The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-15


scrne specimen OF his raee-thin and
wtry. upright n dart. vita nneS
formed. supple limbs. Now bis face
was enaciated. his eyes had the ex-
preston Of suffering that one some
times notices I'm those Of q suffering
dog. his figure waa bowed. and 1t In
terval. long. shuddering signs escaped
bis lips.
You are Ill. Gopinsth.- said
abruptly.
~sahib. / suffer- he replied he
pressed his hand to bis right side I
suffer agony" he said again
Give me your hand / said took
IL In mine. The pulse was throooing
wildly, the mans skin also burned:
he was evidently very Ill. and fan
cied he might have fallen victim 20
some form Of Oriental fever.
when breathe. / suffer torture.
he said, gasping sharply IS he spoke.
I motioned him to take a chair. but
instead Of doing so he seated himself
on the floor with his legs doubled up
under him.
Can you relieve me- he asked,
clasping his hands over his right side,
while big drops OF sweat fell from his
forehead.
A sudden thought flashed through
my mind Gopinath's unaccountable
grief. the complete change in his APP
pearance, made a wild hope leap with
In me- No suspicion in connection
with the murder had as yet fallen on
the East Indian. Suppose. after all. he
knew more about 1t than anyone else?
| firmly believed that the person who
stole the diamond was the one who
committed the murder. Suppose that
the temptation to appropriate SO val
liable a gem had proved too much for
GopinaLh?
Stand up" said to him suddenly.
You suffer pain here?" / touched his
side lightly
Much, sahib, much" he replied
saw that he could scarcely pull him
self together, his sufferings were so
intense.
81 am going to find out what is the
matter" l said. stay where you are
for moment; | will be back directly"
[ hurried to my laboratory, for !
felt that the moment had arrived when
| could make a good test OF the Roent-
gen rays. Was it possible that they
might be the means of discovering
crime, and perhaps saving an innocent
life? The CrOokes vacuum tube was
got into the right position, | saw that
the rays worked we'll, and then | re-
l I'm
into the laboratory. | desired him to
strip, and then arranged him in such
| a position that the rays would pass
| through my body. l turned of the
| lights in the room. My electrical bat,
terry worked well, the rays playing
| admirably in the vacuum tube. ] re-
| moved the cap from the camera, and
| after an exposure of from seven to
| ten minutes felt certain that I had
taken careful photograph.
That will do said to the black
man led him back to the library.
Il have taken a photograph Of you,
| | said to him, which may show me
| the seat of your malady. When
| have developed it, l will come back to
| you"
| returned to my dark room, and
| quickly developed the plate. When
had finished, and saw what the mystic
rious X-rays had produced, / uttered
a shout of triumph. The skeleton OF
the wiry Brahmin was distinctly Wis.
IDLE, and Just below the region Of the
| ileo-caecal valve, a foreign substance
about the size Of the Snakes Eye was
seen. / had not the least doubt that
was looking at the gold socket of the
cobra's eye, the diamond itself being
probably not impervious to the X
rays. Men Of Gopinaths nationality
had swallowed precious stones before
now. This was not the nrst time In
the annals of history that the human
body had been made q hiding place
for stolen property.
telephoned at once 10 Crossthwaitu
and clever colleague of mine, cnl
DR.. Symes, to come to the house i'm
mediately. They made THAR appear
snce In little while, and I exhibited
to their astonished eyes the photo
graph I had taken, and narrated thu
history Of the case
Acute peritonitis, Of courss," SAID
Synes, after he hsd examined tn
wsll-marked obstruction revealed In
the picture. II agree with you. Hall
fax. that the Indians only chance 70,
hfs 10 to have that substance. What
ever 1t Is, removed at once"
4 The three Of U proceeded to the II
brary. where Gopinath lay fat on tn.
floor. moaning piteously. With symss
assistance l placed him on Q lounR,
and bent over him.
Listen to me. Gopiaath," said
You are very Ill. and this gentleman
Indicating DR.. Synes-"and / hay,
decided that your ONLY chance for nf.
is to operate on you and remove thu
diamond you have swallowed"
Il HIS dark eyes. glowing IKE jewels