Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-29
Copyright, 1911, Street & Smith,
Copyright, 1911, by Dodd, Mead e. Co.
TODAY'S INSTALLMENT.

lODA1 y ms AlJlJ1l EN-.
It was some minutes before either
spoke and then it was Oswald who said:
Il must confide to you certain facts.
! honored your daughter and realized her
position fully. Our plight was never made
in words, nor should l have presumed to
advance any claim to her hand if | had
not made good my expectations. Mr.. Chal
Toner. ! meant TO win both her regard
and yours by acts, not words I felt that
had a great deal TO 90, and was pre-
pared to work and wait. 7 loved her"
He turned away his head and the silence
which filled up the gap, united those two
hearts, as the old and young are seldom
united.
But when little later, Mr.. Challoner
reioined Doris, in her sitting room, he
nevertheless showed 8 perplexity she had
hoped to see removed by the understand
ing with the pounger Brotherson.
The cause became apparent as soon as
lie spoke.
"These brothers hold by each other"
said he.
Oswald will hear nothing against Or
lando He says that he has redeemed his
fault He does not even protest that his
brothers word is to be believed in this
matter. He does not seem to think that
necessary. He evidently regards Orlando's
personality as speaking as truly and salts
factoriiy for itself as his own does. And
dared not undeceive him"
"He does not know all our reasons for
distrust.
"He has heard nothing about the poor
wssherwoman."
mo, and he must not-not for weeks.
He has borne all that he can"
"His confidence in his older brother is
sublime I do not share it; but I can not
help but respect him for it,
1t was warmly said, and Mr.. Challoner
could not forbear casting an anxious look
at her upturned face. What he saw there
made him turn away with a sigh.
This confidence has for ME a very I'M
hauuv side" he remarked. "Tt shows me
OswaId's thought He who loved her
hest. accepts the cruel verdict OF an I'M
reasoning public.
Doris large eyes burned with a, weird
light upon his face.
"He has not had my dream she muir
INJURED. with all the quiet OF an unmoved
conviction.
Yet az the days went by, even her man
nor changed towards the busy inventor
II was hardly possible for it not to- The
high stand he took the regard accorded
him on every side: his talent; his CONVEX
ga ion. which was an education In itself,
and. above all his absorption in a work
daily advancing towards completion, re-
moved him so insensibly and vet so decid-
edly. from the hideous past of tragedy
with which his name. II not his honor.
was associated. that. unconsciOusly to
herself she gradually lost her icy air Of
reDulsiou and lent him more or less at
tsntive ear when he chose to join their
small company of an evening. The re-
srlt was that he turned so bright a side
mon her that liberation merged from day
70 day into admiration and memory lost
itseIf in anticipation Of the event which
WAS 10 prove him a man Of men. If not
one Of the worlds greatest mechanical
geniuses. ,,,.
Meantime. oswald was steadily improv-
inc I'm health. II not in spirits. He had
+.I,on his FIRST walk without any unfa-
80 HE results. and Orlando decided from
.tis that the time had come for an eX-
,,ienatiop Of his device and his require
,,epts in regard to IL. Seated together in
I.s,,,ar5,s room. he preached the subject
hue
oswald what is your idea about what
I'm making NIP there
CHA, .t viii be a success
of know. but it's character. l's use
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