The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-10


veiopment of intuition regarding world
ly matters in one 30 young. and so
fresh from conventual seclusion. And
then her judgment seemed to keep
pace with her auguries; for when l
spoke OF inviting the aid Of detectives
and tho newspapers, she begged mo
to consider.
u am afraid for him." she pursued
gravely. Publicity might mean death.
II they discover they are being sought.
they may murder him. Somehow.
feel he 10 still alive: and 30 We must
do nothing that will incite them to
further violence"
But" returned, conscious Of tho
force OF her argument, yet failing to
zee how this caution could very we'll
be exercised, I'VE can't find him with
out seeking"
No, but We can seek him In 70.
cret. The newspapers must not tell
the world"
THE police would OF course tell the
newspapers, ! added.
We can do some things. without
the police" was her next assertion.
There are some things that can do;
and there are more that you can do"
She was thoughtful for a moment, and
then: Il am SO sorry about Peter
johnson! You should never have lost
sight OF him."
We gave him money and God
speed" reminded her.
Captain Macleod must 90 back
there, where you left him. Where
was It? Sasconset? He must trace
him. His trail won't lead to Glouces-
ter, I'm sure of that"
My selfesteem was not being ylgor.
ously stimulated by the young lady
at this juncture. Indeed was being
made to feel more and more my stra.
tegical inferiority.
And L." she continued, with the
methodical expediency OF a command
er-in.chief, so curiQusly inapposite in
one so young and inexperienced as
she: "and shall find out about those
letters"
Find out what7" asked In aston
ishment.
Find out what manner OF man
wrote them" she amplihed
But how can your" | inquired.
That seems pretty big undertaking
OF Itself. for one so small"
Il have thought OF n way" she de-
clared, noncommittally.
And what am ! to do?" was my
next question, feeling miserably small
beside this efficient child.
you must give mo the letter you
have. and help me look for the 9TH
erB."
The first part of the command WAS
easy enough Of obedience: for the
letter was in my pocket at the mo-
ment. But my assistance In searching
for the first two communications was
more energetic than successful. To-
gether we raIsacked desks, bureaus,
tables, closets, trunks, clothes. In
deed, ,every possible hiding place both
at Cragholt and on the Sibylla was
carefully and systematically delved
into and exhausted without reward.
Either Cameron had destroyed the let
tiers, or no had them on his person
when he vanished from the yacht.
At Evelyn's request, however.
wrote copies OF those two strangely
couched. malevolent epistles, as near
ly as / could remember them; and
save, perhaps, for possibly two or
three verbal errors they were, l think,
quite accurate.
And now" asked again. what am
TO do?"
1t was nearly midnight, and l was
leaving her, my car waiting in the
sopping driveway TO carry me home.
You are not to worry any moro
than you possibly can help" she told
me, with brave little smile. "for we
are going to succeed. And tomorrow
you must go to your office. and keep
very, very silent about what has hap
pened. And then you are to come to
me again In the evening, and ! Will
tell YOU all | have learned"
With which she gave mo her hand
to kiss, in the odd little French way
she had--a way that could scarcely
have been part Of her convent teach.
ing.
As | come to review these matters
now, II seems singular that ] should
have so readily consented to be guild
ed by this girls will In a cnse Of such
grave importance; yet | cannot but
believe there was something provlden.
tial both in her assumption Of leader
shin and In my own unquestioning &C
uuiescence. For tho day OF Office
work and silence. which she enjoined.
was exactly what needed to restore
my nerves to their normal tension. II
was, in fact, a sort Of counter-irritant.
which brought me up standing. with
revived seif.conadence and recuperet-
ed energy.
SO when, a little before five o'clock
that afternoon. Just as was making
ready to run for my train. heard
Evelyns voice over the telephone. !
was fairly tinglins with ard2s for the
game; and her request TO call on Pro
lessor Griffin. the expert In oriental
literature, who occupied chair In Co