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TTIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS.
Tuesday. orTonr.r. i. m.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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AMUSEMENTS.
THE GRAND—Tuesday, matinee and
night. Wilton Lackaye In “The Bond-]
man."
THE BIJOU—Tuesday, matinee and
night. “Tho Candy Kid.” ■■
THE ORPHEUM—Tuesday, matinee
and night, vaudeville.
PASTIME THEATER—Vaudeville.
SOUTH SIDE THEATER—Vaude.
villi-.
ST. NICHOLAS AUDITORIUM—
Tuesday afternoon and night, skating
and fancy exhibitions.
It a paragrapher la one
A “Par*a” who write* short com
ment*. then tho thing he
writes Is a "parag." Certainly! It
can bo nothing else.
We Join with a contrtb-
A Wise utor In felicitating Pres-
President ldcnt Arkwright upon
his sagacity in taking
time by the forelock to aak the state
commission to Investigate the proper
ties of tho Oeorgla Hallway and Elec
tric Company, specifying the rules
under which the corporation should
work, and establishing under the wis
dom and fairness of tho commission
the definite equities between tho cor
poration and tho people. It was
wise and prudent thing to do.
Tho Houston Post
Disposing of greatly felicitates Mr.
Mr. Hesrst Hearst upon his recent
utterances, and holds
him a great man now that he has. an
nounced that he will not be a candi
date for office. It see* before him
under this determination a noble ca
rver of usefulness and service, but
cautions him sharply not to presume
to nHplro for public honors. Beauti
ful logic this, and a radiant premium
to put upon talent and servlco and
patriotism! Co ahead, Mr. Hearst
uso your eight great newspaper* as
the eight great gun* of Democracy-
pour out your money like water in
the campaJgns. Give ten times as
much as any other man will give—aa
you l.avs always done—empty your
mighty resources of energy and brain
In the people's cause. Do more than
all other .forces to arouse the people,
to restrain the trU.ts, and curb preda
tory wealth. Do all this. But don't
presume to offer for office. Leave
that to lesser men who look wise and
keep Idle, and straddle fences and
preserve the smirk repute of safe con
servatism!
The Hearst newspapers are the
eight great.guns of our modern De
mocracy.
With Governor Hoke Smith'
visiting Tom Watson and John
Temple Graves throwing bouquets
his way. It really looks as If Oeor
gla polities might become one
grand, sweet song.—Nashville
Tennessean.
The people are In the saddle In
Georgia, and the above mentioned,
with some thousands of others, love
to ace the people ride.
Did John Temple Gravee put
out a new candidate for prealdent
last week? If eo the boom was
not perceptible In the North.—
Philadelphia Press.
No, not last week, lint we have
st launched a boom for "A South
irollna Gentleman'’ to which we ask
tbe kind consideration of The Press.
TWO GREAT PAN-AMERICANS.
Ellbu Root, secretary of state of the American republic, Is today the
guest In tho City of Mexico of Porflrlo Diaz, tbe president of that re
public.
Housed In the ancient castle of Chapultepec, surrounded with all the
J honor In which the republican states can express Its respect for a distin
guished guest, the American premier and the Mexican president are the
center of attention In tho southern republic and are objects of special
interest throughout the world.
It Is a picturesque and historic meeting between the great man 'of
Mexico and the great man of America.
Porflrlo Diaz was born In obecurity and reared In poverty. He fought
for his country with a vigor and Intelligence which seemed to give al
most a divinity to his sword. With the rude Integrity of the Indian, with
the resolute firmness of tbe stoic and with the intelligence of tbe states
man he has built a state which can not be shaken. From derision Diaz
hat lifted his country to honor. There le a genuine grandeur In his
character and achievements In which he towers like one of the patriots
of a former age, and the light of romance which Illumines the entire
story of this wonderful boy of Oaxaca, who became the pillar of the peo
ple's hope and the equal of the great men of the earth.
The American secretary comet from different surroundings and a
different environment.
He wse born to comfort and to equality. He has matched his wits
from childhood with those who work their way to the front In the great
metropolis of the western world. His life has been a busy one. but
neither the saddle nor the sword havo been a part of It He has not
been familiar with physical hardships. Modern In every sense and well
acquainted with tho wisdom and the developments of civilisation he has
reached a point where among his fellowmen he Is already regarded, with
out respect to party, as one of the ablest if not the ablest Intellect In
tbe great republic.
And yet there Is an equality which touches similarity In the men
tal processes of the' great Mexican and the great American. There Is a
kinship of experience and of type that should make them great friends
from tbe beginning. They are both direct, simple and sincere In word
and act. Each knows well the great traits and tho great achievements
of the other, and each esteems the other for his quality and achieve
ments.
Beyond the radiant touch of hospitality there Is that In common be
tween the great American and the. great Mexican which should Insure a
wise and cordial cooperation between the two governments on all the
questions which affect them and touch the outside world.
Tbe live Central American republics have agreed to a protocol pro
viding for a convention in Washington next November looking to an es
tablishment of permanent peace among thorn all.
The visit of Secretary Root to President Diaz completes the way for
an understanding between the United States and Mexico which will not
only insure the observance of such a compact but safeguard the rights
of all concerned. Wo may not hear all the details of this agreement, os
they wilt scarcely be made public, but It le safe to predict that the mu
tual trust and good will of the two republics will be eo strengthened by
tbe meeting of these great and simple men that the two governments
will bq Joined In harmony and usefulness for tho future.
TENNESSEE DISAPPOINTS THE RAILROADS.
Our friends of thp corporations have been accustomed to point to
Tennessee as a land flowing with tbe milk and honey of kindness and
consideration for tbe railroads. *
Tennessee has been the type of that fine conservatism la which both
the corporations and the people should prosper and grow up In happiness
and harmony together.
We have each of us, as states, been compared with Tennessee to our
essential disadvantage.
Rut behold! under the tranquil surface of Its lovlngklndness Tennes
see has covered up designs of regulation which are only different from
our own In that Tennessee Indolently sits by and waits while Georgia
and Alabama pull Its commercial chestnuts out of tho lire, when she
proposes to Join In th* picnic of reform with full heartiness and all
speetl.
Here Is Governor Patterson of this Ideal state making this attitude
plain In his speech at Union City:
“There should be no hostility between the railroads and the
people. The principle of Justice should alone determine their re
lations. In some of the state* legislation has been enacted re
ducing the fare for-passenger travel, and this legislation Is now
before the courts for Judlclnl determination. Bhould the decision
ho favorable to tho contention pf tho railroads that such reduc
tions are arbitrary and unjust, there will ho neither necessity
nor wisdom for tho enactmont of similar legislation In Tennessee.
“If, on tho contrary, the courts should uphold the legisla
tion s* Just and reasonable, tho people of this state are entitled
to ask and receive similar reductions for passenger travel. In
this event I have assurances that the railroads will voluntarily
reduce fares to tho people of Tennessee. However, If this
should not bo done without legislation, I will Insist that It be
done by legislation.
“1 have the power to convene the legislature In extra ses
sion, and I assure tne people that It will tat exercised to compel
the railroads to reduce the fare for passenger travel, should'
they not voluntarily do so, after a decision of tbe courts holding
such reduction reasonable and Just."
Surely the most pronounced partisan of railroad reform could And
little In such an utterance to c'.vll at. '
Meanwhile the professionally conservative Dally Tennessean, steer
ing skillfully between corporation and public, “Insists and will ever In
sist that the function of the corporation Is 'purely economic and tbe func
tion of the public purely political, and that there should be no conflict
between the two If each keeps within Its own proper sphere." Which
all In all Is as wlso and self-evident a saw as ever glorlfled the wit of
Touchstone or of Bottom the Weaver.
Rut wo fear the corporations will have to find another Ideal state.
Tennessee has "confessed."
WE “REALLY NOMINATE” A REAL CANDIDATE.
If Lieutenant Governor Chanter may be seriously talked
about for president, there is no reason why any South Carolina
gentleman should be considered too small to mention for United
States Bcnstor.—News and Courier.
Colonel, thli “parag" seals your destiny. A bid so delicate and yet
so palpable can not be passed without a rally of your friends. Saving
only tbe diminutive. It Is impossible to regard It as other than an an
nouncement of your "eligibility,” and we are much tBo honest and far
too fond to fall for an Instant In our duty In the premises. Spite of all
the race of paragraphers who ever wrote “parags," we have made but
one nomination to the presidency. We slip the leash of our modest re
serve to make another here.
Gentlemen, Brethren, Statesmen, of The Houston Post, Washington
Herald, Richmond Dispatch, Newark 8tar, New York World, Memphis
Commercial, Naehvtlle Tennessean,’Augusta Chronicle, Savannah Press,
Augusta Herald and the rest, we rise to suggest that the editor of The
Houston Post should put In nomination for the great office of president of
tbe United States, that accomplished editor, that most versatile of Demo
crats, that “South Carolina Gentleman," Col. J. 0. Hemphill, of Tho
Charleston News and Courier.
Fill your glasses, gentlemen—with cold water—and drink to the next
Chief Executive of tho Republic, who will gloriry South Carolina, reflect
honor upon Georgia, reform Washington, regulate Tennessee and civilise
Texas—a president before whom every paragrapher will He prone, to
whom every nature faker will nod. and In wboaa honor every baseball fan
will bow himself exceedingly while our great ctndldate makes his home
run to the White House.
Gentlemen. Brethren, Statesmen, let the suggestion be promptly sec
onded and tbe nominations dose.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian here records each day
some economic fact. In reference to
tbe on wart! progress of tho booth.
BY *
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
The Southern Lnniltormnii, of Nssbrllte, Tenn., has the following list of new
enternrluen In North Carolina: *
The Morris*Vyoe Lumber Company, of Sortb Wllltesl*oro, S. C.. has Jnst been
chartered. The capital stock of tin* company Is $100,000, authorized, with $10,*
000 snbscrllied In snares of $100 each.
Tbe rtJHty Manufacturing Company, of Goldsboro, N. C\, has l»ee»i chartered
at n rnpltnl of $200,000, authorized, and the privilege of beginning business with $50,*
000. The objects or tbe company are to engage In tbe lumber business tud establish
• lumber plant.
J. M. and W. C. Torrence, of Athens. Gn„ nre putting In mncbluery nt
Wsynesrllle. N. C., for n shuttle block factory there. They will create ft big do*
maud for dogwood. All of their output will be shipped fb England, Germany,
France and Italy.
The TUoiiMMviMe Machinery Company, of Tbomasvllle, N. C., has been charter
ed to deal In machinery of nil kinds, engines, boilers, saw mills, etc. The capital
Is $10,000 authorized, and $1,000 subscribed.
The Wellborn-Alrbenrt Furniture Company, of Burlington, N. C., has, Just re
ceived a charter. The authorized capital !■ $10,000. but tbe company can l>eglp
business with $3,f»00.
The Orlentnl Manufacturing Company, of Oriental, Pamlico county. North Caro
lina. has Just been chartered. Tbe authorized capital Is $25,000, with the privilege
of beginning with $3,000; shares $50 each.
One of the largest enterprises at Kershaw, 8. C„ la a furniture factory, with
u capital of $5,000.
Schofield Bros., of Philadelphia, Pa., have leased a large tract of tlinbel land
About 3 miles from rimers, H. C.. and are busily engaged erecting a $75,000 lum
ber plnnt. This Im known as tbe Salkehstehle Lumber Cor i
According to a report Juat ar“ '* — tk -
Is now shipping more oak and |
average of 600 i '
Wllkesboro dall;,
which was. lumbar, wna 250,....._ _ 1 ..
of two furniture fnctoriea. aeternI planing mills, sash, door and blind factories,
one coffin fnctory, twenty wholesale lumber dealers and several large croas-arm,
bracket and locust pin factories.
AN OPEN LETTER TO
MR. PRESTON ARKWRIGHT,
Mr. Arkwright:
I beg the privilege of saying to you,
through the columns of The Georgian,
some things that ate on my tyeart to
•ay, and to aay out loud so that every
body may hear It. ,
I do most cordially congratulate you
on the stand that you have taken in the
process of adjusting the great proper
ties which you control to the demand!
of the people In these days of reform.
Your, agreement to accept of the tax
assessments will have the effect of put
ting you near the head of the column
of tax-payers who are approaching the
borders of simple truth and honesty In
“giving in their tax return*." In my
Judgment, very few tax-payers come
ns near paying taxes on the actual
value of their property as you will be
doing. If all tox-payera, persons and
corporations, will come as near honest
returns, the visible amount of taxable
property In Georgia, will be vastly In
creased. In this you become a bene
factor.
Again, In your submission to the
railroad commission of the request that
that body frame a set of rules for the
government of your corporations Is an
act of splendid citizenship. It will do
an Incalculable amount of good.
I heard Alex Stephens in one of his
library’ lectures at Liberty Hall on
political philosophy. He made the re
mark that he was never afraid to ap
peal to the people. “Sometimes,** said
he, “they may be misled for a season,
but the average sentiment of the Amer
ican people is to act with even-handed
Justice.*' This Is true. Individuals will
contend for personal advantage and In
sist on things that are unjust, while at
the same point the aggregate public
ae .:.ient would be fair.
uu have perceived as have all other
level-headed citizens that the railroad
commission, composed of the men who
are on it and constituted as It Is. will
be Incapable of any act of precipitate
adjudication or deliberate Injustice.
I am sure that the course you have
taken Is absolutely safe for you, and It
does moat effectually silence your crit
ics. Very respectfully,
J. L. D. HILLYER.
More eyes than there are In Atlanta
read these pages every dny. For 30
cents you can place any want you may
have, before them in our want columns,
and Friday and Saturday get a 40c box
of Wiley's Candy, Free.
A VOICE FOR THE CORPORATION.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
In comparing street railway fares of
other cities ns against those of the
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
of our own city In order to show that
the people are not getting as much from
that corporation ns Is due them, one
must look further Into the matter than
merely to accept the simple statement
that tho street railway company of
Richmond sells ten tares or tickets for
tG cents, or that the Birmingham Rail
way, Light and Power Company will
carry passengers a distance equaling
that of the Marietta line for 25 cents,
ARMMAVY ORDERS
—AND—
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
Army Order,.
Washington. Oct. 1.—First Lieuten
ant George D. Heath, Jr., assistant
eurgeon, Second Infantry, South Caro
lina National Guard, to medical achool,
Washington.
Cnptatn Peter C. Halnea, Jr„ quar
termaster, from Fort Hamilton, to
transport Logan, relieving Captain
Henry B, Farrar, quartermaster, who
will proceed to Philippine,, November
6. First Lieutenant Lawrence C. Craw
ford, coast artillery corps, from first to
forty-first company; Captain Thoma,
F. Ryan, to Thirteen Cavalry.
First Lieutenant Edwin IX Cox. to
Eleventh cavalry. Major Thoma,
Cruse, quartermaster, from depart
ment of the Missouri to charge quar
termaster's office, Boston, relieving
Captain Ira L. Fredendal, quartermas
ter, who will report to Major Cruse as
his assistant. Major Thomas Swobe,
in addition to present duties to tem
porary charge office of chief quarter
master, department of the Missouri.
First Lieutenant William H. Noble,
Twenty-third Infantry, from Boston to
his regiment.
Navy Orders.
Rear Admiral U. Sebree, detached as
naval secretary light house board, de
partment of commerce and labor, to
bureau of navigation, special tempo
rary duty In connection with special
services squadron.
I.teutenank Commander N. C. Twin
ing, detached navy department, to
Kearsarge. Lieutenant Commander V.
O. Chase, detached, West Virginia, to
bureau of ordnance. Lieutenant Com
mander M. H. Signor, detached navy
recruiting station, Omaha, to West Vir
ginia.
Ensign E. O. Fitch, report to com
mandant, navy yard, Boston,’ for med
ical survey; then wait orders. Ensign
P. P. Blackburn, to charge navy re
cruiting station, Omaha. Lieutenant
J. C. Furse died on Illinois September
30.
Movements of Vessels.
ARRIVED—September 28, String'
ham, at navy yard, New York: Mart
etta, at Boston. September 28, Rain'
bow, at Cavite; Dolphin, at navy yard,
New York; Culgoa, at Colon.
SAILED—September 28, Strlngham,
from Fort Totten, for navy yard. New
York; Wilmington from Shanghai, for
Nlngpo; Mayflower, from White Stone,
N. Y„ for Cape Cod Bay; Marietta,
from Cape Cod Bay, for Boston; Al
bany, from Punta Arenas, Costa Rico,
for Aeajutla San Salvador; Chicago,
from Acapulco for San Francisco. Sep.
tomber 28, Rainbow, from Otongpo for
Cavite.
MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO.
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STREETS.
Capital $200,000.00
Surplus arid Undivided Profits $600,000.00
Commercial accounts invited.
Interest, compounded twice a year, is
paid in our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
4%
THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS
A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure
SYNOPSIS.
Frank (tbe hero) nn<l Reginald Bracebrtdgc
(Touaius) meet Mrae. Vera Slarinqlcj. “
beautiful wouinn, nt Saratoga. She la
tacked by ft forel^uer (Dr. Cnrl Mueller),
the latter demanding that *h« surrender to
him “a bit of paper and ft atone. He
dalma he haa the missing fragment and
that “the others were then In the hotel.
Prank rescues her and is glren a package
with permlsiaon to open It when he think"
the right time hna come. A telegram an
nounces tho sudden death of Reginald •
father. .Frank la* made executor of the es
tate. Reginald Is charged with forgery, ftnd
colls upon Frank to wive him from arrest.
A maid rushes Into the room nod tells Keg'
Inald his wife Is dead and that be Is charg
ed with her murder. Frank nnd Reginald
leave the bouse hr n secret passage and
reach the Brneebrldge country home on
Long Island. They embark In an airship.
Reginald Is sent to France. Frank I**”**
... juiii hi .11 tuc wuric iui»
tor lives. Sylvia Thurston, pretty daugbtei
of a Judge In Ohio, Is brought Into the story.
Dr. Mueller fnils In love with her. He seems
to know her brother, a painter, who resides
abroad. Sylvia. Dr. Mueller nnd a girl
friend visit “The Hollow,*' an old house,
said, to he haunted.
Raymond Thurston returns boms unex
pectedly nnd Is greeted by his sister during
the temporary absence of her fiance.
Brlvln and her brother go for a walk
and meet Basil, who quarrels with Ray
mond.
The following morning Ruth Pritchard Is
found In the woods near the Thurston home,
unconscious. When she recovers conscious-
Sylvia suspects Basil of tho murder of
bar brother.
Sylvia prepare* to vlalt Florida In search
of health. Nurse Mason appears on the
cue, nnd .It develops that she nnd Dr.
ucller nre greater friends than appear* on
the aitrface.
Mueller and Sylvia are married In New
Yoefc.
Rose Thurston admits she told ft falsehood
to shield RnslI from suspicion of having
murdered Raymond.
Mueller, fearing to meet Ethel Creswell.
who Is stopping with his wife, returns
hbme unexpectedly *»nd approaches the
house unobserved In order to ascertain If
“the const Is clear." He and Mlsa Crcs-
weil meet nnd she brand* him as “Dr.
Newell, of Black Horse Inn poisoning
fame."
Basil Thurston returns home nnd de
mands to see Hylvln. Mueller tells bis wife
she mnst not see her cousin. Ruth Pritch
ard returns to consciousness.
She accuses Mueller of tho murder of Ray
mond. So does Basil, who steps Into the
room In time to hear the girl's words.
Mueller escapes during the excitement. Syl
via Is convinced of his guilt. Frank Brace-
bridge arrives with detectives In search of
Mueller. Nurse Mason nnd Mueller steal
More eyes than there are In Atlanta
read these pages every day. For 30
cents you can place any want you may
, „ „ . . . .have before them In our want columns,
while the Georgia Railway and Electric an ,j Friday and Saturday get a 40c box
Company charges So cents. Now that ot Wiley's Candy, Free,
we may bo perfectly fair and accord
exact Juetlce to the corporation under
discussion, let us mention a few other A NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
facts that every citizen must know, but PRIMARY,
perhaps that have been forgotten by a., To the E(lltor 0 f <j he Georgian:
(rent many.
I shall twain by making the assertion
that the Georgia Railway and Electric
Company Is the most liberal and patri
otic corporation In the country. When
has the city or the people ever gone to
that company for n contribution for a
worthy cause and been turned down?
Never, but to the contrary, their con
tributions are the most liberal of any
corporation or Individual In the city;
no one can dispute this fact. What
s'ould our -menagerie at Grant park
look like hod It not been for the liberal
and voluntary donation of 15,000 by
the Georgia Railway and Kleeeic Com
pany for the purchase of new animals?
And I am sure that there Is not a man.
woman or child In the city that would
like to see that donation withdrawn,
but this is oniy one of many Instances
of the kind that we are all familiar
with. I would also call your attention
to the fact that this corporation vol
untarily raised its tgx assessment about
two mlllton dollars. Who ever heard
of any other corporation doing the
■ame? How many street railway com
l«nles In other cWIee have voluntarily
Increased the pay of their employees
twice In less than two years, and how
many of the big street railway com
panies have never had any trouble with
their employees? I can not think of
any except Atlanta's, And have we
so soon forgotten tne vnluable aid
rendered the city, the state and the
public In general about one year ago? I
have In mind the riot period. Jt was
a notable fact that She street cor com
pany bore the brunt of that trouble.
Did they complain or falter? No:
every man, from the prealdent down to
the most humble curve-greaser, did
everything possible to help bring order
out of rhaoa, and the public In general
nn<l ladles especially who were forced
to go to nnd from their work during
this period felt ester on one of the
street cars that were gunrded with
Winchester rifles In the hands of cool
and conservative men than they did on
the streets, which the city was unnble
to police. And who paid for protecting
these cars? Certainly the street car
company had a right to expect the city
to furnish protection for their property
and patrons, but the offlrrre of the
company saw that the city had Its
hands full
and they, being patriotic
cltlsens, placed the protection there
themselves and paid for It, nnd besides
aided the city and state authorities In
rvery other way possible. Now wasn't
that the right kind of patriotism? How Ing no more for It.
nany other big corporations would have Respectfully,
Knowing from your editorials In The
Georgian (which I take) the great In
terest you feel In the next presidential
election, I take the liberty ot suggest
ing a plan by which possibly unity of
the Democratic party may be secured.
I feel sure you will agree with me that
this Is all that I s needed to secure Demo
cratic victory. Has not the party won
In every contest when united?
My suggestion Is this: In the South,
at least, we have found political relief
and solution of trouble In the system
of primaries, which has been Intro
duced, I believe. In every Southern
state. Why not have a national pri
mary to settle the question of a Demo
cratic presidential ticket? Let a day
be appointed by the executive commit
tee of the party; let every state vote In
primary on that day; let It be under
stood that every man who votes In the
primary thereby pledges himself to
support the winning ticket, and It aeems
to me unity would follow.
My plan may be Impracticable, vis
ionary, etc., but I have pbndrred over
It quite a while and now propose It to
you that you may exercise your Judg
ment upon It. I will say further that
1 have never seen It mentioned In any
publication or heard It from the lips ot
anyone. If the suggestion le of no
value drop It and you may feel aasured
that your correspondent will take no
offense. Very truly yours, etc..
W. L, CURRY.
Pelham, Ga.
More eye* than there are In Atlanta
read these peges every day. For 80
cents you can place any wont you may
have before them In our want columns,
and Friday and Saturday get a 40c box
of Wiley's Candy, Free.
1
done likewise? I am ot the opinion that
the most ot them would have said: “We
are paying the taxes; you must fur
nish the protection."
I have no Interest In writing this ex
cept In a spirit of fairness and Justice
to some of our best cltlsens, who are
officers of a corporation that has done
more for the upbuilding nt thle city
than all others combined. Let us stop
this agitation and get together for the
common good, for we alldtnow that the
street car company Is giving us bette:
service then other cities of twice the
size ot Atlanta are getting and charg-
J. M. M.
ifiiiin- io slew Him iroin rrniicc, mm
gins squandering the money with which his
cousin supplies him.
As It chanced the coroner was a per.
sonal friend of Frank, and after a suit
able Interval ho Joined him outside the
court room and together they sauntered
leisurely down Superior street.
"Queer affair this,” said he. "What
do you make of It?"
"What can I make of It?" Frank an
swered. "Two witnesses beside myself
have sworn to the Identity of the dead
man. Half an hour ago I would have
staked my life on It, but now I am be
ginning to feel uneasy. Is It humanly
possible that three of us can be mis
taken after all? The Idea seems a pre-
posterous one, and yet, and yet, con
found the fellow! That seems brutal, I
know, but If you only had an Inkling of
half the trouble he gave me while alive
you would understand. And now that
he Is dead, my annoyances, to use no
stronger term, are suddenly Increased
ten-fold. Just fancy, for Instance, my
spending two days lit prison under bus
plcton of being the murderer."
"Very rough, Indeed, that was. But
the magistrate could not have acted
otherwise. You had the corpse In your
possession when you arrived nt Cleve
land, and your explanation of that cu
rious fact was quite odd, you know.”
Saying good-bye to the coroner,
Frank went to the office of the money
lender. A minute after he had pre
sented his card he was shown Into the
great man's presence. He rose, all
suavity, from hla desk and motioned
him to a seat.
"I am pleased to see you, Mr. Brace-
bridge." said he. "Sad business, thla.”
"Very."
CHAPTER LXXIX.
"For all of us." he added. "For the
poor boy first of all, and then for you
to be put to all this beastly trouble and
annoyance, and finally myself, for I
have lost a good client."
"I dare say. He was pretty deep in
your books. I suppose"—
He laughed. ,
"I had hoped he would have been In
much deeper. There were three yean
yet to run before"
"Just so. I'll discuss business with
you later on. I an too worried at
present to look Into It. Now I am going
to Boston tonight and I should feel
greatly nbtlged If you will kindly give
me the number of the bills you sent to
him In New York a few days ago."
"Certainly,” sold he, referring to a
pigeonhole In his desk.
"Here you are, sir." said he, passing
over a slip of paper. "The numbers are
consecutive and the bills were all In
fifties, at hla request. 8ome of them
ought to be traced Ay this time. In
deed. the lot was gotten rid of at once.
Really, the bank ought to have been
notified before this. Inquest adjourned,
I suppose?"
Frank then remembered that he had
left the court before the Boston tele
gram had been placed in hla hands.
"Yes, for a week," he replied. "The
medical evidence Is not yet quite com
plete with regard to cause of death.
The doctors wjsh to make a further
examination of the body."
"Dear me! Is that so?” Harris re
plied, Just 0 little surprised, Frank
thought. "I had to run away to keep
an appointment and mlsaed that bit.
Did the woman do It. do you think?”
“I have no theories In the matter at
all," Frank said coldly.
''.Mighty smart scheme that was. I
might have tumbled Into the mesa my
self. Handsome woman, I suppose?
Devils women are—some of 'em—al
ways getting us Into trouble."
Frank rose from his chair. "You
wilt send me In your statement of ac
count In due course, I presume,” he said
stiffly.
"No hurry, sir," said he, rising In
turn. "Oh, dear, no. I know that the
money Is as good ns the bonk. When
the matter has settled down and pres
ent worries are off your shoulders, you
will doubtless send for me."
“Oh, quite so. Mr, Harris. Good day."
“Good day, Mr. Bracebrldge. I hope
you will get on the track of something
In Boston."
"Thank you: I will have a good try,”
said Frank, as he quitted the room.
Frank then returned to New York,
gathered together a few belongings. In
cluding an excellent photograph of
Reginald, then drove to his office, where
he spent the remainder of a very busy
afternoon.
It was Just a quarter to nine by the
big clock when he entered the Grand
Central.
Comrades Again.
"Hello! Hero you are,” said Detective
Loftus, stepping briskly up to the ticket
office as he was receiving his ticket and
change. "We' are starting on another
quest together. We seem fated to be
together.”
"Loftus," said Frank, earnestly, “I
need you now as I have never needed
you before. There are things connected
with this affair that will drive me In
sane If they are not cleared up. I want
all of your experience, all of your ekllL
I will tell you more when the ttmo
comes that I can unloose my lips."
Honest Mike Loftus said nothing, but
he took Frank'a hand In a mighty
clasp that told the young attorney the
detective would serve him to the utter
most.
Frank’s brain was seething with min
gled emotions, although ho completely
masked hts feelings under a light and
cynical manner. One question was
burning itself over and over Into hta
brain.
How came the dead body of hla cous
in In the trunk of Vera Stavtnsky?
CHAPTER LXXX.
Reginald’s Death.
The sun was already biasing like a
furnace when, the following day, they
emerged from the Boston station In
search of breakfast. This was quickly
obtained at a restaurant facing the
square, and here, too, they learned from
a garrulous waiter some particulars of
the nccldent which had befallen the
mysterious young man whose body they
were shortly to visit.
It would appear that the unfortunate
affair had occurred not a hundred yards
from where they were then sitting. The
victim, entering the square, had met an
automobile swinging sharply round
from another street; Whether he was
merely dazed or had mistaken the
chauffeur’s Intentions, he at all events
stepped right In front of the car. was
dashed to the earth and run over. The
waiter had seen this himself.
"Yes," he said, "with my very own
eyes, and then I saw the body ot the
poor young man taken to the hospital
over there.
"There wa« a police Investigation,"
continued the waiter. "That waa yes
terday, but It was proved that . the
chauffeur was an experienced man, and
he was acquitted of all blame. Perhaps
you would like to read an account ot It
yourselvea," and he at once placed a
copy of The American In front of them,
and with his forefinger Indicated the
paragraph In question.
This briefly referred to the sad death
through misadventure of a young man
Identified as Reginald Bracebrldge. who
for several days had been stopping at
tha Grand Hotel. Particulars of the
accident followed, together with detalla
of the police Inquiry. The paragraph
concluded by saying that a considera
ble sum of money had been found upon
the body of the deceased, and that hla
relatives had been duly communicated
with.
This brought Frank nt once to a
realizing sense of hfs position. Here,
staring him In the face from tho col
umns of the leading Boston newspaper
were certain statements which It be
hooved him to disprove. He had al
ready Identified one dead Reginald
Bracebrldge, nnd here was another
corpse positively declared to be tliat
of his cousin.
Another thought struck him forcibly'
which In the hurry nnd horror of tha
past few days he had not considered.
The magnificent diamond necklace, a
. art of the secret of the Bracebrldges,
together with two of the missing dia
monds, had been In Reginald's posses-
slon. Where were they now? Frank
resolved to lose no time In beginning to
make an Investigation.
Continued In Tomorrow’s Georgian.
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