Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-12


a phenomenon. is alarming. and serious
decline is anNclpatcd Goa some quarters.
The short sales which were such factor
IA todays market were so disturbed that it
seems impossible TO trace Thorn TO any
single interest
Bcrsouin face expressed nothing lie
folded the chackung sheet and laid It to
one side.
Most Of the comment about him turned
on the departure OF the squadron Since
the royal death whose announcement, had
so abruptly ended the festivities. the black
hartleships had lain motioucss I'm the has.
The appointment OF q regent of confesscdly
more positive policy had given rise u
many speculatious and the apostles OF
calamity had seized the opportunity 90
SOW the seeds OF disquict The great
world, however. had ms vet given little
thought To their prognosticatons. The
bourscs had gone higher and higher only
in diplomatic circles where the mercury
is habitually unquiet had there been per
ceptibe effect Today the comment showed
"a sub-tone OF relief.
The doctor ate little lie left the petit
verrc with his coffee untouched signed
his chit and went down to his automobile
Bersonin was whrled to his house, and
presently was I'm his laboratory with its
glass shelves. its books and its wall safe
\ cheerful fire burned I'm the CRATE against
the dampness.
lie began to walk resucssly up and down
the floor. Today his government contract
expired and Japan had not asked it's re-
newai He thought Of this with a sudden
Tecrudesencc Of the hatred he had nur.
tured for the empire. This had been based
ON fauyiod sights, on his failure to re-
veive a decoration. on the surveillance he
had lately imagined had been kept on his
movements Wen, tomorrow would repay
all with INTEREST," There was not hitch In
the plan which chance had aided so well.
The roast was the one house ON the Yoko-
hama Bluff that could have served hts
purpose planted ON the cliff edge and in
line with the anchorage. And It had hap-
pened to be in the hands Of this weak fool
for his cats paw!
'The future the futurc'" he said in
low, tense voice. Il shall be greater than
Caeser greater than Napoleon for l
shall hold the force that can make and
unmake kings! So surely as force rules
the world, so surely shall 1, Bersonin, rule
the world"
4 knock came at the door and Phil en-
tered. He was as pale as the doctor and
his clothing was soaked with the rain.
without a word Bersoniu locked the door
wheeled an arm chair before the .zc,
pushed him into It and mixed, him a ssass
of spirits. Then he stood looking at him.
ITS all right" said Phil 'Frhe tripod
fitted to a hair. 1t can't be seen from either
side, and I've sent the boy away and
locked the house"
Good" said Barsonin. "All is ready,
then. The mechanism is set for the
moment Of daybreak Our gains will be
market is up. There has been a little dis
trust of the situation here and there,
though the optimists have had their way.
And this latent dlstrust will add to the
debacle when it comes We are just i'm
time for the squadron has it's sailing
orders for tomorrow. Strange how near
we were to failure! who could have fore
seen the death Of the king? And the rains
too. They say ii is doubtful IL the trains
will run tomorrow"
Pills hand, holding the drink shook
and wavered.
THE damned clock-work in the thing!"
he said. Il could hear It all the way-I
thought every one would hear it, l can't
get the ticking out of my brain!" He set
down the glass and turned a glitterng
gaze on the other.
ITS worth all that comes from it," he
said. you'll play me fair, or III settle
with your
The doctor smiled, a smile Of horrible
cunning.
AS you settled with your brother?"
he said
Phil shrank into the chair speechless,
looking at him with trepidation in his
eyes. The shot had gone home
"Pshaw!' said Barsonin. do you take
for a fool
needn't quarrel. our interests are the
same. Go home, now, to your japanese
butterfly-and watt"