Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-18

Initials Only" By Anna katherine G5sne
A Thrilling Mystery Story Of Modern Times


away I will write the rest in the other
room, while YOU look a the maya zines"
But bring your letter back for me to
seal. h'ant 20 see it in it's envelope. on,
Doris, you are good little girl"
She shook her head, and FASTENED to
hide herself from him In the other room,
and it was long time before she came
back with the letter folded and in it's en-
velope. When she did her face was com
posed and her manner natural She had
quite made up her mind what her duty
was and how she was going 10 perform H.
, Here Is the letter, said she, laying II
in his outstretched hand Then she turn
her back. She knew, with woman's I'M
erring instinct why he wished TO handle
II before il went She felt that kiss he
folded away in II, in every fibre OF her
aroused and sympathetic heart but the
hardest part Of the ordeal was over and
her eyes beamed softly when she turned
10 take il from his hand and afix the
stamp
You viii mail it yourself?" he asked
i should like 70 have you put it into the
box with your own hand"
Il will put il in tonight, after supper"
she promised him
His smile of contentment assured her
that This trial Of her courage and self
control was not without one blessed re-
suit. lie would rest for several DAYS in
in the pleasure Of what he had done or
thought he had done She need not cringe
before that image Of Dread for two three
days al least. Meanwhile he would grow
strong In body, and she, perhaps in spirit
only one percaution she must take No
mint OF Nh Chalioner's presense in town
must reach him He must be guarded
from knowledge Of that fact as certainly
as from the more serious one which Law
behind it,
81 Hope Never To See That Man"
That this would be a difficult thing to do.
Doris was soon to realize Mr. Challoner
continued to pass the house twice a dav
and the time finally came when he ven
tured up the walk
DORIS was In the window and saw linn
coming She slipped softly out and intag-
copied him before he had stepped upon. ne
porch. She had caught up her hat as she
passed through the hall and was fitting
II to her head as he looked up and saw
her
Miss Scott he asked
Yes, Mr.. Chaloner"
You know me- he went on. one foot
on the step and one stil on the walk.
Before replying she closed the door be
hihd her. Then as she noted his surprise
she carefully explained:
MI Brotherson, our boarder, is ust
recovering from typhoid He is still weak
and acgtely susceptible to the least noise.
was afraid that our voices might dis
turb him. DO you mind walking a little
way up the road? That is if your visit
was intended for me"
Her flush, the beauty which must have
struck even him, but more than all else
her youth, seemed to reconcile him to this
unconventional request, Bowling, he took
his foot from the step. saying, az she
Joined him:
Yes, you are the one | wanted to see:
that is, today. Later 7 hope to have the
privilege of a converse lion with Mr.
Brotherson"
She gave him one quick look. tremb-
ling so that he offered her his arm with
fatherly air.
Il see that YOU understand my errand
here he proceeded, with grave smile.
meant as she knew for her encourag e-
ment Il am glad, because we can go at
once to the point Miss Scott" he con-
tinued in a voice from which he no longer
StfpNe To Keep back the evidences of deep
feeling y have the strongest interest
in your patient that one man can have in
another, where there is no personal ac-
quaintanceship. You who have every
reason to understand my reasons for this.
will accept the statement, | hope. as
frankly az it is made"
She nodded Her eyes were fun of
tears, but she did not hesitate to raise
them. She had the greatest desire to see
the face of the man who could speak like
this today. and vet of whose pride and
sense of superiority his daughter had
stood in such awe, that she had laid
seal upon the impulses of her heart and
imposed such tasks and weary waiting
upon her lover. Doris forgot in meeting
his Softened glance and tender. almost
wistful. expression, the changes which
can be made by a great grief and only
wondered why her sweet benefactress had
not taken him into her confidence and
thus, possibly, averted the doom which
Doris felt had in some way grown out
of this secrecy.
why should she have feared the dis
approval OF this man." she inwardly
queried. as she cast him a contiding look
which pleased him greatly, as his tone
now showed.
To Be Continued in Next Issue