Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-29

write that the Japanese government, after
almost British shilIy shallylng, have ca
bled definite terms. This new warcioua
has no doubt expedited matters. ! incIose
tranalation of their cable. You will see
they offer 100000.
The letter slipped from Rimington's
grasp.
A Good Omen.
A hundred thousand pounds! stu
pendous price-a price beyond their Wild
est dreams Rimington remembered their
hopes when first this new explosive had
been brought to perfection and had
seemed to them the last word in scientific
Instructors, and their slow death They
had offered it to the English government
first. and after intolerable delay it had
been refused. Russia had made a curt
refusal. Japan had nibbled and hesitated
and delayed. But now A hundred
thousand pounds! That meant fifty thou
sand pounds for him. and fifty thousand
terms meant Betty. He had not boosted
in vain.
And then, chill on the white heat of his
joy came the remembrance of the cloud
that lay over them both, of the reason for
his presence there in that carria ge-why
he was hurryinglat that moment to Lon
don.
He laughed aloud suddenly Fate that
had dealt him so cruel a buffet, on one
side of the face, was caressing him gently
on the other
Perhaps it's a good omen" he said to
himself, bending to pick up the scattered
sheets of Charpentier's letter
AT any rate he determined to accept it
as such. 1t certainly made all the diff
ference in his outlook on life lifting him
out of uncertainty into security. At least
he need no longer worry about ways and
means; he could meet Sake as an equal,
fight him with his own weaIon-money
The train was slowing down. running
smoothly into the great station. He
thrust Charpentier's letter into his pock-
ct and stood up his hand on the window
ready to jump out at the moment the
train ran alongside the platform At that
hour the station was crowded. and Rim
ington found. despite MS own empty car
riage, that the train by which he had
travelled was very full. He jumped out
and mingled with the crowd with a thrill
that the contact with busy life never
failed to give him.
He had a season ticket for-despite his
rooms in town-Weybourn was suf-
ficiently his home to make it worth his
while to have one. AS a rule gxe was
never required to show his ticket, but
this morning, for some reason, they chal-
lenged him al the barrier, AS Riming-
ton fumbled for his ticket some one
brushed against him, pushed him almost
rudely and went on. He glanced after
the man with the quick suspicion that he
might be a thief and saw him lettering
outside the barrier-a tall. burly man of
unimpeachable responsibility.
AS he himself passed out he saw the
man detach himself from the crowd.
His departure from Weybourne had
been too hasty TO permit of him getting
a paper. Remington made his way to-
ward the bookstall 1t was his intention
to take a taxi into the city to SAKE s
office and he wanted paper to read on
the way.
The posters of the first editions of the
afternoon papers were already out, early
as it was. and Rimington, through the
crowd, caught glance of familiar word
in large letters, black on a pink ground,
| 'Westport-"
To Be Continued in Next Issue.