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SIX idrwkr* jK. a (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 HERALD’S M. & M. CONTEST For further Information, call at Contest Headquarters, 213 McCartan street or telephone 1200. 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*." ■"» a