Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03

mont, 1t was evident enough to us that
the alarm had indeed had its origin in
the very place we had anticipated.
lelt my husbands arm press me closer
TO ms side as we worked our way to-
wards the entrance and presently caught
a warning sound from his lips as the
| oaths and confused cries everywhere sur
rounding us were broken here and there
by articulate words and we heard:
rs it murder?"
: The beautiful Miss Chauoner!"
"A millionairess in her own rightl'
| Killed. they say
"No. No! suddenly dead. that's all ."
Woman's Curiosity
George what shall We do?" [ man
aged to cry into my husbands ear.
Get out of this. There is no chance
of our reaching that door. and l can't
have you standing round any longer in
this icy slush"
| But-but is it right | urged in an
| importunate whisper should we go
home while he
Hush. My first duty is to YOU We
will go make our visit but tomor-
row
Il can't wait till tomorrow" | pleaded,
wild to satisfy my curiosity in regard
| to an event in which ! naturally felt a
keen personal interest
He drew me as near to the edge Of
the crowd as he could There were new
murmurs all about us.
IF it's a case of heart failure. why
send for the poice?" asked one.
IT'S better 70 have an officer or two
here grumbled another.
Here comes a cop
We'll I'm going to vamoose"
I'm tell you what I'll do" whispered
George, who for all his buster was as
curious as myself I'VE will try the rear
door. where there are fewer persons.
Possibly we can make our way in there,
and if we can. Slater will tell us all we
want to know
Slater was the assistant manager of
| the Clermont. and one of Georges old
est friends.
/ Then hurry" said l. Il am being
| crushed here
George did hurry. and in a few min
utes we We're before the rear entrance Of
the great hotel. There was a mob gath
| cred there also. but it was neither so
large nor so rough as the one on Broad
way. Yet ! doubt if we should have been
able to work our way through it if Slater
/ had not, at that very instant shown
himself in the doorway, in company with
an officer to whom he was giving final
instructions. George caught his eye as
soon as he was through with the man,
and ventured on what ! thought a rather
uncalled-for plea.
A Hasty Retuqe.
"T.et rs in slater" he heeead INV
vita r,1I. mn f,io+. e,,l, e., t,an
I,nocl,od ahout 50 nv tba crowd !"
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roo., teI+ ,,,Tse,f Ift+ed M .nd +ta+ l.
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Nv +he eyci+en,er+ - 49, aven+ NJ soon.
or cav, tho ,.,.v oleared for o',r en+rancs
than I made oood nv husbands words by
fsin+inn sv,av in a.rresF
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irps rho sr,au rocantio,, room, -, ,,,hict
II had beer taI-ar VS. ono r ,od ofter
visited and its familiar feat,Ires did NOT
iho1d nv. attantio,, fa,- q ,,,or,a,t Tvtot
ala go, ana ,,,aIeo,r,, NOS, nv, h,,sto,d,s
~ bordfrg close. over, mo and to him
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'u"I 1919, 1-,e,,tI,. ,aonnod thl
@I'u ''9", +,,I ,3;.t,,I l ~ the hotel
VI o.. Nr,,a4,,
If was Of a somewhat different nature
from, ubar I axnected and during the re-
cttaI could not nrevent myself from
Icastino furtive and inoniring eIances at
Ceorge
Fam tho ,veu-I,noun daI,ghter ot
Moses Challoner. had fallen suddenly
dead on the floor of the mezzanine. She
was not known to have been in poor
health. still less in danger of fatal at
tack. and the shock was consequently
great ia. her friends several of whom
were in the building Indeed. it was
likely to prove a shock to the whole com
munity. for She had great claims fol
general admiration and her death must
be regarded as a calamity to persons in
Ian stations of life.