Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-24

If you scream for help, no one will hear
you"
Very we'll" she assented mechanically
! turning her head away with shiver OF
disgust. What is it you want?"
The Jewels he said bluntly. you
might have guessed that"
"And have saved yourself and me con-
siderable trouble by speaking ten min
utes ago."
YES" she agreed abstractedly.
Now" he continued with hint Of an
ger in his voice, "you are going to tell"
She shook her head slightly.
oh but you are, my lady" And his
tone rasped, quickened with the latent
brutality of the natural criminal. And
know that you'll not forme me to extreme
measures. II wouldn't be pleasant for
you, you know; and promise you 1 shall
stop at nothing whatever to make you
| speak"
No answer; in absolute indifference, she
| felt, lay her strongest weapon. She must
keep calm and self-possessed, refusing to
be terrified into a quick and thopghtless
answer.
This afternoon" he said harshly, you
stole from me the Maitland jewels. Where
are they?'
"I shall not tell
He bent swiftly forward and took one
of her hands in his. Instinctively she
clenched It; and he wrapped his strong
hard fingers around the small white fist,
then deliberately inserted hard finger
joint between her second and third knuck-
les, slowly increasing the pressure. And
watched with absolute Indifference the
lines of agony grave themselves upon her
smooth unwrinkled forehead, and the
color leave her cheeks, as the pain grew
too exquisite. Then, suddenly discontinue
ing the pressure, but retaining her hand,
he laughed shortly.
"Will you speak, my lady, or will you
have more2''
Don't she gasped, please Pc
Where are the jewels? Win your"
NO"
Have you given them to Maitland?"
NO"
Where are they?"~
"I don't know"
"stop that nonsense unless
Where did you leave thern?"
II won't tell won't. All,
please, pleased
Tell MEL
Never. . Ah-h! :"
An abrupt and resounding hammering
at the outer door forced him to leave off.
a, He dropped her hand with an oath and
springing to his feet drew his revolver;
then, with a glance at the girl, who was
silently weeping, tears of pain rolling
down her cheeks mouth set in a thin pale
! line of determination, strobe out and
shut the door after him.
AS 1t closed the girl leaped to her feet,
maddened with torture. wild eyes casting
about the room for a weapon of some
sort, OF offense or defense; for she could
| not have endured the torture an instant
longer. II forced to 1t, to fight, fight she
would. II only she had something, a stick
of wood, to defend herself with. q.
/ But there was nothing, nothing at all
, The room was a typical Office, well but
severely furnished. The rug that covered
, the tile floor was of rich quality and rare
/ design. The neutral-tinted walls were
! bare. but for couple of steel engravings
! in heavy wooden frames. There were
| three heavily upholstered leather arm
chairs and one revolving desk chair; a
roll-top desk, against the partition wall. a
waste basket, and a fiat-topped desk, or
] table. And that was all.
] Or not quite all, else the office equip
ment had not been complete. There was
\ the telephone!
But he would hear! Or was the parti-
4 ton sound proof?
/ AS IL in contraction Of the suggestion,
| there came to her ears very clearly the
sound of the nall door creaking on it's
hinges, and then mans voice, shrill
j with and anxiety
You fool! Do you want to ruin US
both? What do you mean"
The door crashed to, interrupting the
protest and drowning Anisty's reply.
II was passing" the new voice
took up !ts plaintive remonstrance
and the Waterman called me in ana
said that you were telephoning fol-
me-"
Damn the interfering foolw inter.
rupted Anisty.
But what's this insanity. Anisty
What's this about a woman? What
-" The newcomers tones ascendeC
a high scale of fright and rage.
Lower your voice, you ASST the
burglar responded sternly. And
He took his own advice; and for q
little time the conference was conduct.
ed in guarded tones that did not pene.
trate the dividing wall save as a deer
rumbling alternating with an impas'
stoned squeak.
But long ere this had come to pass
the girl was risking all at the tele.
phone. Receiver to ear she was i'm
ploring central to connect her with
1888 Madison. If only she might
get Maitland, tell him where the
Jewels were hidden, warn him tt