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3HMJDAT. DECEMBER THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEW a. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY At 2T» West Alabama St., A fiesta. Os. ^ Subscription Rates: One Year $4.50 b!* Mom ha 2.W Three Months 1.9 Qr.> Month 45 Ky Carrier. Per Week 1® Smith At Thompson, advertising rep* r< »en»a lives for all territory outside of Georgia. Chico§ro Office .... Trfhnne Building. New York Otflre .... Brunswick Bldg. NEWS, telephone the circulation department and have It promptly remedied. Telephones; Bell 4*27 main; Atlanta 4401. Subscribers deaf ring THE GEOR GIAN* AND NEWS discontinued must notify this office on the date of expira tion; otherwise, ft will he continued at the regular subscription rates until sotlcs to stop Is received. In ordering n change of oddresa, please gtte the old ns well as the new •w wnrm in mniin. n is imiHTBiiTv that they be signed, as an evidence of good faith. Rejected mannsoWpt* will sot he returned unless stamps sro sent for the purpoee. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prtnta to unclean or objectionable advert!*- OP* PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN AND HEWS stands for Atlanta’s own ing Its own gas and electric light plants, as It now owns Its water works. Other cities do this and get ’“is as low as 60 cents, with n profit — the Hfy. This should be done at C ee THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS Hcvee that If street railways can ho operated sucressfnlly by European tides, as they are, there Is no good reason why they can not he so oper. sted here, nut we do not heller# this fan be done now, and it may be some years before wo are ready for so big in migsttak' a*t its fSCe i The rogue In purple doea not ex tend to eyes. The collardlzation of Georgia Is an accomplished fact. Chicago's lid Is down, and If they 4 will plant Billie Mason on ft,’It will stay put. In Washington the open season on prunes extends from January to De cember. "Cash flows freely," sayn The Washington Herald. Liquidation ought to be easy, then. Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, cf Illinois, has once moro been elevated to the ciardom ot the United Statca. Other cities mar have troubles, but few can, come to the front with such a lasting pump problem ns Atlanta. Onoe more the terrible opposition against the minority leadership of John Sharp Williams has flashed in the pan. \ Chicago Is the natural place for the formation of a grass widow and grass widower’s ctub. That Is where both kinds flourish. Denatured eggs are coming out of cold storage to calumniate blddy'a In dustry at the grocery store with the sign, "absolutely fresh." “The qusllty of mercy Is not strained,” but the Chicago judge who fined a poet only three dollars came dangerously near It. With the football season over noth ing remains In the way of sporta, ex oept the scramble ot Christmas shop ping and anticipating the baseball aeason. Orantland Rice writes poetry with one hand, paragraphs with (he other, and dictates learned treatises on •porting topics, all at one and the same time. An X-ray machine disclosed a chest nut la the lung of a roan, it could not have been a minstrel end-man, or the plural form would have been "Use found for cotton stalks,” an nounces a press dispatch. Mighty few fanners that can not offer feeling testimony that his dad found nse for them long time ago. James J. Hill sa.vs that New York has reached the climax of Us com mercial supremacy, which ought to hold Franklin Adams, official booster ot Marvellous Manhattan, far awhile. There Is evidently a community of Interest between George Halley, the pagan paragraphs of Tho Houston Post, and John Wesley Raines, nal- Isy hands It to Gaines for a column of praise. As a contribution to diplomatic lore tbe decision of Colonel J. Lindsay Johnson, of Tbe Rome Tribune, In the steer-plowtng contest between Itowdre l’hlnisy and T. 9, Shope, Is worthy of pieservatlon. It defies the most pro found intellect to figure out who won. Pip! . v.:u As an Invention of the fertile Im agination of The Times-Dispatch, of Rantankerous Richmond, the Hon. Bill Bklllctt, of Henrico county. Is a plpfn. He Is not In a class, however, with the famous card writer of Tbe to as ton PosC who can be Invoked to on, the job at a moment’s notice. STOP WHISTLING THROUGH A GRAVEYARD THAT DOES NOT EXIST. In onr seal to fight off an unnatural depression In financial and busi ness circles, we are In danger of protesting too much the prosperity that undoubtedly underlies the present strained condition of things. Whistling, through a graveyard Is a useless mask to foolish fears at best, and when there Is no graveyard the whistling may become worse than meaningless In that It suggests that which does not exist. s The prosperity of this country of ours Is patent. It Is In need ot none of the arts or devices of the professional spieler. It Is a sturdy, self-assertive thing and will prevail gloriously against Any temporary damper or bsck-set sustained from evil sources In an unwary moment. Moreover, it will profit much from experience—that Is an attribute of American Industry, one of the secrets of American success. Stout hearts have made this nation and they will see It through any storm ot mere man's making, The genius, thrift and courage that have triumphed over the wilderness, and the savage, over formidable enemies from without and fraternal mistakes and strife from wlthtn do not pale or falter before so slight a thing as a temporary tightening of the purse strings or a slackening In the pulse beat of prosperity. American achievement and success are made of far sterner stuff than this. And so we My It Is not well to protest too much so patent a thing m our material prosperity, especially at sueh a season as this. There Is danger that a false construction be put upon such a policy by the timid and unthinking. Let It be taken for granted—there Is every warrant for having it so. It Is well to whistle, ii the note be genuine, cheery and tuneful. But let It come spontaneously and confidently. There In no need for the megaphone or the vocal hurrah of the Bpleler. Tho chief Im portance of what has transpired In our material affairs during the past few weeks lies In the experience It has afforded. The lesson Is well worth the price If It be well learned. For the rest, there Is oVery reason to believe that tho depression Is rapidly passing—that tbe cause of It has. In fact, already passed. Our affairs are in capable and Aisponslble bands. Wise men now sit calmly and unselfishly on our financial watch towers, and out over the country there Is health, strength and abundance of the good things that earth yields to the labor of man. There remains only for us to be patient yet a little while. CONGRESS CONVENED ON MONDAY. On Monday at noon the Sixtieth national congress convened at Wash ington and It Is expected that the session will contlnuo Indefinitely. The earlier sessions will probably be without especial Import to the country nt large, except tho reception of tho president's message, which will bo awaited with keenest Interest by all classes of citlxens. The po sition of speaker of the national house of representatives has already been determined by the action of the caucus held a few days ago, the re sponsible office again going to Representative Joseph Cannon, of Illinois. The appointment of tho various committees will be made as soon as pos sible, until which time very little business can be transacted. Hon. John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, has again been unani mously chosen minority leader of the Democrats In the national house of representatives and until ho takes his seat In the national senate—to which he was recently elected—will direct the policy of the Democratic members of the bouse. Tho country Is on the qul vivo regarding possible laws regulating the tariff, railway rate matters and other Issues appertaining to the business conditions of the country. But whether any action shall ho taken In these matters Is regarded as uncertain and nebulous. The schemo for deepening the channel of the Mlsaisslppl river will be cham pioned by Its friends In congress. It Is stated that already congressional leaden are formulating plans tor adjournment at an earlier date than uanal, probably by the last ot May, as the national conventions will probnhly meet In June. Growth and Progress of the New South The Georgian hero record* each day •ome economic fact In reference to the onward progress of tbe Hontb. . BY J08EPH B. LIVELY la Washington, Go., tbe Washington and Ellyerton Company, bus applied for n v charter. It desires tw lw» Incorporated for a period of twenty years and with a capital stock of $75,000, for the purpose of constructing the projected line between Washington aud Klherton, Go., and Ultima tel jr to be extended to Hartwell. Despite the dUtorbed financial conditions !u other part* of the country, t’anton. Ga., Is enjoying quite a booin. Nearly a dozen new dwellings are now In course of couatrtirtlon nnd yet tbe demand la not supplied, which 1k caused by the additions recently made to the Cnntnn Cotton Mills nnd the Georgia Marble Finishing Works more than doubling Us already Inn;# plnnt in order to meet the turessaut demands for finished marble. Canton soon will Install electric lights, waterworks and sewerage, for which $3).000 In bonds mas recently voted. The Louisville nnd Nashville railroad Is rebuilding Its handsome new depot, burned n few weeks ngo. The Lydia Cottou Mills, Clinton, S. C.. is understood to hare awarded contract to the Draper Company, of Hopedale, Mass., for severnl hundred looms additional to present equipment. Tho Lydia Company made some Imjmrt.iut addition* to tun- chlnery lait summer, having Installed 5 »>0 spindle* nud 150 looms, which Increased Its total equipment to 22,001 spindles and 438 looms. The mill's equipment Includes humidifying, cotton cloth Is manufactured, nnd the apparatus, roller covering de partment and other facilities. PEOPLE AND FHINGS GOSSIP PROM THE HOTELS AND THE STREET CORNERS marked boom In (otne-bulldlug la and around Atlanta.” Mid a well known real es tate man. “You will see more wage earn ers acquiring small, comfortable home* than ever before. The temptatlou of tb< saloon will be gone, nnd men who have dia ■1 pa ted their surplus w'agra In that way will now put jt jj) home*. "Scores of good workmen who earn line wages auccumb to the temptations of tbe epen aaloon, when, If there were no such places, they would never think of driuk. I expect to see a wonderful boom lu home- ulldlng next year.” Senator T. 8. Folder, of Mncou, and Hon. Boykin Wright, of Augusta, held a long con ference with Governor Smith Saturday, pre sumably about the back tax case, and the probable necessity for nu extra sessiou of the legislature. It la Improbable that Gov ernor .Smith will make any definite nu- nouiiceinetit a* to the extra hcxkIoii until after hi* return from Washington nod New* York. Judge E. C. Konts ha* been notified of bis nppoiutmetit on the committee to draft tbe constitution and by-law* of the Nations! Tax Association. Judge Kontz attended the Inst setodnn in ColumbiiM, Ohio, a* the delegate from Georgia. He ha* nlmi been notified of hla re-election ns n member of the executive committee of the National Municipal League. Nunday night, as she thrust her r n window. The little group of men nnd boy* street bedentb got busy. Two wagon hitched up. loaded with tin bnckett ARMY-NAVY ORDERS AND MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. Army Orders. Washington. Dec. 2.—Lieutenant Colonel Robert N. Getty, Seventh Infantry, from San Francisco, to command Jefferson bar racks, also recruit depot thereat. First Lieutenant Charles C. Finch, Seventh Infan try, dropped from the rolls of tbe army November ti lor deaertlon. Second Lieu tenant W. G. Howell, Twenty-seventh In fantry, to military academy. Movements of Vessels. ARRIVED—November 28, Eagle at Key West; November 29, West Virginia, t’olo- Ialand, Hannibal at Newport New New York city. SAILED—November 29. West Virginia, Colorado, .Maryland. Pennsylvania from Han Fnmclaco for Mare Inland; S or umber 30, Rainbow. Galveston nnd Chattanooga from Nagasaki for Shanghai. Arcthuxn placed tit of service a* an auxiliary (merchant omplemeut) nt Norfolk yard, November 29, ud Immediately commissioned with a an al complement. MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO., CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STS. ESTABLISHED 1880. Capital $200,000.00 Surplus and Profits. $600,000.00 Banking in all its Branches THE PARMENTER MILLIONS ... A Stirring Novel of Love, Conspiracy and A doerturc. . . (Copyright, 1907, by Arthur W. Marchraont.) IHMMMHIHMI By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT. Author of "By Right of 8word,” "When I Wn Czar," Etc.* Etc. Synopsis of Previous Installment. Mr*. Tittintnu urges Olive to wed Merrl »»v. Tin* girl charges the widow with be lug Mine. Iloncourt. Mr*. Taunton i* taken off her guard, and Olive realises that she ha* lilt very close to the truth. The widow tells Olive she enn not leave her house, ns other member* cf the baud have »wor» t« harm tier. Olive remembers the stenogra pher In tho bonse opposite, and plaus attract Ids attention. Next ‘lay she « him at the window. Writing n note to the effect that she Is in peril, she wraps It mind a gins* paper weight nut] hurl* ft to tho garden. The young man rend* the message and signifies hi* desire to know more. • FUNERAL SUNDAY OF JOHN C. RUSE Xn and driven off do froi road through tiie darkness nt u wild rate of Speed. There wn« it bright Mane In the direction of the Orphan*' home. It turned out to Ii a large hny stack bun.lug dangerously lien the barn of the Methodist Orphan*' Ifomt A bucket line \ru* established nnd th (lame* got under control before any mor serious damage was done. Thnt's-the fire-llglitlug system of Decatur. Will V. Zlmtuer, head of the New Kim ball, leaves Tuesday evening for a thick hunting trip to Texan with a party from .... , vl n Wisconsin. be Colonel Charles! . .Major Nat Witzef, of Ivlftm CHRISTMAS COMMERCIALIZED. Wo have commercialized Chriatmaa, and In the doing of It we have robbed the holiest anniversary of much ot Ita sweet and beautiful sig nificance. From a aeason of love and tenderness It has become In a large meaaure a time of worry and anxiety for many. From Blmple gifts, given with the glow of true affection, we have come to look upon It as a period In which expensive and numerous offerings must be made as an obligation, hacked by no Impulse of esteem. How often have you heard friends say, no}', .have sold yourself: "Christmas will soon be here and how I do dread It! I have so many presents to give; father, mother, sister, brothers Jim, John and William. Besides, there Is Slater Annie’s three children. Aunt Jane, Uncle Ssm, Cousin Kate and several others. I just must give Janie Jones some thing, becauso she remembered me last Christmas, etc., etc. If I could 'make simple gifts It would not he so hard, but it looks cheap to send Inexpensive things. And I do need n new skirt and gloves dreadfully. I wish there was no such thing as Christmas." It Is this tiling that has commercialized our Christmas, mado It a season of worry, of financial strain, and, to many, actually a time of dread. To those who have much ot this world's goods, It should justly be a time to give with open, aye, even prodigal hand. But those In bumbler ways should not strain to give. Without the Impulse of true regard and friendship back of It, the richest gift Is not appreciated. When we know love nnd the spirit of the blessed season comes with It tho simplest offer ing tnkes on now beauty and brings to one a glow of gladness. For the children especially should we make It a season of joy and happiness. A child's unalloyed happiness can lie purchased for a small expenditure, Let's take away the commercial spirit we have given to Christmas. Let's temper our giving with reason, bringing happiness alike to donor and recipient with kindly mesaages. Jriorge A. Louge©, of Madison, Wla., per spout] jibout two week* In ealup Hock- .oufft-e, _. rtner of Mr. Zluuuer port. Texas. Dr. M. \V. Msmihnn tin* returned to At Innta. A NSW I3SUE IN GEORGIA. We note from rending The Atlanta Geor gian that tho great statu of Georgia is all ngug over a new nnd startling political is sue. There la nothing, of course, especially how In the statement that Georgia Is all agog—that has been the normal condition of the state for the past three years, nnd excitement Is nothing novel. Now, however. It appears that a hitter warfare of words, originating In a dispute betweeu tho editor* of Tho Dalton Citizen and The Augusta Herald as to which Is the better ablo to plow o steer, has lined up irauci sum i,, piu n %■ SHTr, Win 11 the* prena ot the state in hostile and tiugnu clous ranks; the controversy, Indeed, having reached the point where the editor of The Citlxen has issued a proclamation of ills candidacy for the governorship of the state, based solely nnd alone upon his ability to plow a steer. This challenge has been pick ed up by the Augusta editor—and tbe mo mentous dispute bs* waxed exceeding bob The funeral of John C. Ruse, the promi nent Atlantan who passed away early Sat urday morning, was hold Sunday afternoon nt 2:30 o'clock nt the family home In Court- land street. The Interment was nt West- view. The following were paII-bearers: W. L. Reynolds, R. A. Ilnneock, M. H. Robert*. Joseph Rnlne. A. D. Andrew . II. I„ Man- son, <>. L. Nirolson, John M. Hinton and Captain Edward H. Gay. Mr. Ruse was a prominent Instiranee ad juster. lie was a Mason of high rank, and held the esteem of hundreds of friends in Atlanta, over tho state, nnd throughout the South. CHILDREN TO ENJOY UNCLE REMUS’S DAY The annual celebration of. Uncle Remus’s birthday will be observed in the children's room of the Carnegie Library ou Friday afternoon of this week nt 3:30 o'clock. Friday Isn't Fncle Remus's birthday, for that occasion December 9, but ou Friday the story hour is always held, and so It was decided to lndd the exercise* oil Friday In stead of Monday. Miss Clara Wimberly's recital of Uncle Remus stories will be the especial feature of the exercises. Miss Wimberly J* a splen did reader, uiul*ln known throughout the »untry because of her faithful rendition of •e chfiT Ration Mhl AH flowing. home of the library to < TO TE8T PROHIBITION LAW IN NORTH CAROLINA. Rpeclnl to Tbe Georgian. Asheville, N. C„ Dec. 2.—A* a re sult of the refusal of the board of al dermen, on the advlc# of tho city at torney, to grant liquor licenses to ten saloon men now doing bualness In Asheville, who maintain that under the state law they should bo allowed six months after the prohibition ©lection of October 1 last, which would enable them to do business until April 1 next, instead of closing on December 31, suit Mirmuu* uluptiiH unis nojru ffAiTnijii| uou . u» u„ wci.011 n/ci oa, suit A number of joint debates—or, rather, joint ha» been begun In the superior court plowing expositions—have been arranged be- Against the city and members of the tween the two, the first to take place this I board of nldermen fh« ennrr month: »n.l the ratlre aorlc. 1. In ho do- of tho merit, of the cmlidltM, Ao. ,0 — ~ compel tho board to Issue the licenses. CONSIDERATE” FOR OTHERS. The liiRhest mark of breeding Is conalderation for others. * It doea not mean slmiily that one shall show courtesy and consideration for those moving in the same social scale, but for those whose lives lay In humbler ways. Just now there Is rush and hurry In tho stores and shops Incident to the holiday business. It does not mean much fun to the tired msn add women who work behind the counters. The season brihgs many added cares and harder work. Did you over stand on your feet 10 to 15 hours nnd show goods to n hurried aud, too often, Inconsiderate public? Scores of the girls whom you treat with such scant courtesy are per haps of ns gentle breeding as yourself. Necessity has forced them out Into the hurly-burly of the dally struggle for bread. Your curt commands and brush demeanor may wound deeply a aensltlve nature. With most of us Inconsideration comes of unthougbtedness, and not with any studied Intent. The man or woman who greets the sales people with n smile and cheery word, who shows no Impatience because things do not break ex actly as desired, brings sunshine Into a store, in your shopping observe a little. You can easily discern by the very demeanor of tbe clerks who belongs to that class. ‘A man or a woman of that kind Is greeted with a heartiness that la good to so% Then observe the other class, those who have erased the word consideration from their vocabularies. The full force of this argu ment will come to you then. * . Remember always that the humblest toller has rights, and It will be easy for you to concede and defer to them. ctsir* Minting to The Georgian, ”R will In* no mollfcoddllili affair; new ground will be se lected, ffrlth a fair sprinkling of under- growth, briars, and somo rocks. The con testants wilt lay aside their usual apparel and don that of real steerers of stsers; they will wear iiroad bar* - - - * ‘ ^ hickory shirts, and ' ‘ I alloy ... iguage necessarily used ring a lira voLet th later nnd <l>Mnonstrnte tits superiority by S utno theoretical process. Let the cuitdl- ate who delivers the goods win the prise. Accept no plutfonn promises not sure to be carried out. If proficiency In the gentle Art of plowing n steer Is to be tho keynote of th# next Goober campnlgu, force the aspir ants out hi the open, when* they may plow like men—and be seen. Indeed, we feel sure that the sulistltutbm of tho gentle Hteer for the ferocious octopus Is quite n re-tfnl thing fbr political Georgia to undertake (’butting, eatchlng, Unrue**- Ing. taming, and breaking to harness a steer Is small potatoes beside tbe same perform ance lu course. I In night lection with appears to bt . •nh considering. oeton p only Aiiyho ‘Igl ■■time tbe next sleertnn roll* .......... .... ■ Ion. Hoke Smith wilt have subdued every octopus In the state, we doubt not; so what shall we Had more calculated to amuse, en- almoet; long live the steer!—ltoston liernbl. A ROOSEVELT DEMOCRAT, <U'ashfngt- n Special to X. V. Tribune.! •1 see nothing In President Roosevelt's method of s-drlng the financial problem that can be criticised, and 1 lielleve that In this situation, as In every other that fins presented ltM«-lf in his administration, he has acted fur the liest Interests of the coun try and without regard for political conse quences,” sanl Colonel I.e Gage Pratt, representative elect from the Eighth district of New Jerse.v,. Colonel Pratt Is tlm first Democrat to .*ome to congress from that section for twenty year*, lie styles himself a "Roosevelt Democrat.” and says that R was this fact which gave bliu such a great —’ority In hi* campaign. n my dlsli tet the majority of the Demo crats regard the president as a sturdy, bon- eat and Imim usety «%pable man. who has done tbe things he promised to do, aud has done them in a popular wav which mads his actions all the more acceptable. Tbev can conscientiously think this without al lowing It to interfere with their allegiance to Democratic principle*, ami It is ou this fact that I bc.se the assertion that the Democratic party will have to think a long time tu tbe sc'xctlon of a presidential can didate. Indeed, I hare found mnnv who agree with John Temple Graves that it would be nn ei.-client idea to have the two parties unite «u President Roosevelt. Of course ! am quite sure that this wlU never come to pass. It looks to me us though Mr. i would be the choice of the party, as - ...j Gray «ud the others mentioned, while estimable men. have not mnde theiuse'ves national figure*. I am of the opinion that Governor Johnson, of Minnesota. Is a man of such large caliber that be win have a great influence ou the conventtou," FINLEY GUEST OF HONOR AT CHARLESTON BANQUET, ■pedal to The Georgian. Charleston, S. C., Dec. 2.—St. An drews Society celebrated Its one hun dred and seventy-eighth anniversary Saturday with a brilliant banquet at the Commercial Club. President W. W. Finley, of the Southern railway, re sponded to the toAHt, "St. Andrew** Day," nnd other toasts were responded to by Captain George L. Dyer, U. S. N., commandant of the navy yard here, and by Hon. John .Marshall, a grand son of John Marshall, of Virginia Ex- Govemor Pardee, of California, nlaj made a stirring address docketVery LIGHT ’ IN GLYNNI 8UPERIOR COURT. Special to The Georgian. Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 2.—Judge T. A. Parker convened Glynn superior court here at 10 o’clock this morning. The court will be In session only one week and will then take an adjournment un til January. Doth the civil and crimi nal dockets aro unusually light. The civil docket will be taken up first. Commercial Men Organize. Bpoc'.ttl to Thu Georgian. Charleston, S. C., Dec. 2.—The Charleston chapter of the United Com mercial Travelers was organized here Saturday night. Officers were elected follows: Senior counsel, H. D. Brux; Junior counsel, A. A. Duncan. Jr.; past counsel, J. H. Semkln: secre tary and treasurer, E. Jordan; conduc tor, J. L. Coogan; page, C. Blgby; sen tlnel, J. T. Lesesne. Ttadl.mt with pleasure at her suc cess, Olive turned to write another message, and found Panton In the rootn. She had brought In the evening meal and was laying the cloth. She took no notice, and Olive could not tell whether she had seen anything or had noticed the changed look on her face.- It was Impossible, however, to write a word while *he remained In the room, and, as the evening was fast growing dark, Olive waited Impatiently for her to leave. As she was going Mr*. Taunton en tered. She had come, she said, to see that Olive had everything she needed; and she stayed a long time. 8he adopt ed a different tone from the morning, and,was per.suaaive and urgent, speak- Ing as If Olive’s safety and welfare were all the world to her. It wa* quite dark when she left, and, to Olive’s dismay, the window opposite was unlighted. Her friend had left, and nothing more could be done that night. She fought against her disappoint ment, however, and resolved to send her message the first thing In the morning. Write it that night she dared not. She could not feel sure that her room might not be searched while she slept. But the next morning she found an other unexpected difficulty. When Pan ton had cleared away the breakfast and Olive was about to write her message the woman returned and announced that she was about to clean the room. Fretting at the interruption and eager though she was to resume the signals with the secretary. Olive dared not even go near the window to see if he were In his room. Just as Panton's work was finished Mrs. Taunton arrived. She was dress ed for going out and said she had come to till Olive her decision. Her mood appeared to have changed again from that of the preceding night. "I am tired of arguing with you, Olivo, and have mado up my mind firmly what I must do. You must stay here until you consent to marry Mr. Merrldew." "You know I will not," replied Olive firmly. "I will never do It. And you can’t keep mo hero forever." "Then somo other means will have to be found to deal with you," said Mrs. Taunton Impatiently and almost angri ly. "Is it any use to apeal to you ax a woman? I nm hero alone. In your power, as I admit. I am helpless. Have you no mercy for one In such bitter trouble? You know what 1 have suf fered at the hands of this man and his mother. They have taken away my good name; they possess th© fortune which is mino by right; I am practical ly destitute nnd in terrible sorrow. Have you no heart?" "You are ridiculous. It Is because I nm afraid for your life that I tell you you must take the only course of safety open to you." "You will not let me communicate with my friends, that they may Judge?" "I would, but Mr. Merrldew will not." If I tell you I would rather die than marry this man; rather trust myself to the mercies of those with whom he Is banded in this bond of crime; that my sou! revolts at the mere thought of his touch, and that I should lflathe myself if I could entertain even a thought of yielding—is your heart stilt steeled against me?" You are getting hysterical, that is all.” Olive threw up her hands and turned away, sighing deeply. "I am going away for some days, Olive. You will have the interval to grow more rea sonable. If you have not changed your mind by my return florae other steps will be taken. Goodby." "I can not wish good to any one so hard as you are, nnd I will not pre tend," and Olive threw herself into a chair. "I hop© you will never need a friend a* I need one now, and never feel the wound of such conduct as yours to me." Waiting a few njlnutes to be sure "Give me back that paper at once.” Mrs. Taunton put It in her pocket In. stead. "I really must look after you better, Olive,” she.replied with a sneer, "Will you drive me to take It from you by force?" cried Olive. "Panton!" called Mrs. Taunton. The woman entered the room In stantly, having evidently been waiting just outside the tVor in readiness. As soon as she was inside Mrs. Taunton took out the packet and opened and read It. "This is really worse than I thought. I would sooner have had a mere as signation than this. Of course, after tjiis I can not trust you to be alone In the room. Panton, you will stay here with Miss Parmepter; and mind, she ifl never to be left for an Instant alone. You understand?” "Yes, madam." "And you will not allow her to go near the window after this. If she at tempts, you are to take any means nec essary to prevent her. I will moke ar rangements to place you In another room, Olive, where you will be spared from the Impertinent attentions of the neighbor*.’’ and with that parting shot she loft the room. Olive let her go without any further words. Her anger had passed, giving way to a depression that overwhelmed and almost prostrated her. She had built so much on tbe at tempt, had Indulged such hopes, and had been bo near success that the dis appointment seemed to crush the very life out of her for the time. There was nothing else to try. She was now hopelessly In the power ot this relentless, merciless woman and the desperate man with whom she was In league; It was no use to struggle farther against them. There was noth ing to do but to wait nnd see what steps they would take next to attain their end. Panton had obviously come up pre pared for the watch which had been as signed to her, for she had brought up some needlework. Placing a chair by the window, she sat down and com menced to sew ns unconcernedly as If this Jailor work were the most lieu**- • routine of her life. Stitch, stitch, stitch, her work went on, the sewing only Interrupted when one needleful of cotton was used up and th© needle had to bo threaded. Her hard, grim faca was bent over the ma terial, her eves never lifted from it, nnd all her thoughts seemed to be con centrated upon her task. Olivo had thrown herself on the bed nnd lay watching her until the cold. Impassive monotony got on her nerves and she felt that she could have torn the work out of the woman's hands In a frenzy. She turned her back to her at laat, unable to bear tho sight ot It, only to find that the sound of It—the prick, prick of the needle and the drawing through of the thread—>vas os racking as the sight had been. She put her fingers to her ears to stop th© sound, but even that gave no relief. "Oh, for heaven’s sake, stop that sew- Colonel Resigns Commission. Special to The Georgian. Ghurieston, S. f\, Dec. 2.—Colonel Henry Schachte, Third regiment. South Carolina national guard, has handed in his resignation because of urgent bust, ness calls which take up all of His time. It Is very probable that Lieu tenant Colonel 8. M. Ward, of George town, will succeed Colonel Schachte. SUPREME COURT fF GEORGIA. Augusta Circuit 8. E. Brack©!ford et al. v. A. A. Orris et al., from Richmond. Argued. City Council of Augusta et al. v. Augusta and Aiken Railway Company, from Richmond. Argued. T. C. Crawford, trustee, v. H. C. Roney, from Richmond. Argued. Count Witte's Bad Throat. Berlin. Dec. 2.—Count Witte has come here to consult a specialist In throat troubles. Bo far he has refused all invitations to discuss the situation in Russia. that Mrs. Taunton had gone, Olive went to the window. Her friend was watch ing for her. Bhe signaled to him, and with a beating heart wrote the mes- aa *thm Olive Parmenter and in peril of my Ilf©. Plans© wire Mr. Casement, so licitor, Frampton, Oxfordshire, to come to me Instantly. For God’s sake!" She read It over, and with trembling fingers fastened It round the paper weight. Her friend wns already wait ing In the garden, and when he saw her lifted his hand and smiled. Bhe pushed up the window to Us far thest extent, and with a fervent little prayer for the *-Ve#s of her venture drew back to t*<s§)out her appeal for help. . . . . . At that moment. Just as her hand was extended for the throw, some one seized It and the letter was torn from her grasp. CHAPTER XXXI. Escape. Foiled In her attempt to attract help from the outside Just at the very In stant when success appeared to be in her grasp, Olive turned with a cry of dismay to find Mr*. Taunton regarding her with a cold, cynical smile of tri umph. "You really must not bring my house Into disrepute by making love to young men In the surrounding houses, Olive. It is most disgraceful," she said, as she made haste to close the window, first glancing out In time to see the secreta ry beating a hurried retreat Into his house. You know, of course. It wax nothing of the kind." retorted Olive, furiously. Ing," she cried at length. Panton looked up In surprise. "You are excited, miss. You hud better try to sleep or your nerves will suffer." "Have you no pity In your heart any more than your mistress?" "I don’t know what you mean, miss." "You don’t know that I am being kept here n prisoner; to be forced to do that which I would rather die than do; that I am prevented from seeing my friends; that I am helpless anil alone. Ydu know all this. YVH! you do nothing to help me?” "If you want anything, my orders are to gef it for you." "Want anything! Can’t you see that my very soul is full of suffering, anil that unless I can get help of some kind I shall die or go mad? Or are you also another thing of steel nnd iron, ready to crush me down, down, down?” "I ran only obey my orders, miss," was the calm, steady reply. "Then heaven have mercy on me!" cried Olive; and turning her face to the wall she gaye herself up to th© misery that consumed her. Panton resumed her sewing as un concernedly as liefore. In the afternoon Merrldew came, and Panton left the room. He adopted the same lino as Mrs. Taunton. Olive was in great danger from Hartmann and the rest who had c’lrcovered tho deception she had prac. tired; they declared that her life wns forfeited by her treachery, nnd they had sworn to kill her. The only escape undid be for her to make It possible for him to say thnt she was his wife. He would then be able to protect her from them. At first Olive would not reply, but when he began to renew his protesta- tionn of love and vowed to devote hla life to her she could not bear it. Facing him resolutely, she said In a tone of Irrevocable resolve: "I have given my answer. Never so long as there Is a breath In my body and I have strength left to speak will I give ony other. You can kill me, as you tried once before to do, but make me consent to defile myself by being your Ife vou can not. No power on earth, no means you can employ, no threats you can utter, will ever make me change that resolve Now go. The mere sight of you disgusts me." Ho listened to her, his brow drawn In a heavy frown,, his eyes threatening and his lace white nnd set. "I am convinced now that persuasion 13 no use, Miss Parmenter. And I shall try It no more. But I shall yet prevail. And If 1 have to resort to force you have only yourself to blame." The Interview with him did her good. It served to restore, tone to her nerves, and her courage revived. Bhe hod de fied him. She knew* what store he set on the marriage, and by thwarting him in that she could still foil him in what she'knew was the paramount purpose with him. A belief took possession of her that they would not attempt to take her life, at any rate until they had made soma desperate effort to force her to marry him. This suggested a fresh puzzl^ to her. and so gave her food for thought during the weary hours of the rest of the day and evening. Continued in Tomorrow’* Georgian*