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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. Published Evtry Afternoon. (Except Sunff«y) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At S Vest Alabama St. Atlanta. On. Subscription Rate*: One Tear •...«!« S't Month* f-g Tliro* Month* >•* f'lio by Cartier. IVr Week Telephones ronnectlnc nil , depart* raents. Long,distance termini!*. flmlfb A Thompson, rwlverttslnc rep- rctetttntires for all territory outside of Oeorgla. Cr imea Office ...... Tribune Building Nfur York Office Brunet.1«k Bldg. if row bare auy trouble get ring TUB CKOHGIAN Ant) NEWS, telephone the circulation department nnd hare It promptly remedied. Telephone*: UelT 4KT tneln; Atlanta 4401. the date of .expiration: otherwise. It will In- continued at tl»c regular sub scription rst*« until notice to stop is received. In onlerlng n rhangp of address, please give t$e old as well as the new address. It Is dr sirs Me that all eomraunlca* fIons Iri'- del for pnhMfcstlon In THH GKOUOtANmND NEWS be limited te 200 words In length. It Is Imperstlr# that t»,«y he signed, ns an er!deuce of sued faith. Uejrcted ninnnseripts will TUB attOUGIAS ASP XKWB prints n»» unclean or objectionable ndrertls- Ijr. Neither do.** It print whisky or any liquor'*0*. 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 ■■ OOOOOOOOOOOfrOOOOOOOOOtJOOOt) 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, Del., for Salem, N. J.; Dubuque from New Orleans to Puerto Cortes, Hon.; Alabama from Cape Cod Bay for navy yard, New York; TIGER, , Oyster University It my alma maw. Ever hear our college yell? Raw, raw raw! her.' 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 ing will not he In vain. The Need for Eye-Glasses Simply slated. Is due to a malformation of the eye, which pre vents light from properly focuelng on the retina. TO CORRECTLY FIT GLA88ES The relative proportions of the eye must be accurately deter mined, and. If Imperfect, lenses prescribed that will correct the de ficiencies and relieve the resulting trouble. OUR REFRACTING DEPARTMENT Is perfectly equipped for this work, the apparatus and methods being the moat modem and approved, while our refractlonfate are men thoroughly versed In their specialty. A. K Hawkes Co., Opticians, (Two Stores) 14 Whitehat; and 125 Peachtree (Candle.- Building) "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**,