The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-03-06
With which Cameron is af,icted has !

With which Cameron Is afflicted has 4.
tendency to distort certain lineaments.
Especially at times Of excitement his
lace changes. &C that Miss Grayson ia
justified in fancying that this is not
the robert Cameron she knew. I
nave noticed the dissimilartty myself.
put 1t is due, of course. entirely to die.
torted expression. In a couple of days.
1t most. he wills be fully restored, and
then he himself will be the best one to
rectify her error. Meanwhile, If / were
you. l would not dispute her. She has
gone through a great deal, and gone
through 1t bravely; indeed with a cour.
lage that Is quite phenomenal, and she
lis entitled to any little consolatory be.
ltiefs4 that she chooses to entertain.""
And then. as If such advice were not
wholly super1uous, he added: "Bs
kind to her. Clyde! be good to her.
She is a wonderful young woman"
Whersat grasped his hand, and
promised him, lifting him a notch in
my estimation because Of his perspi.
cacity. And all the while a lump kent
rising in my throat and threatening
my tear ducts.
On the following day I heard moth
Ing from Miss Clement. which some
what surprised me. though she had
told me that her prospective Inform
ants likely to take their own
time. Early. on the second morning,
however. had q note from her, the
enigmatic character of which impelled
me to speculation.
Dear Mr.. Clyde" she wrote, II hope
you can make it convenient to visit me
this evening. at the Mission. 1 want
to talk with Ling Flo. an exceptionally
welleducated young Chinaman. who
tells me that his people are much mys-
titled over q recent event; and, If
what he says be true-and I never
knew him to liza new complexion is
placed upon this whole matter. Come
about nine-thirty. after our service ia
over"
Al DR.. Massey's orders forbidding
any n save MI. Bryan to enter Cam
eron's room, issued Immediately after
our htdeous experience, had not yet
been rescinded. knowledge of his
condition was. perforce, cleaned entire
ly through physician and nurse. Both
now assured me that he was progress
ing satisfactorily, and that there had
been no return Of the dementia.
Evelyn still persisted In her notion
that the patient was not her uncle. but
his double. and following the Doctors
directions I ~refrained from trying to
convince her Of the truth; even going
20 far as to pretend that I believed
rs she did. and planning to begin ne
gotiations through Miss Clement and
her Chinese c%onndants for an ex.
change Of captives as soon as our host.
age was able to be moved.
Il I'M, to see Miss Clement, tonight
told her. late that afternoon. "also an
Oriental acquaintance Of hers, who ap.
pears to be informed on the subject
which interests US. It is possible that
he will prove the very person who can
arrange 1t ALL"
"Let%Eme 60 with you." she urged
laying a beseechtng hand on my arm
do let me go with you. Philip. ! am
20 anxious. 1t will seem years II
have to wait here for you to bring me
the news; and there are sure to bs
some things you will forget to ash
about. II I'm not there to prompt you.'
In spite Of the unfiattery of he1
speech 1 smiled. indulgent. Her grea,
blue eyes. pathetically pleading as hel
words. were able advocates. 1t wal
hard to deny her under any circum,
stances. and now. as l thought it over
l saw no reason why in this instance
she should not have her desire.
eyes," ! agreed. you shall go. But
remember. you must be very careful
for the present at least. not to let sliI
the slightest linking that we suspect
our Cameron Is not the real Cameron
We are seeking information. you know
Evelyn. not s%Quandering it."
Pell street wore its night gaudery
when the Cameron electric brougham
with Evelyn and myself as occupants
glided to a halt before the door Of the
Mission over which Miss Clement ably
and successfully presided. The pale
vari-tinted light Of lanterns from the
balcony of a restaurant across the
way. mingling with the pickering vel
low beam of the city's gas lamps.
threw into sharp relief the curious
pendent. black signs with their red
cloth borders and gi1ded Chinese let.
tering. hanging before shop doors. II
revealed. too, oddly contrasting figures
Of loungers and pedestrians, residents
and visitors. And 1t barred, back Of all
that was bizarre. the commonplace
brick fronts Of the typically American
buildings. with their marring gridiron.
ing Of fire-escapes. To Evelyn. rarely
observant, the combination was inter
esting. but disappointing.
1T does not look at all az I expect.
ed 1t would" she said to me. 1T hasn't
the air. 1t IL neither one thing mol the
other. 1t IL Ike q stage scene. care.
lessly mounted"
As we alighted at the Mission. door;
the lastsnotes Of familiar hymn,
mangled in words and melody almost
beyond recognition. flowed out to Join
the babel Of street sounds: and before
We could mount the high steps there
had begun to pour forth a motley.
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