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4 i’HE ATLANTA GEOKUIAN AND NEWS. TnUItADAT. DECRMBF.Il X Tli£ ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) Published Every Afternoor. (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY tt S Ifni Alabama fit.. Atlanta. Oa. »-«, r lt.B • -b...:::::::::::::::: ig jPenlko <w. Per Week■'* •phone* mnnertlno all depart- mein*, iam* dlstssre terminals. Smith A Thompson, advertising rep- Cbleaeo Office If .ran hsre any trouble petting THE UEOIIGIAN AM) NEWS, telephone the etreulatlou depariateut aud hare It rromptlr remedied. Telephones: BeII or; main: Atlanta 1101. Subscribers desiring TUB C.EOlt GIAN AND NEWS dlatentlnued moat notify this olflee a» the date of eiplra- tlon; otherwise. It will lie continued at the regular suhaerlptlon rates until uotlee to atop Is received. In ordering a change of nddreaa. please giro the old as wall as tbo new address. It Is desltablt lions Intended foe publication OEOnOIAN AND NEWS 1)0 limited to WO worda In leuxth. It la ImpernllTe that they be aimed, as an evidence of food faith. Itejected manuscripts will ant l>e returned unless stamps sro seat for the purpose. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints so uorienn or objectionable advertis ing. Neither does It print whllky or any Honor ads. Ql'It I'LATPOnUl rnE GEORGIAN 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*. KtHtdMHINHMMMMHMHMHKIIMHIHI IfHHHHOWMHMMMHMIHt) 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 • eeteeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseee •«•••••••••••• "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. MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO. CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STS. I F you are thinking of opening a bank account, or of changing the location of your present one, we would invite you to look into the facilities offered by this institution. We are confident that we can help you. Consult our officers. | 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.