Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
ne AISylC NdoC Stories EU0 Written
BY j. W. M'CoNAUGHY
y J. w. M'CoNAUGHY.

SisLeuiS'
moment later Mrs. Wyatt sort OF
sWeHeo INTO the oflce with Bruce Ar
sSle III low. haHtoh greeted poth cor
dlaily ana Iound chairs tor them near
his desk.
Mr. kayton, said Argyle. after they
were comfortably settled. Mrs. Wyatt
has remembered something MY father
sald that she thinks might be a real
cieW LOT YOU to work on
es' declared the lady, earnestly,
pehdlhS toward the great detective and
iiXlng nm with her round eyes. ! don
Nno" what brought II INTO my mead.
was eatlhs 'reakiast-drlnklhg my col
men s"uoehiN came |" me.
mean 10 say recalled distinctly con
versa 'loil 't'at we nae "i.ce at tne 'aoi@
wien ne was Feaull's me morning p"
per couldn repeat ms words exactly
but whatever he said was suggested by
case III the Papef-do you Know what
mean
Attempted elackmaiI'
But you told me- protested Bruce
JUST moment Mr. Argyle gently
ihterposed the detective ID" you re
iilenIpei what .Ile case III tile paper was?
wei can say poSl'lNelE' returned
NhrS' wyatt, mean To say ooh
Nno"' pu' "hd' ne sa'o was ll8' ne
sphe INTO something
W Wis sort' interrupted haytoh.
ven tila' ne was speculatlhs or IN
Ves'lhs-ahd ne wished ne hadh I. AND
WHAT lelt at tne Tune Was-l uSlhclg
iei iilei l..tnat ne was III dahser
VI what! demanded hayton' with IN
terst.
That he was in danger OF being taken
aaVantage Of
V, ATQNl{.
you tod me somebody was trying to
oiacklhalI MN.
! Know returned the lady, with the
ar OF one who knows what she is about
nut I've been thinking 1t over and it's
| lnuch more clear TO me. DO you know
what l mean?
| Then you don't think it was black
mailing case in the paper?'' asked Kay
ton.
| Well l don't know, admitted the
lady, i think 1t was Brace put that in
my mind
you don't recall the date of the pa
peru
No Mrs Wyatt replied, but instantly
| frightened. But 1t vast must have
| peen perore went away she explained
eagerly because 1t was his death that
| brought me pack, you know
Kayton repressed strangling desire
! TO !augh i see, he said. THANK you
very much' Mrs. wyatt. 1t s most prob
apie that man IN Mr.. Argues position
! should nave thought himself liable to be
| taken advantage OF
was sure you'd see something it'
beamed Mrs. Wyatt III be so glad If
We thousht OF II III tlme TO heip. mean
u say II seems as II we d never md out
the truth don't mean to hurry you,
MT hayton' out mere are the papers again
| inns morning trying TO snow now that
! Bruce did IL ana that Just as awful as
TO say that Mary dld lt-and' by the way
l W~hl W Mo" "lih' 'lat peFSohal meant
I-they tod me 10 ask you.
hayton began 10 look ike haunted
animal uhoSr inns Peiting shower OF
"orus'
| wen, MIS- wyatt he Saao' stifIhg
sign, 'hat Is SIMPLY an attefhpt 10 reach
an old elhpioSee nAIhed Nsthah Mllls' VINO
mas information tne LAWYERS would IKE 10
get hoiu OF resaruihg MI ArgyIe pusl-
ness ahairs' ne always lhoorsed N
M
| On sald the ladN' plainly olsappolnt-
co. i thought, perhaps-I mean to say -
You've got an appointment, Mrs
| wyatt broke IN Argyle taking advan-
| tage or the hrst instant the Voluble lady
|
"Oh, my dressmaker! she exclaimde,
| sprlnglns UP. III SO sorry, Mr.. kayton
but it's after eleven. You have to keep
your appointments with dressmakers just
| like doctors and dentists. and ] suppose
It's the same way with detectives. They
Keep you waiting hours but that doesn't
matter, you see, you pay them-do you
know what mean?
| III go down to the taxi with you
and'-Bruce tried to dam the flood.
Il know" declared Mrs Wyatt, wheel
ing on him. You think I'm talking too
much, Bruce, but when | have anything
to say, l have 10 say it my own way
| shouldn't have said anything if you
hadn't asked me to. Now, don't hurry
me. I'm not going without saying good
| by to Mr.. Kayton and
| "Good-by, Mrs. Wyatt. said kayton
| with more promptness than might be con
sidered courteous
| Good -by!' said Mrs Wyatt, drawing
herself up And with a frigid bow she
| StalL<ed followed nv Bruce. who lin