The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-03-28
Y HORACE
HAZELTINE
SYNOPSIS.

:. Robert Cameron. capitalist consults
Phiiip Clyde. newspaper publisher, re-
Karding anonymous threatening letters he
has received. The first promises sample
or the writer's power on certain day.
ON that day the heed is mysteriously cut
from portrait OF Cameron while the lat
ter is in the room While visiting Cam
eron In his dressing room a Nell Gwynne
infror Is mysterious,y shattered. Cameron
becomes seriously il as result of the
shock. The third letter appears mysteri-
cusly on Camerons sick bed IL makes
uirect threats against the life of Cameron
empty. He tells Evelyn everything and
plans to take Cameron on yacht trip
Inc yacht picks up fisherman found
drlfting helplessly In boat. lie gives
the name or johnson, Cameron disap-
pears from yacht while Ciyde's back Is
turned. A fruitless search is made for "a
motor boat seen by 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
Smnese literature. who pronounces them
OF Chinese origin. Clyde seeks assistance
from a Chinese fellow college student,
VINO recommends him to Nup Sing, most
prominent Chinaman in New York. Clyde
goes 10 meet fup Sing, sees Johnson, at
tempts to follow him, falls into a base
ment. sprains his ankle and becomes I'M
conscious. Clyde IL found by Miss elem
ent, missionary among the Chinese. He
as sick several days result of inhal
ins charcoal fumes. Evelyn tells Clyde
or a peculiarly acting anesthetic which
Murphy Is discovered to 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
n rumor of Cameron's Illness clyde finds
cameron on Fifth avenue In dazed and
emaciated condition and takes him home:
cameron awakes from long sleep ana
speaks In strange tongue. Evelyn de-
clares the man is not her uncle Evelyn
and Clyde call on Miss Clemept for prom
fsed information and find tina, the China
man who was to give II has Just been
note, asking him to read II after he
leaves tho mission and then destroy IT..
II tells of the abduction OF white man
by Chinese who shipped him back TO
China. The man Is accused OF the crime
of Sable Lorcha" in which 100 Cinnamon
were killed The appearance in New York
or the man they supposed they had ship
ped TO China throws CONSERVATION into
the Chinese. The brougham in which
Clyde and Evelyn are riding In held mp
by an armed man. Clyde Is seized by
Murphy and fight ensues. Evelyn and
Clyde are rescued by the police and re-
turn home. They find Yup Sing and the
Chinese consul awaiting them Yup tells
Clyde the story Of the crime OF the ''Sa :
bile Lorcha." In which 81 Cinnamon We're
deliberately sent to their death by one
Donald M Nish. whom they declare is
Cameron They declare that M Nish can
be identified by tattoo mark on his arm.
CLYDE declares that Cameron has no such
mark. The nurse Is called In and de-
scribes tattoo mark on his patient $
\ sim. Clyde goes to investigate and
kads the patient attempting TO hide let
1y.cr. II Is addressed to Donald NJ Nish.
The letter il from the mans mother In
Scotland and Identifies the patient as
M'Nish. Confronted by the sole survivor
OF the Sable I,orcha".who. 1t develops.
ed by Clyde as Johnson: the fisherman
M'Nish shoots him and kills himself.