Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-23
Copyright, 1911, Street e. Smith,
Copyright 1911, by Dodd, Mead & Coz
TODAY'S INSTALLMENT.

You will pardon me If I press this mat
ter. have been given to understand
that. Notwithstanding your break with
Miss Chanoner. you have kept up your
visits to the Clermont. and swere even on
the spot at the time Of her death"
"On the spot?'
In the hotel, l mean"
There you are right; I was in the no.
tel"
At the time OF her death?'
Very near the time. ! remember
hearing some disturbance in the lobby
behind me. just as ! was passing out at
the Broadway entrance"
you did-and did not return"
why should | return? l am not a man
OF much curiosity There was no rea-
son why I should connect a sudden alarm
in the lobby of the Clermont with any
cause Of special interest to myself"
This was 50 true and the look which
accompanied the words was so frank that
the coroner hesitated a moment before
he said;
Certainly not, unless well, TO be di-
rect, unless you had Just seen Miss Chal-
loner and knew her state of mind and
what was likely to follow your abrupt
departure
u had no interview with Miss Chal-
Toner"
But you saw her? Saw her that even
ing and just before the accident"
Sweetwaters papers ratified; it was the
only sound to be heard in that moment
OF silence. Then
What do you mean by those Words"
inquired Mr. Brotherson, with studied
composure. I have said that l had no
interview with Miss Challoner. Why do
you ask me then II I saw herr"
Because I believe that you did From
q distance possibly, but yet directly and
with no possibility OF mistake
do you put that as a question"
II do Did you see lrer figure or face
that night?'
Il did"
Nothing-not even the rafting Of
Sweetwater's papers disturbed the ST
lence which followed this admission.
From where?" DR. Heath asked a last.
From a point far enough away to
make any communication between us i'm
possible l do not think you will re-
auire me to recall the exact spot"
IF II were one which made 1t posi-
BILE for her to see you az clearly as YOU
could see her, / think it would be very
advisable for you to say So
1T was-such-a spot"
Then | think l can locate It for you, or
DO you prefer to locate it yourself?'
Il will locate It myself I had hoped
not to be called upon TO mention what
l can not but consider a most unfortu.
nate coincidence. AS a gentleman, you
will understand my reticenCe and also
why il Is matter of regret To me that
with an acumen worthy OF your position
YOU should have discovered fact which,
while il can not explain Miss Challoner' $
death, will drag our little affair before the
public and possibly give il a prominence
in some minds which | am sure does not
belong to It, | met Miss Challoner's eve
for one instant from the top of the little
staircase running up to the mezzanine. !
had yielded thus far 10 an impulse I had
frequently combated to seek by another
interview to retrieve the bad effect which
must have been made upon her by my
angry note l knew that she frequently
wrote letters I'm the mezzanine at this
hour, and got as far as the top Of the
staircase in my effort to Join her But |
got no further When ! saw her on her
feet with her face turned my way, / re-
memhered the scorn with which she had
received my former heartfelt proposals,
and, without taking another step for
ward, | turned away from her and fed
down the steps and so out of the build
ing by the main entrance. She saw me,
for her hand flew up with a startled ges-
ture, but ! can not think that my pres
ence on the same floor with her could
have caused her to strike the blow which
terminated her life Why should L. No
woman sacrifices her life out OF mere re
greet for the disdain she has shown a man
she has taken no pains to understand" o.
His tone and his attitude seemed 10
invite the concurrence Of Dr Heath In
this statement But the richness of the
one and the grace OF the other showed
TIE handsome speaker on to such advan-
tage that the coroner was rather in.
3ined to consider how a woman. even Of