The Atlanta constitution., 1900-04-09

nothing very much the matter. Your htaa
1 will be right i'm a few days
The stranger drank the restorative
| which Mortimer gave him. ana HtIe
/ frown came between his eyes
/ Thanks ne said in a soft voice. l m
! beginning to understand again SOME
body struck me down. am strdl'sCr ,,,
1 in London. and lost my way back to my
hotel. Then | fell among thieves, sup
1 pose. Who is this?" and he pointed 70
/ the nondescript. who paused in me i,i act 9I
1 draining the g.ass OF spirits thaI Moiu
mer had just given hlm - 49,
! Lynn on the pavement, sir, as true as
/ I'm a-drinkin' this ere. and he EN- 7. t,,
/ the glass with a satisfied choke I'm
/ robbed YOU 'er bin. as any one might see
/ Look as yer Horbut chine.
The strangers watch chain hung cut
/ in half, and without his watch al the emu
"Wot l conclude is continued the non, non,
descript. .as me an Bill. which is with
artside anxious to ear the WuSt as yer
mer sye. cum up just abart IN ume. d.
! Your watch has certainly disappeared,
said Courtney, speaking for the hrse tlme'
and scrutniziug the injured man mar
! rowly. Il hope that is all that you nave
With a rapid action the stranger thrust
! mis- hand into the breast OF ms coat r..
/ "Goner' he cried sprinSing To ms leet'
/ "AIv pocketbOOks has been taken;
WAS your money in it? asked court
aTo no il would have mattered moth
! ing in comparison with this loss. if | had
hae,, ill6 - robbad of every penny / had in ms
/ poclets. I would have given any thlns
rather than have lost the PocheIpooA' t,,t ,'a,
/ although il contained nothing but pa
/ nere - and he sank down again on the
/ Couch. weak and trembling. ,o,-
/ "Wot sort of a article might the JUN u
/ n a-binp'' asked the man by whom the
/ stranger had been brought TO lhe SUI
/ gerry. ,..,r- :, ell
at had a monogram-two letters ~ N Slv S1,r
yer upon the coNer-the liht ,i57,,er " and
-, ,I,o sneaker checked himself, as
thougb anxious to make light OF ms ntsI, losI,
/ lie 6ad been robbed only oil ms "det'i d;i
and pocketboOk, and taxing OUT SUNNI 81
Yer he gave it to the man. sr,o,a E,
INV YOU had better go. my frlenu.
said Mortimer, quietly opening tle Il,r,f 49,
9crl- door. and addressing the honueSo. iPe'
80 Win a general return OF thailhS'
quilted the house. -,o,- hero for awhile,
or rather in my slttlhS rt rooln IA LAST
eaid The doctor to his patient. AI IOuSS 80,
1'rtu ION have quite recovered hl'S
ula,ar a, so,I seeing that you are Stranger
in London, that il is Il dangerous Pl''Oo ~
loS9 :.I InU ln,e discovered that" replied the
other rising from the couch' n hSu Lon, i-ort
don has its Good Samarltans' ! am Vii
uUai ,a, a,aFui for your attcntion to me; l shall
61.O. fnr~et your kindness, ana ne put
his hand into his pocket AGAIN CT iii'
me TO give you your Zee. II. o,, opd
,In.,iN,er.s ~ ME- face darkencd with annoy
ancc. 20 hrol,on
boaie I'm mend in the course OF the ear
he said coIdly, "and my lee Is l'iI "a q
crown This is poor helsfflu' ~ az 'r,,'sr-
caDnot AFFORD to pay more LOT ltS ANUS
ments Your head, my good slr, y Ho'
more valuable than my other patleIl.s' ..I
"Pardon me-" replied tne Sti3iSo,i So ha
had no Intention TO offend YOU, ana ne ne
handed Mortimer half crown, which @ tle
doctor nut into his pocket. as ne lea tie
wav upstairs. Courtney coming iast. 90
~ The aid of two or three glasses OF
whiskv' TO which he helped himseli. lhe
stranger, quickly reG0TTf,reu ,o,1T,T MS o'D'i''
.iThis is my first visit to England ne
said addressing Mortimer Grosse1 G!t
from BouloCne only yesterday. u
we shall see more of each other, doctor,
.I dn NOT think so" answered the other,
still In the same cold. half insolent tome
with which he had resented the soNeI
eign fee ''If you take my advice you
will keep early hours, and play hsht VIII WIN
that" he pointed to the whisky potlle'
'for the nCxt week or two
"E,xacllent advice" laughed the strang-
er Il will follow 1t TO the letter.
"And as you have lost your way TO
vour hotel' interposed Courtney, L shaii
have much pleasure in seeing you TO H.
Moreys, was 1t not ,,, ..o
"Yes. | am staying there, rephed tne
stranger How can / thank you Suiil-
cinetly? / trust it will not be taxing
Won out of your way?
Not i'm he least" was the answer. and
Courtney felt his arm touched, at whlch
he turned quickly ,
Don't get too friendly with the felioW'
muttcrcd Mortimer, who had touched him;
"Intuitive prejudice, eh?' muttered
Courtney back. Don't encourage 1t,
Dick"
The stranger had moved to the door as
these brief words passed, and he stood