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i FLANTA SEMI- 3EKLY flOUR? j, ATLANTA, GA.T TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1913. 'THE NET” A Story of Love, Adventure a * f-1^ 1 v ii** 6 and Mystery .‘0H ‘REX BEACH Copyrighted, 1912, by Bex deach. (Continuation of Chapter XXIII.) A watchman on duty nearby saw the boy, Gin- . running past a moment be fore the shooting began, then as he hur ried toward the disturbance he met Normando, Dora and Rafiro coming to ward him. The first of these carried a shotgun, wHich he dropped into the gut ter as he slipped and fell. The weapon and the suit of clothes Normando had worn were produced and identified. It transpired that this witness knew Paul Rafiro well and for that reason had refused to tell what he knew until NTor- vin Blake had come to him and forced the words from his lips. So it ran; the chain of evidence grew heavier with every hour. It seemed that seme superhuman agency nngt have set the stage for th$ tragedy, posting wit nesses at advantageous points. People marvelled how so many eyes had gazed through the empty, rainy night; it was as if a mysterious hand had reached out of nowhere and brought together the onlookers one by one, willing and un willing. friend and enemy alike. A more conclusive case than the state advanced against the six hired murder ers during the "first few days would be hard to conceive, and the public be gan to look for equally conclusive proof against the master ruffian and his lieu tenants; but through it all Maruffl sat unperturbed, guiding the counsel with a word or a suggestion, in his bearing a calm self-assurance. Then came a surprise which roused the whole city. From out of the parish prison appeared another Italian, a coun terfeiter, who had recently been ar rested and who proved to be a Pinker- toi. detective “planted” among the Ma fiosi for a purpose. Larubio had been a counterfeiter in Sicily—it was in the government prison that he had. learned his cobbler’s trade—and out of the ful ness of his' heart he had talked—so the detective swore—concerning these fool ish Americans who sought to stay the hand of La Mafia. Nor had he been the only one to commit himself. Di Marco Gracia, and the other two lieu tenants turned livid as the stool-pig eon confronted them with their own words. On the heels of this came the crown ing dramatic moment of the trial. Normando broke down and tried to confess in open court. He was a dull, ignorant man, with a bestial face and a coward's eye. This unexpected treach ery, his own complete identification, had put an intolerable strain upon him. Without warning he ro3e to his feet in the crowded court room and cried loudly in his own tongue:* “Madonna mia! I do not want to die. 1 confess! I confess!” Norvin Blake, who had been watch ing the proceedings from the audience, leaped from his seat as if electrified; other spectators followed, for even among those who could not understand the fellow’s words it was seen that h® was breaking. Normando',s ghastly pal- Let Ms Send You A Treatment of My Catarrh Cure Free c. E. gauss. Z Will Take Any Case of Catarrh ,No Hatter How Chronic, or what Stage it Is in, and Prove ENTIRE LY AT MY OWN EXPENSE, That it Can Be Cured. Curing Catarrh has been my business for years, and during this time over one million people have come to me from all over the land for treatment and ad vice. My method is original. I cure the disease by first curing the cause. Thus my combined treatment cures where all else fails. I can demonstrate to you in just a few days’ time that my method is quick, sure and complete, because it rids the system of the poison ous germs that cause catarrh. Send your name and address at once to C. E. 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A deathlike hush succeeded the first outbreak, and through Normando’s gab ble came the judge’s voice calling for an interpreter. There was no need for the crier to demand silence—every ear was strained for the disclosures that seemed imminent. Blake was forcing himself forward to offer his services when the wretch’s wavering eyes caught something in the audience and rested there. The death sign of the Brotherhood was Hashed at him; he halted. His tongue ran thickly for a moment, then he sank into his chair, and burying his head in his hands began to rock from side to side, sobbing and muttering. Nor would he say more, even when a^recess was declared and he was taken into the judge’s chambers. Thereafter he maintained a sullen, hope less silence which nothing could break, glaring at his captors with the defiance of a beast at bay. But the episode had had its effect; it seemed that no one could now doubt the guilt of the pris oners. The assurance of conviction grew as it was proven that Marufli himself had rented Larubio’s shop and laid the trap for Donnelly’s.destruction. Step by step the plot was bared in all its hideous de tail. The blood money was traced from the six hirelings up through the four superiors to Caesar > himself. Then fol lowed the effort to show a motive for the crime—not «a difficult task, since every one knew of Donnelly’s work against the Mafia. Maruffi’s domination of the^ society was harder to bring out; but when the state finally rested its case, even Blake, who had been dubious from the start, confessed that American law and American courts had demon strated their sufficiency. During all this time his relations with yittoria remained unchanged. She and Oliveta eagerly welcomed his re ports of the trial, but she never permit ted him to see her alone and he felt that she was deliberately withdrawing from him. He met her only for brief interviews. Of Myra Nell, meanwhile, he saw nothing, since, with characteris tic abruptness, she had decided to visit some forgotten cousins in Mobile. Of all those who followed the famous Mafia trial, detail by detail, perhaps no one did so with greater fixity of inter est than Bernie Dreux. He revelled In it, he talked of nothing else, his waking hours were spent in the court room, his dreams were peopled with Sicilian figures. He hung upon Norvin, his fiero, with a tenacity that was try ing; he discussed the evidence bit by bit; he ran to him with every rumor, every fresh development. As the pros ecution made its case his triumph be came fierce and fearful to behold* then when the defense began its crafty ef forts he grew furiously indignant; a mighty rage shook him; he swelled and choked with resentment. "What do you think?” he inquired one day. “They're proving alibis, one by one! It’s infamous.” “It will take considerable Sicilian testimony to offset the Effect of our witnesses!” Blake told him. But Dreux looked upon the efforts of the opposing lawyers as a personal af front, and so declared himself. “Why, they are trying to make you out a liar! That’s what it amounts to. The law never intended that a gentle man’s word should be disputed. If i were the judge I’d close the case right now and instruct the sheriff to hank all the prisoners, including their attorney.” “They’ll never be acquitted.” Bernie shook bis head morosely. “There’s a minor of jury-fixing. 1 hear one of the talesmen was ap* proached with a bribe before the trial.” "I can scarcely believe that.” “I’ll bet it’s true, just the same. If I’d known what they were up to I’d have got on the jtfry myself. I’d have taken their money, then I’d have fixed ’emF’ “You’d have voted for eleven hemp neckties, eh?” “I’d have hung each man twice.” Although Blake at first refused to credit the rumors of corruption, the following days served to verify them, for more than one talesman confessed to receiving offers. This caused a sen sation, which grew as the papers took up the matter und commented editori ally. A leading witness for the state finally told of an effort to intimidate him, and men began to ask if this was destined to prove as rotten as other Mafia cases in the past. A feeling of unrest, dtf impatience began to manliest titself, vague threats were voiced, but the idea of a bribed or terroried jury was so preposterous that few gave cre- denc i to it. Nevertheless the closing days of the trial were weighted heavily with suspense. Not only the city, but the country at large hung upon the outcome. So strongly had racial antip athy figured that Italy took note of the case, and it assumed ah international importance. Biased accounts were ca bled abroad, which led to an Uneasy stir in ministerial and consular quar ters. During the exhaustive arguments at the close of the trial Norvin and Bernie sat together. When the opening attorneys Eyes Cured— Sample Bottle Free Before The Above Show for Themselves What Eye Lotion Grateful Patients tell of almost miraculous cures of Cataracts, Granu lated Lids, Wild Hairs, Ulcers, Weak, Watery Eyes and all Eye Diseases— many have thrown away their glasses after using this magic remedy one week. Send your name and address with full description of your trouble to the H. T. Schlegel Co., 7104 Home Bank Bldg., Peoria, Ill., or 1111 out the coupon below, and you will re ceive by return mail, prepaid, a trial bottle of this magic remedy, that has restored many almost blind to sight. > After a Few Weeks Use of Schlegei’s Magio Has Done. 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Yet, knowing that the eyes of the world were upon her, New Orleans went to sleep that night serene in the certainty that she had vin dicated herself, had upheld her laws, and proved her ability to deal with that organized lawlessness which had so long been a bolt upon her fair name. Soon after court convened on the fol lowing morning the jury sent word that they had reached a verdict, and the court room quickly filled. Rumors of Caesar Maruffi’s double identity had gone forth; it was hinted that he was none other than the dreaded Belisario Cardi, that genius of a thousand crimes, who had held all Sicily in fear. This report supplied the last touch of dramatic in. terest. Blake and Bernie were in their places before the prisoners arrived. Every face in the room was tense and expectant; even the calloused attendants felt the hush and lowered their voices in defer ence. Every eye was strained toward the door behind which the jury was concealed. There came the rumble of the prison van below, the tramp of feet upon the hollow stairs, and into the dingy high-ceilinged hall of justice filed the accused, manacled and doubly guard ed. Maruffi led, his black head held high; Normando brought up the rear supported by two officers. He was rack ed with terror, his body hung like a sack, a moisture of foam and spittle lay upon his lips. When he reached the railing of the prisoner’s box he clutched it and resisted loosely, sobbing in his throat, but he was thrust forward into a seat, where he collapsed. The judge and the attorneys were in their places when a deputy sheriff swung open the door to the jury room and the “twelve good men and true” appeared. As if through the silence of a tomb they wept to their stations, while eleven pairs of black' Sicilian eyes searched their downcast features for a sign. Larubio, the cobbler, was paper-white above his smoky beard; Di Marco's swarthy face was green, like that of a corpse; his companions were frozen in various atti tudes of eager, dreadful waiting. The only sound through the scuff and tramp of the jurors’ feet was Normando’s lunatic murmuring. As for the leader of the band, he sat as if graven in stone, but despite his iron control a pallor had crept beneath his skin. Blake heard Bernie whisper; “Look! They know they’re lost.” “Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon a verdict?” came the voice of the judge. The foreman rose. “We have." He passed a document up to the bench, and silently the court examined It. The seconds were now creeping min utes. Normando’s ceaseless mumbling was like that of a man distraught by torture. A hand was used to silence him. The spectators were upon their feet and bent forward in attention, the cordbn of officers closed in behind the accused as if to throttle any act of desperation. iThe judge passecj the vefdiet down to the fhinute clerk, who read in a clear, distinct, monotonous tone: “Celso Fabbri, Frank Normando, mis trial. Salvatore di Marco, Frank Gar cia, Giordano Bolla”—the list of names seemed interminable—“Gaspardo Cressi, Lorenzo Cardoni, Caesar Maruffi”—he paused for an instant while time halted —“not guilty.” After the first moment, of stunned stupefaction a murmur of angry disap proval ran through the crowd; it was not loud, but hushed, 'as if men doubted their senses and were seeking corrobora tion pf their ears. From the street be low, as the judgment was flashed to the waiting hundreds, came an echo, faint, unformed, like the first vague stir that runs ahead pf a tempest. (Continued in Next Issue.) “GEORGIA IS WEALTHIER THAN IN JANUARY, 1912'' Bradstreet’s Division Superin tendent, J, E, C, Pedder, Predicts Big Year That Georgia is in a better economic condition today than she was a year ago, is the statement of J. E. C. Ped der, division superintendent in Atlanta of the Bradstreet company. Mr. Pedder says that he lias no l’ear but that 1913 will be the best year that Georgia has ever known. His review from a looai viewpoint of the past year’s business and his fore cast for 1913, are particularly interest ing. He has prepared for The Journal the following statement of them: “The year 1912 was unprecedented in the city of Atlanta, which is shown hiost graphically by the increase ol’ nearly 520,000,000 in taxes, building permits nearly 510,000,000, and clear ing? of over $33,000,000 for the year. “Atlanta at the present time is suf fering from growing pains. Everything she has is Hoo small for her. She has got to have a new suit of clothes, ana I think that the tailors are now busy on the new outfit, which, when ready, will loubtless put Atlanta in good society. The cotton crop, as we know, in Georgia last year was a little short, but we got a good price, and while there are doubtless a number of business con- cerns who are taking advantage of the shortage to avoid paying their legiti mate debts, I believe the state of Geor gia is in better condition on January 1, 1913, than it was in January, 1912. “As is well known, stocks of g^oods in all lines are depleted, and we are al ready Informed that good orders are be ing received, and there does not seem to be any cloud on our Business hori zon to indicate any stormy weather of a financial nature. “Naturally this year, we must be conservative in our business dealings, but the state as a whole, has made good stride? this past year, and I have no fear but that 1913 will be the best year that she has ever known. Nearly every industry is preparing to increase its business and when the balance for 1912 is made, I do ’not think that the com munity will be dissatisfied with the net results. • believe that 1913 will be the best year the state has ever had. New cap ital is coming in rap'dly and eastern financiers do not arpear reluctant to put all the money that is needed into good enterprises of the south, as it evidenced by the remarkable develop ment of our water powers, railway ex tensions, textile industries, etc., and u is needless to say that 1913 will only be a repetition of the success that Atlanta and Georgia has had, and that the state will again make a record this year which will be very hard for her sister states to follow.” 10 SEA Representative William W, Wedemeyer, of Ann Arbor, Mich., Jumps From a Ship Down at Colon, Panama, 'By Associated Press.'' WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-^Representa- tive Wiliam W. Wedemeyer, of Ann Arbor, Mich., who suddenly went in sane at Colon. Panama, at the time of President Taft’s recent visit to the isth mus, jumjed over board last night from a ship on which he had been taken at Colon. His body has not been recov ered last night. Representative Wedemeyer went to the isthmus with a congressional party at the same time the president visited there. On the voyage from New York he col lapsed and was taken first to a sani tarium in Panama and later *'as put in confinement in a hospital where he became violent and raved about his de feat last election. He developed a sui cidal tendency and was closely watched. Wedemeyer’s close friends say that a few days before leaving for the isthmus he fefi and struck his head on an icy sidewalk. It was not regarded as seri ous and did not deter him from going with the congressional party. Wedemeyer was a Republican and was serving his first term as representative frotn the Second district of Michigan. He was recently defeated by a Democrat. v ■ ID TODD OVER EUROPE After His Coronation Next Fall He Expects to See i the World CHICAGO CRIME WAVE DRIVES POLICE FRANTIC CHICAGO, Jan. 4.—While the police were frantically hauling in suspects by the dozen in one part of the city, rob bers went calmly about their work of plundering another part of the city to night. TThe police were today given an added stmumulus in the form of pointed re marks from Mayor Harrison and orders issued from police Chief McWeeney’s office that the wave of crime must be stopped. TOJCIO, Japan, Jan. 4.—The emperor of Jap*an intends after his coronation next November to make a trip to Eu rope, according to a local newspaper. His majesty has for many years cher ished a desire to undertake such a j voyage. * MISTOOK BI-CHLORIDE -FOR ASPERIN TABLETS (By Associated Press.) SPARTANBURG, S. C., Jan. 6.—Mis taking bichloride tablets for aspirin, Will T. 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It Is my way— the way I have chosen for doing good — the way I have thought out by which I can best send help and comfort, health and strength out into this world of so much sick- ness and suffering. it Is for you to accept or refuse ns you like. It Is for you to choose —whether your trouble, with all its pain, danger, fear and uncertainty, shall continue—or whether it shall be taken away. But in the choosing, remember this—health was God’s most pre cious gift trt yob. and it is as much your duty to regain and keep it as to guard and protect your life. “What is my offer?” you ask. Listen. In my thirty years’ experience in medicine I have learned many strange things. For one thing I’ve learned that Heart Disease kills more people every day than anything else on earth. I've also learned that Heart Disease hardly ever exists alone—by itself, that other organs—Stomach, Bowels, Kid neys, Liver, Lungs, etc., are almost alwavs affected, too. Why? Think for a minute and you’ll answer the question yourself— it’s because the Heart is the VITAL organ of the body—because it governs all the other organs, supplies EVERY . organ—every Specialist Clearwater WTio Makes This Gen erous Offer. nerve, muscle and tissue with blood and LIFE and power to (lo their work. Stop the Heart's boat and death strikes instantly. You know that. And let the Heart get weak or wrong in any way and tlie whole system—the whole body from Brain to tiniest biood vessel suffers, too. Hut you say “I haven’t any Heart trou ble. MY Heart js all right.” Ah! But lots of people think and say the self-sache thing. Why, only a short time ago I had a pitiful tear-stained letter from a little 11- year-old girl down in Georgia telling me how her mother fell dead before her with the little baby in her arms. Now the woman thought HER Heart was all right. She would not believe me—even refused to take the treat ment or heed the warning and the good ad vice that I had sent her free. Six persons ip every ten have Heart Trou ble, though many of them do not know it. 30,000 victims die of it in America every year. And so I say unless you are sure, unless you KNOW, for Heaven’s sake don’t take any more chances—just stop a bit right here and find out for a certainty where you stand- HEART DISEASE SYMPTOMS. are very plain when once they are known and understood. The great trouble is that most people don’t know what the symp toms are—don’t know what they mean when they have them. Another thing—a great many people are misled and deceived into thinking their trouble is something else. Thousands—perhaps you among them—are to day doctoring the Stomach, Kidneys, Liver, Nerves or Sexual Organs for some ST T P- POSED trouble, when all the time It’s the Heart causing It all. In other words, you may be treating the symptoms and not the disease Itself. Following are the most common signs— the really sure symptoms of Heart Disease. Go over these CAREFULLY, one by o*je, and see if any are your symptoms. Tliat will tell the story: Do you tire easily? Do you have headaches ? Does your Heart flutter? Does it ever skip beats I Do you start i'* your sleep 1 Are you short of breath? Does your Heart palpitate? ‘ 1 t Do you feel “weak” and run down? . Do you have numb or dizzy spells? Do you have weak, sinking spells? Are you nervous and irritable? Do your feet, legs or anMes swell? Does your Stomach have an “all gone” feeing ? Do you have pain in Heart, side or under shoulder blade ? Of course, no case has all—some of the very worst only a few. Therefore, If you find that even one or two of them are i YOUR symptoms, you should act at once, for you may be in grave danger. You know Heart Disease don’t wait. It comes like a thief, develops quickly, and strikes without warning. AND HERE IS MY OFFER. If you have one of these symptoms; if you have reason to think that you have even the slightest Heart trouble or weakness, write me now. I am confident I can help you. Or, again, if you have known for some time that you have Heart trouble—even though your case is chronic, deep seated and has resisted other treatment; even though you may have been told that you cannot be cured—I urge you all the more strongly to write me at once—it is in »ixs» such stubborn and seemingly hopeless cases that our scien tific, effective treatment has accomplished most remarkable results. The very day I hear from you I will ar range to send you by mall postpaid and se curely sealed— A COMPLETE FREE TREATMENT. for your case; a letter of advice explaining your rase fully. Also a Medical Book that in plain words and with ejear pictures tells all about your trouble, explains about your Heart—what it does, how it works, and the relation to all the rest of your body. The book is valuable: do not lose sight of this part of my offer—many people^—among them several physicians, say it’s the best book of its kind ever written. Bemembfr it is all FREE—The Book—The Letter of Advice—The Full Course of Treat ment. There are no “strings” to this offer. Neither is it a C. D. D. scheme or anything of the kind. I ask for no money—I send you no medicine, expecting you to pay luter. You bind yourself in no way. It is nothing but u genuine, generoqs, honest, free offer to the sick. I am making this same offer In some of the best papers In America be sides The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal, be cause It seems to me to be the best way to quickly get advice and help—this certain ef fective treatment into the hands of every sufferer—everywhere. To the skeptical—the doubters—the unbe lievers—to those W’ho think Heart trouble can’t bo cured—to those who forget that science is advancing, I say for your own good—yes, in simple fairness to yourself: Don't give up—don’t fail to get our advice and test our methods and treatment. It has reached—I don’t mean Just temporarily, but lastingly—a legion of cases muny of which were believed hopeless. I am particularly anxious to bear from those who aren’t quite sure Just what their trouble Is—from those who are doctoring the Stomach, Liver, Kidney, Nerve*, etc., but get little or no better. In nine out of ten such cases the reel trouble is with the Heart. Anyway, you will get the truth here—you will then know what to do. The free course of treatment that we nend will strengthen and regulate the Heart. It will tone tip the Stomach, Kidneys and Liver. It will give strength and vitality to the Nerves and Nerve Centers and bhfld up the whole system. Remember, I have given years to the study of affections of the heart and the various troubles which so often exist with them. It Is my life work. And all the ex perience I have gained—together with tb«t of the medical talent associated with me, is yours gladly and freely just for the asking. And so I say again, If you do need this help you’d better send right now, for, of course, I candot continue to make thjs offer Indefinitely. SEND THIS COUPON TODAY. Specialist Clearwater, 93d Masonic Bldg., Hallowell, Me. I have read your offer In Tfie Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal. Please send me en tirely free of charge your complete Treat ment, your Book and Loter of advice as promised. It Is agreed and understood that f am to imy yon nothing for this either now or lut»T. t My age is...,..,, • • • • • • • j Name Address 1 Uf