Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-09
Cynthia-ot -the-Minute
Copyright 1911 By Louis Joseph Vance


/. anFtuueG. It's NaAut vas
very great. but by no means so stag
werfnr a. they were led TO believe who
heard ruu1ors OF the old lady's wealth
in gems and Jewels
rach niece had its individual niche
or compartment One tray was entire
lv given over to rings, announcer u
neekiaces. a third 20 bracelets and
brooches. the last 20 a Heterogeneous
asseublage Of strange, rare arueies
whose uniquity alone had been enough
10 render them irresistible to the near
Of the amateur.
Deliberately. piece by piece Madame
savaran took up and examineo .nS =.
lection OF rings. IL isn't too much %
eav that she forgot. temporarily, heI
feil intent with regard TO Sidonie; but
PRESENTLY she came to that which re-
minded her thereof. to-wits an empty
place.
.sidonis." she said. blandly.
..Afadame7'' returned Sidonie. In &C
cents as suave-
.-Ths amethyst rng Of the Due De
Gufse
~Doubtless Madame viii recall that the
setting vas loose and that she IN
istructed me to take il TO the 1e"eier u
repair"
But now Madame savaran was sitting
hack in her chair. watching Sioonie VIII
'catrke attention. a smile OF open oert-
sfon in her eyes and on her lips
Positively. sidonie, you bore me- Do
rba next time this happens. have the
sense 70 divert me with an original lie.
To be entertained with the same oio
ir~orv- Sidonie, wearies me OF you. no"
mach did you get on it,
Ten dollars" replied sidOnie. placid
e.
Is that air.
sidonie grimaced her depreciation OF
tas insult TO the collection.
..Tbe~a pawnbrokers. Madame What
would youg They have no soul!
..Rsastl's said Madame Savaran slow
IL and distinctly
Il was Ike the puff OF wind that dark
ems the surface OF calm waters, FORE
running the storm Sidonie prepared %
nv her head to the whitening blast.
II II no good. trying TO fight the eie-
ments-
You have the ticket. I presume?'
IN Is here Madame" Sidonie read
iIv opened her hand. exposing scrap
OF paper.
Madame savaran gripped her cane and
leaned forward Forked lightnings coulo
be no more terrifying than the flashes
from her steelgray eyes.
lust then the situation was h1heA ASA
sidonie BY the telephone bell
Madame Savaran heard Il ringing In
the adjoining chamber. snorted viciously'
and called Sid0nie devil Go and see
what that isrF she commanded with vio-
Yerre And when Sid0nie hastily disap-
reared she settled hack In the black tenn
per OF a tfgress baked OF her prey.
The inevitable. however. was but tenn
porarIIy deferred She would yet have Il
ont with sidonie-
.-wen~s she demanded acidly, when
Sldonfe returned
young lady calling. madame she
You did, The mistress gathered her
gave her name as Miss Grayce- told
the once 70 send her Up at once"
SELF together again. ready 10 launch the
thunderbolt. what right"
Pardon. madame. but one presumed
the young person was calling in response
10 madame's advertisement" explained
Sidonie hastily. Madame was so con-
rerned 10 replace the excellent Miss
Blddie without loss OF time that T.
BE silent, youi" snapped madame,
hostily replacing the trays and shutting
the 5ewel-case.
Accordingly SidonIe closed her thin
lips She was on the point OF treating
herself 10 a secret smile, 70 think OF
how she had outwftted madame this
once. WEteu she MaG thrown HAAA0 CUM
ulete cCnsterna ton Cor a condition as
nearly approximating that as her COM
pietely cold and calculating nature would
permit to see an open and an mex
plicable smile on the face OF Madams
savaran. a smile that said Aha" OF
SIdonie's painfully acquired lore OF
Madame Savaran's weather signals
counted for nothing.
Il hinted at hideous things, that smile
OF a reservation OF secret strength. OF
Awful potentialitfes. Sobered by alarm
and wonderment the woman hurried
away TO the door. grateful for the re-
spite promised By the knocking that
summoned her
She opened. and there was Cynthia.
Heaven alone, il is believed. knows
how women manage these things. Ger
tain Il is Cynthia had had little sleeT
THE previous night. Before she dared sc
TO bed she had much TO do to make her
self presentable IN the morning-mend-
ing. cleaning. pressing-a task OF tedious
dif1culty when the iron must be heated
BY means Of a patent attachment which
lsubdues the solitary gas Set TO a mere
CHASTITY blue flicker. And after that
when at length free TO lay herself down
there had been what seemed endless
hours OF half-consciOus doing. excite
'ment-a froth in her mind OF fresh i'm
tuFe&GIOrE ana eruDM0US-WorAluE Wit
care to hold back the craved loss Of
consciousness.
A man who had undergone as much
would have felt and looked wretchedly
seedy.
But Cynthia. faltering on the TIRES
hold there. was as fresh and pretty as
any dew-drenched rose at dawn Hel
lcoIor was clear and glowing with
health something with which. nj
doubt. her rapid walk across and W
town had much 20 do. Her manner OF
icomposure moderated by reserve be
came her wonderfully well. That IN
credible ingenuity OF the impoverished
woman Of sensibility cunningly con
rceaIed and denied a score OF lacks and
faults and incongruities IN her attire
Her eyes alone may have betrayed her
fatigue rendering them unusually darl
ard big. though at the same time they
were luminous with hope and conf
dence inspired OF the ease with which
she had gained 20 this presence Of
.bountifui promise. For while she had
been. womanlike. a bit late gettinl
away and had lost some time vainll
scanning The Globe columns for Mad
ame Savaran's advertisement. she has
found none TO dispute precedence with
her when she applied at the hotel desk
In fine she was altogether charming
Madame savaran and her maid granted
this at a glance. though otherwise bOtl
received her appearance with surprise