The Washington times., 1912-12-12
THE TINES DAILY SERIAL STORY
T&heRADIUM TERRORS
By Albert Dorrington

OF a conservative medical profession.
here was chance for the shy Girl stu,
dent. who had burned brain and soul
to sSS.rs the seS,et Of The oEss s9d e 'ss
radioactive substances. everything was
even the raising o2 the dead 10 life,
within n month Of their meeting tho
begun. and Beatrice watched It's prog
ress with something OF religious awe
| and yeneration. Lastly, when DIR. Tsar-
ka, In token Of his admiration Tor her
to It's titis. Beatrice felt that everlast-
Ing fame had been conferred upon her.
In the months that followed her in-
stallation as president Of the Messonier
sire TO undergo her system OF treatment.
The medical fraternity in veHcral pre-.
fcrred to ignore her methods. Surprised
at the unexpected turn OF AFFAIRS. she
| had appealed to DIR. Tsarka, but that
her impatiencc. The time. was arriving.
he predicted. when London would do
her homage and fill her consulting
rooms with the' elite. of Great Britain.
The months of waiting, had failed to
disturb his Eastern serenity. He laugh.
ed at her fears nnd Hdyised her to con-
tinue her experiments so that her hand
might not lcse its cunning when the
hour for It's need arrived.
The ghostly silence OF the institute.
unbrokcn through months OF waiting,
had threat tened to disturb the courage
Of Beatrice McssGnier. or Dr. Tsarka's
domestic AFFAIRS she knew little. lie was
widOwer with one surviving daughter.
Pepio. to whom he was tenderly de-
voted.
Only once had she visited his city resi-
dence. upon which occasion she had
met several strengthening boy stu
dents One man. 1Iorubu. Dr. Tsarkn y
almost inseparable companion. she de-
tested at sight. She was confident that
Jiorubu was the person who had assist
~ns shor:-nccked. buli.hcaded man.
with a po@der-biaze on his left cheek.
Always dressed IN Il frock coat ana silk
hat, he IMPRESSED her as an cx-soldicr
beatrice dIs,ikcd the undersizcd, Mn.
emotional Japanese. For the life OF
her sLe could not rid her mind Of the
'dea that the race as whole suffered
from arrested development. Of course.
| The. sudden appearance Of Clifford
R.nwick had broken the spell OF
silence which threatened to demoralixr
the institute. Yet with all her pity for
the Young detectives critical state. she
had heen forced by Tsark,,s infexible
mandate to demand her exorbitant fee.
We are dealing In the most expen-
| sive curative substance known TO sci
encc." he had warned her. Patients
will GO to You only when driven by the
| fear Of death or blindness. Maintuin n
high tees. II Is the best advertisement
YOU can offer yourself"
So, in lieu OF her fee, Renwlck had
| been refused treatment The thought
stung her now as she eazed at her old
! instructor sprawiing In the great velve,
| chair. 70 her the science OF healing
was "a divine instinct. and her nature
| action.
To have operated successfully on the
young detective would have been her
dearest wish. But she recognized hcr
debt II gratitude to Teroni Tsarka. to-
Seth"r with her sworn responsibility rs
director OF the Messpnier Institute. II
was her duty. therefore. to adhere "a
the rules "r his csta ahlishment.
He appeared TO divine something OF
her thoughts an he lay back peering at
her through half closed lids. The turn
| Ing away of Clifford Renwick FROM the
| Institute had nun her. he felt certain.
Assuming an upright attitude his dog
ing eyes frightened curiously ut the
points.
"Do YOU think that Renwick is really
/ incurablc?" He made short stabs with
| his cigarette finger as II to emphasize
! his words.
Beatrice drew breath sharply. as
! though drawn unexpectedly from the
Eulfs of self-nnalysis.
I 'The young mans case Is serious.
The iris Is clorded with sprctrum OF
! fire. You-krOw the cause she ven
| tured meaningly.
DR.. Tsarka hit his nails pensivc,y.
ITO put II technically, my dear pupil,
| the cornea luminae received "A lombard
ment OF radioactive molecules. The
! work Of extracting that poisonous Iu-
minescence is not dinicult.for you.
"He may not come again." she plead
| cd. Let us''-
He checked her with an uplifted fore:
finger az he rose to pace the carpeted
=, floor. I'VE must keep up the fees. VIC
| must have high prices for the use Of our
| good brains Only fools give the result
Of their experiences for nothing. Keep
up the fees
| COntlnua tlOn Of This story VIII