Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-04
TODAY'S INSTALLMENT.
under the circumstances?
BY T. w. HANSHAW.
by Doubleday, Page e Co.

AS sure as I am that I'm living. IN
lay trop that will catch him. promise
you that So If Miss Valmond will let
us IN here again
YES, Mr.. Headland I wiz"
Good Then let ms say at 30 O'Clock
Tomorrow nght-Ecrc in this room
YOU J. your brother. Mr. Naryom an
concerned said Cleek AT 10 to the
tick, remember. Now. come along. Mr.
Narkom, and let me be about weaving
the snare that shall pun Mr. Darlington
Edwards jo the scaGcld."
They passed out and went down the
stairs to prepare for the last great act OF
the tragedy
80 10 10 the tick on the following
night, ho had said, and al 70 TO the tick
me- was therc-the old red limousine
yhirlirg him up To the door in company
with Mr. Narkom. there To be admitted
10y Miss Nalmonds brother
'Aly dear Mr.. Headlaud, ! have been
ON thorns ever since l heard said he.
81 hope and pray it is right this assist
snce we are giving. But tell me. tell
me, please have you succeeded I'M your
IldllHt Alt hh sure llltA VIII iiht isliA-
ITO both your questions. yes, Mr.. VAL
mond Wen have our man tonight.
Now, IL you please. where is your Sis
tcr""
Upstairs i'm Lor own room with my
mother. ", tried to- get her TO bed. but
she is very fractions tonight aud will
rot Oct Rose our of her sight for single
instant But she viii not hamper your
plans. 7 ann sure. Come quickly, please
this way" And he led them ON auo
mp until they stood in Miss NalmCnd's
bed room and Miss Nalmouu's presence
again. She was there 10y the window
her imhecile mother sitting az her feet
with her face in her daughters lap and
that daughters solicitous hand gently
strokiug her umhlcd hair. and no light
but that of the moon through the broad
window Illuminating the hushed and
stately room
81 keep my word. you see, Miss Val
mond. said Cleek. as he entered. And
in five minutes time if you watch from
that window you an shall see thing
that will amaze YOU
you have run the wretched man
down. then. Mr.. Headisude'
| "Yes-to the last ditch. 60 the wall it,
self" he answered. making room for her
| brother 10 get 10y him and make a place
| for himself al the window. "Oh. it's
pretty little game he's been playing. that
! gentleman, and it dates back twenty
years, when he was kicked cut of his
| regiment in Ceylon."
I'm Cevlou, I-c--uh. God bless my
/ soul, was me ever i'm Ceylon. Mr. Head:
I Iaud.'
eyes, Nr NaImond. he was ID was
az a time when there was what YOU
/ might call "a sapphire fever raging there
ami precious stones were being uu-
! earth,d I'm every uuhearG-ot quarter
! "a, got THE fever with the rest. but he
/ hadn't much money. $50 when he fen ia
/ with Doe OF fellows who heard ot q
| Cngalesc who had "a reef To sell in the
/ Sauralam District. they made "a pool be-
tween Them and bought the blessed
! uiEg calling il after The man they had
, uuru -cd 30 from. the 'Bareva' reef, and
setting ouj like "a PARTY of doukeys TO
wiuc 90 for themselves. expecting tr pull
vIt ssppbfrcs Dog the huckc.ruis
'.ncar me- dear me. how vcrl cNrrsor-
Guarg. or course. they diiu't7 or. did
itH.y."
"No. they drlur- mauJH's vorl,
convinced Thorn that the l-roupd was as
empty ot treasure as an eggsheU. So
| they abandoned il. separated and went
| their several ways. A few months ago,
| however. il was discovered that 81 they
had had the implements To mine deeper
their dream would have been realized.
for the reef was a perfect bed OF sap
rhires- eight men held an equal
share IN TO- The scheme, then. was 20
get rid or these men secretly. one by
one. for one perhaps two meu-Jo set
src deeds held hy The others. TO pretend
..at tHey had purchased ,iiem from the
OBJ giraI owners and to prevent d., mar
|ut- those original owners from
+ Ha STOPPED suddenly and switched
ara.rE Miss Naiunr6 had risen. arC
PSI. HaU usr mother fle was aU rH- ra'r
fuE #saw HE- e. f.asIrS eat- There was %