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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
CVO0~ND

He turned it up and down; he held it
20 the light and studied il for a mo-
ment or two i'm perpleXed silence. then
of a sudden he faced around and Mar
kom could see that his eyes were shin
ing and that the curious, oue-sided
smile was looping up his cheek.
My friend" he said. answering the
eager inquiry in the superintendent
look, this is yet another vindication Of
Poe's theory that things least hidden are
best hidden, and that the most complex
mysteries are those which are based on
the simplest principles. With your per-
mission, I'll keep mis- tucking The
tracing into his pocket-"and afterward
1 viii go TO the mOrtuary and inspect
the original Meantime, / will go so far
as to tell you that I know the motive
for these murders. Z know the means,
and if YOU will give me forty-eight hours
to solve the riddle, at the end Of that
time I'll know the man. / viii even
go further and tell you the names Of
the victims; and all on the evidence Of
your neat little tracing
The web-footed man was one James
Neth'''Ast q AeAl Atis at bl4t AllllE
to the Blue Cavalry at Trincomalee,
Ceylon. Another was Joseph Miles, an
Irishman, bitten early with the wan
derlust which takes men everywhere
and in making rolling stones Of them,
suffers them 10 gather no moss. SuH
another-and probably from the tattoo
mark on his arm the first victim found
was Thomas Hart, able bodied seaman.
formerly in service on the p. & o. line
The remaining two were Alexander Mo-
Curdy, a Scotchman, and T. Jenkins
Quegg, a Yankee The latter. however.
was naturalIzed Engiishman. and both
were priyates in her late Majesty S
army and honorably discharged"
"Cleek. my dear fellow. are YOU d
Magician said Nark0m. sInk.ug into
a char, overcome
"Oh. no, ms friend merely man with
a memory. that's ALL and Z happen to
remember a curious little pool that was
made up of eight men. Five OF them are
dead. The other three are Juan Ava
rez. a Spaniaru. that Lieutenant Edg-
burn. who married and beggarcd the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02

query. at him. 1T is. Ell? Well by the
Eternal / once knew a fellow-years
ago. in the Far East-whose feet were
malformed like that; and II by any pos
sbnty- Stop "A bit. A word more. Is
the man a big fellow-broad shouldered
muscular. and about forty or forty-iive
years Of age?"
You've described him TO a n, dear
chap. There is, however. certain other
popularity which you have not men
tioned--though that. of course, may be
a recent requirement. The palm OF TIN
right hand
wait a bit! Wait a Bit" iuterposed
Cleek, a trihe irritaby. He had swung
away from the window and was now
walking up and down the room with
short nervous steps, his chin pinched ur
between his thumb and foreinger and
his eyes fixed upon the floor.
"Saffragam-Jaffna -Trincomalee! II
all three Of them-in all three" he said
putting his running thoughts into NUT
tered words. And now a dead man
sticks his fingers in his nostrils and
talks of sapphires. Sapphires. eh?-
Sapphires. And the Saffragam district
stuck thick with them as spangles on a
Nautch girls Veil. The Bareva for a
ducat, The Bareva reef or I'm a Dutch
man! And Darlington Edwards was in
that with the rest. So was Peabody
so was Miles and so, too. were Lieuten-
ant Edgburn and the Spaniard. Juan
Alvarez. Eight of them. by CAD .-eigt$
And / was ass enough to forget. idiot
enough not to catch the connection until
heard again Of Jim peabody's web foot
But wait! Stop-there should be another
marked foot if this is indeed a clew tC
the riddle. and So
He stopped short in his restless pacing
and faced around on Mr.. Narkom
Tell me something" he said in a
sharp staccato. 1.-THE four other dead
men; did any among them have an in
jured foot-the left or the right I for
get which-from which all the toes but
the big one had been torn OF by a
crocodile's bite. so that in life the fell
low must have limped little when he
walked? Did any Of the dead men beaI
a mark like that?"
NO" said Narllom. 1.-THE feet Of all
the others were normal in every par
ticular"
'H'm-m-m, That's a bit Of a setback
And / am either on the wrong track OF
Alvarez is stiu alive. What's that? Oh
it doesn't matter; a mere fancy OF mine
that's all Now, let us get back %
our mutton, please You we're going to
tell me something about the right hand
OF the man with the web foot. What
v-as ito
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02

Go be fun Of pains and weakness.
from head To foot. 1 have shortness
oil breath and palpitation of the
heart 4 ann So nervous that a slight
noise viii cause me 10 Iremhle like
a leaf What l eat does not give
me amy strength Nervous indiges-
tiou is what the doctors said my
trouble was. / seem To have every
ailmeut that the system is heir To.
and often get very discouraged 1
don't expect a cure. but want you
To- tell me il the Quaker Extract
viii do me any good at all"
The Health Teacher told this lady
thar there was a constitutional
cause for an her symptoms which
would Doe removed by the proper
u-e OF quaker Extract. she bought
treatment of three bottles and
shoulder blades. Al times / seem
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
Great Pleasure Derived From Work

matter. when a smiling faced,
cheerful woman walked into the
drug store and almost overwhelm-
ed with thanks. This was the same
lady who was only a few weeks
before hopeless and skeptical. In
her hand she carried a package.
which when unwrapped proved to
be Mason jar which contained
the entire cause of an her suffer
ing. a horrible tapewOrm, head and
all complete. IS feet long, power
less 20 do further harm.
sufferers from stomach, liver. Kid
ney bladder and blood troubles
should try Quaker Remedies al once
obtain these wonderful remedies ar
Cours-y a. Muuu's Drug store. 20
Marietta Street. We prepay exc
press charges uu AN orders # $500
or over
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02

most impossible ta say how or
where 1 felt the worst I have been
Co several physicians in this CITY.
and what with getting prescrip-
tiuus filled and buying medicines
that were recommended ann
ashamed go look at a druggist. My
husband is Woodworking man.
and It has taken all Ee could earn
10 pay for treatments for me and
make us a bare living. When 1 get
up I'm the mornings I have 20 drag
myself around 10 get our breakfast.
and then. feeling utterly exhausted
Z VIII 60 back rp bed ] am troubled
with hot and cold flashes and have
fearful headaches sometimes last
iug for days. 7 seem r' He breaking
900 half across tHe small uf my back.
and have pains ruuulu- up tu ms
aHHH. Ir. blades At times . seem
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
The House of Silence y s 81 6RT sF6RY

4 T the end Of an alley-like
y street in the outskirts of
Paris stands a strange and
t0rbidding looking house. It's gray
walls are massive, with bnly a few
windows. guarded by heavy iron
bars. The entrance is low and mar
row, and the heavy iron door re-
minds one Of an old prison entrance.
Visitors, however are very rare. The
windows are always closed. and no
light is ever seen within. The whole
house resembles an immense tomb.
When | was a young doctor l lived
n an apartment in the house oppo-
site. had plenty of leisure time,
and in my idle hours / often Won
dered what mysterious secret was
hidden in this gloomy building
Neishbors had told me that il had
been built by some foreign crank
years before and that it concealed
the real house which stood some dis
lance back in the garden. That was
an The stranger never went out, no
tradesman was ever allowed to- en-
Ter and all provisions were passed
through a special opening at the side
NJ the door made for that purpose
Livery body in the neighborhOod was
curious to know more about the
man, but nobody had been able To
penetrate the mystery.
The Doctors Visitor.
One night the deep sound Of a bell
a"ohe me from my sleep. l got up
20 see what it was. My door opened
JUST enough to admit a person. "A
MYSTERIOUS shadow slipped through
and the door closed itself automat-
aalv
got up quickly. dressed and hur-
rcd out but some vague fear made
me hesitate
Who is there" I asked.
u is about a patient" a voice re-
pred You must come quickly. 7
suppose I am talking 10 DIT Albin
Aoguet9~
Aes. I replied. still surprised at
IT Unexpected call, cit is t. Then
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
The HierOglyphics.

'Tbe palm bore certain curious hero
glyphics traced upon il in bright pur-
pie"
"HiercElyphics. ehr That doesn't look
quite so promising" said Cleek. fin dis
appointed tone 1T is quite possible
that there may be more than one web
footed man i'm the world. so. Of course
Hum-m-m' What were they like. these
hierog,yphics. Mr.. Narkom2 Can you
describe them?"
81 can do better. my dear chap" re-
piled the superintendent. dipping into an
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
The Health Teacher Says 1t Is
More Gratifying Than Mon
etary Consideration.

During a pleasant chat The Health
Teacher brought mp the case Of a
lady living at East Point. and who.
as near as he can remember. spoke
as follows. Il do not look like "a
very sick woman. but I really be
Heve there is mo- cure for me. 70 is
only because many of my neigh
hors have been benefited by tine
Quaker Remedies that I concluded
to try Them. Fog many years . have
been "a sufferer and In would He ale
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
MAKES YOUR BACKACHE VANISH,
DRIVES RHEUMATIC PAINS AWAY
Eases Stiff Sore Swollen Joints and Muscles Relieving Back
ache and Bladder Disorders After Few Doses Taken

ais is what CrONone. the new
scientific discovery, does for suffer-
sf9f such troubles Il promptly
seFes these diseases because iJ
mes the cause. IL sOaks right
o the walls and Innings of the
-i2h-}s ard cleans out the stopped
-4. inactive organs like water does
sponge lies. and dissOlyes
'.F particle Of uric acid and
--7-- the kidneys sift from the
all the waste matter and
-4lS that lodge I'm the joints and
tS-eS 10 scratch and irritate and
H Eheumatisr. IL Soothes and
l-@ delicate Innings of the
.a# leaves THE Kidneys 30 3D.
iHU- healthy condition. SID
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02

they can filter the blood and keep
you We'll
If YOU suffer with backacHe-
have pains i'm the neck or sides
nervous or 0izzy spelis-a Few doses
Of Croxone win relieve the conges-
ton and you viii be surprised how
quickly all kidney, bladder and
rheumatic troubles viii disappear.
Cr0xone is different from ali
other remedies. IT is SO prepared
that IL is practically impossible 20
take il into the human system with
out results An original package OF
CroN0ue costs but a trifie. and all
druggists are authorized Ca return
OBJ. ug cheese price f 'ruNuue
-l..# IH#I u a single
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
A True Bohemian.

Your next door neighbor is a true
Bohemian: he claims to be able to
paint pictures on an empty stomach.
Do you believe it2"
Certainly! He's a tattoo artist "
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02

TIME world loves a lover. 1t may
smile in tender sympathy; it
may deride; it may cheer; it
may tear its hair or weep. but down
in the bottom Of its old heart it loves
all who are lovers, and will cease
every occupation to gaze after pair
of them with a glance that. no matter
what its outspoken evidence. has It's
origin in usefulness.
Recent photographs of a pair Of
lovers caused more than tender
amusement; they caused astonish-
ment and expressions of incredulity.
They also caused a sigh Of content,
for the picture shows a promise of a
day when love viii rank higher than
any earthly monarch, and no one will
dispute.
The lovers were of royal birth. For
once the little god Cupid had scored
without any intervention of questions
OF state.
The pictures were Of the Princess
Victoria Louise of Prussia and Prince
Ernest Augustus of, Brunswick
Luneburg. The princess is the only
daughter of the German Emperor and
the prince is the only surviving son
OF the Duke of Cumberland
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
Two Royal Lovers
Rv BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

station of those who open their hears
to receive it.
But the prince holds the hand Of mis-
betrothed. and they are walking on a
public. street. They are, holding hands.
in public, a privilege hitherto denies
all who recognize all laws of Ell
quette
Now the question arises since this
picture has appeared in print, does the
little lovers habit of the prince ana
princess make it proper for man -
hold his girls hand in public and take
her by the arm when they stroll N
the street? The etiquette books sa'.
no. The prince and princess say yes.
Photo a Delight.
Is it a special privilege to be grant
ed only to royalty. or is it to be a new
fashion, royalty claiming the right TO
set the style in love making as T.
would decree how long a train a wom
an shall wear TO her gown?
What do you say?
The books Of etiquette say No"
and they are a better standard for
lovers in this country than any precs-
dent established by a royal family
Go on loving! The happiness, the
progress Of the whole world depend on
it, but don't make love" in public.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02

xrTHY is matrimony a bore?
w Primarily because neither
husband nor wife takes the
slightest trouble to make it inter-
ss-ing for the partners of their bosom.
They save their wit and their spar
lie and their good cheer for company
OCCASIONS, as they do their cham
7agne. They would regard it as rank
avtravagance to use for home con-
sumption the social qualities that
makes them sought after abroad.
Ditch water dullness is the converse
-fanal brew poured out at the fam
ily table.
If YOU should tell the average man
that it was just as much his business
IN keep his wife interested as ii was
m keep her fed and clothed he would
look about for your keeper and Won
der how you managed to escape from
your padded cell.
Forget the Starving Mind.
If should tell a woman that the
FIRST duty of a good wife is to enter
tain her husband, and that it Is lot
mare important to hand him out some
amusing conversation of an evening
when he came home from work than
il is TO sit him down to a good dinner
she would think you were trying TO
he funny and begin diagraming your
ramarks to find out where the joke
came in.
Both husband and wife feel that
they have been domestic models when
they have provided for each others
material wants. They never consider
,be spiritual desires. They take heed
u the hungry body, not the starry
ing mind
Hence the pervading dulIness of
the family circle, and the boredom
that makes most married couples
vawn their heads of when they are
left TO that solitude a deux of which
the poet wrote so eutTancingly, and
which is generally the deadliest thing
au earth when the two happen 10
he united in the molly bonds of we'd
Jock
Heavens knows why, but there
seems to he something in marriage
that depriyes the ordinary couple of
the power of entertaining speech
They are not two souls with but a
single thought" but two souls without
o single thought-or a word to say
There's never the slightest difficulty
in picking out husbands and wives
in any public gathering.
At the theater you see them sit
ting up. glum and silent, between the
acts hubby reading even the adver-
r.sumeuts in the program for want of
any other entertainment, Wife scan
ming the audience to see what the
other women have got on. Neither
NJ them making the taiutest effort
TO even look as If he or she was en-
loving the pleasure of seeing a play
with rnngcnial romnaninn
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
BY T. w. HANSHAW.
Copyright by Doubleday, Page & Co.
TODAY'S INSTALLAIENT.

"Web-footed.' repeated Narkom
1.-THE several toes are attached one to
the other by a thin membrane. after
the manner Of a ducks feet, and on the
left foot there is a peculiar horny pro-
turberance like"
Like "A rudiusntary sixth toe % inter
rupted Cleek, fairly finging the eager
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
Easy to Single Out.

Other men and women are chat
ting cheerily and gazing soulfully in
TO each others eyes, and saying
IT'S gliding the lily and painting the
rose TO see this play with such an
understanding person as you" But
not the muchly WEEDS.
Nor at restaurant does it take
any Sherlock Holmes power Of de-
duction to tell who are married and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02

leather case. - took an accurate trac-
ing Of them from the dead hand this
morning. and-and there YOU are. That
is what's on his palm, Cleek, close to
the base Of the forehnger and running
diagonally across IT,"
Cleek took the slip OF tracing paper
and carried it TO the window, for the
twilight was deepening and the room
was filling with shadows. In the middle
Of the thin, transparent sheet was traced
this.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
Betrothal Announced.

Their betrothal was formally an
nOunCed at Carlsruhe the other day,
and they are said to be the happies.
pair of lovers in all Europe. And the
photograph. shows 1t.
He has his arm through hers; their
hands are clasped, and he is looking
down into her upturned face with an
expression Of a prince when gazing at
his betrothed. As for the princessi
Walk out into the country and some
where along some country lane you
will see a farmers daughter gazing
into the sun-tanned face of a son of
toll with the same look-a look that
sees heaven beyond.
In the crowded streets of the city,
i'm the more humble walks Of life
where love has a way of telling It's
story In tones that are sincerest, the
expression In the eyes Of the princess
is duplicated in the eyes of all girls
who love. The little sales girl has
the same divine light in her eyes. It
is a proof that love comes to all IN
the same guise, no matter what the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
Why Is Matrimony a Bore?
By DOROTHY DIX.

who are not. The singles are having
the time of their lives The doubles
are engaged in a fight over whether
they shall have wine or water, or a
sandwich or terrapin.
When a man takes a woman to
whom he is not married out to din
ner he serves his best conversation
up as a sort of an appetizer to it,
and the woman attempts to pay for
her meal ticket by making herself as
charming as possible But when a
man takes his wife out to dinner he
does it with the air Of a martyr wait
ing for his crown of glory, and the
woman shows her appreciation of his
expenditures in her behalf by telling
him how bad for his stomach are
all the things that he likes to eat
and by reminding him of what the
doctor said about the effects of cock
tails and rich sauces on his Constitu-
ton.
That's why married couples appear
to always be served with funeral
baked beats, no matter what they
may have ordered when they have
their feasts abroad and why they
ook so bored that you feel like min
Cling your tears with theirs.
Now, these very people are not
stupid, nor duh, nor silent. nor
grouchy when they are with other
people. Why should they be that
way with each other? If they are
able and willing to entertain stran-
gers, why not each other? What is
there in matrimony that takes the
off e I
an and leaves them fiat as last nights
beer?
l think it's because the home audi
ence so seldom gives us the glad hand
when we do our little stunt; and
when we find out that we get no
applause from our own hearthstone
we simply cut out the turn until we
can pull it off before somebody who
will appreciate it.
Waste of Eloquence.
What's the use in man telling his
wife a good story when, instead Of
having caught the point, and flavor
ed its humor and applauded it, she
looks vaguely around and says, Il
saw the Cutest shirtwaist downtown
to-day that had been marked down
from 81 to 1899 and it had real lace
motifs, and a Robespierre collar, etc,
etc. ~
That kind Of treatment shuts a
man up like a clam, and i'm Conse-
quence of it he sits up in silence at
home and saves his conversational
fireworks for some other lady than
Mrs. Wife.
What's the use of a woman I'M
loading her little budget of gossip for
a man at dinner if he looks distract,
or reads the paper while she talks to
him, and only mumbles. "m-m- m
m-m,' when she asks him if the scan
dial she has ben telling him isn't per-
fectly shocking, or if he ever heard
of the like of something else2
Il doesn't take her long to come to
the conclusion that it's "A waste of eff
fort to try to entertain a man who is
as responsive as a store window
dummy would be, and so throws up
her hands and quits
And that's one reason why matri-
mOny is a bore. Neither husbands nor
wives think it worth while to I've
agreeable and entertaining at home.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02

To be Continued To morrow.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-08-23

All size mating art sqrares at
lays.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-08-23
FRECKLEs
Don't Hide Them With Veil; Re.
move Them With the Othne
Prescription.

This prescription for the removal
OF freckles was written by a promi-
nent physician and Is usually so sue
cessful in revoming freckles and Civ
ing a clear, beautiful, complexion that
it is sold by Ed. &. Bruce under an
absolute guarantee to refund the
money If it fails.
Don't hide your freckles under a
veil: get an ounce OF othine and re-
move them. Even thesfirst few appli-
cations should show wonderful i'm
provement, some of the lighter
freckles vanishing entirely.
BE sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength othipe; 1t is this that
I sold on the money back guarantee.
to remove treckles.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-08-23
DAYS D0|NGS At
STATE CAPITAL
IN SPITE OF HOT WEATHER AT
LANTA OFFERS THE USUAL
BATCH OF NEWSY NOTES.

Atlanta, Aug. % Postmaster Nc
kee is very much in the attitude o
the irate passenger on a street can
who invites the conductor to put hin
off but insists that the conducto
make a show of force i'll doing il
He knows he is going to have to ge
cut, but he is going to insist on be
ing put out"
Mr. Mckee's explanation of his rea
sen for refusing to resign is as TO.
lows: Had my resignation been re
quested merely on the grounds tina
the administration wishes to apoin
another man, most certainly woult
have complied at once. But it wa
stated that charges of inefficienc.
had been filed against me, and | vii
not resign without Knowing wha
these charges are"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-08-23
Georgia Feels It.

Atlanta, Aug. 22.-The Sulzer-GlynT
fight in New York state has made
itself felt as far as Georgia, and is
embarrassing Governor Slaton in the
latters efforts to have Homer Reet
eXtradited from New York an(
brought back to Georgia on a charge
of bad stock manipulation in Applint
county.
Governor Sulzer has the requisitioi
but has no authority to grant it.
is probable that Georgia will not BIZ
able to obtain the custody of thu
prisoner until after the New York do
nestle wrangle has been settled.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-08-23
Wanted To Take IL EASY.

Atlanta, Aug. 90 When W. b. Nor
tan, Is years of age, not too honest
adventure, stole motorcycle end sci
out over the national highway fol
New York, he got along fine until he
reached Charlotte, N. c. He was
tired of riding through the country
and the idea occurred to him TO sci
the motorcycle and travel the rest Of
the way by rail. He made the mis-
take Of selling the nearly $3.50 ma
chine for $75 and thereby aroused
aupicion which ended in his arrest
He has been brought back to Atlanta
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NO. 4e44.

NO. 4944.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE NATIONAL BANK OF BRUINS
WICK-at Brunswick, in the state of
Georgia, at the close of business,
AUGUST g. 1913.