The Washington times., 1912-12-29
q THE. TINES DAILY SERIAL STORY
The RADIUM TERRORS
By Albert Dorrington
tcspyrishs. ias. Frank 4. leuassy Compasy.,

I, and for the arst time clifford detected
somsthlng Of the pantheress in her
:. ."Pses':!ysiy:" T he an:wered. looking
NE He n.s psuSssd again to stare into tn!
rs. ssss naa ns'n. n S:s %s
| electrical. White 70 the lips. and with
nngers clinched. she spoke with hei
| nfm, round chin thrust out.
! DO you know that Miss CrNpatone Il
:s.ts! 3. .s!' moment in my operating tho
mo. 1 was not aware Of the fact"
| well. she does not return to he,
home until tomorrow: I deem II advis-
| able FOR her to remain here"
But she 10 out Of dsnxer?'
am not q miracle-worker. I do moi
S.nS's Ss:sSSre the blind with touch Of my
VIII. restore Mise Cranstone." he pro.
Love is % fuii Of isitS.S she i; laughed
,sSriS.iiy; ,cprnr. =; III !. proof AGAINST even the
something p her words struck cold
clan doubt her powsrsf" ne asked With
q sick taste In his mouth. He could
tss .,s Sn hsr sni r. sl'nched hand with
"ons never knows how deeply tn. ra.
dunn hre has burned" she vouchsafed
with professional prcmptitude. Until
today considered DR.. Tsarka my good
rely on his excellent rscommsndatio
me; doodby. Mr. Renwick."
shc was gone, and he found himself
oushfsre adjoining the institute.
Behind madame's silken courtesy he
detected the claw OF the tigere.s. Her
meaning was quite clear. She had
p $.e asse n' win S 'vyTs;s 'vcs her cr.S:
tone in ner keeping she could compel
Yet his anger did not rise against Bca.
srise Messonier. She firmly believed in
ably use every known means In her
power to shield him.
A cab took him to Mrs. Cranstone's
house. He was admitted without Q mo.
ment.s delay. The mother Of the young
s stretched hands Ssnd. met NJ" VIII" out
How delighted I am to see you, Mr..
Renwick! she exclaimed with genuine
fervor. Nothing that We can do will
sssr ssy. rspssr.s rspdy shs priceless service you
Mrs. Cranstone's face expressed the
new hope which had come since Violet
had been admitted to the Radium In
BtUutc.
0lnord's tense. drawn manner relaxed
under her smiling welcome. II UNDER
stood that Miss Cranstone was to be-
come an outdoor patient" he said after
So,,,ni. %niis ,,,v "D'd she enter the institute
Nc; .,No; ma madame sen. for her quit. un.
ter should undergo uninterrupted treat.
mi,nt cr,n,. alarmed ~. me Ct hTst: Until the
said, that Violet should remain AZ the the
institute. OF course. there was no al
Tentative but to comply with madsme's
Mr:. crans,one brishtened pereeptiely
as she concluded her statement. be
the opinion that madame has conceived
quite q sistsrly regard for my daush.
ter" she added. with q motherly glow
~ aIiiord mora talked to gain . moment,
respite from Mrs. crsnstone's overflow.
Ing exuberancs. He was certain that
Beatrice Messonier had visited Tsarka
within the last few days and that the
y .na hsS Sr %HyeS S Ss her
sion OF Violet with the idea Of using
her as weapon against him.. He
could not conhde his terrible suspicious
any statement of his would serve only
TO- agsravate the situation.
He took his leave after promising to
call again during the week. In the
which deminstsd every other issue in
his mind. Would Beatrice Messonier
dare to delay Miss Cranstone's recovery
until Tsarka had made good his es-
cape? How. far would this incompara BILE
the man she venerated and to whom
shs si owed debt Of everlasting graft
Clifford fought with himself for a 50.
81 "s & ro :srss '"i
would be to signal for Beatrice to
work some evil upon Violet Cranstone.
One touch from her hand would plunge
the young lady into outer darkness
And who wa. to Judge Beatrice Mes.
skilled in the use Of the most mS,sterl-
Gus Of modern curative elements! Tne
wrong moment would place Violet Gran.
stone beyond all chance Of recovery.
He told himself with . heart that
could not breathe that Violet Gran
stones misfortune had not swung him
not anxious to commit what scanned To
him the cverln sting sin of murder, for
he knew that Violet's whole future lay
IN his decision to forego hostilities
against the Japanese doctor.
III tne CITY Tic enCOuUteTeu lOUy
Hackett for the first time since the
studio outrage. clifford without hesita.
tion explained everything which had
happened since their last meeting.
Hsckett, whose half.hearted operations
against the Japs had ended through
lack Of information. listened pensively
to his young friends confidence. His
slightly bored expression changed grad
ually to one Of Amusement at the con-
cluslon Of Renwick's narrative.
when Pepio was In your hands. why
didn't you nab her father?" he broke
Cut. You had the game on the table.
Oh! Gif, what bungle you've made Of
IT,"
clifford lit a cigarette dejeetedly.
while the roar Of the city's traffic came
upon him with the sound Of waves
beating on a sandy cay. He heard the
rush and sob OF motors. the auerulous
shouts Of the newsboys. and through It
all he could almost see the figure Of
Beatrice Messonier peering through her
retins-scope into the radium.tortured
eyes Of Violet Cranstone. Then he
turned sharply to his old comrade.
III arrested Tsarka the Radium In
stitute would close with snap. Tom"
well. how does that affect Mr.. Gif-
ford Renwick?" Tony demanded cheer
fully. ...,
1T would affect the iIve1 Of three IN.
nocent people" the young detective an.
swered. i've never smiled in the face
Of a ugress." he added gr;mly, but TO.
day saw . live panthsress In the eyes
OF a certain lady physician!'
hit Of hlttfp