The Washington times., 1912-12-17
fends were still stabbins her with javs.


stem the cataracts Of nane that swirled
and flowed before her daughters sight.
less. face. And clifford saw that the
mothers lips prayed ins. inctively. Just
as the mothers Of old prayed when the
side to cnRuli their children.
Like Chords mother, Mrs. Cranst0ne
was a widow, and depended upon her
daughter efforts TO maintain her. posi-
tion @ IN ,ifei y'oisrs ,, salary ,,s slthSusn ,ua
over the most trying period Of their ex.
istcnce.
II seemed like one OF fste's savage
ircnies that Violet Cranstone should
have entered the studio at a moment
when 1nonyltfs lunatic schcmes were
In course OF operation. clifford sighed
as nc contemplated mother and daugn-
ter.
him from his brief depression Of spirits.
The servant entered softly to announce
Sir Floyd Garston. clifford rose Instant
~ from his chair, and. after u few
ha.ty apologies to Mrs. cranstone.
in the hall he was met by the famous
ocnlist. sir Eloyd's hand sought his
Good evening, Mr.. R.nw,ck:" he ex-
Rather Rssi nl, funSy S,oushns ssh us together agar"
made casual reference 10 the dulIness
OF the fttrnoOn. ard was about TO de-
part Sir Floyd's hand again detained
Your advice IN this matter may be Of
inestimable service to me and Others,
Mr.. Renwick. I should be glad Of few
moments conxersation after ! have ex-
Clifford waited In the hall while the
old physician hurried In to the terror.
stricken young lady and her mother.
Sir Floyds iaaccatO voice reached him
from time to time, and to the. young
d.tectiy" the examination appearing pa
thetically hrief.
The door opened after a while, and
clifford. marveling at Sir Floyd's sud
den outburst Of conflde. &C. acc6mpa MED
h'm e, to ,hs sis SsrTiaSs TlaSs oS,slde
fully. II want to talk to you above all
men. Mr.. Renwick. for ] honestly be-
iicve that you are the only person who
las survived this new horror OF the
modern laboratory
Giffrd nodded as one prepared to lis.
ten TO an important statement.
1t becomes me- Sir Floyd went on
'as a. dutiful servant OF tho old and
new elements. to confess my inability to
treat or ever diagnose correctly this
painful aft'iction invented by u gang OF
Japanese lunatics."
Science moves. SIR" was all that GIf-
ford could volunteer.
ieaps; my ucar MI. tenwick: II
leaps: and leaves some OF us gaspisG In
the dark. For thirty years I have re-
ceived measures of apprecia tion from
the highest in the land. And. like all
great artists; ! have been content to
tation. With the flight Of the years.
INV interest In research work has de-
creased. The advent OF Cure has left
me only partially enthrallcd. | have re-
garded the god In the pitchblende as a
met dtSr. .Arr mt l.xV,s
The carriage ambled cityward In the
wake Of the smift motor traffic, a cir
cumstance which appeared TO Clifford
symbolical Of the slow-thinking ply
nowned ophthalmIst who had permitted
the new scientific movement to pass anl
leave him grumbling IN the rear.
There are three radium specialists IN
the world today" sir Floyd continued.
Roche, Of the Paris Institute. and"-
he gestured impatiently-"our own BE-
,,. May ss,, we assnms s.;1nr, 'na, n she s'e's
"she is more. The German has
search. Beatrice Messonier has the
Chrtst-gift that II above art and study,
Just a, the NazereS,e's powers weT, Is
brooded a little before completing the
sentence. al though each syllable were
a coin Of yalue--"so there was nothing
left but to advise the Duchess of Maris-
ter and Prince Hohenhon to consult
Nine. Messonicr at once"
clifford looked up In surprise. Did
sou advise Miss Cranstone also" he
asked.
"Emphaticaliy. Even an ultra -con.
servative like myself dare not risk th'
| life vision OF an aristocratic clientele
For one who has been late In the race.
he added, with an anectat!on OF blithe'
ness. there Is always the JOY or haiiinE
the swift. Beatrice Messonler deserves
; her triumph. She thundcrcd at tn,
, gates of science. where | merely tap
ped"
GiffcId experienced a measure Of re-
lief now that Miss Cranstone's case wa'
could not help wondering. however
what strange hGmor had led Sir Floyc
into 80 candid confession Of failure
II was unlike the average medical man
he thought; to laud the students of th'
Arriving at Trafalgar square. hs
| aiIghted from the carriage, after shak
ing hands with the old physician.
II have done with my profession, Mr.
Rcnwick." he said from the carriagt
window. But before retiring | shOuit
like to ask the Scotland Yard officials
| and tire International Bureau In par
ticular, what they are doing to prevent
| TN organized band OF Japanese mis-
'I't'HlT LfoH pIty ofi
the wealthy are patrons of Grea
| Britain?"
Without waiting for an answer 81,
Floyd signaled the cOachman to driv,
UI.
! That evening Clifford dined at a Bo
hcmian restaurant In Soho. where hs
had first encountered tho laughIng-eyef
Pepio Tsarka. He felt certain that tn,
little Jap doctor would never permit
| her to venture abroad again unless un
der cover Of q fast motor car.
Dinner over, Clifford took out his note
book, intending to jot down a few Inn
pressiOns of the studio outrage, nj,
pencil lay inside his vest pocket, and al
| he drew 1t upward he discovered tina
the rubber finger obstructed its egrcss
With some care and patience he sepa
rated them from the pocket lining, aut
as he was about to replace the rubbe
| digit his eye caught a faint emission
of hight which seemed to radiate from
| the hollow inside.
Probing It gently with the penci
point, he noted that the light emission
increased in duration and power. Hold
ing the finger beneath the table CLOTH
he was astonished at the volcano O
violet rays that illumined the darl
space below.
why, the Internal thing is radio
active!" he gasped.
A thrill Of terror ran through him a
he held II below the restaurant table
Like child who had experienced tn
horrors Of radium blindness, he re
garded the luminiscent how of liRh
| ,Attf 4. han hAa - a al tsxlNk