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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15

! But there were none such in Jones'
| vile, Conn, the town founded by Broad
| ways grandfather as a mere hamlet, but
which under his father and uncle had
! grown to several thousand. The Jones'
willie Weekly Censor did not. ii is true
carry the stories of his whitening the al
ready Great White Way, sbut there were
| several home and foreign missionary so.
/ cieties in the town which held regular
meetings Then. 100, old Miss Smyth, who
| lived In the big house on the hill, had a
| young nephew who had settled in New
| York, and who occasionally took stroll
up Broadway Just to see what Broad
way Jones was doing" he explained to
his aunt. The nephews letters we're sum
married. and on occasions even read, at
the meetings when the women gathered
to sew for the heather" But for every
needle prick they gave their handiwork
they stuck two into Broadway Jones
Miss Smyth" took all Of the New
York newspapers, too, and whenever
! Broadway had made "splashng" her
copies of the publications travelled from
hand to hand.
So it was that Jonesville kept itself
informed OF the doings OF the son of his
father. OF its own affairs-prospects at
the chewing gum factory-Jonesville was
equally cognizant. Judge Spotswood was
d close-mouthed man to all-save his
wife
HE ALWAYS DID.
MON" he would often say, Il really
ought not to tell you anything not in
tended for publication"
However, he did.
And
Well, all Jonesville knew not only OF
the death of Andrew Jones, Broad
ways uncle, but it had learned as well
that the youth who had first been called
Broadway on Main street, Jonesville,
Conn. was heir to his upcle's plant and
factCrv. 1t also surmised that the gum
trust would approach Broadway, and that
it would probably succeed with the neph-
ew where it had failed with She uncle.
1t was This later feature OF the unusual
series Of events for the little town that
worried Jonesville. The town was $50
yated. but it llnew something of trust
methods. Hence ii suspected that once
the jaw agitsing corporation acquired the
Jones pepsin gum plant no more manu-
iacturing would he done in Jonesville
The employees Of the plant would have to
find work elsewhere-capi being mo-
bile. but labor less so-and all the train
Of little business centering about the
Jones family would be practically de-
StrOyeG.
The future Of the Jones plant-that is
to say, the future OF the town-was talked
over for hours by an anxious circle in
Green's grocery, Pendleton's drug store
in the Grand hotel ana even in Smith
Bros Bazaar, Emporium and Mammoth
Department Store.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
Part II


There may have been certain benighted
persons in New York who were not en-
tireiy familiar with the doings Of Broad
way Jones of his existence they could
not be ignorant if they SO much as only
occasionally glanced at the front pages
Of the newspapers. If such persons there
were they could only he found in the class
which condemns the newspaper habit
and gets its knowledge ~ current events
" rnHt. 0" .o after tre,r occurrence I'm
u., I,t.,N.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15

towns" he reiterated. When Abraham
Lincoln was my age he didn't amount to
much. neither.
But the platitudes Of The small and very
fat boy only brought an order from his
father after ne had had his supper 70
hurry TO his fathers Office The judge
had left copy of the Jones will there.
So Sammy went off grumbline
Continued in Next Issue.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
Advice to the
Lovelorn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
THERE is ONLY ONE WAY,

Dear Miss Fairfax:
While going down to work every
morning, | meet a girl whose &C
quaintance | would like to make.
She seems to wait for me every
morning, and while in the train she
does not take her eyes off me.
G.. L.
Have you mutual friend? There
is no other way to begin an acauaiHt-
ance. \ friendship that originates in a
street Irritation is never deserving Of
such a wholesome ssification as
Friendship" long
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15

In a very humble Jonesville home on the
evening Broadway Jones was expcc ed 10y
Judge Spotswood, the wife asked
"John. what shall we nave for dinner
sunday: DO You think a pot roast"
mo, mother" said John "You better
20 slow. The paut--tne plant
He dldn't finish. y glance between
them was enough.
y young drummer breaking H. was
trying to sell 10 Obadiah Smith a bin of
goods at least as largo as his predeccs-
sor had dine. The senior partner Of the
Bazaar, emporium and Mammoth Depart
ment Store rubbed a shriveled hand over
a large ear absently.
"Wan. ! dunno" said he Demand
is a-slackin' up-an' the stump speaker
who was here last fall said supply and
demand was the hull thing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
The Wedding Day Fixed

When the princess knelt to her father the King cast a scowing look upon her and said; "Why do you wear mourn ing weeds to receive me when I come back from glorious war and every one else is rejoicing? It looks as If you mourned over my success rather than rejoced in it."
 Almeria faltered out that the year during which she had vowed to wear mourning and live in strict retirement was not yet ended.
 The King answered angrily: T dis pense you of your VOW; will have no such silly woman's business here. You owe something to me and I will have you dress and act as other princesses do.
 T hear that Anselmo is dead. Perhaps you mourn for him, my hated enemy Rather should you make these halls ring with joy and laughter that my great enemy is dead. But enough of this. Go dress yourself properly.
 And here -come, Gracia; I had al- most forgot what I owe you. Almeria, take this valiant youth by the hand He is one whom I have found worthy to be your husband and my son. We will have wedding tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Plots and Counterplots

The King seized the paper and read it with fierce rage. It was from Zara and said: still will set thee free. I hays power over them that are thy guards, 1 will set thee free, Alfonso.''
 He saw at a glance how matters stood; Osmyn was Alfonso and Zara was in lovs with him.
 Manuel vented his rage upon those around him. going so far as to strike Perez, whom he accused of not having been faithful enough in the discharge ot his duty.
 Then he commanded the captain of tho guard to go at once and kill the caps tive. Having done this. he was to dispose of the body and bring him Alfonso's cloth- ing.
 Attired in the dress of the prisoner. the King would take his place in the ceu and walt until zara came to set her lover free. when he would wreak his vengeance upon her and her mutes.
 Perez soon returned to the frantic Kns, saving that execution had been done upon Alfonso, and the King. putting on Al- fonsos robe. laid himself down in the cell to await the coming of zara.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22

By the connivance of the attendant maids who were with her when he had been found upon the shore, Alfonso had been dressed by the Queen In Moorish costume and brought to the court of the King, her husband, where she had in troduced him as relative of hers, come to visit her from one of the Moorish kingdoms of Spain.
 The mnglng of the Moorish and the Spanish civilizations was such at that time that every educated Spaniard spoke the Moorish tongue. and so Alfonso be- came Osmyn without suspicion, and was taken into the military service of King Albucacim.
 The war with Granada soon after com ing on Alfonso entered into it with zest, longing to be revenged upon King Manuel for the destruction wrought upon his father and his fathers kingdom.
 That Almeria had escaped the wreck he did not know until he met her there in tue darkened cathedral aisle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Captivating a Queen

Her dark and languorous eyes were shaded by long lashes which swept the dark brown cheek tinged with dusky bloom Her milk-white teeth showed between half-parted lips full and moist and the open sleeves of her tunic fell back from the most shapely arms im- aginable.
 Across her low broad brow was drawn a band of rubies whose dull fires every now and then paled be- fore the lightning which shot from the wonderous eyes below. Mutes and eunuchs were in her train and beside her lowered the tall, martial form oi Osmyn.
 "Welcome. most beauteous Zara, cried the enamored King. What hon ors a monarch and conquerer can give are yours. An, enter my capital not as conqueror, but led in pleasing bondage by your beauty.
 The Queen, bringing all her witchery into play, answered with most musi- cal voice and in such terms as entirely entranced the King and thanked him for the manner in which he had made her captivity lightly to be borne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
A CL A s SIC
 IN A P A c E


 William Congreve was one of the great est of the English dramatists. one of the brightest stars of that literary galaxy which shone upon the reign of Queen Ann. and included such names as Addison, Swift. Steele, Prior, Gay and Pope.
 Every one who pretends to a familiarity with English literature. talks of Con sreve-and admires him. How many have ever read him? Yet quotations from Con greve are "as common in mems mouths as household words" and are generally supposed by those who use them to be from Shakespeare.
 Music hath charms to soothe the say. age breast and Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" are both from The Mourning Bride"
 Thackeray makes the old Countess of castlewood say to the young Countess, MT. Congreve hath seen her and swears he will write Mourning Widow which shall be better than his Mourning Bride"
 Thackeray, however, was no lover of Congreve and says: "A touch of Steeles tenderness is worth all his finery; flash of Swift's lightning a beam of Addison's pure sunshine, and his tawdry, playhouse taper vanishes.'
 But the great Dryden declared Con- greve the equal of Shakespeare; Voltaire came to worship at his literary shrine; Pope dedicated his "Iliad" to him; Swift, Addison and Steele lavished compliments upon him. His seat among the Olyn- plans is not quite as high now as it was in the days when he was ''the great lit erary swell of his age" but he still occt- pies comfortable arm chair there among 4t,ara
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Rumors of Mutiny

He also said that even in the hour of victory King Manuel was threat ened by a mutiny of his troops, who had expected to share in the spells of the recent conquest, which spells, how ever, the King had taken entirely for hs own, refusing to pay the soldiers what was due them.
 Also there had come news from Valencia of @ rising of the people there, who had grown weary of the harsh laws and the unjust taxes which Manuel had imposed upon them.
 An army of the former subjects of Anselmo had already assembled upon the frontiers of Valencia, and the sol diers were calling for a chief to lead them against Granada
 This news brought hope and wild joy to the heart of Alfonso; but when he looked upon his chains he almost wept to think that he must lie there inn prisoned and idle while his subjects were in arms against his foe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Peace Proposals Rejected

At the court of Valencia Almeria had been tenderly cared for and Anselmo had sent an embassy to Manuel proposing that the Princess wed with his son and hei, Alfonso, thus uniting the succession 10 the crown of the two kingdoms and putting an end to the long wars which had ragged for so many years between Valencia and Granada.
 Alfonso was noble youth and Almeria a princess of such sweetness and beauty that irs all Spain could not have been found two who would have made more royal pair.
 But Manuel's defeat had only increased his rage against his hereditary foe and he would listen to no terms of peace.
 Gathering together all the forces or ms Kingdom he invaded Valencia, stormed the capital razed it to the ground and, taking King Anselmo prisoner. carried him back to Granada. loading him with chains and incarcerating him in dun geon beneath the royal castle, The King dom of Valencia he annexed to his owh domains
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Planning Escape

Antonio warned him to appear as if he knew nothing of what was going on and said that Zara, who had been the cause of his imprisonment, might yet be made the cause of his liberation.
 The amorous Queen was certain to come to see him and his friend begged him that he would try and not show his aversion to her.
 q do not hate Zara," said Alfonso, nor can I dissemble and pretend to lover her. But what I can in honor do to sooth her fury I will do.'
 once out of prison. Antonio told him. the way would be easy, for a group of the malcontents who were arrang- ing the revolt against Manuel held nightly meetings at a house just out side the city walls, where they would receive Alfonso and give the signal fo rthe uprising, and where the forces of Valencia would make forced march to join their Prince as soon as they received the word.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Returning in Triumph

Scarcely had she concluded her tale when an attendant announced the com ing of the King, her father King Manuel came in great state. Before his victorious army came 300 mules laden with the gold and silver and gems pilaged from the Moors.
 Then came 100 Moorish war ehariots glittering with precious stones, and next 300 millS-white Arabian steeds was mangnifcent housings and golden bits.
 Following them was a long array of captives, many of them princes of the best blood of Africa, chained together. Last came the Army, the King and his nobles.
 It was a splendid sight, but 1t eniy filled Almeria with terror-for she know that now the time was come when her father would demand that she marry Garcia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
More Agreeable Thoughts

At these words Aliaeria fell faintinr to the floor, but was soon revived and was taken away by her maids, while the King rallied at the waywardness and the silly actions of women in gen eral, and his daughter in particular.
 But the royal mind quickly turned from the consideration of his daugh ter's perverseness to a more agreeable subject.
 The mighty King of Granada was a widower and had a susceptible heart withal. His fair captive, Queen zara, had completely caught his kingly and rather mature fancy. One of the nobles Alonzo creature of Gonzales, entered and said:
 Sire. your beauteous captive, Zara, has arrived with such a train as if her husband were still alive and had been the conqueror"
 Tt is our wish that she be so at tended" said the King sharply.
 Where is the prisoner, Osmyr? That many led the Moorish cavalry in a most gallant and splendid style. I would be lenient with the man, but he meets my advances with a naughty and stern civility and declines all my courtesies Where is he?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Another Deliverer

Antonio had not been long gone from the door of Alfonso's cell when Zara sought the place. Her rage against Alfonso had now abated and she was again filled with wild, fierce passion
 She was all tears and entreaties now where before she had been all storm and anger. She begged Alfonso to for give her for what she had done, but pleaded her love in excuse.
 Alfonso spoke her fair; said that while he was already much in her debt for what she had done for him he would be stll more firmly bound to her if she would procure him again his freedom
 As he then was he felt that she had deeply wronged him. Even a few kind words and ambiguous statements of regard from Alfonso had a great ef- feet upon the loye-blinded Zara
 Well" said she, yours is. indeed the wrong until deliver you from this imprisonment. I will see that you are liberated and then trust to your grati- tude, your sense of Justice, to return my love-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Gonzales Has a Plan

Meantime Gonzales had conceived | scheme of his own for getting rid oi Alfonso. Knowing that the captive was Alfonso, Almeria's husband, and sus- pecting Zara's design to liberate him. ha resolved to get possession of the costume of one of the mutes. and thus disguised to visit the cell of the prisoner and kill him.
 For, Alfonso dead, he might hope that his son. Garcia. might yet wed the widow.
 He chanced to meet A1onzo and offered him bribe if he would get possession for him of a suit of one of the mutes- As soon as Alonzo had killed the mute who had the letter and brought the let ter to the King he had left the royal presence to win the gold of Gonzales by stripping the dead man and conveying his clothes to his employer.
 So Alonzo knew nothing of the King design nor of his orders to Perez.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Crafty Counsel

But no sooner had she done so than her woman's mind changed again. No, she would not have him die. Perhaps he might come to repay her love.
 Surely If she saved him now after all that had passed he would be a base ingrate to prefer Almeria to one to whom he owed so much. She could not bear to think of him as dead.
 She took counsel with Selim, and that crafty eunuch advised that she still appear resolved upon Osmyn's death, but that she should ask the King to have the execution take place in secret, saying that she had reason to fear that some of the prisoners guards had been corrupted and might connive at his escape at the last moment.
 The uncertain state of affairs, the murmuring of the soldiery-which had now become generally known-would lend color to this and Zara should ask that her own mutes be entrusted with the execution; that none but her mutes might have access to the prisoner.
 Then these mutes might release him and spirit him away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Rivals in Love

zara's retreatng footsteps echoed along the dark corridors and then all was still except the occasional clank- ing of the chains upon the limbs of the uneasy captive.
 At last the hour of midnight struck from the castle clock and Almeria stood before the grated door of Al fonsos cell.
 In low and nasty tones they talked together, telling each other of their mutual love-. and Alfonso. ever and anon, bidding the Princess not to de- spair: telling her to hope and that mat ters might come out happily for them yet.
 Suddenly there entered Zara. accom- panied by Selim and Perez.
 tPerez, who had no idea of the rela- tion existing between the Princess and the prisoner. but supposed that Almeria had visited him out of sheer compass sion. was unprepared for the rage into which Zara flew when she saw the form of the Kings daughter standing before the cell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Manuel. the Victor

K MANUEL, King of Granada, was MI returning with victorious sword l X from his war with the Moorish King, Albucacim He had overrun the Moorish ISiI<ngdom, slain the King and taken captive his beautiful Queen, zara. whom he now was bringing back in tri- umph to his capital.
 The day before his return to Granada there had died in one of the dungeons be- meath the royal castle an aged captive, Anselmo, once King of Valencia.
 Hastily had he been buried in tomb in the Cathedral church, adjoining tho castle. and all attention turned to prepa- rations for welcoming the return of the conquering Manuel
 About a year before that things had been different, and sit was the King who was thus hastily laid away in death who had been conqueror and Manuel had been the conquered.
 Anselmo of Valencia had marched to Granada, defeated Manuel in a pitched battle, driven him from his capital and cerried away captive Manuers daugh- ter Almeria
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
7 Suspecting a Trogedy

The result was that when the King disguised in Alfonso's clothing, had dis posed himself in the empty cell and sent away the captain of the guard, Con gales, disguised as mute, stealthily en- tered, and, seeing the recumbent figure there in the gloom, plunged his dagger into the breast of the supposed captive
 Scarcely had he done so when Garcia and Alonzo entered. The troops and the revolted troops and the soldiers of Valen- cia were storming the walls. and the King could be found nowhere. though he was sought on every side to head the de- fenders
 Neither could Garcia find his fatheI and when, meeting Alonzo, that creature of the court had told hffn in terror that the last he had seen of Gonzales he was going in the direction of the dungeons, dressed as mute, tho two. suspectina some tragedy, had hurried to the cell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Royal Orders

The king at once sent for Perez, the captain of the guard, and for Alonzo. He had begun to doubt of the intentions of zara and ordered that Osmyn be heavily loaned with chains and that the Moorish Queen and her attendant, Selim, he sum- moned before him.
 Perez quickly returned to say that the royal order had been carried out and Alonzo reported that he could not find the Queen of Selim.
 Just then one of the mutes of Zara entered the room, and, seeing the King. quickly placed his hand upon his breast as if to conceal something he had hidden there and attempted to retire unobserved.
 But the King cried out to seize him. Alonzo followed the mute, to come back presently with a paper which he said he had been obliged to kill the mute to ob- tain possession of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22

learned to love Alfonso and he had fallen madly in love with her.
 On that fatal day, when they had fled before King Emanuers conquering arms and had looked back across the waters to see that they were being overtaken by the ship which her father had sent in pursuit, Alfonso had begged that they be married at once so that, come what might, they would be man and wife
 The Queen added her entreaties and. there being a priest on board, Alfonso and Almeria were married. Then the storm struck them and their ship was wrecked.
 That her husband Alfonso had found a watery grave she did not doubt and it was in reality for him that she wore black and kept her strict retirement. 1 She declared that her father should never force her to harry Garcia, that she would never marry anybody out al- ways remain true to the memory of Alfonso,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Old Friends Meet

It was some time before the reunited husband and wife could sufficiently con trol their emotion at the unexpected meet ing to tell to each other with calmness all that had happened to them since they had parted on that terrible day of the shipwreclS.
 Heli. seeing his friend. came up to the agitated group and joined in the hurried and excited conversation. He also had been thrown upon the coast of Africa and rescued by the Moors. with whom he had taken service.
 He was not Heli, but Alfonso's friend, Antonio. Alfonso was overjoyed at sec ing him, for in the last battle he had seen Antonio fall beneath the spears of Gran. ada and had supposed him killed until the King had told him that ''1Ieli lived"'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Escaping Only to Be Wrecked

At the stormIng of the city of Valencia, Ansemo. when he saw that all was lost, had placed his Queen, his son and the captive Princess. Almeria, on board ship, giving the captain instructions to take them into a friendly port.
 Seizing another ship the fastest In the harbor, Manuel had manned it and gwen orders to chase the fugitive vessel, cap ture the Prince and the Queen and res cue his daughter, Almeria.
 A sudden storm drove the fleeing shir upon the shore of Africa, where she went to pieces The pursuing vessel came driving on. but avoided the fate of the vessel 1t pursued and rescued from the angry waves the Princess, whom they found floating senseless upon a mass of wreckage.
 Every other person on board the lil- fated ship was supposed to have perished Almeria was brought back to Granada where she vowed to dress in mourning and live a life of strict seclusion for year This, she told her father, in observance of her rescue from captivity and death
 Manuel. soon engaged in other wars, cared little for woman's whim, and let her have her way.