The Washington times., 1917-09-07

(Copyrighted-l
A 8 Hictaner left the laboratory
~ Oxus said to Fulbert: -
Brother, will keep watch
and will call you a. soon
as .Antil comes In. Go to see Aoisette
and Martha Then 60 to bed, for wa
shall have hard work tomorrow pre-
pairing for the days to come"
The two men clasped hands and Ftal-
bert left the laboratory. 3
The Buddhist priest went arst 70
Oxus' room. He crossed it without
pausing, and. prsasing . button hidden
IN carving on The wan. he, ,caueed q
section Of the book shelves "a open 4
Fulbert passed In. Everything was
closed behind him, ~ he had found Il
Fulbert found himself In . Httls salon
lighted BY electricity. Moisstts vas sunk.
half reclining. In q deep easy chair.
When Fulbert entered she did not st1r.
Her cheeks were pale and enaciated, her
eyes red with tears. her whole bearing
an expression Of despair.
Filbert looked at her q long tina IN
silence and without pity.
MY daughterl" he said st last
Don't call me that" murmursd MOI
settles more in distress than hatred. more
IN olSBu1L lnAu anger.
Il am not your daughter any more
than Hictaner is your son. We are
both your victims. Why didn't you
kill me at q single blow7 Then the
horrible mystery which Il my torture
would have been ended. Where IL
Hictaner7 When shall see himx
Why do you keep me aa much q pris-
oner as ssverae dId7 You don't an
swerIs
The heather psIsst ala not ever an
swer, In fact.
Tho scene had been repeated at
each OF Fulbert's Visits. To Moisette's
questions, at first uneasy, then agon-
izing, he had never replied. b..
BaRIed By a Girl
What would he have saidH II
was abhorrent to him to think OF ly-
ing to this tender child. He did not
deign to explain or excuse himself. So
he was silent.
He would have liked Moisetts tc
talk. and thus reveal to him her sus-
picions, and certainties of the terri.
Bile drama enacted, and of which she
was the most interesting vistim.
But the instinct Of the feeble IN
distress. Moisette only talked in
questions. and her uncle was enrsged
at being unable to ind out how much
Moisetts knew Of his dark schemes.
where is my father" Moisetts
went on. why does he never come to
see met"
Fearing lest he be ovsreone By his
very genuine paterna1 tenderness,
oxus had never dared venture into
Moisette's prison.
''Whers Is Madame Marthar' she
asked again "If you even had the
heart of O tiger you would let her
live here with me. We could then at
least weep togetherT'
MoiSette was overcome with weep
ing and hid her face in her hands.
You are like all other women"
said FuIbert in disgust mot a grain
Of reason in your head nor any real
strength in mind or body. I said to
you: Wait and you will be happy
What need have you Of knowing
mors7 You are not to know. I am
master and"
"Brute% cried a loud, ringing voice.
You are q bruter'
Fulbert turned his head in the d.
rection OF the voice and there saw
Vera, standing between the parted
draperies, burning him with her great
black eyes. cleaning with indigna-
tion. He shrugged his shoulders and
smiled.
"Yes. demon, smile! Smile at two
powerless women. You torture this
poor child when Il would be so easy
for you to console her. Why do you
fear her7 She has told, me where we
are.
"The Lost Isle! Is IT not everywhere
a prison7
Then why cloister this child?
What are your Intentions? Why do
you come to gloat over her pain each
day? Oh, II there were something
here I might use as . weapon. would
kill your
The courageous girl looked about
her, we'll as she knew that no one
had left any object IN the apartment
which could serve as q weapon, no
matter how imperfect.
Fulbert shrugged his shoulders still
higher and answered slowly:
81 come because I wish to see The
future is to give Moisette her happi