The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-07

of bells.
The gentle movement Of the
screw ceased altogether The launch lay heaving slightly
upon the sweils.
distant throbbins louder-and something ad-
yanced upon through the haze
A bell and. mufied by the fog voice nro-
claimed itsef-a voice which / felt Weymouth
writing impoenty beside me; heard him fnumbling
eoherentys and knew that he. too. had recognized
the voice
1t that of Inspector Ryman of the river police:
and their launch was within biscuit throw upon
which lay.
"'Hoyi Hoy"
trembled. feverish excitement claimed me- Tney
ignoring the pain which aot my aplne to my skull
craned my neck to the iefthe port lght of the police
launch glowed angriy through mist
/ was able to utter only mumbling sounds ana nv
companions were equally helpless. was a desperate
position. Had the police had they hailed az
random? The light drew nearer
Launch, hoy"
They had seen u.s. Fu-Manehu'x cultural voice spoke
shortly our screw began to revoiye again we s
ahead Faint grew the light of the police launch-ana
was gone. But heard Rymans voice shouting
Full speed! came family through the darkness.
Port portt'
Then the murk closed down. AMI with our friends
far astern Of racing deeper into the fog
hanks-spee1ing seward. though Of this 1 was unable
TO judge at the time.
On raced. and on sweeping over growing sweils
Once black towering shape dropped down upon
above lights blazed rang vague cries pierced hs
fog, The launch pitched and rolled perousIy, buzz
weathered the wash If the liner which nearly had
concluded this episode. Il was such journey
of the yellow Peril but this Infinitely terrtba
for utterly in Fu-Manchu's power
voice mumbled in ! my bouni-ap
face and Inspector Weymouth raised his hands in
dmness and partly slipped the from his mouta
i've been working at the cords shoss
filthy cellars" he whispered My are al cus
but when I've knife freed my ankles"
Smith had kicked him with mis- bound The
teetYe slipped the bandage back position placed
his hands behind him again. Doctor Fa-Manehu
ing 'eaEE oNet'oaf out no nat came aft lie VS.
dragging karamaneh 10y tae wrists He himself
on the cushions near to US pulling Ae girl down beside
him New. could her face and the expression IA
her beautiful made wrthe
Fu-Manchu sat watching his dlsao)ored teeth
family visible In the dim sht 10 which becoming
accustomed
Doctor Petrie." he said, you shall be my hoaoroa
guest at my home IN CHINA You snail assls, TO
revoIutionize chemistry. Mr.. Smith, you
more Of my plans than deemed 1t possible yoa
to have learned ard anxious to know II you
a conhdanI Where your memory fails you. and my
files ana wire jackets prove Intellectual inspector ~ey-
mouths recoaeetons may prove more accurate"
lie turned to the covering sir. who away
from him in pItlful. AFFECT
in my hand, drstor" he continued Il hold nee}ls
charged with culture 1t Is The link betweea ;As
bacil and the fungi You have seemed to dis1la "a
karamansh delightful. in the supple OF FER
movements and the sparkle of her eyes You
devote whole mind to those studies which have
planned for you while such distractions exist
of this keen point. and the laughing Karamansh be-
comes the shreking hag~tAe ntaniaeal moving"
Then. with oNAke rush. Weymouth was upon hmi
karamaneh, wrought upon past endurance with
sobbing cry. 10 the deck lay stiii managed
to a haIfsltting posture and Smith rolled
sether
Weymouth had one big hand at the doctors yellow
throat VITA his left he grasped the chinamans right
1t held the needle.
Now, / could look along length little craft
and, far it possible make out in the bog.
who nayEatca her and who rad carried through the
IN i.e eox. The 5hro6 o. ne motor, me kissing
these sounds and the wash ii the water alone broke Hs
y so~ degIses and with reP1llian agility ,e hogries
70 wae H. wn VI" ] dar Tns wsra f
needle vas forcinF down The left Of his opponent s
rad been undeFnesa .u noM 10 a. gaining t.. uppe
his nostrls significantly, bat Weymouth papa6,y
as5 sa9asss r. s
hroa ps ana az and ' ptehsd Tim G aewsys
M aapPsd ~sa AZ mn mas. s' upon and re rs
cushions me launch heeied over. and cry q horror
aneed fell hack ana bearing Weymouth with him sid
rs ss are 5 monsas s Ths6
mereifulg our memory retains nothing Of he emotions
lneg NY nina haa Belief hat the Buran for
ward glanced back Then the course OF the launeh vas
INTERVIEWED between the tragic end s e shas
ee fork VS. ran tq oaa s.
and cte a rememesr seeing s The sawsw
i him va Wpte @4 began gan 70 wash aboard
Fuy aiiye TO our imminent p PERI; Ioasnt wasn Is
strength of wrist and began 10 accept as a horrible
Imminent possibility death from drowning withl
the bank.
Beside ms Maryland Smith straining and twisting.
think his o hafamaneh In the hops
aow eiDSS aa;er succeeded silent prayer hankfaes
nsr from 4ass my nt as to her bsa and he &C.
horror bri ght eyes giearn through the mist veil,
we quilted the wrecked launch but few seconds
her down into fhe river Nhels tas
mud which found ourselves was situated
We no, idea. But at least 4 was terra hrma, aud
We free Doctor Flu Manchu II.
stood looking out toward the river, nay God!'
" he was thinking as was, OF weymouth
And when hour later. the police boat located ~
ION mud below Greenwich and We heard that
Inc toll Of poison cellars was fourteen men, We also
nea I'd news o. brave companion.
Back there the fog SIR reported Inspector
,vman who was in charge, and his voice under
poor com mand there uncanny bowling, ard
neals Of that I'm going 70 dream about ter
weeks Somehow voice reminded me OF Wey-
Karamaneh. who nestled beside me Ike Q frightened
,hIa and I knew that the needle had done
rs work despite Weynouths giant strength.
apray Cod lie river has yellow Satan he said.
IT would sacrifice a year of my life to his rats