Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-23
THE GATES OF SILENCE" By META snN1Ns AUTHOR FLUSHED

rington Overwhelmingly II was she who,
years past now. had sown the seed of
this last harvest, on that morning when,
secretly, against all prudence and obedt-
ence she had entered into that marriage
with the plausible scoundrel she had last
seen lying dead-shot by Anthony Bar
ringtcn's hand.
A Trivial Sin.
Her sir-such white, romantic, trivial
sin as It had seemed-a secret rather than
sin, surely! And yet what a terrible
harvest from Its seed! Those years of de-
ception of her husband. with their lies and
subterfuges eliminating in that resurrec-
ton Of the dead which had necessltated
Bettys effort to raise the money for the
blackmail and it's awful result; Levas
seur's death, that had stained Tony's hand
with blood and now Jack Rimington-to
be hanged by the neck until he was
deadiN
The horror OF 1t all Right and silent the
woman sat, and seemed to see her fault
like stone flung in a still pond sending
wide and overwhelming circles till the
whole placid surface was In motion.
1t mustn't belt couldn't be! Some
thing must be done to save the innocent
man. unjustly condemned!
Until now she seemed to have been liv
Ing in a dream OF dread; living from hour
to hour with no future before her, with
only the menacing past forever treading
on her heels. Now, when she had moth
ing to lose, when the worst had happen
edit was not heroic, certainly. but she
must act. She must come out OF her hid
ing place and seek out Betty. Even yet
the condemned man might be saved
She fumbled at the neck OF her night
gown and drew out long, slender chain,
on which hung a miniature OF her little
son. The truthful gray eyes-so like his
fathers that their look pierced her heart
-gazed back at her, the poutng lips
smiled Perhaps she would never see him
again now That night when she had
slipped into the dimly lighted nursery and
kissed him while be slept, she had told
herself that she would never see him
again, even while in her heart she had
looked forward to that moment OF re-
union when Toney, frightened by what
his cruelty and mistrust had driven her
to- sought her out and brought her home
More than a month ago! More than a
months absence and silence! Tony cared
nothing not even for the scandal of her
disappearance. Her eyes blind with tears,
she kissed the pictured face OF the child
and slipped from the bed Come what
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and see Betty.
The Landlady.
The landlady knocked at the door be-
fore Mrs BarrIngtons toilet was com
pleted and entered, bearing a cup of tea
and a slice OF burnt, unbuttered toast on
an iron tray
Thank you--how good of youH Edith
said, looking around II did not ring
but l shall be glad OF some tea before
go out"
mo, miss, you didn't ring" the woman
said. in an aggrieved tone; but 1t was
getting that late / was bit anxious.
one never knows with unattached ladies
what may be appening, and I'm cure
spealIin' quite respec full 'ad no stom-
ach for any orror appening in my 'ouse.
LORI the papers is fun of them. That
pore young gentleman yesterday-folk do
say he was thorough wrong 'un-but /
saw Is picture in Reynolds's, and an
opener countenanca"