Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-04
Copyright. 1911, Street &, smith,
Copyright, 1911, by Dodd, Mead &, Coz
TO-DAY s INsTALLMENT.


Early morning saw Sweetwater peering
into the depths Of his closet The hole
was hardly visible. This meant that the
book he had pushed across it from the
other side had not been removed.
Greatly treasured by the sight. he
awaited his opportunity and as soon as a
suitable one presented itself prepared the
hole for inspection by breaking away its
edges and beginning it well with plaster
and old dirt This done, he left matters
to arrange themselves; which they did
after this manner.
Mr.. Brotherson suddenly developed "A
great need OF him. and 1T became com
mon thing for him TO spend the half and,
sometimes. the whole Of the evening in the
neighboring room This was just what he
had worked for, and his constant inter
course with the man whose secret he
sought to surprise should have horne fruit
But il did not Nothing in the eager but
painstakng inventor showed distracted
mind or a heavily -burdened soul In
deed, he was so calm in all his ways, SO
precise and SO selfcontained that Sweet
water often wondered what had become
Of the fiery agitator and eloquent propa
gandist Of new and startling doctrines.
Then. he thought he understood the
riddle The model was reaching its com
pletion, and Brotherson's extreme interest
In IL and the confidence he had in IT'S sue
cess swallowed up all lesser emotions
Were the invention to prove a failure
but there was small hope OF this The
man was too Well poised a mind to over
estimate his work or miscaculate It's
place among modern improvements Soor
he would reach the goal Of his desires. be
praised, feted. made much Of by the very
people he now professedly scorned.
There was no thoroughfare for SWeetwater
here, Another road must be found; some
secret strange and unforeseen method
OF reaching a soul inaccessible TO all or
dinarv or even extraordinary Impressions,
VI ,uld a night OF thought reveal such
a method Night, the very word brought
inspiration. a man is not his fun self at
night Secrets which. under the ordinary
circumstances Of everyday life, lie to deep
for surprise creep from their hiding
places in the dismal hours Of universal
quiet. and lips which are dumb to the
most subtle Of questioners break into
strange and self-revealiuE mutterlngs
when sleep lies heavy on ear and eve and
the forces Of life and death are releasd
10 play with th rudderless spirit
1t was In different words from these
that SweetwateT reasoned, no doubt. but
his conclusions were the same and as he
continued to brood over them. he saw a
ehance-a fools chance. possibly, (but
fools sometimes win where wise men faio
pf in b. baI
in, Notwithstanding his failure to sound
them.
Addressing a letter To- his friend in
Twenty ninth street. he awaited reply in
the shape Of a small package he had or
dered sent to the corner drug store.
When il came he carried ii home in a
state OF mingled hope and misgiving
Was he about 90 cap his fortnight Of
disappointment by another signal failure
end the matter by disclosing his hand:
lose all. or win all by an experiment as
daring and possibly as fanciful as were
his continued suspicious Of this seemingly
upright apd undoubtedly busy man?
lie made no attempt TO argue the ques-
ton. The event called for the exercise of
the most logged elements In his charactr
and upon these he must rely. He would
make the effort he contemplated simply
was all there was 10 IT, But any one not
ing him well that night, would have seen
that he ate little and consulted his watch
continually. Sweetwater had not yet
passed the line where work become rout-
inc and the feelings remain totally under
control
Brotherson was unusually active and
alert that evening He was anxious to
NJ one delicate bit Of mechanism into an
other and he was continually Interrupted
by visitors. Some big event was on in
the sociallstic world. ana his presence was
eagerly demanded by one brotherhood
after another Sweetwater posted at his
loop-hole. heard the arguments advanced
10y each separate spokesman followed by
Brotherson's unvarynE reply that when
his work was done and he had proved
his right 10 approach them with a mes
sage, they might look to hear from him
again, hut not before. His patience was
lne&haustihie but he showed himself re-
liebed when the hour grew too late for
further Interruption. He began 90 whistle
token that an was going well with
him, and SWeetwater who had come 10
understand some of his moods looked for
ward TO an hour or Two Of continuous