The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-29
The
Sable
I.0rcha
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Horace Hazeltine
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Horace Hazeltine
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CHAPTER I.-Robert Cameron, Oapie4A"
Ist. cohsults Philip Clyde, newspaper pnD-
letters he has received The first promises
4 sample Of the writer's power on a GER
tain day. On that day the head Is mya-
teriously cut from a portrait OF Cameron
while the latter 10 In the ROOM
CHAPTER t.-Clyde has theory that
the portrait was mutllated while the room
was unoccupied and the head lator re.
moved by means Of string unn0'iceo
by Cameron.
CHAPTER III.-Evelyn Grtyson. Cam
eron's niece with whom. Clyde 10 In love,
finds the head Of Cameron's portrait
nailed to a tree. wnere = hat been USED
as target. Clyde pledges Evelyn TO Ss-
cTecy.
CHAPTER IV.-Clyde learns that
Chinese boy employed by Philetus MUIR
phy an artist living nearby, had borrowed
a rife from Cameron'k lodgekeeper'
CHAPTER V.-Clyde makes an excuse
to call on Murphy and Is epulsed, tie
pretends to he investigating alleged In
fractions Of the game laws and speaks OF
finding the bowl OF an opium Olpe uhueI
the tree where Cameron's portrait was
found. The Chinese boy Is FOUND dead
next morning.
CHAPTER VI.--While visiting Cameron
IN his dressing room Nell GWynhe MIR
ror Is mysterou " shattered.
F. CHAPTER VII.-Cameron becomes Sc
riously III AZ result OF the shock. Inc
third letter appears mysteriousIy on Cant
erOn's sick bed. 1t makes direct thTeSs
against In, life OF Cameron. Clyde telIs
tells Evelyn everything and plans TO aks
Cameron en- a yacht trip.
CHAPTER vIII.-The yacht picks up
fisherman found drifting helplessly "
boat. He gives the name OF Johnso,n,
Cameron disappears from yAchL WIN"
Clyde's back Is turned.
CHAPTER IX--A fruitless search u
made for motor boat seen ny the cap7
tain just before Cameron disappeared
CHAPTER X.-Johnson Is allowed to go
after being closely questioned, Evelyn
takes the letters to an expert IN Cnlne t'
literature. who pronounees them OF Chl-
nese origin. n
CHAPTER XI.--Clyde seeks assistance
from a Chinese fellow college student:
wSo recommends him to Yup Sing. most
prominent Chinaman in New YORK The
latter promises to seek Information On
Cameron among his eOuntrymen'
CHAPTER XII-AmOnR cameron'r lei
ters Is found one from one Addlnoh' VIZ
speaks OF seeing Cameron In Pskin. Gam.
eron had frequently eelaIed 70 SV0'
that hi had never been In CHINA
CHAPTER XIII.-Clyde calls on DIT
Addison. He learns that Addison and
Cameron were at one time lntlmata
friends. but had a railing out over Gam
eron'1 denial Of having been seen IN FS
kin by Addison
CHAPTER XIV.-Clyde goes 10 NEE
Yup Sing, sees Johnson attempts TO tol
Tow him, falls into a basement; spralhi
his ankle and becomes unconscious
CIT \pTER XV.-clyde is found b!
Miss Clement. a missionary among IN
Chinese He IA sick several days as re
pult of inhaling charcoal fumes; Eveiyl
tells Clyde OF peculiarly acting aneS
rilV unconscious. Murphy Ii diSoovere
10 have mysterioua relations with the CHI
nese.
CHAPTER XvI.-Miss Ciemen! PROV
Iaes to get information about CameroT
SIunp in crystal Consolidated, OF whie!
Cameron Is the head. is caused by RI
NOR OF Cameron's illness.
CHAPTER XVTI.-Clyde finds Camera
ON Fifth avenue in a dazed and emaclal
cd condition and takes him home.
CHAPTER XYIII-Cameron awake
from long sleep and speaks In StranS
tongue.
CHAPTER XTX.--He gives orders to a
Imaginary crew In Chinese 1argS91n' the IN,
Evelyn declares the man Is not her uncl'
CHAPTER XX.-Evelyn and Clyde ca
on Miss Clement for promised Informs
ton and find that the Chnaman VIII
Miss Clement gives Clyde note askin
him to read II after he leaves the missic
and then destroy II. II tells or the al
ductlon Of white man by Chinese VII
shipped him back to China. The man
ACCUSED of the crime Of the Sable Lcl
cha" in which 100 Cinnamon were kllle'
The appearance in New York Of the ma
they supposed they had shipped TO Chin
throws CONSERVATION into the Chimes
The brougham In which Clyde and EvI
lyn are riding Is held up by an arms
man.
CHAPTER XXI-Clyde is seized
Murphy and a fight ensues. Evelyn m
clyde are rescued by the police and II
turn home.
CHAPTER XXIr.-They And Yup Sir
and the Chinese consul awaiting ther
Yup tells Clyde the story OK the crime
the "Sable Iorcha" In which u Chin
men were deliberately sent TO their deaf
by one Donald M'Nish. whom they &
clare Is Cameron.
CHAPTER XIII. They declare tn
M'Nlsh can he identified by tattoo mai
on his arm. Clyde declares that carlerC
has no such mark. The nurse Is eRliI
in and describes a tattoo mark or
patients arm. Clyde goes to investiRa
and finds the patient attempting to hi,
letter. 1t Is addressed to Dona
M'Nish.
CHAPTER XXIV.-The letter Il fro
the mans mother In Scotland and idsnt
fies the patient as M'Nish.
Evelyn wept over this letter, and
am not sure but that my own sig
grew hazy. too, as | read the ton
quantity couched phrases OF endeF
ment. penned half a year back In Du