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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11
SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTERS PRECEDING THIS OF
THE POWERFUL STORY BY HALL GAME, NOW
BEING PRINTED IN HEARST'S MAGAZINE

her mothers sister who feels that she
should have been the choice Of Daniel
O'Neill for a wife. rules the household,
which includes her mother and two
cousins, daughters of her Aunt Bridget.
Her mother dies and Mary is sent TO
convent in Rome, to get her education.
She remains there for many years. AT
last she receives news that her father
is coming to her, and the Mother Supe-
rior of the convent, who has hint that
troubled times are coming to Mary,
tells her how her father tried to force
both her sister and herself into unwel-
come marriages. She herself entered
the convent, but her sister was killed by
"a man who loved her. as he thought he
was killing her father.
Daniel O'Neill has decided to marry
his daughter to Lord Raa, who sue
ceeded TO the title on the death of the
old lord at the time Of Mary birth.
Lord Raa is a dissipated nobleman, who
is forced by his debts to contract a mar
rage with an heiress. He is in love
with an actress and has no desire above
the enjoyment Of life among his friends
in London Mary's father has made ar
rangements with him and he is now
coming TO Rome to communicate this TO
his daughter and to get the sanction
of the pope to the marriage, as Mary IS
a Catholic but Lord I}aa is a Protes-
tant. although his ancestors several
generations back We're Catholics
Mary is being taken to an audience
with the pope when this chapter opens.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11

Mary o WE'LL is the daughter of Dan
lei O'Neill. who is Of peasant stock and
was known as Daniel Neale until he
emigrated from his birthplace, on the
Island of ELAN to America, where he
became a millionaire Her father be-
lieves himself a descendant of the
ONeills of the Mansion House and the
Barons of Castle RaG.
He and his mother had suffered much
at the hands of the O'Neills when ne
was a boy. His mother died and after
his return from America he bought up
the mortgages that were on the prop
erty Of the O'Neills and married the
oldest daughter of that house.
Daniel O'Neil was ambitious of found
ing a family, and when the old lord,
whose grand daughter he married, was
about to die child was about TO be
born to him He took it for granted
that the child would be a son and that
the title of Lord Raa would come to
him The child was born on wild,
tempestuous night, and the old lord
died the next morning. But the hopes
of O'Neill were shattered because the
child born was girl
Mary O'Neill is made to feel her
fathers disappointment throughout her
young life The title goes to "A distant
cousin of hers, but her father. while
paying little attention to her or her
mother. insults some of the enter
prises which made him rich in America
into the affairs on the Island of ELAN.
She lives in the house at ELAN, where
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11

lowing on the reverend mothers story
all my objections to marriage had gone
and | wished to tell my father so, but
an opportunity did not arise until late
the same night, and then 1t was he who
was the first to speak.
Being in good spirits after a dinner
to the ecclesiastics, he said, as soon as
his guests had gone-speal1ing in the
tone of one who believed he was doing a
great thing for me:
Mary, matters are not quite settled
yet, but you might as well know right
here what we're trying to fix up for
you"
Then he told me.
l was to marry the young Lord Raa!
! was stunned. II was just as if the
power of thought had been smitten out
of me
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11
THE BARGAINING NOT
TO HER LIKING

n F the end of a fortnight we signed
~ the marriage settlement, The lit
tie ceremony took place in the
drawing room Of my fathers house. My
intended husband, who had not been to
see me in the meantime brought with
him Gas wen as his trustee and lawyer
a lady and a gentleman.
The lady was his maiden aunt Lady
Margaret Anselem, a fair woman of
about 40, fashionably dressed. redolent
of perfume, and Except to me. to whom
she talked quite amicably) rather re-
served and naughty. as if the marriage
of ner nephew into our family were a
bitter pill which she had compelled her.
self to swallow
Lord Raa himself looked as tired as
before, and for the first half-hour be-
hayed as ii he did not quite know what
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11
MARY MEETS HER IN
TENDED HUSBAND

n WAS sitting in my own room, writ
ing to the reverend mother to tell
her OF my return home. when |
heard the toot OF a horn, and, raising
my eyes, saw a motor car coming up
the path. 1t contained three gentlemen,
one Of whom wore goggles and carried a
silver haired terrier on his knee.
A little later Messy Macleod came to
tell me that Lord Raa and his party had
arrived and | was wanted Immediately.
/ went downstairs hesitatingly, halt
ingly, with a sense of coming trouble.
Reaching the door OF the drawing room.
saw my intended husband for the first
time-there being nothing in his ap-
pearance to awaken In me the memory
OF ever having seen him before.
He was on the hearth rug in front of
the fire, talking to Betsy Beauty, who
was laughing immoderately. To get a
better look at him and at the same time
to compose myself, | stopped for a mo-
ment to speak to the three gentlemen
(the two lawyers and Lord Raas trus-
tee or guardian), who were standing
with my father in the middle of the
floor.
He was undoubtedly we'll dressed and
had certain air of breeding, but even
to my girlish eyes he betrayed at that
first sight the character of man who
had lived an Irregular, perhaps dissi-
pated life.
His face was pale, almost puffy, his
gray eyes were slow and heavy, his
mustache was dark and small, his hair
was thin over his forehead, and he had
general appearance of being much
older than his years, which l knew to
he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11
THE WEDDING

TIME little church was thronged
with people. Even the galleries
were full of children from the
village school, There was twittering
overhead like that of young birds in q
tree, and as I walked up the nave on
my fathers arm l could not help but
hear over the sound of the organ the
whispered words of the people In the
pews on either side of us.
Dear heart alive, the straight like
her mother she is, bless her!"
Goodness. yes it's the poor misfor-
tunate mother come to life again"
Deed, but the daughters in luck
though"
Lord Raa was waiting for me by the
rail Of the communion. He looked yet
more nervous than in the morning, and
though he was trying to bear himself
with his usual composure, there was
Cor I thought there was) a certain ex-
preston of fear in his face which had
never seen before.
His friend and witness, Mr.. Eastcliff
with a carnation in his button hole, was
by his side, and his aunt, Lady Margar-
ct, carrying a shaef of beautiful white
flowers was standing near.
My own witnesses and bridesmaids,
Betsy Beauty and Massey Macleod in
large hats, with soaring black feathers,
were behind me-
l could hear the rustic of their rose
colored skirts and the indistinct buzz of
their whispered conversation, as well as
the more audible reproofs Of my Aunt
Bridget, who, in a crinkling black silk
dress and a bonnet like half moon,
was telling them to be silent and to
look placid.
The Ceremony.
At the next moment | was conscious
that q bell had beeu rung in the chancel;
that the organ had stopped; that the
coughing and hemming in the church had
ceased; that somebody was saying stand
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11

The Vital Problems That Enter Into Marriage
Are Dealt With in a Mastery Way by Hall
Game in His New and Gripping Novel Now Be
ing Printed in Hearst Magazine, of Which the
Story on This Page Is an Interesting Chapter.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11
His Manners Courteous.

His manners. when approached him,
were courteous and gentle. almost play
full and indulgent, but through all their
softness there pierced a certain hard
ness, not to say brutality, which l aft
erward learned (when life had had its
tug at mel to associate with the man
who has spent much of his time among
women OF loose character
Betsy Beauty made a great matter of
introducing us, but in drawing voice,
and with a certain play of humor, he
told her it was quite unnecessary. since
we were very old friends, having made
each others acquaintance as far back
as ten years ago, when l was the pref
test little woman in the world ne re
membered, though perhaps my man
ners were not quite cordial.
I'VE had a slight difference on the
subject Of kisses. Don't you remem-
Der ito"
Everybody rose to leave the room.
An back for tea time" said my Aunt
Bridget.
"Of course you don't want me?" said
BETSY Beauty with giggIe, and at the
next moment was alone with his lord =
snip, who drew a long breath that was
almost like yawn. and said:
rs there no quiet place we can slip
away TOP"
There was a glen at the back of the
house tthe Cape Flora of Martin Con
rad), SO took him into that. not with
out an increasing sense of embarrass-
ment. 1t was a clear October day, the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11
HER WEDDING DAY

T ATE my breakfast standing, the car
was brought round, and by o'clock
my father and 1 arrived at the house
of the high bailiff, who had to execute
the civil ceremony of my marriage and
fulfill the condition required by law.
The high bailiff was on one knee be-
fore the fire in his office, holding a
newspaper in front of it to make it
burn.
Nobody else here yet?" asked my
father.
"Traa dy liooar" (time enough, the
high bailiff muttered.
He was an elderly man of intemper-
ate habits, who spent his nights at the
Grown and Mitre," and was appar-
emily out of humor at having been
brought out of bed so early.
His Office was a room of his private
house. 1t had high desw, a stool and
a revolving chair. Placards were PIN
ned on the walls, one over another, and
Testament, with the binding much
worn lay on a table. I thought the
place looked half like a doctors consult
ing room and half like a small police
court
Presently Mr. Curphy, my fathers
advocate, came in, rather irritatingly
cheerful in that chill atmosphere, and,
half an hour late, my intended husband
arrived. with his London lawyer and
his friend Eastcliff.
My mind was far from clear and
had a sense of seeing things by flashes
only, but 1 remember that 1 thought
Lord Raa was very nervous, and it even
occurred to me that early as 1t was he
had been drinking.
"Beastly nuisance. isn't it?" he said
to me aside, and then there was some
thing about this legal fuss and fuddle-
ment"
With the air of a man with griev-
ance, the high bailiff took big book
out of the desk and a smaller one off a
shelf. and then we sat in a half circle
and the ceremony began.
The Civil Ceremony.
It was very brief and cold and like a
matter of business. AS far as 1 can re-
member, it consisted of two declara-
tons which Lord Raa and l made to
the witnesses present and afterward to
each other. One of them stated that we
knew of no lawful impediment why we
should not be joined together in matri-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11

(Reprinted by permission from
Hearst's Magazine Copyright 1912, by
Hearst's Magazine)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11
A Settled Thing.

Our friends in the library seem to
think that you and I could get along
together, and I'm disposed to think
they're right--aren't you?"
In my ignorance and helplessness.
and with the consciousness Of what |
was expected to do. I merely looked at
him without speaking.
Then he fixed mis- mOnoClo afresh and,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11
Coming Down to Earth.


had trembled when 1 thought of these
solemn and sonorous words in the soil
tude of my own room, but now that they
| were spoken before the congregation had
no fear, no misgiving, nothing but sense
of rapture and Of conservation.
The last words being spoken and LORD
Raa and being man and wife, we stepped
into the vestry to sign the register anu
not even there did my spirit fail me-
took up the pen and signed my ha"e
without a tremor.
But hardly had | done so when | heaIu
a rumbling murmur of voices about me
first the bishops voice lin such diner
ent tone) and then my fathers and ta''
my husbands, and then the light voices
of many others, in light conversation nun
gled with trills of laughter. And theN' III
moment, in a twinlllins, as Ias' d. IL
snowflake melts upon a stream, inc SFI'
of the marriage service seemed To "''-.
| have heard since that my eyes "'.S
wet at that moment, and ! seeIleu
have been crying all through the ".
mony. | know nothing about thal' 0u.
do know that l felt a kind Of Il''. .',,,
shudder and that 1t was just as Il my y. s,
had suddenly awakened from an ''i''"
eating drug. ,,lire
The organ began to play the "eo" ..r0,
march, and my husband, putting i"'
through his, said Come.
| remember that as / STOOD on .t,,
hearth-rug with my husband, recs,' , ns
their rather crude compliments, d e,l
|
laughed. although my heart was - .,{,s
sick. for the effect of the Wedul.7 like
was ebbing away into cold daih"ss ,.,igbt
that of a night tide when the lno'''
has left it. ,..rhsnd.
It did not comfort me that my huSO, r.os
without failing in good manners Nth
taking the whole scene and conlPdn! bj,b
a certain scarcely yelled conteiLp'
| could not help but see. .,rsss
And neither did 1t allay my uHsi,b A
to glance at my father, watchihs' "t,9ri
look of triumph in his gIsteiIH5 -, me
eyes. his proud guests coming w him.
one by one, and seeming to say bet
self. They're here at last .,,or,w
them! Yes, by cough, I've pet '55,re3 n.
Many a time since | have Woi". -, as
his conscience did not stir WITHIN ~ ~ ,Hs
he looked across at his daughleI ,rrfsl
Jewels of the noble house he haa l' gri5e.
her into-the pale bride with the , D'
groom he had bought for her-ano Hg,ti,t
of the mockery of a sacred uluo" ride.
he had brought about to gratlly A''
his vanity, perhaps his revehse mar.
But it was all over now Viii. o.
ried to Lord Raa. In the eyes 60 die
the law, the world and the c,'5
knot between US was irrevocaD'!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11
The Ceremony.

At the next moment l was conscious
that a bell had beeu rung in the chancel:
that the organ had stopped: that the
coughing and hemming in the church had
ceased; that somebody was saying stand
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-17

NELL REFUSED
BY THE SENATE
Upper Body Locks Horns With
Wilson For the
First Time
SOLONS SAY SOUTHERN
REPORTS WERE BIASED
Nomination Of Ex-COngressman
Sweet Among Those
Sanctioned

WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE
senate this afternoon confirmed all or
President Wilson's civic nominations,
except that OF Charles r. Neill. TO be
commissioner OF labor. Bitter opposi-
ton TO Neill was manifested By south
ern senators, when his name was re-
ceived, il being charged that his re-
ported condemnine conditions in Ger
tain southern cotton mills was BIZ
ased"
The nominations confirmed today
included:
John Burke. OF North Dakota. 10 be
treasurer Of the United States
T-GalloWaX- the District
Of Columbia, 10 be assistant score
tary of agriculture
Edwin F. Sweet, OF Michigan. to be
assistant secretary Of commerce.
John Shelton Williams, Of Virginia.
to be assistant secretary Of the treas
ury.
Franklin r. Roosevelt, OF New York,
10 be assistant secretary OF the navy.
James A. Edgerton, OF New Jersey,
to be purchasing agent for the post
ONCE department
Peter J. Hamilton. of Alabama, 70
be United States district Judge for
| Porto Rico.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-17
ATTEMPTS TO KILL
WOMAN WITH AK
Sherman Collins Attacks Sister
in-Law in Bed; Sent to
WOrkhOuse

Sherman Collins. OF No 232 Beech
crave, escaped with a sentence OF 80
days in the workhouse. for an attempt
TO kill bis sisterin-law. Saturday
night, as II was pointed ont that Cor
Inns Ia believed TO be mentally unbal-
anced over religious fanaticism. and
is nor really responsible for his oc-
tons
Collins has been attempting 10 raise
funds TO equip himself as mission
airy To China, and demanded IS from
his sis.er-in-law. Mrs. Ida Steiner.
Saturday. She refused, and re fiev
into a frenzy. but bided his time. and
waited until she had retired before
irving 10 wreak vengeance on her.
She heard him creep into her bed
room. and sat suddenly up In bed, Just
as he swung with an Az at the place
where her head had lain on the pill
low. The ak struck her glancing
blow on the face. He fed but was
captured by police officers. and on ac-
count of his supposed mental condi'
ton was charged only with disturb
ing the peace
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-17
Detective Reed and Jeweler
Griffin Have Strange EN-
perience on Trip to Get
Alleged Absconder
GOTHAM OFFICERS TRY
TO "FIX" SETTLEMENT
Then Demand $50 For Recovery
of Stolen Jewels; Boldly
Talk of Splitting" Graft

Detective John Reid and f. y. Grit
I'm, jeweler, at No. ISL Shelby-st., came
back from New York, Sunday, with
George Petrovich. former West Jener-
son-ave. saloonkeeper. who was ar
rested in New York, charged with alb.
sconding with $4,000 worth Of dia-
monds, purchased from Griffin on
contract. $500 having been paid when
Petrovich sold out his business here
and left for New York.
Griffin brings back the finest little
story OF police graft that one would
hear In many a day and Detective
Reid. while holding aloof from DIS
GUESSING the affair. SAYS that what MI
Griffin says is true. and that they got
into a fine mess in the New York de-
tective bureau
Grimm got back s175 diamond stud.
out OF the $4,000 worth OF diamonds
and he paid one man in the New 1ork
detective bureau $40 for handing mar
oyor. and promised 10 send a check
for $40 more. when the CRATER acchs,
ed him OF being close-tisted, and sald
the money has got 10 he split thrce
ways
Grimm hates TO think OF what u
would have cost him II he had agreed
to the suggestion OF the New YORK
oficers. and settled the case en-
tirely.
Detective Reid had a row with the
New York detectives before he got ms
prisoner after delays and hints that
diseusted the Detroit officer, and final
n caused him TO say: Il came here
To take that man back. and he's goinG
back, and going back straight, or
there's going to be trouble.
The New York officers wanted 10
arrange" to have Reid telegraph BACK
10 Detroit that everything had been
settled satisfactorily TO the complain
ant. and the man was not 10 De
thought back. He was given TO unuer'
stsnd that he would he taken care
81" and when he refused to enter into
such q decker. he had some mean
things said about him. including
"cheap skate" and ''piker. The same
names were applied to Griffin when ne
handed over only $40. Then he was
tContinued ON PAGE Eight
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-17
CHICAGO
POLITICIAN IS
TRAFFIC HEAD
PrObers Say He May BE Jailed
if Testimony i
Not Right
EXODUS OF COUNTRY \ r
GIRLS FOLLOWS PROBE
Minimum Wage Law Action
Opens in New York
Legislature

CHICAGO. March Il That the
head OF The white slave traffic thu,
cenlers IN Chicago. is a wellknoMu
Chicago politician now holding once
and tAat his name is known to mem
bers OF the Illinois senate white slave
Investigation commission. was the
startling assertion mace today by NJ.
Blair Coan. investigator for the prob
ers
-Ne-ki9a-g- th.--Ft a4H.-eE-t ha-naaA-
and he IS now under surveillance by
detectives. said Coau He is out OF
tue city nov, but We expect him to
return
hen nc comes back To The city
he will De served with A subpoena and
compelled 10 testify A. the same
time men associated with him In traf
ticking IN girls will be brought before
the committee. and il they fail 10 tell
the truth ther viii be clapped into
Jail
a general exodus OF country girls
from Chicago has followed in the wake
OF the commissions disclosures, lieut.
Gov O'Hara said today Parents are
sending for girls 10 come home. An
other effect is that child labor is be.
ing discouraged Employers are be.
ginning TO dread he effect OF public
criticism for employing girls who have
barely reached their teens
The committee held no sessions 70.
day most of the members being inter
ested in St, Patrick day celebrations
in their home districts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-17
GOVERNMENT men
IN CLEO FRAUD?
Federal Judge Lands Tells
Grand Jurors to Consider
the Question

CHICAGO March l7.--Federai
Judge X NJ. lands today. In his
charge to the special grand Jury called
to investigate alleged sl.20o.O 900 oleo-
margarine frauds. srrung seneation
when ne directed the jurors not only
10 investigate charges that big cleo
margarine manufacturers conspired to
dsfraud the government. but also to
learn whether or not government Of
fcials entered into the same con-
spiracy
The court instructed the Jurors 20
disregard the compounds" settle
ment made by the Taft administration
on its last day in Office. He took the
ground that IL the manufacturers we're
guilty OF criminal fraud, they could
not obtain immunity by the payment
OF money to the government
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-17
new EVIDENCE
In SIX CASE
EXhumed Bodies of Women
Supposed to Have Been
Burned. Show Violence

HARTFORD. Mich. March IL
'Specia II Startling developments are
expected az the inquest tonight on
the exhumed bodies OF Mrs. A. c. Six
and daughter. who were supposed 10
have burned 10 death in a hre which
destroyed I've Six home at LawrerCe.
Mich, five weeks ago. Or Six, the
husband Of the dead woman commit.
ted suicide last week. following the
institution by the fire marshals de
partment OF an investigation into the
causes OF the fire and the of the
two women He left note saying
that he could not bear 10 face the
suspicion OF having caused the death
Of his wife and daughter
The bodies were exhumed for the
purpose OF discovering whether or not
he organs confined traces OF poison
but 1t is now statsJ that both corpses
show marks OF violence 80
The officers expect TO introduce an
important witness In the person Of a
certain woman whose name Is with
held
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-17
Local Suffrage Headquarters In
State of Tremendous Actiy-
ity With New Campaign
ers Arriving Daily
CHEERING REPORTS COME
FROM OUT IN STATE
Mrs. James Blair. Michigan Or.
ganizer. Says the Out.
look is Rosy

someone will surely be found 10
day to debate with Miss Bronson,
said Mrs. Ida Porter Boyer, in SUI
frage headquarters. Monday morning
Mrs Susan Walker Fitzgerald,
whom We expected today. will not ar
rive before Tuesday morning She
is being held up by 4 change in the
plans OF the Massachusetts legisla
ture, which is considering an educa
tional bill in which she is interested
| don't know who will appear against
Miss Bronson, but some one will be
sent
The debate will be held before th.
Men club of the Trumbull.aNe Pres.
byterian church provided Miss Bron
on is willing TO meet WhofnsoeNer the
suffragists may choose to pit agains,
her
Suffrage headqAarters are in a
state -of-tremendotts activity New
people appear every day 90 take part
In the Michigan campaign. Among
the Monday arrivals were Mrs. Ethel
Norce. of Cleveland. corresponding
secretary OF The ONO Equal suffrage
association and viCe-president OF mo
.Cuyahosa county organization. Mrs.
Elizabeth G Evans, of Boston. and
Mrs James Blair, of lillsdale, state
Organizer Of the suffrage forces.
The result in Michigan will have
an important effect on Ohio sand
Mrs Norce. who was born in Detroit
and is daughter OF Robert g. Ridg
ley No. ~ Gartield-ave I'VE hope
TO achieve suffrage through the initia
tive and referendum. bur the impor
ltant question before us now is when
ITO have the question submitted
whether TO ask the people to vote on
i, as soon as possible, or wait until
1914. II suffrage wins in MichVIn. Il
viii give the movement such an in.
petus that We may decide to ash for
an early election.
Our last years campaign did a
great deal OF good, for il was a means
OF educating thousands Of people
, Uoptinued on Page Nine)