Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
Initials Only" . By Anna katherine Greer
A Thrilling Mysfoy Story of Modern Times

pTeIHatufelS. Wnen VIII you De TeddS lOT
this business?"
81 must be at headquarters tomorrow"
Good then let it be tomorrow. tax
| icab. Sweetwater. The subway for the
young l can no longer manage the
stairs"
A Concession.
/ ut is true there seems to be some
thing extraordinary in the coincidence"
Thus Mr.. Brotherson. in the presence
Of the inspector.
But that is all there is TO It," he
easily proceeded. II knew Miss Chal-
loner and l have already said how much
and how little had to do with her death
The other woman I did not know at all
. did not even know her name A prose
oution based on grounds so fimsy as those
you advance would SAVIOR of persecution
would IL not -
The inspector surprised by this unex-
pected attack regarded the speaker with
an interest rather augmented than dimin-
ished by his holiness. The smile with
which he had uttered these concluding
words Yet fingered on his lips, lighting
up features Of mould too suggestive of
command to be associated readily with
guilt That the impression thus pro-
duced was favorable, was evident from
the tone of the inspectors reply:
We have said nothing about prosecu-
ton, Mr.. Brotherson We hope TO avoid
any such extreme measures, and that we
may the more readily do so, we have
given you this opportunity TO make such
explanations as the situation, which you
yourself have characterized as remark
able, seems to call for"
Il am ready But what am I called
upon to explain? ! really can not see sir
Knowing nothing more about either case
than you do, fear that l shall not add
much to your enlightenment"
You can tell us why with your seem
ing culture and obvious means, you
choose to spend so much time in sec
ond-rate tenement like the one in Hicks
street"
Again that chill smile preceding the
quiet answer:
Have you seen my room there? 1t is
piled to the ceiling with books When |
was a poor man, | chose the abode suited
TO my purse and my passion for first
rate reading. AS I grew better off. my
time became daily more valuable. | have
never seen the hour when / felt like NOV
ing that precious collection. Besides, |
Ing class, and am willing to be thought
one OF them l can find time to talk TO
| hard pushed mechanic as easily as to
such members OF the moneyed class as |
encounter on stray evenings at the Hotel
Clermont. | have led may say that |
am leading-a double life; but OF neither
am l ashamed, nor have / cause to be
Love drove me to ape the gentleman in
| The halls of the Clermont: a broad human
interest In the work OF the world to live
as a fellow among the mechanics OF
| Hicks street"
But why make use OF one name as a
gentleman of leisure and quite different
one as the honest workman"
'Ah, there you touch upon my real
secret. l have reason for keeping nv
Identity quiet till my invention is com
pleted
"A reason connected with your an
archistic tendencies"
| Possibly" But the word was uttered
! in way to carry little conviction IL
| am not much of an anarchist" he now
| took the trouble to declare, with a care
| less lift of his shoulders Il like fair pIay
! but shall never give you much trouble
| by my manner of insuring it, have too
| much at stake My invention is dearer
to me than the overthrow OF present in
stitudons. Nothing must stand in the
way OF its success, not even the satisfac-
ton Of inspiring terror in minds shut to
every other species OF argument. I have
uttered my last speech; you can rely on
me for that"
we are glad to hear 1T. Mr. Dunn.
Physical overthrow carries more than the
immediate sufferer with it."
II this were meant as an irrtant II did
not act successfully. The social agitator,
the political demagogue, the orator whose
! honeyed tones had rung with biting in
vective in the ears OF the United Brother
hood OF the Awl, the Plane and the Trow-
el, simply bowed and calmly waited for
! the next attack
Perhaps 1t was OF nature to surprise
even him.
We have no wish" continued the in
spector. ITO probe too closely into CON
Germs seemingly quite removed from the
main issue. You say that you are ready.
nay more, are even eager to answer all
questions. You viii probably be anxious
then to explain away a discrepancy be-
| tween your word and your conduct which
has come 10 our attention. You were
| known to have expressed the intention OF
spending the afternoon of Mrs SPOTS
death in New York and were supposed to
have done so, yet YOU were certainly seen
In the crowd which invaded that rear
building at the first alarm Are you CON
scious OF possessing a double, or did you
fan to cross the river you expected
TOT"
Il am glad this has come up" The
tone was one Of self-con graduation which
would have shaken Sweetwater sorely
had he been admitted to this unofficial
examination Il have never confded to
any one the story OF NV doinEs on that
unhappy afternoon because | knew of no
one who would take any interest in them
But this is what occurred. / did mean 20
go to New York. and l even started on
my walk TO the Bridge at the hour men
toned. But got into a small crowd on
the corner OF Fulton street. in which
poor devil who had robbed a vendors
cart of a few oranges, was being hustled
about. There was no policeman within