The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
EIGHTH EPISODE
The Time Locked
Bomb
CHAPTER XVII.
A Stroke Of Luck.

TIME death Of really eminent
man like Judson could not be
i hushed up. Greatly as the au-
thorities desired to withhold all
knowledge of Ali Singh's evil deeds
from the public, the claims Of the law
had to be met, and it was quite impos-
sible to conceal the fact that great
inventors life had been cut short by
murderous hands.
OF course certain phases Of the IN
curry were sedulously concealed from
sharp eyed press. The kidnapping Of
Judson, the pitiless means by. which
the formula had been wrung from him
and his enfeebled condition when ad-
mltted to Manning's house - these
things were made known to the coro-
ner, but not given in evidence.
The medical witnesses, however,
were compelled to state that the cause
Of death was poisoning by chlorine
gas, and this ugly revelation. coupled
with the fact that several persons of
note had died suddenly Of late and
that the same set of government off,
Gals and police authorities had been
more or less connected with the sub
sequent investigations, set up certain
suspiciousness in the minds Of the most
alert set of men in New York.
Hence from this stage onward the
fight of law and order versus scientific
anarchy entered on new phase. It
remained to be seen whether or not the
assistance Of Journalistic allies would
be valuable to Manning and the police
Over and over again in the modern
history Of crime newspapers have un-
earthed rogues when detectives have
Jailed.
On the other hand, there is a natural
tendency on the part of special CORE
spondents to say more about the
hunters than the hunted, and in this
instance it was vitality essential that
The means adopted for the running
down Of Ali Singh and his associates
.hould be kept as secret as the ne
tarious schemes Of the Asiatics them
selves.
Manning was deeply troubled by the
immense significance of the few words
which Judson's lips faltered ere the
md came. Manning had never before
beard of quadrinolite, and no expert
N either the army or navy department
vas aware Of its existence. But judi
ION was rightly regarded as the great
sst living authority on the nature and
composition of high explosives. The
hst dying words Of such a man-con-
ading to trusting ears secret which
he regarded as Of the utmost impor-
ance not only to his own country, but
% the world at large-were not to be
reated lightly.
No matter what the cost, that formu-
must be wrested out Of Ali Singh's
possession. Washington was quite
Emphatic on the point. No expense,
10 loss Of time, no cost of life or limb
must be allowed to weigh in the scale
against the urgent necessity Of pre-
renting the manufacture of quadrino-
lite by any nation which might con-
eivably become hostile to the United
States.
A high ofacial came especially from
Washington to New York to look into
matters. Enrol Manning had not lost
he confidence Of his chiefs, but It was
,atural enough that men sitting In Of
Ice chairs In the capital should come
% believe that there was screw loose
somewhere when outrage after out
are, even murder after murder. should
AXE place In the very heart Of a CIV