Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
copyright. 1911. Street & Smith.)
>saoyrisht, 1911, by Dodd, Mead & Coz
TO-DAY S INSTAILNIENT

"Our first difficulty ia this We must
prove motive Now. ! do not think it will
be so very nard to show that this Broth
erson cherished feelings Of revenge to-
ward Miss ChaHoner. But I have to &C
knowledge right here and now that the
most skinful and vigorous pumping OF the
janitor and such other tenants Of the
Hicks street tenement as l have dared to
approach, fails 10 show that he has ever
held any communication with Mrs. SPOTS.
or even knew, of her existence until her
remarkable death attracted his attention.
1 have spent all the afternoon over this.
and with no result. A complete break in
the chain at the very start"
"Humph' we will set that down, then,
as so much against us"
The next. and this is bitter pill too,
Is the almost insurmountable difficulty
slresdy recognized Of determining how a
man without approaching his victim,
could manage to in1ict a mortal stab in
her breast. No cloak Of complete invs-
fbflity has vet been found, even by the
cleverest criminals"
True. The problem Is such as a night
mare offers For years my dreams have
been haunted by gnome who proposes
just such puzzles
But there's an answer to everything,
and I'm sure there's an answer 10 this.
Remember his business He's an invent
or. with startling ideas SO nuoh I've
seen for myself You may stretch prob
abilities a little in his case, and with this
conceded, We may add by way Of offset
TO the difficulties YOU mention, coinci-
oences Of time and circumstance. and his
vtnatnous heart. Oh, / know that I am
prejudjoed, but wait and see, Miss Chal-
hner was well rid Of him even at the
cost Of her life"
She loved him Even her father be
iieves that now. Some lately discovered
letters have come to light TO prove that
Ehe was by no means so heart free as he
supposed. one OF her friends, It seems.
has also cOnfded TO him that once while
she and Miss Challoner were sitting to-
gether, she caught Miss Challoner in the
act OF scribbling capitals over a sheet of
paper They were all r s with the ex-
ception Of here and there neatly turned
O. and when her friend twitted her with
fondnsss for these two letters. and sug-
gested a pleasing monogram, Miss ChaI-
Toner answered. %. b transferring the
letters, as YOU see) and the initials of the
anest man in the world "
Gosh has he heard this story"
Who"
THE gentleman in question
Nj Brothersono"
Yes"
81 don't think SO. It was told me in
confidence"
Told you, MIR. Gryceo Pardon my GU
riosity"
BY Mr. Challoner"
"Oh! by Mr.. Challoner"
He is greatly distressed at having the
dtsEracefui suggestion Of suicide attached
to his daughters name. Notwithstanding
the circumstances Notwithstanding his
full recognition Of her secret prediction
for a man Of whom he had never heard
till the night Of her death. he can not
believe that she struck the blow she did
Intentionally He sent for me in order
to inquire If anything could be done to
reinstate her in public opinion lie dared
not insist that another had welded the
weapon which laid her low SO suddenly
but he asked IT, in my experience. it had
never been known that a woman. hyper
sensitive to some strong mans magnetic
influence, should so follow his thought
as 10 commit an act which never could
have arisen in her own mind. uninfu-
snced. He evidently does not like Broth
erson either"
And what-what did you-say2" asked
sweetwater, with a hating utterance and