The Washington times., 1912-12-19
CHAPTER Ix.-(continusd.)

vanNh - y teiepnoHe w"eTe b"S
lives. DR.. Tsarka took q card
from his pocket. The number
r. 10 written here. 90 YOU,
Horubu. to the bureau-there Is one q
couple OF streets away-and ascertain
whether this Rose Mcclure picked up
the rubber tinser.'
Horubu took the card with the tele.
phone number and departed noiselessly.
The little japanese doctor turned to the
trembling boy artist the moment the
street door was closed.
Because ] believed that our stock Of
pure radium wts better kept In . single
bulb intrusted to you. II was q
foolish experiment. Our chance In life
now depends on whether this woman
Mcclure was quick enough to carry out
yeur orders"
"If II 10 lost7'
I'VE are besgars-worse. Beatrice
Nessonier cannot cope with the sudden
rush Of aristocratic patients unless she
has fresh supplies Of pure radium. You
do not understA I'D her intricate proc
esses. Her Instruments need to be con.
stantlv hlamentsd. She must have ru-
dium"
I'VE can obtain more. Ny pictures
are worth q thousand pounds pleaded
the despairinE artist.
"A thousand Gehennas:" Tsarka's
fingers snapped In his face. "Who will
buy your pictures now after the studio
ahair? And II We had money" he con-
tinued sharply. I'VE could not obtain
immediate supplies. The European lab
oratories are under police surveillance.
The factory at Bermondsey would not
ssl US q grain. You have created j
devils corner for us. 1nouyit!"
In the silence that followed his bitter
TRADE Horubu's footsteps were heard
In the passage. He entered with tigerlsh
suddenness. his fierce eyes seeking
lnouy.ti.
THE Mcclure 10 being shadowed!'
His voice sounded like an impact Of
steel, his squat figure halted in the
doorway. THE dog Renwick was In the
studio when she arrived. He made her
confess everything"
THE radIum?" Tsarka's frail body
trembled like an overwrought instrt.
ment. He crouched aside as one about
to receive q blow.
Horubu sat down. his clenched hands
resting on his knees. "Renwick Is car
rying It in his pocket. This artistic
temperament Of lnouyitrs has severed
our arteries. As General Oyama once
said. Give me q cigar"
Or: Tsarka pushed . small box across
the table, while the ex-soidier rifed its
contents for the strongest weed.
Of concealing GS.0Oo worth Of radium
IN a stupid rubber finger Why was
] not consulted"' he demanded, the
cigar nsttened between his teeth.
You were not here" Tsarka an
an excellent device for carrying the ra.
dium. Glass bulbs break easily. Inou.
yiti always wore the finger in public.
II did not seem probable that he would
ieaye fs z nfnssr behind. eh, ,Horubu?"
and brains. Hi-yah!" he yawned WITH
tiserish susto: q: though resigned to the
misfortune which the young artist had
Or. Tsarka paled slightly as he turned
again to Inouyiti. You must seek out
clifford Renwick," he said with an ef.
fort He may not discover the radiun
for weeks. He is almost sure to put the
most Ensiishmen. forget ' its exi"tsnce S: rs' )
What shall I say to Renwick?' Inou.
", Eisi asked family. Il am known te
T:srka :s shrugged YEARLY. Shoot him
~
Horubu will be at hand with a fast cal
pocket"
He may already have delivered It t.
his employer" Horubu spoke from tn,
corner. his sullen brow creased II
There IL always the good chance tina,
ne radium may have escaped his no
tice," DR.. Tsarka urged. He may carr,
It about as a clue for weeks. Wht
knows! Surely, the attempt Is worti
making
Horubu moved In his chair like al
animal disturbed. His suiien feature!
relaxed bv degrees as though his con
tion.
"Tshu!" A slight kissing noise es
taped him as the pungent cigar smok,
co1ed from his mouth. "Inouyiti shal
90. He will be hanged for certain. Bu
hanging 10 better for Inouyiti than harI
kari. There will be no more exhibition
OF Haunted Pasodas' The public shal
The young artist crouched low In tn,
chair. staring dull-eyed at the two mel
while they arranged with merclless pre-
clsion the manner Of his undoing.
II will not shoot Renwick!" he de
clared. unable 70 suppress his vii,