Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-25
Copyright, 1904 by Edward ]. Clode
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.


With something OF the naval officer in
his handsome, resolute face and well
set-up figure. As a hobby, he had
taken out master mariners certificate,
and he could navigate his own ship in
the teeth Of an Atlantic gale. He loved
to surround himself with friends, mostly
oxford men OF his year. but he seldom
entertained ladies', either on board the
Sea Maiden or in either Of his two fine
mansions
He avoided society In its general ac-
ceptance. refused all overtures to mix
in politics. took a keen delight in using
his great wealth to alleviate distress
anonymously, and earned a deserved
reputation as bear among the few
match making mammas who managed
10 make his acquaintance.
In other respects. az the boy was so
was the mantle same downright
character, the same steadfast devotion
to his mothers memory, the same re-
lentless adherence to a course already
decided on. and the same whole hearted
reciprocity of friendship.
AS he stood in his drawing room be
fore dinner on the evening of the day
Jockey Mason revisited the locality, if
not the surroundings of his capture,
Philips strong face wore an unwonted
expression OF annoyance. He walked to
and fro from end to end of the beauti
ful room, pausing each time he reached
the window to gaze out over the park,
A servant. who entered for the pur-
pose Of turning on the electric lights and
~
most impatiently, to wait until Philip
and his guests were at dinner.
A TELEGRAM-10 pit black
A telegram came. Arson opened 1t
and read:
''Was dressing TO come TO your place
when Granger teleeraphed for me to
act as substitute Lincoln Quarter SEES
slons. Must GO down at once.
FOX"
mo answer. he said, adding, to him
self:
That's betters Foxs caustic humor
would have worried me tonight, ! wish
Abingdon would come. ! am eager to
tell him what has happened"
Now, punctuality was one Of Mr.. Abb
ingdon's many virtues. AT half past
seven TO the tick his brougham depos-
tied him at the door.
The two met with a cordial greeting
That showed the close ties Of mutual
good fellowship and respect which bound
them together
Fox won't be here said Philip.
"Grainger has broken down-ill health,
| suppose-aad wired for him to go to
Lincoln"
"Ah, thats d mn for Fox. He is
clever fellow. and if he manages TO tell
The jury a joke or two he will influence
a verdict as unfairly an any man
know"
Does it not seem to you to be rather
an anomaly that justice, which In the
abstract is impeccable, too often de-
ponds on other issues which have no
possible bearing on the merits OF the
dispute itself?'
MY dear boy. that defect will con-
tinue until the crack of doom. Pas
cal laid 1t bare in an epigram-"Plais'
ante Justice, qu' une rivere on une mon
taigne borne, Nerte au deca du Py-
renees, erreur au della" 1t all depends
on which side the Pyrenees Fox hap
pens TO be
Unfortunately, l am straddling the
water shed at this moment | have
made a very unpleasant discovery,
Abingdon. and | am glad We are alone
to-night-we can speak freely. Some
people named Sharpe & Smith wrote to
me YESTERDAY
~ know them-an old fashioned firm
% solicitors
We'll, they urged me to give them an
appointment on a private matter, and
di so They began by trying to cross
examine me but that was an abject
failure. Seeing that whatever they had
TO say must stand on it's own legs. they
told me an extraordinary story, II ap-
pears that at a place called The Hail,
Beltham. Devon, lives an elderly baro-
net. named Sir Philip Morland''
"Morland Philip Morland''
"Ah, you remember the name, II
was given to n young derelict who once
figured in the dock before YOU on a
charge of being in unlawful posses
sion"
THE matter is not serious. them
1T is very serious The real Philip
Morland Is my uncle"
DO you mean TO say that YOU learned
this fact for the first time day from
Sharpe d SMITH"
Philip laughed BY this time they
"'"Te seated 81 the table, ana their talk
depended to a certain extent on the
comings and goings of servants. At a
dinner en- famille. the presence OF a
pouderous butler and solemn lackeys
was dispensed with.
"Oh, you lawyers" lie cried That
nice sort of leading question But
marvellous as 1t may seem TO YOU.
must answer Yes My mothers maiden
name was Morland Her brother was
much older than she. and il appears the
dear woman married to please herself
thereby mortally offending the baronet -
why the 'offense'3"
because my fathers social position
was not equal to that Of the aristocratiC
Morlands Moreover. her brother had
an accident in his youth which rem
dered him irritable and morose From
being a pleasant sort OF man-w hich
indeed, he must have been. did he shar,
sught OF my mothers nature-he grew
into mlsanthrope. and gave his life