Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16

said to the policeman, but l will not give up
my keys TO her. What right has she IN our
: house any way" And ] thought I heard her
murmur something about n meddlesome old
maid
The look which l received from the police.
man convinced. me that my ears had not played
me false.
The lady's right" he declared and pushing
ny me quite unexpectedly he LED the way to
the basement door, into which he and the So
called cleaner presently disappeared
waited In front l felt 1t to be my duty to
do 40.
Meantime three or four persons had stopped
on the walk near me- the nucleus of a crowd
which would not be long In collecting and
was beginning to feel was paying dearly FOG
my virtuous resolution, when the front door
burst Violently open and We caught sight of the
trembling form and shocked face of the scrub
woman.
She's dead!"' she cried. She's deadl Muir
DER! and would have said more had not the po-
"ceman pulled her back, with n growl which
sounded very much like suppressed oath.
He would have shut the door upon me had
not been quicker than lightning As It was
got In before II slammed, and happily too: for
Just at that moment the house-cleaner, who had
grown palcr every instant, fell in a heap in the
entry, and the policeman, who was not the
man | would want about me IN any trouble
seemed somewhat embarrassed by this new
emergency, and let me lift the poor thing I'D
and drug her farther into the hall
She had tainted, and should have had some
thing done for her, but anxious though 7 al.
ways am TO be OF help where help ia needed. I
had no sooner got within range Of the parlor
door with my burden, than beheld a sight so
terrifying that l involuntarily let the poor
woman slip from my arms to the floor
In the darkness Of n dim corner (for the
room had no light save that which came
through the doorway where | stood) lay the
form OF woman under fallen piece Of furni-
sEt VI M -
were visible; but no one who saw the rigid
outlines OF her limbs could doubt for a
ment that she was dead
Al sight so dreadful. and, in spite of all my
apprehenslons, so unexpected, | felt sensation
OF sickness which IN another moment might
nave ended In my failing also. If | had not
realized TINT It would never do for me TO lose
my wits In the presence Of a man who had none
too many of HIS own. So | shook off my mo-
mentary weakness. and turning TO the police
man. who was hesitat!ng between the uncon-
SclouS figure OF the woman outside the door and
The dead form OF the one within, cried sharply:
Come man, to business The woman Inside
there Is dead. but this one Is living. Fetch me
pitcher OF water from below II you can. III
then so for whatever assistance you need. I'll
wait here and bring this woman to, She Is a
strong one, and II won't take long"
You'll stay here alone with that he
began.
But | stopped him with lock of disdain.
"Of course l will stay here; why not? Is
there anything in the dead to be afraid et7
Save me from the living and | undertake to
save myself from the dead
But his face had grown very suspicious.
You go for the water be cried and see
uere Just call out for some one to telephone
70 Police Headquarters for the Coroner and
detective ! don't quit this room tn one or the
other OF them comes
Smiling at d caution 81 H'tWed buf abiding
o. nly inyariabe rule vi never arguing with q