The Washington times., 1912-12-20
CHAPTER X.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER x.-(Continued.)
r \ ORUBU sat beside him In the
~ train until Victoria was reached
Here the gruff soldier hurried
him down O maze Of streets
where the traffic enveloped them like u
fog.
Horubu halted at the door of garage
kept by an oily-tongucd German and
briefly made known his wants. The
German shook hands cordially with
Horubu In the badly-lit passage. where
a half dozen dilapidated cars filed the
background.
The ex-soldiers glance wandered over
the scrap-heap Of derelict cars. q look
Of feigned disappointment In his eyes.
Tho old French machine not here"
squat ssS Sus * hsf s hSSen In the " ssadSw u
the gate. Il want II to look at"
The German smiled reassuringly. =!
keep Id In der back garage because Id
attracts my customers. Dey say Id 10
Horubu affected an air OF sullcn sur
prise. Tho machine 10 heavy" he ad.
mitted. TOO heavy for scout work" :"
He fumbled with some papers In his
"A friend Of mine 10 going to the Con-
70 next month. He wants q big. ugly
car for the bad roads, a car that will
not to pieces 80 when 1t strikes tree
The German evinced businesslike in
terest in the ex-soldier's statement. DE
old tumbril had record for heavy
work." he laughed. I'D vas an old Rus
sian army machine und vas wort a hun.
into der shed and haf look"
.Horubu followed him. leaving Inouyiti
standing In the shadow Of the gate. The
German opened the shed door and lit a
In the center OF the garage stood u low.
torpedo-shaped car. conspicuous for its
heavy mountlngs and axies. The pro-
pr!etor patted Its steel-belted face as
though II were a man-killing tiger.
I'D belongs to AN army surgeon, und
passed into der hands Of Lieutenant SEQ
litx Of der Second Army Corps" He
spoke In confidential tone to Horubu.
STOPPING over the copper-farmed wind
screen.
I'D vas at Mukden where der hghtin'
vas, und Id did some rear-guard work, "
he concluded with a deep chuckie:
"Tasnan! ] remsmbsr." nodded % tho
the clutch and Rear-boxes. Scolitz was
cut OF by a detachment Of the Twenty
third Infantry"
The German gaped a little at the, an
Of the soldier in Horubu. he laughed
good d-humoredly. Dot accounts for desc
scatches. ch?"
He Indicated a network Of scars tina t
machine. "scholitz drove der car over
laugh He miiled his way troo der
Twenty-third. an, me!n friend. und
Joined Kuropatkin like good soldier"
"Tsh." HOrubu strOde round the ma
chine, a critical scowl on his brow.
Its a big scrap-heap. but II 1t has
I'd leaps-lcaps!" the German ex-
claimed. I'D can run down an express
"Get it ready" Horubu commanded.
II will return It before morning. after
my friend has looked at 1t we'll" -.
Twenty minutes later the torpedo"
seated low In the subma Inc shaped
poop" The car. under the ex-soldiers
hand, moved with peculiar sobSinG
noise in the direction Of the lnterna-
tist had drawn his hat over his eyes.
and his thoughts ran again to the scene
In the studio. where he pictured the
tragic moment when Violet CranstOne
rushed unbidden to the deadly stereo-
scope.
Horubu spoke once as the car swung
into Whitehall, and his voice sounded
above the vibrating thrOb OF the cylin-
you are good shot. Inouyiti?" he
Yes" the artist answered with his
head down. He was thinking of blind
face and a pair OF radium- SCARED eyes.
Horubu grunted. his chin near the
window screen. Don't mistake your
man.. Put out your hand and take this
pistol"
He thrust the heavy service revolver
into the slim. tight-clenched hand. and
again his glance returned to the wind
screen.
"You know Renwick well. eh?"
quite. He In taller than most Eng
lish or Americans. He has a good face
and womanish eyes" lnouyiti spoke in
a scarce audible voice, his head almost
between his knees. I shall not mistake
him."
MEN with womanish eyes have a
knack Of facing the fire." Horubu grum-
bled. Take care and watch him."
The car drew up with a sliding gurr
about twenty wards from the entrance
to Colenan's International Bureau.
when I light a cigarette-fre!" Ho-
rubu whispered. Keep your weapon
ready; he may be here at any moment"
CHAPTER XII.
In the Path of Juggernaut.