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town from Paris on Sunday. He is stopping at the Hotel Berkeley, but gave strict orders that no reporters be informed of his presence. If the program MT. McCombs has carried out since his arrival here is any criterion of his physical condition, he has either regained full use of his constitution or he is deliberately ln- viting terrible results. He has at tended countless luncheons. dinners and suppers. He is going through one of the most strenuous social pro- grams attempted by any American who has arrived in London i1 recent years.
 \ Great Social tsset.
 "Mr. McCombs has been the guest of honor at dinner at the Marlbor- ough and Bachelors Clubs, where there were very few Americans, Major William Gillette, the dean of London clubdom, discovered in Mir. McCombs social asset greater than his radium parties and tango teas. MT. McCombs has made a great hit with his quietness According to Major Gillette, he is one American who has conquered with silence and smile.
 "Frederick Townsend Martin of New York, a copy of whose "Reminis- cences'' has been accepted by Queen Mother Alexandra, introduced MT. McCombs at the Marlborough Club. At a restaurant supper on Tuesday MT. McCombs was surrounded by the Count Kinsky, the Duke of Manches- ter, Lord Ingestre, the Duke Of Mecklenburg- -Strelitz, Lord Athlum ney and other titled persons, as we'll as politicians, actors and avla- tors. Mir. McCombs made it point to meet every one of note.
 MT. McCombs spent the evening at the Garrick Club as the guest Of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. There he met the brilliant young aviator. Gustave Hamel, who told him that a trans atlantic flight would undoubt- edly be accomplished in 1914. Hamel admitted that he would be an en- trant in such contest and believed he would be able to fly from Ire land to New York in sixteen hours Mr. McCombs and Frederick Towns end Martin told Mammel they' woult meet him on his arrival in New York and form committee to arrange fol his reception"
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Benediction of the Order-JacoA Furth, Constitutional Grand Lodge, I. 0. o. B., St. Louis, Mo.
 Address w Hays, governoc of Arkansas, Little Rock, Ark.
 Philanthropy of the American Jew- Emil Nathan, chairman of Finance Committee, St. Louis, Mo.
 "Our Building"-Dan Daniels chairman of Building Committee, Lite tie Rock, Ark.
 Benediction-Rabbi A. B. Rhine, Hot Springs, Ark.
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I0CAL ELECTIONS
 NEXT TUESDAY Interest Centers Largely In New York Mayorality
 Contest
WILSON IS INVOLVED
President Says Defeat of Fielder Would Be Slap In Face of
 Administration.

Three local elections to take place next Tuesday in different parts of the country have, for various reasons become of national interest and inn portance. Chief of these in interest is probably the election in New York City, where the people will ballot for a mayor, and minor officials, and where William Sulzer, impeached Governor of New York State, is run ming for assemblyman in order to return to the Capitol where but re- gently Tammanyized legislature per petrated upon him the vengeance of a Tammany Boss. The issue is Tam many Hall, an issue of national inn portance and interest.
 In New Jersey and Massachusetts where gubernatorial elections are to be held national interest has become aroused because of the belief, which President Wilson evidently shares, that the new tariff and currency bills are to be endorsed or disapproved of. President Wilson feels special interest in New Jersey, for in that state the Democratic candidate, with the stamp of approval of President Wilson, is running for the job recently vacated by Wilson. The President is said to feel that if Governor James F. Fielder, who succeeded to the Governorship when MT. Wilson resigned, is not elected it will amount to a slap in the presidential face from MT. Will sons own neighbors.
 Ex-Governor D. c. Stokes is the Re- publican candidate for governor in New Jersey. Former United States Senator Everett Colby has made a strong fight on Progressive Party principles. He is young man, and a personal and much admired friend of Col. Roosevelt. Unlike in Massa- chusetts, where national issues are being avoided so far as possible, al- though they persist in cropping up the campaign in New Jersey has been conducted wholly along national lines In Massachusetts, the aid of the Ma tional Committees was declined by the Democrats and Progressive candi- dates. In New Jersey men of national prominence havo stumped for all three parties.
 Governor Eugene N. Foss, who has always been independent in his poli- tics and who has at one time or an. other been allied with both the Demo. crats and Republicans, is running in. dependently for the 'Governorship o1 Massachusetts. There are three other candidates in the field. They are David Walsh, Democrat; Augustus F Gardner, Republican,; and Charles Dumner Bird, Progressive. Walsh and Bird have fought their fight SC far as is possible on State issues Gardner accer ted the services of the National Committee. however, and Hadley of Missouri, 5enators Borat and Cummins, and ether prominent progressive Republicans stumped the
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election in January, caused MT. Breck- inridge to resign at this time. A re- port that he expected to enter into the diplomatic service is denied. Mr.. Breckinridge formerly was ambassa- dor to Russia, and his cousin, Col. Henry Breckinridge, is at present as- sistant secretary of war.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-13
You Can Begin This
Great Story To-day
by Reading This
First
TINE opening scene is laid in tn,

TIME opening scene is laid in the
palatial home of Charles Nelson,
whom the world calls a successful
man. In reality Nelson's money has
caused his wife to become a society
leader so that he gradually finds his
home becoming more and more cherries
and less like home He enters his
house to find his only son drunk and at
tempting to kiss Mary Burke, Mrs.
Nelson's secretary. He upbraids the
boy, who turns on his father and &C
cuses him Of maintaining another es-
adjustment uptown Mrs. Nelson en-
tiers the room just in time to hear the
accusation. Nelson confesses to her
that the charge is true Nelson leaves
his home and moves to the Alpine
Apartment Hotel. His daughter ater-
mines to follow him. He teleph les to
the Winthrops, some close friends, for
help. Alice arrives at the hotel She
begs her father to take her with him,
but he refuses and sends her to the
Winthrops. Alice tells Tom Harding.
her fiance, that their engagement is off
temporarily. Mrs. Harding arranges to
bring Mrs. Nelson to the Alpine Apart
ments. Nelson hears of this arrange
ment from Mrs. Harding, but declares
his wife will probably refuse to see him.
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The following day it was Mason's duty
to report himself under his ticket-of-
leave, but 1t was quite unusual for the
police to give a preliminary warning in
this respect Failure on his part meant
arrest. That was all the officials looked
after.
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The Operator s Story.

Is 1t II YETI she asked.
Eyes, ma am, ten after"
Late, as usual fumed Sarah
Harding. Young woman, have there
been any reporters here this morn
ing?"
Yes, ma'am, two or three"
Asking for Mr.. Nelson?"
He wouldn't see them. So they
tried to pump me. Wanted to know
If there was any truth in the rumor
that Mrs. Nelson was going to get a
divorce. told them there was nothin'
in it-there won't be a divorce"
Mrs. Harding was diverted. This
little telephone girl might be a proph-
ct Of good.
"WlI you tell me your theory of
the case?" she asked.
why, anybody can see he's sore
enough to bite a dog. That proves he
cares. And if he cares, no woman will
throw man like him down. There S
too much competition"
In spite of herself, Mrs. Harding
smiled.
But, my dear child-he has given
her cause-for anger."
THAT means another woman" said
Miss Ryan, sagely. She'll kick a lit
tie. It's coming 10 her. but II he cares
for her she hasn't got a chance-un-
less she never loved him. Don't
know"
AT your age?" cried Mrs. Harding,
In grave establishment
"Oh. we had it at home Mother
said she wouldn't stand for it, and pa
had to get out | told her she done
just right-and most lost my meal
ticket"
"she forgive him."
Shed loved him eighteen years,
said Miss Ryan, simply.
But her pride?" cried the proud
society woman.
wouldn't pay the rent" began the
girl in a strident tone, then added
far more gently; Anyhow. pride gets
TO be bum company A wOmans diff
ferent from anything else, ! guess
Her man is her man Well now
they're as happy as a couple Of kids
she wasn't ashamed to- take him
back after this other woman2' in
sisted Sarah Harding.
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Then she added fiercely, "You and
Emily have made a botch Of your
own lives. You shan't spoil AIices
nor my boys"
She will refuse to see me" For
five years his wife had thought him
blameless-and yet she had held aloof
she had denied him love and SYM
pathy. Charles Nelson wondered
grimly how he dared hope for love
and sympathy now that she knew
the Pickering flame he had kindled
in his sad need Of love-and human
affection. ...
She Will refuse to see me-" he said
logiC-had frozen the warmth of hope
and desire.
81 don't think so. She's as weak as
Sarah Harding was not a pref
ty woman.
GO upstairs until / send for you.
How is your appetizer
My appetizer"
you are about to have an ample
meal of humble pie. Go, please. Don't
argue. I'm nervous enough now"
IF you do this thing" said Nelson.
fervently. IN say that you are an
angel"
Which will be about as close to
the truth as you have been for the
past five years. Do go?" said Sarah
Harding, with nervous emphasis.
She watched him disappear from
sight in the elevator. Then she
crossed over to Miss Ryan, still oc-
cupied in the red book of many leaves.
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she had too much pride not to"
said Mamie Ryan with assurance.
Shed have looked fine, wouldn't she,
letting him be got away with by a
Second avenue blonde?'
Where do you live, young wom-
an?" questioned Mrs. Harding, re-
covering her poise.
ION Fourth avenue"
Sarah Hardings eyes were twink
ling. She saw Emily Nelson hurry
ing up the hail and she spoke with
her accustomed crisp dryness.
Some friends Of mine are about ia
break up housekeeping. l shall rec
ommend the neighborhood."
She dismissed her companion with
a nod Miss Ryan's society tete-a-
tete was ended. She became again
the telephone operator Of the Alpine
Apartments
Am | late. Sarah ?" cried Emily
Nelson, quite as if being on time for
appointments were as important a
matter as any she had to consider.
Naturally"
Il have a hundred things to do.
Can't we look at the apartment MOVE"
Come here"
Emily Nelson looked at her com
mander curiously--then obediently
followed her into the reception room.
"a brought you here to see
CharIes!"
Here" cried Mrs Nelson, looking
around the room in fear.
yes He lives here now"
A moments pause, then Charles
Nelson's wife turned firmly and
crossed toward the door Mrs. Hard 70
ing stood in her path.
You must see him. Emily"
mo"
He Is sorry and ashamed"
HE should be-"
you love him?" questioned Sa-
rah Harding, without mercy.
IF | didn't l wouldn't care"
A note OF forgetting love
struggled into Emily Nelson's care
fully modulated voice. Before any
feeling could trace mark on her
equally carefully powdered face-or
disturb the serenity Of her we'll
groomed prettiness, she was again
the injured wife-the unforgiving
woman to whom selfish personal
pride ranks highest of all things in
this world, Her costume this morn
ing was faultless. with a pOise that
matched IT, She went on:
1T it just that, just because I love
him that ! will not forgive him. Two
years Sarah--two years."
Your fault-all Of it," exclaimed
Sarah Handing with grim uncom-
promising truth.
What did you expect a man like
him TO be doing while you We're firt-
ing with all the men about town in
town? He paid for you, for your
clothes. your home, your position
What did he get for his money? A
flirting society wife"
NO, How do you dare to"
"FlIrting," said Sarah Harding, with
fnalitv
Flirting in your own cold blooded
heartless, ladylike way"
Then she concluded with bitter i'm
patience, "Oh, you are a good woman
or what they call good woman!
If you weren't you would have lost
him. It's about time some Of your
good women woke up and took a les
son from the other kind-in how to
keep the man you've caught"
Shocked and angry, Mrs. Nelson
rose from the diyan where she had
been sitting In a gracefully indolent
pose, She arranged her draperies Of
clinging laupc velvet
Il refuse 10 listen TO such Ian
guage."
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TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT

"But-only ten thousand, sir.
Bought out of your old firm. What
can you do? How can you start with
ten thousand-and your handicap"
Work. When Kenneth comes | am
going to arrange the sale of the
house: that goes to Mrs Wilson. !
have no other way at present to pro-
vide for her. And Tom"--his voice
deepened and cracked abruptly.
Tom, she is not going to forgive
me-"
She's proud, I'm afraid" said Tom
sadly.
$50 am l." said Nelson. 81 would
like to prevent a divorce if possible.
Scandal will injure Alice, and I can't
quite give my boy-Kenneth-
He looked at me last night as though
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Little Bobbie S
Pa
Bv WILLIAM F. KIRK.

.zWAS reeding last mite, sed Ma,
III about a Wonderful lake in South
America that has a vast amount
N precious stones & gold buried
|aRn In the bottom of it. The story
I'd that sum of them old sun wor-
Al -rs tnroed all thare dimonds &
II S 4 gold in the lake for a kind
II sacrifice, & it told how thou
81 dis Of dollars has been spent by
a6darn adventures trying to find
i'd rashur at the bottom of the lake.
b. anybody find it? sed Pa.
bh thay found a few thousand dol
"A worth after thay had spent
hbut two hundred thousand dollars
Mn, sed Ma, but the bottom of the
in was full of mud, about thirty
set of mud, & thay had to give it
j shud think thay wud, sed Pa. 1t
uDst be kind of tuff job to look for
-Four carat dimond in thirty feet of
Id on a lake bottom.
d guess thare wasent so much of
@tune put thare in the first place,
ID Ma l doant believe the peepul
Il them days had many diamonds.
Mar wifes wuddent have much use
II them unless tnay hung them
nund thare neCks, &, l doant sup
Dbs thaTe was any good society then
NhOW Dimonds wuddent be much
b if thare wasent good society.
Nobody but a idiot wud throw di-
lbnds away like that sed Ma.
j am not so sure, sed Pa. Thare
d moar dimonds beeing worn by
bnmen now than in the old days,
b lot of them are waring them
h in Reno. Our fathers dident buy
Fre wifes dimonGs Pa sed, but thay
enaged to stay acquainted with
h other & lived together till thay
b. The moar I think of it, sed
b the moar l think them old sun
prshipers had the right dope. If /
kught that giving my wife two
n0nds was going to maik her dis
btented & want four, l wud rather
pow them into thirty feet Of mud
eeven sixty.
I am perfeckIy happy with my one
hond ring, sed Ma.
you are a eXcepshunal girl, Pa sed.
pok at yung Blake, that got mar
Pd last yeer He bought his wife a
nond & a perl, & she cain hoam
ying one day beekaus she Cuddent
I've a pigeon blood ruby. So he
'ught her a pigeon blood ruby that
st him neerly six months income &
EN- she wanted a emerald necklace.
had as much chanst to buy her a
herald necklace as he had to take a
Inning broad jump acrost the Pan
na Canal, but she kept at him until
ay began to disagree, & now thay
I've drifted apart. I guess yung
lake wishes right now that all the
recious stones in the wurld were
lreeth a lake, sunk in the mud.
D think Mas eyes are nicer than
monds, Wen her eyes sparkel, !
Hld Pa.
sed Pa, but it depends
how thay sparkel.
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quiries, that he baronet was exceeding
ly well off and called attention to some
important leases inclosed which required
his signature
The other note was from Evelyn. It
was tender and loving and contained a
reference that added to the mystifca-
lions of her telegram.
In the hurry of your departure yes
terday,' she wrote, we forgot to men
ton Blue Atom. What is your opinion?
The price is high, certainly, but, then,
picture the joy Of 1.-THE only one in
And, again. came another message:
az referred to Blue Atom, OF course.
What did the postoffIce make It lnto7
Evelyn"
Blue Atom was assuming spectral
dimensions He cursed the thing flu
emily, 1t was high priced, a joy. alone
IN solitary, glory. What could it be?
He strolled into the station, and en-
tered into conversation with a platform
inspector.
by the way" he said, casually, have
you ever heard of anythiAg called a blue
atom"
The man grinned. rs that another
name for D. It's. sir?''
Grenier gave it up, and resolved to
postpone decision until the next morn
BY a late train Philips portmanteau
arrived. 1t was locked, and the key re-
posed in the safe. Green, It ultimately
transpired solemnly opened the safe in
the presence of the housekeeper and
the butler, locked it again without dis
| turblng any OF the other contents, ana
handed the key to the butler, who
placed it in the silver pantry.
In the solitude Of his room, Grenier
burst the lock The rascal received ono
Of the greatest shocks of his life when
he examined the contents-a quantity of
old clothing, some worn boots a ball
Of Irvine, a bed Coverlet. a big iron
key. the tattered letters and a variety
of odds and ends that would have found
no corner In respectable rag shop.
He burst into fit of hysterical laugh
ter.
"Ye gods and little fshesn be cried
What a treasure! The Clerkenwill
suit | suppose, and a wOman's skirt
and blouse. Old timers, too by their
style. His mothers, l expect He must
have been for Of his mother"
At that moment Jocky Mason. beetle
proved and resentful was reading let
ter which reached his lodging two hours
before his arrival in an envelope bear
the ominous initials-O. H. NJ S.
1t was from the Southwark Police
"Sir: Kindly make 1t convenient
to attend here tomorrow evening at
s p. m. Yours truly.
ct. BRADLEY, Inspector"
The following day it was Mason's duty
| to report himself under his ticket-of-
| police to give preliminary warning in
| this respect Failure on his part meant
arrest. That was all the officials looked
after.
To Re Coptinued To- orro>Ay
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-,psusnt, 1901, by Edward J. Clode.)
TO-DAY'S TNSTALLMENT.

Grenier dictated this epistIe from a
carefully composed copy. He under
stood the very friendly relations that
existed between Philip and his chief
agent. and he thought that in adopting
a semi apologetic, frankly reticent tone,
he was striking the right key.
The concluding reference to the Mary
Arson Home was smart, he ina gined,
while the main body of the letter dealt
in safe geueralities.
Naturally. he knew nothing of the con
versation between the two men on this
very topic couple of months earlier.
But LanEdon's ample confessions had
clearly revealed Philips attitude, and
the inscriptions scoundrel was willing
now to dare all in his attempt to gain
a fortune.
While he was dining. a telegram was
handed to him.
You forgot to send your address,
but Mr. Abingdon gave it to me. So
grieved you are detained. What
about blue atom? ENEL HN.'
Did ever women invent more tantalz-
ing question than that concluding one?
What was a blue atom? No doubt
creations scheme included blue atoms
as well as black ones ana red ones
But why this reference to any particu-
lar atom? He tried the words In every
possible variety of meaning. He gave
them the dignity of capitals. BLUE
ATOM. They became more ineXpl-
cable.
In one respect they We're effective
They spoiled his dinner. He had steeled
himself against every possible form Of
surprise, hut he was forced to admit
that during the next three days he must
succeed in persuading Evelyn Atherley
that Philip Arson was alive and en-
gagged in important matters in York
shire. That was imperauve-was his
scheme to be wrecked by a blue atom?
TIE Way Out.
Moreover her query must be an
swered. His promise to write was of
course, a mere device. 1t would be
manifesuy absurd to send her a type
written letter, and, exCelIently as he
could copy Philips signature, he dared
not put his skill as a forger to the test
of inditing a letter to her. no matter
how brief Finally he hit upon a COM
promise. He wired:
stupid Of me to omit address.
Your concluding sentence mixed up
in transmission. Meaning not quite
clear. Am feeling so lonely.
PHILIP"
Then he tried to resume his dinner,
but his appetite was gone.
In postal facilities, owing to it's posi-
ton on main line, New York is well
served from London. At p m two
letters. one a bulky package and regis
tered, reached him.
The letter was from Mr.. Abingdon.
1t briefly acknowledged his telegram,
stated that a man in the Athenaeum,
formed him, in response to guarded in
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For heavens sake hide your head
in the sand like an ostrich" cried
her friend in evaporation But it
won't stop worse tongues than mine
from talking about you, and AliCes
father-and this chorus girl! Fine
subject for debate in the club, and in
the kitchen. Fine inspiration for
scurrilous pens!"
What can they say of me?" said
Emily Nelson, hiding behind her own
selfish lack of action.
Kitty Claire.
"They will laugh at you. They will
laugh at you, Emily Nelson, because
all the world knows no woman ever
let another take a man away from
her if she could help herself. Do you
want to give your husband once and
forever to this little chorus girl up
in Ninety fifth street? win you be
beaten by this Kitty Claire?"
A dainty young girl-gay, happy
smiling audaciously pretty in her
quaint new suit, audaciously proud
Of her new gold card case and van
ity bag, had come done the hall. She
hesitated in the doorway, smiling,
presenting no appearance of evil
suggesting only youth, mirth and joy
Of living.
What is it?" she called from the
doorway. you called me | am
Kitty Claire"
She looked from one woman to the
other Then, as neither spoke, she
laughed easily
Excuse me. | thought ! heard my
name She turned to Miss Ryan at
the telephone
II want to see Mr. Nelson"
Emily Nelson stoOd-a figure Of
impressive grayness.
what is it?" said Kitty Claire,
"Do you know who l ann"
mo"
81 am Mrs. Nelson"
For a moment Kitty looked rather
startled. Then she smiled quite
charmingly.
"Well?" said Kitty Claire to Emily
Nelson
rs this the girl?" asked Emily
Nelson. There was a hush--a still
ness in her voice that betokened n
storm to follow.
Yes Tom told me her name
there Is no mistake answered Sd-
rah Harding with grim certainty.
u am glad that I have seen you, "
said Mrs. Nelson proudly
"Why?" asked Kitty In wonder
Because I might have been foo
enough to forgive him!" The wife
spoke in a tone of grim judgment
She had seen the "girl'-there would
be no forgiveness now.
80 you know That's why he left
home? Oh, am sorry" Kitty Claire
was thinking OF the man both wOm-
en- loved Emily Nelson was think
Ing of her own proud, beautiful self
To Be Continued To- morrow.