnln.t 133,350,000 at the
corresponding date of last year and
141-3 million* at the corresponding
dais of 1107; and ths annual Interest
charge per capital, 35 ctnta In 1007,
against 22 cents In 1005 and 41 cents In
1907, a decade earlier.
The merchandise Imported Into the
Country Is given at 1,434 million dollars
In the fiscal year 107, against 1,217
millions In 105 and 7(5 millions In U97,
having thus nearly doubled during the
decade; while exports of domestic mer
chandise are set down at 1.(54 mil
lion* In 1007, against 1,711 millions In
1004 and 1,012 millions In' 1507. Man
ufacturers' crude materials Imported
are given at 447 millions In 1007.
against 415 millions In 1904 and 191
millions In 1597; manufactures for fur
ther use In manufacturing, at 274 mil
lion dollars, against !!(, millions In the
Immediately preceding year and II mil
lions In 15*7, a decade earlier. On the
export side, crude materials for use In
ntanufacturlng are given at 501 mil
lions In 1007, against 500 1-2 millions
h. 1004 and 207 millions In 1507; manu
factures for further use In manufac
turing, at 250 millions, against 221 mil
lions In the Immediately preceding year
and 92 millions In 1507; ond manufac
tures ready for consumption, 401 mil
lions In 1007, against 410 millions In
1904 and 211 millions In it97.
The records of production are also
encouraging. While the flgures of pro
duction are In moat casts stated by
calendar years and can therefore be
given In this publication only for the
calendar year loot, they chow In nearly
all cases an Improvement over the
Immediately preceding year. Pig-Iron
production for 1I0< Is given at over
25 million tons, against 21 millions In
1905 and 0 1-3 millions In 1(97. Pe
troleum production Is given at C 1-5
billion gallons, against 2 1-1 billions
a deesde earlier. The number of cotton
spindles In operation In mills of the
Northern states, 15 2-1 millions, against
13.9 millions In 1117; and of tbs South
ern states, o minions, against t 1-4
millions In 1(07.
Evidence, of activity among the
manufacturers are ehown by Increased
Importations of material used by them.
Crude rubber Imported during the fis
cal year 1007 amounted to 77 million
pounds, against 57 1-4 millions tn 1904
and 35 1-1 millions In 15*7; raw silk
imparted, .nearly It million pounds,
■gainst 17 millions In 190( and less
than I millions In 1(07: while many
> ther articles used In manufacturing
thow material gains over the Imports
• 1 last ysar and largt Increases when
compared with those of a decade eor-
WHAT GOVERNOR SMITH HAS DONE.
The Georgian's readers could well draw a lesson from the contro
versial attitude of our two contemporaries at this time. The Constitution
and Tho Journal are keeping up a sort of running Are In referenco to
the governor’s promises, the railroad commission, each bther, and so
forth. .
One of tho strangest things about such controversies is the fact that
it Is presumed that the reader of each paper has read what the other has
said, which, of course. Is not the caso, and unless the statements being
answered were reprinted with the answer. It would seem little more than
a correspondence carried on through tho pages of tho respective papers.
The Georgian does not comment on the matter at this time with any
idea of interfering with the daily exchango of compliment* by its contem
poraries, but to remark a few remarks and then preach a little preach.
The Georgian did not'aupport the friend of cltbor of our friends for
office, since we set out to have no political favorites in our Journalistic
career. So, we speak unbiasedly. But to say the least, we believe it to
be ungenerous In our friends of The (Constitution to. attempt tb depre
ciate the extent to which Mr. Smith has. carried out his promises.
So far as we are concerned, If we measured our opinions by our busi
ness yard-stick, folks might expect us to take sides with our morning con
temporary, because their criticism is against our more direct competitor,
The Journal, and its acknowledged candidate—our present governor. We
can not do so In this case, however, tor although The Journal and we ex
change spoiled eggs occasionally, events have shown that they supported
a good and great man for governor, anti they deserve the credit that Is
due them for It No one can honestly say that Mr. .Smith has failed to
achieve more of the things promised in his campaign than any man we
hare known In public office In a generation.
Oovernor Smith probably never can seem as fair and honest and
wholesome to those who opposed him as he does to his friends—he could
never expect a wholesome, steady support from the opponents to his po-
' iitlcai success. But in an age like this—an ago of optimism and prog
ress—when all the world Is akin and at one for the uplift of humanity,
it is hardly right, since the people have selected a man for their chief
magistrate, to do less than accept their choice and spend ail our effort
In building with him and In clearing the briafi from tho path of state that
the welfare of the people at least may have an opportunity to push along.
Mr. Smith has not carried out all his promises—very true. We
know of very few who bad any Idea he could do so in so short a time.
Even some of those who were most anxious for him to carry them out
have weakened at the knees since the stern work began Just because the
medicine has griped a little, and they haven't the foreslghtedness to stand
It till the result Is accomplished. Some of the governor's good friends
In Georgia who were lying awake nights worrying for railroad regulation,
now, simply because In retaliation the railroads have stopped their work
temporarily, are finding no words sufficiently harsh to criticise him tor
doing what they asked him to do. Such men are sometimes labeled
"weichers” and “croakers” as they are laid on the shelves of the cata
combs of time—they don’t count much on whosever side they are.
Some business men, merchants and others who psy the freight, are
also croaking. Gentlemen, do you doubt that Governor Smith Is fully
aware of the value of the railroads to us? Do you believe that a man
who has been in the homes of every one of Georgia's counties and stud
ied the needs of the stato as he has been able to do, has any Idea of
trying to annihilate the great arteries of our trade and Industrial up
building? Do you think he would allow himself tb become an enemy to
this greatest branch of our Industry? We do not—and any man who
stops to think seriously will conclude the same thing.
Listen a minute; Everybody knows that to cut off Atlanta's and
Georgia's railroad progress would be the snuffing out of our candle of
commercial life—that Atlanta proporty would return to acreago, and our
buildings be crows’ nests. Have you, then, ever heard that practically
all Governor Smith has Ig In Atlanta property? Do you know ho Is now
erecting a magnificent store building on the corner of Pryor street and
Auburn avenue? And that the element of selflehnesa, If nothing olse,
would bring to the surface that first of nature's laws, self-preservation,
and cause him to stop before he- had wrought any of this ruin we hear
about? And do you realise that euch regulation os Is being attempted
with railroad Interests generally can but look severe to the railroads'
themselves, since thoy have so long had their own way and have all but
ruled the people who now are trying to rulo themselves and the rail
roads a little? And don’t you know where the five billions and more In
railroads that Mr. J. J. Hill talks about, came from, and that railroad
tracks are not being laid In south Georgia simply becauso the people are
good looking, hut because the freight Is there and the future is there for
the road that pioneers?
It is always the case with men who really do things in thl* life that
they are damned if they do and damned It they don't, and we think tho
governor should feel very much encouraged oyer the Infallible signs that
he Is doing something—men finding fault because of what he has done,
others becauso of what he has not done.
The criticism that tho tour millions of dollars havo not been restored
to the people from tho railroads Is undoubtedly more of a taunt than any
thing &sc. There Is little doubt but that, with rates regulated as they
are really being regulated, with service more regular, with some one to
say that the shipper shall havo cars for the peach crpp that be haa la
bored hard through the year to produce, with Inspection of tracks that
will lead to the avoiding of accidents and the loss of many human lives,
there will be restored to our peoplo .many times four millions In not
only money but peace and happiness In' our homes.
And now about the little preach—Governor and The Jotirnal, we hear,
and that on pretty good authority, that you do not look on your defeated
opponent and your neighborly contemporary with all the magnanimity
that great big men and Inatltutlons that you are should do. We read in
tho rules of politics that it is not right to forgive, and that It Is always
wrong to forget. But that waa the old way—the antique mothod, the
stage coach era, and wo are living In a grand and awful time, when our
words travel to the end* of the earth on the lightning, when we speed
our bodies through space like the shooting of comets, and whon men more
nearly unite for the uplift of the race then has ever been known before.
The whole world le changing—Is getting better. Thought Is healthier—
life is longer—homes ar« happier -men are richer—all goes more smooth
ly because men know themselves better. Twenty years ago the United
States had 82,004 men In prisons—today we have twenty million more
population and only 81,000 In prison. The world 1* getting better—and
why not all help It along?
It Is ungenerous, we believe, that the criticism should have arisen—
It le to be regretted that It should have been answered—with bitterness,
too.
- Let every man live op to the best he has In him—let us spend every
energy to drive the ship of life before the gales that pursue us and let us
make every lick count But b> the strength that In us Is, let ue forego the
momentary satisfaction of humoring our feelings, justly or otherwise,
when the spare thought end the energy eo consumed could be dedicated to
the higher things of uplifting and educating our race.
This Is a-new era, gentlemen. Ood help ue to blot out the past and
to clasp hands over the years that lie between, tnat we may grow In the
knowledge of the truth. -
CONVOCATIONS OF GREAT RELIGIOUS BODIES.
Two great militant religious organizations arc now In session In
Georgia. At Carterevllle the North Georgia Methodist Conference con
vened on Wednesday and Is being attended by many remarkable men, lay
and clerical, representative of the religious and business Interests of the
state. In no portion of the South has Methodism flourished more than In
Georgia. It has made Itself (pit at every crisis In tho history of the state,
and has, through the influenco of the many wonderful men who claim
membership In Its fold, been one of the dominant factors In the elevation
and development of the citizenship of the state. A gratifying feature of
tho reports made on Wednesday at Carterevllle waB the announcement
that nearly one and a half million dollars had been raised during the
past year by Southern Methodist* for domestic and foreign missions!
Tho forty-first session of the North Georgia Conference now being held at
Carterevllle will rank In Importance with any meeting of this great reli
gious body held In tho past At Valdosta the Georgia Baptist Convention
met on Tuesday with large and representative delegations from various
parts ot tho state. Ex-Governor Nortben, of Atlanta, was re-elected, to
preside over this splendid religious convocation and each day sees much
work accomplished for tho good, not only of the Baptists of Georgia, but
for all grades and classes of people who come within the beneficent In
fluence of this great religious denomination. A remarkable fact connect
ed with the history of the Baptist and Methodist churches In Georgia Is
the unusual number of statesmen and jurists In this state who have been
faithful members of one or the other of these denominations, and who
havo carried into public life the vital, loyal faith aad the aggressive un
daunted power which mark the adherents ot both of these great religious
aggregations.
The Georgian 'extends heartiest greetings both to the Baptists at Val
dosta and the Methodists at Carterevllle and bids them Godspeed in their
- glorious work for the moral upbuilding of the state.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgina here record* each ilnj
tome economic /net tu reference to
the onward progress of the South.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
Tho New* and Observer, of Raleigh. N. C., Issued with It* regular edition
of November 6 a supplement of seventy-two pages In n very attractive form that
Illustrates the progress of th?»t state Industrially nnd eouimerelnlly which alto
gether presents one of the most Illuminating stories of what one Houtbcru statu
nss accomplished that has ever been given to the public.
..For Instance, the ststo show* n growth In Its agricultural products from 1W0 to
of $o0,000,000. the present volume being $100,000,000, while tue Increase In manu
facturing products for the same period rose from $40,000,000 to orer $100,000,000 at
121 factories with a combined on pita I of <5,006,000 nud mi annual output of $8,600,000.
A corresponding development Is shown In the lumber industry, with great arena
reclaimed from unproductive nnd seemingly worthless lands, into those of tho
highest value through trucking Interests.
All portions of tus state share In the general progress shown, with no one sec
tion or locality prospering at the expense of others. The principal lines of Indus
try and advance are Indicated In these sources) Tobacco, cotton, furniture, horti
culture, resorts, lumber, life Insurance, Are Insurance, truck farming nnd banking.
The News and Observer has rendered tho entire state a most rslunblo service In
this publication.
GEORGIA WOMAN IS STIRRED
BY HER NATIVE STATE’S RECORD
To the Editor of The Georgian:
A few Sabbaths since I, nn Atlanta wom
an, making her home Jn Alabama, sst in a
grant gathering of Montgomery people to
hear Seaborn Wright's temperate speech on
temperance. Aa the atory of Georgia's tri
umphant cleansing was unfolded there
swept over this Georgian such a flood tide
of love and pride for and In "The Red
Old Hills'* that It could scarcely be sup
pressed then nnd there. I wanted to shout
aloud and claim "kinship" with such men—
for had not tho same hills given us all tho
breath of life?
I thought of the motive liehlnd the found
ing of our colony; the oppressed had* ever
found a shelter there. 1 thought of the
grim struggle of reconstruction days—nnd
again the trumpet tones of Gordon, fit Ben
jamin Harvey 11 Ml and their brothers mug
In my ears as they called the sons of Geor
gia to the defense of her hills and homes.
T thought of—and beard with nn ear that
only a woman possesses— those cries for
protection thnt so lnteiy roused her sons;
and again Georgla'a men. led by a paper
consecrated to nil that will tuuke a people
great, responded to thnt call.
I waved unr bond to Montgomery friends
on<1 or Id, "That'# the nay *« do thluga in
Georgia! I—hope—It'a the way—we'll do
thlnge In Alabama!"
I could not sleep on that speech. I
needs mnstegpress the gratitude nnd appre
ciation of one Georgia woman's soul to her
gallant brothers: and my little verse I re
spectfully, gratefully dedicate to The Geor
gian, Its bravo proprietor, Fred I,. Neely.
an«t Heaborn Wright, who atand for all
that gallant army of true men who bore
the brunt of the battle for purity.
TOCCOA C’OZAItT.
A Tribute to Georgia*
Breathes there a Georgian with soul to dead
Who uever to himself bath said:
"Here, on theae beloved bills of red—
Thute 'Red Old Illlla of Gc4irglA'—
S ere wee I, above all mortals bleat,
urtured by Nature's richest breast,
ere, my Infant footsteps pressed
The 'Red Old Hills of Georgia!'"
lias be not felt thnt thrill of pride—
Tho' o'er the world so flue and wide
lie wandered—yet some subtle tide
Hwept his thoughts back to Georgia?
O native laud, so rich, so free!
Mv heart Is thrilled with ecsfacy
When I think on nil we owe to thee;
() dear "Red Hills of Georgia!"
Thou haven of the poor, oppressed.
In other lands dismayed, distressed.
Thou gntberedst them to thy sheltering
hrenst!
Thou brave "Red Hills of Georgia!"
Then, when Old Albion sought to try
Thy metal In a furnace, nigh
As- heated as the one where once did sigh
Three 'tllcted souls (before tho days of
Georgia).
Thy patriot hand so Arm did stand
That Tyranny forsook tho land,
Aud Pence nnd Plenty, hand In hand.
Maintained the Hills of Georgia!
Ho, to this present happy day
The light of Freedom full doth play,
Keeping all ovlla far away
From our loved "Red llllls of Georgia."
f iL, „„
leorgts
Free from the stain upon thy brow!
Intemperance shall not own thee now.
For ao thy aous mode solemn vow,
O strong, pure llllls of Georgia!
To gnrner now the ripened sheaves
To feed the hungry Inteinp'rnnco leaves;
To weave anew what History weaves
To thr glory, “lied Hills of Georgia,"
Thla Is the duty we owe to thee.
Thnt all the world tnny enlightened be
By thy blessed lesson of purity!
Hear, safe Hills of Georgia!
O let thy child this tribute bring—
I«t rapturous pride thy praliea slug.
While thro' thy groves rich chorals ring
For tho "Red Old llllls of Georgia!"
PEOPLE AND THINGS
GOSSIP FROM THE HOTELS
AND THE STREET CORNERS
T"
A peculiar law tn California which
Clvea the governor the power-to de
clare any number of legal holidays, has
tied up the courts In San Francisco,
and as a result Attorney Alex C. King,
who went there to assist In the de
fense of Pat Calhoun, Is back In Atlanta
on a short vacation. He, arrived here
Saturday, but will return In a short
time.
Mr. King Is well pleased with the
outlook for the former Atlantan nnd
San Francisco traction magnate In the
court*.
”1 am aatlafled with the situation.”
said Mr. King, “and w* expect to win
out. The matter Is complicated be
cause of the politics In San Francisco.
The Labor Union party, although de
feated at th* last election. It active
nnd thla feature muet be watched In
the trial. Mr. Calhoun haa fought the
labor unions and In the street car strike
completely won out. Of course that
made him many enemies and the pos
sibility of a man on a Jury who would
be prejudiced by thla, will be guarded
against. But the outlook seems good
to me.”
In explaining the peculiar Jaw which
gives the governor the right to name
a multitude of legal holidays, Mr. King
suld at the time of the earthquake and
lire the governor Issued a proclamation
declaring holidays ond for a considera
ble length of time things were tied up.
When the financial flurry first .tailed,
a trust company got Into trouble and
to help the .situation the governor de
clared holidays and banking business
was temporarily suspended and the ho! •
Mays are still In fore*. As soon as they
are declared off Mr. King will return to
the coast.
J. B. Robson and & lUvere, of the real
•stats firm of Robson A Rivers, .04 W llllan)
Schl.jr Howard, wdlcltor feueral of DoKalli
county. h»T. son* for four day. nsbtuf at
Colons!’. Ul.nd. ns.r ItaT.no.b. They wsre
w.U prspsrrd «■ far as B»hln* tickles was
soncernsd sad report* front ths Ssbln*
grounds Isd them to expect much lack.
J, V. Bred, state secretary of the Toon*
Men's Christian Assoctstiou: W. A. Rns-
gon.r, general secretary of ths local rail
road branch, nnd hla nnnlntnnt oevretnry, E.
E. farnlert. left Atlanta Wednesday nl*hl
C r Washington to attend the thlrty.aUth
ternatlouaT convention of the association,
which will convene In thnt city Friday
morning- The sreoclatlon will lie In ses
sion Sr. days.
L A. Boyd, general manager of tho Ba-
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
AND
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Army Order*.
Washington, May 20.—Captain Harry C.
Ilnrnes, coaat artillery corpa, from general
hospital, Washington barracks, to proper
aMtton.
Scry rant.Major John A. Ditto, second
grade, coast artillery corps, to Fort Moul
trie*
Captain William A. Burnable, Fourteenth
Infantry, from Columbus barrack* to bis
regiment prior to R* departure for the Phil
ippines. *
Navy Ordtrs.
Rear Admiral J. M. Miller, commissioned.
Captain E. J. Dorn, retired, to command
naval atntlon, Guam, additional duty In
command .Supply.
Commander A. F. Fechtler. to board of
Inspection and aurvey, Washington.
Lieutenant F. D. Burnt, to Brooklyn.
Lieutenant F. M. McCoiunion, detached
Brooklyn to command Hull.
Lteuteuant E. Woods, (leUched null to
Alabama.
I.leutcnnnt T. L. Johnaon, detached Mis
souri to Dei Moines.
Lieutenant F. It. Freyer, detached Dea
Molues to Mlaaourl.
I.leutcnnnt G. C. Sweet, to bureau of
equipment.
Movements of Vessels.
Arrived—November 18: Nebraska at San
Francisco.
Balled—Noveml>er II: Rocket, Washing-
ton. for Indian Hoad. November 20: Rnln-
bow, Galveston and Chattanooga, Vladivo
stok for NngasakL
MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO.
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STREETS.
Capital . . •; ... $200,000.00
Surplus atid Undivided Profits $600,000.00
Commercial Accounts Invited.
Four Per Ceht Interest Paid on Savings.
THE PARMENTER MILLIONS
... A Stirring Novel of Looc, Conspiracy and Adventure... j
(Copyright, 1907, by Arthur W. Marchmont.) I
iHtfinMIMIMHI
>«•*»,•«•*•#*•••*•■
•*••*•••*•••«»,«
By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT.
Author of "By Right of Sword," “When I Wa* Czar," Etc,, Etc.
Irish sod Charleston railway, and former
,'hlrf train dl.|Hilrh.r nnd master of train,
for tho Ronhounl lu Atlanta. rearheil At
lanta Tburoilay morning and will attend
nerrral daya horo with friends. The Ita-
lolgh and charleston railway la a part of
the John Mkelton Williuu system of rail
way >. whic h. It It nld. will become In the
near future on* of the leading trunk llnea
of the Booth.
Judge Braylea It having a hart time get
tint it Into tho hreda of bit regular euato-
more that th* probation nr.tom for Ine
briate, hot not Itoeii adopted In order that
those charged with drnakcnnret may re
cap* punlumrnt for the tliuo lieln*.
Whon nn Inohrlnto la I'rought before tho
recorder and tolla him that ho wishes to
reform the recorder arenroa him that the
probation law can not be uned Juat to re-
cape a tine.
“I will bo glad to too-yon reform,'' he
telta the defendant, "and I am willing to
give you a chance, hut f put yon nn proba
tion with the atriot nndoretanding tut If
yon are brought np before me again on n
charge of ilruukrnnere I will give you »
days In the oily rhatogaag.''
Probation officer Ceogter keep* k record
of nil cun.
to tell him her aoiiroe of Information,
resent, her apparent lack of confidence In
hlui. Jack tells the foreign miniate
house. Olive is snminotusd before them.
Olive was In dismay. To face Jack
alona would bo bad enough. He would
certainly recognlzo her. -But to sub
mit to a searching crosaflre of ques
tions from the minister himself would
almost Inevitably end in her contra
dicting herself and possibly being
given In charge.
Jack must have told his chief some
thing of what she had told him on the
nrevlous day, and thus suspicion had
been aroused.
You needn't look so scared. They
can't cat you,” suld Mrs. Qrlmston.
“But you must go up. You've brought
It on yourself, too, for it seems you
bolted juet now when Mr. Fenwick
tried to stop nnd speak to you. Don't
stand messing about there in that way,
but run and put on a clean apron and
come up with mo at once. You
mustn't be a minute. We can't Keep
him waiting or he'll be mad.''
CHAPTER XXIII.
Under Suspicion.
A more disconcerting development
than that which Olive was called upon
to meet when Jack and his chief sent
for her to be questioned It would have
been difficult for her to conceive.
Discovery was unavoidable. Even
If Jack did not recognize her—and It
was all but certain that hejvould—she
would be detected as an Impostor who
had got Into the house by fraud. It
was one thing to tell a straightfor
ward story to an unsuspecting house
keeper who hail been prepared to hear
nnd accept It; but It was quite another
thing to stand rigid nnd searching
cross-examination at the hands of
clever men who were full of suspicion.
Moreover, the news she hot< told Jnck
was so serious and the power and In
fluence of his chief so great that If not
recognized her arrest on some charge
would be certain. She would then be
compelled In self-defcnec to avow her
self; and In such n case she would have
to tell all she knew about Merrldew and
his colleagues In order to explain her
strange conduct. - , .
All this flashed through her thoughts
as she stood washing her hands; and
then her eyes fell' on her Jacket which
sho had laid down clone by, after com
ing In from an errand on which the
housekeeper had sent her on her own
account.
In a moment her rcaolve was taken.
Snatching up her hat and Jacket, she
thrust them under her arm ond stole
oul toward the area door. In the
passage she met the scullery maid, a
good tempered girl, who had bfcen rath
er friendly. •'
"Hullo, Dutchy, where are you off
to? Out?” »
"I want to put these out of the dust
In a cupboard," and she opened the
dwr of one that was close to them.
The girl laughed. "Rummy plac*- for
your hat. I say, I want to speak to
you. Such n lark. Last night—"
"Oh, I leave my gloves In there”
broke In Olive, pointing to the still
room. "Fetch them for me, Susan. I
am In a hurry. Mrs. Qrlmston Is wait
ing for me."
"All right," was the reply as th* girl
turned nway. ^ .
The moment she hsd disappeared
Olive ran to the area door and opened
It. Pausing a second to pin on her
hat, she ran up the steps. At the top
was one of the footmen.
“Hullo, going out at thl* time of
day?" he said In astonishment.
“Mrs. Orlmston send me," answered
Olive, with a little ehudder at the false,
hoods she had to tell)
"You might be her own maid by the
use she makes of you” replied th* man.
who seemed Inclined to atop her.
“I hurry," cried Olive, and slipping
post him, she walked away at a quick
rate.
Aa she reached the nearest corner
she glanced back to make aura she waa
not being followed, and then itt off
running. 8he knew that her absence
would be discovered almost Immediate
ly and that her flight would Inatantty
arouse all manner /of suspicions. Thus
her flrst Instinct was to put as great
a distance as possible between her and
Cromwell Gardens.
But In a few second! she perceived
the foollehncsa ot running;' and, al
though she felt like a hunted thief and
her heart was beating fast In fear, she
compelled herself to slacken down her
paco to a walk.
The next comer was a small street,
and as she turned Into It she caught
sight of two of the footmen from the
minister’s who came -running out of
Cromwell Gardens.
Her heart gave a great throb of fear
and she gave herself up for lost But
fortune favored her with a chance and
her own wits helped her to take ad
vantage ot It.
Over the fanlight of one of the houses
was a card "Apartments,” and ths
outer door stood open. She ran up the
steps, rang the bell, partly closing the,
front door, and stood back behind It
out of sight.
The servant was a lung lime before
she answered tha bell, and. In the In
terval. Olive saw one of the footmen
run past the house.
"I wish to see the apartments,” she
said to the maid. After a curious stare
the girl admitted her reluctantly, and
without leaving her alone, called to
her mistress.
The mistress appeared to share the
servant's suspicions and Olive thought
she was to be turned out at once.
She Invented a tale to the effect that
her mistress had sent her to see the
rooms and at length overcame the
woman's prejudice sufficiently to be
ehown them. She declared they would
suit her and completed her victory over
the landlady by offering t» pay a de
posit If the rooms could be reserved
until her mistress could come and see
them on the following day. In saying
this she took out her purse and let It
be seen that there was plenty of money
tn It.
For more thsn an hour she stayed
there, asking Innumerable questions on
the ground, that her mistress was ex
tremely particular; and, as a sort of
conscience money, she gave the woman
n sovereign, saying she would write
that night to decide.
Then she glanced at the clock and
gave a little cry of dismay at finding It
so late and asked that the servant
might call for a cab. She waited a few
seconds at the door to make certain
that no one wns about, and. Jumping
Into the cab, she told the man to drive
her to Victoria station.
With a feeling of consummate satis
faction at having been able to shake
off pursuit she took a ticket to Brlx-
ton and made her way to Ajax street.
But even then her anxieties were not
over. Anna Hartmann was at home,
and she uttered a cry of astonishment
at seeing Olive.
"Where Is Karl?” was her flrst ques
tion.
"1 don't know. Anno. I have not seen
him."
"Not seen him? What can you mean?
He has gone to see you, to get news.”
“Gone to South Kensington, to the
Cromwell Gardens bouse, do you
mean?'' cried - Olive In blank amaze
ment.
"Where else should I mean? What
Is the matter, Rosa? You ore as white
as a sheet.”
Olive fell into a chair and stared at
her In overwhelming dismay. "I have
had to run away from the house. They
suspected -niL” and she described what
had occurred that morning.
"He will be arrested," cried Anna,
and began to cry.
It wns extremely probable, ot course;
apd Olive was divided between pleas
ure at being, relieved from the embar
rassments of his wooing and concern
at what might be the result to them
selves and to her plans.
For a long tlitie the two women dis
cussed the matter, neither oCJhem be
ing able to extract the allghteet com
fort for the other.
"We must let tho others know,” de
clared Anna at lost.
But nothing can be done to Karl,"
said Olive. "He has done nothing.”
"He will bs arrested and we must
tell the others," repeated Anna, with
German doggednesa. "They will take
steps. You have managed very badly
to get suspected.”
"How could I possibly help it? I
couldn't go to them and say, ‘You must
not suspect me,’ could l?”
"We must tell the others," said Anna
again. "You have bungled things. You
have got Karl Into trouble,” and there
waa now a distinct note of anger In
her voice. He was the only sodl In tha
world she had to love, and th* thought
of his bring In any danger troubled and
tried her beyond endurance.
"I did my beat. I could do no more,"
retorted Olive.
You do not car# for him or you
would not sit there so calmly when he
Is in danger like this. I have always
had my doubts. If you loved him as I
do you would be In tears as I am.”
"It Is not my way to weep. But tell
me where I can go to tell the others
nnd whom I ought to tell, and I'll go
at once."
No," cried Anna, angrily. "You
shall not go. You may have done this
on purpose. We do not know who you
are. You came with a tale, and you
won round Karl because you are pret
ty; but pretty looks are not sverything.
You shall stay hers until some on*
comes, nnd then we can tell them.”
This hint of treachery waa very dis
concerting. and the Intention to prevent
her leaving angered Olive and rather
alarmed her.
You are foolish, Anna,” she said,
checking her anger. "If I had done
what you hint, should I have come back
here? I do not wish to go. But do not
repeat such things to me or Karl will
be angry,"
"Ah, you think you can twist him
rouad your Anger, eh? But they are
not all In love with you. Remember
that. If Karl gets Into any trouble
you have done It, and you shall answer
for It." 1
"Well, then well wait until some one
comes, as you say, and we bad better
wait without more talking." and when
Anna retorted angrily Olive refused to
reply.
She wa* extremely ■ uncomfortable
none the leas. If any of the men took
Anna's view of the matter It wa* quite
possible that awkward consequences
might follow. The situation threatened
to develop Into one very like that nt
Cromwell Gardens, where she would
be questioned by those who Were full
of suspicions of her good faith, and any
examination under such circumstances
would be fraught with much more dan
ger and embarrassment than had she
remained to face Jack and his chief at
South Kensington.
An hour or two passed In thla way.
and then Rosensteln and a companion
arrived. Karl had asked him to come,
as there wa* likely to be news,
Anna told him what had occurred,
giving not only the facts but her own
opinions Interspersed with copious
tears.
"Why did you not lot some of u*
know at onfo?" he Baked, looking very
gravq at the III tidings.
"I would not leave her and could not
bring her with me.” declared Ann*’-
She was growing more and more bitter
with Olive as the time passed and
no word of her brother came to ease
her mind. ,
"You nre stupid, Anna," said Rosen
steln. This appeared to be a sort of
accepted maxim with them all. "If you
had any reason for your thoughts,
would the Frauleln have come back
here?"
"I asked that very question and of
fered to go anywhere and do anything I
could.” put in Olive.
Without replying, Rosensteln took his
companion out of the room and pres
ently returned without him. “I have
sent to Gideon Stawford." he an
nounced. "I win wait here until he
returns with Instruction*. We may
meanwhile get news from KarL"
Anna Immediately commenced a
voluble restatement of her side of the
matter; emphasising the faet that they
did not know anything about Olive ex
cept her own statements. This had an
effect upon him; and be was beginning
to question Olive cloeety, when Kart
himself returned.
Continued in Tomorrow’s Georgian-