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AND NEWS rfunds for Atlanta's own
ing Ita own gas and electric light
plants, as It now own* Its water
to the ettv. This should be done at
once. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS
believes .tbnt If street railways can be
operated successfully by European
cities, as they are, tlt.'re Is no good
reason why they can not l»e so oper
ated here. Rut we do nqt believe this
can lie done now, and It may he tome
years Iwfore we are ready tor so big
an undertaking. Htlti Atlanta should
eet Its face In that direction NOW.
The third dotitaa seems doomed for
demlie.
Senator Daniel talked real sassy to
Mr. Bryan.
Howdy, winter. Rather a frosty
greeting you are giving us.
Now cometh the chortling days for
tho plumber and the coal man.
Old Santy promises to put a nice
fat price for cotton In the farmers'
sox.
"If you si* It In The Sun,” It Is
mighty apt to be a knock of Roose-
Tell.
Is that day near when a sirloin
6teak .and a dollar will be on speak
ing terms?
If musicians tame their hands,
then, following the logical conclusion,
politicians should Insure their cheek.
With 9700,000,000 of wealth it would
he difficult to oonvince a Georgian
that any hard times can get toe hold
hereabouts.
When ex-Oovernor Vardanian gets
his paper he can tell his political ene
mies what he thinks of them, and they
can’t talk back.
Thirty cent* an hour, with Satur
day afternoon off, la the new arranfe-
ment of the Canadian Pacific railroad
with Ita machinists.
Although Uncle Andy, tho Laird, la
70 yean old, he atill seems to hare
sufficient money to {Higrace himself
If he should be suddenly taken off.
Jacob Schlff saya we have “pros-
perlty madness." Jacob can afford to
talk that way. because he doeinjt
havo to go out and huatle tor liis
grub stake.
"How ts pumpkin pie pronounced?"
asks an anxlou* subscriber. If made
right. It’s a mighty poor person who
would not pronounce It about the beat
eating Imaginable.
Governor General Oerschermann, of
Moscow, aide-stepped a bomb thrown
by a woman. If she had used a hat
pin, then there would hare been an
other story to t«ll.
The Mexican government Is experi
menting with various methods tor ob
taining the best results from Irriga
tion. The dry fanning method Is also
to be well tested.
Tnls One.' rarefied, bracing winter
weather Is putting more beautiful
roses into the cheeks of Atlanta
maidens than bloom in all the gardens
of Houston from January to Decem
ber. .
The Atlanta Georgian calls upon
Burbank to produce a swcarless col
lar button. First find a neckless
man.—Rome Herald.
We can produce the necklace lady,
all right.
A little matter of seven hundred
million dollars Is wanted by the va
rious departments of tho government
to keep the machinery properly oiled,
liy the time the appropriations com
mittees get through trimming. It won't
look quite to formidable.
Though the Paragrapbers' Union
has placed the ban on the subject, we
can not restrain from the assertion
that Hobson'* bellicosity will now be
confined to the necessity of getting
out of a warm bed cold nights to walk
the b&br.
LET CONGRESS REMOVE DUTY ON ART.
When Mr. Wbltelaw Reid, our ambassador to the Court of St. James,
recently signed an agreement reducing tho duty on English works of art
from 20 per cent to 15 per cent, he voiced an Idea which Is rapidly
strengthening "into a convIcSon in the minds of thoughtful Americans. “I
firmly believe." said Mr. Held, “that for a nation which wishes to reach
, the markets of the world for the best, and therefore the most profitable
things, free art Is as vital as free sir." Mr. Reid based his statement
upon (he now recognised fact (hat the question of art Is not one of Ideal
ity, but of expedlancy. Even those who fall to recognize the Importance
of art as a factor In the development of our clvltfand national life can not
but be Impressed with the commercial value of the artistic object, as com
pared with the value of that produced by uninformed and unskilled
craftsmanship. The ready market, for Instance, which Mr.' Elbert Hub
bard has found for his Roycroft wares proves the demand for artlatlc
workmanship.
The reputation and financial success of many industries rest upon
the srtlstlc worth of their output; and In some countries, as In France,
the government has recognized the expediency of fostering the art Instinct
of Its people until this"Instinct, becoming a national attribute, Infuses Its
industries, and gives them the highest commercial value in the markets
of the world.
The aim ot our own manufacturers should be to make their products
so attractive that they can compete In color and design with the output
of European countries. For the accomplishment of this purpose, every
obstacle which tends to discourage the growth of art In America should
be discouraged, and, as the duty on art la now the chief barrier, congress
should repeal it at once. >
The Importation of European art will follow the removal of the duty,
and will materially help to create an art atmosphere In America. The
effect of such an atmosphere will be to Increase the commerclsl value of
the designs of our manufacturers, the demand for these designs, and tho
employment of skilled workmen. When we have learned, ai men of
other countries are learning, to preserve the balance between utility and
beauty, between the practical and the esthetic, we shall make possible a
civilization which may/one day surpass in beauty and stability
"The glory that was Greece,
' And the grandeur that was Rome."
THE GREAT NAVAL PAGEANTRY.
The great battleships ot the United States navy are making their
way to Hampton Roads, where they will rendezvous before sailing for
the Pacific.
En route they have encountered fierce gales and heavy, snow storms,
which,.it Is to bo hoped, will not In any wise prove prophetic ot the long
voyago about to bo undertaken, various and diverse conjectures have
been Indulged In by the proas and people ot the country as to the real ob
ject of the visit of so many battleships and cruisers to tho Pacific.
Whatever may be the reasons actuating President Roosevelt In ordering
this naval cruise, it can not be denied that so remarkable a flotilla of
modern warships and torpedo destroyers will of necessity awaken the In
terest of all foreign powers-and increase the respect of .these nations for
the country which owns and controls such a fleet.
This brilliant manifestation of national power In Pacific waters will,
perhaps, cause a more beneficent peace sentiment In foreign countries
than all the sessions of the peace conference at The Hague or at Ports
mouth, N. H. The fleet will carry 12,000 men, and vast sums have been
expended properly to equip the vessela for the long nnd hazardous cruise.
The coal alone represents an expenditure of )2,000,000 and the supplies
16,000,000 more. The spending of auoh an amount of money for such a
purpose is somewhat surprising to laymen and landsmen, but tho wisdom
and discretion of President Roosevelt and of Secretary Metcalf may duly"
be vindicated.. There la muck of the uncertain and Intangible In the Ori
ental situation as regards the Interests of Uncle Sam.
The navy of the United Stntes now ranks second among the navies
of the world, and It Is evidently the Intention of the "powers that be" to
maintain this position by the construction of four more battleships, each
costing more than $9,000,000, with an allowance of torpedo boat destroy-
sr*. submarines, scout cruisers, colliers, eto., provided congress will
make the necessary appropriation. The price comes high, but tbe time Is
past when the United States does anything along small lines.
As one of the great world powers she Is confronted witji grave re
sponsibilities as well as tremendoui opportunities. The stupendous en
largement ln'rccont years of the national outlook Imposea responsibilities
which must be met without demur or hesitation. The crulso in the Pa
cific will probably Insure to this country International peace for many
years.
THE NEW DIOOESE OP ATLANTA.
The dtvlalon of tho Diocese of Georgia ot the Protestant Episcopal
Church, as la well understood, waa rendered necessary by tho remarkable
growth of that denomination In this state. Tho work and the responsi
bility Incident to the office of bishop of such a rapidly Increasing mem
bership made a division of labor and of duty Imperative. Bishop Nelson,
under whose wise mauagement and direction the Diocese of Georgia has
grown to such gratifying proportions, led the recent movement resulting
In a separation of the diocese. Representatives of that part of the dio
cese which comprises the northern and western portions ot Georgia met
Wednesday In Macon to decide upon a name for tho new division, to se
lect certain officers and committees, and to perfect a permanent organi
sation. The name chosen was the Dloceao of Atlanta, Instead of the dlo-
ceae ot north Georgia, tbe former winning after a discussion, by a vote
of *6 to It.
Diocesan officers and committees were elected, representative of dif
ferent portions of the new diocese, which Include a number of the promi
nent clergy and laymen of this section of tbe state.
Bishop Nelson’s address before the council was of great Interest not
only to that body, but to all persons concerned In the progress of religion
In the stste. Bishop Nelson not only stated clearly and definitely the
causes necessitating a division of the Diocese ot Georgia and the work
laying before tho new Diocese ot Atlanta, but gave a most lastructlve
outline of what was accomplished at tbo great biennial Council of the
Episcopal Church, recently held at Richmond. In discussing church
music, Bishop Nelson significantly said:
"The music of the church has degenerated into a concert
of the choir. It Is not wholly the fault of choirmasters and or
ganists and clergy, but of the people themselves. It goes along
with.refusal to kneel down In prayer, or to make any effort to
rise nbove the attitude of passive listeners,
"Call a meeting where you will, jet some ono begin a fa,-
miliar hymn with or without accompaniment, and you will have
more congregational singing In that house than tu any ten
churches of the diocese. It ii for you to And the ressou and to
apply It. If tbe choir Is the hindrance, discharge the choir, nnd
have one good voice well located, to lead the service. Let ua not
rest until we get the people to raise their voices to read and to
sing. The present condition la one alarming In Its slgnlflcance
nnd ought not to be endured as long as there be any other
methods which we may try. Do not ask yourself why Is It that
u Methodist or Baptist, Presbyterian or other congregation alnga
and ours does not. But let us find out how they do It and apply
It. 1 shall be glad indeed to co-operate with my clergy and latty
to accomplish tbe needed results.”
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgina'here record* each da/
some economic fact In reference to
the on ward progress of tbe South.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
A apodal correspondent In the Chattanooga Tradesman of December 1 baa
tbe following to aa/ of Atlanta's marvelous growth:
"Figures which have just been compiled by tbe concern which Is getting out At
lanta's directory for lfOfc thow great growth for the city during toe last twelve
months. The new directory will give Atlanta a population of one hundred *nd
twenty-one thousand within the corporate limits. Outside the city limit*, and in-
eluded In what wilt be caMed.-Greater Atlanta, there fa a population ot one hundred
nnd sixty-eight thousand, representing un Increase ot ten thousand over last year.
"The record* may !* said to be little short of marvelous. It Is stated that the In
crease In population of Greater Atlanta for one year was as great In Ita percentage
na the Increase In population of the whole country for the Are years ending with
IK*. Tho average Increase In the population of fifteen cities In tbe United states
having a hundred thousand Inhabitants, during the five-year period, was only 14
per cent, while Greeter^Atlanta. It 1* seen, has made that Increase In a tingle year.
"Twenty-one hundred new bulldlugs have gone up durlug tbe year. Many or
these are Imposing structures and represent an Investment of thousands or dol
lars. The number of vacant houses hns decreased from seven hundred to four hun
dred, and It Is a well-known fact tlpit many of the last-named vacancies are due
solely to tbe fact that the bnlldings are In course of construction and are not In a
sufficient stale of forwardness to make them habitable.
"Taken altogct
Intton on Its growl
January the clty .n
situation. Every p_., „ B . ..... __ . ^ pp ....... J|P
have already been "closed which indicate that there'vilf be no vacant business
houses. '
"It hsg been the general Impression that when the prohibition law becomes
effective next January real estate values nnd business conditions generally would
reach a low ebb. Tills Is found to bo a great mistake. A close Investigation bv
business men shows that everything tends to (letter times. The outlook for (all
trade was never better and the various Industries will continue operations uud !u
many Instances with Increased capacity.
"The stringency of the money market has had Uttle, If any, effect upon busi
ness conditions in the Capital City. There has been no eessatlon of building opera-
aliens nnd so far aa enn be learned contemplated Improvements will be made as
If nothing bad happened to disturb conditions.
"Speaking generally, there Is n note of prosp
, and the business outlook for
PEOPLE AND THINGS
003SIP FROM THE HOTELS
AND THE STREET CORNERS’
"Funny thing happened down In
Americu* the other day," raid Crawford
Wheatley, of that city. "One of the
big railroads pay* off a large number
of Ita employees there every month,
the pay roll running $25,000 to $30,000.
"The, men are paid off by checks
through a hank that handles the bust-
neia. On the laat pay day the rail
road men held a meeting and decided
to demand currency If clearing hoiiae
ecrtldcatee were offered. Some one
telephoned the hanker about It In ad-
venae. It did not worry him a bit, be
cause he had Plenty of Ufilted States
money on Hand, but he determined to
havo aome fun at the expense of the
hoys. r
"First man In line was an engineer
whose check was for about 1150. Cer
tificates were offered him.
“ 'Glipme repl money,' he said.
"He was shoved out 150 silver dol
lars. He looked a bit rattled, but
loaded the coin Into all the pockets
available, and walked out looking like
a man with a burden. Every man In
the bunch got silver dollars, and In a
little time the town was flooded with
big wheels. The victims unloaded In
a hurry."
Dr. Francis P. Smith, one of ths best
known demists ot Atlanta, left Wed
nesday night for Valdostn, where he
will reside In future. Mrs. Smith will
Join her husband In n few weeks. Dr.
Smith leaves Atlanta In search of a
milder climate on account of his health,
and the best wishes of his host of
friends accompany him and Mrs. Smith
to their new home In southern Geor
gia.
After an absence of three months In
Texas, during which he presided at a
number of conferences and did other
work tn the Intereet of Christian edu
cation, Rlshop Warren A. Candler hns
riturned to his home In Atlunta for a
month of real.
The Michigan philanthropist. Hon.
DeLos A. Blodgett, of Grand Raplda,
arrived In Atlanta with his family
at noon on Wednesday In his private
car ,n route to his Florida home at
Daytonn.
Mr*. Blodgett will be remembered as
Mlsa Daisy A. Peck, of this city, nnd a
daughter of the late Professor William
Henry Peck, a Southern author and
writer of considerable note. She Is a
sister Of Mrs. Chas. Graves Matthews,
of Atlanta.,
. Blodgett has recently donated
$100,099 to n home for orphan and
friendless children, having previously
given $10,000 to the same charity, and
a structure of 100 rooms Is now being
built nt Grand Rapids. He has en
dowed that institution. Mr. Blodgett
and fnnilly stopped oevr In Atlanta
for about eight hours.
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
AND
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Army Orders.
Washington, Dot*. 5.—George O. Squires,
signal corps, from duty ns assistant to
chief signal'officer, department of the East,
nnd tvIM repair to thin city and report to
the chief Hlgnnl officer of the army for
assignment to duty lo bis office.
Major Richard M. Blatchford, Eleventh
Infantry, and Major George T. Hollow
paymaster, before retiring board at Wo
ington barracks for examination.
Transfer pf First Lieutenant George
ft Jwxorek mow signal corpti, from
Infantry army to the coast artillery corps, is
announced.
t’aptnlu Henry B. Carpe, cofist artillery
corps, transferred from tbe Thirty-second
comnjLJfy to the sixty-scrcnth company.
Captain Raymond R. Stevens,.Twenty-third
Infantry, to the Fresldeo of Hnn Frauc*
gcuernl hospital.
First Lieutenant Harry G. Humphreys, as
sistant surgeon, from Camp Captain John
Smith, Jamestown Exposition, to Fort Ter
ry. N. Y.; Major Tyree Rivers, Fourth cav
alry, from nriny war college lo Fort Knell
ing.
Navy Orders.
Lieutenant t\ H. Rookwaltcr, detached
Georgia to home and granted three months'
leave; Lieutenant H. P. Burt, detached ns
Inspector of engineering material for the
Central Pennsylvania nud \Vestern New
York districts, headquarters Harrisburg,
Pa., to Georgia, as senior engineer officer;
Lieutenant F. Rossehacli. detached navy
yard, Norfolk, to lies Moines; Ensign D,
McD. Lehretnn. detached bureau ot ord
nance, navy department, to Missouri.
Movements of Vessels.
ARRIVE!*—December S, Brutus nt Balt!
more, Kentucky at Boston, Wasp at Haver-
straw*. Louisiana nt ffutnplon Roads.
HAILED—December 1, New Jersey from
Boston tor Newport; December 2, Charles
ton. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. l/ouls and
Preble from Magdaleua Bay for San Diego;
December 3, Wusp from Ossining. N. Y., to
llnverstraw; Eagle from Key West for
Secretary of State Phil Cook hu
more stamps than ha knows what to
do with, and hit office looks like a
postofflcc sub-station. The fae on cor
poration returns, after ths first year, la
only GO cents, and hundreds of concerns
have sent stamps rather than draw a
check for so small an amount Colo-
nel Cook la rather in a quandary as to
how to realise on his wholesale lot, aa
he ha* several hundred dollars worth,
and he must show the state the cash.
He la trying to negotiate with the va
rious branches of the state government
to furnish them with stamps for the
naxt few montha.
gnnlslng n "Smile Club" there baa been
conslderablt Interest aroused in a movement
organise n "Whistling Club" as an nd-
A LETTER FROM LOWNDES.
To tfe Editor of Tbe Georgian:
We have no poatofflre, but n R. F. D.
carrier brings The Georgian dally to the box
at the gate. This Is one of tbe oldest
estflbUsbed places of business in Georgia
and we still have a nice store, J. J. Rubin-
son, proprietor, to meet tho demands of the
fanners. It Is In tight of the public road
opened by General Jackson It) 1818, on bis
march to the Dade tunssnere. Near this
rond Is Forest Grove, the site of n Primi
tive Baptist church, the oldest place of
worship In Lowndes county. In the grave
yard are burled the pioneers of this coun
try. Near by Is Benevolence Baptist
church. Brother Dnrls, of Lake Park, pus-
tur. The first Kundnv of service we have it
nice Sunday school, ills* Trudlo Belote,
perlnteudent, nnd she Ik * * —
GW a pice 'Methodist ehurcl
miles at Vhndy Grove, Brother Fain, pas-
got*! one. ’ \l'o
’ll within three
tor. Our rural school* are nicely filled with
teachers and pupils. We hare some corn,
potatoes and syrup, collnrds, cows and
chickens, but not lunch cotton. But we
can eat hog and hominy, hog's head and col-
lards and potatoes, and we have syru
drink butter milk and give tbe preat .... „
fried chicken when he comes to our house.
Valdosta Is our couuty scat, the Queen
City of Fouth Georgia. The best women
of the Mouth lvle there. Senator L G.
ilnrdtnun knew this, since be captured one
of our fir— — J — **
Griffin.
I send this to' Tbo Atlanta Georgian for
ibUcatlou because It Is the hlggcat nnd
on the continent. We have
that Graves and Seely were the
strongest team ever hooked In editorial
harness. Yet Graves may go and edit The
New York American and teach Its renders
that tbe proudest utterance that can fall
from a mortal totigue Is that u - *- -
American cltisep from the Mouth.
Georgian must go on, and now Editor
Ksely must hook on to the other cud of the
yoke. Only a private citizen,
CONDENSED S TATEMENT
MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO.,
At close of business December 2. 1907.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts 12.375.655.<3
Stocks and bonds.. .. 167,030.00
Furniture and fixtures.. 4,000.00
CASH—
In vault. .$415,021.29
With banks 414,127.32
Clearing House Certlfl-
fleates. . 14,254.00— 343.403.61
$3,390,026.04
LIABILITIES.
Capital $ 200,000.00
Surplus and undivided
profits 627.047.50
Due depositors 2,276,660.84
Re-discounts 130,419.70
Clearing House Certifi
cates 150,000.00
$3,390,038.04
While we have not been requested by the state
bank examiner to publish a statement at this time,
we take pleasure in calling the attention of the pub
lic to the above statement.
! THE PARMENTER MILLIONS
j ... A Stirring Novel of Love, Conspiracy and Adventure. . ,
(Copyright, 1907, by Arthnr W. MarchmonL)
By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT.
Author of “By Right of Sword,” "When I Was Crar,” Etc., Etc.
puiill
EH fit
Motors to Save Life.
Undo Sam has decided to supplant
cars with gasoline motors In tbe life
saving service. There are more than
200 life saving stations on the ocean
and lake coasts of the United States.
At about 20 of them experiments
have been tn progress for several
months to determine the utility of
propelling lifeboats by motor. The
experiments have proved successful
and their scope Is to be enlarged In
accordance with the terms of an order
just Issued.
In the Immediate future one boat
at each of the life saving stations
not so equipped will be supplied with
a motor. From time to time the num
ber of motor boats will be Increased
will have passed out of existence so
far as the life saving service le con
cerned, except on occasions of emer
gency. Officials ot the life saving
servlae believe that It* efficiency In
saving life and property will he ma
terially Increased by the Introduction
of the motor. .
Pass Committee Fired.
Western railroads have dlseolved
their pass agreement and disbanded
the committee which had It In charge.
While no immediate reason has been
assigned, It will probably develop
that under the new order of affairs
due to the operations of the rate law,
there la no longer any need of a con
tinuation of the agreement, especially
as under the law free transportation
.... . .. . . . can no longer be legally granted ex-
at each station, and It !« expected C ept In speelllc Instance* named In
that within the next year or so oare the law.
Jun^t to the former.
Chief Turner, of the county police, heads
the movement nnd bo baa already attracted
many followers among court houae officials
anti others who Believe In dispensing good
cheer l»y this care-dispelling method.
"Why not organise a whistling clul»T H ‘
•ay# the chief. "It !• just aa feasible nt a
•aniline club. Doean’t everybody whittle.
Including tbe women folks? A whistling
club would he even better than a smiling
club, for a man may not feel like suillltig.
when. If he would only whistte a few bar*
of tome cheery air, he would eoon be auill
lag and his friends might even laugh.
"People do not whistle enough, anyhow,"
continued the chief. "If we would spend u
part of our time whistling Instead of talk
ing so much we might l>ore our uelghh
but then It would be In a different
would furnish a variation and a
and
Che monotonous grind of word-.
"Whistling 1, lilt, a good tonic. It i
to strengthen the none,, drive away too
blu„. buck 'trouble Into tbo i-onl bln mill
•pro,.! good oh,-or wherever It', beard. A
•mil, aw In- «o,n to bo appreciated, but
■ good, old-fashioned whlatle from away
down In your tun*a can I 1 , hcitnl block,
away, nnd. Ilk, a good song, may reach the
cara and touch and soften tho hearts of all
who hear It. A good whistling club would
be hard to peat, and there are already lota
ol people nantlu* to Join."
Lendim.
Ho la cair
arty liquid a
and anya ho la ready to prop-
•oou aa Mr. Culptpprr, of
groat dual about."
Tb, crowd laughed a great deal at thla
remark, and nt a Joke I'hutrmnn McLandun
told to Itluatrate and lllmnluato tbe polut.
Mr. Culpepper looked rather cinlmrrn,.od,
but the chairman did not remember that
until artorwnrd.
A tow daya ago Chairman McLendon re
ceived u lengthy clipping. It waa from The
Fayetteville .Newa. The article waa written
by Attorney Culpepper, who la alao editor
of The .Newa.
Tbe editorial waa tn reply to the reraarka
Fayetteville elilaena. It waa
with
I'ayetterlll , . „
rhlmlaleal good humor, and allowed that
Kdlior-lmwyer Culpepper la a broad-gauge
fellow. R„ now Fdllor-Lawyer Cal pepper
la Invited to come torwnrd and refreali hliu-
aelf at the expenao ot tbe chairman of the
Georgia railroad commission.
For tbe first time In the fifteen years be
on Chairman M.-Lendon.
A few weeks ago a delegation of Fayette-
vlllc cltlaena nppeared before the commis
sion to urge the completion of a Southern
railway siding to n warehouse of the Form
ers' Colon at that point. Mr. Culpeper
wan attorney and spokesman for the party.
After llsteii'mr to tlte complaint. Chnlrmau
Mele-uduu sold:
Ptf |
and trill then continue hia run from tVn
lugtou to New Orleans.
Ed Dreyfus received Word Wednesday that
One Xuesbaum. formerly n well-known Geor
gia business man, wss stricken with twr-
slysls In New York nml la now In a serious
condition. Mr. Nussbnum was formerly In
business In Macon uud was well know.. i„
business clerics throughout the state. .s;,u.u
years ago he moved to New York and en
tered the manufacturing business.
Edward. A. Davidson, of the firm of
Dlnklua k Davidson, left Thursday nt noou
for Lbs Angeles. Cal., for a hunting trip.
With 0 party of friend*, whom he will Jofu
on the ravine const, he will spend several
months In camp. hunting and fishing.
Senator Charles A. Cuttiersnn. of Tessa,
minority lender In thn l ulled Slates senate,
has a double In Atlantn. Frnuk I.. Wood,
ruff, manager of the Michigan Mutant Life
Insurance Company offices here, could easily
pais for Senator Cullierson'a twin broker.
Mr. Woodruff Is shorter aud stouter ,:iab
tbe Lobe star rtutesman. but the rea-m-
t.lanee fa.-h.lly la startling. Doth ore ele.tn
shaven with the same genial, kindly ei-
Syncpsia of Previous Installment.
Olive Is captnred by Merrldew end taken
jiri his automobile to n house In the country.
Itere she is held prisoner. Merrldew tells
her she will lie released If ahe will wed 1dm.
He prom Isos that lifter the eeremooy he
will go away.
"Mr. Merrldew wonts to apeak to
you," she said. "Get up."
Olive rose aud washed her face and
hands, while the woman waited. "X
am ready, she said then.
"Come, then," and ahe waa taken
down stairs to a room where Merrldew
waa alttlnff and smoking aa he waited
for her.
He rose aa she entered and waved
the woman back out of the room aa he
placed a chair for Olive. She saw that
It was a rush chair and new, like that
In her bed room. Clearly everything
had been hurriedly purchased specially
In view of her arrival.
"Have you thought of what I pro
posed on the way here?" he asked.
"No. } have been asleep.”
"Well, think now.”
"Tell me again. I have been too
dazed by all this to remember clearly."
'I said that If you would consent to
go through tho form ot a cerembny of
marriage with me I would agree to
leave you at once and never see you
again. It is the best way out of your
trouble?"
"Why do you wish to marry me?"
He waved hla hand Impatiently. "It
Is useless to discuss that. You must
bo my wife. Surely you can see that
I am resolved on that.”
How would the marriage take place
and where?"
“I shall arrange all that. You may
be sure I ahall see that It is legally
done. Have no fears on that score.” His
lip curled slightly os he said this.
Should I bo allowed to see my
friends—I mean at the ceremony?”
"Until you are my wife that Is, of
course. Impossible."
'And afterward?’’
Yes—after the necessary delay. No,
Immediately.” He mode the correction
hastily, as if the first reply had been a
slip.
"How do I know that?"
"You must trust me—unless you can
suggest any other plan."
I could not trust you." said Olive,
shaking her head decidedly,
"You could have Mrs. Taunton/'
"I said my friends. That lady Is my
enemy. I owe thla to her."
•Then you must trust me. I pledge
you my oath that it shall be as I say."
Olive paused and then said: “I am
In your power here and my very life
is apparently dependent upon your
word. I have therefore no wish to
anger you; but I can not trust your
word. If you forced me to marry you
II might be then your wish, to take my
life, I may aa well die at once. I re
fuse your terms,"
heavy frown drew his brows to
gether and he smoked a few seconds In
silence.
Very well," he said at length. "Then
you may as well understand my Inten
tions. You will remain hero until you
consent. You know how many miles
wo traveled after leaving the high
road; there are as many more on either
side of us before the next house Is
reached. I tell you this that you may
understand the futility ot any attempt
to escape." . j
His object was to Impress on her the
hopelessness of her position. That he
should have laid such sirens on ithe
point Induced Olive to doubt It,'in
deed.
"I saw for ms'gelf the nature of the
district. You have chosen It well.” she
replied, seeing that he waited fbr aome
answer.
"Except that you can not leave the
house, can not leave that room up staiVs.
Indeed, you will not be treated with any
unklndness. If tne woman who has
charge of you doee anything to break
this strict order, you will let me know,
and I will see that she la punished. She
dare not disobey me."
"Can I have any books?
"Some few have been provided; any
other* you wish will be sent.” ,
"Will you tell me where I am?
“No, except that this house atands In
the middle of the moors; that the
ground all about It Is honeycombed
with old workings—worked-out pits
and mines, such as you must have seen
as we came along. No one ever comes
this way.”
"Is that all you have to say?" asked
Olive calmly, despite her sinking heart.
He threw up his hands. "la It possi
ble that you Intend to persist? You
can not beat me. It Is Impossible. It
breaks my heart to have to treat you
In this way. Surely you understand
that. You know how I have cared for
you from the first, and that If you
would but give me the right I would
do all In my power to make you happy
self to believe that Heaven would de
sert her and permit this man to tri
umph In his Infamous persecution. Lies
cunning, treachery and brute force
might gain the upper hand for the
time; they had given him success so
far, but In the end they would fall
him.
It was true that her plight waa well-
nigh desperate, that ahe was In hla
power, and that she could see no open
ing In the dark gloom which had over
whelmed her. But the light would
come, and a way of escape from hi*
persecution be found.
She had been in even a worse plight,
and yet had escaped. In the awful
Journey to Sheffield It had appeared
Impossible that ehe could escape death.
But at the laat moment the opening
had been found, and sbo had lived to
see the wretch who had threatened her
condemned to death by hla own asso
ciates.
She had put her trust In providence!
and In thla mood of devout reliance
upon v the Divine will ehe fell on her
knees and craved forgiveness for the
weakness which had led her ever to
despair, and prayed for strength and
patience to await with calmness and
fortitude the hour of her delivery.
Refreshed and Invigorated by this,
she examined the books which had been
given to her. Llko tho rest of tho
things In the houae, they had been re
cently bought. There was a Bible—for
which she was Intensely grateful—a
copy of ‘'Pilgrim’s Progress" and "Rob
inson Crusoe.” Whotiad made tho se
lection she did not know, of course,
but guessed that tbe two latter had
probably been bought because of their
somewhat elaborate bindings. But It
could not have been a more welcome
selection.
With a view to testing tho sincerity
of Merrldew’s assertion that what she
needed should be supplied, Olive wrote
out a short list of books to hand to the
woman. There was no bell In the
room, so she -rapped on the panel of
the door with the hair brush which
waa part of the scanty equipment of
her room.
'Give thla list to Mr. Merrldew and
say I desire to have the books as soon
aa possible," she said.
Mrs. Tlsley took It without a word
something he knows about, ne boa been also have Iron
talking a lot about things be doetn't know youtbfnl and unmarleirEy aga
hair.
and restore you to all the plensures nnd
comforts you have known all your life.
Olive, be reasonable. Yield to me In
this, and give me the chance of show
ing you all that Is in my heart.”
"L- there anything else?" she asked
coldly. "If not. I will return to my
prison."
"Yes. go. Walt. You had better
hear the orders I give to the woman."
He called In Mrs. Tlsley. and gave
her orders to the same effect as he
had before mentioned to Olive, and the
woman, cringing before him. promised
volubly to obey him to the letter.
Then he handed Olivo the two or
three books he bad mentioned, and she
returned to the room above, to which
she hnd at first been taken, nnd the
old woman locked and bolted the door
upon her.
olive placed the books upon the table
and sat down on the bed. It was truly
a jnlserabl* place, and yet. If this man
could carry out his purpose. It was to
be all her world for an Indefinite time
to come.
She would neyer give In, however.
Never! Let him do what he would,
treat her ns he would, kill her If he
would, she would never give In. That
war. her first unalterable. Irrevocable
resolve. Death before surrender: ,
Another resolve followed. She would
never cease to hopff; never allow her-
and went away.
Then OJIve opened her Bible and was
glad to notice that It was Interleaved.
This gave her the Idea of keeping a
little diary of the days, so that sho
should not lose count of them; and this
thought led her to another as she read.
She had opened the book at the Psalms
and the first word she read set her
thinking.
"Alan goeth forth unto hla work and
to his labor until the evening.”
She must have gome sort of work,
some method, some routine, to pas* the
long hours of each day; or the soli
tude might drive her mad. She began
Immediately, therefore, to map out how
she would spend the days.
On one of the Interleaves of her Bi
ble she drew up a scheme. She fixed
the lime at which to rise; the hours
for study; those for needlework; and
those for prayer. The body must be
attended to as well us the mind, ahe
reflected; and ahe set herself a number
of strenuous physical exercises—she
had always been In the habit of prac
ticing those—so that when the hour
of her delivery arrived she would not
fait, as on the preceding night, from
viyit of strength.
She was occupied with this when
Mrs. Tlsley brought In her dinner. It
was a very simple meal. But there
was plenty to eat, and It waa apparent
that there was no Intention to starve
her Into submission. She ate It very
leisurely, nnd when the plates were
removed Olive told the woman of her
further wishes In regard to the pro
vision ot aome needlework.
After.the meal, true to her plan of
getting exerctae, she first walked from
corner to corner of the small room a
given number of times, and thyn, stand
ing on a chair close to the open win
dow, she practiced aome deep-breath
ing exercises. The fine moorland air
refreshed her greatly: and then she
appjled herself to her Bible again; and
now selected the book ot Job to be
committed to memory.
With her tea, the woman brought the
needlework and a supply of needles and
cotton, and said that the other books
she had asked for would be provided aa
soon as possible.
Until the waning light of the even
ing made reading Impossible, Olive took
her recreation, and began “Robinson
Uruaoe." The book at once fascinated
her, and the story of the castaway’s
aelf-resnurcefulness and the devices
with whlih he fought against his aw
ful solitude appealed to her so strongly
as a lesson In her present plight that
she put the book away with extreme
reluctance.
Then more exercises followed, severe
and strenuous this time, and at last tn
bed to think, not of her troubles, but
of the marvelous way In which Crusoe
had triumphed over his difficulties and
of the lesson she could learn from him.
The next day saw her routine In full
operation, anil when night came again
she was astonished to find how easily
the day had passed.
In this way several days passed. She
neither heard nor saw anything of
Merrldew; she had exchanged scarcely
a dozen words with her jailer. She did
not eten know whether Merrldew was
In the house. '
Then all suddenly and unexpected
came a chance of escape.
She had been a prisoner for ten days,
and when the woman brought up her
tea, Olive saw she had been drinking
heavily. She lurched, and nearly let
the tray fall, grumbling Incoherently
about everything and Interlarding her
speech with oaths.
Apparently angered that Olive would
not answer her. she went out of the
room and slammed the door behind her
—omitting to either Pick or bolt It.
Olive listened to her steps os she
went down stairs, and after a minute
or so tried tbe door, silently and
stealthily.
Continued In Tomorrow’s Georgian.