The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05


and reply do not know The zayats the Burmese
caravansaries houses Along certain roAts--A
upon which for the first and only time upon
Doctor Observation-Disclosures who them sometimes NJ
die as Sir Crichton died. with nothing to show the cause
Of death but little mark the neck face or limb
which has earned in those the title OF the ZayAs
Kiss The rest houses along that route shnnns6
now have my theory. and hope TO prove 1t tonighs
II live This principal for not enght-
enng Doctor Cleeve Even walls have where Fu-
Manchu is concerned wanted opportunity to study
the zayat Kiss in operation, shall have one
"ButNthe scented enveopes%'
In the swampy the district referred
to rare species of orchid almost green and with :
peculiar scent. is sometimes met with recognized the
heavy perfume at once take it that the thing which
kills the travellers is attracted by this orchid You will
notice that the perfume clings to whatever touches
doubt IL it be washed off in the ordinary Altar
least unsuccessful attempt TO kill Sir Crchton
recall he thought there something concealed
in his study on previous hit upos
the perfumed envelopes He have supply of these
orchids in posseSson-possibly leeu IAo
creature"
What creature? How could creature have got
Crichton's tonight?'
You doubt observed / examined the CRATE OF
study / found fair quantity OF fallen SCOT =
assumed it appeared to be the only means o
entrance that something had been dropped down; ana
that the thing. whatever 1t must
sill be concealed study the library.
But when had obtained the OF the groom.
Wills perceived the cry from the lane or from
park a signal noted that the movements %
seated at the study table were visible in shadow
on the blind occupied the OF
stored and. therefore. had short chimney.
did the signal mean? That Sir crichson had eapsd
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or had thing which one on the roof had
low straight chimney 1t the signal to
deadly thing. BY means Of the iron stair
at tho rear OF Major General Piats-Housons
quite easily the roof above Sir Crich-
toms study-and found this"
Out from his pocket Maryland Smith drew tangled
piece silk. up with which brass ring and
a number unusually larse-szed split shot, npped 81
in usual a fishing line
theory proven" he resumed. Not ANTICIPATING
search roof. they had been careless This was
10 weight the line and to proven, the creatures eingns
arhirsp Ctiy had
the CRATE however. of this ring assume that
the weighted withdrawn and the thing only
held by thread which suficed though to draw
IL again when 1t had done hts work 1t might nave
got tangled. but they reckoned on Its making
straight the carved leg Of the writing table for tns
From there to the hand OF Sir Cricn-
on-whch. having touched the envelope would Also
be scented with the perfume-was certain move.
My God. HORRIBLE exclaimed, and glance1
apprehensively dusky shadows OF the room.
what your theory respecting this eFeaiure-whAt
shape what color?
have Of this house Is ivy covered
right u3 above BEDROOM Let us make osten-
taiious preparations retire. and think We may rely
upon FuMancaus servants to attenot nay removal q
any rate-if yours.
dear fellow. II Is climb or thirtyuye 1ees
the very ieast!'
You remember cry the back ianes It sug-
gested something and tested my dea-sacoess-
fully 1t the cry of daeoit on. dacoty. tnousa
quescen by extinct Flu Mancha has dacoits
in traln and PROBABLY it is one who operates the
Zayat kiss dacoit who watched the win
dow OF the study evening. To suca man Ivy.
covered wall a grand staircase.
The clock the common struck two.
having all OF the scent Of thu orchid
from our with solution OF ammonia Smith and
had followed the program laid down IL was an easy
matter Of the house by simply climbing
a fence and did not doubt thaS seeing the light 80
out in watcher would proceed 70 The
The large one and We had made up NJ
camp bed end, stuing odds and ends under the
clothes the appearance OF sleeper which device
had adopted in the case OF the larger bed Tns
perfumed envelope lay UPON little coffee table In the
center floor. and Smith. with electric pocket
Ia te SHADOW Of The Sardobs ocoapied post -.
tween the windows.
The distant clock struck a quarter-past shgnt
breeze stirred the Ivy.
Something rose Inch by inch. above the sill Of the
westerly window. l could only Its shadow. but
sharp sbilant Smith told that he. from
his post could the cause OF the shadow
Every nerve my body seemed to be strung tensssy
was ciy cold expectant and prepared for whatever
horror upon
Ing interior Of the
Then II suddenly heightened and craning my neck -
the left a 1.-THE. backclad FORM surmounted By
yellow sketehy In the Moonlight pressed against
window panes!
One thin hand appeared tho edge Of the
lowered SASH which 1t srasped. and then another The
man absolutely sound whatever The second
hand dsappeared-and reappeared 1t held small
square box
There a very click.
The swung himself below the window with the
agility Of ape as. with a dull. Ackenng thud. soms-
thing dropped upon the carpet!
pitched
beam of white light eaped out across the room and
played fully upon coffee table In the center.
Prepared for something horrible. know thai
paled sight of the thing that running round the
edge of the envelope
1t insect. fun six inches long. and OF vivid.
color, something of tho appearances
OF great with its long qqverng antennae and IL
febr horrible vitality but 1t proportionatey longer
of body smaller head and had numberless rapidly
moving In short, it giant centpede. appar-
entity the Scolopendra but OF form quite nav
to These things realized In one GREATNESS instant:
in the next-Smth had dashed the things poisonous life
out with one straight true blow OF the golf club!
leaped the window and threw it widely feel
ing silk thread brush hand as did So A black
dropping with incredible agility from branch Il
branch ivy. and without offering mark for
shot, merged into the shadows beneath the
of the garden 5@8
AS turned and switched on the light Maryland Smith
dropped Imply into chair leaning his head upon his