Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
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outside his residence in the hope Of
seeing him and becoming acquainted
with his appearance-he might have
been surprised. but he would never have
guessed the evil that this man would
accomplish, and. In some measure, &C
complish unconsciously.
lie was not in his club five minutes
when a friend tackled him for con-
cert subscription.
"Anson, you are fond of music. Here
is new violinist, a Hungarian, who
wants start. heard him in Budapest
last autumn. He Is a good chap. Take
some stalls
Philip glanced at the program.
"Eckstein at the piano. 1 see! He
must be a star. Who is the soprano2
I have never heard her name before"
Miss Evelyn Atherley," read the
friend over his shoulder II don't know
her myself. Dine with me here to-mor-
row night We will go and hear the
performance afterward.''
Can you distribute stalls among your
acquaintance"
MY dear fellow, ! will be delighted.
Sorry 1 can't help Jowkacsy a bit my
self"
You are helping him very well. l
will take a dozen; two for you and me;
ten elsewhere, for the claque."
You are good chap. Hello! There
Is Jones. Jones is good for couple.
Don't forget tomorrow night"
And the good ma tured enthusiast, who
was a terror to many of his friends.
ran off to secure another victim.
Philip had sent his hanson home.
Shortly before eleven he quilted the
club. intending TO walk to Park Lane by
a circuitous route, long enough to con-
sumo big cigar.
He CHANGED to pass the hall in which
the concert was to take place A few
people were hurrying. from the stage
door. Evidently a rehearsal had just
taken place. A short man, with a huge
4ster of flowing locks, that offered
abundant proof of his musical genius,
ran out with violin case in his hand.
He was about to enter hanson wait
ing near the curb, but the driver said;
Engaged, sir!'
The man did not seem 10 understand,
so the cabby barred his way with the
whip anu SIlOOh MS HedN, linen the
stranger rushed to a neighboring cab
rank-evidently an excitable gentle
man, with the high-strung temperament
of art.
A lady quilted the hall few seconds
later.
Are you engaged?" Philip heard her
ask the cabman.
mo, miss"
Take me to No ~ Mazda Crescent,
Regents Park" she said. After ar
ranging her skirts daintily she entered
the vehicle.
THAT is oGd," thought Philip, who
had witnessed both incidents in the
course of a yards walk He glanced
at the cabman and fancied the man
gave q peculiar look of intelligence to-
ward a couple of fashionably dressed
loungers who stood in the shadow of the
closed public entrance
The two men, without exchanging a
word to Philips hearing. went to a
brougham standing at Some little dis
lance. They entered. The coachman.
who received no instructions, drove off
in the same direction as the hanson,
followed, the cab driver turned to look
behind him.
Once, in Naples, Philip saw a man
stealthily following woman down an
unlighted alley. Without a moments
hesitation he went after the pair, and
was just in time to prevent the would
be assassin from plunging an uplifted
stiletto into, the womans back. The
recollection of that little drama flashed
into his mind now; there was sugges-
ton of the Neapolitan braves air in
the manner in which these men stalked
a girl who was quite unaware of their
movements.
He asked himself why a cabman
should refuse one fare and pick up an
other in the same spot. The affair
was certainly odd He would see fur
| Their into it before he dismissed 1t from
his thoughts. The distance TO MAZDA
Crescent was not great
While thinking he was acting lie
sprang into the nearest hanson.
"A broughman is following a hanson
up Langham place." he said to the
driver. Keep behind them. If they
separate, follow the broughman When
it stops. pull up at the best place to
avoid notice"
The man nodded, Nothing surprises
a London cabman. Soon the three We
hicles were spinning along the Outer
Circle.
1t was not a very dark night the
sky being cloudess and starlit Away
in front. at a point where the two
lines OF lamps curved sharply to the
right and vanished amidst the trees, a
row of little, red ..shts showed that
the road was up.
To Be Continued Tomorrow.