Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-06

special testing tubes N fcun allow
me, ia liks 10 onRmins thin cup %
bouillon. You might come round. too.
n you win
The captain nodded
"rd better stay here for q time. he
decided. 'il follow sou presently 20
The service OF dinner was resumed
Laura, however. sent plate after plate
awny Tho Captain watched her ann.
foualg.
- cant help n. she eTplained =
don't know whether you've had Hny
talk with Mr. QUEST. hat we've been
through some queer times lately {
guess this death business il getting
on nay nerves"
Tho captain was startled.
You don't Tor moment connect
Mrs. Foaton Ro~es death With the
criminal you are N search or he
exclaimed. ~
Laura sat quite stiIl Tor a moment.
The bouilloh Was offered frat 20
Mr. Quest" she murmured
The captain oaiise hls steward
Where ed you get Che bouiilon'
from you seryeo--shs, last cup, cape.
cinllyY" he asked
from the pantry Just as usual.
air" the man answered II vas all
served out from the same cHidron"
ANY chance Of anyone getting At
~"
Quite Impossible, air"
Ia
tho profeaa0r Qacal and Lcnors were
all gathered around Two little tubes.
which the criminoidgist whs rzsmin.
INK with nm electric torch
No reacfion III all. the latter nut.
tered. This tent an ordinary poison.
anyway"
Tho Professor. who had been stand.
iDR on one side. suddenly gave vent to
. soft exclamation.
Wait" he whispered Waltz 1
have an idea
10 hurried on 20 his stasrYoom
The doctor was porting over q volume
of iabulatcd polaoua Quest was still
watching his tubes, LenOfa sat upon
the couch Suddenly the Professor
reappeaTod llc was carrying a small
notebook 10 his hand. hia manner be
irRyed some excitement lie closed
the door carefully behind him
Il want you ail." ne begged. TO
listen very carefully to me You viii
discover the application VI whnt am
gOlng 20 read wbsn I am nuished.
Nov. " yoa please"
This ne began. IN the diary OF y
tour made by Craig and myself IN
northern Egypt some fourteen years
ago, Here IL The nrst entry OF I'M.
port,
MONDAY Twenty .hlna niisa shufhehst
~ Port Bald We have stayed Tor two
dnya at little hongaf village have
to-day COINS 10 tn dpnfiiir conclusion mat
nnthropoih apes we're st 0ne timo dcii.
sens ~ thM country.
TuEaDAs 10th cralx and I have been
little uneasy today These MonEara
Into whose encafupfnent W. have found
pur way. are ono % no utruhgehi ana
nercess ~ the nofand tribe. Thry ara
destsndsd. ~ishDui a aouht from tho an
cisnt Mongniians. who invaded mis- cpun-
Try anne seven hundred years before
christ. but have preserved M a marvellous
way their individuality a. q race They
have tho narrow eyes and the thick nose
base ~ tls pure Oriental. also much ~
his t,iuning orr % their epetlai sscak-
nesasf see,u. 70 ba tho invention ~ the
MOST hidruua fofns 10 torture Witch
they apply remoselcssiy e. their ene-
mites
WEDNESDAY, -Ihis haa been a Won
dtrfui DAY for VS. chiefly OWNS ca what
! must place on record ~ an act ~ great
bravery hy Craig. fny servant hairy Tits
morning a man.eatng hon found hts
way into the encouragement Tho Mengara
behaved Ike arrant cowgr's Thcy red
right and let, leaving thu chhra ittis
dauFhtor Frorda. al the brulrh mercy
Gratis who - by no nieana an adept M
the uar ~ nrcafnn. chsaed the Naimai NJ
Ne was making IN sAih the cldld and
motc hy GOOD luck than any thing else
managed a. woard " niortaiW To
brought the chtid aeaek 20 tne enransr-
r,ent hmi as the enter and the warriors
% the srihe resufred from hautlus ~.
peditiufi our position here tH now ptsn-
iuteN secure Wa arr treated nse gods
and. apprcciaiinE my weakness Tor all
! matters ~ science. tho chief has today
vsplalued 10 mo many ~ the srffet nys-
tefiea % the trite amongst nther things
he has ahown ine wonderful secret pot
aon tns~n oniy to Tits trih~ whirh they
fAh hffN'tNANos " httnhn mftNIift tfENnt
death and IA exceedingly dlrrcuit e. trace
/ The addition % sugar causes a curious
condemnation and rehoivea ID nimast O. a
wtitv iparse Tho only AntiActe n a sub
stance which they use here freely ana
which y exactly equivalent TO our yNm-
phor
Tho professor closed his book
Quest promptly rang the bell
Some Hugnr." he ordered. turning
20 the steward
They waited IN absolute silence
This Susges..on which the professors
disclosure had brought 10 them was
atupefyins, even Qnests fingers, as a
moment or two later he rubbed two
hnohs of sugar together 20 that the
contents should fali Into the tubes OF
hculllon. shook THE result waa
magical The noaillon turned TO
strange nhnde o. gray and began
slowly 20 thscken.
IN Is MonEar polson- the protes-
scr cried. with breaking voice.
They all looked a. ono another.
~craig must be horn snsougst us
Quest muttercd
Aud the nouiilou," Laura cried
eiaaphg Quests arm. the nounlon
was meant for yoai"
There seemed 10 be. somehow.