The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-17
Whnt has happened hefore ]

What has happened beforeI
 This is q story dealing with Bir- mingham's future.
 At IA years old, Robert Landon be- gins his awakening to young man hood by Joining the Boy Scouts, The son of n poor woman, he leads any thing hut an enviRbIe existence, but citizenship and what it means hns begun to stir In his soul. One day seeing a corner stone being laid and hearing the attendant eulogy to n citizen, Bob avOws he will be a great man.
 red-haircd girl hears him, and much to Bob's embarrassment, speaks up and encourages the idea. He loses her after boyish promise that he will make good Just for her sake An automobile drives up md sshisISs her away. He does not even learn her name.
 Bob decides to become an nrchi- tect. He concefves an idea that he wishes to build n series of gigantic electrical figures above the city which will be magnificent to look upon from the top of Red mountain. TwinIxIing lights, he feels, are not enough. He hopes to see only castles. municipal buildings, homes of God, vast auditOriums, public and state buildings erected along Red noun tain's crest-all of them to be of Their spires and turrets and artistic beauty, he feels, would for ever be an inspiration when BirminS- ham citizens lifted their eyes to look upon them. He maps out figures typt- cal of the old south and builds his towns fin colonial style.
 One day. on the street, he sees the rad-haired girl agnin, but she es- capes him. In seeking her, he acci" dentaIIy learns to know Annette Kingston. young society girl, who is much attracted to him. Mary witt nesses the meeting, but does not rec ognize Bob, Mary is being pressed to marry Herbert McAIlister.
 Bob persuades Mir. Elberton, very promin Int finnncIer, to come to Bir- mingham and build il home from his drawing of the ghost house. He finds n child model for his main electrical figure. Through building n wing to the Kingston home, Bob and Annette become great friends, but by seizure of dog on the street. which proves to be Mary Trevor's, the rcd-haired girl announces a de- sire never to Bob again. Bob fs welcomed in the Elberton home almost like son. In restaurant he accidentally encounters Annette with some friends, and again comes face to face with Mary. DisregardinS her desire that he let her alone, Bob picks up her fur, and wordIessiy frankly tdo1izes her. She decides she will leave town if she must encounter him again, though she does not real fze he loves her. In the meanwhile Bob's sick mother mystcriousiy dis appears while he is in Atlanta on business.
 Chapter XII (Continued).
 But when she entered the house, Anrettes manager changed to one of womanfy seriousness. It was in this mood Bob liked her best. There was nothing of the careless or giddy, in the eyes today.
 She was especially interested In every detail of Mrs. Landon's going, and particularly in her last talk to Bob before he left for Atlanta. She had read the report in the news papers It gave only vague outlines, she said.
 Finally she told him:
 Maybe I'm not a good judge. Bob, but I really wanted to see you to tell you that I believe all the police and newspaper guesses about your mothers disappearance-and the sur mise that she may have been coerced into producing money by gang of thugs or blackmailers-is wrong" r "Why?"
 Intuition
 Annette gave a helpless little ges- ture of the shoulders. 70. just be- cause I'm a woman, Bob, I guess. I lave just boen putting myself into her place. I feel that she never in- tended to come back when she left"
 But great guns!-"Bob gave an involuntary start--"Why do you say that?"
 Well. didn't she draw you down and look long, long time into your face? Didn't she tell you to be good boy Now when you reason It out. what did you think about that:"
 That she was sick.''
 s'Yes, thought so. That's the way with all you men. You never are able to read women. Their hearts may be broken and you pat them on the head and declare Poor little Midget, she doesn't feel well today and the worst of it is the truth is staring you