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3HMJDAT. DECEMBER
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OP* PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN
AND HEWS stands for Atlanta’s own
ing Its own gas and electric light
plants, as It now owns Its water
works. Other cities do this and get
’“is as low as 60 cents, with n profit
— the Hfy. This should be done at
C ee THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS
Hcvee that If street railways can ho
operated sucressfnlly by European
tides, as they are, there Is no good
reason why they can not he so oper.
sted here, nut we do not heller# this
fan be done now, and it may be some
years before wo are ready for so big
in migsttak'
a*t its fSCe i
The rogue In purple doea not ex
tend to eyes.
The collardlzation of Georgia Is an
accomplished fact.
Chicago's lid Is down, and If they
4 will plant Billie Mason on ft,’It will
stay put.
In Washington the open season on
prunes extends from January to De
cember.
"Cash flows freely," sayn The
Washington Herald. Liquidation
ought to be easy, then.
Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, cf Illinois,
has once moro been elevated to the
ciardom ot the United Statca.
Other cities mar have troubles, but
few can, come to the front with such
a lasting pump problem ns Atlanta.
Onoe more the terrible opposition
against the minority leadership of
John Sharp Williams has flashed in
the pan. \
Chicago Is the natural place for the
formation of a grass widow and grass
widower’s ctub. That Is where both
kinds flourish.
Denatured eggs are coming out of
cold storage to calumniate blddy'a In
dustry at the grocery store with the
sign, "absolutely fresh."
“The qusllty of mercy Is not
strained,” but the Chicago judge who
fined a poet only three dollars came
dangerously near It.
With the football season over noth
ing remains In the way of sporta, ex
oept the scramble ot Christmas shop
ping and anticipating the baseball
aeason.
Orantland Rice writes poetry with
one hand, paragraphs with (he other,
and dictates learned treatises on
•porting topics, all at one and the
same time.
An X-ray machine disclosed a chest
nut la the lung of a roan, it could
not have been a minstrel end-man, or
the plural form would have been
"Use found for cotton stalks,” an
nounces a press dispatch. Mighty
few fanners that can not offer feeling
testimony that his dad found nse for
them long time ago.
James J. Hill sa.vs that New York
has reached the climax of Us com
mercial supremacy, which ought to
hold Franklin Adams, official booster
ot Marvellous Manhattan, far awhile.
There Is evidently a community of
Interest between George Halley, the
pagan paragraphs of Tho Houston
Post, and John Wesley Raines, nal-
Isy hands It to Gaines for a column
of praise.
As a contribution to diplomatic lore
tbe decision of Colonel J. Lindsay
Johnson, of Tbe Rome Tribune, In the
steer-plowtng contest between Itowdre
l’hlnisy and T. 9, Shope, Is worthy of
pieservatlon. It defies the most pro
found intellect to figure out who won.
Pip!
. v.:u
As an Invention of the fertile Im
agination of The Times-Dispatch, of
Rantankerous Richmond, the Hon.
Bill Bklllctt, of Henrico county. Is a
plpfn. He Is not In a class, however,
with the famous card writer of Tbe
to as ton PosC who can be Invoked to
on, the job at a moment’s notice.
STOP WHISTLING THROUGH A GRAVEYARD THAT DOES
NOT EXIST.
In onr seal to fight off an unnatural depression In financial and busi
ness circles, we are In danger of protesting too much the prosperity
that undoubtedly underlies the present strained condition of things.
Whistling, through a graveyard Is a useless mask to foolish fears at best,
and when there Is no graveyard the whistling may become worse than
meaningless In that It suggests that which does not exist.
s The prosperity of this country of ours Is patent. It Is In need ot
none of the arts or devices of the professional spieler. It Is a sturdy,
self-assertive thing and will prevail gloriously against Any temporary
damper or bsck-set sustained from evil sources In an unwary moment.
Moreover, it will profit much from experience—that Is an attribute of
American Industry, one of the secrets of American success. Stout hearts
have made this nation and they will see It through any storm ot mere
man's making, The genius, thrift and courage that have triumphed over
the wilderness, and the savage, over formidable enemies from without
and fraternal mistakes and strife from wlthtn do not pale or falter before
so slight a thing as a temporary tightening of the purse strings or a
slackening In the pulse beat of prosperity. American achievement and
success are made of far sterner stuff than this.
And so we My It Is not well to protest too much so patent a thing
m our material prosperity, especially at sueh a season as this. There Is
danger that a false construction be put upon such a policy by the timid
and unthinking. Let It be taken for granted—there Is every warrant for
having it so. It Is well to whistle, ii the note be genuine, cheery and
tuneful. But let It come spontaneously and confidently. There In no
need for the megaphone or the vocal hurrah of the Bpleler. Tho chief Im
portance of what has transpired In our material affairs during the past
few weeks lies In the experience It has afforded. The lesson Is well
worth the price If It be well learned.
For the rest, there Is oVery reason to believe that tho depression Is
rapidly passing—that tbe cause of It has. In fact, already passed. Our
affairs are in capable and Aisponslble bands. Wise men now sit calmly
and unselfishly on our financial watch towers, and out over the country
there Is health, strength and abundance of the good things that earth
yields to the labor of man.
There remains only for us to be patient yet a little while.
CONGRESS CONVENED ON MONDAY.
On Monday at noon the Sixtieth national congress convened at Wash
ington and It Is expected that the session will contlnuo Indefinitely.
The earlier sessions will probably be without especial Import to the
country nt large, except tho reception of tho president's message, which
will bo awaited with keenest Interest by all classes of citlxens. The po
sition of speaker of the national house of representatives has already
been determined by the action of the caucus held a few days ago, the re
sponsible office again going to Representative Joseph Cannon, of Illinois.
The appointment of tho various committees will be made as soon as pos
sible, until which time very little business can be transacted.
Hon. John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, has again been unani
mously chosen minority leader of the Democrats In the national house
of representatives and until ho takes his seat In the national senate—to
which he was recently elected—will direct the policy of the Democratic
members of the bouse.
Tho country Is on the qul vivo regarding possible laws regulating
the tariff, railway rate matters and other Issues appertaining to the
business conditions of the country. But whether any action shall ho
taken In these matters Is regarded as uncertain and nebulous. The
schemo for deepening the channel of the Mlsaisslppl river will be cham
pioned by Its friends In congress.
It Is stated that already congressional leaden are formulating plans
tor adjournment at an earlier date than uanal, probably by the last ot
May, as the national conventions will probnhly meet In June.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian hero record* each day
•ome economic fact In reference to
the onward progress of tbe Hontb.
. BY
J08EPH B. LIVELY
la Washington, Go., tbe Washington and Ellyerton Company, bus applied for n v
charter. It desires tw lw» Incorporated for a period of twenty years and with a
capital stock of $75,000, for the purpose of constructing the projected line between
Washington aud Klherton, Go., and Ultima tel jr to be extended to Hartwell.
Despite the dUtorbed financial conditions !u other part* of the country, t’anton.
Ga., Is enjoying quite a booin. Nearly a dozen new dwellings are now In course of
couatrtirtlon nnd yet tbe demand la not supplied, which 1k caused by the additions
recently made to the Cnntnn Cotton Mills nnd the Georgia Marble Finishing
Works more than doubling Us already Inn;# plnnt in order to meet the turessaut
demands for finished marble. Canton soon will Install electric lights, waterworks
and sewerage, for which $3).000 In bonds mas recently voted. The Louisville nnd
Nashville railroad Is rebuilding Its handsome new depot, burned n few weeks ngo.
The Lydia Cottou Mills, Clinton, S. C.. is understood to hare awarded contract
to the Draper Company, of Hopedale, Mass., for severnl hundred looms additional
to present equipment. Tho Lydia Company made some Imjmrt.iut addition* to tun-
chlnery lait summer, having Installed 5 »>0 spindle* nud 150 looms, which Increased
Its total equipment to 22,001 spindles and 438 looms. The mill's equipment Includes
humidifying, cotton cloth Is manufactured, nnd the apparatus, roller covering de
partment and other facilities.
PEOPLE AND FHINGS
GOSSIP PROM THE HOTELS
AND THE STREET CORNERS
marked boom In (otne-bulldlug la and
around Atlanta.” Mid a well known real es
tate man. “You will see more wage earn
ers acquiring small, comfortable home*
than ever before. The temptatlou of tb<
saloon will be gone, nnd men who have dia
■1 pa ted their surplus w'agra In that way
will now put jt jj) home*.
"Scores of good workmen who earn line
wages auccumb to the temptations of tbe
epen aaloon, when, If there were no such
places, they would never think of driuk. I
expect to see a wonderful boom lu home-
ulldlng next year.”
Senator T. 8. Folder, of Mncou, and Hon.
Boykin Wright, of Augusta, held a long con
ference with Governor Smith Saturday, pre
sumably about the back tax case, and the
probable necessity for nu extra sessiou of
the legislature. It la Improbable that Gov
ernor .Smith will make any definite nu-
nouiiceinetit a* to the extra hcxkIoii until
after hi* return from Washington nod New*
York.
Judge E. C. Konts ha* been notified of bis
nppoiutmetit on the committee to draft tbe
constitution and by-law* of the Nations!
Tax Association. Judge Kontz attended
the Inst setodnn in ColumbiiM, Ohio, a* the
delegate from Georgia. He ha* nlmi been
notified of hla re-election ns n member of
the executive committee of the National
Municipal League.
Nunday night, as she thrust her
r n window.
The little group of men nnd boy*
street bedentb got busy. Two wagon
hitched up. loaded with tin bnckett
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
AND
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Army Orders.
Washington. Dec. 2.—Lieutenant Colonel
Robert N. Getty, Seventh Infantry, from
San Francisco, to command Jefferson bar
racks, also recruit depot thereat. First
Lieutenant Charles C. Finch, Seventh Infan
try, dropped from the rolls of tbe army
November ti lor deaertlon. Second Lieu
tenant W. G. Howell, Twenty-seventh In
fantry, to military academy.
Movements of Vessels.
ARRIVED—November 28, Eagle at Key
West; November 29, West Virginia, t’olo-
Ialand, Hannibal
at Newport New
New York city.
SAILED—November 29. West Virginia,
Colorado, .Maryland. Pennsylvania from Han
Fnmclaco for Mare Inland; S or umber 30,
Rainbow. Galveston nnd Chattanooga from
Nagasaki for Shanghai. Arcthuxn placed
tit of service a* an auxiliary (merchant
omplemeut) nt Norfolk yard, November 29,
ud Immediately commissioned with a an
al complement.
MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO.,
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STS.
ESTABLISHED 1880.
Capital $200,000.00
Surplus and Profits. $600,000.00
Banking in all its Branches
THE PARMENTER MILLIONS
... A Stirring Novel of Love, Conspiracy and A doerturc. . .
(Copyright, 1907, by Arthur W. Marchraont.)
IHMMMHIHMI
By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT.
Author of "By Right of 8word,” "When I Wn Czar," Etc.* Etc.
Synopsis of Previous Installment.
Mr*. Tittintnu urges Olive to wed Merrl
»»v. Tin* girl charges the widow with be
lug Mine. Iloncourt. Mr*. Taunton i* taken
off her guard, and Olive realises that she
ha* lilt very close to the truth. The widow
tells Olive she enn not leave her house, ns
other member* cf the baud have »wor» t«
harm tier. Olive remembers the stenogra
pher In tho bonse opposite, and plaus
attract Ids attention. Next ‘lay she «
him at the window. Writing n note to the
effect that she Is in peril, she wraps It
mind a gins* paper weight nut] hurl* ft
to tho garden. The young man rend* the
message and signifies hi* desire to know
more. •
FUNERAL SUNDAY
OF JOHN C. RUSE
Xn
and driven off do
froi
road through tiie darkness nt u wild rate of
Speed.
There wn« it bright Mane In the direction
of the Orphan*' home. It turned out to Ii
a large hny stack bun.lug dangerously lien
the barn of the Methodist Orphan*' Ifomt
A bucket line \ru* established nnd th
(lame* got under control before any mor
serious damage was done.
Thnt's-the fire-llglitlug system of Decatur.
Will V. Zlmtuer, head of the New Kim
ball, leaves Tuesday evening for a thick
hunting trip to Texan with a party from
.... , vl n
Wisconsin.
be Colonel Charles! .
.Major Nat Witzef, of Ivlftm
CHRISTMAS COMMERCIALIZED.
Wo have commercialized Chriatmaa, and In the doing of It we have
robbed the holiest anniversary of much ot Ita sweet and beautiful sig
nificance.
From a aeason of love and tenderness It has become In a large
meaaure a time of worry and anxiety for many. From Blmple gifts,
given with the glow of true affection, we have come to look upon It as
a period In which expensive and numerous offerings must be made as
an obligation, hacked by no Impulse of esteem.
How often have you heard friends say, no}', .have sold yourself:
"Christmas will soon be here and how I do dread It! I have so many
presents to give; father, mother, sister, brothers Jim, John and William.
Besides, there Is Slater Annie’s three children. Aunt Jane, Uncle Ssm,
Cousin Kate and several others. I just must give Janie Jones some
thing, becauso she remembered me last Christmas, etc., etc. If I could
'make simple gifts It would not he so hard, but it looks cheap to send
Inexpensive things. And I do need n new skirt and gloves dreadfully.
I wish there was no such thing as Christmas."
It Is this tiling that has commercialized our Christmas, mado It a
season of worry, of financial strain, and, to many, actually a time of
dread.
To those who have much ot this world's goods, It should justly be a
time to give with open, aye, even prodigal hand. But those In bumbler
ways should not strain to give. Without the Impulse of true regard and
friendship back of It, the richest gift Is not appreciated. When we know
love nnd the spirit of the blessed season comes with It tho simplest offer
ing tnkes on now beauty and brings to one a glow of gladness.
For the children especially should we make It a season of joy and
happiness. A child's unalloyed happiness can lie purchased for a small
expenditure,
Let's take away the commercial spirit we have given to Christmas.
Let's temper our giving with reason, bringing happiness alike to donor
and recipient with kindly mesaages.
Jriorge A. Louge©, of Madison, Wla.,
per
spout] jibout two week* In ealup
Hock-
.oufft-e, _.
rtner of Mr. Zluuuer
port. Texas.
Dr. M. \V. Msmihnn tin* returned to At
Innta.
A NSW I3SUE IN GEORGIA.
We note from rending The Atlanta Geor
gian that tho great statu of Georgia is all
ngug over a new nnd startling political is
sue. There la nothing, of course, especially
how In the statement that Georgia Is all
agog—that has been the normal condition
of the state for the past three years, nnd
excitement Is nothing novel.
Now, however. It appears that a hitter
warfare of words, originating In a dispute
betweeu tho editor* of Tho Dalton Citizen
and The Augusta Herald as to which Is the
better ablo to plow o steer, has lined up
irauci sum i,, piu n %■ SHTr, Win 11
the* prena ot the state in hostile and tiugnu
clous ranks; the controversy, Indeed, having
reached the point where the editor of The
Citlxen has issued a proclamation of ills
candidacy for the governorship of the state,
based solely nnd alone upon his ability to
plow a steer. This challenge has been pick
ed up by the Augusta editor—and tbe mo
mentous dispute bs* waxed exceeding bob
The funeral of John C. Ruse, the promi
nent Atlantan who passed away early Sat
urday morning, was hold Sunday afternoon
nt 2:30 o'clock nt the family home In Court-
land street. The Interment was nt West-
view.
The following were paII-bearers: W. L.
Reynolds, R. A. Ilnneock, M. H. Robert*.
Joseph Rnlne. A. D. Andrew . II. I„ Man-
son, <>. L. Nirolson, John M. Hinton and
Captain Edward H. Gay.
Mr. Ruse was a prominent Instiranee ad
juster. lie was a Mason of high rank, and
held the esteem of hundreds of friends in
Atlanta, over tho state, nnd throughout
the South.
CHILDREN TO ENJOY
UNCLE REMUS’S DAY
The annual celebration of. Uncle Remus’s
birthday will be observed in the children's
room of the Carnegie Library ou Friday
afternoon of this week nt 3:30 o'clock.
Friday Isn't Fncle Remus's birthday, for
that occasion December 9, but ou Friday
the story hour is always held, and so It was
decided to lndd the exercise* oil Friday In
stead of Monday.
Miss Clara Wimberly's recital of Uncle
Remus stories will be the especial feature
of the exercises. Miss Wimberly J* a splen
did reader, uiul*ln known throughout the
»untry because of her faithful rendition of
•e chfiT Ration Mhl AH
flowing.
home of the library to <
TO TE8T PROHIBITION LAW
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Rpeclnl to Tbe Georgian.
Asheville, N. C„ Dec. 2.—A* a re
sult of the refusal of the board of al
dermen, on the advlc# of tho city at
torney, to grant liquor licenses to ten
saloon men now doing bualness In
Asheville, who maintain that under the
state law they should bo allowed six
months after the prohibition ©lection of
October 1 last, which would enable
them to do business until April 1 next,
instead of closing on December 31, suit
Mirmuu* uluptiiH unis nojru ffAiTnijii| uou . u» u„ wci.011 n/ci oa, suit
A number of joint debates—or, rather, joint ha» been begun In the superior court
plowing expositions—have been arranged be- Against the city and members of the
tween the two, the first to take place this I board of nldermen fh« ennrr
month: »n.l the ratlre aorlc. 1. In ho do-
of tho merit, of the cmlidltM, Ao. ,0
— ~ compel tho board to Issue the licenses.
CONSIDERATE” FOR OTHERS.
The liiRhest mark of breeding Is conalderation for others. * It doea
not mean slmiily that one shall show courtesy and consideration for
those moving in the same social scale, but for those whose lives lay In
humbler ways.
Just now there Is rush and hurry In tho stores and shops Incident to
the holiday business. It does not mean much fun to the tired msn add
women who work behind the counters. The season brihgs many added
cares and harder work. Did you over stand on your feet 10 to 15 hours
nnd show goods to n hurried aud, too often, Inconsiderate public?
Scores of the girls whom you treat with such scant courtesy are per
haps of ns gentle breeding as yourself. Necessity has forced them out
Into the hurly-burly of the dally struggle for bread. Your curt commands
and brush demeanor may wound deeply a aensltlve nature. With most
of us Inconsideration comes of unthougbtedness, and not with any studied
Intent.
The man or woman who greets the sales people with n smile and
cheery word, who shows no Impatience because things do not break ex
actly as desired, brings sunshine Into a store, in your shopping observe
a little. You can easily discern by the very demeanor of tbe clerks who
belongs to that class.
‘A man or a woman of that kind Is greeted with a heartiness that la
good to so% Then observe the other class, those who have erased the
word consideration from their vocabularies. The full force of this argu
ment will come to you then. * .
Remember always that the humblest toller has rights, and It will be
easy for you to concede and defer to them.
ctsir*
Minting to The Georgian, ”R will In* no
mollfcoddllili affair; new ground will be se
lected, ffrlth a fair sprinkling of under-
growth, briars, and somo rocks. The con
testants wilt lay aside their usual apparel
and don that of real steerers of stsers; they
will wear iiroad bar* - - - * ‘ ^
hickory shirts, and
' ‘ I alloy ...
iguage necessarily used
ring a
lira voLet th
later nnd <l>Mnonstrnte tits superiority by
S utno theoretical process. Let the cuitdl-
ate who delivers the goods win the prise.
Accept no plutfonn promises not sure to be
carried out. If proficiency In the gentle Art
of plowing n steer Is to be tho keynote of
th# next Goober campnlgu, force the aspir
ants out hi the open, when* they may plow
like men—and be seen.
Indeed, we feel sure that the sulistltutbm
of tho gentle Hteer for the ferocious octopus
Is quite n re-tfnl thing fbr political Georgia
to undertake (’butting, eatchlng, Unrue**-
Ing. taming, and breaking to harness a steer
Is small potatoes beside tbe same perform
ance lu
course. I
In night
lection with
appears to bt .
•nh considering.
oeton
p only
Aiiyho
‘Igl
■■time tbe next sleertnn roll* .......... ....
■ Ion. Hoke Smith wilt have subdued every
octopus In the state, we doubt not; so what
shall we Had more calculated to amuse, en-
almoet; long live the steer!—ltoston liernbl.
A ROOSEVELT DEMOCRAT,
<U'ashfngt- n Special to X. V. Tribune.!
•1 see nothing In President Roosevelt's
method of s-drlng the financial problem
that can be criticised, and 1 lielleve that In
this situation, as In every other that fins
presented ltM«-lf in his administration, he
has acted fur the liest Interests of the coun
try and without regard for political conse
quences,” sanl Colonel I.e Gage Pratt,
representative elect from the Eighth district
of New Jerse.v,. Colonel Pratt Is tlm first
Democrat to .*ome to congress from that
section for twenty year*, lie styles himself
a "Roosevelt Democrat.” and says that R
was this fact which gave bliu such a great
—’ority In hi* campaign.
n my dlsli tet the majority of the Demo
crats regard the president as a sturdy, bon-
eat and Imim usety «%pable man. who has
done tbe things he promised to do, aud has
done them in a popular wav which mads
his actions all the more acceptable. Tbev
can conscientiously think this without al
lowing It to interfere with their allegiance
to Democratic principle*, ami It is ou this
fact that I bc.se the assertion that the
Democratic party will have to think a long
time tu tbe sc'xctlon of a presidential can
didate. Indeed, I hare found mnnv who
agree with John Temple Graves that it
would be nn ei.-client idea to have the two
parties unite «u President Roosevelt. Of
course ! am quite sure that this wlU never
come to pass. It looks to me us though Mr.
i would be the choice of the party, as
- ...j Gray «ud the others mentioned, while
estimable men. have not mnde theiuse'ves
national figure*. I am of the opinion that
Governor Johnson, of Minnesota. Is a man
of such large caliber that be win have a
great influence ou the conventtou,"
FINLEY GUEST OF HONOR
AT CHARLESTON BANQUET,
■pedal to The Georgian.
Charleston, S. C., Dec. 2.—St. An
drews Society celebrated Its one hun
dred and seventy-eighth anniversary
Saturday with a brilliant banquet at
the Commercial Club. President W.
W. Finley, of the Southern railway, re
sponded to the toAHt, "St. Andrew**
Day," nnd other toasts were responded
to by Captain George L. Dyer, U. S.
N., commandant of the navy yard here,
and by Hon. John .Marshall, a grand
son of John Marshall, of Virginia Ex-
Govemor Pardee, of California, nlaj
made a stirring address
docketVery LIGHT ’
IN GLYNNI 8UPERIOR COURT.
Special to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 2.—Judge T. A.
Parker convened Glynn superior court
here at 10 o’clock this morning. The
court will be In session only one week
and will then take an adjournment un
til January. Doth the civil and crimi
nal dockets aro unusually light. The
civil docket will be taken up first.
Commercial Men Organize.
Bpoc'.ttl to Thu Georgian.
Charleston, S. C., Dec. 2.—The
Charleston chapter of the United Com
mercial Travelers was organized here
Saturday night. Officers were elected
follows: Senior counsel, H. D.
Brux; Junior counsel, A. A. Duncan.
Jr.; past counsel, J. H. Semkln: secre
tary and treasurer, E. Jordan; conduc
tor, J. L. Coogan; page, C. Blgby; sen
tlnel, J. T. Lesesne.
Ttadl.mt with pleasure at her suc
cess, Olive turned to write another
message, and found Panton In the rootn.
She had brought In the evening meal
and was laying the cloth.
She took no notice, and Olive could
not tell whether she had seen anything
or had noticed the changed look on
her face.- It was Impossible, however,
to write a word while *he remained In
the room, and, as the evening was fast
growing dark, Olive waited Impatiently
for her to leave.
As she was going Mr*. Taunton en
tered. She had come, she said, to see
that Olive had everything she needed;
and she stayed a long time. 8he adopt
ed a different tone from the morning,
and,was per.suaaive and urgent, speak-
Ing as If Olive’s safety and welfare
were all the world to her.
It wa* quite dark when she left, and,
to Olive’s dismay, the window opposite
was unlighted. Her friend had left,
and nothing more could be done that
night.
She fought against her disappoint
ment, however, and resolved to send
her message the first thing In the
morning. Write it that night she
dared not. She could not feel sure that
her room might not be searched while
she slept.
But the next morning she found an
other unexpected difficulty. When Pan
ton had cleared away the breakfast and
Olive was about to write her message
the woman returned and announced
that she was about to clean the room.
Fretting at the interruption and eager
though she was to resume the signals
with the secretary. Olive dared not
even go near the window to see if he
were In his room.
Just as Panton's work was finished
Mrs. Taunton arrived. She was dress
ed for going out and said she had
come to till Olive her decision. Her
mood appeared to have changed again
from that of the preceding night.
"I am tired of arguing with you,
Olivo, and have mado up my mind
firmly what I must do. You must stay
here until you consent to marry Mr.
Merrldew."
"You know I will not," replied Olive
firmly. "I will never do It. And you
can’t keep mo hero forever."
"Then somo other means will have to
be found to deal with you," said Mrs.
Taunton Impatiently and almost angri
ly.
"Is it any use to apeal to you ax
a woman? I nm hero alone. In your
power, as I admit. I am helpless. Have
you no mercy for one In such bitter
trouble? You know what 1 have suf
fered at the hands of this man and his
mother. They have taken away my
good name; they possess th© fortune
which is mino by right; I am practical
ly destitute nnd in terrible sorrow.
Have you no heart?"
"You are ridiculous. It Is because I
nm afraid for your life that I tell you
you must take the only course of safety
open to you."
"You will not let me communicate
with my friends, that they may Judge?"
"I would, but Mr. Merrldew will
not."
If I tell you I would rather die than
marry this man; rather trust myself to
the mercies of those with whom he Is
banded in this bond of crime; that my
sou! revolts at the mere thought of
his touch, and that I should lflathe
myself if I could entertain even a
thought of yielding—is your heart stilt
steeled against me?"
You are getting hysterical, that is
all.”
Olive threw up her hands and turned
away, sighing deeply. "I am going
away for some days, Olive. You will
have the interval to grow more rea
sonable. If you have not changed your
mind by my return florae other steps
will be taken. Goodby."
"I can not wish good to any one so
hard as you are, nnd I will not pre
tend," and Olive threw herself into a
chair. "I hop© you will never need a
friend a* I need one now, and never
feel the wound of such conduct as yours
to me."
Waiting a few njlnutes to be sure
"Give me back that paper at once.”
Mrs. Taunton put It in her pocket In.
stead. "I really must look after you
better, Olive,” she.replied with a sneer,
"Will you drive me to take It from
you by force?" cried Olive.
"Panton!" called Mrs. Taunton.
The woman entered the room In
stantly, having evidently been waiting
just outside the tVor in readiness. As
soon as she was inside Mrs. Taunton
took out the packet and opened and
read It.
"This is really worse than I thought.
I would sooner have had a mere as
signation than this. Of course, after
tjiis I can not trust you to be alone
In the room. Panton, you will stay
here with Miss Parmepter; and mind,
she ifl never to be left for an Instant
alone. You understand?”
"Yes, madam."
"And you will not allow her to go
near the window after this. If she at
tempts, you are to take any means nec
essary to prevent her. I will moke ar
rangements to place you In another
room, Olive, where you will be spared
from the Impertinent attentions of the
neighbor*.’’ and with that parting shot
she loft the room.
Olive let her go without any further
words. Her anger had passed, giving
way to a depression that overwhelmed
and almost prostrated her.
She had built so much on tbe at
tempt, had Indulged such hopes, and
had been bo near success that the dis
appointment seemed to crush the very
life out of her for the time.
There was nothing else to try. She
was now hopelessly In the power ot
this relentless, merciless woman and
the desperate man with whom she was
In league; It was no use to struggle
farther against them. There was noth
ing to do but to wait nnd see what
steps they would take next to attain
their end.
Panton had obviously come up pre
pared for the watch which had been as
signed to her, for she had brought up
some needlework. Placing a chair by
the window, she sat down and com
menced to sew ns unconcernedly as If
this Jailor work were the most lieu**- •
routine of her life.
Stitch, stitch, stitch, her work went
on, the sewing only Interrupted when
one needleful of cotton was used up
and th© needle had to bo threaded. Her
hard, grim faca was bent over the ma
terial, her eves never lifted from it,
nnd all her thoughts seemed to be con
centrated upon her task.
Olivo had thrown herself on the bed
nnd lay watching her until the cold.
Impassive monotony got on her nerves
and she felt that she could have torn
the work out of the woman's hands In
a frenzy.
She turned her back to her at laat,
unable to bear tho sight ot It, only to
find that the sound of It—the prick,
prick of the needle and the drawing
through of the thread—>vas os racking
as the sight had been. She put her
fingers to her ears to stop th© sound,
but even that gave no relief.
"Oh, for heaven’s sake, stop that sew-
Colonel Resigns Commission.
Special to The Georgian.
Ghurieston, S. f\, Dec. 2.—Colonel
Henry Schachte, Third regiment. South
Carolina national guard, has handed in
his resignation because of urgent bust,
ness calls which take up all of His
time. It Is very probable that Lieu
tenant Colonel 8. M. Ward, of George
town, will succeed Colonel Schachte.
SUPREME COURT fF GEORGIA.
Augusta Circuit
8. E. Brack©!ford et al. v. A. A. Orris
et al., from Richmond. Argued.
City Council of Augusta et al. v.
Augusta and Aiken Railway Company,
from Richmond. Argued.
T. C. Crawford, trustee, v. H. C.
Roney, from Richmond. Argued.
Count Witte's Bad Throat.
Berlin. Dec. 2.—Count Witte has
come here to consult a specialist In
throat troubles. Bo far he has refused
all invitations to discuss the situation
in Russia.
that Mrs. Taunton had gone, Olive went
to the window. Her friend was watch
ing for her. Bhe signaled to him, and
with a beating heart wrote the mes-
aa *thm Olive Parmenter and in peril of
my Ilf©. Plans© wire Mr. Casement, so
licitor, Frampton, Oxfordshire, to come
to me Instantly. For God’s sake!"
She read It over, and with trembling
fingers fastened It round the paper
weight. Her friend wns already wait
ing In the garden, and when he saw
her lifted his hand and smiled.
Bhe pushed up the window to Us far
thest extent, and with a fervent little
prayer for the *-Ve#s of her venture
drew back to t*<s§)out her appeal for
help. . . . . .
At that moment. Just as her hand
was extended for the throw, some one
seized It and the letter was torn from
her grasp.
CHAPTER XXXI.
Escape.
Foiled In her attempt to attract help
from the outside Just at the very In
stant when success appeared to be in
her grasp, Olive turned with a cry of
dismay to find Mr*. Taunton regarding
her with a cold, cynical smile of tri
umph.
"You really must not bring my house
Into disrepute by making love to young
men In the surrounding houses, Olive.
It is most disgraceful," she said, as she
made haste to close the window, first
glancing out In time to see the secreta
ry beating a hurried retreat Into his
house.
You know, of course. It wax nothing
of the kind." retorted Olive, furiously.
Ing," she cried at length.
Panton looked up In surprise. "You
are excited, miss. You hud better try
to sleep or your nerves will suffer."
"Have you no pity In your heart any
more than your mistress?"
"I don’t know what you mean, miss."
"You don’t know that I am being
kept here n prisoner; to be forced to
do that which I would rather die than
do; that I am prevented from seeing
my friends; that I am helpless anil
alone. Ydu know all this. YVH! you
do nothing to help me?”
"If you want anything, my orders
are to gef it for you."
"Want anything! Can’t you see that
my very soul is full of suffering, anil
that unless I can get help of some kind
I shall die or go mad? Or are you also
another thing of steel nnd iron, ready
to crush me down, down, down?”
"I ran only obey my orders, miss,"
was the calm, steady reply.
"Then heaven have mercy on me!"
cried Olive; and turning her face to the
wall she gaye herself up to th© misery
that consumed her.
Panton resumed her sewing as un
concernedly as liefore.
In the afternoon Merrldew came, and
Panton left the room.
He adopted the same lino as Mrs.
Taunton. Olive was in great danger
from Hartmann and the rest who had
c’lrcovered tho deception she had prac.
tired; they declared that her life wns
forfeited by her treachery, nnd they
had sworn to kill her. The only escape
undid be for her to make It possible for
him to say thnt she was his wife. He
would then be able to protect her from
them.
At first Olive would not reply, but
when he began to renew his protesta-
tionn of love and vowed to devote hla
life to her she could not bear it.
Facing him resolutely, she said In a
tone of Irrevocable resolve: "I have
given my answer. Never so long as
there Is a breath In my body and I
have strength left to speak will I give
ony other. You can kill me, as you
tried once before to do, but make me
consent to defile myself by being your
Ife vou can not. No power on earth,
no means you can employ, no threats
you can utter, will ever make me
change that resolve Now go. The
mere sight of you disgusts me."
Ho listened to her, his brow drawn
In a heavy frown,, his eyes threatening
and his lace white nnd set.
"I am convinced now that persuasion
13 no use, Miss Parmenter. And I shall
try It no more. But I shall yet prevail.
And If 1 have to resort to force you
have only yourself to blame."
The Interview with him did her good.
It served to restore, tone to her nerves,
and her courage revived. Bhe hod de
fied him. She knew* what store he set
on the marriage, and by thwarting him
in that she could still foil him in what
she'knew was the paramount purpose
with him.
A belief took possession of her that
they would not attempt to take her life,
at any rate until they had made soma
desperate effort to force her to marry
him. This suggested a fresh puzzl^ to
her. and so gave her food for thought
during the weary hours of the rest of
the day and evening.
Continued in Tomorrow’* Georgian*