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AND NEWS stands for Atlanta's own.
In* Its own fas sad electric Relit
plants, as It now .turns Its water
works. Other '-lilt's do Ibis nod get
gas ss low as 60 cents, with a profit
to the City. This should lie done nt
one#. TIIE GEORGIAN AND NEWS
Itelleyes that If street railways cnn lie
operatsd succeaafnlly hy European
filler, as they are, there la no food
Begin on it now—1*07—beg pardon.
1*08.
but hts prices
Paquln la dead,
live on.
The natural beat of a man's blood
I* 98.4. but on occasion It bolls up to
something like 432.9.
Football coats 820.000,000 a year,
which does not Include the price of
•rnlca, court plaster and hospital
services.
A rich woman In London wears dia
monds In her shoes, but the cable falls
to state whether or not she had the
bells on her toes.
A California couple are going to the
Klondike on their honeymoon. .Some
times It Is not necessary to go so far
to start the frost.
X new contrivance provides for milk
delivery thru a hole In the door. Tbo
sable old pump device for the milk
man la still In use.
A 8*. Louis man advocates shop
ping ns an Insanity cure. But It's
bnbby who goes crazy when he sees
the shopping Mils.
Colonel Gcethals la back from Pana
ma, and la said to be sadly In need of
rest, la another man about to duck
from under that proposition?
Papers all over the country are
writing editorials about Cortelyou say
ing d—n. What's the use. Who
cares a—who carea If be did? V
One of tbo first things done this
morning was to count the fingers on
the hands of the small boys of the
family to see If they were all there.
The city treasurer of Chicago has
received a $G contribution to tho con
science fund. Thin Is real news, as It
refutes the Idea that no Chicago man
has a conscience.
The statement that Chaucellor Day
Is on the pey rolls of the Standard
Oil as a press agent Is hsrdly credi
ble. Tbe octopus would hardly pay
for that sort of atulf.
A negro prisoner ju a Columbus,
Ohio, Jail waked up everybody shout
ing In his sleep, because ho dreamed
he saw 1,600 rabbits. Do they feed
Ohio prisoners oa rarebits?
A, Chicago widow Is suing u man
who taught her to play inker for
8130 dropped In the acquirement of
the knowledge. Many a man can
testify that the tuition fee wna dirt
cheap.
Barber, the match millionaire, has
ten chickens for which he paid 82.000.
Still, a reel swift article In the chick
en purlolner line could unroost them
Just as easily as If thoy were SO cents
shanghais.
Here U a black eye for Jack Mc
Cartney. A famous chef says that
the very foundation of all good cooks
Is In onions. If any Rome girt would
take him after that statement, she
deserves her fate.
Colorado Is going to send a woman
delegate to (he national Democratic
convention. If a woman baa as much
trouble keeping her politics oa
straight as s’he has her hat, there Is
danger of a bolt.
Good old Billy Rice has gone to bis
last reward. Who shall say that hla
life mission of making the world
laugh, chasing from rilr.ti and heart
care and sorrow, bringing to uncount
ed thousands pure pleasure, waa not a
orthy one?
POLITICS VERSUS MERIT.
Men and women should thank God that the day lias come, or almost
come, when merit wins over politics.
Until quite recently, the reverse has been the case, and politics has
been able to win appointments and place men In power that they were
hopelessly unfit foi*.
It la with considerable satisfaction that we notice several glaring In
stances of the newer policy recently.
Rear Admiral Brownson wanted hla way about the appointment of a
commander of a hospital ship—and bis way was to appoint a man not a
medical officer. Surgeon General Klxey, who. unfortunately, Is a relative
to the president, wanted a medical officer In charge, and the president
seemed to think that was the sensible tiling. So Rear Admiral Brown-
son decided not to play any ipore. He. therefore, resigned hla position at
the head of the Bureau of Navigation.
President Roosevelt has done so many of those things that we have
begun to think he seet only men now and not politician!.
Then, loo, wo have a governor who. tho, we used to think he
might be handicapped as the result of having grown up In tho old politi
cal school—comes out every now and then and does things with a disre
gard for hla political career that makes men think. And there are few
things he has done that will not measure up to the standard of the great
est good to the greatest number, regardless of politics.
The old Idea of patronage Is fast passing away. Men were elected
largely by machinery—thoy reached office not because they were men
and lovers of the people, but because they were toolo of organization.
Now the spirit of the times has changed men receive high office on their
merit—presidents, governors and business men have to deal more with
honor and IntegrKy than ever before.
We have seldom seen this so forcefully Illustrated as In a case that
came within our own observation a few days ago. After the financial de
pression came, the head of a firm went to his bank In New York city and
announced that he would need thirty thousand dollars to tide him over,
this being tbe first time he had ever requested a loan. He was greatly
surprised to be told that lie could have It, and after it was found so easy,
said to tho banker that he possibly could do with less. He was told that
ha could have as much sb he needed.
This friend, before leaving, said to the president of the bank: "Mr.
, will yon tell me how It Is you are so willing to accommodate us,
when t tinders land that you refused-some friends of ours In the same
business half fla much yesterday?” "Yes," replied the hanker, "I have
met your wife—you have a home—a wife and two children, and you live
there and attend to your business. Your friend lives at an expensive hotel,
and his private life and conduct otherwise do not measure up with yours.
I am loaning you this money Vm character—not on business, In times like
these."
The time seems to have couie when business men care less tor the
word of their associates than for their conduct of life. Men will look you
tn the eye and tall you block In white—will aay tho thing that suits their
case. This makes It necessary to act on what wo think the case may be
and not what wo are told It Is. Business has to be done on merit—and one
of the happiest things that comes to us In these times Is thst we see so
many unmistakable signs that action Is being baaed on merit, on charac
ter—not on politics or bualness claims.
Growth and Progress of the New South
Tho Geonrffln horo n*ennl# Mch <lflj
ionic ec"ti*rtulc (act lu reference to
on won! prosn** of tbo Kmrtb
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
A <yWpoftdMit writing from JoUnson City, T<*un„ to Tb** Chattanooga Tf^ik***
man mj*: "Thf* «'rantH*rr.v Pnrnare Company, which operate* one M the moat
tnthatantlal Itulustrle* tu this section, lit'* uot loaf cottfMence in the aimter uwntet.
Hi** fnrnnco is Itelng tipcnttoi! night nntl day at It# full capacity. The mines from
which this furnace la supplied are nt •’riinherry, N. l*„ n dhtHBw **f thirty-four
miles. At pivNent the ore Is brought to Johnson City on the narrow gauge -railway
aud must lie transferred to Southern cars and conveyed to the furnace.
In a short while the narrow gauge ears will run direct to tho furnace, ns grad
ing linn been completed on two miles of road which extend# from the nialu Hue to
the furnace. A large number of men bar** recently been added to tbe mining
fore*? and more ore is being taken out dally than at any time In the history of
these mines.
J. II. Smith lias Just returned from n buslnesa trip through Carter county. He
■peut some time at the new camp 4*f the W. XI. Hitter Lumber Co., near Hamp
ton. Mr, Smith says this company has a fine boundary of timber tn east Ten dm*
see. with a tittle mill that is euttlug from 49.00J to &.0OO feet per day. It will
taka fire years to cut the timber. This company has forty entfrfoyaes at the mill
and fifteen tulles of train mid. '*
Articles of Incorporation hare l»cen filed by tbe American Timber Company
Little Hock, Ark. The capital of the concern la f 1,200.003 and the Incorporator# are
K. <\ Walsh and John B. Jones. The coiupnny, ns Incorporated. Is given the light
to build and operate steam and electric railroads. <*aual«. do4*ks. steamships, erect
manufacturing plants of nil kinds, prospect for minerals, drill fdr. mid sell natural
gas. buy nnfl sell timber, etc. B. C. Wnlsli Is nr. met I as president of the company
and tbrt other two stockholders As director!.
It Is understood that the capital stool will soon lie paid In, and that the com
pany will operate sawmills In different sections of tbo state, being under negotia
tions at the present time for n number of large tracts of tlinlxu*.
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MRS. ELINOR QLYN AND HER CRITICS.
Mrs. minor Giya la undoubtedly the beat advertised writer of fiction
of the present day. Of course she has a close second In Uallio Ermlnlo
Rives—Mra. Post Wheclor—whose genius for pictorial exhibitions of her-
self In picturesque Japanese costumes and with Japanese environment
has become familiar to all newspaper readers.
Thus far the author of "8ntnn Sanderson" hat not been guilty of any
net of social discourtesy llksly to bring about an agitation such as Is now
stirring up the women of New York against Mrs. Olyn. Mrs. Wheelor la
recognised ss a well-bred, tactful woman with many friends among promi
nent people who have gladly paid tribute to her intellectual attainments
whether Indorsing her literary efforts or not.
Mrs. Glyn, who Is thoroughly English In manner and In forma of ex
pression, Is not so fortunate. The fervor of Mrs. Glyn’* literary work Is of
course out of keeping with the proverbial coldness of hor fellow-country
men. But one can never prophesy as to what would bo the written
thought of an apparently Immobile Englishman, provided he gave'expres
sion to bis pent-up emotions.
Mrs. Olyn recently arrived tn New York from London Just In the
midst of all the furore which has been created by her latest novel, "Three
Weeks." She waa courteously Invited to attend a notable social function,
w banquet given by the Pilgrim Mothera, an organisation the member
ship of which Includes many of the talented and distinguished women of*-
the (Cast. Mrs. Glyn accepted the Invitation, waa present at the banquet
for a short time and then apparently In a pique left the ball, pleading in
disposition as her excuse. latter she gave out a most ungracious, unkind
ly Interview, using uncomplimentary Kngllah terms In referring to tho
women whose guest she hsd been. Naturally many representative mem
bers of tho Pilgrim Mothers replied to Mrs. Qlyn’s aspersions In a way to
disconcert even the aeir-sattufactlou of the muchly advertlaed English
woman.
Mrs. Glyn la now striving to allay public indignation brought about by
the manifestation of her III breeding.
The coldness shown Mra. Glyn at the banquet of the Pilgrim Mothera
wae due to the disgust felt by many prominent club women at tbo publi
cation of »o inexcusable a novel as "Three Weeks," Mra. Glyn's latest
story- That so obnoxious a novel, one without either - especial literary
merit or aay claim 10 a worthiness or purpose, should hsve emanated
from the hraJu <>f a respectable woman Is past finding out.
The plot of * Three Weeks" has not a redeeming feature. The book
has not an episode or an Incident which can be remembered with pleas
ure by any clean-minded man or woman.
The story la far fetched and Improbable; the characters Impossible,
unnatural and—fortunately for the rest of humanity—rarely encountered
In real life. The Queen, a female dogenerate, lost to every sense of de
cency and morality. Is n novel figure in modern fiction, the creation of
which reflects upon tho Intellect and the moral opinions of the anthor.
The foolish lover. Paul, Is such a weak, silly young animal that any wom
an of literary aspirations should be mortlfled at being held answerable
for him. That Mra. Olyn should resent the attacks msde upon her latest
book hy the press or the country iterhaps waa to be expected. No man or
woman who Is responsible for so hopelessly a disgusting story as “Three
Weeks" should anticipate commendation or Indorsement even from the
most lenient readers.
A few good women, women absolutely pure in thought and In life,
clelm to see s lofty purpose In Mrs. Glyn's book and also claim that there
Is a hidden meaning In the atory which Is intended to point a moral.
The bare, bald, audacious way that Mrs. Olyn dealt with Questions
not usually considered lit for friendly discussion among res|>ectable peo
ple leaves Utile reason for thinking that there could be any bidden, ob-
Bcure significance In "Three Weeks.” Mra. Glyn Is without doubt a wom
an of literary talent, whose previous works have been received with Inter
est and approval by the reading public. It Is most unfortunate that a
woman of genius should In her desire for financial gains give to the
world as the child of her brain a production so loathsome and Inexcus
able as "Three Weeks." The Pilgrim Mothers may not have been very
tactful lu expressing their views of Mrs. Glyn's book, but the average
readers of novels will find themselves in thorough sympathy with their
wholesome American opinions regarding what ecaaUtutes decencv and re-
tpectabillty In modern Action as well as In dally living.
1
GEORGIAN ECHOES
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"Never look a gift home In the
mouth,” Days an old adage. What do
you think of the Chicago dentist who
was In love with one of twins, but
could not Identify his sweetheart ex
cept by her teeth?—Atlanta Georgtnn.
well,- In the first place, the sweet
heart tvas, we hope, not a horse, and,
secondly, sweethearts are not gifts.
You have to work for them.—Rome
Tribune.
The Rome Tribune and The Rome
Herald Are engaged In a deadly duet
over the question of whether or not
tho onion Is the food upon which love
flourishes. Rowell Is for moonlight.
McCartney for onions.—Atlanta Geor
gian.
We are not strong on'onions, but we
appreciate Jack's experience. Any one
who can stand the onion diet and still
think of love—well that's shore 'nough
love.—Thomasvllie Times-Enterprise.
The Atlanta Georgian wants to know
what you would do If you had a million.
In view of the near approach of Christ
mas this is tantnllzlng.- -Columbus En
quirer-Sun.
The Atlanta Georgian professes en
tlrs Indifference on tho part of Atlanta
to the fact that the price of beer will
be Increased one dollar per barrel after
January 1. Atlanta bus Its "Smile
Club."—Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
Does Ths Atlanta Georgian really
think.that those "paragraphic punches"
will be the only kind down there after
New Year's?—Newark (N. J.) Star.
The Rowell-McCartney onion debate
Is waxing strong.—Atlanta Georgian.
The onions arc still stronger.—Rome
Tribune.
iGeneral Booth, of the Salvation
Army, says that he expectn that when
he gets to heaven his first greeting will
be from a newspaper man. This should
help to settle the question raised by
The Atlanta Georgian as to whether
newspaper men will get to heaven.—
Griffin News and Sun.
In an editorial on "How To Be Hap
py," The Atlanta Georgian declares at
the outset that "the desire for happi
ness Is universal." So It Is; yes, In
deed, but with all that It Is the thing In
the world to show tho other fellow how
to acquire or rctntn haplness.—Austin
(Tex.) Statesman.
A Montana woman got n divorce be
cause her husband wrote poetry. She
irebably did not care tor rhyme with
out reason.—Georgian.
Hardly that; It la more reasonable
to suppose that his poetic feet were
too large and cold for Mont Anna.—
Hartwell (Ga.) Sun.
The Atlanta Georgian kindly speaks
of Augusta as a nlra village. Now
what has Augusta got to say?—Rome
Tribune.
If The Atlanta Georgian will only tell
folks liow to get more money—makes
no difference about happiness. The.
Journal end Constitution w-lll make the
smile come.—Rochelle (Ga.) New Era.
The Atlanta
Georgian perpetrates
£
this one: “A Tacoma bootblack has
retired on a fortune of 860,000, earned
nt his trade. The papers are holding
him up as a shining example."—Blake
ly (Ga.) News.
The Atlanta Georgian refers to tho
deadly duel os to love food now going
on between our onlonlzed self and the
moonlight maunderer on The Tribune
staff. Bre'r Rowell wants The Geor
gian to referee. The Idea suits us.
Wo know anyone that Is ss devoted to
the Georgia eotlard as John Reese Is
will not turn down Its first cousin, the
Georgia onion. No boiled moonlight
for him.—Rome Herald.
Nowhere else on the habitable globe
does the long-legged collard grow to
such perfection. And the poorest man
In Georgia can and does enjoy It. A
dish to tempt an epicure. It Is not de
nied to all save the rich as Is the Po-
tomac shad or the Buffalo Bayou baas.
—Georgian.
Those collards. with white head cab
bage and fat pigs, are very much in
evidence all over our county Row.—Cal
boun (Ga.) Times.
The Atlanta Georgian showed by :
comparison last week that common
school teachers were paid less for their
work than that of any other class of
people. Their salaries arc about forty
dollars per month. Even printers get
more—860 per month —Dahlonega
Nugget
Says The Atlanta Georgian: "Thdy
are trying to separate Colonel Jack
Chinn from one of his Jobs In old Ken
tucky." Now we suppose the Ken
tuckians are In for some of the raciest
Jack Chinn music that America ha.-,
ever seen.—Bichmond Dispatch.
The Atlanta Georgian believes that
prohibition Is gaining ground In the
North. If this thing keeps up the price
of essence of lenten will soar sky high.
—8latesboro News.
The Atlanta Georgia!) Is ruving about
tho beautiful rose put Into the cheeks
of the Atlanta maidens by tho nlleged
fine, bracing winter weather. Those
roses look very well, but somebody for
got to remove the drug store tags.—
Jackson (Miss ) News.
It may Interest The Bristol Herald
Courier and The Atlanta Georgian to
know that old Bill Skillet yesterday
handed us bills of lading showing that
472 out-of-state socks will he made Ju.
bllnnt'thla Christmas by the Inclusion
of holly-sprigged packets of Old Vir
ginia sausage.—Richmond Tlmex-Dts
patch.
Says The Atlanta Georgian: "They
are trying to separate Colonel Jack
Chinn from one of his Jobs In old Ken
tucky," Now, we suppose the Ken
tuckians are In for some of the raciest
Jack Chinn music that America has
ever seen.—Richmond Times.Dispatch.
The Atlanta Georgian snys that the
president wrote the message like a well
trained newspaper man. Yes! Ons who
was to be paid by the space filled.—
Virginian Pilot.
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| THE PARMENTER MILLIONS
i ... A Stirring Novel of Love, Conspiracy and Adventure. . .
• (Copyright, 1307, by Arthur W. MnrolimonD
By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT.
PEOPLE AND THINGS
aossip FROM THE HOTELS
AND THE STREET CORNERS
Christum! wss well celebrated at the
Mnjrsttc Hotel Wednesday night with a se-
rlca of functions. In which practically sit
the guesla took part anil which lasted from
I o'clock nntll nearly intdnlftht
The feature of the evening was the ap-
penrnnee of flantn Claus In full regnlln, lu
the ,o>tson of J. I.ee Itaruen. proprietor of
the Majestic and Aragon hotels. Ills |x>r-
irnjal or the port w«« realistic, even down
to the dlatrlbntlon of prcsnnt* from the
Christmas tree set up In the writing room.
The entertainment liogan with a great
Christmas dinner, which was followed hy
the ceremonies shout the Chrlsttuns tree.
Lilly's orchestra furnished musle for the
uci-nsfon. The whole lower floor of the Ma.
Jettlc wss decorated with green and red
and tbe Christinas spirit pervaded.
Following the disappearance of Snnta
Claus the floor wss clenred and the guests
took part in tn Informal dance, which last
ed until nearly midnight.
null .llSJI'llll' nuiril*. I"™ " se.vss ra
handsome gold knife ami a lounging robs
•hrlstmna day hr the eqiptnyecs of the
boetelrlea. Doth sifts were beuutlrul
types of their kind.
Caplslii Frank Wbeatou, of Galveston,
TV*.” Is lu Atlastn. at the Kimball, end Is
mingling wllb friouds here. Cnptatu When-
ton Is a native of New Orleans aud It n
grandnephew of General Wheaton, that
gallant Confederate of Louisiana Tiger
ime, lu the Civil war.
Kresit. M. Moeeley, formerly of Atlanta
ami well known lu tbli section, .Implied
Into Atlanta Christmas dey for the Aral
0 In live years. For tbe post several
he has lieen traveling In the West
Tor a New Yerk boose end tola year wne
the first time In live years be cnnld mon-
tee to get hark home. Before going to the
West, Sir. Mnreley traveled uver the Mouth
sad lierame widely known.
Fred Boers, deputy clerk of the fulled
Stores coart. leff Atlanta Wednesday for
"err Orleans, where he will spend s week
..ith his father. He aspects to |» bee* at
his desk it the beginning of the new year.
Ilrrry P. Rrsiufder. one of toe Itest
known' shoe drnmniors In the state, rale-
braieit chrlstinSs hy gelling mtt on the
Streets for the flint time tn sorerat weeks.
Mr. Brumhlev has been rotlflped to hts
home In IBebardsoooft. near Hood hy a se
me attach of fitness.
Hat Morrison, a well known Atlanta ar
tist. Is spending a few weeks at I‘smews
state and at the same time he Is busy with
hls canvas and brushes.
W. H. Black, formerly of Atlanta, but
now practicing low In New York, Is back In
Atlanta, spending the holidays with friends.
One of the ttnndeouest and ntost vnhin-
hie watches that could he purchased was
presented Wednesday to General Superin
tendent J. Levin of the Hnntlieni division of
the Western 1 nlnn Telegraph Company hy
Will Mauldin, formerly a teller at the
Neal Hank, has been tendered and has
accepted a position with the Fourth
National Bank. Ho will begin work
Immediately. Mr. Mauldin hne had con
siderable experience In the banking
business and is recognized as a man
fully competent to fill the responsible
position with ths Fourth National.
AT CHRISTMAS.
To the little town of Bethlehem,
Centuries ago at the noon of night,
Cante shepherds down from Syrian
hills.
Came wise men from Jerusalem,
And worshipped nt the shrine of
light.
The Ohrlst-chlld. Mary's son.
Guardian ungels, lead us now
In the way the shepherds trod,
Up Judea's hill of blessing.
Till we find the Son of God.
—Maude Moore.
‘When I Wss Czar,” Etc., Etc,
elmken me up, I tell you, and I’m dan-
gcrous. Tell mo everything."
"You’re hurlin’ mo arm, your honor”
faltered Olive.
“To —— with hurting you. Here
you shall come up and tell your story
to my wife. I'll get to the bottom of
IhU, somehow, and find out who you
nre and whnt your game Is. Come on;"
and he dragged her roughly across ths
loom to the door,
CHAPTER XLVIII.
In the Dead of Night.
Only the merest accident saved Oil vs
from the discovery which must have
followed had Purvis carried out hls in
tention to take her up to the presence
of Mrs. Merrid,w to repeat to her the
story about Selma Hammond.
In hls anger, Purvis stumbled against
a chair, and for the moment loosened
hls grip on Olive's arm. With a sudden
Jerk she freed herself and darted back
to the window: and Just at that mo
ment two of the gardeners crossed the
gravel path on to the lawn and began
to work at a flower bed.
“If ye lll-trate mo lolke that ag'ln
I'll call for help, sor: but If ye'll let
me bide I'll tell ye all I know. Ye've
no call to trate me lolke this," shs said.
“An’ If ye were to do what ye said,
ye'd bo afther nlver seeln' your child
og’tn.''
In hls fury he had started to cap
ture her again, but paused at seeing
the two men outside. "Tell me then."
he said sternly. "This la everything In
the world to me. mind.”
Olive told him then all that she knew
of Selma; that she was certainly hls
daughter and had told her of the Merrl-
dews and her life with them: that shf
did not know Mrs. Mcrrldew was her
mother and had no recollection of him;
and that when It had been found out
that she and Selma had met, the girl
had been taken away.
If he now said a word of this to
either the mother or the son, she warn
ed him that Selma would bo certainly
taken away and placed out of hls reach.
He listened Intently, only breaking In
now and then with a fierce oath of rags
and threats of what he would do to
revenge hls child's treatment. But when
Olive ended by saying that she believed
she would be able to get at Selma and
that some friends, whom she had In
terested In her, were at that moment
seeking her and lmd In all probability
found her, hls rage changed to emotion
and he nearly broke down.
"Sure, me heart was Just brenkln' for
the poor colleen, dear, swste thing that
she Is, and as Innocent of wrong ns a
bubo, an' callin' 'me her only frlnd In
all the world; nn' what could I do,
Did she come from there? I whin I came here and found out who
thoy was, but try to help her? An’
now you would ruin me for It.”
"No, no, Mollle. Don't bo scared. I
won't breathe a word of what you’re
told me till my girl Is safe In my arms
again. You’re a good girl, a peach of
a girl, and no one shall hurt you. I
know too much for there folks to think
of crossing me. Don’t cry now,” ho
added, for Olive appeared to be sobbing
violently.
"Oh, It's ruined Ot nm entolrely, an'
all for doin' a kindness," she walled,
refusing to be comforted. “They'll turn
me nuq wldout Ivor a word of char
acter: an' what’ll Oi be afther doin'
thin?” and her sobs Increased In vio
lence.
"Turn you out! I’d like to see 'era
try It. I'd turn.them out first. Why. a
word from me and all this”— He
checked himself abruptly.
"Oh, It's not you. sor, but the mis
tress, your wolfe, that 'ud do it. Oh!
what'll OI do? What’ll OI do? A day
of black sorrow Is this for me. alonns.'
"Come, my girl, cheer up. I can't
tell you why, but Fro got the whip here
nndscould bring all this tumbling about
their ears; and they won’t dare to touch
you If I only crack It. My little Sel
ma's friend Is my friond. Come, cheer
Author rf “By Right of Sword,
Synopsis of Previous Installment,
Olive fears that Gilbert Merrldew hsa
planned to kill bis stepfather, and she
watches the youpg innn. When Tiirvls np-
S cars to be deep In drunken sleep Merrl-
ew comes out Into tbe ball and uinkes for
the men's room, lie 1ms a Imttle of sold.
Just ss he renehes Purvis' door It Is thrown
els'll and the man leers it Merrldew. who
almost colhipsrs. It Is evident that Purvis
Is on hls guard. Severs! days Inter Purvis
has a folk with Olive, lie seems to bsvs
taken a fancy to tbe supposed Irish girl
servant.
"In bed! III! That's pleasure, that
Is; that’s all. Just delight at seeing
her dear old husband come home again;
and a fine home, too," he added with
an oath. "Hand over that whisky, my
dear."
"It’s very strong, sor.'
"I know all about It. They thought
I'd had a skinful last night, but George
Purvis knows what’s what. You bet,"
and he winked again knowingly as ho
mixed himself a whisky and soda.
Can I go now, sor? My work Is”—
'Let the work go and hang Itself.
I don't come home every day, and If I
can't let a pretty girl skip her work
for an hour I might as well have stayed
away. How old are you, Mollle?”
Olive hesitated a second and then,
with a happy thought, mentioned the
same age as Selma Hammond's. The
shot told at once.
"Why, then, you were born In the
same year ns my little girl," he ex
claimed; and, being now a little maud
lin with the drink, despite hie boast,
he ehook hls head mournfully and
sighed. "Lord, how I loved that kid
dle.” and he sighed again.
"Has your honor a daughter, then?
"I had. Mollle; I had; but they tell
me she's—she's dead.” He shook hls
head again and sighed deeply. "Died,
years ago. out there acrose the Atlan
tic. In Chicago. Did ye ever hear of
that place. Mollle?"
‘•Sure, an' I did that, sor. One o' my
dearest friends came from Chicago. We
were Just lolke sisters, Selma and"—
"Whnt name did you say?" he cried
sharply. _ . ,
"Sure, sor, I dldn t mane anythin
by It," cried Olive, starting back.
"Say that name again," he said In
the same sharp tone.
"It’s frightening me ye arc, sor.
sphakln'Jji that tone."
"Did you
say Solma?"
That's Just what OI did, sor. But
where's tho harm In my »ayln' It?'
He was Intensely excited. "If they ve
told me a He I'll—" he muttered, leav
ing the sentence unfinished. "It s like
them. You say ehe came from Chicago?
Don't be scared. You don't understand j
all hls. Did she come from there? 1
When? And what wss her other
name?" ,
"It was from Chicago rolght enough.
She called herself Hammond; but that
wasn’t her rolght name. sor. She would
nlver tell me that. It wap afraid she
was. afraid of being found by them
Boy Burns Hand.
Arthur, the young son of Secretary
of State Phil Cook, Is nursing a badly
burned hand as the result of the pre
mature explosion of fireworks Christ
mas day. The Injury Is quite painful,
but not serious.
Honors Requisition.
A telegram was received Thursday
morning from Governor Comer stating
that he had honored the requisition ot
Governor Smith for W. H. Toung. who
I* wanted In Rome for many shady
transactions. He also stated that he
had wired the chief of police of Bir
mingham to hold Young pending the
arrival of the requleltlon and an officer
from Rome.
The statee west of the Mississippi
possess a combined wealth of more than
. _ 823,000,000,000. and the states east of
i'la.', euioriag "the balair clinic ot that that river 890,000,090,000.
as had III treated her and she'd run
away frora.'V
Olive was almost frightened V reali
ty by the passion which blazed up In
the man's eyes at this. He sat think
ing moodily for a few moments.
Hls rage was sobering him fast; and
suddenly he turned And seized Olive by
the arm, dragged her to the light, and
stared plerclr^»»• Into her eyes. Art
you lying to me, girl? By Heaven, II
you are, I'll pinch the life out of you.”
When he released her, she turned as
If in fright. "Don't you go,” ho thun
dered. "You’ve said too little or too
much. Listen to me and answer my
questions. When did the girl you call
HeIma come over to this country?"
"Sure, you've frolghtencd all the
slven slnses out o' me, sor;" and Olive
began to ahako at If desperately afraid.
"If you've spoken the truth you've
no cause to fear. But don't you He.
That's all. Now, when did she come
over?”
"OI don't rightly know, sor. Two or
three years ago, maybe."
"Describe her to me.”
Olive gave him as accurate a de
scription ot Selma Hammond as she
could, for she was scarcely less anxious
than he to ascertain whether she was
h's daughter.
He listened intently, nodding at ev
ery Item In the description. Then he
plunged hls hand into hls pocket ahd
brought out a photograph of a child.
Waa she anything like that?'
It was Selma Hammond’s likeness,
sure enough; and Purvis, who had hls
eyes glued to Olive's face, saw "nd
understood the smile of vecogn n
which she gave. "Sure, It molgbt ot
the same," she said very slowly,
"Look till you are certain," he In
sisted, sternly. "There's a lot hang
ing to this."
“I'm certain that It molght be, sor;
but I can't say more."
He was quite sober now; rage and
xcitement had cleared hls brain of all
Iho fumes of the liquor. With a deep
oath he seised the glass of whisky st
hls elbow and hurled It through the
open window, smashing It Into a thou
sand fragments on the path.
"It's my Selma right enough. And I
swear to heaven I'll not touch another
drop of the cursed stuff till I've found
her, snd punished these hell-hounds."
Hls face -was transfigured with rage
nnd he threw up hla hand on high as
If to register hls oath.
He took a couple of turns across the
room and then, going close to Olive,
gripped her by the arm and stared Into
her face. "Who are you? You kuow
somethtng. This Is no chance work.
It was you who took inc up straight to
my wife. You know something. You've
led me to talk about Selma on pur
pose, so that you could tell me this.
New then, out with It."
Token by surprise by tills unexpected
development, Olive could not conceal
her ccnstcmatlor. and alarm. She
could only stammer out a denial as she
tried to set away from the grip In
which he held her.
"No, you don’t. Out with It, I say.
I'm no mollycoddle fool to be hood
winked by a chit like you. I'll have the
truth out of you. I tell you. Out with
U." Ilia anger and vehemence mounted
with every word.
“I'd tell your honor—"
At this Olive consented to be com
forted. Having got out of a very awk
ward predicament nnd having gained
In addition most ensournging Infor
mation. she had no further use for
tears.
She exacted a promise from Purvis
that on no account would he 1st fall a
hint of what she hsd told him, and
gave one In return that she would let
him know the Instant she had news of
Selma.
They were excellent friends when
they parted, snd Olive returned to the
servants’ hall to be assailed with a
hundred questions as to what the new
master had had to say to her during
the long time he had kept her talking
to him. It was a little difficult to fence
with the eager curiosity which had
thus been a roused, but Olive's laughing
good nature, elded by some slight In
vention, succeeded. _
She avoided Purvis for the rest of the
day, and, as Mrs. Merrldew remained in
bed, there was nothing to prevent Olive
from having a long night’s rest.
On the following day matters had in
some degree settled down In the house
hold, and Mrs. Cooper kept the serv
ants hard at work to make up for tne
previous day's slackness. Olive again
avoided Purvis, but he found her once
to ask whethor she had yet bad any
news of Selma.
No more than half a dozen sentences
passed between them; but a further
reference which he made to hls hold
over the Merrldews started a ires:)
train of thought In Olive’s mind.
She wss growing very anxious to
hear that Mr. Casement had found
Selma, and her plan was to work thru
the girl to Induce Purvis to tell her an
he knew about the Merrldews. and es
pecially about the old marriage, it
was a problem beset with the greatest
difficulties. If Purvis really had «•
hold he said over the others and couia
force them to do all he wished, tt «**•
of course. In the highest degree_ im
probable that he would say anything
which would street their possession ot
a fortune from which he could look to
gain ao great a share. , _
It he could be goaded to passion ns
would speak. He had shown her tn* 1
during the interview of the prevloui
day. He had also displayed a deel
affection for Selina, but he wa* not I
man whom any sentiment, except ran*
was likely to drive to such anextrenu
"Don't you try to He to me," he broke
In fiercely, clenching hls flit mid shak- course as olive's needs required,
in* It tn her face. "This thing has Continued in Tomorrow’s Georgian.