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I UK ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
TlirnSDAT. JANUARY 2. 19WL
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liquor ade.
Ot R PI.ATFOBM: THE GEOnotAN
AND NEWS elands for Atlanta'* own
ing II* own gas and eteetrlc light
plants, as II sow owns Its water
works, other cltlee ds tide end get
gis as low ss 60 cents, with s prndt
(e the city, Thl* sbonld he done et
• •nee. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS
believes Ibnt If street railways esn lie
operated successfully by European
cities, es thee sre. there Is no good
reason why they con not lw so oper
ated here. Rut we do not Iwllrre this
ran lw done now, and It may lie tome
years Iwfore we ora ready for so big
an undertaking. Still Atlsntn ohould
set It* fnce In that direction NOW.
So far no very Urge covey of vice
presidential timber haa'been flushed.
Mr. Booth Tarklngton la getting the
advertising out of It all right, all right.
Lota of things are marked down to
$1.9S from $1.50 alnce the holiday rush
ended.
Justice Davla, of Ohio, calls Presi
dent Roosevelt an Ingrate. What did
Hurls want nnd fall to land?
, “People should eat alfalfa," says a
C alifornia editor. Oh, that’s where
the breakfast foods come from.
Uncle Joe Cannon haa apparently
passed from the receptive to the pro
jective attitude as regards the presi
dency.
A Chinese funeral procession got
mixed up with a theatrical'parade In
Pittsburg. Oot the wrong queue, evi
dently.
Altbo a Cleveland man dropped
tlead when be drew four aces In a
poker game, plenty fellows would run
the same risk.
A Kentucky editor haa been np-
]h>iiited labor Inspector. He la per
haps better qualified to Inspect them
than to do the labor.
A Kansas school girl deflned a dem
agogue as “a vessel holding beer and
other liquor.” Then, demagogy Is a
tlead business In old Georgia.
Chicago Is demanding high bridge
royalties. It does not refer to bridge
whist, however, as high royalties go
without saying lu that respect.
Washington bad an earthquake
shock the other night. It la going to
have a worse shock than that January
4, when congress gets back at It.
Drift Armatrong has returned from
an extended and profltlesa 'possum
hunt Looks like he would know
there are no real 'possums In Ala
bama.
Hy the Way, Paragrapher Bailey, If
you get cloyed penalising those dim
pled and tltlan-balred ones tinder the
mistletoe, we'll undertake to sub for
you a few days.
"Who la the greatest William J.
Hryan of the Democratic party T' asks
The Charleston News and Courier.
Florida can, at least, claim the most
successful one, politically.
John Edward Addlcks Is a candi
date for governor of Delaware. It
seems Impossible to rip John Edward
loose from the notion that Delaware
needs him In Its political life.
I'nole 8am will try to collect a
$1,000,000 fine from the sugar trust
for abort-weighting. That will be a
iiweet morsel for the antl-admlulstra-
' <on forces to roll under their tongues.
It la a mighty poor correspondent
that can not "dtseover” Mias Floretta
Whaley and Rer. Jere Knode Cooke
now. Several of them, by the way,
h-i’D pretty busy, all the .way from
I.<> llalana to California
A New York caterer advertises for
red headed girls to wait on his custo
mers. Nothing Is said about-widows.
I,ut if the Doe is not drawn too close-
1,. this teems to be the place for
<i">r»:e Bailey to dispose of several
■ arload lots of the dimpled article of
lo is too.
EXPLOITING THE SEABOARD’S MISFORTUNE FOR SELF-
ISH ENDS.
Thinking people can hardly help regretting that The Atlanta Consti
tution should have attempted, aa it did Tuesday morning, to use the mis
fortune of the 8esV>ard Air Line to prejudice the public against the pres
ent sfht'e administration In Georgia
The Georgian seldom feels that It la called upon to criticise the acts
of Its friends who are conducting enterprises similar to Its own, alnce
they*have the same right to do their own thinking as we have; but this
la an occasion when our loyalty to the state and to the South seems to
demand that we place before the public the facta, and. unfortunately,
these facta show that our neighbor haa almost overstepped the line of
propriety In the attitude It aasumes In Thursday's Issue.
The Beaboard Air Line haa been hard pressed financially for a long
time. Its troubles have been numerous since long before the financial
stringency set In. nnd It Is even shown that It has earned practically as
much money as before new rates were made laws In some states. It la
true beyond question that the Seaboard has only weathered the storm up
to the present because it haa not until now bad to maet large Interest
paying calls, and that If these calls had fallen due months ago. even
while things were more buoyant than they are now. the road would have
been as unable to meet them.
The Seaboard's misfortune, Jlke many others of late, la only the day
of reckoning that has been stood oIf to the last limit This, we believe. Is
shown clearly lij The Georgian's news story of Its affairs printed In this
Issue. And It looke to us as no less than an unfortunate mistake that our
friends should allow their willingness to construe events as reflections on
the acte%f the present state administration In Georgia, with which they
are not- In sympathy, to give the public the Impression that so great n
financial collapse as that of the Seaboard should be due to ruinous poli
cies that arc holng forced upon ua at this time, rather than to the work
of such creatures as Thomas F. Ryan, who have ousted, crippled or
crushed the clean-handed men of enterprlae who originally created and
operated the property—creatures In whom the present administration
long ago recognised the worst enemies of the public and against whom
It la endeavoring to defend the people of Georgia.
The Georgian does not claim any credit for'giving Georgia Its pres
ent administration—further than printing the true facts In the campaign
as fully as we could, believing It not to be our province to take aides po
litically—but we would be unworthy of the position wo occupy If we did
not print the truth about the governor and the administration, and events
have Shown, and will continue to show, that no state ever had a moro un
selfish administration and that no governor haa ever undergone more
criticism and stuck to his ship because he believed be was doing what
was for the ultimate' good of the people, than hpa Governor Smith.
The Georgian la glad that Its course has been such that It can not
be accused of bias In Ha views, and that It la Ita privilege to say to the
lieople of Georgia that, upon close study and close contact, we are yet to
be convinced that the citizens of Georgia owe the present administration
anything but gratitude for the course that has been taken, and,that those
who have found fault will In the not far distant future wake up and And,
to their embarrassment, that they passed Judgment too quickly.
Join the residents of Peachtree and Brookwood to keep Roata In order to
show their patriotism.
Finally there Is the blind tiger. It Is the right and the duty of Geor
gia citizens to domesticate the sightless beast and pay taxes on him for
the schools.
But the question will recur: “Why Is It, If prdBlbltloa does not pro
hibit. and more liquor Is sold under prohibition than under the license
system, that the breweries are so anxious to set aside the law?** We
should think It would pay them to move beyond the state and ship the
extra supply needed Into Georgia—If they can.
PRESENT CONDITIONS CALL FOR PATRIOTIC LOYALTY.
Perhaps at n. period of Georgia's history has this good state been la
greater need of the unfaltering loyalty and patriotism of all classes of ita
cltlsenshlp. Never has thore been a time when crimination and recrimi
nation were so unfortunate and ao demoralising. With the business In
terests of the country at a severe and uncertain tension, largely due to
unsafe nnA questionable corporate methods. It la Imperative that the peo
ple Individually and collectively shall keep an even polae and take a
calm and unbiased view of present difficulties and .of causes which pre
cipitated theae difficulties. Every unprejudiced student of public affairs
has kept lu Intelligent touch with the trend of eventa leading up |o the
present financial disturbances. Political differences should not cloud tho
atmosphere surrounding the lisuoa at stake. •
Recent state legislation In different parti of the South, which has
furnished so Inexhaustible a theme to factional opponents, it Is well to£
remember was due primarily to the Insistent demands of an overwhelming
majority of tlie people, given dSflnlte shape under tho Influence and di
rection of certain state officials who aro thoroughly practical ' business
men. Their most unrelenting political opponent)) can’ not charge them
with being In any sense Impractical dreamers. Their own private busi
ness affairs have been managed successfully and honsstly. The personal
characterfatlcfe which have brought about this Individual bualnaaa ~ suc
cess have found expression In the wider Held of state legislation. That
their sympathies should be enlisted on the aide ofathe people and not In
the Interest of Inflated corporations la moat fortunate for the people, If,
In a measure, disastrous to the corporations. 0 • ,
When a great railway system finds Itself In an Impoverished condi
tion, duo In a fur go measure to manipulation and to Ambitious enlarge
ment, there seems small excuse for charging the natural result of fail
ure |o legislative enactment* which, wero executed In the best Interests
of the slates through which Its lines passed.
But whatever the cause or explanation. It Is eminently' In good taste
to regard tbS Issue as one of public concern and not of personal opposi
tion. Patriotism haa a loftier and nobler purpose than the gratification of
Individual animosity, Ita beat and worthiest manifestation can be do-
I tended upon to safeguard the Intereats of all daises of citizens and of
all business enterprises deserving of protection and of encouragement.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian here record* each day
tome economic fnet In reference to
the onward progress of the South.
JOSEPH B. LIVT.LY
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson. Miss., Jan. 1—The following now Induatilea hare
the atata during the past few days, and will shortly, present tl
governor for approval:
their charters to the
. Iwidtr < UM ,
der, II. I,. Okie* anil others.
1'nlon Bakery, Vicksburg. Warren county; capitalized at $3,000; C. J. Ed
ward*. W. It, Edwards and others. .
People's I.oUf instance Telegraph and Telephone Company. Merld'nn. Landtr-
dale county; capitalized at 910.000; It. W. Wlgglus. J. L. Veavf and others.
Tylertmrn Lumber Manufacturing Company, Tylertown, l'lls county; capital
ized at $20,000.
A. II. George Company. Meridian, Landerdate county; capitalized at $30,000; A.
II. George, V. E. Crawford and others.
Montgomery. Ala., Jan. 2.—According to the records of the probate judge, there
were 53 new corporations organized In Montgomery county last jrenr with a total
capitalization of $5.G44.vo. This la a good snowing for this county. Information
from all oTer the state Is that there baa been an Increase In the number of new cor-
WOOD FOR PAPER COSTS $26,000,000;
PUBLISHER PAYS MORE THAN LAST YEAR
Today there I, general complaint
among publishers that printing paper
la constantly growing dearer. In the
ifolddle West many local papers are
raising their subscription price SO per
cent In order to pay for the paper.
From the time when Gutenberg first
used movable type, made of wood, to
the present day of metropolitan papers,
aome of which consume the product of
acres of spruce In a single edition,
printing haa In very large degree de
pended upon the forest.
In the face of a threatened shortage
of timber the amount of wood con
sumed each year for pulp has Increased
alnce lilt 'from 2.000,000 to 3.500,000
cords. The year t»08 marked an In
crease of 03,000 cord* In the Import*
of putpwood, the highest average value
per cord for all kinds, and a consump
tion greater by 469,053 cords than that
of any previous year.
Spruce, the wpod from which In 1890
three-fourths of the pulp was manufac.
tured, Is still the lending wood, but
It now produces a little less than 70
per cent of the total. How well spruce
!■ suited to the manufacture of pulp Is
shown by the fact that during a period
In which the total qunntlty of wood
used haa doubled and many new woods
have been Introduced, the proportion of
spruce pulpwood has remained nenrly
constant In spite of the drains upon the
spruce forests for other purposes. Dur
ing this time three different woods,
from widely separated regions, have In
turn held tne rank of leader In the
lumber supply.
Since 1399 tmplnr, which for years
was used In connection with spruce to
the exclusion of all other paper "W oods,
has Increased In total qunntlty less than
too,000 cords, and Is now outranked hy
hemlock. Pine, bnlsam and cottonwood
are used In much smaller amounts.
< •'■ ■ ■ -' " ■ '•
New York alone consumes each year
over a million and a quarter cords of
wood In the manufacture of pulp, or
more than twice os much as Maine,
which ranks next. Wisconsin, New
Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Michigan
follow In the order given. Sixty per
cent of the wood used In New York
was Imported from elsewhere, and even
so the supply appears to be waning,
since the total consumption .for the
state shows a small decrease since 1905,
whereas the other states named have
alt Increased their consumption. Other
states Important In the production of
pulp are Massachusetts Minnesota,
Ohio, Oregon, Vermont. Virginia and
West Virginia.
The average coat of pulp delivered at
the mill was 37.31. The total value
of the wood consumed In 1906 was $28.-
400,000. The chief Item determining
the price of paper Is the cost of pulp.
An example of the Increased price of
paper Is found In the case of a publish
er of a dally In thr middle West, who
recently paid 31,300 for a carload of
paper. The snme quantity hnd grade of
paper cost a year ago but 3800.
The chemical -rocesses of paper
making, which better preserve the wood
fiber, are gaining over the mechanical
process. In 1899, 65 per cent of the
wood was reduced by the mechanical
process;-In 1906, less than 50 per cent.
All Importations of wood for pulp
are from Canada, and comprised. In
1906, 739,000 cords nearly all of which
was spruce. Four and a half million
dollars' worth of pulp was Imported In
1909, a slight falling off from 1905.
Clrcuclar 120 of the forest service
contains a discussion of the consump
tion of pulpwood. In 1906, based on sta
tistic! gathered by the bureau of the
renaua and the forest service. The
PEOPLE AND THINGS
GOSSIP FROM THE HOTELS
AND THE STREET CORNERS
the prowess of arm* nil buutem of ancient
or inotlern time*. These nre Judge L. S.
Itonn. Attorneys I f uther Houser ami Charley
Hopkins. Forrest Adair, Howard Arnold,
Morris Benjamin, Frank Adair nnd C. r
Hopkins, Jr.
This party
to the private tislilnz grounds of Atfo
llopklns on tho cTbesaowlsthfe river
Florida and this is what they tell:
Four thousand pounds of fish, two hi
this other was JM
later. During their stay In "The I.nnd of
Flowers" twenty-two barrels of fish were
•tunned back to Attanta by the party.
Df v L G. Hardman, of Commerce. Joint
aathok of tbs nardtaan-Omrlttarton pjMnfc
tlon bill -which went Into effect on New
Year's da/, came to Atlanta Tmadsf air
companion by bis wife, and stopped et the
"I don't know about the stores,’* said the
heritor, not knowing the identity of his cus
tomer. "bnt I do know about the saloons.
They are closed up aa tight as a drum nnd
“* I ronldn’t get a drink If you were John
. , Rockefeller himself. There Isn't any use
In even trying.
"Yon. see. a lot of those legislators over
at the state rapltnl got together last sum
mer and decided that booze should he a
back number, so they voted liquor out and
all the saloons closed last night."
"Yea, I heard nbout It," said the author
of the "rohlbltlon bill.
office. The Judge had a severe at
tack of la grippe, which threatened to de
velop Into pneumonia.
Your
First Deposit
Represents the first step toward suc
cess. Luck enters largely, Into the
quick mnklngof fortunes. But wealth
that Is gradually accumulated during
years of careful attention to busi
ness, Is of greater value. The man
who hns resolved to save can do no
better than consider the savings
bnnk as a meaua to an end. You are
given every convenience. Small sums
may be added to your account at
any time; your money is available at
nil times; every dollar In your ac
count earns a stated amount of in
terest which la paid at regular times.
The successful saver Is the one who
steadily saves small sums. We In
vite your savings account on which
wo will pay you 4 per cent'Interest,
compounded twice a year.
MADD0X-RUCKER
BANKING CO.
Herschel Kilpatrick, who has for several
years been connected with the china de-
pertinent of the J. M. High'Company, wns
on January 1 promoted to the management
of this department, to succeed Arthur Hale,
who hns resigned to go In buslnem* for him
self. Mr. Kilpatrick Is nn energetic end
enterprising young huslnos* man and hi*
promotion 7s a deserved recognition of bis
faithful service In the company's employ. /
THE PARMENTER MILLIONS
... A Stirring Novel of Looe, Conspiracy and Adoentute. . .
(Copyright, 1307, by Arthur W. Mnrchmont.)
pamphlet can be had- upon application
to the foreeter. United States depart-
ment of agriculture, Washington, D. C.
IT IS TO LAUGH >
(From The New Orleans World.)
Let us Inuch—ss often and ss hard ns we ran.
Chesterfield to the contrary, notwlthstsndlnff.
Brief thouffh It be, man Is never more happy and contented than when
he le genuinely lauffhlnff. /
It U a pity lauffhter le so transient a thing. <,
It promotes dlffestlon and beloncs In the phsrmacopea.
Doctors should prescribe It as they do pepsin and peripatetics.
Every trained nurse should carry a straw.
Our forefathers were the true physicians, for they had Jesters and buf
foons to make them lauxh at dinner. Consequently thty had the dlffestlon
of (eese, which Is s fine thins to have—nearly as good as morality.
And better, after dinner. .
Therefore, let us all laush ss often and as heartily aa we decently
can, with all our mlffhts and mains..
And ffrow fat!
— :
BREWERIES AND OTHER DESTRUCTIVE ANIMALS. .
An old section of the constitution of Georgia has lately been brought
to the attention of our people. Tty breweries sought for sn Injunction
against the state prohibition law and all other anti-saloon legislation on
the ground that the constitution made the collection of taxes mandatory
"from the sale of spirituous and malt liquors." It was argued that the
manufacture and sale of liquors were, therefore, a constitutions! right.
Why not mandatory t
Without attempting to add anything to tho decision of the learned
Judge, refusing to grant the Injunction, we desire to point out that ths
people of Georgia have been sleeping on their rights and falling In their
duties, according to another clause of the same section of the constitu
tion, for the purpose of supporting the schools. It says that taxes- for the
schools shall be collected not only from “tho sale of spirituous and malt
liquors,” but also from "such domestic animals as from their nature sre
destructive to other property^' The constitution thus clsssllies the brew
eries with other destructive animals.
But the keeping of such animals for purposes of taxation Is also
mandatory. How can the schools be supported If the taxes are not lev
ied? How shall the taxes be levied If the people wilt not keep the ani
mals?
There Is the festive bull dog. for example. Pantaloons sre property.
The bull-dog Is frequently destructive of such property. Therefore the
bull dog should be kept, ss, dearly, from its nature and habits, It Is de
structive of other property, and the constitution demands that a tax be
levied on all such animals.
There Is the sheep-kllllng bound. It Is not only the right but tho
duty of patriotic Georgians to encourage the propagation of the mutton-
loving mongrel lu order to carry out the constitutional provision for col
lecting the taxes.
The rabbit, of philoprogenitive proclivities and pugnacious habits,
may be domesticated. Uncle Rentes points out In the latest edition of
his magazine that the rabbit is also destructive to other property, to-wlt:
the dog. He relates how s black rabbit was wont to frequent a butcher’s
shop and attack the dogs on sight and. drive them away. It Is also related
that when Brer Rabbit Dlls up on a certain brand of liquor, be will spit
in s bull dog's face. The man who owns such a rabbit has a domestic
animal, who, from his nature and habits. Is destructive to other property,
and the breeding of such rabbits Is clearly made a duty under the con-
stltutlon that the schools may be supported.
Henceforth any City will expel a domestic, destructive animal at Its
peril. They have Just had sn exciting election In Thomssvllle on the
"Cow and No-Cost” Issue. The "No-Cow” mayor was sleeted. Now let
him try to carry out the platform that 81s Cow shall keep off the gross.
The constitution forbids. It the Inalienable right of the ThomasTlIllsn
or of any other villain to keep a domestic, destructive cow. In order that
this mandatory provision of the constitution be carried out.
£#d what of the goat? Clearly domestic and destructive. We en-
... Scintillating Quips From Paragraphed Union...
Texas’ Chief Industry.
Tbs large nomlier of funsral notices op
pesrtog lu The Houston (Tosssl Post are
aeronnted for from tbo fact that tbs "dim
pled widow” Industry of that town—ono ol
Its chief attractions. au<| s source of pub
lic rereuuc as remunerative so s continuous
Democratic national convention would be-
rrqutre, numerons demlaes. If this de
mand la not mer *~
nature enterprtS
stood, Indulitr a - „
Interval* on the public i
ofl ' ' • •'
■ street*. Juat liy way
No mini, ncconlln* to
... Is aUowed to die In Houston who
dose nnt drat engage to leave at least one
■’relict" nod In moot coses she must he
-oi—to - if oot "dimpled. —I belts*
No Sectionalism.
"Republicans From Lexington Want Pic,
run a headline. What, only those from
l-extaaton?—Lonlsrllle Times.
Effect tho Sams.
"Killed Uy a Wild nutlet" I* the heading
of a news Item In a contemporary. We
daa't know that a wild bullet Is any worse
than a taint one.—Montgomery Advertiser.
That Ought to Hold .Him.
Ilenry lleuterdnhl. who Soda .so much
fault with our battleshlpn. again demon-
EVEN IN NEW YORK.
(From The Naohvllle American.)
They are even diartusing prohibition
In New York. There are enthuslaata
who aesert that they Intend eventually
to drive eatoona out of New York.
Whenever thin la done J. B.’e light will
be out for keepe. A writer on the sub
ject nays: "It la absolutely Impossible
to consider prohibition In New York
city from the standpoint of any other
community In the country. The coemo.
ponton character of the vast popula
tion of thus city precludes 'local option'
aa a solution of tho question,of liquor
selling. There Is not a ward or election
district In thr city that doee ndt con
tain practically every nationality.
There In not a drastic prohibitory law
that could be passed In any single ward
of the city that would not work posi
tive Injury to many of the residents
of that district. The greatness of New
York la due not ao much to lu loca
tion or resources as to the character of
lu Inhabitants. Here may be found
•Irate* knw easy sad natural It Is for nne
who hasn't anything else to do to find some
thing to condemn.—Augusta Herald.
Floating s Boom.
It Is proposed to dig a sblp cannl from
Lake Superior to Lake Michigan. It ought
to lie possible to get the Kilos Axiom out of
UranTHtai I7 nl p* nl# 1,11,11 that.—
Tha Best Suggestion Yet
While all this controversy Is folug on be
tween the two branches of the uacy.
wouldn't It be a good Ides for saratfMdy
to follow Admiral Dewey's exnmple nnd cut
tbs cable?—Louisville Post.
Ha's a Nature Faker.
A Frenchman has .aid .the American worn-
an la a “goose.' He le • nstare-feker. She
is either a dark or a deer.—Columbia Htgte.
Hark, from tha Tomb,
resile M. Hbaw Is ssld to he thinking
seriously of s presidential boom again. He
will bsve to get huey pretty soon or there
won't lie suv material left out or which to
make It.—Milwaukee Journal,
Texas Idea of Gaetronomie Delight,
t’nfortunete wae the man, wbo hail
good old pumpkin pie on hla table the t
tlful yesterday.—Austin Statesman.
By ARTHUR W
Author t f "By Right of Sword,”
F Prei
rcrslt
... I i s l<m_
.— ..'snor at Hllvcriiccch, with Jack nnd
Mr. t'asement In attendance. Jack tells her
rldew. Tlie latter teds them tbnt she has
been attacked hy aome villain, nnd he
rushes off to And the scoundrel.
With them they have brought the cue-
tome of tifelr country, and with but
few exceptions they have brought a
hereditary liking for sn alcoholic bev
erage of some kind. There le no
doubt In my mind, however eucceeeful
the prohibition movement may be
throughout the rest of the country, of
Its certain failure In New York city.
There will perhaps never be prohibi
tion In New York, but the very fact
that the subject Is being seriously dis
cussed there, and that such arguments
as ths above are being made, Indicate
a remarkable change In the last fete
years. i '
Don't Raly on Rsllroada,
It haa been claimed that the rallroeda of
Enslaud In many Inttancea discriminate
against the Industries of the Interior of that
country by tbetr ttajoat charges, which tend
to favor aome districts nt the espense of
others. The proprietors of the potteries of
the Staffordshire district hevs recently en
tered leto sn arrangement with • motor
company to haul freight from the plants In
that locality Instead of relying on the rail-
roads. In view »f the agreement, tha motor
..... - glvcti ley these manntsrturank undertake
representatives of every nation. They I *h«
have come here and bent all their en- pool, it Is hoped to give e superior acrtlve
ergles to making New York what It Is. st s decnstcu coat.
It was all clear to Olive then, and In
a few broken sentences she told Jack
what had really occurred. He said, very
little, not wlshlngto excite Olive, but
the look In hla eyes and the set grim
expression of his face were eloquent
of hi* resolve In regard to Merrldew.
Mr. Casement returned soon after.
"Mr. Purvle Is all right now, Olive." he
said, exchanging a glance with Jack.
"Stay with Olive a minute. Mr. Case
ment. while I run up «nd speak to Dr.
Gregory.” As he passed the lawyer,
the latter whispered: “Better get the
police;” and Jack nodded. "Back In
a moment," said Jack to Olive, with a
smile.
He ran upstairs and met Merrldew In
the cotridor. "I want a word or two
with you,” he said, very quietly.
"With me?" The words were lightly
spoken, but his glance was keen nnd
searching. "Certainly."
. "Mias Fermenter has told me"—
He got no further. Merrldew pushed
him suddenly aside and rushed Into his
room and shut the door In his face.
Jack put Jtla shoulder to It: but It was
strong and resisted him for a time;
and Just os he succeeded In forcing It
there was the report of a pistol, pactly
drowned by the crash of the door.
He rushed In to find Merrldew lying
on the floor with the weapon at his
side.
Jack called the doctor, who came
out of Purvis' room'close by. "Merrl
dew has shot himself,”
"The Infernal villain! When we came
up I found him trying to smother the
fellow In there. And he nearly did
It. too." ’
"Ah, we »h*H get the key to that
from Olive,"- answered Jack, os they
went Into Merrldew’* room.
He wa* dead. A very brief exami
nation showed that; and they left him
lying where he had fallen. The doctor
returned to Purvis and Jack,went back
down stairs to the library.
Olive's Injuries.proved to be lee* se
rious than was at first feared. Her arm
was very badly smashed; but that
had probably skved her life by breaking
the force of the blow on her head. A
few days’ rest, together with the sense
of lecurity, worked wonders, and the
results would have been even better
for the uncertainty about her position.
Purvis lay between life and death,
and while he was unable to speak, the
situation was a very awkward nne.
Mrs. Merrldew kept her bed and main
tained nn obstinate silence. She woe
crushed by the tragedy of her sen's
death, she declared. But she knew of
Purvis' condition, and that If he died
without revealing the truth, or If she
could prevail upon him not to aay any
thing, her right to Sllverbeech and ths
Pnrmenter millions could not be con
tested.
Selma was found and brought to the
Manor and nursed her father with the
tenderest care. Olive had explained the
Importance of Purvis' recovery, and all
that money dn'd skill and care could do
was done to save him. But for a week
the Issue was uncertain, and only then
was the doctor able to say the danger
wae peat.
It was another week before he could
be questioned; and. In the meantime,
the foreign office mystery hi regard to
Jack wa* cleared up. By Selma Ham
mond:* help, the man who had person
ated Jack and stolen the paper was
found and the whole story revealed.
But Olive's name and the part she had
played were carefully kept secret, for
fear of trouble from those members
of the conspiracy whom she had be
trayed.
Sirs. Taunton was to have been ar
rested. but when the detectives went to
Markham-et. she had vanished. She
was traced to Liverpool, and It was be
lieved she had taken passage to Amer
ica In a vessel which was afterward
lost with all hands at sda.
Jack had been compelled to be much
In London during all the Investigations,
and returned to the Manor on the day
when Purvis was well enough to be
asked for the explanation.
Olive had, of course, told the others
her belief that' the exeffanatton of
everything was that Purvis had mar
ried Mrs. Merrldew 'before her mar
riage to Mr. Parmenter. The whole
Issue hung upon the question of the
date, therefore.
On thr afternoon of the day of the
crisis. Olive, Jack and Mr. Casement
were together In the library waiting
for the summons to the man's bedside,
and now that the moment had come.
Olive, whose confldence had never
wavered, could not now condeol her In
tense anxiety. Mr. Casement had for
some days been preparing her for a
disappointment. He had every possible
Inquiry made to discover evidence of
a marriage between Purvis and Mrs.
Merrldew. and had foiled. Only Jack
professed absolute Indifference. Come
what might, he declared, Olive should
he his wife.
MARCHMONT.
"When I Was Czar." Ete„ Etc.
"Pm afraid we nro going to be dis
appointed,” said Mr, Casement, gloom
ily. "And I would not build too much
on this man's statement, Olive."
“I am as confident ns ever there haa
been some rascality," she answered.
"Well, my dear young lady, I ought
to tell you I have tried to discover the
proofe of a marriage between Purvis
nnd the Merrldew woman, nnd havo
failed.’’
"But. she admitted he was her hus
band the moment ho rime here. Olive
overheard- It. Mr. Casement." declared
Jack. "But I don't care. I have mode
up my mind."
’’A marriage can not take place In
this country. Jack, without tho evi
dence being In existence." replied the
lawyer. "What I wish to do Is to
guard against the effects of the terrible
disappointment to Olive which may be
In store for her.”
"What I'm afraid of Is that ths fel
low won't tell the truth. The devil was
III the devil a saint would be,' you
know. But disappointment? or ' not,
Olive shall be my wife within a week."
and he took her hand and smiled.-
She smiled back, but shook her head.
We shall see, Jack."
"If she doesn't consent. Jack, I
shall throw up her affairs. I warn
you," and the lawyer shook his Anger
at Olive laughingly. “You are too
great a responsibility, Olive."
They were all smiling at this when
Selma entered the room.
■Can we go up now, Selma?" asked
Olive, eagerly, as she arose.
“If you wish; but there Is no need.
Father has told me. You wero wrong
In your thought. Miss Parmenter, that
your fathor married Mr*. Merrldew
after my father’s marriage to her"——
“Ah, that's what I feared," broke In
Mr. Casement, tossing up his hands.
Jack was watching Olive's face, and
nnd seeing her wince and shrink at
this, took her hand and pressed It.
“Never mind, sweetheart." he whis
pered.
"Walt, please, wall, all of you.” cried
Selma. "Why did you Interrupt m*T'
she added to the lawyer. "I bring good
news, not bad. Mr. Parmenter never
married Mrs. Merrldew at all. They
were to have been married; all was
arranged; notice had been given to the
Registrar, nnd everything had been
fixed. But Mr. Parmenter left the
country nnd my father was married to
her In the name of Parmenter nnd the
witnesses were told that he was Mr.
Parmenter.”
"But the signature to the register?"
cried Mr. Casement.
“My father wrote It—to his shame."
said Selma, with tears In her eyes.
"You know It was for forgery he wes
afterwards convicted. He haa told me
everything; and all we can do Is to
throw ourselves on your mercy- He
hoe been very guilty; but he has auf-
ferad. When you saved hla life he re
solved to tell you. and was going to do
so at the moment the second murderous
attack was made by Merrldew. May I
beg you to be merciful?”
'•Hurrah!" shouted Jack ecstatically,
os he kissed Olive, who disengaged her-
self from him and went and kissed
Selma.
You know me well enough not to
dream such a question Is even necessa
ry. Selma. Go back and tell him that
not only do 1 forgive him the past for
the sake of the present, but that If I
can help It, neither he nor you shall
know another care In life. Stay, let me
go up with you;" and she linked her
arm In Belma'a.
"Not even watting for my congratula
tions, Olive?" cried Mr. Casement.
"My dear friend,” she said as she put
her hand In hla. “yotl know J—r—
but she broke down there, and tha
tears rushed to her eyes and the sobs
choked her utterance.
"I know," he said, drawing her close
and kissing her on the forehead. "I’m
like you, and can'f say all I feel Just
now."
"Here, but I can. What about mer
cried Jack, boisterously.
Olive turned and laughed back hap
pily at him thru her tears. "You'll And
plenty of time 4o tell me all about
that, I expect, Jack.”
"You bet I will," he answered as she
left the room with Selma. Then fol
lowing her to the door he called after
her: "Remember what I said Juat now,
«nind. A week. ■ Not an hour longer.”
Her answer was another laugh and
if happy blush, as she turned and
S lanced back at him over her shout--
er. '
And he had his way.
It was a very quiet little weddlnr.
just a week after the eventful day
when Olive came to her own again, and
aa they were going away, leaving Mr.
Casement to deal with Sira. Merrldew
In their absence. Lady Belborough
kissed Olive and declared she was tho
dearest girl In the world and that the
marriage was Just the one thing she
had most ardently desired ell the Hipe.
"U’s Just like the mater, but I'm glad" .
I didn't hear It,” was Jack's comment
when Olive told him. ''But. anyhow.
It’a only what her son has been think
ing,” he laughed.
“And her son'a wife, too. Jack." whis
pered.Olive. shyly; nnd then—well. It
was the start of the honeymoon.
"HE END,