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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: FRIDAY, MAY 20. 1910.
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FOR sale-real estate.
FOR 8ALE—REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE—REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE—REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE—REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE—REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE—REAL ESTATE.
AUCTION SALE OF 200 BIG LOTS
WEST END HEIGHTS (ADDITION), FRONTING ON GORDON-ST. ROAD, SIX MINUTES FROM THE END OF THE WESTVIEW (JAR LINE.
SATURDAY, MAY 21st, AT 10 A. M.
A SPEND-THE-DAY PARTY.
BE OUR GUESTS.
REFRESHMENTS SERVED.
COME AND HAVE A BIG DAY WITH US AND COLONEL J. W. FERGUSON. AUCTIONEER, LINDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES.
A OOLD PIECE WILL BE GIVEN AWAY EVERY HOUR IN THE DAY. AUTOMOBILES WILL MEET EVERY CAR ALL DAY LONG.
IP YOU CANT BE ON HAND AT THE START, come later. Choice lots will be sold all day lonj?.
LOCATION OF PROPERTY.—This property fronts 3,000 feet on Gordon-st. road, three-fourths mile from the city limits of Atlanta. Gordou-st. road is paved and iR one of the prettiest
; drives around Atlanta.* West End Heights is on elevated ground, and no sewer water drains in this direction. There are no sewer branches anywhere near this property now, and there
never will be.
WATER SUPPLY.—A number of these lots have pure spring water. It is a well known fact that the well water in this section is the best around Atlanta, and that it is no trouble to reach
water when you dig a well.
■THIS IS A HOME-OWNING SECTION, with ample police protection. It is a notable fact that most of the citizens in this section own their homes. The territory all nround this property
is thickly populated, having churches and school in walking distance. Houses would rent well-if built, for income-paying investments. This section is patrolled regularly hv the county
police, several of them living in the neighborhood.
STREET CAR LINE TO BE EXTENDED.—It is expected that the street car lines will be in the near future extended to and beyond this property to the property of the A., B. & A. railroad,
known as “Stratford.” This will give good car service. Therefore, we do not hesitate to recommend this property to you as a good investment.
“STRATFORD” is the site selected by the A., B. & A. railroad at which to build its freight terminals nnd transfer station. It will be on the same general plan ns the Southern Railway's
transfer station, now nearing completion at Inman yards.
FIFTY YEARS IN ONE FAMILY.—This' tract of laud has been held intact by Judge Wilson and his heirs for half a century, this being the first opportunity given the public to buy it.
THE SURROUNDINGS GOOD.—There arc many nice homes at the intersection of West Hunter-st. with the Gordon-st. road, and others are dotted along out to and beyond this property.
Now that this property is offered to the public, it will be quickly built up with nice suburban homes.
WEST END IS BOOMING.—You know what it costs to get a lot tfiere. Get in on the. ground floor by getti ng one or more of these lots before they advance.
THE STREETS have been graded and you will notice that they are broad and desirable to build on, the lots being 50x200 feet (a quarter of an acre)—big enough for cow, chickens and garden.
YOU NAME THE PRICE.—These lots will be sold without reserve to the highest bidder; therefore, you buy at your own price. An investment of this kind is better than any savings bank ac
count. The enhancement in values will pay you bigger returns.
THE TERMS OF SALE EASY.—For the lots fronting on Gordon-st. road, terms of $25 cash and $5 per month. For all other lots, $10 cash and $5 monthly, with 7 per cent simple interest;
all notes will be payable on or before maturity; 5 per cent discount will be allowed for all cash. This applies to all of the lots.
AN INVESTMENT EQUAL TO LIFE INSURANCE.
DEED IN THE EVENT OF’ DEATH.—The owners of this property agree and will hind themselves to execute a deed to the heirs of any purchaser of these lots (who is not. behind with his pay
ments) should said purchaser die before all payments are made.
HOW TO GET THERE.—Take “Walker-st. to Westview” cars, get off at end of line; then go out to the sale in free automobiles. Should you go out befnpp the sale, go out Gordon-st.
road until you come to our big signs on the property. Remember the time -10 o’clock Saturday morning.
GET PLATS FROM
FOSTER & ROBSON, Agents J. W. FERGUSON, Auctioneer 12 S. Broad Street
COME AND BUY. THEREBY GETTING IX ON THE GROUND FLOOR. TITLES PERFECT. Diversified omirrship enhances Ihe value of real estate.
TOMORROW
Auction at 3 p. m.
35 LOTS
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Part of Cobbs Land Company
PROPERTY FACING
EAST POINT CAR LINE
THOSE who will be privileged to see conditions, advancement, development
nnd progress in Atlnuta ten years hence will witness a city whose pop
ulation will increase from 10,000 to 15,000 per year, and a city whose bank
deposits will increase from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. What will this mean
for real estate ? The value of property for miles around Atlanta will double
and treble in value.
WE WILL OFFER Saturday, at 3 p. m., 35 beautiful building lots on the
East Point car line, this side of East Point. These lots are a part of a
100-acre tract thAt i? being opened up and developed, nnd will become one
of the finest residence parks about Atlanta. The property has rare merit.
It is not the “old field” proposition. Here you find streets all worked out,
nice sidewalks laid, car service, lots that lie beautifully with shade—in fact,
every feature that makes the property desirable.
AND THE TERMS—$50 cash, $10 per month, 7 per cent interest. These
terms will put these splendid lots within the reach of all. Buy one or
more lots and keep them for enhancement. If any one will half try, he
ran pay $10 a month and dignify himself by becoming a freeholder.
At the close of the sale $50.00
will be given away in
prizes of $2 each
RALPH O. COCHRAN
: 19 South Broad Street
STEVE R. JOHNSTON, Auctioneer
The Crimson Spots
A Short Story hy
Gertrude Rousche
Colby had besn an amateur alauth all
bla Ufa. Even when he and I war*
rhuma In caller* hla hobby had bean
ferretln* out thlnra that appeared mya.
tertoua to other*. He alwaya wor
shiped Sherlock Holme* and I.tcofl,
and tha hooka In which they played
tholr thrllllnrs parts wero known to
him almost by haart.
Tha city at tha tlma I apeak of wax
bain* stricken by a number of Crimea,
alt of which related to blackmalltnc
bands of man. chiefly foreign, and two
murders had been committed. No ar
rests that amounted to anythin* had
been mads.
Colby had been Intensely Interested
In tha newspaper accounts of tha traga-
die* and had bemoaned at various times
tha conditions of Ilf* that kept him In
Wall-at. lookln* after hi* father'* bual-
nesa, and keepin* him from joining tha
hunt for tha crmlnala.
I waa llatenln* to aome of hla theories
on tha moat recant tragedy while smok
ing one of hla excellent cigars In his
bachelor apartments, whan tn* door was
suddenly flung open and a middle-aged
man with a haavy black heard and
mustache rushed tn upon us.
He waa greatly excited and without
noticing my preaenc* thrust an envel
op* at Colby, exclaiming: "Colby,
they're after me. For God's aak*. what
shall I do?"
I afterwards learned that the visitor,
who waa a close friend of Colby's, w**
a rug merchant, a vary rich man, who
had been born abroad, but hail become
thoroughly Americanised.. Hla business
COLLEGE PARK HOMES
NOTHING BUT BARGAINS.
$1,350 FOR 5-R. cottage on a lovely shaded lot. wit's
new, nice and novel. Look at it and you will buy it.
$1,250—5-R. cottage, 200x190. The very place for cow,
garden and chickens. If you are at all interested,
don't wait a minute.
$875 CASH for a 3-R. house on a level lot; east front;
rents for $9.00. It’s a good investment.
$2,500 BUYS one of the very best fi-R. cottages out
here. It has large living room, 3 bed rooms, large
dining room and kitchen; cabinet mantels, etc.; corner
shaded lot, 150x130. Easy terms.
$1,200 TAKES a good 4-R. cottage on a level lot, lOOx
200, on a main street.
The owner lives away and tells me he must sell. If
you mean business nnd this place suits you at all, you
can buy it. Don’t hesitate; now is the time, and this i»
the place. Don’t fail to see
T. C. M’CRORY, '
Office End of Car Line. Phonos 85.
E. RIVERS REALTY CO.
Real Estate, Renting and
Loans,
8 West Alabama-st.
Phones, 1207 and 1208.
wa* on* nf the moat extensive of Ita
kind In the country.
Colhy opened the envelop* and read
the contents.
"Look at this, Fred," h* »»ld to me.
*nd then rememherlng that w* had not
been Introduced, he npologliad, and
•hook hands with Henri Rocha, of
whom I wa* to learn much. The let
ter that Colby handed to me waa writ
ten a* follow*:
"Now. w* are after you. We want
Ifi.non. Either we get It or you die. or
Helen will be kidnaped. Watch Tb*
Courier."
There waa no signature to the let
ter. "Watch the Courier" 1 took to
mean tha personal column of one of
the dallies. Helen. ! found out, waa
the youngest daughter of the merchant,
nf whom he was passionately fond.
"Have you notified the police?" waa
Colby’s first query to his frlsnd.
"No, I came straight to you," said
Roche.
"Thank you fur the compliment,” re
piled my friend, "hut please do so and
give them this letter. I have noted Ita
contents carefully and alio the post
mark and other details. It Is of no
further ua* tn me."
r>ur visitor's face fell,
"Then you can do nothing for me?"
he asked anxiously.
don't say that" answered Colby. '1
will let you know what progress I
make. Rut In the meantime see the
police and don't he nfrald. Don't give
up any money, no matter what messigs
you receive."
Roche then left us.
"This should be easy of solution."
said Colby to in* after the door had
closed on our visitor. "This (a not an
ordinary blackmail Inter. It waa writ
ten by an amateur.”
I was ameaed.
"Why?" I asked.
"Simply because It Is not their style."
my friend replied. "I may h* wrong, *o
I Will not expose my theories to you.
Let us begin tha process of elimination.
1: Is easy In this case aa I know Hen
ri's friends nnd family Intimately, nut
1 am puxzled because 1 did not know
that he had any enemies, aa the letter
*<*tna to indicate."
"I have eliminated everybody from
any possible connection with this case
bill Henri's son. Albert,” he continued
after a brief silence. "He I* a wild hoy
and has been In debt several times. But
t hate to thfnk he would attempt a
blackmailing method of frightening his
father Into giving up more money. The
only other pereon In the case who rould
prolU by such a scheme Is Dr. Hokarls,
who Is engaged to Eunice, Henri’s eld-
esi daughter, hut It rould not be he.
nnd yet—"
Here my friend lapsed Into silence
for a few moments. Suddenly his face
and hands began twitching, and ha
called for water. Thoroughly fright
ened. 1 poured out a glassful and he
swallowed It at one gulp
"Don't he frightened, old chap," h*
said to me as he recovered somewhat.
"I have had several of these attacks
lately. It's toy heart: I must give up
I wonted to send for a doctor at once,
hut Colby refused to let me.
"A good Idea," he suddenly exclaim
ed. "Let ua see If Dr. Snkarls ran cure
me. He advertises a medicine for weak
heart* I’ll send to him for aome of It.
Would you mind If I signed your name
Fred? He knows ms. and for reasons
of my own I don’t want to let him
know that I am III."
I considered the request a little
strange, hut consented, and tn a few
minutes the letter had been mailed In
closing a dollar In two-rent stamps.
It was not until two days later that I
dropped In to bring Colby his heart
medicine, which I had received thru
the mall from Dr. Hokaiis. I found
my friend engaged with Mr. Roche and
ft pale-fuced. trembling youth, who
glued at me apprehensively as I en
tered. I whs Introduced to the boy,
who was Albert Roche, of whom we
had been speaking two nights previous.
Colby Insisted upon taking me Into
their confidence, and I learned that the
hoy's father had caught him putting an
advertisement In the personal column
of The Courier containing another
blackmail threat to the rug merchant.
I waa shocked and supposed the mys
tery all cleared, hut this proved not to
tie
"My son ha* ronfessed that he waa
In the plot to blackmail me." Roche told
me, "but admlta that It waa Inspired
by another. I am ready tn forgive the
boy If he will tell me who was with him
In this dirty business, but he refuse*.
Oh, by the way, Colby." the father add
ed, “I received anothar blackmail lat
ter this morning. I had Intended to
give—"
"For heaven's sake, m*n alive, give
It to ms at once," shouted Colby, leap
ing from hla chair; "that Is wh»t I hava
been waiting for.”
"Why. how did you know—'* began
Rocha, but my friend grabbed the letter
as the rug merchant pulled It from hla
pocket and rushed Into the next room.
A moment later we heard him speak
ing over the telephone, and then he re
turned, hts eye* sparkling feverishly.
"Be careful or you will have another
attack." I warned him. but he laughed
at me and busied hlmeelf pouring out a
drink all around. A half hour later the
bell rang, and my friend rushed to the
door, ushering In a black-bearded man
carrying a surgeon's case.
He hesitated for a moment on the
threshold when he saw Rocha and his
son sitting In the room, but the mer
chant arose and greeted him effusively.
Why, Dr. Sokarfs, what are you do
ing hare?" Roche asked him.
"Colby called me over." he replied,
glancing quickly at my friend, who waa
watching him Intently. "I understood
something serious was the matter."
Just then the hell rang again, and-
Colby opened the door to let In A tall,
heavily built man. who I rerognlxed as
our old friend, Police Sergeant Smith-
era. •
•'Sergeant.” said Colby, rioting tha
door and locking It, and at the same
time pointing to Dr. Sokarl*. "arrest
that man for attempted blackmail.
Take him away. I will call around
later and explain."
1 looked at the phyalrlan. His face
had undergone a complete change. His
complexion looked greenish and his lips
curled back on as cruel a set of whlta
teeth as I have ever seen outside of a
Russian wolf. Aa Sergeant Sgdthers
took hold of him, he turned to the
shrinking boy and hissed at him: "Toii
fool. You have ruined us both!"
"I told them nothing," the youth cried
In terror, and further conversation be
tween them was cut short by Dr. Sok
arl* being roughly dragged away. As
soon as the door closed and wa had
calmed ourselves somewhat, Colby be
gan to explain.
"When I asked you to send that letter
to Dr. 8okarla for medicine I never
really needed, old man." h* said, ad
dressing me, "because there wa* never
anything the matter with my heart. I
suspected that this fellow might be In
the scheme to get money. I knew ho
had been In financial difficulties some
time ago. but 1 thought he had recov
ered. I confess I didn’t figure on Al
bert here being mixed up In It, and t
am afraid ha will not earap* punish
ment. However. I will do my best to
help him—that I*. If he will tell us nil
about It now."
The boy readily consented, and told
ua a tale of villainy that made our
hearts sick. It seems that the boy'*
alster. Eunice, had felt that her affec
tion for Dr. Hokarla waa waning and
had decided to break off the engage
ment. Dr. Sokarta had been depending
on hi* marriage to solve his financial
dimeIillles. and this was a sever* blow
to him. Then the boy. who had become
Involved In a gambling debt, went to
him for advice and aid. Sokaris saw
bis chance and used tha boy a* a tool
to foist the blackmail threat upon the
rug merchant. It had been the man's
scheme to get the boy to collect the
money so that If any arrest was made
ha I Hokarla I would not be suspected,
or. If accused, would deny .everything
a* absurd.
"Rut how did you know h* wrote the
letters?" wa asked almost in unison of
Colhy as the boy finished.
"If you look on that last blackmail
letter that my friend Rocha received."
he anewered. "end examine the stamp
closely you will aee In the upper left-
hand corner two red dot*. When I sent
him the dollar In atampa for the medi
cine. each of them was marked In a
similar manner. I figured that he
might use one of the stamps to mall
another blackmail letter.’’
The telephone bell rang, calling Colby
away. When he returned ha looked
rather upset.
"Sergeant Smlthers has Just notified
me.” said my friend, "that Dr. Sokaris
took poison In the pollc* station and is
dead.”
There was a minute of horrified si
lence on our part, and then the mer-
chant spoke.
"I think, then.” he said, "that *c
need say nothing of this blnckmnlJ
scheme to the police now."
"I believe that would be just as esll,'
replied CuUul