The Washington times., 1912-12-20
i THE TINES DAILY SERIAL STORY
THE RADIUM TERRORS
By Albert Dorrinaton


the G2.0oo worth Of radium seemed like
one OF fate's congratulations after his
bitter experience In the vast
were In a state OF UNUSUAL. auietude o.
he hurried toward the bureau. At
iiorsesuards avenue he paused irrc:o-
Mtely Ms though some long dead In
him Into a state OF unusual aiertness.
Some distance ahead. wrapped In the
night fog. painted a long-bodied. steel
hipped automobile.
Gifford's eye traversed the broad col
uinn OF shadow which slanted from the
windows OF the adjacent buildings. and
In that brief glance he detected the
figure Of Soto Inouyiti standing near
the portico.
to attract attention; II was the gro.
tesQue outline Of the automobile that
Huickened the detectives curiosity--its
huge, tumbril-iike body. the great steel
,noGt that seemed CAPABLE zap os, q % S9r,1s niI
Gircrd's instincts swung him wide Of
the bnll.nec!;ed figure sauattins pehind
Within Hfteen feet Of Inouyiti he
halted sharply. because the young artist II,
had become aware OF his apprcacn.
incidentally, the man In the car III
clifford checked an exclamation as his
eyes followed the upslantins pistol IN
n" ~ Ihs white dash and felt the heart
shaking report as the bullet sobbed
past HIS face.
ar,ng atS'
Gifford remained stationary for
fraction Of time. Then u forward leap
took him within three feet OF his as
saiiant. Inouyiu's hand deviated slight
co,n nv nw,p~ aa.h III nm h,s ewes. Sif-
sord a,;crsd nImbiy. hir right hand
''asx nns,,,,it, scrnn, mod a vnrd in the vcr.
naSaiar % as. ~ the smon"K raHm Kv,,s y c,.vsr,v
awn,,,,ns srmin,.t S;iYord brousht him
exe.u.ea s T ,,,r,, n.rnro IN" srfist had
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There's warrant out lot youI srrest
III connecuon Win tnc s.uaio Is pus,ness; s,, ".
hr"hsn IRON s'russ'e' OF your "'' may se'
the revolver shots. Clifford waved back
dozen hands that sought to render
assistance re ,r nTuS ur n"n ns,n,a.,y py ~ i.s ~
exhaustion after his desperate scufhe.
Slowly the young Englishman urged
him forward In the direction OF SCOT
land Yard. hoping to obtain a convey
ance before the crowd Increased.
Passing the iow.bodled automobile
with his prisoner, the young dctcctivr
observed a sudden movement on the
drivers part. Instantly clifford sought
cIed with uncrriny Judgment above his
head swiftly the loop descended and
was drawn with n savage Jerk about
hi. sho,,idcrs and arm. Sm;,itancou.iv
N-t
ward the front wheels OF the throbbIny
car
Horubu. with unparalleled audacity.
Yards ana then rcaehips ont made
fast the rope In the heavy iron step un-
clifford struggled derperat.ly to sin
his arms from the octopms-likc moose.
reyo,vsr rev 's wbich haS ta,,en "sp wp,him ' rsacb
wi,hn,,, ha.t. "r ,rnn,a,,inn I,nr,,,',,
slinped Trnm bis .eatI caught nm The
semi Conscious artist from the pave
mon, and drained him wi,hout cere.
monw inio tho car With nanther.
like movement mo was ba ck in his
piacc his great hands cncirc,Inr the
clutch '"' "' '"'
The crowJ apncarcd In divine his IN.
tentions. FOR AZ the car siid forward
A friendly knife slnshed tho ron. which
threatensd 10 drag clifford through the
streets OF Westm,nstcr.
HOrubu HnuDDed n warning oath at
tho crowd of arms ana shoildcrs Thai
sought 10 bar his proRress. A woman
screamed at him from the pavement,
for she bad noted the grim racc-hatrci
that famed In his eyes. A stone
whipped past her. smashing the wind
screen almost In his face.
Drag the beast out"
Tie him to the car with his own
| rope.'
Sticks and umbrellas smote ana
stabbed in Horubu's direction. For an
instant 1t seemed as though the clutch
would not answer. The car sobbed and
frettcd near the pavement like an AMI
NAL held In check.
The hand OF night watchman closed
on Horubus neck. as hc stopped over
refractory lever. Another grabbed the
suplne inouyiti lying at his feet.
They're Japs. by Jove! Have EN-
out! Turn the iron trap on top OF EN-
me Japaness eN-so'uIsr snook OH .ne
va wa'ci.a" ,,rn, G.p, ana y ms eye neas.'%en 20
me me .n.onx "nch Snrea.ened 10 cus on
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