The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-10-04


Addison, we discussed It In all its
phases, without reaching anything
like a definite conclusion. Taking ev-
erything into consideration the evil
dence certainly seemed convincing
that Cameron, in spite Of his denials,
had been in China in 1908. And yet
we could not reconcile this with that
almost fanatical love OF truth which
we knew to be his.
Couldn't DR.. Addison have been
mistaken Evelyn asked.
TT IL possible, Of course" an
swered. "Yet Cameron's face and Ag-
ure are not Of a common type. Be-
sides, don't believe In doubles. !
have heard Of so-called wonderful like
nessea, but have never seen any that
would deceive q friend Of twenty
years standing"
A little later she inquired whether
the detective engaged to shadow Phil
letus Murphy had furnished 4 report,
Yes" l told her, 1T came In my
mornings mail Murphy Is still at
Cos Cob. He didn't leave his buhga.
low all day yesterday. and he had
no callers"
I'm Grassy to know what you learn
tonight from Yup Sing" she went on.
eagerly. ooh, how l do hope 1t will
give US some hint! 1t seems terrible
to think Of Uncle Robert In the hands
OF those unconscionable Cinnamon.
And. Philip. don't you think you had
better take some one with you? l
suppose Mr., Yup Is to be trusted. but
pit the same time, you must remember
you are going into the enemy's camp.
and you should be careful"
But | laughed at the notion Of tax
ing body-guard.
I'm to meet him at nine o'clock" I
told her, sin a public restaurant. Be
Sides. there1l be crowd Of those
Seeing New York people down there
about that time, and Chinatown will
be on Its best behavior. SO never fear,
little girl. Do you want me to tele-
phone you when get uptown? You
know I'm going to stop tonight at my
rooms In the Loyalton."
"Of course l want you to telephone
me-" she returned, emphatically. at
shouldn't take you very long to hear
what Mr.. Yup has to tell, should It?
| shall be expecting you to call me up
between ten and half-past, or by elev-
en- at the latest; 80 don't dare to go
for supper Arst,"
"As II l could think Of supper"
said, looking at her In way had.
when l might be hearing your
Voicel"
Could I have foregeen what the
night was to bring forth l certainly
should have discouraged her waiting
for my message. But the power Of pre-
vision is given to few Of US, and Of
those few am not one.
Assuredly l had no misgivings as.
after dining at the University club
that evening, I stepped into an cleo
trio hanson and gave the driver the
address of the Doyers street restau-
rant. Whatever It may have been in
the past, believed the Chinatown of
the present to be. outwardly at least, q
reasonably law-ablding section Of the
borough Of Manhattan. And was not
l that night the guest Of Ons Of its
most honored citizensi What, there
fore, had to fear?
On the contrary, az we turned from
the Bowery into that little semicircu-
lar thoroughfRre which Is perhaps the
most characteristic Of Chlnatown's
three principal streets, was pleas
antly interested This was quite a
different place from that which l had
visited the afternoon before. Then, a
sort Of brooding quiet rsigned over
what was so ordinary as to be scarce
ly distinctive; for that part of Mott
street on which the Yup Sing estab-
lishment 10 located, have since learn
ed, is merely one Of the gates Of the
real Chinatown, Of which Doyers
street is the heart and center-and
which awakens only after nightfall.
Now the place was alive and alight.
Narrow roadway and still narrower
sidewalks were thronged with a CON-
blnation Of denlzens and Bightseers.
Shop fronts and upper WINDOWS glow
ed with varying degrees Of brightness.
From the Chinese theater on the left
came a bedlam Of inharmonioua
sounds: the brazen crash Of cymbals,
the Bqueaking Of raucous stringed in.
struments, the resounding clangor Of a
gong. Voices high-pltched and voices
cultural, mingled with hoarse and
Btrident laughter, echoed from wall to
wall Of the streets encroaching
Bqualid buildings.
Before the least unpretentlous Of all
these structures, my hanson stopped
and as l stepped to the curb | got a
glimpse Of It's banner and lantern
strung balcony, giving to the street
q touch Of color that helped to lift II
into an atmosphere which. II NOT
Oriental, was at least wildly un-Amer
lean.
Finding now that l had anticipated
my appointment by something like ten
minutes l chose to watch further the
kaleidoscope scene without, rather
than pass the time waiting at table
within; and to this end took up posi-
ton Of vantage on the restaurants
low KtAn-