The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-04-12
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HAZELTINE
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SYNOPSIS.

Robert Cameron. capitalist; consults
Phlhp Clyde, newspaper publisher. re-
shrdlns anonymous threatening letters ne
has received. The hrst promises a sample
OF the writer's power on IL certain day.
On that day the head Is inysteriousy GUY
from portrait OF Cameron while the lat-
ter Is In the room clyde has theory
that the portrait was muulated whi4e tle
room was unoccupIcd and the head tates
removed by means OF a string. unnouced
by Cameron. Evelyn Grayson, Cameron
niece. with whom clyde Is In love Hhus
the head Of Cameron.s portrait nail.a 10
u tree. where 81 had been used as
target. clyde pledges Evelyn to secrecy
'lSde learns that a Chinese boy etnploseo
by Philatus Murphy. an artist hNlns
nearby. had borrowed a rife from ChH-
eron's lgdgekcuper. clyde makes an -S-
cuse TO call on Murphy and Is repulsed;
He pretrnds to be investigating alleged
infracuous Of the game laws ana speahs
OF finding the bowl OF an opium pipe uh-
der the tree where Cameron's portral,
was found, The Chinese boy is louhd
dead next morning While visiting Cain-
eron In his dressing room Men ,bWyhhe
mirror is mysteriously shattered cameron
becomes seriously III as a result or the
shock The third letter appears mysteri-
ously on Camerons sick bed II makes
direct threats against the lie OF Carneron-
CLYDE tells Cameron the envelope was
empty. He tells Evelyn everything ana
plans To take Cameron on yacht trlp;
The yacht picks up a fisherman fouhd
drifting h"lplcssiy in a boat lie ElYt7
the name Of Johnson. Cameron dl-ap-
pears from yacht while Clyde's back is
turned. 4 fruitless search Is made FOR a
motor boat seen llv the captain Just be-
fore Cameron disappeared Johnson Is al
lowed to go after being closely questioned
Evelyn takes the letters to an expert IN
Chinese literature, who prnuounces them
Of Chinese origin, clyde seeks asslstan
from a Chinese fellow college student,
who recommends him to Nup sing, most
prominent Chinaman in New York The
latter promises to seek Information OF
Cameron among his vuuntrytnsn, Among
Cameron's letters IS found one from one
Addison. who speaks II seeing Cameron
in fektn- Cameron had frequently de-
clared To clyde that he had never been IN
China Clyde calls on pr. Addison fe
learns that Addison and Cameron were az
one time Intimate friends. but had a fall
ing out over Camerun's denial Of having
been seen in Pekin by Addison. clyde
goes to meet Yup Sing, sees Johnson. at
tempts TO follow him. ialls into a base
ment sprains his ankle and becomes un-
conscious. clyde Is found by Miss Clement.
n missionary among the Chinese. lie Is
sick several days as a result OF lnhnitng
charcoal fumes Evelyn tells tsyde OF a
peculiarly acting anesthctic which renders
a person temporarily unconscious. Muir
ply Is discovered TO have mysterious re
iations 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
a ruHur OF cameron llHess. C,yut Htas
Cameron on Fifth avenue In duzed and
emaciHted condition and takes him home.
Cameron awakes from long sleep and
speaks IN a strange tongue. He gives or
ders to an imaginary crew in Chinese
targon. Then In terror cries; Il didn't
kin them Evelyn declares the man is
not her uncle, Evelyn and Clyde call on
Miss Clement for promised Information
and md thar the Chinaman who was to
give II has lust been murdered. Miss
Clement gives Clyde note asking him to
read Il after he leaves the mission and
then destroy IT, II tells of the abduction
OF a white man by Chinese who shipped
him back to China The man is accused
Of the crime or the ''Sahl" Lorcha' in
which 10 Cinnamon were killed The ap-
ri lH.s ff.E
supposed they had shipped to China
throws CONSERVATION into the Chinese,
Tho brouEhgm in which CLYDE and Eve.
lyn are riding is held up hy an armed
man CIyde is seized hy Murphy and
fight ensures Evelyn and Clyde are res
f'nd yup Sing and the Chinese consul
awaiting them. Yup tells clyde the story
OF the crime Of the sable i.orcha,' In
which a Cinnamon were deliberately sent
to their death by one Donald NJ Nish,
whom they declare Is Cameron