The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-10
HCTA NER'Me Man Fish
LII ~ l. IL 'AV By Jean de la Hire
A Strange Story of Mystery and
Fanaticism
FunUtIcLSnI

vent the coming battle, for, my son,
did not wish this cruel and IN
natural struggle should go on q day
longer between you and your father"
AS Sclpio bent over to place the
dish on the table, Baucis and I went
behind him.
Together we threw him down and
tied him with two strong ropes. which
we had ready.
Before he could even move scipio
found himself powerlsss.
"Baucis had tied his knees with a
rope, and ! had tied his arms In the
twinklIng of an eye. At
Sctpto IL strong, and he fought,
but had an incentive which mace
me stronger than he-the determine
ton to keep Charles from killing you,
my son. and to prevent you from kill
Ing your father!"
Powerless to unite himself, Scfpio
was wound round with ropes, and /
darted from my prison Then alone /
thought of him who"
But here Nine. Martha uttered a
wild scream and fell her whole
length on the floor.
Hictaner and Severac rose with one
accord and threw themselves upon
the poor woman. Fulbert had quickly
released the lever and looked at Ok
US with an intensity which he under
stood.
Martha, MARTHA" cried severac.
He turned the body over, raised her
head and looked at the face, now
black as coal.
Hictaner was petrified, with his
bursting eyes fixed upon the horrible
sight of his mother.
An unearthly yell, full Of hatred
and triumph, made them both turn
swiftly.
Several steps away they saw Full
bert standing and smiling.
In his hands was the electric mir
ror which Hictaner had thrown down
as he sprang toward Mime. Martha
Get up" said the terrible Fulbert.
"Get w, and go and TT down there.
both OF you, where Oxus and were
just now. Positions seem to be
changed. Il is I who am master now!"
The situation Changed.
It is impossible to paint the amaze.
ment and despair in the two mems
faces. Kneeling motionless, living i'm
ages OF horror. they looked at Full.
bert with staring eyes.
''Get up" repeated Fulbert, land 60
over there"
They did not stir.
He smiled like a demon and, raising
his shoulders, he sneered:
every well, It is best to sta7 on
your knees, Severac, to die, and meet
that you, my son, should stay there to
receive my pardon" IL
Cold hard. impassIve as OF Nile
steadied the electric mirror oh-b1J
knees. and went on with the EFgsdy
drama -
Answer. sevsrac, where sMri-
setter"
81 do not know" stammered Sew
erae, unnerved for once by his varying
emotions.
you lie. Where is Moiset:e?"
81 do not know. Isn't she here at
the Lost Isle?"
How could she be. when you have
her hidden in one of your Anarchists
dens"'
'It is you who lie" exclaimed ses-
erac with a return OF energy.
VERY well. then. II you refuse to
tell u.s." replied Fulbert, "die"
He pressed the spring upon which
he had seen Hictaner place his finger
a moment before. There was a sharp,
cracking noise, and Severac sank
down, shot to death.
Hictaner stood up, shrieking. Oxus
seized him round the waist, picked
him up, and carried him out of the
laboratory.
An hour later. in one OF the largest
grottoes OF the Lost Isle, in the pres
ence of associates, servitors, and
servants, Scipio, now released, be-
headed Baucis with an ak
Thus do traitors die" said a voice
in the midst of the horror.
At the same moment, the electric
launch with two brothers on board
left the Lost Isle. They went east
ward at full speed.
At the end of three hours time
they sighted a torpedo boat, none
other than the Cyclone.
Ito BE Continued Tomorrow