The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-20
oDay after tomorrow, II win come, |"


he said.
Don't be too sure" replied. 81
think they've done about enough to
satisfy any ordinary villains"
He was silent for a moment. Then,
eth Just the faintest turn Of his head
from side to side, he said:
but they are not ordinary VII
lains."
WELL" l said, 'if it does come.
shall find out how 1t got here; ard
that will be step towards bringing
them to justice"
You'll find out" he queried, In
credulously.
yes. I'll get your mail that day,
myself. I'll tell that monument Of
pomposity, your butler, Mr.. Checka.
beedy, that l am to see every letter
that comes to the house and know
how and by whom 1t is delivered. Let
ters can't get here without hands, you
know"
"Other things seem to be done
without hands," was his conclusive
comment; and l had no reply for him.
Concerning Murphy and the MUIR
dered Chinaman, Cameron did not
ask, and l was glad he did not. For
Murphy had been discharged from
custody, for lack of evidence; and
though there were some desultory ef-
forts making to place the blame for
the Celestials violent taking-off,
doubted that they would have prac-
ticable result
The precautions against surprise on
the fourteenth, which l had outlined
so briefly to Cameron, l carried out
with added detail. For instance, l In
structed Romney to report to me ev'
cry person who passed in or out OF
the gates guarded by his Lodge.
had Kilgour, the superintendent OF
the Cameron acres, issue similar or
ders to his men concerning any stran
gers seen on the estate that day
| And, finally, when not fetching the
mail from the post office, myself
and four times I made the trip sal
on guard in Cameron's study, waiting
and expectant.
But the day passed, it seemed
without the looked-for incident Ev
cry letter, by post or by hand, which
came that day, inside the Craghol'
limits was by me personally inspect
ed, and amongst them all there was
no one which bore the faintest re
semblance to those two baleful mis-
sives of the two preceding four
teenths.
When 1 had made my last trip t.
the post office, finished my final In
spection, and was almost 1ubilan
over the significant cessation OF th'
threats which, in their ultimate fulfil
ment at least, had brought my frient
so close to dissolution, l made hast
to carry to Cameron the glad news.
Oddly enough, his condition In tn
past. forty-eight hours had materiall'
improved, and as DR.. Massey attrib
uted this, in part at least, to the innu
ence exerted by my brief visit, wa
now permitted to repeat the treat
ment at pleasure.
It wanted but a few minutes o
eight o'clock, and Checkabeed
seized the occasion to inform me. a
passed through the hall, that din
ner had been waiting for nearly
half-hour; a fact which I knew quit
as we'll as he, but when 1 had chosei
to disregard in favor of more press
ing and important employment. NeN
ertheless | had dressed before goin
for the last mail, and as a momen
would suffice to assure Cameron tina
all was well, relieved the mind c
the distressed butler, by assuring hir
that dinner should not walt over nv
minutes longer, so far as l was COZ
! cerned.
A very light tap on the chambe
door was answered by Miss Collins
who came out into the passage an
closed the door behind her.
81 fear it is not advisable for 20
to see him, now, Mr.. Clyde" sh
said "He has suddenly had a retur
of some of his worst symptoms, an
l am sure DIR. Massey would objeC
to his being at all excited"
''But shant excite him." e.
, pained. 'I have the very best Of new
: for him. 1t is his anxiety over a ce
I tain matter, no doubt, which he
brought about the symptoms 20
: sneak Of. / know l can relieve hi
. mind. which l have reason to believ
has been all day under an unusui
3 strain"
But still this eficient-lookinl
4. white-clad woman was not who'll
4 convinced.
D at must be only for a minute then
e she finally allowed. you can 90
e alone. But at the end Of sixty Sc
+ onds," she added, as she glanced I
!. the little gold watch she wore pinne
Q to her spotless waist, Il shall int
4 | ....4 ,rn,,. and then Won must lenVa >