The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-08

comfort. I alishted from the car at
the door OF DR.. Masssy's once on
West Fifty-sixth street.
trust I am not that typA OF man
which. when guilty Of error, delights
to shift the responsibility to other
shoulders. had small excuse to
make for myself In confoundinx Nc
Nish with Cameron. yet I confess I
had much less for the family physi-
clan. who had been so easily deceived.
DR.. Massey greeted me almost 10
vially, but checked himself as he OBJ
served tho seriousness. the coolness
even, OF my manner.
"Our-our patient is not worse?"
he questioned, taken aback.
mo. doctor" answered, tempted
to grim humor. that would be i'm.
possible, I fancy"
Ffs a second he regarded me with
frof ling incomprehension.
Our patient" I repeated with a
sarcastic emphasis that could not be
misunderstood. Tong ago, I fancy.
reached the limit of blackguardism."
The doctors eyes widened, his lips
parted and he stood aghast.
"But-but-I don't quite see," he
stammered. "You have quarreled with
Mr.. Cameron? You have"
mo, no." I returned, .nterrupting
him. Would to God I had him here
to quarrel with. Mas CIayson was
right. The man you have been using
your skill upon is no more Robert
Cameron than I am"
! hardly knew whether to be irritat.
ed or amused by that which followed.
DR.. Massey threw back his head and
roared with boisterous laughter.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! That's the rich.
est kind Of joke. my dear fellow"
he exclaimed, as his mirth subsidized.
"Not Robert Cameron? Why, do you
know. Mr. Clyde, how many years I
have been his physician? No. OF
course you don't. Ten years and over.
and I know Cameron as / know my.
self"
"Then tell me-" I said irritation
having It's way. "why on earth he
ever had the initials d. NJ. N. tattooed
on his left arm?"
The doctors quick changes OF ex.
preston were becoming an interest.
Ing study. The smile which had lin.
gered after the laughter now gave
way to lowered brow and pursed
lips.
"A tattoo mark on his left arm?"
he repeated. slowly. There's no such
thing there"
But there Is" I insisted; there Is,
at least. on the left arm of the man
you've been treating"
DR.. Massey was still thoughtful.
There is some mistake" he decid.
ed.
No, there is no mistake" as.
sured him. Miss Grayson's eyes
were better than either yours or mine.
She saw at once that this outlaw was
not her uncle. and you and / fancied
We knew better. II you are still un.
convinced. doctor. I'll run you up in
my car. which Is at the door. and
you shall satisfy yourself Meanwhile
III give you some Of the confrma.
tory evidence"
He went with me; and to him and
O'Hara, at the same time, I related
the dumfounding occurrences OF the
previous night.
And what did this McNish say?"
the doctor inquired, when l had fin
ished. "Did he admit the masque-
rade?"
He became delirious. There was
no getting a sensible word from him.
My own idea Is that the delirium was
feigned."
Possibly"
isn't 1t equally possible, DOCTOR"
asked that he has been feigning
since the first?"
NO." was his answer. T don't
think so. He may have exaggerated
gain time; but II he had been able to
think clearly he would have secured
that letter before last night. You may
rest assured that that was the first
opportunity he had, after regaining
the power OF thought continuity. And
still," he continued, 'T am not en-
tirely convinced that he is not Rob
ert Cameron. If II Is merely resem-
blance. as you claim, then 1t Is the
most remarkable case OF likeness that
| have ever encountered. Moreover.
there Is one thing we must not lose
sight or His abductors, as has been
demonstrated by everything they have
done. are an unusually clever and
cunning lot OF men. To counterfeit
age, so far as tho tattoo mark is con.
cerned. Is not SO difficult az you might
imagine; and | should have to see tho
hot 4. "A n