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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
TUESDAY. DECEMBF.il :4.
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AND NEWS stands for Atlanta's own
ing Its own gas sod electric light
plants, as It sow owns Its wster
works. Other cities do tbl» and get
gas ns low ss M cents, with s profit
to the city. Thin should he done nt
once. THfc GEORGIAN AND NEW8
believes that 4f afreet railways can be
operated successfully by European
cities, ns they are. there In no good
reason why they can not be so oner-
eet Its face In that direction NOW.
You are right. It will toon be the
closed season (or serpents In Georgia.
Did you know this was Christmas
Evo? Fact. Better get that stocking
ready to hang up. '
Why not make your own Christmas
merry by making a merry Christmas
(or others. It's a good plan; Just
try It.
8tuy Fish will probsbly be able' to
take on Jim Jeffries (or a (ew rounds
a(ter the training he Is getting In his
warfare on Harrlmap.
The advent ot mistletoe on Christ
mas day will be a gentle reminder to
the bachelors that their days are num
bered. I<eap year 'most here, you
know.
And still Tom Watson Is sure that
President Roosevelt really couldn't
retuse a practically unanimous repom-
Inatlon. Ob. thtse White House tree
lunches! exclaims The Boston Herald.
As a teller of good news. Senator
Teller c&nT be heat. He Is authority
for the statement that the hotels In
Denver won't overcharge the Demo
cratic delegates next June.
Senator Bailey says he Is not op
posed by more than 10 per cent of tho
decent Democrats of Texas. The In
decent ones must be a noisy lot, says
The Moultrie Observer.
Should the candidates be Bryan and
Roosevelt, The New York Sum ss
sorts The Charleston News and Cou
rier. will have the greatest word-eat
ing campaign that It has ever en
joyed.
Expurgated vaudeville doesn't ap
pear to ploate New York on 8unday.
They have been uacd to the real thing
on that day and can't bring them
selves to believe In the kind which
the law tays la proper.
An Ohio man datum that he can
make weather to order. Granting
that he can, whst will It avail? The
regular weather sharps can testify
that any brand he can turn out will
displease the usual number of people.
And now a woman writer asks:
"Why does marriage make men like
cl am a?" Because It makes 'em hap
py. of course—Milwaukee Sentinel.
Go way, man. Don't you' know a mar
ried man doesn't get a chance at the
cbln music?
Apropos of the Wllllams-DeArmond
set-to. The Albany Ilertld Is moved to
remark:
"The gentleman from Missouri
Insisted upon being shown, list
fashion, and the doughty Missis-
slpplsn tried to accommodate
him."
The Louisville Coiiriet^Joumal. says
The Washington Herald, has figured
the profit to the paper trust, over and
above a Just profit, to have been ex
actly $7*8,640.17, because of the print
ing of the president’s message. That
mould somewhat soften the blow of
h s recommendation concerning the
tariff on. wood pulp.
ISN’T MR. CANDLER THE MAN?
There Is a movement on foot among gome of .the prominent deposit
ors of the Neal Bank to have Governor Smith appoint Asa (A Candler re
ceiver of the Neal Bank. *
The depositors may not all understand-that the-bank ts only tempo
rarily In the hands of State Treasurer Park, and that a permanent re
ceiver must be appointed to collect money due the bank, sell Its securi
ties, real estate and Investments, and pay the depositors what is coming
to them.
Governor Smith has the selection of the man or men who shall do
this, and we can not commend too highly the suggestion that he1>robably
will appoint Asa G. Candler and General Clifford L. Anderson.
In the first place, the condition of the Neal Bank Is no reflection
whatever on Governor Smith. He has nothing to do with the selection
of the men who guard the banks, and his selection of two men like Mr.
Candler and General Anderson In this emergency would only go to show
that wherever he touches the situation, he discriminates with the highest
degree of business discretion and good Judgment.
These two men stand out with unimpeachable personal and business
records, Mr. Candler has grown with this section and done as much as
any other one man to develop Bnd build It. He has attracted money
froni other sections to Atlanta and has Invested It here. His Integrity is
100 per cent, and with It all, he Is probably better able financially to
servo In the capacity mentioned than nearly any one who would be will
ing to undertake the task. .
General Anderson has not only served the cltlxenH of Fulton
county as county commissioner, but in countless other ways, with a
clean record, and has an equipment of banking law knowledge such as
few men possess. He has been attorney for tho Lowry Bank for years,
has been In the consultations of the clearing house during the handling
of the entire Neal Bank matter and knows all the conditions surrounding
the affalra of that Institution.
Mr. Candler, too, thru his hank and his financial resources, would be
able. In all probability, to pay depositors portions of their money more
quickly than any one who would be likely to take hold of the matter.
Taking It as a whole, thero seems to be no possible reason why every
depositor should not Indorse'these gentlemen In the fullest sense and
with a large measure of satisfaction.
Governor Smith has always tried to do the thing that seems best for
the people at litrge—he never will be able to please everybody—but he
comes nearer to doing what he honestly Intends shall bring the greatest
good to the greatest number than most men we know.
A TELEPHONE SUGGESTION.
It has been suggested by prominent business men that a change
should be rnado in the present method of calling telephone numbers.
The time expended la mentioning Main. North or West In each sepa
rate telephone call, while Insignificant In Itself, becomes something of a
tax upon the patience and energies of a business man or woman when
considered as a collective, accumulative matter.
Persons with many duties find It frequently trying to a degree and
especially exhausting to their nervous force to Impress upon the tele
phone girls In addition to the necessary numbers, tho location of these
numbers. And yet In order to simplify the telephone service the calling
of Main, North or West Is absolutely essential under the present arrange
ments of the system. It la now proposed by certain business men. that
the telephone company so arrange Its service that the word “Main'' shall
bo dropped from the calls and that when neither North or West Is used
ns a prefix or suffix of the call that “Main" Is intended without using the
word. In other words, the plain number without any attachment should
stand (or "Main" and should bo so understood by the users and the work
ers of the telephone system.
So simple a suggestion and one calculated to bring so much relief
should receive the Immediate attention of the telephone officials and the
heartiest Indorsement of the subscribers to tho tejophon service.
COI r MEND ABLE ACTION BY ATLANTA CLUBS.
*
The action recently taken by the social mon's clubs of Atlanta re
garding their compliance with the statutory prohibition law Is commend
able In the highest degree, evldfftcing as It does an admirable desire on
the part of the members to abide honestly by this law.
It Is understood that the social men's clubs have decided that no pos
sible subterfuge will he employed to circumvent au enforcement of pro
hibition. A member will have the Individual right to a locker provided
he pays for It and Into this locker ho enn store whatever he may desire.
But the clubs as organizations wilt not either slock or control any lock-
era whatsoever. Liquors will not be sold under auy pretense In the
clubs and every assistance and encouragement will be given the state an-'
thorltles lu carrying out In the letter and the spirit tho prohibition law.
Such a determination on tho part of the social clubs of Atlanta la de
serving of the highest approval and commendation. Men who sacrifice
their personal opinions In their desire to abide by the laws of the state
stand ns examples of elvlc and Individual honesty and loyalty, worthy of
the admiration and the emulntlon of all classes of citizenship.
A GREAT NAVAL CHRISTMAS.
Tuesday, Christmas Eve. the splendid fleet of battleships which one
week ago left Hampton Roads for the long Journey- to the Pacific, will
drop anohor off Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Christmas day will be cele-
' brated by the men and officers In that quaint old harbor. More than thir
teen thousand men will observe the world's greatest festival In forelgu
waters, but the national government baa niado ample provision for an ap
propriate celebration of the beautiful season by these representatives who
are bravely flaunting the Dag before the eyes of outside nations. For
nearly a week tho squadron will anchor at Port of Spain and the citizens
of that Interesting old town have arranged many forms of entertainment
for the pleasure and diversion of the men of the American navy who- will
be so far from home and loved ones at the Christmas tide.
Before the fleet left for its hazardous Journey gencrous'srrangements
were made by the government for this especial season which would flud
(he vessels so far from home. That form of wlroless telegraphy which
nature has established between hearts that are bound together by ties of
affection and of kindred, will be freighted with messages on Christmas
day, sent unconsciously by loved ones at home to the men who will spend
the beautiful festival at Port of Spain. And returning messages will leap
across the Southern seas and reach their destination without the aid of
the Marconi or DeForest systems, for neither distance nor the exigencies
of life can destroy that wonderful magnetic Influence which binds hearts
sad souls together. The fleet will begin on Saturday its run to Rio, where
It will probably anchor January 11th.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Uenrglan here recur.!* each day
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
tud J. J. Harper at a cut or Ils.OOu; s elty hell, which east slwut fT.faO; the Mrins-
tlou ot the (Mils Heel Kitnte suit lexm ranipany. cepltsllsed at Jsh.SOo; the eree-
tlon of s ateein laundry at a oust of KO.iWO; the e red Ion of erreml nl.-e dwellings
at cost varying from SZ.HM to H.iVM each.
•Nest rear the count; will erect a court housi
... from FAOOO to JW.<K>>. Numbers of new ilw
tit Hue from Flitgerald tn Ocilla trill he hullt.
Macon O. Berry hat I .ought the plant of the f'olumluis Prnle Company nn
North lllglilnnda. the reported consilient tlon being between tll.M) amt gliooi He
and assocUtee will form a company and engega In manufartnrtng, haring a wood
work ng plant of some character, altho Its exact nature hne not yet lieen learned.
Mr. Berry la a well known local capitalist and inannfaetnrer.
Further particular! regarding the deutlle of the organltation of the Dixie Potion
1 V??r«ril c- V t\. the company being cepltallxed at IbHOM and Unending
fnr mstmfactoring rirn ., Itu( , h . mm building la tw5
—I Igh. ISoxlOS feet, the Sret floor to come'- An
end floor the spinning room. The picker building ■■■■■ _ ■■■■
IHMjtrthe hnlMItgi. The meirh'lBefy will
Min* or
to Install gBWaBH9gwaBaBBIBBaBI|^$W8PIWWWWM8BpiiiMii;sg||iiii6MMB
stories high. IWxlOfl feet, the flret floor to contain the eeMtng room and the aec
ond floor the spinning room. The pleker building „ 0 e atory, JtklOO feet: the dra
house Is ZfixlOO feet. .Alsou gN.N0 It the
Inrlnde S.0») spinning spindle* und MOO
JO* single or ply entto
for machinery have b
the plant will employ thirty-tire operatives
twister spindles for manufacturing ilt to
tie or ply cotton yarn*, the dally capacity being I.10J pounds. All enntr.-icf*
chtnery have tieeii awarded, ami nmonnt to aliont tit, V0. In full operation,
int will employ thlrty.flro opera Urea. 1
I “DEC. 31, 1907, j
! IN GEORGIA” I
By HERBERT FAMBROUGH.
Hear, ye, now the uniting gun!
Listen now! the bells are ringing.
Anti the moon le shining i rlght.
Lrent rejoicings nt the flrealde—
Georgia stntc guns <lrjr traoiglit.
At the barroom over yonder
Men are reeling by the scor**.
Pnylng homage to thilt innate:- _
I but has raptle them mighty fxfor.
At the home the wife Is weeping.
Fraying now with all her might,
Hnring naught—the fonsolntlou.
Georgia etate goo* dry tonight.
When the hour of midnight oometh.
At the tolling of the liell.
All the bnrrootns will be vacant,
No one then the rum enn sell.
It will soon l*e with ue. brother.
Time le passing swiftly by.
And we'll henr the bells e-rfnglug—
Georgia state will then be dry.
lie it wrong or be It rlght-
I’Or the sake of weakened ninnhood.
Georgia atnte goes dry tonight.
Mothers, coene nnd Join'the cho'rtii.
Fnve your boy now If you can;
Drive the demon from bis presence,
The^. no doubt, lm’11 make it mail.
Foot) the new yenr will be dawning;
Hull Its coining with delight;
Wit nets. then, fbe reformation—
ieorgln state goes dry tonight.
Elbqfton. On.
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
AND
.MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Army Order*.
Washington. Dee. 14.-Guptaiff Richard
Van Lear. Fourth cavalry, from hla regi
ment to Fort Hnelllng.
Heccnd Lleutennnt Warren I.cacb, coast
artillery corps,
mllltlfi. to gnrrls
Mnjpr Thomns B. Dugan. Twelfth car-
nlr.v, to gcncrnl ‘recruiting service, rort
‘•locnrn. ' , ,
Major (lorntlo G. Mcket. Twelfth cnvnlry,
* hospital. Washington, to/ his
nrt Oglethorpe.
Navy Orders.
Rear Admiral J. D. Ford, retired, detach
ed Inspection duty, Kaltlindre. to home.
Commander C\ II. Matthews, retired, de
tached Inspection duty. Bayonne, to home.
Lleutennnt ,1. O. Richardson, to command
^LleuVenant W. T. Tarrant, to California,
January ?.
Movement* of Vecsel*.
Arrived—December IS: Glacier at Trini
dad. December 20: Arelhtisii at Trinidad.
December 21: Maryland nnd Colorado at
Han Francisco: Culgou at Trinidad.
Railed—December 19: Lebanon, from
Puerto Cortex. Honduras, for Truxlllo, Hon
duras. December 21: Maryland and Colo
rado. from Mare Island for Han Francisco;
California, from Han Diego for Mugdalenn
liny; Mlnntonmuoh. placed out of commis
sion. navy yard, League Isjfind, December
NORTH CAROLINA AGREEMENT.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
It appears from the newspapers that the
Southern railway has entered Into an agree
ment wlfli the governor of North Carolina
to adopt a standard passenger rate of 2V4
cents per mile for Individual tickets, to ap
ply Interstate as well as Intra state con
tingent upon other Southern states being
willing to accept the same rates. Also to
sell 2.010-mlle l»ooks nt 2 cents per mile or
|H>. This is In exact conformity with the
recoinmendntloii of the undersigned embrsc*
two ago, the Idea being to Introduce In the
Hoiithenatern states a uniform rate which
will hare tome stability and thus simplify
' * “ " nllwny*
MADDOMUCKER BANKING CO.
Corner Alabama and Broad Streets.
Capital .
Surplus .
$200,000.00
$600,000.00
T HIS BANK owns no Real Estate, nor lias it a dollar loaned on
Real Estate.
NONE OF THE OFFICERS are indebted to this institution, di
rectly or indirectly, for one dollar.
ITS LOANS are clean and commercial.
£HE SAME CONSERVATIVE METHODS o f good banking
which have characterized this well-known institution for so
many years will be as carefully observed in the future.
We Wish Our Friends and Patrons the Compliments of the Season.
OFFICERS:
WM. L. PEEL, ROBT. F. MADDOX, THOS. J. PEEPLES,
President. Vice-President. Cashier.
JAS. G. LESTER, JAS. P. WINDSOR,
Assistant Cashier. Assistant Cashier.
PEOPLE AND THINGS
GOSeSIP FROM THE HOTELS
AND THE STREET CORNERS
Taylor Green, general Southern agent
of the Monon Route, has tendered hi*
resignation to take effect on January
1. So far no announcement has been
made as to his successor. Mr. Green
has been In Atlanta with the. Monon
Route slgce the early part of the year,
when he succeeded Renfroe Jackson.
He came to Atlanta from Louisville,
where he was connected with the
Southeastern Mississippi Valley Freight
Association. Previous to that he was
chief clerk in the general freight office
of the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlan
tic road In Atlanta.
Dr. J. D. Thomson, nn ear. eye and nose
specialist well known In Atlanta, left Mon
day for Philadelphia, wlierp he will take a
post graduate course nt Franklin College.
Illlnm K. Campbell, Jr.. *on of Dr. Wil
liam E. Campbell, Is nt the Imine of hi*
father recuperating from a surgical opera
tion performed some weeks ago nt tho
Staunton Military Institute In Virginia
Senator E. T. Steed, president pro tern,
of the state seunta. wne a visitor to the
state capital Monday. Senator Steed, us has
been announced before. Is n candidate for
the renute presidency to All the unexpired
term of the late John W. Akin. Seuntor
Steed lielieves that-his unanimous sleetlon
A* l^resldent pro tom. of the body should be
large factor Ik the tlmil choice.
Jake C. Mooro, for ninny years state
prison warden, has tendered his resignation
to the commission, and action will be taken
»n It at the next meeting. Since ho has
»cen prison warden Mr. Moore has innde nn
xcellcut record. For many years he was
... sheriff of Floyd county, nnd until his
.... r . President Finley Is n broad | tlrement,
find iitierni-ntluded executive —
big thoroughly practical In his views, nnd
tho Southern railway will not lose anything
by his wltllngiicN* to meet the nubile more
than half way nnd to effect n fair compro
mise with the several states where litiga
tion has been. In progress, ami It Is to be
sincerely hoped that his views will be rec
ognised and accepted by other states than
North Carolina nnd hi* example followed
by all the other railway systems operating
In the Southeast, nnd thus enable correct
through rates to be made on n basis which
The '-’H cents rate
be ihade the
standard' on nil Hues performing through
service, but I «m somewhat of the opinion
however, believe that after ex
perimenting with Ihe-HMA-ecnt rate for n
sufficient period to enable them to make
comparisons the railways will voluntarily
make this rate apply on branch Hues ns
well ns main lines.
I - have overheard sefernl criticisms by
subordinate railway officials of the course
which President Finley has pursued In mak
ing sjiecrhcs for the public print repre
senting Iho railway side of the questions
nt Issue nnd of Ids efforts to bring nlmut a
compromise with the state officials, the
opinions expressed Jielng that the railways
should tight to the hitter end, hut I con
sider such criticisms of his poller unjust
and unreneonnble, and nui thoroughly i
.. ..... of the leading factors In the
|Hilltl<*s of that county.
For three or four years Mr. Moore has
been nn extensive dealer In .\tlnntn real
estate, and It Is probable that ids business
along this line hne grown so extenslye thnt
he has found it advantageous to give up his
work for the state to devote all of his time
to Ids private affairs. He has a beautiful
country home near Smyrna lu Cobb county.
Eugene Kelly is liome for the holi
days from a long tour thru Cali
fornia and th® Northwest, nnd *ays
Atlanta looks good to him. He has
been far Into British Columbia since
leaving Atlanta, and has made a tour
which many an tHder trmh might ’ be
proud to tell of. There are few more
popular young men In Atlanta than Eu
gene Kelly. He is a University of Geor
gia alumnus Of 1905, and made an
enviable record on the track team. The
boys In town arc glad to see him home
again.
been lu the habit of doing mid state their
positions fully nnd frankly whenever a
fitting opportunity preseuts Itself. If this
nollcy was carried out In a proper mnnuer
A. MADDI80X.
THE PARMENTER MILLIONS
... A Stirring Novel of Love, Conspiracy and Adventure. . .
(Copyright, 1907, by Arthur W. Marchmont)
By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT.
Author of “By Right of Sword/* “When I Wa* Czar/* Etc., Etc.
Synopsis of Previous Installment.
Olive learns from Morrldcw’s valet thnt
the substitution of the dummy for the pa
pers stolen from the foreign office has been
discovered and has caused trouble. A
stranger comes to sec Mr* Merrldew. Olive
learns that he Is George Purvis, Just lib
erated from prison, nnd contrives to take
him Into Mrs. MerrMew's presence unam
nounced. Mrs. Merrldew faints at sight of
the man. Wheu she recovers she scuds
Olive away, while she talks With her'vlsltor.
| IS THERE ASANTA CLAUS? j
| A Christmas Classic, Wherein the Writer Pays a Deathless Trib- j
nte to Romance amt Childish Faith.)
ItMMtHHMtl
Tha following, raprlntad from the adltorial page of The New Ydrk Bun,
waa written by the late Mr. l-'rank P. Church:
\Ya taka plaaaura In answering nt once and Ihua prominently the com
munication below, expressing nt the lame time our great gratification that
Its faithful author Is numbered among the friends of The Sun:'
Dear Editor: I am ft years old.
Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
Papa says. "U you see it In The Sun It's so.”
Please tell me the truth; Is there a Santa Claus?
VIRGINIA O'HANI.ON.
Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They hare been affected by the
skepticism of a skeptical age. Thee do not believe except they see. They
think thnt nothing can be which Is not comprehensible by their little mtnds.
All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children's, are little. In thin
great universe of ours man Is a mere Insect, an ant, In hts Intellect, ns com.
pared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the Intelligence
capable of grasping the whole of truth nnd knowledge.
Yes. Virginia, there Is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly a* love and
generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they nbound and give to
your life Its highest beauty ond Joy. Alas! how dreary would be the wo'rld
If there were no Banta Claus! It would be as dreary as If there were no
Virginia*. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to
make tolerable this existence. We shquld have no enjoyment, except In
sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would
be extinguished.
Not believe In Santa Claus! You might aa well not believe In falrleet
"Not a word. She was so scared when
I forced my way up here to you that
she was pretty well out of hor silly
senses." He lied glibly nnd with the
coolness of long experience.
“Why did you come here?”
“That's a good one. that Is. Where
should 1 come If not—|mme? I sup
pose you thought I should trot off to
Chicago, eh? Suited you. a deal better,
wouldn't it?”
"How did you learn X was here?”
“Does It matter? If you want to
know,. I heard all about you from a
gentleman who Is still serving his
majesty where I come from—same
service, you know, that you helped so
kindly to get me Into, I heard all
about that, too. years ago!” He paused
and laughed unpleasantly.
She murmured a protest.
This angered him and the laugh
turned to a sort of snnrl. "Don’t lie. I
know It. I swore then that I’d have
your life for It; and every day since
then I’ve tnken that oath night and
morning. It's kept me alive In all that
hell time In prison. And It kept me
straight there, earning every good mark
I could, so thnt the time should come
as soon as possible when I could begin
to look for you. But 1 didn't hope then
I’d be able to walk straight out of the
prison to you like this."
She made nn reply, and Olive guessed
she was too frightened,
"So you went back to the old name,
eh. Mrs. Merrldew? Not Parmenter.
Thought thnt 'ud put me oil the scent a
bit. I suppose? But you see I got the
office all right, and hero I am."
pause followed. "You've done yourself
well, Rachel," he went on. with an
oath. "I could scarcely believe I was
on the right track when they brought
me here. How have you worked It?"
She did not reply. "Don’t fool about
with me,” he added, savagely. "It won't
pay you.”
"It Is common knowledge." replied
Mrs. Merrldew, In a firmer tone than
she had before been able to command.
"I Inherited It from Gregory Parmen
ter." N
"What!” His astonishment waa In
tense. He whistled, and then swore.
"From Parmenter! And how In the
name of everything did he get It?"
"Married again, a rich wife, and piled
up a fortune."
"Married again, and you”— He
broke off and burst out Into a peal of
boisterous laughter. “If that doesn't
beat the band!” After a pause he
added tn a very different tone: "I see.
And that cable from Chicago was
crooked, eh? A dodge to get me out
there, so that you might enjoy all your
well-earned fortune quietly on thia aide.
Oh. Rachel, you're a beauty!"
"I meant to provide for you and give
you ample means.”
"You thoughtful darling! You dear,
unselfish creature! And as big a liar as
ever, eh, Rachel? You sly, treacherous
j devil, you. I know your ‘ample means.'
Enough to drink myself tn denth on.
eh? And do It quickly, eh? So that
you might enjoy all this by yourstlf,
eh? Well, you see. I've come to enjoy
It with you—to have my share of It all.
see? Half, or more than half If I
choose io take It, Bee? To help my
sweet, affectionate wine to spend her
fortune. And, damme, I mean to have
It, too!" and he daahed a fist down on
the table.
There was another pause, and then
he laughed.
"Unleaa you. too, have married again.
By Heaven, that would cap It all."
“I have not married again.”
"Hanged If I'm not sorry to hear It:
for I’d have jugged you for It. to let
You might get your papa to hire men to watch In nil the chimneys on I - oh that yo
Christmas eve to catch 8anta Claus, but even If they did not see Santa Claua : Well don't let i
coming down, what wuuld that prove? Nobody aees Santa Claus, but that la I He'd’ better aei
no sign that there Is no Santa Claua. The most real things In the work! are
those that neither children nor men can sea. Did you ever see fairies
you have a taste of the hell life you
sent me to.” Intense vindictiveness
was in every- syllable of the threat. "Do
you live alone here, then?"
' "Gilbert Is with me."
young blackguard—la he?
let me see too much of him.
I He'd better get out. The same house
those that nettner ctmaren nor men can sea. Did you ever see fairies ! to h have U the'say 0 so V* this 1 Sa u *.a*
dancing on the lawn? Of course not; but that's no proof that they are not i Mind that!" V “ hOU,, *■
inVunsraa^l "tVwJrtd r '" lma *' n * *" th * t '’* t un “* n j " T „ ou "ad better tell him that your-
You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise In- I - oh I'll tell him* fast enon*h
side, but there la a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest you fear Where la hV'"* nou * h ' dont
man. nor even the united strength of all the strongest men tint ever lived,
could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance can push aside
that curtain and view and picture the supernatural beauty and glory be
yond. Is It all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there ts nothing else
real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God. he lives, and he lives forflver. A thousand
yeara from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten tho'tsand.yeare from now, he
w ill continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
"Out In his motor car.'
"Oh, his motor car.” he scoffed, In an
affected tone. "He's swell, too, I sup
pose. Curse the young beast. PI] mo-
tor car him/' And he swore again
Viciously. Then another change came
In his tone. There was feeling In It
as he put the next quest Ion, -vtnd Sel
ma? Is she here, too?"
"No, George." She spoke with hesi
tation, using his name lor the first
time.
"And why not? Tell me. Don't
lie. Isn t my child good enough to be
here If that awtne of a son of yours
Is here? Don’t you dare to He to me
about her, I tell you. Bring-her here.
There’s only one soft spot left In my
heart and she fills It. The only thought
that ever made me waver In that re
solve to have your life for your Infer
nal treachery was Selma. Don’t you
dare to He to me about Selma."
"You had better know tho truth. She
never knew you were her father. When
you were—when you went away"—
"When I was Juggsd through you.
you mean? You may as well say It?"
he broke In tiercel}-.
"When you wero convicted and I
went back to the name of Merrldew
I gave her- another name”—
“Why not Merrldew? Why not your
own. curse you?”
"I went back to the stage. I was
poor and mine wnsn’t exactly tho life
she should know her mother was liv
ing. I am not lying, George. 1 did
It for her sake. And she never knew
right up to the tltrte of—and she
paused as If either affected by what sho
had to say, or afraid to say It.
A moment of tense silence followed.
"Are you going to say she Is dead,
Rachel?” he asked then, In a hushed
tone.
"She died In Chicago, George, years
and years ago. It was far better.”
The Interview had lasted already so
long a time that Olive had grown un
easy lest she should be missed: so she
loft her hiding place- and went round
and knocked nt the door of the room
and asked tf she might take away ths
tea things.
Mrs. Merrldew had almost entirely
recovered her customary composure,
and was watching Purvis, who-aat with
his bowed head on hts hands tn deep
emotion. , ■
As Olive was taking away jthe tray,
Mrs. Merrldew said:
"See that I am not disturbed again:
and say that I wish to see Mr. Merrl
dew here the moment he comes in.”
Her last look at Purvis had enabled
Olive to place the reaemblance which
had perplexed her before. It was Sel
ma Hammond's face which hla recalled.
Hla mention of the name Selma had
helped her memory; and she saw nt
once that here was something she ought
to be able to turn to some account.
After she had done the work which
was watting for her, she went up to
her room and wrote a letter to Mr.
Casement, urging him to find the girl
as soon as poalble and havs her within
reach to be brought to the Manor the
Instant It became necessary.
She must set, herself at once to win
uron Purvis and secure hts confidence
It was clear that he knew the whole
history of the Mcrrldews In days gone
by. He held the clew to that old mai-
rlage, therefore, and from him she
could get the truth.
Another thing waa clear. As Pur
vis had spoken gif Mrs. Merrldew as
hts wife, she must have, married him.
knowing well that she was already
married to her father, supposing that
that marriage had really taken place;
and It was with a sinking hflart that
she saw how Purvis' story, so for as
she had heard It, confirmed the Merrl-
dews' statement.
Everything agreed In pointing In the
same direction, Indeed. The further
she probed, the-stronger appeared the
evidence In favor of that marriage. The
photograph with Its Inscription. "My
wife that la to be." had been the first
thing to.really frighten her: and now
Purvis had arrived—the event from
which she had hoped 10 much—his ac
count only added to her fears.
When Merrldew returned Olive could
not get away to listen to the meeting
between the two men; and when at
night she stole out to listen she beard
little of any Importance.
Mrs. Merrldew was In bed and the
two were closeted together In Merrl-
dew’s room. Taking a risk, she switch
ed off the light In the corridor and
crouched In the darkness, with her ear
to the keyhole In tile effort to learn
what passed.
Bhe could only gather that a sort t
truce had apparently been made, and
the acent of cigars and the clink »f
glasses told that they were drinking
nnd smoking together. The voices were
not raised In anger.
, For two hours she waited, until the
movement of chairs warned her that
they were coming out. She ran back
and hid. Boon the door opened and
they came out together. Both had bean
drinking, and Purvis was so helples-
that Merrldew had to support him. He
was muttering and mumbling Inco
herently as thty passed Olive, and
Merrldew waa humoring him.
Continued in Tomorrow's Georgian.