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.THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23. WOT.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
' (AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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OUR PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN
AND NEWS atanda for Atlanta', own-
In* It* own *a, and electric light
plant,, aa It now owoa It* water
work. Other dries do tbit and *et
gas low aa <0 cent*, with a proflt
to the city. Thla ahonld b# done at
ooee. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS
bellerei that If atreet railway, can be
operated incceaafnlly by European
cities. aa they are. there la no good
reneon wby they ean not be to oper,
ated here. But we do not beHere this
ran be dona now, and It may be aome
year* before w* are ready for eo Id*
an nndertnklnc. Still Atlanta ahould
•at Ita face In that direction NOW,
Last week we re-publlabed one
of Mr. Graven' moat striking lead
ers.
That the brilliant editor of Tbe
Georgian should express himself
generously concerning Mr. Wat
son, la natural enough, for Mr.
Graves' loyalty la of the kind that
stands all tests, and la never more
conspicuous than when aome
storm of abuse and misrepresen
tation Is beating upon the head of
hiB friend.
Mr. Graves knows how tho
event proved the coirecthess of
the position taken by himself and
other friends of Mr. Watson In
189$, when they warned the Bry-
anltes that they would. In defeat,
pay the penalty for breach of
faith. It they set aside the St.
Louis compromise, and tried to
snatch for Bryan and Bewail a
prize that was meant for Bryan
and Watson.
Now the sur.i and substance of
Mr. Graves' editorial of last week
is this:
''Don’t let us make, In 1908, tho
same mistakes that gave McKin
ley the presidency In 1896.”
The Democratic mistake of 1896
should never be repeated. It was a
folly of rank partisanship which has
happily faded from our politics. But
ft is also a torch of experience by
which we should walk In the future.
The communication on this page to
day Is one of several requests that
have come to The Georgian asking
public attention to the Inconvenience
and discomfort entailed upon the
school children of Atlanta In the rule
or custom which requires them to pur
chase all their school books In a sin
gle day. It tg comparatively a small
matter, but U It Involve* the con
vcnlenco and labor of so many cbll
dren and salespeople, and If there Is
no real reason for tho condensation of
tho purchase Into a single day, wo
think the board of education upon the
reading of the complaint may most
likely altar the arrangement and In
crease the time.
Tom Watson's speech at Warronton
Thursday was one of the ablest and
most convincing he has ever made. It
was a masterly arraignment of the
Republican tariff, a plea for civic In
dependence, for easy money and for
Individual liberty. The brilliant Geor
gian la at the zenith of his powers.
But then how can you beat a man
who *1* recognized as the "most suc
cessful match-makar of his genera-
tlon?” Travel with Taft and you will
come home engaged.
Will tbe taffy of Taft tempt the
South to travel with the O. O. P.
Read the answer in the stars.
FITZGERALD DRIVING CLUB
PREPARING FOR RACE MEET
•psctsl to The Georgian. “
Fitzgerald, Ga., Aur. 21.—The regu
lar semi-monthly meet of the local
Driving Association waa held at the
driving park yesterday and aoine really
good speed events pulled off. Prepa
rations are being mad, for a big race
meet In tbe fail for all this section of
the Wire Grass. There la a string of
about twenty racer* wned In thla city
alone.
Sold Incumbered Mule.
Special to Tha Georgian.
Guinea villa, Oa., Aug. 21—Colman
Kanaday. a young man. who aold A. A.
Hope, a local stable man, a mule and
buggy on which he had given a retain
title note, has been arrested and placed
In White county Jail. He sold the mule
to Hope about two week* ago, left the
«nmty and waa not heard of until last
Batuitlay. when he waa neen In Gaines
ville by on# of tha Hope boys.
THE MAYOR—FBOM MEMPHIS I
His honor, the Mayor, makes answer to The Georgian In a far cry
(by telephone, presumably) from Memphis.
And the voice Is the voice of mayoralty, but the handwriting Is like
unto that of the genial and rubicund Irishman who presides over his
honor's publlo utterances, and bla mall.
There Is no wholesale destruction wrought by the executive broad
side—from Memphis by telephone. It is a, mild a mannered fulmtnatlon
aa ever rattled In a can.
The Georgian Is charged with ''Inaccuracies,'' which is a term both
ladylike and kind.
Let us see wbat these Inaccuracies are. Says the Mayor—from
Memphis:
''The front-page writer says that two members of a Joint
committee of eight recommended that the Southern Bell fran
chise be passed. Tbe facts are that seven members made this
recommendation. Why the eighth did not sign It, I do not hap-
' pen to know; but I do know that he did not submit a minority
, report”
The Mayor—from Mempbla—sends only half facts—all the facts he
knew. The real facts are these: Councilman Terrell and Hancock held
a session of the joint committee, the one furnishing the presiding officer,
and the other furnishing the audience or council. They passed upon this
matter of tbe Bell Company franchise. Then they carried It out as a
paper and secured the signatures of seven of the eight members of the
committee. It Is generally an easy thing to do this. No reflection upon
Councllmen Terrell or Hancock. They had a right to do what they did.
We coniine ourselves to a question of their good Judgment,, and of the
facts sent by the mayor—from Memphis.
But again says the Mayor—by or through tha Rubicund:
Tho writer say* that tbe telephone company asked for a
franchise on Edgewood avenue. Another inaccuracy. That 1*
not true.
So, io.. A mere matter of term*. The franchise was asked for
from tho new Auburn avenue station of the telephone company leading
'into Edgewood avenue, where the company already has a dnet.
We really don't care to press tho matter of the Mayor's ‘‘Junket.”
We trust be will enjoy It—that he will enjoy all of them—as we are
sure be did the recent eztended pleasure trip to Jaipestown and the
New York Zoo.
Atlanta 1* a pretty safe town; and so long as we have good council
man and good cttlsens, and good newspapers to watch out for the big
leaks, and to hold up the big contracts which Involve the city's money,
why we can manage to get along—even If the Mayor Is In Memphis.
Provided always that the Genial and Rubicund does not stray far
from his solid bnao.
THE STRIKE TOUCHES THE COTTON INTEREST.
Houston, Texas, August 23.—If the telegraph companies have
won tho strike and have all the operators they need, they ought
to And out something about tho situation In Texas and not turn
down applicants for Jobs until they have relieved the situation
here. The dear public In Texas Is getting tbe worst of 1t. The
people of Texas are becoming tired of tho boasting of tho com
panies that the strike Is over and they do not need operators.
They hnvo listened to this from day to day without grumbling,
but with, the cotton season at hand and business forced to a
standstill because of no telegraph facilities, the joke has been
carried far enough. Right now tho small towns aro without tele
graph service at all, and while the long distance telephone Is
being used, there are not enough wires to accommodate tUp
calls thy are registered from day to day.—Prom The New Or
leans TlmeB-DemocraL *
This dispatch Is from Houston, Texas, a great cotton center, to The
New Orleans Tlmes-Democrat, published Id one of the great cotton dis
tributing ports of the world.
It Is sufficiently serious to enlist attention everywhere.
Texas raises nearly one-third of the entire cotton crop of the United
States. Its Interest Is colossal In the Imperial staple, and through Incon
venience and lost In Texas comes Inconvenience and loss to the cotton
people of tbe country. When Interests so vast as these are being Im
perilled by the wrangle between a common carrier of Information, and
Its employees. It ts high time that the general public should rise up and
assert Its vital part In the controversy.
It Is the great public at last that bears tbe brunt of lpss and incon
venience In strlfo like this, and public opinion should now be brought to
bear upon Its settlement
It Is all very well for the*companies to assert that they haTe plenty
of operators and are bound to win, and for the strikers on the other
hand to assort that they have tho situation tied up and victory assured.
But a waiting and suffering public havo both eyes open to tho facts,
and when a report of suffering like this comes from a great center of tho
greatest Industry of the country, and when messages sent to Interior
points aro all reealved "subject to Indefinite delay,” the publlo simply
knows that things nro not all right, and that some ' force or Influence
should bo brought to btor upon a situation which Involves tho business
jntoreats of the oountry.
Tho utilities bill of (he lost legislature as soon as It Is signed by tho
governor, puts telegraph and telephone companies, as well as street rail
ways and all power plants, under the control of tho state railway commis
sion. This fact may furnlBh in Georgia at least a tribunal before which
disputed Issues may be tried and settled, and we commend It to tho
public.
And for the general Issue, which concerns the entire country, we
think the time has now come when both the companies and their opera
tors should Invoke that fair and. equitable arbitration which will conserve
Justice to both contesting parties and to tho public which la Infinitely
greater than both of them combined.
When tho strike reaches the vitals of commerce and agriculture tho
great public can no longer contemplate It with equanimity and divide Ita
good wishes between tbe wrangling contestants.
We understand that one party to tha division Is willing to arbitrate.
It la high time to persuade both parties to this opinion.
Tho Houston dispatch Is a distinct and far-reaching call to arbi
tration.
TWO RISING YOUNG GEORGIANS.
It has from the beginning been one of tbe pleasures of Tho Georgian
to pick out In the fields of education, religion, business and politics, tbe
strong and promising young men of the time, and to lend them the In
fluence of Its columns In the encouragement of their laudable ambitions
and In the advancement of their well-merited honor and repute.
There Is a goodly company of these aplondtd young men whose ad
mirable progress along noble lines we have been happy to chronicle and
praise.
Today we add two others to the list.
Down yonder In the Broughton Tabernacle supplying the summer
pulpit In the absence of the pastor, there Is a young Baptist preacher
who In the combined force of purpose. Industry and sheer talent. Is forg
ing hU way fast to'tho front rank of the young men of his great denomi
nation. During the present absence of Dr. Broughton, Caleb A. Ridley
has been tilling his pulpit and preaching to tho largest vacation congzega-
tlons that the Tabernacle has ever known. He Is a young man Just post
30 years of age, a Georgian by adoption and at present the pastor of a
church In Live Oak, Florida, whose membership be has Increased by 321
names during a single year, and whose church expenditures within the same
time have been raised to the generous sum of 626,000. He Is secretary
of the Live Oak tloard of Trade, staff correspondent of The Manufactur
ers' Record, and is referred to by leading men of hla town as "the man
who does more for Live Oak and Suwannee county than Rny other dozett
men. In It.” He Is a preacher of unusual power and eloquence, an author
of increasing repute, and one of the popular lecturers upon the Ameri
can Lyceum. The amount of work he does is prodigious, and yet he does
SHERIFF DIES OF WOUND;
NEGRO STILL AT LARGE.
Cairo, Ga., Aug. 22—Sheriff D. W.
Tyu*. of Grady county. I» dead as a re.
suit of pistol shot wqunda inflicted
Monday afternoon by a negro, Charley
Williams, upon whom Mr. Tyua was
about to serve a misdemeanor warrant.
The negro so far has made good his
escape. The people of Cairo and vi
cinity have offered 1100 reward for hit
arrest. _
TWO COLUMBUS WOMEN
ARE CALLED BY DEATH
(•pedal to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 28—Miss Jane
Hoyle, aged (4 years, died at the home
of her niece, Mr*. R. R. McFarland In
thla city yesterday. The funeral took
place today, the Interment being In
Girard.
Mrs. Catherine Cleaveland. aged 86,
a pioneer settler of Stewart county,
died at the home of her son yesterday
afternoon. She was a member of one
of the oldest families In Georgia.
it easily, steadily, brilliantly, finding time for rare good comradeship and
a leadership In outdoor sports.
Best of all be is an earnest, consecrated young man with lofty pur
pose and Ideals toward which he Is nobly and diligently moving.
As Caleb Ridley closes his summer service with the Broughton Tab
ernacle on Sunday evening ho will be warmly assured that his convinc
ing eloquence, his sterling piety and his splendid spirit have won for
him In Georgia's capital admiring and loving friends who will add their
cordial good wishes to their confident prophecies of hla noble and useful
future.
a a •
The other day at Indian Springs, enjoying with his family a brief
rest from a strenuous life, The Georgian came Into fellowship with one
of the Indefatigable and remarkable personalities of the state. He, too.
Is a young Baptist minister, but he Is more than that. He Is ap editor,
a reformer, a patriot, a publicist and a militant man of affairs. It Is
doubtful If there Is a man in Georgia who does so many things and does
them with his might, diligently and effecUyely, as E. C. J. Dickens, of
Vldalla. Let us see. He Is the pastor of four Baptist churches and
preaches forcefully and acceptably In all of them. He Is the editor and
publisher of three newspapers, The Vldalla Advance, The Stlllmore Lead
er, and The Georgia Baptist, and has built them up from nothing to suc
cessful, self-sustaining and Influential journals. He is secretary ot the
board of trustees of the Vienna Baptist Institute, and member of the board
of trustees of the First Congressional District Agricultural School, and
gives wise and good service to each of these Institutions. He has a Joy
In his pulpits, he rejoices In his newspapers, and he Is vigorous and ef
fective In all his works. In politics he is a reformer, and was one of the
earliest and ablest of the prohibition champions of south Georgia. He is
manly, cordial, kindly, but aggressive and definite In conviction. If he
does not tax his nervous energies beyond tbe limit In bis generous and
strenuous life, this remarkable young man Is destined to be an even
larger and more potential factor In the moral, political and Industrial Ilfo
of south Georgia.
, Ridley and Dickens are plus men. They make the necessity and the
roopi for other live and vital men about them.
ARMY-NAVY ORDRES
—AND—
MOVEMENTS OP VESSELS
Washington. Aug. 25.—Cnptnln Brooke
Payne, third flel^ artillery, from Fort Mon-
roe to Fort Sam Houston. First Lieuten
ant Hubert II. Lewis, from count artillery
corps to sixth Held artillery. Fort Klley;
First Lieutenant Wyatt O. Selkirk, ifom
Hold artillery to Klghty-elghth const artil
lery corps, Mntiftflohr,
Naval Order*.
Hoar Admiral C. II. Davis. detached Ala
bama, home; Captain T. B. Howard, de
tached Olympia, home, to await orders.
Isteiitennnt Commander F. 1L Schofield, de
tached navy department, to command sup
ply. Lieutenant Commander W. W. Gil
mer, detached Illinois, home.
Lieutenant Commander ('. Webster, re
tired, additional duty ns aid to Hear Ad
miral P. F. Harrington, retired, senior mem
ber Jutuestown exposition board, Norfolk,
rice Lieutenant C. II. Woodward to naval
provlug ground, ludlnn Head.
Lieutenant F. S. Itorschffeh. detached Ma
rietta to Tennessee. Lieutenants It. E.
Stafford nnd W. F. Sticker, detached Ala
bama, home. .Lieutenant G. Chase, to bu-
home.
Movement of Veeeele.
Arrived—August 21, Mayflower. Worden
jid Hopkins, at Oyster Bay; Sterling at
Hampton Itoade; Hannibal at Lamberts
Point. August 22, Dolphin at Norfolk; Prai
rie at Hampton Bonds; Galveston at Tong
Ku.
Sailed—August 20, Saturn from La Union
for Snn Francisco via Acapulco; August
21, Connecticut, Louisiana, Kansas and Ver
mont from Hampton Bonus for n cruise ofT
eupes of the Chesapeake; Washington from
Newport for navy yard. New lork; Aro-
thusa from navy yard, New York, for
Iona Island; Worden nnd Hopkins, from
Oyster Bay for Newport; Iroquois from
Midway Island for Honolulu; Bucket nnd
Dolphin from Washington for Norfolk;
Sterling and Hannibal ' from Lambert*
Point for Hampton Hoads. August 22, West
Virginia, Colorado, Maryland nnd Pennsyl
vania from Yokohama for Honolulu; Scor
pion from Sao Juan for Boston.
ALABAMA RATE CASE
READYFBRHEARING
Will Be Called in Federal
Courts Saturday by
Judge Jones.
TO CHANGE ROUTE
OF NEW RAILROAD
Special to The Georgian.
Washington. Ga., Aug. 21.—A largely
attended meeting of citizens of Wash
ington was held Wednesday afternoon
at the court house In the Interest of
the Savannah, Augusta and Northern
railroad, which Is projected to be built
through this section. Cecil C. Gabbett,
who Is connected with the new enter
prise, was at the meeting. He said that
the project has ample financial back
ing nnd will certainly be constructed.
A statement was made that thd origi
nal plans of building via Athens have
been abandoned and the road will be
built to Washington and from this city
the route will take a northerly direc
tion In order to touch Elberton, Ga.
Washington will occupy a position on
the line midway between Chattanooga
and Savannah, and It Is very probable
that a short line will be constructed
from this point to Augusta, Ga. The
requisite *75,000 will be raised by the
citizens Of Washington and Wilkes
county. There Is a movement on foot
now which Is being engineered by tbe
Washington. Business Association to
sqcure the shops of the Savannah, Au
gusta and Northern.
Prompt
Attention.
AH matters turned over to
this bank receive prompt atten
tion. Our systematic methods
enable us to give every patron
the best service; not even the
smallest details are overlooked.
As much care and attention Is
given to minor matters as to
those of grdator Importance.
This Insures satisfaction to our
customers.
Business from Individuals who
demand a superior bank service
Is earnestly solicited. The de
sirability of our location Is also
a feature that should appeal to
those who consider accessibility
almost as Important as service,
when' It comes to choosing a
bank.
MADD0X-RUCKER
BANKING CO.
THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS
A Thrilling $tory ofMystery and Adventure
3YNOPSI8.
Frank (the hero) and Reginald Brncehrldge
(cou»1uh) meet Mine. Vera Slavlnaky, a
Beautiful woman, at Sforntogn. Bbe Is at
tacked by a foreigner (Dr. Carl Mueller),
the latter demanding that she surrender to
him "a bit of paper nnd a atone." lie
claims he has the missing fragment and
that “the others were then in the hotel."
that
JEjii
with nermlslson to open it when ho
the right time has come. A telegram an
nounces the sudden death of Reginald's
father. Frank Is made executor of tbe es
tate. Reginald la charged with forgery, nnd
calls upon Frank to save him from arrest.
A maid rushes luto the room and tells Reg
inald his wife is dead and that be la charg
ed with her murder. Frank and Reginald
leave the bouse by n secret passage and
reach the Brncehrldge country home on
Lour Island. They embark In an airship.
Reginald Is sent to France. Frank learns
that the physician who attended Reglnnld'i
wife resembles Dr. Mueller. He hires n
farm 1u Ohio near the place where this doc
tor Jives. By)via Thurston, pretty daughter
of a Judge In Ohio, Is (trough t Into tho story.
I)r. Mueller falls In love with her. Ho seems
Special to The Georglnn.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 23.—Govern
or Comer does not look for any radical
change In the railroad rate litigation
and the threatened clash between the
Federal court and the state courts, and
he Is now preparing to take a much
needed rest at Atlantic City, The gov
ernor is still confident the railroads,
which are now refusing to put Into
effect the state rate laws, but have re
sorted to Federal Injunction, will come
In at a later day, because he says
they will see that the laws are fair
and Just and that now It Is only a
question of giving them a fair test.
Governor Comer has told those rail
roads which havo not yet accepted tho
state laws that they must do so by Oc
tober 1, if not he Will call tb# legisll*' uucu, iiiiuuukii bu«» lens nun sne wiiiuca
ture in session to pass other laws which her brother, Raymond, who Is In Europe,
to know her brother, a painter, who reside*
abroad. Sylvia. Dr. Mueller and a girl
friend visit “The Hollow," an old house,
said to lie haunted.
Basil Thurston makes violent lore to Ryl-
Ia. He tells her he know* she loves him
ad Is only kept from saying so by fear ol
her brother. Raymond. Basil makes threats
against Raymond.
Basil It almost persuaded to go to Colo
rado and seek his fortune In the mines. He
turns to drink In bis distress over bis un
successful love affair, and hla sister. Rose,
pleads with him to reform.
Basil does not reform. While In the field
one day he hears Dr. Mueller making love
to Sylvia. Basil meets the girl ana begs
her to wed blin. She Is frightened and re
fuses. While trying to escupe from Basil
she runs into the arms of Dr. Mueller. She
consents to marry the doctor.
Dr. Mueller urges Sylvia to marry him
at once, although she tells him she wishes
they would have to put Into effect. On 1 to J*« P*25f?nt at* the ceremony. /
the other hand. Judge Thomas G. Jones 1! telL , ?^ h K? rf , w ¥Z , iM T '5
of the United States court says the - *? d - J'"' 11 Thurston, declares. In n
state's nttorneys, that Is, solicitors and
associate solicitors, who do not obey
A CONVENIENCE TO.THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDRE
Will you or. con you cx|iTnln why It I*
that the hoard of education shows tho
thousands of nubile school children In this
city such'n short length of time In which
to hny their hooks before tho opening of
the schools? If you could sec these chil
dren crowded luto the few hook stores try
lug to get waited on hy tho few snlespeo
pie In these stores you would oimreclote tbi
Inconvenience nnd discomfort of the plan.
These children nre required to purchnse
these hooks In one day's time. Why enn t
the Imard of education arrange this matter,
" ■ ' least three day* to get randy
... _„_.jln# of the dlffe
It would be « great help. fi_.
dren and store people if this inntter could
ie arranged so as to give them more time.
Kindly help tho children, liiuthers. father*
and tho store people In this,limber
Atlanta, On., Ang. 23.
A Sl'HHCIUHEIt.
NICE COMPLIMENT PAID
ONE OF GEORGIAN'S BOYS
Mr. Fred Terry, formerly of Charlotte, hut
now of Atlanta, Is here on business. Mr.
Terry wns known In newspaper circles here
as the best lluotyplst In the city, tie ma
nipulates s machine In The Atlanta Geor
gian office, John Temple Graves' paper, and
It Is needles* to any Sc la otic of the high-
LEGISLATION MAY CHECK
BUILDING OF NEW ROADS
Rpectnl to The Georglnn.
Amerlcus, Ga., Aug. 2J.—It ha* been
rumored here that the Western and
Gulf ronlroad, that hod been surveyed
from Amerlcus to Ilawklnsvllle, would
not be built on account of the attitude
of the public and erate officials toward
the railroads. This rumor, while not
founded, has spread quite a great deal.
It Is also stated that the electric
Interturban railway project had been
called off or would be for the same
reason. This road was to connect Al
bany and Macon through Amerlcus.
COURT HOUSE FIGHT ENDS
WITH APPROVAL OF ACT
Rperlst to The Georgian.
Ocllla, Oa., Aug. 23.—Probably the
last chapter was written In the Ocllla-
Irwlnvllle court house fight when, on
Wednesday, the county officials moved
their offlees to Ocllla. Ar, the legisla
ture passed the act only last Saturday,
and It was approved hy the governor
on Monday. It will be seen that no time
was. lost In changing the county site.
An election was held on June 12 and
Ocllla won by a very large majority.
The election was contested by Irwtn-
vllle and the contest tried before the
secretary of state.
SEVEN NEGROES LOSE LEGS
WHILE SEATED TOGETHER.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Ml**.. Aug. 23.—Seven ne
groes had their legs cut off by a train
at Kingsley yesterday. A car on ex
tra work had been set on a siding Just
In time to allow the regular north
bound passenger train to pass. The
car was stopped too close to the main
track. Seven negroes Were sitting In
the car door when the train passed,
and the legs of all of them were cut
off. One died and physicians say at
least three more will die. Three of
them have a fighting chance to recover,
but will be legless through lift.
the orders of the court and attempt to
have Indicted those employees of the
railroads who have not put In the state
rates, he will have Indicted by the
grand jury which Is now In session.
On Saturday, August 24, Judgt Jones
will take up the petition of the Louis
ville and Nashville railroad, which asks
for an Injunction against the various
stato officers to keep them from en
forcing the state laws In reference to
railroad rates. The answer of the so
licitors and aherlfts have been filed,
The answers were all the same, being
prepared by the attorneys represent,
ing Governor Comer. These answers
deny the right of Judge Jones to grant
an Injunction against criminal proceed.
Inga under the constitution of the
United States. This seems to be the
main point of discussion and the fight
Is expected to be made along ^hls line.
ROSWELL COMPLAINS
OF THE SOUTHERN RY.
Failure of the Southern Railway to
furnish adequate accommodations on
Its branch line from Chamblee to Ros
well, though many complaints hkve
been filed with the railroad authori
ties, has resulted In Mayor R. G. Broad-
well, of Roswell, bringing hi*
to the rallrAad commission.
RUNAWAY MAN
FOUND AT LUNCH
While B. G. Whitehead, of Mthla Springe,
wns being taken from the terminal station
Thursday by hla brother, A. L. Whitehead,
to bo examined for a mental trouble, he
suddenly broke-loose from hla brother nnd
ran down Mltcflell street.
The move wn* so sudden that the de-
mooted man hml gained considerable ad
vantage before hla brother realised the sit
uation. Before he could catch up with the
fleeing man, however, lie had vanished.
The polio* were nftftfled nnd the tnnn
AT THE THEATERS j
mill—WHIHIK
At the Casino,
The bill at the Casino was changed
Thursday night from "At Atlantic City"
to “Two Old Cronies,” and a large
audience was An hand to witness the
first presentation of the latter comedy.
Somehow the company does not show
to quite the advantage in this as In
the first play, but there Is still quite
enough healthy fun. good music and
dancing to please the patron# of any
summer theater. The slngtng of Miss
Shannon is the decided feature of the
new bill. "Two J3ld Cronies" will be
put on for the remainder of the week,
week.
Pastime Theater.
Amateur night at the Pastime the
ater, In Peachtree street. Is always pro
vocative of a good laugh. The acts
are original, the performers new and
the evening .one of undisputed origi
nality. Friday this amateur night takes
place, and there la a treat In store for
those who love vaudeville In Its orig
inal conception. There will be songs,
dances and Impersonations galore.
In addition to the amateur acts,
there will be a full program by the
professional performers who have held
down the boards for a week.
Earl Hlgley and Miss Snow In “A
Rehearsal" have an act that la as
bright aa a new dollar. Carl and Carl
In a new comedy sketch bring the bill
to a close.
. .-lares,
letter to Hylrlu, that he will prevent her
marriage at any cost.
Ilnytnond Thurston return,, heme ynex.
the temporary
CHAPTER XXXVII.
A Disappearance.
Arm In arm brother and. sister
crossed the fields to the cliffs. Sylvia
had taken Raymond's arm almost un
consciously; she had always' been In
the habit ot doing so during their tong
beach rambles of by-gone years.
"I was really delighted to hear your
good news. Sylvia,” he said. 'That
Is, after the preliminary pangs of
Jealousy, which I couldn't quite con
quer, were overcome.”
And Raymond laughed lightly as
he drew her arm closer In fils and
looked down Into Sylvia's radiant face.
“Jealousy, Raymond—of what or of
whom 7” ...
Sylvia paused and looked at him as
If she did not understand the words.
“Oh, well, I've got over the feeling,
you know: but Just at first 1 did feel
a bit out In tho cold and desolate, as
I tried to realise that you were passing
out of my keeping, so to speak, and
Into another fellow's forevermore.”
"Raymond, how little you know of
me after all. Well, If you don't under
stand me better than that at this epoch
of our long acquaintance It Is useless
for me to try to open your eyes,
fear.”
"Yes, I think I do understand you,
Sylvia, and I don't think I need
Jealous of nnyone.
"But, seriously speaking,” he went on
quickly, ns If to cover the tudden emo
tlon of his later words. “I tun great
ly relieved at your finally getting free
from Basil Thurston's meshes. I al
ways felt uneasy on that particular
matter, Sylvia. Well, I need have no
further fears now, thank Heaven! You
cannot Imagine what a comfort I find
In the thought.”
Sylvia sighed and for a moment or
two ah* said nothing.
"But you may not care for Dr. Muel
ler.”
'Why doesn’t he appear? Where ex.
actly did your bracelet fall, Sylvia?"
Raymond wai now looking down over
the cliff to the beach below.'
’Exactly down there, Raymond. The
bracelet is not there now; so Carl must
have secured It and Is probably climb
ing the steep path up the cliff. He
will be at the top presently.”
They waited almost In silence for ten
minutes or so, but there wns no sign of
Mueller.
The Search.
•This Is very odd; t cannot under
stand It,” Sylvia said, with a puzzled
frown. "Surely, surely, he cannot have
met with any accident?"
"I will go down and have a look
around, Sylvia. I know the path welL
Perhaps he did not. We shall see."
Raymond accordingly descended the
tortuous way and whistled and called,
but all in vain. Cart Mueller and the
bracelet had vanished as effectually aa
If the lake had swallowed them up.
"There's not a trace of him down
there,” Raymond announced, as, flushed
and breathless, he reappeared at the
summit ot the cliff. "How do you ac
count for this, Sylvia?"
Brother and altser stared at each
other blankly. Sylvia, having ho posal-
ble explanation to offer, was silent.
"He must have gone along the beach
to the cove. Just below the grounds ot
The Hollow," Raymond suggested at
last, "although It seem* very strange
that he would act like this."
“Well, If so, he win follow us to
Moorcombe. no doubt," Sylvia said,
with a slight access of color. "I am
very much annoyed with CarL And I
shall tell him so. Com*. Raymond, let
us get back to Moorcombe at once. You
must be tired and hungry, too. after
your Journey. It was very selfish ot
me not to think of this before.”
"And you won’t wait any longer for
Mueller, then?” Raymond asked, with
a mischievous twinkle In his blue eyes.
"Certainly not—not one-halt of a sec
ond. I cannot account for this occur
rence."
Sylvia was puzzled and angry. It
was the first time Mueller had ever
treated her like- this. It particularly
annoyed and humiliated her that Ray
mond should be aware of such an In
cident before he had ever seen Dr.
Mueller.
"Why, here comes Ruth, I declare!”
Raymond exclaimed auddenly, as they
entered the Moorcombe grounds. "8he
was out somewhere when I arrived at
home.”
A Deep Mystery.
Ruth Pritchard was hastening for
ward os quickly as her lameness would
permit, a bright smile of welcome light
ing up her face.
“You were one of the first I asked
for when I arrived at home," said Ray.
mond.
“So Mr. .Thurston told me, Ray
mond.”
"Ruth Is terribly altered, Sylvia,”
Raymond said, when after a few min
utes' conversation with Ruth, brother
and sister passed on.
'I am sorry you say that. I’ve often
wished to consult Dr. Peard, but she
always objected so vehemently that I
really bad not the courage to perelst.”
"Well, I think you should persist,
Sylvia, and the sooner the better, too!
Why, I could not have believed that
the girl could have altered so much In
so short a time. If I were you, Sylvia,
I should tell Dr. Peard about her and
ask him to coma over to see her some
day this week.”
"I will take your advice, Raymond.
I am only eorry I did not attend to this
matter months ago,” Sylvia said.
they entered the front hall of
Moorcombe.
Mrs. Thurston had ordered dinner an
hoar earlier than usual on Raymond's
account, and she had directed, as a
matter of course, that a place should be
laid for Dr. Mueller. She was greatly
surprised, however, when Sylvia and
Raymond nppcarctl In the drawing
room without him.
Sylvia explained as well as she could
the Incident of the bracelet and of
Moeller's disappearance. The judge and
hts wife listened In growing surprise.
“Begad, this Is one of the queerest
things I've heard of for a long time,"
Godfrey Thurston said, "If he had
met with an accident you would have
seen him somewhere on the beach,
Raymond, and If he didn't, why on
earth did he vanish In thy mysterious
fashion, knowing that you were waiting
for him, my dear"
. And he glanced at Sylvia, who, how
ever, was unable to supply any clew to
the puzzle. Mrs. Thurston delayed din
ner for a short time, but there was
no sign of Dr. Mueller. His absence
seemed to cast a little shadow over the
small party assembled, and even Ray
mond’s lively talk did not quite suc
ceed In relieving the embarrassment of
the occasion.
"And I waa looking forward to a
really delightful evening," Mra, Thurs
ton sold, In an undertone to Sylvia,
while Raymond was giving his father
some account ot his life in Spain.
About half an hour after dinner,
when Mrs. Thurston and her daughter
sat In the drawing room together, while
Raymond and the Judge smoked their
cigars orer the dining room fire, a
servant entered with a fetter for Sylvia
which had Just been brought by a mes
senger from The Hollow.
"An explanation of the mystery,"
Mrs. Thurston murmured as Sylvia
opened the envelope and drew out the
letter within.
Thus It ran:'
My Own Dearest—Just a few lines
to explain my extraordinary disap
pearance thla afternoon. I fear you
must have been greatly puzsled at the
time, and, Indeed, no wonder.
On my way down the cliff path I
missed my footing and In the effort to
recover It I succeeded In giving my left
foot a nasty twist, which, however,
I did not feel for a minute or two.
I got down to the beach after this and
secured your bracelet; but when as
cending the path t% the top the pain
of the foot became excruciating, and
I found It Impossible to lean upon It
* ir any support.
Rather Queer.
I managed to reach the top ot the
cliff, however, and then I caught a
glimpse of you and a stranger whom
1 had no doubt was your brother Ray
mond, but not wishing him to meet me
for the first time under such embar
rassing circumstances I crawled over
to a nook In the cliffs.
When you both moved away I man
aged to get home with great difficulty
and a good deal of pain; but old Jaco
Pengeliey has come to my relief and
has "pulled” the foot to euch purpose
that the pain Is now considerably less,
and I am In hopes of being able to
come over to Moorcombe tomorrow.
I shall keep your bracelet until then,
dearest. I have placed It around my
own wrist, and there It shall remain
until I return it to you. Pray present
my apologies to your brother, Ray
mond. From the glimpse I obtained
of him this afternoon I know I shall
like him Immensely, and I sincerely
hope I shall be well enough to Join
your little circle tomorrow or next day
at latest.
I feel wretchedly lonely tonight. How
I long to be with you all at Moorcombe.
Good night, Sylvia, darling. Y° ur
own devoted CARI*
Continued in Tomorrow’s Georjian,