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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-03

Markhams and had invited him TO
"snoot II out "
But Dona Maria did not know this
As simply as the distressed damoseI Of
Arthur's time she prayed for help. and
was sinking into the uncertain doze of
the sorely troubled when romance an
swered the prayer
The silence Of the clolstral corridor
was blasted with a sharp double-rrack -
the reports Of two pistols coming as
closely together as you might snap the
third and fourth fingers Of your hand.
Dona Maria sat up with a start
'Madre de Dios'" came a self
strangled scream from the maids room.
What is IT,
There followed Instantly soft thud
ding Of running feet and a hand VIo-
lentIy shook her door, The Princess
sprsns Up with a frightened cry Hung
a dressing gown about her and switched
on an alcoVs light. The brass slot In
the door frame lesped out, young
man dartsd inside, closed and bolted the
door and stood crouehed against Il,
painting. A pistol was cutehed In his
hand ana a red trlokle ran down and
drlpped on the barrel on to the red
carpet.
The Hunt.
''Madre de Dios" shrieked the maid
again
'Sh-h'' commanded the young man
at the door in a stern whisper. Keep
quiet-don't make any noise,
The first shock Of the alarm past, the
Princess stepped out into the dim light
from the alcove, holding the dressing
gown closely about her. She was
true daughter Of romance, hot blooded
and courageous, with no more nerves
than the mountains that guarded her
castle home.
what do you want" she demanded,
advancing upon the intruder
For reply he wagglcd the pistol i'm
patiently and pressed his ear more
closely TO the door. A confused sound
Of voices and 8 mighty running to and
fro came from the hall
what's the bally row."
Il heard him--he ran past my door"
Anybody Killed."
What the IS loose now"
1T was two shots-I heard EN-"
The GOODNESS with which he ignored
her presence and perfectly natural in
luiries as to the cause Of the intru-
zion banished what little trace Of alarm
was in the Princess bosom and left
only indignation.
How dare you enter
'Sh-silenceH he interrupted so
sharply that she obeyed through sheer
Amusement Not a sound! DO you
understand"
Dona Maria opened her lips to blast
him. TO summon aid, but the hubbuh
without broke out anew and she lis
tened The steps and voices were pass
ing the door.
1T was a pistol tell you"
We'll where'd he Ro?"
Look out on the fire escape. JIM"
No, he's on this floor"
How could he get downstairs. you
duncei"
The hue and cry reached down the
hail and the Princess swept down upon
Mr.. Jarvis, who finally Strengthened up
and faced her
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-03

he AROUND AT all
| always had a
headache and |
was so dizzy and
nervous that |
had no rest at
night. The flash %
es of heat were so
b a d sometimes
that l did not
know what TO do.
20 n e d ay a
friend advised me
to take Lydia f
Pinkham's Vege-
[ a b ! e COMPOUND
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-03
No Way Out.

us there no way out through that
door," he asked.
She told him there was not.
THE fire escape-where is IT."
In the hail opposite" replied Dona
Maria, gazing az him in wonder and
perplexity She knew nothing about
him, except that he was. unless appear
ances were very deceiving. fugitive
from Justice Yet he took II for granted
that she was his ally She was under
30 and considered one Of the most beau
uful women in Spain. Her klnsman Of
Alva, who had a discriminating taste in
such matters. had made her beauty ia
nous In five capitals, and those Of his
sex who had been fortunate enough 20
glimpse her, by accident. in the warmly
colored and clinging gown Of the boudoir
that betrayed every exquisite line. de-
clared that those who had seen Dona
Maria only in the ballroom and at the
dinner table would have TO walt for the
houris Of Paradise TO form some idea
Of her true lovcliness Yet she was Ger.
tain that this young man could not have
told at that moment II she had cross
eyes and hair lip. Indeed, II there
had been any doubt about II his next
utterance would have removed IT,
Across the hail? HI" he ex-
claimed, with energy. Il was certain
| that light was-oh, / beg pardon" he
broke off suddenly, and was so boy
| ishly embarrassed and contrite that
Dona Maria was certain he had at last
! noticed the absence Of the hair lip. But
! this did not mean forgiveness
well, why don't you go?" she in
quired, codly
His confusion increased. "But-but
| can't 60 that way" he protested, wav-
ing the pistol hopelessly al the hall door.
/ They're waiting for me in the halt"
well" the Princess Eazed at him
with an unusual iciness in her great
dark eyes, what do you expect me to
do about III"
Now this was a tactical blunder, for
| it summoned the young mans sense of
| the ridiculous to his aid-and he smiled
| If he were not the hero of this nara q
| tive 1t would be truthful recorder $
| duty TO set down that he grinned
Dona Maria was piqued, but felt herself
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4 Short Story, Complete

less and triumphant with a weird
looking thing in one hand. 1t was
my Transformation! She said she had
secured the country roundabout with
the opera glasses and had seen some
thing hanging on a bridal wreath
bush in the Harveys' front yarl,
three houses down. and It looked like
hair to her, and 1t proved 10 be hair
She added that Mrs. Harvey on the
front porch had seemed greatly in
terested in the proceedings. Mrs
Harvey has always exclaimed pub
hCly about my wealth of beautiful
hair SO l could imagine how pleased
she must have been
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-03
Hidden From View.

so after my extra adornments
were cleansed l pinned them inside
the window curtains. where they
were hidden from the view Of the
populaCe. Then, feeling safe and at
peace, l sat on the sun porch and
read book and dried my truly hair.
After a while when il got to be
luncheon time | went 10 my bed
glanced At the curtains where mod
estly hung my other hair. Only il
didn't hang there. The curtains
tapped moCkingly, and if you had
seen me dive headforemost at that
open window you would have been
justified in the belief that suicide was
the best thing | did
Down in the alley below was a
lovely sea Of mud They are build
ing on the next lot, and the heavy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-03
A Ring.

AS finished my strawberries there
was loud ring at the bell. and when
lilly went 10 the speaking tube l dis
tinctly heard the wretch of a small
boy who was in the vestibule two
stories below yelling for tre edifca-
ton Of the whole building: Say, yer
switch is ahanging just below your
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-03
RALLIED
By ]. w. McCONAUGHY

TN all the thousands Of square feet
Of steep slate roof there Is one
Il loose nail It thrusts its head up
in that one-inch strip where It can
catch and hold the bootheel Of the
steeplejack who is sliding to his death.
This grim. freakish humor Of the
Powers That Be which is miscalled
Coincidence caused Warren Jarvis
10 mistake his right for his left hand
as he was running for his life down a
carpeted corridor Of the Hotel Wander
lip far above the night roar Of Broad
way. Thus he turned. not into the
room that led 10 the IRE escape, but
lato the bed chamber Of the Dona
Maria Theresa Of Segura, Princess Of
Aragon, who had a lot Of other titles
and innumerabIe privileges. none Of
which she needed at that moment
nearly so much as she needed Warren
Jarvis. fleeing the vengeance Of the
law
Fevered and dstraught the Princess
had retired to rest but not to sleep, an
hour before. Her situation, the peril
that menaced her, belonged 70 an age
that lives to-day only in Scott and
Froissart -Four or five centuries be
fore her countryman Cervantes had
slain with a laugh the type Of man
who would gladly have aided her. and
would have seen nothing ridiculous
about t. Her ancestral home, the an
cient castle Of the Seguras was given
over to bats and owls by night and
crows by day.
Hidden somewhere among the deadly
pitfalls and secret passages Of the castle
was a treasure Of a million dollars In
gold. II was guarded by a ghost,
true speeter that men had sooffeo at and
braVed-and then had promptly dIssp.
peared.
Now II was no longer scoffsd at or
hraved. But she had Just received
cable dispatch telling her that her
brother had entered the castle and
around her neck hung the solution 20
the hiding place Of the treasure. the
little chart found that day after a weary
search
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-03
A Woman S WAY.

The maid shivered, impIored the
Virgin to look out for her and turned
a fearful questioning gaze on her mis-
tress
open it, Mia" was the quiet com
mand. The maid moved gingerly up to
the door and bona Maria took a last
quick glance at the curtains that hid
the young man who fought with a pistol
In a Broadway hotel. broke locks with
his hands and had thrown himself on
her mercy
Mia opened the door part way and
the house detective, short, squat man
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-03
A Duke S Offer .

II was a tale to tell knight Of Ar
thurs table. not to a Castilian dandy Of
the twentieth century. soft handed and
Of Alva, indeed. had offered 10 be her
champion, but he bargained In advance,
and the guerdon he asked was her
hand And besides, lately she had had
cause TO distrust deeply the honor and
honesty Of her kinsman OF Alva.
Dona Maria had never read the lines
Of Mr.. KiplinR's Romance Is Dead
and all unseen. romance brought on the
nine fifteen or she might have had more
faith in a power still strong enough to
run express trains When the splendid
silly order Of chivalry fell and died the
winds Of romance carried a few Of the
seeds across the seas TO broad and
fertile valley and dropped them In the
rich soil where the Ohio comes down TO
meet the Mississippi There, as else
where, custom makes law. regardless Of
written statutes And so II was that
following a custom that had grown from
one Of those seeds. as immutable as the
Cum berland ridges. a young man In
evening clothes, clean Of heart. brave
and good humored. with a 1919 model
pistol gripped in his overcoat pocket.
walked past Dona Maria's door in a New
York hotel, seeking the head OF the
Markhams, TO kill or be killed in a fair
tight. for no other reason than that the
man he sought was the head OF the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-03
Adapted From the Big Broadway Success That Thrilled
Thousands of New Workers

about three feet thick. thrust him.
self IN
You all right here" he asked curtly
Isl senior" lisped Mia. timidly The
Princess came forward
"What is it. Mia ?" she asked with
becoming dignity The maid drew aside
My mistress" she bowed
The detective half bowed Excuse
me, madam" he said. with a slight
abatement Of his brusqueness I'm
the house detective. You all right in
here2"
For bare instant Dona Maria hest
tated Then:
Yes" she said
Sorry 10 bother you--looking for
some one" apologized the detective
backing out Good night"
"Oh, madame" walled the girl. after
he had gone. Il am so frightened
What is it?-what is it,"
Control yourself, Eita," the mis-
tress reDroved her. Go 10 bed. I shall
not need you until O'Clock"
Smiling, but subdued, Nita returned
TO her bedroom and shut herself in Jar
Wis emerged from the shelter OF the al
cove
THANK YOU" he said simply Would
you mind boiling that door again." The
Princess stared at him. paralyzed by his
assurance. With magnificent impu-
dence, so It seemed to her. he did not
understand why she did not obey. HE
might return he reminded her And,
undecided whether to laugh. cry or turn
him over to the house detective, Prin-
cess Dona Maria Of Aragon went and
bolted the door.
IS she turned back TO him he pointed
with his pistol to the door Of the maids
room.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-03
A Man s Appeal.

Now. what does this mean" she de
minded grimly, in a swift glance TAX
ing account Of the evening clothes and
the trim, well set-up figure of the man
who had wrenched the lock Of a door
out OF its frame But. though she was
brave, she also took account Of the
pistol
''Is It money you want7' she de-
manded. with curl Of her lip She
drew back against the bed Every
cent l have is on the dressing table
Take it and go!"
The young man pushed his hat back
and mopped his brow with the back Of
IS hand
Mono he protested. raising his
voice a little. I'm not burglar
don't want your money"
She noticed that he was painting hard
and was very much more agitated than
she was. Even the pistol lost its terror
Well then-what do you WANT" she
cried
He was about to reply when the sound
of the returning hunt reached his ears
'Wsit-wait," he begged, swiftly.
They're coming here They must not
search this room-do YOU understand
You must put them on For PHYS
sake" he pleaded. you must put them
on I'm not what you think I AMI
haven't done anything wrong-Tll ex-
plain arerward'" And he slipped be-
hind the curtain Of the alcove as there
came an authoritative knock at the door
and the maid ran into the room. CRYING
Madame, something dreadful has hap
pened"'
Dona Maria sienced her. Her ewes
we're on the door. and she was think
ing rapidly According to those deeply
versed in human affairs the truth has
no particular accent Of its own. But
Dona Maria was not deeply versed in
these matters-and she was a woman.
with womans swift subconscious rea-
soning He had told the truth-he was
a gentleman-he was hunted and in
sore need Of a friend, and so was she
A man would have considered only the
fact Of the shots, the pistol and the
flight and left it TO a jury Of men. a
man-judge and mans law 10 slft out
the rights Of the case
Bang-bsrg a more violent assault
on the door
Anybody in here" demanded a deep
voice. open the door"
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she had forgotten to remove. Fortu-
nately, they We're affixed to her lobes
with fasteners.
enough not to vince. She simply COM
mented: you brutes are almost as
bad as the customs officers at New
York"
And now another touch Of light re-
lieved the gloom. Kathleen was next
in line and she had been forcing her
lips into their most attractive smile,
and keeping her eyes winsomely mel
low, for the robbers benefit. Marjorie
could not see the smile; she could
only see that Kathleen was next. She
whispered to Mallory:
They'll get the bracelet! They'll
get the bracelet"
glee. But Kathleen leaned coquet-
tishly toward the masked stranger,
and threw all her art into her tone
as she murmured:
I'm sure you're too brave to take
my things. I've always admired men
with the courage of Claude Duval.''
! The robber was taken tritie aback,
| but he growled: Il don't know the par
! ty you speak of-but cough up!"
Listen to her," Marjorie whispered
in horror; shes flirting with the
train-robber.'
| What won't some women t1irt
with" Mallory exclaimed.
| rh1 CD, Kofh q III,
tie more attentively, as he whipped
off her necklace and her rings. She
looked good to him, and so willing
that muttered: Say. lady, ii you'll
give me kiss, III give you that dia
mond ring you got on"
"All right" laughed Kathleen, with
triumphant compliance.
my Cod" Mallory groaned, what
won't some women do for diamond!
The robber bent close, and was just
raising his mask to collect his ran
som, when his confederate glanced his
way and knowing his susceptible ma
| ture, foresaw his intention, and shout
ed: stop it, Jake. You tend strictly
to business, or I'll blow your nose
off,"
"Oh, all right grumbled the reluc
tant gallant, as he drew the ring from
her finger. Sorry, miss, but | CAM
make the trade" and he added witt
an unwonted gentleness: You car
turn round now"
Kathleen was glad to hide the blush
es of defeat, but Marjorie was still
more bitterly disappointed. She whis
pered to Mallory: HE didn't get the
bracelet, after ALL"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-03-20
Charity Without Pauperis,1.

A great defect of many charitable
schemes is their tendency to pauper-
ize the benehciaries. This is over
come by one of the methods adopted
by the Robert Browning settlement at
Vealworth, which supplies boots to
poor children. The footgear is hand.
ed over in return for the payment by
the parents of a small weekly rem"
until the retail price has been covered
After the final payment the boots
still remain the property of the settle
ment, without whose permission they
can neither be sold nor pawned-
London Globe.
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green's" Use "New Zealand" and
plant inches apart, / inch deep
and rows 10 inches apart.
SQUASH-Summer squash is planted
bout the middle Of May and should
be treated like cucumbers. Winter
squash (Hubbard) should be planted
about June list and handled in the
same way.
SWISS CHARD-Handle like spinach,
planting about May LIST. Do not cut
leaves too close in harvesting.
TOMATO-Set out the latter part Of
May, using good strong plants. Pro-
tect from frost and stake up as soon
as necessary. Keep suckers trimmed
off. Set plants four feet apart in q
sunny spot.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-03-20
Growing Tomatoes.

The middle Of May finds most or
the tomato plants in the garden. The
man who was wise enough to grow
his own plants in a hot bed will have
ripe fruit quite a long while before his
neighbor, who has to depend upon
half-dried, discouraged seedlings from
a department store.
Still, by insisting upon getting the
best plants you can buy, big sturdy
fellows, with lots of leaves and roots
full Of water, you can do very well
with purchased tomato plants. Do
not secure them until you are all
ready to plant and get them in the
ground as soon as possible.
As usually handled, the amateur
gardener gets double crop Of foliage
and a half crop of ripe tomatoes. The
large part of it fails to color up and
ripen before frost catches it.
The purpose of this article is to tell
how to avoid these troubles and Sc
cure twice as much ripe, sound fruit
| with no more trouble. 1t is simple
secret, but few seem to know it.
Tomatoes need a RICH, deep. rather
heavy soil, we'll fortified. Muriata
of potash is an excellent fertilizer, az
is also steamed ground bone. Use a
handful to each pint.
| Spade and cultivate as for garden
crop and drive in strong stakes about
five feet long, placing them two feet
by four feet. Set one plant four inches
from the south side of each stake,
covering the roots firmly and soaking
the soil with water after setting.
Allow only three branches to grow
on each plant, and tie them to the
stake with strips of cloth. When they
reach the top of the stake, prune
them back. If smaller quantity OF
the very finest and largest tomatoes
are preferred, allow but one main
stem to develop. Keep the branch
ends clipped as soon as the plant has
attained good size, and all of it's en-.
ergy will then go into making toma.
toes.
Now comes the secret, Where a
side branch leaves the main stem is a
fork in which the fruit develops. In
same place little shoots appear Pinch
out these shoots as fast as they grow
and you cannot fail to get magnificent
tomatoes. Do not plant one Of the
tree varieties, but select smooth
even, meaty type like Matchless
Stone, and many others of their kind
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-03-20
TRAGEDY OF AN AIR DEATH
How the Grandchildren Of Colonel
Nieuport Concealed His
Sons Death.

"Why did not Charles come bach
yesterday" querulously demanded
Colonel Newport, the eighty-two-year.
old father of the airman killed near
Etampes, Seine-et-Loire, recently. His
eldest brother, Edward Newport, was
killed in the military maneuvers OF
1911.
The news of the second sons death
had been hidden from the father, and
his relatives could only reply:
Charles has gone for great flight"
"Ah, we'll! And why, then, has not
Edward come to bid me good night?"
They could not make him remember
that Edward was long dead. With
tears in their eyes his grandchildren
tract him.
What has happened?" asked the
old colonel.
"Why, nothing, nothing, GRANDPA
ther."
The old mans memory returned
and he was heard mutering: ut Ia
dreadful to lose your boy. would
rather have died before him. And the
second-his brothers equal-nothing
can have happened to him? Oh, no.
The same house could not twice suf-
fer blow like that" Smiling, he
thought of the honors which his
younger, son was gaining.
Suddenly the sound of military
music came up from the street. 1t
drew nearer, and as the beating drums
passed the old soldiers window he got
up with difficulty leaned out of the
window and saluted the passing regi.
ment. Newspaper boys followed the
crowd, shouting, News of the acct.
dent" Gentle hands dragged the old
man back-"Go in, grandpa! You are
getting ld"-Paris Journal
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-03-20
STRENGTH
Without Overlooking The Stomach.

The business man, especially, needs
food in the morning that will not over
load the stomach, but give mental
vigor for the day.
Much depends on the start man
gets each day, as to how he may ex.
pect to accomplish the work on hand
He can't be alert, with a heavy.
Observation-Disclosures breakfast re-
quiring a lot Of vital energy in di.
costing it.
A Calf. business man tried to find
some food combination that would not
overload the stomach in the morning,
but that would produc. energy.
He writes:
"For years l was unable to find a
breakfast food that had nutrition
enough to sustain business man with
out overlooking his stomach, causing
indigestion and kindred ailments.
Being very busy and also very
nervous man, l decided to give up
breakfast altogether. But luckily
was induced to try Grape-Nuts.
"Since that morning have been a
new man; can work without firing.
my head is clear and my nerves strong
and quiet.
| II find four teaspoonfuls Of Grape
Nuts with one Of sugar and a small
! quantity Of cold milk, is delicious as
J the cereal part Of the morning meal
and invigorates me for the days bust
ness" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little
book "The Road to Wellyille," in pkgs
There's a Reason
| Ever read the above letter1 new
I one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full Of human
| interest. Adv.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-03-20
Making an Asparagus Bed.

II you have suitable patch of ground
about IL feet long by Or feet wide,
you can grow enough asparagus on it
to supply a large family during the
spring. This does not mean one or
two messes that cost so much they
taste like money, either. 1t means all
you want to eat of one of the most
delicious and healthful vegetables.
Plant bed this year and you can cut
an excellent crop next spring. OF
course you could get some this year,
but it is safer to let it alone for a
year so that the plants may get a
good start.
Well drained, mellow, sandy loan is
best for asparagus. 1t must be warm,
rich and we'll drained. Heavy clay
will not do. If your soil is heavy,
your bed to depth of IS inches and
fill in with loamy soil or mixture of
loan and sand.
Land that has been used for a gar.
den is better than fresh SOIL 1t must
be spaded as deep as possible, prefer.
ably from II to Is inches. Make the
soil fine, but not necessarily as fine
as seed bed, except right around the
roots. Do this the latter part OF
April or the first of May.
Next dig trenches or hills deep
enough to bring the crown of the
plants eight inches below the surface
of the ground. Have these rows II
to IS inches apart and set the plants
IL inches apart in the rows. Cover
them with a few inches of we'll packed
earth and then put on stable manure
until just the tip of the stalk is visible
Keep the patch hoed and fill the
trenches in as the plant grows unit
the whole bed is level. Do not pu!
manure directly about the roots.