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6 .THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23. WOT. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ' (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon. (Except 8unday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At 25 West Alabama St, Atlanta, Ga. Subscription Rates: One Tear Wx Months Three Months One Month 7JJ By Carrier, Per Week J0 Telephones connecting all depart ment*. Long distance terminal*. Smith A Thompson, adrertlstng rep resentatives for all territory outside of CMeago Office Triban. Batldlsf New York Office Branewlck Bid*. If you here ear trouble getting TUB GEORGIAN AND NEWS, telephone the circulation department and hare mealed. Telephone#: main; Atlanta MOL It la daalrabla that all eommnnlea- tlon. Intended for publication In TIIB GEORGIAN AND NEWS be limited to 100 words In length. It Is Imoeretire that they be alined, at an evidence of good faith. Rejected mannecrlpta will not bo returned unlete ntampa arc lent for the purpose. TUB GEORGIAN AND NEWS print* no unclean or objectlonahlo adrertla- In*. Neither doe. It print whlahy nr any liquor ad*. 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,