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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08
SUICIDE OF L. W. WIGGINS.

Mr.. Lawrence w. Virgins, of Mari
eta, committed suicide in Atlanta at
Folsom's Hotel on Friday night, by
cutting his throat With razor. An
artery at his wrist had also been
severed.
Mr.. Virgins had been at the hotel
since Wednesday, but on retiring Fri
day night he told the bell boy he was
in great trouble. AS he did not show
up Saturday and the door to his room
was still locked, the hotel clerk gained
entrance about 5 80 O'Clock q. M, and
found him undressed on his bed, cold
in death, the bed clothing stained with
his life's blood.
On the table nearby was a sealed en-
velope addressed to his wife, giving
directions as to an insurance policy of
$l,7OO, requesting the payment of his
debts, and bidding his wife goodbye
and to kiss the children for him.
Mr.. Virgins came to Marietta when
young man and clerked for B. r.
Legg 4 Co, subsequently forming a
partnership with Mr.. T. w. Read and
engaged in the clothing and shoe BUSH
ness, and prospered. He sold his inter-
est to Mr.. Read and moved with his
family to Quincy, Fla, where he went
into business with his brother-in-l law
Mr.. Ides, formerly of Columbus, o.
After two years he sold out to his
brother-in-law and returned to Marietta
and opened shoe store.
Unfortunately the drink habit, which
had been the cause of his trouble all
along. resulted in his business being
closed out by bankruptcy proceedings.
MIR. Virgins since then has been en-
gagged in travelling for an insurance
company.
He married Miss Ides, of Columbus,
o.. wealthy and beautiful young lady
about eight years ago. Her fortune
dwindled away under his management.
She still resides in Marietta and has
three children, two lovely little girls
and baby boy,
eur people deeply sympathize with
this most estimable and noble woman
in the great sorrow and trouble that
has made her life sad and dark one.
Mfr. Virgins body was brought to
Marietta Monday morning and inferred
in the city cemetery
! DR.. Patton conducted the funeral SER
vices at the grave.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08
GLOYER-WELSH.

The marriage of Miss Harriette Earle
Glover and Mr.. George Vickers Welsh
will take place Wednesday evening,
June 9TH, at 1880 at the Presbyterian
church, Marietta. Rev. J. H. Patton
will officiate. using the Episcopal cere-
mony 1t will be Marguerite wedding,
the bridesmaids carrying bouquets of
daisies.
The attendants will be: Maid of
honor, Miss Berta Reagan, of High
Point, n. c.; first bridesmaid, Miss
Eileen Gober, of Marietta; brides
maids, Miss Floy Felker, of Monroe,
Ga; Miss Bessie Dean, of Eufaula,
Ala, Miss Nan Pierson, of Morganton,
N. c.; Miss Marguerite Ladson, of Allan
ia; Miss Lois Welsh and Miss Isabel
Brumby, OF Marietta. Groomsmen,
best man, Mr., E. H. Clay, J. E. Massey
w. H. Trezevant, Lewis H. Turner,
Floyd Northcutt, Charley Northcutt,
Roy Jones and Eugene Matthews.
Flower girls, Laura Marguerite Hoppe
and Annie Field; ribbon girls, Annie
D. Glover and Fredonia Field,
Seven hundred invitations have been
issued and it promises to be a very
recherche wedding. After the mar
riage reception will be given by the
brides parents at their lovely home on
Whitlook avnnuo
The couple will take tour to points
north.
Miss Glover is the youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bolan Glover, one
of the oldest and best families in this
fair city. She is pretty petite blonde,
quite popular among large coterie of
admiring friends.
Mr.. Welsh holds trusted business
position with the Brumby Chair Com
pany and is young man of sterling
character and numbers his friends by
all who know him.
The Journal extends its hearty con-
CALCULATIONS to the young couple few
hours'in advance of their marriage, ard
wish them great prosperity and chap
piness.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08
DEATH OF MRS. BULGE.

Mrs. Lavinia BULGE, aged I65 years,
died in Demopolis, Ala, on last
Wednesday, where she had been on a
visit to her son. H. L. BULGE, for the
past two months. She had been resid-
ing for the past fifteen years with her
daughter, Mrs. J. ]. Grow, of Marietta.
She also has two other daughters, Mrs.
Stephens, of Charlotte, N. c., and Mrs.
Grimes, of Canton, Ga. Her remains
we're carried to Roswell, Ca, on Friday
and inferred in the cemetery there.
She was a member of the; Baptist
Church, and was truly good woman
We sympathize with the bereaved in
the loss they have sustained.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08
A HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE,

The dwelling owned by Mr.. George
w, Dobbs, on Sessions street was de-
stroyed by tireon last Saturday night
about 10 80 O'Clock. The fire depart
ment succeeded in saving part of the
building. All the furniture was gotten
out. Mr.. and Mrs. Dobbs we're absent
from home. His wife was OIL a visit to
relatives at Blackwells in this county,
and he was at the ice plant. There
was an insurance of 1925 on the build
ing in the Southern Mutual, of Athens,
with Mr.. j. II. Groves agent. Mr..
Dobbs had lumber on the ground to
build an annex to the building at the
time it was destroyed.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08
OSLER REPUnIATED.

Randall jackson, a well-known negro
man Of Kennesaw, Cobb county, Ga,
claims 10 be one hundred and six years
old. He came to Marietta one day last
week and applied to the Ordinary for a
marriage license to marry Frances
Briant, aged % years. Judge Awtrey
issued the license to the centenarian
without cost and he went his way re-
joicing in the happiness in store for
him.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08
A:HOLD UP.

Mr.. John q. Landrum, agent for the
Singer Machine Company at this place
says he was travelling near Nickajsck,
in this county, Tuesday of last week
and was met in the road by two negro
men who demanded that he stop and
hold up his hands. Mr.. Landrum had
pistol on the seat of his buggy which
he grabbed and shot at the negroes.
One Of the negroes pulled pistol and
shot in return, striking Mr.. Landrum's
horse in the hind flank. The horse run
away and turned over the buggy and
threw Mr.. Landrum out, The negroes
then scampered away. Mr. Landrum
leo the horse home and he died that
night.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08
BOOMING,

The Cartersville News sees in the
purchase of the great water power of
the Etowah river by the Etowah Power
Company, an expenditure Of $500, 900,
10000 horse power development by the
building of two dams, electric Flights
for Cartersville, aud electric power for
manufacturing plants, the building of
trolley car line to Marietta, and
greater prosperity for that town and
this section. Now this is all very bright
and we hope it will be realized.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08

The expected has happened. Hon.
Hoke Smith, OF Atlanta, has announced
his candidacy for Governor. Hon. Pope
Brown has withdrawn from the race
in his favor. Hon. Clarke Howell, Of
Atlanta, and Mr.. Smith are considered
the heavy weights in this political
knockout" and it is thought it will be
furious from start to finish. Hon. Jim
Smith and Col. Estill say that they are
still IN the race and will not quit, while
Judge Dick Russell will probably enter
also.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08

Governor Glenn, of North Carolina,
who was elected temporary chairman
OF the Southern Industrial Parliament
at Washington recently, declared in
the course of an address that the ne
gro in the South has every right that is
legal The Governor continued :
There is one distinction and one line,
and that line is social equality. The
whites and negroes are separate. That
is the lew of God and eternity"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08

Gainesville is going to have trolly
lines and electric lights and whole
lot of things that make town lively.
Gainesville seems to be getting in the
push"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08

Sidney Tapp is trying to tap Hoke
Smith for politicaldropsy. He is afraid
Hoke will drop into the Governors
race. Let her drop
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08

The fate of. Rojestvensky being
wounded and falling into the hands of
the victorious Japs, makes it doubly a
severe blow TO the pride of the brave
old Admiral. He is not coward, to
say the least.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08

Governor Terrell has not been inaug-
urated for his second term yet, but the
campaign for his successor is about as
as lively as negro at country dance.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08

An idle negro was recently caught
near Valdosta by a coach whip snake
and logged nearly to death.-Valdosta
Times,
Wanted in Marietta, few coach
whip snakes.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08

Hon John ". Maddox announces
that he will not be a candidate for Gov
ernor but will support Hon. Clark
Howell.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08

An Illinois man claims to have found
coffee pot in catfish, but no coffee.
Looks like there are no grounds for the
story.-Rome Tribune.
Doubtless there was too much water
in it.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08

Douglass Glessner seems to think
that if Col. John Temple Graves would
enter the race for Governor the rews-
paper situation in Atlanta would at last
be ideal.-Augusta Herald.
Wen, John Temple can't stay out
much longer. The pressure is too great,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08

Really, now, didn't Togo at one time
reside in Atlanta?
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-08

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He pressed her to him with passion
ate sympathy. Poor child" he said,
you have lived only in the shadows.
wish you always might
But she was too happy to heed any
thing but the strength of his embrace.
You don't know yourself" he said,
mot the least little Bit"
Il know a lot more than you think,
and l know how / can love YOU
You hardly know that. You have
merely a vague far-away notion. All
your woman's lore is borrowed, and
you are only half awake. Your mind.
your mental conception Of things, has
outrun everything else. If the other
part ever caught up up you would be
a wonderful woman" Something in
his tone made her take her will be-
tween her teeth.
You will teach me-" she said impe-
riously, "as long as we are both alive. "
''Yes, if I am a scoundrel. But don't
let us talk about that now, please.
will be happy, too. Come. let US get
out of this. 1t is damp and we will
get rheumatism, which IS not roman
tic. Let US go home and sit in your
baudoir. l feel as if I should like to
be surrounded by the conventi0nalities
OF life for a time. One feels TOO prirni-
tive in this forest"
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week ago, and doubt If 1 could
keep it up"
You could keep it up. You don't
know yourself
"Once I got dreadfully bored and
took care of a sick poor woman who
lived in q cabin near a place where I
was staying. Her husband was away
in the mines, and she had no one to
look after her but neighbors as poor as
herself. I sat UP with her and worked
over her as If she were my sister. /
was frightfuly interested, and so proud
of myself. Then one morning. think
1t was the fifth was sitting by the
window about four o'clock, looking at
the view, which was beautiful roll
Ing country covered with closely trim
med grapevines, and miles and miles
beyond, a range of the blue mountains.
It was so quiet. Eternity must be like
that quiet of four in the morning. And
gradually as I looked the most sick
ening disgust crept over me for the life
/ hed led the past four days, an utter
collapsing Of my philanthropy. want
ed to go away and be frivolous. was
hideously bored. / hated the sick wo-
man, her poverty and everything se-
rious in life. stole away and sent
back servant to stop until could
get trained nurse. / never went
near the woman again.
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CHAPTER XIII.

The next morning she awoke with a
sudden pang of sympathy for Mary
Gordon. Her intuitions were keener
than they had ever been. She turned
restlessly, then sprang out of bed and
rang for her maid.
She went out into the garden and
gathered a basket Of roses for the
breakfast table. AS she entered the
court, the dew on her hair, her damp
frock clinging to her bust and arms,
Give was standing by the fountain,
and alone. His eyes had been dull, but
the light sprang to them as he went
forward to meet her. He half held out
his arms. She dropped the basket into
them with a little laugh.
Come into the dining-room, she
said. "and help me arrange Them
The water was ready in the silver
and crystal bowls. She disposed the
roses with a few practiced touches,
then turned and flung her arms about
Give and kissed him.
What is the matter?" she asked.
Didn't you sleep?"
mo; not much
You said you would not think. Not
for twelve days"
IT shall try not to-
'sYr., must sleep after breakfast. I'll
nav A# II IOOill dtlQ oil lLC
horriL ss put out, and Faun will
stand o. your door and see that no
vne pssse-
hst oear little wife you would
81 think would make a good
: ife2" he asked anxiously. That
you co'llU do anything with all this
raw maj alp
Il ehin'5 you would make the most
perfect wife in the world" he said.
Helena made no secret of her love for
Give. Even if she had been less sure
OF success, she would have gloried in
doing him honor. But, although she
did not doubt the issue. she had
respect enough for him to scent a bat
tie ahead, and the savage in her was
ardent for the fight.
The household was profoundly inter-
ested. Helena, despite her love OF
power, had never been known before
to deliberately WOO a man from an
other woman. They knew that she
must be mastered by passion new to
her, to ignore a girl whom she liked
and respected as she did Mary Gordon.
Even the women believed she would
win; only Rollins doubted.
II don't know" he said to Mrs. Lent;
hes broad-gauge, that man. He's so
infatuated now that he doesn't know
where he's at. But he'll wake up, and
then / don't know that even Helena
Belmont will be able to manage him. A
man hates to so back on a girl. any
how; he doesn't exactly know how to
do it,
well, I wish he'd hurry and make
up his mind,' said Mrs Lent, ''for he
looks like funeral. He fiirted with
even poor little me when he first came
but 1 haven't seen that delightfully."-
wicked expression in his eyes for a
week."
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ness in Clive's touch and presence.
After breakfast Miss Belmont and
her guests drove for two hours through
the forest, scarcely seeing the sun,
then camped in canyon by a running
stream. The canyon was narrow at
the bottom. but widened above, and
seemed to have gathered all the sun
shine of the day. Its sides were a tan
gle of fragrant chaparral, wild roses.
purple lilac and red lily, the delicate
green Of young trees, the metallic
green and red Of the madrono. On high
were the stark redwoods.
Some of the men went frankly to
sleep after luncheon. The others and
several of the girls flshed ardently.
Come" said Helena to Give. There
is a trail over there, and I want to see
what is on top"
1T will be a hard pull"
They pushed in among the fronds,
which grew taller as they penetrated.
Soon Give had no need to hold the
leaves apart for his companions; they
spread out a foot or more above their
heads. The place, young forest Of
slender columns, was filled with green
light. Small feathery ferns nodded in
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a little breeze The creek seemed to
murnnur above them. Give turned and
looked at Helena. Her face was glori-
fed. He took her in his arms and
kissed her. She did not shrink from
him, and they clung together.
After few moments she moved her
head back and looked UP at him. His
eyes were not laughing.
There is something / want to say"
she said. "A woman doesn't usually
say it until she Is asked. I love you. I
want you to know that / couldn't kiss
you like that If did not"
II believe that you love me-" he said.
did you guess the reason did not
kiss you the other night? / had intend
ed to, but it suddenly came to me that
you did not love me enough, that you
were merely In love with me; and l
could not give myself like that. in
tended to wait longer than this. But 1
forgot" She hesitated moment-the
color left her face. do you love me %
she asked.
YES" he said. II love you"
She went back to his arms, but even
while she learned the lesson that some
women learn once only, and then pos
sessingly and finally, she realized that
she had not the courage TO speak Of
Mary Gordon. She had intended, the
moment she was sure of him, to COM
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mand him to break his engagement
at once; but her arrogant will found
itself supple before the strong fiber of
the man. and shrank from the encoun-
ter. They walked on after a time. un-
til they came to a stone, where they
sat down. She put her hands about
his. face. The molten was a little awk-
ward, but she was a woman who
would grow very lavish with caresses.
why do you look so serious?' she
asked You looked SO different mo-
ment ago."
"The situation is serious" he said
briefly. But don't let us talk about
it: we have twelve more days"
She threw her head back against his
shoulder and looked up into the feath-
cry roof. A ray Of light wandered In
and touched her face. st am so hap
py,'' she said, 'I don't care what to-
morrow brings. I have thought and
thought of being with you like this and
now I am and it is enough. I ought to
be serious-I know what you are
thinking of-but it doesn't matter;
nothing but this matters. / never took
life seriously-except in sort Of abb
stract mental way ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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tage as hostess; thoughtful, suggest
i've, womanly. unselfish Her mind as
revealed in their long conversations,
captivated him. Her grace appealed
more keenly to his senses than her
beauty, which sometimes, as she talk
ed. wholly disappeared, broken by a
personality so strong and so variable
as to play havoc with its harmonies.
On the third morning he met her in
the pink -and-green wilderness of the
rose garden. The dew Slittered on
every leaf and petal, for the sun was
hardly over the mountain. The guests
had been ordered early to bed the
night before. that they might rise early
and go on picnic in a distant part of
the forest. Rollins was buttoning his
shirt before an open window and sing
ing duet with Mrs. Tower, who had
her head out of another window. Hell
ena wore a pink-and- white organdie
frock and large hat lined with pink.
She was gathering cluster of roses
for her belt. AS Give Joined her she
plucked bud and pinned 1t on his che
vlot shirt; he wore no coat; the men
only dressed for dinner.
Gives broad shoulders were between
the house and Helena. He pressed his
bud.
You've stuck me-" she said, pout-
ing These roses are full Of thorns.''
II think I'd better CO."
She gave him a glance Of mingled
alarm, anger and appeal.
You will not go!"
She turned her hand about and
clasped 1t over his.
What is the use? I'm afraid I'm
getting in too deep. What common
sense / have left tells me to get out
while there is time"
She frightened her clasp. but you
won't go?" she said imperiously.
mo, I shall not go. II did, /
shouldn't stay"
Helena threw back her head, her wo-
mans keen delight In power over man
as strong for the moment as her glad
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Does Mary Gordon share your con-
victions?"
Il have never spoken of them to
her.
Shall you?"
Most likely"
"And she will believe whatever you
tell her to believer"
Il think / can carry her with me-"
And that will be another bond?"
Yes"
You are an extraordinary man, and
we do have the most remarkable mid
night conversations"
Il am ready TO talk OF other things.
Are you going to give me these two
weeks ?"
Yes"
Are you going to behave yourself, or
are you going to treat me to another
performance like that of last night?"
"Oh-never! 1 hope I shall never feel
that way again. Papa used TO encour-
age me when / got on my high horse,
and / always let myself go. But l be-
came ashamed of myself for being so
undignif1ed, some years ago. l can't
think why I-yes. can. of course, and
you know why just as well as I do"
Give me your hand
She gave it to him, and he bent over
her. She had no thought of failure,
but she shrank away.
Wait" she said
For what? You have dismissed
Van Rhuys, and we have only two
weeks"
rs it necessary that 1 should kiss
your"
Do you think it would be fair to me
If you did not? Do you expect me to
wander all day in that forest and sit
up all night with you without kissing
you? What do you think / am made
Of? 1 might with a woman who was
intellectual and nothing more. but not
with you
up, drawing her hands over her eyes.
Il cannot understand myself" she
said Il have let eight men kiss me
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LOOK 50 3EKIOOSl
6HE H5RED i?
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(Copyright. Frederick A. Stokes & COD
tt1T on are engaged to another
You expect no man to
remember his obligations
A when he is with you" He
laid down his pipe suddenly
give me these two weeks" he said;
%I shall never meet a woman like you
again. If you will forget what the end
must be, I will"
why is it that Englishmen are al
vays marrying that type Of woman
and always forgetting their obhga-
tiOns?"
Because it is the best type Of wo-
man alive and the hope Of the race
Man is both the victim Of his race and
Of his sex Woman is only the victim
Of man-which simplifies the question
for her"
"Do you love Mary Gordcn?"
''Yes-very much indeed
Shall you always love herr
sI think so-more and more. A good
. woman becomes a great deal to man.
She may lack the two things that en-
thrall man most, passion and intellect;
but she shares his burdens and his sor-
rows: she never fails him in poverty or
IL trouble; her sympathy is as ready
for the small harrowings Of life as for
its disasters. She satisfies the domestic
instinct which is IN every man-sym-
bolizes home TO him. She bears his
children and gives him unfailing sub
mission and help" Helena pressed her
fan against her lips. Something
stabbed through her.
"A clever woman could give you all
that-and more" she said, after mo-
ment.
NO; she might think she could, in
the first enthusiasm of love But she
would not, for the reason that she
would exact as much in return; and
man has so little time"
And is that your idea Of happi-
ness2" he hesitated a moment. 1T
would be hard to find a better. There
are plenty Of clever and attractive wo-
men a man can always meet"
THAT is not what / asked you. You
answered for the race, not for your
self. Are you afraid of being disloyal
to Mary Gordon2 Well, these two
weeks are to be mine, not hers. If you
viii not be frank with me how are we
to know each other2 And I will keep
your condolences. Tell me-is that
your idea of happiness?"
No" he said. 1t is not.
why did you ask her to marry you
seeing things as clearly as you do?
There is not the same excuse for you
as for many men,"
-Four years ago had thought less.
And propinquity is a strong factor"
What shall you do when you meet
the one woman
i don't know No man knows be-
forehand what he will do in any cir
cumstance. Perhaps / should behave
like a scoundrel and cut Perhaps
should find strength somewhere"
What is the use Of strength? What
do ali those ideals amount to- anyhow?
/ have often had most exalted long
ings. a desire for something better and
higher, I hardly know what And
have always asked-To what end? Cui
bonoI"
That is because you believe that the
mystery Of your nature means moth
ing: that the blind striving of millions
OF beings for spiritual things, which is
formulated under the general name Of
religion, means nothing. The lower
the plane you live on now, the longer
viii be your climb hereafter"
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and thought little
about it, but I can
not kiss you, whom
/ would rather than
any man / have
ever known. Won't
you go away now 2"
He got I'D at once.