Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
Copyright. 1911, Street e. Smith.
Copyright, 1911, by Dodd, Mead e. Col
TO-DAY IS INsTALLMENT.

You have mentioned Miss Scott as the
conhdant and the only confdant of this
unhappy pair" said he Would 1t be
possible-can you make II possible for me
to see herr
II was a daring propositions he I'M
fsrstood this at once nom the doctor $
expression; and, fearing a hasty rebuff,
be proceeded to supplement his request
with a few added arguments, urged with
such unexpected address and show OF
reason that DR.. Fenton's aspect visibly
softened and in the end he found himself
ready to promise that he would do what
he could to secure his visitor the In
teTview he desired II he would come to
the house the next day at the time OF his
own morning visit
This was as much as tho young de-
tective could expect, and. having eI-
pressed his thanks. he took his leave in
anything but a disoontented frame OF
mind. with so powerful an advocate as
the doctor. he felt confident that he
should soon be aba 20 conquer this young
K1rfs reticance and learn all thai was to
be LEANED from any one but Mr.. Broth
srsou himself. In the time which must
@Anpse Oetwoen that happy hour and
tne PRESENT, he would circulate and learn
manager. But hs soon found that he
ouxad not enter the Works without a
EssxsrAt, ankf this he was hardly in a po-
sasAcn 10 demand; so he strolled about
TIE village instead. and later wandered
away into the forest
Struck By the inviting aspect of q mar
rev and little used road opening from
Shs hS@Axuy shortly above the house
where his interests were Just then cen-
tered. he strolled into the heart OF the
syr4ng woods TIL ha cane 70 a depres-
sAcn wtarn a surprise awaited him, In
ths shape OF n peculiar structure rising
from It's n1dSt where n lust fitted, or
20 nearly h4tAd that one could hardly
walk about II without brushing the sur
rounding tFes trunks. OF an oval shape.
with rs door facing me approach, It
nestled fhsre. a wonder to tho eye and the
@ccaRicn OF considerable speculation to his
fncuirin9 mind It had not been long
built, - was shown very plainly BY
tie fresh appearance OF the implanted
boards Of which It was constructed and
w4rle II boasted OF a door. as I've already
Maad, there we're no evidences visible Of
any other break IN the smooth. neatly
finished waIls A wooden elllpee with a
roo6 but no windows; such it appeared
and 9Uoh h proved TO pA a mystery
to HN~astwater's eyes. and, like all mys-
tories, interesting. For what purpose
he'd II been built and why this isolationH
II was too 1imsy for a reservoir and too
expensive for tho wfld freak"of q crank
nearer view increased his curiosity.
In the projection OF the roof over the
curving sides he found fresh food for in
curry As he examined II In the walk
he made around the whole structure, he
came to place where something like a
hinge became visible and further on an
other THIS roof was not simply a roof
It was also a lid capable of being raised
for the air and light which the lack of
windows necessitated. This was an odd
discovery indeed. giving TO tho uncanny
structure the appearance of a huge boz.
the cover of which could be raised or
lowered at pleasure. And again he asked
himself for what n could be intended
What enterprise, even Of the great Works
could demand a secrecy so absolute that
such pains as these should be taken to
shut out all possibility OF q prying eye
Nothing in his experience supplied him
with an answer.
He was Stfn looking up at these hinges
with a glance which took in at the same
time the nearness and extreme height of
tAe trees by which this sylvan mystery