The Washington times., 1919-03-15
By SOY pE TEkAMoNp.

levels Of me coSnte b'AbazoIf- vigcoss
ekeitss Considerable comment througn-
q thieves. lhS "A" Band. plots % g:t
m6nC
.sisE SSy. spe:a Sssa g SE.s:a e: ' = .sssri,1
Tor q lean, and 20 the surprise % tnSS -
eomt0 and his associates announces .
tss% ,a;o that the ssIs 1sDPSs:a SDs 2 sSe as-
eide 10 fierce an entrance % tpe 49,
Accomplishing their purpose thsy nna
the vault empty ef jewels a..
epmts's apartment and LEFT e ele u
the Jewel safe. To avert gu4pleien 90
eloihinG = piled On the Oval yevst =,
Dsi0rms IN solving murder % = rsla-
tive, the cifcdmStaness % Whleh are
almost Identical with the Tankery
h1EuTrah v.nds a. HTsnt to baron
Plucks seeking 70 borrow SIS ooos0oe
on the royal jewels.
,.iss5 i5s'1ri -, sFs1s s,t sse s eSIs ana IS,otss
L1eIen fans in love with GsorEstts.
one OF the as8assins, aud haa another
miraculous escape from death
Then as his host, BY = gesture.
had motioned him to an armchair,
he sat down and began this singular
story.
Several months ago. one morn
ing. I started for Dieppe. BY my
mothers adyicS I was going to con-
suit DR.. Tremeaax. A little red
spot. caused don't know how, dis
figured my right nostFil. Ny aunt
who lives in Dieppe with my cousin
Marise, had spoken OF q surgeon
who worked wonders with radio
electric machines Of his own inVsn-
tion to cure this kind OF little phys
ical ailment.
'T left his office delighted with
the success OF the operation, and
was returning to my cunts, Whers
l was to lunch, not without draw
ing from my pocket, every now and
then, = little mirror and locking az
myself q moment with satisfaction.
"This thought was doubtless oc-
cupying my mind more than ad-
mitted, for. suddenly, In crossing q
street. did not see the sidewalk,
missed my footing. and fell full
length while my eyeglasses aid
from my nose, nd my cane and hat
rolled on the ground.
Luckily, the fall did me no Iniury.
was on my feet again. But the
accident had the most unexpected
consequences.
'T looked around me with wild
eyes. Great drops Of psFspirattou
stood on my forehead. Ny face
expressed terrible agony. Ny
whole body shuddered with horror
and broken words fell from my
lips.
skeletons! skeletons
everywherel wail-inv o1
the sidewalk driving the
carriages on All tbs
stories OF the houses.
my cries Of alarm had caused q
natural stir in the street
people ran toward me, while my
ordinations increased:
e. Now they are coming toward
me here they are! -
heir bony arms are stretched :
toward me oh, don't come
near me, skeletons - don't
touch mer
II wanted to ny. but my limbs re.
fused to carry me.
"Then 1 fell on the edge % the
sidewalk, dazed. painting, covering
my eyes with my trembling hands,
as IL to shut out q horrible vision.
yet this moments prostration
calmed me. With the mechanical
gesture OF a near-sighted person.
had put on my glasses again and,
my head. ] looked with sur
prise at the crowd surrounding me.
"'Ohp fnuttered> under my
breath. what caused this?-what is
the meaning OF the hallucination
had so suddenIyT
Take q carriage. and return
home one OF the spectators advised
me in a fatherly way. as he helped |
me to rise. These attacks OF YER
tiEo are frequent after overwoFk
you must rest
Just then a cab came up.
jumped in, calling my aunt's ad- |
1ress to the driver.
while he was lashinE his horses
wiped the perspiratlon from my
forehead with my handkerchief.
brushed the dust from my hat, and
then tried to reduce my thoughts to
order.
"'The clearest thing in the mat
-er.' I thought. IS that have been
punished for not paying attention.
When my aunt hears this she will
make fun of me again, treating me
rs IL I were absent minded. In
'act,. I instantly added. fn order
Tot to alarm her uselessly, I won't
ell her anything about this strange
when / reached her house I was
most cordially received, as usual:
ny cousin offered me cheeks to kiss
Ls fresh as two ripe peaches.
But, just as I was going to en-
race her. the cord OF my eye
,losses caught in my cuhbutton
md dragged them fFom-m nose; at
he same time I uttered a cry OF
error. stammering. and bewildered.
"'0h, Good Lord. Marise. too,
hanged into q skeleton
nd my aunt and the lit
le dog the little doc Also
Begone. phantoms you
pscters that pursue me every
here"
Fairly maddened. fed, ran
cross the antechsmber, dashed
oW nstRiTS four steps at a time.
nd reached the janitresS' room like
n avalanche.
THE good woman was knitting
uietlv behinS her glass door.
"I darted toward her: