The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-28
Ut there In the mist" said Maryland Smith,
at all seemed very unreal
81 wish It had been.t

FManchu the only good deed to his credit MS lie
had been well spent"
James Weymouth brother of the weli-known Scot
land Yard man. smoked while in thoughtful silence.
Though but four and half miles south-southeast or 81
PAuls the quaint little cottage. with Its rustic saae
Swallowed by tall which had lined the village
street before motor buses spot as peacefui
and secluded In broad England But another
shadow lay upon It todaychilng fearful An "etlfn"o
evil the dim east, and In Its dying ma
levclence touched this
There two things 1 understand about IT.
SIR" continued Weymouth. what the meaning OF
the laughter which police heard in the
fog? And where the bcd.esg'
The girl beside shuddered at the words
Smith. spirit granted him little repose
paused in his aimless wanderings about the room ana
looked her
In these latter days Of his Augean lasors purge
England the unciean thing which had fastened upon
her my friend and nervous looking than
I His long residence
In Burma had him and had burned his
naturally dark skin to coppery hue; bat now ms gray
had grown fevershy bright and his face so lean
at times to appear positively enaciated
This lady may able answer your first question
he said. time In the
household OF Doctor Fu-Manchu In fact, MIR Wey~
mouth KArannaneh. as her name implies was slave
Weymouth glanced at the beautiful. troubled faes'
with scarcely yelled distrust.
'Yeu don't hook though had come from China
uAss." he said. with a OF unwilling admiration
II DO from China" replied Karamaneh- My
father a pure Bedouin. But my history does not
matter" GAt times there something impertous In
and this her musical accent added forcet
when brave brother. Inspector Weymouth. ana
Doctor Fu-Manchu swallowed up by the river Flu
Mancau held poisoned needle his hand The laughter
that the needle had done Its work Your brother
had become mad"
Weymouth turned aside to emotion
what O neede7' he asked huskiiy.
TT something which he prepared from the venon
Of kind OF adder. she answered 1T produces
madness. but not always death
'IIs would have had poor chance" said Smith.
he Ia complete possession Of his senses
the time Of the encounter must have been soma
rid and the fog Inn
penctrabse."
bottles has becrr recovered a
"Ryrnan. Of the river police tells me that persons
that point always recoverodor not until
. considerable time later
There was a above The
new. Of tragic happening the mist the
Thames had Frustrated poor Mira. Weymouth
'She hasn't told hsE the truth, said her broth
er-in-Iaw about~the poisoned needle
What kind this Doctor Fu-Manchu?' He
burst out into g. furious resentment.
John told me much. and you have let mighty
little leak into the papers. What was he? VINO
was her
He addressed the words half Smith. half to Kara
maneh.
expression Chinese cunning: phenomenon such
but in many generations. He super
incredible genius who had he wded. could have
revolutonxed science There is superstition IN some
parts China according whch under certain peculiar
conditions which proximity deserted burial
ground evil spirit incredible may enter into
have awaited the geneaIogy OF the
called Fu-Aanehu Even Karamaneh cannot help
in this But have sometimes thought that he was
member OF certain very old Kangsa famiy-ana that
peculiar conditions mentioned prevailed at his
birth"
smsth osssrv,nx our ,coss of amusement laughed
shortly quite nirthiessy.
Poor old Weymouth! ne terked. II suppose
abors finished: but far from Triumphant Is
there any in Mrs Weymoushs condition."
| conscious state since the news came No had any
.. sss vaad xs saas she AT nave We
snitn spun around on Weymouth
r. other pulled nervoasly At 6is n,astaeae
.nes happened and fsr me last three nlshss ooor
s-sas. .osns knocking on the door"
.rnaa door yonder-.hs street door"
Az eyes turned IN the air ARE. ton indicated
son.inas a wsynoasA. naturally Thought
-. - =. =, ..ds awake Al haii-psss 4" ~
N~yand smith was standing before him. alert bright
she heard IT. toor.
roon me but 1 II, eons.s Wsy me she
s e. aa asF her ssa sRon r hama
ssr.1 ss @ g9 Err ssa r. s
man, ~, g0 s9s has fought Tor
.,shs was afraid to move-afraad
Ny friend turned and stared hard at me-
ssasssy 4spsa should
#: ss ass . sss s Nc
nurse"
OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit Of Fu-
Aannchu how little had accomplished Excepting
Karamansh brother twho victims and not
creatures OF the Chinese DOCTOR. of the form
dahle had alive hands. Dreadful
crimes had marked Fu-Manchus passage through the
the truth land nothing OF the later
developments) had been made public Maryland Smiths
authority sufficient to control the press,
In the OF such veto veritable panic must
have seized the entire country, for monstera
thing more than humanity evil--existed midst
Always Fu-Manchus activities censered
.1ouf fhe great There much poetic
#6ustice in the Thames had claimed him VITO
Jo long had used the highway for the
and fro for his secret forces Gone now were the
veii0w men the Instruments of his evil
viii. zone was the giant Intellect which controlled
me complex murder machine karamane whose beauty
M had used a lure free, and with
her smile tempt death-that her brother
might i've.
Many there doubt not. who win regard tho
with ask their forgiveness In that
/ regarded quite differently No man having
her could condemned unheard. Many, having
looked into lovely found what
fonnd must have forgiven almost any
That she valued human but little
for wonder. nationaty-her hstory-furnshed ale
cuate excuse for attitude condonable In Ea