Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02
R 1 i s Ceek of theF aces A R t. s h 1

Gently, gently, my friend Don't eX-
cite yourself All these murders have
been committed with a definite purpose
in view, with devils instrument, and
for the devils own stake-riches. Those
riches. Mr. Narkom, were to come in
the shape Of precious stones; the glo-
rious sapphires of Ceylon. And FIVE of
the eight men who were to reap the har-
vest of them died mysteriously in the
vicinity of cunningham House"
"Cleek, Ny Cod" Narkom sprang up
as he spoke and then sat down again
in a 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
youn 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 a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
horrible confederation. Cleek you
knock the last prop from under me- you
make certain a thing that 1 thought
was only a woman's wild imaginings."
said Narkom. getting up suddenly, all
a -tremble with excitement. Good Cod
to have Miss Valmond's story corrobo-
rated in this dreadful way"
Miss Valmond? Who's she? Any re-
/ Iation to that Miss Rose Valmond whose
name one sees in the papers so frequent
/ ly in connection with gifts 10 Catholic
| orphanages and founding homes?'
The same lady replied Narkom
Her charities are numberless, her life
a psalm. l think she has done more
good in her simple undemonstrative way
| than half the guilds and missions in
/ London. She has an independent fortune
/ and lives Gin company with an invalid
/ and almost imbecile mother and her
| brother, who is, am told, studying for
| the 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 neighbor
of harrington Edwards"
! Yes. From the back windows Of her
residence one can look into the grounds
Of his. That is how Cleek!" Mr.. Mar
/ kom's voice shook with agitation. "You
will remember that l said, little time
back. that I would have something star
Ting, to tell you in connection with Bar
rington- Edwards -something that was
not connected with that old army scan
dal2 II it had not been for the high
| character OF my iuformant-if il had
been any other woman iu all England
| / should have thought she was suffering
| from nerves-fancying things as the re-
| suit of an overweight mind sent into
a state Of hysteria through all those
abomiuable crimes in the neighborhood
/ but when it was she-when IL was Miss
| Naimond-"
"Oho." said Cleek, screwing around
! suddenly. Then Miss Valmond told you
something with regard to Darlington
Edwards"
Yes A horrible something She
came TO me this morning looking as
hope shall never see a good woman
look again-as if she had been tortured
to the last limit Of human endurance.
| She had been fighting a silent battle
| for weeks and weeks, she said. but her
| conscience would not let her keep the
appalling secret any longer; neither
would her duty TO heaven. Weakened
1 in the dead Of night by a sense Of OPP
/ preston. she had gone 10 her window
TO open il for air. and looking down
! by chance into the garden OF Lemming-
| ham House she had seen thar man
whose body was the first TO be discov-
| cred come rushing out of the rear door
of harrington Edwards place In his
| pajamas. closely followed by a man
] whom she believed TO be harrington.
! Edwards himself; and she had seen that
man unlock the door in the side wall
and push the poor wretch out into the
road. where he was afterward found by
the constable"
Good Cod"
All, YOU may well say that. in the
light Of what YOU have yourself UNI
earthed But there is even worse 70
come. Unable 10 overcome a frightful
| fascination which drew her night after
night 10 that window. she saw that
same thing happen again 10 the fourth
| 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 Edwardsw
sure OF that, was she7 Sure?"
Absolutely Il was the positive GER
! tainty it was he that drove her az last
! TO speak,"
CIeek made no reply. no comment.
| merely screwed round on his heel and
took TO pacing the floor again. After a
] minute, however.
| 'NIr &arkom," he said. hating abb
ruptly Il suppose AN my old duds are
stm I'm the locker OF the Limousine.
aren't Jheya Good, I thought so. Give
/ Leonard the signal. viii youa ] must
/ risk the old car fn am emergency like
/ this. Take me first 90 the cable or
! flee. please. then ru the mortuary and
| sfterward 20 Miss NaImouds home {
| hate 90 torture her further. poor girl
but / must get all the facts of this first
| hand
To be Continued To morrow.