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facts"
But the girl would have none OF II.
Tolerantly she listened, and tolerantly
she smiled when l had finished.
No. no. Philip" she insisted. Il see
IL oil quite clearly. Whatever crime
vas committed. the creature lying
there committed H. But he is not my
uncle. Others mistook the resemblance
FOR IDENTITY. Just IS you did. only the
situation was reversed Those who
atGucted Uncle Robert thought they
we're abducting that villain we are
low housing"
II was an ingenious notion. but Of
course It was not possible. However
J saw that 81 would be idle to continue
10 dispute with her
What would you suggest, then?
Shall we send our invalid 10 a hos
| p!tai?" | asked, in pretended serious
ness.
But very sagely SHE shook her head
"Oh, no." she returned we must
keep him. He is very valuable TO us
( Perhaps We can do as contending
armies do-arrange an exchange Of
| prisoners"
In spite Of my 0retchedness, sup
| pressed a smile. II vas all very anus
ing; and yet the fear that she was sui.
fering alteration due to hysteria, TEN
/ pered pitifully the humor OF It,
When. later in the afternoon. DR.
Massey called, l told him everything.
including this hallucination OF Eve
! lyn's
You did perfectly right" he said, in
tone Of cordial approval. The malady
with which Cameron is afflicted has a
tendency to distort certain lineame nts.
| Especially at times Of excitement his
face changes. so that Miss Grayson is
| justified in fancying that this is not
! the Robert Cameron she knew I
have noticed the dissimilarity myself,
| but 1t is due, Of course, entirely to dis
torted expression. In q couple CT DAYS,
at most, he viii be fully restored. and
/ then lie himself will be the best one 10
/ rectify her error. Meanwhile. II were
/ you. would not dispute her. She has
, gone through a great deal, and gone
through Il brayely; indeed with a cour-
age that is quite phenomenal. and she
is entitled to any little corsolatory be-
liefs that she chooses to entertain"
I And then, as If such advice were not
| wholly superfuous, he added BE
kind to her, Clyde, he good TO her
She is Z wonderful young woman"
Whersat ! grasncd his hand. and
] promised him. lifting him a notch in
my estimation because Of his perspi.
cacity. And all the while o lump kept
rising in my throat and threatening
! ny tear ducts.
On the following day heard moth
/ ing from Miss Clement, which some
what surprised me, though she had
told me that her prospective inform
ants we're likely to take their own
time. Early, on the second morning.
however, ! had a note from her. the
enigmatic character OF which impelled
me TO speculation.
Dear Mr.. Clyde" she wrote. II hope
you can neke it convenient TO visit me
this evening. at the Mission. want
TO talk with Ling Fo, an exceptionally
welleducated young Chinaman. who
tells me that his people are much mys-
uhed over q recent event; and. II
| what be says be true-and | never
knew him to le-a new complexion Is
placed upon this whole matter. Come
about nine-thirty. after our service is
over"
AS Dr. siassey's orders forbiddlng
any one save Ar. Bryan TO enter Cam
eron's room, issued Immediately after
our h!deous experience. had not yet
been rescirded, our knowledge Of his
condition was, perforee, CLEANED entire
ly through physician md nurse Both
nov assured me that he was progress
ing satisfactorily. and that there had
been no return Of the dementia.
Evelyn still persisted in her notion
that the patient was not her uncle. but
bis double. and following the doctors
directions [ reiraiaed from trying to
convince her Of the truth; even going
so far as TO pretend that believed
IS she did. and planning 20 begin ne
gOtiations through Miss Clement and
her Chinese conGdants for an ex.
change Of capuyes IS soon as our host.
age was able 10 be moved.
4 am 20 see Miss Clement, tonight. &"
/ told her. late that afternoon. also an
Oriental acquaintance Of hers. who ap-
pears 10 be informed on the subject
which interests US. Il is possible that
be viii prove the very person who can
arrange IL all"
Let me go with you" she urged
laying a beseeching hand on ny arm
DO let ne 90 with you, Philip. ! am
SO anxious II will seem years II !
have to wait here for you TO bring me
the news; and there are sure 70 be
some things you viii forget 10 agk
about, II I'm not there TO prompt you. "
In spite OF the unhattery Of her
speech / smiled. indulgent. Her grea,
blue eyes, pathetically pleading as her
words, were able advocates. II was
hard 10 deny her under any circum.
stances. aud nos. as thought IL over
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