The Atlanta constitution., 1900-04-30
CHAPTER VII.
DAY IN THE CITY

Ts,.r.s WIS an unusual stir in old Broad
street. r. - one morning. tor that busy
usrt II the city had been collecting its
thrnnS from a much earlier hour than
tuuu ordinary days From east ana
west north and south. men AMI women
had come and aS tie trains from the
suburbs and country deposited their pas
s.rl-.-~ al tn. different stations i'm town.
~. GROVE. i'm the tho-"ushfarc increased.
al was evident L. the hahitues uf Old
graad street that something out of the
normal course IT events WAS th" attrac-
riun and Sarious-rninded men -. affairs
booked rnur- serious than ever. as they
forced their way 1" their offices Mcn
vc-. whispering. too. and IN some
srraug,. manner the undert0nf-S s''ein,i
- Eat.l.r into words and sentences. that
l.sss,vi hithVr aUd thitheT amongst the
.-r.,vrI and huns. in the very air 81 the
gloomy morning. - dense became the
thrau-. especially before the unopened
,Ta1rS II the --,sr.at central Bank.
that the drivers of cabs and omnibus's
had a. drive slowly. using expressions
ag disgust. mot gently, and up ia one
beehive office Wlusluw. uttl- SimpAins.
Whose passion was photography. had
planted hls kuslak. and Was taking snap
shots ~ tine. t..mimg mass ot humanity.
.snid which q white hat WAS ConSpicu-
uL<-
Tn.. u.1rcr uf the white hat Was Mr.
s,.ay. who haL rlvel.-d "a l.y.,T thAt
l.l. ru,u- t-,u Ar Jarvis unrmsu. aavis-
H.. m..u tuat .E,- ~tsrsat central bank
As su s4sllrualsas- Enl- hs LAu i. .att-
Ifeu MI ScrirP. iu "uc 81 Ills many vis l.
Iv s,Uts.a.slnIltuu street. and Mr seiby
le1d -u. letter lu mI.u Wuid- u s1u-
i--sd hlm. AMI the cont, uJs immediately
t..s.41us ius- rrutuz-.csl with .h- lnvgul ien.
Iu tIi- m-st ,NJrior,l mary fashion
p thiuk- be- said. al he breakfast Ia
t-.-. 'u quite Lls usual ,Unes- -'ttst ill
run up o. Lss-l,iln this muraiuE. my
uv-sr--
-Auu know how she hustle always APP
sets suu. rep..,i AIRS Sciby, over Bier
-lsS-,-s. Watulusiy-
--Blt 3 shmk I-H Eo.r he answered
--Tust-'s a hJtIe investment thaJ / rel. j.
Cu-ht ~ sci, ai,sut. and ! must cali al
EAe tauE- We Gpt .-iX thousand in siia-e'
lu it. yuL kUoW. tuI keep my account
tler.- ie-. 1 Ihiuk shall e"-
Sladse .'.. ks-i I'D him inqurngly. ''IIIs
i- auy t.siu-, t8 i0 with tn- letter sou had
tui~ N.-GlIs- she askcL
well. yss. replied MT. Selby de,ib-
cratalv. a~ iT o. were cf 80 pIrsisular
consequence III has spneihsEE to do
with the hitter It's qui-. right though p
'Ee lsIuk { mells-buJ I',rhaEs had better
withdraw -uy account I've three hundred
there. usiI I believe"
rs ,h,re anything wrong with the
lauk-
MOI .st an answered ner father. airily.
--uh. th=--e's uutlliuE ua- YOU NIGH. call
wrsu-- only rlIuHr-. my dear. ouIy -u-
mar~ I'm sorry t. sniSs a day from the
Invention. utcau-c Nhen one Is Ju tn.
Nsr-.--
--,- I'm .. ,r s-. o.. -.
rrulrl M-s Seiiy- The air Is getting
cD.a 90 uishtS. and .s kcly as uol il
VIII bring 90 ysur .xiHtcr cough
-I-'I Lsss some lokenrss i'm town. my
dear. BE- sspli'-l. amt ] really ,hink 1
rl=rt ts start at 1nce. There's "a train
go ten.
-II, st IS only just nine" laughed
Nad-e- AMI Sou can walk ~ ihe sta
ti1u iu seven minutes
To he sure. o. he sure. I never thought
~ thst-" .ni NJ seemed pleased al the
discovery \; half-p1St nine D.. left the
hrusc. rauine hack On it. nv. minutes
later. frr his hat. Irun bcinc informed
i.v uelehl-ur that o.. had forgotten u.
80 brave" hn exclaimed. II suppose 7
was thinking oF something .lze nor.
m not getting ahssnt-miudei -
non arriving ~ Cannon street Mr.
Ssllv walkei l.iSurely In the direction of
th- bank debating as n the pleasantezt
mefhoi h. could adopt in Ira wing his ball
sn 81 That IL would he Thought strange
2 IS doing So Was certain. and going along
Z n invented quite p-alSihls story to t.Il
t1r cashier Then there were his shares
trar uIid T. per ceut- be- would consult hi.,
l.-nArr ainut them when h. had reach
sI This stage lu his me.lltatious h. found
himself eugulfed i'm a surring crowd.
seiu- tho doors ~ the bank in the dis
tHu e. az intervals from behind peoples
i.sr<- Hud unsIcr mems arms. Tie had
.siv1vs walked druurclv through that
portal .'ni ts se. a throng struggling
.nf u-btius n gain admittance. almost
overwhelmed him with astonIshment
NnIt an extraordinary number of peo-
rle.~ De ssii ts a Withholding man. whose
elbow WIS iu AR. Seiby-s ribs. ''I never
saw anything like a."
They've GOT nv money in there cried
tho wild person. shaking his list at the
distant bank Fifty pound. and I've a