The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-03


"over and over again. 1t was he
who learned Of the intention to take
the cruise, At first they thought they
would have to change their plans and
carry their enemy of before he had
chance to take to his yacht But Soy
maintained that that would be too
crude method; whereas to let him
think that he had escaped and was
safe away, and then, at the very mo-
ment Of his triumph, to snatch him
from seeming security, would be the
very refinement Of cruelty the avenger
so much desired And so the proper
ties were secured at some fabulous
fgure--I forgot Just what they paid
for that fast power boat--the scene
was set, and the great act Of the
drama, with Soy still the star, was
carried to a successful climax"
But" made question, 81 don't see
how Soy could take such risk, II 1t
had been McNlsh instead Of Cameron,
he certainly would have recognized
him, when he was brought aboard
from the disabled dory."
HE thought Of that, but you must
remember that In all those sixteen
years McNlsh had never once seen
Soy. He thought he had persisted
with the rest when the Sable Lorcha
went down. And 80 Soy decided that
in ollskins, apparently unconscious, In
an open boat off the New England
coast, there was not one chance in ten
thousand that McNlsh would connect
him with the cook he had left for dead
In the South China sea"
'But McNlsh did recognize him as
soon as he laid eyes on him in this
house. saw that myself, you know,
Miss Clement, lie recognized him and
was terror stricken"
Miss Clement smiled toleraStly. She
was armed at all points.
"You did not know. suppose, Mr..
Clyde, that that wis not their first
meeting she explained, "soy met
McNish on the night you found him
1t was he who assaulted him, some
where about Seventh avenue and FIJI
tleth street, and would have killed him
then had not the police arrived at the
moment. The officers probably thought
McNish was intoxicated and let hin
go, seeing THAT he could stand, and sc
he staggered on to Fifth avenue; ant
there you Glscovere him."
mo, did not know that" | admit
ted. little crestfallcn. What fol
lowed?"
you remember I'told you tina
Chinatown was In u state Of frenzy
the next day? You can understand
, now, why. Soy, OF course, reported
that McNish had escaped from tn
steamer"
What steamer" I cried, suddenl
) realizing that the one really vital piec
1 Of information we should have OF
: tanned, had all this while been d.
+, layed. "What steamer? Did he CIV
A you the name Of IT."
On just a moment, Mr.. Clyde" oh
e said, with a smile that | confess exat
perated me.
o Pardon me-" returned, inslsten
ly, but you do not realize, fear, whJ
t minutes even may mean In this ma
ter"
|, NO" still very calm, II renlly don
The steamer has been at sea no
Q twenty-five days. It is bound for Hon
y Kong. II there was chance OF owe
/. taking Il, l."
t "There's every chance Of overtakin
l. It," interrupted once again. "TomO
r row, or next day, OF even today,
may put into Rio. We must telegrap
g the United States Consulate at ever
Q possible port"
. And then, for the Arst time, appa
!. emily, Miss Clement seemed TO apr
ciate there was a real urgency.
8 "The steamer is the Glamorga
shire" she said, quickly: "A freigh
er; a tramp, suppose; bound 4
n Hong Kong. She sailed on Wedne
!. day, the twenty-eiehth OF last mont
/. and Mr.. Car eron was put aboard, hal
!. drugged, as one Of the crew."