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xllJli A'lumMA VIC.UX1U U\ X ;l;\u -NiuttO. Tff!J ATLANTA- GEORGIAN UND NEWS* ■ : ahed Every Afternoon. (Eirep* Sundry) *y r>te oeonoiArj company t> r Wnt JUfenu* *t„ Atlanta, «». Snbaoriprioft Rat**: 5i. M»jr|n .....1 |AJ 9<r sf.-.mb " “ •r <?er*f»r. ret Weti 10 7*>n!tno»t <onnrct!nx *11 depart ment. t.dng rtlitunr* terminal*. smith Jt •ntomreoo, adT.rUatng rap- r»«eni*tt»e» f»r *tt t*rrll«ry ontaTda of 1 . - r ' • . — Tr!bao« Building. Brunswick Bid*. (Tjlcsgo Gtttr* N>» Ynrfc Office my troahts getting THR GKOitOIAN AM) NEWS, telephone tl»e MrcolMl&n depertment: and taw \* promptly rttnedled. Telephone*. Hell 49Sr«*ln: Adapt* 4401. If rna t\rd ar> r,iu> f «Gi4>;.*r r,UN AND K1 — notify thl, office oo the data of expia tion: elli.nrlee, H will be continued at me recnltr nbicrlptton r*te* until not!.. To jtop !* recelred. It> ordering a ebanxe of aildrew. plea*, *lfe i»# did *• well a* Ifte o«w addreaa.. If l< dev relit* that all roonnnnlca- rton* latendetl for publication la TIIH tirtiPtilA'C AND NEWS tie limited to *00 word* In length. It la Imperative that th-r le aimed, aa an evidence of divwl.falSli. Itejeeted iMBittcrlpta wlU not lie returned onleta alampa are aent for the purpoae. THE tIEOROIAN AND NEWS print* no nneteen or oKfeetlodahle adrertla- Ini. Neither dec* It print trblaky or any Uonor ml*. ors 1‘I.ATFOnM: THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS aland* for Atlanta’a own ing It* own ana and elertrlc lllht planra. *« It now own* Ita water wre-b. other clttea do thl* and *et ■■ aa M cant*, with a profit i mi rnniPt whu ■ |uviat- Thla abould be dan* at IKOnOlAN AND NEWS .treat railway* can bo eafnlly. by _ European f:*.r **»'•♦*. JrSc}!*** t* vr«!"tlisra I* “nonfood renron wh.r »asr can not be «o opsr- •ttd here- But wc «lo not Im*I|oto this can lip dens now, and It may ho some TPori befor* wo arc ready for ao Ids an nndortnklng. till Atlanta should lot Iti faoo in that dtr*rt)on NOW. Fight "Sleeping Sickness.” The fight against tho sleeping nick- boss In the Lake Victoria region In Uganda promises to be long and cost ly. One of the medical experts who has recently returned to England from South Africa estimates that an expen diture of $50,000 a year will be neces sary. The population of the affected area Is now 100,000. It used to be 300,000, but 200,000 have actually died of the disease. There are about 20,000 people .suffering from the disease to day. Was Snnta good to you? Santa did not recognise any hard times. Pinal call to ptragraphers on the Georgia drouth. it Senator Jeff Darla Is reslly the Rllly Mason of the upper house, both have cause for kicking. 'We suggest that Rowell and Me- Cartnoy bnry the onion—bury It very deep, too—during the glad season. Iti giving your own child happiness did you remember some little chap whtjtn Santa would not come to see? Chicago ha* a "Pay Your Bill Club.” The charter members were, all se cured boforo Christmas shopping began. ' WU>i the thing that Is going to hap pen on January 1 facing them, the city fathers ought to settle that pump question. Still, that Roanoke man probably thought four was about three times more Christmas presents than he real ly desired. Drift Armstrong has coined "prun- Ills," Indicating a plethora of prunet. Referred to The Washington Herald for approval. Senator Jeff Davis Is smashing sen ate precedents all right, all right. He has just appointed hla two daughters to good places. Did you make shine child happy? Because you had none of your own Is no exeuso. There are plenty of other children who need It. Should Illinois elect Ham Lqwla governor, that state can brag about the finest bunch of pink whiskers in office of any state In the union. Gee. what a job Santa Claus will hive filling all those lugs—Jackson ville Ttmes-Unlon. That man talks like old Kris Is running a moonshine still. '■ By the way. did The Richmond Times-Dlspatch set any time limit oo paragraphs about the Williams DeAr- ffiand scrap? It seems wrong not to do so. “Knox for next president Is a slo gan not hard to learn,” says The Philadelphia Inquirer. Maybe not, but Is going to be mighty hard to do, just the same. To the Honorable George Bailer, of The Houston Po*t: A merry Christ mas. Sorry at the many jabs we have handed you daring the past few month* But. honestly. Bailey, why don't you come across with the photo o! tjiat iwclve foot collard? > t A SOUTHERN CHRISTMAS DAY. The vibrant sweetness of chiming Christmas bells engirdles the globe today. The light of the star which centuries agone led the Magi to the humble manger at Bethlehem'has become tho Illuminating glory of the universe. The feeble cry of the Holy Child as He lay close to the heart of His young mother has become the tender call of the ages loading humanity out of the darkness of despair Into the light of peace and hope. The beautiful song the angels sang to the shepherds watching their flocks on the green Judean hillsides Is npw the militant chant which reaches to the farthest limits of civilization. The pitiful pratings of the sceptic and the Iconoclast are Impotent to check the constantly Increasing power of tho King of Kings, the anni versary of whose birth the worshipping world celebrates today. Bach recurring Christmas day marks the growing kingdom of Him, who coming In humility to a waiting, expectant world, now reigns un rivalled and unapproachable In the magnificence of Hla omnipotent glory. Holly wreaths and crimson Christmas bells hang at the windows and tell the passers-by thst Inside the homes there ate the Joy of the Christmas tide and the sweetness of a Christmas faith. The little children have given a happy welcome to Santa Claus, who having fulfilled hla benefi cent mission, Is now ou bis way to other realms and other climes. Each loved one has received some token of affection which beipeaks a tender loyalty; the toys are scattered In suggestive confusion throughout the homes where the laughter of childhood keep* older hearts tender and young and the generous Christmas dinner has been eaten with an appe tite made acute with manifestations of family devotion and of the loy alty of friends and associates. The small bey with the big fire-cracker has been In noisy evidence, notwithstanding the precautionary regulations ot the police force. The old darkles, whoso tottering steps tell of days long passed when they knew of- oth*r Christmases oh great plantations, touch their bats In respectful salute and wish these younger generations a merry Christ mas, not forgetting to add the traditional "Christmas CJfff." And the men and women of the South who represent a newer time see to It that these faithful old servants of an almost royal regime shall catch a faint glimpse of earlier and happier days at the Christmas tide. Families gather to gether from widely-separated homes, for the spirit of the Christ Child has awakened the fenderest sentiments of the human heart. • Christmas day of 1907 haa come In the midst of temporary financial llmltatlons'and has,found many a family straitened and worried because of money losses, for which they are not In anywise responsible. Sickness has obtruded Its unwelcomed presence In the homes of many and to some hearts has come the awful shadow of sorrow and bereavement. Many who wero among the happy. Joyous ones of last Christmas now are keeping their flrBt Christmas beyond the stars. Suffering has all seasons for Ita own; affliction marks neither dsya or times on the calen dar of woe. But in joy or sorrow. In happiness or In the very jaws of death, the exquisite sweetness of the spirit of the Christ Child brings hope and peaco and the promise of everlasting joy. * In the splendor of nn Ideal December day and in all the wondrous glory of Southern sunshine, Atlanta keeps this beautiful, blessed Christ mas day. CHRISTMAS CHEER TO THE NEAL DEPOSITORS. Governor Smith's irnrt In the appointment of Mr. Asa 0. Candler as guardian of the Interests of the anxious depositors of the Neal Bank last night Is another;evlden'ce of the big, tender heart lhat seems to rest away down tinder the usually serious countenance of Georgia's chief executive —tender, because the man had such a thought for the anxious homes of the thousands of people who wero enst down and saw little cheer for Christmas—Christmas that comes so far, so far apart to the little folks and that would have almost been a blank to many of the nearly ten thou sand homes had not the question been settled before Christmas eve had closed upon us. In moat cases so big n matter would have consumed days and pos sibly weeks, and then would tiave been given to handa to settlo that would undertake the work more for tho money there was In It than for the high motives that prompt Mr. Candler to handle It at what may lie a financial loaa to himself. Nothing could have dqna ao much to restore Christmas cheer as Mr, Candler’s announcement that be Int ends to psy the depositors a part of the money so soon. Few are aa able, and none more willing, to do a lit tle 'more than tho law requires than ha. Tho part of Mr. Candler's announcement that should be emphasised most Is his request that none of the depositors sacrifice his or her ac count to mqpey sharks or people who are nnxtoua to take advantage of the unfortunate In a time like this and try to make something out of tbetr misfortune. We are sure that llfo has Its trials to such men as tbe governor, Mr. Candler, the attorney general. Judge Pendleton and nil those whose au thority and service have been Invoked to bring about this break In the clouds that for several days have hung heavy over tho hearts that have been depressed, but be those trials what they may—be your anxieties what they may and your disappointments, we are sure, gentlemen, that aa you sit at your, tables on Christmas day, surrounded by the loved ones that make happiness In your homes, (here will be with you a peace and a satisfaction, blown like sweet Incense from the thousands of homes that you have visited with your act of thoughtfulness. Just a little sentiment, of course, but why not step aside when we can to make others' burdens lighter ? A LITTLE MEB3AQE TO OUR "CONTESTANTS.” So much Interest has grown up In our Popular Voting Contest that we find ourselves looking on those Interested In It almost as members of The Georgian’s family. While It Is true thst you are working for rewards we have offered to you. still wo can but foel a deep appreciation for what your efforts are doing for the paper. You will find things a little quiet now for a few days, and you must not be discouraged If you find your work hard until alter New Year's. The best la yet to come. The two million votes that have been cast are only the sowing of the seed—they represent the spreading of interest that shall give Its result* from New Tear's to the end of the race. We appreciate deeply what you are doing. We have tried to do our part. We have purchased the best prises we could and are guarding the Interests of the contestants, ao that only absolute fairness shall prevail. Every vote, every record and every letter are saved here In The Geor gian office, and you may rest secure In the knowledge that your work will always be properly credited. One fact wo would emphasise to our friends; You must not forget there are four grand prlxes. and that oven though you find yourself short of the lead, you still may win an automobile that coats more than the amount of the grand prize, or If not this, then the grand piano or the smaller automobile. Then, too, not enough can be said of tb* educational advantage of being a member of the party of twenty who shall sail away like one big family to possibly the firat foreign shore you have ever visited—Cuba. These trips always prove of life-long delight, and aueh an opportunity for broadening and learning may never come to you again. The contest Is being conducted on the highest lines possible, and we are more than pleased with tbe character of tbe people who are working ao hard for the lead. We wish you all the merriest Christmas, and hope that yon will find great success awaiting your renewed efforts after the holidays. WHOLE TOWN MADE OP CONCRETE. Henry Phipps, a New York millionaire philanthropist, has become in terested In the plan that Is being worked Out by Thomas A. Edison for erecting a house entirely of concrete. Both men are enthusiastic over the scheme, and they are considering plans fDr the erection or an entire town of concrete buildings. Thla proposed town wilt have about 1,200 dwelling houses and will probably be located within trolley distance Of New York. Should the ex periment prove successful, similar town* will be erected In the suburbs of other large dries. According to careful-calculations worked out by Mr. Edison and afr. Pblppai It will be Just as economical for the laboring |teo- ple to "commute” by trolley to town and pay the rents as It hi to live In the over-crowded Insanitary tenements In the large cities. Double houtee built of concrete will be erected In the proposed village and each apart ment can be reuted for $7.50 a month, leaving $1.50 to be paid for trolley fare?. ARMY-NAVY ORDERS AND r MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. Army Orders. Washington. Her, 25.~Flri»t Lieutenant Theodore II. Kwh. Heoouil Lieutenants John I'bUUrtek itiid Fielding I*. Poindexter, const artillery corps, to Fort Monroe for exami nation for promotion: Colonel Renjamlu U. Lockwood. Twenty-ninth Infantry, placed on retired list with the rank of brigadier K enernl. Captain Dougins Nettle. Fifth In- vntry, detailed In subsistence department to office purchasing coiiiint*»iirj,. Chicago; CQptnin Leon 8, Bundles, ijnarternmster, re lieved from del nil lu quartermaster'* U«? port incur. Navy Orders. Commander J. G. Qnlnhjr, commander na tal school, to resume duties, navy yard. f Norfolk; Commander II. c, Hcrlbner. re- tired, detached navy yard, Boston, home. Lieutenant Commander r. p. Plunkett, to nary yard, Boston; Lieutenant O. W. Pina* kert, detached Plunger. Movements of Veseele. A It It I \‘ HI*—December 22, West Virginia and Pennsylvania nt 8an Francisco; Do- ember 23, Whipple. Hopkins. Hull. Stuart, Truxton and Lawrence at Trinidad. SAILED—December 21, Went Virginia and Pennsylvania from California City for San Francisco; December ,22. Tennessee and Washington from Acapulco for Magdalena Hay via PIrhIUnqtie. Whipple, Iiopklus. PEOPLE AND THINGS OOBSIP FROM THE HOTELS AND THE STREET CORNERS Fred Gelsaler. traveling passenger agent for the Seaboard, with headquar ters in Memphis, descended upon At lanta Tuesday morning on his way to his old home In Greensboro, where he will spend Christmas with his mother. He was accompanied by a bunch of Christmas presents, his Jollying smile and the latest Parisian cut In new clothes. D. W. Morrah, of the Seaboard, left Atlanta Tuesday to spend Christmas with his folks In Bordeaux, S. C., his old home* n the political contests of 1908 none will be more Interesting, borrlug the mayoralty free-for-all. than that for alderman from the fleennd ward. L. P. Huddleston, who U now serving In council from the Second ward, will no doubt be a candidate for the nldermanlc board. Howard Pattlllo. who retired from council Inst year, will, from all present in dications} l»e his opponent. Noth Sir. I fuddles too nud Mr. PattWo are popular In the Second ward and throughout the city. Both are young, und both know the game. The race will be a warm one. fler. William F. Qtillllnn leaves Atlanta . slay nl * “ * r “‘ *' ~ which country Atkins at the - a missionary. Mr. Unllllnu has been presi dent of Wartben College nt Wrlghtsvllle for the past ftTe years and during the post summer he has been In Atlanta, tbe guest of hla brother, Dr. W. E. gull linn, Go Pnrk- ave. For the first time In many years Atlanta* bnunnn supply Is running low' and a famine Is threatened before the Christmas days are over. During the past few days the banana sun- ply hna l»een noticeably abort and fruit stands and peddlers’ wagons, which are usually piled high with the luscious fruit, have had but few bunches to offer, and these noi of the highest class. There arc other kinds of fruit in abundnuce. but they offer little compensation for the absence of the banana, the friend of old and voting. ftecond Lieutenant Robert M. Campbell, of the Twelfth cavalry, who was recently made aide-de-camp to Brigadier (tcneriil J. >1. K. Davis, of tne department of the gulf, line also been appointed representative for department athletics, relieving Lieutenant Archibald F. Cominlskey. of the Seventh cavalry. Lieutenant Cominlskey was re cently made assistant adjutant genernl at- fitched to the office of Colonel li. K. Robin- son, adjutant general of tbe department of i he gulf. Representative Emmett B. Shaw, of Cloy county, was nt the cnpltol Tuesday on bis wav fioine for tho holiday*. Mr. Shaw an nounced that be was out of ;»«»tic*. «rtd would not make the race again. •‘When yon bear folk say that Congress- man Griggs Is going to run nwoy with Judge Itnddouherry, you taky It with a whole sack of salt," said Mr. Miow, who Is an enthusiastic supporter of the Thomas- Condensed Statement MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING COMPANY At Close of Business, Tuesday, December 24, 1907 Loans and Discounts. $2,086,865.27 Overdrafts 5,099.89 Stocks and Bonds 167,030.00 Furniture and Fixtures 4,000.00 Cash in Vault $598,043.71 With Banks.... 533,533.68— 1,129,582.30 $3,402,577.55 Capital $ 200,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits...’ 045,487.90. Duo Depositors 2,144,063.62 Clearing House Account 250,000.00 Bills Payable and Rediscounts... 162,426.03 $3,402,577.65 C ALLING the attention of our customers and the public to the above statement, we wish our friends and patrons the compliments of the season WM. L. PEEL, President. OFFICERS: ROBT. F. MADDOX, Vice-President. THOS. J. PEEPLES, Cashier. JAS. G. LESTER, Assistant Cashier. JAS. P. WINDSOR, Assistant Cashier. HwMenttprry Is Bolus to Wln, ir»t guessor that ever lived. • ’• *• -ii i. 7 * 1 vlltn man. or I am tl.„ ,flint remember that prediction. two counties were Into In Rending In re porta, hence the delay In getting the money. Volk got 12.913 and Fnytte $6i». Every county la the state received some of the ianl payment except Meriwether and Dniv- boii, and they failed to send In reports. .1. B. Iloyl. private secretary to Governor Bmltli, Is upending the holidays In hla old home at Dnwson. Mrs. Iloyl has been visiting there for some weeks. Among the many Christmas gifts re- celled Tiy official*. Justice of the retire Bloodwortb was presented with one of the most unique. .... The remembrance Is In the shape of n Chinese nwortl. made of I’blnese coins and bound together with fantastic cords. It was presented to the Judge by iv. r . Lee. the Chinese merchant. The local < hlneae have n number of friends among the city and county officials, who me remembered lu a dubstnntlal way every rhrUtmas. ORPHEUM FAMILY TO DINE AT KIMBALL It will be a merry Christmas with the performers nt the Orpheum. despite the fact that thentrlcnl folk, like newspaper employees nud others, must work on the holiday. The first festivities will be nfter the mati nee. when each of the performera Is sched uled to put on nn net entirely different from the one with which he or ahe makes a living. The celebration will be lopped off with n delightful feast following the night per formance. Manager Ren Knhn was presented with n handsome gold-flllgree fountain pen by the employees of the Orpheum following the —«—inuoe Tuesday night.-- Weber nnd Ired “A Merry riirlatmM" to house employees nnd performers, and Manager The manager will entertain all connected ..1th the orpbetim nt nn elaliomte Uluncr nt the Kltuball Thursday night nfter the per formance. THE PARMENTER MILLIONS ... A Stirring Ncvel of Low, Conspiracy) and Adventure. .'. (Copyright, 1907, by Arthur W. Marcbmont.) By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT. ISIStSItSSHIMSSI Author of “By Right of Sword, 1 8ynopait of Previous Installment. From the conversation between Burris nnd Mrs. Merridew, Olive lenrns also that the two are man and wife. She also lenrns that Selma Hammond is Purvis* daughter. Mrs. Merrldeiv tells Purvis that Selma died III Chicago. Purvis declares Gilbert shall not remain nt Hllverbe»*eh. When Gilbert arrives he and his stepfather have a long talk. When they come out of the 8tray Bullst’s Work. stray bullet crushed thru o window Into the home of Henry Clcmon*. 246 Love- st., Christmas Eve night nnd struck Clem ons' little girl. She was ouly slightly hurt. The police Investigated the affair, but failed to And the person who llr?d the shot. THE LITTLE BOY AT HOME Dsrkness gathered, the room began to grow dim, and the glow of the Itro cast long shadows on tbe walls. The little l»oy‘s eye lids hegan to droop, nnd he grew restless, at little ours do when playtime Is over. t'oiulng to mother's knee nnd leaning there, while she hurriedly tried to complete her day's sewing, the Imby voice sold: "Momma, turn doe wlf me and let me det daddy's s'lppers and put dem in bis tnlr.” The mother arose silently, and, taklug the tender, trusting band In her own, led the little one thru the dark ball, across the mom to the place where the slipper stayed. Aa they crossed and the shadows flickered t:rote*qno)y the JJttJe one questioned; •o**wott‘t let nuffln* det me, will oo, mamma?" 'No, precious; mother will take care of •hair lu ’front of a 'cosy flfe—when* they hod been placed, patiently, for mauy night: -nnd then the little form of the wee mat half lay. gaslug out over the he didn’t turn on dal tor." Presently he. said: .. . „ "Mamma, why don't my daddy turn? De little lights Is winkin' at tne, nnd de flits' man Is puttin' son’ In my eyes." Mother enine with the tiny night garment, ami, calling the wee man, took off- the clothes from the dimpled body, nud, rais ing him to his knees, said: •'Hay your prayers, dearie." The baby bands were folded, the soft fnce cuddled up to mother's neck, and the trusting voice enuic low and sweet: "Dear Pod: Take taro of my dear, tweet daddy tonight, nnd mamma nnd all my friends ami everybody. Make everybody dot nl; h'ess de poor 'Ittle l»oya wbnt haven't no mamma nnd no daddy, and make me a flood lw»y and take tne to Itcaveu when I die. For Deaus sake. Arnett. The last words from beneath the coverlet n the tiny bed were: "Duildy will be waited nnd wondered, oud prayed nud trusted, but "daddy" did not route, nnd the slippers are waiting still. Growth and Progress of the New South The Georgian here records each day some economic fact lu refereuca to tbe onward progress ot the Heath. BY * JOSEPH B. LIVELY Tbe Georgia nnd Ahtbnma Industrial Index says In Its Issue for this week: Tbe definite projection of more factories, more mills. tnor» furnaces and more mining operations make notnlde tbe Industrial record In G<>orffia and Alabama for tlm lust week before the holidays. The number an?| magnitude of these under* takings during a season whb’h tmually witnesses but little activity In the establish ment of Industrial enterprises Illustrates very forcefully the progress which Is be ing made In the two states. This activity, niidlmihlxlied l»y the recent flnandnl flurry, will go Into the new year with Increased Itniictus and will nhl in Justifying the belief, so generally and confidently entertained, thst 1M8 will lie the most pros perous nud impot-fnut year Industrially in the history of Georgia nnd Alabama. Among the enterprise* to l*o established, which are repeated in The Index this week. U a rot ton mill to Ih> established nt Rail Ground. Gu.. with 10.00.) spindles nud 3M looms. The Elks Cotton Mills, Dalton. Ga., will enlarge Ms plant. Installing Hew itmeUluer.v. A movement has lieen lac ache l at Thoirmston, Ga.. to organize a eomiwiuy will) capital stock of >WMW to establish n cot top mill. It is expected that the Tennessee C.ml, Iron and Railroad Company will erect two additional furndees at Kttsley, Ala., where It la Investing un uddllbmut large sum of money In making iuiprovements. Other enterprises to be enfaldftto** 1 are: TUa and cement product plant. Urnnswick. Ga.: store plant, Sheffield, Ala.; Is>t- tHug plants. Birmingham, Ala., nnd Savnunah. Ga.;. saw-mill. Wnycrosa. Gn.. atm saw mill enlargements nt Foley. Ain., und Artnucliee, Ga.: shlugle mill. Bruns wick. Gn.; entitling factory. West 1'olr.r, Gn.; brick plant. Wnycroa*. Go. Iron mines In Floyd eouuty. Georgia, have beet* leased am! will be operated u|M>n extruded scale. In addition to tmmeroua residences and business, buildings. The Index reports the following to be eoustruoted: School hulidiuc*. Monroe, Go., and Crawfonlville, Ga.: four stee! bridges, Floyd ami Elbert comities. Georgia: churches. Savannah. Ga.. and Ensley. Ala.: sanitary sewers. Anniston, Ala.; ekMrto lighting plant and wnterwork* system. Headland. I JfttJ■ tmong • aowen, — Four laud cotnupules have been organised with total capital of M72.009. One of these with capital of JirA.tV) w.li derelop bind* in the rlrtotty of Gadadcn. Ala., a ml deni in timber end timber lamia. Two new banks, tmulelpol Improvement l*>nd Issue ami fifteen new corpora tions with tola! minimum capital stock of f.’TT.OOu are reported. They went Into a bed room close by. which Olive herself had had to get ready for the visitor, and she heard them fumbling about In the dark, till Merridew found the switch and turned up the light. Both remained some time In the room, Merridew apparently helping Purvis to undress, and at length the former came out alone. '“As he turned to shut the door, the light from within fell on his face and showed It drawn, wrathful, sinister and murderous. He paused a moment outside the room, his hands clenched, and then went to his own room. Olive had seen such a rook on his face before and understood It. It flashed across her thoughts that already his mind was full of the intent to clear from his path the man who had thus unexpectedly appeared to menace him; and she waited on in her hiding place lest he should make some attempt that very night. / She knew his reckless daring, and that he would face almost any risk to carry hla purpose. Another thing she saw—that the risk would be lees If the thing were done at once, before Purvis could have had time to get known In the neighborhood. So far, only the footman who had admitted him, the cabman who had brought him, and Olive herself knew of his presence in the house. Mr* Merridew herself had given Olive her orders to prepare the room and not to mention tho matter. With these thoughts whirling through her head, together with a vague per ception that It was to her (ntpfest to protect Pupvls, she heard Merrldew’s door open, and saw him come out Into the corridor. He switched up the light a second to make sure that no one-wia about; then turned It off again and crept soft ly along to the room where Purvis lay snoring so heavily In his drunken slum ber that the sounds reached Olive. She shrank close Into her hiding place as he came on. Had he, too, recognized that the sooner the fell work was done the less would be the risk? Was murder in his thoughts? CHAPTER XLVII. Purvis Asserts Himself. As Merridew stole In the dark to the room where Purvis lay sunk In besotted sleep, he passed ho close to Olive that his arm brushed against the cur tain which hung across the niche In which she stood, and as he went by the scent of the almonds was borne to her nostrils. She knew the smell- prussic acid. Murder was In his mind, and the problem of how to prevent the crime without discovering herself pressed upon Olive. The circumstances were such that even a slight alarm raised in the house would frighten Merridew. Hut how was she to raise It. and ho»v at the same time rouse Purvis to a sense 6t his danger? Rack her with as she would, no expedient occurred to her. Merridew reached the door aril) stood listening to the noisy sleep of his in tended victim within. As his fingers losed on the handle of the door Olive felt an all. but uncontrollable impulse to scream, and she had to clench her hands and press them to her bosom in the strain of lhat moment. But the next Instant the tension was relaxed. Either some subtle instinct had warned Purvis of his danger, or he had been shamming drunkenness In or der to test Merridew, for the door was wrenched open from within and the two men stood confronting each other face to face. Merridew staggered back In his sur prise and stared at Purvis, white- faced and abashed. "Hullo, Gilbert, what is It?" cried Purvis, In a voice thick with drink—as. Burned, as Olive believed. "I had a dream that some one was trying the door.' and he hiccoughed and reeled against the door frame as If helplesg "When I Was Czar," Etc* Etc. steady steps and crept back to his own room. Convinced that there would he no re. newal °f the attempt that night, and that Purvis was thoroughly on the watch, OU\*e sped away silently up stairs. The next morning there was a violent quarrel between the two rnen. It wan spoken of openly In the servants’ hall. Purvis had announced openly that ho was Mrs. Merridew's husband; the son had denied It to hip face before two of the servants., and had left the house, threatening that If Purvis was there on his return he would be handed over to the police. Airs. Merridew. Ill and panic-stricken, remained in bed. Knowing the truth as she did. Olive was puzzled by this step of Merridew's. In the conversation she had overheard between Purvis nnd Mrs. Merridew, the latter had not attempted to deny the truth of his assertion that he was her husband. Of what use was It. then, for Merridew to threaten him with the po lice? But that there was some sinister meaning behind the threat she did not doubt. She had come to know that ho neither spoke nor acted without motive. Purvis meanwhile swaggered about the Manor with all the air of own ership. He went thru the stables nnd gardens giving orders for this and that to be done, evidently resolved to assert his rights as master. The whole house, hold was agog with the excitement of the event. Work was neglected ami gossip incessant. Dawlelgh had gone away with Merri dew, and thus Olive was free from Ills watchful, Irkaome attentions. She had no use for him any longer. There were far more Important matters to absorb all her thoughts that the vague reve lations about Merridew's past which the valet had promised to tel! her. She was bent on gaining Purvis’ fa vor, and fhe disorganized condition of the household must be urged to help this purpose. She was one of the only servants who did any work, or rather appeared to do It, for ahe used the pre text of the work to find a chance of spenklng to Purvis. It came In the afternoon. Elated over the result of his quarrel with Mer ridew, and knowing that his threat about the police was mere air, Purvis drank liberally of the excellent wine that the butler had put before him at luncheon. He was in a loquacious mood and would have talked to the man, hut the latter, being doubtful about his ponltlqn, deemed silence the best course. After luncheon Purvis sat smoking by the open French window of the li brary when Olive, who knew where he was, passed on the veranda. "Come here, you," he called. "Is It me you mane, sor?” she cried, as It In astonishment. "Why, It's the little Irish girl. Of course. It’s you I mean. Come In here." Feigning reluctance.! Olive approach ed the window. "I mean here, inside the room. Come along. I want to talk to you," he In sisted. "What molght your honor be plazed to want wtd me?" she asked. He winked slyly. "I kept "that se cret for you, all right. I told you you had done me a good turn. So you dhl, and I shan't forget it. either. You’re safe to stay fn tills house, whoever eh* goes; you see If you are not/’ "Sure. I'm much obioigeu to your honor; but I Haw the loight of kind ness ih your eyes the Instant I looked hbm.” with liquor. Merridew's coming for the moment. "You cried out In your sleep, and I thought you were III," lie stammered then. “I'm all right. I’m all right, bov. Don't you worry about me. Go to bed yourself, and be hanged to you;" and he staggered back Into the room, slam- med tbe door noisily, and locked It. Merridew gazed an Instant at the locked door and then turned with un- Into thbm.’ Well, look Into them again and see If It’s still there," and he laughfd. "Oh, sor," cried Olive, shrinking away. "It’s all right girl. Don't you be afraid of me. There are plenty who are, but you needn’t be one of them. What’s your name, by the by?" "Afoilie O'Brien, sor." , "Motile. Is it? And a*jetty name f;>r a pretty girl. Well, Mollle, mind thl«*. you've got a friend in George PurvK and one that can be a good friend, too, old crock aa he la: or aa aotue peop.e think him anyhow." "Thank you, aor," aatd Olive, turntn* to go out. ,, "No, no. Don't be off yet. Ho" 1 my wife?” "Your wolfe, aor?” “Yea, my wife. Your mlatrer*. Mr*. Rachel Merridew.” He laughed a? he Id thl* and shook hla head knowlng- ... ''She'* my wife right enough < all that that young brute of a eon her* said, wllji hi* blatherumeklte f®- about retelling the police. Let him bring 'em here. If he dare, the young fool. Bluffing me! Let him bring cm. that’s all. I'll chow hlmf Threatening me!" , "I believe *he* III In bed, »or: but l haven't *een her the day.” _ . _ Continued in Tomorrow'* Georg *".