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(Continued from Thursday.)
'""’'Ah! Anally you understand?”
"Tn You are not only a good man
but a Kraut one. If you gave the sign
to your men them would be no one In
yonder dungeon-keep . . . alive!”
“They know, and I emu Id not stay
tempos: ones I loosed It. Thtgo, thut
la all. That )■ the bottle I have
loaght and woo.”
The ootonel rear,hod down and of
fered hta band.
"Haxnaba!, you're a man "
“Thanka, sahlh. And I tell you this:
3 love my people I wan born among
them They are almple and i-aally led.
f wtah to aen them happy, but 1 cannot
•top over the dead body of one who
■was kind to me. And this I add:
'When you. my friends, are free, 1 will
make him free also. Toni# men are
gny toHowci s, and In the blood of the
young there Is much heat My plan
may appear to you weak and absurd,
bat I know my people, Besides, It la
our only chance.”
“Wall, Ramabal. we will try your
plan, though I do ao half heartedly.
Bo many times have we escaped, only
to be brought back. lam tired, In the
theart, In the mind, In the body. I
want to Ue down somewhere and sleep
ifor days."
Katliiyn reached out, touched his
hand and patted It She knew. The
pain and terror In hi a henrt were not
bom of hla own miseries, but of theirs,
hers and Winnie's.
“Why doesn’t my brain snap?” she
queried Inwardly "Why doesn't the |
thread break? Why can't I cry and
laugh and grow hysterical like other
woman?”
“I shall take charge of everything,"
continued Kauiabut. "Your tribulations
wffnrt my own honor. None of you
iinuat be aeon, however) not even you.
Ahmed 1 shall keep you Informed
Ahmed will Instruct the keepers to
ebey me. No harm will come to them,
since no one can Identify them tut hav
ing been UmbaUn'a assailants. My
wife win not be molested In any wuy
for remaining at the bungalow”
Without another word Ilamabal
curled himself up and went to sleep,
and one by one ths others followed his
example. 1 truce was last to close his
eyes. He glanced moodily round, noted
the guards patrolling the boundaries
of their secluded camp: and then he
looked down at Kathlyn. Only a bit
of her forehead was exposed. One
brown, shapely hand clutched the
howdsh blanket A patch of moon
shine touched her temple. Silently he
stooped and laid a kiss upon the hand.
JjJ/*'r irj •
KaMilyn Dlaputsed as a Bear Tamer
than crept over to Ahmed and lay
down with hit back to ths VI oh am
l After awhile the hand clutching the
hbwltsh blanket slid under and Anally
nas tied beneath the owner's chin.
But Winnie could not sleep Every
•ound brought her to an upright po
sitioo. and tonight the pstace seemed
sharped with mysterious notees. The
muttering of the cockatoo, the tinkle
of (be fountain aa the water fell Into
the baaln, the scrape and allther of
aaailala beyond the lattice partitions,
the raids of a gun butt some* here In
the outer corridor*- these sounds she
board. Onoe she thought she heard
tho sputter of rlfl* shots afar, but she
was not sure
KX beautiful Kit! O. they would
gtoA aoald not let her die! And she
had came Into this land with her mind
aglow with faky stories!
Om of the leopards In the treasury
corridors roared, and Winnie crouched
Into her cushions. What were they
going to do to her? Pbr she under
stood perfectly that she was only a
prisoner and that the crown meant
nothing at all eo far at authority was
oonoerned She was the veriest pup
pet. What with Ahmed s disclosures
and Kathtyn'a advice she knew that
aha was nothing more than a helpless
(awn la this oriental (ansa of chest
L
The Adventures of Kathlyn
By HAROLD MAC GRATH
Illustrated by Pictures from the Moving Picture Production of the Sellg Polyscope Co.
At any moment she might bo removed
from tho bourd.
She became tonne again. She heard
the slip slip of sandals In the corri
dor, a key turned in the lock. Tho
door opened, and In the dim light she
saw Umhalla.
Ho stood by the door, silently con
templating her "What a certain dun
geon bold!-"' atlll eddied through the
current of hla thoughts. Money,
money! He needed It; It wax the only
barrier between him and the end,
which at last he began to see. Money,
baskets and bar- of It, and he dared
not go near. May the tires of hell
burn eternally In the bones of these
greedy soldiers, his only hope!
Hla body ached; liquid Are seemed
to have taken the pluce of blood In his
veins, ills back and shoulders were
a mass of bruises. Beaten with a gun
but*, driven, harried, cursed—he, Dur
ga Rami A gun butt In the hands of
a low caste! He had not only been
beatem; he had been dishonored and
defiled. His eyes flashed and his An
gers closed convulsively, but he was
sober. To take yonder white throat
In his hands! It was true; he dared
not harm a hair of her head!
"Your slHter Kathlyn perished under
ths wheels of the car of Juggernaut.”
Wlnnlo did not stir The aspect of
the man fascinated her as the near
ness of a cobra would have done.
Vipers not only crawled in this ter
rlble land; they walked. One stnng
with fangs and the other with words.
"She Is dead, and tomorrow your
father dies.”
Tho disheveled appearance of the
msn did not In her eyes confirm this.
Indeed, tho longer she gazed at him
the more strongly convinced she be
came that he was lying. But wisely
she maintained her silence.
"Dead," he repeated. "Within a
week you shall be my wife Yon know.
They have told you. I want money.
Rad by all the gods of Hind, youra
shall he the hand to give It to me.
Marry me, and one week after I will
give you the means of leaving AUa
ha. Will yon inarry me?”
"Yes ” The word slipped over Win
nie's lips faintly. She recalled Ah
med's advice; to humor the man, to
play for time; but she knew that If
he touched her she must scream.
"Keep that word. Your father and
sister are fools."
Winnie trembled. They were alive.
Kit and her father; this man had lied.
Alive! O, she would not be afraid of
any ordeal now. They were alive, and,
more than that, they were free.
"I will keep my word when the time
comes,” she replied clearly.
'They are calling me Purge Ram
the Mad Beware, than, for madmen
do mad things.”
The door opened and shut behind
him, and she heard the key turn and
ths outside bolt click Into Its socket.
They were alive and free, her loved
ones! She kneK upon the cushions,
her eyes uplifted.
Alone, with a torch In his shaking
hand, Umhalla went down Into the
prison, to the row of dungeons. In the
door of one was a sliding panel. He
pulled this back and peered within.
Something lay hidden in a comer. He
drew the panel back Into Its place,
climbed the worn steps, extinguished
the torrh. and proceeded to his own
home, a gift of hla former master,
standing Just outside the royal con
fines Once there, he had stave* anoint
hla bruised back and ahouldcra with
unguents, ordered hla peg. drank It,
and lay down to sleep.
On the morrow ho was somewhat
daunted upon meeting Uamabai In the
corridor leading to the throne room,
where Winnie end the Cornell were
gathered. He started to summon the
guards, but the Impassive face of hla
enemy and the menacing hand stayed
the calL
"You are a brave man. Ramabal, to
enter the lion's den lu this fashion.
You shall never leave here alive."
"Yee. Purge Ram. I shall depart aa
I name, a free man.”
"You talk like that to mi!" furi
ously.
"Even ao. Shall I go out on the
balcony and declare that 1 know what
a certain dungeon holds?”
Umbnlla's fury vanished, and sweat
oozed from hla palms
"Your
"Yes, 1 know A truce’ The people
are stuttering and murmuring against
vos because they were forbidden to
attend your especial Juggernaut. Be*,
for both of us that they be quieted and
amused."
"Ramsbal, you shall never wear the
crown"
"I do not want It."
"Nor shall your wife."
Ramabal did not speak.
"You shall die Aral!"
"War or peace*” asked Uamabai.
"War!*
"So be It 1 shall proceed to strike
the first blow."
Ramabal turned and began to walk
toward the window opening out upon
I the balcony, but Vmballs bounded
after him. realising that Ramabal
would do aa he threatened, declare
from the balcony what he knew.
(Gogyrigfcl by Harold MaeOratb)
_ "Walt! A truce for 18 hours. s
"Agreed I have a proposition to
make before you and the Council. Let
us go In."
Before the Connell fßtartled as had
Umballa been at Knrnabai’s appear
ance) he explained his plan for the
pacification and amusement of the
people. Umballa tried to find flaws In
It; but his brain, befuddled by nu
merous pegs and disappointments,
saw nothing. And when Ramabal
produced hla troupe of wild animal
trainers not even Winnie recognized
them. But during the argument be
tween Umballa and the Council as to
the date of the festivities Kathlyn
raised the corner of her veil. It was
enough for Winnie. In the last few
days she had learned self-control; and
there woe scaroely a sign that she saw
Kit and her father, and they had the
courage to come here In their efforts
to rescue her!
Tt was Anally arranged to give the
exhibition the next day. and messen
gers were dispatched forthwith to no
tify the city and the bazaars. A dozen
times Umballa eyed Kamabat’s back,
murder In hla mind and fear In his
heart Blind fool that he had been
not to have seen this man in hla true
light and killed him. Now, If he hired
assassins, he could not trust them; his
purse was again empty.
Ramabal must have felt ttw gone,
for once he turned and caught Use eye
of Um balls, approached and whis
pered: “Durga Ram, wherever I go
I am followed by watchers who would
die for me. De not waste your money
on hired assassins.”
As the so-called trainers were de
parting Kathlyn managed to drop at
Winnie’s feet a little ball of paper
which the young slater maneuvered to
secure without being observed. She
was advised to have no fear of tho
lions In the arena, to be ready to join
Kathlyn In the arena when she slgnlAed
the moment. Winnie would have en
tered a den of tigers had Kathlyn ao
advised her.
Matters came to pass aa Ramabal
had planned: the night work In the
arena, the clearing of the tunnel, the
making of the trap, the perfecting of
all the details of escape. Ahmed
would be given charge of the suit, Lai
Singh of the road, and All (Bruce’s
maul would arrange that outside the
city there should be no barriers. All
because Ramabal thought more of his
conscience than of hla ambitions tor
Pundita.
And when, late In the afternoon, the
exhibition was over. Kathlyn stepped
upon the trap, threw aside bar veil,
and revealed herself to the spectators.
For all her darkened akin they recog
nized her, and a deep murmur ran
round the arena. Katliiyn, knowing
how volatile the people were, extended
her hands toward the royal box. When
the murmurs died away she spoke in
Hindustani:
"I will face the arena lions!"
The murmur* rose again, gaining
such volume that they became roar*,
which the disturbed beasts took up
and augmented
Again Kathlyn made a sign for si
lence. and added: "Provided my sister
stands at my side!”
To this Umballa said no Ths mul
titudes shouted dcAanrs. In the arena
they were masters, even aa the popu
lace In the old days of Roma were
masters of thetr emperors.
Wlnnlo, comprehending that this
was her cun, stepped forward In the
box and slgnlAed by gestures that she
would Join her sister.
The rosring began again, but this
time It had the quality of cheer*. A
reel spectacle! To face the savage
African lions unarmed! A Ana spec
tacle!
Winnie was lowered from the box,
and as her feet touched the ground she
ran quickly to Kathlyn’s ride.
"Winnie, I am standing on a trap.
When it sink* be not alarmed.”
"My Kit!" cried Wlnnls, squeezing
her adored sister'* hand.
The arena was cleared, and the
doors to the lions' dens were op seed.
Ths great maned African lion stood
for a moment blinking In the sunshine.
One of them roved out his displeas
ure, and saw the two women. Then all
of them loped toward what they sap
posed were to he thetr victims.
That night In the basaart they said
that Umballa was waning in the tone
of the gods The erstwhile white qasra
of the yellow hair wae truly a great
magician. For did she not cause the
earth to open up and swallow her sta
tor and herself?
CHAPTER XIX.
Ths Uprising.
Through the tonxtel. Into the street.
Into the oar* of Ahmed and Lai Singh,
then hurriedly to the hoase of Rama
bal The fact that they had to pro
ceed to RamabaP* was a severe Mow
to Bruce and the colossi They bad
expected all to be mounted the Instant
they came from the tunnat. a swift,
unobstructed flight to the gate and
freedom But Ahmed could not And
bis elephants, Too Ist* he learned
that ths mahouts be bed secretly an
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA
gaged had misunderstood his Instruc
tions and had stationed themselves
near the main entrance to the arena!
The curßlng and railing against
fate Is a futile thing, never bearing
fruit; so Ramabal suggested his house
till transportation could be secured.
They perfectly understood that they
oould not remain In the house more
than a few hours, tor Umballa
would surely send his men every
where, and quite possibly first of all
to Ramabai's.
Still Ramabal did not appear very
much alarmed There were secret
stairways In his house that not even
Pundlta knew, and at a pinch he had
a plan by which he could turn away
Investigation. Only In the direst
need, though, did he Intend to execute
the plan. He wanted his friends out
of AUaha without the shedding of any
blood.
“Well,” said Ahmed, angrily cast
lng aside his disguise, "well, Ramabal,
this Is the crisis. Will you strike?”
Lai Singh's wrinkled face lightened
up with eagerness.
“We are ready, Ramabal," be said.
"We?” Ramabal paused In his
pacing to gaze keenly into the eyes
of the old conspirator.
"Yes, we. For I, Lai Singh, propose
t® take my stand at your right hand
1 have not been Idle. Everywhere
your friends are evincing Impatience.
Ah, I know. You wish for a blood
less rebellion; but that cannot be, not
among our people. You have said that
In their zeal your followers, If they
knew, would sweep the poor old king
out of your path. Listen. Shall we
put him back on the throne, to per
form some other mad thing like this
gift of his throne to the Colonel Sa
hib?”
Ramabal, watched Intently by the
two conspirators for the British raj
and his white friends, paced back and
forth. hiß bands behind his back, his
head bent. He was a Christian, he
was not only a Christian, he was a
Hindu, and the shedding of blood was
doubly abhorrent to his mind.
"I am being pulled by two horse*,”
he raid.
"Act quickly," advised Ahmed; “one
way or the other. Umballa will throw
his men round the whole city and
there will not be a space large enough
for a rat to crawl through. And he
will flght like a rat this time; mark
me.”
Ramabal paused suddenly In front
of his wife and smiled down at her.
"Pundlta, you are my legal queen.
It is for you to say what shall be
done. I had In mind a republic.”
Lai Blngh cackled Ironically.
"Do not dream," said Ahmed. “Com
mon sense should tell you that there
can be no republic in AUaha. There
must be an absolute ruler, nothing
less. Your majesty, speak,” he added,
salaaming before Pundlta.
Bhe looked wildly about the room,
vainly striving to read the faces of her
white friends; but their expressions
were like stone Images No help there,
no guidance.
“Is the life of a decrepit old man,”
asked l.al Singh, “worth the lives of
the white people who love and respect
you?”
Pundlta rose and placed her hands
upon her husband's shoulders.
“We owe them our lives. Strike.
Ramabal; but only if our need de
mands It.”
- "Good,” said Lai Singh. "I'm off
tor the bazaars for the night. T will
buy chupatties and pass them about,
as they did in my father s time at
Delhi in the great mutiny."
And he vanished
Have you ever witnessed the
swarming of bees? Have you ever
heard the hum and buzz of them?
Bo looked and sounded the bazaars
that night At every Intersection of
streets and passages there were
groups, buzzing and gesticulating. In
the gutters ths coeoanut oil lamps
flickered, throwing weird shadows
upon the walls, and squatting about
the lamps the fruit sellers and candy
sellers and oobblers and tailors jab
bered and droned. Light women, with
painted facea. went abroad boldly.
And there was but one word oa an
thee* tongues: Magic!
Could any human being pee*
through what thle white woman had?
Net Bhe was the reincarnation of
same forgotten goddess. They knew
that, and Umballa would soon bring
famine and plague and death among
them Whenever they uttered hla
name they spat to cleanse thetr
months of the defilement.
Air the present the soldier* were
hla. and groups of them swaggered
through the bazaars, chanting drunk
euty and making speech with the light
women and joetilng honest men into
the gutters.
All these things Lei Blngh saw and
heard and made note of as he went
from house to house among the
oboeen and told them to hold tbem
aehree In reediness, as the hour was
near at hand Followed the clicking
es gun locks and the rattle of car
tridgea. A thousand fierce youths
ready tor anything—death, or loot, or
the bmutiaa of the seoanas. For patri
otism In southern Asia depends largely
upon what treaeuree one may wring
from It
But how would theg know the hour
tor the uprising ? A servant would
call and ask for chupatties. flood.
And the meeting place* Ramabai’s
garden. ?t was well. They would be
ready
Fllrker-fltcker went ths lights; flick
er-flicker went the tongue* And the
peacefut oriental stars looked down
serenely
Umballa remained In the paries,
burning with the fires of murder Mes
senger after messenger came to report
that the fugitives wars still at large.
Contrary to ‘l.med's expectations, Um
ball* did not bqlieve that hW sae
mies would be foolhardy enough To
seek refuge In the house of Ramabai.
The four roadß leading out of the city
were watched, the colonel's bungalow,
and even the ruins of Bruce’s camp.
They were still in the city, but where?
A king’s peg, and another, and Um
balla stormed, his heart filled with
Dutch courage.
Ramabal made his preparations In
eaße the hunters entered the house.
He opened a secret door which led
into a large gallery, dim and dusty, but
still beautiful. Ancient armor covered
the walls —armor of the days when
there existed in Delhi a peacock
throne; armor inlaid with gold and
sliver and turquoise; and there were
jewel incrusted swords and daggers,
a blazing helmet which one of Pun
dita’s ancestors had worn when the
Great Khan came thundering down
from China.
"Here," said Ramabai to the colo
nel,” you will be safe. They might
search for days without learning this
room existed. There will be no need
to remain here now. Time enough
when my servant gives warning.”
They filed out of the gallery solemn
ly. And Kathlyn went out Into the
garden, followed by Bruce.
"Do you know,” said Kathlyn, "the
sight of all that armor, old and still
magnificent, seemed to awaken the
recollection of another age to me?”
He wanted to take her In his arms,
but he waited for her to continue the
thought.
"I wonder If in the dim past I was
not an Amazon?"
‘T wonder, too,” he said.
"It is marvelous how this horrid
country has brought out In me things,
emotions, and the like, that I never
dreamed existed. Tonight I feel like
a pagan. I want to put on one of
those amazing chain armors, take a
sword and go forth.”
She stretched out her arms and sud
denly he caught them and drew them
down.
“Kathlyn, we may or may not gert
out of this alive. I have my doubta,
for all Ramabai'a thousand guns.
There will be desperate men about,
taking whatever side promises the
most loot; and they will be every
where, like poisonous flies. Qod
knows I ought not to speak, to say
anything, but my heart is too full this
night"
She tried to draw away her hands.
"I lov* you, Kathlyn!”
"No, no!" She struggled back from
him.
“With all my heart and soul. You
are as Irresistible as breathing And
I want you for my wife, Kit!”
"No, John! Perhaps my poor father
Is right. A curse of some sort sesms
to be hanging over ns. For look: how
many times has everything looked
bright, only to turn out like this!
The cable saying that Winnie vax on
her way, the brigands. Ahmed’s long
sleep, the mistake this afternoon of
the mahouts. I wonder if my own
Qod has forsaken as?”
"Kit r
(To Be Cjiuinued Tomorrow.)
WHAT TO SAVE IN THE
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For further Information, call at
Contest Headquarters, 213 McCartan
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LIST OF MERCHANTS WHOSE
SALES SLIPS ARE GOOD
FOR VOTES:
M. A. Bates . Co.
Stark French Dry Cleaning Co.
Economy Shoe Company.
Castleberry & Wilcox.
Golden Bros.
1, J. Schaul.
Better Ice Cream Company.
C.eo. H. Baldowski, Jr.
Maxwell Bros.
O’Connor-Schweers.
B. A. Dial.
P. K. Tant.
L. P. Speth.
Panther Springs Water Company.
Burdell-Cooper Company.
LIST OF PRODUCTS:
AlaGa Syrup labels.
Brookfield Butter cartons.
Swift's Arrow Borax Soap wrappers.
Swift’s Pride Washing Powder oar
ton.
Queen Regent Toilet Soap cartons.
Piedmont, Fatima or Chesterfield
cigarette coupons.
Maxwell House Blend Coffee labels.
Maxwell House Blend Tea labels.
Ring’s Elegant Flour bags.
Sensation Flour bags.
Block's Cracker wrappers.
Domino rice cartons.
Coca-Cola Gum wrappers.
Smith Bros. Alfalfa Horse and Dairy
Feed bags.
Chero-Cola crowns.
Swift’s Jewel Shortening cans.
Swift's Silver Leaf Lard guarantee
labels.
Swift’s Premium Ham wrappers.
Swift's Premium Bacon wrappers.
Libby's Rose Dale Peach labels.
Libby's Happy Vale Peach labels.
Or any other labels from Libby's
products
Doily Madison Talcum powder.
Ideal Peroxide Face cream.
Stones Wrapped Cake wrappers.
Clnco Cigar box top.
Santaello Cigar box top.
C. H. S. box top.
T referenda Cigar box top.
Optimo Cigar box top.
Tadema Cigar box top.
These cigar box tops must be stamp
ed Burdell-Cooper Tobacco Co.
THROUGH SOUTHERN BELGIUM
Brussels (via Paris). Technical
observers of the military operations
of the last two days declare their
opinion Is confirmed that the German
army Is seeking to reach the French
border through the southern part of
the Belgian province of Barbant,
crossing that section where the plain
of Waterloo is situated and forcing
the Belgian army to retreat upon Ant
werp.
PAID $20,000,000 FOR THEM.
London,—According to a dispatch
from the Constantinople to the Ex
change Telegraph Company. Turkey
has paid $20,000,000 for the German
cruisers Uoeben and Breslau.
SURE! TRY WATKINS
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
BIG BATCH BAGGAGELESS
AMERICANS 111 TODAY
Cabins Jammed and Packed With Returning Tourists. Stew
ards Had Hard Time—Word Brought of Elusive Kronprinz
Wilhelm
New York—Word of the North Ger
man Lloyd Liner Kronprinz Wilhelm,
which, like the German cruisers, has
become somewhat of a phantom of
the sea since she slipped out of New
York harbor more than ten days ago,
was brought to port today by the
steamer Aztec from Norfolk. The
Aztec's skipper reported that on Au
gust 10th he sighted a four-funnel
steamer which he believed was the
Wilhelm. He did not give her posi
tion.
Long Range Duel.
The last previous report of the Wil
helm was that she was sighted coal
ing the German cruiser Karlsruhe,
southwest of Bermuda on August 6.
The coaling was Interrupted by the
British cruiser Bristol which fought
an ineffective long range duel w r ith
the German cruisers. The five-mast
ed German freight steamer Bohemia
arrived today from Hamburg, after
having made the run across with the
lights darkened and funnels painted
to resemble a White Star liner. The
ship's wireless picked up messages
Prominent Augustans Endorse
Mr. Reynolds for Congress
Messrs. Georqe R. Lomabrd,
Audley Hill, L. S. Arrington
and Warren Walker Give Ex
pressions
RICHMOND COUNTY WILL
GIVE HIM SPLENDID VOTE
Traveling Men From Augusta
Are a Unit in Their Support
of Him and He is Gaining
Ground Every Day and Will
Be Elected Next Wednesday
As the date for the primary draws
closer it becomes mofre and more ap
parent that Hon. Joe. S. Reynolds Is go
ing to be the Democratic nominee for
congress. From all portions of the dis
trict comes the information that voters
are turning from Messrs. Evans and Vin
son to Mv. Reynolds.
The traveling men out of Augusta are
a unit in their support of Mr. Reynolds
and they report that he is gaining ground
all over the district each day. Mr. Rey
nolds expects to carry enough counties to
win with ease. It requires 16 votes in
the congressional college to win the race
and Mr. Reynolds expects to have at
least 20.
Mr. Reynolds has been attorney for
Post, E. T. P. A. for a long number of
years, and. in fact, ever since the local
Post was organized, and the traveling
men are enthusiastically backing him.
Of course, it is generally known that
when a candidate has the united sup
Reynolds’ Further Reply to Watson;
Some Interesting Facts and History
To the Voters of the Tenth Congres
sional District;
The last attack on me by Tom Wat
son calls for further reply by ms.
I wish tt were possible for your
sakes for me to remove the scales be
clouding your vision and show you
the kind of man that so many are al
lowing to lead and vote them.
He makes no charge against my
capacity, character or equipment, but
would besmirch me by reason of the
fact that my noble wife is a catholic.
I have been married for thirteen
years. Many years after my mar
riage this same Watson, with full
knowledge of my wife’s religion, urged
me to run for congress—urged me to
run for Judge of this circuit. Why
then this change? Is it that he wants
the best of fitness and force and man
hood In your representative? If so.
why does he not make a choice instead
of urging you to vote for any candi
date against me. Is It that he wants
a Watson manikin to do his bidding?
Or Is It that he Is merely seeking an
other opportunity for venting his re
ligious prejudices? Is It not signifi
cant that he Is thus venomous against
the only candidate who would not do
his bidding? Can you attach any
credit to his statements implying that
now I am unfit when but shortly since
he urged me to be his candidate?
Through misrepresentation of facts
he prejudices the minds of the unin
formed; arrays country against the
city, class against class, for no other
purpose than to commercialize their
admiration and confidence and indulge
his rapacious appetite for abuse.
This man when quite young waa hon
ored by the people of this district with
a seat in congress. He betrayed the
trust given him and brought upon this
section political dissensions that In
vaded the homes; divided families;
placed mistrust and discord around
your fireside, where confidence and
happiness had before reigned su
preme.
S. G. McLendon For Railroad Commissioner
(Copy from "THE ALBANY HER ALD,” Saturday, August $. 1914.)
At the eleventh hour Hon. 8. G. Me.
Lendon’s name waa entered for a place
on the atate ticket aa a candidate for
railroad commlaaloner, a position which
he has formerly held and for the duties
of which he proved to be well qua'l
fled.
We shall vote for him.
A week or two before the time expl-ed
for the entrance of candidates the an
nounremen twaa made that some of Mr.
McLendon's friends (?) had, with Ilia
consent entered him aa a candidate for
governor but thle proved to be a rather
emhavreaaln* fiasco, the friends who had
ostentatiously volunteered to pay hts
entrance fee falling to "make good." He
bus been duly entered aa a candidate tor
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
showing that British cruiser® were on
partol, at times close to the Bohemia.
She managed to dodge them all, how
ever, including one off the Ambrose
channel lightship this morning.
Another baggageless lot of Ameri
cans who fled Europe to avoid the
war reached New York today on the
Celtic. The cabins were jammed and
the stewards had a hard time feeding
the throng.
In the first cabin were 304 persons;
in the second 606, and in the steer
pge 656.
W. H. Vanderpoel, son-in-law of C.
K. G. Billings, was a passenger on the
Celtic with his wife, child and Miss
Billings. He said they were in Paris
when the condition of affairs, became
alarming. The party left on a crowd
ed train for Calais.
The Celtic took a northerly course
and steamed without lights at night,
but the trip was without incident.
Other passengers were Mrs. Alfred
Vanderbilt and son, Captain C. A.
Barbour, Ernest Iselin and Mr. and
Mrs. H. H. Westinghouse.
port of the traveling men he is a hard
man to beat.
What Augustans Say.
A few prominent Augustans were ask
ed this morning for expressions regard
ing Mr. Reynolds' candidacy and in each
instance Mr. Reynolds was given liearry
endorsement. In some cases the gen
tlemen stated that they did not wish to
be quoted, but that they were none the
less enthusiastic supporters of Mr. Rey
nolds.
Mr. George R. Lombard was asked for
an expression and he said: “I am anx
ious for Richmond county to give Mr.
Reynolds a handsome majority, and I
hope that he will be our next congress
man. Mr. Reynolds is a splendid gen
tleman and will make us an able con
gressman.”
“You can say anything nice that you
want to about Joe Reynolds and I’ll sign
it,” said Mr. Audley Hill, of Audley jiill
& Co., commission merchants, when ask
ed for an expression.
“I believe Richmond county will give
Mr. Reynolds a magnificent vote and I
also believe that he will make a greaa
race throughout the district. I am con
fidently expecting him to be our next
congressman,” continued Mr. Hill.
Mr. L. S. Arrington.
“I am glad of the opportunity to speak
a word for Mr. Reynolds.” said,.Mr.
Lindsey S. Arrington, of Arrington B&s.,
wholesale grocers. “I hope that Mr.
Reynolds will be elected to congress
overwhelmfngly.” continued Mr. Arring
ton, “for he will reflect credit upon the
tenth district.”
Mr. Warren Walker, who is president
of the Augusta Cotton Exchange and se
nior member of the cotton factorage firm
of Walker & Walker, said: “I am sure
that Richmond county and the tenth dis
trict will send Joe Reynolds J .o congress
by a splendid majority. He is well quali
fied for the position. Is a poular gen
tleman. cleaji in his methods and a man
of whom his district, his state or his
country will never be ashamed.”
He inflamed the negro to a frenzy
near to mutiny and rage against the
whites. Since then he has entered
the camp of all political parties and
been faithful to none. He has dis
rupted them and betrayed them. He
has pledged himself as a democrat to
abide by the nomination of the party,
and when the nomination did not go
his way. he has bolted.
He declined to abide by the Presi
dential nomination of his party and
support Woodrow Wilson, but sup
ported Theodore Roosevelt —a Repub
lican; Bull Moose; Progressive, etc.
Now should this bolter he permitted
to participate in the primaries of the
democratic party? His pledge is
worthless. He has fought Wilson's
administration. He has been for anil
against Hoke Smith, Joe Brown, Jack
Slaton, Tom Hardwick W. H. Flem
ing. He has broken with every man
of prominence that he has ever sup
ported for office. Why? Because he
considers that his support enslaves
his choice to his complete domination,
and when Independent action comes
he construes this Into revolt. Does
he then argue or reason or counsel?
Never. He vilifies, traduces, perse
cutes If, therefore, you select one of
his present choice—Evans or Vinson —■
It is Inevitable that either you will
have in congress an automaton pulled
by Watson, or before another cam
paign you will be taught by the same
venomous pen that the man of your
present choice Is unworthy; a weak
ling; a betrayer, one altogether vic
ious
Will you then hesitate to choos*
one who, whatever his failings or in
capacity, IS HIS OWN MAN,—is ths
same in his sincerity of convictions
and purpose always, and with whom
the only change that can come will b#
what additional equipment and wis
dom will come from untiring and gen
uine zeal TO MERIT YOUR CONFI
DENCE?
Yours truly,
JOS. S. REYNOLDS.
railroad commiaatoner, however, and
there are thouaandn of Rood .Tien
throughout the atate who will be glad of
the opportunity to vote for him so- thle
poaitlon.
During hla fcrraer aervlce on the rail,
road commlaalon, Mr. Mrljendon dtaplay.
ed a maaterful knowledge of corporation
law and of the lntrleaclea of railroad
rntea and the detalla of their appllra
tlon aa well, and at no time einc* the
commlaalon waa created haa It had a *■
member ao well equipped for lte dutler.
No fair-minded man will queatlon ,1h .
Mcl,endon'a ability or Integrlu and. a
we have already Raid, many will be gl id
of an opportunity to reatore him to ih#
poaitlon In which he exernaag peculiar
fltneea and rate qualification*."
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