The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-03-20
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was, OF course, informed, as he had
been OF the incident in the wood, ~.
Guiding the finding Of the bullet
pierced piece Of canvas. Every
thing. save only that Evelyn was the
discoYerer Of the portrait remnant
which | thought best under tho cir
cumstancCs 10 keep scCret-was told
to him In detail. and with all the cir
cumstantiality necessary TO an intel.
ligcnt discussion OF even the minutest
point
My description OF Murphy elected
from him a recollection He remcm
bcred having se"n the man once. u
was on the Fourth Of July. Evelyn
and Mrs Lancaster, Camerou's house.
keeper, had accompanied Cameron to
what ia called The Port Of Missing
Men" R\rcsort for motorists, on the
summit Of Tlticus mountain. They
had lunched there and we're returning
by a route which took them over a
succession OF eGcCrable roads, but
through some of the most glorious
scenery in the whole state OF Con
ncCtcut For n while they had been
following a stream, wiIIowgirt. that
went habblinE down over a rocky bed
which at intervals broke the waters
into a series Of falls and cascades At
the foot Of one OF these they had
stopped the car and alighlod for
better view. and so had come upon
the unexpected.
Seated upon Erca. bowlder, his
easel planted between the stones OF
the streams shadows, was red.
headed, red bearded Colossus. In a
soiled suit OF khaki and monstrous
straw hat such as IS worn by harvest.
ing farmers. Cameron told me that
all three Of them made bold to peep
over the painters shoulder at his
work, and then, though It was OF The
most mediocre quality, to shower him
with laudatory and congratula'ory
phrases.
L can fancy how he thanked you,
broke in. smiling Il suppose be
said something very rude
He said nothing at all. He simply
stopped painting. and turning, fixed
his eyes upon me /, was as II he
saw 10 other one OF us. He seemed
10 be making a careful appraiscment
OF my every feature After mo-
mcnt Il grew embarrassing, and
though | did not resent it-fecling
rather that We, ourselves, had been
In the wrong very speedily with.
drew, TO my surprise he rose from
his stone seat; and, palette and
brush in hand, followed US UP the
little activity to the road. watching
in silence. until we got back into our
car. and wheeled away"
did YOU gather from hfs inspection
that he recognized you, or thought he
recognized you?" l asked.
Il gathered only that he meant to
b" insufrerably rude" was Cameron's
answer.
And you have never seen him
SINCE"
Never"
He has evidently seen you. He
spoke OF tho Russian wolfhounds
thar 20 about with you"
Cameron made no response.
Well" | added, in a tone meant to
be roassurlng, Il think We need have
little fear Of a continuance OF this
singular method OF annoyance
Though We can't trace It directly to
Murphy and his unfortunate Mongoli
an, thoroughly believe that one or
the other ~as responsible. With the
Chiuaman dead aud Murphy in Jail.
tho persecution will cease. The threat
contained in the second letter will
never be executed. See II I'm not
right"
My hope OF putting Cameron at
ease, however, was not rewarded. He
continued to exhibit signs Of an al
most constant apprehension. There
was, indeed sympathy.stirring
pathcg about the nervous disquiet OF
this man. usually so impenetrably
selfcontalncd And at moments, in
spite Of me, suspicion gripped and
held that he had not been entirely
frank; that somewhere in his past
there was something unrevealed
which might serve as clue, II not
an explanation, TO the present. But
these doubts OF him were always
.ransitory.
The twenty.frst OF September fell
that year on Monday. My office de.
manded my presence, but | arranged
affairs as well as possible by tele-
phone and devoted the entire day to
Cameron. When ! told him | meant
to do this he protested, pretending
that he was quite without foreboding:
while the unconscious tapping OF his
foot on the rug. even as he spoke, be-
lied his words.
We spent the better part Of the day
golfing over the Apawamis links at
Rye, lunching at the club house be-
tween rounds, for as specific for
nerves ! have ever found that game
OF rare benefit. In the present IN.
stance It more than fulfilled my ex-
pectatons. Cameron. apparently at
least. forgot everything save his de
sire to out-drive, out.approach, and
output me. And when 1t was over.
and with sharpened appetites we