The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-05-22

~ h'lt ldlel iA' WpIUlHE paper
were brought In. and | scanned one
after another in search OF some new
TWIST or turn Of the story OF the prev
Gus afternoon The more conservative
Journals were inclined to make ligh,
ut tho scare Mr. Cameron" said
one, ceased 10 be active in the affairs
or tho Crystal Consolidated over two
years ago II he be i'll. which Is by no
means certain, tho fact can have but
Ii'tle real significance so far as the
company Of which he Ia the largest
shareholder Is concerned. II may be
stated on the best authority that Mr..
ameron's shares have never boon
used speculatiyely. and that even in
the event Of his death they could not
by any possibility come on the market.
Tor tho reason that he has provided a
trust fund. by will, for the benefit OF
his niece, and that they are a part Of
that fund"
The sensational press. OF course.
5till insisted that the Glass King was
IN a New England sanitarlum, though
: they had failed TO locate tho instiiu.
| ton. Despite my alarm smiled at
| the thought OF how their afternoon
editions would have to eat tho leek az
tho Welsh say
IN" papers finished. grew restless.
! desired constant news from the sick
room, and lacking #, | roamed about
/ III" house, In nervous unoase, my brain
busy with conjecture, forming one
theory after another. and dsmlsslng
each rs readily. The situation was
lan'allsm. Tho answer to all tho ques.
ions which had absorbed me for
weeks lay dormant IN the brain OF the
man sleeping beyond that closed door
Theories, therefore. we're now more
futile than ever. The one accomplish
mont TO be asked was the grouslng Of
an intellect, the stirring Of a memory.
DR. Massey had promised that when
Cameron awakened mental clarity
would be restored, that he would bo
able to answer questions with intclll
gence
Il IS hard TO explain why I doubted
this. think It must have been some.
lhinE ! saw In those dull, vacuous
eyes. when first looked into them un
der the pale light OF the white.globod
electric street lamps II | had been
forced 70 Identify Cameron by those
eyes alcna, | should have said that
THIS man was no, he They were so
different, lucklng all the expression OF
the Cameron "yos ! knew And yet | !
made no question as to his identity / !
knew him. despite this. knew that |
strong chin and Jaw. which spelled de. |
termination in two syllables. know his |
broad. generous nose and his high In. |
tellectual forehead These points Of |
recognition were 80 convincing, that | |
could afford to ignore the eyes ! had |
never seen before ans the wasted
frame and the shrunkcn, unsteady
logs
A brief intervals consulted the
clocks. II was marvellous how the
time dragged. And that nurse, Would /
he never have an orrand outside the
suite? had told him should spend
the morning in tho house and that
wished to be informed OF the slightest
change In his patient must conclude,
therefore, that Cameron was sIill sleep.
ug. that Bryan was stlll watching.
From the fact that Evelyn had not
yet appeared drew measure Of con
ISOLATION II could have tidings Of
even the slightest Improvement in
Cameron before meeting her, # would
Md me in the assumption Of confidence
upon which | had determined.
At ten minutes past eight was
searching the encyclopedias in tho
library for information on the subject
II brain concusROn Already / had
tho trail through three vol.
ines from Brain" to Nervous Sys.
ON" and from Nervous system" TO
Concession" when an opening door
'auscd me 10 turn eagerly. Mr.. Bryan,
he nurse, in a white uniform such as
hospital doctors wear stood on the
threshold The next moment had
scn from my Crouching position be-
ore the bookcase and had met him
midway across the room with anxious
INQUIRY.
Mr. Cameron awokc a quarter OF an
Our ago" he told me. His power Of
pccch has returned. He asked mo
where he was and what had happened
told him he was in his own house.
nd that no had met with an accident" ,
yes. yes" ! hurried him. And ,
'hat then? Did he inquire for any
me-"
mo. For all OF n minute he Law
boxing about tho room without anoth. a
r word. Then, in a puzzled way. he |
epeated My own house!' and asked, |
Where is this house,? And told him. s
lie did not seem to recognize the room
{ all" G
rs he still awake" n
"Oh. no. DR.. Massey left directions t
nat he was to be given some nourish O
lent-a raw egg and milk--and then II
mother powder to make him sleep He {
irned on his side after that, ana I'm
ss than three minutes was in a deep b
lumber once more" h
! was annoyed that | had not been "
llIpd | let myaelf hona that SIGHT ~, Z,