Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07

Sneak around and maybe we can
see something" replied Elmer hoarse-
ly. His eyes glistened and he was
pale, but game.
They circled around cautiously.
keeping close together. Suddenly FL
mer stopped and dropped to the
ground Mildred, her heart beating
wildly, sank behind him.
II see him. l see him." exclaimed
the lad eXcitedly He pointed and
Mildred saw. not more than so yards
away. a man seated upon a tree read
ing a newspaper. II was Gordon
Kelly. She would have known him as
far as her eyes could reach. She felt
as If she were on the point of scream
ing, or crying. or fainting-she knew
not what. She hastily opened the
handbag and reached for her hand
kerchief-a woman's weapon, wom-
ans protector.
Keep Quiet"
Keep quiet" Kissed Elmer There's
another man there and he'll see US"
Mildred looked again and saw a man
looking on the ground fifteen or TWEEN
ty feet in front OF Gordon.
What shall We do; what shall we
dor" was all she could whisper.
There was a long silence. Finally
Elmer said:
Gee. II l only had a mirror I could
sneak down behind that bush and at
tract his attention"
why, l have a little mirror" ex-
claimed Mildred, reaching for her
handbag again. She produced the ar
tiCle and handed II to the boy
You crawl behind that tree and
wait there" whispered Elmer A mo-
ment later ne began worming his way
toward the bush he had Indicated
| This brought him to within less than
$50 feet of where Gordon was sit
ting Carefully getting his range, he
! flashed a streak Of sunlight across the
shaded page OF GoTdOns newspaper
and repeated the operation imme
diately
Gordon cautiously glanced over his
shoulder. He saw little Elmer peer
ing from behind a bush and beyond
the lad he saw white handkerchief
hutter. Mildred could not resist the
temptation to signal Gordon waved
| an answering sign and then arose. He
walked to the log cabin, followed by
his armed guard. He took baseball,
slit the seam with his knife; then,
| saying to his guard, Il want to do
a little figuring" took a little book of
cigarette papers belonging to the
youngest of the mountaineers and
wrote these words:
IF you have a gun, place it 20 feet
| beyond where this ball lands; II not,
bring help noon tomorrow"
Guard Did Not Call.
He folded the tissue paper three
| times longways and once shortways
| tucked II into the ripped seam Of the
! baseball with his knife, leaving this
edge sticking out (the guard was pay
| ing no particular attention to HIM
and then announced that he guessed
he would take a little exercise.
This time the guard did not call q
companion, as was the custom wheT
Gordon practiced with bat and ball
The idea of two guards was doubles.
originally suggestes by the danger
Gus looking baseball bat that Corridor
swung with such ease. He had be
come such a cheerful and inoffensiv,
captive. however, that on this OCCa
sion his guard decided not to troubl,
any Of his companions, who were a
that time on the shady side of tn,
| cabin. discussing a letter that haC
been received that morning from For.
rest Cain.
Going out in the Open followed by
his guard, pistol In hand, Gordon
hit several high flies. catching the
ball when it came down. Then. as il
inadvertently he drove 1t in such a
manner that 1t fell 200 feet away from
him and beyond a little clump OF
! bushes.
What do you think of that?" he
exclaimed to his guard. Tn losing
my batting eye, ] guess Let's get a
| drink of water and then wen go and
get that ball. II cost SIPS"
II took Gordon fifteen minutes Il
get his drink of water and fuss
around the cabin before he sta rted
after the ball, with his guard follow
| ing closely. He had carefully marked
| the spot where It fell, and when he
reached II his eyes beamed, for TWEEN
~ feet beyond was what he wanted
far more than he wanted the ball
| Picking up the white object, he