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

give the reprobato his chance for her
sake, little as he deserves It, But I've
been thinking Of Cameron, too. He
may be somewhere on the high seas,
as Miss Clements note implied or he
may be q prisoner in ONO under
ground dungeon Of Chinatown. Wher.
ever he is, We are safe In concluding
he Is neither comfortable nor happy.
Why, then. should We consider, to
come right down to practicalities. this
old Scotch mother Of an Infamous son.
when tho safety-the life even-of one
We both love 20 dearly may At this
moment be at stalker"
fsttered myself there was no xet.
ting away from this argument 1t
seemed to me conclusive, but the let
ter had stirred tho sentimental depths
OF the girls nature. and she refused to
yield without ono last effort.
"I know, Philip. appreciate every
word of what you have said; but
couldn't We hnd out what We want to
know through Miss Clement! She
must have . lot more information
than she put IN that little hurriedly
written note. Or, couldn't O'Hara find
out for us?"
Before could answer her, Checka,
beedy stood in the doorway.
"Dr. Massey has just como down.
Mr.. Clyde" he said, "and would you
spare him q moment in the reception
room?"
/ turned to Evelyn.
Shall we have him in here?" I
asked. And at her consent, Checka.
beedy, q moment later, led the doctor
to us-a very changed doctor, a very
decidedly less cocksure doctor than
had encountered earlier that morn.
ing in his Ffty-sixth street office.
Even in his bow to Evelyn I detect.
ed the shamefaced humiliation he was
suffering.
1--WE take of our hats to your per
spicacity, Miss Grayson." he said,
confirming my reading. "T had never
thought such a modern real-life in.
stance Of Lesurques and Dubosc pos.
sible."
"Then you admlt?" asked, smiling.
"Candidly. There is no question.
Yet could have sworn yesterday that
was attending Mr.. Cameron. It is
the most remarkable resemblance
have ever SEEN"
Evelyn asked him to be seated and
drew out q chair for him.
"Anl how do you find the patient?"
inquired, when he had sat down.
Quite normal in every respect save
one. He is in a highly nervous state.
He is endeavoring to maintain the fic.
tion that he is the gentleman we sup.
posed he was. He evidently learned
his lesson from Mr.. Bryan, before we
suspected anything. 1t Is really won
derful how we'll ihe does it, consider.
Ing that he never saw the man he is
trying to impersonate
'But he must know that he has been
discovered. He certainly knows have
this letter"
"A desperate man will battle against
the most overwhelming Odds" DR.. Mas
sey observed, "and he is a desperate
man"
You gave no sign that you knew."
Evelyn asked
Not the slightest. pretended that
believed him Mr.. Cameron"
But Mr.. Bryan must have" I
began.
"On the contrary" said the doctor,
Mr.. Bryan knows him only as the
Mr.. Cameron he has nursed from the
nrst. He would be the last man to in.
dicate to his patient a knowledge Of
anything untoward."
Miss Grayson and I were lust dis.
cusslng course Of action when you
arrived, Doctor" explained, "but had
reached no conclusion. Last night l
arranged with Yup Sing. who Is prob.
ABLY the most prominent and best edu-
Gated Chinaman In New York, and his
friend the Chinese Vice Consul to
meet me here today at noon. The
chances are they will bring a United
States deputy marshal with them.
with a warrant for McNish's arrest
NOW II We give him up, what will be
the result? He will still maintain that
ne Is Cameron in spite of our knowl.
edge to the contrary. Yup Sing and
MS clan Will insist that he is right
and that We are wrong, and our
chances OF finding Cameron will dw,n.
die. 1t isn't reasonable to expect that
those engaged in the abduction plot
VIII confess to their error and inform
us as to Cameron's place of detention.
is it?"
DR.. Massey knitted his brow behind
the bow OF his glasses and pursed his
thin lips.
we are certainly confronted by a
very trying complication" he admitted
with characteristic gravity.
Miss Grayson has suggested that
we send McNish abroad-at once. on
steamer sailing this morning"