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CHAPTER Xxx.
An Enlom. and II, Solution

An Enigma and Its Solution.
To my amazement found that Eve
lyn meant more than I fancied. My
Interpretation OF her words was that
Cameron was not in his right mind
that he was not her Uncle Robert. as
she had known him. But in a very
brief moment she disabused me.
"It is not he. at ALL" she declared.
with emphasis. There is resemb.
lance, yes. But the man you found
In the street is not Robert Cameron; |;
am sure Of that"
The idea that had brought there,
not my friend. but my friends double,
seemed to me too preposterous for a
moments entertainment. fear l sus.
pected. Just then. that Evelyn's reason
had been warped a trife by the rack.
Ing scene of which we had been wit.
nesses.
II would to God, my dear child"
said, sympathetically. that you were
right. But there can be no question
as to the identity OF the sick man
Every one who has seen him recog
nized him at overwhelmingly, Lou
is, Stephen, DR.. Massey. No, no, Evelyn
you must not be misled by his raw
ings." And at this point there oc
CURED to me tentative explanation
one in which did not IN the least be
lieve. but which, at all events. was
worth trying; one which. indeed.
prayed would serve.
Cameron. you must remember, has
been with his Chinese captors for fou,
weeks. In that time he must have
picked up something Of their language
1t is only natural that he should. So
you see. to hear him use few words
Of pidgin.English in his insane gibber
ish is not 80 remarkable. after all. Ant
as for that spirited denial Just before
he dropped OF to sleep. 1t is very evi
dent that they accused him OF some
thing with which he had no connec
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SYNOPSIS.

Robert Cameron. capitalist; consult.
rhP Clyde letters he
has received. The first promises a sample
OF the writer's power on certain uay
On that day the head Ii mysteriously CUT
from a portrait of Cameron while the lat.
Ter is In the room. Clyde has theotsy Ply
that the portrait was mutilateu wh,ie nc
room was unoccupied and the nenn no,Jced
removed by means OF string. unnoucea
by Cameron. Evelyn Grayson. Cameron ,
niece. with whom Clyde is In love; nnos
a tree. where 1t had been used as a
target, Clyde pledges Evelyn to secrecy secrecy
Clyde learns that a Chinese boy employed
by Philatus Murphy. an artist nVins
nearby. had borrowed a rifle from Cam
eron's lodgekeeper. Clyde makes an eX-
cuse to call on Murphy and is repmlsed;;
ne pretends 70 b be s ,nSesad i.Es and SPEAKS
der the tree where Cameron's portrait
dead next morning. While visiting Cam
eron in his dressing room Nell Swynne
mirror is mysteriousiy shattered; Canetps ,pa
shock. The third letter appears mysteri-
ously on Cameron's sick bed. II makes
empty. He tells Evelyn everything ana
plans to take Cameron on yacht ,r,p;
drifting heiplessly in boat He gives
the name OF johnson. Cameron dlsap-
pears from yacht while ciydes, ,o oacN spr n q
motor boat seen by the captain Just pc
fore Cameron disappeared. Johnson Is al
lowed to go after being closely questioned
Evelyn takes the letters to nn expert ~
Chinese literature. who pronounces tnen
OF Chinese origin. Clyde seeks assistance
from a Chinese fellow college student.
who recommends him . Yup Sing. most
prominent Chinaman In New York. The
latter promises TO seek Information OF
Cameron among his countrymen. Among
Cameron's letters is found one from one
Addison. who speaks OF seeing cameron
in Pekin. Cameron had frequently de-
clared to Clyde that he had never been IN
China. Clyde calls on DR.. Addison. lie
learns that Addison and Cameron were AZ
one time Intimate friends, but had a fall-
Ing out over Cameron's denial OF having
been seen In Pekin by Addison. Clyde
goes to meet Yup Sing. sees johnson. at
tempts to follow him: falls into base
ment, sprains his ankle and becomes un-
conscious. Clyde is found by Miss Clement.
a missionary among the Chinese; he Is
sick several days as a result OF tnhalng
charcoal fumes Evelyn tells clyde OF
peculiarly acting anesthetic which renders
a person temporarily unconscious, Mur-
ply II discovered to have mysterious re.
lations with the Chinese. Miss Clement
promises to get Information about cam.
eron. Slump in Crystal Consolidated; OF
which Cameron is The head. is caused by
a rumor OF Cameron's illness Clyde hnds
Cameron on Fifth avenue In dazed ana
emaciated condition and takes him home
Cameron awakes from long sleep ana
speaks in n strange tongue. He gives or
ders to an imaginary crew in Chinese
jargon. Then in terror cries. 4 didn't
kill them"
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CHAPTER xlx.-continued.

Below" he yelled. fercely. "Be-
low, you yellow dogs! Below. ! say!
Every ours son Of you! Below!"
Despite this turbulence he was not
difficult to master. Together Bryan
and grappled him; In another mo-
ment we had him fiat on his bed once
more, and the nurse was pressing
home the piston Of that little shining
instrument OF glass and silver which
had so recently seen him take up from
the medicine table.
For a moment the patient rolled
about. restlessly. muttering strange
paths. mingled with suppliant MUIR
murs And to me this was the most
sadly trying part of the incident.
would gladly, have retreated, but Eve
lyn begged me to walt.
Just until he is quiet" she pleaded:
lust until he falls asleep"
At length he lay quite still and we
thought from his regular breathing he
had succumbed to the narcotic. and SO
were about to go. when he started up
with a little feeble cry. low-voiced. but
clearly distinct.
NO, no. for Gods sake. not that!
didn't kill them. l swear didn't kill
them. 1t was an accident. She stove
on a rock. I-I-didn't, say! didn't
Il"
HIS voice trailed into silence. He
dropped back, heavily. upon the pill
lows. He slept.
1t Is one thing to have your faith
In friend shaken. That is serious
enough In all conscience. But your
faith may tremble. and sway and rock,
and still there Is always tho possibil.
lty of its being resteadied and made
firm again by explanation-by extenu-
alton even. 1t Is quite another thing
to have your faith toppled headlong.
by the snatching away Of the last vest
lge Of support, the last silver of under
pinnlng. That is more than serious.
1t is calamitous; 1t is catastrophe; 1t
Is tragic.
Back in the library again. I set to
pacing the floor. l think Evelyn re-
sumed her seat In the big leathern
chair. l am sure. For q time I was
not conscious that she was In the
room. That 1t was inconsiderate of
me. l admit. 1t was. perhaps, unpar.
donable. And yet 1t was not wilful.
Frankly, I had forgotten her, absolute.
ly. in the stress of the emotional tenn.
pest raised by that revelation in the
darkened bedchamber.
Back and forth. strobe from book
case to bookcase. over the soft. peu.
tral.tinted Persian rugs: and all the
while there echoed those repeated de
malls Of Cameron's that he had eve,
been in China. Never nearer than
Yokohama" he had said Once I ate
chop suey in Chicago Chinese restau
rant" Il have always been interested
IN China and the Chinese, but know
Dnly what I have read" And ths
words Of his quondam friend came
back to me now. too. with redoublet
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By
HORACE
HAZELTINE

knew to be the truth.
| Nevertheless had chosen to believe
that Cameron. should he ever return
to us. would be able to clarity this
-turbid stream of circumstance. anc
prove the fallibility of appearances.
The illusion to which had clung
| however. was now in shreds. Cam
eron. returning. with body enfeebled
and brain confused. had spoken In his
unguarded delirium. The mask was
dropped. the screen thrown down. and
barefaced and stark he stood revealed
a woeful figure in the impartial glare
Of truth.
At the moment could see no exten.
uation. He was liar and he was a
coward; and all the sympathy, all the
friendship ever felt for him died ut.
terly, as l thought how, probably,
every untoward incident of the past
month. with its chain of vexatious
ed had he been brave to the point OF
confession.
1t was now plain enough for the
least astute to see that at some time
he had committed an act which had
aroused certain Of the Chinese to re-
taliation. 1t was this which had
feared from the first. 1t was this
which he had chosen to hide.
As l paced to and fro. his craven
words rang once more in my ears:
No. no. for Gods sake. not that! l
didn't kill them! swear didn't kill
them! 1t was an accident!" And l
knew that he was lying. The very
tone Of his disclaimer convinced me
Of his guilt. He had killed. and he
covered before the avengers.
Disgust. adherence. anger. all were
mine in turn.
At length paused before window.
and remained there. with my back to
the room. looking down on the with
cred garden behind the house, yet see
ing nothing but the red of my own pas
sion.
touch upon my shoulder aroused
me to realization OF my surround
ings. and informed me that was not
alone. Startled as one awakened ab-
ruptly from a dream. turned. and
turning. there came revulsion. Every
surcharging emotion that had held
and bound me gave way instant
ly to violent self-reproach, excited
by the pathos Of Evelyn's sad. ques-
tioning eyes and sadder. quivering
mouth
My impulse was to take her in my
arms. and pacifying, to plead pardon
for what must have seemed to her an
inexcusable churlishness. But the con-
ditions which go recently she had set
upon me forbidding the coveted en-
brace. compromised on a hand-clasp.
my dear child" began, earnestly.
I'm sorry. But then you must know
how what We Just saw and heard dis
tressed me. think I-have been mad
since We left that room. I hardly
know what have been doing. To see
him SO unstrung. demented. raving.
To hear him"
But she would not allow me to fin
ish.
Phillip" she cried. passionately.
"Oh. Philip! Can't you see? Don't
you understand? 1t is a mistake. an
awful nightmare Of mistake. That
creature over there is not my uncle.
l am convinced that he is not my
Uncle Robert"
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Glad to Move.

A small boy went to school the
other day in a state OF intense excite
ment because his family was going to
move to Chicago.
That will be fine. Joe," said his
teacher. And in what part of Chi.
cago are you going to live?"
"Jutht theven blockth from where
cubth play ball in the hummer" was
Joe's enthusiastic reply-Chicago Rec.
ord Herald.
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Heredity.

Heredlty.
voice."
That's because her father made
his money In steel"
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SPECIAL TO WOMEN

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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-10-15
Bells Drug Store, WalhalIa, S. G.
UNDERWOOD ASKS SENATE SEAT
Having Completed Tarin Bill Work.
DCmOCrAtiC Leader WOuld Rise

Washington, Oct. 4.-Representa-
tive Oscar Underwood. majority
leader in the House, late to-day is
sued formal statement announcing
his candidacy for the United States
Senate from Alabama to succeed the
late Joseph Johnston.
MIR. Underwood will enter the
Democratic primaries in Alabama
next spring with several other DrOmi-
nent Alabama Democrats, including
Representatives Henry ID. Clayton
and Richmond p. HObson. 1t is un-
derstood also that Representative ].
Thos. Helm may be a candidate.
1t has been known for some time
that MIR. Underwood would be a
candidate for the vacant seat, but he
withheld the announcement until at
ter the Democratic tariff revision be-
came al accomplished fact.
Representative Clayton was an
pointed by Governor O'Neal to fill
Senator JOhnstOn's uneXpired term,
but his credentials have not been
passed on by Senate. For weeks il
has been practically certain that they
would not be accepted. The Demo-
cratic leaders in the Senate are al
most unanimous in the opinion that
Governor O'Neale had no authority
to make the appointment in the alb
sence OF action by the Legislature.
The credentials committee late to-
day held a meeting to consider the
matter. but took no action.
Would Succeed Underwood.
Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 4.-Na-
than l.. Miller, formerly State Sena-
tor from Jefferson county, a promi-
nent attorney, announced tonight his
candidacy for Congress from the
Ninth District to succeed Mr.. Under
wood
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DOING THEIR DUTY,
scores of Walhaila Headers are
Learning the Duty of the
Kidneys.

70 filter the blood is the kidneys
duty,
When they fail to do this the kid
neyS arc weak.
Backache and other kidney ills
may follow.
Help the kidneys do their work.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills-the test
ed Kidney remedy.
Proof OF their worth in the follow
Ing:
j. r. Moore. clerk in cotton ware
house, Il. f. ID. No. 4, Seneca, S. c..
says: II had attacks Of backache
and pains through my loins. Other
ailments showed that my kidneys
were weak. Doan's Kidney Pills re-
heved me. l recommend this rem
edy to every one troubled by weak
kidneys"
when your back Is lame-Re-
member the name" Don't simDly
ask for kidney remedy-ask dis
tinctly for Doan's Kidney Pills--the
same that Mr.. Moore had. soc. all
stores. Foster-hilburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, n. Y. adv.
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WALEALLA, s. c.:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1913.
STREET GUILTY.; COLEMAN NOT.
Southern Express Messenger AcGuit-
ted Of Robbery Charge.

Charleston Oct. 7.-Bruce Cole
man, Of Saiuda, formerly a Southern
Express Company messenger, to-day
was found not guilty Of breach Of
trust and grand larceny in connection
with the robbery OF the company's
car on tn" southern railway train on
August 2Hlh. w. B. Street, Of
ReevcSyille. who admitted robbing
the car, but accused Coleman Of COM
plicity, pleaded guilty to grand lar
ccny and was sentenced by Judge
Bowman TO serve one year in prison.
Coleman was arrested on the
strength Of a confession by Street
who gave what purported to be con-
spiraCy act between him and Cole
man to rob the express safe. He de-
clared that he took the money and
then, by arrangement, locked Cole
man in the express safe The mes
scngcr was found in his temporary
prison when the train pulled into the
Charleston station.
The jury apparently placed little
confidence in Streets story of the
robbery, as it required only a brief
period Of deliberation to decide on a
verdict which acquitted Coleman of
all blame in connection with the af-
fair.
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JAPS WANT EQUAL RIGHTS.
Our Government Going Slow i'm Hone
OF JnDS Becoming Reasonable

Our Government Going Slow i'm Hone
OF Japs Becoming Reasonable.
Washington, Oct. 6.-Develop-
mentS in Washington Indicated that
the Japanese desire that subjects of
the Toxic government be given the
same rights of land ownership in the
United States as enjoyed by other
aliens, already has been clearly pre-
sented to Secretary Bryan by Am
Dassador Chinda. 1t was also learn
ed that thus far the United States
has not given Japan any satisfaction
upon this phase OF the controversy
between the two governments More
clearly than ever before it was indi-
Gated that there has been absolutely
no progress made toward settling the
Japanese question arising out of the
California land act. The administra-
ton was to-day without any advices
that new note is coming from To-
klo. Nothing is being done at the
State department so far as can be
discovered here toward formulating
reply to the Japanese note of seve-
raj weeks ago. The administration
is cl1nging to it's policy Of going as
slowly as possible in the controversy
IN the hope that as time passes feel
ing in Japan will moderate, and an
adjustment thus made more simple.
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WAS CRUSHED UNDER TRAIN.
Young Pelzer Man Suffers Fatal in.
juries Boarding Moving Train.

Greenyille, Oct. 7-Walter Tucker,
young white man Of Pelzer, was
fatally injured late yesterday when he
attempted to catch fast freight Of
the Greenville, Spartanburg and An
derson railway at Pelzer and fell be-
tween the cars. Both legs were so
badly crushed that amputation was
necessary Tucker attempted to
board the train while it was moving
at rapid rate, lost his hold and fell
between the cars. The wheels passed
over the lower portion of his body
and he was dragged for some dist
ance.
Doctors were summoned and gave
Immediate attention to the injured
man. Tucker died at $50 O'Clock
last night. His left leg was ampu-
tated below the knee and his right
leg above the knee. His right side
was badly bruised near the hip. The
injured man braccd up considerably
after the operation, but lost ground
later and sank rapidly towards night
fall.
Tucker leaves a wife and young
baby, only about three weeks of age
lie was mill operative.
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NOTED PH iSICIAN is DEAD.
DIR. r. l.. Brodic Followed Fortunes
of the Confedcracy.

Charleston, Oct. 3.-Dr. Robert L.
Brodies died at his home here last
evening shortly before 7 O'Clock. For
some months he had been in declin-
ing health, and his death, while a
great shock to his numerous friends
throughout the city, was not unex-
pectcd. In his active years DR.. Bro
die was one Of the leading physicians
and surgeons Of Charleston. His rep
utatiOn was not contend to the i'm
mediate vicinity OF Charleston, but
extended through other parts Of the
country. He was considered one of
the leading medical men of his day
IN the North. Several years ago, on
account OF advancing age, Dr.. BrOdie
retired from active service in his pro-
fcSSion. He had recently attained
his Sith year.
Upon the breaking out of the War
Betwecn the Sections DR.. BrOdie went
10 washington and rendered his res
1gnatt0n to the surgeon general of
the United States army. He was re-
qucStCd to withdraw this resignation
and take an indefinite furlough, 90
ing to Europe. lie declined this re-
quest and came South, where he was
appointed medical director of the
Confederate army, and served under
Gen. p. T. Beaurcgard. Dr.. Brodie
served in the Western campaign un-
der his old commander until the
death OF Gen. Albert Sydney john
son. An incident of the war served
to illustrate the courage Of DR.. Bro
die. In one Of the assaults of the
campaign about Petersburg Gen.
BcaurCgard needed reinforccments.
ana 1t became necessary to abandon
a portion OF the lines near Rich
mond under Gen. b. II. Johnson.
Gen. Bcaurcgard called for an offer
with fresh horse to carry the order
10 Gen. Johnson. Or. Brodie re-
Sponded. The order was delivered.
but Gen. Johnson was inclined to dis
regard it, whercupou DR.. Brodie i'm
pressed upon him the great necessity
or complying with il, with the result
mat the command was brought to
the relief Of the weakened forces of
Gen. Bcauregard.
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ANNUAL REPORT
.' OF ..r .....
w. J. SCHROEDER,
Treasurer of Oconeo County. g. G..

TO His Honor, the Presiding Judge
or November Term of Court
(l913), for Oconee County, S. C.
Schedule of claims paid from
county funds for fiscal year 1912, be-
ginning January !, 1912, and ending
December 81, 1912.
County Commissioners and Clerk.
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CONFESS TO MANSLAUGHTER.
Three Boys Admit Participation in
Killing of John Spencer.

Joseph O'Donnell. Joseph Needham
ar< Frank Dougherty, the boys in
dicted with John J. Patten in connec-
ton with the killing of John Spencer.
colored. on the Bennins road, July IA
last. today pleaded guilty to man.
slaughter before Justice Stafford in
Criminal Court No 1. Patten, who Sc
cured a severance. was tried last week.
and the jury found him guilty Of man
slaughter.
Justice Stafford accepted the plea,
but deferred sentence until the dis
position of motion for a new trial
which has been filed by counsel for
Patten.
scented by Attorneys w. e. Ambrose,
George p. Hoover. P. H. Veitch and B.
r. Doyle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-21
FIRE IN WOMEN'S HOME.
Engine Companies Respond to Three
Other Small Blazes.

Fire in a rear room on the second
floor OF the Young Women's Christian
Home, 81 c street northwest, yesterday
afternoon did about $500 damage. Sew
eral companies of the fire department re-
sponded to an alarm sounded from box
Is. and the fire was soon under control
Nothing was found to suggest the origin
Of the fire, according to report made
by the police.
This morning Miss Leila Marshall. n
whose room the fire occurred. reported to
the police that two watches, small articles
of jewelry and articles OF wearing ap-
narel worth nearly 500 were stolen from
her room. 1t is not known when the
property was taken.
No. 10 engine company last night ex-
tinsuished a fire in q box OF trash in the
basement at the house OF 7: e. Wood
ward. Il street northwest. The nre did
no damage.
Sheds in rear OF 1901 and 1903 v street
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new CHAIRMAN IS URGED
Selection of Representative
Johnson to Head District
Committee Opposed.

The reappointment of Representative
Ben johnson as chairman of the House
District committee was strongly opposed
nv members of the Minnesota Avenue
Improvement Association at a meeting
last evening at the home of Edward r.
Wood on Minnesota avenue. The COM
mittee on ways and means of the House
is requested to select some other rep
resentative as chairman. Members de-
clared that Representative johnson was
not sufficiently interested in District al
fairs to continue at the head OF 30 I'M
portant a committee.
Railway Charter Advocated.
The association adopted a petition re-
questing the new utilities commission to
grant q charter fo- the construction OF
street railway line from Anacostia along
Good Hope road, to Good Hope, then
along the Bowen road to the District
Maryland line, at Suitland. then along
the SEEMING rcaG to connect with the
existing street railway line OF the WASH
ington Railway AID Electric Company at
or near Benning. Petitions for this ex-
tension are to be circulated throughout
the territory anected, according 10 plans
made last night.
1t was learned that the opening of the
new pumping station at 18th street and
Minnesota avenue would necessarily be
DELAYED on account of the failure of the
manufacturers to furnish the machinery
ON schedule time. 1t was reported that
most Of the apparatus was being manu-
featured in factories in the flooded sec
tion of Ohio and this caused a delay
in the output of those factories Ar
rangements for holding the housewarm-
ing at this station have been practically
COMPLETED, and 1t only remains now to
ascertain the da.e of completion.
Asks for Explanation.
Members of the association stated they
had been informed that the down spouts
from the new pumping station had been
connected to the sewer. and an effort will
be made to learn If this is true. If such
is the case, it is desired to know why it
would be permitted in this case, while
those residing in the immediate vicinity
have been absolutely refused the privi-
lege.
The improvement of Galen street from
Green street eastward is desired. A tele-
graph pole on Good Hope road, between
10th and 18th streets, it was stated. is d.
rectly in thecenter Of the sidewalk and
it is desired that this be moved. DIR.
I1ptSn 8. Howser offered his Office rooms
as a permanent meeting place for the
association, and the offer was accepted.
DIR. George C. Havenner, president of
the associations; was not present last
evening because of sickness and Vice
President Charles F. Linger presided.