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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
Lies Are AS Necessary to Love as
90 Flour to Biscuits" 90

KIT TELL you now" remarked the
landlady's daughter, mot to be
able to tell a lie is serious
handicap"
1T would be a very serious handicap
nowadays" declared the young lawyer
q have often heard my grandmother
tell" said the landlady's daughter
how once when the minister was at
her house for dinner she asked him to
have another piece of pie, though she
did not have any more pie in the
house. Unfortunately the minister
said Yes thank you SO grandma
took his plate away rs if to get some
more pie and she never came back
She remained in seclusion until he had
gone"
1t would have been easy to get out
Of that" said the young lawyer. She
could have gone into the kitchen and
yelled Scat time or two and
slammed around with the broom, and
come back and said; That miserable
cat has eaten the pie"
COR she could have screamed and
said It was a mouse" suggested the
professor of languages.
She could have acted sort of alb
sent-minded, as though she forgot all
about it," suggested the suffragette
"Or she could have dropped the dish
and then acted so angry that all the
men would have been glad enough to
let her forget all about the pie. and
would never have dared to remind her
OF 1t for fear of reminding her of the
dish"
"Deceiving is sometimes the most
humanitarian thing you can do" said
the philosopher The other day a
woman asked me an the theater Il
there was bit OF SCOT ON her nose.
and as sine had just told me that she
had forgotten her handkerchief ana
AS mine was at the laundry / promptly
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
1T overhangs the And if strangers
trap with a bolt the under side

per. you jump to conclusions too quick
ly. Here take this. It is an even ing
paper. The thing was useless-he was not
there"
Not there! Grande Dieu"
"Sh-h, Take tread it. l will see you
when we land. Not here-it is too dan
gerous. Au revoir.'
Then he passed on and round the curve
of the deck house to the promenade on
the other side. and monsieur with the
paper hard shut in the grip of a tense
hand moved fleetly back toward the
smoke room.
But not unknown any longer.
"Gawd's truth!-a woman!" gulped
Dollops in a shaking voice
mo, not a woman-a devil" said Mar
kom through his closed teeth. "Margot!
by the gods, Margot, herself! And what
is he-what is Cleek that a king should
enter into compact with a woman to kill
him? Margot, by James, I'll have you
now. my lady-Tll never have you now!"
"Gov'ner! Gawd's truth, sir, where are
you going?"
ITO the operator in charge Of the wire
less-to send a message to the chief of the
Calais police to meet me on arrival" said
Narkom in reply stop where you are.
Lay low. Wait for me. Wen land in a
dozen minutes time. I'll have that
Jezebel and her confederates and I'll rout
out Cleek ana get him beyond the
clutches of them if 1 tear up all France to
do It."
"Gawd bless you, sIr-Gawd bless you
and forgive mel" said Dollops. with a
lump in his throat and a mist in his
eyes. II said often you was a sosidge
and "a mum, sir, but you aren't-you
aren't-youre a man"
Narllom did not hear. He was gone al
ready-down the deck 10 the cabin of the
wireless operator In another instant he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
Spring
BY PERCY SHAW.

4 EFT others sing in terms OF praise
OF Spring and her erratic ways.
Her petulant and pouting ways
l scorn all that
For Springs a sorry time with me,
No blossoms bud upon my tree;
In fact, the only thing ! see
Is Helen's hat
! dread the passing OF the frost;
feel detected. blue and lost
l wonder what the thing will cost,
Each little while.
And when she waves her hand good
bye"
l tremblingly avoid her eye
And once outside the door l fly
With sickly smile.
The Spring hat toxin. we'll know
l feel its symptoms come and go
| see its fever ebb and glow;
1t starts like this:
MY love, how we'll you look to-day
Il hate TO have you go away
Sometimes I hope you'll always stay
Give me a kiss"
And then returning somewhat late,
Wax in the hands of ruthless fate,
hear her say. "Of course l wait.
You patient dear
How weary YOU must be but there
Let me pull up your easy chair.
NO. never mind. I'll brush your hair;
You sit right there
The soups Just right the meat IS fine
The salad nothing but divine.
All II ] always thus could dine
On feasts like that;
! light my pipe. the bell rings free,
Helen comes radiant to me-
Il had ii sent up c. O. D.,
'Look, here's my hat"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
TODAY'S INSTALLMENT.

Onward he came. this pretty monsieur,
with his jaunty air and his lovely wine
glass waist'-onward. and up The gang
way. and aboard tho packet; and there
the Mauravanian SIN stood. looking out
over the crowd and taking no more heed
OF him than he had taken Of anybody
else
But with the vanishing Of this eXquis-
lite TO whom he had paid no heed his
alertness and his interest seemed some
how to evaporate; for he turned now and
again TO watch the sailors and the long
shoremen at their several duties. and
strolled leisurely aboard and stood loung-
ing against the rail of the lower deck
when the call Of "All ashore that's go
ing!' rang through the vessels length
and was still lounginR there when the
packet cast off her mooring. and, swing
ing her bows round in the direction Of
France, creamed her way out into the
channel and headed for Calais
a wind. unnoticed in the safe shelter
Of the harbor, played boisterously across
the chopping waves as teh vessel forged
outward. sending clouds Of spray sweeping
over the bows and along the decks, and
such passengers as refrained from seek
ing the shelter of the saloon and smoke
room sought refuge from this by crowd
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27

| had passed in and shut the door behind
him: and the law at sea was talking TO
the law ashore through the blue ether
and across the moonlit waves.
Il was ten minutes later The mes
sage had gone its way and Narkom was
back in the lifeboats shadow again. and
close on the bows the lamps of Calais
pier shone yellow in the blue-and silver
darkness. on the deck below, the people
were bustling about and making for the
place where the gangplank was to be
thrust out presently and link boat and
shore togethe1.. and on the quay customs
officials were making ready for the COM
ing inspection. porters were scuttling
about in their blue smocks and peaked
caps: and back Of all, the outlines Of
Calais doomed. shadcwy, grim, unloyely in
the 2 o'clock darkness
The loneliness Of the upper deck Of
fered its attractions to the MauTavanian
and TO Margot, and in the emptiness Of
It they met again for one brief word
before they went ashore.
She Demands Pay.
$50. You have read. You understand
how useless il was?" the Mauravanian
said. joining her again a the deck house,
where she stood with the crumpled paper
in her hand "His majesty's purse can
be lghtened of all that promised sum for
no such bungle as this. Speak quickly
where may we go to talk in safety? l
can not risk it here-I will not risk it
in the train. Must We wait until we
reach Paris. mademoiselle? or have you
lair of your own here?''
Il have Iairs,' as you term them, in half
the cities Of France, monsieur le comte.'
she answered, with a vicious little note
of resentment in her voice. And do not
work for nothing-no; not l, ! paid for
my adherence to his majeStys prime
minister will be paid for my services
to his majesty's self; even though have
once failed. It must be settled, that ques
ton. at once and for all-nOw-to- night
here"
Il guessed it would be like that he
answered with a jerk of his shoulder
Where shall it be, then? Speak quick
ly. They are making the landing and I
must not be seen speaking with you after
we go ashore Where them"
at the Inn of the Seven Sinners-on
the Quai DeLorme-a gunshot distant
Any cocher will take you there"
rs it safe?''
"All my 'lairs' are safe, monsieur. II
overhangs the water. And II strangers
come, there is a trap with a bolt on the
under side. One way to the town and the
sewers and forty other inns. The other
steam launch with the fires always
banked. You could choose for yourself
should occasion come.
You will not find the place shut-my
LARS never are. a password? No. there
is none-for any but the Brotherhood.
Nor will you need one. You remember OLD
Marise of the Twisted Arm. in Paris?
She will know you, will Marise Say to
her / am coming shortly She and her
mates will raise the roof with joy-and,
la, la, The gangway is out. They are
calling all ashore. Look for me and my
lads close on your heels when you ar
rive. Au revoir,'
"Au revOir,' he made answer, and,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
Narkom and Dollops.

Come whispered Narkom. tapping
DollOps' arm. we can neither talk nor
watch here with safety in this crowd.
Let us 20 forward Better a drenching
in loneliness than shelter with crowd
like this. Come along"
The boy Obeyed without a murmur. fol-
lowing the larger and heavier built ecu
rate" along the wet decks to the deserted
bows and finding safe retreat with him
there in the dark shadow cast by tar
paulin- covered lifebuat
From this safe shelter they could by
craning their necks get a half view Of
the interior of the smoke room through
Its hooked-hack door; and their first
glance in that direction pinned their in
terest, for monsieur was there, smoking
a cigarette and slipping now and again al
a class OF absinthe which stood on lit
| tie round table at his elbow But of the
Msuravanian or the Apaches or of the
! Oriental peddler there was neither sight
nor song nor had there been since they
came aboard.
What do you make Of it?" queried
Narkom, when at the end of an hour the
dim outlines OF the French coast blurred
the clear silver of the moonit sky. I'm
another thirty minutes we shall be at the
Calais pier. Have we come on a wild
goose chase, do you think? What do you
suppose has become Of the Apaches and
OF the pedder chap"
"Travein' second class" said Dollops,
after stealing out and making round of
the vessel and creeping back into the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27

told her that there was no SCOT there,
though there really was-a lot"
What l want to know" said the
handsome man, "is what a truthful
man is to say to a girl who asks him
If he thinks she is in love with him.
If he says Yes she will tell him that
he is a conceited donkey. and if he
says No he will probably be lying
Lies are as necessary to love as
flour is to biscuits" said the philoso-
pher.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27

shadow of the Ifeboat unseen. Palm
with 'em he is. sir. Maxim a play Of
sellin' EN- things for their donahs-for
the sake Of appearances. one Of EN-, he
is; and If either that Frenchy or that
Mauravanian johnny is mixed up with
them-Lay low! Smeller to the ground
sir and eyes and ears wide open, Wen
know woCs wot now
For Of sudden the Mauravanian had
| come into view far down the wet and
glistening promenade and was whistling a
curious, Hitting afr as he strolled along.
Just the mere twitch of monsieurs head
told when he heard that tune He fin
ished his absinthe, flung aside his ciga-
rette and strolled leisurely out upon the
deck
The Mauravanian was at the after end
Of the promenade-a glance told him that
He set his face resolutely in the direction
of the bows and sauntered leisurely along
He moved on quietly, steadily until he
came to the very end of the covered prom
enade where the curving front of the deck
house looked out upon the spray dashed
forward deck; then stopped and planted
his back against it and stood silently
waiting-not ten feet distant from where
Narkom and Dollops crouched.
1.-THE Deed Is Accomplishment. "
4 minute later the Mauravanian, con-
tinuing what was to all appearances a
lonely and aimless promenade round the
vessel, came abreast of that spot and of
him
And then, the deluge,
Monsieur spoke out-guardedly but in A
clear set tone that left no room for doubt
Mon ami, it is done-it is accom-
plished," that voice said. You shall re-
port that to His Majestys ministers
VOLTA. II is done"
1T is not done" replied the AIaura-
vanian. in a swift, biting, emphatic whis-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
RESPECT THEIR WISHES.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
l am a young girl nineteen year,
of age and love d boy of about
twenty three. l have been out with
him several times and have met his
parents. They are against his 60
ing with me for simple reason.
NJ r. L.
That which seems a simple reason
you may be an insurmountable barrie
with them. You are both too young
oppose your wishes against theirs A
least wait two years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
By T. w. HANSHAW.
SYNOPSIS
Copyright by Doubleday, Page &.

Maverick Narkom, superintendent OF
Scotland Yard, London. finds himself
, hopelessly at the mercy Of thieves,
murderers and other criminals in a
gigantic crime wave spreading over the
city He has fought vaiuly against t..
At last he confides 10 Sergeant Petrie
that Cleek. the reformed crook, now
secretly aiding the law he once broke,
il the only man who can successfully
wipe out the epidemic Of crime. Cleek.
he knows. is secretly at work on his
own account.
owing to the fact that Cleek has
seldom appeared twice with the same
face. Narkom could not Identify MIN
II he knew where TO look. An al
is inserted in the daily papers asking
Cleek to call at Scotland Yard. Mean
while the crimes increase.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
ONE NOW; THE OTHER LATER
Dear Miss Fairfax:

am engaged to a girl Tn.
wedding date is not set, but in tT-o
or three years she is to be NV Wiz
When should an engagement ring
and wedding ring be given to herr
H. B. W.
The engagement ring should be Div,
her as soon as her promise is given
The wedding ring does not come int,
her possession until she becomes
wife.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
MAKING TOO MUCH OF HEIGHT
Dear Miss Fairfax.

Six weeks ago l was INTRODUCED
to a young man seven years NV
senior. He has called at nv housa
several times and we went out IN.
Z gether to places of amusement and
ne treated me very nicely. | Ike
him, but my folks are against him.
as he is much shorter than am
FLORENCE.
If his morals are of the right bread.
and length; if his heart is large, and h
has a good, clean brain. the matter O
physical stature need not be consider
a moment,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27

VTTIFE, sed Pa to Ma the other mite.
wv am commencing to suspeck
that sumthing is the matter
with my stummick.
What is the matter with yure stunt
mick, deerest luv? sed Ma. Does it re-
buke you?
No. sed Pa.
Well. aed Ma, does it chide you a
littel?
No. sed Pa. that is the worst part Of
II. You see, wife. II it wud only git
rite UP * give me a good rebuking or q
good Gliding | wuddent mind 1t so
much. beekaus It has certingly been a
grand old stummick & ! can say with
all my hart that am much obliged to
il. But insted Of il Citing upon its
hind legs. Pa sed, il jest looks at me
kind of reeproach- like, as much as
TO say Lissen. old pal. what will bee
cum OF me if you shud happen to take a
fnal flop? That is why ! feel kind of
kind toward my stummick, sed Pa, and
I was Jest wondering if there wuddent
be sum way that / cud proteck it In its
old age In youth il proteckted me, Pa
sed. & | ought to be jest as good fell
low as it was to me, like the man witch
sed;
Woodsman. spare that tree,
Touch not single bough.
In youth it sheltered me
& III proteck it now.
You seem to be particularly fond Of
yure stummick tOnite, sed Ma. What
is the particular reeson for II?
] was thinking that sum bitters mite
do me good, sed Pa. SO brought sum
hoam
Oh, sed Ma, you did. did you?
Yes. sed Pa. Ever since the day
toad you I wuddent drink anything
excep tea, coffee or milk, & maybe
littel water wen | first got up in the
morning. ! have KEEP my word religious
like, no matter how often | have felt
like going & having jest one.
1t is pritty hard sumtimes, sed Pa,
Wen you meet sum old pal from Arizony
or Californy. ware thay newer seem 70
think about swaring off, to say No,
thank you. In fack. Pa sed. / newer
knew until laitly how bitter them three
words was. No. Thank You. & the worst
of it is, sed Pa, the other Teller newer
SAYS Yure Welcome.
Let me look at them bitters. sed Ma.
BY all meens, sed Pa. The druggist
sed that | cud letmy wife look al them.
Thay are like all other bitters, Pa sed,
kind Of dark brown like the taste in
hero's mouth.
Then Ma looked AT the bitters & then
she smelled of them.
II seems to me, sed Pa, that you are
smelling kind of hard.
II was smelling half as hard Of yure
bitters as the bitters smells themselfs,
sed Ma, ! wud be shifting sum. But
! viii talk taste of them anyway &
see II thay are fit for yure stummick.
Then Ma took two swallows of the BIT
ters & in a littel while took swallow,
TOO. Then Ma went TO the plano q
began to sing If / Had a Thousand
Lives TO Live / Wud Live Them All For
You & I forgit what ! sang
newer knew bitters was so sweet.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
ss :s" z Bs Cleek of the Forty Faces s S %

slipping by. went below and made his
way ashore.
She waited that he might get well on
his way-that none might by any posi-
bilfty associate them-then, turning down
after him and out to the pier. where her
crew was already foregathering; and
when or how she passed the word to them
that it was not Paris tonight but the inn
of the Seven Sinners neither Narkom nor
DolIops could decide. close as they came
on after her, for she seemed to speak to
no one.
NO inn of the Seven Sinners for you
tonight. my lady. If my friend NJ. Du
croix has attended to that wireless mes
sage properly" muttered Narkom, as he
followed her. Look sharp Dollops, and
if YOU see a sergeant de vile let me
know. They've no luggage, that lot, and,
besides they are natives. so they will pass
the customs in a jiffy
"Hullo, There goes that peddler chap
and without his fez or his draperies,
b CAD, Through the customs like fash
the bounder, And there go the others,
too. And she after them-she, by heav-
en-, God! where are Ducroix and his men?
Why aren't they here? Hooking vainly
about for some sign Of the chief of po-
lice. 81 can't do anything without him
here. on foreign soil and with no war
rant. Why in heavens name doesn't the
man come
Maybe he hasn't had time, guv'nor-
maybe he wasn't on hand when the mes
sage arrived said Dollops, hazarding a
guess which afterwards proved to be the
truth Sir. it's not fifteen minutes, all
told. since it was dispatched, remem-
Der"
Margot Is Passed.
There she goes! There she goes
passed, by heaven, passed. interposed
NarSom in a fever of excitement, as he
saw Margot go by the inspector at the
door and pass out into the streets Of
the city. Lord. II she slips me now"
"She shant. Hold hard, sir. Wait here
till the cops come. I'll nip out after
her and find where she goes. Like as
not they'll know the place when you
mention it. But if not-watch out for
me. I'll come back and lead en-"
Then he moved hurriedly forward,
passed the inspector and was gone in. a
twinkling For ten wretched minutes
after he. too. had passed the customs and
was at liberty to leave, Narkom paced up
and down and -fretted and fumed before
a sound of clanking sabers caught his
ear, and, looking around, he saw NJ. Du-
croix enter in at the head Of a detach-
ment of police, He FASTENED to him and
in word made himself known.
Ter million pardons, m'sieur, but
was absent when the message he shall be
deliver" explained he in broken English
Il shall come and shall bring my con-
freres so soon as he shall be receive
Msieur, who shall il be this great Grim
inal you shall demand of me to arrest?
Is he here?"
mo, no.. A moment. Ducroix Do you
know place called the Inn of the Seven
Sinners
perfectly, Me is but a stones throw
distant--on the Quai DeLorme"
To Be Continued Tomorrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
Advice to the
Lovelorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAx
CERTAINLY MOTT
Dear MIS- FairfaX:

DtdI MISS FaITtaN:
nave been going about with
young man Tor some time. Now
last week l promised to send him
it. but as he did not receive 4. eng H
claims l did not send any Ana ne
we maze Gate to meet SATURDAY.
ne gave me a stand-up, all on AZ.
count OF the postal. Do you think
ne was right In giving me a stand.
up before finding out wbetbar-O
wrote or not? ANXIOI-S
| judge that 'stand-up" means he 4,
not keep his engagement.
o He was unpardonably rude; frs
your word, and. second
treating you so shabbily.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
Something Gnu.

There once was gnervous old Gnu.
Who worked himself up TO a gstu
When stung by a gnat
That got under his CHAT.
Thus creating a how gdu-syu -gdu.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
No Shoulder Straps.

she wore a coming out gown"
"So?"
"Yeh! l stepped on it."
"Well?"
She came outi"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
Little Bobbie S
Pa
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.

VI TIFE, SEQ Pa TO Ma the other mite.
w am commencing to suspeck
that sumthing is the matter
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-11
FIRE BOARD MEETS
UNDER NEW REGIME
Transacts Much Routine Bust
ness, With President Jen-
kins in Chair.

The Board OF Fire Commissioners
met for the first time under the chair
manship of President jenkins last
night. to spend long evening in the
transaction OF strictly routine busr-
ness Every member of the board was
present, including OK President Charles
F. Taylor
Superintendent w. II. Thompson was
directed to arrange for the installation
OF electric lights in the severn, on
s'he houses, which are now served
gratis BY the Virginia Railway and
rover Company The free current ac-
Ioiu ins 10 recent announcement OF
president Wheclwright, will be dis
continued August /. Upon the appli-
cation of the Export Leaf Tobacco
company private fire alarm station
was ordered installed In its new plant
at the comparys cost
:. r. Jackson. fireman grade "B." OF
truck Co. No /, was discharged from
tue department. for absence without
leave number of ffremen who ara
~" serving on probation were report
ca as being satisfactory, and placed
on the regular roll, and a few were
granted further probationary term
of three months.
W. l. Brooks, who was on the eligi-
Die list. was elected fireman grade
- In Truck Co. No !. vice Jackson
discharged. o. c. Davis was promoted
from fireman grade "B" to fireman
grade "A and transferred from En-
Sine Company No. to Truck Com
pany NO. 3 ii. l. Wright, fireman
grade B. was transferred from Truck
co. NO. 10 Engine Co. No g.
me following applicants. having
met the necessary qualifications. were
placed on the eligible list" C. L.
odeN, William Reese. /. r. Eacho W.
j. Tyler. Jr. J. s. Bowde1. II. Il. An
derson, w. Slagle. b. p. Ford and
.. j. Ingc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-11
FLYER IN IRISH POTATOES
PROVES FINANCIER'S UNDOING
Ford Plants Harvests and Sells 1856 Bushels of Tu
Der, but Runs Amuck Police When He At
temptS to Double Cross Partner

loaded the 136 bushels of potatoes into
big farm wagon and departed for
the city. In surprisingly short time
he returned to Mr.. Green with a empty
wagon and the statement that he had
sold the entire crop to Gerhard II
Flageman. a grocer at 1016 West Broad
Street, for $3.50.
We'll. where Is the money for the
pctatces?" said Mr.. Green.
Mr.. Plageman say he gwne send
you Il check to-day" replied Ford. and
Mr.. Green rested with mind secure He
rested several days, and then failing
To receive the check for the sale. he
got into communication with PLACE
man and learned to, his intense edih-
cation that Ford had sold the grocer
the crop on his own hook, and had the
s9a.6G credited against bill of about
$500 which he owed Mr.. Plageman.
Mystifed by the supreme nerve of the
negro, who had not attempted to leave
the city. Mr. Green began overtures to
persuade Ford to settle the little mat
ter Of S99.50. but after six months Of
oily speech and broken promises. Mr..
Green decided to call on the police to
help collect the money for his crop.