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were but natural. impersonal and sin
cere. II was bis right TO protect the
girl be loved from the wiles OF a name
less edventurer. OF whose integrity he
had the gravest doubts. IL was bis
right TO protect her from herself. for
deny IL as she might. IL was all toe
bitterly apparent that this debonair
fr1postor had succeeded where Others
had failed and that Adele had disca ri.
ed all sorrow with her mourning and
was yielding TO a fascination that be
firmly believed would prove her ruin.
While he still hesitated. afraid Ia
make an enemy OF the girl be loved
yet stubborn In his resolution a.
thwart Kirby. Aaron Randall. suspect
ing some such controversy as had TAX
en- place. joiued them on the balcony.
and Anatole. with evident relief. turn.
ed again to Adele.
'MademOiselle. here Is your cousin.
he Will not be thought to be jealous. -
be said gravely. Il ask him 20 tell
you what he viii not tell me. I ask
him 20 tell you what he thinks about
this gentleman"
Cousin Aaron" replied the girl.
turning and confronting the two from
whom she had most TO fear. in my
brothers absence you respect my au-
thority here. do you not? Very we'll
then. My introduction Of this gentle
man as Colonel Moreau is. enough FOR
you"
1T must be. Cousin Adele" replied
Aaron, evidently greatly perplexed and
troubled
And / am responsible for my ac-
lions only 10 my brother" added the
girl, looking directly at NJ. Veaudry.
He flushed under the scrutiny OF her
eyes and the significant infection Of
her voice.
In bis absence I would protect you
I would act for him." be protested des
perately.
You may when you have his au.
thority. Uutil then I bid you adleu.
And. with an elaborate courtesy and
pleasant smile. she vanished through
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so. You know where you are now,
don't you? 1 heard you askin' for
horses. Wen. you kite for the river.
I'm too fat to keep up. but I'll ketch
you later on Come. We can't get or
too soon"
Il can't leave until I've seen Miss
Randall" replied Kirby. with quiet
hnality. Il have told her that would
wait for her here"
why. you gosh almighty idiOtv' ex-
ploded Bunce. Don't you know Tom
Randall's liable TO be here any minute
and a posse with him? II could
track you out here from Moo Orleans,
be kin. KANT her Amt you ever goin'
10 quit dom these reckless. fool
things? Surely you amt reached your
time OF life without KNOWN what a
woman means when she says Wait a
minute and she didn't even say that
You KANT wait for her. tell you"
I'D wait for her till the Lord quit
making minutes replied Kirby
when she comes I'll 60"
Once more Bunce helplessly appeal
ed 10 an invisible audience for pity.
for compassion. at his thus being asso-
ciated with an utter lunatic.
You pore lost soulr be finally
groaned. do you think don't know
what's the matter with you? l seen
you look at her. What business have
you got hangin' around a lady. even II
you wouldn't git shot for just comm
here? What chance have you got
with lady anyway? Amt there wo-
men enough in the world? You know
with our kind You got no business
Il don't hurt her If l only look at
her. do II" snapped Kirby. whirling
upon his partner in sudden passion,
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seeking a blemish and ending Il not.
Indeed. Der toilet finished. the result
more than justified her elaborate and
careful preparation. As a finishing
touch she pinned in her coinure the
white cameiiia which Kirby had dis
carded, and, conscious that she bad
done her very best in this important
detail Of her maneuvcr. she repaired
10 the veranda. accompanied by Nine
II-,-.eezz;~,c md Mss Pleydell. suitably
attired for the evening.
The moon had now risen. flooding
The garden with its brilliant light and
disclosing Mr. Randall and NJ Veaudry
standing a little apart from the 9th
ers their attitude eloquent OF hostile
suspicion. A pregnant silence had sue
cecdcd the Generals exclamation, n
silence broken az length by a tense
whisper from Bunce
Come, Gene" he urged. catching
the others arm. The boy has let Il
out. Look IN that mans face" indl-
eating Aaron Randall
Kirby nodded lmpercepubly while
be calmly patted the Generals head.
Gentlemen he said. bowling 20 the
others, Il regret am taking my
leave. I only wait to say goodby 70
Miss Randall"
Who Is q speaks or leavingy' sud
denly demanded Adele's clear voice.
and, turning. they all saw the ladies'
watching them from the veranda.
Colonel Moresu." added the girl. com
/ ing down the steps and approaching
! Kirby. whRe Mime. Davezac and Ann
! Pleydell echoed her protests, you can
not think Of leaving. Dinner is served,
and your place az table & next 90 me.
VIII yOu give me your army" smiling
up int his eyes
The FUN significance OF her change
| II attire the delicate but overw hcim-
I ing compliment paid by the white ca
meIia and the message Is uautely con
| veyed. the great honor shown hiHL. the
; ovcrpOwering appeal which this new
/ wondrous, resplendeut Adele made q
! his already captive seBSes. wiped out
: In breath all Kirby's hitherto ada
mantine resolution ard tKlty OF pur.
I pose. Obliteratcd al Thoughts Of the
! future or care for his present danger
J Now ri, % those hosses." implored
, Bunce. sensing Jhas his partner was in
peril OF yielding dominion 20 this fem
mime appeal CIT 10 the bosses. Gene
! Hang the hersesr' cried Kirby reck
lessly. TIN going TO dinner with 4
lady"
/ Throwing WrlIip and hat on the gar
den seat. he AOwed TO Adele aud OF
fered his aruL while I.arkin Bunce. I'm
wardly raging at this new and sublime
act OF lunacg- turned helplessly TO bis
sympathetic tut invisible audience.
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| D
F&

~ ICE "a "a great measure TO hir-
by's and Adele,s high spirits.
Sz1za=f which infected all but three
49, members of the company, the
dinner ia honor of Colonel MOreau
was an entire success and. In fact.
could not have been surpassed had
that unfortunate gentleman himself
been present. Judge PieydeIl. believ-
ing that he Was assisting 10 entertain
one who by cbampioning the cause OF
the Randalis. whi!e at the sal me time
Kidding the community OF the notori-
GUS Cameo Kirby. had earned his last
ing esteem and gratitude. told his best
stories In his happiest vein. and Nine.
Davezac. together with Ann Pleydel.
suffering under the same delusion, put
forth every effort TO charm. even going
TO the length of heartily applauding
the judges most venerable and moth
ravaged yarns.
No mean rae0nteur himself. Kirby
ransacked his vast store OF personal
experience FOR interesting t0pics OF
conversation that would bear rehearsal
In the present company. and even
Bunce. finally and unwillingly drawn
tex OF small talk. carefully selected. as
beftted a secretary the least In
nocuous OF his many escapades and
ventured 10 con6de IL 60 the demure
ear Of his dinner partner. Miss PIey-
dell. This heroic action OF the old
river gamber-for he was desperate
ly embarrassed at the hoaof shown
him and thoroughly cognizant what
must be the inevitable and tragic end
ing OF his partners reckless action
is sufficient testimony 10 the fact that
the preoccupied manner OF ~ veau-
dry. coupled with Mr. Randall's grave
silence and studied courtesy toward
Kirby. had no effect upon the spirits
Of the company. H. indeed. their de
meanor was even noted by the ma
jority
BEFORE entering the house the two
gentlemeD IN question had come 20 an
understanding regarding the status of
their guest. eoDcurring IN the opinion
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the window, willie the gentlemen re
maincd on the balcony. prey 10 the
most disquleting thoughts.
You see how she have change-in
this one day,wlth him." bitterly ex-
claimed Anatole. pointing throu-h the
open window 20 where IN a distant
corner OF the room Kirby sat aJ the
card table. Mr.. Randall merely nod
ded aud gloomily chewcd his cberoot.
He was facing n difficult problem aud
paying for the arrival OF ysuug Ran
DAN.
Presently from the music room there
came the subdued harmoay OF a guitar
and harp. and when the soft prelude
had finished Adele's fine contralto took
up the theme, singing. "A sent thee late
a rose wreath. not so much honoring
thee" IL was Kirby's favorite song.
snatches OF which Anatole had heard
the other cumming at intervals since
his arrival. Clearer. sweeter. purer
sounded the words until the music as
cended like an anthem and came steal
ing out OF the window TO mingle with
the soft murmur OF the night. TO blend
with the unheard. far distant harmony
OF the stars. Anatole stood transhxed.
a prey to the bitterest emotions TO
which man was ever hostage.
You hear?" he cried passionately.
turning 10 Aaron. For the first time
since how long? Now she wear no
more black. Now she IS no more ST
lent. Now she sing. not for her broth
er. not for those who love her. not for
me-
mo; it's for Colonel Moreau." fin
ished the older man. throwing away
his cigar
The creole laughed harshly. contemp-
tuousiy. bis black eyes swapping with
passion. For Colonel MOreaug
dare you-look me In the face and
say that man Is Colonel Moreau." wav-
ing trembling hand 10 the window.
Il shall tell you nothing" replied
Aaron sternly. No natter what 4 sus-
pect. ! don't know. And I won't bet
man be killed until do know"
when you met this man you did no,
know him. said AnatOle. with slow
Significance. Il think TO myself-who
can he be? | make a guess and an
other guess and another guess. but
am not sure"
Exactly" commented Mr.. Randall.
with some sharpness There you are.
You are not sure. Neither am l.
There Is nothing TO do but to await
Tom RaDdall's arrival or. failing that.
some authority from him. instructing
Us how 10 act; otherwise our honor
binds us. and we must meet this diff
ficult matter with such patience and
fortitude as We may possess. AT the
same time I thoroughly understand
your feelings. and you have my entire
sympathy. Let us pray this unbear-
able suspense VIII soon be terminated.
for | make a poor and unwilling con-
spirator"
Meanwhile. az the card table. Messrs.
Kirby and Bunce had been acting. for
the benefit OF tbs audience. a farce
comedy bordering on the buriesque.
Two seasoned gamblers, men who knew
every game and trick embraced IN
cards and 10 whom the pasteboaris
were as familiar as ones knife and
fork. II was somewhat difficult TO sim
uiate that chronic state OF Ignorance
for which their self relegated position
I'm society should attest.
Moreover Kirsy's native histrior:
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tTo BE Continued
Pay tines to Get HeIu.

To save he wheat crop of Scott
county a number of farmers appeared
before the county judge at George
town, Ky, and paid the fines of ten
prisoners in the jail 10 get harvest
help. Fines ran as high as $50. The
prisoners went willingly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-08-06
DIED confesslna Crime.

Harry F. Johnson. a negro. who muir
dered and robbed John II. Hartman, u
liveryman, on Dec. s. was hanged at
Harrisburg. Pa. He was cool to the
last. Leaving his cell. Johnson admit
ted mo injustice is being done"
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LEAPS into NIAGARA.

Miss Clerber. a young dressmaker
formerly OF Wilkes-Barre, Pa. commit
ted suicide by jumping into the Mag
ara from the Second Sister island
bridge.
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Rhode island GROWING some.

The census retarns of Rhode Island
show a population of 542.674. an in.
crease of 26.s per cent as compared
with z2S,S5e in 1900.
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CHAPTER Y.

CE Ia a great measure to Kir-
by's and Adele's high spirits.
which infected all but three
members OF the cOmDanv the
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rec months. The fight f,
ogrcssige popular government ha
Aerel, egun. ard viii certainly ?
to a triumI al conclusion in
7pite of initial checks and irresne'
tive of the personal success or fail
ure of individual leaders,
SO, though he is badly disfigured
the colonel lets it be known that he
is still in the ring, and that his fight
ing weight is registered in his Osa
watomie speech. It's to be the New
Nationalism, then, at least at the be
ginning of the campaign.
But il he thinks that the fight fol
progressive popular government has
just begun, and that it received {
rebuff in the recent election, he i:
very far behind the situation Thf
fight for progressive popular govern
ment has been on for very Ions
time, and it was very greatly adranc
ed by 0le recent election. The de
feat Of the colonel's New National
ism, which is merely a reRssuted Oh
Absolutionism, is one of the essen
tial steps in the progress Of DOpu!aI
government.
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SLIGHTLY DISFlGURED, BUT
STILL IN THE RING.

The colonel has come ont az his
retirement at last. lie was in Wash
ington few nights ago. for the first
time since he left the White House
OF the fourth of March, 1909 There
is no record of his having gone TO
TIE White House during his visit to
the capital. The president is on the
high seas, so there was no occasion
for embarrassing choice to the colo
mel between paying his respects 10
his successor and former friend.
whom he has so despitefully used,
and exciting the remark that would
naturally have followed his failure to
show such n courtesy. The visit Of
the colonel to the capital was well
timed. He went to address the
National Geographical society on his
travels in Africa, with incidental
references to the discovery OF the
north pole, an event which, doubt.
less, he ascribes largely to himself,
though he gave the credit of 1t TO
Peary. But, as far as politics is con-
cearned, nothing would the colonel
remark.
Nevertheless he has. in the Out
look. given expression to his gener-
al view of the recent election. THIS
statement is printed over his sigma
ture:
"On every hand, personally and
by correspondence. have been asked
to make a statement regarding the
election. So far as / am concerned
/ have nothing whatever to add 10
or to take away from the declare
ton OF principles which have made
in the osawatomie speech and else
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Robin Cooper goes free That's
true all right, but he will carry
through life-and he is young man
yet-a burden in the neighborhood
or his heart that win rob life OF its
sweetest pleasures and prick his con
science with pangs more painful taan
physical torture. MI the real JOY
of mis- life is blotted out and he has
as his sole companion one gruesome
scepter Of an assassin's bullet and a
death struggle, and that will abide
with him forever and forever!
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ANOTHER SCANDAL.

The Tennessean, of which the late
assassinated by the Coopers, thus
discusses the action of the jury in
returning a verdict of not guilty in
the trial of the case against Robin
Cooper.
One more scandal
"One more disgraceful miscarriage
of Justice.
One more shameless trampling
nder foot of the laws of the land,
I'll he story of Robin Coopers re-
ease in the form of legal acquittal,
accomplished with the consent of the
Judge and the encouragement of the
criminal court, in the face of the
tidence and a former conviction, is
iot ing less than astounding 1t is
IN affront 10 common decency.
The supreme court reversed and
'emanded the case of errors in the
riginal trial, which in no way i'm
paired the evidence ON which Robin
cooper was convicted and given a
sentence OF twenty years in the peni-
Tertiary. The case bad been sent
back to the criminal court to be tried
again on the laws and the evidence
of1rc an impartial jury of twelve
men. This ease was one in which
the interest OF the state and nation
was centered, and yet without con-
snltation with the prosecution or
with the attorneys for the prescott
on the Encouragement recommend
ed verdict of not guilty He was
not content with having the case
'nolled,' for then there might have
been another indictment and CON
vietion in the end of which there
would be no friendly power in the
governor chair to grant an immedi-
ate pardon.
The attorney-general is elected
and sworn nor to give expression 70
his personal ideas of justice or to
protect favorites,. 1t is his duty to
honestly present the case Of the state
against murderers and especially as
sassins. A former jury Of twelve
men, by . unanimous verdict, found
Robin Cooper guilty In the supreme
| court the case was not reversed on
it's merits but. on purely technical
errors. The attorney-general and
court, by their actions, have set up
their individual opinions against the
sworn verdict of the jury at the for
mer trial
This miscarriage of Justice is
moro dicorocefnl IL cuch u,aro nocci
Bile. than the pardon of Duncan B.
| Cooper, for the latter was done in
! broad daylight, while the former
was cloaked with secrecy and hidden
| behind statements that the case had
been continued.
Among the reasons assigned by
! the encouragement for his course is
4 that he will not go through the farce
of arguing against conscience I'm.
doubtedly a prosecution of this case
under the attorney-general's direction
would be "a farce Whether such a
farce would have shocked or gone
fcounter to the attorney general s
conscience we cannot say. His con
lception of sworn public duty, as re
lvealed in his alton, requires a Who'll
ly new and different definition of the
term conscience
Rot in Cooper is free, but no mar
who knows the facts will regard the
verdict of not guilty as anything
short of travesty on Justice. ant
one which casts IL fresh disgrace
upon the state
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BOTH SPEEDY AND EFFECTIVE

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If there is any real good reason
why ire Hon. Hoke Smith should not
now become United States senator,
or that is In June, when the legisla'
ture meets, We do not know what
It is. He has clean majority of
SIS votes in the two houses, he Is
able and would render distinguished
service to the state and besides it's
no secret that 1t has long been his
ambition to serve Georgia In the
most august deliherative body in the
world,
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The election for city offices when
comes TO close today, has been a
good.natured one in which faetionai-
ism and bitterness have been con-
spicuous for their absence. We be
lieve. that in any event the results
today will be for the rest interest
x Brunswick and will be the means
OF giving to the city united council
for next year. bent on the sole pur-
pose OF serving brunswick TO the
best advantage. Such city govern
ment free from discord and strife
can do much and from it the people
dave a right TO expect much.
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Shall Women Vote?

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The world will not soon forget
Count Tolstoi, who has left his i'm
press upon all of it, He was one of
the truly great men of his time,
who devoted mis- life to the cause of
the common people. On his death
millions of people all over the face
q the eorth are mourners at his
bier.
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Whether Augustas personally
conducted" census taking stands or
not. the people of that city deserve
to be commended for their energy in
the matter
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So little Old Idaho, though late,
comes to the front with u democrat
ic majority OF 1000, electing the gov
ernor and majority OF the other
state officers. WIN the end of this
thing never come?
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Brunswick will send q strong del
egation over to Savannah this evn-
ing to participate in the ceremonies
incident to the unveiling of the OGle-
thorpe monument.
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Many school children suffer from
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Gov.-Elect Foss, of Massachusetts
ias zone after the senatorol scalp
of Senator Henry Catott Lodge in
dead earnest and he generally gets
what be goes after, TOO.
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Ne believe we can guess the rea-
son of this prodigious silence. Per-
haps the colonel made n wager that
he would keep mum about it.
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1t begins to look as if the English
house of lords is about to go too.
Verify. the autoeratlc is getting 1t in
the neck all round.
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We wish all of the candidates
could win today but unfortunately,
four of them will have to be placed
in the also ran class.
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With carnival and election both
in town today, those who like amuse'
ment should be easily satisfied.
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Joe Terrell will just about have
time to get that seat warmed before
the people will oust him.