Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-28
(Copyrigh 1911. Street 4 SMITH
Copyright 1911, by Dodd, Mead & Coz
TODAY s INSTALLMENT.

1OlJ A ] - IND / AL l. NJ En- ,
1T IS true. Other men have followed
lust such unworthy impulses and been
ashamed and sorry afterwards. was
sorry and | was ashamed, and as soon as
my first anger was over went TO tell her
SO But she mistook nay purpose and
And what
Orlando hesllated. Even his iron turs
trembed before Tie misery he saw-a
misery he was destined TO augment rath-
er Than soothe With pains altogether out
Of keeping with his character. he sought
in the reCesSeS Of his darkened mind FOR
words less bitter and less abrupt than
those which sprang involuntarily TO his
lips. But he did not find them. Though
he pitied his brother and wished to show
that he did. nothing but the stern Ian
guaes suitable 10 the stern fact he wished
10 impart. would leave his lips
''Ard ended the ptifH struggle OF the
moment with one quick unprecedented
blow was what he said. There il no
other explanation possible for this act.
oswald Bitter AS il is for me to ac-
knowledge ii. ! am thus far guilty Of this
beloved womans death But Al God
hears me, from the moment / first saw
her. TO the moment I saw her last / did
not know, nor did for q moment dream
that she was anything to you or TO any
other man of my stamp and station. !
thought she despised my country birth,
my mechanical attempts. my lack ~ arts
tocrstic pretensious and traditions"
"Fd.th""
"Non that I know she had other rea-
sons for Ter contempt the words
she wrote were in rebuLe to the brother
rather than TO the man, / feel my guilt
and depore NY anger can not say
more. ! should but insult your grief by
any lengthy expressions of regret and
so"roW.
4 Groan ~ irtolerable anguish from The
sick mans lips. and then the quick thrust
If his reawakened Intelligence rising su-
perior 90 the overthrow of all his hopes.
"Tor woman Of Edlth's principle to
seek death in a moment Of desperation,
The p"ovocation must have been very
iresi Tel mo n I'm 90 hate YOU through
life-l ca through all eteniN-or if must
Seek IN some uuimag nable failure OF my
own character or conduct the cause of
her nlolerable despair"
Oswald The tone was controlling
ard Vet that 81 one strong man to air
other rs il for us to read a heart 'of
any woman least Of all of g woman OF her
suscepubilities and keen inner life The
wish TO end all comes TO some natures
like q lightning flash from clear Sky. Ii
comes. it goes, often without leaving
sign. But II weapon chances to ne mean
there il was in hand)--theu death fol-
lows the impulse which, given an instant
of thought. would have vanished in a
back sweep Of other emotions. Chance
was the real accessory to this death
by suicide. oswald, let us realize it as
such and accept our sorrow as a mutual
burden and turn to what remains to us
of life and labor Work is griers only
consola ton. Then let US work"
But OF all this oswald had caught but
the one word
Chance he repeated. Orlando l be-
lieve in Cod
Then seek your comfort there / find
il in harnessng the winds in forcing the
powers Of nature TO do my bidding
The other did not speak. and the 81
lence grew heavy. It was broken, when it
was broken, by cry from OSWALD;
NO more said he, no more" Then.
in g yearning accent Send Doris to me ."
Orlando started This name coming so
close upon that word comfort produced a
strange effect upon him. But another
look. AZ Oswald and he was ready to do
his bidding. The bitter ordeal was over;
let him have his solace if ii was in her
power TO give ii 10 him
Orlando upon leaving his brothers
room, did not stop to deliver that broth
er's message directly to Doris he left
This for Truda TO do. and retired imme-
dately TO his hangar in the woods Lock
ing himself in, he slightly raised the roof
and then sat down before the car which
was ia Y.diN taking on shape and assum-
ing that Individuality and appearance of
Senucni life which hitherto he had only
seen IN dreams But his eye which had
ever failed to kndle at this sight be
f.rey shone daily in the semi gloom The
*'r ear coeld wait he would first have
hour iu this solitude Of his own maxi
Ing. The gaze he dreaded, the words
ON Nii.h lie sh'ank could not penetrate
ere. lie might even shout her name
aloud. and only these vindowless walls
would respond. He was alone with his
Iast. lis present and his future
Alone,
He needed TO be The. strongest must
fausc when the precipice yawns before
him. The gulf can be spanned: he feels
himself forceful enough for that, but his
eyes must take their measurement OF it
FIRST; he must know its depths ana posi-
bic dangers only a fool would gnore
these sleeps of Jagged rocS; ana he was
10 fool only q man 10 whom the uneX-
pected had happened. man VINO had
seen his way clear 10 The horizon and
then aad come up against this, Love,
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