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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-16

She Was Utterly Unable to Suppress
an Exclamation.
with all the courage and daring with
which a Goddess might look upon q
man. Nothing but my weakness and
your strength
Eyes, that's 1t, but do not count too
much upon the one or the other.
Great God, how can keep away from
you; life on the old terms is insup-
portable. l must CO."
And where?"
Anywhere, SO It be away
"And when?"
Now"
at would be death in the snow and
In the mountains tonight No, no,
you cannot CO."
We'll, tomorrow then. It will be
fair, l can't take you with me, but I
must go alone to the settlements, I
must tell your friends you are here,
alive, well. I shall find men to come
back and get you. What l cannot do
alone numbers together may effect.
They can carry you over the worst OF
the trails, you shall be restored to
your people, to your world again, you
can forget me-"
And do you think" asked the wo-
man, that could ever forget your"
81 don't know
"And will you forget me?"
Not so long as life throbs in my
veins, and beyond"
"And l too" was the return.
$50 be 1t. You won't be afraid to
stay here alone, now"
mo, not since you love me-" was
the noble answer. Il suppose l must;
there is no other way, we could not
go on as before. And you will come
back to me as quickly as you can with
the others?"
Il shall not come back; will give
them the direction, they can find you
without me. When l say goodbye to
you tomorrow it shall be forever"
"And / swear to you," asserted the
woman in quick desperation, IF you
do not come back they shall have
nothing to carry from here but my
dead body. You do not alone know
what love is" she cried resolutely,
"and l will not let you go unless I
have your word to return"
And how will you prevent my go
ing?"
Il can't. But I will follow you on
my hands and knees in the snow until
/ freeze and die unless l have your
promise"
you have beaten me-" said the man
hopelessly. "You always do. Honor.
what is it? Pride, what is it? Self
respect, what is it? Say the word and
I am at your feet. put the past be-
hind me-"
Il don't say the word" answered the
woman bravely, white faced, pale
Tipped, but resolute. ITO be yours, to
have you mine, is the greatest desire
of my heart but not in the towards
way, not at the expense of honor, of
self-respect-no not that way Cour-
age. my friend. God will show US the
way, and meantime good night"
Il shall start in the morning."
YES" she nodded reluctantly but
knowing It had to be, but you won't
go without bidding me good bye"
mo"
Good night then" she said extend
ing her hand"
Good night" he whispered hoars-
! ley and refused it, backing away. Il
don't dare to take 1t. / don't dare to
touch you again. / love you SO, my
only salvation Is to keep away"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-16
CHAPTER XVI.
The Kiss on the Hand.

ibid It ever oCour to you" began
Enid Maitland gravely enough, for she
quite realized the serious nature of
the impending con yersation, did It
ever occur 70 you mat you know prac-
ticalIy all about me. while 1 know
practically nothing about your"
The man bowed his head.
You may have fancied that 1 was
not aware OF 1t, but in one way or
of pretty all Of my short and, until
j met you, most uneventful life," she
continued.
Newbold might have answered that
there was one subject which had been
casually introduced by her upon one
occasion and to which she had never
again referred, but which was to him
the most important of all subjects con-
nected with her; and that was the ma
ture Of her relationship to one James
Armstrong whose name, although
he had heard 1t but once, he had not
forgotten. The girl had been frank
ness itself in following his def leads
self, but she had shown the same re-
thence in recurring to Armstrong
that he had displayed in questioning
her about him. The statement she
had Just made as to his acquaintance
with her history was therefore sufi-
GENTLY near the truth TO pass I'M
challenged, and once again he grayely
bowed in acquiescence.
Il have withheld nothing from you,'
went on the girl. whatever you want
ed TO know. l have told you. l had
nothing to conceal, as you have found
out. Why you wanted to know about
me. l am not quite sure"
1T was because" burst out the
man impetuously, and then he stopped
abruptly and just in time.
Enid Maitland smiled at him in a
way that indicated she knew what
was behind the sudden check he had
imposed upon himself
Whatever your reason, your curl
osity-"
Don't call II that. please"
Your desire then has been graf
flied. Now II is my turn. am mo-
even sure about your name. ! have
seen it in these books and naturally
] have imagined that 1t is yours"
1T IS mine"
"Well, that Is really all that know
4 about you. And now / shall be quite
Z frank | want to know more. Yol
evidently have something TO coucea
or you would not be living here IL
this way have never asked yol
about yourself, or manifested tn,
least curiosity TO solve the Droblen
you present, to find the solution Of tn,
mystery OF your life"
Perhaps" said the man. 'yol
didn't care enough about it to TAX
the trouble to inquire"
You know" answered the CIR
that is not true. / have been COZ
sumed with desire to know"
- "A womans curiosity"
mot that" was the soft answe
that turned away his wrath.
She was indeed frank There wa
that in her way OF uttering those tw
simple words that set his pulse
bounding. He was not altogether an
absolutely blind.
"Come." said the girl, extending he
hand TO him, I'VE are alone here {,
gether. We must help each othe
You have helped me. you have bee
OF the greatest service to me. can
begin to count all that you have dor
for me; my gratitude"
only that?"
But that is all that you have eve
asked or expected" answered II
young woman in q low voice who's
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15
WOMAN SELLS LAND
NEEDED IN WIDENING
OF EAST POINT ROAD

Mrs r NJ McWhirter, who held up
the county work on the East Point road
for months today withdrew her objection
to the widening Of the thoroughfare She
signed a deed to a 22foot strip Of land
necessary to the widening of the road
late Saturday. Several months ago the
county commissioners authorized 1t and
the work was begun. However, when
the crew reached Mrs McWhrter's land
near East Point, she refused to allow
them TO include any Of her property in
the road Plans for purchase Of the prop
erty were made by county officials, but
Mrs McWhirter steadfastly refused all
offers made her Then citizens Of East
Point sought a condemnation order from
the court, but failed to get it
Tuf c. Waters. county commissioner,
finally, through a tempting offer of $2.750
for the little strip of land, obtained Mrs.
McWhirter's signature TO the deed late
Saturday
Today workmen are completing the
widening of the road and probably will
finish the work this week.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15
"WEARY WILLIES" GAME
WON THEM ALL FREEDOM

WILKESBARRED PA, July ID
Thirty tramps rounded up in the bor-
ough Of Plymouth we're trotted out to
the baseball field by Burgess w D.
Morris and divided evenly fifteen play
ers 10 a side, and told by his honor
that the winning aggregation was to be
well fed and ordered from town, while
the losers were to remain prisoners for
two days putting in their time at work
on the streets pounding stone
The burgess called one set the Never
Works" and the other aggregation Toll
Fearers" He officiated as umpire At
the end Of the fifth inning, tramps and
burgess were tired Of the game and
Morris declared the Never Works"
victors by score Of AZ to 9S. When
the crowd got back to the lookup he
fed them as h. promised and declared
that the game had been so holly con-
tested that he believed one side was
as much entitled to victory as an
other, released every one of the thirty
with the understanding that they leave
town ten minutes after their meal was
finished and not show UP again for at
least another year
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15
SOLIC|TORF FEES
STAY IN FORCE
Bill to Put Them on Salaries
Fails to Get Necessary Two
thirds Vote in House.

The house declined. by a vote of t19 to
49, today to pass the bill by Mr. Allen
and Mr. Fulbright providing for the abo-
lition OF solicitors general in Georgia and
the substitution therefor of county prose-
cutting attorneys in the several counties
of the state, on salary basis
The vote in favor of the bill was four
less than the necessary two-thirds re-
CURED for constitutional amendments.
Debate on this bill was commenced in
the house Friday and was participated in
by dozen or more leading members.
1t was evident from the first that the
vote on the bill would be close. and THAI
there was wide and serious differences Of
opinion as to the precise terms upon
which solicitors should be removed from
a fee and put upon salary basis.
In general and in its broadcast applica-
ton, the house is practical unit in favor
of salary basis for solicitors.
The defeated bill provided for salary
OF not more than $4,000 to any one county
attorney, and that the salary might be
made as much less as the county au-
thorities determined 1t required that all
county prosecuting attorneys should bring
into the county treasury in fines and
forfeitures not less than the salary
awarded them, or lose such portion as
they failed to bring in.
The bill provided that prosecuting at
torneys should be elected by the people
of their respective counties
An effort was made, under motion TO
reconsider, to save the bill from death,
just before the vote was announced, but
it failed
Mr. White. of screven, offered a bill
in the house today providing for codifi-
cation of the educational laws Of Georgia.
With this joint legislative committee of
three the attorney general and superin
tendent of education will serve.
Discussing his bill. Mr. White said
Professor Britain has compiled a prac-
teal codifcation Of the law, and all we
need now is official and intelligent In
dorsement of the same II 1t is Endorsed
and the next legislature adopts it, Geor-
gia win have a comprehensive and in
telligent codi1cation of our educational
laws"
Mr. Christopher, Of Hall, introduced a
bill today to raise the pensions of in
digent blind pensioners from $50 to 800
per annum
Mr. Payton, of Worth. introduced a
bill fixing the fee of justices of the
peace in Georgia at $3.50 for issuing
criminal search peace or possessory
warrants unless the party taking the
same makes affidavit that he is unable
TO pay same.
Mr. Payton, Of Worth. also introduced
a bill this morning aimed at insurance
combined, both life and fire, made for
the purpose of advancing rates.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15

YOU got IT up. but. you know, am
so thick headed cant quite un-
derstand it, l wish you would ex-
plain it, because I want to under
stand which you were setting down
as fool-me or the senator's? or
was It both?
And, Bob, when you complain in
one breath that the people are not
allowed IAN opportunity to vote
upon the measure" and in the very
next breath declare that Ito have
the state torn into tatters political
lyl friends and relatives divided on
its question. and the ultimate result
disastrous. no matter which side
may win, is an unpleasant picture
10 contemplate" doesn't the COM
mon thought of common men begin
to percolate even into your supernal
wisdom that your attitude is Just a
little inconsistent?
Finally, if you want to pursue
the subject, leave out personal in
situation next time, and I'll reply
In a different vein
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15
Maddox Declines
To Enter Debate.

Mr. MauooN "nen s"'Wh WI
andei reply 7l'e' o''eiiy s'''''' 'i's
over T. s'''eu 49, 49,,
nav no 'ies'ie ~ ~ ~ ~
newspaper controversy oNe' 'i,e .,i p'''u
ing lesisldl'oh On 'ie ,pp'is -.
a cltlzen 81 "eoi ga ! iei' me- e'7''' -
views. "lo "o' "'e'''',"
amer name nor 'e'e' ~ Guy ''''
per OIL the mouse or Se"''e ~ ',re S'''T-
iucil ! SdNt ~ ! Nv N'''i . 10 '' '''i'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15
. Q 9
Are You in Love?
Here Are 4 Tests

CHICAGO, July l5.-Hereafter .
. the young people who attend the .
. Woodlawn Park Methodist church .
. will know when they are in love .
. with each other. Rev W. B. Nor .
. ton. pastor, told them in a sermon .
. about love and how TO find out .
. when you've caught it and ended .
. by laying down four tests" Here 9
Q are the tests: .
. First. You care not for wealth. .
. position, things material You .
. worship only the person. ,
. Second. You are intensely inter .
4" ested even in the tiny things con- =
g corning the beloved
Third You find JOY in service, =
. no matter how arduous
Fourth. You feel pain at sep .
. aration
incidentally. Rev Mr.. Norton 9
. explained. if YOU are really in love .
. you will not care for auto rides. .
. amusement parks, social position .
. or candy. You viii think only of .
. him"
. q
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15
THOMASTON PROVIDES
FOR FIRE PROTECTION

THOMASTON, GA July 15.-The
city council has purchased two reels
and 500 feet of hose for fire fight
ing purposes, and is negotiating for
fire truck with chemical engine, lad
ders and extra hose. When this is
done the city will oe made a third
class town. according to the South
eastern Underwriters associations re-
quirements, and insurance reductions
win be in order A'ready the $4,000
gallon 130- foot water tank is COM
pleted and two electric and two steam
pumps instaHe@ at the waterworks
plant to be completed August Is
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15

disapprove Of the fanaticism Of the
proposed drastic" measure Well
Bob. it amuses me about YOU liquor
people. Every proposition we ia
natics have ever made you assured
us was drastic" when We made it,
and when we took the next step the
old one had always quit being
drastic" and was sane and con-
sentative" Don't you remembeI
Bob. how your liquor crowd warned
us in 1907 that we were drastic
and were going to bankrupt every
body and destroy all the property
values in Atlanta? Bob, properts
values in Atlanta have doubled
since that time and now YOU and
your money loving crowd say that
the law is sane and conservative.
If YOU sane and conservative guys
didn't have somebody TO put the
prop" Of little fanaticism under
your property. you'd die Of the dry
rot
And say. Bob. when Il cropped
out the other day that three police
men were fred for belonging to a
locker club. was that because il
disqualified them as policemen? II
1t did, why did It? Up in Rome The
other day some people tried to get
an injunction against a blind tiger
and the solicitor said he couldn't
act because he was member Of il
himself and disqualfied for inter-
est. and when they asked the Judge
to appoint solicitor pro TEN he
said that he was disqualified. too.
becau his son vas q member And
SO the people haven't got any court
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15
What s a Club,
And What S a Tiger

Bob you say that your Officers
and courts have been diligent in
prosecuting the blind tigers" etc.
Just what do you mean by blind
tiger? ! gather that when a mig
ger sells a drink of corn liquor in
an alley he is a blind tiger. and
that you think It's the business of
the courts to prosecute him all
right But if the Atlanta Brewing
& Ice Company manufactures beer,
and Oppenheim sells it in his Ala
bama street barroom, or if your
club sells whisky by the drink in
it's big barroom, why are they not
blind tigers, too, and why isn't it
the duty of the courts to be dill
gent" about prosecuting them, Just
as you say they are "diligent" to
prosecute the poor devil of a blind
tiger?
l don't want to worry you. Bob
but you know you started this dish
ing out of knowledge and l am
fairly thirsting for more OF your
ipfor1,7a tjo1
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15
Why the State
Is Short eff Cash.

Then again. Bob you say that
the passage of this law is going to
deplete our revenues. and that's
true. but do you think the state
ought TO sell its honor and cOmpro-
mise its sovereignty for the dirty
dollars of dive keeper, or because
you and the balance of its priv
legged classes want to disregard law
and defy authority? 1t will deplete
revenues all right but never gain, !
hope. will Georgia legislature in
dulge in a vicious saturnalia Of eX
travagance in order to tie the
hands OF the people against cur
falling the privileges of criminals
who stand ready to dole out few
grudging dollars from their store
OF blood money as a quid pro quo
for license to commit crime.
our revenues are scant enough,
as YOU say. God knows. But, Bob
did YOU know that there is q dawn
ing recognition in the minds of men
that what really impoverishes both
the state and her people is the Law
ish granting out of privileged fran
chises TO favored men to tax the
people under the guise Of tolls. and
the resulting ungodly watering Of
stocks like that $57,000,000 thing
that three purblind railroad COM
missioners allowed to your power
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15

law abiding people whether the
criminals who defy the sovereign
authority of their state cali them
selves by one name or the other?
Bob. you don't dare answer pub
llcly these questions:
l. Is it lawful or unlawful for
the Capital City club or the Uni
versity club to sell whisky?
.. If it is lawful for these clubs
to sell. is it lawful or unlawful for
the Bees. and the Beavers, and the
Owls and the Jackasses and the
other animals?
3. Is there one law for your club
and another for the common Grim
inalso and if not. why did the
grand jury the other day indict
one set and let the other set go
free? Was any secret advice given
to the jury that didn't harmonic
with what they were publicly
charged?
| don't want to annoy you Sob,
by any inordinate curiosity but
when you start out in public dis
cussion with the attitude of some
Jove shaking his ambrosial locks.
you must be prepared to give us
your whole stock of wisdom. You
don't have to butt into this discus
sion if you don't want to, but if
you do. you must tell it ak And
when you start, you can pitch your
tone towards your adversaries in
decent and courteous fashion, or
you can call them demagogues and
fanatics. but the echo that these
words arouse starts equally as
harsh as they are. and gets worse
as il goes; and when you make
broad denials of the existence of
crime you and your friends must
expect specific inquiries on the
cross examination, and the maui
ries may grow very embarrassing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15
ROOSEVELT PROVES BOON
FOR SLICK PICKPOCKETS

NEW YORK. July Colonel
Roosevelt received an unexpected trib-
ute from KID Shaffer, young pick
pocket who was taken into custody by
detectives as fugitive from Elmira
reformatory
Teddy is great one for drawing the
crowds" said the Kid" Stick with
him and you'll always have plenty All
the pickpockets have ever met read
the newspapers and keep track Of colo
mel Roosevelt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15
DAUGHTERS Of Dixie in Business Life
TELLING MUCH IN A FEW WORDS KEY
TO SUCCESS OF WOMAN AID WRITER
Mrs. Minnie Randolph, Depart
ment Stores Publicity Chief,
Advises Ambitious Girls.

Take it from Mrs Minnie Randolph
who knows woman Of many words
can probably bake cherry pie or sell
ribbons or be huge success at a bridge
table, but she can't be an ad writer.
Mrs Randolph, who has charge Of the
j. NJ. High advertising. knows, because
she has been on the job twelve years.
81 wouldn't discourage anybody" said
Mrs. Randolph, and refuse to say for
publication that women talk mole than
men. l viii say however, that the
woman who would write to interest a
fond mother who wishes to invest a few
dollars in marqusette for her daughter
had better get ii out quickly"
Mrs. Randolph began her career at
Dawson Paxon- Stokes in the mail or
der department and in that way became
acquainted with the many sides Of the
business of running department store.
Began Writing For Catalogue,
Il started by writing for catalogue,
day if ! could write advertising and
told him that | had never tried He
asked me to try. did It was fairly
intelligent and | have been writing ever
since. !, of course. had the advantage
of a good education. | was With NJ,
Rich for many years. and then came to
my present employers
Its rather hard for me to tell YOU
what 1t takes to make a good advertis-
ing writer and I would hardly know
how to go about giving advice to
young woman who would adopt the
profession. TO begin with, | don't be
lieve q young woman-or, at least, one
young In xperience-would be sue
cessful, because she would need knowl-
edge Of the ways of life. But I will say
this
1T is an attractive profession for
women It is dignifed; it gives privacy
and it is practically free from tempta-
tons, because one is thrown not with
the public. | will say here. parenthet-
ically however, that one shouldn't be-
come recluse or her perspective will
be lost and her scope narrowed. It Is
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derstand women and their wants.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15
MADDOX DRAWS
Hot REPLYFH0M
ALEXANDER
Tippins Bill Leader Says the
Ex-Mayor "Butted in and
Must Take Consequences.

In card to the public. good natured
IN the main. but rasping in portions.
representative Hooper Alexander, of
DeKalb. prohibition leader in the house
and chief advocate of the Tippins bill,
answers today former Mayor MaddoX's
card of Saturday. in which the Tippins
b,u was scored numerically as a bust
ness and moral proposition.
Mr.. Alexander takes Mr. Maddox Sc
verelv to task for preaching things he
is alleged not to practice. The prohi
bition leader says the mayor thinks
II ali right apparently, for him to be-
long to a swell club which violates the
law. whe thile he objects to the poor
mans club and the negro blind tiger
which also and in the same way violate
the same law
MI Alexander asks the former mayor
4 number of leading questions. and
openly dares him to make answer to
them specifically and categorically.
lnferentially and most interestingly
tbe DeKalb county representative calls
uron the MAYOR to explain his alleged
Connection with tentative plot to
make candidate for something" of
Mr. Alexander. if possible. in the hope
that his candidacy might work to the
disadvantage of the Tippins bill in the
senate by dividing the prohibition vote
therein.
It was openly stated in some quarters
as far back as last Saturday that Mr.
Alexander's candidacy for the govern
orship might be urged by some, in the
expectation that it would influence sew
eral so-called Joe Brown senator's"
favorable to Slaton but also "Tippins
bill senator's to incline against the
bin rather than be classed pre- Alex
andet or help put either Mr. Slaton or
the governor in a hole. 1t is this ru-
NOR that MIR Alexander, it is supposed
refers to-
Former Mayor Maddox. shown Rep
resentative Alexander's card. seemingly
was in no wise upset He read it, and
gave out a brief interview in reply
Mr. Alexanders card follows.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-15

own sex and the ability to say a big
thought in a few words, she can learn
all else easily.
The advertising field offers good OPP
portunities for women believe. Ger
tainly ii is as attractive an occupation
as know"
Mrs Randolph is widow and a
mother. She lives at rs Peachtree cir
Gle.