The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-18

would almost certainly intimate such
a possibility" Had some one else
voiced this suggestion I should prob
ably have resented It, but l under
stood Miss Clement She was as kind
as her eyes indicated; and that Is
speaking very strongly.
Nevertheless" said, with growing
determination, II shall make the case
public. 1t is my duty, and I am will
ing to run all the risks you point out.
I shall start by making a complaint
against Peter Johnson. Well have
him arrested, get his record. and fol-
low along that trail until we turn up
the other conspirators. II poor Cam
eron's shares fall in the market. they'll
have to fall. If the notoriety precipi-
tates a delayed fatality Of which Cam
eron Ia the victim. 1t cannot be helped.
! simply will not longer shoulder the
responsibility Of silence"
The way she had Of silent delibera.
tion was almost masculine. I can see
hes, even now, as she sat there that
afternoon. her hair the same shade
Of gray as her cloth gown, her fresh,
clear complexion lined In thought,
her kindly eyes half closed. For the
better part Of q minute she pondered.
Then. suddenly. her face awoke, and
she asked me:
VIII you wait three days longer? ?
That Is all. / have channels Of infor-
nation that are closed to the police,
even. There are men in Chinatown.
and women too, who would lay down
their lives for me. l think some Of
them would even betray their friends,
which is still greater sacrifice. Wait
three days. Mr.. Clyde, and II at the
end Of that time I have not learned
for you what you want to know, go on
with your publicity idea"
1t was now my turn to be thought
full. Evelyn believed in the woman's
ability to aid. She had said as much
to me. And myself possessed q GER
tain degree Of faith In feminine intui.
ton. Aside from that, though, Miss
Clement had demonstrated that she
welded a certain power in her baili-
wick-was not my watch. at that mo-
ment, IN my pocket7-and her whole
personality proclaimed inherent ca
pecity for accomplishment.
Very we'll. Miss Clement" agreed
Il will wait three days. It 10 now Sat
urday. November IA. II by this time
Tuesday afternoon We are not, at
least. on the track Of something tan.
gibls. shall be on my way to Mul.
berry street"
Sunday was with me q day Of i'm.
patience. fretted now at confns-
ment, for my ankle was quite strong
again, and I was perfectly we'll IA
other respects, too. But my physician
had set Monday for my first day out.
and he refused to concede even a
twenty-four.hour change Of plan. But
| chafed more even at The inactivity
to which / had agreed concerning
Ca IRON than at the confinement. All
at once, had become imbued with q
necessity for prompt and strenuous
measures. Some awful thing, l knew
not what, reemed ominously immi:
nent. and remorse tore at me torment.
ingly.
Early Monday, I telephoned Miss
Clement for tidings Of her progress,
but she could only implore me to wait.
She had nothing to report, but she
was encouraged With my hands thus
tied diversion was my only refuge, and
an accumulation Of Office work into
which l plunged served, in part at
least, this purpose.
Evelyn and Mrs. Lancaster had
come In from Greenwich and opened
the Cameron town house, a great
white granite Renaissance affair. on
upper Fifth avenue, facing the park;
and because the girl had made me
promise, lunched there; but ! went
with less grace than ever before, un-
certain as was Of my self-control.
Evelyn's faith in Miss Clement, how
ever, was contagious. She spoke Of
little else, and when I came away it
was with strengthened hope OF speedy
results.
1t Is my habit to glance over the
earlier editions Of all the evening pa
pers before leaving my office, and lat
er, either on the train to Greenwich
or, when in town. at my club, to read
more carefully the later issues Of the
News and Star. On this particular
day, however, a succession OF matters
OF more Importance prevented my
looking at 80 much as a headline, un.
til, seated at dinner, in the club res
taurant, / saw on window ledge be-
side me one Of the more sensational
OF the afternoon dailles, and appro-
priated 1T in lieu Of better companion.
ship.
1t was one Of those journals which,
IN catering to the tastes OF the prole,
tariat, conceive 1t wise to minimize
their references to Wall street. save
only when marked slump or a panic
points the moral Of the unscrupulous