The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-25

Unit 00s u I&lHcE lanCy tn8@ ~
will make an exception In my case. an
going to zee Mr.. Isolda now"
II assure madam that 1t IL impossible
Mr.. Isolda only sees clients who have nc
appointment under very special circum.
St. ,es for a very special fee"
''Mr. Isolda will see me without ar, fet
at all"
The young man sought In another direc-
ti6l for an explanation for what clearly
struck him as my peculiar manner.
Perhaps madam Is a friend Of Mr.
Isolda?"
II am not-thank goodness. I am very
much the other WY. Young man.
He started at the tone in which I said
Young mani" He probably was older
than j was.
Madam" he exclaimed. as IL about to
remonstrate with my inclination towards
over-familfarity. / allowed him to 20 no
farther.
This morning" told him. you called
at a house in Hyde Park Gate. and you
endeavored to obtain. by false pretenses.
q writing desk, Jewel case. and dress
ing bag Is there any reason why i
should not at once give you into the
custody of the police?
The change which took place in that
young mans manner,
I'LL think you are making a mis-
take" he stammered.
t''Oh, no. I'm not. as you're perfectly
well aware Let me give you a piece
of information IL Ii not impossible that
the police will be here In a few minutes,
on business with which Won are NO, S,,'
, mediately Concerned n Won are On ,ha
premises when thew arrive Won c.r,,inIv
will be arrested with ,vour nrInctnaI ana
unpleasaptnes. proh.hIv Min ,oIIour T,
von nrey.r No, 70 n. ,o,,rJ -, ,hs -,
i.es Won can take vour.eJf IN you as
the hest fudge Of which conr.e Won nra-
fer"
He looked abou, him like . rat which
seeks a way out of a tran. glanced To-
vard IN. door a, ,h. In. 80 - ~,
roon, WIG s'ue VI '"e
"No vou can, v,,,. NJ r.o,s.
II Won don.t Want - h. ,a,,rs ,,n,,.si
u,k. vour.si, &C.,. Ia. - 80.
81. b., -. go ;, u
wb.n -
- - NV resaroeo H. ne
-, ~. ~. h,a a. a"u put tne
10. v" ms neao' inc eoat over MS arm
~, hnrr1us,,e zen . 50 tnuen as a word
- guy OF 'he ooor through
Mnien ne had aomitted me- Within ten
ons . pt ms going .nrough one door
s,sa. =, s u passu 'nrough an
NJ so't oi passage
y" er HuS oi "nlcn were what
=, oy uoe as cuoicies' screened
"ey l presume that in
ehen's waited until It
pe"u 'he sieat man 10 ADMIT them to
ms piesehce- AT tne iarther end or this
passaseway a corridor branched of to
.he rsh' ana leit' there were doors in
potn oirecuohs' L stood still and listened;
voices were coming from door on the
ieit walked up to II, turned the handle
ana ushered myself in.
! found myself in what 1solda probably
intended 10 De really remarkable room:
II Struck me as rather worse than taw-
airy. what appeared to be black velvet
screened Doth the walls and ceiling: a
green carpet covered the floor: in the
center was table covered with a scar
Iet taoiecioth' on this table was what
seemed TO be a large, solid glass sphere.
lhere seemed 10 De no window to the
room, which reeked Of what, perhaps.
was some variety OF incense. Although
IL was proad DAY outside and the sun
was SHINING. single electric light famed
IN the ceiline.
Ihree men were the occupants OF what
seemed 10 me 10 he this stuffy and ex-
uemeiy undesiraole apartment-and as
STOOD there IN the doorway facing them
an exceedingly surprised three men they
seemed TO be. One was the great Isolda
himself. another was Mr. George Ration.
and the third was the man with the bar
~ - au @ mead.
:. y. "a ,I, sppa hnn up 70 ,ne moment
VI si oevh . ehsaseu IN an am
~ - .,I, my uooNeu iof
= - a,,.,-,.,ra 80 IT,. :. -. $50 70
s. .lI, e sea' isoioa
49,, - ~ W sP
arc ~" anu "ha' uo want III
, IN I
ne sIueN osn WHICH was on the
IT'S no use YOUR ringing that hell,
Informed him. The tool whom YOU sent
to HYDE Park Gate this morning on a
feIonious errsnd has deemed il discreet
to fly from the wrath which is coming"
Ny words seemed not only to add to
their surprise. but to confuse them. The
long man and the round man each eyed
each other as IL in doubt what this thing
might be- Mr.. Ration said:
''Isolda. who is this young LADY,
I answered for the great Isolda.
Il. Mr.. Ration. am Nemesis. Mr. Isolda.
IL / may add what seems TO be an unac-
customed prefix, is a worker of wonders:
/ represent that power which brings those
wonders to nausht. proving them to be
the poor antics Of clumsy charhtan."
1solda cried. with what he probably
"Brayshaw, put this woman outside at
oncei"
TIL. oo,,,n,.,d s.or,od o, h. .5sr..so,
20 the barreI-sbaned person Tbers n,os
d;,,i,,. n.,th.,. \, tLo ,,ann.- ~ he &C.
20 -, ,ha ,ords b. -
.So,, ,.o,,,a ,.on,an or, -, ,
w.. -, - 60, h.,ora
80 =, ro,r nonssnsa bora NJ, 49,.
80,