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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
rGBltDAT. ABOUtST
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
Published Every Afternoon.
(Except Sunday)
By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY.
At 36 West Alabama St., Atlanta. On.
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GEORGIAN*
the circulation department and hnvo
etly Wealed. W
.malm Atlanta 440L
It la destrahle that all communlca.
tlons intended for publication In TUB
GEORGIAN* AND NEWS be limited to
300 word, In length. It Is Imp*reties
that they be atoned, ns an evidence of
good faith. Rejected manuscript* will
not be returned nnleaa etampe are lent
for the purpose.
Neither doee It print whisky or
any liquor ads.
AND NEWS stands 1
Ing Its own gas ana sisctnc ngnt
plants, as It now owns Its water
works. Other rltlei do thti and get
gsa aa tow as it cents, with a profit
to tbo cltr. This should be done st
once. Till: GEORGIAN AND NBWS
believes that If street railways enn be
operated successfully by European
rifles, as they are, there It no good
reason why they can not be so oper.
ated here. Dnt we do not believe this
be done now, and It mav be some
Tbe Washington Herald says:
"The Atlanta Georgian now ad
mits that a newspaper paragraph-
cr may get to heaven, but must
nsas—arlly go via Georgia. That's
all right; none of them will com
plain of that feature." Of course
not; but Isn't that a roundabout
way of getting to Nebraska?j-Mr.
Bryan's Commoner.
We submit to a candid world and a
careful Commoner that as botween
Georgia and Nebraska tbo paragraph
ic pilgrim would bo likely to fold bis
wings In Atlanta.
Tbo Georgian Is right. Before
the legislature quits It should
band out a package to the Pull
man Company. Not only should
the rates bo lowered befwoon
Georgia points, but tbe uppor
berth should be cheaper than the
lower, and hliniilil not lie put
down unloSB thoro Is actual uso
for It Tills Is one legislation
against which no ono will kick
excel ‘ the Pullman Company, and
their kick won't count.—Amorlcus
Tlracs-Itecordcr.
This Is another reform which Is sim
ply doforred. Romo wasn't built In n
day, and a perfect system of railroad
regulation must come by degrees.
Wbllo Georgia would go prohi
bition without tho aid of Tbo At
lanta Georgian, wo aro glad to
h&vo Its help and to number at
leaat ono Atlanta—Georgia—dally
on the dry side. Tho fact that it
Is the spectacle of a dally paper
working for prohibition probably
accounts tor tbo wonderful praise
shown It by Its readers not ex
tended to scores of Georgia week
lies that wore working for state
prohibition a long tlmo before
Tbo Georgian was known.—Shell-
man, Ga., Sun.
And tho object of this paragraph,
neighbor, li to giro you both publicity
and tho pralso you richly deserve.
Tbo Atlanta Georgian contin
ues to modestly decline to admit
its entire responsibility for tho
prohibition law, but It has now
gone from two to three-column
displays, and from minion to
black face, to publish the letter*
that Insist that The Georgian's Is
tho glory.—Savannah New*.
Each of these comments, esteemed
contemporary, contained some pun
gent paragraph on the prohibition
cause. Tbe mention of The Georgian
was purely Incidental.
Finding that Bryan. Taft, For-
aker, Fairbanks. Knox, Cortelyou
and Colonel John Temple Graves
are being mentioned as possible
presidential candidate!, Mr.
Roosevelt la said to be strenu
ously preparing his speech of ac
ceptance.—Chattanooga Star.
Yes^and Taft spoke It at Columbus,
Ohio, Monday night.
THREE COUNTIES
TO REPORT TAX
Bartow, Burke and McIntosh coun
ties an the only missing ones for 1907,
and they an expected to reach the
comptroller general's office before this
week Is ended.
The returns from 1J7 counties re
ported Monday give a net increase of
136,935,276. Since then the following
counties, showing gains, have report
ed: Hart, 346.279; Crisp. 1260.570;
IVayne, 2116.694: Decatur, 6C67.19C;
Haralson. 6111,264; Dougherty, 6515,-
741. adding to the grand total 51.966.-
698. This brings tbe Increase up to
K* 931.918. Tbe three misting coun
ties will probably bring ttie flhsl total
up to near 829.609.000.
This will not fall very short of tbe
increase of 1400 over 1905. when It
was 641,179,066.
TAFT IN ROOSEVELT’S MANTLE.
William Henry Taft, literally wrapped In tho mantlo of Theodore
Roosovclt, strides Into tbo presidential arena and flings down the gage
of battlo to Fairbanks, Foraker and Philander Knox.
No ordinary mantlo would cover tho ponderous shoulders of tho Sec
retary of War, but It must bo remembered that tho garment of Theo
dore Roosevelt Is a water-proof mado of rubber and already practiced In
stretching to cover the Joint shoulders of Roosevelt and Bryan and war
ranted to Includo tbe Democratic party.
In this amlablo and comprehensive coat Secretary Taft makes his
best bow to the voters of Ohio and the republic.
It can not be questioned that tho cabinet officer and legatee of tho
Strenuous, looms largo upon tbo horizon of possibility and will make
a strong and hopeful race.
Ho Is in fact the third strongest man whom tho Republican party
might present to tho suffrage of the country.
First, of course, nnd foremost always Is tho Invincible president, whoso
candidacy would be equivalent to nn election. Next is tho governor of
New York, who while nominally a Republican, holds himself under no
obligation to tho Republican party, and enjoys next to Mr. Roosevelt
himself, the highest and broadest prestige of achievement—the man
who has actually dono something nnd done It bravely and effectively.
Hughes Is a great flguro tn the republic of today.
As tho editor of Tho Georgian wroto from Ohio, tbe weakness of
Taft Is In the suspicion of his own apathy toward tho presidential race.
It Is hard to beat It out of the heads of tho people that he la running
to obllgo tho president, and would rather be at something else. Then,
too, the big Secretary lacks the ring of mighty earnestness which has
given wings and vitality to the Roosevelt speech and action. Secretary
Taft Is too amiable, too likable, too easy to lead a great earnest host of
citizens toward relief and reform against powerful and selfish opposi
tion.
For all that the Secretary has planted himself on strong ground,
much of which Is as Democratic as It Is Republican.
Few Democratic platforms have gone further than the Taft speech
In those great matters of railway regulation, personal punishment
of criminal trust magnates, and an Income or Inheritance tax. To outdo
tbo force and popular vigor of thodo utterances tbo next Democratic plat
form would need to assert a radicalism that would alarm tho country.
The Taft speech Is as extreme as the Hoarst propaganda of sovon
years ago. In fact It la almost the exact Hearst propaganda of soven
years ago, denounced In terror and Indignation then, and now applauded
as a wise and conservative expression of tho temper of the times—an
other great convert to the vast campaign of agitation which tbo great
Democratic editor has so persistently led.
Secretary Taft has learned from his chieftain,-tho president, how to
stesl DtAnocratlc thunder, and his latest depredation on our party pre
serves will leave us somewhat barren of now and striking Issues on
which to go before tbe people.
In fact the Taft speech makes It more thin ever desirable that the
Democratlo convention shall precede the Republican, and that the Dem
ocratic national platform shall go In advance before the people, to that
the Republican utterance homing later shall come as a mere echo and
imitation aa It la sure to be.
Tbe declaration, of tho War Secretary for a prudent revision of the
tariff Is also a step toward that Democracy which Is permeating tho
THE TOCCOA INSTITUTE FOR MOUNTAIN YOUTH.
Mr. E. P. Simpson, the genuine and practical, philanthropist of Toe-
coa, without waiting for outside rich men to co-operate with his great
donation, has gone ahead with the forces of his own environment and Is
seeking to raise among his own people the $50,000 needed to convert his
beautiful Haddock Inn into a great school for the mountain boys and
girls. Mr. James M. Rogers, of Athens, has charge of the work. It Is
worthy of all noble co-operation.
ATLANTA WOMAN WRITES
OF OLD ORCHARD FIRE;
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE
Mr. and Mrs. Davis
Were in One of the
Big Hotels.
From Old Orchard,, Maine, the scene of
the great Are of last Wednesday, comes a
letter from Mrs. W, P. Davis, of 534 South
Pryor street, who was one of tbe hotel
guests who had a narrow escape from the
flames, ns wns announced In The Georgian
several days ago.
ml Mrs. Davis, with Rev. and Mrs.
R. A. Forrest, were tbe Atlantans In tbe
party. They were In attendance upon
the convention of tho Christian and Mis
sionary Alliance, nnd bad stayed to en-
Joy the 'beauties of the seaside resort. Mrs.
Davis writes graphically of the great Are
and the scenes which followed It. Here Is
her letter:
To the Editor of The Georgian:
We trust that you will be Interested In
nn account of tho great Are of last night
from tho pen of an eye-witness, nn At
lantan nnd subscriber to your esteemed pa
per, who, with a*party of friends, has
been spending sonic days In thin beautiful
place.
The Aro wns started about 7:30 p. m.
by tbe overturning of a small lamp In on
annex of Hotel Emerson, one of the largest
hotels on the l>each.
The (lames spread rapidly, communicat
ing themselves to the adjoining buildings,
all of wood with shingle roofs, and In an
Incredibly short spaco of time several
large hotels nnd a number of cottages
nd shops were ablaze.
There Is only one Are engine In the place,
and some minutes elapsed before a stream
of water was turned on tbe flames. Ry
this time they had made great headway,
leaping across the street and railroad, Ig
niting hotels and shops on 1>oth sides, in
response to calls for help, apparatus ar
rival speedily from Blddeford, but the Dro
mon were hampered for some time by. Ina-
^’llty to connect with hydrants having old-
ishloned couplings.
During this wait a strong southwest
wind fanned the flames until, for as the
eye could reach eastward, nothing was to
bo seen but n groat wnll of fire.
Guests from all the hotels began pour
ing Into the streets, dragging their trunks
nnd suit cases, nnd great bundles of cloth*
and beach, some watching the Arc. others
innking every effort to get their belongings
a place of safety.
rchants carrying their wares out of tho
shops, venders of fruits nnd curios hur
rying by. wagons loaded with trunks keep-
nnd children, terror-stricken, hastening to
the hillsides or benalk overhead tho great
jeloud of smoke and pylug embers thicken-
country. It will not do to say that this is mere protestation and Is not I"fJelung 1> *f C th* tyimjit 'of'fuliy 'w'acroi
set {or fulflllment, In vlow of tho fact that tho Roosevelt uttorances
havo also contained these suggestions which were nover redeemed In
legislation. ,
For there are few well-informed people who do not know that tho
president Is a gonulne revisionist, and has only been held In check by
tho Urgent protest of bis party leaders during the present administration.
But Taft In tho president’s mantlo! He sounds llko tho president
Ho talks llko tho president, but can he persuade his peoplo that It Is the
real Roosevelt behind the words?
It Is not yet beyond tho possibilities that when tho time comes Fair
banks and Foraker and Philander K nox—and Taft himself—may bo
trampled under foot by a mad atompedo toward the lighter nnd door In
the White House.
THE PUBLIC INTEREST REQUIRES DELIBERATE CONSID
ERATION.
Tho contention of The Georgian with respect to tho now contract
tiotweon tho city and tho Dell Tolephono Company has implied no reflec
tion upon the Integrity of tho city council and tho aldermanlc board.
Neither of these bodies could bo supposed to bo thoroughly Informed
as to tho condition of the Telophono Company tn Atlanta nor with Its
financial relations with other municipalities. That Information belongs to
expert knowlodgo. and It Is not necessarily a reflection upon tho local
law-makers that they did not havo It.
The railway commission In dealing with railroads Is constantly handi
capped by the fluent and perfectly Informed railroad expert whoso fund
of Information has overwhelmed tho commission's most logical positions.
To such a disadvantage hat this superiority of Information reduced the
commission that It was finally compelled to omploy an expert of Its own
who could answer and refute tho otherwise Invincible array of tho rail
way expert's figures and contentions.
And so with tho local legislature. In dealing with a great complex
corporation like tho Roll Telephone Company they ore placed at a vast
* disadvantage In tho discussion of rates, conditions and contracts. Ulti
mately the city council may be forced to do ns tho railway commission
has done, and to employ an expert who will be able to point out the Dell
Company’s conditions, capacities, expenses. Income, etc., and to make
known Its arrangements with other cities beside our own.
But It Is no reflection upon tho local law-makers that they did not
posaeas tho expert knowledge which enabled them to deal on equal terms
of Information with the Bell Company. The Georgian came Into posses
sion of It In a perfectly legitimate way and turn used It not to dictate,
but to offer aa Information to the council dealing with a great and Im
portant municipal matter. a
- And tmtanwhllo there Is nothing to bo risked or lost In reopening tho
Issue with the Bell Company. Tho point to be gained Is time for deliber
ation and additional facts.
Surely no man can think that after tho light ot publicity has been
flashed upon conditions tho Bell Company would think ot trying to mako
a better trade for themselves than they have offered.
So that there 1* no reason In tbo world consistent with public interest
why this very Important matter should not bo held up for timely deliber
ation and new Information.
The interest of the city clearly demands It, and no one can suffer by
tbe delay.
We trust the Board ot Aldermen will refer the matter to tho council
for further consideration.
JUDGE BRAND AND THE WHISKY DRUMMERS.
Judge Charles Brand of tho Western Circuit Is taking hold of the pro
hibition question with hit accustomed vigor and directness.
At the Jackson superior court sitting at Commerco last week. Judge
Brand In his charge to the grand jury called the attention of the people
to the passage of the Hardman prohibition law and took occasion to com
ment upon the bill and commend It In the highest terms. Judge Brand
also put all “whisky drummers" for non-resident liquor dealers on notice
If any of them wore convicted In his court after tho Hardman prohibition
law goes Into effect on January 1st, 1908, of soliciting orders for whisky
In this circuit, he Intends to send all such whisky drummers straight to
tbe chain-gang without giving them an importunity to pay a fine at all.
It Is on such straight lines as these that prohibition Is going to pro
hibit in Georgia. .»* .
crackling or tho flame* of rally 60 ncrco
of building* burning at once, mode a econo
never to Tie forgotten.
The station of the ltostnn and Mnlnc rail,
rond, In which are tho offices of the West'
ern Union telegraph nnd Ion* distance
'phono, Is covered with slate and corruitntod
Iron. This roof, with tho aartrss wind,
prevented Its being limited, nnd thus snYccl
the stiops nnd cottages on tho other sido,
nml tho great old orchard hotel, hack of
thorn, tho only large hotel now standing.
Tho Hotel Emerson was on* of the Inst
to go. nml with It wont part of tho great
POLICE BOARD RACE
INTERESJSLEAGUES
Prohibition Forces Expect
to Take Hand in Election
of Right Men:
Tho Georgia State Anti-Saloon League
and the Toung Men's Prohibition
League are not resting Blnce the pass
age of the prohibition bill and the elec
tlon of council. They are casting their
eyes over the field In the race for po
lice commission, and taking no little
Interest In the personnel of the new
board, which has under direct control
tbo enforcement of the law In the city
of Atlanta.
The Young Men’s Prohibition League
met Monday night and discussed the
outlook informally, but adopted no res
olutions.
"We snail Indorse three men for the
three places on the police board," b|M
Secretary Cornet, after the meeting,
"and before doing that we shall investi
gate carefully and pick the tnen who
will enforce the law."
Tho anti-saloon league has made no
move as yet In the police board- matter,
but Is Interested In watching the en
tries for the race. Tho state organ!*
zatlon Is planning a movement which
will extend to every city and county
town In tho state, looking toward a
comprilgn for law enforcement Ir. Miu
con the work Is well under way, and
the approaching city race there Is feel
ing the Influence of the strong Macon
league.
"we shall organize In every city and
county town,” said Secretary J. B.
Richards, Tuesday. "In Savannah the
campaign Is well under way. I shall go
to Columbus In a few days to look over
tho field there.”
Tho locker tax on clubs Is attracting
tho attention of the league. Secretary
Richards states that he Is . Informed
that In a number of cities the civic
authorities will place a high or prohlb
itlve license upon such clubs. This
may bo done by the Atlanta council,
and It Is stated on good authority that
Savannah will throw restrictions
around the use of intoxicants in clubs
which will prove a more effective bar
rier than the state tax.
A TEXAS TOWN.
steadily for some time. The bent
wns nlinost overpowering, but tbo bravo
flretnen concentrated all v their effort In
confining the lire to tnls building, and
when, after a
midst of all the excitement and
be heat of order prevailed, nml
there la only one known loan of
Are to tnia imuuing, ana
when, after a hard struggle, they succeed*
ed. a greet algh of relief and thanksgiving
went up from every boafrt, for nil knew
that tbe great conflagration would Boon
Eight of the very large hotels nnd scores
of cottages, covering an area of nearly 100
sera*. lay In ruins.
Hail the wind changed to the northeast no
hnmnn agency could bare an veil the l>eautl*
ful hotels and cottages which line the other
end of tho beach, aud those of ns staying
there felt a great load lifted from pur
henrta when, nl midnight, we realised that
the Are was at last under control, lhe
scene on the beach at that hour was be*
yond accurate description. Fully 5,000 per
sons, old nnd young, rich and poor, were
there, huddled together In groups, on trunks
and boxes, tome guarding showcases and
tables filled “ —
few articles v. ....
from the burning home; many wrapped In
blankets caught up as they rushed from
the hotels; all without shelter, trying to
make themselves comfortablo to spenu the
night under the open sky.
The tide was at very lov
sand bench, almost as lew. — - -—, —
forded ample room for nil.
Thousands of others kept watch on the
hillsides, some slept on verandas nnd large
open cellars on the bedding thrown out
from the hotels.
In the n *
terror the
thus far tl
life, although there were many narrow es
dawn comes very early here, and by
4 *J0 tbe weary vigil was ended, in a few
boars all were supplied with some aort of
breakfast. .....
Every outgoing train was crowded to Its
utmost capacity, and the Incoming ones
brought hundreds from tbe surrounding
towns.
Honrenlr hunters were out early and spent
hours scratching among the ruins for some*
2SV * * as mementoes. Many
— — weir quest as Ho scorch
their shoes and clothing among the smok
Ing embers. . . , _ _ .
The postoffice was crowded with those
trying to relieve the anxiety of distant
friends. The strike among telegrapher*
mnde the sending of telegrams exceedingly
difficult, and only those who had the pa*
tlence to stand In line, indefinitely. Bent
their messages by long-dlsiance phone.
At this writing all is quiet and ord(
but It will be long Ivefore business
traffic are moving In their accustomed
•channels. ' . . . ,
One can not help but feel that much of
the good order that was so marked Is due
to tbe fact that this Is a prohibition state.
Not once during our stay here have we
seen any person under the influence of
liquor, nor have we noticed one ragged,
"uagry-looklag child.
Ah k usual ot tires, there were many
funny incidents, One of the moat amusing
that wa saw was that of a well-dressed
woman walking along the beach In com-
vlth aome friends, seemingly uncou-
thst she was clutching tightly In one
the corner of a large ►boot which
trailed on the wet sand behind her.
Old Orchard H moat beautifully situated
on the shore of Hnco Day, nnd Ua« been for
many years not only the most popular nnd
best known beach on the const of Maine,
but one of the most famous In tbe entire
^TheTjeach Is the longest ami widest solid
sand bench on the Now England coast.
Much of the early history of Maine had
Its beginning In this vicinity. At Old Or*
Chari stands the town hall, a * modern
Structure, with a commodious auditorium,
a free public library nn<r offices of the mu
nicipal department.
In the Tloinlty are four churches, and a
tabernacle for general services. A beaut I-
ul grove Is tiffed for holiday camp meet-
ngn. sail for years Old Orchard has been
renowned for these services. The t’hrlatinn
ami Missionary Alliance, which has a large
membership lu Atlanta, las Just closed a
most SBrreasfst convention here, at which
over sixty-two tliousuud dollars was tub*
To tho Editor of The Georgian:
I hnvo often said that Texas was a great
state. If not the greatest In the Unton. It
has such a unique and magnificent way of
bringing things to pass, nnd so on. Rut
being only an obscure woman. I feel rather
timid about addressing directly the editor
of Tho Houston I’ost, thotigh I know he Is
Just nice and chivalrous enough for any*
thing, so I thought I would nsk Tho
Georgian to lay aside Its dglnlty for a mo
ment, nnd ascertain If the following list o
news Is. as tho children say, "really and
truly true;”
It Is said that In a certain Texas town nil
of the doctors went owny one summer to
attend a medical convention, nnd nfter*
wards take a much-needed vacation. They
were absent about two months, nnd on
thslr retain t
had recovered,
the nurses had opt—.
the cemetery had been cat up Into balld*
!S S
wagon,
_ ben paint-
blooming rail nml sobl^ns^n circus
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
(From The Chicago News.)
Get a move on you, then keep going.
trouble, ere enongh to
keep Ite month shut.
Tell * women nbout * year nfter mnr.
rlage that ,hi> might hnvo done better end
•he will not deoj It.
Fast frlrnd, should be ,Iew to disagree.
here and Cattery
If Jonah had bs.
tlon he ccrtnlnly would
Perhaps yon
■NnaMl
age.
1 bark to the Iron
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WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOR. o
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O Dear Mr. Editor: O
O I wish I was able to take your O
O valuable paper, but while not able. O
O I thank God for your clean paper O
O and your fearless stand for prohi- O
O bttlnn, nnd that you' do so with- O
O out fear or favor. God bless you 0
O and your whole force. The peo- a
O pie will stand by you to the end. O
*“ Yours for a clean, pure Georgia. 0
nEV. RUFUS B. ROSS. O
Atkinson, Ga. 0
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scribed for mission.
There Is a natural beauty anil charm
ateint the place which, i-cupled wllh the
ho-pltnltty of its people, will tempt nil wim
visit here to come nentn. Very sincerely
"ir«. M Its. tV. P. DAVI8.
Old Orchard, Maine, Aug. Id.
IS COMING HOI
President of the Farmers’
Union is Rapidly Re
covering.
President Charles S. Darrett, of the Na
tional Farmers’ Union, Is rapidly recover
ing from th«* attack of malarial fever
with which In* was sUJrkpn in Arkansan,
ami will return to Georgia next week if
ho continues to Improve. la answer to a
telegram, Mr. Bnrrett 1ms written tho fob
lowfnj ‘ “
his
Temple ’Graves, Atlanta’, Ga.—My Dear
Friend: I am Just In receipt of your valued
telegram, for whlrh accent my tlmnks. I
am glad to say inv condition Is much Im
proved at this time. I have hud no fever
for two days passed, nnd I am mending os
fast ns could be expected.
I contemplate starting home the last of
next week If I Improve. Will leave here
on Thursday morning next for home, and
will get to Atlanta Friday morning. Ben
L. Griffin, the Arkansas secretary, will be
with me for a few days' stay In Georgia.
Your friend as ever, with good wishes,
C. S. BARRETT.
Convenience
Of the Savings Account
Many persons keep their mon
ey here as a permanent Invest
ment because the risk of loaning
to Individuals Is avoided. A, an
Investment, you can compute the
net returns accurately. Small
amounts may be added at any
time. A savings account offers
a profitable means to realize on
funds that are Idle, awaiting In
vestment. You may withdraw a
part or the entire amount at any
time. With a determination to
save, you are always welcomed
here, whether you wish to start
with one dollar or one thousand
dollars. The Interest la com
pounded twice yearly In our Sav-
-lngs Department at 4 per cent.
MADDOX-RUCKER
BANKING CO.
THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS
A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure
beautiful woman, at Saratoga. She
tacked by a foreigner (Dr. Carl Mueller),
the latter demanding that she surrender to
him "a bit of nnper nnd a stone." He
claims he has toe missing fragment and
nounces lhe sudden death of Reginald’s
father. Frank Is made exemtnr «>f the pm
tnte. Reginald Is charged with forgery, and
calls upon Frank to save him from arrest.
A mnfd rushes into the room nnd tells Reg
inald Ids wife Is ilfiiil mnl that In* Is charg
ed with her murder. Frank nnd Reginald
leave the house by a secret passage nnd
reach the Braeehrhlge country home on
Long Island. They embark In an airship.
Reginald Is sent to France. Frank learns
that the physician who attended Reginald’s
wife resembles Dr. Mueller. IIo hires a
farm In Ohio rn-ur tho plueo where this
tor lives. Sylvia Thurston, pretty daughter
of a Judge lu Ohio, is brought Into the story.
Dt Mueller falls In lovo with her. He seems
a painter.
Sylvia. Dr. Mueller nnd a girl
ill "The
abroad.
friend visit “Ths Hollow," aa old house,
sold to be hsnntsd.
llnsll Thurston makes violent loro to Syl
via. lie tells her he knows she loves him
nnd Is only kept from snytng no by fenr of
tier brother. Itnymond. Basil makes threats
agnlnst Itnymond. v
Itnall Is almost persuaded to go to Colo
rado and seek Ills fortune In the mines. Ho
turns to drink In his distress over bis un
successful love nffnlr, nnd his sister, ltosc,
pleads with him to reform,
llosll does not reform. While In tho field
hears Dr. Mueller gs;
llnsll meets the girl
him. She Is frighten*
fuses. While trying to eseapo from llnsll
she runs Into tho arms of Hr. Mueller. She
consents to marry tho doctor.
CHAPTER XXXIII (Concluded.)
There was a faint moisture In Mrs.
Thurston’s blue eyes as she thus spoko
of her son. But for Raymond's fre
quent remittances, as she well know,
tho domestic affairs at Monrcombe
would often havo been very disagreea
bly circumstanced, and Sylvia rfould
have lin.l t-> content herself with one
new gown In a Bcason. Instead of the
two or three thnt her brother's gener
ous gifts supplied.
Rest and Quiet.
Sylvia did not come down to dinner
that night. Her headache had become
so bad that sho was forced to go to
bed. and when her mother went to her
room Just before dinner sho found Syl.
via so 111 that she had not tho heart
to ply her with questions.
"Please do not send me anything to
eat, mbther,” Sylvia snbl, In a faint
voice. "I may take a cup of tea Inter.
Just now I need only rest and quiet.”
Mrs. Thurston took the hint and went
down stairs to tho dining room. A mo.
ment later there was a tapping of An
gers at the door of Sylvia's bed room
uml Until Pritchard stole almost noise-
lossly Into the room.
"Can I do anything for yon, SylvInT
I am so sorry your head feels bad,"
Ruth said, as she stood by the bed,
her black eyes fixed mournfully and
questlonlngly on her loved young foster
sister's pale face, dimly revealed In tho
light of tho shaded lamp placed on a
table near. /
"No, Ruth: please leave me to my
self now. If I want you later, I will
ring for you,”
Ruth Pritchard withdrew os quietly
i she had entered the room, in the
lobby outside she paused for a moment,
her lips rigidly compressed, her dark
brows drawn together In stern thought.
'And yet she has accepted* Dr. Muel.
. Ruth said to herself, for the judge
in his triumphant elation, had told his
big piece of news to Ruth, half nn
hour before, as he met her on the stairs
on his way to his wife’s room. “I
Can not understand It. She looks
wretchedly unhappy. Oh, I wish
wish Raymond was at home! This
marriage must not take place, and If
Raymond was hero something tells me
that he would put a—stop to 1L"
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Vanished Love.
Sylvia did not appear it breakfast
on the following morning, and when
Monica Peard rode her wheel over to
Moorcombe at 12 o'clock, she ran up
stairs to Sylvia's room. Sylvia was
dressing as Monica entered. She was
very pale, and It was evident from the
haggard, weary look of her eyes that
she bad slept but little during the
night. *
"Oli, Monica! I am so glad you’ve
come. I was Just thinking of you. Ton
are tho only one I can tnlk to—with
all my heart in my words. Mother I,
a gem. I know; but somehow I never
can altogether—well, you understand
what I mean, don’t you?”
"Of course I do, child. Most daugh
ters feel exactly like that with moit
mothers,” Monica said, in her reassur
ing, matter-of-fact way. as she kissed
Sylvia, nnd then crossed the room and
deposited her plump person Into an
armchair by the window. “And now
tell mo everything, please, and at once*
I've heard a skeleton of the news*
but I want thd dry.bones clothed and
vivified forthwith."
So Sylvia, as she brushed her hair
began to pour forth her story, and
long ero it was finished sho had cast
aside the brushes and thrown herself
on the floor beside Monica’s chair, rest
ing her head upon her friend's knees,
ns Monlca'B arm stolo about her neck
and remained there.
"I must say I thoroughly approve of
your decision, Sylvia: thoroughly:
Basil Thurston has acted In a cowardly,
childish, unpardonable way. I feel
happy at the thought that you will
havo nothing more to do with him.
He Is behaving scandalously of late.
Ask any one about here and you will
hear enough—and too much, I am sorry
to say.”
Sylvia sighed, and for a moment or
two sho said nothing.
"And yet, Monloa, I do believe I must
havo boon In lovo with Basil,” she said
then, almost in a whisper.
“No such thing, child. It was merely
a romantic fancy, owing to old asso
ciations and companionship of years,
Carl Mueller Is an extremely attractive
man, clever, cultured and entertaining,
and he Is genuinely In love with you.
Raymond, I am quite sure, will be de
lighted to hear tho news. And you
know very well ho never would have
consented to tho other arrangement.
Monlca'B visit had the effect of a
burst of sunshine upon the shadows
thnt still lingered at Moorcombe: and
cheered by her words, Sylvia had a
long tnlk with her mother Just before
luncheon, and Mrs. Thurston felt
greatly reassured.
Hasty Plans.
"I will write to Raymond today and
tell him the news,” she said. "By
ths way, Sylvia, Dr. Mueller. It seems,
wishes for the marriage to take place
next month. He told your father last
evening that he Intended to urge you
to consent to this.”
"Next month! And this Is the last
day of September, mother. Ob, that
Is altogether out of the question. And,
besides, Raymond cannot get back until
November."
"That Is exactly what I said to your
father last night. \V.cll, Carl will he
over this afternoon, of course, so you
can explain to him that his wish In
this way is Impracticable. Besides,
your trousseau never could be ready
so soon.”
Carl Mueller presented himself nt
4 o’clock. He was beaming with trluin.
phant happiness. The afternoon wns
glorious and ho begged Sylvia to come
out of doors for a stroll tn tho grounds
of Moorcombe.
"It Is so much pleasanter and easier
to talk when one Is not shut in with
bricks and mortar,” he said, as they left
the house and he drew tbe girl’s little
hand upon his arm. “And I have no
much to say to you this afternoon, dar
ling. Let us stroll away toward ths
wood."
As they talked they moved almost
unconsciously nearer and nearer to the
painting room. And presently they
paused, for Carl Mueller was urging s
certain request with a passionate
eagerness In his voice nnd face, and
Sylvia had made It sufficiently plain to
him that she could not grant It.
“Apart from any other consideration.
I never could be realty so soon, fart,
sho sold,- her eyes cast shyly down
ward. "You do not, I daresay, under
stand these matters; but If y°» “J 11
mother she will explain some of tne
difficulties nnd delays entailed In tho
terrible task of fitting out a bride for
such an occasion."
A Fiance’s Piss.
Sylvia laughed rather nervously as
•he spoke, nnd almost as the light
words passed her lips the thought oc
curred to her that she never could hats
spoken thus freely on such a subject
to—well, to Basil Thurston.
Continued In Tomorrow's Georgian.
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