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Monday, January 12.
Todays Financial and Commercial News
AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET
Middling closed today 13%c
Tone steady.
Middling last year 13c.
“CLOSING QUOTATIONS
Good ordinary 11
PtVift good ordinary 11 1-2
Low middling 12 t-4
Strict low middling .12 7-8
Middling: 13 i-s
middling 13 3-8
(rood middling 13 b-8
Tinges, first 11 1-2
Tinges, second .7.11
(Previous Day’s Figures)
Good ordinary 11
Strict good ordinary 11 1-2
l/ow middling 12 1-4
Strict low middling 12 1-4
Middling 12 3-4
Strict middling 12 7-8
Good middling 13
Tinges, first 12 r>-8
Tinges, second 12 1-4
Receipts For Week
_ . Sales /Spin. Ship’t
Saturday 781 o 2 1749
Monday 85!) 165 836
Tuesday ....
Wednesday ' ,, t<
Thursday
Friday
Total: 1640
Comparative Receipts
1913' 1914
Saturday 741
ftwnday 380 498
Tuesday
Wednesday * ’ ’
Thursday ”*)
Friday
Totals 845 1242
Stocks and Receipts
Stork in Augusta 1913 115,524
NF.W YORK COTTON
New York. —Gotten was easier this
moVning on disappointing cables, li
quidation and a renewal of bear press
ure. Opened steady at a decline of 2
to 4 points which was better than due
on the showing of Liverpool but offer
ings soon became more general and ac
tive months sold 11 to 13 points net
lower during the early trading. Houses
with foreign connections were among
the sellers while there was consideVable
southern selling.
The market remained more"*"i
nervous and unsettled later in.the morn
ing with prices barely steady’ and from
V to 16 points net lower at midday.
There was continued scattering li
quidation during the early afternoon
with active months selling about 17 to
18 points net lower. Prices were steadied
by covering aroun dthis level but only
Blight rallies occurred from the lowest.
Cotton futures closed barely steady.
Open. High. I.ow. Close.
Jarvury . . . 1206 1202 1201 a 0:»
Feb 1215 1204 1204 12030 51}
March . . . .1245 1245 1230 1233a34
April 1219a22
May ... .1228 1230 1215 1217a1S
June 1213a15
July 1225 1226 1209 1212a13|
August . . .120„5a07 1200 1192 1192a94
Sept 1175 1161a(SB
October . . .1164 1164 1155 1155a56
LIVESTOCK MARKET
CHICAGO CATTLE RECEIPTS
Chicago, Ills. —Hogs: Receipts .8,000.
Pul!. Bulk of sales 820a835; light 806a830:
mixed 810a840; heavy 810a840; rough
Sl<0a815; pigs 675a800..
Cattle: Receipts 29,000. Weak. Beeves
665a930; Texas steers 685a800; Stockers
and feeders 500a740; cows and heifers
calves 750a12.00.
Sheep: Receipts 43.000. Slow. Native
485 a€ 5; yearlings 590a705; lambs, native
675 a 825.
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Llverpol.—Cotton spot, pood business
done; prices steady; middling; fair 7.67;
fjoori middling 7.33; middling 7.05; low
middling 6.81; good ordinary 6.09; ordi
nary 5.75.
Sales 12,000 including 10.800 American
find 1.000 for speculation and export.
Receipts 15,200. all American.
Futures closed barely steady:
Ja 6.70
Jan ua ry - February 6.70
February-March ... •* 6.71%
March-April >• 6.73
April-May 6.72%
May-June ... ...6.72
June-July 6.68%
July-August 6.65
August-September 6.53%
Feptember-Oetober 6.36
October-Novamber 6.27
November-1 >eeembcT 6.23
December-January 6.22
Jonuary-February 6.22
MONEY MARKET
New York. —Fall mpney steady. 2al-2;
ruling rate 2 1-2; closing 2 l-4al-2.
Time loans steady 60 and 00 days 4a4
1-1; six months 4 l-4a4 1-2.
Mercantile p per 4 l-2af».
Sterling exchange easier; 60-day bills
482 75. demand 186.85.
Commercial bills 482 3-4.
Government bonds strong. Railroad
bonds strong.
HOURLY TEMPERATURE
Derr.'.*
C a. m 1 30
4 a. m 34
3 n. 33
p> a 40
tl a. m. 43
T 3 noon 50
1 p. m. 53
3 p in
3UTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS
Chicago, lit*.— Butter atearly, ermme
higher: receipts 3.773 oarer; at
vi irk area Included. 37:t31;. ordinary
firsts 1-3; firsts 31 l-4al-3.
i'll...steady; daisies 17 l-4al-2*
- n ,,ir 10 r;.|nl7; Americas 17al-4; long
horns 17al-4.
Potatoes rtoady; reoolpls 50 cars;
Michigan. Mlnnerota ana Wisconsin rod
<;3h65: white 63*7.0
Poultry a lvo. higher; springs 13 1-3;
fowls 13; turkeys 10.
Chamberlain'* Cough Remedy
This remedy has no superior for
roughs and eolds. It Is pleasant to
take It rontalns no opium or other
narcotic. It always cures. For sale
by all dealers.
Stock in Augusta 1914 89,77<‘
Rec. since Sept. 1, 1913 284,664
Kec. since Sept. 1, 1914 302,423
Estimates For Tomorrow
Today Estimates Lt. Yr.
Galveston
Houston
New’ Orleans
Augusta Daily Receipts
1913 1914
GpoTklh Railroad 136 11S
Sou. Railway Co 4.. 31 110
Augusta Southern 24 21
Augusta-Aiken Rwy ....
Cen. of R 67 41
Ga. and Fla 10 20
C. and W. C. Ry 21 46
A. C. L. R. R 58 11
Wagon 3SI 04
Canal « ....
River
Net receipts 380 421
Through 77
Total 380 498
Port Receipts
Today Last Yr.
Galveston 10703 7945
New Orleans 9638 2628
Mobile 726 402
Savannah 5527 8632
Charleston 453 754
Wilmington 12 J
Nbrfolk 2691 20 >5
Total ports (est.) 32000 23759
Interior Receipts
Today Last Yr.
Houston ... . 23572 1365
Memphis 1819 1777
Rt. l.outs ..... ....
Cincinnati
Little Rock
Weekly Crop Movement, End
ing Friday, Jan. 9, 1914.
1914 1913 1912
Receipts . . I 50,921 199,404 156.593
Shipments . 133.566 164,493 243,192
Stock 992.966 858,843 909,927
Came in St. 352,187 271,830 374,129
Drop in St. .9,173.220 9,746,132 40.139 920
Vis. supply 6,245,892 1,318,671 5,752,’ 259
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
New Orleans.—The cotton market
opened steady at a decline of 3 to 6
points in response to a lower Liverpool
market than due. It was much of a
waiting market with both sides desirous
of more information concerning glning
in the present period whch ends Thurs
day.
Hack of aggressve trading on the hull
side served to encourage a moderate
amount of short selling but the pressure
was not severe or enough to give the
market a weak tone. Half an hour
after the opening the most active,
months were ten to twelve points un
der Saturday’s last quotations.
The sales of 12,00 bales, on the spot
in the Engiisii market coupled with pri
vate cable messages of a bullish nature
caused some buying and gave the mar
ket a steady undertone. Private ad
vices from spot centers in the South
were also encouraging, some of them
stating that- holders would not trade ex
cept at prices above board quotations.
Buying at no time assumed large pro
portions and selling was in sufficient
volume to a. little more than meet the
demand. In the trading up to moon
prices went 12 to 15 points under the fi
; nal figures of Saturday.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
New York.--Trading began today with
a general rise in prices. Leading shares
were all in active demand. Announce
ment of an agreement between the at
torney general and the New Haven
agement caused an advance of 1 3-4 in
the stock. Texas Company continued
its nipid rise, going up four points.
Steel, Utah Copper and Great Northern
Ore gained one.
A bulge in Texas Company, which rose
7 points to 149 was the distinguishing
feature of the early hour. Elsewhere
the movement was also decisively up
ward with one point gains numerous.
Revival of activity in many long dor
mant stocks led to a shifting of specu
lative interest from the recognized lead
ers. Gains were material in many eases,
the buoyancy of the oi! shares anfusing
pool operations in other specialties.
Closed easy. Reactionary symptoms
became pronounced in the last hour,
when the distribution of large selling or
ders in Union Pacific and Reading
forced them under Saturday’s final fig
ures. Much of the advance In other
well-known stocks was lost but the mi
nor issues held up well.
uIEW YORK STOCK LIST
Last Sale.
Amalgamated Copper ... 72%
American Beet Sugar 25
American Cotton Oil 39%
American Smelting and Refining.. 64
American Sugar Refining 106
American Tel .and Tel 120%
Anaconda Mining Company 34 Vi
Atchison 94%
Atlantic Coast. Line 118%
Baltimore and
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 88%
Canadian P’aclfic 208
Chesapeake and Ohio 61
Chicago and North Western ... .129%
Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul 10(>%
Colorado Fuel and Iron 31%
Colorado and Southern 27%
Delaware and Hudson 151%
Henver and Rio Grande ... • ..... 16
Erie 29
fleneral Electric ....141
Great Northern pfd 126%
( rf.;u Northern Ore Ctfs 36%
Illinois Central 108
Interborough Metropolitan 15%
lMi pfd 61%
Inter Harvester 104
Louisvil e and Nashville 136%
Missouri Pacific 26%
Missouri. Kansas and Texas 20%
Lehigh Valley 151%
National Lead 47%.
New Ycfrk Central 98%
Norfolk and Western 101%
Norther* Pacific .110
Pennsyvanla 110%
People s Gas 124
PullniHfi Palace Car ...» •••..152%
Reading * ... ... *..169%
Rock Island Company 13%
Do pfd 21%
Southern Pacific 91%
Southern Railway 24%
Union Pacific 156%
United States Steel 60
Do pfd 108%
Wabash ; 3
Western Union 60
New Haven ....... 77
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Chicago, Ills.—T’:«h grain: Wheat No.
2 reel 97a95; No. 2 hard 89 5-Bh9o 1-8:
No. 2 northern 89 1-2m90 1-2; No. 2
spring 89*90.
Corn No. 2. 64n65; No. 2 white 66a67;
No. 2 yellow 64 1 -2a65.
(Httn standard 39 3-1.
Rye No, 2, «i 1-2.
Pork 21.20.
I Art 10.90h10.92 1-1
labs 1v.75n11.25.
MARKET GOSSIP
TO 00REMUS & COMPANY
New York. —E. K, Cone continues to
sell March, said to be for McFadden.
This is causing those who bought early
ts» sell out their holdings. Demand scat
tered, coming mostly from some of the
spot people. Market at the moment
shows little or no snap.
New York. -Cone continues good sell
er of March said to be for McFadden un
doing straddles, buying scattered, Scliill
one of leading buyers.--Anderson.
DOR EM US & CO.
TO COBB BROS. & CO.
New York. Evidence of great effort
to lift March to a price level where cot
ton can be brought t«i New York is be
ing made. Tills is causing a widening
between March and May as the bulk of
the list does not seem to easily to Re
spond. Conditions and statistics grow
ing more bullish daily. Spot demand
good and market is becoming move of a
two-sided affair. Strong for buying yvj,
because*more liquidation is going to
take place.—Tate.
COBB BROS. & CO.
TO FRANK H. BARRETT
New York. —Liverpol is either t o
pooV, or lias come to the conclusion that
her differences above our market are
too great. Probably the lattes- conclu
sion has been working for some time
and we may expect, as the market seeks
higher levels, to see Liverpool show a
lilt if* less advance than we do. The
more digestion of t lie census figures
the surer those with moderate crop
views become and it now looks that
those whose ideas were above 14 1-2
million would have to abandon them.
The only knotty problem for tlie bulls
now is 4he question of demand for the
low gVades. When these are wanted and
get out of competition we will have a
bull market and the small remainder of
tills crop will not fit the large demand
which is probable.—J. C. Hill.
FRANK H. BARRETT
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Chicago, Ills.—Cold weather and high
er cables lifted wheat today. Talk of
export sales tended to firm prices.
Opened 3-8 to 5-8 up and continued to
hold the advance.
Better prospects of demand from feed
ers gave hulls control of corn. Offer
ings from the country were reduced al
most to nothing. Opened 1-4 to 3-Ba
-1-2 higher. Some reaction however
ensued.
Free sellitvg by a leading house kept
oats from making much of an advance.
Nevertheless the market showed sym
pathy with other grain.
Provisions went up grade, influenced
by the corn bulge. First sales r. aged
from the same as Saturday night to 10
higher, and there was a further advance
wtih a big trade in ribs.
Decrease in estimates of the expert
wheat surplus in Australia brought
about later an additional upturn. Closed
steady 1-2 to l-2a5-8 net higher. Predic
tions that receipts would increase if the
cold continued acted, as a check on corn
bulls. Closed easy, same as Saturday
night to 1-2 up.
WHEAT—
Open. H'gh. t
May .... 91% 92% 91% 91%
July .... 87% 88 87% 87%
CORN-
May .... 66% 66% 65% 65%
July .... 65% 65% 65% 65%
OATS—
May .... 40 40% 39% 39%
July .... 38% 39% 38% 39
PORK—
Mav . . ..2145 2150 2140 2140
LARD—
Mav . . . .1122% 1125 1120 1120
RIBS—
May . . . .1145 1147% 1145 1147%
COTTON THIS WEEK
New Orleans. —The cotton market this
week probably will pay a great deal of
attention to the spot situation and de
velopments in it may hnve a strong in
fluence on the course of prices In the
future department. The entire trade
wants a better line on the supply of
spinable grades, in regard to which
there Is much bullish gossip going the
rounds
The claims of the hulls in this direc
tion aVe that, of the receipts coming In,
only a small percentage is of a quality
to tempt buyers, and that tlie premiums
on the good grades are bound to widen
out. Of the entire slocks of unsold
cotton in this country, comprising Just
about 2,000,000 bales at all ports and
the thirty counted Interior towns, it is
said that a surprising percentage is of
very low grade stuff which cannot be
spun to advantage. •
Under the circumstances, the hulls
consider that it is only a question of a
short time before the buyer will find
i himself in a very strong position.
The great decrease in ginning shown
by the last report from the census bu
reau gave the hulls an import ant ad
vantage which undoubtedly will he ap
parent this week In forecasts of the
amount of cotton ginned during tho
present period. This period will end
with January 15th and the report re
lating to it will he issued on January
23rd. By the end of this week the
first of the private bureau forecasts
will be out and the general expectation
already is that they will he bullish. The
last ginning report showed a little over
400,000 hales turned out between De
cember 12th and January Ist.
As opinion now stands there are few
people who look for more than 200,000
hales between January Ist and January
15th| Home bulls expect even a small
er amount. This next ginning report
will be looked forward to with the great
est interest. Trade conditions the world
over will he given much attention. Bulls
believe that the year 1914 will bring
about a decided improvement in them
while the hears look for continued quiet.
Either way they are an important fac
tor In cotton.
BRIGHT BBIT3
Tourist (in liondon) —It certainly
took a hunch o’ bobble* to arrest that
silk-batted guy! What did he do?
Cabby—W’y, that bleedin' blighter
hain't pinched; ’e’s a hemlnenbstate*'
man goin’ to luncheon! —Judge.
“Spain is the land of Ktory and
Bong. What tradltionH of daring
knighthood cling around old England!
France, too, 1b realm of ancient ro
mance.”
“I know. But Indianapolis 1b the
clearing house.”- Pittsburg Post.
CHENEY'S
EXPECTORANT
Cures Croup. Whoopinq Couqh
Fifty years on the market nn6 sold
everywhere for j-■ first inch. fno for
rrnm, colds an.l no r throat affe.-tlnna
fiaiu he l.'t ..way t.> new nn.t untried
r«.ti? la. Stick to Cheney's Mxpeotor*
1 isl sure.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
“THE NE'ER DO WELL ”
By REX BEACH =
A STORY OF THE PANAMA CANAL DURING THE DAYS OF CONSTRUCTION
PROLOGUE.
Panama as the home of the
great canal we all know about,
and now here’s the zone as the
scene of a rattling good romanoe.
It's by Rex Beach, who jumps
from Alaska to the tropics to
tell about a young American and
his friends and foes in the zone.
The hero of this tale is the sort
of fellow you like to read about —
one who has the hard luck to get
into all kinds of scrapes and the
nerve and courage and wit to get
himself out of them. And t&e
heroine—there are two of her.
One’s an American, and the
other's a member of a proud,
haughty family of the upper na
tive classes of the canal zone.
Both arc worth reading about.
Of course the other characters
help along the yarn. If you have
paid any sort of attention to the
story of the digging of the “big
ditch” you will recognise some
of them.
(Continued from Yesterday)
"Of course not. limi t tliiuk for
moment I believed it. 1 was eallin
on some Spanish people tills afleruooi
and heard the report, i admit it \va.
a shoA. When 1 learned the details 1
knew ut once you ought to lie told he
fore lt developed into something cm bur
rassing. Come Into the other room;
there is a breeze from the water." Bin
led him into the parlor, from which the
open windows, shielded now by drawn
shutters, gave egress to the rear porch
with its chairs and hammock.
“Dear, dear! You foolish boy. you’re
always in trouble, aren’t you? Yon
really don’t deserve to he helped. Why.
you hnve avoided me for weeks."
“Tlie new arrangement lias swamped
us with work. 1 have had no time to
go out.”
“Indeed! You had time to run after
the first pretty Spanish face you saw."
“You mean Miss Guravel?”
“Yes. Didn’t you realize what you
were doing?”
“I realized what I was trying to do.
But I could understand better what
you are talking about if I knew Just
what this difficulty is.”
“Why, this silly ‘engagement’ of
yours. Don’t pretend to he so stupid."
“Ramon Alfarez heard that same re- ,
port and very courteously Invited me
to wait a few minutes while he killed
me. It’s tremendously flattering to be j
linked up with Miss Gu ravel, of course, j
hut I haven’t asked her to marry me.” j
“But you’ve seen her. You have j
called ut her Infuse.”
“Sure! Twice, at the Invitation of
the old gentleman. All the little Gu ra
vels were lined up like mourners.”
“And you dined there last night. la
that all you have seen of her?”
“N-tio. I’ve seen
nas. That’s why I went bunting so
often.”
At this confession, which Kirk deliv
ered with sheepish reluctance. Mrs.
Cortlandt drew herself up with an ex
pression of anger.
“Then this has been going on for
some time!" she cried. "Why, Kirk,
you never told me."
“Why should 1?"
She Hushed at this unconscious bru
tality, but after a moment ran on
bravely: “But why did you let it go so
fnr? Why did you let them commit
you?”
“Am I committed?”
Her look was half offended, half In
credulous. “Are you trying to be dis
agreeable. or is It possible yon don’t
know the meaning of those invitations
to call and to dine with the family, and
all that? Wh.v. they expect you to
marry her. It is all settled now, ac
cording to the Spanish custom. The
whole town is talking nbotit lt”
“I hope you’re not Joking," said Kirk
“Jove! I’m knocked clear oIT my
pins." A tremendous wave of excite
ment surged over him. “So that’s
what Alfarez meant. That’s what she
meant last night when she told me to
look up”— He broke off suddenly, for
Edith’s face had gone chalk white.
“But. Kirk, what about me?” she
asked In a strained voice.
There was deathlike silence in the
room.
“You can’t love her,” said the wom
an. "Why, she’s only a child, and
she’s—Spanish"
They stood motionless, facing each
other. At last Kirk said gravely and
deliberately:
“Yes, 1 love her better than anything
in the world, and I want to marry her
I could give up my country, my dad
anythlrig for her."
Pressing her gloved fingers to her
temples, she turned her head blindly
from side to side, whispering as If to
herself.
“What will become of me?"
"Don’t!” he cried In a panic and cast
a hurried look over his shoulders
"You’ll be overheard. Where’s Cort
landt?”
“At his club, I suppose. I don’t
know—l—don’t care. You’ve been dis
honest with me, Kirk "
“Don’t sot this way." be ordered
roughly, ”T’m terribly fond of you. hut
I never knew’’—
"Yon must have known.”
"I knew nothing. 1 chose not to
think. What I saw 1 forgot. I sup
posed you merely liked me as 1 liked
you."
"You say you didn't know. Then
what about that afternoon in the jun
gle? Oil. you're not blind. You must
hnve seen a thousand times. Every
hour we've been alone together I've
told you, and you let me go on believ
ing you cured. 1 have no pride. 1
am not ashamed. It's too late for
shame now. Why, even my husband
knows."
With an exclamation he seized her
by the arm. "You don’t mean that!"
he cried fiercely. But she wrenched
herself away.
"Why do you think 1 made a man of
you? Why did I force you up and up
and over the heads of others? Why
are you in line for the best position on
the railroad? Did you think you had
made good by your own efforts?” She
laughed harshly. "I took Runnels and
Wade and Kimble and the others that
you liked and forced them up with
you. so you’d have an organization
that couldn’t be pulled down."
“Did- did you do all that?"
"I did more. 1 broke with Alfarez
because of what his son did to you. 1
Juggled the politics of this country, 1
threw him over and took Garavel—
Gnravel! My God. what a mockery!
But I won’t let you—l won’t let that
girl spoil my work. 1 fostered this
quarrel between Jolson and tlie super
intendent. and I’ve used Runnels to
break trail for you. Why? Ask your
self why! Oh. Kirk." she cried, "you
mustn't marry that gtrl! I'll make
you a great man!"
"You seem to forget Cortlnndt," be
said dully.
She gave a scornful laugh. “Yon
needn't bring Stephen in. lie doesn't
count. I doubt if he’d even care."
"I’m not going to listen to you,” he
cried. “I suppose I’ve been a fool, but
this must end right here."
"You can’t marry that, girl.” she re
iterated. hysterically/- She was half
sobbing again, hut not wilh the weak
ness of a woman: her grief was more
like that of a despairing man.
"For heaven’s sake, pull yourself to
gether.” said Kirk. “You have ser
vants. i—l don't know what to say. I
want to get out. I want to think it
over. I’m—dreadfully sorry. That's
fill I can seem to think about now.”
He turned and went blindly to the
door, leaving her without a look be
hind.
Whet\ he had gone she drew off her
riding gloves, removed her hat and
dropped them both upon tlie nearest
chair, then crept wearily up the stairs
to her room.
A moment later the latticed wooden
blinds at the end of the pHrlor swung
open, and through the front window
stepped Stephen Cortlnndt. Behind
hhn was a hammock swung in the
coolest part of the balcony. The pupils
of his eyes, ordinarily so dead and
expressionless, were distended like
those of a man under the Inlfuence of
a drug or suffering from a violent head
ache. He listened attentively for an
instant, his head on one side, then,
hearing footsteps approaching from the
renr of the house, he strolled Into the
ball.
A_ maid appeared with a tray, a glass
and a bottle. ”1 could not find the
medicine,” she said, “blit 1 brought you
some absinthe. It will deaden the
pain, sir.”
He thanked her und with shaking
fingers poured the glass full, then
drank it off like so much water.
“You’re not going out again In the
heat, sir?”
“Yes. Tell Mrtt. Cortlnndt that 1 nm
dining at the University club.”
Kirk never passed a more unpleasant
night than tile one which followed. In
the morning he went straight to Run
nets with the statement that he could
take no part in the little testimonial
they luid Intended to give Cortlandt.
“But it’s too late now to back out.
I saw him at the University club last
evening and fixed tbo date for Satur
day night.” •
“Did you tell him I was In the af
fair?”
"Certainly. I said it was your Idea.
It affected him deeply too. I never saw
a chap so moved over a little thing."
Kirk thought quickly. I’erhaps Edith
had spoken rashly In her excitement
and her husband did not know her
feelings after all. I’erhaps he only
suspected. In that case it would never
do to withdraw. It would seem like a
confession of guilt
“If he has accepted that ends it I
suppose.” be sHld finally.
"What has happened?" Runnels was
watching him sharply.
•■Nothing. I merely wish I hadn’t
entered Into the arrangement, that’s
all. I’ve ordered a watch for him. too.
and It’s being engraved. I wanted to
give him something to show my own
personal gratitude for what he and his
wife have done for me. Ix>r<l! It took
a month’s salary. I know it’s a Jay
present, hut there’s nothing decent iu
these shops.”
“Look here! I’ve wanted to say
something to yon for some time,
though It’s deuced hard to speak of
such things. Steve Cortlandt has put
its where we are You understand,
when I speak of him i Include his wife
too Well. I like him. Kirk, and I’d
hate to see him made unhappy. If a
chap loves a married woman tie ought
to be man enough to forget It Rotten
way to express myself, of course"—
Kirk look'd the sneaker .ooarelv in
the eyes as he answered: "1 haven i
the least interest in any married man’s
affairs, never have bad. in fact I’m
in love with Gertrudis Gnravel, and
I’m engaged to marry her."
"The devil."’
"It's a fact. I didn’t know until last
night that I'd been accepted."
“Then Just forget what I said. I
was going north on a south bound
track—l ran ahead of orders. I. really
do congratulate you. old man. Miss
Garavel is—well, 1 won’t try to do her
justice—l had no idea ['lease pan
don me."
“Certainly. Now that it’s settled I’m
not going to let any grass grow under
my feet.”
“Why. say! Gnravel ts to be the
next president! Jove, you’re lucky!
Cortlnndt told me last night that the
old fellow’s candidacy was to be an
nounced Saturday night at the big
ball. That’s how ho came to accept
our Invitation. He snld his work
would lie over by then, and he’d be
glad to join us after ttie dance. Well,
well! Your future wife and father-in
law are to be Ills guests that night, I
suppose you know."
"Then they have patch** up a truce
with Alfarez? I'm glad to hear that."
“It's all settled. I believe. This dance
Is a big special event. The American
minister and the various diplomatic
gangs will he there, besides the promi
nent Spanish people. It’s precisely the
moment to launch the Gnrnvel boom,
and Cortlnndt intends to do it. After
It’s over our little crowd will hnve sup
per and thank him for what he has
done for ns. Your promotion came JUHt
in time, didn't It.? Talk about luck!
We ought to hear from Washington
before Saturday and know that our
Jobs are cinched. This uncertainty is
fierce for me. You know, I have a
wife and kid, and it means a lot.
When you give Cortlnndt that watch
you'll have to present him with a lov
ing cup from the rest of us. 1 think
it's coming to him, don’t you?"
"I —I’d rather you presented it.”
“Not much! I can run trains, but 1
ran't engineer social functions. You’ll
have to he spokesman.”
CHAPTER XX.
A Plot and a Sacrifice.
TJIIC uiglil luid been ns hard
for Edith Cortiumlt ns It hud
been for Kirk, but during Its
SSfcdSl sleepless hours she had reach
ed n determination. She was not, nat
urally revengeful, but It was cbnr
acterlstlc of her Mint she could not
endure failure. Action, not words or
tears, was the natural outlet of her
feelings. There wun Just one possible
way of winning Kirk back, and If in
stead It ruined him she would be only
undoing what she had mistakenly
done. As soon after breakfast as she
knew definitely that her husband hud
gone out she telephoned to General AI
fares, making an appointment to rail
on him at 11. She knew the crafty old
Spaniard would be awaiting her with
eagerness.
Her Interview with him was short,
however, and when she emerged from
Ills house she ordered the coachman to
drive directly to the Garavel bank.
This time she stayed longer, closeted
with the proprietor. What she told
him throw him Into something like a
panic, it seemed that Anthnl Alfaro/,
was by no means so well reconciled to
the death of bis political hopes as bad
been supposed. On the contrary, In
spite of all shat had been done to pre
vent It, be bad been working secretly
and bad perfected the preliminaries of
a coup which he Intended to spring at
the eleventh hour. Through Uurnon ho
had brought, about an alliance with the
outgoing Halloo, and Intended to make
the bitterest possible light against Gar
avel. Such Joining of forces meant, se
rious trouble, Hnrl until the banker’s
position was materially strengthened
It. would be most, unwise to announce
hlft candidacy as had been planned.
She did not go Into minute details.
There was no need, for the banker’s
fears took fire at the mere fnrt lhat
Alfaro/ had revolted. 11c was duin
fon tided, appalled.
“Ramon Is partly to blame. ITe Is
Just as proud as you or as Ida father,"
said Mrs. Cortlandt. “When he heard
of your daughter’s engagement to our
friend Anthony”—
“Ah, now I see It nil!” Ills face
darkened. “So, this Is my reward for
heeding your advice In regard to tier
trudia. She should have wed Ramon,
as was Intended, then 1 would have
had a lever with which to lift Ills fa
tber from my path. Very well, then,
there Is no engagement with this An
thony. It may not Do too late even
yet to capture Ramon ” •
“The city Is already talking about
Gertrudla and Kirk.”
“No word has been spoken, no prom
Ise given. There Is not. even an nn
derstending. Do yon suppose I would
allow my great ambition to be thwart
ed by the whim of a girl, to be upset
by a stranger s smile? Hah! At their
age I loved a dozen. I could not sur
vive without them.” He snapped his
Angers. “Come, we will see my friend
Arilbal at once.”
But Mrs. - 4,'ortlandt checked him, say
ing qillet'y:
“That is all right aa far aa It goes,
but you forget the other young man.”
“Kb? How ao? Gertrudla will not
marry Mila Anthony.”
"Perhaps ahe loves him.”
“I.ovo Is a fancy, a something seen
through a distant haze, nn Illusion
which vanities with the sun. In a
month, in a year, she will have for
gotten; but with me tt is different.
Tills Is my life’s climax; there will be
no other.”
“But how will you handle Anthony?"
Garavel looked at her blankly. "Ha
is in ray way. He is ended! Is not that
all?”
"I nm glad yon are practical; so
many of you I,atln Americans are ab
surdly romantic.”
“And why should T not be practical?
I nm a business man. I love hut two
things, mndnme—no. three, my daugh
ter, my success and my country. By
tills course I will serve all three.”
"Since you take this view of it. I nm
sure that, with Ramon’s help we can
dissuade Don Anihal from his course.
The general is sensible and doesn't
want a fight any more than you do. If
your daughter will consent”—
"My dear lady, give yourself no un
easiness. She does not know the mean
ing of rebellion.”
“Then let me look up Ramon. Ho
and 1 will npproneh the general to
gether.” She gave him her neatly
gloved hand. "Things are never so bad
as they seem.”
That, afternoon Kirk roeelved a for
mal communication from the hanker
which filled him with dismay. It ran:
My Dear Mr. Anthony—To my extreme
distress', I in ir a rurnnr that Gertrudis Is
to become your wife I assure you that
neither she nor I blame you In the least
for this unfortunate report, hut since busy
tongues will wag upon the slightest ex
cuse. we feel It best that no further oc
oealon for irnssip should be given. T am
sure you will co-operate with us. Sincere
ly tuifl respectfully your friend,
ANDRES GARAVED.
A sense of betrayal crept over him as
ho rend. What the letter signified, be
yond the fact that Mr. Gnravel had
changed hip mind, he could not make
out. anil be resolved to go nt once and
demand an explanation. But at the
bank he was told ttiat. the proprietor
had gone home, and he drove to the
house only to learn thnt. Senor Garavel
anti his daughter had left for Las Ba
vannas not half an hour before. So
hack through the city he urged his
driver, across the bridge and out along
the country road.
Darkness luid settled when lie re
turned, raging at the trickery that had
been practiced upon him. if they
thought to gain their point by sending
him ou wild go me chases like this they
wore greutly mistaken. He proposed
to have Chiquita now, if he had to
burst his way to her though barred
doors. He luid yielded to their left
bunded customs out of courtesy, it
was time now to show his strength.
What folly he might have committed
it Is hard to tell, but he was prevented
from putting any extravagant plan
Into operation by a message from the
girl herself.
As he dismissed hts coachman nnd
turned towurd his quarters Stephanie
came to him out of the shadows.
“Chiquita Is at the house. She wants
to see you.”
“Of course she does. I knew this
wasn’t any of tier doing. I’ve been
hunting everywhere for her.”
"At ti o’clock she will lie in the Plazn.
You know the dark place across from
the church? If we do not come wait."
Long before the appointed time Kirk
was ut the place of meeting, but
scarcely had the city chimes rung out
ft when ho saw two women emerge
from the dark side street next the Gar
avel mansion and come swiftly to
ward him.
He refrained from rushing out to
meet, them, hut when they were close
to ills place of eon< eulmeut he stepped
forward, with Cblqnltn’s name upon
Ills lips and Ills arms outstretched. She
drew away.
"No, no, senor 1” she cried. “I sent
for you because tiiere was no other
way, that is all. My father would not
let you come to the house. You will
not think me hold?”
"Of course not.”
“I could not let you go nntil you
knew tlie truth. You do not—believe
it was my fault?”
“I don’t know what to believe, be
cause I don’t know what has hap
pened. Ali I know is thnt I got a note
from your father. But no matter what
it is I’ll never give you up,” he de
clared stubbornly.
"Ah, I feared you would say those
very words, hut you must do lt, Just
the same. It will he hard for us both,
I know, hut"— Kite choked and shook
her head as the words refused to come.
“Tell me first why I must give you
up?”
“Because in spite of all I am to mar
ry Ramon," Gertrudis said wretchedly.
"Who said so?”
“My father. He has forbidden me
to think of you and ordered that I
marry Ramon. Kick or well, living or
deHd, I must marry ulrn.”
"I’m hanged If you do!"
"it Is those miserable politics again.
If I do not obey, my father CHnnot be
president, do you scci„.*ecn?, .'.lfiircz
is terribly angry that I refuted to
marry his son. to whom since I was a
little child I have been engaged.
Ruinon also Is furious; he threatened
to kill himself So it comes to this
then, if i will not hind myself to the
agreement. Honor Alfarez will contest
the election Ido not know how you
any those things, but tny father will
he defeated, i’erhape he will he hum
bled ’’
(To be Continued Tomorrow.)
NINE