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ing. Neither does It print whisky or
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r ._nls. as It now owns Its water
worlts. Other cities do this and get
gas as low ns r> cents, with a profit
to tho Htr, This should be done at
once. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS
believes that If street rnllways ran bo
Moisted successfully by EuroDCnn
cities, as liter are, there Is ao good
rensn-i -hr tli.y enn not be to oper
ate Mnt tre do not believe this
or- now, and It may bo some
News of the cat In meat prices Is
a long time reaching the butcher.
A Western man who stole $10,000
worth of leather Is In the skin bust
ness, all right.
Cigarettes weaken tha heart action.
The head action Is weak before the
habit Is formed.
The husband who gets an alarm
clock for a Christmas present baa
reason "to vlow with alarm."
Now peanuts are going up In price.
Will a boost <n the price of circus
tickets follow as a natural sequence?
"Women could get on with half the
clothes they wear," observes a fash
ion writer, but neglects to say which
half.
"Silent" Cortelyou has demonstrate
ed his ability to talk when the ne
cessity arises, and straight from the
shoulder at that.
"Mayor believes raise Is proper,"
say headlines Id The Boston Olobe.
When be sees the other fellow's hand
he may not think so.
A bullet fired during the Clrtl War
woundod a Whltfleld county mnn last
week. As a long distance runner thnt
man fs entitled to some attention.
It will be necessary for this coun
try to stagger along without congress
from this date to January 8. After
that time congress will stagger
awhile.
If there's anything that arouses the
Ire of Uncle Joe Cannon more than
talk of trimming the tariff, tt Is the
mere mention of an Appalachian for
est reserve.
Those two old men who had spent
forty-odd comfortable years In Sing
Sing had reason to complain when
they were turned loose In Merciless
Manhattan.
Wo need some live poets.—Boston
Herald. If all the poets In the coun
try don't shoot their output Into Tljp
Herald sanctum after that Invitation
they are dead ones.
The Milwaukee Sentinel wants the
"stutr that made her famous" put un
der the ban by the paragrapbers'
union. Agreeable here, as that Is the
only place we can put It In a few
days.
Although President Roosevelt de
clares that he will not be a candidate
for the presidency again, Walter
Wellman says he knows better.
Walt's fancy Is In the dirigible,
whether he ever gets there or not.
If The Houston Post accepts The
Rome Herald's Invitation to a banquet
at which all of the paragrapbers are
expected to supply the things they
have been boosting, Roman, may ex
pect to view the finest collection of
canned goods ever shown In one lot
Jack McCartney has malicious In
tents. After browbeating Rowell, of
The Rome Tribune, about the onion
as a love potion, he Is now trying to
Inveigle The Georgian paragrapher
Into an onion eating contest with
Tom Bhope, of The Dalton Cltlxen.
Aa a respectable married man. we
firmly decline to mtx-up with any
such a degenerate collection of old
bachelors.
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DO YOU BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS?
Do you believe In Santa Claus, tho grey-halred saint of universal
childhood? Now, do say that you do, for all the little golden-headed Tin
ker Bells who bring flashes of light and the sound of melody In our
homes are Just eager to know tha truth. Of course If you have a heart
and a soul,' which havo ever felt tho glow of faith In something beyond
and outside of your own puny self, you must still believe In that myste
rious personality which represents a limitless capacity to make happiness
and to cause our dreams to come true.
The silvery locks of dear Santa Claus do not signify old age or
senility, although there Is no biography which tells of the time and place
of bis birth.
He Is just as active, virile and buoyant In this wonderful twentieth
century as he was when the children of long gone generations awaited
his coming on Christmas Eve. He finds bts wsy around this great world
of ours at the Christmas tide in his marvelous sled Just ns readily ns If
steel rails and electric wires did not form an almost Impossible net work
over hill and dale, through forest and glen. Of course Santa Claus does
not need spectacles—and he does not wear a monocle—for he lives In the
sweet and tender light of children’s smiles. His queer little cam—al
ways tied up In a crimson muffler, for Sftnta Claus Is the very embodi
ment of the spirit of Vinter—are ever open, ever alert to the sound of
children's happy laughter.
The ono human thing that is free from suggestions of geographical
lines, as you know. Is tho fresh, spontaneous laughter of childhood. No
child laughs with a brogue, nn accent, or a dialect, and latitude and longi
tude are unknown factors In tho subtle melody of a child’s laugh.
So long as these sweet, alluring things shall be, so long will good
Santa Claus reign without a rival In the affections of children who lisp
their prayers at mother’s knees, and In those of either children, who at
the blessed Christmas time, catch the echoes of the merry prattle of their
own little ones who have now grown Into man's and woman's estate.
Santa Claus’ reindeer, with their spreading antlers, may have walked
"two and two" out of the ark, when It rested on Ararat's crest aftor tho
flood subsided, but who cares? The gift of eternal youth Is theirs and
they are too busy to bother with family records or chronological tables.
Each year tho rhythmic patter of their tiny hoofs will be beard on your
root on Christmas eve If your heart keeps young and true and your ears
ore still attuned to the faintest whisper of God's own messengers. Santa
Claus finds his happy way Into tho homes of the rich and the poor alike;
Into the palace and Into the cottage, wherever children have been sent
to brighten and to bless.
He Is a queer, irregular distributor of gifts, but his Justice and fair
ness ere nover questioned oven by the modern cynic, who has lost belief
In all things divine and human, save his own pitiful little mentality.
Sometimes the dolls Santa Claus carries down the chimneys of cottage
bomos aro not dressed In silks and satins; do not "go to sleep," and can
not say “Mama” and "Papa," but to the sweet little curly-haired girl who
empties her bulging stocking before the December sun has peeped over
tho hills It docs not matter. The Incarnate cherub has In her arms tho
doll she wrote for and the first test of her unconscious faith has met with
a beautiful, adequate fulflllment.
Santa Claus Is not a myth, but a reality; - not a fable, but a fact.
Does not tho greatest government on earth recognise his personality
and his mission and has not the postmaster general given specific direc
tions ns to tho distribution of his mall?
The life of that child fs peculiarly pathetic and incomplete which has
not been Illumined with an unquestioning, unfaltering belief In Santa
Claus. Without the mysterious joys of anticipation ou Christmas Eve,,
tho richest child has lost ono of the most exquisite phases of earthly hap
piness. Woe bo to him who wilfully destroys the beautiful Ideal person
ified In good old Santa Claus.
Little Tinker Bell found the sweetness and light of life ebbing nwny
because of a waning faith In fairies and the beauty and melody of child
hood Is endangered by the Iconoclastic touch of modern pagans who
strive to destroy the exquisite Ideals which lift humanity close to the
diviner things of tho universe.
The little Tinker Bells, who make spots of glory along the prosaic
pathways of life and who twine themselves close to our hearts, want to
know If you believe In Santa Claus. Of course you do If you havo a soul
big enough to hold a faith that Is as pure and as unquestioning as that
of a little child.
THE DEATH OF GUYTON M’LENDON.
The heart of the entire state goes out In tenderest sympathy to
Hon. and Mrs. S. Q. McLendon In the untimely death of their splendid
young son. Just entering upon tho beginning of young manhood, which
teemed with promises of a future of unlimited achievement, this only
child has fallen on sleep while tho day was still fresh and beautiful with
the buoyance of childhood and the clamor and striving of later days had
not yet been dreamed of.
Descending on both sides of. his family from an ancestry represen
tative of what was most deserving of emulation and 'most notable of ac
complishment In tho social, logal annd political life of the South, this re
markable youth waa worthy of the race from which he came.
Combatting the Inroads made by physical suffering, Hon. S. G. Mc
Lendon has set an example of personal heroism In meeting with daunt
less courage the ^erlous and distinguished duties which have been as
signed hint In controlling the destjnlbs of a great Btate. He has endured
with fearless fortltudo the Inexplicable dispensations allotted him, aud
this last and greatest affliction will prove but another test of hla strong
and heroic personality.
In this unspeakable bereavement when words are absolutely futile
and meaningless the sympathies of the people of Georgia go out to him
and to Mrs. McLendon with a sincerity end a tenderness which can not
fittingly be expressed.
MAY INCREASE EFFICIENCY OF-THE MEDICAL CORPS.
Congress will probably enact legislation at this session to Increase
the efficiency of tho medical corps and expand It, provided that congress
does not get too angry at dictating to It wbat bills should or should not
be passed. At feast the trend of things now Is In that direction, and Its
officers are encouraged over the outlook. They have been fighting long
and bard for legislation of this nature and at last seem to be In sight of
tt. Chairman Hull, of the house committee on military affairs, expressed
the belief recently that the hill which be Introduced would be reported
favorably from the military affairs committee, end that the house would
pass It. The bill has sufficient support in the senate to make It likely
It can be passed It It reaches that body from the house. The bill pro
vides one brigadier-general, sixteen colonels, twenty-tour lieutenant-col
onels, one hundred and ten majors, thirty captains, or first lieutenants,
with mounted pay. Promotions are to be made according to senlqrity.
lieutenants to be subject to examination and are to be promoted to cap
tain after'three years' service. Other officers are to be examined by a
medical board preliminary to promotion.
PRESIDENT DIAZ TO VISIT ENGLAND.
Preliminary arrangements for the holding of the Mextean National
Exhibition at the Crystal Pelace In London from May to October next
year have now been completed. For some time past a commissioner
has been on a visit to Mexico for the purpose of obtaining the views of
the Mexican government and the people on the subject. In all parts the
scheme hts received the heartiest support The president of the repub
lic himself has taken the keenest Interest In the matter and has Intimat
ed that If his health permits, he will visit England during the exhibition.
The exhibition will comprise a concrete display of the actual achieve
ments of private enterprises In the republic. The exhibition will be
mainly by corporations, firms, and individuals who have direct and vital
interests to advance, and by committees,* districts, and companies 'who
are especially concerned In the Introduction of greater capital, new and
essentia! business forces, and the widest possible extension of commer
cial and financial relations with other countries. The great atm will be
to Illustrate the Immense Industrial development that hat taken place In
Mexico during recent years, and to bring before the British capitalists
and Investors a representation of the great opportunities offered by the
vast and richly endowed states of the republic.
Growth and Progress of the New South
Tlie Georgian here records each day
»ome economic fact In reference to
(be onward progress of tbe .South.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
GROWTH AM) BROGUES*.. .. < GROWTH ANT) PROGRESS.. •
At n recent meeting In Sulphur, Okbi., of the board of director! of the St. Louis.
Springfield. Oklahoma nu«! Western railroad plans for Iteglnnlng construction were
outlined and a report made to tbe board concerning financing the road.
Tbe coiftnauy bns twen Incorporated for $7,760,000. ami tbe proposed line of route
for the rend is from Salllsnw, Okln.. to McAlester. c’oalgate, Sulphur, Okln., and
Lawton, passing from the eastern part of Indian Territory down through the aoutn-
central portion, then west to Lawton. In southern Oklahoma. Flxty miles of tue.atoO
miles of right-of-way hns nlready been granted hr.the property owners.
It Is expected that tlx- construction work will Ite started within tbe next six
months. 8t. tonla, McAlester, Colligate, Halllsaw, Sulphur, Mnakogee, Oklahoma
City and other towna are r •■presented In the liody of Incorporator*.
W. A. Squires, president of the North Texas and oklabomk Promoting Com
pany, which is promoting the 8t. Loula, Springfield, Oklahoma and Western, nas re
ceived from New York a telegram saying hla proposition to finance the line had
been accepted. The road "ill be built from Stlllsavr via McAlester and Sulphur
to Lawton.
The Ray wood Company of Texts, a corporation organized for growing and mar
keting rice, hns beep cnnrtrred with a capita! of $750,000. This company's Interests
were purchased nearly n year ago by Eastern capitalists. Edwin D. Lowe, of Bos
ton. Mass., arranged the sale.
The principal offices will be at Houston, Tex. The land owned by the company
comprises 24.000 acre* located la Chambers and Harris counties.
The charter Is merely a reorganization of tha company. Including the gentle
men from Massachusetts among the stockholders. Edwin D. Lowe, of Boston, Is
tbe principal stockholder.
MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO.
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STS.
S OME of the most important accounts in this bank
have grown, while here, from small beginnings.
This bank invitee small accounts and gives them
every possible consideration and attention.
! THE PARMENTER MILLIONS
: ... A Stirring Novel of Lotie, Conspiracy and Adventure. . .
;■ (Copyright, 1507, by Arthur W. Marrhmont)
By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT.
Author of "By Flight of Sword,” “When I Was Czar,” Eto., Etc.
I Husbands Should Be Well Fed
IIHMMMIMIMMMlOlMtlli
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
T HIS article fa, for young housekeep
ers and brl<les-to-lK*. I want to lm>
press on them the Importance of
keeping aa good n table aa their
husbands* menus will penult.
Not the kind of table where Saratoga
chips and candied violets abound, but Juat
good, plain, wholesome living.
When a young man marries he doubles
hU responsibilities. Before marriage he had
only hliuself to think of. If he failed to
make a living, he was the only one who
suffered for It.
But after marriage It la vastly dlfferciV
lie has undertaken to maintain a home
and to support a wife. There Is always a
certain strain on him.
It Is absolutely necessary that ho keep
hold?
Tfel man who i* pal properly fed !■ bound
to lose vitality. If be has Indigestion from
badly cooked food ho can not do good
work.
As a rulp. when you see an anaemic, un
healthy looking man you may be pretty
suro that he docs not get proper meals.
Rule That Works Both Ways.
Tbe woman of the family considers her
self abused when she Is expected to pro
vide luxuries on an Inadequate allowance.
Well, It la a poor rulo that does uot work
and Jangling nerves?
When a woman marries her first and
most Important duty Is tbe care of her
PEOPLE AND THINGS
GOSSIP FROM THE HOTELS
AND THE STREET CORNERS
All kind, of commotion ,wa» caused In
Rich’* department etore Friday by a
large rural looking man. with a kindly
face and twenty slip, of paper. The
clerk, quit work and rushed up to get
a look at him, while the customer* were
eo excited that they left the very best
bargain counters.
He was large* red-faced and Jolly
looking. And his dress wa* such that
the saleswoman, whom he first asked
for a pair of sock,, brought hut a
large old-fashioned woolen pair. He
refused them and took some costing 81
per pair, which made the ealeswoman
open her eyes.
“I'm afraid I'll have to get you to
give me a lot of change," he said, pro
ducing a fat wallet.
"Oh. that’s all right," Mid the sales
woman, smiling.
Th* customer laid a bill on the coun
ter.
The girl gasped, then let out a little
squeal. Th* girl at the next counter
ran up and saw a 11,000 bill lying on
the counter and the customer putting
nineteen of Its kind back Into his wal
let.
The news that there was a man with
820,000 In cash in the store spresd like
the wind, and It was all the floor walk
ers could do to open a place large
enough for the atranger to get out.
Emmett Reynolds, of the cigar stand
In the Piedmont Hotel, leaves Saturday
for hla old home In Augustu. Mr. Rey
nolds will remain with his relatives un.
til after the holidays.
Preparations are now being made by
the Butchers' Union, No. 442, for a ball,
to be given on New Tear’s night In
the Turn Vereln Hall. The program
has been mapped out by a committee
of the union, and the Indications are
(hat there will he a large crowd present
to celebrate the entrance of the new
year. The following committee has
charge of the affair: E. W. McHugh,
chairman; Walter Baer. Pete Brown
and Edward Buchanan.
sn who Is married to a very clever man.
They ire well to do and tho husbands
works very bsrd.
I hare often wondered why he looked eo
thin end listless. Offer I dined at hla
house I knew tbe reason. A worse cooked
dinner I hare teldom eaten. It waa easily
seen that tho wife took not the least Inter
est In tho house or table.
“Beefsteak," he said wearily, when the
meat was placed upon the table; "this Is
the fourth time In succession we hare
had it."
If She Hates It, Why Try It?
“Yes,” hls wife answered Indifferently.
"I can't think of nnytblng else. I hate
marketing."
Sooner or later that man will brehk down
and a selfish, locspabls wife will be to
learn to l>e s fair housekeeper. If she hates
housekeeping, why marry nnd undertake It)
Poor housekeeping means waste, and tbe
itrnragnnt wife la
not living up to her
a load __
Thera Is no necessity for being mere
housekeepers and nothing else, hut attend
to your home dutlea first, nnd then If you
have leisure tnke up the outside Interests
and accomplishments.
If yon ere a good, conscientious wife you
ere doing your full share In building the
family fortunes.
Make s comfort!
husband to come to and
Instead of loitering'In clubs, etc.
Itcmember thnt a good wife fa the great
est blessing any man can bare.
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
AND
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
OR. WICKER ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY FOR MAYOR,
Special to The Georgian.
Rome, Ga., Dec. 21.—The municipal
campaign opened today with the an
nouncement of Dr. R. H. Wicker for
mayor. He announced no ticket for
alderman, but merely announced hie
platform, and aays he Is subject to the
Democratic primary, which will be held
about the middle of February. There
will be other candldatee. Among those
mentioned are Major R. T. Fouche,
John M. Graham and Thompion Iillee.
MOST OF COTTON PICKED
EXCEPT IN THE DELTA.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Dec. 21.—Report*
from over the stste are to the effect
that less than the usual amount of
cotton Is being marketed as the Christ,
mas holiday season approaches, altho
merchants stale that they are enjoying
the usual volume of business. Very lit.
tie picking Is In progress In any part
of the state. The harvesting of the
crop Is practically at an end. except In
some sections of th* delta, where It
rarely happens that sit of the crop Is
gathered, owing to labor scarcity.
Masons Elect Officers.
Special te The Georgian.
Adel. Ga., Dec. 21.—Masonic lodge,
No. 810, has elected the following offi
cers: Dr. R. C. Woodard, worshipful
master: R. F. Jackson, senior warden:
8. P. William*. Junior warden; T. M.
Holland, senior deacon; A. A. Webb,
Junior deacon; H. L. Parrish, secretary?
J. W. F. Woodall, treasurer; O. M.
Spence, chaplain; W. B. Harris, tiler.
East Point Election.
In the municipal election held In
East Point Friday. J. T. McKenzie was
elected mayor over hts two opponents.
D. O. Duggan and O. E. Simmons. Hls
vote ws* much larger than the com
bined vote of hls two opponents. O.
E. Connell. 8. C. Owens and R. F.
Thomujon were elected councilman.
Army Orders.
Washington, Dec. 11.—First Llentenunt
Charles C. Harman. Jr., from Eighteenth
to Third Infantry; Flrat Lieutenant Clar
ence LeR. Cole, ntalatant surgeon, from
Fort Thomas to Jefferson barracks, for
temporary duly.
Navy Ordara.
Captain O. If. Peters, president narsl
examining board, te examine and grade pa.
prrs of candidates for appointment aa boat,
swains nnd gunnera. nary department,
Washington. Commander J. P. Parker, de
Inched Florida home, Walt ordera.
Commander F. F. Fletcher, additional
duly In connection with general board,
Washington; Lieutenant A. P. Craft, de
tached nary department to Montgomery;
Lieutenant W. S. Miller, detached naval tor
pedo atatlon, Newport, to duty, asslatant to
luapeetor of ordnance, Brooklyn.
Movamanta of Veaieli.
AltUIVED—December 19. Waap at nary
yard. New York. Prairie and Adama at
League Inland.
HAILED—December 18. California from
Han Francisco for Magdalena Bay; Decem
ber 19, Wasp from Ynnkrra for nary yard,
New York, Florida ordered placed out of
commission, nary yard, Norfolk. Adama
ordered placed out of commlailon, nary
yard. League Island. Craven placed In re
serve, December II, nary yard. Norfolk.
CARD FROM MR. J. R. SMITH.
To tbe Editor of Th* Georgian:
My attention has been called to two pub
lished reporta Indicating that Mr. Mlko
Ersklne had defeated me for member of the
health board from the First ward. I think
that Ibis report Is eu Injustice to both
Mr. Ereklnc end myself. I bare known Mr.
Ersklne ns a neighbor nnd friend for many
years, anil with ray knowledge of him. I am
•atlstlcd thnt-he will make an able and ef
ficient officer and I wlah to congratulate
him upon bla election. I am satisfied that
Mr. Ersklne will slate, both prlrately and
publicly, that I was not a candidate In op
position to him for the position to which he
was elected. I any this without conferring
with him. 1 say it because I did not even
know thst there was to lie nn election held
until Councilman Baskin called me over the
telephone two or three hours before the
election caine off and stated that be waa
Interested In the rlrctlmt of Mr. Ersklne
and that my name hail been mentioned In
opposition. I indicated to Mr. Baekln that
were I elected It would lie Impossible for
ine to serve, and tbat It would give
t reat pleasure to see Mr. Ersklue elects
hie Important position.
I presume the gentlemen who rated for me
simply did It complimentary, and with the
fall knowledge that I was In no sense of tho
word a candidate eeeklng polltlcsl prefer
ment. This certainly must be true, for
neither of ths gentlemen conferred with me,
either before or efter the election, with
reference to the matter. I make this state
ment at the requrat of some of my friends
and In order that jnstlrr may he dene to all
concerned. Very truly yonre,
J. R. SMITH.
Atlanta. Ga.. Dec. 11
Christmas Entertainment.
A presentation of Charles Dickens’
Christmas Carol" will be given at the
Central Congregational church on the
night of December 28, with a cast of
church members that promises to be
Interesting. Everybody Is Invited to be
present, and each one Is asked to bring
some sort of a Christmas present The
entertainment Is for the benefit of city
charities, and the things received from
the audience will bo distributed among
those In Atlanta In need of a lutle
cheer on Christmas.
Cuba's Good Sugar Crop.
Havana, Dec. 21.—Governor Magoon
Is Informed that statements have been
received from several sugar mills that
every hundred nrrnbae of cane will
yield one srroba of sugar more than
Inst year. This Is a gain of 28 pounds
of sugar for everq 2,800 pounds of cane.
To Issue Bonds for Fair.
Jackson, Miss., DOc. 21.—At a meet
ing of The board of directors of the
Mississippi State Fair and Industrial
Exposition held her*. It wa* decided to
Issue bonds In the sum of 810,040, or
whatever amount may be necessary to
make the 1008 exposition far ahead of
all previous events.
Synopsis of Previous Installment.
Olive reveals herself to Jack whllo the lat
ter la maxing bis way ont of the grounds
at Hilverlieeeh. He Is astonished and agrees
to permit her to continue her disguise. Mer-
rldew'a valet follow* her to the house and
accuses her of meeting another man.
Olive let him talk as long as he
would, In order to see what hls sus
picions were and whether he had an
Idea that it was Jack whom she had
seen. Satisfied on this point, she let
him see another side of her charac
ter. /She first forced a few tears and
then fiew into a passion. A flood of
angry Invective poured In a torrent
from her lips, all In her richest brogue,
and with a threat that she would never
speak to such a spalpeen again, she
appeared to break down nnd burst Into
tears as she pushed him one side and
went up to bed-
Eager though she was to learn what
the Merrldews said to one another
about Jack’s visit, she did not leave
her room again, that night. She was
too agitated to do her work coolly, and
she dared not run any risks.
Catching sight of the present which
Dawlelgh had brought her from Lon
don, she picked up the newspaper In
which It had been concealed nnd was
tossing It aside when a heading caught
her attention, and she began to read
It. It waa the report of the discovery
of a great forgery, and In writing It
up mention was made of other great
forgeries, nnd at the close there was a
paragraph about George Purvis, with
hls name In large type at the head.
He was to be released at once, on
ticket of leave!
In a flash' the thought occurred to
her to use this to test the effect upon
Mrs. Merrldew. It was her work on tne
following morning to clean her mis
tress' rooms. She would find the para
graph In the morning paper and ar
range It so that It was sure to be read
by her, and then observe the result:
She knew Mrs. Merrldew's habits so
well that It was easy for her to place
the paper In a spot where It would be
sure to attract her attention, and she
was busy sweeping out the adjoining
room when the mistress passed through
from her bed room.
"Can not you do your work with less
noise?" she asked Olive sharply. "You
go about your work like an elephant."
"Sure, I beg your pardon, ma’am,
thought Ol was as silent as St. Peter's
cross, savin' the rlference to such
holy man."
Your broom keeps knocking the
skirting and the furniture as If you
were beating a tattoo all round the
room. You’ll do no end of damage In
that way. You must bs more careful
If you want to stay here. Mind that.”
"It's that sorry I am, ye'll not know
there's a mouse In the room, ma'am, for
the future; hut I was hurrying to get
done before you should be up, ma'am.”
"Wall, don't make such a clatter. A
well-trained servant doesn’t need to
make a quarter of that noise over her
work;” and with that she passed on
Into her sitting room and shut the door.
Olive went on with her work very
quietly and then followed. “Will I be
cleanin' the bed room at onst, ma'am"
she asked very humbly. "Or will
finish what I’m at first?"
I don't arrange your work, girl. Do
what Mrs. Cooper has told you." She
had the paper In her hand and spoke
very sharply, annoyed by th* Interrup
tion.
"Sure. Mrs. Cooper tould me to ask
yez, ma'am."
"Oh, go away, and don't bother me
about It. Finish what you're doing
first. Anything. I'm surprised you
should be tpld to ask me such ques
tions."
Olive withdrew, carefully leaving the
door slightly ajar, and made a pre
tense of sweeping, while she listened
eagerly.
She heard a quick rustle of the pa
per; then an exclamation of concern;
followed almost directly by a low cry.
She opened the door and peeped In.
"Did ye call me, m’am? Sure ye’re III,"
she cried, and crossed to Mrs. Merri-
dew, who was lying with her head on
her arms stretched out on the writing
table where Olive had put the paper.
She looked up as Olive approached,
and her face was gray and drawn with
fear.
“I’m feeling faint." she murmured.
“Oh, God!"
Olive ran through Into the bed room
and fetched some eau de cologne. With
this she bathed Mrs. Merrldew’s fore
head and temples, uttering many little
expressions of concern and offers to
call for help; and In this way restored
her Just aa she was on the verge of
unconsciousness.
“Tell Mr. Merrldew I must see him
at once,” said Mrs. Merrldew as soon
as she had recovered sufficiently to
at once.”
Olive ran to Merrldew's room and
told him the mistress was "III, lolke
death, giving the message with many
grasps and sobs and holding her hand
kerchief to her eyes as if crying bltter-
lj. She did not wish him to see her
eyes. He asked tbe cause, but could
get nothing out of her, so great was
her agitation; and, taking alarm, he
hurried to hts mother's room.
As soon as he was gone Olive ran to
the secret recess.
"What's the matter, mother? I could
get nothing out of that wild Irish fool"
she heard him say.
"George Purvis Is to be freed at
once, Gilbert God help me, It will
ruin everything. What are we to do?"
Released ot once!" cried Merrldew
In a voice no less oglteted than hls
mother s. How do you know?"
"It's here.”
Olive heard the rustle of the news-
paper as she gave It to him; anil waited
breathlessly during the pause while he
read It.
CHAPTER XLV.
George Purvis.
In the silence while Merrldew was
reading the paragraph about the re
lease of Purvis and Olive was waiting
so eagerly for what waa to follow, she
overheard the housekeeper calling her.
To be caught away from her work
might start suspicion, and she dared
not run the risk.
Bitterly chagrined at thelnterruption
and Intensely disappointed, she slipped
out of the recess and ran to find Mrs.
Cooper. To explain her absence from
the room she told of Mrs. Merrldew's
Illness, and then set to work to con
tinue the cleaning.
The housekeper fussed around giving
a few directions and went away. In a
moment Olive was at the door between
the rooms, listening with strained ears
to what Was passing on the other side.
They were talking In low tones, how
ever, and only a word or two here and
there reached her. Merrldew was reas
suring hls mother and appeared to be
explaining that It was next to Impossi
ble thnt Purvis should find them, and
that It would be easy to put him on a
wrong track.
Mrs. Merrldew’s replies were quite
Inaudible, and a long whispered con
versation followed, the failure to hear
which gritted Olive's teeth. Deter
mined to risk a return to the recess,
she slurred' over the work, put tha
things hack In their places, and whisk
ed a duster over them to make it ap
pear that she had finished.
“Get It at once.” Merrldew was say
ing as she ranched the recess again.
"I muit catch tho 11 o'clock express.
I shall send the cable to Chicago from
town; and It will be back long before
he Is liberated.”
"I shall know no peace till he's on
the other side, Gilbert. I’ll go and get
It."
As Mrs. Merrldew left the room Olive
heard some one else enter.
"I want you to take this wire, Daw
lelgh. I am going up to town this
morning nnd shall probably bo back
tonight. If I wnnt you. I'll wire.”
Olive was divided between the desire
to know the purport of the telegram
and eagerness to hear more of the con
versation between the Merrldews. She
decided In favor of the former, and,
leaving her hiding place, ran down
stairs after the valet. As she reached
the hall she taw that the door lead
ing to the unuaed wing of the house
stood open, and In an Instant guessed
what It meant.
Merrldew was going to Uks the
stolen papers to London and hls mother
had gone to fetch them. Her trick
would be discovered either at once
when Merrldew saw them, or later
when they were delivered to the peo
ple for whom they had been obtained.
There would be lively tlmea at the Ma
nor house.
She caught the valet Just as he was
on the point of starting and offeetd
great surprise. With a toss of her head
she made as If to pass him.
"Aren’t you going to speak to s fel
low?" he asked.
‘Shpake to yex. Is It? And why
should I trouble my head about a gos
soon who can't see a body, go out for
a breath of fresh air wldout thlnkln'
all sorts if schandol and suspicions?
More's the shame to yes."
"I was Jealous, Mollle. I'm Jealous
of the very air that kisses you.”
"Jealous! Ye green-eyed thing. *
should think ye are Jealous, begorra.
"It's only because I csre for you «"
much. I'd do anything In the world
for you. Mollle; I'm sorry I spoke ss I
did. I didn’t mean anything by It.
I won't do It ngaln."
" ^ aa# | * nun a sax# It 1*8Allii
speak. “You re a good girl. Tell him i Continued in Monday s Georgian.
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