Evening star., 1913-11-02

MODERN ,,moysine. but my mind retained no impression
of having passed it-only vague memory OF rush
Cropping in the darkness. my hands touched body
that Law close My fingers sought and found
throat-sousht and found the steel collar about It.
Smith, i groaned: and l shook tho stiu 1or1n'
esunith old man, speak to mel Smith,!
Could he be dead? this the end OF his gallant
aEht with Fu- Manchu and the murder group! II so
what did the future hold me-what had to faceT
He stirred beneath trembling hands
.Thank Godr' muttered. and cannot deny that
nv Joy was tainted selshness For. waking in that
mpenetrable darkness had known what fear meant at
the realization that alone chained face the dread
Chinese doctor
Smith began incoherent mutterings
.sandoagged. out. Petrie: has US at last!
On. heavens He struggled on to his knees clutchns al
my hand
IAN right. man." said. 1--WE are both alive' So
let's thankful
A moments silence. groan then:
"Petrie. l have dragged you into this God forgive
DRY up, Smith" said shortly I'm a child
There is question being dragged into the matter
I'm and II ! be of any use. I'm glad that
here!''
He grasped my hand
There Chinese. in European cothes-Lord
how my head throbs.-in office door. They sand
bagged u.s. Petrie-think Of -n broad daylight within
Strand. We rushed into the car-and II
was before" His voice grew faint Cad. they
gave awful knock!
Don't. Petrie! If you had been in China: you had
what have seen
light across the floor toward u.s. My brain was
growing The place had damp. earthen SMELL It
slmy-some noisome cellar door was thrown
open and entered. carrying a lantern Its light
showed my surmise to be accurate-showed the slime
a dungeon some fifteen feet square-shone
upon the long yellow who stood watching
us-upon the malignant intellectual countenance
1t was Doctor -Manchu.
At last they face-the head Of the great
yellow movement and the who fought on behalf OF
the white How paint the individual
stood before the greatest genius OF
modern times?
OF him it nty said that he had brow like
Shakespeare like Satan Something serpentine
hypnotic in his presence. Smith drew one
sharp BREATH silent Together. chained tho
wall. medieval captives. living mockeries OF our
boased modern security crouched before Doctor Fu-
Manchu
yet carrying his high shoulders almost hunched
placed the lantern in niche in the wall never turn
ing away the reptiIian gaze Of those which must
haunt my They green with r
which hitherto had only supposed possible in
the eye Of cat. kind of film Internationally clouded
their brightness, but speak of them
supposed. prior meeting Doctor Fu-
Manchu. that intense force Of malgnancy could
radiate-for seemed radiate-from any being
He spoke His English perfect though at times his
words oddly chosen his delivery alternately was
cultural and sibilant.
Smith Doctor Petrte. interference with
plans has TOO far. l have seriously turned my
attention to you'
He displayed teeth. small and evenly separated,
but discoIored way that familiar to
studied his eyes with a professional interest," which
even the extremity wholly oanlsh
to be OK the ir1s the pupil was
oddly contracted-a point
smith leaned back against wall with assumed
difference.
die with change Poor spiders. caught in the
wheels of You linked with
the fudIity Young China movement-the Of
u-Manchu! Mr. Smith. incompetent medaler;
despise Doctor Petr4e. You are fooi' AN sorry
for you!'
He rested one bony hand on his hip. narrowing the
long he
cruelty of inherent: 1t en.irey untne-
atricaL Still Smith remained silent
determined to remove you from the scene OF
your blunders." added Fu-Manchu.
Opium very shortly do the for your
raped a I him savagey.
Wltnout emodon be turned the narrowed eyes upon
THAT a matter opinion. DOCTOR he said You
may lacked opportunities which have been mine
studying that subject. and. event. shall
be pr,vileged to enjoy your advice In the @ future
VIII Dro s%shs
Smith He ssnng sG hsAs As
aR e-s SxS1 ssa
@ cry res: 10 % @ int: sh @
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his eony fondied creature Grooming
as rs S els7sa M 1 ya
have collection in my laboratory quite unauei Have
ses5 isnar Irnai With sosssf
at Rangoon! And must forget spiders
Win as diamond eyesms spiders that sit in the dark
He raised his lean hands that the sleeve Of the
robe fell back the elbow.
tering, the floor and from he cellar
"Oh, God of Cathay," he cried; WI
they die-these miserable ones. would bind thine
pire, which is boundless?'
Like some priest Tezcat he Stood eyes appraised
to the roof his lean body 10 shock the
He is mad!' / whispered o Smith, God
the man is a dangerous honicidal maniac!'
Nayland Smiths drawn he
shook his head grimly
Dangerous. / he muttered: his
ence is danger to the entire white which
poweress AVERT
Doctor uManchu recovered himself, took UP the Ian
tern and turning abruptly walked the door, with his
awkward YET feline gait AT the Threshold he looked
You would have warned Mr.. Graham Guthre?" he
said In sort voice Tonight half-past IL Graham
Guthrie dies
Smith sat silent motionless his fixed upon
speaker
You were In Rangoon 1862" continued Doctor
hanchu You remember the cali?"
somewhere above could not determine the
exact exact diree1on-caIae low; waiing cry3an uncanny
wiz ,ne SINISTER yellow figure at the doer seemed
70 pour Ice into NY Veins. Its effect upon Smith was
truly extraordinary His face showed grayy IN the faint