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The Strange Disappearance of
Gerald Rathbone.
'~I1at1 THoRNE
~ ouy THoans.

~ CHAPTER xxV-continued.
y came back summoned out of the
II PAST by g supreme magic-the supreme
3 magic 81 love
The girl who loved him was kissing
3 him. he was with her at last. and all
was well
IL is a grave thing and much con-
adhered to be, :" said Herr Schmoulder.
II was late at night.
They had taken Wilson Guest to the
hospital, where the doctors were hold
ing him down as he shrieked and
died in delirium tremens.
Lord Malyin. Sir Harold Oliver, and
the other scientists were gathered to-
gether In the laboratory, that recent
fheater OF such terrible events.
II fs very grave thing, indeed,
Herr Schmoulder," Lord Malvin an
swered, but have not ventured to
propose 1t without a consultation in
the highest quarters. Mr. Decies will
De here at any moment, and then upon
his decision we shall act. He has been
3 TO see the king"
The distinguished men waited there,
silent and uneasy. All round them.
stood the marvellous instruments by
which the late Sir William Gouldes-
btoslgh had obtained q triumph un-
known before In the history OF the
world.
The yellow radiance OF the electric
light poured down upon the cleaning
m nv hsn lno ~
On the opposite wall was the great
white screen just an ordinary stretch
~ prepared canvas upon steel rollers,
dead, senseless thing, and no more
than that. Yet, as the least imagln-
alive OF them there chanced to turn his
head and see that great white sheet
ne shuddered to think Of the long
agony 1t had pictured, while the two
monsters had sat and taken their
Il amusement from 1t as a man takes a
s glass of wine.
There was a rap upon the principal
door OF the laboratory. Lord Malvin
strobe aeross and opened 1t. The but
Ter stood there with gentleman in
! evening dress. 1t was Mr.. Deeies, the
home secretary.
He shook Lord Malvin by the hand
and his face was very troubled.
5 You are quite right, my lord, !" he
said may say that his majesty is
at one with you and with me In this
matter.
Then Lord Malvin turned round to
the other gentlemen. Come, my
r<ay1s Il "a tn. a
come and let Is do what we have to
do. The bishop OF East, London was
wiser than any of us when he said
that God would never allow this thing
to continue; and he was right"
Lord Malvin turned to the frightened
servant, Go into the Kitchen he
said, Tor send one Of the other men,
and fetch a large hammer--such
hammer as you use for breaking up
coal =
8 3Si In a min.5te or two the butler re-
turned. and handed a formidable i'm
plement with wedge-shaped iron
head on g long ash shank. to Lord
MaIYin.
The home secretary stood by, and
the great men Of science clustered
about him. watching Lord Malvin's
actions.
The peer went to the silent, sculless
machines, which had been the medi-
Nms through which such wonder and
terror had passed, and, raising the
hammer about his head, he destroyed
I each one severally, with q sort OF
I ritual, as some priest carries out the
ritual Of his faith.
This old man, whose name and per-
sonaiity stood SO high, so supreme In
{ deed. In the modern world. was like an
! prophet o, OF III Ierd who, fred
with holy zeal, strobe down the pagan
avenues Of the ancient world and tore
h AMI bent tho iz idoii55 from from their
pe1estais. 3
Y was done The politician
4 shook hands with Lord Malvin and re-
y stunned his dry, official manner, per-
haps little ashamed or frightened at
the emotion which he had displayed.
3s'ss aOod-by, Lord MaIvsa, ne said;
n this terrible business lis now over. 4
! have to return to the palace to tell
his majesty that this this uncanny.
4 Invention Is destroyed. Good night,
& good night. =
Then q tall man with . pointed beard
4 came into the laboratory, saluting the
B home secretary as he was leaving with
Il severai of the other scientists who had
witnessed the whole thing from first to
last. and now felt that they must go
4 home.
The man with the beard was the of
dcer who had been sent from Scotland
4 ard
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