The Washington times., 1922-08-27

ing her to her grave, sAs q mar
ter of fact. he was about to try
q new experiment. and with that
object he. had some time before
procured from drunken and dis
solute medical student-whose
friendship he had for many weeks
been cultivating with the sole Oh
1ect--a small herrA Aetically- sealed
tube. -,'
This. after drawing the curtains
and switching on the light, he
took from it's secret place Of con-
cealment--a small, well-disguised
cavity behind the skirting board
under the Windows cavity
wherein reposed several small
mysterious phials. big revolver.
a half:mask Of black silk. and ono
or two steel implements, which
were. in reality, an up-to-date bur-
glars Kit, together with one or
two relics which. IL they ever fell
into the hands of the police. must
inevitably connect him with more
than one mystery of Paris.
But their secret hiding place
was most cunningly contrived, and
would certainly escape even the
most rigorous search.
Taking the little tube between
his fingers. he held II up to the
light, revealing 1t to be three
parts filled with q pale-yellow
jelly-like substance. r.. e.. ....,..
He carried It into the cosy sale.
a-manger - where the table was
already laid for dinner for two,
and placed II in a cup Of hot
water. which dissolved the jelly
into a liquid. Then, tying a wet
handkerchief, across his mouth
and nose and putting on a pair Of
gloves, he took a clean liqueur.
glass, and breaking the tube.
allowed the liquid to flow into the
glass. instantly covering 1t with a
piece of blotting paper. and carry
ing the fragments Of broken tube
to the burning stove. into which he
carefully placed them for destruc-
ton. .. r
FEARED OWN LIFE.
By his actions It was plain that
the liquid, whatever 1t might be.
was highly dangerous to human
life. and that he himself was afraid
of its effects.
On the buffet stood a plated
basket containing q bunch Of mag
nificent grapes, and also another
containing half dozen very fin,
Tangerine oranges, which he had
bought In the boulevard an hour
before.
Seating himself at the buffet, the
handkerchief still across his face,
and wearing his gloves, he took out
a hypodermic syringe from It's little
case, and with 1t injected some
drops of the mysterious fluid into
each grape. sealing the puncturs
by means Of fine, camelhair
brush. dipped in some chemical
substance, The grapes being all
thus treated. he turned his atten-
ton to the oranges, in each OF
which he made six injections, care
fully sealing them. . ~ r..
This work he accomplished in
silence, with a demoniacai grin
upon his sinister countenance. 4.
Suddenly. as though by an after
thought, he took from a drawer q
small piece Of cottonwood, and dip
ping Il in the liqueur- glass. he
rubbed II over the soup spoon set
beside the place prepared for his
visitor, watching It until It dried,
leaving no trace.
Then. with grunt Of satisfac-
ton, he carried to the stove the
liqueur-glass, syringe, camel.hair
brush, cottonwood, and indeed
everything he had used, including
his gloves, placing them all In, and
reciosing the round iron lid.
Afterwards he opened the win
dows wide. to allow q current OF
air, and then, having removed the
handkerchief from his mouth, he
carefully washed botir hands. also
his face and beard. with carboiic
soap. 'rt " .'
Ten minutes later he went forth
to one Of his fsyourits haunts. an