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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. Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunday) , By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At IS West Ate he me St.. Atlanta, Oe. Subscription RslJst one Tear Kli Months One .Month By Carrier. Per Week •*» Telephones eonneetlns all depart ments. Long dlstnors terminals. Smith A Thompson. in. ndrortlnlnc rep- territory outnTde ot If yon hire nor tronhle cettlox THE •IKORGIAN AND NEWS, telephonn the clrculntlen department and hare It promptly remedied. Telephone*. Hell tart main; Atlanta 4ML It Is dralrshle tlist nil communles- Hons In'.rde.l for publication In THE OEOItOIAN ANP NEWS b* limited I* Stt words la length. It Is Imperative tut they he stourd. ss nn evidence of good faith. Rejected tunooscrlpti will not be returned unless stsmps ore sent for the purpose. 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®