Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07

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your arflanced husband TO come to US
and 10 help us. ! want nothing for my
self, but the mere sight Of > few checks
to pay tradespeople, doctor and the rest
! Will soothe Sir Philips last hours. He
IS proud man, and know he is heart.
broken 70 think he is dying a pauper
among strangers"
SO it ended sS might be expected
| Philip wired to Grange House Scars
dale, TO announce his coming Accom-
4 panied by his valet he left Kings Cross
| at IL o'clock, bur his parting words to
, Evelyn were
! See Mr. Abingdon inter luncheon.
| dear, and tell him what am doing. I
/ Win return tomorrow Meanwhile. I
| win keep you informed by telegraph Of
/ my movements"
| After leaving the main line at York
| there was a tiresome crawl 10 the coast.
broken by changes at functions weary
| ing intervals spent in pacing monoto-
nous platforms.
At last the train reached Scarsdale
at twenty minutes to Z. few pas
sengers alighted. The place was evl-
IDENTIFY small village not given over to
the incursions Of summer visitors
tall man, with doctor" writ large
on his silk hat and frock coat. ap,
| preached Philip.
MIR Ansono'
YES
- am Dr. Williams. have brought
you letter from Lady Morland. Per
heps you win read It now. I expect it
explains my errand"
Sir Philip is sun living"
Yes. but sinking fast"
Arson tore open the note. 1t was
brief
THANK you for your prompt kind
ness, Dr. Williams will drive YOU TO
the house II you have brought a serv-
ant he might take your baggage to the
Fox and Hounds Inn, where DR.. VIII
liams has secured room for you. 7 re-
greet exceedingly we have no accom-
mediation here, but In any event. you
viii be more comfortable at the inn"
He looked AT the doctor In a vague
way, his voice recalled accents he
seemed to recognize
rs there a telegraph office here?'
yes. We pass e. II closes at g."
Il viii not be back from the Grange
House before them"
A Telegram.
Hardly. 1t is half hour drive"
Thank you. You will stop a mo-
ment at the telegraph office"
The doctor hesitated.
There is so little time. Is it OF
great Importance? OF course"
"Oh. l know what to DO. Green-take
my traps to the Fox and Hounds Inn
Then go to the telegraph office and
send message in my name to Miss
Atherley, saying: Arrived. Sir Philip
worse That is am
Anson's valet saluted and left them
Or, Williams said cheerfuly:
That disposes of a difficulty. Are
you ready. Mr.. Anson2"
They entered ramshackle dogcart,
for which the doctor apologlzed.
These hills knock ones conveyances
to pieces. am having a new cart built,
but it win he done for in a couple OF
years out in all weathers, you see. To
carry YOU | had to leave my man at
home"
The doctor himself seemed to be young
and smsrt-looking. Evidently Scars
dale agreed with him, II not with his
vehicles, The horse too. was a gooo
one, and they moved through a scat
tered village at quick trot
They met a number Of people. but Or
Williams was talking so eagerly TO his
companion that he did not nod TO any
OF them
As the road began 20 climb toward
bleak moorland he became less voluble
more DESTROYS TO get Arson TO speak
Philip thought that he doctor listened to
him with a curious eagerness. Probably
Sir Philip and Lady Morland impressed
him as an odd couple; he would be aux-
ious to learn what sort OF relative this
was who had Travelled from London to
see them.
Philip was in small humor for CONVEX
saion. He looked forward to an ex-
ceedingly unpleasant interview. when
his lips would utter consoling words to
which he must strive TO impart genu-
inc and heartfelt ring; that would need
an effort TO say the least
The road wound its way through pines
and heather. but ever upward. until
the trees yielded TO an unbroken range
of open mountain, and the farms nes-
tied in hooks Of the hillside DISAPPEARED
] wholly.
| Glimpses Of the sea We're caught
where precipitous valley tore cleft
I in the land. ON a LOFTY brow in front
| Philip saw solitary and hslf-dis-
| mautled building
! is that the Grange House" he M
| quired
| Yes"
/ "Why on earth did two old people.
/ one Of them an invalid select such a
! lonely residence
THAT has been puzzling me for DAYS"
/ How long have they been here1"
| II can not san was only called in
/ four days ago
/ They passed policeman patrollinE