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8 Cynthia-of-the-M inute Copyright 1911 By Louis Joseph Vance (Coninuatioa of Chapter VTH ) She decided suddenly that her first impression had been trustworthy: one couldn't Ijelp liking Madame riSavaran. And with a frankly impulsive gesture, accompanied by a deepening of her af fectionate smile. Cynthia thrust a round and white arm. bare nearly to the shoulder, from beneath the covers, and laid her hand caressingly over that of ho- benefactress "You're a dear." she said. And there by won the heart of Madame completely. But the next instant rhe found her self abruptly conscious of a number of physical sensations as strange and sur prising as » they "were unquestionably real And she sat up. with a start and a flush of penitence “Great heavensl” she exclaimed. "We're under wav”' “I should say so.” madame affirmed the obvious calmly, as the ship, sonor ously vibrant from stem to stern with the laboring of its engines, slipped over the rounded shoulder of a long, slow swell and began and equally long descent. 'Since daylight, practically.” she added with a sigh half envious, half indulgent. 'The way you sleep, child! Ah me! Youth, youth!” "But why didn't you wake me?" Cynthia protested. ”1 meant to get up hours ago and help you dress.” "I didn't need you. my dear. And you were resting so beautifully. 1 hadn't the heart to disturb you—so pretty on your pillow! . . . There! not a word! I’m too old not to speak my mind, and you’re too sensible a body to become spoiled because of an old woman's compliments. You are pretty—you know It as well as f. What's the use of blinking facts?” "But,” insisted the girl, confused and blushing. "you shouldn’t, really—l meant to be up—" "As to that. I must tell you that aniiral didonie showed up at my door, when I rang for my hot water and hath." Madame made the announce ment as complacently as though the circumstance reflected credit upon her personal fascinations. "So I made her help me dress—and that'll relieve you of an unpleasant duty.” "Sldonie—on board:” gasped Cynthia. "But 1 thought—you said—” "Tut!” said madame gently. “In fact, two tuts. dear. One of them, and the nett trying to my friends and me—to everybody concerned, in fact—is my disposition to change my mind. To tell the truth, that beast and I can't get along without one another; we've been too long together. I overlook her faults, and she endures my temper, and so we get along famously between her periodical dismissals. Besides, she was here, and 1 needed her. and so why shouldn't 1 be blind *to the insolence of the proceedings and make use of her for my comfort-? . . . Not, I'll have sou understand, that we didn't have it cut before we agreed on a modus viven di. I'm sure the creature never took such a tongue lashing from he before, in fact. I quite outdid myself. The only wonder is we didn't wake you. • . . However, it’s understood I shall endure her services until the end of this voyage and no longer. Though by tliat time we're sure to be allowing for one another's shortcomings with such entire amiability that we wouldn't dream of parting. So that's settled.” Cynthia was not inclined to dispute that declaration. However much she might wonder, the episode was clearly to be catalogued tn the list of traits peculiar to Madame Sava ran, an ex haustive and sympathetic study of which was to prove an indispensable concomitant to success in the role of companion to the lady. But to ray that Cynthia was pleased tn any degree would be to misrepresent the young woman's personality. She was by no means abnormally charitable or tolerant, and in their one meeting Sidonfe had shown her a hirstUity not far short of downright hatred, if not by any otert act by imperreptihle signs that every woman recognizes at sight and knows by heart. For this reason, when Madame ticked a triumphant addition on her explana tion. to the effect that everything in variably turned out for the best, adduc ing in proof thereof the fact that they would both have the services of an ac complished maid from that time on. Cyrthta demurred openly. Tm accustomed to dressing myself. Madame Savaran. If you don't mind—" Nor was her employer insensible to t-.e significance of straws in the wind. "Why. of course, as you please, my dear. " she acquiesced, after a searching and comprehensive look into Cynthia's honest eyes. “But you won't mind using her as you would a stewardess, in such matters as your baths and so forth, will you? You see. there isn't any steward ess. this not being a regular passenger steamship. I've just sent her to fix your bath, by the way.* 1 In confirmation of this statement./a knock presently sounded on the door to Cynthia's stateroom, and Sidonie entered with the information that the bath was ready—a Sldonie chastened and subdued nf mien, but none the less bristling witn elusive antagonism to her newly-estat>- lished rival. Cynthia promptly adopted an attitude toward the woman very practically de fensive and no doubt thoroughly offen sive to its object, consisting as it did simply in a dignified and apparently quite unstudied unconsciousness of her existence save in her proper place as a servant exclusively personal to Madame Savaran. That the Cydonla in its present state of commission was anything but a pas senger steamship, in the accepted un derstanding of that expression v.as demonstrated to the young woman from the instant she stepped out of her state room to follow the maid to the bath. There was an air of disuse and empti ness in the alleyways, strong as the ef fluvia of desolation in a vacant dwell ing. Most of the doors she passed were hookeu back to the partitions, showing a succession of staterooms not only un used but half dismantled. One and all. the ports were screwed down bard and fast, their glass bull's-eyes opaque with dust and grime. Her bath slippers scraped over dingy planking destitute of its accustomed strip of carpeting. \jter Madame Sa varan having break f.eted simply, as ever, at an early hour —Cynthia had her morning meal alone in a dining-saloon that seemed painfully small in comparison with that of the gigantic vessel on which she had trav eled home to America. 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The other tables were quite bare, but the main one boasted three nickcl-plated casters with cruets for vinegar, pepper, oil and sauces. Cynthia sat near one end of this main table, where a small white cioth hal been laid for her. She assumed that every body else had had breakfast long since. The main companionway ran up to her right, forward; to the left, at the aftei end of the saloon, were doors to star board and port, giving access to the galley and the officers’ quarters respec tively. No one passed through either while she occupied her piace. save only the steward attending her. a taciturn, hard-faced fellow whom she thought a little strange to his duties He served ner acceptably, however, and she found the food ample in quan tity and well-cooked, if restricted as to variety. She ate with appetite, watching the wide bars of sunlight that played through the open posts, shifting over the interior to the slow, steady roll of the vessel. Now and a gain the line of the horizon would bisect the openings, showing at once clear sky and a gentle sea. Her thoughts were quite as clear and calm—like her dreaming eyes. She was thinking of Crittenden and vaguely re proaching herself for having forgotten him so completely in the turmoil and confusion of yesterday. She wondered if he had really troubled to lunch again at Susanne's. Jn the hope of meeting her there; perhaps he. too, had been so pre occupied with the hurry of getting away at short notice that the suggested ap pointment had slipped his mind. Cynthia decided to hunt him up and ask him. She owed him gratitude for a great kindness, and she like him for himself, besides. It would be pleasant to talk to him again. . . . She made sure he must be aboard. It was for this mysterious voyage, undoubt edly. that the Red Man had enlisted him. His veiled allusions, the lialf admissions their conversation had drawn from him. all had pointed to .some odd, anomalous adventure such as this prom ised to be—gratuitously to endow it with the equivocal complexion favored by Madame Sa varan. Still, she might be mistaken; Rhode might have intended to employ Critten den on some more esoteric ramification of his scheme and have commissioned him with an errand and duties ashore- If so. Cynthia wanted to know about It, immediately—with, she discovered to her considerable surprise, an Intensity cf interest quite unwarranted by any thing ir. the length or the nature of their acquaintance. They had not in one aft ernoon become such close friends that she ought to feel so wofully disappointed at the bare' suspicion they might not be fellow adventurers on this voyage. Faintly annoyed, she puzzled over this newly-recognized obsession, until, at length impatient of her inexplicable seif, she sought relief from the nearest source—the steward, Impassively waiting for her to go, that he might clear the table. Briefly she studied the man more closely than theretofore. He was some thing undersized and stocky, apparently middle-aged, and carried himself with a ce-tain manner df assurance. and quick-footed readiness that seems native to men of bis occupation. This more narrow inspection furnished her with a surprise in the discovery that his eyes were incongruously gentle and ’ pleasant in a face, tanned and modelled by ex posure. that was somehow reminiscent of portraits she had seen of heroes of the prize-ring—Cynthia couldn't say just how or why. unless it were by the ruth less line of his thin lips or a sense of contentiousness conveyed by his rather low forehead and square jaws. But he remarked her interest. and came forward ‘nstantly. "Anything you'd like me to get you. miss?” His intonation. was notably English and his manner as civil as could be wished; in these respects likewise he resembled other stewards of Cynthia s experience. Encouraged, she broached openly the Subject uppermost in her thoughts. “I was wondering if you could tell me—is there a Mr. Crittenden on board?” "Yes. miss, there la. if I'm not mis tyken. 'E's purser, this trip.” "Thank you." said Cynthia, disturbed to learn she could feel so unreasonably elated over so light a matter. She swung round her chair, preparing to rise. "If you'd like to speak to ’im. miss, 'e's in ’is office. I could easily tell 'im you—" •"Oh. no. thank you,” Cynthia inter posed hastily. “I—it’s not necessary. I dare say 1 shall see him some time during the day.” She rose, adding pleasantly: “I hope I haven't made you much trouble, being so late this morn ing.” "Not at all. miss,'’ the man affirmed without enthusiasm. "Besides, it’s a bit balanced-llke. you and Madame Sav aran ’aving your myde do up your rooms." Cynthia hesitated. "Are you the stateroom steward, too?" she asked blankly. "Yes, miss—supposed to be, for your selves and some of the officers. That’s my regular work; I’m not accustomed to wytin* at tyble. I hope you’ll over look mistykes the first day or two, miss.” "Why certainly. . . . But isn’t it unusual —?” "Yts. misi-. it Is; but being a bit short-'anded as the s'ying is. the work doubles hup on us, so to speak. It aynt as If we were in the North Atlantic tryde. carryin' passengers regular. But when a chap gets qut of 'ls job in New York, 'e inclines to tyke on anything that turns up. you know; at least, *e does if 'e’s an Englishman." "You’ve worked on the big boats —the transatlantic steamers—then?” 'Yes, miss.” replied the man In a sub | dued tone. "I was with the W’ite Star until I lost my job." Something plaintive in hie accents moved Cynthia to pursue, kindly: "How did that happen?” "I got drunk, miss," was the matter of-fact if thoroughly regretful answer. "Every man likes a bit of a lark once I in a w’y, you know; and 'e's generally sorry for it. like me. My boat s'lled without me before I woke up. So I 'ad a bit of 'ard knocking a baht, and then I appened to meet Mr. Rhode, and e offered me this charnce on the Cyn ■ thia, and I was glad enough to close with ’im.” “The Cydonla. you mean?" corrected i Cynthia to cover the embarrassment of ' THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1912. By Louis Joseph Vance Author of “7 he Brass Boiol, “No Man's Land,” Etc. being made a confidant of this discon certingly candid person. "That was ’er nyme when she was in the fruit tryde, miss, but now it’s Cjnthia. They c'ayngcd it when they sold ’er." “But why should they? Or dout you know?" Cynthia was beginning to discover that the mysterious is generally very commonplace, stripped of the trappings of imagination. Why the Inventor of Occupations had written Cydonia in brackets after Cynthia was now quite clear, and even the hieroglyphs which had followed those words, examined in a light of calm reason, began to bear a stiong resemblance to an ab breviated address, such as: "Pier Y, Erie Ba.sin, 9 p. m.. August 10th.” A>nd the steward was helpfully con tinuing further to elucidate. "It’s sometimes done, miss, when a boat chynges lends, ’specially if the old owners want to ret'in the nyme for any reason—like as they might think it lucky. The Caribbean Fruit company, as used to run this ship, nymes all its vessels beginning with a C and ending I-A, and likely they wanted to use Cydonia on a new boat. "Oh! I understand." "It's not much trouble—ls it miss? —to chynge Cydonia to Cynthia, there being only three letters different?” "No—that’s true,” Cynthia agreed. , Certainly this commonsense explana tion made the circumstance seem much less underhand and doubtful; and it was in the girl's mind that very likely Madame Savaran’s outspoken suspicions of Rhode’s honest intent on this ven ture might sem less plausible iZ sub jected to like illumination. ''You spoke of this as a 'chanc-, ’ slio pursued, lingering to lead the man on. 'Do you mean it's really a promising opening for you?" "Not that, exactly, miss; but it puts a bit of ’ard cash in my pocket, as they *‘y. so ”11 be ayble to p’y my iM-ssuge *ome in cyse I can't pick up a job in Rio.” “T' en you don’t initnd to stay with the—the Cynthia?" In the act of bending over to take up his tray the steward paused to quester her face with a surprised glance. ‘"Ardly,’* said he. "She’s been sold, so I understand, to an Argentine com pany for coastwise service. That wouldn't suit me at all . . T’>atc 'ow we come to be so short 'anded —just a scratch crew to tyke her down for de livery." "Oh. I see,” said Cynthia slowly. He shouldered his trtay. 'Mv uymc’s Acklin, miss, if ever you should ’appen to want me for anything.” he concluded, “Good morning.” "Good morning) Acklin." If that were all—if only this might be the true explanation—! Madame was as sweet and dear as. she couiubt (Cyn.thia’s as ection for het was unaffected if of recent growth), but she was as, captious as old people generally are, viewed through the "Spectacles of youth, and just the sort to weave a mare's nest out of a handful of shreds of dislike and distrust. A harmless Idiosyncrasy, in the main; Cynthia was not Inclined to do anything toward mo lesting the old lady in her pet diversion. By all means leave to her her dark and grisly Illusions, as long as they afforded her amusement. But for herself, per sonally, Cynthia v as resolved no longer to be troubled by anything but the man ifest and tangible. And besides, Mr. Crittenden was really on board. She took on deck with her a heart as light as the daintily shod feet that danced up the companion-way and through the musty saloon to the upper deck, and as a result showed a face so prettily animated and colored ihat it won an approving look and word from Madame —whom she found snugly wedged into a long-suffering deck-chair in the shadow of the superstructure amidships. "The change has done you a world of good already, my dear,” announced madame critically. "I’m quite sure, now that memory grows stronger, your mother was never quite so fascinating. It does me good to look at you, and if it wasn’t for that creature Sidonia, and my bete rouge of a son-in-law —” She paused with a chuckle to roll this orig inal epithet under her tongue and enjoy the full-bodied flavor of it. "By the way, have you seen him this morning?” Cynthia shook her head in smiling negation. "You should—though I dare say he’s gone below to get some sleep. My dear, he’s the most tragic thing you ever laid eyes on. He’s been up all night, and this morning he has a bad taste in his mouth and' the cares of the known world on his shoulders. We've had a famous setto already.” She chuckled again and sighed. “I see I’m going to enjoy this trip, after all-—if it is un settling for a woman of my years to gad about this way. , . . No, don’t sit down; I don't need to be talked to, and you do need exercise. Run around the deek and take a look at this old tub and let me know what you think of her.” Nothing reluctant, Cynthia obeyed, making the circuit of the promenade deck with the greater ease, In view of its scant width, because of the absence of the customary rows of deck chairs occupied by lounging passengers. Aside from herself and madame, indeed, there was apparently no one on board the changeling Cynthia without some press ing business at that hour; the majority of the ship's company was invisible. A lanky man in a rusty blue coat was pacing the bridge, his manner listless; a sturdy fellow without distinguishing livery was standing his trick at the wheel. Another person In the blue and languor of authority was directing the activities of three seamen about the lifeboats, which were being prepared against emergency in accordance with the customary routine of a ship on the day she leaves port. Nobody paid Cjnthia any attention whatever; even Madame had ceased to be bored and was now absorbed In the pages of a novel whose flimsy yellow pa per cover shamelessly advertised Paris, as the place of its nativity. Cynthia had all the liberty the ship afforded and—naturally—that piqued her passing ly. She wanted to talk to somebody in reality, to exchange impressions with Crittenden: though she was far from admitting as much even to her private consciousness. Having counted, iliog icaliy, upon an early meeting with him. she was disappointed, dissatisfied, vexed. For a long time she stood with elbows on the forward rail of the promenade deck, staling idly into the vast empti ness between blue sky and blue water, feeling its great loneliness akin to the loneliness of her soul. She was still so young at heart . . . ! It required mercurial youth to be even intentionally saddened by a day like that, shining only the brighter lor the contrast afforded by so gloomy yesterdays. Out of the southwest soft airs and suave were breathing, barely strong enough to flaw the burnished surfaces of mile-long, deliberate undulations of the ground swell but, borrowing strength from the steady onward urge of the Cynthia, the breeze gave grateful moderation to the heat of the sun, which in a dead calm had proven almost unen durable. Out of the wind the air was hot, heavy, stifling; out of the shadow the woodwork was hot, metal intoler able, to the hand. Not a cloud obstructed lira IS SELECTED IS ADVISER TH CHINA Yuan Shi Kai Wants W, W, Rockhill to Guide New Government (By Arsocfatefi P - - ess.) WASHINGTON, .Aug. 14.— Unofficially it is known here .'that overtures have been going on between President Yuan Shi Kai and W. -W. Rockhill, the Ameri can minister 16 Constantinople, look ing to tiie appointment of Rockhill as adviser to the new Chinese republic. Negotiations haye not progressed, far enough to warrant Mr. Rockhill’s resig nation, but it is known he is giving the offer serious consideration. Mr. Rockhill is regarded as being thoroughly conversant with Chinese governmental methods and the Chinese temperament. In addition to a service of three years as minister in Peking after the Bo:cer uprising, Mr. Rockhill, as secretary to the American legation at Peking about a decade before, had made extensive explorations of the in terior of the country. If Mr. Rockhill does not accept the Chinese offer, it is expected that some European statesman will be appointed. SUSPECT AT GRIFFIN BUILDER OF BOMB? (By Associated Press.) GREENSBORO, N. C.. Aug. 14. —A day of searching for Ed R. Mclntyre, wanted by High. Point officers as the builder and sender of an infernal ma chine which exploded Saturday in the hands of expressmen, seriously injuring two, closed with a faint hope that a suspect held by a Griffin, Ga.. official might prove to be the man wanted. The police have picked up a new trail at Barber Junction. N. C.» but lost it again at Hamlet Ijt was considered im portant that Griffin, Ga., was along the route Mclntyre is believed to have taken from Hamlet. He has a brother in Bir mingham and one In Atlanta. Miss Olie Hoover, the pretty young woman for whom the bomb was intend ed, has furnished valuable evidence to the police. JURY COMMISSIONERS REMOVED BY JUDGE (By Associated Press.) ALBANY, Ga, 1 , Aug. 14.—Judge Park, of the superior court, here has removed the six jury commissioners who draw grana petit jurors- of this county. 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He was never quite absent from her inward conscious ness, though she remained wholly un aware of this. 0 - 1 - ' ' After some time she turned and moved listlessly aft, passing Madame without distracting her Intrigued intelligence from the fascination of the printed page. Abaft the engine-room skylight stood a deck house that had as yet escaped her investigation. Its doors were hooked back. 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Fraser, of the Presbyterian church, in a statement here declared that "orily one with the shrinking sensitive ness of a rhinoceros could be expected to perambulate about the city in broad day light clad in the abbreviaed diaphanous garments we have been made familiar with rince the recent insane edicts of the ruling modistes have gone Into ef fect.” In conclusion he said: “There never was a time when It was so difficult to distinguish tiie good wom en from the other kind by taking note of what they wear. Highly respected women are actually being accosted by strange men who, misled by their immod est fashionable attire, take them for other than they really are. Christian women must desist from wearing in pub lic costumes which provoke men into infractions of the seventh command ment.” CHATTANOOGANS OPEN SONS OF JOVE CHAPTER (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) CHATTANOGA, Tenn., Aug. 14—A local chapter of the Order of the Sons of Jove has been established here with 18 members. The order was founded in 1899 by the electrical contractors in Dal las, Tex., for the purpose of co-operation and good fellowship among men devoted to ehjctrical pursuits, but has had but Ittle followng in ths mmdate sec tion of the country. The initiating team consisted of F. H. Hill, Atlanta; ■ Farmer Fry. of Memphis; J. T. Williams, of New York: T. N Nel son, of Birmingham, and T. J. Burks, of Atlanta. Chattanooga’s approaching importance as an electrical center led to the establishment of a chapter here. DISTRICT FAIR mTaP MEET AT DUBLIN (ttr-ecial Dispatch to The Journal.' DUBLIN. Ga., Aug. 14.—At a recent meeting of the directors of the Twelfth District Fair association, $5,000 in prizes was agreed upon, besides the rib bons to be awarded. The premium list will cover every kind of exhibit that will be made. The amusement featutes of the fair arq to be among the best. Seven coun ties. including Laurens, have signified their intention of making county ex hibits. The fair will be held one week after the State fair held in Macom It is expected that several thousand vis itors will visit Dublin during the four oays that it is in session. WEINSTEIN STABBED BY ROSENBERG IN FIGHT (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WASHINGTON, Ga.. Aug. 14.—Phil Rosenberg, who has been in Wilkes coun ty’s jail awaiting developments tn the rendition of M. Weinstein, with whom he had a fight on the morning of August 1, was released Monday afternoon on a $750 bond. It appears that the Jewish merchants had had some difficulty over some over alls. Rosenberg is said to have gone to Weinstein’s place of business. Weinstein was cut in several places, one wound be ing a stab in the lungs. It was not until Weinstein was declared out of danger that Rosenberg was allowed to 1 give bond. CHILD IS BORN ABOARD THE TRANSPORT THOMAS (By Associated Piess.) 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And Shears Free Name Town.... e . . . . otStO .«• FLEHG GUTS MCE IS TENTH BISHHCI Oooonent of Hardwick Gives His Reasons for Withdrawal in Congress Race (By Associated Press.) AUGUSTA. Ga., Aug. 13.—Hon. Wm H. Fleming, who has been Congress man Thomas W. Hardwick’s only oppo nent in the campaign now on. has an nounced his withdrawal from the race Hardwick defeated Fleming for the of fice ten years ago. This is the third withdrawal of op position to Hardwick since the cam paign opened. Judge Horace Holder, and O. R. Eve having withdrawn here tofcre. In his statement, issued! to thVpubTU Mr. Fleming gives several reasons so: his withdrawal. Among them are this following: That he is unwilling to increase th< religious and political differences nor said to be existing among the peonh of the Tenth district. That the people of his own hom< county (Richmond) are divided and tha his race had been made on the proba bility that he would be the unanimous choice of this county. That the criticisms regarding Mr Watson and the Catholic church hav< been brought into his campaign anc’ that the defenders of the Catholi< church are arrayed against Mr. Flem ing. and that a race under such condi tions would increase ill feeling betwe< ’ factions. JUDGE GEO. HILLYER FOR RAILROADJ3OMMISSIONER Hillyer Served the Peop'e and Never Betrayed a Trust The people of Georgia are fortunate in having the opportunity to re-elect as a member of their state railroad commis sion a man of such seasoned ability and sterling character as Judge George Hill yer. It was Judge Hillyer’s personal wish to resume private life at the ex piration of his present term, in order that he might spend upon his individual interests a measure of the care and en ergy he has devoted to his public trust. There were the call of study and fire side and human relationships and the natural desire, felt, perhaps, by every man who has toiled steadily In public affairs, to crown “a life of- labor with an age of ease.” But when his intention of retirement became known letters and personal appeals from citizens in every part of the state filled his mail, urging that he stand for re-election. A thou sand or more of such communications have reached him. They are from men familiar with his work and who gauge accordingly his value to the state. It was this widespread and earnest insist ence that finally persuaded him, to be come a candidate to succeed himself in the office of railroad commissioner. These are the circumstances in which his name will appear on the ballots of the Democratic primary. August the 31st. And since he is in the race, his friends who are responsible for his be ing there are determined that he shall win by even a larger majority than the people accorded him four years ago. It is they who are issuing this statement of his record, without hfs request or suggestion. Certain it is that no man whose rec ord is less clear or whose character Is less assured than are Judge Hillyer’s should be permitted to succeed him in this vitally responsible office. There is, perhaps, no post of public duty in the state that carries with it such large moral and business responsibilities as those of the railroad commission. There is nothing outwardly showy to this of fice: its labors are those of the work shop, where quiet skill and patience and insight and, above all, trustworthiness, are required. But it bears directly upon the commerce and industry of the en tire commonwealth and, indirectly at least, upon the welfare of every citizen and every home. Have you ever considered the prov ince of your state railroad commission and reflected upon what its doings mean to you, as a merchant, a manufacturer, a commercial traveler, an investor, a farmer, a workingman. or as a citizen in any business pursuit? The members of this commission have jurisdiction over all the railroads, the street rail ways, the telegraph and telephone com panies. the electric light and gas compa nies. and over all other public service cor porations within the state. These insti tutions touch present day life at a thou sand vital points. Upon them the mer chant depends for the shipment of his goods, and the prices he must charge the consumers are. In no small measure, determined by the rates they exact. Upon them the general depends for its travel and also for Its business and social communication.' Scores of cities and hundreds of thousands of peo ple depend upon these public service companies for their light and partly, at least, for their fuel. They are the ar teries of trade. If they are conducted justly, they are blessings to but, if unjustly, there is scarcely a shop keeper or a household within the bor ders of the state that will not suffer somehow as a consequence. It is because Judge George Hill- AND YOU KEEP - THIS !7 JEWEL 3i 1 GUARANTEED Wa want to tend you thta inagnlfcent 16 Blxe. Tft/n /Woef»/17Jewel Elgin, fully Adjutttd to Tem perattfre, Itocfironism. and TAree s*••/- tlona, complete with flue double strata gold case, guaranteed twenty-five yean on 30 Days Free Triat! And if you don’t say this is the biggest Elgin Watch value you ever saw ,'ceud it back at our expense. If you wish to keep it,the way is easy. Fay us only 53.00 and the rest In similar amounts each month. So in terest. no security Just common honesty among men. We want you to*ee for yourself that this fine Elgin Is better than other Watches, costing twice or three times as much. We trust everybody everywhere, so Send for Free Catalog Write us today tor particulars, and wt will send you our new Watch and Diamond Book and also our Book entitled ••racta vs. Bunc" or ail about the Watch business, both at home and abroad. Write today. Do it now and get posted. HARRIS-GOAR “Largwt Watch Hohiwe la America** yer fpr six fruitful years as rail road commissioner has maintained even justice between the public and the public service corpora tions that he should be retained for this high duty. Not once in all that time has there been a breath or shadow of suspicion upon any of his doings. He has walked diligently the straight path which his oath of office pointed out. He has not dealt in questionable transac tions nor, In any particular, used iiis public office as a means of private gain. It is unnecessary at this juncture to draw odious comparisons. Suffice it to say that the people of Georgia know the history of the railroad commission and of railroad commissioners for the past six years. There are certain chap ters of that history which are recalled with keen iegret. It is unfortunate that a too vaulting ambition or a too dead ened sense of propriety has again shaken those blotted in the pub lic's face. But the people know the record. They can draw their own com parisons, and, if anything were Deeded to heighten the brightness of Judge Hillyer’s record as a stanch friend of the public Interests, this contrast would be enough. It has been stated in certain quar ters that Judge Hillyer on one occasion favored a reduction of certain railroad rates because this reduction would give Atlanta particular advantage over the rest of the state. This Is directly the reverse of the truth and of the official record in the case. Commissioner Hill yer voted specifically that the lower* rates should apply to each and every one of the towns and cities of Georgia. The words, of his own written opinion, filed as a part of the record in this case, completely prove the baselessness of his opponents’ charge: "I will only add.” he wrote, "that this is a matter in which, as the petitioners themselves say, by no means affects Atlanta and Savan- y nah only. It concerns V l * whole state. Men made the railroads, but God made the ocean and th* people, and they should nave the benefit of living near it. WHAT EVER REDUCTION OR OR DER WE MAKE, OR IS EVER MADE ON THE SUB JECT, SHOULD HAVE ITS BEN EFITS SPREAD OUT AND MADE TO APPLY EVERYWHERE AND TO THE WHOLE STATE; I WOULD NEVER SANCTION ANY PROVISION OR ORDER WHICH DOES NOT DO SO; but whatever is done should be moderate, con servative and just.” Go over Judge Hillyer’s record as a railroad commissioner from the hour he assumed his duties down to the preaen> and you will find it an unswerving wit ness to his iron honesty, his tireless energy, his sound and practical judgment —a living witness to how closely he has Jcept his faith with the people and how well he has served his state. Tu this record may be added that of hii good soldiership in the army of the Confederacy, of his devotion to the cause of education and his church, his work for the upbuilding of his city and his? state, not as a holder of office, but us a citizen realizing the true meaning of citizenship. This is the Georgian who has been put forward by those who know him best for another term in his present office of railroad commissioner. What he hail done he will continue to. do. The people cannot serve their Interests more surely than»by re-electing Judge George Hill yer. •••
