Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-04

I Investments, the names of his chief en-
plOyees. the members Of his yachts
crew, the topography of his Sussex es-
tate. Nothing was too trivial. no de-
tail too unimportant. to escape note
undecipherable to others and a niche in
retentive memory.
He made a friend Of one Of Philips
footmen by standing treat and listen
ing reverently TO his views on the next
days racing. He persuaded one kitchen
maid in Park Lane and another at Fair
fax Hall that he had waited all his life
| to discover a woman he could love devot-
eddy. II was q most important discov-
cry when he unearthed in dingy hotel
the man whom Philip had dismissed for
! tampering with the locked portmantesu.
From this worthy he first heard of the
| quaint adjunct to the belongings of the
young millionaire, and judtcious inquiry
| soon revealed that there was hardly
| servant in Philips employ who did not
credit the Gladstone bag with being the
repository OF the millionaire's fortunes.
Ordinary people will credit any nom
sense where diamonds are concerned.
Even an educated criminal like Victor
Grenier believed there might be some
| foundation for the absurd theory which
found ready credence among the do
mestics.
He never made the error of planning
a burglary or adroit robbery whereby
the bag might come into his possession.
| If it did contain diamonds and especially
! If it contained unique specimens. it was
absolutely useless to him. But his vitals
| yearned for Anson's gold, and the ques-
ton he asked himself in every unoccu-
| pied moment was how he might sue
coed in getting some portion of it into
! his own pocket.
! One day a quaint notion entered his
mind. and the more he thought OF It the
| more it dominated him. lie was tall
and well made, II slim in figure and his
face and never lost the Elasticity given
| ii by his stage experience.
! He had only heard Philips voice once.
but his features and general appearance
were now quite familiar to him. and he
undertook series of experiments with
| clothing and makeup to ascertain il he
! could personate Arson sufficiently well
| to deceive any one who was not an in
! innate acquaintance. Soon the idea be-
came a mania, and the mania absorbed
/ the mans intellect. To be Philip An
t son for a day, week; what would he
| not give for the power!
! One evening when Jocky Mason en-
! tered Greniers apartments he started
| back with an oath, as stranger ap-
| preached him in the dim light and said:
| Wen, Mason, and what do you WANT"
| The ex-burglar and man-slayer
| seemed to be so ready to commit muir
| der that Grenler himself was alarmed
I Hold hard, old chap he said, In his
natural voice. II am only trying an
experiment on YOU
What tomfoolery is this?" shouted
! the other, gazing at him with the sus-
| picious side glance Of discounted dog
which has been startled by some person
! familiar to it in ordinary guise but mas
querading in outer garments.
"A mere pleasantly, 1 assure you
Good heavens, man, how you must hate
/ this fellow Arson. If you are so ready
to Stay him at sight. From your own
story, he only acted as ninety-ntne peo-
pie out of a hundred would nave done
! in helping the cop
What 1 want to know it, why you
are playing tricks on me 1 won't stand
! it, I'm not built that way"
Now Mason, be reasonable. Can I
ask anybody else II 1 resemble Philip
Arson when made up to represent him :?
! Perhaps not, but you ought to have
warned me. Besides, am worried to-
day"
What has happened now?"
81 went to report myself to South
warlS Police Station. Who should
find there but Bradley, the chap we
] used to call Sailor He is an inspec-
tor now, and, OF course, he knew me
| at once"