Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
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Gently, gently my friend Don't eX-
cite yourself An these murders have
been committed with a definite purpose
in view. with a devils instrument, and
for the devils own stake-riches. Those
riches, Mr., Narkom. were 20 come in
the shape Of precious stones, the glo-
rious sapphires of Ceylon. And five Of
the eight men who were to reap the bar-
vest Of them died mysteriously in the
vicinity of Lemmingham House"
"CIeek! My God"' Narkom sprang up
as he spoke and then sat down again
ip a sort Of panic. And he Darlington
Edwards the man that lives there. deals
in precious stones. Then that mani
Gently. my friend. gently-don't bang
away at the first rabbit that bolts out
Of the hole-it may be a wee one and
you'u lose the buck that follows. Two
men live in that house, remember Mr..
Archer Blaine is Mr. Darlington Ed
wards heir as well as his nephew, and
who knows?"
My God, what a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
a horrible confederation. CIeek, YOU
| knock the last prop from under me; you
was only a woman's wild imaginings,"
said Narkom, getting up suddenly, all
a-tremble with excitement. Good God!
to have Miss Nalmond's story corrobo-
rated in this dreadful way"
Miss Valmonda Who's sheo Any re-
| lation to that Miss Rose Valmond whose
name one sees in the papers so frequent
~ in connection with gifts TO Catholic
orphanages and founding homes"
The same lady replied Narkom
/ Her charities are numberless, her life
| a psalm. / think she has done more
good in her simple. administrative way
| than half the guilds and missions in
| London. She has an independent fortune
and lives Gin company with an invalid
and almost imbecne mother and her
brother, who is, l am told, studying for
the priesthood). in a beautiful home sur
rounded by splendid grounds, the walls
Of which separate her garden from that
| Of Lemmingham House"
"Ah, I see. Then she is a neighbor
| Of Darlington Edwards"
yes. From the back windows Of her
residence one can look into the grounds
OF his That is how Cleek," Mr.. Mar
l koms voice shook with agitation. you
/ will remember that I said, a little time
| hack, that | would have something star
tling to tell you in connection with Bar
| rington- Edwards something that was
not connected with that old army sean
dial? II It had not been for the high
| character Of my informant-if it had
| been any other woman in an England
/ should have thought she was suffering
| from -fancying things as the re-
suit Of an overweight mind sent into
| a state of hysteria through all those
abominable crimes in the neighborhood.
/ but when it was she-wheu IL was Miss
! Nalmond-"
! "Oho," said CIeek. screwiug around
suddenly. Then Miss Valmond told YOU
something with regard to Darlington
/ Edwards
Eyes. A horrible something She
| came to me this morning looking as I
hope 1 shall never see a good woman
look agaiu-as if she had been tortured
TO the last limit Of human endurance.
She had been fighting a silent battle
/ for weeks and weeks, she said, but her
| conscience would not let her keep the
appalling secret any longer; neither
would her duty TO heaven. Weakened
in the dead of night by a sense of on
preston, she had gone to her window
| to open IL for air. and looking down
! by chance into the garden OF LemminE-
/ ham House she had seen that man
whose body was the first TO be discov-
| cred come rushing out OF the rear door
/ of Darlington Edwards place IN his
pajamas. closely followed by "a man
lwhom she believed To- be harrington
Edwards himself; and she had seen that
man unlock the door in the side wall
| and push the poor wretch out into the
road, where he was afterUard found by
/ the constable"
GOOD Cod
'Ah, you may well say that in the
/ light of what you have yourself UNI
/ earthed. But there is even worse TO
| come. Unable 10 overcome "a frlghtfuI
fascination which drew her night after
night to that window. she saw that
| same thing happen again % the fourth
/ and finally to the fifth mantle web
| footed one-and the last time she saw
the face Of the pursuer quite plainly
/ 10 was Darlington Edwards"
'Sure Of that, was she? Sure"
Absolutely. Il was the positive GER
| tainty b. was he that drove her at last
| 60 speak,
/ Cleek made no reply no comment.
! merely screwed round on his heel and
| took To- pacing the floor again. After "a
! minute however.
Mr.. Narkom.r Pc saId haltlug alb
ruptly. "T suppose au my old buds are
! stin iU The locker of the limousine
aren't they Good 7 thought su Give
LcHuarI The signal. VIII youo must
risk the old car lu an emergency like
1Hs Take me ursg ro tile cable or
nee please. then to the murtuary. ami
| aftervard zoo Miss Namnud s. home
hate 'p torture her further. poor Esrl.
| but Z must Ge. all sao facts of this first
hand
To be Continued To-morrou.