Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
TODAY'S INSTALLMENT.
Copyright. 1911, Street & smith,
copyright, 1911, by Dodd, Mead & Coz

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copyright, 1911, by Dodd, Mead & Coz
Then they will bear being turned
over again. l want to be witness of the
operation"
Where will you see Miss Clarke"
Wherever she pleases-only I can't
walk far"
Il think l know the place You shall
have the use of this elevator. 1t has not
heen running since last night or it would
he full of curious people all the time,
hustling to get a glimpse of this place
But they'll put man on for you"
Very good; manage it as you will. I'll
wait here till you're ready. Explain
Yourself to the lady. Tell her I'm an old
and rheumatic invalid who has been used
to asking mis- own questions. I'll not trou-
bic her much. But there is one point she
must make clear to me-"
Sweetwater did not presume to ask
what point, but he hoped to be fully en-
Hghtened when the time came,
And he was. Mr. Gryce had undertaken
to educate him for this work, and never
missed the opportunity of giving him a
lesson The three met in private sitting
room on an upper floor the detectives en-
tering first and the lady coming in soon
after
rs her quiet figure appeared in the
doorway Sweetwater stole a glance at
Mr.. Gryce He was rot looking her way,
Of course: he never looked directly at
anybody: but he formed his impressions
for all that, and SWeetWater was anxious
to make sure of these impressions. There
was no doubling them in this instance.
Miss Clarke was rot a woman to rouse
an unfavorable opinion in any mans
mind OF slight, almost frail build she
had that peculiar animation which goes
with a speaking eye and widely sym
pathetic nature. Without any substan-
tal claims to beauty, her expression was
SO wcmaDly ard so sweet that she was
invariably called lovely
Mr.. GryCe was engaged at the moment
in shifting his cane from the right hand
to the left. but his manner was never
more encouraging or his smile more be-
nevolent
Pardon me" he apologfzed. with one
Of his old fashioned bows Tin sorry
to trouble you after all The distress you
must have been under this mcrring But
there is something l wish especially to
ask you in regard to the dreadful occur
renee in which you played so kind a part.
You were The first to reach the PROSTATE
woman, ! believe
Yes The boys jumped up and ran to-
ward her, bat they were frightened by her
locks and left It for me to put my hands
under Ter and try to lift her up"
"Did YOU manage it,
"j succeeded in getting her head into
my jap, nothing more"
And sat so?'
For some little time mat is. it
seemed !one, though believe II was not
more than a minute before two men came
running from the musicians gallery one
thinks So fast at such time-and feels
SO much"
You knew she was dead, then"
- felt her to he so"
How feito"
- was SURE never questioned it,
You have seen women in a fairt?''
IVES; many tines
What made the difference? Why
should you believe Miss CtslIoner dead
simply because she lay still and apparent
ly lifeless?"
Il can not tell you. Possibly death
tells its own story. only krcw how l
felt"
Perhaps there was another reason ?
Perhaps consciously or unconsciously.
?ou laid your palm upon her heart?'
Miss Clarke started, and her sweet face
showed a moments perpleXity.
Did -" she uueried, musingly. Then
with sudden access of feeling, - may
lave done so; indeed. believe | did. My
arms were around her; it would not have
been an unnatural action"
No, very natural one, | should say.
Can not YOU tell me positively whether
YOU did this or noto"