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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. Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At -a Writ Alalisms St . Atlnnt.1. tie. Subscription Rotes: <’nr Yritr W ste Months "nt Month * tty Citrrtrr, I'rr ITeelr Telephones oonnrrtlnc ell depart- moot*. Loog dlstsoee tormitiftls. resrotattres tor all territory out 1*. Chlcftco Office ...... Tribune BulMInf New York Office......Brunswick Bldg. It promr Bell 4971 NBWE, — nrtinent and bare died. 1 main; Atlanta 4401. win be continued at the regular tub- ecriptlon rates until notice to atop la received. In ordering a change of addreti, pirn<e givo the old aa well aa tbe new It la desirable that all commonle*. 200 words In length. It la Imperative that they be signed, as an evidence of good faith. Rejected manuscripts will TUB GEORGIAN AND NEWS print* no unclean or objectlonablo advertls* Ing. Neither doea It print whisky or any liquor ads. OUR PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS stands for Atlanta's own* log Its own gnu mid electric light plants, as It now owns Its water works. Other cl tie* do this and get low aa 60 cents, with a profit itiictti mill, it in i*i in u wiiyh mil ■>« operated successfully by European cities, aa'thav ere, thero la no good reason «by fh- i < nn n<>t h<> *<> ated here. But wo do not bellow EC set Its faco In that dlroctlon NOW. 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. IF YOU NEED GLASSES You want to know that the optician you consult Is thoroughly competent and reliable. That his methods of examination are scientific and up-to-date. That ho l» experienced and akllful at every point. Our patrons re assured ot all this In coming to us for glasses. A. K. Hawkes Co., Opticians, (Two 8tor«*> # 14 Whitehall and 125 Peachtree (Candler Building)