The Washington times., 1912-12-08
THE rIMBS DAILY SERIAL STORY
The RADIUM TERRORS
By Albert Dorrington
tcopysieAt iNS, Frank A. Munssy comesny.S

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be IT, Scotland Yard has yet to put
forward . saner thsory. conccrntng
the theft of. Morits's radium. Try E
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A coolie servant entered. and At a
NOD from his master conducted ESn-
wick into the adjoining room room The
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fanlisht as he moved forward ging-
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Dropping right and left, he discover
ed q small table and chair near the
camp bed that smsiied Of stale eissr:
water stood on the table: no drank
greedily, and spilled q little on the
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tins out only : few hours before with
the determination to solve the Moritz
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tho utmost by the little DOCTORS as
founding confession Of the. theft. to-.
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fessor Mortis's laboratory.
The coolie servant returned with
some food. which Renwtck put aside'
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in his ears. He was also conscious
Of . presence In .he room. Of . soft
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ii just come to look at you. could
not sleep because I feel that someth'ns
has happened. Are you hurtr'
camp bed Striving TO pierce the velvet
darkness that surrounded him.
your people dealt very promptly
W.T.! With me-" ., he confessed g srimiy;. ,,E. They
"Horu1S would esvs Killed yoa ..v?S Sn,y !
miserable destiny brought you heref''
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With ~ he answered bluntly 1T
was my business"
He felt her moving nearer. nearer
| until her labored breathing sounded
almost in his ear. Some strange emo.
ton was upon her. he felt certain-u
curiosity to gaze upon the prisoner. Ar
aroma Of violets and mignonette swan
| with her: the tinkle-tinkle Of her gold
wrist ornaments was an epic in tn:
| silence.
She paused near him. Something !,
wrong with your eyes," she whispered
"You-you are not looking at me?''
Her voice held a peculiar. childish
sweetness ana innocence. but the mote
Of terror In II leaped at him with tn,
precision Of death warrant.
He put up his head as awkwardly a
though he would brush away the en-
| velope Of darkness that cut him OF
! "A touch of radium blindness" h,
4 youchsafed. you know-it was tina,
fellow Horubu. a. you call him, put
sponge over my eyes" He lowered hi
hand mechanically. Ibid you turn OF
the light?" he asked.
| Her answer was not very clear (,
him. As far as he could Judge, she wa,
standing somewhere In the center OF In,
room' and the moments seemed to pul
safe between tho child-like sobbing.