The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-03

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have saved her this recital. but II was
new to DR.. Addison and 80 / allowed
her 10 proceed.
at was plainly evident to Moran"
she pursued, that McNish--or at
least the gentleman he supposed was
| McNish-did not recognize him. and
his delight at this discovery was IN
bounded; for It gave him opportunity.
quite unexpectedly, TO arrange all his
| plans for n most ingenious campaign
Of torture. What that campaign con-
sisted OF. Of course, you already know,
Nr Clyde, and presume DR.. Addison
does, too"
Yes" I replied. II have told the
doctor"
What you don't know, though" size
added. "iB how It was managed"
We have been told something about
amyl pearls" suggested.
"Amyl pearls" querled DR.. Addison,
rurlously
With as much clearness as possible
| explained to him what ] meant by
using this admittedly inaccurate term.
Incredible" he exclaimed. Can 1t
be possible that there Is such an an
aesthetic as this, and We have never
even heard Of it before"
There can be no doubt about it's
existence" | answered. Il myself have
experienced its effects, though | have
never actually seen It put in opera
ton"
But It was Miss Clement who was
most convincing.
Il have never seen either II or its
effects. Doctor" she said, but ! am
willing TO believe even more marvel
lous things than that where the Chi
nese are concerned. You must remem-
her that as a race they are most iea-
lous OF their knowledge as well as
their possessions. Just now. after all
their many centuries OF Il civilization
greater In some respects than our
own. we are beginning to learn some
thing OF them and their ways, and |
should not be at all surprised to dis
cover that In chemistry, In medicine
even, they have forgotten more than
We know. Soy assured me that not
only for days. but for weeks, he him
self came and went about Mr. Cam.
cron's-or. as he called 1t, McNlsh's--
country place without being either
seen or heard. simply By using this
10 ether OF invlsibility. II was he who
delivered the three letters II was he
who cut the head from the portrait.
and It was he who broke the mirror
and yet no one saw him on the
> grounds or in the house, and indeed
there were very few who cav him in
y the vicinity. Again and again. he as
surcd me, he could have taken his vic,
; TINS life but that he was intent on
* iulicting punishment more protract
cdly horrible than mere sudden death
j. who wrote the letters asked.
Moran"
s 81 thought so. And Moran killed
T, the Chinaman who worked for him"
j mo; there you are wrong. Mr.
Clyde"
3, Then who did,"
e Soy himself He learned of how
d that boy, unable to control his hatred
G Of the man who had slain some one oil
n more OF his kinspeople. carried bacl
the head that had been cut from th'
o portrait, borrowed a rifle from Mr.
y Camcron's own gamekeeper. and sho
c the canvas full Of holes II seemed Il
o Soy, then, that in spite OF all his ant
p Moran's careful preparation this would
n surely involve trouble, and that ono,
e more their quarry would slip through
i, their fingers. And to prevent the pos
& slbilty of any moro unrestrained fer
n vor on the boys part, Soy beat him t
H. death"
" 81 know Soy. or Peter Johnson a
st he called himself. managed the kidnar
ping from the yacht" | said, but
h shall never understand how 1t wa
n done DID he speak Of that"
'r "Over and over again. It was h
e who learned OF the intention to TAX
o. the cruise. At first they thought the
IS would have to change their plans an
ID carry their enemy OFF before he had
)r chance to take TO his yacht. But So
is maintained that that would be to
Is crude a method: whereas TO let hir
a. think that no had escaped and wa
H. safe away, and then. at the very mi
Ut ment Of his triumph. to snatch hi
In from seeming security. would be th
10 very refinement of cruelty the avenge
H. so much desired. And so the prope
q ties were secured at some fabulou
IT. figure-I forgot Just what they pal
81 for that fast power boat-the seen
III was set, and the great act of tn
I'D drama, with Soy still the star. wa
8; carried to successful climax"
to But" | made question, Il don't Sc
how Soy could take such risk. II
So had been McNish instead of Camera
up he certainly would have recognize
ly him, when he was brought aboaI
| from the disabled dory."
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