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1'HK A'I LjAINTA UnunuiAA i\.M) JXKUO, Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunuay)# By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY At S Wrat Alabama St.. Atlanta. Ca. Subscription Ratea: „ __ ont Year W M bit Stnniha }■» Three Mnntha 1-g Ily Carrier. I'cr Week *1® t'hlcaao Office .... Tribune BnlMlne. New York Olflre .... Brunawlek Bid*. If you hare anr trouble netting TUB OKOnCIAN AM) NEWS, telephone the elreutntlon department and hare It promptly remedied. Telepbonea: Hell Intalo: Atlanta HOI. GIAN AND NEL, I— notify thla olflre on the date of expira tion: ofhenrlae. It will be continued at the regular auhacrlptlon ratea until trntlea to atop la received. rn ordering A change of addreia, pbaae girt the old na troll aa the nee addreia. _ In length. It la Imperative that Ihey he alined, na nn erblence of coed faith. Hejeete.1 moltuacrlpta trill not he returned nnteaa atampa ore lent for the purpoae. TUB ORORGIAN AND NEWS prints no uneienn or objectionable advertla* Ing. Neither doea It print irbtaky or any liquor ads. onn PLATFORM: TIIK GEORGIAN AND NEWS stands for Atlanta's own. In* Its own gas nnd elactr|c light plants, as It now owns Its water works. Other rltlea do thla aud get gat as low aa AO cents, with n profit to the rltv. This should be done at oner. Tnfc GEORGIAN AND NEWS tolletM that If street railways can bo operand aocreaafully by European cities, aa they are, there la no good reason why they enn not be ao oner, atod here. Bnt we do not believe this ran he done now, and It tnny he some years before w« are ready for so tdg an undertaking. Still Atlanta should set Its taro In that dlrscllon NOW. Genera! Restored Confidence !■ so journing In our midst. Washington has Its gss troubles— municipal and congressional. Spain produces 3,000,000,000 corks annually, and Franco pulls them. Cannon, Hepburn 4 Company op- prate an acknowledged monopoly. Oklahoma's realisation of statehood nn<] Its cares arc probably complete. It has a legislature on hand. Caruso had all the clocks In a big New York hotel stopped because their t Irking annoyed him. Uore monkoy business. When the experts get through pick ing tho allstar teams, mighty few football players will have any kick coming about being left ont. In response to our appeal the gen tleman In charge of tho Philander Knox preildentlal boom placed It on exhibition for a few minute*. George Fred Williams says "there tre ple.ity of Democrats loft." Judg- ag from the recent elections the em- ihasls belongs to tho lost word. If Dob Taylor's statement that he has not played the fiddle In 14 yeara is correct, then be got the senator- ship by playing aome other atrlng. The senate committee on military effslra has finally decided that the negro troops ahot up Brownsville. Brownsville decided that the morning after. "What are the ten best thlnga to eat?*' asks The Norfolk l.mnlmnrk. Without fear of contradiction, we plnco as Nt* 1. Georgia collards and [hog Jowl. Swarthmorn College la game, all right. A gift of one million dollars was rejected, because Its acceptance carried with It the obligation to end college athletics. "Tribesmen march on Ilabat." saya Tho New York Press. If It was one of the ferocious type discovered by Tho Washington Post, the tribesmen were probably torn to shreds. Not only Is the railroad pass to pass, hut now the supreme court has de cided against tho ticket scalper. Veri tably all the avenue* are closed, ex cept "side-door sleepers," or "base ment berths." The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com pany aays it lose* a $1,000 per day through dishonest conductors. The conductor manipulates the nickel, the company stocks and bonds. One Is a thief In the eye of the law—the law protects the other. A private message from Mr. John Temple Graves, who recently went to New York as editor of The New York American, states that he haB been 111 with the grippe for a fortnight, but Is much better now. Mr. Graves was attacked shortly after reaching New York, and, aa a result, only two edi torials from him have appeared. His frl- nils throughout the South will he concerned over the news of his 111- Dcm and will be gratified to know that ho is speedily recovering. MR. ANSLEY’S SUGGESTION BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE. The effort to have congress remove the ban from farm lands as ac ceptable securities for national banks for the Issue of emergency currency or simply as loans to farmers In making and handling their crops begins to take shape In the light of events In Washington. Chnlrman Fowler of the committee on banking and currency has appointed a subcommittee to draft a bill to meet the needs of currency legislation, and Congress man Lewis, of Georgia, the ranking Democrat on the main committee, becomes a member of the subcommittee. This gives promlso of consid eration of those ideas which Representative Lewis has long held on cur rency legislation, among which la that which he embodied In a bill of* fered several yeare ago, providing for the acceptance by national banks of farm lands as securities for loans. It Is true that Mr. Lewis has given no recent Indication of whether he still favors and means to urge that Idea upon congress, but on the other hand, there Is no reason to believe that hit views on the subject have undergone any material change. In his recent suggestion, reviving this subject. Mr. Edwin P. Ansley, of At lanta. pointed out the fact that the same Idea was embodied In Mr. Lewis' bill of several years ago. Ho did not claim originality for the proposed solution of the currency problem; in fact, urged, on the contrary, that the idea waa not new, but had been seriously considered by financiers and statesmen to the past, and would stand the test of the closest Investiga tion and application of the principle Involved. His tetters to President Roosevelt and Congressman Livingston pointed out the fact that while It might be urged that farm lands did not furnish "quick assets" for hanks when used as securities, whatever drawback this offered would be moro than offset by the soundness and tangibility of the security, and that larger protection to bank depositors would be afforded In that such se curities could not so easily be manipulated by banks In the preparation of their statements as In the caso of securities of other natures. While The Georgian has not gone deeply Into the subject and lays no claim to superior wisdom In matters of banking and currency, a thought ful view of the proposition reveals no sound objection to farm lands ns ample security for bank accommodations. Tho suggestion of the presi dent In his message that national banks bo authorized to Isaue currency In a certain proportion to their capital on specified and approved securi ties, such Issue to be euhjected to a tax sufficient to retire It when the period of need bad passed, a recommendation that coincides In a largo measure with the views of Chairman Fowler of the committee on banking and currency, would seem easily to admit of tho adoption of tho sugges tion that farm lands be Includod among tho securities acceptable as the basis of such Issue. It Is urged by the champions of the Idea .that farm lands earn annually returns of from 2$ to 100 per cent of their total value, and that from this fact alone, their stability and desirability as loan se curities must go unchallenged. Congressman Livingston has written Mr. Ansley, assuring him that tho matter shall be presented to the finance committee of the houso and' shall have Mr. Livingston's strongest support. THE NATIONAL RIVERS AND. HARBORS CONGRESS. The National Rivera and Harbor* Congress, which has been In ses sion at Washington, D. C„ for several days. Is perhaps the most notable conference held In this country for many years. Its value and Import ance are far-reaching and without limitation. Tho objects to be attained, the building of a ship canal from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, - through the Atlantic coast states, and the securing of an annual appro priation from congress of $50,000,000 for harbors and watorwnys Improve ment, will prove of more material benefit to the South than any other pro-' ject yet undertaken. On Thursday a committee of fifty delegates to tho convention recently hold at Memphis of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterways Association prosented to Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon a memorial adopted by the congress and received from these distinguished men a sym pathetic hearing. Well known railway magnates are In attendance-upon the waterways congress and are giving their Influence and cordial sup port to the great project under consideration. Governors from many states are also present, aiding In every possible way the advancement of the proposed work, which portends such a magnlflcont commercial future for tho South. Tho contention of many prominent delegates that tho present railway system Is Inadequate for the business needs of the coun try has received the cordial Indorsement of politicians, railroad officials and representatives of the commercial Interests of the country. Gov ernors Smith of Georgia and Comer of Alabama were dlstiqgulshod figures at tho convention on Thursday, their addresses before the National Rivers and Harbors Congress being received with appreciation and ap proval. Governor Comer assured tho congress that the peoplo of the South stood cordially behind the work of this convention and that tho develop ment of the Mississippi river was a project of national Importance. Governor Smith of Goorgla waa greeted with enthusiasm when he said that "politics ought not to have anything to do with tho question and that sections ought not to have anything to do with It Appropria tions ought to bo apent where they will do the mdst good for tho great est number of people and the largest part of the country. We ought to havo n commission to study the problom.” Among the other notable speakers was President Finley of the South- ern Railway, who heartily pledged hts support to the splcudld work being projcctej by tho waterways convention. Growth and Progress of the New South • The Georgian here record* each day *ODie economic fact In reference to the ouward progress of the Sooth- BY • JOSEPH B. LIVELY Investment* In Torino* line* of production nnd manufacture continue at a grati fying rate throughout the Southern state*. na indicated by report* made to The Tradesman through it* regular channel* of Information. The following ll*t Indicate* the moro Important new industries established In tho South during the week ending Wednesday, December 4. Among then# are a $200,040 cotton mill In Oklahoma, « 1300,000 Investment company In South Carolina, a $800,000 copper mining company and a $280,000 jnauJifactorJng company In Virginia, two mining companies in west Virginia., a 850,000 naval Rturea company In North Carolina, a macaroni factory In Birmingham, etc. Georgia—Macon. $30,000 waterworks Washington. $73,000 construction company; East Point, 81,000 hardware company. Oklahoma—Oklahoma City, $2».<Xw electric company. $20,000 manufacturing cora nt company. ... Missouri--fct Louis. $50,000 land company, 820,000 manufacturing company; IIlg- ginsville, $100,000 building nnd loan company; Carthage, $60,000 spring bed factory; Kalians City, woodenware company; Columbia, $6,000 land company; Enid, $10,000 manufacturing company. Virginia—Covington, $28,000 lee factory; Itonnoke, $25,000 mining company; Washington. $800,0% copper mining company; Richmond, $11,000 quarrying com pany; Lynchburg. $250,000 manufacturing company; Norfolk. $25,000 lumber company. West Virginia—Clarksburg. 425.000 nil and gas company: Well*ter Spring*. $26,000 lumber company; Elkin*. lio.WO coal, oil and gua company; Stnr city, $70,030 gins* factory; liraniwell, $25,000 mining company; Quick, $65,000 mining company. PEOPLE AND THINGS QOSSIP FROM THE HOTELS AND THE STREET CORNERS THE CHRISTMAS CROWDS ARE ARRIVING. , Tho streets of the shopping districts of Atlanta are already filled with eager. Jostling, Joyous crowds of Christmas shoppsrs. Each day theso crowds are augmented with additional men, women and children, all actuated with the unselfish desire to make somebody happier, some body more comfortable at thla beautiful season of gift giving. In the shop windows are temptingly arrayed all manner of pretty and useful things adapted to the capacity of the purses of rich and poor. The prod ucts from Eastern looms appeal to tho taste of the more fortunate, whllo close by tho tinsel and bright coloring of Bants Claus' belongings charm and fascinate the humblest child who peers through the great plate-glass windows Into miniature fairyland. The splendid department stores are already filled with gift seekers; some who pay their bills with unlimited, checks; others who have to count the value of every cent In dividing their small allowance between many purchase*. Little children prattle about Santa Claus on tho buoy thoroughfares, with scarcely tho patience to wait for his coming on Christmas Eve. , The one unselfish season of the year Is here, when for the time being every man, woman nnd child with n heart and *oul Is thinking of be stowing happiness upon some one else. The good women who faithfully look after the poor and friendless—yoong and old—ore preparing to make the Christmas-tide a season worthy of Him whose advent at this blessed time brought light and hope to the children of men. The elerka In the shops have caught the spirit of tho holiday time, and even the weary man who delivers your parcels seems to want to wish you "Merry Christmas” In anticipation of the happy day. , Each day the streets are becoming more Impassable; each day the noise and din become more Insistent, but the crowds are good-natured and happy, and the noises are merely the expression of the exuberance of Joyous humanity, so who cares? Recorder Broylt* Thursday afternoon had the distinction of trying a personal friend of George Washington. That Is, according to the statement of William Ray, an old-time negro, his face deeply wrinkled and his aged form bent with the weight of many years, who hobbled with weak and uncertain step to the municipal bar of justice. The old man, ns be rested himself on a heavy walking stick, told Recorder Broyles that he Is now 119 years' of age and that ha was well acquainted with George Washington. Not only this, but the aged negro had previously declared to Policemen Pharr and Wiley, who found him wandering aimlessly about In Inman Park, that he came over to thla country with Chris topher Columbus. 1 was hers with tbs Indians berore the white man ever settled In this sec tion,” said the old man. "Where At lanta Is now, I used to run about and play with the Indian children.” "Well, William, l( you have been in tbls country so long, you must have known George Washington," suggested the recorder. "General George Washington!" re sponded the negro, and his voice trem. bled with emotion. "Why, I knew George Washington well.” Judge Broyles decided that William's mind was somewhat off, and he dis missed the case. ■!I don't feel that 1 ought to fine any one with such a distinguished record," remarked the recorder with a smile. And the old negro ambled oui of the court room, muttering his thaiiks to the recorder, and with his wrinkled face Illuminated with a smile of Joy. Nat M. Wills, the tramp comedian who will appear at the BIJou next week, had a very peculiar, exoltlnc and altogether unique experience In Birmingham thla week, according to a traveling man at tho Aragon. lllnrly hit Will* stated that lie studied tho trmnp from real life, arid then volunteered the In formation that n tramp could t>e a perfect gentleman and If he conducted himself properly he would not be molested In the tnoHt prominent hotel In the city. ••I'll tragur the ■upper*," challenged Mr. Will*. "Unit 1 ran put on tny tramp make up. enter the buffet of the best hotel In th* city, boy th* drinks for the crowd and not be moleaed." The wager wn* accepted. Will* put on his *t*go coNtume nnd took pnrtlciilnr nniu* with the mnke-up. On hi* wny to the hotel he met n rent tramp. Will* showed his roll nnd In true tramp fashion they walked down the ntreet together aud Into the buffet of the luded they went. The mole member* of the company were astonlNhed to *ee the second tramp, but said nothin:;. The bartender refused to serve tho drink*. Wilt* showed hi* roll. Tlie drink* were served and In the mean time the bartender passed the word to a eop outside that a tramp “ *—•*■ finnIiIhr n roll big enough Cop make* hi* appearance. Will* arrested •ay* In lock-up despite prates*tfnas. Will* •toy* In lock-up until Seaman explain* to ARMY-NAVY ORDERS AND MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. Army Order*. Washington, Hoc. C.—First Lleutennh# TR/Js Ham Haskell, Hecoud cavalry, to Fort Omaha; First Lieutenant Robert M. Cheney, Fourth cavalry, from Fort Snclllng to Fort Meade; First Lieutenant William B. Wal lace. Twentieth infautry, to dilHtnry acad emy. Navy Orders. Commanders H. T. Tnppan, detached Ta coma. to charge Seventh light bouse dis trict, Key West,. Docemtfer 23: Comma inlet J. Hood, detached Seventh light house dis trict, Key West, l>ereu»ber JS. to commaud Tacoma. Movement* of Vessels. ARRIVED—December.4. Brooklyn, Minn- tonomah aud Ajax at League Island. Ver mont at League Island. Vermont at Tamp* klnsvtlle. Wasp at reekaktll, Preble at Sau Diego. HAILED—December 4. Rhode Island and Virginia from New York navy yard for Hampton Roads, Kanos* from League Is le nd for Ifsinpton Roads, Illinois from Bos ton for Newport. McKee from Newport for navy yard. New York. Wasp from Haver- straw. X— Y. t for Peeksklll. N. V.. Cali fornia from Bremerton for Victoria. B. C., Prairie from North River, New York olty, for Iona Island; December 6. Connecticut from New York navy yard for Haiuptou "onds. Georgia ' * M ' ' ampton Roads. CONDENSED S TATEMENT MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO., At close of businei RESOURCES. Loans and discount*... .82,376,5c5.43 Stocks and bonds.. .. 107,030.00 Furniture and fixtures.. 4,000.00 CASH— In vault. .8415,021.29 With banks 414,127.32 Clearing; House Certlfl- fleates. . 14,254.00— 843.402.61 December 2. 1907. LIABILITIES. Capital $ 200.000.00 Surplus and undivided profits 627.047.50 Due depositors 2,276.660.84 Re-discounts 136,419.70 Clearing House Certifi cates.. • • .. .... •• 150,000.00 $3,390,028.04 $3,390,028.04 While we have not been requested by the state bank examiner to publish a statement at this time, we take pleasure in calling the attention of the pub lic to the above statement. THE PARMENTER MILLIONS | ... A Stirring Novel of Love, Conspiracy and Adventure. . . : (Copyright, 1997, by Arthur \V. MarcbraunLI • By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT. Author of “By Right of Sword," "When I Was Cxar," Etc™ Etc. Rushing Warship Work. Work U progressing rapidly on ves sels now under construction. Three battleships, the Mississippi. Idaho, nnd New Hampshire, will bo com pleted within six months at the pres ent rate of progress, together with two armored cruisers, the North Car olina and Montana; three scout cruis ers, the Chester, Birmingham and Salem, and four submarine torpedo boats, two of which were delivered at the torpedo station at Newport on October K. Sapid construction la most evident on tho New Hampshire, which ad vanced from 85.30 to 90.24 per cent of a completion within the last month. Calculating about 2 per cent a month, the New Hampshire should be ready la five months and possibly In ad vance of that time. The Mississippi and the Idaho are now 96.82 and 89.41 per cent completed. The armored cruisers, the North Carolina and Montana, are 93.39 and 87.38 per cent completed; the scout cruisers, the Chester, the - Birmingham aud the Salem are respectively 92.70, 90.79 and 86.63 per cent completed. Light Machine Guns. The military contributor to Th# Vosslche Zeltung aaya that the supple mental machine gun companies which the German army authorities recently decided to organise and at tach to the infantry will carry a weapon partly made of aluminum and so light that one man can carry the stand, while another carries the gun Itself. FACTS OF FINANCE. The present flurry In flnnnceu In the South calls for Investigation. Senator Clay's question, "Where I. nil the money?" li very opportune. The answer will very like- ly show tknt If all hail their Just deserts the Chrlstius. holldnys would And n few "panic manufacturers" behind tho prison barn. Statistic, gathered from reliable source, elcurly .bow that there I. absolutely no need for .trlngent times In the United State., In utmost crery deportment iit In du.try on increnae over one year ngo Is shown. Whenerer n business Arm discover, tbnt It Is doing n bigger business ou the some paying linsls thnn It did n year ago, It feels n thrill of prosperity rntber than a pong of depression. First, let us look nt tho money circulation condition. The snm total amounts to $2,773,- 000,000. This amount Is passing -around nmongst the people, rompnred with Inst year thla la nn Increase of $36,000,000. We hnro Improved at the rate of $3,000,000 per month for n whole year. The Increase for tho past ten years Is over a billion dollar.. This ought not to call for hard times. Tin- trouble may be In the fact that much of this money Is being hoarded up. It Is to be hoped that u a nation we are not becoming misers. If the money I. not hoarded up It certainly must be circulating, for It Is In existence somewhere. Now. let ns look nt the mercantile world nliout us. Here, too, I. a large tncrense over Inst yenr. The actual Arum arc. Imported Into tbls country, $207,000,ODD In crease In one year. Last year we Imported Just (beat double the amount of merchan dise that we did te nyeers ago. The ex ports also show that domestic merchandise for 1907 amounted to $I.SM.000,000. which Is 2136,1)011,000 Incrcnse over 1906. The uinnu- fnctnrers’ crude materials Imported show an Incrcnse of $63,000,000 In one year, white the export Aguren on tho same goods arc over $92,000,000, ' it... v In one yenr tho reports -mow o sou o» **00,000,000. In the deposit. In all bunks there I. an Increase of |s,ot)0., 000,000. Our public debt has been decreased nnd our per capita Indebtedness hn. I lowered from $11.10 In 1906 to $10.36 this yenr. These Agures show that If there Is nuy stringency It can not be due to the natural and honest onlcr of things. Tho fact is we ate In n great wave of prosperity and what ever adverse winds tuny be blowing In ooc hem we can not tie overcome. Hennto* Clay Is on the right line. If speculators are tampering with our Aunnclnl system nnd seeking to All their coffer, by bringing about ■ manufactured panic, let them be exposed. Ati Intelligent American uuinbonl will not anbmlt to auch dealing. Let s all quit erylug Imrd times nnd realising rants a. they exist, make oar land and espcclnir the Ronth the most prosperous section t the whole earth. A. C. WAIID. Hunting of Birds. (From The Dublin Dispatch.) The Atlanta Georgian the other day bad nn article nn hunting quail. In which It was stated that an effort would be made nt the next session of the legislature to pass Inw preventing the selling of quail. On the question an Atlanta dealer In sporting goods wit. quoted a. follows: "Tho Inw proposed. It I. believed, will bo of material lieneAt to Ocorgln In the mat ter of preserving game. In fact, this I. considered th. only solution. Tennessee and Alnbnms have such laws In force, nnd, nc- cording to reports, these states now have in, a small boy lath. Ftf.h ward, with a «»» £<•» stringent. "The Georgia law nt present provide* license of $25 on all market hrnttnicu. Hut till* seems to put hut little. If any, ch-ek f it the marketing of qunll. This I* d' to he fact, I suppose, that the law glves every fnrmer the right to kill ht.tt* ou bis own land. If the sate of quult wen ■ topped entirely, the bird* would noon Increase to •itch an extent the farmer* would he beg ging people to come out aud kill them. "Amt if the state will put a license nn hunter*, enough money would Im» realised to property pay a state game warden. Unless we have a good man In thin place who will nee that the law In enforced Its enactment' will lie of no iwucflt. A await Recuse, of ■ay a’wut $1. could I* placed on resident hunter*, and n larger amount on non resi lient*. The sportsmen lieltenr that If such law* are put In force, the sport will he greatly Improved. At the outset It Is well to understand Hint the ilealcr* In sporting goods an* hack ot the law, and they desire that qunll In* pre served no that there will lie more hunting and therefore more good* to sell. Almost every reform that in proponed ban hack of It some selfish motive. If men would ntand up nnd whoot at clay pigeons, the dealer* In sporting food* would not care n rap if every quail In the world wan killed nt one shot. Mrs. J. M. Stephen*, wife of Hon. James M. Stephen*, president of the South River Brick Com puny, 1* critically ill at the fam ily home, 66 Park street, went End. The host of friends of Mr*. Stephen* and those of the family are profoundly grieved over the lllnesn, and are a nnlt In earnestly hop Ing for a npeedj recovery. Shath, will arrive In Atlanta Sunday nnd will remain here a week. He baa many friends here who wlU have the glad hand waiting for him. tertnlned. lie la well known In Atlanta. Mr. Chevalier I* an author of considerable reputation, his poem* on religions subject* especially haring contributed largely to hla fame aa n writer. Several years ago he published In Atlanta it hook of poems entitled "The String of Pearl*, Thirty Po em* on Bible Truth*.” Lacey Burdock w*a severely Injured at Jonesboro Thursday while uncoupling two freight earn. The pin dropped back and the When a policeman eaw an old man beat- cheerful smile, having children ot hla own, he approached the old raqfi. "Say.” he asked, "why beat the bojrt' "Listen,” replied the old man. "Half so hour ago 1 sent him to the shop. I gave him two quarter*, one to buy bread, the other to buy flsh. Now he comes back and saya be wants to know which quarter is for the fUh and which for the bread. la it enough?” Tt is.” replied the cop. "thanksgivingT Lord of Host* and King of Glory. Hear ub a* we nliur Thy praise; With thankful heart* we come before Thee. And our joyoua anthemn ralae. Father, Thou haat loved and *ou*ht us, Thou hast bleat u* evermore, With Thy Son** own life hast bought ua. And Thy name we will adore. For Thy mercies ever tender. For sTIiy klndnesa loving, sure; What may we. Thy children, render— Oh, our Father, holy, pure? Nothing of earth** sordid treasurer Neither giftn of com aand wine; Thou hftat riches without measure. Cattle on the hills of Thine. But Thy children** love, oh. Father, This I* pleasing In Thy night; Thou wilt not despise, but rather Take and keep the heart contrite. So we come our gifts to bring Thee, On Thy gracious name we call; Take ourselves and use us ever. Here we give our life, our alL MARr DEBARDELEBEN. The law that In now proponed Is to -nt even a fanner from killing tho I his owu land nnd aelllug them. ,rcr. Did anylMMly ever hear of such a foolish piece of Iccfslnffon? Will any sane man vote for the measure when It comes up? IVlUjnj man lie found who will Introduce It Is all right tn protect the game birds. It a sensible solution must In* fmmd-por ie that protect* the man who sell* powder and shot. We hope that when the above hill U In troduced it will be strangled to death In tho committee room. Synopsis of Previous Installment. Olive refuses to consent to a form of mar riage with Gilbert Merrldew. and that wor thy declares she will be held prisoner until she agree* to the proposal. <, lie gives her three book* to read. She map* out n dally program of/ rending, exercise and needle work and prepare* to spend a long time lu her Improvised prison. Her guard, a wom- sn. come* In with food nnd Olive discover* that the servant has l»eeu drinking. 1 he woman nogpN*f* to lock the door. It was unfastened. Instantly her tr.Ind waa made up. Putting on her hat"and jacket she stole out on to the landing and listened. Mr*. Tialey was somewhere In the back of the house. She crept down tho narrow, creak ing stair*, and as she reached the bot tom the woman heard her and came lurching out. "What doea this mean? Go back at once,” she hiccoughed. "I am going for a walk. I must have some fresh air,” replied Olivo firmly. With Yin oath Mrs. Tlsley caught at her dress to stop her. But Olive prevented that without any difficulty and pushed her away. “You can not stop me.” she said. The reply was another oath and another rush at her. This time, using more force, Olivo thrust her away,, and she staggered back unsteadily nnd fell. The way to freedom was open, and Olive ran to the front door. But as she laid her hand on tho lock she started with a little cry of dismay at a sound which reached her from tho outside. Rallying, however, she threw open the door to fly. CHAPTER XXXIV. Marriag*. The Instant Olive had opened the door she saw that the attempt to es cape was hopeless. As the sound of tho horn had warned her, a motor car was close to tho house, with Merrldew In It. As she stood a moment hesitating whether still to risk a flight, the wom an rushed up from behind, seized her, and dragged her back Into the passage. Pushing her off again, Olive accepted defeat, and returned to her own room. If Merrldew had not seen her, it would clearly be more prudent that he should not know of the attempt. She nad sat isfied herself that no one was In the house except the woman; and if he knew she had so nearly got away, he would be certain to have her more closely guarded in the future. Mrs. Tlsley followed her up the stairs swearing freely and vowing ven geance. and as she was locking the door, Olive warned her not to toll Mer rldew. But he had not failed to notice what had occurred, and the moment he en* tered tho house, Olive heard hlro rating the* woman In stern, angry tones on ac count of It. Then Olive was brought down; and his first words showed her that the attempt was likely to cost her dear. So I arrived Just In time. It seems," he said, without any preface of as sumed pollteners. "You very nearly succeeded In making your escape, thanks to this blundering fool’s drunkenness. Well, this has got to cease; and you had better know It at once. I am tak ing no more risks of that sort.” And that means—what?" asked Olive, meeting his angry look firmly. “I came down to ask you to let our marriage take place. But after this, I tell you that It inu$t. Must. Under stand that.” "You have already had my answer several times. I shall give no other.” ”1 dare say you'd rather stop on here on the chance of repeating more suc cessfully the attempt that has Just failed. But you've opened my eyes in time. I meant to get the marriage over and then let you go at once, as I told you before. Now I take that back. I have obtained the needed license and the permission to have the ceremony take place here in this house, and take place It shall. I shall remain here until it Is done." Olive made no attempt to reply. "You’ve got the best of thin old fool, and I won't trust a man In the place for fear you’d wheedle around him. I shall stay here, therefore, and shall send at once for the clergyman who will marry us. He will be here tomor row. Now you can go back to your room and make up your mind to do It. I’ll have no more of this sort of fool ing. And mind. If you still refuse, the thing will be done all the same, but the results to you will not be pleasant.” Without a word Olive returned to her room and Merrldew himself followed and locked and bolted the door upon her. Not for an Instant did OUve waver In her set resolve to refuse. She was not altogether sorry. Indeed, that the crisis had come. She had entirely recovered her strength, and had maintained her health and spirits, despite the confine ment In the one small room. The trouble would certainly have to be faced some time, and she would as soon face It at once as later. In that mood she set about her usual evening tasks, her mind fully made up and her resolve os strong as ever. The ne^t day found her just the same. Mr*. Tlsley brought her meals us usual, but there was an obvious change In the woman’s manner. She was now* talkative and abusive. She declared Olive had ruined her und that she would have revenge In some way. This was at breakfast time, and when she brought up dinner It was clear she had been brooding over her grievances as well as seeking comfort again In the bottle. OUve told her at lust to leave the room; and angered by this, the womao darted forward and tried to strike her. There was a struggle between them. In which OUve found that she waa much the stronger of the two: and she had all but overpowered her when Merri- de%v entered, attracted by the noise. He sent the woman downstair* and wfien Olive explained what had occur red, he sneered and told her it served her right for having made an enemy of the other, and that the time might soon come when sho would have bitter causo to repent what she had done. That evening, as Merrldew’ had said, tho clergyman arrived and was brought up to her room. OUve had nourished the secret hope that he would prove a friend and would take her sldo. But the moment she saw him the hope died. He wa3 one of those degraded scoun drels some few' of whom are to be found Jn the ranks of the clergy, who disgrace not only the cloth they wear, but the very name of manhood—a drunken, dissipated, worthless rascal, who was seemingly In M err I dew’s pow er, and who cringed to him and fawn ed on him with a subservience that was a* disgusting to witness as it was like - ly to prove dangerous to OUve. He had been properly coached as to what to bellevo and how to act In re gard to OUve; and he smirked and sim pered vacuously as he fixed his bleary, drink-watery eyes on her, rubbing hla hands over nnd over while he mumbled out some tatuoua. and Inane congrats l&tlone. "What do you mean, sir?” asked OUve, Indignantly and in disgust. "Of course—this—this little auspi cious occasion,” he mumbled, thickly, dropping his eyes before her steady gaze. He w’as more than half Intoxicated; his breath came heavily and reeked of drink; and he stumbled In his speech. "Are you u minister of the gospel, sir?” she asked, so sharply ut that he started. "Whatcher mean? Whatsh she mean, Merrldew? Am I a clergyman? Course I am. Whom the church bind- eth"— "Silence, sir! I marvel that you are not ashamed to speak of the church you disgrace so shamefully.” He started again, glanced at Merrl dew’, and mumbled something about OUve being a regular spitfire. 1 know why you havo been brought here, of course,” said OUve. “It Is to perform a c£t*emony of marriage. But there will be no marriage to which I am a party. If you were a man I would appeal to your sense of honor and man liness to help me, a defenseless girl, against tho persecution of your em ployer. But he has chosen you os a fit croature for his abominable plan, and any appeal of the aort w*ou!d be useless. It Is enough, then, that I tell you there will be no marriage. You can therefore return to your diink.” He grinned in bleared astonishment. "What a little devil It Is,” he muttered, turning to Merrldew*. “You knew what to expect. I told you she w*ou!d pretend sho was unwil ling. We’d better get It over.” "Walt.” cried OUve, so sternly that ho backed aw ay a pace or two. "I will also tell you what perhaps you do not expect. What Is your nflme?” "I am the Rev. Charles Dustl—Dustl —Dustledon,” he replied, stumbling over the name so that'll was scarcely intelligible. "You are so Intoxicated that you can not even pronounce your own name; but not perhaps too much so to under stand me. I have powerful and In fluential friends who know that I would never consent to marry this man. I am being forced by blip Into this; and If you dare to lend yourself to be an accomplice In this villainy you will havo to answer for your crime to the law'.” The color left hts flabby cheeks at this and his watery eyes wore full of fear as he turned them on Merrldew. “Here. I say—" he began when Merrl dew cut him short. “You can choose, Dustledon,” he said, aternly, fixing his eyes on him. "Hero, look here," said the man, drawing his employer Into a corner, where they spoko together In low tones. OUve heard something to the effect that nothing could be done If she did not consent, but in the end the rascal turned and said to her: •Mr. Merrldew* has explained that this Is all pretence on your parL I un derstand." and with besotted slyness he winked at her. "Ho has lied to you, sir. I am in terrible earnest. And I warn you again that If you persevere you will have to answer for your offense." He winked again as if understanding her and nodded indulgently. Merrldew* called In Mrs. Tlsley and, taking out a prayer book, the drunken cleric began to mumble the w’ords of the marriage service. When he came to the questions to Merrldew* and OUve, the former replied: ‘•’Yes,” In a loud, firm voice, but OUve cried In righteous indignation: "No! No I No! Not while I have breath to refuse.” But he took no notice and mumbled on to the end In his thick, besotted rambling accents. Meanwhile Merrldew had seized Olive’s hand and forced a ring on her finger. But the Instant he released her she tore it off and flung It from her. As soon ns the ceremony was concluded thp man shambled out of the room, fol lowed by Mrs. Tlsley, w*Kh Merrldew behind them. About an hour Afterward Merrldew came up alone bringing a paper. He laid It on the table and held a pen toward OUve. "You will sign this,” he said sternly. She had mastered the turloue pas sion‘which had pobacssed her at the close of the marriage ceremony. "What Is It?" she asked, calmly. "The register of our marriage. The bga! evidence that we are man and wife.” "Do you think you can force me?” "I mean to. Your life depends upon your signing that paper. Listen to me carefully, for I mean every word I say. If you sign this you can go tree. If you refuse the paper will still be signed, and In a writing that no one will be able to distinguish from your*. The only person able to dispute the signa ture will be yourself; and you—will not live to object.” Continued in Tomorrow'* Georaisn*