Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-01

brass cketed, iead-topped bullets IN
another.
Grim determination In his eyes, he
turned the corner and, entering the
semi-dark vestibule of an apartment
house that, like many Of its tenants,
vOiyer.
"One ought to do the trick" he
told himself with mirthiess laugh,
but I'll put in five-just for luck"
Fifth avenue was selected for the
performance Of the trick" Fifth
avenue, to Fred, meant money Well,
Fifth avenue would give it TO him!
''Dr. Henry Granion-One Thousand
Dollars DIR. Henry Granton--"
In the shadow of the cathedral he
waited The street lamps, shining
through the glittering curtain Of fall
ing snow. lent an air of unreality TO
the scene-made it look like paint
ing Fred had seen on the wall of his
uncle's library in the little Kansan
hamlet that had been his birthplace.
A man-twO men-passed but Fred,
eyeing them closely, rejected them as
being little better off financially than
himself. He even doubted that they
could match the three smudged bills
in his pocket.
Then, as he continued to watch, he
saw a man--an acknowledgements
man--come nonchalantly out Of the
white night: AS: he. waited, panther
like, revolver in hand, he saw a men,
acing shape stealthily approach the
one he had marked as his prey-and
attack him!
Fascinated by the struggle, Fred
looked on very much a. q child watch
ing a black spider ruthlessly destroy
golden winged butterfly; then, see
ing the man was no match for his as
sailant, he sprang forward. all
thoughts Of evil purged in the crucible
Of courage; he became again the good
citizen, the straightforward American.
Hold up the rich man? No-he'd help
him.
Surprised by the sudden appearance
of Fred, revolver still In hand, deter
mination in every feature, the foOtpad
decided it would be healthier for him
elsewhere
A moment later, the man turned to
Fred and, in a voice that bespoke his
gratitude, said: "You must come
home with me-friend." Friendl
So dazed was Fred by the singularly
surprising turn events had taken (ah,
the teachings of that little blue-eyed
mother had not been voiced In vain y
that he could remember but little OF
what happened during the quarter
hour that followed. A taxi :.
snow against the windows q
big gray residence on side street on
Fifth avenue room with
soft lights-then well-modulated
voice; "If you hadn't been there, my
friend, the stick-up might have gotten
these" He held aloft a string OF
exquisite pearls. II left twenty thou
sand dollars In Carriers for them this
afternoon"
I'll am very glad was of assist
ance," Fred admitted. "Are they for
some one you 1ove?" And some one
he loved was
"Yes," the other confessed boyishly,
."for the girl am to marry--Marjorie
GrantOn."
Granton!
"Is-is she by any chance the daugh-
ter of DR.. Henry Granton" Fred
asked, his eyes holding strange fire.
"Yes-why?'
And Fred told him-tOld him the en-
tire story, even accounting his pres
'ence in the shadow of the cathedral.
When he had finished, the other left
the room. Returning few moments
later he handed Fred folded oblong
of lavender paper and said:
sect Mrs. Hardy ready. Doctor
Granton will operate at midnight II
Erred and Marie Hardy have re-
turned from Arizona and are break
ing In a new act at the Trocadero.
Only passing paragraph in Lime
light, printed on the cheapest grade or
neysprint with the cheapest Of ink.
but what golden significance 1t held
d. Aho IN