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M4J2C7ABARBER WSBN^SP 3&**r*& * aYNOPeMa. gSlontr. * rffii? 1 *-^ 1 * 0 ^ 22©ned whea.sira— wclety mea to love with >«•. Mi»- screen from . Miof Mrs. It la oef Bsoklee. all over Braxton IW - , ^^^rII^lt , wU _ Bbt the genuine. Aa SSuutM. fortETorgaaL On. of the SSng diamonds. Is fiaadte the room of Mr.. Mlertooer r her innooeaos. afaeMSsee, in si ^n mansioi^twe TOi^ who. Sirica to reoovoc. fbn jfahanino., Si the arrest 1. UTMt«d. re. * ltteelon.i > . belief \ In sn up- are In _ _ <*is- Demetrve Brits Uke. , the <BM9. «. He asks the co-operation of E^JffiBrfTBmtaraa •WaJktalf Brit l hr Hiiaoo.. ^piicntMi of Mrs. fPtrt mad. la ru£B} •• Binor Holcomb. wauej giatA. bound aad „<m imprisoned la a Bikes hto e* git dlamoae m employed ay «,*< ;, mmkm £ ,,n lin „. w _ amtartn the Beams' OK Z\ured by Brtes. 0» «y ol Sdii anowi stgned by \MfiEpeat\ and ad Mea to \Curtis.- Brtts locate, a wo- STnanwd MUtteeat Matoehe. to whom ssffrasmeKsss M a thief, vlstta th. esarOnent of nun. Snt He nude a has that one con- Xd tiie nasals* Wilis is. hut It Is essty. . • CHAPTER XXIU-<OoatJne*d.) •*W*eeeV taxicab oa the hii been chartered If a swarthy « great haste. pah.\ Bat the ee stand Moor before who seemed to be That much Brits kerned front the taapaotor In charge of the stand. Brits aad Fitch round- «i the comer of the hotel. Close to tie curb stood a private coupe. The coachman doabtlaas oa a long wait. was noddlnf alaepDy. Brtta Jerked earn a door of tha earrlase. -Jump in. owJoki\ Be) cried, and rttch, who lea* as* Bad learned to carry out Brtts* saueatlrmi without stopping to ask aaisttons. sprang into tat cab. Brtta slasnnad the door with a violence that a a aha the) coachman. Before the drtrar could attar a word et protest the> athletic detective reached the box saetaa him to a single kep, pushed ham e# wtth a ahore that landed the anmaad Jehu on his hinds and kneea aa the sidewalk, •sized the reina, snatched the whip. and put the horae to a gallop. Aa he tped away, ha hastily changed the whip to the hast that^heM the rib- bona, and, whipping from his pocket a card that raid, TJatectlTe-Lieuten- ar.t Brtta. PoMoe Headquarters,- he lung it at the arostrat* coachman with the words: •XSell there tomor- row for your rhx\ Then, with the horse straining at the traces la Indlgnaat mrprise, BriU drove at lifoolraonk speed down the avenue, turnlag sharply at the first convenient coraar and heading east Ward the mysterious brown-stone dwelling wherata ha had bald hia In- teresting interflow in regard to the ways of the Orfaat with the Eastern cage. The galloping; horse and the sway- ing carriage shook the echoes of the silent streets, aad at several avenue crossings trafne policemen started to halt the Central Oavca man. But in *ach instance the detective shouted: «Tm Brtta, of Headaaartara!\ and that averted Interruption aa he dashed on toward the Swamfs house at top speed. Arrtviaaj there, ha hastily handed the rlbhamt to a patrolman who chanced to be at that end of the heat, and, followed closely by Fitch, he ran up the) steps and pushed the button of the eaamia belt Inside the house, the burr-rr of the little gong sounded piercingly. Brtta and Fitch listened Impatiently at the outer door of the vestibule for responsive steps, but none came. Than the detective recalled the thickness of the ru*« ^ carpets in the house, and did not at once conclude no one was within. Until he had .rung th« bell several times in vain ha did not accept the hct that the house either waa u ten- •*n*ed, or was decupled by persons *ho did not aaa fit to answer. A word to the blueooat on the atdewalk, ac- companied by a nash of a ahleld on the detective'* waistcoat, had tola Wm the visit woo a matter of police business. Then Brtta ran down the steps and triad the basement door. The detective waa equally unsuccess- ful in his demands to obtain a re- sponse to hie ring of the lower ben. He ran up the atepe again and once nwre pushed the button of the ele£ We call. No anawer come. Bm» turned the handle of the door. To hw astonishment, it turned freely, and *t a gentle puah the door swung in- ward. The inner door of the vestibule *as ajar. Brtta and Fitch entered_ cautiously. Their feet fell silently on the heavy Oriental rug. They found thf-mselves In complete darkness. The glimmer from the atreet »«»P^ *•* penetrate more than a foot or two Wond the inner door. Brtta whisked out his electric torch and turned ita Miniature headlight on the passage *»d on the area leading to the upper Part of the house. .' •Hello!\ he called. \» n* 00 ** in?\ « . Silence as heavy and opprajalya »• <h« darkneaa bayaad the radliince of ^> hia little pocket lamp answered Mm again. The two men, the detective slightly in advance, walked quickly along the hall to the door at the rear, where Britx parted the portieres and looked Into the big room In which he had Interviewed the Eastern scholar. Its appearance waa much the same aa It had been on his preceding visit, save that aa his practiced eye dwelt more persistently upon it, he noted the disappearance of many small arti- cles, particularly a porphyry Buddha that had sat within a little shrine upon the wall. The apartment had the seeming of having been subjected to a surface stripping by persons about to leave It in a hurry. Few of the sol- emn books that had been scattered about the room remained. Among the Oriental objects still la the room was the narghllch from which the sage was fond of drawing a smoker's con- solation **^iou* «t \*' stut F\ i-:i lartone. Brtta nodded. \Think we had better stairs f asked the doctor. With another swift nod the detec- tive turned on hia heel and led the way from floor to floor until they reached the top of the house. They glanced Into every room and explored the larger apartments thoroughly. All were empty. Here and there they found evidences of hasty packing. In ft .tried 1 vtrkma rnogs Jgjri lueer Ju^bl«L of +t> the East gad West—linen collars with riogiehalrfine stripes of delicate tlnta lay beside Oriental scraps of mani- fest fineness. On one rack Xfo* a Derby hit, on another a turban Ilka diamonds order of Brtta la ay Hindoo*. H« bOUM, but In- ks eeaeve. Of Qrl.- M>—liin- ihev annttr itfiutana and ire of them h. 11 til UI* look up- that worn by the Swam!, and like the kerchief Brits had found on the fire escape of the Hotel Renaissance. One of the most Interesting finds waa a scimitar with a Jeweled hilt and a blade of wonderful keeaneas. Brtta drew it from its scabbard and waa about to feel the edge when Fitch stopped him with a swift gesture. ^ \Don't touch it, lieutenant,\ said the doctor. \One never knows what criminal iricka these beggars play with their weapons.\ Aa the detective looked at him in- quiringly, he added: \A sword or dagger la as likely to be poisoned aa not In fact, they pre- fer poisons to straight fighting.'* Convinced there waa no one In the upper part of the house, the two men descended to the main floor, and re- entered the reception room at the rear. This waa their den.\ said Brtta ex- planatory, aa he began a closer search of the room. \We may find a traco of them In tome of their papers. It's worth a few minutes to make a bunt Get busy, doc!\ And the detective rummaged through drawer after draw- er, Fitch following hia example. They found many unusual articles, but nothing that gave an Inkling of the di- rection of the Hindoos' flight—for It was certain the Orientate bad depart- ed hastily, having gained their object In getting possession of the Missioner necklace. Brtts had no smallest doubt the Easterners had anticipated him in the burglary of Mrs. Delaroche's apartments. He did not believe any of the low-caste Hindoos would, have been skilful enough to get Into the woman's rooms, so near the top of the TBasm.'*' -# JH'U • ^BsBsW'^^ L That's what It looks like,\ assented fiteh. \Unless.\ Brtts oeattaaad, **we caa gat that Bnur-~ M 'Aad use It eaTecUvely.- pat tn Fitch. *Tm sonethlas; of a shot\ the detec- tive ventartd, meditatively. \Maybe I ooald hat it, and maybe I eould gat that gun.\ Hia eyes, ranging the roosa in the immediate neighborhood of the eht£ fonier, bad ali**hted upon the water pipe. The teas;, flexible rubber atom of the parghUeh was etreteaed across the table sad the moathntaca hung over the back of a chair within a few feet of the top of the chUtoaler. \I'll try it\ aald the detective decis- ively. *Qive a hand hare, door fitch hooked oae ami ahaat tha or- aaniistai knob at the hack of the call, ftsnav, aad wtth hte tree haad gripped Hal oasa«tlve*s left wrtet Brits, ate htft haad elotchiag tha ^aaaaaaafhte left heat MM tar nr am attempt to of the water pipe. Ha withdrew hte ana qnlckly, however, aa« gave attttie apneas cough aa the drab death that lay coiled la tha middle of the BVoor straightened tea sinister length and glided swiftly aoross the rooa coiled itaatt oooe mora directly tha spot where tha aataetlve's stratca- la«T ftegers had been. Oaae mora the head arose with that atraaaa, iteawaa. swaying motion, and H keaasj to in oppeewu dtyac^aaa. ihsst tha tena abagt the * grip7tba to table to the the gun wtth Now, thea* daa> M.aaSd, \Let's aaa If wa oaaTt fat thVlwfM aamgUah oa that Oe^ra>a of jPteat sit %iQa A' '- : •ode. Here's where the woman bruisea tha \I woald advise yon to do -and ualees yon have i ^ ahoat yon, I woulda*t waate a Toawonnnadtteaarafhatsam,** • Brtta ta a W sMamW ^m *wW wBJBlBBfBBBBnj, araev Tlse ss^saaV atad tha cobra slightly shsteea by_ onlckiy, aaaiarasl wjBj of tha nejghlleh, and .oa*B# aba lanUy. It became at^araBt ha gsnii aoththg by alnataf at Its TU have a try at whan kerchief, which, crisp caa Instant, waa limp tha next \Pretty cloee call* ha speech waa restored to him. \What te ltr asked Brtta. \What la ltr exclaimed tha doctor. -Well, only the most dangerous thing infinite wisdom has sees fit to place la that wonderland of tha Baat M \Snaker asked the detective. \Snake!\ cried Fitch. That's not the word, man. It te the moat poison- ous serpent known to scientists—the terrible cobra dt capeUo, of Hlndo- atan. A alngle touch of Its fangs la the beginning of the end—the-way to a swift finish.\ \Hurt muchf* asked the detective, coolly. \It is said to be the most frightful torture man caa experience—death by a cobra's poison. Science has not yet found an antidote. If a rattler bites you, yon may save your life with whisky If you get It soon enough. When a cobra sets his teeth in you,, you don't have time to drink the whis- ky, even If the glass Is at your lips, and nobody knows whether It would do any good If you had time to drink It\ A long low whistle was the deteo- tlve'a only expression of his apprecia- woman'a rooms, w» **~* — ™- - ^ ^ f ^ pr# dlcsment Hte study been filched from »»* .itiher the Bwaml or tne «# «h* hle-h-caste Orientals to taxe nnder the pillow, so that *™-™» Toche ahoulfi not miss the «?*%£* ffl the last moment possible. They 5| T « anrwith a bound stood upon pluS »t the detective's arm as he 8P Brit« had experienced too many JS«nci« In his career to wasW «ZTquS«itlons. When anyone of 5S.I friendliness he felt sura told y. h09 f. ELT«m. or duck, obedience But the doctor waa a \^etand Brtta was willing to take the^nforma- tion on trust It was a situation In which he felt ha could afford to dis- pense with experimental knowledge. The thick, beautifully rounded snake, ashen In color and ainuons of move- ment, apparently was not d*rmed b y the scramble of the doctor and the de- tective to the top of the cWff<«let ; nor even by the awing of the divan under the vigoroua ^*™^*#-Jl lowered the head It had lifted a few tochea from the floor, and continued Its nassage across the room; but a ahortTdry Hugh *rom the «ta«Jjrr|. dently angerod ^^SS^JT^ noises. It stopped midway of him ta jump, run, or _ . * his first instinct to the command was his nm iu*u^. —time enough for explanation after- ward. He leaped to the springy sofa beside the physician, and turned to - * *v» AMtnr** arm stretched tense- forefinger find the doctor's arm \T» ending in a quivering that pointed at something moving across the space between the divan and door. Even as the two looked at It, the motion of the creature ceased, and two beady -eyes were turned In their direction. Fitch dragged the detective to the other end of the sofa and began climbing to ih<tt top of a tall chiffonier that stood against the \wall. Brlta needed no further word his friend. The physician's waa sufficient indication that they were In grave peril, and though the tall chest of drawers made slip- climbing, he was beside the doc- —*- v \**« When from haste FofwitTma^elous quickness, tor witn m**_^ w ^ thf t t0D o{ both were safely on the When top of the a foot and C \r'^'*V ho««»tti.i divan with a ^ w Sf ' TWn he drew tr^^mft^lr pen* and his feet to tne i v h t don6f bade Bite do the evae, ^ Fitch mopped hte brow wiw room, turning Its head once more to- ward the men on their narrow perch. An involuntary shiver ran through Fitch, and even Brits felt a little un- comfortable nnder the serpent's glit- tering gase. The creature colled Itself In tha center of the floor, lta head lift- ed, and those beady eyes* twinkling furiously. Then began a motion of the head like that of a waterspout to a point at least knee-high of a tall man. The head bent forward slightly, and the neck on both sides distended slow- ly until the loose flesh formed a sort of hood behind and slightly above both sides of the narrow, wicked forehead of the aerpent \Looki\ cried Fitch. \That la the unmistakable sign of a cobra, the dead- ly hooded snake of India. It Is like no other member of the serpent family. When you see that hood commence to come out—don't waltlto see the rest.\ \About how long do£ you think It will stay there, *Joctor?\ asked the detec- tive. \Until it either gets us or forgets us,\ answered the physician. \The dis- tension of the skin about the neck in that way means that the beast is an- gry. Once: It la thoroughly aroused, it never gives up until it strikes its vic- tim, or is killed—unless something more startling happens to distract Its atteatkn.\ \Rather looks as If wa were trap- ped,'' Brtta said. -Somewhat,\ rejoined Fitch.. \We're here to stay anises that reptile goes.\ \Caa we kill U. do yoa tabakr asked tha detective. \We might if wa had a machine gun —have yon got a-ptetair* \I brought one Into the room,\ an- swered Brtts, feeling hi his pockets, \but I laid It oa that table whan I was going through those drawers. Pretty oaroless, eh?\ Fitch nodded. He was racking his wits for some means of escape which meant so far aa he oonld see, a meth- od of killing the snake. It seamed use- less to expect help from outside the house. The door between tha ball and the room hi which they were was closed, aad before it hung portieres heavy enough to muffle their loudest shouts. Their only probable chance of relief lay In the hope that the blue- coat would become suffldently anxious at their failure to return and would enter tha house in quest of them. Bven in that rather remote contin- gency, however, it was far from cer- .«_ .tain they eould Warn him before the study (cobra could glide 1 across the room aad strike him to death. NO, they ware thrown utterly upon their own re- sources, Brtts agreed with the doctor on that point as in low tones, so that they.might not further Inflame the ser- pent they discussed their situation. \Guess there's nothing accidental about this little sunshine being In the room,\ said Brtta musingly. \Those Oriental strong-armors probably fig- ured It out that one or both of us would come here, and so they arranged this pleasing little surprise party. I think it is worthy a place in the society columns as one of the successes of the season.\ He made light of the danger because that was his way when be was in •> particularly tight place; but he rea- lised the peril by this time as fully as did the doctor. There was nothing hu- morous in the fact that all the time they were held prisoners atop the chif- fonier by the gray death before them, the Hindoos were doubtless making tha most of the time thus gained for es- cape. True, he had aaked that all tha ordinary avenuea of escape from the city be watched, and although he took — - - --— » — —^-M ward tha mea who hang at saoh faar- ful hasard above It \(Jeer aald Brtta. This Is a Uttte too ckwe for oomfort Haw far eaa that thing stretch, doctor* 1 ! \No higher than that\ aaswared Fitch, \at least, I thtah not lander- stand the cobra aaa strike oaly straight forward.\ \Bare it cant mako aa upper cwtr Inquired the aleath. Tn not going to say positively. Vn aot sure of aaythlag wtth that kbadof a brute,\ Fitch easwared. Tha have a try for the gam.\ A bifurcated ^searlat thread, the slender forked togae of tha foatfte. darted brand oat of Its gaasag Jaws hi a fraasled way. It was aaasresat to anyone—be ha aeteattet or lajsaea that tha serpent was hi a white boat of fury. Woe betid, tha hanaaa tesai that within reach of that of those ha the pistol cracked. Tha the serpeat's Bash, It the spine. Quickly tha at the body sank upon tha reared Itself again la aa the furious darting of II •celed that tha reptile to take a crash at % tha detective. suiaalBa: to tha phyejdaa. .__! _4 fed Fttaft sad nt> poor laati et sJsBsan? apot hat ha lenwd ksa the length aad breadth of tha eteatrtBaaat aa the coolest proposition aader Mea- ning's eoaunaaa, frankly shadesrad as he watched tha undwiatina* nisaoi of the serpent's body, aad tha staccato play of tha tongue that siiasd to mock him with the deadly hmsor of a fiend. He waa wtlBng to risk aha Hte. If need be, to prevent tha escape of the dark, subtle enemies whoa* de- moniacal Ingenuity had eaaght aim in such a trap, tor trapped ha seeaaed to be beyond tha possibility of asjoapa. That they had matched their camatng against hte cold, hard, rjectdsatai skfll and common sense, oaly made him the more determined to outwit oejtptey, outfight them. \No. doc.\ said tha detective tvaUy. \It waa my fool oarslasaasi thsat left that gun on that table, aad ifa up to me to get It Ton hold ma fast and alt tight and If anybody gets stams. ttll be ma.\ Once again Brits, warily watching the snake, stretched forth his ana, stretched hia fingers until he ooald al- most feel thorn crack and strained hte mnsetea almost beyond endsarance, the while hts nerve waa aubjaeted to the severest test of all hia exparlenoa. At last he nipped tha smooth amber of the plpestetn's mouthpiece batween the tips of hte first and second lin- gers. It waa the slightest of snaps; but so steady were the aervea of tha Headquarters man that althoauch tha cobra In lta swaying sosmed to ap- proach ever nearer the arm and naked wrist 1 thai shrank lavoluntarily from the fancied death-thrust of those gleaming fangs, still he did not finch. He clung to the plpestem, hia ungera steadily drawing It toward aim nnttf he bad a arm cratch oa the rubber tube. Then with a powerful upward and backward heave, ha regained his position on the chiffonier, the twisting; hose gripped in his hand. Tha other end of the pipestent still was attached to the bowl of the narghlteh. As tha tube festooned between the table and *^Bmnt c awoav „! it;for granted Chief f M ^J^ B ^ d | ^ e Vhlffonler, it went close to the carry out the request conscientiously,«we ™™ MW ^ .,_ he wss not at all confident the mea aent from the Central Office and from the various precinct headquarters would be proof against the adroitness of Indian noblemen, adepts, and thugs. Moreover. It was aa good as certain that the Swam!, the Prince, and their followers would not seek to flee tha city by any ordinary route. Brita him- self, had he been free to continue the pursuit, would have looked first to the most extraordinary modes of flight compatible with practical conditions. From what he knew of the men, by thla time It would not amaze him greatly to find they had left the city hy airship or submarine, slightly Im- probable aa eitner might have been fore. -Bottled up, doc!* he exclaimed gloomily. means of transit a few years be- head of the cobra. Lightnlng-Uk., tha head dashed toward It fangs bristllngv and only a quick twitch of tna detao tlve's fingers snatched the stem be- yond the reach of those polsonvfretght- ed ivory needles. That Jerk freed tha other end of the tube from the pipe bowl, and Brits quickly looped ft in hia hands. Holding both ends of the long item, he knotted a single loop In the mid- dle and flung It tike a double lariat upon the table beside the pistol. Slow- ly dragging the plpoetem back, he pulled It after several trials, about the chamber of the weapon. Than, handing one end of the tuba to Use doctor, Brits took hold of the other, explaining; his purpose to Fitch In a few words. Tha detective atretchad his arm away from the chttronier at 1 one end: the physician did tha saaaa of tha it apparently Area. A wrtthteex, result Tha with etectrU rapist, (aetata^ cles all over tha taasa ehltoaier aad tha tenia reptile waa hii martsltr thought hat as ha starts* ta lapatleatly, Fttah seised baa orally tunc ban bach aa tha tern smooth top, \Not yet\ said tha ly. \Let* wait * It was profitable probably a sataute of terrible the cobra retaraed ta Its once more reared Its body throbbed newest*, hat scrutiny showed tha nana tha ha not been hit with fatal Suddenly tha physictaa ana in a nervous grasp. - \By Jupiter!\ ha TouTe shot oat Its tongue!'' (TO BB COMTINUB1X) \Bttnea Jefco\ Van shwaeV John Van Bursa, son at as *T»rtaoa Joan, 1 tha' loprossatatioB as a tewyar at aV certain oanne before tha eoarta, T**r .\v; much to tha dtespsst of oae at lap friends, tha hitter expostalstad with aim ta vain, aad lagbrng hii t smear, exelalnied: \Van Burns, la thera no cane aa low. so yoa, so filthy, that yaej wnsj|t decline to repraanai ltr 1 do not know,\ Vaa Basaa rs> plied, hesttatinaiy, and enfahty af» proachlng his ear cloee to tha Up* of the Inquirer he whispered: \Waps).' ^ have you been eVangr—Hllaam: \*m*M ny Side of PoUUos.\ f| Matter of •raathina, • - • '' :^ Teachers will be interested la tha. \' experiments of Dr. Noble, oonnecte4 wtth tha New York schools. He fiada that many boys are vicious looklaue and bad because they do not breathn <* properly. One boy who scowled at hia teacher and frequently played truant attar a coarse In breathing Yam f m '.•&! lesabns became a bright nprigbt4ooa> lng hoy aad fond of school. TW for Tat \Why was Maggies so angry wtth his wlfer \Because she took the money to pay tor her new harem skht that ha In- tended ta use for ate) Tarhlaa rattr-\ •
