The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-08

Usher, regarding anonymous threatening
letters he has received The first promises
sample Of the writer's power on a GER
tam day. On that day the head Is mys-
terl0usly cut from a portrait OF Cameron
whlle the latter Is in the room.
CHAPTER-H.-Clyde has a theory that
the portrait was mutilated while the room
was unoccupled and the head lator re-
moved by means of a string, unnotlced
by Cameron.
CHAPTER III.--Evelyn Grayson, Cam
erons niece, with whom. Clyde Is In love,
nnds the head OF CamerOn's portrait
nailed to tree. where = hat been used
as target. Clyde pledges Evelyn to So
crecy.
CHAPTER IV.-Clyde learns that a
chinese boy employed by Philetus MUIR
phy, an artist living nearby. had borrowed
rifle from Cameron's lodgekeeper
CHAPTER V.--Clyde makes an excuse
to call on Murphy and Is 4pulsed. lie
pretehds to be investigating alleged in
FRACTIONS OF the game laws and speaks of
nndlng the bowl OF an opium oipe under
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 a Nell Gwynne mir
Aoi 10 iHysteIlOu ly shattered.
CHAPTER VIT.-Cameron becomes So
rlouSly Ill as a result of the shock The
third letter appears mysteriously on Cam
erOn's sick bed. IT makes direct threats
against tha life Of Cameron. CLYDE tells
Cameron the Envelope was empty. lie
tells Evelyn everything and plans to take
Cameron en- yacht trip.
CHAPTER VIII.--The yacht picks up
Ipi hall pIxy IL,
boat. He gives the name OF Johnson
Cameron disappears from yacht while
Clyde's back Is turned.
CHAPTER IX-A frultless search Ia
made for n motor boat seen by the cap
tain just before Cameron disappeared.
CHAPTER X,-Johnson is allowed to go
after being closely questioned Evelyn
takes the letters to an expert in Chinese
literature; who pronounees them OF Chi
nese origin.
CHAPTER XI.--Clyde seeks assistance
from a Chinese fellow college student.
who recommends him to Yup Sing, most
prominent Chinaman In New York. The
latter promises to seek information Of
Cameron among his countrymen.
CHAPTER XII.-,Among Cameron'r let
tiers Is found one from one Addison, who
speaks of seeing Cameron In Pellin. Cam
eron had frequently 'eclared to Clyde
that h had never been In China.
: CHAPTER XIIL-Clyde calls on DR.,
Addison. He learns that Addison and
Cameron were at one time intimate
friends, but had a railing out over Cam
eron'5 denial OF having been seen In Pc
kin by Addison
CHAPTER XIV.--Clyde goes to meet
Yup Sing, sees Johnson attempts TO fol-
low him, falls into basement, sprainB
his ankle and becomes unconscious
CHAPTER XV.-Clyde is found by
Miss Clement, a missionary among the
Chinese He Is sick several days as re-
suit Of inhaling charcoal fumes. Evelyn
tells Clyde of peculiarly acting anes-
thetic which renders a person Temporal
rily unconscious. Murphy is discovered
to have mysterious relations with the Chi
nese.
CHAPTER XVT.-Mlss Clement prom
lses to get information about Cameron.
Slump IN Crystal Consolidated, OF which
Cameron Is the head. Is caused by ru-
NOR Of Cameron's Illness.
CHAPTER xvII.-Clyde finds Cameron
on Fifth avenue in q dazed and emaciat-
ed condition and takes him home.
CHAPTER XvIIT.-Cameron awakes
from long sleep and speaks In strange |
tongue.
CHAPTER XIX.--He gives orders to an |
imaginary crew In Chinese 1argnn. Then |
in terror cries: IT didn't XIII them"
Evelyn declares the man IL not her uncle. |
CHAPTER XX.-Evelyn and Clyde call |
on Miss Clement for promised informa- |
ton and find that the Chinaman who |
was to give It has lust been murdered. |
I'LL.
him to read 1t after he leaves the mission |
and then destroy 1t. II tells OF the alb
duction OF a white man by Chinese who |
shipped him back to China. The man Is
accused Of the crime Of the "Sable Lor-
cha" in which 100 Cinnamon were killed.
The appearance in New York OF the man /
they supposed they had shipped to China
throws CONSERVATION into the Chinese.
The brougham In which Clyde and Eve
lyn are riding Is held up by an armed
man.
CHAPTER XXT-Clyde is seized by
Murphy and fight ensues. Evelyn and
CLYDE are rescued by the police and re-
turn home.
CHAPTER XXII.-They find Yup Sing
and the Chinese consul awaiting them |
Yup tells CLYDE the story Q; the % crime Of
men were deliberately sent TO their death
by one Donald MNish. whom they ee~
clare is Cameron.
as a glance towards the man in front.
At first, In our absorption, and later
behind lowered silken shades, We had
made no effort to trace our course.
Hence our present location was mad
deningly unguessable. We might be
far OF the East side or far on the
West, or we might merely have clrcled
back to within block or less OF the
Mission from which we started.
All this, say, flashed through my
brain with inconceiyable swiftness as
l sat rigid with eyes on the revolver
barrel and the masked face Of the
shadowy, sinister creature that held 1t.
All this, and more. For In that brief
space ] considered one possible course
of action after another, cropping des-
perately for plan Of rescue and es-
cape.
In that passing second or two there
had been no sound-no word from him
at the door; no whisper even from her
at my side, who, like myself, sat dumb
and inert, stricken to stone by the sud
denness Of the attack. But for sec.
ond or two only this silence and In
ertla lasted.
That which ensued was coincident.
As though the step had been Ure9F-