The Washington times., 1912-12-12
CHAPTER v.
DR.. Tsarka's Prophecy.
VI. AsAtAA EAVPhesy'
FTER clifford had left the II

n along the white-phneied corri-
dor to her own apartments.
Opening the door Of her private recep-
tion room. she remained motilnlcss
staring rather bleak!y at an aosurdi,
small figure reclining In wide urn
crair.
''Dr. Tsarka!'
"Your servant. Beatrice. My Pan
hard car is almost as swift as the blind
detective. Renwick. You are not de-
lighted to see me-"
Terori Tsarka sat upright In the chair.
nodding like u spring-htted Image.
What do you think OF the pries:-faced
boy he asked softly. .., .,.
Just left the Institute. Or. Tsarka, L
may say that his case calls for speedy
treatment. 1t is terrible 10 sta,d by
and demand gold from the perishiag.
There were unshed tears In her eyes.
u quivering OF the throat suggestive of
grief restrained.
Teroni Tsarka studied her with a CLINT
OF amusement IN his eyes. II came mere
az great risk to express synpathy
BY the merest accident he ran foul OF
my partner, Horubu. at a moment when
ne was conducting an experiment In
the laboratory. kenwick entered my
house without permission. and lie must
suffer the consequences
Beatrice MessOnier flushed to the TOM
pies. II think your friend Horubu IL
iittle better tnan cool,e Adventures.
He IL too violent"
''Renwick came upon us like a thief.
We cannot permit these English de-
sectives to violate the privacy OF our
nome llfe. There is no need to pity
Renwick. We must go ON with our
work. Beatrice Messonier. We must
have clents-wc must have money"
Dr. Tsnrka fumbled with his cigarett"
case. and permitted his feet to rest IN
the hassock beside him. Madame
seemed unab.e ln.I to speak for moment.
But | warn you. Dr. Tsarka. against
the inflexib;e nature OF the rules which
govern this institute. I will not play
the vulture on your behalf. Men aud
sespsr ana 70 here ,se
last"
There wtg no mistaking her vehem-
ence. DR.. TsarEa quailed a little. Th.n
corners. his small toes turned In lk.
the paws Of wolf.
You are not employed to think Of
me- he answered tartly. And do not
benevolent asylum. It was not inaugu-
rated 10 cure the financially distressed
We We must must have our fees; We must pay
Nule .NtssOVleT renamed
some distance from him. her hand toy
ing with the lace of her sleeve.
I'm six months I have been visited H.
three patients. DIR: Tsarka. The first
two zane ;Is Of curiosity ,S,rG to Learn
parted few minutes ago. and, as fa"
as can judge, he may never return.
Being woman. am naturally curious
to know why you employ. me with NJ
apparent profit to yourself or the com
Dauy Won REPRESENT
She turned to him almost wistfuily, "A
pleading eagerness In her voice. pray
take me into your confidence. Tell me
why you retain my services as an occu-
list when people shun the institute over
which I preside. and the members OF
NY own profession persist In regarding
me as an unprincipled adventuress?"
The little Japanese doctor stared frlS-
idly In her direction. Then. in a voice
tingcd with irony. he flashed back his
| answer:
You have been provided with a
TncelS rsside"csi my ssi,v deaI
month end: yet. like most OF your Sex,
you continue to ask questions. u man
were to present womankind with the
dome and the rclestian wonders thrown
In. she would contrive to ask questions.
Tashan. I am very weary sometimes "
Beatrice Messonier had met the 1T
| lie japanese doctor some two years De-
fore at the Toxic University. He has
during her term. and he had been i'm.
pressed by the almost superhuman skill
displayed by her during an experiment
In ophthalmic surgery.
Her undisguised interest In the new
theory Of Becauercl rays as applied to
the Japanese school of modern ophthni-
mics, had caught his fancy. Approach.
ing her by degrees. and with marked
Gcference OF manner. nc discovered that
the brilliant.eycd young student was
| graduate from an American university.
Her parents were Of French. descent.
imperceptibly almost. Toroni Tsarka
had imposed upon her his strange the
Iries. which aimed solely at the regen.
Grafton OF human thought as applied to
the science Of healing. until she sat az
his feet, her young mind uplifted In the
glamour Of new-found science:
1t did not take him long 70 dIsc1vSr
mics. He marked her for his own
among n score of English and Ameri'
| can girl students.
Where others brought Their si sr,s si9sGy H bn IN.
wiiderlns phrases Of natural ,,,,,s mhencm: n:
| ena. BeUtrice McssOnier saw with the
.ycs OF the spirit child. and OWNED and
assimilated modern thought as th0nEG
It were a food upon Wh'ch her "''''
| and soul grew strong.
Or. Tsarkl had craftsmans reEatH
for the science of ophthalmics. 70 n nsI
| 4 was religion. II" taught nor tht
| value or the I-ray, tndt WeiIu ousP'h-
Of radium which had provoked the il,
and curiosity of German and Englisf
| scientists west OF Toxic.
| Tsarka had chosen her to carry ON
| his scientific propaganda as a musician
| chooses a rare and beautiful violin
| She responded to his lightest thought
| echoed and refined his most abtruse ut
| terances, until they became a fixed law
| In the world of applied chemistry.
| Leaving Toxic at his suggestion. sh'
| had journeyed to London In company
| with group of English and American
| girl students in the hope of obtaining {
| position In one of til" city hospitals
railurc was the immediate result. He
| american and Japanese diplomas wer'
| regarded with contempt by certain Lon
don house surgeons and hospital com
mittees. Driven from place TO plac',
sne hnd nj last been compelled to senl
a livelihood us nurse in puhll
hydro, whero drudgery and ofiicialdon
stnlked beside her for sixteen hours ;
day.
Then DR.. Tsarka. accompanied by hi
daughter Pepio appeared in London
where many of the leading medica
journals made haste to print cop'ou
extracts from his world renowned pam
phiet on THE Generative Sources q
Radium."
| Beatrice Messonicr lost no time I
communicating with her old instructor
She explained her ignominious positio
at the hydro. which caused the nth
| Japanese doctor an Outburst of genuin
| hn oh nv