The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-26


And how do you find the patient"
inquired. when he had sat down
Quite normal In every respect save
one. He is In a highly nervous state.
He Is endeayorIng to maintain the fc.
ton that he is the gentleman we sup
posed he was. He evidently learned
his lesson from Mr.. Bryan, before we
suspected anything. II Is really won.
derful how well he does It. consider.
ing that he never saw the man he Ia
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, and he Ia a desperate
man"
you gave no sign that you knew p
Evelyn asked.
Not the slightest. pretended that
| 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. Ho would be the last man TO in.
dicate to his patient a knowledge OF
anything untoward"
Miss Grayson and were Just dis.
GUESSING course OF action when you
arrived, Doctor" explained, but had
reached no conclusion. Last night
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 a United
States deputy marshal with them,
with a warrant for McNsh's arrest
Now II We give him up. what will be
the result? He will still maintain that
he Ia 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 dwln.
die. II 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 IT,"
DIR. Massey knitted his brow behind
tho bow of his glasses and pursed his
thin lips.
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 80 with him."
Evelyn volunteered.
IF the United States authorities
have warrant for him." the physI.
elan argued. that would only delay
matters. They would arrest him on
landing"
There was no question as to the &C.
curacy OF this deduction.
And the newspapers" added,
would be sure to publish columns Of
speculation. 9. II we could only
wiring an admission from McNish 1t
would simplify matters"
Isn't there some one you could
confront him WITH" DIR. Massey ask.
ed, and hope rose within me at the
suggestion. q.
AS far rs | can make out, from
what O'Hara tells me-" was my re.
ioinder, the police have In custody
now the Eurasian cook who, believe,
has been McNlsh's Nemesis these six
teen years. II we could bring those
two miscreauts face to face, McNish
would be sure TO batray himself."N
Then arrange 1t. by all means.
urged the doctor.
Have McNish taken there, you
mean?"
"or have the Eurssian brought
here"
And so, ultimately through the OF.
fees of O'Elara, 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 Blu
reau. was brought from the Tombs to
that sumptuous home on upper Fifth
avenue.
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 a permit
and he could not be approached until
he came of the bench. . Soy had
gone to the Tombs. E. 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 a call |
from Miss Clement and had learned |
with some dlsmay that the mission |
ary's Inflated informant had left with |
her no more definite information re-