Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-27

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fen on him and revealed his firm face
and splendldly proportioned frame.
! lie cast critical eye on a sleek horse
In the shafts. and smiled pleasantly at
| the driver.
GOOD gracious. Vale. he said. your
cattle are becoming as fat as yourself"
| IAN your fault. sir" was the cheer
ful reply You don't use EN- arr
enough"
| Il can't pass my time in being driven
about town TO reduce the weight Of my
| Goa Gilman and horses. VALE If you't
don't do something desperate there will
be an n after the w in your name"
/ He spranR into the vehicle with
/ lively kim up" Vale got his stout
steed into a remarkably fast trot.
A tail man who had been lettering
and smoking beneath the trees across
| the road for a long time sauntered to
ward a tradesman's cart which was
standing near the area gate OF the next
house. while the man In charge COS
siped with 4 kitchenmald.
beg pardon he said to the couple,
Us that Mr. Philip Ansons place.
with an indicatory jerk OF his thumb
Yes, said the man
An was that Mr.. Arson him self who
drove away in private cab"
Yes" said the girl
Thanks. 1t does one good to see a
young chap like him so Jolly and com
Portable, and provided with everything
he can want in the world, eh?"
- wish ] 'ad a bit of is little lot.
sighed the green grocers' assistant
with side glance at the maid
The stranger laughed hsrshly
IT'S hard to say when ye're well
Off" he growled. up one day and
down the other You never know your
luck"
Away he went. southwark, His long
vigil on the pavement near the ratings
seemed to have ended. In Picadilly he
took an omnibus to the Circus and
there changed to another for the Ele-
plant and Castle
lie walked rapidly through the CON
geries of mean STREETS which lie 10 the
east Of that hustlng center. and paus-
ed at last before house which was
occupied by respectable people. judging
by the clearly curtains and general air
OF tdiness.
He knocked. 4 woman appeared. Did
Mrs, Mason live there? No. She knew
nothing Of her Had only been in the
place eighteen months.
The man evidently appreciated the
migratory habits of the poor too well
to dream of prosecuting further in
quiries among the neighbours He
n oil a no
the small shops the corner public
house. the dressmakers' semi private
residences
Al last he paused before somewhat
! grim establishment. an understakers
| office He entered A youth was whis-
tling the latest music hall song
40 YOU know anything of Mrs. Ma
SON. who used to live in this locality
about ten years ago." he asked
Mrs. Mason? There may be forty
Mrs. Masons What was her Christian
| name an address,"
Mrs. Hannah Mason, No IA Fred
erick street"
The youth s<illfuly tilted back his
stool until he reached a ledger from,
shelf behind him. He ran his eye
down an index. found number and
pulled out another book
I'VE buried her on the Goth of Novem-
Der, nine years since" he said coolly
rafting both tones back into their
places
you did, Ell? Is there anybody here
who remembers herr"
Something in the husky voice of this
stark, illfavored man caused the boy
to become less pert
Fathers in" he said I'm ring for
him"
Father came lie had a vague mem.
| DRY OF the woman, Il widow with two
! children-boys. he thought. Somebody
! helped her in her last DAYS, and maid
for the funeral paid cash. according to
| the ledger He did not know who the
friend was, nor had he any knowledge
of the children's fate Workhouse. most
probably What workhouse$ Parish of
Southwark, Easy To find. Just turn So
anh-so and so-and-so.
With a grunt of acknowledgment
the inquirer passed into the street He
gave an eye to the public house. bu,
resolutely quickened his pace. AT the
wv NAi'hSt ne chttttubu, WITH some diff
hculty, in interviewing the master II
was after office hours, but as he had
Journeyed long way an exception
would be made in his case.
Books were consulted to ascertain the
rate of two boys, John and William
Mason, who would now be aged 20 ano
H. respectively Youthful Masons hao
certainly been in the schools-one wa,
there at the moment, IN fact--but non,
OF them answered to the description.
supplied The worlhouse master wa.
sorry, the records gave no clew
AGAIN the man sought the dark serll.
sion of the street. lie wandered SLOWLY
toward main thoroughfare. and en-
tered the first public house he encoun.
iered lie ordered six pennyworth %
brandy, ana drank IL at "a gllp. The,
ne III pipe and went forth again.
| Ihat was an ugly loolliu customer
s".u an Naoltne To the barman
| B. al ice like a nfth aCt AT IN,
| surrey" az '"'