Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-02


high, broad sloping, white brow and
the recediEg border Of dark brown,
slightly grizzled hair. That, super
fcially, was the face But l saw more
than that In the ylsage of one nat
urally brave l saw a battle waged be-
hind a mash battle between cour-
age and fear; and saw fear win.
Fhen the mask lecame opaque once
more, and Cameron, giving me smile
for smile, was replying.
There are anonymous letters and
anonymous letters. Ordinarily your
method is the one l should pursue In
deed I may say that when, about a
month or SO ago, | received a com,
munication of that character, | did
almost precisely what you now adj
wise. Certainly | followed one-half Of
your prescription forgot the letter;
hoHgh, for lack Of fire in the dog
days, l did not burn it, but thrust it
into drawer with an accumulation
Of advertising circulars"
My apprehension lest Evelyn and I
were personally affected had been by
now quite dissipated 1t was perfectly
annarcnt TO mo that Cameron alone
was involved; yet my anxiety was
nome the 1ess eager Already INV svr.
patbv and co.oneration we're enlisted
l could only hope that he had mental
ly exaggerated the gravity of the situ-
ation, yet my judgment of him was
that his inclination would he tn orr
in the opposite direction.
"Bnd now something has bapnoncd
to recall If TO yolr memory ?"
"Sometbirg hannened very shortly
after it's recent - he renliad some.
thing worry puzzIing But in snite NJ
that. 7 was inclined 10 treat the matter
as y bit of clever rbfcanerv devised
for the nurnoee. Drobablv of extortion
AS such again mt II from nv
tbouqhts. but TODAY 7 received soc.
ond letter ard admit am interest
ed The affair has features which
p,al,o - indaod ,,pco,o,oc,1,, ,,or,,,ov-
ing"
fear nv in,aoioa+ion was s1nooieh
Although in snito of his dieeomb1anca
CtIanpaIV InOUah
these bannanipcs oo,,1d fanc,, no
very terrifvinp concomitante NJ tho
rather commentaries facts he had mar.
rated For anorvmo,,s letters had
ever held scant reenact An ambuebed
enemy aroued 10 adnittedlv = cow
ard And SO wac in danaer of GROW
in, imnafiant
..1,ben tho sooond ,ot+o,. oov,on ~
continued b,.i,oi,,,, rio lof+ Laa5 ear
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naner and noeeod +hon, 10 NO ,'NI' ,,.a w.
pIad that 7 bad l,ont eilonco Eor +ho.
jntters wore no ronab rudo ecrov,l-,
Of an il1ttarato 1tafia ~ Caror,s y,
nbraseoloov "a wal1 &c j., r,a -,
shin tbev were i,,nraesiyolv ,,ni11o
..If Won, do,,,+ VIVA" Cay,,a 49,
SAVING "von mioht read tbon, aln,d -
IIa roso o,,d s,,,i+aI,all ~, -
electric wall lights at INV hack and 7
marked for the hundredtb time bis
phvsioue-bis towering beiqbt bje
powerful shoulders his Ieanness NJ
hin and sturdy straiebtness of Iin,b
He did not look the forty wears 10
which no confessed
Ono of tho 1ora r7ro,o,, ,,.;,,,o-,.,
which eaye nnon tho tarroca stooI
aiar and befGre rosnr,ine bis eoot
Cameron naneed 10 oloco - -dronr;,,.s