The Washington times., 1919-03-13
Man With X-Ray Eyes
THE STRANGEST STORY YOU EVER READ.
Nam Prepares an Internal Machine to
Rid Themselves of Baron Pluckea and
Prevent Attempt at Blackmail
BY GUY DE TERAMoND.
synopsls OF Preceding Chapters.

BY GUY DE TERAMoND-
synOpSls Of Preceding ChapterA
LucIsn Delorms presents letters ot
Introduction TO Nine Arfnelin and rsg-
istors al her boarding house. He
makes the aequaintanee OF Mira Tank
cry, rich American widow. and a
Gu1temalan general. Domingo
MrS. Tankery. about sixty. carries
Mrs. Tanksry Il found dead in her
reom-murdered. Aftsr al investigA-
tion DelOrme's IL suspected. Later De-
The Baron PIucks meets DeiormS
and reveals details oc Transaction Ne
Intends to carry out.
Meanwhile, che fame OF the rars
jewels Of the COmte DAbaZoli-N -Ntscosa
sXeites considerable comment through
out Paria and q clever organlzation
Of thieves. the ''A' Band. plots 20 get
them They lease An adjoining apart
Delorms comes "a. see the Jewels.
Which have been offered a. security
for 4 loan. and 70 the surprise q ., me ,s
them that the safe supposed 70 con
tain them is empty. The "a pano 1s-
eide TO force an entrances to tns sS1S SnS
Accom- plishing their purpose. they nna
the vault empty OF Jewels.
Delorms 10 ssized while at the
eOmte's apartment and left 70 die IN
clothius 10 piled on the DUAL Javel
Baron Piucke. Hnancier. seeks AID OF
Delorme In solving murder Of = reia-
tive, the circumstances OF Wnien are
almost identical with the Tanksry
tragedy The Maharsjah OF Poud-
hukurrah sends an agent to Baron
Plueks seeking TO borrow fls oeossoe
on the royal jewels
Burglars break the safe and ars
seized with terror when DSiofiiT'
Lueien falls in love with GeorEstte.
one OF the assaasina, and has another
miraculous escape from death.
1t was afternoon on the follow
ing day when he returned. The
comte had just risen. after a sleep
less night, during which he had
not closed his eyes until the first
rays OF the sun had hecked his
shutters with gold, and was wait
ing for him with feverish impa-
thence.
''WelI," he asked. as he saw
him. what have you done -
The others answer was to place
on a night-table the little wooden
box he held in his hands;
This is the thing" ne said
What is 1t p asked tue comte.
coming forward curiOusly.
MY last nights work. l haven't
wasted my time. have I. while you
were sleeping? Wouldn't any one
suppose that 1t was ore of thCS.,
boxes in which. at the holiday sea-
son, cOnfectioners send their
gifts?"
Il understand cried the conte:
you are going TO send ljarcn
Plucke some poisoned bOIbOns
which
NO" replied the Hindoo. that
is an expedient for msiOdram.I
that even a child would sIspecJ:
There is nothing remarkable about
this box, except that when an at
tempt TO open it Is made something
unexpected happens. 1t explOdes
and reduces to fragments the int
prudent person who wanted 20 sec
what it contained"
SO you know how to make
bombs. Mann" cried the comte.
Mans face assumed \ modest
expression:
when one lives on the edge OF
society, one must know a little OF
everything"
And. with this. you will doubt
less blow up the house in which
the baron is living?"
why the house? Isn't he him
self enough for us?"
Granted; but how will you man
age it?"
The Hindoo began to laugh. that
sinister laugh with which he en-
phasized all his crimes.
"In the simplest way in the
worldly making the baron open
my box himself"
"A difficult matter" exclaimed
the other. shaking his head in
credulously.
No. with a little imagination we
reach every thing. Do you want 10
know how I shall proceed: Very
well, then. listen"
Nam took his lime and. look
ing his colleague steadily in the
went on slowly:
Presently, someone will go
up the baron's stairs. after having
ascertained positively that the lat
ter is out He will carry this box
and a letter and. apparently. much
veXed by the masters absence, will
TO be sure to place both in the
right hands"
We'll" interrupted the comte.
but
Wait a little while. When the
baron returns he Will OF course
receive the two articles at once.
with the message. Puzzled. he will
unseaI the letter and what will he
see?"
The Hindoo drew from his poe
ket an envelope and. taking from
It a sheet OF paper. handed II to
the cOmte. who read the contents
aloud
M. lie Baron:
The signers OF this letter
are the men who broke open
COmte d'AbazOIi-VisCOsa's safe.
and took possession of the
jewels II contained"
Think how startled he'll beT'
put in Nam.
To-day the COmte went Onl
less through remOrse than from
the difficulty which they eX-
perience in getting rid OF
them without risk to them
selves. you will understand,
they have determined to ad-
dress you, not being ignorant
Of your dealings. with COmts
d'AbazOli-ViscOsa to buy them
from hin,
Here he interrupted himself with
the objection: