The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30

Il vested with necessary powers. l viii give
you a written order. sirl'
The proceeding paganism! Such a course
might be admissible in China, in Burma"
DO weigh a life against quobes? Do you
that. granting my irresponsbiy, Petre
would countenance such thing he doubted
slty?"
Mr.. Henderson at me with pathetic hesitanee
There guests in the house-rourners who at
tended the ceremony today. They"
win know If In errorm' INTERRUPTED
Smith Good Cod Why do you delay"
You wish 1t to be kept
You and l. Mr. Henderson, and Doctor Petrie, will
go now. We require no other witnesses! are answer.
aoe only TO conscences'
The lawyer passed his hand his damp brow
i have never in life been called upon to come to
so momentous decision in so short time" he con-
fessed
But aided by Smiths indomitable Will he made his
decision; and three looking and feeling like consnra
tors hurried the park beneath a moon whose
plaedity was rebuke the turbulent passions which
reared their strange growth garden OF England
Not breath Of wind stirred amid leaves The calm
OF perfect night soothed everything Yet IL
smith we're right (and did not doubt him. the green
eyes OF Doctor Fu-Manehu had looked the scene
and found myself marveling that its hearty had not
Whted up Even now. the dread Chnaman must be near
AS Mr. Henderson unlocked the ancient iron gates he
turned to Maryland Smith. His twitched oddly
Witness that do this unwllingly" he said; most
unwiingiy"
Mine be the responsibility was the reply
smlihs voice quavered. responsive the nervous
vitality pen up within frame He stood motion
less istenng-and / knew for whom he listened He
peeIed to right and ieft-and knew expected
but dreaded
Above the looked down with SOL
Eemnliy different from the onarchs of the
PARK, and the nearer journeys end tha
more somber and lowering verdant rchor SO If
seemed. - - % -
BY that path, patched with pools of moonlight
LORD Southery mad passed his The sn tn
hght his gong~-by that path several generations ~
stradNtcKs had gone TO their last resting place.
TO the doors OF the vault the rays found free
access No branch. no leaf INTERVIEWED NJ. Hendersona
in his hand. 'N
Light the lantern" he said unsteadiiy
Nayland Smith, who again had been peering s,s-
piciously into the shadows. struck match and lighted
the lantern which he carried He solicitor
BE calm, Mr.. Henderson" he said sternly 1T Ia
your plain duty o client"
God be my witness that / doubt it," replied Hender-
and opened the door.
We descended the steps The benea III was damn
and chill. 1t touched with cammy fingers: ana the
sensation was not wholly physical
Before the narrow mansion which suficed Lord
Southery, the great engineer whom kings honored
Henderson reelod and clutehed support smith
and had looked him for aid our uncanny task
and rightly 80
With averted eyes stood by the steps OF the
tomb while friend and myself work In the
pursuit of profession. had undertaken
pleasant. but never amid environment such as this
1t seemed that generations of Stradwcks listenpS TO
each turn of every screw. r.
At last il done and the pallid face Lord South
cry questioned the ntrudng ight Maryland Smth's
as steady rigid bar when he raised the lantern
That my own hand was steady aseribed to thing
soelyprofessional zeal.
For. under conditions which in the event of failure
tho British Medical Association was about TO attemnt