The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-05-15


.0Wcvcr. | tempered my judgment
HE possibility of illness or injury in
.aryened and 1 paused Samaritan-lke
offer gpccor The Tayfarcr was evil
I"ntly q man OF middle age, II might
=aee from the contour Of hts back.
nich' was towards me, and saw at
'ro that he was struggling to keep
G1oU bis feet by sheer muscular hand
1ld Of the ratings iron uprights, for
rs Luc"a were bent thrCatenirEly and
..a arms were extended and tense.
Until ! was close beside him he gave
A' sian OF realizing my presence. In
Decd ! think It was not until | spoke
that he half turned his head towards
mo. and, for the first time, got sight
FIJI, his features.
Whether or not uttered word or
matn a sound. or stood for long mo.
w"Ut silent, cannot say. know only
rlat | doubted my eyes and questioned
rr reason; for, II these were not
playing me false. the profile thus re.
s"ulod to ne was the profile Of Robert
cameron.
To try to set down in detail just
wua, followed must be an Idle ctlort,
with fancy providing the bulk Of the
Ingredients Surprised, amazed, as
uuudcd even, are all too feeble terms
10 apply to nay emotional condition.
D.2odly. | was Houndering In what
seemed a veritable sea Of unreality.
When the commonplaCes began to re.
adjust themselves, was standing at
tho curb, my arm wound suppOrtingly
about CamCTon's waist and his arm
pressing heavy on my shoulder. Draw
ING In to us was an empty hanson
cab, provided by Providence, and
hailed, | suppose. by me. though /
swear ! have no recollection Of It.
The rabman helped mo TO lift him
.u, and at this the pity Of his plight
motc me tcmperlng the Joy OF having
found him, and puickenlng within nae
d spirit Of angry retaliation against
bis enemies For the man now at my
side was far different from that man
who had sat with mo on the after deck
" the s'ibylla, only four weeks ago lie
was, indeed, Il pcomcd 10 me little
more than the husk Of the Cameron
had known In facial conformation the
change was not so marked, though his
expression was pathctiCally at vari.
ance with anything had ever before
seen him wear. The lines OF his face
were drawn as with pain, and his eyes
were dun to vacancy lie lollcd,
sloazily, In crumped heap in his cor.
ncr. like spineleas manlkln; and
though piled him eagerly with n food
Of questions, he might have been deaf
mute for all the answers he accorded
me. Once thought he shook his
head in nogation, but was later
forced to conclude that this was invol
untary. being caused by the roll o. the
cab as one Of its wheels encountered a
depression in tho roadway.
Yet in spite Of his sorriness OF pres
ence and demeanor-ln spite too OF the
tormenting mystery Of his return,
which was scarcely less battling than
the mystery Of his departure-it was
at least n relief TO know that he was
alive and out Of the power of those
that weno bent upon his harm. Good
nursing, coupled with skIlful medical
attention, had Just worked wonders
for me, and | was confident that It
would do tho same for him. and then
we should have facts and not theories
to aid us In our quest for the culprits
and, eventually, in the administration
OF justice TO the guilty.
had given the cabman the number
Of the Cameron house and admonished
MIN to make all possible speed. so,
with the long lash OF the whip snap.
ping sharply AZ brief intervals and the
jadcd horse. thus urged. bounding at n
clumsy. numbering gallop. we rolled
nOisily northward. Having given over
the effort to obtain from my fellow
passenger even gestured answer to
my most pertinent inquiries. turned
my mind TO what lay before us. The
Cameron establishment would doubt.
less be fast locked in slumber ns well
rs otherwise, but | made small ques.
ton Of my ability to rouse some of the
servants. My hope, however, was not
to awaken Evelyn. II could mean only
nights rest lost for her, for she
could gain nothing by seeing her uH$le
at this hour, considering his condition.
| was still busy planning when a
-!ghty hand on tho lines brought our
horse 10 his launches, and ourselves
nearly out through the suddenly part
cd apron; and the Cameron residence
doomed massive and dark On our right.
As stepped to the Sidewalk the
driver descended, too, but ! motioned
him back
Never mind. thank you" said.
"Ill get some one from inside to help
carry him." And In moment my
thumb was on the push-button and
family there came back to me through
heavy double doors the far.off echo Of
tho bell. Earring against the silence of
the great house.
The promptnesa with which chains
FELL and bolts were drawn surprised
me. And yet, suppose. It was mere
ly an evidence of the perfect man.
acement OF an eatshIiabmanf wharaip