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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AM) NEWS. r THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, Preiident. Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At tS Writ Alabama St.. Atlanta. On. Subicription Ratoai one Tear .. HfJ ait Months J JJ One Month By Carrier. Per Week >• Telepbonea connecting all depart- tnenta. Long dtetaora terminals HI l U R I UUUI|I*UII, uutciiiaiHA utatlrea for all territory outsit ChitSe to Office Trlbnna Bnlldlnx !tew Tor* Office Bruntwlck Bldg. If ion hare any troolila getting TUB OEOBdlAN a..'H NEWS, telephone the circulation department and hare It promptly remeoled. Telephonea: Bell 4*27 main; Atlanta 440L It la dretrelile that all eommonlea. MO words In length. It la Imperative that they he aleued, ae an eridonce of good faith. Rejected mannecrlpla will not he returned uoleaa aumpa ore aent for the purpoee. TUB OEOBdlAN AND NEWS prtnla oo uncloan or objectlooabla advertis ing, Neither doon It prjnt whlaky or toy liquor tds. __ JEORGIAN NEW8 ntande for AUaata't own ing Ha own gaa' and aJKrlc light planta, aa It now owns Its water worke. Other cltlee do Ihle and get gia ae low as 60 cents, with a profit Ibif tH& oeoroiaSi^and^nbws aa they are, there la no good j» l yearn be for# _ we are.rendf for so After the first of January our Geor; gla banquets will develop wits t( not the drollest at least tho dryest In tho South. Forty Mormon missionaries have Invaded Indiana. Wo trust that James Whitcomb Riley will resist their elo quence. The cloud formation known aa “mares' tails" and "mackerel sky” are Invariably three miles high, and these are composed ot minute particles of Ice. When Mr. Billy Muldoon finishes the bracing up of Secretary Root, he might try his hand on tho backbone of several local statesmen of our ac quaintance. While It la well to have In view Uio pole for the baseball pennant. It might be wise not to set It up before the next week makes Its home run toward Saturday night. The decision of Judge Shelby In the railroads appealing for an injunction haa simply saved Governor Smith from the opportunity of defying the Federal court* even as Comer and Glenn. * Atlanta can always rely upon her mayors to produce a sensation when other sources of news run dry.—Augusta Chronicle. Does the esteemed Chronicle mean to -Insinuate that Atlanta mayors never go dry? The time will come when Council men Harman, Huddleston and Rob erta will have greater reason to be proud of their votes on the Bell Tele phone franchise than the eight coun- cllmen who voted its passage. Old Marse Henry remains, and he Is worthy ten thousand plants. —Houston Post. A terse tribute to a great editor. There are thousands to whom The Courier-Journal would lose Its charm If Henry Watterson were gone. In Belgium glria are expected to give five weeks out of each school year to learning housework. The girl Is required to know not only how to cook a dinner, but to clean up and care for a kitchen, do marketing, jvaah and Irotl. That was a fine and notable speech Mr. Hearst made at Jamestown. He never makes any other kind. But there arc scores of malicious skeptics who will believe that Brisbane wrote It for him. Mr. Hearst Is a far abler man than Brisbane was at his best. Ask The New Work World If he is not. A strange link with tho historic events of the past Is recalled by tho death, several days ago In California, of Col Roblnsop. On the night that President Lincoln was assassi nated It was Col Robinson who saved the life of William H. Seward, secretary of state, for which he re ceived the. thank* of the American people, through Congress, and was awarded a gold medal. The Atlanta Georgian says that the startling rumor that Uncle Joe Cannon spoke vociferously In North Carolina for states' rights and for letting the South deal with the negro, can only find Its explanation In a peculiar product for which the corn fields of North Carolina are becoming famous.— ‘-ake City Index. Uncle Joe has subsequently repellefi the Insinuation, and since we are all for prohibition now, we will let it go at—repudiation. ROOSEVELT MAY WIN AND REST BEFORE 1909. - “Mr. John Temple Graves, of Georgia, Is still Insisting In nls eloquent way that both great parties ought to concur In forc ing a renomlnatlon upon President Roosevelt The idea has much to commend it, but our permanent party mechanisms could hardly adjust themselves to the shock of such an innova tion. Meanwhile the demand for Mr. Roosevelt's renomlnatlon by hie own party Is a very clear and atrong one, with the out. spoken support of a good many leaders in their respective states. Undoubtedly Mr. Roosevelt means exactly what he has repeatedly said. But conditions might arise that would prove very embarrassing. Meanwhile the great fitness of Secretary Taft commends Itself to. the judgment of thoughtful men throughout the country. The candidacy of Speaker Cannon is kept prominent In Illinois, and so Is that of Senator Knox, In Pennsylvania- There Is no appearance of any organised move ment on behalf of Governor Hughes, of New York, and yet there Is a great deal of current talk about his availability as a candidate. Many friends of Mr. Cortelyou, secretary of tho treasury, are speaking of him as the most desirable map to ^brlng forward as a ‘dark horse' In case of a deadlocked conven tion. The situation viewed as a whole Is quite undeveloped. — Review of Reviews. The Review of Reviews docs not exactly state the position and at titude of The Georgian. The editor of The Georgian expressed at Chattanooga his honest conviction that It was the wise and great part of the Democratic party to Join with the rest of the country In asking Mr. Roosevelt to accept another term and to carry to a completion the great democratic fight he was so successfully waging against predatory wealth In behalf of the I^ople. We expressed there the conviction that while the Democratic party had great' men and great leaders In Its ranks—and none greater and nobler than Mr. Bryan—that there .was no man In the ranks of either party so well equipped In character, courage and ability. In experience, prestige and power. In knowledge of the machinery ot effective action, in tho prestige of victory, and In the fear ot the corporations as the presi dent after six years of office and his two years of battle with these co lossal forces. This was the conviction urged at Chattanooga, and subsequent is sues of The Georgian have elaborated the reasons for the faith that was In us. Within the last two months we have not been given to any insist ence upon the execution of the plan. The reason for this silence may not be out of place at this time. The whole basis ot the Chattanooga suggestion was the belief that there was no other man in the rank of cither party, save the president, who could fight and win this battle for the people. The burden of our desire was the triumph of the people In tho greatest battle of their eco nomic history, and we ware willing to sacrifice names and fetiches and shibboleths in order to follow the only man who could lead us to victory. We have been engaged of late In observing and studying the chang ing and advancing conditions which seom to make It possible that this great battle may possibly be vigorously fought and effectively won without going outside the party lines to find a leader. Mark you. wt^do not say just yet that this can be done, but condi tions have advanced so materially since Chattanooga, that loyalty and prudence suggest a suspension of opinion waiting the developments of the next few months. < If the fight of the people against predatory wealth can be fought and won by a Democratic leader, then evtfry Democrat would prefer to fol low his own to victory. , If It dovelops that this can not bo accomplished under this agency, therf the real and fearless Democracy which looks to tho triumph of real Democratic cause* and Is not slavishly tied to men and shadows, will be willing to follow the strenuous president to an absolutely essential victory. . But there has been a great wave of reform sweoplng the country. The people are awake and In the saddle everywhere. The governors of the states havo shown' a lion front to the corporations and fearlessly tested every law that looked to the superior rights of the people. The legislatures have enriched the statute hooks with laws set to the re straint of the selfish aggression of corporations. Fearless Judges have haled great offenders to justice and vindicated the majesty of law above the tyranny ot trusts. Above all, the temper of the times, the Incidents of expression, and tho popular elections In different states have demon strated to the Republic that tho vast and triumphant majority of the people are aroused and firmly resolved upon reform. Tho president's great fight has done much to bring about this result Mr. Bryan's elo quent propaganda through a period ot years has furthered It Mr. Ilearst's fearless and tireless battle through the columns ot his eight great newspapers has done as much or more than any othor cause to ele vate the people and to reduce the corporations to an appreciation of Justice. And the editor of The Georgian can not be begrudged the consolation that the Chattanooga speech, in Its effect upon the country, has done Its part In concentrating public opinion upon the Imminence and tho over shadowing importance of the great economic Issue of the day. The question now Is whether the might and the volume of the pub lic opinion which haa been created, backing the legislatures, the Judges and the executives, is not great enough to bring victory to any great lead er of either party who stands iA>st definitely for this reform. And whether after such a triumph at the polls this same majesty ot public opinion would not so powerfully sustain the victor In such a cause, as to render execution easier and success moro certain than It would have been six months ago. Vhls Is the question to which we are addressing an honest consid eration at the present time. i ' We do not underestimate the reactive genius and power of corpo rate wealth. We do not for a moment lose sight ot the tremendous stake which the corporations have In the Issue, and ot the tremendous effort which they are sure to make to regain their lost ground, and their for mer power and advantage. But the almost unparalleled scope and magnitude ot popular inter est and popular determination in these vast economic. Issues would seem to the fair observer to be too great to be overcome even by the power of organised money and brains. Every day seems to bring some new and valiant champion to the people and every day seems to multiply the forces that are fighting tor reform. It is a condition better and more promising than we could bare fore casted or believed possible in the earlier months of the year. It haa chauged the whole aspect of the battle and the entire status ot the peo ple's cause. What can wo do, then, wiser and better than to help and hope and wait upon the marching order of events? At the present rata of wonderful progress the president, before the close of his tsrm, may have won his fight and realized hla mission— and tamed hla rest. If so he can retire amid the grateful pAudits of hla countrymen and take bis splendid place In history, leaving a Democratic president In bis plade. We trust It may be so. But If the corporations should rally under the alindow of Congress and the Federal courts—If the battle thickens and the skies, bright with promise now. grow dark with apprehension under an eclipse of popular concern—then we are sure the president will be ready If we need him— and valiant with strength aa the day may demand. THE SOUTHERN BELL AND THE RAILROAD EXAMPLE. The Southern Bell Telephone Company has been heretofore esteemed a discreet and intelligent corporation. It has received light rebuke with exceeding amiability, and under mild protest has been prolific of eloquent promises of reform. , If tho' company now would vindicate its repute for wisdom it should make at this time and of its own volition those terms of Justice and equity with Atlanta which the people or the commission are ultimately and Inexorably certain to exact In the future. , The Bell Telephone Company has much to learn from the experience of the railroads. There Is more than one railroad president who has said, and Is say ing now, "How much wiser policy it would have been to liave met half way the Just demands ot the people long ago, and so sflved the worry and loss and bad feeling under which the people have been forced to win their inevitable victory!” If It was ah to do over It would have a different and a gentler his tory—this fight between the railroads and the people. There would have been kindness where there was Indifference, reason where there was rude rebuff, and concession where there was defladbe. If the Telephone Company Is wise it will read gnd study this history of the railroads and the people, and in the torchlight of the experience it will find a better and a wiser way to dfal with the problems they are grappling now.. One thing Is fixed in the status ot today and In the solid prophecy of tomorrow: The people have learned at last to know their rights, and they are fully and resolutely determined to maintain them. It may be slow. It may sometimes be halting and a bit uncertain, but this great mighty mass who give franchises and support enterprises, and enrich corporations, are Just humanly and ploddingly resolved that corpora tions mast pay a due and reciprocal tax for the privileges of enrichment given them, and that the people who give -so freely and support so amia bly must be served acceptably and recompensed fairly for what they give. • - ' —■ The people, too, are entitled to some reasonable profits upon the in vestment which they make of their own possessions of franchise and of money. . What a wise, fine stroke of policy it would be to recognize this great truth—and the justice of It—end to meet in a broad, generous spirit tho demands which the people so easily have it In their power to enforce! What a proper and pleasant relation it would establish between the people and the corporation! How It would banish suspicion, and disarm prejudice and develop confidence and charity and good will. Of course the prqfaent contest is not ended. The first round seems a trifle In favor of the corporation. It has frequently been so. But there are other days and other issues and other tribunals, and the lingering Impression that Atlanta has fared badly In the present trade Is not like ly to make the second round more considerate and kindly when it comes. There Is new force born to Georgia legislation, and a new power come to help tho people in the public utilities bill, and through this mighty and beneficent agency there are some grave abuses to be reme died and some serious Inequalities brought to judgment In the long run the corporations will find fairness and liberality and faithful service the winning policy both for today, and more especially for that tomorrow which is sure to come. I N upbuilding a city there is no more important factor | than conservative, yet progressive, banking—conservative in order that financial conditions may always be sound; • progressive in order that no deserving business enterprise, capable of contributing to the growth and prosperity of the city, may lack proper financial aid. This bank, which is conducted along these lines, is pleased to place at the disposal of its customers the facilities gained during twenty-seven years of continuous service and growth. MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO. THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure oinuroia. Frnnk (the hern) find ReRlnnld Bracebrldgc meet Mme. Vera Slnvlnsk; ECHOES OF GEORGIAN EDITORIALS To the Editor of The Georgian: In behalf of the weekly papers of tho state I wish to thank you for your ed itorial of Friday last. Your remarks were clearly and forci bly expressed and covered the ground most fully. I trust that you have care fully considered the matter In all of Its different bearings and that you are now ready to use the weight of your influ ence In favor of the weekly press. If a rule is promulgated by the Geor gia railroad commission or a law is passed by the general assembly of the state denying to tho newspapers the right of contract with the railroads, the papers that will be injured the most are the papers that con least afford to be hurt. I refer to tho small weeklies published ax points along the'line of roads not considered competitive. The Influential weeklies and all of the dallies can get all of the railroad advertising that they want at cash rates. This will not be the case of the small weekly—the very paper that ought to be fostered—If It Is published at a point on the line of a road not reached by another line. It will not suffice to say that the ralfr roads will be forced to advertise their schedules. This will not bring In piuch revenue and the papers will light for this small concession Just as they do now for the legal advertisements, and more harm would result than .the good to be obtained! All things being equal the.railroads would give the advertising to the paper having the largest circu lation and the small weekly would be cut. out. I believe that a large majority of tbe people of Georgia and many of our con scientious lawmakers are In favor of the newspapers retaining the right of contract, but I would feel much surer of the Anal result If the editor of The Atlanta Georgian would consent to give to the weekly papers the benefit of his voice and pen In the flgbt they are now. making for what they consider their Just due. I am quite sure that every member of the Georgia Weekly Press Associa tion already feels under many obliga tions to you for whnt you have writ ten and that tho editor of every weekly In the state will feel deeply grateful for what you may do In the future along the line indicated. With assurances of great esteem. I am, yours very truly, H. M. STANLEY. Dublin. Ga., Bept. 3. “THE ENEMY WITHIN THE GATES" To th* Editor of The Georgian: There was never a more timely edi torial than that In Saturday's Geor gian on "Eternal Vigilance." While we have enacted Into law an admirable measure, reorganizing the railroad commission, we must not think we can rest on our arms. As Senator Tillman said after the passage of the Hepburn bill, “It will accomplish touch. kill eka euk/tnlo mnat n.,e w.i t A alnnnl" heart but dulled by their pecuniary In terests—connected with us,* however, by social and business ties—until every protest against corporate * Influence seems ungracious and officious. _ It Is easy to war against foreign foes, but when the supporters of the enemy are within our very walls, it is only by the utmost vigilance we can escape his thralldom. The specious cry of conservatism and conciliation Is heard in the land, and even the Journals which have been most loyal to the people have some times welcomed any appearance of con cession from the corporations with al most as obsequious Joy as if It were a benefaction from a sovereign. Cer tainly as long as they are flying the black flag of piracy and defiance It is mockery to talk of peace. Shall we be lulled to sleep by the fear of driving away capital? Capital will always seek investment, and It will be a great gain when It takes tho Xorm of legitimate enterprise Instead of mo nopoly. The splendid future opening before the South will attract honest capital sufficient to build up our waste places, and It Is not necessary to li cense those who are tempted by our magnificent resources to undertake to exploit us. But In any event, God forbid that we should barter our dearly won heri tage of freedom for a mess of potage or lick the'chains that bind us in or der to feed on the crumbs that fall from corporation tables! Very respectfully, H. H. PERRY. Gainesville, September 2. WHAT M’KINLEY TRIED R008EVELT MAY DO. (The New York Bun.) mcHwiffi 1 tacked by a foreigner (Dt Carl, Mueller), the latter demanding that she surrender to him "a bit of paper mid a stone.* He claims he has the missing fragment niul that “the others were then lit the hotel. Frank rescues bpr and Is given n package with permlr.lson to open It when he thinks the right time bns come. A telegram an nounces the sudden den*b of Reginalds father. Frnnk Is made executor of tbe es tate. Reginald Is charged with forgery, nnd calls upon Frank to save hint from arrest. A maid rushes Into the room and tells Reg inald his wlfo Is dead and that be Is charg ed with her nlhrder. Frank and Reglunld leave the house by a secret passage nnd reach the .Uracehrldge country home oa • wuvu mr Dimruuuki! luuuu j uumv Long Island. They embark In nn airship. Reginald Is sent to France. Frank learns that the physlcinn who attended Reginald's wlfo resembles Dr. Mueller. lie hires u farm In Ohio near the place where this doc tor lives. Sylvia Thurston, pretty daughter „ueller falls In love with he;*. He set to kuow her brother, a pnhiter, who reside* abroad. 8ylvln. Dr. Mueller and a girl friend visit “The Hollow,” an old house, said to be bn tinted. via. He tells her he knows she loves nnd Is only kept from saying so by fear of her brother. Rnymond. Basil mnkes threats against Rnymoud. Basil is almost persuaded to go to Colo rado nnd seek Ills fortune In tbe mines. He turns to drink In his distress over bis UQ' successful love affair, and bis sister, Rose, pleads with him to refoun. Basil does not reform. While In the Held one day he hears Dr. Mueller making love to Sylvia. Basil meets the girl nnd l»egs her to wed him. 8he Is frightened nnd re fuses. While trying to escape from Basil She Dr. Mueller urges Sylvia to marry him at once, although she tells him she wishes her brother. Rnymoud, who Is in Europe, to be preseut nt the ceremony. Ruth Pritchard warns Sylvia against Dr. Mueller, and Bndll Thurston declargs. In n letter to Sylvln, thnt be will prevent/her marriage at nnjr cost. Raymond Thurston returns home unex pcctedly nnd Is greeted by his sister durlug the temporary absence of her linnet*. Mueller disappears In n most extraordi nary manner, but a letter from him to Syl via explains his obscure. v Sylvlg and her brother go for n walk nnd meet Basil, who quarrels with I mond. »• Basil, apparently Insane over the loss of Sylvia, makes ugly threats against Ray mond. When Sylvia and Raymond return home. Raymond flnds n mysterious letter on hla dresser. After the family retires, he gets out Into tbe stormy nlcht to keep uu engagement demanded In the letter. The following morning Ruth Prltchnrd Is found lb the woods near the Thnrston home, uncouscious. When she recovers conscious ness. her inlnd Is apparently unhinged with some horror. Raymond Thurston Is found In the stndlo, shot through the heart. Basil Is supcctcd of the murder of Ray mond. Hy:r?r.*s mind seems to- have been shattered by the tragedy. After Raymond Is burled Sylvln goes Into hysterics. Dr. Mueller endeavors to per- sunde the family to move to some other home. CHAPTER L. Where Was Basil? Sylvia Thurston had dropped In a dead faint upon tho floor, and there Monica Peard found her when she reached the Head of the stairs. 'Help me to carry her back to her own room, Martha,” Monica said, ns she stooped to lift, the unconscious girl in her .arms. Mrs. Thurston had now come up stairs in great agitation, and Carl Mueller stood behind her, gazing speechlessly upon Sylvia’s ghastly face and limp, death-like form. “Do not bo alarmed, Mrs. Thurston.” Monica said huriedly, as she moved slowly down the lobby with her bur den. “Sho will be better presently. Please go back to. the drawing room. I will come at once and tell you when >f n less authenticated but perhaps equally enthusiastic exponent of exaltation, the Hon. John Temple Graves. Naturally, be • ..... w ...v VHVV „„ 1. r i ,e *K 0 » ,, ch altitudes of eloquence Sylvia has recovered.” •• caused the whole surrounding nlr to gh© danced alrnlflcn blossom Into garlands. Mr. Taft Is a dla- summon pa son, uot a flute. Nevertheless the plain meaning of the declaration was Just the same and possibly more accessible to the or dinary uiinrelieiisioii. The achievement nearest to Theodore Roosevelt’s heart, more precious than the crash of constitutions nnd the wreck of peace, Is the dissolution of the Solid South. Ho doesn't expect to do it nil at once. Modesty treads hard upon his conquering heels, and temperance, wreathed in every but the people must not go to sleep! The situation Is this: The great cor porations, exercising special privileges granted by the people, have converted them Into onerous monopolies. Having the power to demand extortionate ~-****“• rate., they have had the money exact- ' f h T EatfonuTw ™. th. ttuHHo oommand tbo n , xm , fn Mr McKinley tho prophet flM moment. It. will not Inst uud Secretary laft la careful to refrain from promises, but Just now there Is reason to believe that tho president would rather add Ken- tucky, Tennessee or Georgln to hla “bag” than paralyse another corporation or usher In a poulc.' John Temple has told us so to the accompaniment of music. The sec retary of war repeats It In solemn nnd Im pressive terms. It would lie Interesting, hoivever, to know something about tlio basis of I’residcut Roosevelt s expectations. There was a time when many thousands of serious men, the representatives of Southern progress and re. habUltntion, looked kindly, eveu approving. jr. npon Republican policies as exemplified by William McKinley. They had emerged from the ruin wrought by the carpet bag regime nnd were beginning to reconstruct a then prostrate prosperity. In various partvof the so-called r ’soIld” section, tbe pioneers of Industry and enterprise bad r.enllsed the Importance to them of the ed from the public to command tho allegiance of thousands of adherents dependent upon them for a livelihood. In the words of Edmund Burke, "We have been corrupted by the treasures extracted from our own colters.” To acquire and hold the power to levy unlimited tribute and to evade Just taxation have been their two gredt altiis. To accomplish these they have gone Into politics, as a rule, from - - - — *■' — * . hngxn ‘ f hr» Maine to California. It has been the same story In every state. With the power to enrich or crush, with the opportunity to extend all sorts wholesome gospel, the nssurnnee of a sym pathetic reconciliation, a guarantee of their own self-respect lu adopting oud pursuing measures ot co-operntton. Had McKinley lived to tbe end of hla term the dream of n disintegrated 8outb-no less foudly cher ished In that section than nt the North— would have passed Into the procession of realities. But where Is the South’s tempts- Hon now to forswear Its ancient faith? The South Is nothing If not conservative. I poll Its political altars still burn the Urea of iiiu<-i«:.-q l.i.i.in. In lit.* linv. of it# ill#. tress anil hopelessness It h#a im n Ini astray by various pretenders nn.l Impoetora, of favors, they have often commercial ized the churche#. the Bar. the press, not to apeak of legislature*. converted entire communltlea Into worshipers of (raft and mammon, and built up a corporation arielocracy as exclusive aa the feudal arlatocracy of the middle mt«« Their great army of lobbylata, preaa political wlreworkers. merce- dlera are atlll with uu. and It wax well to caution the people aa to the ap proaching prlmarlca. For fhey study each county, control adroit politician* try every device and often deceive the "very elect." They have great atakea to play for the revenuea of an empire, and are not relaxing their hold wlth- ° U vvJ th.. their fri.nrU *" 1 ' 1 ektqttence. But huw does the president We must not forget that their ftfenda p r »tn~‘ to rentier l>U hope! In what part are legion, many of them good men at of th- youth will he l"-k for M.-r -.-ti 'ij hut dura are kou* never to return! The vupora of deeiulr havo been dlaperaed. The bright aun of courage nml neeumnee rldee the Himtbern aky. The Icnderi who Were attracted by William McKinley atlll leaiL The ohL accepted Inatltutlon. have anrvlveil, the time-honored atanilnnla of Anal.ittnxim rlrlllutlon have aurcenafully ilcneil tntafortnno niul illtwtitter. ... ,„ w South an claewbete In the realm of hiitnnn imturc there are lover# of the, .rrcnimua nml apoatlea of dtoordrr. The night rlilera. the lytirher#. the white enppera atlll prac tice violence nnd mlore Ita prophet. Then# • however, arc only uiirtier. of the hue trail They no more repreuent the Mouth the North. Thvo',!''."' Rpoaer ,, l> Inngn to dlalocnte the Holhl Month. John Temple Crave, hn# told n# . aril Taft ba» eertllh-. ... .. utent with weighty If porfnuetery nml lira- Bhe glanced nlgnlflcantly at Mueller aa ahe spoke, nnd he offered his arm to Mrs. Thurston and led her back to the room they had Just left. "Lay her flat on the floor, Miss Peard," Martha Jenner aaid, as they entered Sylvia'a room. "That's right. Now loosen her dresa and I’ll fetch aomo brandy." • It waa a prolonged atvoon, but at laat a struggled sigh escaped the un conscious girl's pale Bps. and the deathly look of her face began to alter a little as a faint color replaced the chalky pallor of her cheeks. Monica sat beside Sylvia on the floor, supporting her friend's head nnd shoulders with her nrm. "Leave us together now, please, Martha,*' Monica whispered presently. "But you can remain In the hall, and It I want you I will call at once.” Martha Jenner accordingly with drew, nnd after n minute or two she heard Sylvia's faint voice, then Mon ica Peard's soothing tones, then the sound of sobbing and some broken words from Sylvia: "Oh, Monica, I cannot live without him! Oh, I wish—I wish God would take me this moment!" Despair. "Poor thing! Poor Miss 8ylvln!" Martha Jenner said to herself, the tears coursing down her cheeks. "She will never be the same again. She was wrapped up heart and soul In her brother. She will never love a sweet heart aa ahe loved him. God help wrench them how can I attempt to asunder now?" « And what could Monica say In reply to such words as these? How could the conventional expressions of 8ym . pathy and consolation meet this ., ar . ticular case? So she wae silent for the most part; and as that dreary evening closed, Sylvia, utterly worn out exhausted, dropped ot last Into a unbroken slumber. Monica remained that nlgtu at Moorcombe, and slept „ n a cot In Sylvia's “Should she wake during the night I want to be near her." Monha -md to Mrs. Thurston. "Martha Jenne.- | 3 kindness Itself, but she does not •o..i» r . stand Sylvia as I do.” And all night long* Monica lav wide awake, listening to her friend’s regular breathing, and not until the first sun- rays of the October morning were stealing through the drawn window curtains did she drop Into a brief sleep She was aroused about an hour later by the entrance of Martha Jenner and Sylvia presently awoke, with a long sigh. "That sleep will be the saving of — ” Martha whispered to Monica her,” “But It would bo better for her to bo kept as quiet as possible todav, Mis, Peard. I think no one should see her but yourself—not even her father and mother." "I will see to that, If at all possible, Martha." “Joe Peters was saying Just now that the police Inspector would be like, ly to come today to put some questions to Miss Sylvia. Joe heard It In tho village this morning.” “Miss Sylvia can not possibly see tn» man. Martha; such a conversation would be of aerlou- Injury to her at present Absolute quiet is what sho wants—and-, what she shall have, if I can manage it” Monica said, with great determination In her plain, kindly face. And an through that day Monica Peard was stanch to her determination, and even Mrs. Thurston was made to understand that her visit to her daugh. tcr's room should be of the briefest du. ration, and that no distressing subjects should be mentioned. It was somewhat of a shock and dis appointment to Monica, therefore, when about 4 o’clock In the afternoon the old carriage from Redbrow drove up to Moorcombe, and a moment later Mar tha Jenner met Monica In the hall and said hurriedly: "Miss Sylvia was peeping through tho window Just now. and she saw Miss Letltla Thurston stepping out of the carriage, and she says she must sea her at once, as she has something very particular to say to her. Miss Peard." Monica went to Sylvia's room and endeavored to dissuade her from this purpose, but her entreaty was futile. There was a flush of excitement In Syl via’s face. 8he had thrown on her dressing gown, and was pacing nerv ously up and down her room aa sho spoke to Monica. “I would have gone myself to Bed- brow could I have managed It today, Monica. I must see Cousin Letty—and I must see her alone, too. Tell her to come- up to me, Monica—tell her to come quickly. I can not bear this su». pensel". With these strange words ringing In her ears. Monica Peard was forced to depart on her unwilling grrand. “Such a meeting will undo all that I've done. I fear for Sylvia," Monica thought, "But there Is no help for It now." Sylvia waited her old klnswortnan's appearance In a state bf growing agita tion; nnd when, nftei some ten min- her!" For the remainder of the day Mon ica Peard never left 8ylvia’s side. 8he encouraged the broken-hearted girl to ■peek Of Rnymoud. and she herself dwelt on the past happy days which she had spent here at Moorcombe with Raymond and Sylvia, and revived little Incidents of years before, and even fragments of Raymond's llght-henrted careless, happy talk. And as Sylvia listened. , her tears flowed freely at last, ami Ae was en abled tovgtand face to face with this great sorrow of her life, and to realize what it meant to her—now and through the dreary, lonely future still "I wish God would take me, Mon ica!" she said again and again. "It thin the Block Iloml. U.ra'hik?.,. »i| ™think what my life will the niilon labor ’>yni|Hiibisers" represent I** without Raymond. I am culm . - -— - pm calm enough now—nn you see—But I have not courage enough to face the future He wan everything' to me. Monica—he had a part In every thought of mine, every project, every memory, every an. ticlpatton. He was with 'in* all day of Miss room. Sylvia did not wait for a greet ing of any kind from her visitor, hut Plunged at once into the matter that harassed her heart and brain. "Hhsh, Cousin Letty! Say nothing to me of Raymond! 1 understand fully that you feel for me, and that iru# kindness haa hrnuiit you here now. But I can not talk ot my sorrow to you. The words would choke me." She paused for a second and drew a quick, gasping breath. She leaned closer to her old kinswoman, and her shaking Angers seized Alias Lctltla'i thin, shriveled hand. “Cousin Letty, look me straight In the face, and answer me a question— as you hope fof mercy! Where was Basil on the night of my brother's death?” Miss Letltla recoiled a little, with a startled exclamation. For a mo ment or two she stared at Sylvia, as If she thought tho girl's grief had af fected her reason. "Oh, Sylvia. Sylvia! you can not pos sibly mean that!’’ she said at last. "Surely, surely, my dear, you do not connect Basil in any way with poor Raymond’s terrible fate?” Continued in Tomorrow’s baorgian. TROUBLE MAKES FRIENDS. long—either In spirit or In reality- All jjg ~« r "lraiL* im Ilf© \vn* !r! , r^ov*n vri! 1 ! hi* -- f auu lines (TIip NnslivUlc BanneisV Trouble niul tho kindly consider)fl*” 1 which trouble often elicits bring out lK*st In human nature. The recent dto*' trous lire lu The Louisville Courier^.Joiiriuii Is n case In poiut. When Tbe C0Url‘ , r-J« ,ur * tml was temporarily turned out <>f the other newspapers. Including The l’"**b at once tendered their plants to their c*J n * temporary. It Is well known that >‘ r * Watterson and Mr. Knott have for u l"ti« time' l»een nt journnllstle dn*p*ra' P ol,,t *j atul that the hard things they have Ml'* of each other have nearly ©xhaaited tb<‘ v '*- cabularv of Invective. Hut at heart it " :l not so bad. At any rate, Mr. Walter*** flnds hluisclf lu a most amiable wood. he lu The Conrlcr'Journal: “Really one only needs to have disinter to know bow k*hb! the world Is; every* body rushed to the rescue of The Fourier* Journal yesterday; the meaning of tin* that the old lady at the corner-even m her hiunbuzine skirts nnd aunlwmnet—i* trouble lias everybody’s sympathy. “It Is positively Im»w1 Meritin'! Bj J‘ :l * tiral process of evolution and reform. r urlFr-Journnl loves everybody; we !, ’ r * Mayor Rlnghutu for the enemies he made; we lore prospective Mayor Trie for the friends he thinks he has made: «« even love The Hveulng Post, wh!*’>» done the sqtinre thing—and that means t* 1 —v love everybody.” . . . “The Indebtedness of The Coorler J. ornj) to Tbe UmlMlIle Herald goes without lug; and this menus that politics are not lines of uc