The Washington times., 1919-01-31
The Man With the X-Ray Eye
THE GREATEST MYSTERY STORY YOU HAVE EVER READ
DelOrme Protests Innocence In Killing of Mrs Tankery
But Describes to Police How Crime Was Committed

But I have done nothing OF the
/ 1.s6t tt-EtisNsfaTg II. l. knew nothing
F5t ith e Teri Bis-s A. was' eeming home
| quietly to breakfast when. at IN"
foot sol,lhe staircase. ] met Madame
] l. AfDlsltn. i W ho iseiit me here ."
! Ht IN terru'nt ed-rhj hjmselr suddenly.
4 passed hrs hand across his forehead
with \ nervous gesture, and mar
/ .Ipured u =. e's
J And vet. YES do know
Something. must free my con
science by .lellinG you /
I c0bid not believe If 80 but since
Mrs. Tankery has been murdered. il
must be true."
rh9{deteetfyo-ronccaIFd a smile OF
) triumph,
I I.<.- He'had his man for hH had placed
! binclTndeT the necessity OF defend
! ing hjmselr. Now ,he. need only lead
rim skfHfully on 10 draw him -.
ISycoufession The matter was settled.
"a He. court eously motioRed ina
+; Young man, to a seat
= ''-'Sits dawn. my dear NJ. Dclormr,
/ zaTfd tell nle about it,
The young man began his story.
.ENeither closely nor remotely
/ hsNe I hFep. connected with this
I, terrible crime, II. You have tbs
/ slightest suspicion nf that sort the
I. .YIhd3lsst NIL Establish: the truth.
! And yet know how the crime was
taAEpaYgted. .r7C7 ., SAW il COM
!sinjtted' al -plathly as II I had been IN
AIRS. .TanKerXs room"
{ : At tie recollection. large ,,Irops nr
perSpiration stood, on hfssf"reh cad,
/ and his hands trembled violently
80 e.HTyEHl you haNe-ia a glass or rum"
asked the detective obliginsIy..
t5--'': Bat; without hearing him. the
yoUaE-map- continued:
"'Ihere were Two mlird arcf S-oue
tall. the other Shnrt-each carrie I
two 'reFsolY ATs--the taller had ring
opr the ring finger Of the riGaJ
f@ls shSfzzs the shorter man had watch
: in shfS'IeCt vest pocket. and a dagger
bslrvahsh his':IsRth.
/. : -ThFy came. in through the win
dow ha wing. cDept 10 the -apartBent
along the walls. Tho tall man had
A DARN lantern. which he turned
upon thFsBed. Just at that moment
Ms 'cOfnpahi6li. sfr8ng forward and.
NTH "a slHetaP- ,eord.s stranslAd his
victim. who turned over and fell ia
. tbe middle Of the room Then they
rummaGed everywhere
/ pieces nE money rolled on the floor.
. u
Tho tall man. however. put in his
pocket. the inner pocket Of his
overN,Oat or jacket, a Silvar statu-I
I ;;7f 20. ~ satfStgpd on tire night table
.iNOw. III y6p wish. can give YOU
q special detail w1fich perhaps. will
enable YOU 10 recognize the muir
=. dererS.- The tall .Inap formerly re-
\. efi1.ed a : bdIlet In the head which
chUid nor he extracted. and The
short one. too, but his is in the leg.
. F4ha5iSsEstf stfreS went 6Wt as they
came in throWah fbe- window. NY
4.clork strqckl three. and 1 fell
asleep again
:,f:sl1 asleep again. cried the de-
tActive. who up Ia this moment had
(. listened Unmoyed 10 the strange
story. "But why didn't ysu call for
l.. Il thoWaiit I. myself the victim "f a
: nightmare. u required your story
.at Mrs Tsnkery's II tirder to make
+ me EeIPeive had NOT been dream
ing"
TNe CHIEF Of the detective bureau
!. rcma med. silent an instant This
man WAS evidently making fun. or
him. Should he take offense or
,seyv HIM The absudity Of such
z, :sys em. Of defense by making him
contradict himself: He decided on
the latter course.
Your story is certainly very In
e1+:EI EIUli-fE.- sir u = ErpIied %Cnfor-
-17inaterT 1T '-rFrs- fh one essential
point Mrs. Tanker was not strsn-
gled. Her carotid artery WAS sew
cred. The blood that Hooded the
room, streaming frGR a wound in
the neck. abundantly proves ii"
The young man reflected as il he
i -syegs -TrXibg IDA t@rIaliz~ his rec
directions: his hands mad" a ges-
tur" in the air.
No no ." he re-
pcajcd. she was StraugIed
and with a cord which could have
been nothing but metal"
Come, sir. let "a have no more
tto1ea ytilss nonSedsnE exclaimed. the
detective. feeling his patience about
10 desert him.
Just then the door Of. the Office
opened and the physician entered.
You hav" come precisely at the
right time. Doctor" exclaimed the
magistrate This gentleman and ]
r do not entirely agree on the subject
o. leS5crine Or which he asserts
.=AGr,v.s 4 witness i, ,'taI"parhir.-Nit- Z
e
YOU be kind enough 10 tell ~ The
result Df your discoveries"
: '',f+adiy in rhe first place the
victim death appeuTs 10 have Oc-
Cured ab"mt O'Clock Iu the morn
ing"
NEfsfi; ,said Delorme triumphani-
IA. wituoVt noticing tho step the de-
t~,tiyh TOOK toward him.
Moreover. she ANas straH2led."
-''sSt EHngled2,
with q steel wire. and win such
force That. he carotid artery was
severed "ompi"t-ly ~ ii by
razor
lie had not finished the sentence
when th" detectives hand WIS laid
upon l-ucicu D"l"rm.'s shoulder.
81 arrest you, in the name oT the
Law"
CHAPTER III.
4 SeRSAIiaRaI Reward.
\iue .o'cloch was striking. Night