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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31

At the next moment Mildred
stepped back to me. and putting her
arm about my waist she said:
Never mind. Mary. She's heart
less thing. Don't have anything to
do with her"
But all the sunshine had gone out
of the day for me now and ] cried
for hours. l was still crying, silently
but bitterly. when at 8 o'clock we
were saying the night prayers, and
I saw Alma, WHO was in the oppo-
site benches, whispering to one Of the
girls who sat next to her and then
looking straight across at me.
A Reconciliation.
And at o'clock when we went to
bed 1 was crying more than ever, so
that after the good might bell had
been rung and the lights had been
put down, Sister Angela, not know
ing the cause of my sorrow, stepped
up to my bed before going down
stairs for her own studies, and whis-
| pered:
you mustn't fret for home, Mary.
You will soon get used to It"
But hardly had 1 been left alone,
with the dull pain l could find no
| ease for, when somebody touched me
| on the shoulder, and, looking up,
saw girl in her nightdress standing
beside me. 1t was Alma and she
| said:
"say, little girl, is your name
O'Neill"
Trembling with nervousness I an
swered that it was.
do you belong to the O'Neills of
Ellan?"
Still trembling l told her that ] did.
My" she said in quite another
tone, and then I saw that by some
means l had begun to look different
in her eyes.
After a moment she sat on the side
of my bed and asked questions about
my home-if it was not large and
very old, with big stone staircases
and great open f1replaces, and broad
terraces, and beautiful walks going
down to the sea.
was so filled with the joy OF
finding myself looking grand in AL
mas eyes, that I answered yes" and
yes" without thinking too closely
| about her questions, and my tears
were all brushed away when she said:
81 knew somebody who lived in
your house once, and I'll tell her all
about YOU
She stayed few moments longer
and when going off she whispered:
Hope you don't feel badly about
my laughing in the garden to-day.
didn't mean a thing. But If any of the
girls laugh again just say you're Alma
Lier's friend and she's going to take
care of you"
l could hardly believe my ears
Some great new splendor had sud
denly dawned upon me and l was
very happy.
| did not know then that the
house which Alma had been talking of
was not my fathers house, but Castle
Raa- 1 did not know then that the
person who had lived there was her
mother, and that in her comeiy and
reckless youth she had been some
thing to the bad Lord Raa who had
dashed my father and sworn at my
grandmother.
did not know anything that was
| dead and buried in the past, or
shrouded and yelled in the future ]
only knew that Alma had called her
self my friend and promised to take
care Of me So with a glad heart
went to sleep.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
THIRTEENTH CHAPTER.

n Il half past Sin in the morning |
~ was awakened by the loud
ringing OF the getting-up bell,
and as soon as / could rouse myself
from the deep sleep of childhood
saw that middle-aged nun with a
severe face was saying a prayer. and
that all the girls IN the dormitory
we're kneeling In their beds while they
made the responses.
A few minutes later when the girls
were chattering and laughing as they
dressed, making the room tingle with
twittering sounds like a tree fun Of
linnets in the spring a big girl came
up to me and said
Il am Mildred Bankes and Sister
Angela says l am to look after you
o-day."
She was about 10 years of age. and
had a long, plain featured face which
reminded me OF one OF my fathers
horses that was badly used by the
farm boys; but there was something
sweet In her smile that made me like
her instantly,
She helped me to dress in my
brown velvet frock, but said that one
OF her first duties would be to the lay
sisters who made the black habits
which all he girls in the convent
wore.
IL was still so early that the dark
ness OF the room was Just broken by
pale shafts Of light from the win
dren OF my own age were only seven
or eight altogether while the major
tiv OF the girls were several years
older and Mildred explained this by
telling me- that the children OF the
Infant Jesus like myself. were SO few
that they hal been put into the DOR
mitory OF the children OF the Sacred
Heart.
In a quarter OF an hour everybody
was washed and dressed. and then, at
word from Sister Angela, the glrls
went leaping end laughing downstairs
to the meeting room. which was q
large hall. with a platform at the far
Their END OF II and another picture OF
the Sacred Heart pierced with SHARP
thorns on the wall
The American Girl.
The Reverend Mother was there
with the other nuns or the Convent
all pale-faced ana slow-eyed women
wearing rosaries, and she said long
| prayer. to which the scholars (there
were 20 or so altogether, made re.
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Twelfth Chapter-Continued

This fell on me like a thunderbolt
hardly know what l had led my
self to expect. but certainly the idea
of being left alone in Rome had never
once occurred to me.
My little heart was fiuttering. and
dropping the sisters hand l stepped
back and took Father Dams and said:
You are not going to leave your
little Mary, are you. Father"
1t was harder for the dear Father
than for me, for remember that,
fesrfully flurried, he stammered in
a thick voice something about the
Reverend Mother taking care OF me,
and how he was sure TO come back
at Christmas, according to my father
faithful promise, to take me home for
the holidays.
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A Child S Worship.

listened to this with admiring
awe. thinking Alma the most won
dertul and worshipful OF all creatures
and when | remember It now. after all
these years. and the bitter experiences
which have come with them. l hardly
know whether to laugh or cry at the
thought that such was the impression
she first made on me.
My class was with the youngest OF
the children, and Sister Angela was
my teacher. She was so sweet to me
that her encouragement was like 6
kiss and her reproof like earess; but
l could think OF nothing but Alma
and at noon when the bell rang FOL
lunch and Mildred took me back tC
the refectory. wondered IL the same
girl would read again.
She did. but this time in a foreign
language, French as Mildred whis.
pered---from the letters Of the Blessed
Margaret Mary Alacoque-and my
admiration for Alma went up tentold
! wondered II It could possibly occur
that I should ever come 10 know her
There is no worship like that Of {
child. and life for me, which hat
seemed so cold and dark the day be.
fore. became warm and bright with q
new splendor
was impatient OF everything that
took me away from the opportunity
OF Meeting with Alma-the visit u
he lay-sisters TO be measured for m,
new black clothes. the 3 o'closI
rosary" when The nuns walked with
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
The Dormitory.

After that Sister Angela led me,
smiling little still, to the refec-
tory, which was large, echolng
room, with rows OF plain deal tables
and forms, ranged in front Of read
ing desk that had another and much
larger picture of the Sacret Heart
on the wall above It. Only one gas
Jet was burning, and l sat under 1t
to eat my supper. and after had
taken a basin OF soup felt more
comforted
Then Sister Angela lii lamp and
taking my hand she led me up a
stone staircase to the dormlntory,
which was similar room. but not
SO silent because 1t was full OF beds,
and the breathing OF the girls, who
were all alseep. made II sound like
the wstchmaker's shop in our village,
only more church like and solemn.
My bed was near 10 the door, and
after Sister Angela had helped me TO
undress and tucked me in. she made
her voice very low. and said / would
be quite comfortable now, and she
was sure ! was going 10 be good
little girl and dear child Of the In
FAINT Jesus; and then l could not help
taking my arms out again and closp-
ing her round the neck and drawing
her head down and kissing her
After that she took the lamp and
went away TO a cuhicle which was
partitioned on the end OF the dormi-
tory and there could see her prepare
10 20 10 bed herselt--taking the white
bands off her cheeks and the black
band of her forehead, and letting her
long light hair fall IN beautiful wavy
masses about her face. which made
her look SO sweet and homeiike.
But oh. was SO lonely Never In
my life since-no, not even when ]
was in my lowest depths-have felt
50 little and helpless and alone. After
the Sister hal gone TO bed and every
thing WAS quiet IN the dormitory save
FOR the breathing Of the girls-al
strangers 10 me and l 60 them-fron
mere loneliness ! covered up my hsat
IN the clothes Just as | used 60 dc
when ! was little thing and my IA.
Their came into my mothers room.
! try not to think bitterly OF my
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
Now Go On
The Narratiue of Mary
O'NeiU
FIRST PART.
Ny Girlhood

Copyright. 1919, by Hearsts Magazine.
Copyright. 1918. by Hearst Magazine.
Copyright in Great Britain. Copyright.
1918. by J. b. Lippincott Company
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31

their classes in the sunshine, and.
above all, the voluntary visit to the
Blessed Sacrament in the Church OF
the Convent, which seemed to me
large and gorgeous, though divided
across the middle by an open bronze
screen, called a Cancello-the inner
half, as Mildred whispered, being Cor
the inmates of the school, while the
outer half was for the congregation
which came on Sunday to Benedic-
ton.
But at o'clock we had dinner,
when Alma read again-this time in
Italian-from the writings of Saint
Francis of Sales-and then. to my in
finite delight, came a long recreation,
when all the girls scampered out into
the convent garden, which was still
bright with afternoon sunshine AMI
as merry with laughter and shouts as
the seashore on windy summer
morning.
Ridiculed by Idol.
The garden was a large bare in
closure, bounded on two sides by the
convent buildings and on the other
two by a yellow wall and an avenue
made by a line of stone pines with
heads like open umbrellas, but it had
no other foliage except an old tree,
which reminded me of Tommy the
Mate. having gnarled and sprawllng
limbs, and standing like a weather..
beaten old sailor, four square in the
middle.
A number OF the girls were singing
and dancing around this tree, and /
felt so happy Just then that I should
have loved to join them, but ! was
consumed by desire to come to close
quarters with the object of my devo-
ton, so I looked eagerly about me AMI
asked Mildred if Alma was likely to
be there.
Sure to be- said Mildred, and
hardly were the words out of her
mouth when Alma herself came
straight down in our direction, sur
rounded by group OF admiring girls
who were hanging on to her and
laughing at everything she said.
My heart began to thump, and
withou, knowing what I was doing
I stopped dead short, while Mildred
went on pace or two ahead of me-
Then noticed that Alma had
stopped, too, and that her great
searching eyes were looking down al
me. In my nervousness. I tried &c
smile, but Alma continued to stare
and at length, in the tone of one who
had accidentally turned up something
with her toe that was little and ride
ulous, she said:
Goodness. girls. what's this"
Then she burst into a fit of laugh
ter, in which the other girls Joined
and. looking up and down. they al
laughed together.
knew what they were laughing al
the clothes my mother had made for
me and l had felt so proud Of Thai
burnt me like iron. and think my
lip must have dropped, but Aims
showed no mercy.
Dare say the little doll thinks her.
self pretty. though" she said. And
then she passed on, and the girls with
her, and as they went off they looked
back over their shoulders and laughed
again.
Never since any human creature
not even Alma herself-made me SUI.
fer more than suffered at that mo.
ment My throat felt tight, tear,
leapt to my eyes, disappointment, hu.
initiation and shame swept over ms
like food, and | stood squeezing M
little handkerchief in my hand auc
feeling as II | could have died
Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-24
ADJUSTING FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 23. - Finan. cial forces of the government, wisdom somc prominent men in the American banking world and friendly counsel of the representatives of Great Brit ain turned today toward solution of the problem of readjustment of the foreign exchange market to meet con. ditions which have arisen as a conse quence of the European war.
 For more than three hours the fed eral reserve board, Sir George Parish aud Basil B. Blackett. representing the English treasury and some oi the best known bankers in the world discussed the situation in all its aspects. According to those present there was not a note of pessimisn heard to mar the harmony of the con ference and there is every reason tc believe tonight all problems which loomed so large on the financial hori zon few months ago will be solved without great difficulty
 American bankers stand ready tt pay their obligations 10 England ir cash. New York and London stocl exchanges will be opened probably be fore the beginning of 1915.
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TRAGEDY AND DRAMA k COMBINE SENSATION
 IN CARAVAN HEARING
Woman Facing Trial For Murder On Stand For Self And Is Cross examined Daughter And Mother Deny Stories

MINOLA, Oct. 2S.-Mrs. Florence Conkin Carman. on trial in the su- preme court for the murder Of Mrs. Louise Bailey may know her fate to tomorrow night. He counsel and District Attorney Smith informed Justice llelby at the close of proceed ings today that they would complete their cases before the noon recesses tomorrow
 The entire afternoon will thus be left for summing up. which will prob ably occupy three hours and deliver ing the charge to the jury
 The charge is expected to be a brief one. The case. therefore. 9hould be in the hands of the jury before nightfall
 ! Witnesses for the defense took up a great part of today's session The defendant submitted to a searching cross-eNamination Nplaining her in- dropper' device in the office of her husband, Dr. Edwin Carman, she told how men friends of her husband asked him in her presence how "all his girls" were. Other men she said told her the doctor "was a devil v-ith girls"
 She admitted she became sus picious of Dr. Carman and had the mechanical eve-dropper" installed in his oice to determine whether there was any truth in reports that had come to her ears. Mrs. CarmaR ire quently became confused and st times she hesitated and fenced with the prosecutor. nee she appeared to be on the verge of a breakdown but rallied after recourse to smelling -alts
 When ths questioning ended sl
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SEVERE PUNISHMENT
Of Mrs. ChappeIl, of Five Years
 Standing, Relieved by Cardui.

Mt. Airy, N. C.-Mrs. Sarah N. Chap- pell of this town, says: "l suffered for five years with womanly troubles, also stomach troubles, and my punishment was more than any one could tell.
 l tried most every kind of medicine but none did me any good.
 read one day about Cardu, inc wo- mans ionic, and 1 decided to trV 1t. had not taken but about six bottles unti was almost cured. IL did me more good than all the other medicines had tried, put together.
 My friends began asking me why looked SO well, and told them abou Cardui. Several are now taking it."
 Do you, lady reader, suffer from an) of inc ailments due to womanB trouble such as headache, backache, sideache sleeplessness, and that everIastingly tireS feeling2
 fl SO, let Vs urge you to give Cardui trial. We feel confident it will help you just as it has million other women il The past half century.
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Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-24
GREAT ARMIES TRY STRETEGIC MOVES.

PARIS, Oct Watching each others ever movement to take ad- vantage of the slightest weakness at any point, the two great armies con- tinued violent attacks and counter attacks throughout last night and to- day. according to statements Of of icers and officials arriving from va rious sections of the battle line.
 These assaults did not effect any noticeable change in positions, al- though the allies were compelled to give way a little at Labassee thir- teen miles southwest of Lille. At | lArmentieres also the fighting was very stubborn and the allies gained some ground Two officers in British uniform halted motors belonging to the ammunition convoy as they were proceeding along the British lines al Armentieres With supplies. l., Halt, you are running right into German trenches" was the comhanC given the convoy.
 The captain in charge spoke to tho two officers. who were driving a Brit ish automobile. After a few words tho captain noticed the men who had is sued the order spoke with a sligh accent, whereupon he drew his re volver and shot both supposed com l rades.in-arms.
 ,I At the same moment a squadron O German cavalry appeared a short dis tance away. The British captain or derad the truck drivers to dismoun
 with rifles and take a position in ditch beside the road to defend tn,
 convoy The German cavalry wa
 about to charge, and a detachment O |. German infantry A2d arrived whei
 from the other side a French battal ion appeared. Sharp fighting followe and the Germans retired with heav losses.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-24
SAYS STEEL TRUST IS
 NOT NATURAL GROWTH.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.-Henry E. Cotton, special assistant to attor ney general, consumed the day in the federal district court here explaining why the United States Steel Corpora ton ought to be dissolved because it violates the sherman antitrust law as charged by the government
 He disagreed with counsel for the defense that the formation of steel trust is the natural outcome of con ditions of the iron industry prior tc 1901 when a corporation was charter ed in New Jersey. He reiterated the governments contention that the cor poration was formed by five interests headed by the late J. P. Morgan.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-24

hurried to her seat at her counsers table, and listened while her httle daughter, Elizabeth. testified in her defense and when the aged mother of the defendant took the stand. and be- gan her testimony. Mrs. Carman burst into tears. Bending forward, an0 swaying with emotion, she spent five minutes before she reRained her selfpossession.
 Little Elizabeth patted her mother on the arm and urged her not to cry. All members of Mrs. Carman's fam fly testified in her behalf today. Their stories were corroborative and each witness denied their even is the smallest particle of truth in the story told by Celia Coleman, the servant who gave testimony on Thursday in- tended to connect Mrs. Carman di- rectly with the murder of Mrs Bail Icy.
 Another witness was Ferdinand Morton, a negro lawyer who was em- ployed to get a statement from Celia which statement was afterward turned over to the defense. In this statement Celia denied that she knew anything more about the murder than she had told at the inquest, when her story was favorable to Mrs. Carman The maid has declared that she lied at this hearing because Mrs. Carman had asked her to and because she felt sorry for her mistress.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-24
NO CONFIRMATION
 OF ALLIES VICTORY.

AMSTERDAM VIA LONDON. Oct. 23.-A heavy battle is raging in Bel gium about twenty miles south of the Gheut Bruges line, north of Roulers, according to a Sluis, Holland dispatch to the telegram.
 Roulers was bombarded again Thurs day by Germans Fugitives from Roul- CTS doclade forty inhabitants were shot by Germans during the invaders occupation and all prominent citizens were taken as hostages. There is no confirmation of the report that the allies have broken through the Ger man lines near Eecloc
Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-24
LA. 7ST FASHION NOTES FROM
 THE FASHION CENTERS

A sa natter of course, th" ''te't A fashions reflect tho miIiary
 idea. As commonly is the case. current events have their inAu- ence and there is a grsat deal of braid applied somewhat after tine style of the military. there are various mili- tary trimmings and a great many of Ghe costumes suggest the uniforms in coloring A. Ina, been stated pre- 9iously a grcd; deal of broadcloth is to be worn both for street costumes and for indoor gowns and brcadcloth lends itseh to the military idea with perfect success, although the military idea is apparent in the costumes of evening as well as in those Of daytime occasions A white satin gown. for example. shows the corsaye confined by a garment that resembles the coat of mail and this carniture is just a mass Of silver beads on gauge As matter of course, the severity Is soft sBed and there Is a long scarf of the tulle from one shoulder to the hem Of the garment and the skirt with its long train has pointed tunir that is fur trimmed but. nevertheless. the military suggestion is there
 An exceedingly handsome coat suit is made with plaited skirt of red broadcloth and a Russian coat of blue that b fastened with ornaments of silver military braid. With this coat it a high military collar faced with red while the lov helted coat i, embroidered with silver Since the dress uniforms of Europe are often respleadeut with gold and with silver and the colors are brilliant, there |, a great deal of opportunity allowed and designers are making the best thereof Even while there Is no, hing really suggestive of the uniform iu the cut. there are hints in the use of the blue with red and in varions color combinations. Again perhaps the greater number of coats are made aith high close-ftting collars For yery elaborate costumes the silver and gold brails are liked but for the similar ones. silk brl' is the preferred one and black and natchin. cnlors seem to have equal vogue. c
 While too many Rov7- are being made with open necks co all1w any statement as 10 che 2ener. use oi the higher effect nevertheless there is a tendency to be noted. An eycced- ingly handsome gown chat shows a number ol new ieatnr.s combine broldcloth with velvet There is a plain d1rioc -kirt Of che cloth that is slightly ull at thr upper edge and tHi. skiu i- join 70 what might be called @ shou. 6tJe,. baa4us or cuirass like
Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-24
DEATH AND DAMAGE
 ACCOMPANY FLOODS.

SAN ANTONIO, Oct 23. - Five inches of rain in less than three hours, early today caused a fifteen foot flood in the San Antonio river here ard put San Pedro and Alazan creeks out of their banks from 100 10 1000 feet
 Thirteen deaths by drowning have been reported with indications that the record will reach seventeen or more. All drownings occurred in the two creeks. which run through the city Property damage is estimat- ed at $150OO0. Olmos creek. which emptles into the river north of the city was over one mile out of it's banks and reached its highest stage in thirty years.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-24
PRODUCTION ITO BE CARED FOR.

WASHINGTON. Oc' 28.-Plans to aid southern cotton producers are near completion. according to mem bers of the federal reserve board.
 As now drawn, the major part of the burden of caring for the surplus cotton win be borne by the northern banks. Instead of loan fund of $150,OOO 900 the fund will not exceed S133, 100000. Loans will be made on warehouse certificates on a valuation basis of not more than four and four tenths cent per pound
Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-24
MAYToRENA TO ISSUE
 NEW MONEY IN SONORA

DOUGLAS, Oct. 23.-Acting upon the advice of Douglas capitalists, governor Jose M. Maytorena is plan ming a new issue of Sonora currency. Maytorena will put the issue into cir culation, it is claimed. as soon as he has driven the Hill forces from the state.
 Americans heavily interested in So- nora properties are said to have vis- tied Maytorena in his camp several days ago. They offered to buy a large portion of the new issue and it Is said, volunteered to advance man. ey on the issue now. The proposition was to pay United States currency for the Sonora money.