The Washington times., 1912-12-24
CHAPTER XIV.
Horubu Shows His Teeth.

CHAPTER XIV.
Horubu Shows His Teeth.
A SMALL white rat ran across the
~ study table and perched meekly
~ on DR.. Tsarka's outstretched
hand. The loud ticking OF q
bronse clock over the book-covsred
shelf seemed to emphasize the terrible
silence Of the house: ~: y.n.n... nerve
specialist permitted his fngers to caress
dent e the pointed nose breathed over
the gold cu6 links inside his sleeve. Al.
..sdS almost ess Ssssus place
small decanter Of wine at his mastere 2
elbow. He remained in the doorway for
several moments before departing. a.
sSsossh Ssos s. sars n an .Ss ss. I0"
position on the outstretched hand,
crept inside the open sleeve and isii
The Wine -; =. his elbow Seemed to indi.
cate the coolies presence In the study:
he SAID inquirnsly. ibid you see her
SO out this n morpinf ,Ss nf nv exist.
ence to watch her come and CO." the
servant responded. ''she left before the
master came from his library this
moTnins .:rahs Ia. -, , Rad whor Horubu
may Be In the hands Of the police. or
that young fool lnouyiti baoollng 10
S,ss these Ensi,.h nh,, detectives In some 'u'
The cooIie bent his head in token Of
sorrow, but vouchsafed no reply. DR..
Tsarka stirred the sleeping rat In his
sleeve tenderiy while his thoughts wan.
dsred again to his truant daushter.
"Satuma," he said. without looking up.
n - A.
the 90 isSorstory bora s during my my absence"
The servant trembled silently. This
morning." DR.. Tsarka continued. my
daughter broke q bulb containing sew
eral miliigrams Of radium."
mltted crinsinsly. Yet I cannot watch
her always. Her feet are like gossamer.
She makes no sound when she passes
through the house"
She is unlike most q her country
'still the bulb was broken. Do not
let It happen again. satuma, or you re-
rn1o !IIn to ,i.Snn, ySSr r'es'eat'ns relatives IN
The servant vanished without sound.
leaving the little specialist brooding
over Q small leather.bound volume at
his elbow. But DR.. Tsarka was not
before him: He was thinking Of the
wayward daughter over whose move
ments he had already lost control. Yet
all his energies had been directed In
the creation Of wealth for her SPEND
Ing.
Psplo was the last Of his line; she
was the one thing on earth that carried
something Of his spirit. His indulgent
manner arose from his passionate devo-
tion TO this single surviving child. With
Ing wealth were futile speculations.
He would gladly have seen her mar
rled to Inouyiti. but since that impul-
sive young artist had allowed an Eng
put aside the thought for. the present.
Day and nisht the fear OF police raid
haunted him. Yet Of all the London
criminal experts who were securing the
only one man had actually crossed his
He did not fear Renwick. There was
too much Of a dreamer In the young
Englishman to make him a formidab Bile
stantly betraying him. In the hands of
pretty woman he was as malleable as
stiil. he thought It unwise for Pepio to
hunting for their present Whereabouts.
Each fresh sound In the street outside
caused him intolerable pangs.
The morning papers had given awe
sane sane details h. Of norubIs bIs work over; YER
been maimed and injured under the
wheels Of the car. Descriptions Of Ho.
rubu and Inouyiti were appearing every
where. The Times had chronicled Rem
gether with its recovery by the two
Japanese dcsperadoes outside the offices
Of the international Inquiry Bureau.
The empty car had been discovered
traces Of the radium. .steaiers had come
TO- the knowledge Of SCOTLAND Yard.
Eighteen lives risked for six grains
of radium-or three lives per grain: eh,
ss.sor ks..o Hs pnnsns ths ears sr. Of the
saueaking from his sleeve. and per-
mitted It to lie for an instant In his
what do you think Of the raaium
Men have died for gold, but this year
they will slsy and poison each other
for the god In the pitchbisnde."
Rising from his seat he turned into the
laboratory in the basement Of the house.
where he worked generally during the
earlier hours OF the day. Kexsio. the
white. rat. found a comfortable bed
near the the warm furnace under the bar
He was Grimly amused at the manner
Of Horubu's escape from the infuriated
mob: The recovery Of the lost radium
vcant .upy and aoW her N eo%nsts
her operations
A distant clock chimed tho hour of
midday. He paused with a magnesium
wire held in the glowing beam Of a
The street door was unlocked and
shut with unusual celebrity. Heavy foot
steps sounded In the outer passage. A
minute later the laboratory door was
thrust open. Horubu entered alone. his
great coat pulled about his ears.
ut Is raining. Teroni," he volunteered,
with brief nod to the little figure
STOPPING beside the cathode ray" nan
nmsreiIs unats ia. giys: .S one chance to hide
"Your face Is one that the police arc