The Washington times., 1912-12-10
CHAPTER ul.-(Continusd.)

steady his nerves win . ooos
a. SALT ana runpowder-the httie oeest!
On theIr way to Sir Floyd 0arston,s
p.nricr detailed his experience with
IN. isnanese nerve specialist. while
IIsck.tt listened, his face TO the win.
ao,. M the fast moving car. He waited
unti, his companion hgd nnisheo MS
description Of Dr. Tsarka. together with
IN. account Of TIE rat episode. Then
Tonv screwed up his lips ana cohtroueo
the desire to laugh IN the iA'o VI "s
Tso.e Jap. have n been ss, sps,SSs ,Ss,, 'SSS. SI.
rsarKs 10 rather . d.ffiueult Kind Of q e
0iacksuard to deal WIN. n,,t,,r H. mat.
rSsoi';.n no, %:ny .Ss., Gs ny / f,%S nope. ~ ~ ~. ~
KsnWick was silent AS the car
threaded ~ way through rss wnissnrM asiyer
into trafalgar ,,s :auaaassi sasr... nS siven Is BY
the two men entered the house Of the
xnsheny SSismsn sss sSasy sSs .s..y. IS ,ss
S.iep..t nHs pr ,ntefvsl the eminent ocuiist
Joined them in his consulting room: a
thin, hawk-faced man. with an apnor-
NAL chin and brow. he appeared inter-
ested In Ginord,s recital OF h's 0"eo"h'
teT rhs w'ta a,,ysr Sns rsc scsr On Inc young de.
tsctive's eyelids was subjected 70 9
searching examination. oinord could
only feel the great man: presence ~
81 Slant s n..r. I. ses ss.. sssd k. :ssh
less face into strange nEht;catch'ng
SnSles. while certain mirror-hned In
strumsnts focused the retina OF MS
, eyes. .. nsv-
s,ei.n and patient, . silence that was
charged with life and death for OH.
ford Renwick. His mother had not
vet been notified Of his adventure. Sne
stiil believed that he was pursuing MS
Soms Would " 'ne IN % no way dseoncsrt her.
since his business often took him across
Europo et the most unexpected times.
II was the picture Of this Sray-
hsired mother that niled the S'aen y.
the waitins silence. whether they would
lead him 10 her 0 stricken and hopeless
derelict. or whether he would return 70
her roof erect and with nope IN n''
ar Floyd oarston remained some.
where at arms length. . tiny, steel
clad mirror In his right hand. HIS
voice was soft. vet In the first syllable
that escaped him Renwick experienced
Msh Mh.s ss0;s yoa ssfa'Ss hsss told m. !. truly
msrkable." he began. suavely; There
are Indications Of some radio,cctivs
agency on your retina: indeed. ne
bfeathed Guardedly: go. e. though =, e, weigh. "n,s.
msnts ,ms e""ea "ons L COZ Compelled to admit that
soms poisonous radioactive substance
mas entered the eye itself. The lids do
not appear to have afforded any pro-
sit~it burned like everythins:" Rem
DO Do YOU know much about thi, radio. 10
active element 2" he hassrded. bluntiy.
unesiy. ai oSs ai"ora .hoSsSs, and !! 81 si% s9
outraE Eed the great specialists dignity.
Ill mean that i 1: .,U such IN. unxnCwt nss %st
. dssl,s;T,sa ,;;,., anything about its s'"'''s'''
ailt lie felt Sir Floyd's hand on his brcy..
and then the cool. plant fingers on n''
"caSpn, one must St'ne; not press too closely the
cerned with any radioactive theories.
general diagnosis OF its effects arc
'uH!cien, IN the present instance"
An! we v must have patience, Nature
IL 4 wonderful restcrer II one has COM
mand OF ones self" ,,
About year: you tn think. IHns., Rsn~ies sIo:ies
felt the powers prs ,ns,sa @r aarKn in those Sriei
moments the savage despair OF the Nv
~. .onc med does not care to predict" 81,
Floyd responded. still. shall be elso
"o.pisaI. ,S psaI'Ss Your case. fear. win need
pst}ence and courage. The soldier n.us'
not quail under the. knife" he added
pushing aside his Instruments; Ons
must attain little asoS o. tSs tSs apssa%ts y
Gifrord cropped for his hat in the hall
ana out Of the daEkness sroupf him y. ht
neard his mothers voice ca'nnS. INA ~, -,
thanks to Sir Floyd. and with s'ck x
lonely feeling surrendered himself tt
Tony Haclsstt; @ NJ, w.u." The utt,.
Than brotherly tenderness. "Heart
something nasty. en-. Kenny? Com.
outside. The air Of the street 10 bette,
than s ,ti.. the perfumes OF these EXECUTION
Renwick was not given to violent at
tscks OF self-pity, but down to the root
Of his manhood he felt an unspeaksb'
horror Of the shade. u
Patience and courage! hr fioya
baffied surgeon and specialist. Whs
courage could keep him from the gulf
Of despair. what patience smooth a III
Of blindnss, and premature ro6sc,s;ion dscsyI n
, they gained the waiting car. Don
worry about Garston's verdict. my hoy
He's pretty old, when you look At hir
closely. Let's take q trip TO the IN
e Urinary; the doctors there will fx yo
Renwick put UP a protecting hant
Not e an inhrmary. Tony. cou'dn
''aSS %hyf" y?S H.ckett's hand fell fror
scared face Of his friend. It's IN
best. place for you now, Kenny They
: do their utmost. There's nothing bt
tween the tnnrnary and going hom
TO mother" he added with q shrul
''You won't 70 home until the l!ondo
hospitais have turned You down
0ifford raised his head with the ter
OF q lashed steer. we have NM
Messonier." he said' huski'y. "on
"A cheap auackr Tony exclaime!
"l'ii bet she hasn't a diploma to Il
II won't 70 to the infrmary," Gi
ford insisted 'It is full OF blind pee
. pie. There are ghosts Of the dead !,
touch other blighted souls like mysel
I won't 20 there, Tony"
Hackett swore under his breath ar
spoke to the chauffeur. THE Mess
nier Institute, No. II Huntington stree
wen see what the lady ID like. an!
how"
CHAPTER Nv.
The Messonier Institute.