Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28

outside his residence in the hope Of
seeing him and becoming acquainted
with his appearance-he might have
been surprised, but he would never have
guessed the evil that this man would
accomplish, and. in some measure, ac-
complish unconsciously
He was not in his club FIVE minutes
when friend tackled him for a con-
cert subscription.
"Anson, you are fond of music. Here
is new viollnist, a Hungarian, who
wants a start. l heard him in Budapest
last autumn He is a good chap. Take
some stalls"
Philip glanced at the program.
"Eckstein at the piano l see! He
must be a star. Who is the soprano?
/ have never heard her name before
Miss Evelyn Atherley," read the
friend over his shoulder. II don't know
her myself. Dine with me here tomor-
row night. We will go and hear the
performance afterward."
Can you distribute stalls among your
acquaintances?"
my dear fellow I will be delighted.
Sorry 1 can't help Jowkacsy a bit my
sell"
you are helping him very well I
will take a dozen; two for you and me;
ten elsewhere, for the claque.'
you are good chap. Hello! There
is Jones. Jones is good for a couple.
Don't forget tomorrow night"
And the good natured enthusiast, who
was terror to many of his friends,
ran off to secure another victim.
Philip had sent his hanson home.
Shortly before eleven he quilted the
club, intending TO walk to Park Lane by
a circuitous route, long enough to con-
sumo a big cigar.
He CHANGED to pass the hall in which
the concert was to take place. a few
people were hurrying from the stage
door. Evidently a rehearsal had just
taken place. A short man, with a huge
aster of flowing locks. that offered
abundant proof of his musical genius,
ran out with a violin case in his hand.
He was about to enter hanson wait
ing near the curb, but the driver said:
Engaged, sir!"
The man did not seem 70 understand,
so the cabby barred his way with the
whip and shook his head. Then the
stranger rushed to a neighboring cab
rank-evidently an excitable gentle
man, with the high-strung temperament
Of art.
A lady quilted the hall few seconds
later.
Are you engaged" Philip heard her
ask the cabman.
NO. miss
Take me to No. "A MAZDA Crescent,
Regents Park" she said. After ar
ranging her skirts daintily she entered
the vehicle.
THAT is odd" thought Philip, who
had witnessed both incidents in the
course of 6 yards walk. He glanced
at the cabman and fancied the man
gave a peculiar look of intelligence to-
ward a couple of fashionably dressed
loungers who stood in the shadow Of the
closed public entrance.
The two men, without exchanging a
word to Philips hearing, went to a
brougham standing at SONG little dis
lance. They entered. The coachman,
who received no instructions, drove off
in the same direction as the hanson,
and, as if to make sure he was being
followed, the cab driver turned to look
behind him.
Once, in Naples. Philip saw a man
stealthily following woman down an
unlighted alley. Without a moment
hesitation he went after the pair, and
was just in time to prevent the would.
be assassin from plunging an uplfted
stiletto into the woman's back. The
recollection of that little drama flashed
into his mind now: there was a sugges-
ton of the Neapolitan braves air in
the manner in which these men stalked
a girl who was quite unaware of their
movements.
He asked himself why a cabman
should refuse one fare and pick up an
other in the same spot The affair
was certainly odd. He would see fur
Their into it before he dismissed it from
his thoughts The distance to Mazda
Crescent was not great
While thinking he was acting He
sprang into the nearest hanson.
"A broughman is following a hanson
up Langham place." he said to the
driver. keep behind them If they
separate, follow the broughman. When
it stops. pull UP at the best place to
avoid notice"
The man nodded, Nothing surprises
a London cabman. Soon the three We
hicles were spinning along the Outer
Circle.
1t was not a very dark night, the
sky being cloudless and starlit. Away
in front, at a point where the two
lines OF lamps curved sharply to the
right and vanished amidst the trees a
row of little, red ..shts showed that
the road was up.
To Be Continued To- morrow.