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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER IS. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN •AND NEWS) Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY tt S 4Y.«t Alabama Bt., Altenfa. Ga. Subscription Retest One Ye, r ,, St.tO *•« Months *•“ three Months 1-0 One Month ,-42 11 r Carrier. Per 18 Telephones ronnertln* all depart- utrn'A hong dlstanne trrmlnsls. Smith A Thompson.' ndrcrtlslne rep- resentatlrrs tor all territory outside of f»por/ttn. Chicago OfflPP .... Trllmne Building. New York Office .... Brunawlek Bids* -tlMHON the rlrmlntlon department nml bate it promptly remedied. Telephone** I>tf 4977 main: Atlanta 4401. tinhecrlberi dealring THE OEOR- QIAN AND NEWS discontinued must notify this office on the date of expira tion: otherwise. It will I* eontlnned at tbe regular subscription rates unfit ootlee to stop Is received. lu orderln* a change/of address, please cite toe old as well aa the new addreas. It la dealrable that nil comtntinles- tlona Intended for puhllratlon In TUB GEORGIAN ANO NEWS tie limited to S00 words In length. Jt la Imperative that they be signed, na an evidence of good faith. Rejected manuscripts will nnt be returned unless stamps are eeut for tbe purpose. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints no unclenn or objectionable advertls* In*. Neither does It print whisky or any liquor ada. AND NEWS stands for Atlanta's own ing Its owu gas and electric light plants, as It now owns Its water works. Other cities do this and get gaa as low as (0 cents, with ji profit to the city. This should be done «t once. Tllte GEORGIAN AND NEWS believes that If street railways can he operated successfully by European •ted here. But we do not believe this can b« don. now, sod It may h« soma years before trt ar. read, for «o btf an undertaking. Htlll Atlanta should fat Iti fare to that direction NOW. Anyway, nobody hai thought to Memo Loch for the panic. A Connecticut man spanked wife and aha had him pinched. John D. haa had to tell one of his auto* In order to weather the flnan clal storm. The annual rumor of a great bate ball war haa coma and departed In perfect peace, aa usual. Kvon If George It. did get a raw deal from tbe white house ho ought not to get profane over It. A Californian has lived sometime on an exclusive diet of cactus. No trouble abou^ holding down such food. Itgliau laborer! are threatening to strike In Philadelphia. It Is to be hoped they won't have a knife In hand when they do It. A Norristown woman says she was married tfi years without a fuss with her husbaHd. Hubby's testimony has not been given. Tempi#. Now Hampshire, haa twice passed through an entire year with out a death. He must have moved to some other community. "Flngjr" Connors' harmony dinner In New York wound up In a free-for- all In which some heads were cracked and sulphurous language hurled. New York's population Is likely to go up by leaps and bounds. Some paper advertises that *7,000 women support their husbands In thgt burg. Under the new marriage law of New York a woman Is required to tell her age, which li calculated to further curtail the matrimonial busi ness. Adrocacy of air baths instead of tbe old-feshtoned water and soap kind Is likely to receive tbe heartleet In doraement of the Allied Association of Weary Ragglas. “Pity the poor debutante,'' aays a writer. And not a word for poor old dad, who alnka a hole In hie bank ac count that would make a high diver shudder before taking the plunge. Angleworms crawled out of the ground and started 'toward the de pot recently In Rutland. Vermont. That must bo a poor place to live when even the worms won’t stay. The painful neceailty arises of call ing attention of the secretary of the Parsgraphcrs’ Union to the I-oulaville Courier-Journal's bratenly resurrect ing a mother-in-law Joke out of the limbo. Kindly collect a One. Somebody, haa figured out that a woman talks eight times as much as a man. it's dollars to doughnut* that statistician never heard of John Wes ley Gaines. If be bad he w6uld have lowered the average about half. Unde Joe Cannon'* presidential boom Is to be launched after the holt- days, probably in order not to cast any gloom over the candidacy of sev eral score of other excellent gentle men during the merry season. u The Philadelphia Inquirer, rancidly Republican, says the Democrats are go ing to Denver for that money. Tbe Republican! vary tbe ayatem by wait ing until the campaign opens, thea they turn tbe screws on the corpora tions for boodla. WHAT WILL WE DO FOE A PRESIDENT? I Possibly there never was a time when the selection of a new presi dent of the United States was so wrapped In uncertainty as at present. Until the president's recent emphatic declaration, every one had be lieved that at the Iasi minute Mr. Roosevelt would consent to run again, and the feeling that no man could successfully oppose him has more or less left the matter as practically settled In that event. Now Mr. Roose velt flatly refuses It. Mr. Tift, of course, will be a candidate, hut no where do we hear men speak very nangtilnely about biro. Mr. Cortclyou, whom few consider seriously, unless It be the moneyed Interests of New York, now comes forward And says he hss not been, nnd Is not now, seeking the presidency. Mr. Hughes hrtslked about, but somehow none of these men stand out as strong lenders and possibilities like the men who hare gone to the White House In the poat. 1 The Democratic party Is In as bad or a worse flx. In New York and, other large political centers there seems to be an opinion that Mr. Bryan has no chance; In fact, tbo head of ono of the biggest political powers In our country practically stated a few days ago that anybody had a better chance than Mr. Bryan. Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, la mentioned In connection with the presidency, but ninety-nine voters out of every hundred would have to be told who Governor Johnson Is. Mr. Ilearst evi dently does not Inlond to be In the running. Governor Polk also has "other business on bis hands,” and Governor Hoke Smith la busy with the affairs of our own good state. So It Is-difficult to see-where we are going to land on the presidential question. Some of tbe reasons for these conditions are Interesting. Thft bit terness foil lij New York toward Mr. Roosevoit, which, of course. Is fathered by the moneyed Interests, no doubt has had a great deal to do with bis refusal to stand for hla party's nomination. Mr. Bryan, aa everyone recognises, is an exceptionally clean and hon est roan, possibly so notably so that hla political chances are not as good as they would bo were It otherwise. But the thing that is more largely re sponsible for the condition of uncertainty that surrounds the presidential question Is this new era of young manhood which we are experiencing. We seldom appreciate how completely this Is the young man's era. Near ly every line of development and industry la headed by a young man. The displacement of the old and experienced man ia almost pathetic, but It Is the case nevertheless. In olden flmde when we had no telegraphs, no railroads or any of the methods of development that we have today, and when a literary training was the moat powerful equipment men bad, ago and experisnee counted for far more than they do today. But In this material age, when achievement along business lines overshadows every thing else, statesmanship baa really become subservient to the money powers of those men who control Industry, and with our modern clrlllxa- tlon and progress, the min of letters and of statesman-like leadership Is apt to be looked down upon by the new political leaders of the present generation. How wonderfully things hare changed.' Compare tbe probabilities of today—Mr. Cortclyou. Mr. Toft. Mr. Hughes,-Governor Johnson and even Henry Wattersou. who has been exploited by Colonel Harvey and others, t with men of olden times who have served this country as president. From Washington down to and even after the war, how marvellous has been the change that has taken place, how different the degree of dignity and seriousness that attaches to the office! In olden times It took men who had the training of moyoralltles. governorships. Judgeships and the like. Today tbe people are considering men who have had none of these trainings, and who. If they are put In the White House, will be put there for what they can do with the nation's money. A wonderful transition from tbe old conservative methods to tbe newer, modern ihethodi. There are only two elements In this country,of ours today—one dom inated by the raoneyod Interests, the head of which Is commonly called Wall street. Standard Oil and similar sounding names, the other, the com mon people. All the possible candidates fur the presidency can be easily and quickly elasslfled with one of these two elements. Our next presi dent will be elected by one or the other. Mr. Roosevelt belonged, In spirit and purpose, at least, to the common people, and It Is to he regrets ted tbst they lose the completion of his tight In tbelr behalf. Mr. Bryan belongs to the tame element, and the question to be decided now Is not between two great statesniau-llke leaders, one on the Democratic side and one on the Republican side, but between the two great powers that vie with each other— the power of money, which owns nnd controls the mil lions uiion millions of dollars that control our railroads and other Indus tries, nnd thd'elghty-odd. millions of people, who strive In life common walks of life from day to day fur their dally bread. Which of these shall select the man to represent them has come to be the Issue. The question of the Democratic party and the Republican party has been almost oblit erated and merged Into the greater question of money or men. May not the people arise and select the man who represents tho blood and bone of thla nation of ours, and who will administer the lawn with a thought for the homes and the hnpplness of tho people rathor thnn for tho Interests of the men whose eyes are blinded to everything but further accumulation of wealth? , recognize tbe general benefits that accrue to our city and to property owners from-good street car service. There Is no doubt but there will be nn appreciation In values on Peachtree Road to the extent of hundreds of thousands of dollars aa soon as this line Is open. And no one com mends the company more sincerely than does The Georgian for every step they take In the right direction. Growth and Progress of the New South The Georgian here records each day BY JOSEPH B. LIVELY •rs< .. Jbia awn, construction ino«t eon- ‘ jOfcBts Irow'tb^ r^ntTna^elsl TtargnSfc to tbccontraryTare enjoying increasing _ | ‘port ed by The index thla week Is money that comet lo Georgia and Alabama fi other sections, showing continued nnd growing Appreciation of the poaslbllltlea to lurestora which are afforded In these two state*. Theta possibilities need but be uuch of tbe capital which Is to be employed In the new enterprises . revs. — **-• •- • ^at come* to Georgln and Alabama from tw growing appreciation of the po**lb -J these two state*. These possibilities need but be derelopM to l>ecome dividend-paring realities. Home of the largest investment* rnsde In Georgia ami Alabama during this year hare been In tne extension^ or planta/and lu the establishing of mor< tested the returns from Investments In thi "Among other Industrial plants to lx be established ns reported by The Index sri; "Rope and yarn mills, Samantha. Ala.;■ mining developments In the Blrmlng- hsm district by n 4300,000 company; mine to be opened and one hundred coke ovena to be buflft Porter, Ala.; electric power plant, Talladega, Ala.; snw-iulll. Sa vannah, Ga.; planing MUI. Clyo, Ut.; cement block plnnt. Dalton. Ga.; Ice and bot tling plant extension, Andslmda, Ala.; laundry, Griffin, Ga.; marble and granite plants at Rome, Ga.. and Eilijay, Ga. "Activity In construction lines shows no nppreclnhle effect of the approach of tbs holidays. Jo addition to naraerons residence* end bnslne** building*, Tbe in dex reports the following "Mix steel or concrete — to eborch at Griffin. Qa., at cost of 110.000; hospital ml M| Ga., at cost of $50,000, and hospital at Tuscmnbia, Ala.; theater. Dothan. Ala.; pav ing. Brunswick, Gn.. nnd Oxford. Ala.; waterworks system extension. Rome, on. "('ontraet has been awarded by the Federal government for the ronatruttlon of two lock* In the Black Warrior river In Alabama nt a cost of 1700,000. "Fonr cities are to tell municipal bonds for the purpose of making Improve ments." iMIMMlHtHIHIHHHtitHMMMIHMtHIHMnHtHIHHlHIHniSIIMMMMHMIlMMHMHIIMtl Girls: Don’t Use Slang A NEW PHASE OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL FIGHT. The struggle for supremacy In the Illinois Central railway between Stuyvesant Fish and E. H. Harrlman Is expected to bo brought to a defi nite settlement at the annual meeting of stockholders scheduled for Wed nesday at Chicago. The fight for the presidency of thla great corporation haa been an In teresting incident In the railway history of tba country for several yean, with tbs Sympathy of the laymen generally enlisted ou tbe Fish side ot tbe controversy. In conducting his campaigns for the control ot the Illi nois Central, Stuyvosant Fish has proven a strong, aggressive, honest fighter, giving no blow* beneath the belt and dealing no stabs In the backs ot bU enemies. Now on the eve of the convention of stockholders of the llllnole Cen tral meeting at Chicago on Wednesdty It Is evident that the Harrlman adherent* are leaving no unturned stones to compass tbe victory ot their leader. Even women have been presaed Into service to secure tbe neces sary proxies to place E. H. Harrlman aeeurely at the head of this power ful railroad property. Thla unique Dhase of tbe railway war la attributed to the petty Jealousies of women who are envious of the social vogue at tained by tho brilliant and aggressive wife ot Mr. Fish. Few American women have Impressed more strikingly tbelr distinct and olesr-cut Individuality upon the social life of tba country.that) Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. She has Improved the unusual opportunities given her by large wealth and social prominence through extensive travel and by association with many of the distinguished men and women of the day. Entertaining with almost royal hoapltallty. she has drawn about her a fol lowing which has proven loyal and formidable. Mrs. Fish Is esslly one of the moet original and picturesque figures In Nsw York's sxclusive society. Her Intelligence, candor and originality, together with her rare gifts aa a conversationalist, hnve caused her to be more quoted privately and pub llcly than perhaps other fashionable American women. Naturally such a woman has her enemies ss well as her devoted friends. Her remarkable personality makes her a bright target for tha enrlous attacka of less gifted, less attractive femininity. Not being able to find any flaws In the life and character ot Mra. Kish, her opponents have directed their blows against her distinguished husband, using their restricted Influence to defeat If possible bit railway ambition*. These disgruntled women who have been socially Ignored by Mra. Fish have secured by various means and devices a number of proxies which may prove sinister and dangerous factors In settling tbe momen tous struggle tor supremacy now being waged In the Illinois Central by Stuyvesant Fish and E. H. Harrlman. It Is not often that the small, unworthy Jealousies of women In social lire play so Important and potential a part In determining a great strug gle In the business affairs ot the country. By BEATRICE FAIRFAX. Coining In from tbe country tbe other day, I aat behind two very pretty girls. They were very well dressed and In the gayest of spirits, chattering sway like two magpies. If tbelr voices had been ns pretty n* tbelr fnecs It would have addetl materially to tbelr charm. Be : ML ^ and as the girls mfiu. — quietly everyone lu the cer might listen If so dlfci>oseil. As I aat •» near 1 could not help over* natural If tTiey did not. But why not talk about them lu a wholesome, sensible, natural war? These girl* were probably thoroughly nice girl*, but anyone overhearing their conver sation would be ept to Judge, them as very •Illy and Ill-bred, to tay the least. Every Other Word 8lang. And oh. tbe slang. Every second word was slang. They seemed unable to express ‘bemselvMs In any other way. •'He'* Just peachy," "Rough bouse," "Hot dr," "Lemon." "Rent it," ••Rots," "Down tbo pike." were • few of the expressions used. There were tnauy more thut I can't remember. If sounded exceedingly vulgar, nnd I could not but think what « shame it wne slang Is for boya and men; hot for girl* and women. .The average boy could not ex press himself unless he bad slang to fall back upon. But It doe* not sound prejty coming from the lips of n girl. 1 know It I* a very easy habit to fall , - t — - .. ..... ,-jy ...... .. , Into, especially If you have brothers or boy friends. But trf your best to avoid It. To speak the English language well is great accomplishment. Purity of pronun ciation, correct expression, freedom from slang, can all be cultivated. Aaired • Private Affairs in Public. Another mistake made by the girls of P 1 a- rr in public. It wna doubtless very Interesting to bear that one of them wrote on tbe sly to a man of whom her parents disapproved. And the other kept the photograph of man to whom She had never lieen properly Introduced lu the buck of hor watch. Both these confidences were made In tones load enough for everyone to hear. I felt like saying to them: "You foolish children, can't you #ee what a had*Impres sion you are making ou everyoue who hears your silly talk?" There Is nothing moro charming In young girl tbau a quiet, modest insnner. Be ns merry and light-hearted ns possible, but never allow your good spirits to carry you over the border line of good tnst«p No lady like girl la ever conspicuous. The moment you begin to talk and InuA In n loud, Iwlateron* manner you betray yourself as not being a lady. . ... Ask your brother* and men friend* what they think of alongy girl* aud girls who behave In loud nnd forward way*. I think you will find flint they will ugteo with me n* not being Indy-llke. PEOPLE AND THINGS G08SIP FROM THE HOTELS AND THE STREET CORNERS MORE STREET OAR IMPROVEMENTS. It i* with great satisfaction that Tho Georgian notices the attitude of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company toward further Improvement of It* lines. From a representative of tho company we learn that on - Tuesday tho last of the old ears with tho seats running the long way were taken from tbe line, and everyone la pleased to see tbe number of new can that have been placed on the various lines recently. The exception ally fine can which have been placed on West Peachtree, we.nnderstand, are to nut through to Buckbead aa soon as that line Is completed, which will be soon. Then. too. double-tracking of the Decatur line It soon to be completed. It would seem that a new spirit had taken hold of the com pany recently, to many Improvements have been effected. Not the least cf these is the fact that they have seen lit to flx up the electric bells In *" which hare been useless tor several yean. We can not foil to William Moore, a pleasant-faced, In telligent young Englishman, recently came to Atlanta on n visit nnd will probably make It his home, He is a veteran of the Transvaal war and also Old some fighting In Mntabele. Mr. Mooro was In the famous bat tle of Spoln Hop, when 2,000 English troops went up the rugged heights and -00 came down again. Eighteen hun dred Brltlslr* soldiers lay dead or wounded tributes to the marches* ac curacy of the Boer fire. Mr. Moure talks of It In that matter of fact way charsrterlttlc of the Englishman. "1 belonged to Thornycroft’s regi ment — Fighting Thomycroft, you know. Just 2,000 of us weht up the kop on January 20, and Just 200 of us canto down with whole hides on Janu ary 24. We were entrenched for the enemy In front, and did not know until hundrtdi had bit the dust that the Dutchmen were potting us across a level table-land. "We lay all day on that fiat, with not even a sprig of gross to hid* one. We ran our helments out at arm's length from' ,our heads, and a Boer bullet would go through It every time. At 2,000 yard* they ore The moet mar velous shots In the world. Then they knew the peculiar atmospheric condi tions perfectly. With Mausers and powerful glasses those Dutchmen could pick us off as coolly as a man shoot ing rooks. "Thomycroft wss a marvelous fight, er. and with no seme of fear. A Her cules In stature, he would expose him self In battle without an apparent thought of danger. A funny thing nap. pened at Spain Kop. A Boer sharp, shooter, evidently trying to put him, by some strange freak missed hla huge bulk. But the bullet Impinged un A rock and that flying up, took Tliorny- croft In the side. Down the steep kop he rolled, heels over head) fetching up n hundred feet below. He scrambled to hla feet consigning to Tophet all Dutchmen, bom and unborn. In the mast vividly Itlrld language 1 aver heard. He didn't know until later, but that the bullet had smashed In his "The frightful loss among English offtecra In the-Transvaal war was not. as commonly supposed, due to fool hardy bravery, though the officers were as brave as the bravest. The Boer waited until they could see the Insig nia of an officer, then picked them off with frightful precision. Tommy At kins will go blithely and unfalteringly where he Is led, but Tommie without bis commanding officer Is like a flock of sheep without a shepherd. He lose* hie force ss a fighting machine. Those wise old Dutchmen knew that only too well "Without question the Boer Is the finest rifle shot In the world. From the day be Is big enough to handle a rifle, h* lives with one In bis hand. Those grim, gray, old chaps can pick a buck off on the veld at 2.000 and 2,000 yards aa easily as you knock down a quail” Joalah Carter, one of Governor Smith's secretaries has been down with a aevere and aggravated attack of "llm. crick fever.” He has had several re lapses, but Is now considered out of danger. Mr. Carter says that there is no fighting the "limerick fever" off once It gets a grip on a man. Ivy L. Leo. eldest son of Dr. J. w. Lee. pastor of Trinity church, has been appointed general publicity agent ot tho entire Pennsylvania railroad sys tem. Mr. Lee Is well known .In Atlanta. ARMY-NAVY ORDERS AND “ MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. Army Orders. Washington, Dec. 12.—Colonel Wal ter S. Scott, Flftosnth Infantry, ti Washington, barracks for examination for retirement. First Lieutenant Clar ence L. R. Cole, assistant surgeon to Jefferson barracks; Second Lieutenant Pickens E. Woodson, Eighth Infantry, to general hospital San Francisco. Navy Orders. Captain E. V. Taussig, detbehed navy yard. League Island, to duty command ant of the Fifth naval division and navy yard, Norfolk; Commander T. M Potta, to command Des Mollies: Lieu tenant F. L. Chapin, detached navy department January 2. to duty naval attache, American embasalea, Purls and St. Petersburg. Movements of Vtstels. Arrived—Decsmber 12, Wasp at Yon kers; Paducah and Dubuque at Ha vana: Tecumseh at Washington; Eagle at Santiago; Nina. Shark and Porpolae at navy yard. New York; December It. Mayflower and Dolphin at Hampton Roada; Hannibal and Leonlda* at Trln tdad/ Salled—December 15, Wasp from Poughkeepsie for New York; Decem ber It, Mayflower anil Dolphin for Hampton Roada for Washington; Con necticut, Louisiana, Kansas. Vermont, Georgia, Virginia. New Jcraey, Rhode Ialand, Minnesota. Ohio, Maine, 'Mis souri, Alabama. Illlnola, Kearaarge, Kentucky nnd Ynnkton from Hampton Roads for Trinidad. TWO ATLANTA NEGROES. (From The Live Oak. Fla., Democrat.) The other day In Atlanta one of the best officers on the police force was brutally murdered by a worthless, drunken negor vagrant and pistol- toter of the "sporting" variety, who was never known to voluntarily do n day's work—tha most dangerous form of human degenerate to be found In the South today, and a deadly menace to our social order wherever he may be. That Is one fare of the picture, and re volting enough It Is. Now look at the other. When this wretch had done his bloody work, he ran down the etreet, flourishing hts revolver, and was In a fair way to escape. But a young negro man, who hdd seen him commit the murder. Immediately punned him, and at the risk of hla life aucceeded In oap- turlng him and taking him to the sta tion. In that tragedy, with its sharply contrasted phases, lies In epitome our terrible problem of the South and Its aur* solution. The criminal negro Is the black shadow over our whole sec tion, a shadow only to be removed when our law-abiding negro citlxens, rising above a ruinous and degrading phase of racial prejudice, will cease to give the criminals of their race, even a nega tive and passive sympathy and will heartily co-operate with the whites In bringing them to Justice. Such ac- tlon on their part, they may rest as sured, will find quick response In the hearts and minds of the other race, and the good results win bs felt In a better understanding and more kindly rela tionship between all the people of both colors In the South. That young ne- R > man In Atlanta has made good ends of practically all the white peo ple of that city. and.the right-thinking ones of his own people, too. by his brave and manly aet In the Interest of Justice and humanity and law and or der. and so It would be In every South ern community If such Instance* should be general. ( this Important position wtl be a source of great gratification to hla friends. He , , „ ., - - l» a graduate of Emory t.’ollegc. Ills and the news of his appointment to headquarter* will be In New York city. MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO. CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STS. S ATISFIED CUSTOMERS are our greatest as set. We give satisfaction because the interests of our customers are carefully looked after and ev ery facility extended, consistent with sound banking. Let us talk the matter over with you. THE PARMENTER MILLIONS ... A Stirring Novel of Lone, Conspiracy and Adventure. . . (Copyright, 1307, by Arthur W. Marehmont.) ••••••••••••••••••••a By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT. Author of "By Right of Sword,” "Whan I Was Czar,” Etc., Etc. * Mp—I like girls with spirit and wit—like—like Irish grlB." “Sure there must be another blar ney stone somewhere In London, and that's tho truth/ and you've kissed It, Mr. Dawlelgh." - At this moment tho cook came Into io kitchen,' "Ah. cook nnd m-ni Synopsis of Previous Installment. Olivo noon learns all the Ins " n 2,“ u **,2* tbe house. Merrldew calls to »ec hie moth er. He tell* her that member, of tbe gans hare lie™ arrested. He MagSMr the pa pers stolen from the foWgn offlrs *”d Jj* dints that *h« hl<l* them. 8llv*?rDeacjJ. She puts theft behind the shutters of a room In an unnstd wlor et the house. Olive sees where they are hidden. Who geta in. m. Oltre decide* to take out ‘he papers, rnhsll tute a dummy and replace tne poekage. To replace It was easy, and she re gained her room safely. She wrote a letter to Mr. Casement telling him what the paper was and asking him to keep It. and then slipped Into bed for a cou ple of hour*' sleep with the comfortable assurance that she had done a eplefldld nlght'a work. Up earlier than .usual tha next morn ing and long before any one else was aetlr. Olive took an envelope from "the library and posted the letter In the box which was Just outside the Manor gate*: and was back at hsr usual work without tbe least suspicion having been aroused. But she was only Just In time. About ten minute* after her return, she was shaking a mat at the back door when she turned to find she was being watched by a mqn. she had not seen before. He had dome downstairs with out her hearing him, and a glance at his face prompted the suggestion that he was Just about the sort of Individual whose nature It wa* to move stealthily. “Tow don't seem to make much of a Job of getting the dirt out of that mat," he said; and she recognised the voice ns that of the butler's companion on the previous night. “Sure there's been strange feet on It slnoe last time, and big ones, too." she retorted with a mischievous glance at his. He laughed. “Served me right for Interfering," he said, with an evident desire to make himself agreeable. ''Let me give you a hand. I should like to help you." Ah. git sway wld your blarneying and turn the tap of thlm eyes of youra off my face, or I'll nlver be able to-xtt my work done. Ah, what would yesbe atther now!" she cried buetllng past him and elbowing him off as he tried to atop her. You weren't hero when I was down last time. I shouldn't forget you,” he said with a smirk. He wna la hatchet- faced, sly-looklng man with long thin features and Shrewd but snaky eyes, "What's your name? Mlqe’a Dawlelgh. lint Mr. Merrldew'* confidential man." Dawdley would seem to suit ye bet- ther. Judging by the Way you're loung ing round here, hinderin’ a sowl at her work whin she'e at her wit*’ end to git done. I'm Just Mollte. the tweeny. "1 heard of you last night," he an swered with a laugh. "That'* what fetched me out of bed so early." He meant thla for s compliment snd ac companied It with an ogling glance. But It was not a succesaful effort. Olive was making the early cup of tea which the cook liked to find ready for her the moment she came down, and paused with the kettle In her hand to flash an angry look at him. "Well, If that's your business, just to shpoy how a girl does her work, you can say that I've dona up the grate, lighted the fire, washed up what was left dirty, shaken the mate and made the cook's tea. and am now goln’ to sweep out the kitchen wld all the rub bish that's In it at this prlslnt moment, an’ that's Includin’ yersllf." She rat- tlsd this off ar If In angry heat, and catching up a broom went toward him as If to begin with sweeping his feet. But he had seen the twinkle good nature In her eyes, and he did not move. "You know the penalty," he laughed knowingly. "If you touch me with that 1 shall kiss you, as sure your name’s pretty Mollis." '.Td scratch the eyes oat of yes If ye trold," and she raised the broom threat eningly. but with s laugh. "That's a challenge." he cried, and caught hold of the broom. She let him take It and ran off coquettish!)-, put ting the table between them. "Ah, now; go on wld yer nonsense and lave a body In peace. Kebp them manners and.yer kisses for yer London girls.” “I have no girl. Mollle. In London or anywhere,” he declared, with sudden earnestness. "I swear I haven't.” Olive winked sagely. "Sure I've heard that sort of tale before many's the tolme, and from bhoys wldout half your handsome looks.” The ugliest man may safely be com plimented on hi, good look,, and Daw- elgh was no exception. He put down the broom and straightened his collar with nn air of great self-complacency. "Of course one has no end of chances In town, but I don't caro for Lnndoiv the kitchen. \"Ah, cook, and It's meant that s glnd to see yez this mornln - here s Mr. Merrldew's man makln' lore to me and hinderin' me to Bay thlnn till I don't rightly know whether It's mv head or my heels which are on the toe end o' mo body.” Tho cook happened to be very cron with a bad bilious attack that mornlnr and soon sent the valet out of the kitchen. But the Incident set Olive thinking. It wns certain that If she could make a friend of Dawlelgh ha would know many things about his master which she might be able to worm out of him. All that day and the next ahe en couraged him with glances and a word or two when they met—and the man made it hla buelneas to throw hlmaelf In her wny whenever he could; flat tering himself that hi* London manner had made a very deep Impression on her. Meanwhile she watched vigilantly at night; but with no result Merrldew and his mother remained on bad terms. He spent the days riding and motor ing. and the evenings In his roomi alone. Dawlelgh was constantly .about the house, turning up unexpectedly la all parts of it In search of Olive; and In the evening going to and from hla master's rooms; so that slio was afraid of his discovering her. She had mors than one narrow escape, Indeed, when only her knowledge of the house en abled her to evade him. On the third night however, ahe re solved to tako advantage ot a chases l/ittt arose. Merrldew had been away all day and returned the worse for drink; the valet had been eent up ts town, nnd Mrs. Merrldew, after another qu&rel with her son, had gone to bed III and agitated, having taken a sleeplni draught. \ ■ , In the dead of thetnlght Olive went down to her elttlng'room to make * search among all her private papers. She hod learned where these were kept and the keys she had found made the thing easy enough. She did not find much that promised to help her; while one dlsoovery filled her with dismay, and did more to sheks her disbelief about that marriage then anything which had ever occurred It was a portrait of her father aa * young man, and on the back was writ- ten: “To my dearest Rachel; my wife that Is to be; with fondest lore. Greg ory Parmenter." She turned almost sick at heart with a chill of dismay as she gaxod at it. “My wife to be." It was like a sentence of death to all her hopes. Suppressing a heavy sigh, she laid the photograph down and continued her search of the packet from which she had taken It. With It was the photo graph of another man of about the same age. In the corner were the Ini tials "o. P." It was probably a memen. to of some other Intrigue of Mrs. Mer- rldew’s, but without any further clew was of no consequence or help to Olive. Tho discovery of her father s portrait with such an Indorsement had so dis turbed ber that she turned to the re maining paper of tbs little pocket with scant Interest. It was only s newspa per cutting, but she caught the name of "Purvis," and then her Interest re vived. " It was the report of the trial of Gedrge Purvis for forgery, and aa she read It sh* remembered that Purvis had been the name of the clerk whom Mr. Rlngrose had told her had been the cause of her father's ruin. The Initial*, too, were those on the photograph. She read the report. It was a bad case and tho sentence a terrible one. Twenty years' penal aervltude! At the bottom of the cutting, were the word* "Thank God!" This wa* In a womnn'a hand, and Oliva recognize.! the writing as that of Mr*. Merrldew. She looked at the date of the paper and saw that It was just fifteen years 'old, at that a thought, occurred to her. She had heard or read somewhere that prisoners, were releaaed when about three-quarters of their sentences had been completed. If their conduct wae 5 ood; and In that case, this man would e on the eve of his release. Putting tbe papers back carefully as she had found them, ahe hurried away to her room to'thlnk over the results of [this discovery. Continued In Tomorrow's Georgian. A.K.HavykesCo Opticians A beautiful pair of glasses In one of the late Improved mod els Is perhaps the most desirable of gifts, where such olds to the eye* ar* needed. Ws will exchange aft£r the holidays and test the eyes and grind lenses to suit, without extra charge, s' Optical Specialties Opera Glasses. 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