Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-08
TODAY S INsTALLMENT.

she turned on him with an unfortu-
nate fare OF anger. I was alone" she
said sharply
he returned her glance with keen
look and al something he saw in her face
his manner changed and the smiling mask
she had grown 30 fear fell over his face
again.
MY dear, apologize Thought
heard voices thought perhaps you Nere
having battle royal with that Niff
white rabbit OF maid ~ yours Bits my
BELIEF you bully her horribly
a Womsns Wit.
His new tone frightened Edifh RayTine
ton--this susve. rallying tone thar he had
come to use 90 her in The last few
weeks since their return 70 England
more than that one sharp sentence ~
accusation and suspicion had done She
streve to fall into his humor
How odious you are. Anthony never
bully any one have YOU 10 dc ain the
builyine | was busy writing letters
As she spoke she settled herself before
her writing table making ostentaiious
play Of paper and pens in the hope that
he might 60 away
You reserve an the bullying for me en-,
little woman" re hent over the sack Of
Come pui away that silly writing /
want you To talk 20 me Like Hamlet
my little body is aweary of this great
world Come along We ought To- have a
fire that We could look At and see pic
lures in-iis as cold as winter todsy
Feel that he laid his fingers softly
against her cheek.
She drew away With = perish exclama-
ticn OF annoyance
Anthony. what brutal thing to do
Darlington laughed
Poor Edith saint aud MARTYR He
caught her face IN his hands and turned
II up 10 hin What's The natter Has
Master PhHip been giving troubee WHY
has nothing gone wrong Then be
lieve YOU arc developing a temper my
Edith-a tendency TO he sterny nipped in
the bud
She rubbed her cheek against bis hand
II am sorry, but Won DO worry me so
You take such extraordinary notions into
YOUR head about hearing voices youll be
seeing weird things next green cats and
blue snakes
She spoke softly that her words might
NOT carry to The man in the next room
Every sentence Darlington spoke fell on
her heart With a hideous sense OF hu-
then and there We're 10 discover the truth
and kin hef for the deception she had
practiced upon him he would he acting
in the only way possible consistent with
honor
II assure YOU | heard what might be
called language proceeding from this
apartment lie had released her face
from his hands and was now Standing
upright BIZ her chair What are v,,u
doine-wasting paper? Women are like
ohildren-they love to be scribbling on
ANYTHING white and clean they see Hal
lea What's that"
Edith Darlington started 20 her feet
as white as paper. A crash In the next
room. as Of fome heavy falllnq object
drove the blood from her heart Anthony
Darlington darted quick look at his
The adjoining bed room Edith followed
instinct 70 be in at the desth--even II Il
were her own death.
The Search
The bed room into which Mrs Barring
ton followed her husband was empty and
Of imma aulate tidiness. for Nictorne. The
little French maid who had come over
from Auteuil with the rest Of the servants
when The Barringtons returned 10 their
house in Princes Gate, was the soul 81
order and neatness
The noise can not come from these
rooms Edith heard herself saving and
her voice came to her own ears as from
an immense distance
Darlington paid NOT the slightest heed
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