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

tortuous involutions OF official red tape
deferred me. Alter all. believed
that II Cameron was to be rescued
from the gruelling slavery of servitude
on this British freighter, the work
must not be intrusted to the personal.
ly dislnterested.
Thereupon | consulted calendars,
steamer schedules, and Continental
timetables. BY the fast transatlantic
liner sailing on the morrow, could
make Paris in six days. Forty-eigltl
hours later could be In Brindsi. IN
good fortune followed, less than four
days more would land me at Port Said.I
1t was now Monday, November %.
Twelve days hence would be DeeeN-
Der 9th. and the Glamorganshire, her
agents had told me. could not possibly
reach there before December 9th. The
margin was not wide. but ii seemed to
me sufficient, and the thought of fur
Their inaction, now that the trail lay
bare, was nothing less than unendur-
able torment.
Wisdom, suppose, would have die
tated the ACCESSIBILITY CT securing someI
badge OF authority from my own gov
eminent before setting forth on mis-
sion involving 80 delicate point Of
international maritime law MS that
which was here embraced; but the
| saving OF time was with me, just then,
the paramount consideration. The loss
Of day meant the possible missing
not only of connections, but Of Tie
main object OF my journey; and 50.
armed with nothing more potent than
good health, strong determination, and
u well-tilled purse boarded the Kron-
prinz Wilhelm and started on my dag
onal race to head off quarry which
already had twenty-five days start OF
me.
Speed being all-important, my Wish
was to travel alone and unencEm-
bercd, but at the last moment was
| persuaded to consent to the company
OF both Evelyn Grayson and DR. Add
sen. Realizing the brave, unfalterlng
assistance which the young woman
had afforded me from the first, could
hardly refuse to crafty her wish to be
present at what we both hoped would
he the victorious end. Moreover, the
thought OF absence from her for a
month at least, aud probably much
longer, was for from the most pleas
ant contemplation; my yielding, there
fore, was not altogether unselfish.
DR.. Addisons case was different. At
the last moment he decided to go
abroad by the same ship; and, on tha
way over. touched by his contritlon
and his almost pathetic desire to-
make amends to his Quondam friend
at the earliest possible minute, N.Y.
self invited him to go with us the rest
of the way.
Evelyn had proposed that Mrs Ian
caster should also be included In thtl
party, but this would not hear OF. H.,
for proprlety's sake, another presence
n was necessary, her maid, and, ultl-
! mately, Dr. Addison, afforded all the
security the conventions could de-
mand.
: The fever Of haste was upon all %
}, us from the start. The time on ship
board, In spite of our common subject
OF converse dragged eternally.
= Should we reach Cherbourg in time
!, to connect with the +, &. o. Express
: at Paris? That was the one constant
ly recurring question, to be speculate
upon with varying degrees of hope a0
despair.
; As good fortune would have II, We
/ made the train with fifteen minutes Ia
y spare, and the run to Brlndisi was ac
compllshed without accident or I'M
seemly delay.
Here, however, we we're compelled
to wait six hours. The steamer was
late. owing to some seismic disturb
ance of the coast Of Malta, and fear
/. OF encountering new and necessarily
:. uncharted volcanic islands, which had
demanded slow and cautious sailing.
> However sinister had been the game
Fate played with us in the earlier
stages Of our quest, the favor OF its
present mood could not be galnsaid
That we were now reasonably sure Of
reaching Port Said in advance Of the
Glamorganshire was In Itself wei
2 come relief from trying anxiety; bui
that was only small part OF the
!, banquet Of good things provided FOL
, US.
= was stlll exercised In measure
n over the steps which must be taken Il
II secure Cameron's release. Without
. proper Introduction to the authorities
. It was becoming more and more I
- question in my mind whether, ate
y all, l should be able to accomplish m,
a end In the brief time to which | wal
a restricted.
7 With this fell possibility Of failur'
dinging in my reflections, was strid
=. ing the white deck Of the P. and o
"A steamer, in the early morning follow
70 Ing the night OF our departure from
n Brindlsi, when a hand, dropped heayi
q ly on my shoulder, spun me round Il
"a face laughing, sun-browned, younl
a Engllshman In white hannels.
"a For just moment I was literally
as we'll as figuratelvely. taken abach
h. for the tone Of the ringing voice whicl
=. greeted me carried me five yeaTa a