Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
TODAY's INSTALLMENT.
.c,nvright, 1911. Street & smith,
,'e,.-ight- 1911, by Dodd, Mead & Co.
PART
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Polnsettas.
Co., rernarkable mani
=. mas not my husband speaking, but
mo passerby. However, l looked up
coorpe with a smile, and found him
ling down at me with much the same
MOI We had often spoken of the odd
Ts..ses one hears in the street. and how
,oresting it would be sometimes to hear
/ rrt1e more of the conversation.
orbat.s case in point" he laughed,
> guided me through the crowd of
A.otergoers which invariably block this
.rt of Broadway at the hour of s. I'VE
vail never know whose eulogy we have
-. hoard A remarkable mani There
T. not many of them"
/ $40 was my somewhat Indifferent re-
i d. II was a keen winter night and snow
&c hacked upon the walks in way
throw into sharp relief the figures of
,ob pedestrians as happened to be
Ialking alone. But 1t seems to me that,
4 far as general appearance goes, the
L. in front answers your description
&ost admirably
4 I nointed to a man hurrying around the
&orner Just ahead of US
Yes hes remarka bly, we'll built l
s oticed him when he came out of the
i ermont.'
This was a hotel we had Just passed.
A Strange Sight.
put it's not only that It's his
i gbt. his very Ariking features, his
& knression-" | stopped suddenly, grip
a rg Georges arm impulsively in a sur
Eria he seemed to share. We had turned
H. corner Immediately behind the man
n whom we were speaking and so had
i m still in full view.
4 What's he doing?" / asked. in low
&bisper We were only a few feet be-
Mind. Look, look don't you call that
1rous?"
Il Nv husband stared then uttered a low
SRather" The man ahead of US, pre-
zpnting In every respect the appearance
IL a gentleman, had suddenly stopped to
N curb and was washing his hands in
H. snow. fmtively, but with vigor and
4 rDose which could not fail to arouse
h. strangest conjectures in any chance
blocker.
81 Plate" escaped my lips. in a sort Of
Nervous chuckle, But George shook his
Y ead at me.
n Of don't like it, he muttered. with un-
AsuaI gravity. Did you see his face"
.fhen as the man rose and hurried away
Nom us down the street. RI should like
II follow i'm. l do believe"
But her we became aware of a quick
\ lsA and udden clamor around the cor
I er We had just left, and, turning quick
s saw that something had occurred on
Broadway which was fast causing a tu-
Hut
What's the matter?" I cried What
"a have happened? Letc go see. George
RerhaNs it has something to do with our
ban"
81 My husband, with a final glance down
10 street a the fast disappearing figure,
Welded to my importunity and possibly
y some new curiosity of his own.
A Tragedy.
Il "rd like to stop that man first" said
"A But what excuse have /? He may
u nothing but a crank. with some crack
&aned idea in his head. Wen soon
&row. for there's certainly something
8fong there on Broadway"
a He came out of the Clermont." l sug-
n stod
| know If the excitement isn't there,
u pat we've just seen is simply a coin
Noence. Then as we retraced our steps
Il the Whatever we hear or
r., don't say anything about this man.
after eight, remember and we prom
r. Adea that We would be at the house
n fore nine"
I'M be quiet"
4 Remember"
1t was the last word he had time to
seak before we found ourselves in the
asst Of a crowd of men and women,
RSuing one another in curiosity or in