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| and the tragedy which Followed IL, ne
was. OF course informed: as he had
been OF the incident In the wood. In.
Guiding the finding OF the bullet.
pierced piece of canvas. Every
! thing, save only that Evelyn was the
discoverer OF the portrait remnant
which I thought best under the cir
4 cumsi stances to keep secret-was told
to him In detail. and with all the cir
cumstantiality necessary 10 an intel
ligeDt discussion OF even the minutest
point
My description OF Murphy elected
| from him recollection. He remem-
bered having seen the man once. IL
was on the Fourth OF July Evelyn
and Mrs. Lancaster, Cameron's house
Keeper, had accompanied Cameron 10
what is called THE Port OF Missing
| Men," a resort for motorists, on the
summit of Titicus mountain. They
had lunched there and were returning
by route which took them over
| succession OF execrable roads, but
through some OF the nest glorious
a, scenery in the whole state OF Con-
! a
following a stream. wiliow.girts that
went babbling down over a rocky bed
which at intervals broke the waters
| into series Of falls and cascades Al
The foot of one Of these they had
stopped the car and alighted for a
better view and so had, come upon
The unexpected.
| ID
easel planted between the stones OF
the streams shadows. was red
headed. red-bearded Colossus, In
soiled suit OF khaki and monstrous
straw hat such as is worn by harvest
inc farmers. Cameron told me that
all three of them made bold to peep
over the painters shoulder at his
work, and then. though II was OF the
most mediocre quality, TO shower him
with laudatory and congratulatory
phrases. |
IL can fancy how he thanked you,
broke in. smiling. Il suppose he
said something very rude"
He said no; hing at ALL He simply
stopped painting. and turning, fixed
his eyes upon me. II was as IL he
saw no other one of US. He seemed
OF my every feature. After mo-
ment 1t grew embarrassing. and
though | did not resent it-feeling
rather that we. ourselves, had been
in the wrong very speedily with
drew To my surprise he rose from
his stone seat; and. palette and
brush in hand. followed us up the
little activity to the road. watching
in silence, until We got back into our
car, and wheeled away"
did you gather from his inspection
that he, recognized you. or thought he
recognized you?" | asked.
J a gathered only that he meant to
be. insufferably rude" was Cameron's
answer.
And you have never seen him
SINGER"
Never
He has evidently seen you. He
spoke of the Russian wolf-hounds
that go about with you"
Cameron made no response.
Well" I added, in a tone meant to
| be reassuring. IL think We need have
little fear Of continuance OF this
singular method OF annoyance.
| Though We cant trace 1t directly to
Murphy and his unfortunate Mongoli-
an, thoroughly believe that one or.
! the other was responsible. With the
Chinaman dead and Murphy in Jail.
the persecution will cease. The threat
contained in the second letter will
never be executed See II I'm not
right"
My hope OF putting Cameron at
ease. however. was not rewarded. He
continued to exhibit signs OF an al.
most constant apprehension. There
was. indeed, sympathy-stirrtng
pathcs about the nervous disquiet OF
this man, usually so impenetrabiy
self-contained And at moments, In
spite. OF me, a suspicion gripped and
held that he had not been entirely
frank; that somewhere Ia his past
there vas something unrevealed
which might serve as clue. II not
an explanation. TO the present But
these doubts OF him were always
tranSltOIy.
The lwenty-hrst OF September fell
that year on Monday. My office de-
manded my presence. but arranged
affairs as well as possible by tele.
phone and devoted the entire day to
Cameron When ! told him | meant
to do this he protested, pretending
that be was quite without foreboding;
while the unconscious tapping OF his
foot on the rug. even as he spoke. be.
lied his words.
We spent the better part OF the day
golfing over the Apavamis links al
Rye. lunching at the club house be-
tween rounds, for as specific tor
nerves have ever found that game
OF rare benefit In the present In
stance Il more than fulfilled my ex.
pectations. Cameron. apparently a.
least, forgot everything save his de
sire ito outdrive. out-approach. and
out-put me. u And when II was over,
and with sharpened appetltes We