Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
R z' a s CIeek aces R s. S 3 n r:

girl captain BarrlngtOn-E Edwards lost
when he was disgraced. and last of all
the eX-Captain Darlington Edwards him
self
Gently, gently. my friend Don't eX-
cite yourself An these murders have
been committed with definite purpose
in view, with devils instrument. and
for the devil's own stake-riches. Those
riches. Mr.. Narkom. were TO come in
the shape of precious stones; the gIo-
rious sapphires of Ceylon. And FIVE OF
the eight men who were to reap the ha--
vest OF them died mysteriously in the
vicinity of cunningham House"
"Cleek! Ny GodT' Narkom sprang up
as he spoke and then sat down again
in sort Of panic. And Darlington
Edwards. the man that lives there. deals
! in precious stones. Then that man -
Gently. my friend, gently-don't bang
away at the first rabbit that bolts out
of the hole-it may be a wee one and
| you'n lose the buck that follows Two
men live in that house, remember. Mr..
Archer Blaine is Mr. Darlington Ed
wards heir as well as his nephew, and
who knows?"
MY God. what corroboration-wha
a horrible confederation. Cleek, you
knock the last prop from under me; you
make certain a thing that l thought
was only a woman's wild imaginings."
said Narkom, getting up suddenly, all
a tremble with excitement. Good God!
to have Miss Nalmond's story corrobo-
rated in this dreadful way"
Miss Valmond who's she? Any re-
lation to that Miss Rose Valmond whose
name one sees in the papers so frequent
ly In connection with gifts to Catholic
orphanages and founding homes2'
! THE same lady" replied Narkom
Her charities are numberless. her life
a psalm. I think she has done more
good in her simple, administrative way
than half the guilds and missions in
London. She has an independent fortune
and lives Tin company with an invalid
and almost imbecile mother and her
brother, who is, l am told, studying foI
Ethe priesthood), in a beautiful home sur
rounded by splendid grounds, the walls
of which separate her garden from that
Of Lemmingham House"
"Ah. I see. Then she is a neighboI
of Darlington Edwards
Yves. From the back windows Of hei
residence one can look into the ground,
Of his. That is how-CIeek," Mr.. Mar.
kom's voice shook with agitation. "Yot
Twin remember that I said little tim,
back. that would have something star
Ting TO tell you in connection with Bar.
rington- Edwards-something that wa,
not connected with that old army scan.
Idal? II 1t had not been for the higl
character Of my informaut-if it ma,
been any other woman In all England
] should have thought she was suffering
from s-fancying things as the re-
suit Of an overwrought mind sent int,
state of hysteria through all thos'
abominable crimes in the ueighborhood
but when IL was she-when il was Mis-
Vaimond-"
"Oho," said CIeek, screwing aroun,
suddenly. Then Miss Valmond told you
something with regard 10 Darlington
Edwards"
Eyes. horrible something. Sh
came to me this morning looking as
hope I shall never see a good woman
look again-as II she had been torture,
to the last limit Of human endurance
She had been fighting a silent BATH,
for weeks and weeks. she said, but he
conscience would not let her keep IN,
appalling secret any longer: neithe
would her duty to heaven. Wakene,
in the dead Of night by sense Of op
preston, she had gone to her window
to open il for air. and looking dow
by chance into the garden Of Lemming
ham House she had seen that MAJ
whose body was the first to be discoy
cred come rushing out Of the rear doc
Of harrington Edwards place IN hi
pajamas. closely followed by MAJ
. whom she believed 10 be harrington
Edwards himself; and she had seen thu
man unlock the door i'm the side wal
and push the poor wretch out into th
road, where he was afterward found b.
the constable
Good Cod"
"Ah, you may Well say that, i'm th
light Of what you have yourself un
earthed. But there is even worse q
come. Unable to overcome a frlghtfu
fascination which drew her night afte
night 10 that window, she saw tina
same thing happen again 20 the fourtl
and finally TO the fifth mantle web
footed one-and the last time she saw
the face Of the pursuer quite plainly
Il was Darlington Edwardsl"
sure Of that, was she? Sure?"
Absolutely. It was the positive Ger
tainty # was he that drove her at las
. TO speak"
Cleek made no reply, no comment
merely screwed round on his heel an,
took 20 pacing the floor again. After
minute, however.
Mr.. Narbom.' ne said. halting alb
ruptly. 81 suppose an my old buds ar,
I. stm in the locker OF the limousine
aren't tbcy2 Good. I thought SO. Civ,
. Lennard the signal. viii youo I mus
D risk the old car iu an emergency DDS,
this. Take me first to- the cable OF
fee. please. then TO the mOrtuars. am.
j auervard TO Miss NaImond's home.
hate fo torture her further. poor girl
but ! must get aH the facts Of This frs
hand.
To be Continued To-norrou.