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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24

was to kill time and await Gains
return. When he did return Farms
worth resolved to go back to At
lanta on the same train with him
and accuse him to his face of being
responsible for the disappearance Of
Gordon Kelly.
A Long Wait.
The wait proved to be a long one
Farnsworth ran out of cigarettes and
suffered the tortures of the damned
hour after hour. Night came on and
spread her pail in inky blackness
Another hour passed Finally from
up the railroad track Farnswortb
heard the faint shrek of a locomotive
and the far-off rumble of a FREIGHT
train Then he saw the headlight
flicker in the distance.
A moment later the sound of
pounding hoofs reached the ears Of
the newspaper man from up the road
but was soon lost in the roar of the
oncominE train. The locomotive puf-
ing loudly rolled by dragging long
line of creaking moaning freight
cars. Then from out of the darkness
dashed horse covered with latber
Forrest Cain, hatless, jumped from
the saddle and running to the side af
the train, seized grab-handie as il
passed. At the same moment era
came from behind Farnsworth the
HASH and the sharp report of re-
VoIFer, and a bullet whistled by his
car and sped toward its mark
To Be Continued Tomorrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
CHAPTER XXXVIII.

TN no place was the subject Of Cor
don Kelly's disappearance more
thoroughly discussed than in the
club house Of the Atlanta baseball
club. Manager Bill Smith stuck to
his opinion that the great player
would appear when least expected.
While Long Tom Mor~issey was firm
in the belief that Gordon had become
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
What Every Girl Should Know
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

I'm Crcry company the man Jrih
the fact Is like the guide you hire to
lcad Upw party mp a mountain. or
not compare lCih any Of the party
in mind or breeding, ar courage, or
possessions. b}H ne is much more i'm
D0rtGH 10 tbc present need than ann
NJ hCW Emerson
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Two Flashes.

And so the days passed. And the
weeks passed, with Gordon Kelly still
bottled up in the log cabin or within
few feet of it, And then one day
there came change.
His captors had procured newspa-
pers for Gordon now and then, and
one afternoon he was seated in the
shade of a tree, with his back
against the trunk of it, reading The
guard sat fifteen feet i'm front of him.
pistol in hand. And while he was
absorbed in the baseball scores some
thing flashed across the page of his
newspaper. \ moment later there
came another flash. He cautiously
lowered the newspaper and glanced
at his guard Finding his attention
had not been attracted. Gordon
brought the paper up to his face
again and gave a little gesture with
one of his hands. Then. holding the
paper in such a way as to hide his
head from the mountaineer he slowly
turned.
What he saw caused him to smile
and put his paper aside, and arise
and stretch himself and yawn.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24

my suffering and
pains. For two
years I suffered
bearing wn
pains and got all
run down. I was
under a nervous
strain and could
not sleep at night.
l went to doctors
here in the city,
but they did not
do me any good.
q CoaSra Ig.
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Long Tom Gets Busy.

After the game, Long Tom changed
his uniform for street clothes and
started downtown on a street car. on
the car he met Whiting. The Geor-
gian's baseball writer.
Hello. Percy" he said, hailing the
newspaper man. Say, you know
something about automobiles, don't
you ."
That's my middle name. Tom" re-
piled Whiting. What do you want
to DO buy one?"
Not on your life. 1 want to know
II there's any way Of finding out the
owner Of a car by the number on the
machine"
Sure If you're in a hurry about
it, come with me to the office and I'll
find out for You right away"
IN go YOU" said Long Tom. BY
the way, did you write that account
about Gordon Kelly being seen up in
the mountains and then disappearing
at the time that cyclone hit that sec
tion?'
No; Farnswcrth wrote that. He
went up there and dug up the facts"
Is Farnsworth in the office now"
Il expect he Is. What have you on
your mind?'
"Oh, nothing much; just an idea.
that's all" replied Long Tom
At The Georgian office Farnsworth
shook hands with the visitor. while
Whiting looked in his desk for a list
of automobile owners and the num-
hers of their cars
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
Wanted Bat and Ball.

Before the day was over Gordon
made a long speech to them in which
he covered all the points he could
think Of He told them who he was.
He said he had never injured anyone
Intentionally lie asked them II he
were being held for a ransom. in
which case he invited them to name
their figure. To this proposition he
received no reply, nor. in fact. could
he get a word Of any kind from them.
Silence followed every question he
asked. In spite Of the evaporation
Of this sort Of thing, Gordon pre-
served his good nature throughout the
day.
After supper Gordon made another
request He said, with a smile:
las you gentlemen seem inclined to
keep me here for several days at least.
there are a few things I would like to
have. Can you get them for me-"
Maybe So" replied the black
bearded man They were the first
words spoken that day.
Wen, then, in the first place, l
would like a toothbrush and a comb
Then I would like d baseball bat and
two or three basehalls. l will pay for
them. Can you get them for me?
The bearded man nodded.
All right then" said Gordon
cheerfully. And when can I write
another letter."
There was no reply to this uues-
ton, and shortly after Gordon Crawled
into his bunk. The chain was placed
on his ankle, one of the men took w
guard duty, and the others retired
for the night
Gordon lay awake for some time.
thinking over the extraordinary pre-
dlcament he found himself in 1t is
true he had spent most of the day in
thinking about it. but il was such
pulling problem that he could make
no headway in the solution of it.
on the morning Of the fourth dav
the youngest man of the four sad
died the horse and rode of. Late in
the afternoon he returned bringing
the things Gordon had asked for and
few other articles besides. He
handed the bearded man a large en-
veiope, which Gordon could see had
come through the mail The euvel-
ope was opened before his eyes. and
Gordon saw the bearded man draw
four bank notes from il. He handed
one TO each of the other men and
placed the other in his own pocket.
It required no more than this 10
convince Gordon that Forrest Cain
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No Chance to Escape.

Next morning Gordon had more of a
chance to stretch himself The fetter
was removed from his leg and after
breakfast he was taken outdoors and
allowed TO do as he pleased within
certain limits The place the noun
taineers had chosen to take him was
| situated in kind Of cup or hollow in
the hills. 1t was cfectually concealed.
and there was no chance Of their being
| discovered. unless someone should in
advertcntly stumble on their hiding
place. Figuring on this possibility
! Gordon told himself there was but one
| chance in a million of anyone finding
the place by accident. of in the
mountain country, several miles from
a road that was almost never used ex-
cept between the mansion and Pew
Station, he was as much prisoner as
though he We're on some desert island.
His captors took absolutely no
chance Of his escaping. Wherever he
went within the limits pointed out to
him by the black bearded man. he was
followed, as the ringmaster, long whip
in hand, follows the performing horses
i'm circus. by one OF the four men
holding a gun ready for instant ac-
ton. At intervals Gordon would try
TO start a conversation but he did all
the talking. Never We're such silent
men as the mountaineers proved to be
He could get absolutely no expIana
ton as to why he was being held a
! nrieDpey,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
BY A. H. G. MITCHELL.
Copyright. 1913, by International News
Service.
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.

At this the black bearded man,
with a sort Of apology, drew from a
corner of the cabin an iron ball and
shaCkles Of the kind that are used
in Georgian penitentiaries and lock-
ed the chain around the prisoners
ankle. Then he placed the fetter in
such a position at the foot Of Cor
don's bunk that he would not be in
convenienced very much by it and
wished him good night. He retired
soon after, as did one Of the other
men, leaving the third to stand guard
The latter placed a fresh candle close
to the head Of Gordon's bed and seat
ed himself on the bench, six shooter
in hand
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
DOCTORS DID
NOT HELP HER
But Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Re
stored Mrs. LeClear's
Healthier Own
Statement.

Detroit. Mich.-"T am glad to dis
cover remedy that relieves me from
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
The Number of the Auto.

THAT puts me in mind of some
thing that happened on the first trim
here replied the gloomy pitcher "A
guy comes around to the hotel one
night and gets himself introduced to
me and then asks me to go for a ride
with him in his speed wagon. He
takes me out a ways and all OF n
sudden he starts to knock Gordon
Kelly, and winds up by Offering me "A
thousand bones if 7 would beat up the
KID. What do YOU know about that %
What was the guys manner" de-
manded Long Tom
Il never did catch the guys name.
but he was one of them rich Young
fellows, to judge by his looks; either
that or a four husher-vou can't ron
en- apart sometimes. But I do re
member the number on his automo-
bile"
What was it?" cried Long Tom.
fiercely.
1T was 10000 Ca" replied Hamil.
What you getting so excited about -
The tale created a profound impress
sion on the mind of Long Tom. He
was great judge of human nature
and he Immediately began to connect
the owner Of Car No. 10000 Ga. with
the disappearance of Gordon Kelly.
lie applied some of the uncaunv
knowledge that told him unerringIv
as a catcher when a base runner
would try to steal second base. to
the case Of the automobiles and
Gordon Kelly. He reasoned that a
man who would stoOp to hire an
other man to do his dirty work would
stoop to do almost anything He be-
came so absorbed in the problem that
when he went out on the third base
tDH ching limos no FORGOT a Or
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
No Other Horse.

Il want to get a horse and buggy
or something to take me over that
road. Can you fix me up?"
The native turned his head and
spat, after which he looked at Farms
worth and grInned
That there horse you seen me give
that man is the only doEgone horse
around here, sub" he said.
This place appeared to be worse
than Pew Creek as a transportation
center.
Who is that man that got the
horse?" he asked.
You got me" replied the Cracker.
He come up here awhile ago and
went on up the road on that same
horse"
That was about all the information
the native had to give For the time
being Farnsworth was up against
it, The only thing for him to do
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24

L. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
advertised I tried it. My health i'm
proved wonderfully and I am now
quite well again. No woman suffer
ing from female ills will regret It II
she takes this medicine. Mrs. James
G. LeClear, 1876 Hunt Street, Detroit,
Mich
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24

was at the bottom Of the whole bust
ness. In casting about for a reason
for his capture he had naturally
thought Of Cain, but this act of pass
ing money around made him sure now
that the Atlanta man had hired these
men to take him and hold him He
could not fathom Gains reasons for
paying out good money for this sort
Of a cheap revenge for fancied
wrongs After turning the matter
over in his mind for awhile, he sud
denly burst out laughing.
You know this Forrest Cain is
nothing more or less than a snake,
don't you?" he asked.
A look of surprise came into the
faces OF his captors and Gordon knew
he had hit the mark
III tell you men something about
that fellow" he continued He pro-
ceeded to do so, giving an account of
the first time he met Cain in front OF
the ball park in Atlanta the incident
of Cain driving him to the outskirts
Of the city at night and the Chastise-
ment administered to him. and lastly
the affair of recent date In which
Mildred, Elmer and himself were in
volved with Cain. The mOuntaineers
listened attentively, but as the beard
ed man made no comment, the Others
RETAINED from doing so
How much is he giving you for the
1ob?' demanded Gordon with a smile
He was careful to keep good-natureG
all the time.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
Closely Watched.

If there be youthful readers of this
narrative thcv have doubtIsss osl,o5
tbarpssr,,c, ~. $50.
WHY "oI"ou NeIiy, the
Us S'' o''s' 20" eIIuI man did not sail
INTO the mountalneers, take their
guns away from them rive tboy, al
a good tbrasbi,,e and ,,,..r,t -
..,.,..-,....,- ''''''''' ''leill'
rum p"ahiy' TO the nearest lookup.
Some Of the youthful readers might
not be satisfied uDreee Gor.4o, Lvor1,.
.LirI.a ~, -, -.
'''''' an an" 'eI1 ''eh Tor the
puzzards, while he rushed back to
we BUNGALOW and threw himself IN
Mliufeo arms. That would be very
nice, indeed, but things didn't go that
way. Gordon had no opportunity to
END ms captivity in this sanguinary
manner. lie looked for lOOpholes Of
escape, and he watched carefully
(Whlle appearing not to do SOD for an
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
Another Case.

Philadelphia, Pa.-"Lydia E. Pink
nam Vegetable Compound is all you
claim it to be. About two or three
days before my periods I would get
bad baekaches, then pains in right
and left sides, and my head would
ache. 1 called the doctor and he said
! had organic Inflammation. I went
to him for while, but did not get
well, SO / took Lydia E. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound. After taking
two bottles I was relieved and finally
my troubles left me. l married and
have two little girls. I have had no
return of the old troubles. Mrs.
Charles Boell, 1850 South Chadwick
Street, Philadelphia, r..
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Men Keep Silent.

No answer. The men smoked on
IN silence.
You know I've got some money
myself. suggested Gordon. Maybe
you and l can make some kind of a
deal
No answer.
All right said Gordon after a
pause. Think it over When you
get ready to talk business let me
know
But the men were never ready to
talk. He took up the subject more
than once, but could get nothing
out of the men. II became evident
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
By GARRETT P. sERvIss.

NNE Of the most interest Ing Of al
finds Of the remains Of rrehis-
t0rfc man is that recently made
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On Cain S Trail.

Farm sworth had not long to wait.
Four days after he set out to run
down the Forrest Cain clew he re
ceived word through his underground
route that the man under suspicion
would leave town next morning by an
early train, destination unknown.
Framework sat in a taxicab sta
toned within 100 feet Of Gains home
from 6 until $3.50 o'clock on the fol-
lowing morning before Cain issued
forth, without bag or baggage, and,
jumping into his car, which had been
sent around from the garage, was
driven to the depot. The newspaper
man followed along behind, but was
not quick enough TO reach the ticket
office in time to learn Gains destina-
ton. He trailed his man into a pas
senger coach and dropped into a seat
ten feet behind him
The train started and the conduc-
tor began his pilgrimage to collect
fares Not knowing where he was
going, Farnsworth paid cash fare
from station to station, and before
long he had a pocket full of rebate
slips They Travelled several hours
before Cain made a move Then he
alighted at a small place FarnsWOrth
had never heard Of Just as the train
started again the newspaper man
jumped off. and, lighting a cigarette,
kept his eyes on his man. He saw
Cain go up to a Cracker who was
holding a horse by the bride. After
a few words with him. Cain mounted
the animal and rode off up the road,
Farnsworth debated a moment with
himself and then approached the man
who had been holding the horse. He
was now leaning against a telegraph
pole, with his hands in his pockets.
Where does that road lead to-" he
asked.
Up over the mountains" replied
the man.
What place does 1t strike on the
other side?"
Pew Creek"
How far is Pew Creek from here?"
"'BOut 30 miles l reckon"
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80 interested in the young woman
who rushed on the field when he lay
unconscious at the home plate that
he had lost interest in baseball.
That kid was a high-class guy and
he don't have to play ball." declared
Long Tom, in proof Of his assertion,
when the $4,000 player came up for
the daily club house debate one after
noon before the game. why. he
made the rest of US look like bush
leaguers with his silk underwear and
his silk stockings and his ten-dolIar
shirts. I know what they cost, be-
cause 1 priced some of them in a
swell shop downtown the other day.
And one day he told me, just casual
Ike, that he owned six automobiles.
and he offered to give me one of 'em
II / would learn to run it, but I told
him no, as l was too old to risk
breaking my neck. And the kid can
talk French. too"
This last statement clinched the
argument and had the effect of plac-
/ Ing Gordon among the "hfghbrows"
. =.
They continued to talk of Gordon
Kelly when they went out on the field
Tor preliminary practice and they
| were still talking about the mystery
OF his disappearance when the play
ers Of the visiting team appeared.
Among them was Hamil. the tail, raw
boned, disconsolate- looking pitcher.
BY means of a curve ball as crooked
as Pearl Street, New York, which he
had recently developed, Hamil had
/ been having great success in the box
lately but this did not serve TO
brighten his CountenanCe and he still
went about looking as though he had
received the usual ten days notice
from his manager that his pitching
repertoire was not puzzling enough
to warrant his continuance with the
club.
Hamil sauntered up to Long Tom
Morrissey. bent on making some
gloomy remark that passed with him
as humor and heard Ions Tom argu-
Ing with his side partner over the
disappearance Of Gordon Kelly.
And I say the kids quit baseball
for good declared the veteran back
stop emphatically. What do YOU
think about it, Groucho?" he added
turning TO Hamil
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24

insinuauons of his greater devotion
cause "A girl to doubt her parents love
is her worst enemy;
That no girl ever went wrong a $ a
result of Cnnfiding in her mnther.
The herald., 1913-10-23
A MILK STATION.

present vigorous
question the milk station
the employment trained
babies
children death
milk operated by the City
Welfare
aid the city administration be-
compelled depend for existence
During June September they nave received
OVOoOV FROM
4 OOOq quarts Of mil and OF ice
real object of this
the have had an idea that
families but Is not the
the sick children among the a
the that Is
with quantity OF ice SO
that might infants under proper conditions
The milk distributed by this Assoe
uoercuar
conditions and is finally pasur
king i absolutely article
of the Association also furnishes
the mothers or those VINO
good advise especially drills
them little that they might weather e
often fatal
every
afford to sum every
and give according TO MS
The herald., 1913-10-23
LEvEE BOARD NOTES.

At meeting of the Levee Board
held last week it was decided TO adopt
Mayor Behrmans motion to the effect
that the executive committee have the
power to authorize the building Of a
temporary roadway, distance OF
about 1000 feet in the Fifth District
lust below Algiers, where a leyee is
being erected. Attorney Wilkinson
said the Levee Board did not have the
legal right TO build roads but under
the present conditions where a levee
is being constructed and property TAX
en- without compensation, he thought
the point might be conceded as a mat
ter of equity and the roadway con-
structed. Commissioner Lafaye said
that the people in that vicinity were
willing to pay for at least half of the
cost of a permanent roadway and they
are waiting for final action by the
council commission, but it will be
some time before this work can be
started. He said he thought it moth
ing but right the Orleans Levee Board
should construct a temporary roadway
now. He stated the new roadway will
be a macadam construction.
The board decided to refer the claim
for $500 of John McNeely, a contrac-
tor. for damages to Engineer Lewis,
Attorney Wilkinson and the executive
committee, with power to act, Nc
Nicely claims that just few hours
after he signed his contract there was
a cave in the Fifth District, at HUI
guets Point, and as a consequence he
could not go TO work, and he had ma
terial left on hand 1t was stated that
the board would buy the piling from
McNeely.
The board ratified the appointment
by Acting President Malochee of Frank
Huguet as special inspector on the Au-
rora and Cut-Off Road levee enlarge
ment. He reported the awarding the
following contracts: The Huguet Pro-
lection Levee to John McNeely; the
Aurora, Cut-Off Road and Stanton en-
largement to Hampton Reynolds and
to the Hercules Company the Stanton
and Couret levees.
Commissioner Hymel wanted to
know why a portion of the protection
levee at the Third District ferry land
ing in Algiers had been taken away,
and Engineer Lewis stated it was
above the water and no practical ben
eft Mr.. Hymel said he thought more
levees should be built at this place
and none taken away. Attorney Will
kinson reported eight cases pending
in the courts against the board.
The herald., 1913-10-23

judges use their brains constantly
and with great concentration, and are
at the same time relieved Of worrying
about their material welfare.
Worry hastens death, but hard men,
tai work is a tonic and life-strength-
ener. II you want to live to a good
old age, use your brain. Mental ex-
ercise keeps the brain well supplied
with blood. With the source Of vi
tai energy well nourished, 1t acts as a
tonic to the whole system. Those, on
the other hand, who are deficient in
mental exercise deprive their brains
Of a sufficient blood supply.
The same study which found judges
doing their best work between sixty
five and eighty, cited the English ag-
ricultural laborer, who, after a life Of
hard, outdoor work, but practically
without Intellectual exercise, frequent
ly goes to pieces between the ages Of
sixty and seventy. For most people
bit Of serious meditation or concen-
trated thought would prove a more
vigorous tonic than physical exercise
Work your brain hard and keep
young. Any man who devotes himself
to serious thought without worry
about the future will be more produc-
tive Of a high order Of work In his
last years than at any earlier period.
-Leslie's.
The herald., 1913-10-23
Dog q Bit Ahead,

A Maine man tells story of friend
OF his in the west who was induced by
a stranger to buy what was claimed by
the latter to be the best wolf dog in
the country. A few days later the
man took his new purchase and start.
ed out early in the morning to try him
out The dog soon picked up the
scent and started of, the man follow
ing on horseback. The dog was soon
out Of sight, but the man could hear
him bark occasionally and followed
on. About noon he met another man
coming from the opposite direction and
inquired II he had seen a wolf and a
do anywhere, to which the man re-
piled that he had.
And how were they going?" queried
the man. WAS the dog nearly onto
him?"
Well" answered the other, 1f I
remember correctly, the dog was lust
a trife ahead."-Harper's Magazine.