The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-03-21

snail we nave MIN IN hereI
asked. And at her consent, Checka-
beedy, a moment later, led the doctor
to us-a very changed doctor. a very
decidedly less cocksure doctor than
I had encountered earlier that morn
ing in his Fifty-sixth street ONCE.
Even In his bow to Evelyn detect
ed the shamefaced humiliation he was
suffering.
I'VE take OF our hats to your per
spicacity, Miss Grayson," he said,
confirming my reading. Il had never
thought such a modern real-life in.
stance Of Lesurques and Dubosc pos
sible."
Then you admit1" I asked, smiling.
"Candidly. There Is no question.
Yet could have sworn yesterday that
l was attending Mr.. Cameron. 1t IL
the most remarkable resemblance
have ever SEEN"
Evelyn asked him to be seated and
I drew out chair for him.
And how do you find the patient?"
l inquired. when he had sat down.
quite normal in every respect save
one. He is In highly nervous state.
He is endeavoring to maintain the fic-
ton that he is the gentleman we sup
posed he was. He evidently learned
his lesson from Mr.. Bryan, before we
suspected anything. 1t Is really won
derful how well he does 1t, consider
ing that he never saw the man he is
trying to impersonate."
But he must know that he has been
discovered. He certainly knows have
this letter."
"A desperate man will battle against
the most overwhelming Odds" DR.. Mas
sey observed, "and he Is a desperate
man."
you gave no sign that you knewf"
Evelyn asked.
mot the slightest l pretended that
believed him Mr.. Cameron"
But Mr.. Bryan must have" I
began.
"On the contrary" said the doctor,
'Mr. Bryan knows him only as the
Mr.. Cameron he has nursed from the
first. He would be the last man to In
dictate to his patient a knowledge Of
anything untoward."
Miss Grayson and were Just dis
cussing a course Of action when you
arrived, Doctor" explained, but had
reached no conclusion. Last night l
arranged with Yup Sing, who Is prob
ably the most prominent and best edu-
Gated Chinaman in New York, and his
friend the Chinese Vice Consul to
meet me here today at noon. The
chances are they will bring United
States deputy marshal with them,
with a warrant for McNish's arrest
Now II we give him up, what will be
the result? He will still maintain that
he Is Cameron in spite Of our knowl
edge to the contrary. Yup Sing and
his clan will insist that he is right
and that we are wrong, and ouI
chances Of finding Cameron will dwin
die. 1t isn't reasonable to expect that
those engaged in the abduction plot
will confess to their error and inform
us as to Cameron's place of detention
is it?"
DR.. Massey knitted his brow behinC
the bow Of his glasses and pursed hi
thin lips.
I'VE are certainly confronted by I
: very trying complication" he admitte'
with characteristic gravity.
} Miss Grayson has suggested tina
we send McNish abroad-at once. Of
a steamer sailing this morning"
"Mr. Bryan could go with him,
Evelyn volunteered.
. IF the United States authoritie
Z o..
.. clan argued. that would only della
matters. They would arrest him o.
landing"
There was no question as to the az
curacy of this deduction.
And the newspapers" added
would be sure to publish columns c
D. speculation. -. II we could onl
+ wiring an admission from McNish
would simplify matters"
Isn't there some one you coul
n confront him within" DR.. Massey asI
:, ed, and hope rose within me at tn
suggestion.
II "As far as l can make out, frol
Q what O'Hara tells me-" was my n
o joinder. "the police have in custod
- now lhe nurdSiah COOh "hOb oehSN
% has been McNish's Nemesis these 81
r teen years. If we could bring thol
r two miscreants face to face. McNis
g would be sure to betray himself"
J. Then arrange 1t. by all means
o urged the doctor.
Is Have McNish taken there. "
D. meant"
10 "Or have the Eurasian brougl
ID here"