The Washington times., 1912-12-28

IoYIO cglSO n0lgnantiy. Ou0 ny n.y.
hands q that scoundre!. Horubuf Can
you not see something heroic In q man
n0 ssSrss' sSy "d h sepU 70 y sss
II s S clifford ~ s'RRs snwie S' wsc suffers
Hon enhOifs." she went on. sBy :
single movsment he had our plans plans
In her anger she smote Inouyiti's
upturned face with her tiGht-twisted
III g Renwick's pity for your lady
out OF danger. hide yourself, for ne
VII vii cat. catch you. Soto. even though.
Inouyii auaiied under her castiSst-
ed ct The thought Of the white mans
.s.rpsr ..SS ma III: V;cy, drSn
stone would return 70 her protessiOn.
sy , who his had slmo;sth Rarn ssa, sns
~ viii show them what II 4. to
.Nothins shall prevail against the
an artists crucinxion. viii nall
myself to the cross with my own
heart and pulse beats"
His long. black hair fell shadow.like
youth sounded In each. word. Tsarka
" Psp f5G% merely 81; ,ss:s
a09a h s90w she u% ersc. fr ss
that your technique had spiders In ~"
lnouyiti giared at his pretty tor
mentor. robbed Of speech by her merci-
Tsarka stopped his ears TO escape the
jsnsie Of their voices. His thoughts
were with Horubu. lying In the dark
corner Of the laboratory. wounded and
scared beyond recovery.
Of his incursble seinshness and treach-
cry. The strange duel In the laboratory
had been fought on equal terms. a
trained shot and skilled fighter, the
Msnchurisn veteran had gone down be-
ladie.
He was aroused from his thoughts by
his daughters voice.
| Father. ! am hungry. Where is the
food. the cheese. the bread. and that
| basket Of fruit We ordered yesterday?'
IN the midst OF their peril Pepio's ap-
pette remained unappcased. Her In
splred fingers unearthed pots OF pre-
cacies with unerring prOmptitude. Eat
Ing French dainties ana tormcntinR Soto
Inouyiti were the real pleasures Of her
existence.
You two had better marry. Tsarxa
droned. his eyes OH the Quarreling pair.
Not to man who intends crucifyinE
himself In an .Oleograph," Pepio am
swered. her mouth fun OF preserved
You do not understand" Soto pro.
, tested. Il meant that my crucified
spirit would be revealed In my next
Hr TsSrka namacd In hi. bricr xva,k
up and down the narrow study and
looked fixediy ut the young artist.
You avoid my simple question. my
asa r. s Ssw y VIZ not marry fep'o and
Soto sQuirmed with Japanese horror.
II cannot forget Violet. My heart ID
1 ashes ss:1d; r. repio does not want me
over an Ice wafer. and spoke with It be.
tween her teeth.
! spotted baron and a purpie-w hiskered
him the microbe artist from Tokyo"
| 1T IL u lie" lnouyiti sceamed. THE
gaxettes called II the crime Of the cen.
fury. ! am colossal figure IN the pub
liz. sye-not a mieroDe, pepio;"
night. and Pepio was locked safely In
her room. DIR. Tsarka descended to the
laboratory and switched on the cleo.
trio light
The furnace fire had burned to dull.
red glow. and he stood over II silently,
his hands outstretched to catch the last
rays OF warmth. Outside he heard the
rain fluting In the spout. the rush Ol
wind IN the furnace chimney. He sighed
YEARLY. and then moved nearer the
supine figure on the great coat. 6toop.
| ing he touched the brown hand pressed
against the floor.
! THE lion tooth OF pain has not YET
dor" he asked tenderly.
Horubu moved. and his breath came ir
"A little more fire. Teron!. would have
sent me In peace to the shadows; IT., ON.
sleep. comrade. After the fight there
| should be peace between men. My head
10 molten. Do you think there Ia q
chance?"
mo. but you shall sleep well tonight
Horubu,, since the gods permit the use
Of this
| He took from his pocket small
syringe, and then raised the fire.scorch.
Creeping to Inouyitrs room an hou,
later. Tsarka shook the sleeping boy
gently.
whisp.rsd Men VIII" ".1 handle rad, Jun
devils.onc good. one full OF malice to-
ward human kind"
! Soto rubbed his eyes. There Ia nC
doubt about the one that inhabits Ter.
oni Tsarka." ne said drOwsily. 1T has
a pair OF pink eyes and a fairy tail.
shall paint It for u pantomime book"
DIR. Tsarka sat beside his bed, scarce
able to restrain the laughter that rose
In him. ~ have an idea. Soto. that
Renwick Is the only man who can harm
us. We cannot kill him. but he car
be arrested"
Soto sat up In bed. his long. black
hair thrust back from his forehead.
"Renwick IL a detective. The Englisl
do not arrest their own police" III
When they are dishonest, soto, II Il
possible TO get them into prison. Thi
clifford accepted a check OF $50 guinea
from PepiO some time ago. 1t bore m!
signature. The bank still has It, To
night I shall get a countryman to tel
eGraph to scotland Yard, explaining
that Renwick Is the prime mover Il
the studio outrage. The Scotland Var,
people do not love these private agents
The bank check will place Renwick II
1T will not help VS." Inouyiti dc
to Scotland Yard: Instead Of eludini
one man, we shall have dozen on on
heels. Tsarka. You are mad!
JnOuyiti lay back on the pillow, wav
Ing OF with both hands the man VIII
sought to disturb his dreams Of fame
SRenwiSk wiz not put Scotland Var .n
you think he had worked and suffered .
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