Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-28

CONTINUATION OF the Original tnIeuL
But my contention lacked the intrinsic
strength which carries conviction.
and. as Cameron put II. we could only
watch and watt" for the communi.
cations offered no alternative. They
made no demand which being com.
piled with would avert penalty. Only
mplacable and inevitable retribution.
from every line.
But. In spite OF Cameron's evident
anxiety-nnd In using that term ] am
sery mildly stating his obvious condi.
lion OF mind-he sternly refused to
consult either the police or the private
detectives.
You may not know" ne explained.
that | am largely interested in GER
tain line Of industrial enterprises. the
shares OF which are listed on the New
York Stock Exchange. Should the pub.
lie become aware that my life Is
threatened. very serious consequences
might ensue In the market. No. Clyde.
whatever is done, must be done by
ourselves. and by friends whom We
I N"f ~ bo' opspiufsiss 'dh tuhN NJ
risk OF this horrid thing getting into
The newspapers. Besides" he added.
with kindly. consideratlve smile.
Evelyn must be kept in ignorance.
Not for worlds would have her trou-
| lied by our perplexing enigma"
My suggestion that he should go
| abroad for a time. or al least spend
few weeks al Newport, was met with
similar obstinate refusal
81 admit that | have been somewhat
upset by this extraordinary combina.
tion." was the way he expressed II.
but | am not a coward. am not 60
ing to run. Even II were inclined 10
do so, what should ! gain? II man
be not safe in his own house, where in
Heavens name is he likely to find
safety?"
Quite naturally was led by this ex-
! preston to inquire whether, per.
/ chance, he mistrustet any O. The many
! persons who were employed in the
house and about the estate. But, some
| what 10 my surprise. he was almost
/ gravely offended by the mere sugges
/ ton. Nevertheless there were several
'eatures of the affair, chief OF them
re manner in which the let ers were
,eceived. which caused me 10 dwell
with some mental persistence on this
as the most profitable ground for spec
ulation And when at length. in the
mornings small hours. ! returned to
my home and TO my bed, carried the
thought with me.
The sowing Of this seed in the sub.
conscious garden Of my mind brought
forth fruit after its kind. awokc
with a perfectly clear understanding
Of how that which. the night before.
had seemed so impossible OF accom-.
plishment was, perhaps. after all,
merely harlequin trick. quite simple
when explained.
With the new day, too. and the
sunlight, and the CHEEKY brightness OF
my own rooms, there came a lifting o.
that oppressive atmosphere Of the ESQ
teric which at Cameron's had set my
nerves out of plumb and my reason
on The bias Indeed I was fully con-
vinced that we had been foolishly con.
structing an Alpine chain out of mis-.
erable little row of mole hills, and
determined to lose no time in bringing
Cameron, whom | now regarded as
most needlessly alarmed. to my own
wholesome way Of thinking.
Directly after breakfast. therefore,
set forth on foot for my nelghbor's,
choosing the 81 ore road as the more
dfr.c, of tho two routes
Personally. my taste In landscape Is
for distant view in preference to near
at.hand foliage My own house. which
is fashioned in semblance of a Penn
peiian villa, its cream-white walls
punctuated with shutters OF a some.
what vivid pea green and crowned by
contly sloping roofs OF the same
bright color. gazes out across Siam.
ford Harbor and the blue waters OF
the Sound. to where on clear days the
rencilled outline OF Eaton's Neck
shows purple In the distance There
are no towering, outrageous trees 10
interrupt the ou look. only low. care
fully-trimmed shrubs, adorning a
series of marble sculpture-dotted ter
races. well below the line Of vision
Bu, the Cameron place. rejecting the
Townsbury penchant for arboriculture
Is quite the reverse The prospect
from the windows and ve'andahs OF
the fine old mansion is cal green vistas
aud leafy perspectivas. with OILY a
CLINT OF sun-sparkled waves. chance
caught between gray boles or when
the wind spreads momentary open
ing in the foliage.
My way to Cameron's led through a
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