The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-03-07
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HORACE
HAZELTINE
SYNOPSIS.

Robert Cameron. capitalist. consults
harding anonymous threatening letters he
has received. The first PROMISES sample
az the writer's power on certain day;
On that day the head Is mysteriously cut
IRON a portrait OF Cameron while the lat
Ter 10 In the room. Clyde has theory
that the portrait was mntilated while the
room was unoccupled aud the head later
removed by means OF string. unnotlceo
ny Cameron. Evelyn Grayson, Cameron
niece, with whom Clyde liz In love- Hhus
the head OF Cameron's portrait nailed 10
a tree, whore IL had been used as a
target. Clyde pledges Evelyn To secrecy;
clyde learns that a Chinese boy employed
by Philatus Murphy an artist living
nearby. had borrowed rifle from cam
eron's lodgekeeDer. clyde makes an ex-
cuse 10 call on Murphy and il repulsed
He pretends to be investigating alleged
infractions OF the game laws and speaks
OF finding the bowl of an opium pipe un.
der the tree where Cameron's portal,
dead next morning, While visiting cam
eron in his dressing room Nell Gwynne
mirror Is mysteriously shattered, taipet ron
shock. The .tfrfiu letter apptrs niysteri-
-.?Nisiy On Cameron's sick bed 1toshes
direct threats against the life OF Cameron
clyde tells Cameron the envelope was
empty. He tells Evelyn everything anc
plans 10 take Cameron on yacht trip
The yacht picks up q fisherman found
drifting heiplessiy in a boat. He gives
the name OF johnson. Cameron oisap
pears from yacht while Ciyde's back u
turned. frultiess search ls made Tor .
motor boat seen by the captain lust be
fore Cameron disappeared. Johnson Is al
lowed to so after being closely questioned
Evelyn takes tho letters to an expert IL
Chinese literature, who pronounces then
dt Chinese origin. clyde seeks assistance
WHO recommends him to Yup Sing mos,
prominent Chinamsn In. New York. The
latter promises 10 seek Information ol
cameron among his countrymeh, Ahont
IAff IN
Addison. who speaks OF seeing cameron
81 Pelsin. Cameron had frequently de
ct4red to Clyde that he had never been "
Caiua. Clyde caRs on DR.. Addison. II,
learns that Addison and Cameron were a
one time Intimate friends, but had fall
ing out over Cameron's denial or havint
been seen In Pektn by Addison. CLYDE
goes to meet Yup Sing. sees Johnson. at
trmpts to follow him. falls into base
nent, sprains his ankle and becomes un
conscious. Clyde Is found by Miss Clement
a missionary among the Chinese lie Il
charcoal fumes Evelyn tells Clyde OF
peculiarly acting anesthetic which renders
person temporarily unconscious. Muir
ply IL discovered to have mysterious re
lations with the Chinese. Miss Ciemen
promises to get information about Cam
aron. Slump in Crystal Consolidated, o
which Cameron is the head. is caused b,
rumor OF Cameron's Illness. Clyde finds
Cameron on Fifth avenue in dazed anC
rmaciated condition and takes him home
Cameron awakes from long sleep anC
speaks In u strange tongue. He gives or
ders to an imaginary crew IN Cnlnes'
jargon. Then In terror cries: II didn'
4 Xiii them" Evelyn declares the man II
not her uncle Evelyn and Clyde call OF
Miss Clement for promised Information
and find that the Chinaman who was Il
give II has lust been murdered. Mis-
Clement gives clyde note asking him Il
read II after he leaves the mission ant
then destroy IL. II tells OF the abduction
Of white man by Chinese who shipped
him ba tx to China The man is accuse,
of the crime of the Sable I.orcha" II
which 100 Cinnamon were killed. The ap
pearance in New York OF the man the!
supposed they had shipped TO China
throws CONSERVATION into the Chinese
The brougham in which Clyde and Eve
lyn are riding ia held up by an armed
man Clyde Is seized by Murphy aud
light ensues. Evelyn and clyde are res
cued by the police and return home. Thel
find Yup Sing and the Chinese consu
awaiting them Ynp tells Clyde the stor!
of the crime OF The sable Lorcha" II
which ~ Cinnamon were deliberately sen
to their death by one Donald Nj Nish
whom they declare il Cameron.