Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-04
A Middle.


"A nice muddle I've made of every
Thing" cried the disappointed youth,
land a precious lot Of friends I've dis
covered | tell you everything, place
myself unreservediy in your power, and
you not only let me drift into a stupid
blunder, but decline to share your con-
fdence with me"
lie arose 20 go, but Grenier firmly
pushed him back into chair.
Don't be a bigger fool than you are,
jimmie, and leave those who will help
you, / told you the cab adventure was
a mistake / might go wrong in TWEEN
ty ways and right only in one. And
you must admit that I never heard OF
-tuson from you until tonight"
Il may be to blame" was the sullly
admission, but who Is your friend
Hunter, and why does he not be as out
spoken as I?''
There are reasons. Hunter was
cleaned out in Africa on account of An
sons manipulation of diamond mine.
He wants to get even with him. That
should be enough for you"
Mason smiled sourly at his leader s
ready explanation, and Langdon saw
only the venom in the mans face.
He ought to have said So" he NUT
tered Il am in no mood to be denied
the confidence of those who act with me
in the matter. In any case. what can
we do"
Grenier procured a decanter of brandy
and passed his cigarette case.
We can accomplish nothing without
money
a millionaire
"None. directly. You would be
swamped instantly. But we must know
more about Arson. He has servants.
They can be made TO talk He has sus-
ceptible cooks and housemaids in Lane
Park, and whatever place he owns in
the country / am great with cooks
and housemaids. There IS a mystery, an
unfathomable mystery. about his supply
Of diamonds. II must be probed---"
NO mystery at al" snarled Jocky
Mason. He found meteor in Stun
called Johnsons News 1t was cram fun
OF diamonds. l saw EN-"
You saw them
His hearers allowed all other emotions
TO yield to the interest Of this astound-
ing statement
Yes. 1 don't say much. l act. You'll
get no more out of me. / want none
of your girls or property. want Philip
Anson's life, and I'll have it if ] swing
for it,"
My dear Hunter. you are talking
wildly Have aupfhpr drink
Grenier. cool as an iclcle. saw uneN-
pected vistas opening before him. He
must be wary and collected. Here was
the man who would pay, and the man
who would dare ali things
Mason's truculeut determination gave
hope even to Langdon He, too, gifted
with a certain power of vicious reason
ing, saw that this news all might prove
useful But he was afraid of such bold
utterances, and hoped to achieve his
purposes without binding himself even
tacltly to the commission of a crime,
for Mason not only looked. but talked
murder.
A Web.
81 think 7 had better go" he said
suddenly "Nour brandy is too strong
for my head, Gren,er Can and see me
In the morning
The astute rogue whom he addressed
raised no objection TO his departure
He instantly embraced Langdou's atti-
| tudc In his wider horizon
Yes" he agreed. let us sleep on It.
We viii all be better able TO discuss
matters more clearly tomorrow"
Thenceforth the fst in SALISBURY
avenue became a SPIDERS web into which
tbe flies tha; buzzed around Philips
| life were drawn one by one squeezed
dry OF their store of Information. ana