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fHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
msDHBSDAT. sErTEiinnn a, 1007.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Edilor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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OUIt 1XATFOHM: Till? GEORGIAN
plants, as it now owns Its water
works. Other cities do this and get
gas as low as €0 rents, with a profit
r ;; h ' T ffe
believes that If street railways can b#
crated successfully by European
ties, as they are. there fi.no good
naon why they can not be so oper
ated here. But we do not belleTe this
can l>e done now. nnd It may be some
years l)«fore we are ready for so Mg
an undertaking. Still Atlanta should
set Its face In tbnt direction NOW.
AMUSEMENTS.
' THE GllAND—Wednesday nlfht, Ed
gar Selwyn In "Btrongheart."
THE BIJOU—Wednesday night, The
Four Mortons’ In "The Big Stick.” ,
THE ORPHEUM—Wednesday mati
nee and night, high-class vaudeville.
PASTIME THEATER—Vaudeville.
ST. NICHOLAS AUDITORIUM—
Wednesday afternoon'snd night, skat
ing and fancy exhibitions.
There ajo numoroua 'ovldcncca
; that the edltora of The Houaton
Pott were -cut off from Sunday
1 school advantages lu their early
childhood and that they are
self-made Christians.—Charleston
New* and Courier.
Which leads ua to Inquire, “Can n
nature faker be a Christian?”
“Straight Line Charley" fa the iifck-
name which Governor Hughes' polttl
cal friend* In Now York have given
him. And It !< a wonderfully fine
name, too, to rt.;i a campaign on.
Hughes la growing wonderfully,
"Straight I.lno Charley” makoa a good
battle cry. ,
Secretary Taft will never be a
Democrat, but sometimes It seema
that only by a painful struggle
can he rostraln htmsolf from
preaching Democratic doctrine.—
News and Courier.
Well, why not let hlm.be a Demo
crat? The trend of the country la all
ihat way. Names don't count much
now.
According to The Chattanooga
Time*, John Temple Graves con-
alita of four personalities. Such
n division Is greater than that
which made all Gaul famoua.—
Washington Herald.
It's all a mistake. There la but one
personality and even that sometimes
gets this. Gaul Into trouble with the
political "Sellers.”
"8o fgr as wo are concerned,
wo are perfectly willing to feed
The Washington Herald, The
Hichmond Times-Dispatch, The
Charleston News hud Courier, and
The Atlanta Georgian for a week
or two if they will come to Hous
ton.” ssys The Houston Post We
have not consulted our contempo
raries, but If It Is all the asms to
them, wo would much rather not
: Join this suicide club,—Washing
ton Herald.
The wntermphm sekson is over, the
rabbit-fattened bais ere out of run
ping, the blackberries are gone. Let
us reel What else good to eat does
Texas produce? Perhaps we too had
best decline the Invitation, whose geu
tic spirit we appreciate.
It I* 'amusing To see The At
lanta Georgian appropriate the
gusrdlnlishlp of reform after its
neutral i attitude during the day*
of strife, when Its advocacy of
Hoke Smith's candidacy would
have really counted for something .
In the battle of the people with
corporate corruption. It la a re
markable degree of nerve which
they display when they announce
that they were In thorough sym
pathy with the reformers during
i.lie Isst campaign- The Georgian
was not Vertebrsted during the
campaign. If It. was for Hoke
•’With, as It now'asserts.—Sparta
Uhmaelite.
The Georgian advocated during the
campaign, on the stump and In lta
eohimas. every isst* for which Hoke
esdih ste<ii. Thf** are tbose-*nd
ttre no; ff.ti• Anoint ek.e
. lUlsac muu
TiV ,“ rc n ?t h-” — who declare that
The beorgtan's attitude won Hoke
nmn> votes than the play of
I I Ms [{ iyrtls-.UK.
THE "LONE CITIZEN'S” CHALLENGE TO "REFORM.”
"Lone Cltlxcn” J. D. Lee challenges and cries "halt" to the entire
reform movement qf the state.
“Lone Citizen Lee" has done this work so aptly, so deftly and with
such finished skill In statement nnd In argument that It raises in us not
j only a question as to who Citizen Loo may be, but a greater degree of
amazement that we have not heard before of one who has demonstrated
f such talents for statement nnd sensation.
The main question Is whether Mr. J. B. Lee la right or wrong,
i Taking Mr. I-eo’s own statement, ho was an “ardent and enthuslaa-
| tic advocate” of the Hon. Hole Smith In bla campaign for governor of
Georgia. Thla being true, Citizen Leo, by his own confession, stood spon
sor for all the reforms which made up the wbolo basis of Governor
Smith's campaign and was committed "ardently and enthusiastically" to
the regulation 'of the railroads, to'tho reform of freight rates, to the en,
largement of the power of the commission, nnd to the general correc
tions needed for our system of public utilities.
Why Citizen Loo haring so heartily and ardently championed these
great reforms In the person of their chosen representative should now
turn In fiery protest not only against the reforms In execution, but
against the executive officials who led them to victory, Is a question
which we must really ask the cltlxcn himself or some other citizen to
explain. t
The comparative degree of sympathy which our two local contempo
raries seem to have editorially extended to “Citizen Lee" may be vari
ously explained. Our neatest neighbor could not be justly suspocted of
any .deep or genuine sympathy with the reform executive or his poll,
cles, nor could he be Justly blamed for withholding Its expression.
Our other local contemporary has Illustrated In*lts most recent com
nient a protest which, while plausibly founded, can not fall to be classed
with the long and unbroken line of tender consideration which It has
always shown to the Georgia Railway and Electric Company.
For the general principle which seems to have been assailed by the
inspired lips of Citizen Lee The Georgian has only to say that Mr.
Lee does not speak the sentiments of the common peoplo of Georgia.
. We make this assertion duly and modestly and yet firmly over the
protest made by Mr. Lee snd his new-found friends thst he does speak
for the common people.
We make bold to remind the people of Georgia that the voice of the
common people was expressed In the last election. The unparalleled
majority given to the governor of Georgia In that elecitoo could not
have come from any select few, from the classes, or from the politicians;
for they are not enough If their numbers were sextupled to approximate
the majority he received. Nor was this majority the blind and unthlnk
Ing mass. It was the great body of the people following definitely, not
so much a man In the person of Governor Smith, but the measures
wMch be distinctly, definitely, persistently and everywhere proclaimed
as the policies which should move his administration.
ti Is too late for a single citizen so soon after a great election to
claim to represent the common people of the state when the common
people have so recently spoken In such thunder toneB of emphasis and
majority as they spoke In the August of 1908.
The friends of genuine reform In the state of Georgia, If they have
retained the Intelligence which has always moved thorn, must bo pre
pared for the most skillful and plausible of opposition on the part of the
great corporations whose privileges are threatened by the new machin
ery of our government. In time past those corporations have never
wanted either brains, skill or deft manipulation of occasions to carry
their point In legislation snd In popular elections, shd those who are
sincerely 1 fighting for the conservative and necessary reforms of the
times about ns must be prepared for skillful,, plausible and untiring bat
tles along this line. 1
Once more The Georgian says, a* it has always said, that the corpo
rations themselves. If they desire peace and stability In conditions, must
lead ua to It by a prompt and Intelligent recognition of the Justice of the
popular demands and the substantial expression of their willingness to
concede the righteous things which the people have the right to demand
and] the power, to onforco. ,
Wo are willing to meet the corporations everywhere on the principle
that change and remedy should come only after due aud honest investi
gation. But whore due and honest Investigation reveals certain condi
tions which justify a greater consideration for the people, then the peo
ple are eminently right and eminently Just In demanding that this con
sideration shall be shown, and The Georgian will be the last to leave the
Insistence upon the completion of the great reforms for which It has
fought to long snd so fairly In the campaigns of the past.
No honest man in Oeorgla wishes to be unjust or would be really
unjust to the corporations, whether they be local or gonerat In their na
ture. No honest citizen can desire to Injure or to oppress. No fair-
minded journalist would for a moment advocate any measures which
should Involve Injustice to any business or to any corporation conduct
ed under ths protection of the etste.
But the claims of the people are clear and plain. >
We are passing now through the period of establishment
Clamor Is not always molded Into legislation. Many of the things
which are demanded may be rejected before the commission and by the
powers that be, If after due Investigation they are found to be lacking
In Justice and equity.
Tho people have a right to agitate tbelr claims and the corpora
tions also have an abundant right to agitate their position, and both
will doubtless exercise this right to the fullest extent.
But what the vast and ringing majority of the people have demanded
at the polls must be executed by tbelr chosen representatives In the ex
ecutive and legislative offices of the state.
There must be a re-adjustment of the passenger rates according to
the patronage which the public accords to the railroads and according
to the ability of tho railroads to make It.
There must bo sn adjustment of the freight rates among the rail
roads becanse that was perhaps, the leading economic feature of the last
campaign. ’
There must be sn Investigation Into the profits snd the service of
the public utility corporations of the state.
And under the great eternal law of Justice which Is pulsing every
commonwealth In the republic snd every government In the world, there
must be established by that government which stands for the people a
sound and equitable relation between the corporations and the people
whose patronage sustains them.
Reasonable profits, upon real Investments, are everywhere In accord
ance with the judgment and sympathy of the people.
But the enrichment of a privileged few by enormous profit* upon
watered stock It the on* thing which the people are determined not to
submit to In the present adjustment of affair*.
Meanwhile, let us proceed through our commission without fear and
without hesitation, to a full and Impartial Investigation of public utili
ties, and then with the facts In the possession of an Impartial commis
sion and an honest executive let Justice be done to the people who are
the greatest In numbers and therefor* greatest In their appeal to the
government which they make and upon which they have the greatest
claim.
We accord to "Lone Cltlsen Lee” the full right to entertain and to
express whatever honest opinions may find a place In his own mind and
upon his own lips, but we must decline to believe at this time that his
cry of "halt" to the great movement of reform, represents the people of .
Georgia or the spirit of justice.
THE PARMER MUST WIN THIS FIGHT.
The speculators are taking advantage of the necessity of market
ing a few bales of cotton' by a few less fortunate farmers—tenants and
Independents, that Is, farmers outside of either farmers' organization.
It Is an effort to prove that the present slump In cotton If directly
attributed to lack of speculation; that the South Is not buying futures
on Its usual liberal scale, thus leaving the market entirely In the hands
of the professions! element, people who deal entirely In paper cotton,
and are known as bears, at all times.
Orders "to buy" from the South are conspicuous for their absence
and the speculator Is doing the howling. The bear It reaping a rich
harvest unopposed. Rut contracts for the delivery of cotton must ma
ture in time, and the bear will be called upon to deliver either tho act
ual oottou or Its equivalent In cash. If be can frighten the holder of
th«- actual stuff to rush hla cotton to market he will make his winning
come ont of tho pockets of tho fanner. If the holder doesn't scare tho
bear speculator loses and the producer pockets hls loss.
The season Is young. It opened at record prices for new cotton,
and even now Is selling at comparatively high prices, though the de
cline from tho top has been sovere.
Speculatively somo of tho bulls .show signs of discouragement and
are taking less Interest In the course of prices.
But the Farmers' Union Is confident Its minimum price of 15c will
obtain; that "distress" cotton must bo marketed before the influence of
the Union will be felt. In the meantime a considerable portion of the
crop will have been marketed, the spinner will have purchased raw ma
terial In sufficient quantity to allow him to pursue a waiting attitude
for awhllo at least, and the time for 15c cotton Ib again, postponed.
The very life of the Farmers' Union depends upon the price at
which this crop Is marketed.
Either the spinner through the "bear" speculator will market It at
hls prldfe, or the producer through the Farmers’ Union will obtain hls
price. . ,
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgina hero record* each day
•one economic fact lu reference to
the onward progress of the South.
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
The Georgia nnd Alnlmmn Industrial Index says In It* Issue of this week:
"Notable and of furtfenclring Importance are the development* of the p*»t sev-
en darn with regard to the construction of Intenirban electric railways In Georgia
ana Alabama. Following a conference lu New York city, announcement is made
that construction of the proposed electric railway* between Atlanta and Macon,
Go., and tbe latter city and Albany, ««., will heeln In a few day*. Necessary
financial arrangement* have lwen completed for building an electric line between
Uothnu, Ala., mid Geneva, Ala., nt a cost* of a half million dollars. A company
has l»een organized and cupltnl Interested to build the projected electric railway
between Dalton, On,, and t'lmttanooga, Tcnn.’ A movement has been begun to
construct an electric line between Troy, Ala.,. and Orion, Ain, New York city,
Philadelphia and Alabama capltnlists, who, as told in The Index last week, have
become actively Interested In the building of an electric railway between Gads*
den, Ala., and Tuscaloosa, Ala., via Birmingham, and in establishing a line of
steamboats on the Warrior river between Tuscaloosa and the gulf, hnve organised
a railway and navigation company and n construction company. The Index la ad*
vised of greater activity In real estate deals and In increased prices of lands In
sections through which this new road will be built. These Intcrurban Hoc* will
prove to be developers of Inestimable potentiality.*'
Among other Indnstrlal plants to be established, The Index reports the follow*
Ing:
"Cotton mill enlargement, Tfnlontown. Ain.’. foundry, Macon.
ralx City, Ain.; buggy factory, Thomaston, Gn.; light plants, Mlllen,
~ Vmiic vi.' ■ -*
ml Oa.: coffip foe*
t>mu*vuu. u> M ii|ui plants, Mlllen. ua.,
and Lnvoula, Ua.; saw mill, Yldnlln. Gaj $60,000 lamlier company, Birmingham,
Ala. | three companies to open mines la Birmingham district and on<> near Gads*
den, Ala.; paper niJIJ, Montgomery, Ala.; tiling plant. Btntcsltoro, On.: woodwork*
Ing Plant to tie enlarged, Gadsden, Ala. Movement to establish cotton factory at
Vldalla, Ga., has been begun."
Among other items erf- construction to lie done. The Index reports these:
"Apartment bouse to-cost about $26,000, Gadsden, Ala.: ateel bridge, Elbert
county, Georgia; churches,. Macon, Ga., waycross, Ga., Arlington, Ga., and New
Decatur, Ala.; clt/ ball, MIltedgevlllQ, Ua.; court honse, Upson county, Georgia:
fire-story Masonic building, Mobile, Ala.; college .building, Ix>st*y, Ala.; $10,000
school building, near Chlpfey, Ga.; ’paving plans in two cities, water works system,
warehouses, sowers, other business buildings and numerous residences."
Among too contract awards noted, are:
.. "Court honse, $26,000, Rabun county, Georgia: $28,000 college building. Auburn,
Ala.; four school buildings, $25,000, New Decatur, Ala.; $12,000 school building, Roan*
ake, Ala.: $15,000 business building nnd paving of five streets, Sheffield. Ain."
An Industrial company of Montgomery, Ala., has Increased its capital atock
from $100,000 to $2,600,000. - ,
Must Follow The Georgian
(From The Canon, Ga., Echo.)
Since state prohibition has become a'law most all of our large dal
lies have conjc out fair and square for a strict enforcement -of the law.
They have promised their aid In every way to make the law as effective as
possible. In order, therefore, for them to be consistent will they, not have
to strike hands with The Atlanta Georgian and agree not to publish In
their columns the advertisements of out-of-the-state whisky dealers? In
other words. If our papers are to lend their efforts toward a strict en
forcement of the prohibition law of the state, can they consistently carry
in their columns advertisements telling the citizens, of Georgia where
they can get all the liquor they want by express? It appears to us, there
fore, If these papers are really In earnest when they say prohibition should
be given a fair trial, they should do no act that will In any way neutralize
or annul the good effects that should comp from prohibition.
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STREETS.
Capital $200,000.00
Surplus ahd Uhdivided Profits $600,000.00
Commercial accounts invited.
A rrf1 Interest, compounded twice a year, is
THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS
A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure
beautiful woman, nt Saratoga. She la al
ii Im
olnlnu
flint "tfi** others were then
stone."
•nt
hotel.*
SUGGESTIONS ON GOVERNMENT.
To the Editor* of The (/eorgl’shi ! ' '' !
Please glr, me n little space Id The Oeor-
glen, which contains a great many letters
of Interest on lire, up-to-date topics, anil
tlia views of advanced thinkers and wrltera
on the Issues of the day, on politico, relig
ion and other subjects of Interest aud Im
portance.
My laat article In The Georgian was
shout legislative nppulntmeut, which, I am
glad to see, has so far met with no nbjeo-
tlon. I nnw wish lo enll the dttcntlon of all
the people, through the eohmius of Tho
Georgian, to tho great ilsugeri of the ceu-
trullsatlim of power of tfda government,
which ho. le-eu Increasing nt on nlnrnilng
rate fa the lost ten yi-srs, The eentrq)lsn-
iron of power Is now too great In this gov
ernment. too mueh power l« vested In the
bonds of one man—tho president. And the
lime has eome to ciirtnll the |K>w«r nnd
right* of the president end place It in the
hnndo of the people, where It should and
ought to be. All the officers In n democratic
or republican form of government should
In- elected by the people nnd the govern
ment should he for nil the people und by
the peoplo. and all the sovereign power
should Ik lodged In the linnd* of the voters
mid every mnn who Is not an Idiot. Insane
or n eonvlcted criminal, who Is a cltlsen of
the state, should have the right to vote In
nil elections, national, slate, comity ami
municipal. When this government wna
founded tt was n compromise between a
republic nnd n munnrchlnl form of govern
ment. And It rontnlned only shout LOOO.OOf
Inhabitants, but tmlty there are over !<»,■
ooo.noo Inhabitants, and the little semt-re
nubile formed nnd orgnnlied by 'Ihomas
Jefferson and hls colleagues Is a world
power ami the foremost nntlon on the globe
Su we see that time brings about changes
and elrenmataneea alter eases. \\ hat was
' i In 17«7 la all wrong and dangerous
Today, Instead of a young, weak.
........jig republic of thirteen states, the
United mates Is strong aud powerful, with
many slate* nail several territories atul Mi
nnies and provinces In the I'uclltc. And so
we Snd that the president of today ban
vast powers lodged In bis hands. He has
the right to -appoint all the cabinet rneni-
liers, all the nuiliassadors and consuls, with
ths consent of the senate; end nil the ^iost-
officials of this government. Which, I thlalt,
Is too much power giv»n tu one man in a
republic where the clrctora are chosen by
the rote* of the people. Ho I suggest as n
remedy for it, that we elect all the cabinet
member* by the popular vote of the people
for a term of four year*, at the same time
and like we do the president and vlce presb
dent; that we also elect all the judge* of
the United Htatea court* by tho 'popular
vote of tho people, like we do the president,
aud make the term* of the supreme court
judges twenty year*, tho circuit judge*
twelve years, ami the district Judges six
years. Then let the lower house of con
greaa
hers a.... ... ,— ——
departments and all the ......
tho government commission* and all the
Wf rerefu) Considerstloo. snd thst congress
•rill adopt thla plan mid —
f the dlffe* *
_ |i trunk!
— ..„_t time has come. A telegram an
nounees the sadden depth of Itegluald s
father. Frank la made executor of the es
tate. Reginald Is charged with forgery, and
call* u— ‘ ** s —
A ninli
reach the Bracebrldgc country home on
? Island. They embark In an airship,
nald Is sent to France. Frank learn*
n woo atni "
Dr. Mueller. n« *•••«» -
— „..„r the place where this doc
tor live*. Sylvia Thurston, pretty daughter
of a ludge In Ohio. Is brought Into the story.
Or. Mueller falls In love with her. He seems
said to be haunted.
Raymond Thurston return* home noex?
nectedly and is greeted by hi* sister during
the temporary absence of her fiance.
found In ,the woods nenr the Thnrston home,
unconscious. When she recovers conscious*
ness, her mind Is apparently unhinged with
some horror. Raymond Thurston Is found
In the studio, shot through the heart.
Sylvia suspects Basil of ths murder of
her brother.
Sylvia prepares to rlslt Florida In search
of health. Nurse Mason appears * ‘
•cene, and it dare! ‘
! dueller are greater 1
the su- # “~*
Muel
York.
Rose Thurston admits she told a falsehood
to shield Hnsll from suspicion of . having
tnerdered Raymond.
Muyller, fearing to meet Ethel CreswelL
who Is stopping with hls wife, returns
home unexpectedly and approaches the
house unobserved in order to ascertain if
"the coast la elear." He nnd Mis* Ores*
fame."
Basil Thnrston return* home and de
mands to see Sylvia. Mueller tell* hla wife
voter* of the
'srrat ..tstes for rs 1 tlflraliou
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a A BUMPER MONOPOLY.
§ (From The Vldalla Advance.)
O The Atlanta Georgian la some-
O what of a reformer. It I* hot aft- O
O er the Bell Telephone people of O
2 Atlanta, and also after the city of D
2 Atlanta for giving the company O
2 a 33-year franchise for practical- O
O ly nothing, when other cities get 3 O
O per cent on the earnings of the Q
2 company. We wish The Georgian 0
0 success. Somebody ought to have 0
2 Jumped on the Bell Telephone 0
2 Company long ago. It’a a bump- 0
O er, mean monopoly. 0
oO0O0O0SK»OOOi>O0000000 00 OOa
"Yes, and then?" said Frank eager
ly, ae the butler paused for breath,
“I saw thorn running through the
yard and followed them Into the bam
with my revolver. But the man was
too quick for me. As I stepped Into
the doorway the man struck me down
with an Iron bar and seized my re
volver."
"Yes, ye»." said Frank breathlessly,
while the detectives followed the tale
of the butler Impatiently. "Go on, go
on." ■
"Then the man handed the revolver
over to tho woman, who pointed It at
me, while he sprang Into the airship
and seized the levers"
"Did he understand their use?" shout,
ed Frank In wonderment.
"Ae well as yourself," said the but
ler. "Then as the ehlp answered to hie
move he told the woman to get In.
"Then he stopped for the time. ‘The
baby Is In there. Isn’t It?! he asked
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
—AND—
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
BOVI
the
of rcpir'*pi!tutivt»ji. Then let the acnate j
elect all the iiiulMMUtriont ami main conaula
to foreign court trie* and all the po«ttiju*ter»
of the flr»t anti second grade, and all the
collector* of custom* and internal revenue.
And let the president have only the veto
power, and give the cabinet uremla-rs the
right to appoint nil minor officer* In their
department*. And I think that the presi
dent will nttll have enough power vested In
one man In a republican government. Now
the second place of dar “ ‘ -
transition which hn* .
and I* n menace to good, aound nnd Mtfe
free government, I* the seuatc. Ho to re-
duoe the power of that body I suggest that
we change the mode of electing the sena
tor* and also Increase tbelr nutnlior by
electing all the senators by the popular
vote or the petiole, like we do the repre
sentative*. nnd linve one senator for every
three representatives, and so make one *cn-
J ;orlal district out of every three emigre*.
nnal districts and elect one-thlri! of the
senators every two year* at the same time
do the representatives of the lower
1
hr i ...
Now I think this plnn will ellmiuate
, danger* of- centralization from tbt* govern-,
J mi nt. A in’. I hope that every thinking man
In the Doited Htafra will give this yinu
Army Order*.
Washington, Sept. 25.—Captain Wil
liam H. Tschappat and John H. Rice,
ordnance department, to Sandy Hook,
proving ground for promotion; Captain
Fred E. Buchanan to Omaha aa acting
Judge advocate, department of the Mis
souri, relieving A. J. Dean, first lieu
tenant Twenty-fourth Infantry, who
will proceed to hls regiment.
Cqptaln Frederick B, Henneesy from
Fourth to Third artillery to Fort Slyer.
Captain Harry E. Mitchell from Third
to Fourth Held artillery.
Movements of Vessels.
ARRIVED—September 32, Huntress
at New Orleans; Prairie at Hampton
Roads; September 22, Kansas . and
Oeorgla at League Island, Rocket at
Washington,' Virginia at Hampton
Roads,
SAILED—September 22, Prarie from.
Hampton Roads for Charleston, S. C.;
September 23, Wasp from Wilmington,
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Frank gripped Hudson's shoulder
with a grasp that made (he old man
flinch with pain.
"They did not take the child?" he
said- hoarsely.
The butler bowed blf head mournful
ly-
"And where was Katie?" cried Frank.
"Poor Katie,” said Hudson, "wae
choked Into unconsciousness by that
coward who stood guard over me."
"And then"—said Frank.
Beby Stolen Again.
"He lifted the baby from the arms of
the poor girl as she lay unconscious on
the floor and hurried back to the barn.
He handed the baby to the woman, aft
er taking the revolver from her. and
held It pointed at me while she climbed
Into the atrahtp.
"Then he ordered me to go out of the
barn and to the house, pointing the re
volver at me while I did so. I had
hardly closed the door of the house
when i saw the airship rise from the
barn and glide swiftly away."
"I have suspected for several week,—
ever since we recovered the baby, In
fact—that Mueller knew t was here,"
said Frank, gloomily, "and that he
knew the airship was being buijt. I
have kept as close watch ns possible,
but several times In the morning I have
thought that some one had been In the
barn during the night. He muat have
visited It several times, examined It
carefully, and learned Its use.”
"How far could he get with It before
he has to alight?" asked Btttlnger.
“About 600 miles, I should judge,”
said Frank. "I had not left It In
t-eadlnees fqr a long trip. But If I
know anything of Mueller's nature he Is
shrewd enough to leave the machine In
a secluded place.
"There he will procure disguises and
put the finishing touches to the ma
chine. There Is no danger, however,
of hls leaving the country permanent
ly, for 1 hold documents which Mueller
would risk hls life forty times to pos
sess. Rut there Is nothing to be done
for the present. He has foiled us once
again. We can only watch and wait,"
"Watch and wait" repeated Sylvia In
hollow tones. “Aye, watch and wait
until my hair Is silvered and my hands
are palsied, but the watching and wall
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"I have misjudged you cruelty, Ba-
sH" she said, turning to her cousin
and laying her pitiful, trembling hands
In hls, "but you will forgive me, I
know, and help me to drag this tlend
to Justice.
"To tho last drop of my blood. 8yl-
via," said Basil, pressing hls lips to her
bands.
Sylvia withdrew her Angers from hi*
grasp anti raised her right hand to
heaven.
"I sweat- T will never rest until this
foul murderer Is dead,” she cried
hoarsely, w hile all shuddered to see the
gentle girl they had known transform
ed Into this revengeful, half-crazed
creature. "Raymond, you will be
avenged."
CHAPTER LXXIII.
Aid From Basil.
From the moment that half-crazed
Sylvia Thurston uttered her oath to
track to Justice the man who slew her
brother, Basil Thurston left no stone
unturned to find the missing man. He
joined hands with Frank Bracebrldge
In the eearrh.
Back of Ills energy wae the renewal
of a life-long hope crushed by Sylvia's
marriage to Mueller.
He know how Idolatrous was the love
Sylvia had cherished for her murdered
brother. He had good cause to know
It. for because of It and Sylvia’s ac
ceptance of Raymond's prejudice
against him he had lost love which he
felt sure she had once given him.
He saw that with Sylvia now there
was but one thought—revenge. He felt
that-the one who aided ner In her quest
would stand well In her favor.
Further than that, he did not dare
go. even In hla thoughts, for thief snd
murderer as Mueller had proved him
self to I*. he was still Sylvia’s hus
band.
But hls love for Sylvia was so great,
hls hatred for the man who had ruined
her life ao strong, that he flung every
thing else to the winds to aid Brace-
•T)r. bridge In hls search for Mueller.
By tacit consent both men avoided
seeking the aid of the police. Detec
tives Loftus and Blttlnger returned to
New York with full description, of
Mueller, Nurse Mason and the baby,
and the usual police descriptions were
printed and sent broadcast throughout
the land.
But Frank and Basil pursued their
Investigations, Independent of the po
lice. Each had hie own reaion tor hat
ing the sleek, devilish‘foreigner; each
wished to have the exquisite pleasure
of personally bringing the men to jus
tice.
.-.Frank had an especial roason for
wishing to get Mueller In hla power be
fore tho authorities took him In htnd.
He had enlisted the aid of Loftus and
Blttlnger because police aid wae neces
sary to prove Reginald Innocent of the
murder of hls wife, but that being ac
complished, Frank wished more than
anythlnr else In the world to obtain
from Mueller the fourth of the map and
the missing diamond which the for
eigner had In hls possession.
He was also uneasy about the airship
Mueller had stolen and the safety of
the beautiful Madame Blavlnsky.
He knew that Mueller now was In
such desperate straits that with hls
almost supernatural cunning he would
find means of equipping the airship for
a long Journey and that he would stop
at nothing to secure the map and dia
monds which h# believed to be In the
possession of Frank and Vera Slavln-
■ky,
“Hi will corns to me sooner or Inter,
murmured Frank, '.'to attempt to steal
those things, and then’’——
Hls fists clenched, and there was a
look upon his face that boded 111 to
Carl Mueller If he should ever eome
within reach again.
Frank was eorely troubled at this
time about Reginald. Baker's Ion*,
hard work had been rewarded with the
quashing of the indictment against
Reginald nnd tho Issuing of warrants
upon the charge of willful murder for
Dr. Schmidt, alias Carl Mueller.
Frank had Immediately cabled Regi
nald to come home, adding In cipher,
Do not forget the packet."
Reginald, who during hls period of
enforced seclusion had been almost a
model youth, seemed to lose all sense
of decency and gratitude with the new*
that announced hls freedom to resume
hls own name.”
He returned an evasive answer to
•ank concerning the package snd
plunged Into wild execessea of living.
Frank honored all hls drafts, for fesr
that If the boy was short of ( money he
might open the packet and pawn the
diamonds.
He did not dare go over to France to
see Reginald, for he was spending even’
spare moment upon tho wreck of the
flrBt airship he had built. He knew
that there might arise a contingency
when he would be forced to pursue
. Mueller If the foreigner should get the
second airship In readiness for a long
voyage, and he meant to take no
chances. ,. _
Basil and Sylvia, accompanied by Ba-
sll'e sister. Rose, had gone to Florida
In the hope that the change of *w
would benefit Sylvia, who still clung to
her mad notion of revenge for her
brother's death.
She would sit and gloat over the po
lice circulars by the hour, and had
wrung from Basil a promise that the
moment there was news of Carl Muel
ler Bhe should be permitted to old In
tracking him down.
Basil wns pursuing hls Investigations
on a line somewhat different from
Frank's. Leaving Sylvia In the care
of Rose, he made a trip to Pari*. Frans,
who knew he was going, asked him to
look up Reginald, and advise him ae to
what he was doing.
Basil went to Parle, but could not
find Reginald. Before he could advise
Frank of the fact hls Investigations
called him back to New York. There
he found Reginald, who had been in
New York for some time, sending hls
drafts to Frank through friend* In
Parle to mislead hls cousin ge to hi*
whereabouts. IVhat Basil found in N*»
York caused him to send Frank the fol
lowing message at hi* house on the
8ound; ...
"Better come at once. If possible.
Reginald hero at Hotel Jerome In hand*
of human vultures. Needs looking tri
er badly. Compelled to go to Russl*
Immediately. May have newe later.
"BASIL THURSTON."
C--ti-urd in Tomorrow's Georqis**,