The Forrest City times., 1913-07-04

new 10 Dr. Addison and 50 l allowed her 10 proceed
 Tt was plainly evident 10 N0ran," she pursued, that McNish-or at least the gentleman he supposed was McNish-did not recognize him. and his delight at this discovery was un- bounded; for it gave him opportunity. quite unexpectedly to arrange all his plans for most ingenious campaign Of torture. What that campaign con- sisted of. of course. you already know. MT Clyde. and presume Dr Addison does too"
 Yes" I replied, T haze told ne doctor"
 What you don't know. though" she added. lis how 1t was managed
 We have been told something about amyl pearls, I suggested
 @Amyl pearls?" queried pr. Addison. curiously.
 With as much cIearness as possible | explained 10 him what ! meant by using this admittedly inaccurate term.
 lncredible!" he exclaimed Can 1t be possible that there is such an an. aesthetic as this, and We have neyer even heard Of it before ."
 There caa be no doubt a60ut ifs existence. answered T myself nave experienced its effects. though i have never actually seen Il put in opera. tion"
 But it vas Miss Clement abo res most convincing
 have never seen either # or ifs effects. Doctor" she said but | am willing 10 believe even more marvel. Ious things than that whore tbe Chi- nese are concerned You must remem- Der that as race they ara most lea. lous Of their knowledge as gel as their possessions Just now. after all their many centuries of q civilization greater in some respects -Gtu our own. We are beginning to leagn some thing of them and their ways. and should no' be af all surprised to I5s cover that in chemistry ia medicine eEen. they have forge oa more than NC kno". Soy assured me ta5t aof oniY for days. but for weeks he Etp- self came and Reuf about Nr cam eron 2 or. AS he called F. Ns-% -s4'-- country place withou' being 4.tHnr seen or heard, simply D. Hsiog 'als ether Of inyisibIIfy + 2as aa vbo delivered the three letters lH MS be ho cut he head from taa portrait and | aas he who broks aa mirror. and vel no one sa~ him aa .aa grounds or in the house. and indeed there were very few who 7aU.a.n m he vicinity Again and agaa. ae as sured me, he could have taken hls 9.s- tim s life bur that he Vas ta-eat on intlicting punishment moro protrart. edly horrible than more su9iea seatb
 Who wrote the leftecs 5saed
 Moran
 T thought SO And Moran x4ed the Chiraman who worked for g:n
 No. there you arc wrong. Mir Clyde
 Then who did
 Soy himself He learned or 31w that boy. unable to control i-s hatred of th" man who had slain some 1aa sr more Of his ktnspeop'e. carried nsa. the head that had been 54t sr5m .H- portrait borrowed a ra-.laam ,l- Cameron 8 own stmebaenar and ..ot tho canvas 5uIj-of holes f. seemed 70 Soy. tlen. that Tn spIta af a1a his and Moran $ aae".u1 preparation ,8is would surely involve trouble, and that once more their quarry would 98p a~uleb their fngers And 10 prevent tha DOS. sibiiity of any more unres-raiue8 far. For on the boy 3 part. Soy 5a4t i'm 70 death"
 T know Soy. or Perar Joaason as he called himself managed tho ktdaan. ping from the yacht 1 sad. but [ shall never understand how a 4as done Did he speak of th4t2"
 "Oyer and over again r. vas he who learned of the intention 10 take the cruise Al first they thought they would have to change their plans and carry their enemy off before he had a chance 10 take 10 hls yacLt But Soy maintained that that would be too crude method; whereas 70 let him think that he had escaped and was safe away, and then, at the very mo- ment of his triumph. 70 snatch him from seeming security. would be the very refinement of cruelty the ayenger so much desired And so the proper ties Were secured at some fabulous fgure-I forgot just what they paid for that fast power boat-the scene was set, and the great act of the drama. with Soy still the star. was carried to a successful climax
 But. .' l made question. T don't see how Soy could take such q risk if f. had been McNish instead Of Cameron he certainly would have recognized him. when he was brought aboard from the disabled dory. i I~$Syy>E&lSC ,. C,ggsg~-',tse92 gss &se>q \ -N|N-- L+C v '-r es ' .s7 5, .5