The Washington times., 1919-03-18
Man With X-Ray Eyes
THE STRANGEST STORY YOU EVER READ.
After DelOrme Had Finished For
Second Time His Long Story Police
Chief Yields to Evidence

mond I am buying your absoluss
Sir" replied zizi quickly, a. ~
such a question had bean An fnEult
II am not one OF those people vb9
betray a secret that does not BE-.
long to them"
He was drawing the ring from
his hnger to deliver II to ths
eOmte, when the bell rang:
Nam" exclaimed the latter. srst
rid OF this intFuder!7
But an instant after the Hindos
reappeared, his features eonVulssd.
his face expressing intense amaze
ment.
"It's he" he stammersd ..
"he. the man with the glasses, stiil
aliveH'
'Lueisn Delor1ns:- cried ths
eomte. dazed in his turn.
But Nam. who had gone 20 tha
window, went on:
And the police behind him.
The policer' repeated ZiEi, who
did not understand what was hap
pening.
I'm not mistaken look AZ
those men slouehing along the
street, casting furtiVe Elances to-
ward our house. I know them well.
they are detectives, they are only
waiting for a signal 70 enter"
Every man for hfmselfH cried
the comte.
No" replied Nam vehemsatly-
ito ny is to confess guilt-Comts
d'Abazoli-Viscosa must brave the
storm Lost or. not, we must fight
to the end. Can one ever know
the result OF battle? But the i'm
portant thing" he concluded, turn
ing to ZiZi. lis that you should van
ish with the engraved diamond
we will meet again later"
Willingly" replied the other,
who had not inclination TO meet
police officers. But how, Your
house IL undoubtedly surrounded.
To jump out OF the window would
mean surely falling into their
hands. Hiding me in some closet
would be equally useless, for you
know they will search everywhere"
Wait" cried Nam
Taking a bunch OF keys on tha
comte's desk, he opened the safe
GO in there-the back has net
been replaced-frOm the other side
you will find yourself in the next
house-you will not be looked for
there, and il will be easy 70 90
out quietly when all danger -
ever"
Il know those places" exclaimed
Zizi. fastening to obey. at any
rate" he added. you may be sure
that, happen what may, I viii not
betray you"
Hang fs.v muttered the Hindoo,
shutting the steel door upon him,
~ -
repaired: we should be rid forever
OF this disturber! Now I'll bring in
Lucten Delorme, and We shall see
what he wants from Us"
The young man entered with q
calm, resOlute air, carrying undsr
his arm the casket which he placed
on a chair near the door.
Then. advancing two steps toward
the comte. he folded his arms, and
said slowly:
Now L will settle with yUa
-
But he did not finish.
Nam had gIided behind him -
the box and introducing with .
swift. steady movement, the blade
OF a knife under the lid, he pressed
upon il will all his strength.
Instantly there was q terrible ex-
plOsion which shook ne whole
street, and shattered AL the panes
OF glass in the neigkboring houssA
When. a few seconds later, the
police, following NJ. CiamaFt, sn-
tered the office. they found only
a shapeless mass OF bones and
flesh.
1t was all that remained OF Com4s
dAbazoii-Viscosa, Nam. and E1cisR
Delorme, the first man to whom
had been given the superhuman
faculty OF seeing through wallis
Arcachon, 1912.
THE END