The Washington times., 1912-12-17

der as he examined the little
i rubber :ontrivance which In.
ouyiti had worn In public
Flexible as elastic. It was modelled with
considerable delicacy. 1t was jointed al
tile butt with q iid-shapcd spring. and
proved on examination to be as tena-
cious as a real finger. Clifford realized
In that moment something OF the art
which enables Japanese criminals to
avoid the snares Of European and
American police.
The duplicate finger had evidently
been dropped by the artist in his wild
haste to leave the studio the moment
his victims became aware OF the In
famous trap into which they had been
decoyed. a sharp cross-examlnatfon OF
the charwoman ELECTED nothing further
than the tact that she mad peen frc.
auently engaged by DR.: Lsnrka as a
messenger and house-help. Clifford
flow did lnoHyiti eommInieate With ,t b
lett this behind?' lie held up the rub
bcr finger insinuatingly.
The charM oman answered his question
without blush: A.. ,
where / lodge. sorr. It's kept by cou.
pie Of nurses. whinever the docthor or
Mr.. lnouyiti wanted me to clane up the
place. they Just rang for me-
,oa, O'cucs pA. cont%s,. sSa, The nov art :.
vv"t I, pT' ~ ,nor, aa IN, ." sr.c.S tbS, bil
more s% a.,ntc ronsrerc Hr Tsarka.
The charwonan gave the name of
Rose MCGUIRE, and clifford. after an ex:
ausve ,1s n''ne, searen Sea- S,,,r, VI e b"nn he ws.
careful. however, to place a couple OF
smart men near the house In the hope
tns. nt.hf u' ''s"' Blu" "''
'Je ,hn .tro.,, no MN. met bv hosts of
,, III .ne ,,.,es. Som," ~ ,he.s reysrrcd
srMs po ps.on ...r,o snot..s na ron
ar and W the Whiskered millionaire. i
Others assumed mo, more ,,rar se'SSs Rvs. VIZ VIZ,
WINE tne maJotMN 9weM . upvr ,r,. Mn" int, tie
st Ssahs'o"e ""''"e's e""' INV W"
Hu: II Occurred to him that a visit to the
house OF the iamHns S,as, eoeaS on .Se a sffsir
iMgnt sast more ns sr'' on -, Ino~Witi!s =
While douptinz me tne ssoay y.tn,. =, 9 ntmor,i
et1acnmen e,! ~, sn.a.cer trs"sdv YniSht
s,,msi,v aen ,ms IA Sraw ,he little srtist in her
direction. re vas .vsr srrtr ;n,andeS 70 n.
ina. ,,,ss ,nU snouyu y, snw ru ,.v
'"s1 c,,on,n1 m nrr supplied him with
>,t." CrsnssSns,s sddress in Sout;, Ken.
sinSton. sharp walk in that direction
.ierppd ,pd" n, S his .wc sourht the number
omen., the rows OF semi. aristocratiC
%"uscs whether the inevitable batch VI
m"usrs, ,,s,,nr,:rs ~ o,,id he In attendance.
smart servant answered the bell.
iaaw ,nsoe +, h,.ck' who assured him almost
,nsfo nt,v that her daughter had been
The Victim OF "A wicked conspiracy.
;ifYord's card, bearing the impress OF
the internatiQnal Bureau. paved the
G.r da,iahter was at that moment In
her room swaitinr the coming OF a sec
mnd oc,,iisi who had been called In tn
,,rom,ne her radium-sc SCARED eyes. The
firrt one. a wcll-known London special
irt had proclaimed her case hopeless.
The nerve trunk had been DESTROYED. he
arserteI by a powerful infusion OF
come dio-active material.
clifford listened attentively to Mrs.
Crnnrtone's story Of her a danghter sr :
gone there in the hope OF seeing fhe
In inted Pagoda.'' II was perfectly
true that The japanese artist had be-
come violently cnamored OF her dausn
several occasions.
clifford followed Mrs. Cranstone into
a ANAL ana rtment. where only a single
light expored, reciinsd a Young lady OF
eighteen or nineteen. Clifford felt ths
white terror palp!tatinS throush ne,
nerves. for he himself had endured
similar torment when HOrubu's radium,
sponuo had almost pressed the light oi
rea son from his mind.
But even through the terror which :, se, s.,
sound, clifford was conscious OF the
subtle beauty OF her English face. ShS
Law very still. like half-crusheo
flower bruised and shaken after herct
hiast of wind
He sat near her. scarce daring to
brcak the silence--a silence he had fei,
wban Inc radium devils were dancinr
Though his brain. She was crying vcr!
softlys as though unaware of Il strange
nrcscncc. and each quick sob touched
kim with It's breath OF tragedy.
Mrs, Cranstone spoke. her hands rest.
ng near her daughters.
ar has made us feel the need of a
| stranger mower. Mr.. Renwick. Thi,
morning when Violet left the house
rc;t that God had given the day fol
hcr alone We mothers are weak and
.e,osh. We are proud of our children's
tcinnts "r hcnuty. Then the lightnint
, comes. and we are shes. Look at m,