Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-04
initials Only" V By Anna katherine Green
A Thrilling Mystery Story of Modern Time,
c,,vrlght, 1911. Street & Smith.l j.,
lCgPgSS 1911, by Dodd, Mead & Coz
roDAY's INsTALLMENT.

& ,-;obr eve, would go far towards
.,..,, one of those demons whose tall
-. had lust released from his throat;
=. n1ris responded too, he would de-
,is tate; if he did not succeed in
., that mastery OF himself which
Ia make such hours as these but
los in a life big with interest and
4 .r+ with great emotions.
pl.ing with a resolute air, he made
.no NJ his papers and, with them in
-, o,ssed out Of his room and down
he hotel stairs.
4 man stood directly in his way-as he
..5e for the front door. 1t was Mr..
rhanoaer.
courtesy demanded some show of re-
\, c,;,ion between them. and Brotherson
..s nsssing with his usual cold bow,
,.c sudden impulse led him to pause
/. I'D meet the others eye, with the sar-
s,ic remark:
oyou have expressed, or so 1 have been
b., some surprise at my choice Of
nsotaDtcian. \ man of varied accom-
l.sneuts. Mr. Challoner but one for
rtan have no further use. II, there
.ra YOU wish to call off your watch dog
van are at liberty TO do so. l hardly think
he can he serviceable to either of US much
longer
The older gentleman hesitated, seeking
rossby Tor composure, and when he an
SVared ii was not only without irony but
with a certain forced respect:
MIR. Sweetwater has Just left for New
York Mr. Brotherson. He will carry with
rm. no doubt, the full particulars of your
great success
orlando bowed, this time with distin-
r,shed grace Not q flicker or relief had
disturbed the calm serenity of his aspect
ytt vixen a moment later, he stepped
among his shouting admirers in the street,
his air and glance betrayed a bounding
i- for which another source must be
wnd than that of gratified pride A
Chain had slipped from his spirit, and
though the people shrank a little, even
while they cheered, it was rather from
bNt VA HIS Dtttl III anu Vic VI
that sense of apartness which underlay
bis smile than from any reception of the
mans real nature or of the awesome
purpose which at that moment exalted it,
But had they knoWn-what a silence would
lave settled upon these noisy streets:
in what terror and soul confusion would
each man have skunk away from his fell
lows into the quiet and solitude of his
own home.
Brotherson himself was not without a
sense Of the incongruity underlying this
ovation; for, as he slowly worked him
self along, the brightness of his look be-
came dtnned with a tinge of sarcasm
which in its turn gave way to an expes-
sion Of extreme melancholy-both quite
the hero of the hour in the
first flush Of his new born glory. Had
he seen Doris youthful figure emerge for
moment from the vine-hung porch he
was approaching, bringing with it some
DOUBT Of the reception awaiting him?
POSSIBLY. for he made a stand before he
reached the house, and sent his followers
rack; after which he advanced with an
unhurrying step, SO that several minutes
elapsed before he finally drew UP before
Mt SCOTS door and entered through the
HOW empty porch into his brothers SIT
tng-room.
he mad meant to see Doris first. but his
NINA had changed. II all passed off well
Iet"een himself and Oswald. IL he
Iolhd bis brother responsive and
Noe-aawke to the interests and ne
ISSUES OF the hour, he might forego
e interview with her till he felt
Ue'ler prepared to meet 1t. For call it
'o"ardice or simply a reasonable precau-
lon, any delay seemed preferable to him
a. ms present mood of discoura cement, to
.'a' maj casting of the die upon which
nuns so many and such tremendous is
5u,s II was the first moment of real
ia'. III MS whole tumultuous life! Never.
y uaIlhg eXperimentalist or agitator, had
.e shfunk from danger seen or unseen or
Iom threat uttered or unuttered. as he
,,Ianh from this young girls no: and
~ '"e'Hlhg OF the dread he had felt lest he
."Vuu encounter her unaware in the hall
s a"I 80 ne led on to speak when his own
,,Gus.Heht babe him be silent, darkened
,.o features as he entered his brothers
Presence
d, p ~, oswald was sunk in bitter revery
81 MS own, and took no heed of these
,s't u depression. In the reaction fol-
Nv ing Ihese days of great excitement,
=, p"Sl mad reasserted itself, and ell was
~, IN his once generous soul. This,
\. '''luo mad time to perceive, quick as
..e, mango came when his brother really
, l%,'4el who his visitor was. The glad
,. s''"nuo and the forced smile did not
.,,s MN, and his voice quavered a
words: MS p''f>'' WI" 'ii0
uo.,, nave come to show you what the
"O'Io says Of my invention We will soon
e-ea' men, he emphasized. as Oswald
,e,a .'u me letters. Money has been Of
n4l me and Read! read" he urged,
,s.'. an unconscious dictatorialness, as
"a" paused in his task. See what the
A. nave prepared for US: for YOU shall
i,'. au my honors, as you will from this
N, 1"'fc my work and enter into all my
n, t, "'ehts, Can not you enthuse lit
an, over 1t? Doesn't the prospect con-
,r ""t aIluTement for you? Would YOU
or.n ,' stay locked up in this petty
1r,. or-die. Don't look like that
,st .'' II was a cowardly speech and |
nj, ouI pardon. I'm hardly NJ to talk
Vaay Edith"
orlando frowned
u w, mat namei' he harshly interrupt
,ss,. 'ou must not hamper your life with
rs,' memories. That dream Of yours
md sacred, but it belongs to the past
M, great reality confronts you. When
INV nave fully recovered your health, your