Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-19
Copyright. 1911, Street & Smith,
.,-,rvright. 1911, by Dodd, Mead & Co
TODAY'S INSTALLMENT.

r,srA was sidence. Mr.. Dunn thus
,rossed attempted no answer; not for
.,u minute The two men were meas
.tng each other-George felt that he did
80 count at all-and they were quite
L ,nuch occupied with this task to
s,.5 the passage of time. To George,
-,o Knew little, if anything of what
,r. silent struggle meant to either. it
,e,,ad that the detective stood no show
baf,re this Samson of physical strength
and intellectual power, backed by a pis-
I'D lust within reach of his hand. But,
.s George continued to look and saw the;
so,~e Of the smaller man gradually di-.
,a,o while that of the larger, the more
,otent and the better guarded, gave I'M
ristskable signs of. secret wavering, he
slowly changed his mind and, ranging
s.,,self with the detective, waited for the
,o-d or words which should explain this
stYstion and render ineligible the
,rfnmph gradually becoming visible in the
,o,Ing detectives eyes
BYr he was not destined to have his Gu
ro.iry satisfied so far. He might wit
moss and hear, but it was long before he
understood.
"Brotherson repeated their host,
after the silence had lasted TO the break
rg point why do YOU call me that?"
Because it is your name"
"you called me Dunn minute ago.
That is true.
why Dunn, If Brotherson is my
name
Because you spoke under the name of
Dynn at the meeting tonight, and if l do
moi mistake that is the name by which
H y6u. are l;roWn here
And you? BY what name are you
lnown'
"lt Is late to ask, isn't it? But I'm
willing to speak it now, and | might not
have been so a little earlier in our con-
yfrsation | am Detective Sweetwater, of
the New York department. of police. and
MY errand here is very simple one.
some letters signed by you have been
found among the papers Of the lady whose
mlster0us death at the Hotel Clermont is
Just now occupying the, attention of the
New York authorities If you have any
information Co give which will in any way
explain that death, your presence will
he wecome at Coroner Heaths office
in New York. If YOU have not, your
presence will. still be welcome At all
events was told to bring YOU You will
he on hand to accompany me in the morn
ing, | am quite sure. pardoning the I'M
conventional means l have taken to make
sure Of my man.
The humor with which this was said
seemed TO rob it of anything like attack,
and Mr. Brotherson. as we shall hereafter
call him, smiled with an odd acceptance
Of the same, as he responded:
81 will so before the police certainly.
haven't much to tell, but what ! have
is al their service. 1t will not help you,
hut have no secrets. What are you do
ug2'
He bounded toward Sweetwater, who
ad simply stepped to the window, lifted
The shade and looked across at the oppos-
ing tenement. .. ,,.---t
81 wanted to see if it was still snow
4 ms. explained the detective, Will a
4 smile, which seemed to strike the other
j fc a blow. IF it was d liberty, please
lardonHl"
Mr. Brotherson drew back The cold air
i Of sell-possessiion which he now assumed,
= presented sue = contrast to the unwar-
q ahed heat OF t..c t'~'nent before that
4 George wondered gIt&uv over It, and
alter when he recapitulateG TO ne the
whole story of this night, it was This in
cldent Of the lifted shade. together with
q The emotion it had caused. which he ac-
hoUledged as being for him the most
4 heNplcahle event Of the evening and the
one he was most anxious to hear ex-
planned
As this ends our connection with this
SIa" / will bid You my personal fare
"e" have often wished that circum-