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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, AiU.Nt>AV, HLt'ifcsMUUU U, lJMi. mmmm DOUBLOONS L- By Eden Phillpotte end Arnold Bennett. CHAPTER XXVI. The Prey. There was In Mary Pollexfen’a tone n challenge which Sir Anthony could but accept, an entreaty to which only one answer could be given—and that not a spoken one. His reply was such as to startle even Mary by its sudden ness. The splendid gesture of the girl, reminding him of her finest attitudes on the stage. Inspired him to throw first one then the other superbly clad leg over the balustrade of the balcony and slide dangerously down a wooden pillar to the dusty level of Broad street. Ho was gone with a celerity that gave his disappearance the air of a conjur ing trick. By a miracle he received no hurt, and, waving the hand of triumph to Mary, he fled down the thorough fare in the wake of the man whom Coco had designated as Walter Poilexfen. Coco also put a leg over the balus trade? shouting and gesticulating, but on reconsideration of the enterprise he drew the limb back again and decid ed to gain the street through the res taurant by th~ stairway. “I catch him. I catch him. Miss, run, like de debbil," he cried as he went. Jhc episode attracted attention ... Broad street, but the Ethiopian popu lation of Barbadoes having long since ceaRed to be capable of surprise at the antics of the touring English, and be ing moreover very noisily engaged in its own tremendously important affairs, the Interest roused was as brief as it was violent; and it ended entirely in laughter when Coco, in the roadway, had fallen amid a drove of pigs and picked himself up, his broadcloth dusty and his temper twisted. Mary also went out into the street. Mrs. Anpleby was still peacefully doz ing; but there was not a sign of young Horace. Sir Anthony had marked his prey, who turned Into the square, was hid den for a moment behind a mass of flaming red and yellow colors, dodged round some magnificent palms, and came to a momentary pause In the shadow of Nelson's green statue. The prev while moving both very quickly and very mysteriously, did not openly behave as if he were being pursued. He only looked behind once. He seemed to possess a singular clever ness in avoiding contact with the shrill crowds that Inhabited Broad street and the square, and he seemed also to be perfectly familiar with the complex geography of the island metropolis. At the statue It was that Tony nearly came up with him—nearly but not quite. An orange-colored tram labelled in large letters "Fontabelle," and tink ling with a hundred metallic tongues like a Russian sleigh, was Just resum ing Its Journey after a pause in the square, and he calmly stepped on to It, and was borne off, presumably to Fon tabelle. Tony did not hesitate; he could not hesitate; there was one thing to do, and he did It. He ran af ter the tram and boarded it, full of an Intention to draw the prey forcibly out of the vehicle and submit him to rigors of West Indian law. But events oc curred differently; Indeed, they bore no resemblance whatever to the mental picture of the immediate future formed by Tony as he hastened along Broad street. Owing to nervous excitement he did not get on to the jolting tram with remarkable neatness. In his hunled spring he crushed the conductor's toe, and the conductor, righteously angry, drew his attention to the fact that he had transgressed i by-law. The white ferocity of the con ductor’s teeth and the blackness of his grin each helped to Induce in Tony a more thoughtful mood, a saner view of strategy and tactics. Having no ade quate reply to the conductor, he sought the grateful shade of the interior of the tram. The prey had taken a seat in the left hand corner near the door and was rolling a cigarette. At the further end of the car was a full- blooded negro boy sucking a sugar cane, and midway were two sumptu ously dressed quadroon girls, apparent ly sisters, moving In the most refined aristocratic circles, whose high pitched chatter, whose colors and whose musk engaged the senses. Tony snt down. » He suddenly perceived that he could not attack his prey In this public ve hicle. Nor could he put him through a cross-examination. To address him thus: "You are Walter Poilexfen, scoundrel and a murderer, and I have crossed the world to catch you. Tell me where Philip Masters Is, and then come with me to the police station, or I’ll break every bone In your body”— such an oration, though justice de manded It, was obviously impossible In the circumstances. The Idea of ad dressing In a tram car a murderer to whom he had not been Introduced was repugnant to Tony’s Instincts. He wanted to speak, but his tongue refused Its office. He was. In-a word, not equal to the situation. The glittering eyes of the quadroons were upon him; the sleepy’ ophthalmic eye of the cane- rucking boy was upon him. and he feared lest a scene might end In ridi cule for himself. After all, he had not in his pocket a warrant for the arrest of Walter Poilexfen. And the prey had merely to suggest to the public that he, Tony, was a lunatic In order to score at any rate a serious temporary ad vantage. Therefore, Tony decided to wait until his prey should descend from the tram. And in the meantime he pulled his mustache nervously, and dis covered that he was hotter than he had ever been In his life before and that his breakfast was not digesting. They prey, having rolled one cigar ette, rolled another one, and smiled gravely at the floor. Presently the tram was out of the town and running along a road fringed by great Jungles of cane, whose droop ing polished stems reflected the light like metal. The clumps of bananas, with massive heads of fruit In all undStairei Perfection, diversified the there ae ™ °J cane - an ‘ 1 h<,re “nd mere a gigantic bread-fruit rose into V Y lnd m,l,a “bounded" and sometimes the thud-thud of an agrl hnnSu? ? team engine was heard. A and » ground now hid the capital, a ”' Tony began to wonder whither he uns bound and what would be the , the story. He had a notion tnat he was leaving civilization behind, J* a h „ ad , read In a guide book that mur- «« r< »K 8 n hide their victims ta, i cane and that tbe of a cr,me 18 the gatherings of vuhures at a particular spot In the endless and pathless fields. The boy, still meditatively sucking, H«..o° Ut » : antl tben * opposite a gay little house, towered In brilliant flowers and collage, the two quadroons also got out, laughing and preening, and with drew slowly and with backward glances into the domain. The prey descended Instantly after them. And Tony followed the prey. The tram resumed its Journey and was soon out of sight around a curve. Tony hesitated. The prey*, gazing hard at the house into which the quad- r ?" nsbad retreated, drew forth a pock- etbook and made notes. He then turned abruptly to Tony. They were alone on the hot, dazzling road. "I beg your pardon, sir," mid the prey, with a slow American accent. "( an you oblige me with a match?" His tone was very persuasive, the qual ity of his voice beautiful, and his smile pleasant. And as Tony gazed at the Arm, keen, clean-shaven middle-aged face, and at the strong limbs encased In modest, well-cut blue, he decided that he might as well oblige with the match; and he did so. He thought he could see a re semblance to Mrs. Upottery In those features, and then he thought he couldn’t. "Sultry, Isn’t It?” said the prey ge nially. "Ye-es," Tony agreed, determined to commit himself as little as possible, and he added, suddenly determined to make the leap: "I want to speak to *""i. ^ I've come here to speak to you." 'What," cried the prey. "Are yot mixed up In the affair too?" "Mixed up in what affair?" "I see you are," said the stranger. "I was told when 1 left headquarters at Kingston, that I might meet a col league from Scotland yard. But I didn’t know the Tiber was In yet." Tony stared. "What affair-" he repeated, astound- DINING ROOM FURNITURE IN THE LATEST GRAND RAPIDS STYLES. ed. "Why! I guess there's only one. The Poilexfen affair, Isn’t It?" "What do you know about the Poi lexfen affair?" Tony stammered. "Not ns much as I want to," the other replied. "Come into the shade of these mahogany trees, will you? But I’m learning all the time. Just all tho time. You see they cabled us from London to headquarters In Jamaica that the alleged murderer had left Lon don In jl private yacht with a couple of thousand pounds and some papers, and as 1 had a pretty considerable ex perience In Denver and Chicago before I Joined the Jamaica force, Trollope told me off to come here and meet the yacht." "Indeed!" gasped Tony. "Yes. That's the way of It” "And has the yacht come?" "I guess she’s come. And he’s some where on this blessed Island. He may be over on the other side at the Crane hotel for anything I know, but he's on the island. I’m not ready yet to make an arrest. Those two creatures that got out of the car a minute ago—they are In the game. Wouldn’t think It, would you? But they are. I’ve had an eye on ’em for twenty-four hours. I eaw 'em from the Ice house coming down Bridge street. That’s why I left my cocktail In such a hurry. One has to hustle, eh? I guess you’re the cele brated A’arcoe.” Tony did not know what to say. But he shook his head. "Come, now," the other expostulated. No need to treat mo as If I was the elevate boy l I saw at once you’d got the Scotland Yard stamp on you.” "I—I took you for Walter Poilexfen," said Tony, trying to be severe. ••You!" The prey gave himself up to laugh ter, gradually, but completely. He be gan with scarcely a sound, shutting his eyes and bending forward. Then his mouth opened to a glorious and pro found cachlnutton. "Well!" he managed to remark later. "I award you the medal. Now come along with me, comrade." He put his arm in Tony’s arm. "Come along with me down to the police office. It Isn’t a mile. And I'll show you off to the boys. No escape. This will cost you cocktails round." Reassured by the mention of the po lice office, Tony wfts Inclined to think that either Coco had been entirely mis taken or be had misunderstood Coco’s Indication of the man. In any case he had no alternative hut to return to the town. He found the prey an Intelli gent and agreeable companion. He ac cepted a cigarette case on the balcony of the Ice House. He hinted to the prey a little about the Wanderer and her voyage, and the rinding of Varcoe, ami other Interesting things. But the prey, curbing his curiosity, Intimated that he would prefer to postpone the full discussion of the Poilexfen affair until they were safe In the privacy of the Barbadoes detective department. After five minutes they halted before negro’s mean dwelling and the stranger bought a green cocoanut from the negro’s wife, who with her two children and a lean cat blinked and basked In the purple shadow of her doorway. A great winged grasshopper leaped and flew a few paces ahead. "As liquid refreshment” said the prey, paring away tho top of the nut with his knife exactly as though he were sharpening a huge lead pencil, "there’s nothing so suited to this hades of a climate as green cocoanut. 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It does not require expert s *■ labor to apply It. It is recommended by the National Board of tin derwriters and Southeastern Tariff Association. “YOU CAN PUT IT ON.' ATLANTA SUPPLY CO. r St*l0f0 See that this Seal is on avtry Roll. SOLE 8TATE AGENTS FOR GEORGIA. 29-31 South Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Ga. J. C. GREENFIELD, Prw. C. L PEEL Ste'j. the pure milk there! Borne people put Ice In, but whisky In better!" He drew a flask from his pocket and adulterated the milk’s purity with whisky. When Tony had shared the drink Tony’s opinion of the stranger rone appreciably. Further on a livelier Incident hap pened. At the corner of a nugar-cane field, where the great ragged canes bent over In a wild green and brown and yellow tangle, there stood a mango tree. The time for njangoes was not yet come, but a few, plump and nearly ripe, adorned the topmost branches of the trees, and some sentient being seemed to be up In the summit among them. Beneath the tree stood a big negro in a rage. A crowd of eight or nine other negroes were whispering and posturing at a safe distance of a hun dred yards. "HI! Uncle Tony!” came a voice from the tree-top. It was Horace’s voice, and It sig nalled distress. "Come down, you tlef." the big negro bawled. "No good stopping dar. Come down out ob dnt. I hab catched you at last. Come down, I say!” "Uncle Tony!” "Friends of yours?" the prey ques tioned, and the two men hurried to the tree. "Uncle Tony,” sang the shrill voice of the boy. "I thought this was a wild tree and climbed up here, and"— "My tree, and de young gem’man know he tlef dem mangoes, and he lodge in Jail for It! Colored person somebody in ’Badoes.” Shut your great mouth, you con founded che-che!” commanded the prey. "No suggestion of Bridgetown police office, but, strange to say, he showed no fur ther anger and followed the little pro cession which was soon formed. "Mother’s Just In front," said Hor ace, eating his way bravely Into a mango. He had consumed that morn ing nothing but flying flHh, sweet pota toes, lamb, peas, oranges in their thin green Hklns, figs, bananas, plantains und sapodlllas. His appetite was, therefore, excusable. He at once classed the stranger ns a hero of really first- class quality. He gambolled round the stranger; he almost caressed the stranger; and ultimately he shyly asked permission to Inspect the weapon that % had so swiftly calmed his my. They met Mrs. Appleby, who was be coming alarmed for her son. Khe had awakened from her nap, found to her surprise the restaurant empty, and had been compelled to discharge the bill. Her son she happily discovered playtpg In the square. He had soothed her and Inveighed her Into a stroll, and had exercised her till, refusing to be exercised further, she had left him in order to return to the town. She had almost no control over him. When he had recited to her the brilliant and thrilling episode of the tree and the prey’s share in it, the social success of the prey, although no formal In troduction** had been made, was round ed off and perfected. Sir Anthony, his mind an arena of mutually destructive theories, tAlked to his sister vaguely and Incoherently. "I must Just go down to the quay first." said the stranger when they ar rived at the Square again. "The Rhine sails at 1 o’clock, and I have to arrange some things. Come with me, will you? Suppose we all drive down together." "That will be delightful," twittered Mrs. Appleby. He hailed a rusty vehicle that was crawling by a sidewalk in precisely the Piccadilly manner. Tho big negro had sagaciously sidled off. (Continued In Tomorrow’s Georgian.) RETURNED 101 BILLS DURING THE TERM. Hpeclnl to The Georgian. Covington, Ga., flept. 24.—The supe rior court of Newton county adjourned Saturday, after being In continuous session for the week. There were no civil cases of much Importance on tin docket, but the criminal docket was crowded with liquor, gambling and pis tol •"toting" cases. There has been a crusade against these crimes In this county for some time. The grand Jury returned 101 true bills, half of which were these petty times. KICKS ON BRIDE'S VEIL BUT IS FORCED TO WED BODY OF INFANT FOUND IN WELL. flperfaf to Th'* Georgian. Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 24.—The dead body of an Infant was found In u well Saturday at Lexington, N. C. Half dozen families, numbering about enty people, have been using the water exclusively for ten days. The prey produced a revolver, point ed It at the owner of the mango tree and fired. There was a terrific sensa tion among the watching group of ne gro And now follow me to the police office,” the prey ordered the big negro. You tan come down, my little man,” ie called up the tree. "And bring a mango or two if you like." The outraged negro fell In with the ARE YOU GOING TO PAINT? Linseed Oil Is the life of paint. See that It Is pure. Spencer Kellogg Old Process Linseed Oil Is the oldest brand In the United States. Sold by F. J. COOLEDGE & SON., Atlanta. Savannah. FRIENDS OF DOWIE 80B AS HE SINGS FAREWELL. Chicago, Sept. 24.—Less than 200 persons assembled yesterday in the temple to listen to the farewell sermon of John Alexander Dowle. Wo men sobbed ns he at the close of the sermon st irted to sing "God Bo With You TUI We Meet Aguin.” Chicago, Sept. 24.—Because Anthony Long did not like the wreath and veil his bride, Jennie (iurdls. had set' her heart on wearing, he decided he would not wed. But he changed his mind when two detectives presented their argument to him. He ran away while Miss Gurdi.s was dressing for the cere mony. The detectives escorted Long back to tho house, where he gave in to the bride and wns married, she wearing the wreath ami the veil. MMNT08H DEMOCRATS HOLD MASS MEETING. Hpwlitl to The Georgian. Darien, Gil, Sept. 24.—The Demo crats of McIntosh county held a mass meeting Saturday at the court house, for the purpose of electing an execti tlve committee for the ensuing two years. F. If. McFarland, present chair man of this committee, called the meet ing to order, and was unanimously lected chairman. The new executive committee was then ejected. No coun ty nominations were made, owing to the heavy negro registration. GEORGIA SAVINGS BANK HELD ANNUAL MEETING Three Cottages Burn. Kpeclal to Ttjr Georgian. Albany, On., Sept. 21.—Three cot tages in the northern part of the city were destroyed by fire Friday night, the houses belonging to Mrs. G. M. Byne nml all occupied. Mrs. Byne's loss Ik estimated et $5,000, The occupants of the houses estimate their loss at $2,000. There was no insurance on the houses or their contents. The stockholders of the Georgia Sav ings Bank and Trust Company recent ly held their seventh annual meeting und re-elected the old board of direc tors as follows: Arnold Broyles, Joseph A. McCord, John L. Tyo, Fred B. Law, Elijah A. Brown, D. Woodward and George M. Brown. Tho directors met aftcj the stock holders and re-elected the same offleers, to-wlt: George M. Brown, president; Joseph A. McCord, vice president; Jo seph E. Boston, secretary and treas urer. They also declared the usual semi annual dividend of 3 1-2 per cent, and pussed $5,000 additional to surplus giv ing $25,000 surplus and $9,000 undivided profits. A 25 Per Cent Investment! An Investment yielding a guaran-: teed 26 per cent per annum. ! Any lady or gentleman with $100,! and upward, spare capital, can,: without risk, secure the above In-’ come, payable quarterly or annu-; ally. Principal withdrawable on 60 : day* notice. Fo or particulars, address • JOHN HENDERSON, j P. O. Box 165. Nashville, Tenn.S