Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-01
"The Gates of Silence"
THRILLING PoR-
BEHIND


psled
YES yes most certainty will see
her at once"
He dismissed Miss Tremiett summarily
and as she went out hy the door leading
to the clerks office she heard the private
door Of Saxe's room open and clerk an
nounce, Miss Lumsden SIR
So II was woman who had caused that
phenomenon a flush on Paul SaNes olive
cheek Red haired Miss Tremlett, hurry
ing back TO her place in the big, airy
room which all day long throbbed and
vibrated with the click Of 20 typewriters.
wondered a little sourlv II II were Miss
Iumsden who was Ike an American
Beauty rose. and knew the bubble Of A
dream had burst
Miss Lumsdcnt
SAKE Is Hurt.
There was very little Of the rose about
the girl whom Paul SAKE went forward
10 greet his hand outstretched concern
In voice and look As she stood there, in
the center Of the bare city office. Betty
Lumsden looked almost plain her eyes
were red and swollen with weeping. her
colorless lips were drawn with pain.
SAKE felt sense Of outrage as he looked
At her. How dare che look like this-how
dare she2
Mr. SAKE, YOU have heard what has
happened -
She made no pretense at acknowledging
his greeting. though she sank into the
chair he offered her The action was me
chanical she felt as though her shak-
ing limbs must give beneath her
What" a startled note beat in Paul
saxes voice He had not seen Betty
Lumsden since her Illness He had heard
nothing Of her recovery-almost as
strange and inexplicable as the seizure
itself had been
What has happened Miss Betty"
The girl made an effort 10 speak, hut
for a moment no words escaped audibly
from her white lips She fumhled with
paper that she held, ana handed It to
hims
"tle has been arrested-Mr. Rlnlnqton
has been arrested for-what happened
that night In Tempest street-ln that
house where you and we're"
Hush" AS SAKE took the paper his
hand closed over hers for a second, warn
nely His eyes searched the paper for
the brief facts that were no news to him
But. as his eyes caught sight OF two or
three lines " blurred print in the stop.
press column, a change came over his ex-
preston
ESCAPE FROM BRlXToN PRISON.
Il is understood that the man Le-
Vasseur, under remand for the muir
der Of J. j. Fitxstephen, broke out OF
Jail this morning
The face Paul SAKE turned 10 the wait
ing girl was as CHASTITY az Bcttys own
"Impossibe,' he muttered "Impossi-
Bile" And ia him. as to terrified wom-
an in the little telephone room Of the
house by the river there came a sudden
vision ~ Edmond Leyasseur. as az ter
ror in ambush a hidden, wounded, mad
dened beast crouching to spring
An Appeal
But It isn't Impossible" Betty cried.
with a little historical catch in her voice
II has happened Mr. SAKE only I can
save him-only YOU can help me TO do #
have come to appeal to YOU for that
helm
My Dear Miss Betty You know al
ready that ! am AZ your service in all
ways. but aren't YOU taking an unneces-
sartiy gloomy view Of the case2 Mr. Rim
ington has been arrested, but what Of
thate 1t is possible and probably only
little freak on the part OF our facetiously
minded police, ana in a day or two YOU
and he VIII he laughing over the matter"
Laughing what was laughter That
was the question Betty 1umsdens sea
gray eyes seemed to ask him. even in his
own ears his tone did not ring with any
sound Of conviction To the girl his words
carried absolute iusincerity.
is 81 possible 70 take too grave a view
Of the caso2' she asked, quickly Il don't
think so ] can't think that YOU do either
Mr. SAKE IOu know. as | know that we