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■ in in effort to aav* hl« dog from !n-
Ifair Ira Ansel Langley, the 3-yenr-old
iMn of J- T. Iangley, at No. 16 Tumlin
I Street was run over by a street car Mi
lijjtintly killed Saturday evening about
It o'clock at the corner of Marietta and
■Wallace streets. Mias Clara Langley
I narrowly escaped death In attempting
■ to save her little brother.
I Prfd Langley, the 9-months-old aon
l«f Mr tT M. Langler, died Friday
I nomine and a double funeral was held
I " morning over the bodies of the
■ They'**™ burled In a single grave
lit the Providence cemetery.
GRESHAM ASHFORD
SHOE CO,
93 PEACHTREE ST.
|WIDOW OF JOHN HAY
1 IS IN FEEBLE HEALTH.
Ity Prime Leased Wire.
I Newbury, N. J., July 9.—Mrs. John
I Hiy. widow of Secretary rfay, le at her
I dimmer home In this place with her
Isos. Mrs. Hay arrived here yesterday
■hi the private car Wanderer from New-
leert, R. I., where she had been visiting
■ with her daughter, Mrs. Payne Whlt-
|«y. She Is in feeble health. During
Iber stav In Newport her health Im-
Iprored slightly, but she le still suffer-
I lag from weakness. She will spend the
IKmmer here.
Substitute In Demend.
Itpwlet to The lieorgtan.
I Newberry, 8. C., July 9.—Since the
I dispensary was voted out of Newberry
I county there has been a great demand
I for s substitute for “booze.”
I This long-felt want has apparently
■ been satisfied by some kind of "dder,"
■ which has been put upon the market.
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O CHURCH REVENUE CUT
O $5,000,000 IN ITALY.
By Private Leased Wire.
Rome. Italy, July 9.—Italy's
parliament has passed a law re
ducing the annual Interest on
outstanding government bonda
from 6 per cent to 3S-d per
cent up to the end of 1911, and
then to 3 1-2. This will cut down O
the revenue of the Catholic
church In Italy $6,000,000. Tho
law permits the exchange of
bonds for cash In six days, but O
as the church's vsst holdings
are deposited abroad, this Is im
possible.
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YOUNGEST GRANDPARENTS
IN 8TATE OF ARKAN8AS.
Special to The Georgian.
Little Rock, Ark., July 9.—O. H.
Payne, a well-known and reputable
cltlsen of Finch, Greene county, en
joys the distinction of being the young
est grandfather In Arkansas, If not In
tbs United States.
Mr. Payne was born In Oresne coun
ty on August 29,-1173. He was married
Just prior to his seventeenth birthday
to Miss Caroline Pegg, who was one
month his senior. They have six liv
ing children and one dead, the oldest
being Mrs. Caroline Levins, who Is a
little past 15. Mrs. Levins was mar
ried September IS, 1906, and to her a
daughter waa born June 29, 1905. The
granddaughter Is a healthy child. Its
mother being less than 16 years old.
and both Its grandparents on the ma
ternal side being less than thirty-four
years of age.
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE A
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS.
Special to The Georgian.
Asheville, N. C, July 9.—The Re
publican congressional convention here
Saturday unanimously nominated Pro
fessor J. J. Britt, of this city, as the
Republican nominee for congress from
this district, to oppose W. T. Craw
ford, the Democratic candidate.
RAID ON TAGGART’S CASINOS
NOT A POLITICAL TRICK
ATTORNEY GENERAL MILLER
Bj Frlvate Letted Wire.
Indianapolis. Ind., July 9.—In reply
ing: to John W, Kern, Tom Tagrgnrt'a
attorney, who declared that the raiding
of the casinos at French Lick Springs
and West Baden was a political more,
Attorney General Charles W. Miller
scored Taggart and his associates.
“Mr. Kern says the casino Is In no
way connected with the hotel, the
building being built simply for bowling
and billiards and situated on ttie com-
I'nnj’s Ki"Uiuls." said Mr. Miller. "1
wonder how nineteen slot machines got
Into the building Jhat waa erected for
bowling and billiards. 1 wonder why
there was a second story, divided Into
various rooms, where roulette wheels,
poker tables, klondlke tables, keno out
fits, bookmakers' tables and complsto
pool selling paraphernalia were ar
ranged and Immense blackboards
placed on tne walls.
"Just think of it. Last March the
board of directors passed a resolution
authorizing the execution of a lease of
this building and directing a clause to
be Inserted prohibiting gambling. Does
any man In Indiana believe that such
a lea!*e was made in good faith and
that Taggart and Lee W. Sinclair
thought ox such a thing as prohibiting
gambling, which for years has been
conducted in these casinos? Certainly
not.
"That recreation and amusement
features are ‘both varied and unusual'
Is set forth conspicuously In the liter
ature of tho French Lick Springs re
sort and Thomas Taggart and his
<*«• ins*-l knew "f the umi- mil f. itus* s
at the time of the execution of the
March lense.
"With the open, flagrant, notorious
violations of the lnwa of the state un
*!•■ i tin* n.isrs i»f Tmkumi t an ; St
and the men who speak for them, will
It appeal to the people to say that It
was a political trick? How ridiculous.
How absurd.
"When the raid was made, men Just
Jumped out of the second story and
ran nway. Two of them have been,
arrested. E. Derry, the gambler In
charge, was caught at French Lick
Springs, eight gamblers at West Baden
and two carloads of gambling device
were captured and shipped to Panlt.
"If Mr. Kern cares to designate this
ns a ‘grand stand play’ no one \ylll de
prive nim of that great privilege.
"There Is nd' politics In this move
ment. The local authorities should
have wiped these casinos out of ex
istence years ago and this kind of
business must bo stopped.”
Americans to Honor Baby Prince
By Private Leased Wire.
Berlin, July 9.—Because the son of Crown Prince Frederick
William was born on the Fourth of July, tho American colony hero
will present to the royal baby a silver cup bearing the American cnRl®
and tne "Stars and Stripes.”
TO BUILD FACTORY
. AT«HH|
COTTON STALKS PRODUCT
COMPANY PLANS WORK.
$200,000 Worth of Stock Will Be
Issued for Building of
Plant.
FIREMEN'S CONVENTION
•TO MEET IN ASHEVILLE
Special to The Gsorgfaa.-
Asheville, N. C., July 9.—Everything
la ready for the opening of the North
Carolina flremen'a convention and tour
nament, which begins here tomorrow
morning at 10 o’clock for a three days’
aeaalon. Firemen from nearly every
town In the state, besides from Georgia,
South Carolina and Alabama, are In
the city with apparatus to sntsr the
contests.
CITY OF LEADVILLE
DOESN'T OWN GOLD.
By Prfrato Leased Win.
Denver, Colo., July 9.—Leadvltle la
not the owner of the gold beneath ita
street*, according to a decision handed
down by the supreme court In the
coses of the city of Deadvllle vs. the
Rohn Mining Company, the Coronado
Mining Company and other*. The de
fendant * are operating under the
•treet* of Leadvllle, ana the munici
pality objected.
TESTIMONY COMPLETED
IN NOTED COPPER SUIT
Ppecin! to The Georgian.
Asheville, N. C.. July 9.—Testimony
In the celebrated "Copper Mine cose,’’
offered by the Weatfeldt heirs, In the
suit brought against them by the North
Carolina Mining Company, In the Unit
ed States circuit court, was completsd
Hnturday ant filed by Examiner Don
ald Gills In the clerk's ofllcs. The tes
timony embraces 2,004 typewritten
pages, and Is bound In seven volumes.
MEET NEXT IN MEMPHIS
FOR ANNUAL SESSION
Special to Tho Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tcnn, July 9.—Th»
Christian Endeavor convention, In ses
sion here, has decided to hold the next
meeting In Memphis. Officers for the
ensuing years were elected as follows:
Bt H. Bangle, Chattanooga, president;
A. H. Daly, Knoxville, vice president;
Lee Gloss, Memphis, secretary; \V. L.
Wheeler, Nashville, treaaurer.
At the first meeting of th* execu
tive committee of the Cotton Jgtalk*
Product Company, which was held In
Atlanta Saturday night, It was voted
to commence the building of on* of the
faetorle* at once, and Montgomery,
Ala, wa* chosen as the site of the first
operations of the recently Incorporated
concern. The Alabama city waa choien
Inrgely because of It* advantageous lo
cation, being In the center of the cot
ton belt, and also because of th* su
perior quality of the fleecy staple
which Is grown In that vicinity.
Tho board of director® further de
cided to Issue 2200,000 worth of stock,
both common and preferred, the money
thus raised to be used In the pay
ment of the construction of the nrst
plant. Of this amount 3100,000 Is to
bs subscribed by Northern capitalists
and a like amount by Southom par
tis* Montgomery cltlsene have agreed
to subscribe 3IS.000 of the required
amount as a bonus for the erection of
th# flrst plant In that city.
While the committee was In session,
the outlook for the new project wae
discussed from nil sides. Northern
parties are taking a great Interest In
the Idea and believe a bright future Is
In store for the Industry. If the plant
at Montgomery Is the success which II
Is expected It will bs, many more will
bs srectad in various parts of the
South, and Atlanta will receive at least
one of tho number. The taking of
subscriptions for stock has already b*>
BUM. mill the j 'I’. ’ 111 1 't i I - li.-ll.c I- Mint
actual operation* will b* in prograaa
within alx months.
It was further decided by the direct-
ors at their meeting that (he 3300,000
ha raised In 7 per rent preferred stork
for th* purpose of building and equip
ping the plant and with each 3100
share of preferred stock the subscriber
will receive live shares of common
stock at 320 a share as a bonus.
Cotton Crop Nssds Rain.
Rpselnl to The Georgian.
Decatur, Ala., July 9.—The past week
has not been as favorable on the cot
ton crop of the valley.of the Tennessee
as was the preceding week. Rain
throughout the greater part of this
section Is badly needed nnd In some
places the ground Is becoming too dry
td plow.
T More Goods Than
Room.
VVe have bought more goods than
we have space for, hence we are
TOO CROWDED,
In order to reduce our stock we will CUT our profits
ONE-HALF on all BAfiS AND SUIT CASES
for the next 10 days. If you are Bargain Seeking get
our prices before buying.
PINNACLE TRUNK MFC. CO., 62 Peachtree St.
THREE GOVERNORS
and a hast of depositors with Two Million. Three Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars to their credit, strongly endorsed
THE NEAL BANK.
Wa* flrst appointed a State Depository by the late Gov. W. Y. Atkin
son, thon by Ex-Governor Allen D. Candler, reappointed by him. then
appointed bJ Ills successor, Governor J. M. Terrell, also reappointed
by him. Wo are so near tho ten thousand line account* on our books
that wo aro encouraged to roach out for
TWENTY THOUSAND DEPOSITORS.
If eaoh one of our loyal patron* will send us one or more account*
wo will soon have tbo roll complote, thus enabling us to sUIl further
Inereaso our ability to aid Merchant*, Manufacturer* and Home
Rudders.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
One Dollar starts an account with a little I Tome Rank and book
or with a book only. Wo allow latoreat, compounded semi-annually, at
tbo rate of
THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. PER ANNUM.
I
f. H. THOBHTOH, fr.iU.nl.
W. r. AIA397, Clltftr. H. C. CAIDWfU, Ant. Cnill.r.
WOMEN‘ARE POPULAR
A8 RAILWAY AGENT8.
Dy Print* Leaned Wire.
Nashville, July 9.—The three moet
popular local agents on the Southern
between Nashville and Knoxville are
the three women agents stationed at
Waldencln, Osone nnd Mount Juliet.
It has been a question with railroad
managers for a long time whether
women would become eucceseful
agents. So far a* the Southern la
concerned, It has proved the affirma
tive at least In these three cases. In
each of the three cases the women
are also telegraph operators and han
dle all - the messages and train orders
sent there.
MISS REID'8 BETROTHAL
IS OFFICIALLY DENIED,
By Private Leased Wire.
London, July 9.—The engagement of
Miss Jean Reid, daughter of Ambassa
dor Reid, to Lord Acneson, Is today of
ficially dented.
Independent Telephone Comptny.
8peclst to The Urorglsn.
Jaeper, Ala., July 9.—Paper! of In
corporation have been filed with tho
probate Judge for th* Home Telephono
Company. K. M. Cranford la presi
dent; J. N. Odom and William Gur-
ganua, vice presidents, and John A.
Coleman, secretary and treasurer.
HOW A FIGHT FOR HONOR LED TO FAMILY’S STARVATION, TOLD IN ‘THE JUNGLE”
ICOURT “JUSTICE” RUINS HOMES IN PACKINGTOWN
ISTORY’S HERO SENT
TO JAIL: WIFE AND
BABIES FREEZING
CHAPTER XVli.
At 7 o'clock the next morning Jurgls
|»ti let out to get water to wash hla
I duty which he performed fatth-
I fully, but which tribst of the prisoners
I"" accustomed to shirk until their
If* 11 * became ao filthy that the guards
■ Interposed. Then he had more 'dufTara
■ ttd dope," and afterwards was allowed
I three hours for exercise in a long, ca-
Iment-walled court, roofed with glass.
|2! r * w ' re all th* Inmates of the Jail
1522” "’fther. At one aids of the
I tourt was * place for visitor*, cut off
|:- '*° heavy wire acreens, a foot
I fiY'-’° th' 11 nothing could be passed
IS 101 , brimmers; here Jurgls watch-
1 ehini y ’ bUt thcre came no one to
I " f,er he went back to his cell a
| JrJJT hpened the door to let In anoth-
IfctiJI. n t r : He w as a dapper young
11ST K, * th R ll * ht hfown mustache
IM.- J.: •»*•« “nd a graceful figure.
I 2LS2 dd 1 M 1° Jur «l». and then, as th*
ri-wd the door upon him. began
I Ur n, , rittcally about hlm , *
I ■''5 P«l. he aald, as hla glance
[ JJ'° unl ‘ r " 1 Jurgls again, "good-mom-
I ^Good-morning,” said Jurgls.
the other for chr, * tmB *> ehTVaddad
I Jurgl. nodded.
I So'ftnm'Ty w «nt to the bunks and
,he , bl °nketa; he lifted np tha
lhcism«M an ' , th<m dr °PP«d It with an
God! "he .aid, "that's
."J at Jurgls stain. "Looks
‘-^Ah't .tsnd W P ‘ ' n n “ ht -
I Mid Jurats. " ant t0 ,le *P lMt night,"
“Yesterday." 0 ” com * ,nr
i«d t>e thli er h i d anothar look round,
"There'." » r,nk l«<l up hi*
he Arid devil of a stink Ir
-le - huddenly. "Whs
‘ ald Jur *"-
me."
-Tfi n ! they mak « you
nr" don " " a
Flat Silver
IJ w erns embodying all
. at( ‘: st a ud most artistic
22 tlons of the best
“alters M* here, su bjcct to
. »r critical study.
is * perfect—
I from lat , J 0U may expect
I whptli° Ur lousc — no matter!
I H' lvo sell you a small
S ff'T °, f » Uver or «
« family chest.
M »>er & Berkele.
"Fertlllxar.”
"Fertiliser! The deuce! What are
you 7"
"I work In the stock yard*—at least,
I did until tha other day. Jt’s in my
clothes."
'That's a new one on me," aald the
newcomer. JH thought I'd been up
against 'em all. What' are you In
forr
“I hit my boss.'’
"Oh, that’* Itl What did h* dor
"He—he treated me mean."
"I see. You're what's called an hon
est workingman!"
"What are you7“ Jurgls asked.
"17" The other laughed. 'They say
I'm a cracksman," he said.
“What'a that?" asked Jurgls.
"Safe* and such things," answered
the other.
‘‘Oh.” aald Jurgta, wonderlngly, and
atarsd at the speaker In awe. "You
mean you break Into them-;you—
you—"
"Yea," laughed the other, “that's
what they say."
He did not look to be over twenty-
two or three, though, as Jurgls found
afterward*, h* wa* thirty. H# spoke
like a man of education, like what the
world calls a “gentleman."
"Is that what you’re here for?” Jur-
gts Inquired.
"No,” waa the answer. "I’m here for
disorderly conduct. They were mad
because they couldn't get any evi
dence.”
"What'a your name?" th# young tel
low continued, after a pause. "My
name's Duane—Jack Duane. I’ve more
than a dozen, but that's tny company
one." He sealed himself on the floor
with his back to the wall and his legs
crossed, and went on talking easily;
he soon put Jurgls on a friendly foot
ing—he was evidently a man of the
world, used to getting on, and not too
f >roud to hold conversation with a mere
abortng man. He drew Jurgls out.
and heard all about hla Ilf*—all but the
one unmentionable thing; and then he
told stories about hi* own life. He was
a great one for stories, not always of
the choicest. Being sent to Jail had
apparently not disturbed his cheerful
ness; he had "dons time" twice before.
It seemed, and he took It all with a
frolic welcome. What with women and
wine and the excitements of hla vo
cation, a man could afford to rest now
and then. ' . ...
Naturally the aspect of prison life
..** changed for Jurgls by the arrival
of a cellmate. He could not turn ills
fac* to th« wall and sulk. He had to
apeak when he wa* spoken to. Nor
could he help being Interested In the
conversation of Duane—the llrat edu-
rated man with whom he had ever
talked. How could he help listening
with wonder while the other told of
midnight venture* and perilous es
capes, of feasting* and orgies, ot for
tunes squandered In a nfght. Th#
young fallow had an amused contempt
for Jurgls, as a aort of working mule.
He. toe? had fait the world'* Injustice,
but Instead of bearing It Patiently he
had struck back, and struck hard. He
wa* striking all the time. Thera wa#
war between him and society. Ha wa#
a genial freebooter, living off the ene
my, without fear or shame. He waa
not always victorious, but then defeat
did not mean annihilation, and need
not break bis spirit.
Withal he was a good-hearted fel
low—too much ao. It appeared. Hla
story came out, not In the flrst day,
nor the second, but In the long hours
that dragged by. In which they had
nothing to do but talk, and nothing tp
folk or but themselves. Jack Dunno
was from the East; he was a college-
bred man—bad been studying electri
cal engineering. Then his father had
met With misfortune In business and
killed himself; and there had been his
mother and a younger brother and sla
ter. Also,' there was an Invention of
Duane's; Jurgls could not understand
It clearly; but It had to do with tele
graphing, and It waa a very* Important
thing—there were fortune* In It, mil
lions of dollars. And Duane had been
robbed of It by a great company, and
R ot tangled up In lawsuits cfnd lost all
Is money.
Then somebody had given him a tip
on a horse race and he had tried to
retrieve hla fortune with another per
son’s money and had to run away, and
all the rest had come from that. The
other aiked him what had led him to
safe-breaking—to Jurgls a wild and ap
palling occupation to think about. J
man he had met, hla cell mate had re-
E lled—one thing leada to anothar.
ildn't he ever wonder about his fam
lly? Jurgls asked. Sometimes, th*
other anewered, but not often—he
didn't allow It. Thinking about It
would make It no better. This wasn't
a world In which a man had any bual
ties* with a family; too tier or lattr
Jurgls would find that out also and
glv* up the light and shift for himself.
Jurgls waa so transparently what ha
pretended to be that hla cellmate waa
as open with him aa a child; It waa
pleasant to tell him adventures, h* wss
so full of wonder and admiration, he
was so new to the ways of the coun
try. Duane did not even bother to
keep back names and places—ha told
all hla triumph* and hla failures, hla
loves and hla grief*. Also ha Intro
duced Jurgla to many o( th* other
prisoners, nearly half of whom h*
knew by name. The crowd had
ready given Jurgls a name—they called
him ‘‘the stinker.” This waa cruaL but
they meant no harm by It, and he took
It with a good-natured grin.
Our friend* had caught now and then
a whllf from tha sewers over which he
lived, but this waa the first time that
he had ever been splashed by their
filth. This Jail waa a Noah's ark of
the city'# crime—there were murderers,
“hold-up men” and burglar*, ambes-
slers, counterfeiters and forgers, biga
mists, "shop lifters,” "confidence men,”
petty thieve* and pickpockets, gam
blers, and procurers, brawlers, beggars,
tramp* ana drunkard*; they were Mack
and white, old and young, Americans
and native* of every nation undar th*
aun. There were hardened criminals
and Innocent men too poor to give
ball; old men. and boys, literally not
yet In their teens. They were the
drainage ot the great festering ulcer
of society; they were hideous to look
upon, sickening to talk to. All life had
turned to rottenness and stanch In
them—love waa a beastliness, Joy was
a snare, and: God was an Imprecation.
They strolled her* and there about the
courtyard and Jurgls listened to them.
He was Ignorant and They were wise
they had been everywhere and tried ev-
' ' thl# wild beast tangle
It because they could not help
they were In Jail was no disgrace to
them, for the game had never been
fair, the dice were loaded. They were
swindlers and thieves of pennies and
dimes, and they had been trapped and
put out of the way by tbe swindlers
and thieve* of million* of dollars.
To most of thl* Junta tried not to
listen. They frightened him with their
savage mockery; and all the while hla
SYNOE’SIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS
> of Lithuanians arrlra In
A almple-mlnde<l colei
>nt, and are conduct . - # „
strength, 1m t>«trothcd to Una, nnd the flrat chapter tella
croteaqoeneaa. After much trlbulntlon. the entire family obtains
stock-yard*—all but Onn, who. Jur*;l« an Id, ahoultl n ever work,
a. of the Slaughter houses ,!s told with almost revolting —
tall—the filth, the overworking of bauds. «hs atroggle to keep up with the pace
makers, is all vividly depleted. The little family buya a hon«e on tbs Install
ment plan, only to find they have been swindled, and Ona la forced to aaeh work
to Rtcet the nctunl living expenses, and tho fntersst on the purchase contract* of
which they learn too late.
Mnrlja discovers thnt the foretady Is chesting her, by taking money which
•nouhl bars gone to tbe worker, nne protests violently* and Is discharged.
— __ Jhlcago, tasking employ-
meat* and are conducted to rncklnxtown by a friend. Jurgls, s slant In
*- '‘*— uJ ‘ of the wedding In all Its
work In tbe
ija discovers thnt the foretail/ Is chesting her, by ta
nays gone to the worker, nne protests violently, a
.she obtains a man's work at hair the pay of a man.
jjn» nod Jurgls* but the little mother can take only a w*
loss of her Job.
Just so Ona and Jurgls pay Marlja what-they owe her, Jurgls turns h
kle and Is laid up for months. Ills nature logins to ehanse. lie becomes
and savage with pain. Ntnrvatlon stares the family In the race. The smalloi
wesk off,
hla mi-
croaa
emullor chll-
CHICAGO WINTERS
ADD TO SUFFERING
OF THE WORKERS
hltta stave. In tha aanaaa* staffing ileportnu-nt.
lesrn to swesr, drink nnd smoke. Gradually the arind throws tbs family Into
constant stupor. They talk Ijttle-only sit what Ibsy run, stsi-p wtisn they run,
and work. It ueema to tbsm, always. The anther dMCrllws tbs almost Incredible
conditions I —
id work, It seems to them, always. Tha author dcarrlliea tbs almost Incrsdlbla
ndltkm, In the fertiliser plsnr, and goea deeper Into the criminal treatment of
lployeea, and the ndnlteratlon of the "ineat.” The future Ilea dark, hopelcas,
fare them, Giity death can ha Been at th* and of th* viuta. And tha atrengtb of
iH-rare them, now death caa ha s „
th* whole family la being aurrly lapped.
Thru On* confesses, under rompnlalot
lly from Itnanrlal destruction and loa* c.
ment In tha yanta, bad forced her to racalra attentions from
to tbe yards end triSL
being dragged off by n doseh
lobs, t'onnor, foreman of her depart-
ittenlluna from him. Jnrcla *1-
yard* and trie* to kill Connor,
' “ by a dosen man. Jurgla
(-"niyriitli't, , "l5)0',' ,l hy , "l"pt'iVfiiuV/tir’'"Air rlk-bts're'/Jrvrd.
ones were calling. Now and than In
the midst of It hla thoughts would take
flight; and then the tears would come
Into hi* eyes—and he would b* called
baby by tbe Jeering laughter ot hla
companions.
He spent a week In this company,
and during all that time he had no word
from hla home. He paid on* of l]ls IS
cents for a postal card, and hi* com
G nlon wrote a note to the family, tell-
r them where ha waa and when ha
would be tried. There came no an
swer to It, however, and at last, th*
day before New Year’s, Jural* bade
good-bye to Jack Duane. The latter
gave him hi* address and mad* Jurgls
promise to look him up. “Maybe *
could help you out of a bol* aome day,'
he said, and added that ht waa sorry
to have him go. Jurgls rode In the
patrol wagon back to Justle* Calaban's
court, for trial.
one of th* flrst things h* mad* out
aa he entered th* room waa Tata Kli-
bleta and little Kotrina, looking pale
and frightened, seated far In the rear.
Hla heart began to pound, but he did
not dare to try to signal them, and
neither did Klsbleta. He took hla seat
In the prisoner's pan and eat gaalng at
them In helpless agony. H* saw that
Ona waa not with them, and waa full
of foreboding aa lo what that might
mean. He spent half an hour brood
ing over this—and then suddenly he
straightened up and th* blood rushed
Into hla face. A man had come In—
Jurgla could not see hla feature* for
the bandages that swathed hint, but
he knew the burly figure, H wa* Con
nor! A trembling seised him, and hla
limb* bent a* If for a spring. Then
suddenly Jie felt a hand on hla collar,
and heart a voice behind him; "Bit
down!" - ' ,
He subsided, but he never took hie
ayes off hla enemy. The fellow was
atlll alive, which waa a disappointment,
In one way; and yet It waa pleasant to
sea him, all In penitential plasters. He
and tha company lawyer, who was
with him, came and took seats within
the judge's railing; and a mlnut* later
the clerk railed Jurgln’ name, and the
K llceman jerked him to hla feet and
I him before th* bar, gripping him
tightly by th* arm, lest bt should
spring upon the boas.
Jurgls listened while the man en-
and told hla story. Th* wife of the
prisoner had been employed In a d*
partment near him, and had baan dis
charged for Impudence to him. Helf
an hour later he had been violently at
tacked, knocked down and almost chok
ed to death. Ha had brought wit
nesses—
"They will probably not be neces
sary,” observed the Judge, as It* turn*
ed to Jurgls.
"You admit attacking tha plalntllf7’'
he asked.
“Him?” Inquired Jurgla, pointing at
the boas.
“Y•*," Mid the Judge.
"1 hit him, air," said Jurgla.
"Say 'your Honor,”’ Mid the officer,
pinching ht* arm hard.
"Your Honor," said Jurgla obediently.
"You tried to choke him?”
"Ye*, air, your Honor."
“Kver been arrested before?”
"No, air, your Honor."
"What have you to My for your-
aelf?"
Jurgla hesitated. He tried one* or
twice, stammering and balking, to the
annoyance of tha Judge who waa gasp
ing from the odor of fertiliser. Finally,
the prisoner made It understood that
hla vocabulary was Inadequate, and
than stepped up a dappar young man
with waxed mustache* bidding him
spaak In any language ha knew.
Jurgla began; supposing that * he
would be given time, he captained how
the boaa had taken advantage of hla
wife's position lo make advances to
her and had threatened her with the
loss of her place. When the Interpreter
had translated this, tha Judge, whnee
calendar waa crowded, and whoa* auto
mobile wa* ordered for a certain hour.
Interrupted with the remark: "Oh. 1
Well, If h* made love to your wife,
why didn’t she complain to tbe aui>er-
Intendent or leave the place?"
Jurgls hesitated, somewhat taken
aback. He began to explain that they
were very poor—that work waa hard to
get—
"I see,” Mid Justice Callahan; 'so
Inatead you thought you would knock
him down.” He turned to the plaintiff.
Inquiring, "Is there any truth In this
story, Mr. Connor?"
"Not a particle, your honor,” said
the boss, "ft I* very unpleasant—they
tell some such tale every time you have
"Yes, I know," Mitt th* judge. "I
hear It often enough. Th* fellow aroma
lo have handled you pretty roughly.
Thirty day* and coats. Next rate."
Jurgla had been listening In perplex
ity. It was only when tna policeman
who had him by the arm turned and
started to lead him away that he real
ized that aantance had been passed.
He gased round him wildly. 'Thirty
dsyal” ha panted—and then ha whirled
upon the Judge. "What will my family
dor’ he cried frantically. "I have n
wlf* and baby, air, and they hav* no
money. My God, they will starve to
dMthl"
"You would have done wall to think
about them before you committed the
assault,” aakl the Judge, dryly, aa ha
turned lo look at th* next prisoner.
Jurgla would have spoken again, but
th* policeman had seised him by (he
collar and wfc* twilling II. and a sec
ond policeman waa making for him
with evidently hostile Intentions. Ho
ha let him lead him away. Far down
the room he saw Klsbleta and Kotrina,
risen from their seals, staring In fright.
Ha made one effort to go to them, and
then, brought back by another twist
at his throat h* bowed hla head nnd
gave up the ntruggle. They thrust him
Info a cell room, where other prisoners
were walling; and aa soon aa court had
adjourned they led him down with
them Into the "Black Marla" and drove
him away.
This time Jurgl* was bound tor tbe
"Bridewell." a petty Jail where Cook
county prisoners serve their time.. ft
was even filthier and more crowded
than the county Jail; all th* smaller
fry out of the latter had been slfletl
Inlo It—the petty thieves and swind
lers, tha brawlers and vagrants. For
hla cell-mate Jurats had an Italian
fruit sellar, who had refused lo pay
hla graft to tha policeman, and bad
bean arrested for carrying a large
pocket knife; aa h* did not understand
a word of Kngllih our friend was glad
whan he left. He gave place to a Nor
wegian Bailor, who had lost half an Mr
In a drunken brawl, and who proved
to b* quarrelsome, cuffing Jurgla be
cause he moved In hla bunk and caused
th* roaches to drop upon the lower
one. It would have been quite Intol
erable. staying In a cell with thl* wild
beast, but for th* fact that all day long
the prisoner* were put at work break
ing alone.
Ten day* of hla thirty Jurgla Spent
thus, without hearing a word fVom hla
family; then one day a keeper came
and Informed him that there was a vis
itor lo nee him. Jurgls turned whit*,
and so weak at the knees that he could
hardly leave his celt
The man led him down the corridor
and a flight of steps to the visitors'
room, which was barred like a cell.
Through (he grating Jurgla could see
soma on* sitting In a chair, and as ha
came Into the room the person started
up, and he saw that It was little 8tan-
lalovaa. At the sight of aome one from
home the big fellow nMriy went to
pieces—he had to steady himself by a
heart waa far away, wbera hla loved lered the wltneM chair, took the oath, to discharge a woman”—
forehead, aa If to clear away a mist.
"Well,'' he said, WMkly.
Little Btanlelovae waa also tremb
ling. and all but too frightened to
speak. "They—they sent me to tell
you"— he said, with a gulp.
"Well?’' Jurgla repented.
He followed the boy'a glance nt
where tho keeper wns standing watch
ing them. “Never tnlml that." Jurgla
cried, wildly. “How are they T"
''unn Is very sick.” Htnntulova* snld;
■'and we ere almost starving. Wr can't
get along; we thought you might ho
.■Id.- t-> In Ip n- "
Jurgls gripped the chair tighter;
riicrc were bend, of perspiration on Ids
for,-In-ml, nn-l M- Inin,I ”1 —
can’t—help you,” he said.
"Una Ilea In her room all day," th*
boy went on, breathless!y. "She won't
won't eat anything, nnd she cries mi
the time. Hhe won't tell what la the
matter and she won't go to work at all.
Then a long time ago the man came for
the rent. He wss very cross. He catno
again last week. He aald he would
turn us out ot the house. And th-n
Marlja"—
A sob choked Btanlalovas, and he
stopped. "What'a the matter with
Marlja?" cried Jurgl*. >
"Hhe's cut her hand!" said the boy.
"Bha'a cut It bad, this lima, worse thnu •
before. Bh# can’t work, and It's all
turning green, and the company doctor
says she may—hhe may hav* to have
It cut off. And Marlja crlas all the
time—her money la nMriy all gone,
too, and we can't pay the rent and the
Interest on the house; and we have no
coal, and nothing mor* to eat, and the
man at the store, he say*"—
The llttl* fellow stopped again, be
ginning to whlmpar. "Go on!" th*
other panted In freniy—"Oo on!"
I—1 will,” sobbed Btanlalovas. "lt'a
-ao cold all the time. And last Sun
day It snowed again—a deep, deep
snow—and 1 couldn't—couldn't get to
work." '
"God!" Jurgls half shouted, and h*
took a step toward tha child. There
was- an ol-J hntred between them be
cause of tha anow—ever since that
dreadful' morning when the boy ha,l
had hla fingers frozen and Jurgls hn.l
had to beat him to send him to work.
Now he clenched hla hands, looking .is
It he would try to break through the
grating. "You little villain,” he cried,
"you didn't iry!"
"I did—I did!” wallad Stanl-kn ,i
shrinking from him In terror. T tried
all day—two day*, Elizabeth was with
me, and she couldn’t either. We
couldn’t walk at all. It was .so dc>-|.
Ami we had nothing to eat, and oh. It
was so cold! I tried, and then the
third day Ona went with me"—
Ona!"
Yes, she tried lo go to work, too.
Hhe had to. We were all starving. But
she had lost her place"—
Jurgla reeled, and gave a gasp. ' She
went back to that place?" he screamed.
"She tried to," said Stanlslovaa, gaz
ing at him In perplexity, "Why not,
Jurgls?”
The man breathed hard, three or four
times. "Oo—on," he panted, finally.
went with her," aald Btanlalovas,
'but 111** Henderson wouldn't take her
back. And Connor taw her and cursed
her. He was atlll bandaged up— «hv
did you hit him. Jurgtar' (There »»«
some fascinating mystery about this.