The Ordway new era., 1913-05-09
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the most remarkable resemblance l
have ever seem"
Evelyn asked him to be seated and
l drew out a chair for him.
"And how do you find the patient?"
l 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-
posed he was. He evidently learned
his lesson from Mr.. Bryan. before we
suspected anything. 1t IL really won
derful how well he does 1t. 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, land he ia a desperate
man."
you gave no sign that you knew!"
Evelyn asked.
| Not the slightest. I pretended that
II 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
first. He would be the last man to In
dicate to his patient knowledge Of
anything untoward."
Miss Grayson and I were Just dis
cussing a course of action when you
arrived. Doctor" I 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 United
States deputy marshal with them,
with warrant for McNish's arrest
Now II we give him up. what will be
the result? He will still maintain that
he Is Cameron in spite Of our knowl-
edge to the contrary. Yup Sing and
his clan will insist that he is right
and that we are wrong. and our
chances Of finding Cameron will dwin-
die. 1t isn't reasonable to expect that
those engaged in the abduction plot
will confess to their error and inform
us as to Cameron's place of detention,
is itf"
DR.. Massey knitted his brow behind
the bow of his glasses and pursed his
thin lips.
1--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
a steamer sailing this morning"
"Mr. Bryan could go with him."
Evelyn volunteered.
"If the United States authorities
have warrant for him." the physi-
clan argued. that would only delay
matters. They would arrest him on
landing"
There was no question as to the ac-
curacy of this deduction.
"And the newspapers" added.
would be sure to publish columns of
speculation. =. II we could only
wiring an admission from McNish 1t
would simplify matters"
Isn't there some one you could
confront him WITH" DR.. Massey ask
ed, and hope rose within me at the
suggestion.
"As far as can make out, from
what O'Hara tells me-" was my re-
joinder, "the police have In custody
now the Eurasian cook who, believe,
has been McNish's Nemesis these six
teen years. II we could bring those
two emiscreants face to face. McNish
would be sure to betray himself"
Then arrange 1t. by all MEANS"
urged the doctor.
Have McNish taken there, you
meanT
"Or have the Eurasian brought
here"
And 30. ultimately through the Of
fees of O'Hara, who all this time had
been awaiting me in the tonneau of
my car which still stood at the door.
John Soy. accompanied by two plain
clothes men from the Detective Bu-
reau, was brought from the Tombs to
that sumptuous home on upper Fifth
avenue.
I say ultimately" because his COM
ing was delayed beyond all patience.
Hour after hour passed. The morn
Ing dragged by with periodic tele-
phone excuses from O'Hara. The
hearing was in progress before the
police magistrate. Soy had been
held for the grand jury. The mag
istrate would have to sign permit
and he could not be approached until
he came of the bench. .. Soy had
gone to the Tombs. -. The warden
was at luncheon and could not be
seen for half an hour.
Meanwhile DR.. Massey, impelled by
the necessities Of his practice. had
departed. and Yup Sing and the vice
consul. Chen Mok, had arrived and
been relegated to the reception room.
To my relief, Checkabeedy reported
that they were unaccompanied. Mean
while, too, Evelyn had received call
from Miss Clement and had learned