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THE ATLANTA O LOT?OTAN ANT) NEWS.
.TF.SnAV. DECEMBER 3V.
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ing Its own gss snd electric light
plants, ss If now owns Its water
the city. This should he done at
once. THE OEOROIAN AND NEWS
liellerea that If atreet railways can I*
operated successfully by European
cities, as they are. there la no good
reason why they can not I* so oper
ated here. But we do not hellere this
can be done now, and It may be some
years liefore we are ready for so big
an undertaking. Still Atlantn should
■et Its fare la that direction NOW.
Bernard 8haw. sayg he Is a friend
of the Jew, but the Jew can't help
that.
A Pennsylvania man paid ft,000 for
a rubber atamp. Is that another
name for the auto?
Pittsburg I* t» Ret busy again. It
will be her factories and mltln, how
ever, and not scandals.
Ernest Thompson Seton says mos-
qultods do not bite frogs. If they
should, would froggle croak?
It Is to be feared that tho seventh
day sbsentlsts are more niimerotls
than the seventh day adventists.
San Francisco bars sailors In uni
form from Its dance halls, which Is
the Jackies' proOt, even If they-do not
realize It.
A Pennsylvania man choked to
death on turkey. One of those famous
Shimmering Bronzes of Houston
must have found Its way up there.
Somebody has hurled 8enator Na
than B. Scott Into tho Republican
presidential field. To date he’ll run'
nlng neck and neck with the Sbaw
boom.
An Internal machine was found In
tho Erie. Pa., poajofflce. Political
machines seem to be dolnR deadly
work In a number of Georgia post
offices.
The Houston Post records that a
Texas man found 40 pounds of honey
In the burrow of a prairie dog. That
calls for a stinging rebuke from the
president of tho paragraphers' union.
"What In the world looks more die-
mal than an empty candy box the day
after Christmas?" queries The Chi
cago Record-Herald. We offer our
pockctbook for comparisons along this
Une.
Live stock and farm products of
Kansas this year are valued at $463,-
048,608. Then there Is William All on
White, whose value to the Sunflower
State can not be estimated In cold
figures.
If old Bill Skllllt did not kill and
ship the two or three turkeys some
body teased until they were wild,
Preildcnt Roosevelt may have got a
■hot or two down at Pine Knot, Vir
ginia.
Three apeeches, none of which wan
actually delivered In the houae, of
Congressman Wcl'.ars, of Arkansas,
were printed In one Issue of Tho Con
gressional Record. The "applause"
sprinkled through them probably
r:ttnc from colleagues, grateful be-
ciUtsc they did not have to listen to
them.
It I* perhaps proper to acknowledge
a certificate of membership to the
Paragraphers' Union, signed by the
New York Hall, the Houstou Post
and the Richmond Tlmes-Dispatch
for tho'union. As the youngest and
most Inexperienced In this bunch of
promulgators of tabloid vrit and wis
dom, we beg that the grim and astute
heads will bear with us patiently
until the rougher retd la passed over.
By the way, if there Is any authority
vested in the president of the organi
zation, The Georgian desire? to insist
that he make -the Houston Post pro-'
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THE PASSING OP THE OLD YEAR.
At midnight Tuesday the year 1907 takes Its place among tho years
which fill the calendars of the great and marvelous past. It goes out
from the reckoning of men. brimful of wonderful achievements In every
line of human endeavor. In the brief twelve months which limit Its ex-
- Istence humanity has kept brave knd buoyant step In the onward and up
ward march of civilization.
, At no period or’tbe world's history have so many and such vital
happenings of startling Import been crowded Into so brief a time. Com
ing Into the lives of men with all the promise of boundless prosperity
It goes out with the midnight hour carrying Its burden of financial
loss, business stringency and the walls of the stricken and sorely
pressed. History hss made vast strides In this fateful year of 1907. No
man can properly estimate the part It has playbd In the glorious uplift
of tho human race, ft has teemed with pulsing episodes which were
vital with the grandest and most wonderful opportunities for human
achievement and human advancement.
Every part of tho civilized globe contributed Ita quota of epoch-
making eventa which the electric wires brought close to the doors of
the American people. The Inhabitants of the world, altho separated by
great and fathomless seas, have become near and almost Intimate neigh
bors through the perfection of the marvelous modern Inventions of elec
tricity.
The pages of American history have been illuminated with Inclr
dents which will have their potential bearing upon the welfare of fu
ture generations. Among tho most pregnant events of the rapidly dying
year of 1907 were the agitation Incident to the position of Japanese chil
dren In the public schools of San Francisco; the Rooseveltlnn policy,
relative to the control of large business corporations; the decision as
early as July to send the Atlantic fleet of warships to Pacific waters In
the early winter; the unnecessary Japanese war scare; the agreement of
Central American republics to submit their differences to arbitration, tho
peace delegates meeting In Washington, D. C.; giant strides made by
constitutionalism and suffrage throughout the world; the second peace
conference at The Hague, forty-five countries sending delegates; the
evacuation of Manchuria by Russia; the "new triple alliance" formed by
England, France and Spain, regarding their respective spheres In tho
Mediterranean and North Africa; the constitutional monarchy estab
lished by Persia with b parliament elected biennially; popular elections
In the Transvaal; the abdication of tho Chinese empress, who declared
China henceforth to be a constitutional monarchy, with legislative coun-,
ell and prospects for provlnclst legislatures; the right of suffrage grant
ed the women of Finland, nineteen of whom were elected members of
the Landdag; female suffrage grafted Norwegian women; universal
manhood suffrage In Austria: the wonderful growth of temperance In
many parts of the world, including prohibition laws for Finland; In Ger
many and Sweden antl-tiquor sentiment began to permeate both nations;
Georgia and Alabama passed stringent prohibition laws; tho empress of
China declared war against the opium trade, and opium dens were closed
In Shanghai In June. Air travel Is no longer considered experimental
after the successful efforts during the passing year In that direction,
both In thla country and In Europe. The marvelous speed record made
by ocean steamers, wireless messages safely transmitted across the At
lantic, and phenomenal gifts made by rich men and women to educa
tional and charitable Institutions of this and other countries are num
bered among the gifts of 1907. The Atlantic fleet sailed to Pacific waters
In December. Among political policies of serious Import to the nation
was the enactmont of laws In certain states regulating railroad traffic
and the limitation of the powers of grent business corporations.
The struggle for good civic government In California and In other
states met with encouraging success and the close of the year 1907 finds
the whole world purer, better and cleaner, with the outlook for 1908
brighter and more hopeful than at any previous period In the history of
nations.
THE POLITICAL PROPHECY OP HENRY WATTERSON.
The latest contribution to the political literature of the country Is a
unique article by Hon. Henry Watterson, published In the January Issue
of The Cosmopolitan, which Is significantly called "Strange Prophecy
About Roosevelt; A Xlld-Winter Fantasy." In this fantasy of Mr, Wat
terson, whlcjj Is attractively Illustrated with pictures of Martha Bulloch,
the mother of Roosevelt; the Bulloch home at Roswell, Ga.; President
ami Mrs. Roosevelt at Roswell, etc., a Southern woman, representative
of tho old regime, Is njnde to prophesy of the political future of the
nation. *
Mr. Watterson represents this Interesting woman as an old friend of
his earlier life, whom he meets for the last time three years ago. This
gentle Southern woman, still loyal to the political tenets of the early
sixties and devoted to the memory of a lover who foil at Chlckamauga
fighting bravely for the Confederate cause, Mr. Watterson uses as a
prophet of the national events. In discussing the past, present and fu
ture of American history, Mr. Watterson and his quaint frlond natural
ly drift to n dissection of President Roosevelt end of his governmental
policies, While largely disagreeing \vlth her point of view, Mr. Watter
son bns this Ingenuous Southern woman to speak In tho following fash
ion of President Roosevelt and of his personal and political achieve
ments and aspirations:
'"There must be, will be, preordained hewers of wood and
drawers of water. Society mutt have n fixed substratum. But
the Old South, with Its high ideals, must not be replaced by a
New South with the low Ideals of the North, nnd It will not be,
for God has raised up a man to stand between and to forbid
nnd. nt the final moment, to resoue his own, people from bond- •»
age to tho mean. Ignoblo things of which they have been so long
■ the victims, nnd, I fear, tho willing victims. The man Is Theo
dore Roosevelt!"
»»•••»• a • • •
"In his veins flows the blood of Caesar and Rienzl, tempered
by the blood of Jan Do Witt and of Oliver Cromwell. But. what
Is nioro to tho purpose, within his veins flows tho blood of the
llullochs ot Georgia. God moves lu n mysterious way His won
ders to perform. Motherhood Is the source of all that Is grent
nnd glorious In life. I did not know Martha Bulloch—she was
ten years before me—but' I knew the old admiral, he that fitted
out our cruisers nnd directed our naval operations abroad, and *
two of the Bulloch girls were my classmates at school. It Is
the boldest, bravest blood of tho unconquered and unconquer
able 8outb.
• • • • •
"He wears not yet the purple on bis back, only In bis heart!
With ono hand ho feeds tho cattle with the commonplaces which
they beat like, while with the other he holds the reins of power
to drive the steeds of manifest destiny. We shall have a king—
ultimately an emperor—and a rebel king and a rebel emperor.
Southern to the marrow of hla bones! That Is why my youth
has come back to me, my friend, for the stars assure me that
the cause was not lost, as you thought’ It, In 1865, and that, In
the last equation, It was I who was right, not you, In 1861.”
Hon. Henry Watterson Is recognized by friend and foe at one of the
mo3t vital, forceful and brilliant editorial writers cf the present day.
Original, fearless, a veritable law-unto-blmaelf, hla opinions are aa wide
ly quoted as those of any other public man In America.
Loyal to the Democratic party, he has never hesitated to criticise
certain policies of the organization nor to condemn certain party ac
tions which Inter resulted In defeat and humiliation. Mr. Watterson's
reputation na a clear-cut writer, free from all ambiguous terms and
pbrases. makes hla article lu The Cosmopolitan, referred to above, the
more surprising and remarkable. Being aa It undoubtedly la a veiled
and subtle attack upon the great popularity of President Roosevelt, It
attracts unusual attention nnd elicits almost universal comment because
of the novel method employed by Mr. Watteroon to effect results.
The desire to create In the public mind a fear of the possible power
ot President Roosevelt In the future Is the motif of Mr. Watterson's
"fantasy.” It It an Interesting-contribution to current political litera
ture, but Is destined to fall of ita purpoae. Mr. Watterson Is subtle, but
lu no sense Is bis attack successfully veiled or obscured.
Jap* to Make Armor Plates.
The Japanese government Is plan
ning the construction of a steel plant
for the making ot armor plate and
other cteel work for warships. British
firms arc Interested In the establish
ment of the plants. The new concern
will be known as the Japan Steel
tVn'H-n..
They Must Bo Fit.
The general staff of the army baa
decided that department commanders
most make fall reports as to the phys
ical examination of officers ordered to
take practice rides. Not only must re
ports be full, but they must be deg-
ulte, and state whether the officer In
question I* worth h»«|*t—• In the army.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian here r**conU **ncb rtnf
fiome ecouoralc fact In reference to
tbe onward progregg of tbe South.
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
of tbe year ot the cotton*
"Dwplt# the eertoas financial dUtnrfmnce of the past few months, as 1 result
of which nearly every branch of Industry all over the country has been affected to a
greater or lens extent. If Is air encouraging faefthat the cotton manufacturing In
dustry In the South has sufTcred no serious embarraasment. Tbe fear as a wools
has been a good fine for Southern cotton mills and It may confidently be stated
that when the final returns nre In for 1907 the year will bs proven one of the
greatest In growth nnd development that the Industry has experienced.
"Cotton manufacturing pays well In the South. This Is Indicated hv the divi
dends that are being paid by the mills at a rate upon Investments equal to, If not
In excess of. the most favorable Investmehts In any other Hue of Industry, or In
•ny mechanical or rntnmerrfal enterprise. from the niauy large extra divi
dends that hare been recently declared, regular disbursements have been made dur
ing the year of from 6 to 12 pfr cent on the par value of tbe capital stock.
"As for tbe actual growth In number of spindles and looms installed nnd nut
into operation, and the Increased amount of capital Invested, tbe showing for the
rear Uns been most gratifying. At the end Of the cotton year, August 31, 1M7, the
latest date for which exact figures nre obtainable, the total number of spindles In
the Kojjth was ] 0.656,94$. a net fain of *96,853. The total number of looms In opera
tion nt tbe same time was 224.204, a gain of 7.781. Adding to these figures those for
the mills starting up In the past four months. It Is safe to say that the net gain
for the year has exceeded one million spindles nnd 10,000 looms, represehtlng a totnl
Investment of approximately 1300,000,0w."
PEOPLE AND THINGS
GOSSIP FROM THE HOTELS
AND THE STP.EET CORNERS
citizen of tho world, and the
world owes me n living. I won’t stool, but
If the world don't give me what I want,
then I'll just take It."
Thus did J. N. llradley, .late of Arkansas,
deliver himself to fcVcretary J. C. Lognu, of,
the Associated Charities.
"I was Hceklug help by throwlug my feet
at bark doors when a kfud indy scut me
here," he continued. a
Bradley has but one arm—be says be Is
shy a whig—and he has been making a
housed0‘hotiae canvass for help that he
might prospect for gold lu the mountains of
north Ooprgta. .
"No," he said In answer to n question, "I
don't panhandle on the streets. My spe
cialty Is women nt the baek doors. If I tie*
n ided on meu, nnd Atlanta men at that,
starve to death."
Bradley wouldn't promise to quit begging
and declared he must have bis living, even
If he had to take It. so nothing was done
for him. He ttus not vexed, but smilingly
bowed himself out and said be feared not
the police.
Fear not, young sir," he sold mnjostl-
calljr, "I will never fall Into tbs clutches ot
The taking orsr of ths big Iron and steel
oncern nt Birmingham by tbs United
Itntes Steel Corporation la considered i
reot blessing to the South by Thomas I*,
treaty, vice-president and general staff cor
respondent cf the Manufacturers' Ilecord of
Baltimore, and who Is well known In At
lanta. Mr. Grsity, who Is In Atlanta on n
brief visit, says thnt It will mean the de
velopment of vast resources and will opeti
the eyes of the world to the great oppor
tunity tbe Kjuib has to offer.
boon closed by Forrcat
and Jnckson-sts. for tl.932. He has sold It
to J. M. Wright and M. J. Wright for »•
000 wlthlq less than twelve months.
man, who for some time bns been connected
With the Benedict Manufacturing Co., has
accepted n iwaltloii with the Jennings Bros
Manufacturing Co. He-will make his head-
jtartsrn at the IMe.domut and travel
quarters at tbe rie.il
throughout this section.
J. B. RICHARDS CONFUTES
SOME LIQUOR FIGURES.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
The Philadelphia Liquor Dealer*' As
sociation la quoted a* saying: - "Iflit
were not for the revenue* that the iqi-
loon* of thla country are now paying
the government, heaven only knows
what would become of the tax-payer.
The million* of dollar*,we pour an
nually Into the national and state treas
uries help to lower the tax rate* and
Virtually support the communities. To
eliminate the saloon would be to under
mine the foundations of the country's
revenues."
Well, what do you think of that?
Such a statement la nn Insult and a
falsehood. The Philadelphia North
American says:
"The sanctuaries of this nation are
not built upon pillars made ot kegs and
barrels. Something besides bottles
stands between America and bank
ruptcy."
These liquor fellow* had no fight to
make such statement because It I* not
true. The United 8tate* supreme court
doe* not agree with this Idea when It
say*:
“If a loss of revenue should accrue
to the United Btate* (because of prohi
bition) from a diminished consumption
of ardent spirit*, »he will be a gainer a
thousand-fold In the health, wealth and
happiness of the people."
This same high tribunal alao »aya:
"There la no Inherent right of a. oitt-
xen to thua sell Intoxicating liquors by
retail. It I* not a privilege of a citizen
of a atnte or of a citizen of the United
State*. • • • So far a* auch a right
exlsta (the right to sell liquor), It la
not one of the rights growing out of
citizenship of the United States. • • •
No legislature can bargain away the
public health or the public morals. The
people themselves can not do It. much
less their servant*. Government Is or
ganised with a view to their preserva
tion." And again: "A state hn» a right
to prohibit or restrict the manufacture
of Intoxicating liquors within her lim
its; to prohibit all salt or traffic- In
them In said state, and to provide reg
ulations for the abatement, aa a nui
sance. of tho property used for auch
forbidden purposes."
The saloon haa no status in law.
and the awakened conaclencea of
American cltlsena la fast ruling that It
shall have none In moral*. Who pay*
thla revenue, any way? This so-called
"support of the communities?” The
saloon Interest probably pays Into the
national and state treasuries J 150,000,-
000 or $100,000,000, but where do the
two billions of dollars come from that
It takes to run this gigantic curse of
the ages? We are told that the state,
county and municipal governments here
In Georgia have been getting about
1750,000 a year out of the liquor traffic,
but who pays the estimated twenty
millions It takes to run the Infernal ma
chine? Why should the liquor men talk
so much about what they put Into the
treasuries? They never created any
thing—the people pay It. But. excuse
me l was "Just mentioning tome
things." J. B. RICHARDS.
CONCERNING THE
LEESBURG SHOOTING.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
As a subscriber of your valuable pa
per. I wish to have you correct the ar
ticle relative to the shooting affray
In Leesburg, da. Your statement ot the
affair In The Georgian of December 28
la entirely incorrect. I don’t know
who yoor Informant was. but he did
not give the facts. B. W. Adkins went
to Morgan's house carrying a winches
ter In his buggy, at 8 o'clock. In broad
open daylight stating up-town before
he left that he Intended getting the
girt or he would get some one else. The
girl's brother was fn the house, and see
ing Adkins drive up. got his double-
barrel shotgun and walked ’ *
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
A N D
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Army Order*,
‘Wnttklngton, Dec. 31.—Captain Clark P.
Dudley, from deportment of the Colorado
to. liaise barracks: Second Lieutenant Johu
W. Lang, Twenty-third Infantry, to general
hospital. Washington barrack*; Second
Lieutenant Angustlno A. Hoffmann, Fourth
Infantry, lu addition to other duties, ni<
■ume charge construction . work Fort Thom
as, rHIevlng Captain Joseph C. Caatner,
Fourth Infantry; First Lieutenant JnniW
w i .Mi.iM.hi. iii!:.i i n try, from general
hospital, Presidio of Han Frundaco, to bis
regiment.
First Lieutenant Orville G. Brown, nn-
pUtaut surgeon, from Jefferaou barracks to
► ort Robinson; Captain Ellwood E. Evans,
A. Hhuttelworth, from ..
fnntry: Captain Itlcbnrd C. Croxton, Twen
ty-third Infantry, detailed to fill vacancy lu
quartermaster's department.
» Army Order*.
Lieutenant W. \V. Smith to Dubuque,
Movements of Vessels.
ARRIVED—December 23, Caesar at Rio de
Janeiro. , *
SAILED—December 27, West Virginia, Cob
orado, Maryland nnd Pennsylvania from
Ran Francisco for Magdalena Bay, Ilanntbal
from Trinidad for Key West, Marcellas
iijipton Roads; r
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CORKER ALABAMA AND BROAD STS.
Where the Banking Business in all its branches is
conducted with dispatch and courtesy.
Where ‘ every acfcotnmodation within the limits of
conservative banking is accorded patrons.
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THE PARMENTER MILLIONS
... A Stirring Novel of Love, Conspiracy and Adventure. . .
(Copyright, 1807, by Arthur W, MarchtuOnt.)
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ninnt. Georgln. Virginia. New Jersey. Rhode
Islnuil. Minnesota, Ohio, Mala# Missouri
Alntinnta. Illinois, Ken
Cntgoa *
Janeiro.
Severn ordered commissioned nt naval
academy ns station shin during shsence of
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tilgoa nod Glacier from TrIiitd.ll for Rio a*
HOW 8T. LOUIS
LOOKS TO OTHERS.
(From The St. Louis Times.)
Colonel' F. L. Seely, president of The
Georgian Company, publishers of The
Atlanta Georgian, and. successor, to
John Temple Graves as the responsible
editor of that leading newspaper of
the New South, haa been making what
he caila *'a quick trip through New
York and the West."
In on editorial entitled “How the
Country Looks," he treats In detail of
buslneaf conditions ns he found them,
and In detail concerning a number of
titles frankly states what he thinks
ot their present status. Of 8L Loots.
Colonel Beely writes as follows:
"St. Louis 'seems to feel cheerful,
and no big losses or failures are heard
pt there. 8t. Louis has grown so In the
past few years that few realise it has
three-fourths of a million peopls with
in Its borders. It Is s great manufac
turing renter, and seemingly should be
hard hit by a depression, but every
thing seems to be going along about as
usual—perhaps n little more quietly.
8». Louis bank rlearlngs for November
were $228.000,000—only 12 per cent be
low November. 1808."
This Is the cold-blooded conclusion
of a hnrd-headed man of affairs. He
spreads no salve and showers no flow
ers. It Is substantial truth, as well.
8t. Louis not only seems to be cheer
ful, but It IS cheerful. It grows greater
every day.
1908—A Prophecy
I»8f8HflHI8H»8«fMMIII
:
By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT.
By Right of Sword.” “When I Was Czar," Etc, Etc.
Here were the means of escape within
touch, and she was powerless to u-n
them.
A last desperate effort which -he
mado resulted In another disaster. Sh,
fell again, striking her head violent!-,
and swooned.
When she recovered consciousness it
was to feel some one pulling Iter broken
arm and dragging at the rope which
bound her. She thought It was Merrl-
dew and screamed.
But It was Purvis. He had come to
himseir: and In crawling over the floor
had found her lying still ns death and
was trying to reatoro her.
"Hush," he said, putting his hond to
her lips. "Thank heaven, you nra
alive. I thought he had killed you."
"Jly arm Is broken." she whispered
title. "Oh this noth this
Author
Synopsis of Previous Installment.
UamuirB valet tells Olive that he
knows she spirited Purvis away and fur
nished the flb ' — -------
girl 1*0*4*..-, . — t .
lag Watched. At Inst she flnof nn opportu
nity to visit I’nrvls. While she Is talking
with the wounded man Merrldow enters tho
secret room, fells Persia with n ldudj
and then tells Olive he Intends killing
He strikes her on the head with the eame
weapon he used on Purvis nnd she sinks
to the floor unconscious.
CHAPTER LI.
Tho Pain* of Death.
A.sensation of racking agony was the
first sign ■ of Olive's return to con
sciousness. Every pulse-beat was like
the blow of a hundred sledge hammers
upon her brain, and ever)' nerve and
muscle In her body seemed to throb In
a rhythmical response of torture.
Despite her strong will, low groans
forced themselves from her lips; and
all thought and memory were lost In
the one absorbing and consuming
sense ot suffering.
How long that terrible agony en
dured she knew not; each moment was
like nn eternity of torture: and It was a
merciful relief when she fell again into
unconsclousnese. She had fainted from
the pain.
When she came to herself the next
time the agony was not so overmas
tering; but was still so Intense that she
prayed for death to release her aa ear
nestly as she had ever prayed for life.
Slowly thought and memory returned,
bringing with them renewed misery and
a sense ot hopeless despair. It would
have been more merciful had her mur
derer killed her nt once. She had en
dured all the pains of death; and now
would hare to pirns thru, them again.
He would return and. finding her alive,
would use some other torture by which
to finish his murdsrous purpose.
As her senses began to grow clearer
she passed from this condition of grue
some despondency to an equally de
spairing review of her plight. The Irony
of it! At the very moment when her
search after' the truth had appeared
to be crowned with success, she had
been discovered and struck down. 8he
saw with the acute clearness of un-
avalllng. regret the blunders she had
made, the' course ehe should have
taken .and- the tnsans by which she
could have escaped her enemy.
Hflr'^rawnlng blunder had been to
contc again to Purvis ■ when she had
discovered she was suspected. Noth
ing would have been easWr than to
liavo left the house and sent for Mr.
Casements Purvis also would have
been saved. Bitterly and futltely she
blamed herself now that all was lost
Had she bit—
At that thought, a llttlo gleam of
hope flickered up. There was still the
secret stairway. by which sho could
escape! /
But It was only to mock her and
Increase her wretchedness. For when
she.tried to move, she found thnt her
left arm hung powerless, while her
right was bound to her side so tightly
that the cord had cut Into her flesh.
8hc lay huddled up In a heap
against the wall where Merridew had
flung her down after fastening tho
E round her; and as aha struggled
ly to release herself, falling back
lesaly at full length, the released
blood In her veins and arteries brought
faintly. "Oh, this pain, this pain."
He laid the arm down gently and
crawled to her other side. "You are a
bravo girl. Courage, fan you bear me
to try and loosen this other arm?"
"Yes." She gritted her teeth as he
made the effort. The sweat of agonv
stood thick on her forehead; but not it
elgh escaped her. as he tugged nnd
dragged, flret at ths cord and then at
her arm. until he had released It*. And
when It was freed She Collapsed ones
more and would have fainted had ht
not rubbed the arm and Implored her to
have coarage for both their lakes.
•There Is another way out, can you
find It?" he asked.
"I can not move yet. My laqip It
somewhere, on the floor. l,ook for it”
she whispered In reply.
He moved away and she h«atd him
crawling over the floor In search of It
and she waited for a time that seemed
many hours before an exclamation from
him announced hls success. He came
back and turned the light onto her
face.
"Ary poor girl, my poor girl,” he mur.
mured, compassionately.
But this Irritated her. It was wast
ing time. "Help m* to rlaa,” she said
fretfully. “Qulek.”
Again the torture ot movement was
almost Intolerable. But now'the chance
of escape was changing to certainty:
and she let him lift her., uttering no
sound to Indicate what she was suf
fering, and leaned against the wall
closo to the \vay .bf escape.
“If we can get out there'we can Walt.
A secret stairway. Give me the light."
She managed to hold It up and as she
pointed out to him the spring that must
be moved, she gave a vfolont Start and
caught her breath.
Some one hhd entered the adjoining
room. It could only ho Merridew re
turning to complete his work.
Excitement nerved and strepgthened
her. Reaching up she moved the
spring. Just as they heard Some one
feeling for the means of opening the
'other panel.
They staggered thru and, as Ollvs
was closing the door behind them, Pur.
vis missed hls footing and wsnt rolling
down ths stairs.
The Instant she was In this com
parative safety Ollve'a sudden access
of strength deserted her and she sank
exhausted, and lay with her head on
the top step Close to the threshold of
the door.
She heard Merridew enter the Inner
chamber they had Just left snd hls
^7k%nra moV; sitmMhmg of therame
torture, until she groaned again and JJJJKJ’ „L®. 9l««i
By C. O. QUINCY.
Hiring obtained an Interview with Kste,
Thcse^prophrcles are made for Nlaeteen
Atlanta is almost certain to have snow.
nut, on the other hniul. about July
Many Atlantans.will be hot aad dry.
And ere the New Year's day shsll reach
Its close
A bunch of anxious mnldens will propose.
Another prophecy I make as atilt as starch:
St. Patrick's day thla y(ar will fall In
March.
And when Election Day, as now expected.
Comet In November, — will be elected.
Of rourae, I can not print the winner's
name.
Twould make the whole campaign so dull
and tame.
Moucjr will oft be tlfht throughout the
If rolls are fastened with a rubber band.
yard. No sooner than he reached the
ground. Adkins opened Are on 51 organ
with the winchester. Morgan jumped
behind a large pine tree, and Adkins
mined hla mark. Thereupon, and be
fore Adkins could shoot again, Morgan
Jumped from behind the tree nnd ahot
Adkins In the mouth and shoulder. Ad
kins was the aggressor and not Mor
gan: neither did the tragedy happen at
night, but at 8 o’clock In the day, just
after dinner; so please make this cor
rection, aa your statement leaves the
Impression that the affair took place at
night and that Morgan shot Adkins at
night from ambush, when It was all In
open day, and each man had a fair
chance. AdkUta shot flret. This Is the
statement of three eyewitnesses. Plesae
make th* correction at once, and
oblige. . M. A. HALE.
Smlthvllle, On.
The Atlanta Georgian says: "Sen
ator Tillman In the limelight." Isn’t that
where he usually Is?” He is not going
to get out, either. It he can help IL—
t Into the Krme Tribune.
longed for the blessing of unconscious
ness.
Presently she recalled the moment
when she had been struck down, and
began to wonder tpat she had es
caped. guessing vaguely the reason.
Her broken arm suggested this. Her
hands had been lifted up and the arm
had acted In part aa a guard, dimin
ishing the force of the blow. It had
been smashed In consequence.
She began dimly to understand also
how It was that Merridew had found
her. Dawlelgh must have told what
he knew and the pretence of the hur
ried departure had been arranged In
order to put her off hir guard. Mer.
rldew had then followed her and had
been In time to see her open the panel
Into the Inner chamber. He had thus
learned her secret,
AH such thoughts had accentuated
her misery and deepened her despair.
And as she lay helpless In the pitchy
darkness of the place she could not
put thlm away from her. They fast
ened upon her with a horrible morbid
fascination until with a supreme ef
fort she forced herself to seek refuge
In prayer for courage and strength In
her suffering.
She grew calmer then, and presently
her thoughts turned again to the po*.
aiblllty of escape. Tortured with the
pain In her hefd and broken arm, she
crawled along the floor, feeling with
her cheek to And the secret door lead
ing to the stnlrcase. If she could find
and open that, she might hide there
until she had strength to get away.
. Inch by Inch ahe moved, with In
finite labor and suffering, every nerve
motived by this last feeble hope. She
rubbed her cheek against each spot of
the wall that was within her reach.
Then ahe found that her feet were
free.
If she could but stand up,'her chance
of success would be much greater.
Winning her way to a corner, she made
the effort. Three times she half raised
herself, only^to fall again; the la lit time
upon the broken arm. and with the p&ln
of this she all but fainted.
Hope saved her. however. She felt
that she was getting stronger; and at
the next attempt she succeeded In get
ting upon her knees. But the lifting of
the head set It throbbing again. Dizzy
with the torture It caused. It was some
minutes before ahe could even move.
But her courage was unconquerable.
Every second of time was precious, for
Merridew would return, and, terrible
tho her plight was already, hls coming
would mean certain death. Why he
had not already returned she could not
understand.
Driven by these thoughts, she strug
gled, to her feet, and then had to lean
against the wall for support fora time
from the torture which each move
ment provoked. But ahe persevered,
and at last succeeded In finding what
ahe sbught.
Only to be.mocked again, however.
Try aa she would, she found It Impos
sible to move the spring by which the
door was operated. The disappoint
ment was the greatest blow of ulL
cursing nnd vowing vengeance tupon
them both, and making frantic efforts
to discover the means hy which he had
been balked of hls victims.
He began to sound the walls for
some hollow space which would tell
him where they could have got away;
nnd nt hearing this Olive crawled down
the • stairs to Join Purvis. She must
either get him out of the house, or
bring soma of-the servants to hls as
sistance.
At she reached him, Merrldew’e
blows sounded on tho panel of the door,
and he began to wrench at It furiously,
as If to tear hla way to them. Purvis
had been hurt In hla fall and lay on
tho half landing groaning and helpless.
Sho bent over him and tried to rouse
him.
"Ho will find us here. Make an ef
fort." she said with all the strength
she could command, as sho tugged lift
arm desperately.
He gave no reply except a groan, and
tho tears sprang to her eyes.
"If we can get to tho bottom here
we can escape," sho said; but he ap
peared absolutely Incapable of even a
slight effort.
Meanwhile tho door above was be
ginning to yield to Merridew'* efforts.
One of tho panels gave way with a
splintering crash that flret sent a chill
of panic to Olive’s heart, and then
nerved her to a lost desperate effort
Crawling past Purvis, aho slid down
couple of atolrs and then pulled
and tugged at him with all the strength
ahe could put Into the effort. He was
lying close to the top atop ot the second
flight and her grip wne sufficient to
cause him to topple. He fell against
her, and, unable to resist the force "f
the collision, she rolled to the bottom
with him.
Half stunned, In terrible pain' and her
tenses reeling from tho effect* of th*
fall, sh* managed to stagger to lt»»
knees and And the catch by which t..t.
door could be opened, and, a* her hand
was upon It. a loud cry from Merridew
above told her that he had discovered
them and had forced the way.
She slid the panel back and strug
gled out. The stairway opened Into
the passage on the ground floor of the
disused wing where she had followed
Mr*. Merridew on the night when she
hqd hidden the stolen paper. , „
Sho blundered nlong this, supportlnS
herself by the wall. Nil* could do no
moro for Purvis. Blindly She realized
that her only hope now lay In
chance that some one might be In tne
hBl1 - ..A
Her strength was almost exhausted
by the time she reached the bl* d<» r
which shut off tho wing from the in
habited part of the house; and she sanx
down on her knees and feebly beat win*
her hand upon It. .
Merridew had now reached Puru-.
and be stumbled over him an-1 cam
staggering out Into the corridor.
The sense ot her danger drove O '0
to a last effort. She was now faU>
and lying at full length on the groun .
She kicked nt the door and sent UP “
loud scream for help. ,
Continued in Tomorrow's Georgian*