The Washington times., 1912-12-05
CHAPTER L

"A Uo@bo100oDx- u AAQV~ AeyU
rrv We been hunting for little god
- that escaped from some Pitch
blend. Teny." clifford Rsnwick
entered the smoking room OF
the Internauonai Inquiry Bureau. shak.
Inn the rain drops from HE hat anu coat
Tony Racket, . small. chsrubic man
with wheat.red heir and uncertain eyes'
was seatsd near the IRE. Renwdck's
words caused . listening blindness TO
cloud his Glance. He responded with
out looking up at the young man D.
size .htm.
III were to hasard . guess. Rem.
wick" he said thoughtfully. Il SHOULD
ny that your god Will hate you hk s.e
poison when! you've. found him. St
'G R.nw SSS eey,ss face wa. ,usn shot,
from Inc effects Of some recent excite cate;
ment: Q nervous expectancy strame1
him 10 . point OF lanshtsr: I've We oeen
:%Sss nnn shs hopc Of finding jnnee
tucked svay in the coils"
RsnWick shrugged. Il came very mar
TO making En- as q sns m'i Srsys on Tie
'! You are the only youngetsr ~ the
service who can differentlats between
a. astral body and an army .Y MuS.
Hssess .: sSmt ssS.. rsasSm .hi.vss
sSSpos SeS''RSs e s .Sasd. Dent lei 'sm
VorfS YOU. Renny. The god In the pitch.
bIsnx n coing 10 whiten the hair o.
your supsriors before the case V over.
m soI Win your whisky for . ens"se'
osncrd Rsnwick dropped into the hiS
asnchsir 10 study the gray smoke eno
fe1dsnine flames. for he had found the
key 70 many q tes.in: problem ,1n,sr n n.ooe"
In the white ssl,e: Of ,s.w w' nss v m one
.st Spsst BY Anthony coleman Tor the
~ 81 his officials. clifford Renwick
had become q member 81 Coiemnn
pvst. Sstscttye sery tIs 0n Elm va Il.
nnitesimai, the prospects Of increased
Pa PsSych 'f tSs sSo.s.year line. while Ren-
wick. in his twenty-third year. DID ON
cisl spade wo;k ,h Tor n Paw 'n rsdiSw tube
hed ouickened his senses. For the nrSt
lime IN life he was brought within the
operation area Of AZ unknown nc Sr'm nina.
ORGANISATION. and the experience "~"0
A sisss tube containing six grains OF
pure ra6ium, valued at as many thou-
sand pounds. had been stolen from the
laboratory OF Prof. Eugene Morris. ~
scotland y:rd shs .S5 VIZ ishous psssi
lei in the annals Of unsolved mysteries;
70 Renwick the case presented itself
az the most fascinating problems IN
modern .s sr,m Zinc 1ssSSum tuSs had as
Appeared while he was engaged In con-
vsrsstion At the laboratory telephone.
Al the time Of the incident the pro.
fessor deposed. the doors ana Winoow I.
Of the b. ws's no possSie way
o. A ssSaei !, . oeiSci in the morning he had
received cali to the telephone: Plac-
ing the glass tube containing tn 9S,nsS
dinm On his y wSrk sa6,s; ne to nA take up
the receiver. When he returned to the
table the tube was missing.
Previous to the incident ne nad oeen
sGSsssd .so IN :s' se ousso ssa
conducted with windows and doors lock-
"a 10 prevent unlooked-for Interrupt.
tons. Prof. Moltts. was emphatic in
he S.Ys snt.t sss' the no
known TO him. The members Of hia
hoUsehoid were never permitted to IN.
terrupt him while certain experiment.
w ore e seSo sHied'Y Yard official suggested
that the rsdium tube had probably
found lie way into the heated crucible
md had become absorbed In the molten
mass Of mineral substances containeo
sss ssersapsn Sssa subjected +
trsoe OF any radio. active matter. =,
clifford Renwick had preferred 70 ie,
the case rest until i .a 2, rslsf 3; ,t s
other forgotten mysteries. the resurrect.
Ing trumpet Of some unborn genius: u
the Interest Of his employer Renwict
had entered upon .sre. OF ihnvS S Sss.
S-St ,ncOvered nv the Scotland Yard eX,
what manner Of thief. he asked him
self, could effect an entrance into 9
locked ,.ass :seHss Va. % nmsss IN,
on? rSs 'i iSSoratory was situated At tn.
rear Of Prof. Morits's house. and wa
n ~ way competed WIN . sne m con
crete and free from crevlces. Their
roof, ." even SifH ortis had been sessnl
from the laboratory at tho time Of thu
'i r. tie Adjoining house lived . Jsp.,
whose fame as Q nerve specialist ant
brought him into public bile. notice Sassnt,o, :,
the movements Of the japanese docto
With uninspiring results. There wa
little to be learned by casually watch
in9 . small, shriveled Astatic who rare
w ventured out OF doors unless IN
fast-moving motorcar. which allowed NJ
time for personal criticisms or inter
Dr, 'Tsarka had one daughter. Pepio
a laughing, mischievous girl Of eight
CEN, who ventursd abroad with IN
freedom Of an American heiress: Fathe
and daughter had been IN Englant
about Q year, both were linguists
exceptional ability.
Il was Pepio's elusiveness which ma
pointed the young detectives interes
in them. Always unapproachable ant
Ctudiousiy alert. the laughing.eye'
Pepio was usually accompanied BY
youth OF her own nationality who's
name. he learned afterward, was Sot
Inouyiti. Soto Inouyiti had attracte'
a. much public attention BY his collec
ton OF pictures, exhibited some month
before at his rooms In South Kensing
ton, - had her father by his success
in treating diseased nerves.
Renwick had Swallowed Pepio and he
friend during their daily excursion
through the city, only to discover the
the love Of art and literature was thei
besetting sin. Soto was scarcely eight
cen, slim. pretty boy. with an ovs
face ana skin Of peculiar olive rich
Their innocent love Of pictures an
English books was q discovery that !
no way coincided with Renwick's ide
OF Or. Tsarka's completely In th
NORTH radium mystery. SO he relir