Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17
Initials Only" By Anna katherine C1sn,
A Thrilling Mystery Story of Modyn Times

naivete which seemed real enough to him
Wei, leave out the fretful II you
must. but keep in the enactng. | have
been eNacting. you know"
silence. broken only by the scratching
Of the stubborn. illy-drected pen
IT'S down" she whispered She said,
aiter~ard. that it was like writing with
a ghost looking over ones shoulder
Then add. Mr.. 8rotherson has had a
slight attack Of fever, but he is getting
we'll fast, and Will soon DO | run on
too Quckly2'
80, no; / can follow"
words. only her sense Of duty upheld
her Gladly would she have torn the sheet
In two and rushed away How could she
add sentences to this hollow phrase, the
mere employment Of which seemed a sac
riIcge Dear Miss Chaoner. Oh, she was
dear but
Unconsciously the young head dropped,
and the pen slid from her hand
But not without losing breath, Ell.
Doris"
AS he laughted. she smiled There
was heroism In that smile, Oswald
Brotherson, Of which you knew nothing
You might speak a little more SLOWLY, '
She admitted
Quietly he repeated the last phrase
90 But he is getting we'll fast and will
soon be ready TO take up the manage
ment Of the Works which was qlven him
Just before he was taken M That will
show her that am working up he
brightly remarked, Doris carefully
penned the last word. "Of myself you
need say nothing more unless he
paused and his face took on a wstful
look, which Doris dared not meet: "un-
10 h44f lg,l~ I.yr
been only passing indisposition. If she
knew had been really IN, she would suf
fer, and perhaps act imprudenty or suffer
and not dare TO act at all. which might
be sadder for her still Leave it where
it is and begin about yourself Write "A
good deal about yourself so that she will
see that you are not worried and that all
Is well with us here Can not you do that
without assistance? Surely YOU can tell
"A queer name, he admitted at last.
u never heard the likes of it here be
fore. Shally something shally- Shall
ly-"
"Chaloner?"
Yes. that's IT, How could you guess
He's from New York Nobody knows
why he's here. Don't seem to have no
business"
We'll, never mind Run on. Johnny
and don forget to come earl
anu ubl / forget TO come carrier kOmOE-
row Mr. Brotherson gets tired waiting 80
Does he? IN come quick then quick
as ! can run And he sped off a a
pace which promised well for the morrow
Challoner! There was but one Challo-
ner in the world for Doris Scott, Edith s
father. Was this he? 1t must be, or why
this haunting sense of something half re
membered as she caught glimpse OF his
face Ediths father and he was APP
preaching, approaching rapidly, on his
way back to town Would he stop this
time? AS the possibility struck her
she trembed and drew back, entering the
house, but pausing in the han with her
ear turned 10 the road She had not
closed the door, something within--a hope
or a dread-had prevented that Would
he take 1t az an invitation to come in?
No, no, she was not ready for such an
encounter vet. He might speak Edith s
name; oswald might hear-and with a
gasp she recognized the closeness of his
step; heard II lag, almost halt Just where
the path to the house ran into the road
side. But it passed on He was not
going to force an interview yet She
could hear him retresting further and
further away. The event was not for this
day thank Cod She would have one
night at least in which to prepare her
self
To Be Continued in Next Issue.