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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
Published Every Afternoon.
(Except .Sunday)
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the ilrniliiflro deportiiient awl horo
It promptly rnmml«M|. TelepboBOO:
Ill'll 48J7 oinlo; Atlanta 440L
It Is flrstroM# that all rontmanlro-
•Jonp |n»*.-il#.1 for iialdlcntton •« £/***
OKOROtAX AND NK\V* Ik* IlMtod to
700 wrorJs In leugtli. It Is fisperotlro
tbof ttar be olpmu. fl» mi mrMkKWjf
cool faith. ll*jt«t«l nmnuotrlpto will
not be rcturneil unless stomps oro seat
for the purpose.
THE GEORGIAN A NO NEW8 pilots
n*i uuclenu or objoctloiinlde ndvert 1 is-
UUCKHU or uigfnmii V ”
Ug. Neither does It print whlakjr or
oujr liquor ads.
OUR PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN
AND NEW 8 stands for Atlanta o own*
1st Its own gas and electric light
lints, oo It now owns It* water
•orfco. Other cities do ibis and get
ns os tow ss CO cents, with a profit
OB™?
that
i OE(
at If i
profit
m a should be done at
lOUUlAN AND NEWS
street railways can b*
operated .itVl.lfuiij by _ European
aUn.
Itld'h.re! 17 But" we
run be Aon. now.
rears l*«fore we ore t«m.* .*•• •« —*
nn ntiilertnlilnit. Htlll Atlantl. wljonl.i
•et It. f.c* In Hint direction NOB.
it ran not li. «o oper-
we do not lieHera tble
w. nml It mar lie .onie
> nre remly tor »o Id*
John Temple Grave, thinks
Governor Comer of-Alabama may
be the Democratic nomlnoe for
the presidency in 1908. Mr. Bry
an la likely to get the Idea bo-
fore long that John T. la always
thinking disagreeable things.—
Chicago Record-Herald.
Mr. Bryan accords to all men the
same freedom of thought and expres-
s!o-< that ha reserves to himself.
John temple Graves hns an al
most dally change of presidential
candidates, his latest sample
being Governor Comer of Ala-
‘ bam a. Bryan must have to hus*
tie to keep up with all this.—
Philadelphia Press.
Mr. Bryan's hold upon the affec
tions and confidence of the masses
^eems to tako care of Itself, and It
any one man has suggested more
available presidential candidates than
the editor of The Georgian, It la Mr.
Bryan hlmielf.
The St. Louis Time* having
violated the release on the Sep
tember oyster joke with tho "R"
trailer, we shall decline to men
tion it tomorrow. Happily, with
an Increasing host of mothers-ln-
lnw, the continued activity of
Colonel Grave* and tho persist
ent tenacity of Mr. Rockefeller's
grip on his money, there will be
plenty of topics to keep us busy.
~ Post.
—Houston
Just for that, wc are fitting to print
ono on you. Just as the editorial para-
grupher of The Nashville American
has written It: “A special to The
American the other night told of a
cow toat stood In the creek and waa
milked by tho fish. It alio stated
that when the cow failed to put In
her appearance a big flsh would
stick hla head out of the water nnd
bloat. Of course, tho atory was not
published, as Tho American docs not
want to mako The Houston Post's
rabbit-fattened black baas feel like
a minnow In a. nature-faking school
for whale*."
Colonel John Temple Graves,
the distinguished and brilliant
. editor of The Atlanta Georgian,
- explains .tho failure of Mr. Bryan
to adopt the suggestion made by
Colonel Graves that he (Bryan)
nominate Mr. Roosevelt to suc
ceed himself In these wordB, "be
cause with every passing day the
possibility of the Democratic
party's nominating Mr. Bryan be
comes more and more near and
likely." We wonder If Mr. Graves
seriously thinks any such thing,
and we wonder what his opinion
of Mr. Bryan really Is. There Is
no more chance of Bryan being
elected. If he should be nomi
nated. than there Is of Taft being
able to fly without wings. A
great many hundred thousand
- Democrats In this country have
grown weary of following forlorn
hopes. — Charleston Hews and
Courier.
The editor of The Georgian has
never committed himself to a predic
tion as to Mr. Bryan's election. He
only said, and Is prepared to reit
erate. that the likelihood of the Ne-
askan's nomination la becoming
dally more apparent. If Colonel
Hemphill had spent fewer afternoons
the ball games and read his ex
changes a little more closely, he
would know at much himself. Now
that the South Atlantic season has
closed, with Charleston the pennant
| dinner, and the sound of swat Is
heard no more for a time In the City
".•he Su, the editor of The News
Courier may come back to the
affairs of life once more.
Ordinary
CHEAPER TELEPHONES—CHEAPER GAS—CHEAPER CAR
FARES.
On Monday there tyill come up in Council a resolution, pro
posed by Councilman Terrell, to ask the Railroad Commission to
consider Riving Atlanta $2.50 telephones, 75c gas and eight street
ear fares for 25e.
The public is familiar with the Hell Company's recent at
tempt at a 33-year franchise grab. They think they have one,
but thpy will think differently when it comes t> me t*> P a . v taxes.
And while we nre waiting for the time when they must mako «»
fair return to the city for the use of its streets, it is well to look
into the matter of reasonable rates for the use of their 'phones by
the public. ,
* There nrp 12,000 telephone stibrferiberk in Atlanta and sub
urbs, paying the enormous sum of nearly one-half a million dol
lars a year for such service as (hey get.
These telephones represent investments of approximately $80
each—and they cost $1.25 n month to operate. That the rate
charged subscribers is excessivfc—exorbitant—will not be denied
from any other source than the officers of the Bell Company.
The rpicstion arises—what should the rate be in justice to the
public nnd to the company T Is $3.00 a motith enough to chnrgc
the private home for the use of a ’phono f If the independent
company can do >t, why can’t the Bell Company do itt
If the Hell Codpatly can and does supply a few ’phones at
$2.50 a month, should not everybody be treated alike f
If the service thnt is given is the work of operators at $15.00
a month, working 9 hours n day, with only half enough of them,
then should not the public share in this economy which the Bell
Company is practicing to swell tho dividends it pays to foreign
holders!
The Georgian would not ndvocate fixing upon public service
companies any rates for their service that would prove oppres
sive or deny to them a fair, profit, but it is convinced after care
ful study of the question thnt some general reductions may be
brought about without hardships to tiny one.
RESULTS VS SENTIMENT.
It can not be successfully denied that In the polltlca of the South
there has always-been manifest a certain degree of sentlmcgt which, al
though Intangible and subtle, has had Its Influence In determining policies
and In nominating candidates.
As long as Southerners remained an agricultural people, living In
affluent independence, they could well afford to cultivate and gratify
the personal , and sentimental aide of life, whether appertaining to poli
tics, or to the purely social phase Of existence. As Is well understood,
during this agricultural period In Southern history, many of the greatest
statesmen and orators of the country were born and developed under
the beneficent afid generous Influence of Southern suns. Prom town, vil
lage and plantation—tho South had scarcely a city to her credit In those
good days—tho men of gigantic Intellect and broad culture, with a pow
er of oratory rarely equalled, represented at the national capital and at
foreign courts, a home-loving, home-making people, who could afford to
discuss the theories of government In the abstract and to hold to cer
tain Inherited political tenets. The South demanded but little sectional
S glelatlon In those days. But the rapidly crowding events of the recent
ist
have changed'this order of things and now the South stands shoul
der to shoulder with the great commercial sections of the republic, and
It has become essential that she shall be represented nt all times by
men nblo to cope with the. mighty stragglers for supremacy from every
part of the country. The South Is no longer simply agricultural. Her
Industrial and commercial development has been the wonder of the
world for many years. She Is growing rapidly In wealth and In business
power nnd her people are wide awako to any and every possibility for fu
ture aggrandizement and achievement.
Sentiment has been largely relegated to tho background and results
In every field of endeavor are emphatically demanded.
The pr&'ctlcal politician—speaking In tho beat sense of that much-
abused term—la the man the fJonth needs to care -for her Interests In
legislative and governmental affairs. This la evidenced of recent years
by the 1 personal attributes of many of the distinguished men selected
to represent the South at Washington. The needs of the South, from a
commercial and Industrial point of view, nre many and Imperative and
the men who recognize these needs and ‘accomplish results looking to
the material benefit of this section and people, are the representatives
who receive the approval and Indorsement of their constituents.
The, easting about now going on In many parts of the country for a
suitable presidential candidate throws to the surface, many straws which
point In the direction of men who are considered equal to the stupen
dous task of meeting with unflinching courago and determination the
momentous Issues of this day and time.
Tho South can no longer be sacrificed to political sentimentality.
The‘man of tho hour will be a man capable of practical results which
shall redound to tho glory and the advancement not only of the South,
but of every section of this wondor ful country.
MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO.
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD 8TREET8.
Capital < $200,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits . $600,000.00
We have every facility for transacting the
banking business in all its branches.
An/ Interest paid aqd compounded twice a
^ir /0 year in our Savings Department.
THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS
A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure
Frrtnk (the hero) nnd ItrnrflirMfC
(coiixltiKi meet Mine. Vent Hlnvlnulty. a
lieu nf If til iroiitnn. nt RkMtAfl. Site If fly
the latter (lemuiiilltijr
him **n hit itf nfliter aiirt it itfiW." HJ
elaiiun he has the misting fnijcmetit awf
that ••fit** others were then In the hotel.
>i»nk pewMte* her ami la tflven u
ith ttoriulftisOTi to open It wheu he think'*
the right time hue eome. A telegram an*
nouneea Jho nu<l<lrn death of Regliiflhl *
father, Frank In made executor of the «**•
lute. Reginald Ih charged with forgety. ami
enlle upon Frank to ante h!m fffliu nrfWtf.
A tunld ruidien into lhe room nnd tells iceg.
Inuld Ills wife la dead and that h# la eHrtfg:
od with her murder, Frank and Reginald
leave tho home l»v a eecret pnmuttfu ami
reach the II race bridge country home oa
Long Inland. - They embark In mi ulrnhlp.
Reginald la rent to France. Frank Hmwlfl
tlint the phyidHnr. wlm attended Reginald •
, As to cheaper gas, the fallowing facts seem to entitle the cit-
izehs of Atlanta to some relief: •
Gas coal in Atlanta can be had for hnjf the price naked in
many other cities.
In Milwaukee, Wis., the gas company voluntarily reduced its
rate Inst year to 80 cents. Los Angeles, Cal., the same.
Governor Hughes found that the New York City- Gas Com
pany could do business nt a profit at 75 cents, and the legislature
fixed the price at 80 cents.
Binghamton, N. Y., voluntarily reduced its price Inst year
to 85 cents. Rochester hnd its rate reduced to 95 c^nts.
Sheffield. England, built a municipal plant nt a cost of fottr
nnd onc-hnlf million dollars, nnd the gns companies reduced tlieir
price to 32 cents. The municipal plant isn’t being used except to
keep the private plants iii line.
As to street car fares:
Chicago charges 5 cents under a 20-yenr franchise and gives
the city 55 per cent of its net roceipts.
The companies give universal transfers.
Cleveland, Ohio, gives 3-cents fare on city lino, 5 cents on
private line, but the lntter franchises soon expire. Most people
know of Tom Johnson’s fight there, nnd what it means for tho
public.
Detroit, Mich., hns a 15-year franchise, giving the city 2 por
cent of its gross receipts. Gives 10 fares for 25 cents in rush
hours of morning nnd afternoons and six fnres for 25 cents for
the Imlnuco of the day.
Is it not fair to assume that if a 3-cont faro was acceptable
to a street railway line in Atlanta in' 1902, when there was com
petition, that 5 cents is Uio much now, especially in view of the
fact that the company hns been able recently to declare a 25 per
cent stock dividend of over two milliou dollars, and an 8 per
cent ensh dividend!
FARMERS CAN START BULL CAMPAIGN.
Cotton In all the speculative markets has suffered severe declines
the past week. The slump Js not the result of any material sot-back In
the Roods situation, nor from Improvement In the growing crop. At does
not come from any fear that the farmers In the belt .will not be able to
hold their cotton for a fair price. They are In excellent financial condi
tion throughout the entire belt.
The ellghtly downward trend In the market for opot cotton ta due en
tirely to soles made months ago at prices below current quotations.
When the cotton thus sold has been marketed, the test will come as to
which shall name the price of the crop yet to be marketed, the farmer
or tho speculator. The Farmers' Union will demand 15c minimum.
The decline in futures Is the result of the revision In grade differ
ences by the New York cotton exchange. The better grade of the grow
ing crop, as compared with last season, makes It possible for* the New
York exchange to eliminate many of the low grades, and narrow tho dif
ference between these remaining grades.
In order that tho world's speculative markets may become adjusted
to these changed conditions, they have declined and are now nearer a
parity than for a year or more. Liquidation has about run Its course,
and the market is In better shape for a bull campaign.
A concerted holding movement by the farmers will start It, and the
luc mark will bo reached In short order.
A8 TO THE OBSERVATION
OF COMMUNION SERVICE.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Will you kindly penult me, through
your columns, to say a few words to
tha noble ministers of Atlanta, whose
perplexity since the excellent "dry law"
wds passed hns been causing adverse
>oipment In some qunrters. In pass
ing, It ts well to remark that the eyes
of the other states are turned townrd
the Empire State of the South as never
te fore, and the enforcement of the new
law there la belntf"hoped for by many
Tito Georgian gives these fneta for the public to think on.
The public pays the bill—the people may speak their will if
they like. The men irt the head of these corporations arc paid to
keep the rates up.
The vice president of the Hell Company in Atlnittn has shown
his fine Italian Intent with the railroad commission nlrcndy. He
hns tried to line himself up preparatory to the matter of rotes by
reminding them that the Bell Company helped elect Governor
Smith, ne says to the rnilrond commission: \
“In the last campaign our ehief counsel was nn ardent sup
porter of Governor Smith ns were many' others in the company,”
Who cures, Mr. Gentry, if your chief counsel supported Mr.
Smith, whom nil recognize as the father of the railroad commis
sion—do you think you can blind the eyes of theso men with
such corporation wool! Do you think Governor Smith needed
the support of your “CHIEF COUNSEL” ,to make him gov-
ernort >t»o you think you can make your trust look any differ
ent from the others in tHe eyes of Governor Smith, Chairman Mc
Lendon. Judge Hillycr or any of the gentlemen making up the
railroad eommiaaion! *
The Georgian thinks not. Such attempts should be ns much
of on estoppal as friendship to the accused would to a talesman.
As to the Gyis Company: There is a degree of speculation re
garding its ownership. It is claimed thnt the U. G. I., which being
interpreted, means Standard OH—John D. Rockefeller—controls
it. If this he so, not many of us will lie awake nights weeping
over n reduction of their earnings.
. The Georgia Railway nnd Electric Company, though it has
been exceptionally fair in its taxes, etc., can well afford to give
the citizens of Atlanta some concessions in the matter of fares,
nnd share some of its enornioua profits with the masses who make
its prosperity possible.
thousands outside,
Fermented Wine should never be used
tor the communion service, nor have
we any reason for supposing. It was
used at the last supper. The word
"wine" signified the "juice of the grape"
In common parlance, ami was pressed
Into the cup by the hands of the stave
or attcndnnt, and drank Immedlntciy.
When the fermented wine Is apoktn of
In tho Bible, It Is clearly spccllled as
something exceedingly undesirable.
"Look not upon the wine when It Is
red. when It fonmeth In the cup"—
plainly fermentation. "Wine Is a mock,
er. strong drtnk ts mging"—"In the end
It stlngeth like a serpent,” etc., etc.
The pastors and their flocks should
"ttvnld all appearance of evil" by us
ing the grape Juice, or. as Is done In
this locality, grape Jelly diluted with
water. The eletmntc used In commun
ion may vary, and still It be sacredly
ARMMAVY ORDERS
—AND—
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
Army Orders.
Wnftlilinrtoti, Hept. IS.—First Lieutenant
niarlofi K. Lcounril. Seventh lufnntry, de
tailed professor of military science. New
York military ncidemy, rorun-nli-oii-llod*
son. Cnptaln Harold L. Jackson, retired,
from Ouachita college, borne.
First Lieutenant Louis R. Dice, from Nine
ty-ninth company. C«*nst artillery corps,, to
uiiuN*lguc<I list.' report to cpmuinudlng offl
dutr.
First Lieutenant Henry F. !M|>cs, assis
tant surgeon. Ill addition ta otli *r dalle
general hospital. Washington hnrrncks. a
signed to <luty wi'.h Company C, hospital
corps, relieving First Lieiitcimut John B.
Huggins, assliltnnt surgeon.
First Lieutenant Roliert M. Culler, ns
sistnnt surgeon, to Fort Monroe, relieving
First Lieutenant I.toyd I*. Hinith. assis
tant surgeon,
academy. Ca
cavalry, to Washington.
Navy Ordsrs.
on11ectlent ns aid on stuff com
mnndar In chief. Atlantic fleet. Lieutenant
It. II. Craft, detached Connecticut, home,
await orders. Lieutenant Commander J. F.
Luhy, detached naval station. Olongnpo.
home. Lieutenant K. K. Jackson, detached
Adams to Mohican.
Movements of Vessels.
Hnrcndn nnd
Arrived—September 11. Ajax. It
Dolphin, at 1‘rovlncetown. Mass.
Sailed—Heptemher 11. Talliot from Annnpo-
Us for New York: Raleigh from Han Fran-
kept -a. In chkltt. whan- bread nnd fa ^knnnTor'Klinni-hnl 1 .'' 11 Vl "* t " l “* fro “'
Truly "the letter (of the law)
but the spirit glvcth life."
CHURCH MEMBER.
Chicopee, Mass.
OLDEST KNOWN INHABITANT.
(From The BelentlSe American.),
peroral yean ago, when'the sen.In-law of
Karl IlngeiilMH-k, ijic animal trainer, waa
looking for Interesting specimen, helrnrned
of the existence on Ike Island of Seychelles
off the ci.net of Mailsgaecnr. of a glaut tor-
tnlse, that ws, celebrated among the nn-
tlrca not merely for Its great site—It weigh,
IH pound,—bnt for the fact that there »«•
rtncmneniary evidence that It hnd iieen liv
ing on the earth for over 150 years and prole
stria evidence that It nrne from 109 to ISO
yeara older then that. After rareful Inves
tigation be wna Mtl.fled nf the truth of
the statement, anil set about to secure the
loan nf tble animal (wnleb, hy the way. In
held In the highest esteem anil respect on
th. Island) for cxhlMtlnn at th, St. Loul,
world's fair. Net until the ,tn>it*i-*t aaanr-
aneea were mad, that the veneratile curios
ity would he returned to the Seychelles did
the native population conseut to port wttn
him for his laag vacation. We are Inform--1
by Mr. Ilng-iiTieck that when the tortoise
reached this country It was fraud thnt
The Georgian suggests that petitiohs bo circulated asking tie
members of Council to do for Atlanta what is asked in the Ter
rell resolution nnd that petitions be also submitted to the railroad
commission asking for all relief within reason.
ny palm tree w«a growing from the l*ack
’ th* creature. The fortlae love* the mud.
id It fa evident that tt\e aoeda «*f the palm.
and it fa evident that tt\e aoeda of the v»al
mixed with the earth, took root and l_.
tiny growth had thrived In Its portable
t»rt!-t-e !» tk- Icnge-Mlred anlsm!.
'ephant, ‘ ‘
MR. WINN IS PLEA8ED
WITH WORK OF FLUSHER.
To the Editor nf The aenrglan:
Since witnessing the successful work
of the new sanitary street flusher .on
Thursday, and hearing-words of praise
from everyone who eaw It do the work
so well, 1 have no regrets for making
the motion that the board of health
send <Chlef Jentzen to St. Loul with
Instructions to purchase the new water
wagon.
We need live more of these flusher*
and then I am certain thnt Atlanta ran
exceeding even the elrph
lent city In the country. Together with
Chief Jentzen nnd George F. Eubanks,
I witnessed tho work of the flushers In
St. Louts hnd Denver, and I am in
formed thnt they »re successfully used
In Loq Angeles, Kansas City. Toronto
and numbers of other cities In the
West. I am satisfted Atlanta has done
well In getting the flrst machine, and I
shall work for the additional five, be
cause 1 have seen with mine eyes the
good that they do. * Strange as It may
seem, all good things do not originate
In Atlanta, and I am thankful that the
good people who come here to reside
and our own citizens who go about the
country often bring hack Information
nf Interest that Is profltable to a pro
gressive city like Atlanta.
The question of clean streets Is one
of much Interest nnd clean streets fire
an exceptionally line advertisement for
a city, and the public at largo can help
exceed* I*j yenni of life. The tact I the sanitary department very materlal-
► years sgn tie Bercb’ile ustlve, lie-1 |y by refraining from throwing paper
us m tskc isirttenter pride I* this tortoise i nnd othe . r thing* In the street*. There
G■ *“ I hnd other things In the streets. There
rmwtTave 'been*«Mens! lOO rrara 'iui* a! a l ** r against throwing rubbish In
that time. This Is borne out lor the coqdl.streets and while It ought not to be
lion Of the shell, which Is a rd-lc to detflh necessary for the police to enforce It. It
arising the *|». Further evidence Is Its ‘ — —
most stiporinsi size.
while It wse
world's fair express otflce It Ivr.nw Imim*
tlent nnd nraeociled to brook Its w«y out.
It suwelimi the heavy txi-lncb timber* with
Is a good lew, and Is rigidly enforced
In many cities.
I trust The Georgian will .continue to
help In the good cause of dean streets.
Toura.
\ W. T. WINN.
Member Board of Health Fifth Ward.
physician wlin Attended Itckhmn
wife n-semlilini |»i>. Mueller, lie blrc*
farm In Ohio m-nr the plucc where this doe-
or lives. Sylvia Jburstoli. pretty daughter
of*mice ft) Ohio, is brought Into
i the story.
. .. .er Volts In love with her. He w-ms
to know her brother, n pointer.-who resides
nhrnnd. Sylvia. Dr. Mueller nnd a girl
friend visit "The Hollow," an old bouse.
snbl to be bnuhteil.
Koyinond Thurston returns home unex
pectedly nnd la greeted hv his sister during
the teinpernty absence of her flnnee.
. — horror. Ituyiuood Thurston Is fouud
In the stndln. shot through the heart,.
fibrin suspects Beall of the murder of
her brother.
curse that for scneratlons hnd hung
over the head nf the Braccbrldgee.
But while Hudson extricated him
from tho wreck of the machine and
helped him Into tho house, he having
severely wrenched his ankle In the fall
he was .almost ready to give up all
further effort, to leave Reginald to hu
fate, to leave the Bracebrldge *ecrct
and tho Bracebrldge curse forever un
solved.
But his mood was only momentary.
After Hudson had MtUted ontybandiigt'-i
the nnkls and had prepared him u
toothsome supper life began to be
worth living again, nnd he gave tnlnuts
directions for placing the tarpaulin
over the airship with a feeling that the
machine was like a stek child and insu*.
lx- tenderly cared for.
In the morning he made a careful
survey of the wrecked machine.
"I wll not ltry to mond It," ho said to
himself. "There are some points about
It I think I can improve. .1 will send
an almost hopeless wreck, the young
lawyer felt that the end of everythin*
had come. The moment before he had
been full of high plans td defeat the
am not watching Mueller in building a
second machine that will be even bet
ter than the first.” , -
His espionage of Mueller Bracc-
hrldgo carried on through Hudson,
most Irreproachable of servants.
He Instructed Hudson to mingle with
the other servants of tho beautiful sub-
8 t a _
nd out all he could about
Nurse Mason appears
of health.
scene, nnd It develops that' she And Dr.
Mueller nre greater friends than appears on
nnd hidden. . Sylvia goes i
— ....... In„
tnvns greatly bensflted In health. Mueller
pleads with her to marry lilm In Jane.
Mueller and Sylvia are unrrlsd In New
York.
Itose Thurston admits she told n falsehood
to shield llnsll from suspicion of having
murdered ltnymnnd.
Sylvia endeavors to get rbl of Nurse Ma
son. but Mueller declares she.vuu uot be
dismissed.
"But granting this, and even sup
posing that I have conceived a totally
unjust predtudlce against this woman,
my nrong personal wish counts
surely my
for something? Surety you do not
really mean to refuse my requeet In
tho matter?"
Sylvia had risen from her kneeling
position as she thus spoke, and She
now stood with her hands clasped to
gether appealingly, her eyee fixed In
credulously upon her husband’s color
less. shrinking face.
"Well, for the present, at any rate,
Sylvia. 1 fear I must ask you to make
an effort to subdue your feelings In the
matter. This very evefmig I have ar
ranged with Nurse Mason to spend an
other month In charge of Ruth.”
"But we can pay her a month’s sala
ry In advance nnd let her go. Carl.
She can have no personal desire to re
main here, I suppose?" Sylvia said, the
last words escaping her lips impetu
ously before she hqd time to recall
them.
"I know nothing. I assure you, as to
her ‘personal desires,- Sylvia!” Mueller
returned, with a dark flash overspread
ing his face, as he ulso-gose, or rather
■ ' “ green light In
Through Hudson he learned of th-;
murder of Raymond Thurston, acqui
ring the night of the airship’s arrival
in Moorcnrabe, and of SylVIa's grea:
grief.
Although lie felt a natural shock on
hearing of the tragedy, he could no:
help feeling glad that anything hml
occurred to put off the marlrage be
tween the beautiful girl and the man
.whom he knew as a monster of deep
est dye.
When Hudson told him of the bring,
trg of Nurse Mason to tbe house Frank
became much exercised. He telegraph
ed for aKtle, the .maid who hnd done
♦ Wa TX-iXt-Ir 1J> Dnivlrt-■ 1/1'fi lltfln t>Ai,sskn;.l
Aptvuiff to his feet, the ..
hl» eyes gleamlnjr with a baleful fire.
“I have not consulted her on that point,
not considering It of any special Im
portance. as regards her professional
duties, while under this roof. Perhaps,
at the end of the stipulated month, it
may be possible to dispense with her
services. But until then permit me to
say finally, $ylvla, that such a course Is
completely Impossible,"
nays e ed U hH d |i a b's n and U 'cres. a ed t ree"TonS fr ° m Tho Hollow and the 8hen-
r P -om Pd to h , 1 he',f , oor fl0 Th/n° aeVspu'rref “
the work Ih Reginald’s little household,
to come to the farm. Dlsguixlng her
beyond all chance of recognition, he
sent her - forth with Hudson to wstch
The Hollow- until. Nurso Mason cam#
forth. Sho finally appeared and Katie
could hardly control her excitement.
"That's her." she said earnestly to
Frank. “That’s Nurse Fink, the one
who drove poor Miss Rita almost rrasy,
and the one that I believe stole her
child.”
She hastened Into tbe house, there
fore, In some suspense' fttid curloilty:
but when sho reached the drawing
room she started with an exclamation
of surprise:
"Why, Agnes, Is ft you? Where In
the world have you come from?"
A bright-faced glhL with fair hair
and Innocent blue fc-es, had rlien
quickly and was hastening across the
room to meet Sylvia.
She was Agnes Creswell, a former
school friend of Sylvia’s, and the two
had not met for some years.
"By the merest chance, Sylvia, Ethel
and I heard this very day that you
were here. Mr. Prosser told us tho
news when he rod* over today to In
quire for Mrs. Shenstone. Ethel has
been nursing Mrs. Shenstnnee since
the cpd of July, you know, and I came
last week to spend a few days with
Ethel before she leaves."
Ethel Creswell was a hospital nurse
nnd was Agnes' elder sister. She was
country house some ten miles
spurrei
by a second thought, he paused and
looked back at hln wife.
Pray excuse me for ten minutes,
Sylvia. I have an Important letter to
write. It must be ready for the first
po»( In the morirtng."
He left the room Immediately, closing
the door flrmjy behind him.
As he passed down tho broad corri
dor on his way to tne study he heard
a rapid footstep approaching, and
Nurse A’ason suddenly emerged from
the shadows of the vast hall.
"You are the very person I wished
to see. Rebecca," Mueller said In a
this way and that, as If fearrul of some
lurking eavesdropper. "Listen to me.
don't make any comments, but attend
hat I'm about to say. Every word
Is of the utmost Importance, I tell
yotf. You don't seem to realize even
yet the true meaning of your position
here.".
He hnd spoken so rapidly, so ear
nestly. that he hnd not noticed the
breathless words trembling on the
woman's Ups. the haggard look of fear
In her eyes.
‘Oh, Carl." sho said, "there Is terri
ble news. Reginald Braeebridge's child
has disappeared."
CHAPTER LIX.
The Wrecked Airship.
When the airship that had been
whom she met as a rule a couple of
times In th* yenr.
School Chums.
Ethel Creswell had been one of Syl
via's particular friends qt school, rank
ing, Indeed, next to Monica Peard, who
had also been a . school companion of
the two Creswell girls.
"I am delighted to seo you, Agnes-
But why did not Etbtl come, too?" said
Sylvia.
"She tvHI not fall to come some dny
of next week, Sylvia. As yet Mrs.
Shenstone Is not quite well enough to
be left for long, nnd Ethel does not
want to have her visit here curtailed
when she comes. She Is longing to see
you again."
"The sooner the comes the better,
then. Monica Peard ts with me now.
Agnes. You must remember her. of
course. Shn Is waiting In tjie dining
room, for she had no Idea aa to the
Identity of’the owner of the bicycle. I
shall call her."
Sylvia disappeared returning a mo
ment later with .Monica. Then ensued
another excited greeting, after which
the three school companions gathered
about the tqa table nnd entered Into' an
animated talk. ,
"Of course, you will stay here tonight,
t-nes," Sylvia said, during a pause In
he conversation. "I
Fconk Braeebridge's pride toppled over 1 hly i* 110 "'. you to return Dlone at ,ucl1
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