Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-15

! served and Self-centered OF All pos
sible people
one old gentleman who wore
heavy mustache, and had been a colo
mel in the Indian army, was under
stood to be student Of Biblical pro-
phecy, having collected some thou
: sands OF texts which established the
identity Of the British nation with the
lost tribes Of Israel
Another old gentleman, who wore
patriarcha beard and had taken or
ders without securing living. was
believed to be writing history of the
world ana (after 40 years Of continu-
GUS labor to have reached the cen
fury before christ
An elderly lady with a benign ex-
preston was said to he a tragic ac-
tress VINO was studying in secret for a
season ut the National Theater
Such and Of such kind were my
housemates. and | have since been
told that every great city has many
such groups OF people, the great
prophets. the great historians. the
p
the world does not know the odds
and ends Of humanity thrown aside
by the rushing river of life into the
gulley- ways that line its banks, the
odd brothers. the odd sisters the odd
uncles The odd aunts. for whom there
Is no place in the family in society,
or in the business Of the world.
II was all very curious and pathet-
ic. yet / think | should have been
safe, for a time at all events, In this
little corner OF London into which
chance had so strangely thrown me,
but for one unfortunate happening
That was the arrival Of the daily
new spaper
There was never more than a single
copy 1t came at in the morning
and was laid on the dining room
mantepiece. from when (by an un-
written law Of the housed it was the
duty as Wen as the honor OF the per
son who had first finished breakfast
to take 1t up and read the most start
ling part OF the news to the rest Of
he company.
Thus it occurred that on the third
morning after my arrival | was
startled by the voice of the old colo
mel, who, standing back to the fire,
with the newspaper In his hand,
cried
Mysterious Disappearance OF
Peeress."
Read IT," said the old clergyman.
The tea cup which / was raising to
my mouth trembled In my hand ana
when ! set II down it ratified against
the saucer. / knew what was COM
Ing. and 70 came.
The old colonel read
"A Telegram from Blackwater
announces the mysterious disap-
pearance of the young wife OF
Lord Raa, which appears to have
taken place late on Thursday
night or in the early hours OF
Friday morning.
1T VIII be remembered that the
missing lady was married a little
more than a year ago, and her
disappearance is the more unac-
Countable from The fact that dur
ing the past month she has been
actively occupied in preparing for
a tete in honor of her return home
after a long and happy honey
moon
The pavilion in which the fete
was to have been held had been
erected on headland between
Castle Raa and precipitous de
CiiVity TO the sea, and the only
unhappy lady, going out on
Thursday might TO superintend the
final preparations. lest her way in
the darkness and fell over the
cliffs.
THE fact that the hostess was
missing was not generally known
in ELAN until the guests had be-
gun to arrive for the reception on
! Friday evening, when the large
assembly broke up i'm great con
| fusion.
Naturally much sympathy IS
! fen for the grief stricken hus-
band
After the -oloua hard finished res T.
J ing, I had an almost irresistible inn
pulse To scream feeling sure that the
moment my houSemates looked in'a
| my face they must see that l was
The person indicated.
They did not look and, after a che
rus OF ordinations ("Most mysterl-
GUS" what can have become OF
! her." ION the eve Of her fete, too!"l
they began to discuss disappearance
in general. each Illustrating his point
| hy reference TO the subject OF his own
study
Perfectly extraordinary how people
/ disappear nowadays s. i'd one
Extraordinary. sir said the old
/ colonel looking over his speCtacles.
( why should IL be extraordinary TIA It
one person should disappear when
whole nations the ten tribes for eN-
ample
"But that's different thing alto
/ gether' said the old clergyman Nov,
/ II YOU had quoted Biblical examples
/ Elisha or perhaps Jonah go
After the discussion had gone ON
Z fnr ECyp.aI minutes I'm this WAY. T.