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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
A Changed Madness.

When my father and mother left
New York II was with the idea OF
losing themselves 10 the world, as II
We're. The name of Kelly was left in
New York This whole property was
bought in the name of the Prescott
Trust Company An account was
opened with the banking firm owned
by my father and his brothers. and
all bills We're paid in New York by
my uncle on the Prescott Trust Com
pany's account My parents were
known here and to the servants as
MIR and Mrs Prescott My father
and mother called me Bud and the
servants called me Mr.. Bud What's
the next question ."
Don't think I'm curious. but !
would just Ike TO Understand. that's
all Gordon. How were you eduCat
ed?"
Tutors came from the North. but
my mother taught me more than an
the tutors had
u can well understand why YOU
talk ike a Northerner. but how is II
you know an the common expressions
and some slang
Reading the New York papers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
Burke Was Frantic.

Burke was frantic over being
worsted thus. To gain a diversion he
reverted to his familiar bullying tao
tics. His question burst raspingly.
1t was a question that had come to
be constant within his brain during
the last few hours, one that obsessed
him, that fretted him sorely, almost
beyond endurance.
Who shot Griggs?F he shouted
Mary rested serene in the presence
of this violence. Her answer capped
the climax of the officers exaspera-
ton.
To Be Continued Monday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21

Indifferent. Then, she went toward
the outer door of the Office, still with
that almost lackadaisicaI air
Burke waited rather impatiently
until she had nearly reached the door
before he shot his bolt, with a fine
assumption of Carelessness in the an
nouncement.
Carson has confessed"
Mary, who readily enough had al
ready guessed the essential hypocrisy
Of all this play, turned and confront
ed the Inspector. and answered with
out the least trace of fear but with
the firmness of knowledge.
100 no, he HASN'T"
Her attitude eXasperated Burke. His
voice rOared out wrathfully.
What's the reason he hasn't?"
The music in the tones of the an
swer was a vocal rebuke
Because he didn't do it," She
stated that fact as one without a
hint of any contradictory possibility
We'll, he says he did it," Burke
vociferated, still more loudly.
Mary, in her turn, resorted to a bit
of ffnesse, in order to learn whether
or not Carson had been arrested. She
spoke with a trace of indignation.
But how could he have done it,
when he went" she began.
The Inspector fell victim to her
superior craft His question came
eagerly.
Where did he go?'
Mary smiled for the first time since
she had been in the room, and in that
smile the Inspector realized his de-
feat in the first passage of this game
of intrigue between them.
You ought to know" she said,
sedately. since you have arrested
him. and he has confessed"
Demarest put up a hand to conceal
his smile over the police officials
chagrin. Glider, staring always at
this woman who had come to be his
Nemesis was marveling over the
beauty and verve of the one so hat
ing him as to plan the ruin of his life
and his sons
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
By A. H. G. MITCHELL
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.
Copyright. 1913, by International New,
Service.

"Oh. come on Gordon" exclaimed
Elmer. rushing up and interrupting
the conversation. Come on out on
the diamond and toss the ball" and
grabbing the highest priced ball play
sr in the world by the arm he drag
ged him from the automobile. thereby
suppressing a piece Of Information
that the entire baseball world in
,luding Manager Bill Smith Of the
Atlanta Club. would have been glad
to hear.
Come with me first, Elmer" said
Gordon, and perhaps you would like
TO see what 1 am going 20 show
Elmer. too. Mudred?"
Near the ball field was a long low
structure Of granite. They walked to
Il and entered. 1t proved TO be
gymnasium fitted with all the appli-
ances for exercising Adjoining was
baseball cage" that many a college
would have been glad to have had>for
The use OF its athletes.
What a plaything," exclaimed Mil
lred. You seem TO have all that
boy could wish for"
Everything" replied Gordon.
There was nothing could dream Of
that my father did not get for me II
1t were possible to get IT, There is a
shed behind the garage that is literal
Iy filled with tOys-toys for a baby
toys for a boy and toys for an older
boy. This gymnasium and cage was
he latest toy my father gave me. It
vas completed about four years ago
Alongside the cage" was cinder
rack.
That's where ! used to practice
sprinting" explained Grodon. 4 told
The manager Of the Atlanta club one
day that ! used to time myself and he
didn't believe me. But l did II with
an electric timing device that began
recording when ] started at this end
and stopped when my breast touched
The tape at the other end"
Gee you must have an awful lot
II money" observed Elmer.
Elmer you mustn't make such per-
sonal remarks" said Mildred reprov-
ngly.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
CHAPTER XXXVI.

vi following afternoon S'4S' p'''' %Ias Se1
and Gordon met her at the train
in Gordon's big car. Mrs. Deery was
considerably surprised to see him. as
she had no idea he was in the noun
tain region. She was also surprised
when Mildred said:
Wasn't it nice Of Gordon TO meet
you in this great big carr"
1T was very kind Of him. / am
sure" replied Mrs. Deery. But she
gave her daughter a curious look
on, | know what YOU mean. moth
err" laughed Mildred. yes he calls
me Mildred and | don't recall that he
asked permission to do So and in
self-defense ! have to call him Cor
don"
Mildred was on the point Of telling
her mother another intimate piece of
news concerning Gordon Kelly and
herself, but she decided to wait until
later time. As Il turned out she
kept her secret for many weeks. She
had never deceived her mother and
when she talked the matter over with
her conscience that night, she told
now; she was simply keeping secret
and Withholding some important in
formation for the time being
The days that followed her moth
er's coming were the happiest of Mil
dred's life, and OF Gordon's too. Mrs.
Deery quickly saw the turn affairs
had taken, that is to say, she saw the
turn, but she did not see all the way
around the turn. She knew the two
young people were much taken up
with each other, but she did not know
there had been an avowal She had
always liked Gordon and after Mil
dred had told her his life story and
she had learned of his people and
saw the great mansion he lived in.
she liked him all the more. She GER
tainly made no move to stop the
friendship between her daughter and
Gordon Kelly. At Mildred's request
she did not tell her husband of Cor
don'S presence In the mountains, on
the ground that the news might leak
out and make things very annoying
for everybody concerned.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
Was Crazy to Play.

All this was said In an easy ana
matter Of fact way not boastfully
Gordon continued
And when ! became convinced u
this. / was just crazy to Join some
team and travel around and play ball
and hear the cheers Of the crowds
and be mixed up IN the excitement
dreamed about baseball, Mildred,
and craved for It, Just as poor Ben
Gum dreamed about the cheese he
craved for When my father died. OF
course it made a great change with
me. The restraint. if 1t can be called
such. was off and I was free to do as
| pleased. In fact, it was my fathers
wish that l get out in the world when
his days were over. So / thought II
all out during the winter and early
in the spring ] went to Atlanta to
satisfy my craving for baseball"
81 think / understand now" said Mil
dred Il know hardly anything about
baseball but Elmer says you are real
ly the best player In the world. Is
that 500"
Gordon laughed.
Mildred he replied Il did have phe-
nomenal success at Atlanta, but was
about to join supposedly higher
class league and l don't know how
would have succeeded there. They
say il is much harder to make good
in the big leagues than II is in a minor
league. The newspapers were very
kind 70 me. but they played me up
far more than | deserve. in my opin-
ion" ....
Mildred was silent for a moment.
Then she said:
so much Tor baseball But ! have
been thinking great deal about what
you told me yesterday. Gordon, and
there are several things not quite
clear to me"
what are they Mildred 80 asked
Gordon. Elmer was amusing himself
in the gymnasium and they We're
alone
Well for one thing. how was it
that no one around here, even your
servants, knew that your name is
Gordon Kelly How was ii they had
never heard the name of Kelly"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21

this corner, just outside one of the
windows. over the windows the
shades were drawn, so that he would
remain invisible to anyone within
the office, while yet easily able to
overhear every word spoken in the
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13
AMERICAN INCOMES.

Investigation and study following
the income tax proposal, says the
wall Street Journal, have at least
served TO bring out the fact that the
distribution OF the wealth of the Uni.
red states Is comparatively equitable.
1t Is, of course. natural in any coun.
try that very small proportion OF
the total wealth, since the ordin.
airy family averages about five per,
sons and the head of the family is
the property holder. on this account
alone, even If the wealth per family
were distributed with absolute equal.
ity. twenty per cent of the popula
ton would own all the property.
Moreover the thrift habit is exctp
tional. and judging from the fact that
only about 100000 people out of our
total population of 100,000,000 have
bank accounts, it would seem that
about one person out of every twenty
is thrifty enough to accumulate prop,
erty.
Treasury experts have been col
lecting important data about the
humber of persons engaged in gain
fti occupations In the United States.
Persons receiving an annual in.
come of less than $4,000 cannot by
any stretch of the Imagination be
called rich" and by this showing
there are in the United States among
thnSn nr trr Il, t,,r u II.
only about 12l,000 really rich indi-
viduals. Moreover. the rich annually
receive as an income only about
$S,T9S, 100000 out of an aggregate for
the entire people of the United
States of approximately $2S.426,440,-
600. Thus the rich receive about 13.4
per cent. of the aggregate income to
our people, and the other than rich
S6.6 per cent. of the aggregate.
About so per cent. of the aggregate
income goes to the wage earners.
or those receiving no more pay than
wage earners.
Capitalising these incomes on a
Ave per cent, basis II is only those
'V'ViN uhS Fo","Vu or more atlludtlN
who are entitled to he called million.
| aires. Thus II is learned that out of
our immnse population there are on.
| ~ about 10000 millionaires.
Considering that only one person
out of five is a natural property hold
err and that only about one person
out of twenty is thrifty enough to &C
cumulate property, our distribution
OF wealth seems equitable, and we
may at least thank the income tax
amendment for presenting us this ar,
sument against the drift to Social
| ism.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13
FANATIcIsm PURE AND
SIMPLE.

While the world Is shocked, or at
least. almost shocked, by the wanton
| way in which a militant suifragette
sacrificed her life when she threw
herself upon the kings racing nag, at
EPSON Downs, the suffragettes of
England, through their spokeswomen
point out a victory for the cause"
declaring that 1t was through such
an act that the rights OF the MILL
that's could gain recognition.
This tendency upon the part of
sofne Of the most violent militants of
sacrificing their lives for the ballot
SHOWS most alarming condition of
mind. advanced a stage beyond the
arson mood. because when fanatics
reach such a mark as to value their
lives not a whit, the next step is TO
value the lives OF others Just as lit
tie. and, 1t may be, the blank bombs
displayed by the militants for adyer
Using purposes In CONJUNCTION with
the use of the torch, win soon be
loaded with powder and ball. and be
tohched off to kill and wound.
The London militant suffragettea
apparently recognize no bounds of
moderation, or of immoderation as
individuals, at any rate, and even in
public addresses, they fall 10 regret
an act so extreme as that which took
tho life of member. This young
woman who died recently for the
cause" has aided, according to the
suhragettes' estimate, In keeping the
night before the public. This method
may stand FOR great faith in pub.
licity. but 1t Is also setting most
dangerous example to the rank and
fle, and will merely retard the prog
ress Of the miIitants materially.
Wild fanaticlsm does not invite
either endorsement or alteration. II
indicates public menace of more
formidable proportions than have yet
been exhibited The situation In
England grows more deplorable, as
time passes, rather than In any wise
getting nearer rational adjustment.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13
BETTER POSTAL SERVICE.

Very much better than the essay 10
piove the ineffciency Of the preced.
ing administration OF the pos.office
department Is the program of i'm
provement of the service announced
by Postmaster General Bnrleson.
The public Is not 30 much interested
In the COMMISSIONS and failings OF
the past as II is in the achievements
and successes OF the present. That
the management of the postoffice de.
partment under the late Postmaster
General Hitchcock was not what II
should be. from the point Of view and
OF Interest 10 the public, was suffi-
clently evident TO those who had
business with II, which Is TO say the
great mass of people OF the United
States. The report or the special
board OF experts. appointed by Post
master General Burleson to 20 over
the situation, that there was great
waste of false economy in the former
administration is no matter OF sur.
prise. Whether the falling went as
Tar as represented may be questioned
The case is not wholly convincing as
made out But there can be little
doubt that, in efforts to make a good
showing OF economy Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock seriously impaired the
service, and that his savings brought
no real advantage to the country.
Primarily the people want good
postal service and are willing to pay
fer 1t within reason. Properly man.
aged the postofiice department will
probably pay It's way, bu. II should
not be made to do so al the expense
OF facility and accommodation.
Postmasters Gen. BurIeson prom
ises improvements In many branches
of the service, and there is room
enough for that, everybody knows.
The best commentary that the new
administration can make upon the
old. and the most effective contrast
II can present to the old administra-
tion Is better service In the trans.
portation and delivery OF the mails.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13
THE NEW LOBBY SYSTEM.

Senator Reed of Missouri. gave
rather fuller definition to the new
system OF lobbying that has been re-
fcrred TO by several of the senators
In the course of the inquiry that has
been set afoot by the presidents
charge of a great movement at Wash
ington TO influence congress against
the tariff bill. II is nothing more nor
less than pressure upon the represent
tatives In congress organized ana d.
rccted In selfish interest It is the
marshaling of a great number of in
dividuais IN one interest against the
members of congress. II is publicity
and popular petition turned TO spec
ial account AS Senator Reed says,
1t is an appeal from the people, but
selfish appeal" But who Is to say
that 1t Is not legitimate? If the peo
pie can be persuaded by the special
interests to make appeal. can it be
denied that the special interest be-
comes the general interest. The PEG
Pile sway one way and the other, as
the spirit moves them. and IL the in.
terests can get them going" surely
they are as much entitled to utilize
the movement as the demagogues,
no closed season The people have
been known to vote for the high pro.
tective tariffs very persistently, and
for good many other things that
the students of politictl economy are
sure they do not want, and they are
moved With comparatively little air
fculty. IL would seem. In localities,
TO demand this and that and the
cher that are very clearly opposed
to the general welfare. There is
neighborhood and community as well
as individual seliishhess in public af-
fairs, and there is no preventing its
manifestation. Pennsylvania has
been the bulwark of high tariff senti-
ment these many years through the
woes OF the iron and steel workers
who believed that wages were scaled
by the tariff
Senator Thomas has said that he
had many representations from his
home people against the sugar SEIZED
ne of the tariff BILL and that he was
told by some OF them not TO dare to
come home IL he did not vote against
/ free sugar. Senator Reed says the
mule raisers of Missouri have flooded
him with protests against ahe free
sugar schedule, because the sugar
planters OF Louisiana are good Gus.
toners OF the mule raisers and have
| probably asked them to get busy on
their representatives. IL Is easily un
derstood, but how is anybody going
10 stop IL or even present a reason
ably good and effective argument
against the expression of an interest
in the cause of a friend or a business
concern docs not SO readily appear
The recall has been highly recon
mended as device for securing good
results, aud the referclduW sasS spgs
pledge and fisecuritE suf ail 4 righi
things Li.slc account has ben taker
OF the fact that the selfish rs well as
the disinterested may use these
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13
Disappointed.

Hungry Harry lin front of moving
picture studio)-How did you like
posin' for the movies?
Thirsty Thornton (disgustedly)-
Actin in movies ain't all it looks to
me. They put me in barroom scene,
an de beer was nuthin' but sas'parilla
an the whisky was only cold tea! -
Puck. 80 ~.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13
Investigating for Himself.

II was In the suburbs.
=. Sir, why are you climbing all these
trees?"
We'll, I'm a retired business man,
just retired"
Yea"
Been reading poetry all my life
and taking their statements on trust
! don't like to take anything on trust
Poets have always given me to under
stand that there are no birds In last
years nests. Now I'm climbing a few
trees to ascertain IL this statement is
strictly true"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13
A Director.

What is political leader?"
WELL" replied Senator Sorghum
sometimes he is very much like tn.
orchestra leader, the man who pro
vides a gesticulation and general ex-
element while somebody else is doing
the real work"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

The News very frankly admits that
1t Is tired and worn with partisan
politics in Georgia. There is no lon.
ger any necessity for a Hoke Smith
or a Joe Brown faction in the state
and the people should make up their
minds to that fact Let Georgia for
get these "isms" of the past and look
solely TO the good of the state in Sc.
lccting future officials.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13
Hard to Please.

Grocer-What was that woman com
planning about?
Clerk-The long wait, sir.
Grocer-And only yesterday she was
kicking about the short weight. You
can't please some people.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

WAS George Washington such a
terrible liar, mother?"
Liar, my son. Why, what do you
mean?"
We'll. If he wasn't, why was such a
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

IL those Georgia plums now hang
ing by a thread In Washington do
not fall pretty soon. there is going to
be an epidemic of nervous prostra-
tion covering Georgia like the dew"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

Each age of our lives has its joys.
Old people should be happy, and they
will be IL Chamberlain's Tablets are
taken to strengthen the digestion and
asseefttasSshoYsls vpgpiar; 7 These Ttaby
lets are mild and gentles in their ac-
ton and especially suitable for PEG.
ple of middle age or older. For sale
by all dealers. ~
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

The decision OF the supreme court
of the United States giving the sew
eral states the power to fix reason
able N intrastate rates on inter
state railroads: is aqgrcat victory for
theg people, aid means great saving
in future TO them in the matter of
freight rates.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

What's fanatics are the militants
They herald IL as a great victory for
their cause that silly girl succeeded
in killing herself the other day by
throwing her body in the way OF a
racing horse.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13
Left the Cav Life.

II haven't seen Bangs for a long
time. He used to be o dickens q q
fellow among the girls"
Hes been cured of all that
What cured him?"
Marriage"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

We would really like to konw what
the average Atlanta man dreams
about these times, when the night
follows such awful days OF dicta-
graphing, etc!
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13
A NJ akeshift.

Look here. Nose; 1 thought you
We're going to be baptized into the
Baptist church,"
"Ya'as, sab, l was. But Use bein'
sprinkled into de Piscopal till de sum-
mer comes"-Life.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

They say that money is very tight
in Wall street and yet we observe
that the Mexican government has
succeeded in borrowing fifty millions
there. There is mistake some
where.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

The governor of Florida Is very
bold sort of n man. He says he act
ually sees none of the good accom-
plished by the Florida legislature at
its last session.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

The Hon Gasaway Davis. OF West
Virginia, is another OF those guys who
manage to come back, even though
he has to do II with broken
shoulder.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

Oh well. this return to normal
weather has its good and its bad re,
suits. II helps the excheduer of the
Empire league, while II does some
damage TO the coal man.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

Strange enough. the Hearst news
papers are the only ones who have
discovered that there is friction in
Wilson's cabinet and that Attorney
General McReynolds is about to re.
sign his post
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

Perhaps the Russians will blame
the automobile for the assassination
OF the grand vizer. Serfdom In Rus.
STA is opposed to government ofh-
cials parading around In benzine
wagons.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

Things must be rather quiet along
the Rio Grande. We hear no more
offers OF Texas relieyeing Uncle Sam
of the job of spanking the greasers.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

Now then. they have fixed the
thing up TO have real fathers day
flower must be the insignia of the
occasion. Insinuating, of course,
that dear old Dad is used TO painting
things that color
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

We'll. well. the oatmeal trust has
been placed under the ban by the
federal court. Perhaps that smile"
will come OF now!
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

Some of those poor, dear unpro-
tected United States senators must
have the time Of their innocent lives
keeping out of the way of those
cruel lobbyists!
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-13

The cily. small or great that
speedily learns the value of getting
together for the general good Ii the
city that accompiishes things.