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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, NOVE3IBER 23. THE ATUNIA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) Published Eyery Afternoon. (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY At 25 West Alabama St., Atlanta, (3a. Subscription Rates: One Year 7 W M Six Months }-g One Month Iljr Carrier. Per Week Telophon^s eonner.tinf all itapnrt- mentg. Long distance terminals. Smith A Thompson, ndrertlsln* rep- r.’g^otMtfTea for all territory outside of If you bnre any tronble ce|ttni THE GEORGIAN AND NBWH, telephone the circulation depart merit and hare It promptly remedied. Telephone*: Iiclf 4927 main; Atlanta 4401. Snliscrllters desiring TUB GEOR GIAN AND NEWS discontinued must notify this office on the date of expira tion: otherwise. It will he continued at the regular subscription rates until notice to stop Is received. In ordering a change of address, please giro the old as well as the neqr address. It Is desirable that all communion- tlons Intended for publication In TIIB GEORGIAN AND NEWS be limited to 990 worda In leiigtb. It la Imberntlre that they l:e signed, aa an evidence of good faith. Rejected tnanuacrlpts will not be returned unless stamps are sent for the purpose. TUB GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints ao niirlenn or objectionable ndrertla- In*. Nanhrr doe# It print whisky or any ll.|tfor ads. plant*, aa It now own* Its wnt Work*. Other cities do this and get gas ms low ns CO cents, with a profit ated h“re, Itut we do not belb can be done sow, and It ntny be some year* before we are ready for so big To Fight Tuberculosis. From September 21 to October 12, >908, there will be held In Washing' ton. D. C., the International Congress on Tuberculosis, under tho Immediate auspices of the Nntlousl Association for the Study and Prevention of Tu bercnlosls. This congress will be the fifth of Its tclnd. the first one to bo held In the United States, and la not likely to come to this country again In twenty-live years. It will be In ses sion for three weeks end there will bo publlo discussions of the tubercu- losls problem,'led by (lie most' emi nent authorities on .this subjoct in thls'^nili. Other countries. Official del egates will be present from nearly all civilized countries. There will be o course of thirty special lectures, to which all members of the congress and the gonernl public are Invited. The congress wUI be divided Into seven' sections, giving ample scope for the participation of both sclen- tlflc and lay members. Rice Bulls in Arkansas. Rapid growth of the rice growing industry in Arkansas has necessi tated the construction of more mills to handle the product If tho hulling of rice la to be done within the state. A New Orleans rice man has boon looking over (he Held and Is talking of building n mill nt Little Rock, but other towns In the rice district, nota bly Carlisle, Lonoke and Hazen, aro bidding for mills. . At preient there le hut one such enterprise In the •fate, tho roc-ntly built mill at Stutt gart. and this mill has more than It can handle, the remainder of the product Mu a shipped outside the state to.be milled. Need Poi Increasing Marine Corps. In h|* annusl report Brigadier Ocn- erel George F. Elliott, commandant of marines, points out the absolute ne cessity for an Increase of both officers and men In the marine corps. At the present time, the report shows, nearly St per cent of both the commissioned and the enlisted personnel of the corps are serving either on board chip In Cuba or In the Insular possessions, leaving only SI per cent In the United States. General Elliott aays It Is well recognised that tropical duly, to which many of the officers and men are as signed, le of the most trying and en ervating character, and It ran easily be seen that the general effect of such service 1* bound to be demoralising. He adds that figures- of a most convincing character can be submitted to show that the condition existing In the corps le most grave, and It permitted to con tinue, will militate against efficiency. He says that it waa Impracticable to Oil the corps during (he year to Its authorized enlisted strength. The re porta which have recently been received from the Philippines, the commandant tare, more strongly than ever point out the necessity for the removal of the marines from, the old Fort San Felipe barracks at Cavite, which are Insani tary and have been repeatedly con demned. An estimate of JU.000 Is sub mitted toward the completion of the marine barracks and officers’ quarters at Csnacao, which is satisfactorily lo cated as far as the navy yard at Cavlta 1* concerned. THE REMARKABLE M'LENDON AND HIS “REMEDY.” • The letter of Cbalrman McLendon, of the Georgia Railroad Commis sion, to Major Joseph B. Cummlng, of Augusta, counsel for the Georgia Railroad, Is one of the best-tempered and most remarkable documents that baa been produced in public affairs In Georgia in many a day. The two gentlemen are old acquaintances—good friends. In fact, of long stand ing. Fate finds one as general counsel of the Georgia Railroad; the other cbalrman of the railroad commission—a most extraordinary con trast In viewpoints of the question at Isaus. Major Cummlng sees everything through the railroad’s smoked glasses—Mr. McLendon seems to see through a far-sighted pair. The re markable thing, though, Is the degree to which the honorable chairman of the railroad commission Is able to hew to the line notwithstanding old friendship, that has stood In the way of ao many men's doing their duty In public affairs In our pod state. Mr. McLendon, It seems to us, has exceeded all expectation In his activity and ability. Few men, to look at the man who has suffered physical pain so many years, and Is only able to travel In his wheel chair, would believe that his mind could be so clear and accurate and his busi ness knowledge so keen as they ate. Of all tho citizens of Georgia, there could hardly have been found a man of such remarkable honesty and fairness and ability to separate public duty from personal affiliations. One of the greatest faults msn In publ|c positions have Is their In ability to resist the Influence of personal friendships and paid agents who lead them from their path of duty. Men of this generation have suffered and lost together and pioneered through Buch trying times since the war that even when a corporation picks a man to lobby for It, the official often falls to recognize In him anything but the old friend or classmate, and sometimes has fallen short of ms duty to the people be serves. Judges sometimes find It hard to administer stern justice—but McLendon has yet to ahow favoritism to anything or anybody. How he has learned all be knows of the Ins and outs of the business be is conducting for the state, nobody knows—it la a most remarkable demonstration, and with It all, he has discriminated with a fairness and judgment worthy of tho highest courts of tho nation. Major Cummlng, somewhat piqued by. the fact that a man should Issue orders to arid criticise the rOad that he Is employed to protect, sort o' loses his head—the experience la so new to him, and he begins to talk back. But tbe commissioner coolly advises him to "take a seat, Major, and be calm,” that all Is not lost, "simply some trash burning In tho back yard—not the houso burning,'* Mr. McLendon Is getting his share of criticism, too. No man under takes to do anything who falls to be misunderstood and criticised. To men who understand, this Is an encouraging sign. Enemloa of the public weal always object to progress or achievement, and, ns an even higher ovldehcy of accomplishment, we see even friends or former supporters throw up their hands and criticise mothods and things In goneral. Tho commissioner saw flt to threaten certain punishment or penalty If tho orders of tbe commission were not carried out. The nature of the penalty v/as at first communicated to the assistant to the president of tho Southern railway, and word was given out that this official, Mr. J. S. B. Thompson, would inform trespassers who cared to know of the nature of the penalty proposed as a remedy. The chairman told The Georgian at the time that there was nothing about the matter that ho was anxloua should be kept secret, and that Mr. Thompson was at perfoct liberty to state to the public what was to bo . required If the roads did not comply with the orders of the commission. All of which Is much In tbe light that n man dismissed from a position might be referred to by his employer for Information, If hla employer were asked why It was, rather than tell that the man had been drunk and disorderly. We presume the commissioner preferred that tho explanation come from the men who had been "drunk and disorderly" For the cako of those who are just dying to know, we hope .the com mission will not keep the nation In suspense, and we feel quite confident that wo will hear wbat the punishment will be If tbe orders are not car ried out. FOREIGN SPINNERS BUY HEAVILY FOR EXPORT. American spinners, It la predicted, will be forced to pay a much higher price for (heir late supplies of raw material than their foreign competitor*..,.Eurppcau spinners, at tho rate Ahoy urn,,taking..esitton. at present, will soon bo In n comfortable posltlnn. Not ao with tho Ameri can spinner, who la apparently waiting for lower prices. Up <b Friday, November 28, foreign spinners had taken 2,089,080, against. 2,(89,791 last year. During tho ssmo period the amount brought Into' sight this year aggregated 4,110,130, against 5,122,008 last year. The Edward Staats Luther Bureau, New York, In Its review of the r.ttuatlon of Novomber 23, says: With the genornl Improvement of the financial situation, tho casing of money rotes and the gradual return to normnl currency condition*, there Is a narked Increase In cotton demand for ox- port. Tho Southern growers still possess tho ksy to .the situation .through tho strength of their holding movement and they have good reason for satisfaction nt the result of their refusal to yield to the argumoiU* and blandishments of Theodore H. Price, leader of the bear forces, jvho wanted to disrupt the holding movement so that the big short Interest In the Docembor option could break the prico of tho staplo In order to cover Its contracts for deliv ery. Now that the grim determination of the grower! to bold thoir crop for just prices is apparent to nil, the position of the Occombor shorts is fast becoming unbearable. Price amt bis associates on tbe short side have been arguing that tho prices on the New York contract have been unduly In flated. Yet the representatives of European spinners are steadi ly absorbing spot cotton In the Southern market at prices aver aging somo B® points abovo the New York contract price. The activity of these European Interests has given rise to a quite gen eral belief here that tho foreign spinners will - get their stock cheaper than the American manufacturers who have been hold ing aloof from the market for somo time, largely on tbe advice of the Price Interests, In the hope of compelling the growers to sell at lower prices. In fact, many look for a repetition of the history of the Sully year when the European spinners got Into tbe market first, bought up all the available supply at tho lowest prices, and left the American manufacturers, who had delayed purchasing, to shift for thomsolvoa at tho end when they had to buy their stacks of raw material at prices very much above those paid by tho foreign Interests. Most ot tho American spinners now are waiting for the Issuance or the government prop report In Decem ber before stocking up, although there Is no doubt of tho|r ability to secure any needed accommodatlona from their banks nt the - present time. It Is this that has given the European buyers tbe opportunity of which they are now taking advantage, and It la this that promises to cause a belated scramble tor cotton, on the part of the American spinners, when tho crop report appears and R is found the markets have beon denuded by the export buyers. Owing to the low price of contracts In New York, ns com- pared with the Southern spot prices, the local warehouses are being depleted rapidly. On November 1 the New York ware house stock was 128,264 bales and the certificated stock was 124,515 bales. Again this, on November 22, the warehouse stock was 111,664 bales and the certlflcated stock was 108,031 bales. NEW ORLEANS AND PROHIBITION. The South Is just beginning to realize what prohibition means. It will mean tbe restoration of the negro race to the fields and will put out of its reach one of the greatest Influences for degradation It has ever known. The Georgian hat advocated prohibition In the face of Its unpopu larity with some of our best citizens who have not seemed to sec ahead* as far as they might, and who have seen no benefit to arise from It, but only our’business Interesu suffering and our trade going io other states. The most satisfactory development in thnt line hat been that Blrmlng- ' ham, the moat formidable bidder for the business to be lost, has followed us as closely as she could, thus backing up, in a great measure, the judg ment ot the people of Georgia. Some people thought that It Birming ham could get prohibition, the cause could win almost anywhere—and now, ot all places on earth,, the movement has been started vigorously In New Orleans. • The signs are unmistakable—when you see the liquor men deciding to reform the business, to expel "objectionable members, close the dlvea,” etc., etc., you may rest assured that there Is trouble In sight. Talk tb New Orleans people, and they will tell , you how Impossible It would be and recite about, the same old story that has been told by each place that was about to be ruined. But we still contend that only beneflt can accrue In any city or state where we have (he elements (o deal with that we have In the South. On Sunday the preachers in New Orleans were preaching for prohibi tion, and the liquor men were announcing that they were going to re form their business—so prohibition wouldn't be needed. Won’t It be a model place, with everybody getting good at once! Then wo read that on Saturday 'the governor of Alabama had signed tbe state prohibition bill, and a lot of people sang hymns In the capitol. Nothing has been said about them being put out for It, so It looks as It we were getting some strange governors these days. Prohibition bills are being pushed along by stalwart men like Carmichael, one of the finest specimens of strong, healthy manhood we have seen In many a day—n phy sician by profession. Then that man Carmack, former United States sen ator, working for it In Tennessee, and the governor of Florida and the probable next governor pushing It In their state—people's choice, mind you; not some llttlo local preacher, but the people's choice of all the men In the state. And most Impossible of'all, an effort—and a good, strong one, too—Is being made In Chicago to close the saloons on Sun day. What la the country coming to! Can any one believe that the class of men. who are aiding la this mat-, ter are not equipped to see what the result will be In the South when we have taken drink away from the negro race? We believo that such men ns those mentioned can not be mistaken In their Judgment as to the South's needs, and we will soon be able to See what the ftsult will be.. Growth and Progress of the New South The Georgina here recon In each da/ some economic fact In reference to tbe onward progress of the South. BY JOSEPH B. LIVELY Elisabeth City, N, O., a town of nl»out 10,000 population, lies on the Pasquotank rJrer, about' twenty mile* above where it flows Info Alltemnrle Hound, and about twenty-flye mile* Inflow where It 1* joined by the Dismal Htramp canal. It I* there fore well situated on the lino between Norfolk and tbe sound, a position that has been of Immense value to. It. From the tremendoim iinpctu* recently - given the luinlmr buslnet* In Ibis state Elixnlieth City baa reaped *reat Iteiicflt. and Is now the renter of n larfi* development along thnt line. MX sawmills and one door, sash »nd blind factory aro already established and doing n hlc bualncja here, while an other sawmill Is Mnf constructed by the Dare Lutnhor Company. This mill wRI be supplied with all tho latest Improvement* In the mwIhr and manufucturine of lumber, and will hare n %!nliy sawing capacity of 200,000 feet. Every niece of machinery In It will he driven by electricity. The buRdlns Itself will be tne lieat and moat substantial of its kind In North Carolina. The mill will cost $50,000. Ths Dare Lumber Company has recently taken over on fifty years* lease it tract of 140,000'acre* of well-timbered land, the property of Colonel R. E. Johnson, of Washington. The land lie* In Dare eounty. The consideration 1* given at $3,000.- 000. The timber consists of short-leaf pine, juniper, cypress and tho different kinds »f mi hi. Other important manufacturing plants doing hua|ne*s here are a cotton yarn mill ami a hosiery mill. Resides these, are many of smaller slsc. but not less gen eral value In the building of cities. Three banks of strong financial position mid excellent management furntah the ••sinews of war** for carrying on the Industrial and commercial campaign, am) a postoftlee building that cost $125,000 tells of the confidence reposed In the future of tbe town by the general government. Recently the cltlxens hove voted n bbnd Issue of $49,000 for the purpose of erect ing a large and modem graded school building to add to their already strong edu cational equipment. The Inland waterway scheme now receiving *o much attention along the At lantic coaat will, when put Into effect, bring thl* city prominently forward as a convenient shipping point for s large area of rapidly developing country.—George Byrne In Manufacturers* Record. ^ PEOPLE AND THINGS gossip''from the Motels AND THE STREET CORNERS An Interesting and optimistic ad dress upon the possibilities and the fu ture greatness of the South was de llvered by Colonel Robert J. Lowry, president of the Lowry National Bank, at a banquet given by the National Business League In Chicago last Sat urday night. Colonel Lowry was one of severe', pi eminent speakers, among whom was Lealls M. Shaw, president of the Car- uegle Trust Company, and former sec retary of tha treasury. His address dealt with the changee In the South wrought by the war, and he declared that tho progressive commercial aide of the Southerner did not exert Iteolf until roused Into activity by force of shoer necessity at Us close. Ho taint ed out the vaet Increase of the cotton crop since the '00'a. and the farmer's realisation of the need of manufacto- rlee at home where he can transform Ills own raw material Into the flnlohed product, and expressed the opinion that within’the next few year* the rapidly advancing South would rise to the emergency, and meotlng the ever-in creasing demand of tho world, produce a cotton crop of 20,000.000 bales. Maurice W. Thomas has been elected president of the Virginia Society of Atlanta for tho ensuing year. The following other officer! have been chosen: J. Carroll Payne, vice president I Charles D. McKenney, eec- retary and treasurer; board of govern ors, W. E. Chapin, J. C. Gentry, W. D. Harwell, Dan B. Harris. J. S. B. Thompson and R. B. Toy. The annual banquet will be given on January 1®. Robert E. Lee’s birthday, and It will be the moot elaborate In the history of the society. Attorney T. M. Linton left At lanta Saturday night for a ten days' fishing and hunting trip on the Wa- clsea river. In weatern Florida. Mr. Linton will be Joined at Thomasvlllo by bl* father, who will accompany him on the trip. Attorney C. D. Maddox la confined at his home, 76 Moreland avenue, with an attack of grip. The attack It not thought to no serious and ht hopes to be out on the etreets again soon. After two weeks of serious illness nt tho Wesley Memorial Hospital In this city, Frank H. Duggan, a well-known traveling man of Baltimore, has suffi ciently recovered to return to his home, accompanied by hie brother, Morgan Duggan, who was summoned to At Innta on account of his brother’s III ness. Clark H Whltnsy. an employee of ths Central railway, wbosa left leg wae broken In a collision near Forsyth about two week* ego, and who hu been In the Mecon hospital »lnce that time, waa brought to Atlanta Satur day and I* now under the care of hi* family at 816 Formwalt street. Hon. E. T. Steed, president pro »em, of the Georgia sennte, was a visitor to Atlanta Saturday. Senator Steed la a candidate for the senate presidency to flit tho unexplred term of the late President John W. Akin, and feels very hopeful about his chances. On December 6 the voters of Scre ven county will decide whether or not they think J. W. or E. K. Overstreet ought to be the candidate for congress from that county for First district hon- or*. This primary ta unique In political history, and the outcome will be watched with Interest, os both men are' popular In their home rounty.Thts primary, however, does not by any means decide who la to be the con gressman from the First, for Congress man IC. O. Edwards. Walter Sheppard, William Clifton and some others ore to be reckoned with before the battle is over. Paul W. Akin was nominated Satur day to fill the unexpired term of hti brother, the late John W. Akin, from the Forty-second senatorial district. He had no opposition, and will have none In the regular election on De cember 4. Paul Akin was the law part ner for yenr* of hta brother, and Is a young nun of considerable ability. Jerome Jones, who was the delegate ot the Atlanta Federation of Trades, has re turned from Norfolk, where he attended the annual meeting of the American Federation ot labor Mr. Jones Is enthusiastic sliest the meet ing. end sars that It was one of tbe moat Important to* orgsslsatku ever held. The meeting went on record ** opposing govern ment ownership of. railroads, hut heartily ARMY-NAVY ORDERS AND MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. Army Orders. Washington, Nov. 2$.—Major II. If. Ben- hnm. Twenty-third Infantry, to Toronto. Quartermnster-ficrgennt C\ E. R'eylit, third eompfltay const nrtlllerjr corps, from genornl hospital, Washington hnrrnek*. to Fort Leavenworth, with view to final competi tive examination for promotion to second lieutenant. fiergennt Frank A. Avondale, Ninety-sec ond company, const artillery corps, from army and navy gonernl hospital at Hot Hprlugs, transferred an private to general service Infantry, to Little Rock, reporting to recruiting officer for duty. Navy Ordero. Captain J. M. Bowyer, detached navy de partment to command^ Illinois. Lieutenant It. I*. Blorcr, detailed nnvy re mitting station, Kansas, to course of In struction compass office, bureau of equip ment. Lieutenant R. R. Pope, detached Ala bama, continue naval hospital. New York. Paymaster J. Ilrooks, detached nary yard, Puget Sound, Jauuary 2, 1908, settle ac counts, wait order#. Movsmants of Vessels. Arrived—November 17: Dubuque at target grounds. November If: 6’terllng nt Lain- l»ert Point. Lebanon at Key West. fin lied—Nor eiutwr 17: Dubuque, from grounds. November ishlngton, from Mon- TICKET COLLECTOR MAKES AN APPEAL. railroad, and heln* an admirer of your irn- K r, as well as yourself, I take the nrfvl- ;•» of asking you to look Into our positions as ticket collector* and see If you can not write an editorial that will explain to the people our duties to the traveling public and the duties of the public to us. Now, when It comes to tbe honest travel ing people who desire to go from one point to another and are wllllug to pay the le gitimate transportation, we bare no com plaint to make, and I urn frank to say they always get courteous treatment from all the ticket collectors on sll roads. But you understand, our duties are to lift transpor tation which was at one time part of the duties of conductors, and though the work of uunleaaautueis, and for no other reason than because they are aware of the fact that all train help, from conductor down to porter, la opposed to us, and that any thing they can get on us embarrassing Is enjoyed by the very ones that should be our helpers. I do u’ot doubt bat our * work Is very mmlensant to some of the train officials, and some* I think, nr* Tery fine gentlemen; In fact, I think Rums of the heat men I know are conductors on the Central that l.run with, yet as u body they are bitterly opposed to us and fight us nil the time. They Acknowledge they need help, but want tbe railroads tr **-— ** lege to name that public. It Is an extremely easy matter now, with the present MMiilmi-nt against tbe road, to put n passenger’s Ignorance of his duties Into operation against us as railroad employees, especially where they haw the Ct»-oporntion of on official or under- employee thnt Is ready to enjoy the laugh with them. It la creating dishonesty among certain traveling people. Now some of them have every bat check they can save and use them to bout their way on the train. If they are going eighty miles they buy a ‘ ‘ fifteen, and exi*eet to get through i*e free, and If caught up with are ready to gay that they aro nut ashamed of It. as the roads are stealing everything they can get, and they will fix you next time. A few days ago, coining in ou an early morning train by Jonesboro. I bud a resident of that town who works !u At lanta and rides dally to take a bat check oat of a sleeping passenger's hat and put la his to save a ticket that cost him H cent a mile. ( have looked Into this* man here In Atlanta and find that he gem $126 pec. month as a shoe salesmau for a whole- MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO., CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STREETS.' ESTABLISHED 1830. Capital $200,000.00 Surplus arid Profits . . . $600,000.00 BANKING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. THE PARMENTER MILLIONS ... A Stirring Novel of Love, Conspiracy and Adventure. . . ' (Copyright, 1907, by Arthur W. Morchmont.) ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT. Author of “By Right of Sword," “.When I Was Czar,” Etc., Etc. By Synopsis of Prevlou* Instalment*. Olive, still n prlzolier. I. escort*! to tho homo of Hoaonatolii. wbora tho mretlne «* tho ha ltd Is to !w hold. While there .ho hoars tho rolce of (Jllhort Merrldew, who la In another room. A Fren-hman, eharze-l tvlth bolnz n traitor, la brought in for trial. -. Monte — __ - - - puhiie I, watching thorn. The mllroml. rolrht do wrong, tint thnt hi - rxruae for Indtviilunla .to steal directly a them. Tbon our Jolt, are legitimate; are net «-al*a and have not reduced any —- In our ahniie. It la a near place opened, and we have necepted It because we need tke salary given. TICKET COLLECTOR. Atlanta. Ga. Indorsed tho government plan tar peats) savings banka ’ resolution introduced by socialist mem- railed on all member* of the Federa tion to withdraw from military organisa tions. but President Rompers and other lee.lore dematnied the iden. The mooting favored tbe workingmen affiliating with the. National Guard. A vigorous war will be waged on Gen* eral Ott. and hla Loa Angeles Time* to combat hla Influence against organized la-,, bor. A resolution waa Introduced ami' adopted calling on organized labor to con- tribute t per cent of It* wages to this end. He’s a white-livered, black-hearted lying snake of a traitor and " ••That'11 do. Andrews," Interrupted Merrldetv sharply. “Wo don't want your opinion of him yet. We have to form our own. Well, what do you say? he demanded of the man. I have done well for you," wns the reply. “Didn't I " "Silence. Nothing that you have done matters now. except this." "It Is all Ilea. 1 say." cried Perlgord, and followed with a violent assertion of his innocence, garnished with many oaths. The rest heard him out without Inter ruptlon; and the dead silence, coupled with the Bterrt set looks of his hear ers, broke his nerve down. He began to whimper and plead at first that they should believe him and teat him further, and Anally for mercy. Olive had no cause to pity the wretch or to take hla side,, but his abject broken pleading was hard to hear un moved. And at length she sat back In her chair and put her fingers In her oara to stop the sound of hta vole* reaching them. "Set him back there,” was the next thing she heard In Merrldew's voice. The men holding the wretch took him back a few paces, and then the rest whispered together. , A few momenta of this half silence and then a scraping of feet on the bare boards and the grating of tbe chair legs os the men resumed their post tlons. "We have no doubt, Perlgord. Wo are all of precisely the same opinion. You have tried to betray us; and but for the fact that Andrews here sus pected you, you might have eucceedcd. Don’t whine, man. It's no sort of use. We can't work together so long ns tjiero Is a thought of treachedy any where. We should bo fools to try It. You know the penalty of treachery, and you knew It well enough before you tried It. If we were to let you live you'd put us out of business. You'll be shut up here for a couple of days and If In that time you choose to kill yourself you can. But ■ If you don't— well, we shall llnd the means of stop ping you from doing ta any further harm. Take him away." For as long as a man might count the Angers on one hand there was a dead silence. Then with a roar of rage he threw himself upon those nearest to him, dashed them away and rushed at Merrldew, In a last desperate light for freedom. But It was In vain. The rest hurled themselves upon him. A few tense moments of riot and confusion follow ed; and Olive held her breath, and shrank bock, half fearing that ' he would break Into the room where she sat. Then It was over. The fellow was overborne, his cries, choked; he was pinned down, bound and gagged; and In this helpless con dition was carried out of the room. Olive was still wincing and shudder ing under the horror of the thing when Karl came back to her, breathless from Ids exertions, excited, and full of hot rage against the traitor. Involuntari ly sho shrank from his touch. "You heard?" he asked exultantly. "The fllthy liar!" he added with a flerce oath. Sho nodded, and held her hands tightly clenched. "I was for killing him once for all, the dog!" he continued, his face hard set with relentless hatred and passion. "I offered to do It—to shoot him—but they would not." "What will happen to him now?" He laughed contemptuously and shrugged his shoulders. "He Is too paltry a coward to do It himself. He will be found one day In the river or cut to pieces on a railway. What mat ters? The end of dirty stuff like that?’ "Cut to pieces on a railway!" Olive shivered as she thought of the fellow's attempt on her own life In the same way. At that Instant Franks put hta head through the big doors. "We are ready now, Hartmann,” he said. Olive rose promptly. "la that the summons for me?” "Yea.” he nodded, and opened tho doors for her to pass. The next moment she was In the presence of Gilbert Merrldew. CHAPTER XXVI. A Tanas Moment. As Ollre stepped Into the larger room and faced the men who were waiting for her. she made a strenuous effort to shake off the effects of the terrible scene she had just overheard. But she was only partly successful. If their Intention had been to break dawn her nerves. In order that they might the more thorouchly test her sin cerity. the object had In part been gained. The long delay with Its inevi table euspenee and racking anxiety had tried her sharply; and to her dismay she found herself trembling and nerv ous as she stared at those about the long table. Merrldew was, of course, directing the proceedings, and he left her stand ing by Karl's side without even look ing up at her entrance, while he sat consulting with Franks and Rosen- steln. Whispering and occasionally making a note or two on the paper In front ot him. After a moment or two Karl put a chair for Olive, and she sat down. Aa she moved to the chair, Ollre caught a swift side glance from Merrldew In her direction. But not a sign appeared on hta face to show whether or not he suspected her Identity. Presently he beckoned Karl to him. A sharp gesture eloquent of his con sciousness of authority and leader- shift The aotlon'of one who meant to be obeyed without question and on the Instant. Olive read It, so; and not without satisfaction. The greater the influ ence he exercised over the rest, the more certain would be her success It she could In some way baffle and beat him. Every word he spoke to ths others, every gesture Ijp made, tended to show hie complete ascendency over them. And then it occurred to her that this parade of authority on his ,part was calculated, and that his ob ject was to Impress her with a sense of his power In ‘order to frighten her. But It had precisely the opposite ef fect. It wae Just what she wanted to know. Thus the delay which zvss de signed to confuse and embarrass her, really helped to reassure and strength en her. "Now." said Merrtdcw at length. In much the same tone he hnd used to the unfortunate Perlgord; and he sat up In his chair and looked scarchlngly at Olive. She met the look steadily and with out nervousness; and felt a little thrill of pleasure at perceiving that he did not know her. Not a trace of sus picion crossed his face. "You wish to question me?" she nskgd In German, deeming It best that he should hear her voice for the first time In that language. "You must manage to speak Eng lish," he replied. "We do not all un derstand German. Yes, there are some questions that must be answered, and some matters that must be made much plainer than they are at present.” She turned to Karl. "You will ex plain that I only speak English with difficulty?" “I understand that," said Merrldew, showing thus that he himself spoke the language. "I will put my questions slowly. Now, why do you think you were the object of suspicion at Crom well Gardens?" "I explain already that." "But tell me,” she noticed the "me"— as If he was the center of all. In brok en English, carefully Interlarded with occasional German words when using terms which her supposed limited knowledge of English would not cover, she described very slowly and deliber ately the meeting with Jack on the staircase and the subsequent statement of Mrs. Orlmston that she was to be questioned by tho minister himself. "Yes, yes. But why do ypu suppose Mr. Fenwick suspected you out of all the servants?" he asked with u frown. 'I act foolish, I think. He try stop me; I not wish he question me; I run down the stair; he call; I go not back. I see now.” But how did you know he suspected you?” "I knew not so; not then. But I fear the question being asked. ■ When Mrs. Grlmstnn tell me afterward,, then I know I am right. All the servants were ths same as me." 'How do you mean, 'tbe same as you?'" "Suspected." "But of what?" Olive ehrugged her shoulders. “I know not. The houeekeeper tell me they want to know all about me. I could not make clear that. Bo I run away.” He frowned again at this.. “Do you mean tu tell me you have no Idea how the people got to know you were not what you had eald?" "How could I?” cried Olive, with an other shrug. / "That’s Just what I mean to And out," he answered sharply, and paused to glance at some note* before him. "it’s perfectly plain," put In Ksrl; but Merrldew waved him to keep silent Another gesture Indicative of his com plete authority. "Who are you?" Merrldew shot ths question at Olive accompanied with a searching, almost threatening look. But olive only smiled. "I do not understand what you mean.” "I want to know all about you, of course,” ho replied sternly. "Karl knows. I tell him all," she said simply. "He knows what you have told him. That's all. Tell me." Very deliberately, and yet very di rectly, Olivo told the little fairy tale of her supposed life, Just os she had prepared It In readiness for such a question. They all listened carefully and very quietly, with the exception of Karl, who was showing signs of rest lessness. "Is that what she told you, Hart mann?” asked Merrldew, bluntly and brusquely. "Every syllable,” he said, adding: “I think this thing has gone far enough." ‘ "I am the judge of that, not you." retorted Morrldew angrily. And Olive regretted her Vould-be lover 1 ! Interpel lation. "I do not mind, Karl.’" she said. "How am I to know that all that Is true?" was Merrldew's next question. "I know not. Unhappy for me the police of New York could tell you that part: but as for the rest—” And sb* tint.-hed with a shrug. Merrldew wae sharp enough to fastSB on the weak spot of the etory, as hi* next question showed. "Who were these people on the steamer who told you of the Hartmanns7" "Ah, they ask me not to tell tb* 1 ? names. They were very kind, and I do what they wish.” He sneered. "It's the only point In the whole story on which we could have tested you. You are quick enough to see that, I suppose. You must tell. "No. I tell not:" and she ebook her head resolutely. . "You'd better, or I for one sbsn t be lieve you. This Is a very serious thing for you. Don’t make any mistake about that.” he declared harshly. But Karl fired at that "I don J see any need for vou to say thdt: and l m not going to listen to It In silence. Merrldew paueed and looked fixedly at Karl. "Don't be a tool. Hartmann, Just because you have taken a fan 1 -'? to the girl. What do you know about her? Nothing; absolutely nothing. She turns up in your street looking misera ble and lonely; you meet her and her tale takes hold of you. You tske her to your house and your sister give* ner a lodging. She gets round you—dont glare at me like that, man; I’m only telling you how the thing looks to me supposing Roscnsfcln's Ideas are rlgnt. Well, she gets round you, without your having a shred of fact about her: you bring her to us”— . . "It was Rosensteln's own Idea! cried Karl. Continued In Tomorrow's Georgian.