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V 17 THEATLANTA GEORGIAN, DOUBLOONS By Eden Pfifffpotts and Arnold Bennett. CHAPTER XXVI. The Prey. There was In Mary Pollexfen's tone a challenge which Sir Anthopy could but accept, an entreaty to which only one answer could be given—and that not a spoken one. Hls reply was such as to startle even Mary by Its sudden ness. The splendid gesture of the girl, reminding him of her finest attitudes on the stage. Inspired him to throw- first one then the other Buperbly clad leg over the balustrade of the balcony nnd slide dangerously down a wooden pillar to the dusty level of Broad street He was gone with a celerity that gave his disappearance the air of a conjur ing trick. By a miracle he received no hurt, and, waving the hand of triumph to Mary, he fled down the thorough fare In the wake of the man whom Coco had designated as Walter Pollexfen. Coco also put a leg over the balus trade, shouting and gesticulating, but on reconsideration of the enterprise he drew the limb back again and decid ed to gain the street through the res taurant by th- stairway. "I catch him. I catch him, Miss. _ run like do debbil," he cried as he went. The episode attracted attention In Broad street, but the Ethiopian popu lation of Barbadoes having long since ceased to be capable of surprise at the antics of the touring English, and be ing moreover very noisily engaged In Its own tremendously Important affairs, the Interest roused was as brief as It was violent; and It ended entirely In laughter when Coco, In the roadway, had fallen amid a* drove of pigs and picked himself up, his broadcloth dusty and his temper twisted. Mary also went out Into the street. Mrs. Anpleby was still peacefully dos ing; but there was not a sign of young Horace. Sir Anthony had marked his prey, who turned Into the square, was hid den for a moment behind a mass of darning red/ and yellow colors, dodged round some magnlflcent palms, and came to a momentary pause In the shadow of Nelson's green statue. Tho prey, while moving both very quickly and very mysteriously, did not openly behave as if he were being pursued. He only looked behind once. t seemed to possess a singular clever ness In avoiding contact with the shrill crowds that Inhabited Broad street and the square, and he seemed also to be fierfectly familiar with the complex geography of the Island metropolis. At the statue It was that Tony nearly came up with him—nearly but not quite. An orange-colored tram labelled In large letters ‘'Pontabelle," and tink ling with a hundred metallic tongues like a Russian sleigh, was just resum ing Its Journey after a pause In tho square, and he calmly stepped on to It, and was borne oft, presumably to Fon tabelle. Tony did not hesitate; hi could not hesitate; there was one thing to do, and he did it. He ran af ter the tram and boarded It, full of an Intention to draw the prey forcibly out of the vehicle and submit him to rigors of West Indian law. But. events oc curred differently; Indeed, they bore no resemblance whatever to tho mental picture of the Immediate future formed by Tony as he hastened along Broad street. Owing to nervous excitement he did not get on to the jolting tram with remarkable neatness. In his hurried spring ho crushed the conductor's toe, and the conductor, righteously angry, drew his attention to the fact that he had transgressed a by-law. The white ferocity of the con ductor's teeth nnd the blackness of his grin each helped to Induce In Tony a more thoughtful mood, a saner view* of strategy and tactics. Having no ade quate reply to the conductor, he sought the grateful shade of the Interior of the tram. The prey had taken a seat In the left hand corner near the door and wns rolling a cigarette. At the further end of the car was a full- blooded negro boy sucking a sugar cane, and midway were two sumptu ously dressed quadroon girls, apparent- ly sisters, moving In the most refined aristocratic circles, whose high pitched chatter, whose colors and whose musk engaged -the senses, Tony sat down. He suddenly perceived that he could not attack his prey In this public ve hicle. Nor could he put him through a cross-examination. To address him tlius: "You are Walter Pollexfen, scoundrel and a murderer, and I have crossed the world to catch you. Tell me where Philip Masters Is, and then come with me to the police station, or I'll break every bone In your body”— such an oration, though Justice de manded It, was obviously Impossible In the circumstances. The Idea of ad dressing in a trnm car a murderer to whom he had not been Introduced was repugnant to Tony's Instincts. He wanted to speak, but his tongue refused Its office. He was. In a word, not equal to the situation. The glittering eyes of tho quadroons were upon him; the sleepy ophthalmic eye of the cano- sucklng boy was upon him. and he feared lest a scene might end In ridi cule for himself. After all, He had not In bis pocket a warrant for the arrest of Walter Pollexfen. And the prey had merely to suggest to the public that he, Tony, was a lunntlc 'In order to score at any rate a serious temporary ad vantage. Therefore, Tony decided to wait until his prey should descend from the tram. And In the meantime he pulled Ids mustache nervously, and dis covered that he was hotter than he had ever been In his life before and that his breakfast was not digesting. They prey, having roiled one cigar ette, rolled another one, and . smiled gravely at the floor. Presently the fram waa out of the town and running along a road fringed by great jungles of cane, whose droop ing poifshed stems reflected the light metal. The' clumps of bananas. nnamp.ml perfect j on ' diversified the O"** of cane, and here and there a gigantic bread-fruit rose into lomJn y ' 'Y lnd mllla “bounded, and sometimes the thud-thud of an agrl- hmoM? f team engine was heard. A “ i m nt 6 r °und now hid the capital. “ d Tony began to wonder whither he was bound and what would be the that , l e , 8t01 ?'' ?e had a notion „ at . «as leaving civilisation behind. a * ulde book that mur- derers in Barbadoes hide their victims *5® ta| l eanc and that the llrst symptom of a crime Is tho gatherings of vultures at a particular spot In the endless and pathless fields. The boy, still meditatively sucking, got nut; and then, opposite a gay little house, bowered In brilliant flowers and foliage, the two quadroons nlso got out, laughing and preening, and with drew slowly and with backward glances Into the domain. Tho prey descended Instantly after them. And Tony followed the prey. The tram resumed its Jqumey and was suon out of sight around a curve. Tony hesitated. The prey, gazing hard at the house Into which the quad roons had retreated, drew forth a pock- etbook and made notes. He then turned abruptly to Tony. They were alone on the hot, dazzling road. "I beg your pardon, sir,” said tho prey, with a slow American accent. ■Can you oblige me with a match?" His tone was very persuasive, the qual ity of his voice beautiful, and his smile pleasant. And as Tony gazed at the firm, keen, clean-shaven middle-aged face, and at the strong limbs encased In modest, well-cut blue, he decided that he might as well oblige with tho match; and he did so. He thought he could see a re- semblance to Mrs. Upottery In those features, -and, then he thought he couldn't. "Sultry, Isn't it?" said the prey ge nially. "Ye-es," Tony agreed, determined to commit himself as little as possible, and he added, suddenly determined to make the leap: "I want to speak to you. I’ve come here to speak to you." "What," cried the prey, "Are you mixed up in the affair too?" ■ "Mixed up In what affair?" “I seo you are," said the stranger. "I was told when I left headquarters at Kingston, that I might meet a col league from Scotland yard. But I didn't know the Tiber was In yet." Tony stared. “What affair-" ho repeated, astound ed. “Why! I guess there's only one. The Pollexfen affair, Isn’t It?" “What do you know about the Pol lexfen affair?" Tony stammered. "Not as much as I want to,” the other replied, "pome Into the shade of these mahogany trees, will you? But I’m learning all the time, just all the time. You seo they cabled us from London to headquarters In Jamaica that the alleged murderer had left Lon don In a private yacht with a couple of thousand pounds and some papers, and as I had a pretty considerable ex perience In Denver and Chicago before I Joined the Jamaica forep, Trollope told me oft to come here and meet the yacht." "Indeed!” gasped Tony. "Yes. That's the way of it," “And has the yacht come?" "I guess she's come. And he's some where on this blessed Island. lie may be over on the other side at the Crane hotel for anything I know, but he’s oft the Island. I'm not ready yet to make an arrest. Those two creatures that got out of the car a minute ago—they are In the game. Wouldn't think It, would you? But they are. I've had an eye on 'em for twenty-four hours. I saw 'em from the Ice house coming down Bridge street. That's why I left my cocktail In such a hurry. One has to hustle, eh? I guess you're the cele brated Varcoe.” Tony did not know what to way. But he shook his head. "Come, now," the other expostulated. "No need to treat me as If I was the olevattw boy! I saw at once you'd got the Scotland Yard stamp on you." "I—I took you for Walter Pollexfen.” said Tony, trying to be severe. "You!" The prey gave himself up to laugh ter, gradually, but completely. He be gan with scarcely a sound, shutting his eyes and bending forward. Then his mouth opened to a glorious and pro found cachlnatlon. "Weill" he managed to remark later. "I award you the medal. Now comp along with me, comrade." He put his arm In Tony’s arm. “Come along with me down to the police office. It Isn't a mile. And I'll show you off to the boys. No escape. This will cost you cocktails round." Reassured by the mention of the po lice office, Tony was Inclined to think that cither Coco had been entirely mis taken or he had misunderstood Coco's Indication of the man. In any case ho had no alternative but to return to the town. He found the prey an Intelli gent and agreeable companion. He ac cepted a cigarette case on the balcony of the Ice House. He hinted to the prey a little about the Wanderer and DINING ROOM FURNITURE IN THE LATEST GRAND RAPIDS STYLES. We are showing a magnificent stock of the newest productions from the best factories of the country in all the popular woods and finishes. Solid Mahogany, Early English Oak, Weathered and the ever popular Golden. These suits are not extravagant in price; you can put as much or as little in a suit as you like. Every piece has been bought with the greatest discrimination by our buyers, who spent the month of July visiting the great furniture markets of the country. Isn’t twenty years experience buying furniture and judging styles and values worth something to you? Hero are cuts of several pieces of what we consider one of the best values shown at the market. It is made in solid Mahog any, Early English and the Golden Oak. When we say “solid” there are no veneers used. her voyage, nnd the finding of Varcoe, nnd other Interesting things. But the prey, curbing his curiosity, Intimated that he would prefer to postpone the full discussion of the Pollexfen affair until they were safe In the privacy of the Barbadoes detective department. After five minutes they halted before negro's mean dwelling and the Htranger bought a green cocoanut from the negro's wife, who with her two children and a lean cat blinked and busked In the purple shadow of her doorway. A great winged grasshopper leaped and Hew a few paces ahead. "As liquid refreshment!” said the prey, paring away the top of the nut with his knife exactly aa though he were sharpening a huge learl pencil, 'there's nothing so suited to this hades This suit consists of a 5-ft. 6-inch sideboard, a 10-ft. table 54 inches in diameter closed, china closet, six side and two arm chairs—priced in Early English $335.00 Solid Mahogany $385.00 Buffet Suits in the Mission, Mahogany and Golden Oak range in price from $100.00 to $150.00 for ten and eleven pieces. OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH US; WE WILL FURNISH YOUR HOME AND DIVIDE THE PAYMENTS UP IN THE MOST CONVEN IENT WAY FOR YOU. GARMICHAEL-TALMAN FURNITURE CU. The Store That Saves You Money. 74-76 WHITEHALL STREET. ivitli massive heads of fruit In all of n climate as green cocoanut. - See WHEN IN THE COURSE of human events It becomes necessary*' to build a house, a home, a hovel, a hut, a barn, a bungalo. a factory, a tene ment, a shelter, a shack, a shed or any place requiring roofing, consult ‘“VULCANITE It Is the logical thlpg to u«e, for reasons too numerous to mention. People who have bought Vulcanite are buying tt when they need roofing again. There are facta which actually hap- pen and they speak louder than words. It does not require expert labor to apply It. It Is recommended by the National Hoard of un derwriters and Southeastern Tariff Association. “YOU CAN PUT IT ON." r *ioro d *^ ,, &<a that this Seal I, on ovary Roll, ATLANTA SUPPLY C0„ SOLE STATE AGENTS FOR GEORGIA. 29-31 South Foroyth Street, Atlanta, Ga. J. C. GREENFIELD. Pres. C.LKEI, Sm'j. the pure milk there! Some people put Ice In, but whisky is better!’* He drew a llask from his pocket and adulterated the milk’s purity with whisky. When Tony had shared the drink Tony’s opinion of the stranger rose appreciably. Further on a livelier Incident hap pened. At the corner of a sugar-cane field, where the great ragged canes bent over In a wild green and brown and yellow tangle, there stood a mango tree. The time for mangoes was not yet come, but a few, plump and nearly ripe, adorned the topmost branches of the trees, and some sentient being seemed to he up In the summit among them. Beneath the tree stood a big negro In a rage. A crowd of eight or nine other negroes were whispering and posturing nt a safe distance of a hun dred yards. “HI! Uncle Tony!” came a voice from the tree-top. It was Horace’s voice, and It sig nalled distress. ’’Come down, you tief,’’ the big negro bawled. “No good stopping dar. Come down out ob dat. I hah catched you at last. Come down, I say!" •Uncle Tony!” •Friends,of yours?” the prey ques Honed, and the two men hurried to the tree. "Uncle Tony,” sang the shrill voice of the boy. "I thought this was a wild tree nnd climbed up here, and”— "My tree, and de young gem’mnn iow he tlef dem mangoes, am I he lodge in Jail for It! Colored person somebody In ’Badoes.” Shut your great mouth, you con founded che-che!” commanded the prey. "No, sar.” The prey produced a revolver, point ed It at the owner of the mango tree an»f tired. There was a terrific sensa tion among the watching group of ne groes. "And now follow me to the police office.” the prey ordered the big negro. ••You can come down, my little man,” he called up the tree. "And bring a mango or two If you like." The outraged negro fell In with ths suggestion of Bridgetown police office, but, strange to sa^ he showed no fur ther anger and fonowed the little pro cession which was soon formed? “Mother’s Just In front,” said Hor ace, eating his way bravely Into a mango. He had consumed that morn ing nothing but flying fish, sweet pota toes, lamb, peAH. oranges In their thin green skins, figs, bananas, plantains and sapodlllas. His appetite was. therefore, excusable. He at once classed the stranger os a hero of really first- class quality. He gambolled round the stranger; he almost caressed the stranger; nnd ultimately he shyly asked permission to Inspect the weapon that had so swiftly calmed hls ene my. They met Mrs. Appleby, who was be coming alarmed for her son. She had awakened from her nap, found to her surprise the restaurant empty, nnd had been compelled to discharge the bill. Her son she happily discovered playing in the square. He had soothed her and Inveighed her Into a stroll, and had exercised her till, refusing, to be exercised further, she had left him In order to return to the town. She had almost no control over him. When had recited to her the brilliant and thrilling episode of the tree and the prey’s share In It, the social success of the prey, although no formal In troductions had been made, was round ed off and perfected.. Sir Anthony, hls mind an arena of mutually destructive theories, talked to til* sister vaguely and Incoherently. "I must Just go down to the quay first,” said the stranger when they ar rived at the Square again. "The Rhine sails at 1 o’clock, and I have to arrange some things. Come with me, will you? Suppose we all drive down together.” "That will be delightful,” twittered Mrs. Appleby. He hailed a rusty vehicle that was crawling by a sidewalk In precisely the Piccadilly manner. The big negro had sagaciously sidled off. (Continued In Tomorrow’s Georgian.) RETURNED 101 BILL8 DURING THE TERM. Bpeplnl to Tlie Georgliin. Covington, Ga., Sept. 24.—The supe rior court of Newton county adjourned Saturday, after being In continuous session for the week. There were no civil cases of much Importance on the docket, but the criminal docket was crowded with liquor, gambling and pis tol "toting" cases. There has been a crusade against these crimes In this county for some time. The grand Jury retuigied 101 true bills, half of which were these petty crimes. BODY OF INFANT FOUND IN WELL. Hporlnl to Thf* Georgian. Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 24.—The dead body of an infant was found In a well Saturday at I«exlngton, N. C. Hulf a dozen families, numbering about twenty people, ^iave been using the water exclusively for ten days. ARE YOU GOING TO PAINT? Linseed Oil Is the life of paint See that It is pure. Spencer Kellogg Old Process Linseed Oil Is the oldest brand In the United States. Sold by F. J. COOLEDGE & SON., Atlanta. Savannah. FRIENDS OF DOWIE SOB AS HE 8INGS FAREWELL. 200 Chicago, Sept. 24.—Less than persons assembled yesterday In the Zion temple to listen to tho farewell sermon of John Alexander Dowfe. Wo men sobbed ns he at the close of the sermon spirted to sing "God Be With You Till We Meet Again.” KICKS ON BRIDE'S VEIL BUT IS FORCED TO WED Chicago, Sept. 24.—Because Anthony Long did not like the wreath and veil hls bride, Jennl4 Gurdls, had set her heart on wearing, he decided he would not wed. But ho changed hls mind when two detectives presented their argument to him. He ran away while Miss Gurdls was dressing for the cere mony. The detectives escorted Long bnck to the house, where he gave In to the bride and was married, she wearing the wreath and the veil. M*INT08H DEMOCRATS HOLD MASS MEETING. Spcclnt to Tho Georgian. Darien, Gil, Sept. 24.—The Demo crats of McIntosh county held a mass meeting Saturday at the court houser for the purpose of electing an execu tive committee for the ensuing two years. F. H. McFarland, present chair man of this committee, called the meet ing to order, and was unanimously elected chairman. The new executive committee was then elected. No coun ty nominations were made, owing to the heavy negro registration. Three Cottage* Burn. Mpcclnl to The Georgian. Albany, Go., Sept. 24.—Three cot tages In the northern purt of the city were destroyed by fire Friday night, the houses belonging to Mrs. G. M. Byne and all occupied. Mrs. Byne’s loss Is estimated at $5,000. The occupants of the houses estimate their loss nt $2,000. There was n«» Insurance on the houses or their contents. GEORGIA SAVINGS BANK RELD ANNUAL MEETING The stockholders of the Georgia Sav ings Bank and Trust Company recent ly held their seventh annual meeting and re-elected the old board of direc tors as follows; Arnold Broyles, Joseph A. McCord, John L. Tye, Fred B. Law, Elijah A. Brown, D. Woodward and George M. Brown. The directors met after the stock holders and re-elected the same officers, to-wlt: George M. Brown, prestdent; Joseph A. McCord, vice president; Jo seph E. Boston, secretary and treas urer. They also declared the usual semi annual dividend of 2 J-2 per cent, ang passed 1.1,000 additional to surplus giv ing <25,000 surplus and 18,000 undivided profits. A 25 Per Cent Investment I An Investment yielding a guaran-i teed 25 per cent per annum. t Any lady or gentleman with »100,| and upward, spare capital, can,: without risk, secure the above ln- : come, payable quarterly or annu-; Illy. Principal withdrawable on 60 •’ days notice. For particulars, address • JOHN HENDERSON, | P. O. Box 165. Nashville, Tenn.}