The Washington times., 1912-12-06
CHAPTER I.-(centinusA.l

tiere, her eyes turned In his d.
.setion. He was again conscious Of the
peculiar lish. emissions which sur
rounded her.
Are you aware, re- M!': y! =, T'..ss: ,,.. that "a.
sssurinsiy while hls ,.f. hand closed
'ns mouse door sossv.
strsyins instincuvsiy over The tsiitsie
sroeeh. R:nwiek .spsr,snosd .:,.- an un'.: ::
nsctsd thrill .t the strange silence Of
him hin with tn. es .oiiSi.y @ Of a % hank vault.
Her voice reached him: but .hl. time b:
Sstsc'sd 4 \. . certain malicious m'rnm'ns
,.,h.- r.c.,v.. v,.,t. frorn many
,heneisss i iunsticS' ProSSSiy YOU I AZ ths
victim OF ovsfworkf shs ausrisd.
Ass Ssr 4. %.sssvsSs s ss;: = s'inss ass
Sro.r hSr Srs.. nrms msmts. Hcfors az.
(oS6 eculd feDiy 4 door opene6 ncice.
issSiv ~ ~ thS =. .ssss and. lie found
nSSss1 n.Iss Sstis SHsinns msn Win gspSns:s % syss
&. looked once az aefS fsp,o and then At
the younS dstsctivs. ' '- ''
.r.'.a may; xn.. H''ussS s:: here: ;::.S': +:
sends you 20 iste! Dr. Tssrka 10 in6is-
49,,
Rsnwick felt that he had allowed the
esfSs nSdsos e % h:srs e e'troys n tn. rns
lishmsn essured him with Z smile, 1T
20 8 question Of naturalization. DR..
Tsarks win not object TO an examina.
tien q HE papsrsr Aha
nseSiSr & the shadow in tie portisre.
and with . kindlins eye faced Rem
Eve people Of Japan are led 70 be.
castle. Il ssems." she added tsrtiy.
that the home OF o japanese gentle.
man may bo invaded ct any time BY .
lot Of stupid officials."
CLIFFORD. :Dr. Tssrka viii your cues.
tions answer. That Giri-he wagSed .
nicotinsd. .bla ackened finger at Pepio-
has the devils temper got. She is the
Uniucky 20 opsis, these sevenths,' he
suppiensented Variety. "Come along"
oiGord followed With aim sense Of
wss sns PDs ;HrsS e. At sss the
man 10 force his way upon them at so
late an hour. " ''
-, ,"coms along" e.. The Jap swung from
Of disused Bunson cells piied assinst
the wall. A SQUARE table ffiIeS the cen.
ter OF the Apartment, and on II were
.Ss:: :es nSmesF q E: SgS: sna
ana hydrocarbon. INC walls u,ere COW.
cred With Japanese articles OF curious
workmanship and design. The floor was
vcsiSd msny noticeabie scia .tsin, on
its bare surface. VI"
0ifford maryeied now as he followed
the little jap, that the Scotland Yard
officials hal allowed DR.. Tsarka's prem.
led him down 4 fiisht Of atone steDs
from 1"ts II. west.Pn rr0t sds
Ths AZ smeiieS AM anS s.% NNn,,.,.s
careis:siy handled Chemical L leSSss: wasss, anS
higil wall sarrounded the "a rdsn n. nm
and moss. grown we're the overhan MINI
trees shut OF The windows Of the ad.
T NY msstsr nSS:s'' .v.rywh.r. sleep. but in
the house" his sttcndant informeS him
the dogs. ths nswsSoy: T that ATM make aS'dIs az.
specisi;t% Giord isasSed S%,ns1{ az ths neTSS gSs
halted before The shut door Of = newly
painted outbuilding:
h.sIs. Tss q Dfhy,Ic s!.;s mnn is not alvey: sood
dant. There are noises in my poor
head that he cannot put in tune. In 60
arss snn spean Of the things that are Of
aLuusnn6 ogen tno main uoor OF the
o0tpuiloing OXFORD entered with his
conouctor' ana MS Alert senses became
eInsc'o.us OF nesVi!y ionicised atmos.
rnere imPreenated with the fumes Of
"tTSns .ooaccC.
ahe Jap vanhnea from his side. leav:
.s nnt S.n se sne INTO tne oIackness Of
i,se MHv9tea MHnvS ousoul'Glns. IN all MS
hsd encnnntered e MEYER rivs-itao kaown Lear: ne
ana Sest,SnotaS ers,ae nu @ uesperadoes
scors Vet thes. ham aa Sasmers M oy Ne
The reei,nx ~ unInns,w meer . Some 70 nm
passed iiHe the haa tinn or WmIcn
winS. "s "' Fu''uFe
slowly. tmperceptiblv hs h.c.u.
At AMI Length. AVA thn5, nm simoss %
squat shaDo 3hst seemsX - iasr rrev,
the 9round. 1rinpinr ri. vris, ; ond
throat, ' "' "''o
GifIord's right fst smashed mast ths
elusive face, and again with trip.ham.
msr force as he sought 10 beat away
tho enoircling arms Of his unseen ad-
Across the floor he reeled. nantine
like lion IN the grip Of q python. No
sound came from either until . soft,
spongy mass was pressed over his eyec
and quickly withdrawn. A saysse sr;,nt
of satisfaction ensued: then n dooY
closed on his right, leaving the youns
detective painting ana my.tinsd. xnshie
tsrious assault,
A sudden strain Of laughter echoed