The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-27

- AAAF = NAAANArs
I am transactiug some very inportAn
Urivate business D. The north q England
nnd have opsned temporary aceountl
with the hank In York and the -
hank n Leeds. and / shah need a con
siderable sum of ready money. Possi5ls
may also open accounts IN Bradford and
Sheffield. Today 7 have drawn two checks
for 25.O0o each. kindly let me know BY
return the current balance 70 my credit
~ l dislike oserdrafts and wonid prefer
- realize some securities
The next letter ran:
Ny Dear Abingdon Excuse typewrit
sr. but / am horribly busy. The Nor
lands affair 4 q purely family and per-
sonal one. il brings into activity circusr-
stances dating far back IN my life snd in
the lives OF my parents. Sir Philip IL not
dying nor even dangerously IN. Lady
Louisa is In Yorkshire. and l am making
arrangements which wiz close a long
standing feud
Write me here II necessary. but kindly
keep back all business or other communi-
oacions. save those Of very urgent char
-setsr Tor at least week or perhaps ten
days.
Sorry for this enforced absence from
town. 1t simply cannot be avoided, and
am sure you will leave a detailed ex-
PLANTATION until we meet. have signed
the inclosed annual report Of the home
VIII you kindly forward II to the secre-
taryf Yours sincerely.
PHILIP ANsoN.
Grenier dictated this eplstle from
carefully composed copy. He under
stood the very friendly relations that
existed between Philip and his chief
agent. and he thought that in adopting
q semiapologetIc. frankly reticent tone
he was striking the right key.
The concluding reference to the Mary
Arson Home was smart. he imagined
while the main body of the letter dealt
In safe generallties.
Naturally. he knew nothing of the
conversation between the two men on
this very topic a couple Of months
earlier
But Langdon's ample confessions had
clearly revealed Philips attitude. ana
the INSCRIPTIONS scoundrel was will
ing now to dare all In his attempt to
gain fortune.
While he was dining telegram was |
handed to him.
You forgot to send your address but /
Mir. Abingdon gave It to me. So grieyed |
you are detained. What about blue atom? I
EVELYN.
Did ever woman invent more tan.
TALKING question than that concluding
onef What was blue atom? No
doubt creations scheme included blue
atoms as well as black ones and red
ones. But why this referencerto any
particular atom? He tried the words
In every possible variety Of meaning
He gave them the dignity of capitals
BLUE ATOM. Ihey became more IN
applicable
In one respect they were effective.
They spoiled his dinner. He had steel
ID himself against every possible form
Df surprise, but he was forced to adj
NIT that during the next three days he
must succeed In persuading Evelyn
Atherley that Philip Arson was alive
md engaged In important matters in
Yorkshire. That was Imperative Was
ais scheme to be wrecked By q blue
ltomf
Moreover, her query must be answer
.d His promise to write was. of
curse. a mere device 1t would I've
nanifestly absurd to send her q type
written letter. and, excellently as he
ould cony Philips signature. he dared
lot put his skin as forger to the test
+ inditing a letter to her, no matte
ow brief. Finally he hit upon cor
romise. He wired:
Stupid OF me to omit address. Your
oncluding sentence mixed up in trans
lission. Meaning not quite clear. Am
selling so lonely. PHILIP. q
Then he tried to RESUME his dinner
ut his appetite was gone '
In postal facilities, owing to its posi- b
on on main line. York is well served
rom London. AT p. m. two letters, q
ne bulky package and registered
cached him. Of
The letter was from Mr.. Abingdon.
briefly acknowledged his telegram, o
ated that man In the Athenaeum a
no knew Sir Philip Morland had in a
,imed him In response to guarded in e
airies that the baronet was exceed
gly well off and called attention to G
me important leases inclosed which VI
quired his signature.
The other note was from Evelyn 1t !
as tender and loving and contained L
ference that added to the mystifica 4
III OF her telegram. IL
n the hurry OF your departure yester- q
j we forgot to mention Blue Atom IL
hat Is your opinion? The price IL high,
rtainly but then, picture thu soy OF II A,
he only one In the world -
And again came another message: -
referred to Blue Atom, OF course
hat did the postoffios make It into9
EVELYN VI
Blue Atom was assuming spectral
nensious He cursed the thing flu =
tIy. It was high priced, joy. alone e1
solitary glory What could 1t be-, 90,
lie strolled into tte station ana en-. pr
ed into conversation with q plat =,
I'M inspector re,
by the way" he said casually,
ave you ever heard Of anything call "a
blue atonY'
rhe man WrinuaA dua that snothar