Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-11
TODAY'S INSTALLMENT-
downright. 1911, Street & Smith,
>,.rjgbt 1911. by Dodd, Mead & Coz

downright, 1911, street Il 0hlleh'l
Copyright, 1911, by Dodd' Mead q COZ
..rhs cloak doesn't help" he declared
,>., one remembers the cloak. But the
..., Of Mrs. watkins arrival was all
ub, She came in directly on the heels
- This catastrophe.
she did. Sweetwater, Will see her
Manage il for me at once
.rrbs clerk says that it had better be
.,.;rs She is a very sensitive woman.
There might be a scene if she were in
.arcented on her way out.
..yory well. But the look which the
81, .lotoctive threw at his bandaged legs
Nos not without its pathos.
,rd en- il happened that just as Mrs.
watkins was watching the wheeling out
- her trunks, there appeared in the
,.a,. before her an elderly gentleman,
Hose EXPRESSION. always benevolent, save
~. moments when benevolence would be
,,,ita ont of keeping with the situation.
tod for some reason, so marked en- ERECT
- bor that she colored under his eye,
indeed showed such embarra ssment,
.,,, all doubt of the propriety of his in
...;.,, vanished from the old mans mind,
va Win the ease of one only too well
ao,,stop1ed to such scenes. he kindly re-
marked:
Nashville?'
,.you are" she faltered. with another
,,,id change of color, II am just
Ies,..ng. hope you will excuse me. /"
- wish could" he smiled, hobbling
+, and confronting her quietly in her own
room But circumstances make it quite
imne~ative that ! should have few words
uirh WOW on a topic which need not be
djsapreeabIe to you. and probably will not
he NV name is Gryce. This will prob
abI, convey nothing to you, bat ! am not
Unknown ia he management below. and
r,,. ,--s,s must certainly give YOU conf
4erce in the nroprietN Of my errand. \
beautiful and charming young woman died
here last night May ! ask if YOU knew
her,"
ne" She was trembling violently now,
hor whelher with Indignation or some
other more subtle emotion. it would he
difficult 10 say no; I'm from the
South never saw the young lady. Why
do Won ask / do not recognize your
gbt -"
Certainly her emotion must me that
Of simple irdignat ton. Mr.. Gryce made
one Of his low bows. and. propping him
self against the table he stood before
remarked ciyilly:
ct" had rather not force my rights. The
matter IS so very ordinary I did not
suppose you knew Miss Challoner. but
one must begin somehow. and as YOU
came in at the very moment when the
alarm was raised in the lobby. I though
perhaps you could tell me something
which would aid me in my effort to elicit
The real facts Of the case. You were
crossing TIE lobby at the time
Yes" She raised her head. so were
q dozen others"
"Madam, the interruption was made
in his kindliest tones. but in a way which
nevertheless suggested authority. Some
thing was picked up from the floor al
that moment. If the dozen You mention
We're Witnesses to this act we do not
know H. But We DO know that it did not
lass urobscrved by you. Am ] not cor
rect DIDN'T YOU see certain person.
Will mention 70 names-stoop end pick
n' something from the lobby floor"
Ne. The word came out with start
ing violence. Il was conscious of moth
'ng but the confusion She was facing
him with determination and her eyes
were fixed boldly on his face But her
lips quiverod and her cheeks were white
loo white Row for simple Indignation.