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6 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATCBDA.X. DK( I.MI1KK 7. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) Published Every Afternoon (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY At 2J tt>st A la hn ins St.. Atlanta. ^ ^ Subscription Rates: si/ .MomW:::::::;:;;::::::::::"::: = «s* Month f* By Carrier. Per Week •»» Tninphnnes eonnsdlng all depart ments. I.eng distance terminals. Smith * Thompson, advertising rep- reientstlres for stl territory outside of rhlcfSo Office .... Tribune Building. Saw fork Offlee .... Brunswick Bid*. If you hare nor trouble netting THE OEOROIAS AND NEWS, telephone the circulation department sod burn It promptly remedied. Telephones: Bell 4MV main: Atlanta (401. ootlca to atop la received. In ordering a ebanxe of address, please gtre tbs old as well as the new address. It la desirable that all commnnlra. tleaa Intended for publication In THE GEORGIAN ANT) SEWB be limited to son words In lem-th. It Is Imperptlre that they be alined, at an evidence cf good faith. Rejected manuscripts will THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints no unclean or objectionable advertts- Inf. Ketlber dees It print whisky or any liquor ads. plsnts, ns It now owns Its water works. Other cities do this and gat ass as tow oe SO cents, with a profit to the city. This should be done at ones. THIS GEORGIAN AND NEWS Pelleres that If street railways run bo operated successfully by Kuropesn [ties, ns they art. there la no nood „n underlsklnf. Will Atlanta ehouli sat Its fees In that direction NOW. The postmaster of Ryd, New York, has gone awry. “Marcel" as a play doesn't go quite as well as the "Marcel ware." Senator Jeff Davis aaya he. Is going to destroy all trusts. It la to laugh. They are putting the union label on the onions sold In Chicago. In union there Is strength. The Mobile Herald changed hands recently, the consideration being fl. It was worth the price. A race of blonde Indiana has been discovered In Mexico. Evidently the civilizing Influence of peroxydo la spreading. An Atlantic City man went to jail rather than kiss his wife. What beau tiful consideration some men have for their wives. "McWilliams was clean shaven, well dressed and appeared to be some sort of an artesian."—Macon Telegraph. Deep boy, Me. A dispatch from Boise says "the Fsttlbons Jury Is nearly full." As soon as It Is entirely so the trial will proceed to Jag along. "What is tbo highest form of cour age?” asks an oxebango. Refuse to tip the Pullman porter, and you won't ask that question again. A Wichita. Kansas, man leaned against a telegraph pole and ,was pinched for Impersonating an ofllcer— that Is, a Wichita ofllcer. W# discover a frantic Effort down In Houston to gat pictures of an al leged Brazos 12-foot collard. Pine saplings down there don't grow that .tall. General Warren Kelfer will re-tntro- duce his bill to cut down Southern representation in congress. Very well. The feeble-minded must be smtised somehow. Something In the atmosphere about Rome. Jack MeCartaey already shows tendencies Ibst almost place him In the class of unregenerated and hope lessly lost paragraphed "The family should breakfast on smiles, hopeful words and morning kisses," says a writer. At the present prices tor steak, eggs and similar arti cles. It would be economy. The Loulzvllle Post printed a story saying ghouls swiped a corpse out of a doctor's offlee there. The Louisville Times says It was a thrilling story, hut a He.e nevertheless. Kentucky Journalism la the real thing. Since the New York 8un has knocked John Sharp Williams so persistently, one is Inclined to view him with more Interest than ever, John Sharp oughj to feel puffed up to know that he and Teddy art the particular tar gets of The Sun. The railroad commission proposes tn make the roads post at their de pots Just how late each train Is. We thought that was a matter known only to Heaven above.—Rome Herald. Ob, no. Jack. You'll get Informa tion on this subject all right. /< THE MURDER OF POLICEMAN MANIER. To realize the full horror of the murder of Policeman James A. Ma- tiler at the hands of a drunken negro on Friday—to view with alarm the bold deflance -of the law on an uptown street of the city In open daylight —to deplore a condition that could make human life so cheap—to feel and express a proper sense of loss to the city In the taking off of a sturdy, faithful, popular young officer of the law, and of a universal sympathy for the wife and child under the cruel blow so wantonly dealt them—all thes- mingled emotions do but quicken a welcome for the day, shortly to come, when the thing that made the tragedy possible must pass, wholly or In part. Andrew Johnson, the negro murderer, brute that he was In all essen tial Instincts, would not have dared flro the fatal shot had he not been In spired with the bravado that bad whisky breeds In creatures of bis kind. It Is the simple truth—and must be so accepted—that one of the best and most conservative men on the police force was sacrificed to the brutal In stincts of a negro, whose brain was Inflamed with whisky. In conse quence a home Is desolated, a dependent young wife and helpless child are left to the terfder mercies of the worjd, while Atlanta loses the serv ices of one who had served her for years faithfully, fearlessly and well. After January 1, 1908, a crime like this will not be a dreaded dally probability In Atlanta. Prohibition must necessarily erect a barrier be tween wppetlte and Indulgence which shall make for the protection of the community. Friday's tragedy also' accentuates the necessity for more stringent and effective Taws regarding the carrying of pistols. A law In Georgia, similar to the one recently passed In Alabama, would have made Improb able the possession of a pistol, by the negro murderer. There Is no need to dwell upon the things that stand out In conspic uous relief abovq the mere Incident of this murder. The horror of such things beats In upon us all without the aid of the written word. It but romalns to see that the wife add child 6f the murdered officer do not suf fer—this the city should feel bound to do, for ho gave his life hi the dis charge of his doty. The widow's condition Is serious and there Is In It a pathos too delicate for words. The tenderest care should be Iters, and this Is vouchsafed In part by donations already being offered for the relief of herself and child. The need for the utmost vigilance In •dealing with conditions In At lanta between now and January 1 la emphasized, especially In the matter of the negro saloons and dives of all sorts. It Is posslblo that an ^effort wilt be made In council to close such places even earlier than the new law will do. Such a movement Is entitled to consideration. ELOQUENT EXPONENT OF COLUMBUS. If the city of Columbus measures up to the standard established by The Enquirer-Sun In Its annual trade edition, issued on N'ovembey 24, then Columbus Is to be counted one of the best and most flourishing cities In the South. ^ t As a reflex of the city’s growth. Its Importance Industrially and com mercially, the wide-awake spirit of the men who stand at the head of Its vigorous life, the annual Industrial edition of The Rnqulrer-8un stands out with Illuminating strength. With 80 pase?. 388 Columns, the edition Is said to hare been the larg est paper ever Issued tn Columbus. Its pages teem with mechanically perfect advertisements, Indicating a large spirit of advancement on the part of the merchants and business houses. There are columns and pages showing Columbus' advancement, Its growth. Its plans and Its alms. Aside from any money profits accruing to Editor C. B. Groover and his associates In this edition, there can be no mistaking the tremendous value of such an issue to Columbus. MADDOX-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 A NEGRO’S DISPLAY OF COURAGEOUS CITIZENSHIP. There must be no failure on the part of the Atlanta public to place the proper value upon the service rendered by several negro citizens In the tragedy which cost the life of an officer of the law in this city on Friday. The act of Bartow Blackman was more than a display of splendid personal courage—It was an exemplification of the highest citizenship, a thing too rarely found among the members of his race. The best ver- slon of what transpired after the drunken negro ruffian, Andrew John son, had ruthlessly shot down Policeman James A. Manler Is that Bartow iii . bi Blackman, a reputable negro man, proprietor of a small restaurant, gave chase to the murderer and being Joined by P. N. Petty, a white man, and Marshall Mack and Henry Baker, negroes, ran him to cover under a house. While Mack and Baker guarded the side of the house where the murderer had entered, Petty and Blackman ran to the other side, where the latter crawled under, caught the fugitive and pulled him out. Though It was subsequently discovered that the murderor hsd thrown away his loaded pistol as he sought refuge under the house, this fact was un known to Blackman when, single-handed and unarmed, ho braved the desperado and by physical strength drew him from, hiding. Brought to bay. the murderer produced money and pressed It upon his captor. Blackman promptly refused It. "No, you havo killed a man. and I'm going to turn you over to the law,” he told the ruffian, and despite the latter's desperate struggle, Blackman, assisted by Petty, held him until policemen arrived upon the scene.. We have given this brief recital of the facts, as they appear In our news columns aftor.careful Investigation, in order that no shadow of dis crimination may be shown In fixing the credit.for the capture of the murderer. We commend without reserve the conduct of all those who took part. That of the while man was to have been expected, though Is none the less worthy of praise because of this fact. But It Is of the promptness, the courage and fidelity to duty displayed by Blackman that we especially wish to spoah. nob losing sight of the assistance rendered by the other negro men. Mack and Baker. This nowspaper has had occasion tn the past to deplore a tendency among members of the negro rsce to shield the criminal class among them, and to point out that sdeh a policy has served not only to defeat the ends of tho law, both In the matter of prevention and punishment of crime, but has aroused resentment on the part of the white race toward the black. The fact that such s disposition on the part of tho negro race has beqn shown In times of stress and feeling has often served to aggravate the situation, and too frequently, when flot actually participat ing In efforts at concealment, an Indifference has been manifested that has not enhanced the nelgbborllness of relations between the races. Such aats as that of Blackman must be welcomed at a sign of an awakening civic consciousness among the colored race. They must not he set down as isolated Instances of Individual courage and worth. To fall to place the proper appreciation on the service rendered by this man to hts city and his race would be to show a lack of sincerity In the effort to bring the rece at a whole to a better sente of Its obligations and a niggardliness tn recognition of good citizenship rrom whatever race or color It Is displayed. We are glad to note that there Is evidence of warm appreciation of the negro's splendid conduct, and a desire to make materlsl recognition of the service rendered. While money Is being subscribed for the w'ldow and child of the officer who was wantonly slain, a large number of citi zens have come forward with voluntary offerings of money for the negro who risked bis life In the capture of the slayer. Thero Is no maudlin sentiment here. It Is not that Blackman needs money or should be paid for what he did, but that the donation of money Is s most substantial evidence of appreciation where appreciation hat been richly merited. INCREASED COMPENSATION FOR RURAL CARRIERS. The bill Introduced In the national congress a few days ago by Hon. W. C. Adamson, of Georgia, asking for fncreased compensation of rural mtll carriers should enlist tho npprovnl and Indorsement of representa tives and senators regardless of party lines or afflllatlous. Mr. Adamson’s bill provides: First, That the compensation of all rural letter carrlsrt shall be ninety dollars per month, payable monthly. Second, That the postmaster general shall provide for the extension of short routes and the curtailment of long ones, so as to equalise the work of the carriers as nearly as possible, and third. Thst no rural route shall be discontinued without the approval of the representative In con gress from the district In which It Is situated. The establishment of the free rural delivery Is properly reckoned among the most essential and valuable provisions made by the national government for the comfort of a large class of taxpayers residing beyond city and town limits. Two of the most Important modern factors In the annihilation of distance are the telephone and the rural mail delivery. These two agencies enable the farmer and the suburbanite to keep In touch with the outside world and are means el contributing to the safety and protection of those per sons remote from me advantages of city police surveillance. The duties appertaining to the position of rural mall carrier are of sufficient Importance to warrant the employment of only trustworthy. In telligent and reliable men. Irresponalble, careless or stupid men are utterly unfit for rural mall carriers. tn order to secure the services of suitable persons for rural mall carriers It Is necessary to pay aalariet which will Justify such'men In accepting these duties. Ninety dollars per month Is small enough com- pensatlon when It It remembered that the rural mall carrier It compelled to furnletl hie own horse and outfit and to support the same. Xbe remarkable Improvements being made in the country districts adjacent to and remote, from tbe cities are In a large measure due to the many modern comforts and conveniences being brought within the reach of thq country people. The dally, delivery of tbe malls does more per haps than any other agency to promote these improvements and to ren der life away rrom tbe active centers of civilisation compensating and desirable. Tbe men who .are held responsible by the government and by the citizens for the dally delivery lb the rural districts of the mes sages from the outside world should be paid salaries commensurate with tfaelr responsibilities and their obligations. Growth and Progress of the New South . The Georgian here record* each day ; «nme economic fort Id reference to f .!be onward progress of tho South. BY JOSEPH B. LIVELY Special to The Georgian. Jackaon. Mia*.. Dec. 7.—Tbe following new Industries have been organized In the Hints* during the pnst f«w daws nnd will shortly submit their charters to the governor for approrsl; , _ Drown Drug f.'owpsny, Jackson. Hinds county. Capitalized at $50,030; \V. L. Drown awj others. Amendment 10 charter of Greenwood Furniture Company, Greenwood, Leflore conhty,* lii'Tenslng capital stock from I2SOOO to 150.000. Amendment to charter of Southern Ice Company," Hattiesburg, Terry county. Increasing capital atock to $80,000. - _ _ „ Quitman .Hotel Company, Marks, Quitman county. Capitalized at $10,000; T. P. Banister. T. J. Barrow and others. _ ^ sflassflela Ltmilier Company, Hattiesburg, Perry county. Capitalized at $10,000; I). J. .Sutherland, K. A. Hyde nnd others. / ^ T _ Progress Lumber Company. Atontr, Perry county. Capitalized at $20,000; J. B. Hint, J. C. Tompkins nnd others. It la stated at Washington. Vs., that a favorable report has been received from the Mt. Marshall Copper Mine, about five and n half miles from Washing ton, on which an option.was given by John J. Sillier, who owns nearly fl.000 acres of mountain land. About eleveu mouths slue© the option was glveu to a com pany of which Joseph II. Logau. of Cincinnati. Ohio. In president, for fifteen months nt $26,000 and one-tentn of the net profits of tbe mine. Development work was then Commenced, with Oliver Conner, mining engineer. In charge and n small number of men. It Is learned that ft shaft hna been put down and vnluable ore bus 1»een encountered. A larger force will he employed and the mines Will bo thoroughly developed. ilMMIIMIIIIIHIIIII IHKHUHIIMIHMHMIi In The Day’s News By WEX JONES. London,-jThe Spanish royal beby haa made ft great hit here. Londoners ore peculiarly taken with the cute way la which the onngster says “goo-goo" In Spanish, few •aides of his age knowing anything but English. It Is Mild that be wiH be a bull- over this year—by the. animals.of the north —tbe reason being that there sre fewer of the animals. Dears and hearers who-hnve shaken the summer moth balls out of their fura complain bitterly of. the ravages of North Pole.—Having successfully eluded all amateur searchers and professional de tectives during the past season, the Pole will take n much needed rest during the closed season. It Is said tty those on the Inside that the Pole has picked out an uu- 1 two columns of cable matter concerning the feat of. Weston In piking to Chicago, and nsks surcsstlcnllv miy he didn’t tnke n trolley. Tbe Dally Matt has a long edito rial denouncing America’s currency sys tem. pointing ont that a country without n threepenny piece con never be on ft firm basis financially. The Kxprea* says that New York, which (•alia the underground n subway, can never hope to tnke n plnce in London.—Punch publishes a good Joke this week: Young Man—I am broke: where’s the best place for me to go to make a stake? Editor—Hamburg. Note—Hamburger steak (stake).—Editor Punch. PEOPLE AND THINGS GOSSIP FROM THE 4J0TELS AND THE STREET CORNERS J. S. Etrhbergor, traveling passen ger pgent (or the Seaboard' Air Line, left at noon Saturday for Norfolk, and will be In charge of the special trains leaving there Tuesday with the npuad- ron of the Twelfth United Staten cav alry. which has been «t the exposition during the summer. Thero will be three sections to the special train, and they will arrive here Wednesday night and at Fort Oglethorpe Thuraday. James J. Fuller, assistant general passenger ngent of tile Seaboard Air Line, left Atlanta Saturday for Chat tanooga on a trip of Inspection. Be fore he returns he will visit Fort Ogle thorpe. Knoxville nnd severel other places he wax unable to visit on hts re cent toup'of inspection over tils terri tory. The Southern headquarters of the land and Industrial department of the Southern railway In the Equitable building will be abolished a month ear lier then was first announced. Work men are'now engaged In packing up the contents of the offices, and everything will he ready to close up In a few days. It wss flrst announced that the office would he discontinued on January 1, hut the orders went Into effect at once. W. L. Henderson, In charge of this department In the South, will report at Washington In a few weeks. Two of the staff In tho Atlanta office will be taken care of In other positions with tile Southern. VETERANS ARE APPRECIATIVE. To the Editor of Ths (ioerslnu: / We notice In tho Atlanta Journal of re cent date s card signed tty four Inmate, of the Soldiers' Home, thanking Dr. Amos Pol, imrrhs'SInf agent of the home, for tbe splendid dinner which we enjoyed on Isst Thursday. The card war nil right nnd very appropriate, tint they dhl not go far enough. We should thauk a kind end nil wlsn t’rorl- donee for making It posnthle for the good people of Georgln to furnish the money nnd to Dr. Fox for hjs kind consideration on Hist oeenslim. IWMdt It punslble for the Inmates nf the home to enjoy n good dinner on Thanksgiving day. By the way, we arc indebted to our friend. Dr. hox. for mnur deeds of kindness, which. In the good ness of kin heart, he has seen fit to be stow Ilium his old eomrsdes. Dr. Fox hsa certainly been our friend, nnd we enu not nee how wo rnn well dn without him. Ills work for the home appears to bnve been more u work of lore than idherwlse. Through the kind consideration of the good doctor, hove we enjoyed all of the Christman and Thanksgiving dinners of the W ist. Wo are also Indebted to t aptaln Tip srrtsun. onr ever faithful secretary of the hoard of tnuteea, for bis kindness to the Inmates.'for we ire satiated that through hts efforts several men are enjoying the bleu,lag, .of this home that would not be but for bis getting their papers prop erly Indorsed. We trust ws hare not delayed too long In tbanklug onr worthy friend. Captain Trip lett. editor of the Weyetosa paper, and member of the lionrd of trustees of the home, for making It possible for each of the Inmates cf the Uotelera - lloute to eujoy a good S cent cigar on each of his quarterly rlslta to this institution. And now. Inst hut by no means least, let us render onr heart felt and sincere thanks to onr nolde nnd worthy, superintendent. Csptsin Itoliert s. Barry, who haa done so merit an dlubon-d an unceasingly, srlth the aid or all wise 1-mvhleure. to bring this home up to such ARMY-NAVY ORDERS AND MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. Army Ordara. Washington. Deo. 6.—Major John W. H©nrU, Seventh rivalry, to general re cruiting service, IsO» Angel©*; Flrat Lieu tenant Henry W. Dunn, to Thirty-ninth company, '•oast artillery corps. v J Flrat Lieutenant Julliia C. Peter*on, Tenth company, to Eighteenth company; Flrat Lieutenant B. Cl. McOleave. from Sixth to Twenty-fifth infantry. Philippine*; First Lieutenant Auguttua F. Davnnemlller, from Twenty-fifth Infantry; First Lieutenant I,. H. IMhm, signal corps, from Paris, De cember 15, report lu person to chief algual office, Washington. Navy Order*. Commander E. M. Anderson to charge navy recruiting Nation, Cincinnati: Lieu tenant L. Brook*. Jr., detached, recruiting, Cincinnati, to West Virginia; Lleuteimut V. A. Chinn, from naval hospital, home; Cap tain T. H. Cnrgentit, died nt Washington December 5. Movement* of Vesseli. AJtRIVBD— December 5, Tennessee nnd Washington at Callao, Newport nnd MceKe at nnvy yard. New York. SAILED—December -A, California from Victoria, B. C., to Han Francisco, Kearsnrge from League Island for Hampton Bonds; December 5. Yankton nnd Glacier from nnvy yard. New York, for Hampton Ronds, Hannibal from Philadelphia for Trinidad. THAT REQUEST. To the Editor of The Georgian: The great deliverance that came to Geor gin this year In the eunotnseht of the law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of lutoxlcntlng liquors throughout tbe state Is. when considered In all Its phases, most wonderful event in the history of Georgia. Wonderful, lu that It wipes from tho escutcheon of the state tbe blistering shame of complicity In the drunkard-mak ing business. Wonder!nt; In the loss and suffering It will prevent. Wonderful, in the manner In which It came. For while Individuals and organizations bad been nt work for prohibition nnd some for years nnd the labor was not In vain, yet the up rising wa» so spontaneous and extensive that It was evidently of God In answer to Idled with the request nnd cried to God m silver our state from the tyfauny of the legalised liquor traffic. And ns God li pledged to answer such prayers, win should we be surprised tbst the great deliverance came? And to God let us give the glory. Aud It will be proper to do *o in one ac claim of rejoicing in nil tb<* churches throughout the state at tbe same time. To this end the North Georgln Conference requests the churches and hnndar schools throughout the state to pause in their wor- sblp at I! o cloc k a. nt., Meridian time, the flrst Sunday in Jautinry. 1$CS. nnd read the l*t>th Psalm and stand aud slog: “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him. all creatures here below; * Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise h other, Kou and Holy Ghost.’* Such n volume of praise and thnnksetr- Ing going up from all the churches at the same tlute win I** Itcautlfully befitting recognition of God as the oue who baa de. Uvered us from the power of this great curse. Then It will do the church good. Tbe children will never forget tbe occasion. And the fact will go down In history to j THE PARMENTER MILLIONS | l ... A Stirring Novel of Love, Conspiracy and Adventure. . . • • % , (Copyright, 1807, by Arthur W. Marchmont) !••• MMMMMMMMtMMM** * By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT. Author of "By Right of Sword/’ "When I Wait Czar/’ Etc., Etc. Synopsis of Previous Installment. she was reading when Merridew enter- Gifhort Merridew frustrates Olive’s at tempt at escape, nnd declares that the wed ding must take place at once. He aummons n disreputable clergyman, over whom ne exerts a istrnuge Influence, and tbe .cere mony Is performed, despite Olive a moat ve hement protests. Then Merridew demands that the girl sign the marriage agreement. She refuses. He tells her that unless she docs ns he direct* her name will Iw forged to the paper and then ahe will b* killed. “Then I will die.” said Olive at once, In a tone of implacable firmness. “I will give you one hour In which tp change your mind.” He went out of the room. Then Olive fell on her knees and prayefi with soulful earnestness and fervor for strength. Not for a fraction of a sec ond did she waver, and It was not strength for that she sought, but to endure what might be ^lone to her. She knew Merridew well enough to understand that he wo* In deadly ear nest. In the threat he had uttered, and knew also that he was villain enough to carry It into execution. She under stood the reasons which now actuated him. If this shameful burlesque of a marriage could not be upset he had gained all that he needed, and her life was no longer of any use to him. Her death would serve him better, and she believed that, with her signature forged to the certificate, he could gain the end for which alone he had wished her to be his wife. She was still on her knees when he returned. She rose hastily as he en- tered. „ , "I have come for your answer, he said shortly. “You have had It already. I have no other,” she replied as shortly. “You know I shall keep my word? You are absolutely In my power." No. I am In God’s hands—not yours.” AVe shall see.” he answered wltji a sneer. "You had better make haste and pray to Him. for a few hours will see whether you’ll get help. I shall keep my word. That I swear. Nothing shall turn me from It now." And with that he left her and shot home the bolts on her door. It was her sentence of death. tbo honor of the church nnd siate. Will not eveiy church and Holiday school a moral standard allt bn* not enjoyed for of rejoicing ih* past fire year*.’ «*aptaln Barry Is n an, » d 1 '™* t™* to veteran true and’ tried. He enteral upon; „ A. J. IllGIIEH. upon ; m lice imiy Drvnare* am determined to make his «dd comrades. Ilow %*%>!? be has reeded will be sbpwn by 1h© Indorsement of or questions of the home, bat bat al ways copwdartd th* beet Interests of bis old comrades. Hence we can but love kitu White Plains, Gn. and trust and pray that he will be with us for many years to come. J. J. COX. 8PARRK t ’LAYTON, ED lU’GltEH. t GEORGE BARKER, G. W. KNEAD. DB- J. I.. DUNN, U J- LEACU. — . CHAPTER XXXV. Sentenced to Die. Wher. Gilbert Merridew left the room Olive remained a few seconds gazing after him. ns still as If she had been rooted to the spot. TJhen, with a deep sleh, she turned away end sat down on tho bed. She was very dost to despair In those mo ments. 'It seemed almost as If Heaven had deserted her and that this man was to have his way. , But the next Instant she was nenin on her feet, full of self-reproach for her passing weakness. Her courage re vived and her faith was once more as strong as ever. The way of escape from the peril wnuhl still be found, and she mttst brace herself to be ready for It. With a rare self-command she set herself to go through the exercises which were her nightly task before go. Ing to bed, and she was even more ear. nest In their performance than usual. Then she threw herself on her knees for her prayers. These were longer und more strenuous than on the pre ceding nights, and they gave her the comfort and solace she needed so des perately. She rose from • them with something of the flerce-wrought fer vor of a martyr, feeling that In that moment she could havo faced death without a tremor of weakness. So strong was her conviction that no harm would be allowed to come to her that she would not even give way to her fears sufficiently to lie down In her clothes. It would be n sign of weak ness and faltering faith to make even so slight a departure from her usual custotp. It had always been her habit to wedge the chair under the handle nf the door In such a position that If It were forced away by any one entering she would be awakened. But tonight she hesitated whether to take even that precaution. She did It. however, and with that slight barrier between her and the man who threatened her with death, she tly down and slept soundly. The night passed without Incident, and Olive hailed this as an additional sign that her faith was welt founded and that her death would be prevented. Gratefully and humbly she returned thanks for the safety of the night, nnd for the courage gtven to her to eteep calmty tn the'face of her peril. And then, with that Inflexible purpose and wltl of hers, she set about the reading and work and exerclee which she had appointed for the day. That a great change had taken place In the house was soon apparent, how ever. When Mrs. Tlsley brought her breakfast she set It down on the table with the remark. "I've brought you your breakfast. Mrs. Merridew." "You need not trouble to keep up that pretence,” said Olive. "You know It Is false." “Oh. I am a liar, am I?” cried the woman, evidently eager to quarrel. "I know t was a witness to your marriage, you little devil; and I heard you say yes. xvhen you were asked If you'd marry- Mr. Merridew. That's enough for me.” 1 'And enough of you for me. You can go." "That’s right. Give your orders while you can. You ain’t going to have many chances. I can tell you. Put that In your pipe and smoke It: see?” and with that and the addition of a few. abusive epithets, the woman slammed the door. Olive turned to her breakfast. After her experience at Mrs. Taunton's the believed that the most probable form of the attempt upon her life woffid be by means of drugging or poison. She carefully scrutinised everything set be. fore her. The egg could not be tampered with: the bread wae the same loaf which had been brought to her tbe ntght. before; and the butjer wae harmless. The milk and sugar could be more easily doctored: and thus she eschewed them drinking only a glass of water. But she wae careful to throw out of the window enough of the tea and milk to ict It appear that the had no suspicion. Ae soon as she hud finished the meal, she turned to her books and prepared to post the morning Just as usual. And ed, “Are you going to force mvto ex tremes, or will you sign that paper?" “You must do what you will. I have no other answer from that of yester day,", she replied with perfect steadi ness. “You will have only one more chance. This evening. If you still re fuse, you will not live to see another day." She heard him In alleges nnd turned to her book. He was evidently of the opinion that the fewer words he said, the greater would be the Impres sion of his Inflexible resolve to carry out his threats. But Mrs. Tlsley was of quite another opinion. At dinner time she was loud tn her abuse of Olive, referring to the at tempt to escape as the cause of her Intense bitterness, it had been a de liberate effort to ftiln her with Merri dew. she declared, and she vented her rage freely. Olive’s'silence provoked her almost to personal violence, and she went up close to her and shook-,.her fist In her face In a veritable paroxysm of rage. But Olive never took her eyes from her book, and was as - Indifferent ns thdbgli the woman had not been In the room. She had beentdrlnklng again: Olive could smell the', gin: and from this concluded that Merridew had left the house for a time. But the 'door das carefully locked and bolted. For over an hour beyond the usual lime the dinner plates and other things were not-fetched: and when Mrs. Tls ley came for them, It was quite plsin that the had been filling In the time with the help of tho gin bottle She was tn the loquacious stage when conversation with some one Is al most RS great a craving at that for the drink Itself. And a remark which she let drop, a.slnlster hint as to the means by which Olive was to be treated, In duced her to lead the woman to talk freely. A very- little aggravation was suffi cient: and the crone began with snarl ing lip to gloat over Olive's coming death. 80 you won't say you’re h!» wife, eh? You think that’s precious clever, don’t you? But It won't do you any good, Dedd folks can't talk. See? And clever as you think yourself and cunning—to go stealing' out when a body's back's turned—you won't be ablo to talk either, any more than any one else." "t am a long way from dead yet; and shall live to tell of your share In this and to see you punished for It, too, said Olive, with a threatening look. "You'll have to shout pretty loud to be heard from the bottom of a mine shaft, and no mistake. Will you see me punished! I suppose you think we're all fools." “Go a.way and don't talk _ rubbish about a mine shaft." "Rubbish!” almost shouted the wom an. furiously. "When you’re down that one—you ran see It from your window there, If you like to get up and look— when you're down- that one,' I say, It'll be rubbish in one." And she laughed at her wit. *~ "You are only foolish, woman. Peo ple can not be murdered without the murderers being discovered and hanged.” “Oh, ean’t they? But people can fall down a mine shaft and starve to death, my beauty.- People who go walking about these parts, without knowing their way. And when they’re found. If they ever are, I say, who's going to say they were murdered?" "You are Intoxicated. Gj> away and try to sleep It off." "Don’t you tnlk about sleeping It off. You'll sleep soundly enough down there." and Mrs. Tlsley stretched out her lean hand toward the window again, sputtered out the words vindic tively, and then nodded at Olive with a leer, cunning, malicious, triumphant and bibulous. Olive smiled with deliberate provoca tion. "I suppose you have no Idea of ho.w extremely silly you look when you’re In this maudlin state,-Mrs. Tls ley," she said. "But pray don't think I believe a word you say, or that you frighten me tn the slightest degree." Title drew another outburst with fur ther references to the mine shaft, and Jeering hints of the terrors of ttarva- tlon. But as no fresh information was to be gleaned from the repetition of the threats, Olive ceased to provoke the woman. Another thought had occurred to her, Indeed—to take advantage of the wom an's condition to fly. If Merridew was really away from the house this old crone was too feeble to prevent an escape. In the middle of Jier harangue, therefore. Olive rose, saying ahe would go and look at the mine shaft of which she had heard so much. The woman ran toward the door and • aught hold of Olive. The grip was so feeble that Olive could have thrown her aside without the least difficulty, but at that moment she heard a heavy foot fall In the house below and stopped. She would not'repeat the mistake of the previous occasion* If there was :» man in the house—whether Merridew or some other—she would not succeed In getting away. She allowed the wom an to appear to overpower her, there fore, and to force her back Into her chair. When she was alone again Olive thought carefully, over all that the woman had said. She had been telling the truth. Her small, vicious nature had found pleasure In taunting het victim with the fate In store for her. dwelling with catlike pleasure upon the torture she thought she was Inflicting. Placing her one chair close to the window, she was able to net the shaft of which the woman had spoken with euch insistent malice. It was situate'! about cl hundred yards from the back door of the house, and so placed that It was quite possible for any one not knowing of Its whereabouts to fsf Into It. , r It was just such a means as Merrl- dew’s cunning would be likely to em ploy. If he were to throw her dowr the shaft alive—.and the woman hat laid stress on the fact that she was t< dlo of starvation—there would be nt prospect save that of certain death. Continued id Monday's Georgian,