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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
MONDAY* SEPTEMBER 9.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE CRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELT, President.
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THE OEOItOIAN AND NEWS prints
no uuclrsn or objectionable udvertls
lay. Neither dors It prlut whisky ur
ully liquor sds.
.JEWS stands for Atlanta's own-
lay lit own ess sail electric light
Sri* rim WaM
liellcves I hut If street rsllwnys citn lie
operated surcessfully hy European
cities. an they are. there In no good
rrnmin why they rnn not lie so oner-
nted hero. Dnt we do not liellere this
ms ho. dons now, end It may be tome
yenre liefoie we nre ready for sn Ida
nu undertaking. Still Atlr.ntn should
set |in faro In that dlrertlon NOW.
It I* now time for the poets to aay
It all over again about Autumn.
After all, Mrs. Ferdinand Plnney
Earle did not give up anything worth
mentioning.
Now that the twocont passenger
rate has gone Into effect, some of us
will find It cheaper to die.
Japan keeps right on building war
ships. fast as If she had a Richmond
Pearson Hobson to give her advice.
' The Sultan of Turkey la having a
hard time proving that he la the Great
sad Sovereign Lord of All Aziz.
Secretary Bonaparte declares that
the rumora of his resignation from tho
cabinet have no jotorp foundation than
those of Tst Ann's abdication.
; Virginia Hamed may now accord
more sympathy to the callow youths
who are b' cd by the glare of the
footlights.
Richard Croker says. he doosn't
wont to vote In New York any more.
What's the use when he's lost his
i Niters T
The Ledger doesn't know wheth
er to feel complimented or not
because The Griffin News repro
duced an editorial from these col-
: umns and gave The Atlanta Oeor-
, glan the credit.—Columbus Led-
, Her.
' The Georgian has not a moment's
hesitation over its own emotions. We
are profoundly flattered.
"The rival Kansas towns in con
tention as to which has the most
' widows might count tombstones
i and settle the question,” says The
• Atlanta Georgian. Possibly they
| are not all of that kind of wld-
• owa.—Chattanooga Star.
The "grata" is generally near to
the tombstones.
J The editor of The Atlanta Geor-
- glan Insists that the Democratic
j national convention should be
■ held before the Republicans hold
1 their convention, evidently regard-
j Ing the whole affair from tho
, "scoop" standpoint ot a hardened
j editor.—Nashville Tennessean.
' If the Democratic party can make
this "scoop" It will "increase Its circu
lation”.mightily..
. But, seriously speaking, there Is
much food for thought In what
The Georgian has to say. An ab-
• Ject surrender of one or two con
tending foreet always brings the
war, at least nominally, to an end,
but what an end! Give us ten
times the turmoil that hat been
brought about by recent reforms
and agitations for reform and
keep It up Indefinitely rather than
a return to the "normal state" so
aptly and forcibly described by
our Georgia contemporary.—
Greensboro (N. C.) News.
This Is wholesome sentiment Bet
ter the agitation which la a whole
some unrest than the. apathy which is
stagnation and decay.
Although some tlmo has
elapsed since John Temple
Graves called Tom Watson a
“missing link," he probably looks
for every lesue of Watson's Jef-
fersonlsn to come back at him
with a broadside of old-style an
tique capitals.—Washington Post.
There have been hundreds of para-
graph* turned upon this Incident
'whose only foundation was The Geor
gian's claim that Thomas E. Watson
|wss the missing link In the chain of
fharmony among real Democratic lead-
ora—the chain which when complete
Is to pull the party nominee to tho
White House. The paragraphor does
not Improve his chances of heaven by
'•tich distortions.
POLITICS WAITING ON THE GOVERNOR’S SPEECH.
Governor Smith, of Georgia, Is to speah on Tuesday, tho 10th, to
the people of Sparta and Hancock county upon the issues of today in
and out of Georgia.
Under the circumstances this public utterance is of more than ordi
nary importance and will be awaited with unusual Interest. It la tho
first formal public utterance that Governor Smith has made since his In
auguration Into the executive office.
It Is the first public utterance which he has msde since the adjourn
ment of the legislature to whoso ballots he commltttd the policies of his
campaign and from whoso statutes he has received the present measure
of his Justification and of hli fulfillment of the promises made to the
people.
There are a great many interesting questions upon which the pub
lic Is anxious to hear from Governor Smith.
Ono of the first ot these will be his answer to the question whether
wo are to have an extra session of tho legislature to transact the Import-
ant unfinished business which It left on hand, and more especially to
provide tho money for the conduct of the new agricultural colleges of
tho state.
If It Is within the limits of propriety and discretion and If It bo not
tdo early for an announcement of this kind, there are a great many peo
ple who will be Interested to hear from the governor some Information
as to whether he will aocept a second term -of the governorship and be
’ a candidate for It.
Or whether he will expect to complete with tho next legislature tho
reforms that he has promised the people and tjlll consider his work fin
ished and his mission In the gubernatorial chair at an end.
The people will also expect to hear from the governor some discus
sion of the great and vital question of tho regulation of public utility
corporations under the new commission.
And some other discussion by the chief executive of the equally Im
portant if not more Important topic of public education.
The Georgian lays no claim to prophecy and has no reason to be
sure of the forecast which It offers, but from a common sense view of
the situation and from a very studious observation of the governor and
his methods and Motives we venture to predict:
First, that there will be no extra session of the general assembly at
this time.
Second, that the Ingenuity and. management of tho governor has
found a way to provide money for the agricultural colleges and that ho
will make that way plain In hla speech at Sparta.
Third, that the govornor will express his profound satisfaction with
the present railway commission of five Georgia citizens and hla confi
dence In their ability under the fullness of'the law under which they
now act to mightily Improve the condition of tbo peoplo with respect to
the great utility corporations of the state.
Fourth, that the governor will take strong ground for a more pro
gressive and aggressive campaign for education throughout the state,
for the better and prompter payment ot the salaries of the teachers, for
a reform of state Institutions from all political Influences created by po
litical appointments upon hoards of trustees, and for such changes In the
educational system of the state as are demanded by the Intelligent
forces of education.
Fifth, upon a pure hypothesis wo venture tho prophecy that the gov
ernor wills Intimate If not declare that he will not be h candidate for re-
nomination as govornor, but will hope to complete bis work With' tho
next legislature and leave tho way dear for the execution of present re
forms to whatever successor the people may select.
We make this prediction upon our knowledge ot the fact that the
governor has never bOen particularly enamored of the executive office
and that there Is very little to be added to his repute by a second term to
which ho would be entitled by precedent and Which would scarcely be
denied him by tho popular vote.
Whether or not tho governor will enter the race for the noxt senate
Is a question ns, yet undecided, but wo should think It most probable. He
Is better fitted by nature and by Inclination to the grapple and contro
versy of a deliberative assembly than to the mere details of execution,
although In the realms of execution ho will by that time have demon
strated that extraordinary force upon whose supposed existence he was
efioken to his high estate.
Any declaration of the governor which touches with definiteness this
Important point will be the beginning of the real political campaign In
Georgia.
In the realm of Georgia politics nearly everything Is waiting upon
the Intentions of His Excellency. If he Is to be candidate again for gov
ernor It Is scarcely within tho line of probability that he will bo opposed,
and the prospective ''dark horses” who are champing tholr bits In the
trail timber will retire to their atablei for a season of rest and restraint.
While on the other hand the senatorial candidates will realize that with
the great figure of Governor 8mlth out of the way the field la open and
we may expect the entries to be early and eager for the race.
If, however, the governor should declare or Intimate that ho would
not be a candidate for a second term, the gubernatorial entries would bo
prompt and swift and the theory of uncertainty and apprehension would
be transferred to the senatorial race where several gentlemen who are
now looking In that direction would be Inclined to wait upon a further
Intimation of His Excellency’s Intentions. Perhaps some of them would
withdraw and others perhaps would hold their candidates In leash Antil
the governor’s "honorable Intentions” toward this great office were defi
nitely Cstahllshod.
The announcement that tho govornor would not be a candidate for
governor would raise the Immediate presumption that he would be a
candidate for the senate and a flutter would be In the camp of the sena
torial candidates.
. If, however. Ilia Excellency should leave tho whole matter In doubt
and say nothing on tho subject, It would protract the present covered ar
ray of candidates, and continue the prosecution of the still hunt which Is
going on among so many Georgians for the great places of the state.
It Tho Georgian were compelled by circumstances to hasard a guess
It would be much Inclined to level It In the way of a warning toward the
present senatorial candidates to keep a sharp lookout for the large and
luminous figure of the chief executive of Georgia.
Meanwhile, Governor, we put you upon warning that there are thou
sands of hands up to their cars watting to hear the announcement of
your views as expressed on Tuesday In the county of Hancock.
BAD JUDGMENT, NOT MOTIVES.
In the discussion which has been going on In these columns over the
new contract with the Bouthern Boll Company, we learn that certain
friends of the city councllmen have construed the comments of Tho
Georgian into a reflection upon the personal Integrity ot thoae members
who voted for the contract.
Now there Is nothing In The Georgian's comment which justifies
this construction.
We ar* a public Journal, representing In our own way the public
which supports us, Just as the city councllmen are public officers repre
senting tbo public which chooaea them to legislate In Ita behalf. We owe
our duties to the public of Atlanta Just as the city councllmen owe
theirs. We hold that our obligations are as high and binding aa they be
lieve theirs to be. In this trade with the -telephone company we are sin
cerely and profoundly convinced that Atlanta was making a bad trade in
every way, and that the Interests of the people Individually and collective
ly demanded that the city council should make a better trade. We have
used every argument which the atriklng facts and convincing Illustra
tions that other cities afford to demonstrate this point, and we must be
pardoned for the expression of the faith, that nine-tenths ot the people of
Atlanta believe that we have established soundly and In common sense
and In bualnesa spirit the argument which w« advanced for a better
trade for Atlanta with this great and prosperous corporation.
In doing this wo have criticised without hesitation the Judgment and
wisdom of the approving members of the city council.
We believe still that they have been unwise and that they have been
hasty and Indiscreet In the trade which they made for the city. We
limply know that they could have made a better trade than they have
made and that us they could every suggestion of public spirit and of
public progress should have moved them to Ita conaummatlon.
1 But we have never said nor Intimated that the city council was
moved by any motive of graft or of political profit In the attitude Which
it has assumed. If such a constAiction has been made It la not to be
justified by any word or any comment which has appeared In thli paper.
We are In possession of no facts which would Justify us In impugning
the Integrity of any Individual councilman In this matter. We do riot
know anything of the previous record of the men who make up the city
council to create In our minds the Idea that they have been swayed by
unworthy motives, and in the absence of this Information or of these
facts we have forborne from any suggestion which smirched the per
sonal integrity of the individual members of the 'council.
But wo do not In any possible degree recede from tho proposition
that tho council has made a bad trade which does reflect upon its Judg
ment and Its discretion In dealing with this great corporation In matters
which touch so deeply the finances and tho convenience of the people of
AtlantA.
The establishment of our position does not depend upon the smirch
ing of tho characters of the members of the city council. Our argument
was based upon reason and logic and facts. We have established It upon
onch of these foundations and the people are with us.
Tho city council can make Its own explanation If there be any expla
nation of tie bad trade which It has made. ,
THE AWAKENING
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
L
A* one asleep, worn out with bitter toll,
Unending labor and Incessant strife;
Heart-weary from the turmoil ot a life
Of rank oppression from the Lords ot Spoil—
The People, pulseless have for ages lain,
Hoplnr, soul-anguished, for a fairer day
When those above, the Few, would clear the way
* And lead them from their blighted vales of pain—
Lead them from out the depths of bitter night
Into tho dawning of a new-born light.
But through the ages since the world began,
Tho Few, by right of what they term The Class,
Have robbed, despoiled and lived upon The Mass.
With mankind turned forever against man—
With kings and princes, despots, holding sway—
• With Lords of Finance claiming that the earth
Wns theirs by right of wealth—by right of birth
And that the Many only clogged the way—
But through It all the Mighty Mass has grown.
Waiting the day when It would claim Its own.
n.
The sleeper wakes! The pulses stir!
The blood runs red—the heart beats whirr! • «
The Few, upon their thrones of Might
Are trembling In the Path of Right—
As one who views an awful sight.
The People—senseless atones and clods
No longer are; the old. false gods,
Discarded now, are thrown aside—
New hopes, new dreams are defiled
To lead them up the Path of Pride.
A grander light—a greater day
Has beckoned them the upward way.
From out the depths unto the heights.
In sudden sweep and farwinged flights,
They've cleared the bar of bitter nlghte.
Into the open, hand In hand.
Shoulder to shoulder now they stand; .
Heart unto heart—friend linked with friend,
S o matter where the Way may wend,
ut Onward to the tale's far end!
' HI.
The Sleeper's rest has ended with the dawning of the day;
His cot Is dream-forsaken, and well girded for the fight.
He awaits the ultimatum from a fairer right of way
From the despots holding powei—from the lords of Wealth and Might
There's a loud, Incessant pounding on each portal and each gate—
From the marshland comes an echo of a People's angry calls.
They are watting for their answer, and the day Is growing late—
will they heed? Or will they dally til the throng has stormed the walls?
••No quarter!” Rings the slogan and the despots well may quail! '
Their Day of Spoil Is over and their Night of Ease has flown;
For the mighty host Is moving on the castle through the vale,
And The Moss this time will triumph and the People reach thslr ownl
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
—AND—
MOVEMENTS OP VESSELS
Army Orders.
Wn whins ton, Sept. 9.—Colonel Joseph A.
Storoh, First Infnntry, nnd Cnptnln M. C.
lenherjrer. Second Inrnhtrr, Nolirnnkn
onnl Guard, to school, Fort Crook.
Lieutenant-Colonel Julius F. HenckcU chief
surgeon; Captains James B. Mead, assistant
surgeon, ami Martin U. Hans*. First Infan
try, nil of Michigan National Guard, to gar*
i school, Fort Wayne. Cnptutu Jesse C.
oils, orduance department, from Culm
io Watertown nrseiinl. First Lieutenant
W. J. Lawrence nnd Second Lleutcnnut
Charles F. Rich, t*oth of First Infantry.
Michigan National Guard, to garrison school
nt Fort Warm*. First Lieutenant Charles
!>. Holier, First Infantry, Oklahoma Na
tional Uunrd, to garrison school, Fort
Crook.
First Lieutenant Krneat Ornrcs and Sec
ond Lien tenant William K. Undress, corps of
engineers, to engineer school, Washington
barracks.
Navy Ordera.
Lieutenant-Commander G. F. Cooper to
naval station. New Orleans; l.lcntenant W.
Smith, detached Stnmllsh to bureau of uatI<
gnttou.
Movements of Vessels.
Arrived—September .1: Lebanon nnd Hun
tress nt Charleston. 8. C. Mcptetnlwr 4:
Tnnktnn nnd Potomac nt Cape Cod bay.
Septemlier 5: Hannibal and Sterling at
Baltimore. September 6: Chattanooga at
Yokohama.
Hailed—Septeuilter 5: Vermont, AJnx nnd
Ahnrciidn from Hampton Bonds for Cape
Cod hay; Hnnnlhnl and Sterling from
Hampton Ronds for Baltimore: Prcldc from
Victoria, II. 0., for Port Angeles. Washing
ton; Albany from Acapulco, Mex., for Im
Fnlon. San Snlvndor. September 6: Galves
ton from Dnlny, Prairie from Hampton
Roads for Newport.
REMARKS SUGGESTED BY
SOLDIERS' HOME INCIDENT.
I read In a recent Issue of your paper
an article from Df. J. C. Aubrey an to
the management of the Soldiers' Home
In Atlanta. I have never visited the
home, though ,1 have aeverat comrades
In it, but when I do go I would like to
know If I would have to carry my
lunch with me. During-the reunion at
Richmond I mopped two daya and
night, at the home In Raleigh, N. C. I
wan asked by neveral If I would not
Stay a month, and I don't know how
many asked me to stay a week. The
home there la aa near a palace (what It
should be) nt man and money can make
It. When the dinner bell rang I was
ushered Into a large dining hall, where
everything wan npotleu white, and a
much better meal wa, spread than the
ordinary man I* used to. Not only the
Invitation, but that cordial welcome by
both officer* *nd comrades, was so
deeply engraven upon my memory thut
it will never be forgotten. There are
not many of us who have-got long to
stay here, but what little time there In,
pray let It be TH peace and quiet, for
we have served our time In prlnon.
JOHN F. BENTON.
Company B, W. B. A. of Ga.
Opelika, Ala.
GEORGIAN'S HELP WANTED.
To the Editor of The deorglan:
The grand Jury recommended and
the Judge ordered marked copies of
the presentments sent your paper, but
for fear It bos not item done, i clip and
enclose the portion the jury Invokes
your nld In bringing Into effect. You
may think the age of consent I* high,
but the femnle la the weaker Hex unit
should have tho benefit of the doubt.
No paper in Georgia can do more
than yours to-have the state prohibition
law amended so that passing sacra
mental wine will not be a violation of
the law. By your eloquence and sound
logic you can surpass others In Induc
ing all cotton-raisers to co-operate In
fixing a minimum price lor the crude
material that will pay the producer a
reasonable profit. Hoping you will lend
your aid, I am devotedly, your friend,!
A. J. SNELSON. •
Bullochvllle. Go.
PASSING OF AN HI8TORIC HOTEL.
The Fifth Avenue Hotel, the most
familiar structure in New/ York city
after Trinity and Grace churches, will
close Its doors on the last day of next
May nnd an office building will be rear,
ed on Its site. With Its disappearance
will end the history of an hotel that
came nearer to being the nation’s cap-
Uol than any other outside of Washing
ton. Its history embraces but fifty
years, but every president of our coun
try In that period and all the surviv
ing ex-presidents. of whom at its open
ing there were four living, have been
guests there. The Missouri compro
mise bill was written under Its roof.
Lincoln drafted his proclamation of
emancipation In one of its bed rooms.
Grant signed the freedman's bureau
blit there; Burlingame and Lord Elgin
drew up the precis of the treaty dealing
with the northwest In one of Its par
lors. It would be a long list that Just
mentioned official acts that were per
formed there, and a longer one that re.
cited the social functions held within
Its doors, the politics thaj were planned
there.—Our Country for September.
APPRECIATION.
By Grsntland Rice. , ,
The mnn who's never faced the dark, nor
lingered where the shndows creep;
Who has not nailed within a hark, storm
tossed upon a ragtag deep;
Who’s never known the hitler night—of su|.
ten sweep without nlloy—
The mnn who'* never known n ,lgh—whom
life Is naught but happiness—
a bom pain and anguish passes by, nnd sor
row with It's deep distress;
Who's Journeyed nil the wny slung without
n hurt, without n care—
For him the vlhrnnt voice of song means
nothing hut u sound on sir.
The mnn whom slck-nens hat not thrown,
who s fired n fife free front disease;
Who i never known nn nche or groan, but
perfeet slreuglh nnd perfect ease;
The man who's always kept his health, nnd
...... " 1,b ' T '" im nothing lias gone w rong.
Will never know the perfect wealth ofiie-
lug well and lielng strong.
And he who'n never known the wnnt that
__ conies to some upon the street;
Who p never known harsh hunger'* haunt,
but who linn had hla (111 to eat:
Ana throtijjli IiU lift* him Imai well fed. at
one who In lunch plenty dips.
Will never know how sweet the bread that
pasnen dally through hit llpn.
And he who’s never known n fall, hut ever
.... upward a fought his way;
W ho » never Iteeu restrained In thrall, hot
.... always conquered In the fray;
Whos la-on the victor—always this— with-
out n Jolt along the lient—
Has never known the perfect lillu of
cltmhlng after long defeat.
For those who've suffered, those who've lost
nnd those who've fallen In the fray; '
And those who've paid the inlghly bint,
who ve dwelt within a sunless day;
These, only these, will reach their own-
nnd only these rnn laugh nt Fate—
Appreciation comes ninth- to (hose wlio’re
frit the nnrrtpn'ffi wuluhr
In Opening a Bank Account
Tho first thing to be considered Is safety; the second—servic.
In either Instance this bank meets every requirement
Its great financial strength, experienced management and fitab-
llshcd reputation are a sufficient guarantee of absolute safety £ all
depositors; and Its modern facilities and splendid location iford
every requirement necessary In rendering a complete bank servie.
MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING O.
THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS
A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure
SYNOPSIS.
Frank (the hero) nnd Reginald Brncebrldgc
FROM ONE OF THE
w v , HUNGER generation.
Mr. F. L. Seely, Publisher.
Dear Sir: As one of the younger
generation of Georgians, I write to
thank y >u for the noble stand you have
taken In behalf of God and humanity.
Christian people everywher. should be
and must be looking ut the bright
ilgiu shilling from your tower of
righteousness and truth. You have
won the love and confidence of every
true cltlxen of Georgia. I greatly ad
mire the brave nnd manly stand you
have taken In this light. Thanks be to
God we have one paper In the Sunny-
South which stands strictly for God
and country. It stands out single from
all the rest and denounces whisky and
the devil, and may you, the friend of
the young manhood and womanhood of
Georgia, always have courage to eland
for God and right With a prayer that
God will crown your every effort with
abundan success, I am very truly
yours.
». L. ROYSTER.
Atlnnta, G»
tacked by .. ............ .... —,
the latter demanding that she surrender to
him "n hit of pnper nnd n stone. lie
claims he has the inlsnlng fragment nnd
that "the others were then In the hotel.
Frank rescue, her nnd I* given n pnekngi
with permlnlnon to open It when he think
the right time hnn come. A telegram an
notinces the sudden dentil of Reginald s
fntber. Frank Is mnde executor of the es
tate. Reginald Is ehnrgetl with forgery, nnd
rails upon Frank to snve him from arrest,
A tunlil rushes Into thu room and tells Reg
timid his wife Is dead nnd that be I* elitirp-
ed with her murder. Frank nnd llcglnuhl
leave the honse by a secret passage- aim
that the physician who ,
wife resembles lie. Mueller. He hires
farm In Ohio near the place where till* ope
tor liven. Sylvia Thurston, pretty daughter
of a judge In Ohio, la brought Into the story.
I)r. Mueller fnlla In love with her. lie neenm
to know her brother, a pointer, who reside*
abroad. Sylvia. Dr. Moeller nnd n girl
friend visit "The Hollow," an old houne,
■nld to he haunted.
Raymond Thurston returns home unex
pectedly nnd Is greeted liy bln sister during
the temporary nbsenre of her fiance.
Sylvia ond her brother go for s walk
nnd meet Onsll, who quarrels with Ray
mond. . ,
Tbo following morning Ruth rrltchnrd Is
found In the woods near the Thnrston home,
unconscious. When sby recovers conscious.
ness, her mind Is apparently unhinged wllu
some horror. Raymond Thurston In found
In the stndlo. shot through the heart.
Sylvia suspects Basil of (he marder of
her brother.
Sylvln prepares to visit Florida In scorch
of henlth. Nurse Mason appears on the
scene, nnd It develops that she nnd Dr.
Moeller nre greater friends than appears on
the surface.
Nurse Mnson tells Dr. Mueller that she
hns the heir to the Rmeehrldge fortune sate
nnd hidden. Sylvln goes to Florida nnd re-
turns greatly benefited In health. Mueller
pleads with her to murry him lu Jnue.
CHAPTER LV.—Concluded.
‘T remember every word you said.
Sylvia, every word," he broke In. ns If
with a sudden shrinking from the pain
of hearing them again. "But I am sat.
Isfled to be second In your love, even
If I never can succeed In being first,
through all the years of our married
life together. I will not ask you to
be disloyal to the past, and to the
memory of the brother you loved so
well. I will ask you nothing, nothing,
only one thing, darling—to believe In
my love for you and to endeavor to
understand It fully. For If you do that
you will sooner or later turn your heart
to me—you can not hold out against
met" he cried, with a ring of passion
In his voice.
She withdrew her gaxe from the dls.
tant roofs and spires nnd fixed her eyes
upon his. A long look passed between
them, a look that Mueller never for-
got.
'T will grant your request." Sylvia
said, and there was no tremor In her
low, clear, pathetic voice now. “But,
remember, If you regret this marriage
of ours you have only . yourself to
blame. I have given you due warning.
I have told you no falsehoods. There
can, therefore, bo no after discoveries
—so far os I am concerned, at least.”
No after discoveries!
The last words fell on his ear with
an ominous and startling significance.
A sudden chill touched him and a
shiver passed through him In every
vein.
Again—yet again—came that wild
Impulse to relinquish this project, to
put an end forever to. this contem
plated marriage, which, as hs now
viewed It, seemed fated, If not In
stantly abandoned, to drag them bath
to destruction.
"There can be no after discoveries,
so far as I am concerned at least."
The words rang again and again In
his ears. He was staring Into Sylvia's
face as though he was unable to an
swer her, and a chalky pallor was
stenllng over his features.
"Perhaps the actual truth did not
strike you In this light until now,” Syl
via said, almost compassionately. “Per
haps nn consideration you find that
you can not jeopardize your future
happiness by running so serious a
risk ?"
There Is no risk; there can be no
risk, Sylvia.” he cried, with a sudden
reckless defiance in his face and voice.
“Or, If there be one, let It be sol I
am prepared for It. It Is only a cow
ard that loses heart and falters on the
very eve of success.”
"Perhaps so, If you can look upon it
as 'success,'" she said, still with that
pathetic ring In her voice. "Do not
blame We for being so frank with you.
Better to know the truth now than to
find It out when It would be too late
for the remedy."
"I am satisfied to risk It." he said, as
he beat away the thought that had
harassed him only a few moments be
fore. "Whatever the future may hold
In store for me, for both of us, Sylvia,
I can not now draw back.”
He lifted her hands to his Ups and
kissed them and In a strange ominous
silence they resumed their walk be
neath the leafless trees.
and have had a rest—I’ve rlddenover
twenty miles, you see—I may be oore
fitted to deal with thlb Important iat-
CHAPTER LVI.
Married.
On a certain afternoon In the second
week of the following June the good
clergyman of Moorcombe, returning to
his home after a troublesome visit to
some recreant members of his Book
was met at the gate by his wife, who
was evidently in a state of high, though
suppressed, excitement.
"I am terribly tired, Sarah, my dear,"
said he, with a pathetic deprecation In
hla meek voice and face. "Those Rod-
das are a dreadful family! I really
thought they would have had recourse
to physical violence today. They are
little short of savages."
“They ere savages, Isaac. Take my
advice and hand them over to the
bishop. Let him deal with them."
"An easy remedy. In theory. Hare ti
bia totally Impracticable, I regret to
say.”
"Oh. well, they may Improve,” Mrs
Prosser returned quickly. "I shall drive
over tomorrow or next day to have a
long talk with Kezlah Roddn; she’s
alw ays fairly elvfi with me. After my
last visit she came to church regularh
for *lx month* and brought her hus
band and non* with her. Leave them
to me. Isaac. That settles It. But
I ve each new* for you, Isaac! I won.
der could you guess?”
"I’m too used up to make the ef
fort, Sarah," the minister said. "Per-
hnp* when I've git root-thin- to eat
ter.”
“Well. I’ll not give you the treble.
Sylvia Thurston was married thlsiay
week to Carl Mueller. Her mother old
me the news today. I met her a j
was driving back from Cleveland.'
Resentment,
"You don’t tell me so, Sarah?"
The minister had dismounted, ad
Just then Samuel appeared and ,d
away his horse.
"No wonder you are surprised. 11
was Inclined to be a bit offended t
first, Isaac, and Mrs. Thurston sa-
that, and she hastened to explain iht
the marriage was, of course, perfectl
private, and that Sylvia had expressl
forbidden her to mention It to ani
one unit! it was alt over."
“But where were they married?"
■In some small church In New y„rk
She told, me the place, but the name
has escaped me. They’ve gone aim,ad
and Intend to travel until September
or October. Then they will come to live
at The Hollow."
"Well, I think they might have made
an exception In our favor at least, Sa
rah, and told us the news beforehand,''
the minister said In rather an Injured
tone. "I’ve known Sylvia ever slnre
she was a child. I don't think they’ve
treated us very kindly, I must say."
"I thought the same, but Mrs. Thurs.
ton evidently Is not to blame In the
least. I don't bcliave even the Judge
knew the marriage was to take place so
soon, until the very day before the
event. Jlrs. Thurston wired for him
and he started at once from Moor
combe for town. She nnd he returned
home only last night."
Well, I'm sure I hope they will be
very happy, Sarah,” the minister said,
after a pause. "I suppose this privacy
In the matter w-as oyvtng to the fact of
Sylvia's being In mourning for her
brotjier.
"It Is rather soon after Raymond's
death; but then, perhaps. It wns Just
as well to clinch matters. Carl Mueller
certainly loves .the girl; he has proved
It, and he Is a wealthy man, and delays
are proverbially dangerous. So I dare
say they've acted for the best."
Yet, although he could thus gener
ously treat the subject In words, he ivus
not proof against a slight sense of re
sentment that he had not been selected
to officiate on the day of Sylvia's mar
riage. He had nlways believed, as a
matter of course, that this privilege
would have been his.
An Injured look came Into his mild
blue eyes, and hlo Ups quivered a lit
tle, almost like a child's endeavoring
to restrain on outburst of tears.
In Mueller’s Power,
"The pobr Thurstons! They are al
together, you see, In Mueller's hands,
and I dare say he It was who arranged
everything, Isaac." Mrs. Prosser has
tened to say. Long years h*d taught
her to read her husband's face like an
open book.
"They daren't go against his wishes,
I am certain. Id the slightest way. By
all accounts he has been of very ma
terial advantage to them since his
engagement to Sylvia. I'vs been told,
on excellent authority, that he settled
with Traxton and • Jones about the
heavy mortgage on the Moorcombe
property last winter.”'
"I sincerely hope that Is true, nnd,
If It Is, he must be a first-rate fellow,
and I shall always feel a friendly in
terest In him,” the minister said, com
pletely overcoming his temporary weak-
mindedness of a few moments before.
”1 should be more sorry than words
could express, Sarah, to see the Thurs
tons go to the wall. They don’t de
serve It. They are a fine family, even
If they have been a bit Improvident In
the past.”
"I like them all except Basil Thurs-
eton," Mrs. Prosser said, flushing a in
tis nt some bygone recollection. "I
must say I've not had much reason to
care particularly for htmt”
"Oh, well, he was not quite responsi
ble for his acts and words at the time
you allude to, my dear. Basil was by
no means a bad fellow nt heart. I ve
seen many good points about him. He
may have been a bit of a rough dia
mond, but. If so, the diamond was there
all the time, no matter how thick the
crust may have been. How very ex
traordinary about Basil’s prolonged ab
sence, Sarah! I wonder what Is th*
real truth of the matter?"
"I'm sure I haven’t the remotest no
tion! The last time I touched upon the
subjeot to Rose, about n month ago,
she took It so very badly that I de
cided not to repeat the experiment.
I'm going up to -Redbrow tomorrow
afternoon and I may possibly find ncr
In a more communlcatlvo mood.
In this expectation. If expectation it
was, Mrs, Prosser was disappointed.
When she arrived at the lone moorland
house on the following afternoon and
entered the drawing rodm of Redbrow,
she knew at once, for her eyes were
preternaturally sharp, that Rose Thurs-
ton was in no mood Just then for con
fidential disclosure.
Rose had risen from her lounge aj
Mrs. Prosser was announced.
looked wan and fragile, and there were
dark circles under her eyes. ,
Now, Rose, dear, you really must
remain on that lounge, a* usual,' Mrs.
Prosser said. "And how are
beautiful afternoon? You should &«
out on the garden seat, my dear.
"I never Heem to wish w t» *
somehow," Rose returned, with a fleet
ing smile. "Aunt Letty scolds me con
tinually for 'moping Indoors,' as
calls It. She has gone over to Moor
combe this afternoon. We heard W
chance today that Mrs. Thurston has
returned from New York.” ,
uh, then, you've heard the n6 ?f- .
course?" Mrs. Prosser said, with ■
distinct feeling of disappointment, rh®
always wished to be first In the
with such announcements. „
The news? What news do you
mean, Mrs. Prosser?” ....
'About Sylvia's marriage. Is ** D°*J
slblc you have not heard It, BpJ*
Why. she was married to Carl Mujllef
on Saturday < week—quite a private
marriage. Nobody seems to have knew"
anything about It, not even Godfrey
Thurston himself, until the day berrs
the marriage.” . ...
"Sylvia—married!" Rose said. •><"
a little gasp In her voice. Instantly
her thoughts flew to Basil, and a p*f»
passed through her heart.
Continued In Tomorrow's Georn'S®