Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-04
The Argyle Case 02 so,a, III E5 Sc" u P15>
BY ]. w M CoNAUGHY.
~ ]. w. M'CONAUGHY


Governor the lady from Iol"or'nF is
here he announced without ceremony.
kaEton, inwardiy amused al what he
| imagined would be the state OF his ador'
ing disciples mind If he even remotely
guessed the character OF me conference
| me- had interrupted nodded brlEhjN.
JUST minute, Joe. ne SaIh. men
10" iuih"" again jo lh" tifI
Miss MazHl"t MS may j." important
! ne sax" opening u door mat 10" ''''' IL"
| inner once. want you 20 Wa" j."
! the ONCE here an" be sure ana. NOT ="
until J So" you.
tn" girl murmured her Willingness u"
/ obey his commands ana passed ~ through
/ the door which he promptly closed after
/ her.
Where thhj deep NIX wen Joe
/ kayton demanded, hrlski}. as If b" haa
never heard of a girl HAY" we any
/ 'iedh hI"iieIs
| Joe was instantly busy ana III rev
moments halioh was ready
| -" lhal We re- NOT "'s'Hr''", Tor
anything he warned Naming as the 'a'-
| ter went [" act as herald Tor the iadJ from
! I"iw"rth} s.
As the door closed uolselcssly behind
| the woman ana Kayton was left alone
with her he took her in from shoes to-
hat in one swift scrutiny What he saw
puickenod him with a thriu that was not
usual with him the sense Of foeman
worthy Of his steel This was no ig
norant money-hunting creature. In age
she might have been anywhere between
81 and a. wears sh" was dressed we'll
but not extensively, ana In excellent
/ taste Her eyes were large ana dark,
ana kayton saw in them something That
made him suppress gasp Of surprise.
IN manner ana appearance she was the
"eI-bred woman beyond all doubt, and
she stu held much OF beauty that once
| might nave been unusual
NaNtoH pretended 10 he pussy al nus
| desk after ihls one swift glance ana he
Kept up the pretenSe unuI after she mad
seated herself facing MN ana zoe hao
departed.
You have been referred TO me. he
said slowly. going on with his writing as
If her errand were Of no especial i'm
portance, "by Mead & Toworthy2'
Yes, she replied quietly studying his
race as II hehl over the desk u an
| sWcrcd their advertisement
kaNtoh went on with his writing
hou nave some information concern
! ing the person advertised torI
Yes
Am Nellie Marsh
men you kh"" the name those mi
'laiS stand Tor
| 1he woman did not reply at once, and
ne raised ms mead ana looked directly
at her FOR the hrst time,
| you understand we took that means Of
avoiding publicity" he said courteously
! you're not newspaper woman"
|
! Marsh"
Not a ripple Of the tiuiest muscle be
trayed Kayton's triumphant eagerncss.
"oh, he said, with Indifferent surprise,
ana bent over his writing again. II sup
pose you have some proof of your lden-
| tity beside your knowledge of the name"
! My name is now Martin replied the
visitor, taking card out of her bag and
! laying 1t on his desk, He glanced at it
with mild interest.
This Is your present address be in
| quired.
| Yes, ! rent furnished rooms" she
said.
Furnished rooms
| Yes
kayton laid down his pen and looked
! up. We'll Mrs Martin, Mr. Argyle has
| left considerable sum of money to Nell
lie Marsh for reasons that YOU doubtless
know, and nobody else appears to; so we
have taken this rather unusual means of
| getting in touch with you
| Mrs. Martin indicated that she under
! stood and volunteered an explanation
! The legacy has been left to me be
cause Of an obligation ON Mr.. Argyle's
part to my dead husband. who assisted
him at time when he greatly needed
J M