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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 190*
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USEJ_ BIG ROW
Chief Engineer Is Charged
With Efforts to Oust
Jaihaicans.
By PriTflte Leas*) Wire.
Washington, D. C., Au*. SO.—There la
beginning to he some talk about the
effort being made to employ Chinese
Instead of Jamaicans on tJtc isthmian
canal.
Chief Engineer Stevens, who, by the
way, Is to succeed Chairman flhonta. Is
the person declared to be responsible
for the demand to oust the Jamaicans
and take on the Chinamen. Mr. Kiev
ens. It Is explained, ha* about ai
deep-seated a case of race prejudice
as could easily he found.
For more thnn a year a determined
effort has been afoot to have the Chi
nese labor adopted* Senator James W.
Jones, r f Arkansas, I* said to be for
Chinese labor.
HAS 22 KILLINGS
IN LESS JAN 2 YEARS
Farmer Is Killed by Young
Man on Whom He
Advanced.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 30.—At
Roach’s saloon, six miles from Luvern,
last night Aubrey Roach, aged 23,
■hot to death James Moore, a rich
farmer. They fell out over some triv
ial matter, and. It Is said, Moore ad
vanced on the boy with a knife.
This Is the twenty-second killing In
Crenshaw county In less than two
years.
MOB OP NEGROES
ATTEMPT LYNCHING
Special to 'J’lie Georgian.
Valdosta, Ga., Aug. 30.—An attempt
was made by a mob of negroes last
night to lynch Will Clark, ihe negro
charged with nssaultlng n 5-year-old
negro girl yesterday. A crou d of about
fifty men went to the Jail nt 12 o’clock,
and arousing the Jailer made a demand
for Clark. Jailer IOllls and Guard Hes
ter told the crowd they would shoot
the first man who attempted to ~ain
access to the building, und at the same
time telephoned Sheriff Passmore of
the attempted lynching. The mob tils-
parsed, but said that they would get
mot-e men and come bock. The Jailer’s
family was moved from the building
and preparations made to defend the
place, but the negroes failed to return.
The negroes of the city are terribly in
censed over ('lurk's crime. A snedal
term of court has been requested to
try him.
LICENSE INCREASE
IS SWELLED AGAIN
The large Increase In the amount of
licenses collected by the license In
spectors this year over last has been
substantially swelled by the aggregate
sum of $1,300, for which License In
spector R. A. Ewing has received
checks after making a careful investi
gation of the local pawn shops.
It was ascertained that the pawn
brokers were not only selling second
hand goods, but were In competition
with the retail dealers of the city by
selling first-hand stuffs.
There has been n paragraph In the
tax ordinance for the past two years
levying a tax of $60 for this, but up
until the present has never been en
forced. There arc 18 pawn shops In
the city. Fifteen of these were run
ning last year and Inspectors Ewing
and Hayes have sent out notices that
the money will have to be forthcoming
with the result that the checks have
arrived In the license Inspector's office
and will be passed upon nt the next
session of the tax committee.
STEAMSHIP LINES
COMBINE TO EIGHT
THE NEWRATE LAW
Savannah and Brunswick
Companies Will Test
Law Affecting Them.
FORMER COUNTESS
VISITS AMERICA
ATLANTA NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
GEORGIA NEWS
IN PARAGRA PS
Albany Merchants Organize.
Bpeclsl to The Georgian.
Albany, Ga., Aug. 30.—Under the
name of the Retail Grocers’ and Mer-I
chants’ Association the retail mer
chants of this place have perfected
an organization here. Every class of
merchandising Is represented In the
membership. It Is the Intention of the
association to protect Its members from
unscrupulous customers und Improve
the credit system.
Fifth Faver Victim.
*l*ecl*l to The Georiflnn.
Valdosta, Ga., Aug. 30.—Mrs. George
Robinson, the fifth victim of the ty
phoid fever epidemic which has been
raging In the Moore and Robinson set-
tehnents, u few miles north of Naylor
In this county, passed away this week
The fever commenced more thnn three
months ago and in all fourteen people
have been prostrated.
Store Is Burglarised.
SpeHnt to Tho Goorxinn.
Valdosta, Ga.. Aug. 30.—The store of
C., B. Peeples, In this city, was bur
f rlarlzed Tuesday night, lyit It Is be
leved that the burglur was frightened
away before he hud secured all of the
goods he Intended to take. A lot of
knives were‘stolen and the office ran
sacked for money.
Franchise for Auto Lint.
Bperlnt to The Gtorglsn.
Savannah, Ga.. Aug. 30.—A fran
chlee for conducting an automobile line
on Bull street will be asked by M. WJ
Wilson. He promises to have the line
In operation within thirty days after
’ the franchise is granted. Mr. Wilson's
Idea Is to make a charge of 10 cent:;
for a trip, with rides cheaper with cou
pon books.
Wants Damage for Fall.
Kpedal to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 30.—James M.
Lowrie, a former employee of the Eagle
and Phenlx mills, has filed suit against
that company for $5,000 damages for
falling from a ladder while mending a
belt for the company.
Badly Cut on Head.
Mpvdal to The Georgian.
Columbus. Ga., Aug. 30.—Frank Her
mann and Frank Perry, two young
men of Girard, bad an altercation yes
terday, In which Hermunn waa badly-
cut In the bead.
Warehouse Wat Insured.
fip«Tlal to The Georgina.
Columbus. Ga.. Au»- The Hfrsch
warehouse, which v n«**l here,
valued ;ii $12.«0<». »*•> •ml for
the full amount. The lessee*, Messrs.
C. R. Johnson A Co., were not insured
at all. and they lose over $1,000
on cotton und other products held by
tbtrn.
Live Stock Company.
A charter was granted by the secre
tary of state Thursday to the Athens
Co-operative Live Stock Insurance
Company. The Incorporators are K
mer Crawford, Cobb Lumpkin.
McDuffie, H. H., West and W. P. Jack
eon, all of Athens, ft Is a mutual con
cern without capital atock.
Swindell See* Sights.
C. Swindell, a young man who
arrived from Raleigh, N. C., Wednes
day to see the sights, fell Into the
hands of the Philistines before he hod
gone far and found himself in the po
lice station that night. Swindell was
found by Patrolman Rowan an White
hall street between Mitchell and Trin
Ity streets as limber as a rag and for
getful of the world. He explained
the recorder Thursday morning that
he must hftve been drugged by an ac
qualntnnce or two he had met, for his
$15 was gone. He was let off with
fine of $1 and costs and this will proha
bly be remitted In order that the young
tnan may return to Raleigh. It will
be a long walk.
Little Qlrl Struck by Wheel.
The little daughter of Joseph L. Gill
man, of 361 Gordon street, was run
over and knocked down by Harris
Adams, a negro bicycle messenger boy
late Wednesday afternoon. The boy
was arrested by Patrolman Rowan
locked up. The little girl was not hurt
seriously and the family will not ap
pear to prosecute the boy,
Hancock on Bench.
Councilman W. A. If uncock balanced
the scnles of Justice In the recorder’s
court Thursday morning and passed
sentence upon un unusually long list of
negroes nnd white men who had been
Imbibing too freely or otherwise break
Ing the peace of the city. He looked
relieved when the last case had been
passed upon.
Welcomed With a Bullet.
<Va Perdue, a negro woman who
lives at 46 Grady avenue, was held
under 5r.no bond by Acting Recorder
Hancock Thursday morning for shoot
Ing Rosa Sparks, another negro,
through the shoulder last Saturday
night.
The evidence showed that the women
had been quarreling for soveral days
and Rosa went to Ola’s house and tried
to kick in the dtfor. oia welcomed her
with a plsi"l Pullet nnd peace was re
stored to the neighborhood for some
time, nt least.
8. H. Smith Promoted.
s. II. Smith, formerly manager of
the *taptlst Publication Society In this
city, Ipis been made secretary-treasur
er and general manager of the Rowling
Green cotton mills, nt Rowling Green,
S. Mr. Smith is well known through
out Atlnntn, and for a number of years
was prominent In business circles. Ho
left Atlanta two years ago to enter the
cotton business.
Goes to Charlotte.
Houston R. Harper, publicity man
for Harvey A Wood’s chain of hotels,
will leave Atlanta Thursday evening
for Charlotte, N. C\, to plan an adver
tising campaign for the Setwyn hotel,
of thnt place, which was recently ac
qulred by Harvey A Wood. Mr. Har
per will be ubnent front the city only a
few days.
Pound Will Leotur*.
Professor Edwin A. Pound, superin
tendent of public schools at Waycross,
will deliver an address at the First
Methodist nhuivh next 8undny nlj
al H o’clock on the subject, ‘ The BJbl
This win take the place of the regular
preaching service.
Jones’ Trial Thursday Night.
The police board will meet Thursday
night at the police station to take up
the trial of Patrolman George C. Jones,
who Is under charges of larceny and
other misconduct. It Is expected that
the full membership of the board will
be present.
Mother and Daughter to Alme House.
Mrs. Carrie Mapp and her daughter,
Miss Lizzie Mapp. who arrived at the
police station last Saturday lp search
of a home, were sent to the alms house
Thursday, arrangements having been
made for their reception. Mrs. Mapp
is an aged woman, whose husband
once a prominent Atlantan. Both wom
en are Invalids and penniless. They
have been kept since Saturday In the
ootns of Miss Sanderson, who has
charge of the woman's department at
the station.
New Hate for County Polios.
Koine one who Is mysterious, .but ab
solutely nice, has enshrined his un
known self In the hearts of the county
police. Every member of that force
has received a note from a well-known
Atlanta toggery shop telling them thnt
a friend had left an order for the best
hat in the house, and asking him to
call und “get hls’n.” The man who Is
buying these twelve hats came to
Chief A. Q. Turner a few days since
and got the name of every man on
the fore#, but requested the chief not
to divulge his Identity.
Jack McKibbin Arrested.
Jack McKibbin. a negro, who had
difficulty with Conductor A. B.
Branch on a Federal prison street car
about a month ago, was landed by Of
ficers Wright and Oliver Wednesday
night at the new railroad yards at
East Point, where he has been at work.
At the time he got In trouble he cursed
Branch and then best him ami cleaned
out the car. He escaped and left town, I ry«
Private Leased Wire.
Boston, Aug. 30.—That the new In
terstate commerce act, better known
as the rate law, which went Into ef
fect yesterday, will not establish Its
Jurisdiction over the coastwise ship
lines centering In New York and Bos
ton short of an appeal to the United
States supreme court was admitted In
local steamship circles today.
It Is said that the most prominent
companies hAve combined for the pur
pose of ascertaining the Jurisdiction of
the Interstate commerce commission
over their traffic.
8avannah Companies Also.
The local companies affected by the
law are the Metropolitan Steamship
Company, running to New York; the
Merchants nnd Miners' Company, run
ning to Norfolk and Baltimore; the Sa
vannah Steamship Company, funning
from Boston and New York to Savan
nah, Ga.; the Clyde Steamship Com
pany, running to Charleston, Jackson
ville nnd Brunswick, Ga.; the Boston
and Philadelphia Steamship Company,
running to Philadelphia, and the East
ern Steamship Company, connecting
with Maine ports.
FIRST PUBLIC ORDER
I88UED ON THURSDAY
Washington, D. C., Aug. 30—'The first
public order of the Interstate com
merce commission was Issued today.
It decides an application of the Bos
ton and Maine Railroad for relief from
the operation of the 30-day require
ment to change rates.
The Boston and Maine wanted per
mission to reduce rates on ice on no
tice of five days. It was granted, “on
account of the urgent public demand
for Iqe in Boston nnd surrounding
towns and owing to the shortage of
the Ice crop and for other good reasons
shown.”
The lower commodity rates on Ice are
from points In Maine, Northern New
Hampshire nnd Vermont to Boston and
surrounding towns.
SPREAD OF FEVER
Marine Surgeon Says No
Alarm Should Be Oc
ciisioned by Outbreak.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 30.—Surgeon J.
H. White, of the marine hospital ser
vice, who diagnosed suspicious cases of
fever at Natchez yesterday and de
lated them yellow fever. In an Inter
lew today said:
"The South no longer has cause to
ar yellow fever, as It Is Indlsputo
proven thnt It can be absolutely e
trolled. The quarantine Idea must .be
abandoned Just’ ns wo abandoned the
uarantine of smallpox, more than
iecade ago. In my opinion we will
have no trouble with the disease In the
South this year.”
AS 10 POLITICS
Was Enthusiastic About
150 Mon From Ne
braska.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 30.—Mr. Bryan re
sisted ull efforts to get him Into a dis
union of politics. It UUH following
some questions along this line that
Mayor Tom Johnson said:
See here. Bill, don’t you rend that
speech tonight. Just speak It right out.
want to hear the old Bryan. We
want you to talk out In meeting.”
Mrs. Bryan added her entreaties to
this. Mr. Bryan only smiled, but made
no promise, lie remained aboard the
house boat until the early afternoon,
hen he was returned to the mini.
Referring to the 150 enthusiastic
Westerners, he said:
"It made me feel mighty good to see
the boys from Nebraska, the best state
ever. I know that I may be pardoned
for saying this. Vour home folks are
the best In the world.”
This Is a picture of the for
mer Countess of Strafford, who
was the widow of Samuel Colgate.
She now is Mrs. M. T. Kennard,
wife of a clubman prominent In
England. Mrs. Kennard has arrived
In America, accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Colgate. They are
to visit Newport and tnen will
make a trip to the Pacific coast,
returning home thence.
GA, STATE
ABLY DISCUSSED
Plan of Exhibits For Com-
iug Event Are Laid Be
fore Convention.
Another Gsts Injunction.
Mm. Harriett Brldwell Is the latest
to tile a suit against the Gate City
Terminal Company restraining them
from condemning property. She wants
more than they are willing to pay for
her land on West Hunter street. As
the other cases, a temporary Injunc
tion has been granted nnd a hearing
set by Judge J. T. lVndleton for Sep.
tember 8.
Thla makes eight or ten of this kind
suits which have been (lied, but It
said that most of the land which will
used by the terminal company has
already been bought, nnd these injunc.
tlons will not materially hinder the
operation of clearing the land.
NEGRO'BOV KILLED
BY SWITCH ENGINE
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Cia., Aug. 30.—Mack Hen-
a 18-year-old negro boy, was cut
but came bark and w ent to work on r. I In two by n switch engine on the C»n-
nlght shift with the railroad. The of. Itral of Georgia Railroad at the Fifth
fleer* have had him spotted for several [street crossing today. The boy waa on
da vs. V i a coal wagon.
Kperhi! to The Georgian.
Gridin, Ga., Aug. 30.—The second
day of the convention of the Georgia
Agricultural Society Is' being lurgely
nttended and considerable Interest Is
manifested.
The feature of today’s session
the speech by Frank AVeldon, on "The
Advantages of the Stat* Fair."
Secretary Weld on said that the state
fairs have not been appreciated by the
public at anything like their real value;
that the fairs furnish object lessons
to the visitors, and th it‘thousands of
farmers receive Information and a
stimulus which result In an aggregate
Increase of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 a
year In the value of Georgia's farm
products. He declared that this 'In
crease In wealth and the splendid ad
vertisement to the stale would justify
an appropriation by the state for agri
cultural and live stock premiums. Mnny
states aid their fairs. Florida gives
$15,000 a year. Kentucky, South Caro
lina ami most of the Western and
Northern states contribute In the Inter
est of agriculture.
In concluding he said:
"We are trying to make the 1906
fair better than any the society has
ever held. I believe 'the agricultural
exhibits will equal in quantity and sur
pass In quality those of last year, and
that Is saying a great deni.
"A new feature this year Is Ihe corn
and cotton contest for boys. We otter
$500 in prises for the best exhibits of
corn and cotton raised by Georgia
schoolboys, and at last accounts up
ward of 1,000 had entered this compe
tition. We want to Interest the boys
and girls In our fairs. They arc to be
the future farmers and farmers’ wives,
und if wo can get ttyem Interested while
young In the fairs, they will grow to
he better and more successful fanners
than thetr fathers are.
‘You will all he proud of the live
stock this year. Our Jersey rattle show
III be the best In the United States
In 1906. The American Jersey Cattle
las appropriated $1,000
We have added $500, and the
Is the largest premium list for a single
breed of cattle offered by any fair In
America this year. We will have 200
to 300 head of domestic and Imported
Jersey cattle. Breeders are spending
from $1,000 to $5,000 preparing their
cattle for It—not on account of the
cash prises so much hs In the hope
that they will have the honorable dis
tinction of winning some ribbons at
the Georgia State Fair.
"Another feature this year will be
the museum of Georgia manufacturers,
which Is Intended to embrace as nearly
as possible specimens of everything
manufactured In Georgia. The purpose
back of this display Is to show our
people that they ran supply almost
their every need with goods made In
Ihe state. We talk about patronising
home Industries without knowing half
the things which are made at home.
Now we are going to show- you a col
lection of cotton, woolen, silk, leather,
wooden, clay and metal products which
will snrprlse and thrill you. For this
department l ask the earnest co-opera-
tlon of every member of this society.
Every industry In the state should be
willing to contribute samples. We do
not care for elaborate displays—just a
few samples from each. If the manu
facturers will ship us the samples we
will Instnll them without expense to
the maker."
Claire de Remain was a genuine
child of her time—bright, nervous and
overeducated. She passed her life In a
condition of eternal unrest. As she
possessed a very large fortune of her
own and was exceedingly beautiful, she
had had many suitors, but Claire had
absolutely no desire to marry. Of all
her admirers, she waa most fond, of
the Advocate Jean Grlllon.
When he proposed to her she gave
him her hand In her straightforward
manner and said: “I feel greatly hon
ored by your words and I thank you
very much, my dear Grlllon. As It la
now, I do not feel that I can accept,
but should some time a day come when
I feel ready to give up my Ideas of ab
solutely Indllvdual Independence, I
shall marry you and nobody else. That
Is as much as I can promise you."
"I thank you. my dear Mile, do Re
main, and I shall patiently watt, for I
feel convinced that it will come very
soon."
After Claire had tried various pro
fesslons and even attempted to gain
success on the stage, she one day ap
plied for a position as detective In one
of the Paris criminal courts. She was
accepted and at the very beginning
was very successful and was praised
by the chief of police as the most
promising detective he ever had.
One day early In the morning, she re
celved a telegram from her chief -to
come to his private olTIce Immediately,
nnd when she entered about half an
hour later, he received her In the most
amiable manner, though he was not
quite able to conceal his Impatience.
"I am glad you have come, made
moiselle,” he said.. "I have a task for
you which I admit Is not an easy one.
Undoubtedly you have heard of the
great theftR of jewels committed In
various places on the Continent. The
thief or the thieves In no case left the
slightest clew, and the police are ab
solutely In the dark., Now, these
thieves are again at work; about an
hour ago I received a telegram from
Madrid that the concert singer, Lola
Paqulla, has been robbed of jewels
worth 50,000 francs. A young, beau
tiful Parisian lady Is suspected, but
there le no evidence. She has lived at
the same hotel as Mile. Paqulta for
two weeks, and suddenly, yesterday
morning she left, supposedly for
France. The description of her Is this
She Is rather small, dark haired, about
23 years old, a narrow face with very
refined features, and dresses In excel
lent taste. When she left Madrid she
wore a brown velvet traveling suit. 8he
calls herself Mme. de Charmols. The
details of the theft have been sent me
In a later telegram. The Jewels which
were stolen are a number of exquisite
turquoises, which Mile. Paqulta kept
In a small steel box. The day before
yesterday, when she wanted to wear a
certain bracelet, she opened the box,
and found It empty. She Immediately
notified the police and the hotel was
thoroughly searched, but nothing was
found. The next morning Mme. Char
mols left suddenly without hru’lng
mentioned to anybody that she intend
ed to leave.
Yes, this Is all that I can tell you,
Mile. <le Romaln. If you should suc
ceed In catching this thief, who un
doubtedly has committed all the thefts,
you could lay claim to great fame as
a good detective.”
"I shall try to do my best,” replied
Claire quietly. “Has nothing been
heard of Mme. de Charmols since she
left Madrid?"
Suxette, the maid, changed the plates.
Outside the sun was shining brightly,
and a ray fell through the window
Upon a diamond pin which Claire wore.
"Oh. what a beautiful pin you have'"
Luclenne cried.
"Do you really dare to wear your
Jewela In .public after all those terrible
thefts?" asked one of the two Germans.
' Yes, why not?” Claire replied laugh.
Ingly.’ "I am aure I' am not among
thieves."
“Well, one can never know!" cried
Miss Jefferson, In her piercing voice
and looked at Claire's pin.
After the dessert, the party bad gone
out on the terrace to take their cofree
In the open air. In the park below, the
orchestra waa playing and a crowd of
people were listening to the music.
Mme. de Carlno had gone to her room
to write a letter, while Claire, the Eng
lish splnter, and two 8wedlsh ladies
were sitting In comfortable wicker
chairs, listening to the music of the
band, while the gentlemen were looking
at the passing crowds. Miss Jefferson
was smoking a big cigarette and drink
ing-anisette. Suddenly ehe turned to
Claire and asked In English, "Isn't that
No,'the only thing which Is known
or which Is believed to be known Is
that she bought a ticket for Ssragos
sa, but she was not among the pas
sengers who arrived there on the train
when It reached that .city."
"Oh, of course It Is possible that ehe
has left the train at some Intermediate
station or perhope that she has
changed her dress, but It will not take
long to find that out. If you will kind
ly hand me my papers and a warrant
I shall be ready to leave In a moment."
”1 wish you the best of luck," said
the chief, handing her the papers and
cordially shaking her hand, "but be
careful that she doesn't get the beet
of you."
It was four days before the chief re
celved any news from OJalre, but on
the fifth day a short dispatch arrived
from Blarrltx:
"I have found the trail at last. She
lived four days ago In this city In the
Hotel de la Relnn. She stopped one
day and then left for Trouvllle and
from there went to Ostend. I am go
ing to Ostend now.
"C. de ROMAIN”
A few day* later a second telegram
arrived dated from Ostend:
"Found her, of course under another
nnme nnd wearing a blonde wig. Shall
keep you Informed of all that hap
pens. My address Is Villa Arietta.
Pensionst -SavIHes, Ostend.
"C. de ROMAIN.'
Ssnator-Elsct Congratulated.
Special to The Georgian.
Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 30.—Hon. Ed. D.
Hamner, who wss nominated for sena
tor of the Sixth district by only* six
majority, was the recipient of mnny
hearty congratulations here over his
victory. The court house muddle In
8t. Clair county was ascribed os the
cause of his receiving a majority of
•be votes Id that countv.
Three shnrp taps on a bell. Claire
stood up over her desk and locked up
her papers. Then she went over to
the high mirror to arrange her hair.
"Now you look charming, my dear
Claire," she said to herself: "almost
as charming as little Mme. de Carlno,
as she calls herself here."
Below In ths large, airy dining room,
the othess were already at the table
when Claire entered.
"I
thought that you were not going
to eat any lunch today?” cried the little
Mme. Luclenne de Carlno.
"Then you prove that you do not
know me," replied Claire, with her
pleasant smile, and sat down next to
her.
The handsome Count Fortune
Garrlnac looked at her admiringly from
the other side of the table.
"There are people who think of noth
ing else hut to attract the attention of
others, and If they can't do so In any
other way they do It by being unpunc
tual at all occasions," said the an
gular Miss Jefferson, pale with Jeal
ousy, for she had noticed the admira
tion which the count’s face plainly ex
pressed.
"Oh, those who use those kind of
tricks are only people who are so un
attractive that It Is the only way In
which they are able to attract atten
tlon," replied Mme. de Carlno.
Everybody at the table laughed, with
the exception of Miss Jefferson, who
did not seem to have heard the last
remark, and who nervously swallowed
her Iced beef tea. Two newly arrived
German tourists spoke of the great
theft of Jewels In Madrid.
"Maybe you come from Madrid?"
asked Luclenne, with some show of In
terest.
No. madame, but I came from Sara
gossa."
"Do the police suspect anybody? she
asked.
Claire was looking at her cup, seem
ingly absorbed. In thought, but not a
word or tone escaped her.
"Oh. yes. the newspapers speak of a
French woman who lived In the same
hotel with Mile. Paqulta."
"Where do you come from. Miss de
Romaln?" Lucleffne asked, turning to
Claire. '
"Direct from Paris.”
"But do you live In Paris?"
"Oh. then you must surely promise
to visit me In my. home. I live Rue de
Matin. 136, and I am always In Parla
during the winter."
“I thank you very much, madame, and
I shall surely take advantage of your
Invitation.” replied Claire, making a
mental note of the address.
ewelry?"
“Yes, It belongs to an old set, which
I once Inherited. Are you Interested
In Jewels?” she asked rather sarcas
tically,
"Yes, I am quite a collector of prec
ious stones,” she replied, and looked at
Claire with a peculiar expression In her
yellowish-green eyes, "but I care only
for those which are out of the ordinary,
while I pay no attention whatever to
ordinary stones."
She leaned back In her chair, closed
her eyes and enjoyed her cigarette
as only a paasjonate smoker can do It.
Claire stood up and went upstairs to
keep an eye on Mme. de Carlno. She
never cared very much for the com
pany of sour English women. She
found Mme. de Carlno standing at the
door leading to her room.
"Oh, there you are!” ehe cried. "I
have been knocking at your door for
about five minutes. I wanted to ask
you If you could let me have a stamp."
“I shall look and see,” replied Claire,
and went Into the room. "Here I have
one; do you want me to put It on your
letter?"
"Oh, no, thank you very much; I can
do that myself."
But Claire's sharp eyes had already
noticed the address of the letter—M.
Jean Pontalrlo, Rue de Matin, 126,
Paris.
Suddenly the letter fell from Lu-
clenne's hand, and as she stooped down
to pick It up Claire discovered a small
dark lock of hair under the blond wig.
"Now I am sure of her." Claire thought.
"She is Mme. de Charmols. All I
have to do now Is to keep her."
“Don’t you want to sit down?" she
asked In her friendliest manner; ‘It
would be so nice to have a little talk
together without being disturbed by
the rest of the people here."
"Why, certainly,” replied Luclenne
heartily. "Have you got a cigarette
here? I do so like to smoke when I
chat."
'Oh. yes, I have some excellent Span
ish cigarettes."
"Have you ever been In Spain?"
asked Luclenne.
“Yes, In Madrid, and I even lived In
the hotel In which the Jewels were
stolen."
•You?" cried Luclenne; "but that Is
Impossible"
"Impossible? Why so?"
"Oh, I mean you told me a little
while ago that you came direct from
Parla"
"Well, eo I did. It was last year that
I was In Madrid. Have you also been
In Spain?"
'Yes," replied Mme. de Carlno.
‘It le beautiful there, - don't you
think?"
"Yes, especially beautlfut now’'-
She suddenly stopped and looked at
Claire with an expression of alarm,
but Claire was quietly smoking her
cigarette and did not seem to notice.
There was a small pause, at the end
of which Claire said to her: "I am
told that Mile. Paqutta's turquoises
were very valuable.”
"Yes, so the papers say. I hope the
thieves may soon be .caught."
"So do I." said Claire.
Again a pause. Then Luclenne stood
up.
•I must go and mall my letter. Thank
you very much for your kindness. Au
revolr."
"Au revolr,” repeated Claire rather
absent-mindedly. "Who knows under
what circumstances we two shall meet
again,” she thought.
The same evening she sent a dls
patch to her chief In Paris;
"Get all Information concerning Mme.
de Carlno, who lives In Rue de Matin,
with a certain Jean Pontalrol.
"C. d. R.'
A few hours later she received the
following reply:
‘Luclenne de Carlno lives at Rue de
Matin 125. She la the widow of Sen
ator Paul de Carlno, la yery rich and
travels most of the time. Jean Pon
talrol Is the Janitor of her house In
Paris. CARTES."
Claire had not expected this reply.
She had thought that she would hear
that both name and address were
false. It was now necessary to prove
that Mme. de Carlno and Mme. de
Charmols were one and the same per
son and to discover why she lived In
Spain under another name.
The whole of the following day Claire
watched the young woman, but did
not discover anything suspicious. Just
now she was sitting In her room put
ting the last touches to the costume
which she was to wear at the great
ball the same evening. She had taken
all her beautiful antique Jewels out of
the rase and was now fastening the
costly necklace around her white
throat.
"Now, I shall try to tempt the little
de Carlno,” she eald to herself. Just
then the door opened and Miss Jeffer
son came In.
“I beg your pardon. Mile, de Romaln.
but have you got a French dictionary ?"
“No, I am sorry to sag, I have not,''
replied Claire, “but If you want to find
a word I may be able to help you
out."
smile spread across the homely
features of the Miss. "I suppose you
can.” she replied, still smiling. "I
want to find the French expression fop
the word lesson."
“Why, that Is 'lecon,' ” replied Claire,
surprised.
‘I thank you one thousand times,"
Miss Jefferson replied, and put on her
eyeglasses. "You are going out, I see.”
“Yes, I am going to the ball."
"Are those the jewela of which you
spoke?”
“Yes, they are." The English woman
looked at the stones through glasses.
“Yes, they are really beautiful, beau
tiful enough to make a person steal
them. If I were you, I would not wear
them tonight. You might meet all kinds
of people at these balls."
FOUR—A LESSON—Miscellaneous.
“Oh, I think I shall be able to look
out for them," replied Claire. "If they
should be stolen from me, I believe t
know who took them."
“So you really think you would? Well,
I wish you a very pleasant evening.' 1
And she shuffled through the door. In
her peculiar, awkward manner.
"What a ridiculous old woman,"
mumbled Claire, and threw her opera
cloak over her ehouldere. When aha
and C ra?d , ( o e herae r |f‘ he ,U<Menly turn * a
I wonder If I shouldn’t be smart and
P'S a °"little Carino?"' And
*t* e exchanged the renu-
MPmiui aC fi ? n Inflation, which
resembled It so closely that no one
fe U renr. COI Th 0 i** e, L r COU,d tel1 ,he dlf!
? hen 8he went over for Lu-
her ?oim Wa * walUn « *° r •»
It was early morning before the two
young ladles came back to Villa Aarl-
When Claire came Into her room aha
and lin'dresaedV° n ' t0ne * ° n the tab "
“A?,„u nd . •rerybody living in It had to
submit to a thorough search and ex
amination. When they came to Lu
clcnne s room Claire asked the detec-
•F®*,f°„5 r *lt outside a moment, as shs
*b° u J d llk « to speak a few words with
the lady Inside, She knocked at tho
door and Luclenne. atlll In her night-
°P* n ®d •*- "But isn't that ter-
r ble! cried Luclenne. "All your beau
tiful diamonds!"
Claire turned the key In the lock
and went up close to her.
"Mme. de Carlno, or de Charmols,
whatever your name Is. I beg you, for
your own sake, to be frank with me,
and to tell me the whole truth." The
little lady turned pale.
"What do you mean?" she stuttered,
l lnlre showed her her warrant. "We
have reasons to suspect you of this
theft, but before I shall allow the. de
tectives to enter and examine this room
and yourself. I beg you. to tell me the
whole truth."
"They suspect me of stealing?" cried
Luclenne. "That Is too comical." And
she laughed so that the tears came Into
her eyes. '
"You should not laugh," said Claire,
earnestly. “We have our reasons to
suspect you.”
"You have?"
"Yea: you were In Madrid when Mile.
Paqulta lost her Jewels, and lived at
the same hotel under the name of do
Charmols nnd disappeared suddenly the
day after the theft."
"Is there anything remarkable In
that?" asked Luclenne, astonished.
“You went from Madrid to Sara
gossa f from there to Blarrltx, and then
to Trouvllle and Oatend. While you
were living In Spain your hair was
dark, and here you wear a blonde wig.
All that doesn't look very well.”
There was a short pause. Luclenne
walked up and down a few seconds.
Then she stopped In front of Claire and
said quietly, In a voice which was ab
solutely firm: "I am very sorry, made
moiselle, but you are on the wrong
track. To explain; however, certain
thlnga which you dlscbvered, I shall tell
you something about myself on the
condition that w-hat I tell you goes no
further.”
Claire nodded her head.
"When I was still very young I was
married to Senator Paul de Carlno, a
man 60 years old. Five years after our
marriage he died nnd left me Ills whole
fortune, several millions, on the condi
tion that I must never marry a»aln.
In case I should do so, I was to lose
the prlncl|$l and to have only the In
terest of the fortune. While I was still
married I fell In love with a young
sculptor, Henri de Charmols, and a
year after the death of my husband
I went to Madrid, where he was living,
and was secretly married to him. My
second husband, however, died shortly
after from consumption, and a few
weeks after his death I gave birth to
a boy, who is now In Madrid, and whom
I go to see every year. You will un
derstand that It would mean a serious
loss to me should It be discovered that
I married again, and I beg you not to
reveal anything of what I have told
J °"You may rest quite assured that I
shall not do so," replied Claire curtly.
"What you have told me has nothing
to do with my case, but you have
nothing to say about the wig.'
"Oh, I forgot all -about that, said
Luclenne, with a smile. "You see when
I married the first time I wore my
hair In short curls. My husband did
not like that, and for ‘hat reason I
bought a wig, and when my hair grew
longer after a while I used It only when
I waa traveling or visiting my son ln
Spain. I only did this so that acquaint
ances from Paris should not recognise
me so easily. Ar# you satisfied now.
"I suppose I have to be satisfied, re
plied Claire, and stood up. Do you
object to letting the detective search
your room as a matter of form.
"Oh, by no means, I shall Immediate.
ly The"search was made, but nothing
C °About a month later she received by
express a rather la r Kc pa<-ka K o «W h
had bean sent from New York, sno
broke the seal and found an axpenalvs
Jewel case. 8he opened It In "“G’"*®
and saw her own diamonds resting on
5 whRe siiln pillow. Underneath was
a letter written on rath * r r t '^7 u l!?"vL
per, with a strange odor of JocKey
Club." With trembling hands she
onened the letter and read. Ms Dear
Miss Romaln: There are peopie who
believe themselves to be born gem
uses. I do not say that you are one of
hut vou do believe that you pos-
I*“et«tlve. a and" thaMe*”?vsrp°jU*»|
discovered that you «« re ® a 'i* nd , ar .
"You did not use your eyes and ears,
but listened only- to remnrks and new^
that wgs enough for y any at-
followeS her yon did pay np ,eL.ant
tentlon* to me the ugis. lo
English woman—and »ft have
do anything I Pleased. £ d , (1 BOt
“ k „7 tTToZ desIra'tHlveyoua
good, Instructive 'lecon.
ITnThaJl deprived you of the *J»™ £
penod and wnere i herewith return
"v“LH«.cZ ,h .oo b ^' n s!5
ful? ver^beautlfuL-’ro baejr home and
marry '-Yours very respectfully. _
"JACK JEt FERSON.
Claire's face was flushed, and ns »«•
which she had Klven up a^rj^j down
see ng „,h*r people In
the house 1 that^ she g found h.rj.w-
Carlno Tco'cTaf Ms®, -nd.-kedherlf
gE^fes-BMS
board. Grlllon."
"The principals?
“Yes."
"When'are we going to get married?"
"Whenevr you want to.
^Sr°UnV P Srd.l!.htfuL MIC
* '"Pleas* give me a cigarette.”
"Why, with the greatest of pleas
ure.”