The Washington times., 1912-12-13
CHAPTER v.-(continued).

y SesVciy !" '
Beatrice felt. as she watched
that his small. 1.-the hsure held the
pent-up vitality Of . nation. HIS boyish
hand clasped malaccA cane. and 40 he
strobe 10 and fro he made little stab
bink thrusts a. one demolishinR unseen
obstacles. He paused. at last. IN his ec.
centric movements. and regarded her
seemed to iindie with the nre Of his
"You have been very lonely in this
his cane circled the luxuriously ap-
msnts. There are time. when YOU s..
gard me ~ mad fool for investing
money In It's upkeep. Wait, Beatrice
Messonier. Tomorrow, In . week hence,
the white light Of fame shall inshrine
bfsin: you shall drink Il like wine.
Everything you have dreamed shall be
yours. Princes shall come hero to con-
suit you; the lords, the queens q %.
ciety will plead for . consultation"
ing her senses. His face had grown
tender; the fierce lines born Of over
study and privations in the past gave
way to one Of unutterable serenity.
The children Of empsrSfr. ,r. 'nsii come
ana soldiers. You shall hear their voices
In these rooms. and the news Of their
coming shall attract the nations"
He spoke without gesture or enorts
and his words lost their hemboyance in
his clear voice jar on her senses. 1ts
eject was quickly dispelled. however.
From boyhood ! worked under & the
I grew to manhood with . desire in my
heart to wreck terrible retributlon
upon society On every side was met
BY greed and avarics, even among my
own countrymen. The feeling Of ,,sIs an,
my nTshS Sr.a lsa ms rs fof ew Conflict with
the rich OF England and America. l
struggled through the eighteen Gehen.
mas OF Mensius into the white ign. ot
iipC-"in the name Of reason and justice
1 have brought the weapon Of science
10 bear upon the beast Of sloth: tho Idle
rich and the leering aristocrat."
vSs s.s.a Ne ssS: q :csnes ts
citing through his speech: His ,s1nI. sma,!
he sank again into the wide. velvet,
covered chair; The effort Of speech ss mao
she touched his shoulder gently.
"You have always been good TO me,
DR.. Tsarka. cannot forget that
was once struggling auaeht con.
or others, Yet"-she hesita,tsd with w onr. her
tess that your motives are not very
clear TO me. How are these princeMngs
and statesmen to be brought .t.ne ners eli, IN
no hope elsewhere. Beyond that 4 can;
not tell you more. You must waN ano
trust me. Beatrice Messonier. You nave
not toiled and blsd your WV w'ts II iG. it.
nauEht Fame .,nan.. snai, wrap you "
"And YOU, she cried. unable t" risisi
Ills Tery rhetoric. what q" you
.:po not ask yet. Beatrice; This cut
burst has wearied me. ! thinX sonac.
times OF Pepio. i would like 70 % see n,sr neT
He rose from .he chair. staring DULY
ut the window that Overlooked the
street belcw. 81 must must co., go. my ny Gea1 dn !
dav or two" He stared from the win
MY motor-mask and coat are down
stairs" he said slowly. Let your at.
tendant ring up the nearest garage;
want a fast car 10 t'EH mt some ois
tance from town"
Then you have left your late ad'
Yes; the air was uos good. Their,
were too many streets noises. ava I'M
were"--he paused an instant to wipe hi
hcuted brow-''rats In it-those tx
gray. English rats that Keep mer
awake"
After he had gone Beatrice Mcssnniel
sat near the window. d'zcd and mH"ti
ccIes. Something IN MS manner srg
gt sted an approaching crisis IN his Owl
life and hers What did his talk o
princes aud statesmen N ,an'
She would have regarded such al
ortburst In another rs the result o
alcoholic excesses. But Trroni Tzarki
was not given to .hc use % stimulants
He abhored intemperancc of mini an
body. What he had "poken was tic rc
suit Of his structural philosophy. sh
felt certain.
A tremendous crisis in medical r"
search was at hand. And Teroni Tzarki
was the man to sound the trumpet q
science to an apathetic civilization.