The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-03-21
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SYNOPSIS.

Robert Cameron. capitalist consults
Philip Clyde. newspaper publisher, re
'Fsrdlng Anonymous threatening letters ne
las received. The hrst promises sample
or the writer's power on a certain day.
ON that day the head is mysieriously cut
from portrait az Cameron while the Ia,-
ter is in the room While visiting Cam
eron In his dressing room Nell tiwShhe
mirror IL mysteriously shattered oaineion
hecomes seriously III az result Oh ne
shock. The third letter appears mHsteri-
ously or CaInerons sick bed. II makes
direct threats against the life OF cameron.
clyde tells Cameron the envelope was 1
empty. He tells Evelyn everything anu
plans to take Cameron on Eaciii lrlp,
The yacht picks up fisherman iouhu
drifting helplessly in boat lie glVes
the name OF Johnson. Cameron disau
pears from yacht while Clyde's back Is
turned. fruitlsss search Is made Tor a
motor boat seen by the captain Just ne
fore Cameron disappeared. Johnson IL al
lowed 10 go after being closely questioned.
Evelyn takes the LEI ters To an exper, Iu
Chinese literature. who pronounces theh
az Chinese origin. Clyde seeks asslstanre
from a Chinese fellow college student.
who recommends him to fup sing. in"st
prominent ChinaInan In New YORK. tHue
goes to meet Yup Sing. sees Johnson, AZ
tempts TO follow him. fails into base
ment sprains his ant!e and becomes IN
conscious. clyde is found by MISS tlein-
ent. missionary among the Chinese. ne
Is sick several days as a result ot lnihal-
Ing charcoal fumes Evelyn tells CtNde
of peculiarly acting anesthetic (which
renders n person Temporarily uuCoNS'ipuS'
Murphy Is discovered Ia have mysterious
relations with the Chinese. Miss Clement
promises to get Information about Cam
eron. Slump IN Crystal Consolidated OF
which Cameron Is the head Is caused by
rumor OF CsmeTon's Illness. CLYDE hnds
Cameron on Fifth avenue In "a daZed ana
elnaciated condition mud takes him home;
Cameron aWakes from y long sleep ana
speaks In strange tongue. EVELYN de
clares the man IL not her uncle. Evelyn
ana clyde call On Miss Clement for prom
ised inforIna ton and ind that the China
man who was 10 give II has Jusl been
murdered. Miss Clement gives Clyde
leaves the mission and Then destroy IT,
IL tells of the abduction OF white man
Nv Chinese who shipped him back tn
Chino. The man Is accused OF the crime
Of Sable ',orcha" In which 100 Cinnamon
were killed. The appearance In New York
ped to China throws CONSERVATION into
the Chinese The brougham In which
clyde and Evelyn are riding In held up
by an armed man. Clyde Is seized by
Murphy and a fight ensues EVELYN and
Clyde are rescued by the police aud
Chinese consul awaiting them. Yup tells
clyde the story OF the crime OF the "Sa-
tie l.orcha," in which ~ Cinnamon were
deliberately sent TO their death by one
Donald M'Nsh. whom they declare rs
Cameron. They declare that NJ Nish can
clyde declares that Cameron has no such
mark. The nurse IL called In aud de-
sCrlbes tattoo mark on his patients
arm. Clyde goes to investigate and
hnds the patient attempting to hide let
ter. IL Ia addressed to Donald M'Nish.
Scotland and Identifies the patient as
NJ Nish