Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-21
copyright, 1911 Street & Smithl
,oovright, 1911. by Dodd, Mead &, Coz
TODAY'S INSTALLMENT.

or see II again-iust as | saw ii in the
aarlv morning-but even more plainly, if
,ro+ 3 possible A hall-G should call IT
a hail. though | don't remember seeing
-. rJace like It beforel. with a little
e,sir-ase al the side. up which there
mes man. who stops just at the top
and looks ntently my way. There is
e,reauess in his face--a look which means
,,o GOOD to anybody-and as his hand goes
e, his overcost pocket, drawing out some
ching which | can not describe. but which
nc handles as if it were a pistol, l. feel a
t.,r,ih,a fear, and-and-' The child was
and the hand which was free
HAD sought her heart where 1t lay
l.,cbed, the knuckles showing white in
the dim light
Mr. Challoner watched her with dilated
ovas the spell under which she spoke
t,uirg i'm some degree upon him. Had
no 6nished? Was this all? No; she is
s,aa;lng again. but very low, almost in
= whisper
There is music-a crash-but>1 plainly
500 his other hand approach the object
20 is holding lie takes something from
re end-the object is pointed my way
|, am looking into--into-w what? | do not
LroU can not even see him now. The
snare where he stood is empty. Every
ming fades. and | wake with a loud cry
r NV ears and sense OF death
here" she had lifted her hand and
struck at her heart, opening her eyes as
che did SO yet it vas not | who had
heer shot" she added softly.
MIR ChaUorer shuddered This was like
,aa reapeniug Of his daughters grave.
Rr he mad entered upon the scene with
aH appreciation of the ordeal await
Ing i'm and he did not lose his calm
ness or the control of his judgment
pc seated Miss Scott" he entreatsd,
taking chair himself You have de-
scrIbed the spot and some of the cir
.cumstances of my daughters death as
accurately as If you had been there But
you have doubtless read full account
NJ tfose details in the papers, possibly
setr pictures which would make the place
ai.re real To YOU. The mind Is strange
store house We do not always know
via. lies hidden within it.
That's true" she admitted. But the
man, ] had never seen the man, or any
,rrurc or him and his face was clcarest
IF all I should know it if ! saw if
anywhere 1t is imprinted on my memory
as plainly as yours. Oh. | hope never to
see Thar mani
MIR Challoner sighed: he had really an
dciparcd something from the interview
The Disappointment was keen. A moment
OF expectation; the thrill which comes to
rs all under the shadow of the super
natural and then-this! a yourg and i'm
7gnatve girls dream. convincing to-her-
self but supplying nothing which had not
already been supplied both by the facts
and his own ina gination, \ man had
stood al the staircase. ana this man had
raised his arm. She said that she had
seen something like q pisto. III bis hand,
but his daughter had not been shot. This
he though, it well enough TO point ont to
her
Leaning toward her thar he might get
her fun attention. he waited till her
eyes met his, then quietly asked
Have you ever named this man to
YOURSELF"
SIZE started and dropped her eyes.
"T do not dare to-" said She.
Why"
Because I've read in the papers that
the man who stood there had the same
name as"
Tell me, Miss Scott"