The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-04

was now engaged IN making a delicate
connection between the gas Jet and
some delicate connection between the
gss !Se and Nd, '9 s%iss dsicsss wire NSw
Are you ready. men?"
Yep. boss. Turn on the Juice. We've
E so,,, II fixed Just like it was in your
The twilight had darkened outside
and suddenly. to Mrs. Maron's alarm,
a cracking. shooting radiation OF vio-
let flames seemed to spring up about
'rherei These are ultraviolet rays
and they will destroy all occult forces.
g action .n can So on IN these
! endeavors TO turn on the gas he viii
turn on the electricity instead. Now
let the Master do MS worst!"
Alden carefully removed all pins.
scissors. and sharp instruments from
with a few mere adjustments the
doctor was satisfied. He repaced the
Myra a detailed explanation Of the wir.
Ing and left the room.
DO you mind IL perch downstairs
IN the library for few hours tonisht.
been working pretty bard on my psy-
chic trap and I would like to be handy
when II Is worked"
The mother agreed. grudgingly: this
nonsense" was getting more and more
on her nerves. 1t was a dreary wait
for her until early bedtime, for she was
possessed with a hundred new fears Of
the Great Unseen. But the physicians
ness. both served 10 reconcile her.
At last the girl babe the doctor a
soft.eyed good night and followed her
mother up the stairs. Alden. with a
er's old musty volumes Of Med 'evsl lore.
was left to his own thoughts in the
darkened library. Ho had. with fore
sight. drawn down the window shades
| 30 that his presence could not he Oh
served from the outside.
An hour. two hours passed, without
door was locked. He heard her soCbing
within.
let me IN. will help you" he
cried.
thing" he heard her faint voice. Ills
heart leaped into his throat
He bansed at the door and Mrs. May
nerd came rnnninF into tac tall
door Was opening now and Myra's deli
cate figure. clad in her dressing gown.
slipped through the door to cover be-
hind the stalwart young physician.
Alden nTr sAS. tn the violet rays We're iitT'
ives. He came from the closet. L
pretended to be asleep. He was horrible
looking. But I recognized him."
Myra was ouryirg her face in her
'r what hrppened them. Alden sd-
vanced into the room with drawn re-
volver It was entirely empty:
HE leaned over me. He looked around
the room for some weapon, I believe.
He tried to lift = chair to hit me but
II was apparently too heavy. ] could
see II all by the moonlight through the
window. and then he went to the gas-
Jet. Then I heard his voice"
What did nc say7'
Nothing is right unless ! do II my
self He turned on the gas Jet and the
room" ''.
He seemed to scream silently. His
down like child's toy. He ran for the
closet. hut the tube Of light on the floor
was SEEMING to blocl; the way. Then
I saw his body. gradually melting away
in this awful agony. actually fade and
disappear before my eyes as 1t sank TO
the floor"
Alden's voice rans triumphantly.
We got him nat time!"
But" interrupted poor bewildered
Mrs. Maynard. VINO was It, my child"
the thumbs-up sign OF the devil-wor-
shippers and, with her blue eyes staring
wide answered:
That horrible beast the masterw
That's the last OF him " declared the
doctor. as he held out his hand to the
In the violet roys."
I'm not so SURE she said. with
vague intuition. Not so sure"
(To Be Continued Next Sunday.)
See il today at the Hippodrome-