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11TE ATLANTA UEOKOXAN AND NEW8.
tAY, OnOBKR 4, 190T.
THE 4TUNT.4 GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
*OHN TEMPLE GRAVES. Editor.
P. I-. SEELY, President.
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THE GKOItfilAK AND NEWS prints
ih* uiietenu or objectlonnlde sdrertls*
lug. Neither do**# It print whisky or
any liquor ads.
OUK PLATKO|t.U; THE GEOHGIAN
ANH NEWS stnntls for Atlanta'* own-
tug Ita own gas uud electric light
plants, a# It now owns Its water
works. Other clllv* do tt)K and get
gnn ns low a« 60 erntq, with a profit
to the city. Tblf ib. ’dd be done at
sure. THE GKOIIOL a* ANU NEWS
bellares Unit if street rsllwnjrs ran l>e
epern ted eoccessfiiMy by European
el tie*, aa they are. there Is no good
rnntoti why they rnn not t*» so oper
ated here. But we do oot believe this
call be done now. end It may be some
years Iwfore we are ready for so big
an undertaking. Still Atlanta should
set Its fix* In that direction NOW.
AMUSEMENTS.
THE GRAND—Friday night "Dream
City.”
THE BIJOU—Friday night. Th*
Candy Kid."
THE ORPHBUM—Friday, matln.o
and night, vaudevkie.
PASTIME THEATER—Vaudeville.
80UTH SIDE THEATER—Vaude.
vllle. .
GAYOSO THEATER—Friday, mail-
nee and night. Black Patti.
Reduction Needed For River Line
Residents.
We call attention to a communica
tion on thla page with regard to the
apparently unjust discrimination In
the rate* of fare on tho River and
Marietta electric car Unci. It la from
a well-known cltlien of one of the
contmunltle* affected,-who believes ha
voices the sentiment of a great ma
jority of the people living along the
River line. Wo havo no doubt he
docs. and. aa The Georgian heretofore
has had occasion to show, the hard
ship of the condition complained
Rgntnit la real, and the remedy sug
gested sorely needed. Moreover It ap
pears to he w«ll. within the bounds of
reason and good business for tho
Georgia Railway and Klectrlc Com
pany to grant the reduction, and there
Is strong hope that the Immediate fu
ture will *wltneas the Inauguration of
a S-cent rate, with transfer privileges,
such as enjoyed by the residents along
the East Point and College Park, the
Decatur and other lines. Though The
Georgian has no suggestion from Presi
dent Arkwright upon which to base
the belief, It feels ressonably sure he
Is giving the matter the full considera
tion It deserves, and. furthermore, that
he Is Inclined toward grunting tho re
lief asked for, If the proposition can
be worked mil along business lines. It
must lie admitted that this phase of
It Is not without Its complications,
when the operation of the Marietta
line by the same company Is eonsld-
erco. -
The people living along the River
line are of moderate circumstances—
many of them mill operatives. Twen
ty cents for the round trip to Atlanta
cuts a decided hale Into the modest
contents of their pocket-book, and the
merchant* of Atlanta would be hatter
off If these people could come and go
for 10 cent*.' * ;
I
An Explanation.
Following a recent publication In
The Georgian regarding a desk for
merly owned bp General John It. Gor
don. and now on exhibition In a show
window In Peachtree street, Mrs. Bur.
ton Smith, a daughter of General Gor
don, sends The Georgian the following
explanation;
My atttntinn has been called to a
recent publication In reference to a
desk formerly owned by my father.
General Gordon. 1 u-lsh to explain
•omew-hat the facts In reference tu the
teak.
When tny mother sold her home she
divided the furniture among the fami
ly. Neither she nor nny of us would,
under any circumstances, part with
anything .which had been intimately
isanclated with my father. While the
i-sk In queetlon was used by htm and
Jther members of the family. It hud no
t-socfatfnn* at all connecting It intl-
nately with htm.
For this reason, as my mother had
to use hr It. she wished to .ell It.
My name was probably mentioned In
Jils connection because, os she was
tut of the city. 1 placed It on sale for
r. MRS. BURTON SMITH.
Atlanta, Go, October 4.
BUSINESS OUTLOOK NEVER BETTER.
It Is helpful and timely to call the attention of the public at frequent
Intervals to the unmistakable business prosperity which prevails In almost
every section of the country at present.
For week, the calamity howler has made himself a menacing factor
by dally prophecies of dire disaster portending In the various lines of
commercial Interest and of Industrial development.
If a financial panic could have been precipitated by depressing prog
nostications from n number of disgruntled railway officials and Wall
street speculators, the country would now be In its throes with business
of evefy kind at a tragic standstill.
Fortunately the much-needed regulation of corporation* by national
and state laws bas had a beneficial effect upon general business condi
tion*, which will become more and more apparent as time goes on. In
the terse language of President Roosevelt In bis speech at Cairo, III., on
Thursday, the present situation Is presented with force and clearness,
when he said:
I do not belt.ve that our efforts will have anything but a
beneficial effect upon the permanent prosperity of the country;
and, as a matter of fact, even as regards any temporary effect,
I think that any troublo Is due fundamentally not to the fact
that the nations! authorities have discovered and corrected cer
tain abuses, but to the fact that those abuses were there to be dis
covered. I think that the excellent people who have complained
of our policy as hurting business have shown much the same
spirit as the child who regards the dentist and not the ulcerated
tooth as the real source ot his woe.
There can bo but little doubt that tho entire country—save the cor
porations which are being regulated—Is beginning to agree with the pres
ident. Business statistics preclude all doubt as to the general prosperity
which exists In every section. On of the most significant evidences of the
splendid commercial and industrial conditions of tho country Is tho week
ly reports frbm the various railways, which show most substantial and
remarkable gains each week over corresponding weeks of the previous
year. This applies not only to Northern railroads, but to almost every
railway In the South, and In the face of reduced freight and passenger
rates, brought sbuot by certain legal regulations. Outside of New York
city the bank clearings have shown wonderful gains during the summer
over the summer of 1906, which was regarded as a season of high records.
There Is work for everybody, nnd good wages for the man who doe* his
work wall. At no period have the laboring classes been better paid than
at present, and no man need remain idle who desires honest employment.
The great masses of the people are content and hopeful, because they
are better fed. better clothed and better boused than at any other time in
the past.
That a few exceedingly rich men, whoxe wealth has been accumu
lated by questionable processes, have had that wealth partly destroyed
by an exposure of their financial methods, matters but little to the average
cltlien, who And* plenty to do along legitimate Unea, and good pay for
doing It.
The business of the country has become a matter of such tremendous
magnitude that the discordant walls of a few speculators and railway
officials signify, little or nothing to the people at large.
Ae long os the weekly reports of railway gains over the previous year
continue to be published the pessimism of railway officials will only excite
the humor of the average cltxen.
The prosperity of the country Is assured and will continue to Increase
aa long as the present remarkable business conditions exist. The calamity
howler has been made Ineffective and Impotent by the marvelous growth
and Increased prosperity in every line ot legitimate endeavor. Good times
are unmistakably here, and here to stay, regardless of the strenuous ef
forts of speculators and railroad officials to precipitate a panic.
THE COMING OF THE SPINNERS.
The members of the International Cottoa Conference which will be
held In Atlanta during the coming week will meet with a welcome
worthy of the proverbial hospitality of the South. Representing, as
these men do, the great cotton manufacturing Interests of the world,
they will be given every opportunity to meet, to know and to appreciate
the men who grow tho staple which constitutes the basis of their vast
enterprises.
Tho approaching cotton conference will In all probability Inaugu
rate a policy which will place a future limit upon the disastrous specu
lative methods of bulls and bears, and which will establish forever
his rightful pedestal King Cotton, with all hli old-time glory, augment
ed by the tremendous development of Southern Industries. Atlanta
will tender a royal welcome to her guests. Storea, business bouses and
hotels wit] flaunt gaily In the autumn sunshine hundreds of yards of
multi-colored bunting, and latch keys will hang on the outside of Allan-
, ta’s front doors.
Aa automobile ride through the principal streets of the city will be
One of tho most Interesting features of the entertainment being planned
for the cotton growers, spinners and manufacturers.
For several days the cotton growers and the cotton manufacturers
will hold heart-to-heart talks and Initiate policies helpful alike to the
men who control tho spindles of the world and to the men who plant
nnd harvest tho cotton of a thousand fields.
Thore will bo small excuse In the future for divergent Interests
among cotton grower* and cotton spinners. Their work necessarily lies
along parallel lines and whaiover makes for the good of one class of
workers must benefit and Improve tho condition ot the other.
Atlanta stands ready to do her part toward bringing about the In
auguration of a policy of mutual Interest between tho cotton growers
and spinners which will signify more for the future welfare ot the South
than nny great movement ot recent years.
REAL RADICAL PROHIBITION.
If any man doubts that the temperance people of this Country are In
dead earnest In their crusade against Intoxicants, they need only to look
to Indiana.
Ilchohl the spectacle! Charles W. Fairbanks, vice president of the
United States and candidate for president fn the next campaign, an offi
cer In high standing In the Methodlat Episcopal church, has been flatly
refused an election a* a lay delegate to the general Methodist Episcopal
conference which meets In Baltimore In May.
And, mark you, tho basts of tho vice president's defeat was the
mere rumor that at his recent reception given to the president at In
dianapolis he had prepared and offered to Mr. Roosevelt a cocktail of the
standard brand.
The discussion over the vice preildent's name a* candidate to the
Baltimore conference wa* vigorous and acrimonloua, and It ao speedily
became evident that be would be defeated that after five ballots hla
name was withdrawn by the Rev. Joshua Stansflelcl, pastor of the vice
president's church in Indianapolis.
The spirit of the prohibition people Is even stronger and more pro
scriptive In the West than It is In tha South, and It has rarely reached a
more radical expression than In the recent Incident revolving around
Mr. Fairbanks.
Tho vice president Is himself strictly temperate. He doea not touch
liquor In any form. He la known throughout the republic aa the "but
termilk man." and It really eeems to be carrying things a little too far to
have visited such punishment upon an alleged expression ot hospitality
which has been standard In the fashionable society of Indiana and the
West, but we call attention to the Incident merely to show the scope
and character of the fight against Intoxicants In this country.
The Atlanta Georgian Is call
ing for cheaper telephones,
cheaper gas (not hot air), cheap
er car fares, to which we add
our voice. Atlanta wants 32 car
tickets for a dollar. We don't
even get 13 In Savannah.—Savan
nah Press.
Tha only way to get tt. Colonel
Stovall, Is to ask for It, and If neces
sary to fight for It. and candor com
pels us to confess that we don’t al
ways get It eveu then.
According to Scripture.
Yount man.” said the clerical-look'
Ing customer to the clerk at the book
counter, "that purchase ot mine
amounted to on* dollar and fifty cents
I believe.”
"Ye*, clr,"
"Welfcvl gave you a two-dollar bill at
least twenty minutes ago and I haven’t
received my fifty- cents back yet."
"Very sorry, sir." replied the clerk,
"but you know what tha Ooo<l Book
cays on this point." And politely-
handing the customer a Bible, he point
ed to Job, fourteenth chapter, four
teenth verse: "All the days of my life
will I wait till my change come."—
From the October Bohemian.
High FlleiT
Gay 1UU* birds, with your hearts so
light.
Oh, tesch me to laugh at my care;
for you
Go caroling forth In the morning bright
With your cute little bills all over
dtw.
—Saturday Evening Post.
Growth and Progress’of the New South
Tho Georgian hero records each dny
■ome economic /net lu reference to
the onward progress of the South.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
Commercially. the growth of the South nine* the war h** l*qfn marvelous.
Small rifles lutve crown Into great main fert tiring centers, studded orltl j buildings
that would rival tnose of New York, writes A. W. LMmock In the October Metro
politan. Look nt Atlanta, Jacksonville, Memphis—to mention a Muttered few—com
pare them with their wealth and site of a few years ago; tell, If you can, how fnr
tbelr growth may not fo. These are tho old cities. New ones have been springing
np since the war and developing Into rich commercial center*. "
The railroad hna played no amnll part In this development, but unless the
country hud contained the promise nnd the resources the rntlronds would have
been apt to leave It alone, where, uot ao many years ago, there were only a few
mile* of rails, nnd a service which made a trip South an uncomfortable proposition,
now stretch thousands of miles of road, on which one can fiud the best passenger
service. In spite of this, however, the facilities fall short of the demands of the
expanding Industries of the South.
Last winter many shipper* were delayed for days because they could not get
cars, or having cars, could not find train* enough to carry tho»r products. Hpeak
to any Southern railroad man, and he will likely tell you that b« Is at his wits'
end. Tho railroads are doing n great deal to meet thla constantly increasing de
mand. Home of them are doulde-trnckiug tbelr roads. They are ordering new
engines, more car*. But all this takes time. Freight accumulates. And In many
sections the .South of today suffers from Its very wealth.
The comparison socially, too. Is Just ns interesting. Although the “before the
war" day* of the large plantations worked by slaves can not bo revived, the social
life of tho Month Is again distinctive—somewhat morp democratic—ready to wel
come worth shown In any honorable cnase, bat still flinging to Its pride of family*
centering itself, where It met year* ago, mixing with the aoclnl life of the North,
as that of tha North mlxea with It.
UNJUST DISCRIMINATION SHOWN
ON RIVER AND MARIETTA LINES
To the Editor of the Georgian:
want to tell yon how the atreet railway
company bas treated onr section of the conn,
try. There arc two Hues of atreet railways
leaving Chattahoochee river, Imth belonging
to the Georgia Railway and Electric Com
pany. and known as the river line nnd the
Marietta line. Each of these lines gets Its
power from Bull Sluice.
The fare from tha river and Bolton nnd
Riverside to Atlanta on the river line Is
10 cents. The fnre on .the Marietta line la
15 cent# from the river and from all ata-
Ilona toward Atlanta, until you coaie to
Etleu N. The land around this station
belong, to Carroll Payne. oue of the direc
tor! of the Georgia Railway and Electric
Company, and you poy 16 cents tare from
Ellen N to Atlanta.
The Wh!
people win
ping place . ...
one fonrth of u mile north of Hollywood.
These mill people pay 5 cent* to Holly-
wood, and almost before they can put away
their money they are called upon to pay
another 6 cents from Hollywood to Attauta.
If yon ride on the Marietta car from the
river to Howell Htatlon. a distance of about
miles, ydu are compelled to pay 15
conts. You pay 15 cent# from Water Works
Htatlon and Moores Htatlon to Howells. It
Is about 3H miles from Moores Station to
Howell# Station, so this Is at a rate of
a cents a mile.
Is there another road In Georgia that
ehnrgei that much? The people who own
these two lines hare been given ninny fa
vor* by the people of Fulton county, and
they, through their friends, have taken ad
vantage of these privileges. They use the
Fulton county chalngnng to level roads to
put down tbelr tracks.
They nllow the people of other portions
of Fulton county—and DeKalb and Clay
ton counties, ns for that—to ride Into the
city fnr 6 cents. It Is 6 miles to Decatur,
8 miles to College Purk and 4 miles to
Hrookwood. You can ride the 14 miles
from College Park to Decatur for 5 cents
by getting a transfer. You can not get a
transfer on the Marietta line. You pay 15
cents from the river to Atlants and are
not allowed to transfer. There Is no trol
ley line anywhere else In the country that
charges such price*.
C. A. HOWELL
People and Things
Gossip From the Hotels and the
8treat Corners,
amount to anything.
"Pve got an old horpe that drag* on*
of these atreet sweepers around town
that's got ’em all skinned. Charlie la the
name of the horse. Charlie works all right
until he sees a billboard with a new bill on
It. He will stop, go over to It. and take In
every dutall. If Tt la a show poster and
the girls are gocwl looking, be smile*. If
they are ugly, be glTta them the horse
laugh. Charlie is a beauty connoisseur,
that's what.”
J. 8. Etchberger, traveling pnssengcr
agent of the Heaooard, bas returned to At
lanta from the Jamestown exposition, where
he went with the Mexican National hand.
"The lutnd played i “
Mr. Etchberger, "and
S im and Atlantic. i« nt the Piedmont
nils* Crovntt to aluioit troll known
Horn it, ho I. In Bronotridt. of which city
bo ttn formerly mayor.
'Moni|>hU folk, are thinking of nnthlns
.. tv except tho tint, when President Bonn*.
v«lt will arrive there, unit they nro ranking
tte preparation, for bln reception. I
..... .. hard Job explaining why wo couldn't
induct* him to ,tny In Atlanta with u,
swhllo.”
Fred Grimier, traveling pnxxonxor agent
of tho HctilKtard. hail flint to >,j about
Memplit, on hlo return from the Trnnomeo
metro poll., II, made > Dying trip there
on Iniolnom. ,1111 hope, to not there Hindu
by tho II1110 tho presidential benr hunter
sot, there.
Hnrrjr Fernandes* of Now York, probably
know, •• lunch nlmnt cigar. •• tho next
man. for ho tin, boon wiling thorn till hi*
life. And tu tnlklns about bis hualnom ot
The price to the Jobber,.’ ho anld. "hn»
Increased this much end of eourm the men
who buy, them will here to eland for tho
rule#, t’lenr, tlint bnv* Item retting two
for n quarter wlU. coot 13 cents straight,
and oo on tip tho line for ilariimt,. There
nro two cnn«e, for tht*. Ftrct, the scarcity
of llaeann tobacco. and •ccond, tho clmr
mnkorn' nlriko In Havana la,t wittier. Thin
ndvaitre. however, doe, not affect the
cheaper goods nnd domestic elgnrc may '*•'
purcuauMi for tho aarno price ua formerly '
Ir grew after death. One man told of
reports of the lhiding of skeletons with long
hair nttarhed. where## the corpse when
burled hml short hair. Others told of simi
lar luatsnees. But It rcuialuod for Ham
Williams, an advertising man from Chi
cago, to di
after death
declared that hair did grow after death
and said she bad scientific proof of It.
When I demanded to know of this proof #be
tuhl tne.
" •Well,* she said, ‘1 bfdeve In spiritual
ism. so last Sunday night I attended a
sew nee. The modi wu* very dark nnd still.
We held one another's hands and In tlint
impressive darkness nnd stillness the me
dium materialised poor, dear Edward for
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
—AND—
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO.
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STREETS.
Capital ...... $200,000.00
Surplus ahd Undivided Profits $600,000.00
Commercial accounts invited.
Interest, compounded twice a year, is
paid in our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
A°/o
THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS
A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure
SYNOPSIS.
Frank (the hero) nnd Reginald Brneebrldgc
(cousins! meet Mme. Vera 8!avlnsk/, a
beautiful woman, nt Saratoga. She f* at
tacked by a foreigner (DL Carl Muellerb
the latter demanding thnt she surrender to
him "a bit of paper and a. stone/’ na
claims he has tne missing fragment nnd
that **tbe others were then In the hotel.
Frank rescues her and Is given a package
with nerroislson to open It when he think*
the right time has come. A telegram an-
nonnee# the sadden den*h of Beglnald t
father. Frank Is made exeeotor of the es
tate. Beglnald Is charged with forgery, nnd
calls upon Frank to save him from arrest.
A maid rushe# Into the room and tells Keg-
born of hla crazed illness that he wolild
make his descendants carry out the
restoration of the diamonds und the
lifting of the curse, he did not put th*
diamonds In their places, but gave the
necklace and on* of the missing dia
monds, together with two of the por
tion* ot the torn map, to his son, and
the remaining two diamonds and por
tions of the map to his daughter.
The Prophecy Fulfilled.
“He had scarcely done this when he
fell over a cliff of his native Highlands
and was Instantly killed, fulfilling th*
intid hi, wife"Is dud nnifthat bo I, cbitw* | old priest'* pfophecy.
' “ ml llesln"' 1 ] I have forgotten to tell you thnt the
*1 recognised bis dim outlines
M
tMMtrijr.*
■Well,' «*y* I. ’whet has that got to do
1 She 'rJpllsd. ’y*u know. Edward
and beard/
Jones, of the l/m
— I’eyne. Jopes tc Jones, wa* able to be
down at his office Thursday. He Is Im
proving rapidly, sad expect* to resume reg-
nlsr practice within * snort while.
Hon. Madison Ilell. representative from
IIH nniiBi'r iB-iriw, l >i. i* * .
IPHI eofbtroi* street, for tb* p*«t
live week*. I, reported to ho Improvllbt
raphlly. It I* expected thnt b# will It*
able to alt up within a few day,.
She wo, a atrlklnxly hatulaonio womnn.
ml got on a (loorgln titemie oar tlowa
•» n. When tho onr reached Uawaoti itreet,
n South fryer .treat, .he naked the con-
diiftnr to atop nt Alice xtroot The enr
went on down fryot. finally It enme to
AUcc and «topped. hotKtdjr got of. The
•trlklngly tut ml.. * me woman gnned nhend of
her In well-bred unconcern. The nmtoruinn
danced hi, gong nnd looked around at the
conductor.
"Alloc «tre*t!" called the conductor, but
not„ly moved. Xon, **f th, p*.nongor.
potd any attention to tho condnctor. They
didn't want Alice or Alice atreet and tnoxt
of them were htially reading The Georgian'*
green haaeball extre*.
F-verythlng eu atilt when n muilcnl
voire on the ildewilk In front of the corner
bonne called out. loudly:
Klla, aren't you going to get off?"
Army Ordera.
Washington, Oct. 3.—Captain Arthur
M. Edwarda. commit,ary to Chicago
for examination for promotion; Captain
Arthur Cranaton, quartermaster. In ad
dttlon to present duties, to assume
charge of shipping commissary at New
Orleana during temporary nbienre of
Captain Arthur M. Edward*, commla
aary.
Following changes In ordnance de
partment ordered: Lieutenant Colonel
O. B. Mitcham to New York arsenal;
Major John Thompson from Rock Is
land arsenal to office of chief ot ord
nance, Washington; Captain I. W,
Wastcrvelt to Sandy Hook proving
ground.
Major Joseph T. Crabb from Wash
ington barracks to Philippines divisions
to relieve Major Richmond McA. Scho
field. quartermaster, who will proceed
to San Kranclico; Major Robert W.
Dowdy, retired, detailed with organised
militia of Arkansas; Colonel A. H. Rus
sell, ordnance department, piaeed on
retired Hat.
Captain Charles A. Betts, surgeon of
Second Infantry, National Ouard of
Washington, to army medical school,
Washington; Colonel George L#R.
Brown, Twenty-sixth Infantry, placed
on retired Hat: Captain Edward Ander
son, Seventh cavalry, to army and navy
general hospital. Hot Springs,
Naval Ordara.
Rear Admiral U. 8. Embree, detached
navy department to duty as commander
special service squadron, hoisting flog
on board Tennessee. Captain T. 8.
Phelps, detached California to duty aa
commandant navy yard aqd station,
Mare Island.
Lieutenant J. O. Richardson, detach-
I Tennessee. Lieutenant F. Ron-
Chech, detached Tennessee to navy
yard, Norfolk. Midshipman L. S. Aus.
tin, additional duty with navy recruit*.
Movements of V*u*l*.
ARRIVED—October t, Prairie
Boston, Tennessee at Newport, Chicago
at Acajutla, Albany at La Union.
SAILED—October I, Rocket from
Norfolk for Washington, Prairie from
Cape Cod Bay for Boston, Washington
from navy yard, New York, for Hamp
ton Bonds; Stringham from navy yard,
New York, for Newport.
Monterey commissioned In reserve
September tg, naval nation, Olangapo.
A special service squadron consisting
of Tennesae* aa llogshlp and Washing
ton Will be organised on the 8th Inst.,
with Renr Admiral Uriel Z. Broc na
commander.
oud on the sidewalk at the cor
ner of Allot* street, Dtt,h*d n pretty red
and bent a baity retreat front tho oar.
A young girt glgglod, tho romluotor grin
noil and ilgnated the luotoriutn to high ball
It down l'rytir street to make up for the
lost minute*.
s l'|ty drummer, St the
that Warden Mc-
Dtatoa pen at Fort
The strikingly handsome woman wts star- day’s Georgian.
uiwtiit -Minimi, i
wvll known Km\*ns (’It
ate o/'ai^n.i^HPHl
Leavenworth ha, a sou. Captain f. C. Me-
t'lanchry, making s record for himself a,
an official of the federal penitentiary here.
Ills father Is one of the t ext erlmlnnleglsts
In the country sad la well thought of ou|
In Knnua.
"That reminds ms of the latest Warden
Moflaughry hns to toil on the way* and
meant a crook will tire 1* break to liberty.
Its I, going to the national prison congress
In Chicago soon and ne trill take with him
n bar of steal that a convict r*t from hla
cage and ha had nothing tn tin It with ex*
cent thread, he took from hla nock,.
hi, piece of steel wo, rat nnt of a coll
now rervlng a life sentence, Th* Job was
socks.
"Many of the prison official* refuted to
hflleee the atory when It coma from Clark'*
own llp«, but no 'allowed' them. Warden
MeCInughry gave Clark a string amt a piece
nf sandpaper anil mid him to go m Work on
another bar. lie wanted to aoe the work
done with hla own eye,. Ho posted a
guard m we that Clark didn't shirk In hla
work. Clark itartml In on tho loti at 10:40
o'clock In th* morning and at I o'clock In
the afternoon ho hail th, twr In two. II*
uaed only on* string. When ho did tho
work on the »ly ho used four or Dtr* strings
nnt of his old soeks. He rnnsnmed eighteen
hours when he sawed th* l*nr tn sn attempt
to gnln his frredom Then bo had nothing
hut sand tn put n i-ntllng edge o* his
strings. When ho bail sandpaper he nat
urally could work falter,"
. , imst" column of The Georgian lu
th* afternoou and returned the next morn
ing.
Forty-eent box of Wiley's boat candy free
with each tbtrty-ceat "want" ml. In Batur-
roaeh tho Braeohrldgo country home on
Long Island. They embark In an airship.
Begin:! hi la sent to Fra nee. Frank learn*
that the physician who attended Boglmtld s
wife resemble* Dr. Mueller. He hires a
farm In Ohio near the place whore this doc
tor lives, Sylvia Tbiireton. pretty daughter
of a indgo In Ohio, la brought Into tho story.
Dr. Mueller falls In lore with her. He seems
to know her brother, n painter, who reside,
abroad. Sylvia. Dr. Mueller amt a girl
friend visit "Tho Hollow." on old house,
said to ho haunted.
Raymond Thurston returns home unex
pectedly nnd Is groetod by hla sister during
the temporary absence of her Dane*.
y tvl, nnd her brother go for a walk
meet Basil, who quarrels with Itay-
mond.
The following morning Bath Pritchard la
found In the woods near tho Thttrslon homo.
Unconscious. When she recovers conscious,
eas. her mind Is apparently iinh|ne~' with
tine horror. Raymond Thurston
i the stiidtn, abet through the he
BylTln suspect, Basil of the murder of
her brother.
Sylvia prepares In visit Florida In search
of health. Norse Mason appears on th*
-cone, and It ilevolons that she ami l*r.
Mueller ore greater frlouds than appears on
tho surface.
.Mueller and Sylrla nr* married In New
York.
Bose Thurston admits She told a ft
to shield ftssll from suspicion of
murdered Baymond.
Mueller, fearing tn meet Ethel Creswell.
who Is stopping with his wife, returns
home unexpectedly end nppeoaehes tho
bouse unobserved In order to ascertain If
"th* const Is clear." He nnd Miss Pros
tame.
Basil Thurston returns home anil de
mands tn re* Syleln. Mueller tells hi, wife
She accuse, Mueller of tho tnnrder of Bay-
mood. Do tires Basil, who stops Into the
room In time to ItHor the girl's words.
Mueller escapes during the excitement. Syl
via t, convinced of hla guilt. Frank Brace-
bridge arrives with detectives In searvh of
Mueller. Nurse Mown nnd Mueller stent
Frank's slrshlp sail escape, carrying with
cousin suppll
CHAPTER LXXXIV.
Tha Strangs Mark.
Frank paused for a moiflent nnd then
continued:
“Unfortunately a priest of the trlbo
discovered them nnd aprend the new*
that they had desecrated the tribal
worship place, The tribe was called
together and the boys, bound, were
placed on a high rock In full view of
th* people.
"The tribe had Just voted them death
by torture when there enmo one of
those sudden earthquakes to which the
region was subject. The young men on
the high rock were thrown clear of the
mine and loat no time In running to
safety. Tho rest of the people were
caught like rate in n trap. The earth
quake brought the etdes of the diamond
mine dawn upon them.
"The head priest, a little ahead of the
others, was caught Just outside the
mine nnd crushed almost to death by
a stray bowlder. Bracebrldge and
Mueller, rushing back, stumbled over
him.
With the quickness of a cal. the
fallen priest (sized young Bracebrldge
and pressed hla clenched flat against
th* boy'* arm. My ancestor always
declared that the flat felt Ilk* a red hot
Iron, and that his arm was bruised and
useless for weeks, and permanently
marked by the dying man's clutch.
“ 'Until these bones be given a burial
according to the rites of our tribe, ami
tha diamond* bo restored to their
Places, every male of your race shall
die a violent death,'' th* dying man
Intoned.
'Then the old priest fell dead.
'Mueller looked at him with horror
that Bracebrldge did not understand
until later. Then h* realized what the
words 'diamonds restored to their
places' meant.
“One of the object* of worship of
the tribe had been a magnificent dia
mond necklace. Three of the atones
were of especial beauty. The trlbo had
not searched Bracebrldge before th*
earthquaket or they would have found
the necklace upon hla person.
"Later Bracebrldge found that three
moat valuable diamonds had been re
placed by unsightly pebbles. He knew
hat Mueller must have don* It. As
Bracebrldge had found the necklace,
and It had been agreed he should have
It as part of the loot he became much
incensed at- Mu*llqr. especially In view
of the prophecy of th* old priest.
"He knew th»t the old pri*at’» word*
had wtiUht. knew U because of the
red-hot brood of the chmchcd hand
upon hi* arm, from the mere grasp of
the old man.
•He taxed Mueller with the theft end
th*y had a bitter quarrel. In th* strug
gle Mueller tore the map they had made
Bto four piece*. My ancestor man
aged to regain all of them, however, a*
well ** the diamonds. He thrashed
Mueller soundly and left him cursing
him and colling- down nil tarts of
vengeance upon his head.
"My ancestor came back to Scotland
a a|ck man. With some sort of an Idea
earthquake left closed the region about
the diamond mine for all time on earth.
My ancestor always declared, however,
that It could be reached by air, and
that If there were only some sort of air
machine that could drop down upon It
from above It could be found.
"My ancestor's daughter married a
Russian nobleman against her brother's
will and went to live in Russia, taking
with her the diamond and the two
quarters of the map. Her brother made
u trip to South America In search ot
the mine, but could not find It. He had
two sons. Reginald's fathsr and mine.
He gave Reginald's father the necklace
and mine the eotltary diamond, and
each a quarter portion of the map.
Then he was also killed by violence.
"Well,- It Jars me! Bowie tne clean
over! It’s a good Job, Mr. Bracebrldge,
that you have the detective here to
back you up In your opinion. 1 am
afraid I shall require a lot of convinc
ing, and—oh!—this is the hotel. Is It?"
"Yes. . We will resume the subject
later on."
Shortly afterward the two found a
quiet little cafe In the neighborhood,
and until bedtime discussed the situa
tion from every conceivable point of
view. Mr. Harris proved very obdurate
nt first.
He hud eyes—he could see aa well as
anybody, he hoped; and had he not met
the young fellow a hundred times? How
on earth could he be mistaken? All
this caused great uneasiness, for with
out his confirmatory evidence Frink
felt that grave complications might
possibly arise and place him In a vary
awkward position Indeed.
However^ In the finish hls had be
come the open mind, and he admitted,
that the presentation of th* case wu a
very strong one Indeed. At all events,
he should see on the morrow who wu
right, nnd there the discussion ended.
They arrive^ at the Hospital St. Jean
at an early hosr the next morning, and
were at once atmltted to the presenca
at the director.^
Frank first produced and showed him
the various offlebi documents entitling
him to take posaiaatan of the body and
tho valuables fqintl upon It. These
proving to be xtititfactory. he suggested
that they should sm.munlcate with the
police, who tvou(l remove the body
from th* hosplta, and forward It to
whatever address he wished.
Ae for the deml man's clothes, they
wore at Frank's Itunedlnts disposal.
Frank thanked him nnd said that
• would wish ftrit of alt to submit
them to the Inspectkn of h|s friend. Mr.
Herrin, who was hen Introduced to
him. \
Nothing, it appcA-cd, would afford
him greater pteasuraiand within a very
few minute* tha aplelea In question
were placed before the astonished
money-lender. \
"Oh, Lord—yes!" lo said at one*.
I recognise this lull of clothes per
fectly. It came fromi’nrls; of course,
here's the name on [the tab. Why.
bless your soul, he wqe this very suit
when he last called at hy office. What
an extraordinary thltot And this
watch and chuln, toofknow It? Of
course, I know It. andthat gold ciga
rette case, too, This tents the very
deuce. And those are.lho bank bill*,
are they? Why. certanly. There la
my private murk on ov*y blessed one
of 'em. Lord! No. Thlre Is not the
slightest doubt about ths little lot."
"Very well," Frank finfl, "so far, ao
good; and now for Ihe Mint mention of
the body." i
He made a sign to Ihe illrector, who
nt once rang for an ntendant, who
conducted them to th* mottuary In the
vaults below. The body lid been cof
fined. though the lid had y>t yet been
placed In position.
“Now. Mr. Hnrrla." Fra\k said, "I
want you to take a good Ipk at that
face." \
He stepped up at once tt tho bier.
He was silent for a moment, kid a very
anxious moment that waa. it lost he
faced about.
"Been battered about a bit.'said he,
"but I’m hanged H It lan't the nor chap
after all! That la Ihe body at Reginald
nrncabrldge.”
"And you will aw**r to that at the
adjourned Inquest?" \
"Oh, certainly: I am bound todo so.
for that now Is really my honestoplu-
"Very well," said Frank'. "That sim
plifies matters. Now lot us get flit Of
this place and Into the sunlight
My nerves ore oil fiddlestrings,
can't stand any more of It.”
Continued In Tomorrow's Geon
A valtisM* gold bracelet waa Inst b)
young laxly one morning. It was odvortlk.
In the "l.ost” t-olumn of The tloorgisnii
the afternoon and retnrned the next 010
lit*.
Forty-rent box of Wiley'* t>*»t candy
with oneb thirty-rent "want" nil, In B
lay'* Georgian.
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