The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14

you on your loyalty and good judg-
ment. All ask now is that you will
continue to be guarded In what you
say. A single unadvised word might
interfere very materially with our eff.
forts to trace the guilty ones and bring
them TO punishment"
And then | told him as much az
deemed wise of the facts OF the alb.
duction, of my chance finding OF his
master the previous night, and OF my
anxiety concerning his present condi.
ton.
And above all things, Checkabee-
dy," ! added In conclusion, don't look
solemn and distressed when Miss Eve
lyn is present. Before her, no matter
how we really feel. we must appear
confident"
A little later the morning papers
were brought in, and | scanned one
after another in search OF some new
twist or turn of the story Of the previ-
GUS afternoon. The more conservative
journals were inclined to make light
OF the scare. Mr.. Cameron" said
one, ceased to be active In the affairs
of the Crystal Consolidated over two
years ago. If he be i'll, which is by no
means certain. the fact can have but
little real significance so far as the
company of which he is the largest
shareholder is concerned. 1t may be
stated on the best authority that Mr.
Cameron's shares have never been
used speculatively. and that even in
the event Of his death they could not
by any possibility come on the market,
for the reason that he has provided
trust fund, by will, for the benefit OF
his niece, and that they are a part of
that fund"
The papers finished, grew restless.
desired constant news from the sick
room, and lacking it. roamed about
the house, In nervous unease, my brain
busy with conjecture, forming one
theory after another, and Diminishing
each as readily. The situation was a
tantalism. The answer to all the ques-
tons 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
ment to be asked was the arousing of
an intellect, the stirring Of a memory.
Dr. Massey had promised that when
Cameron awakened mental clarity
would be restored, that he would be
able to answer questions with intelli-
gence.
1t is hard to explain why I doubted
this. | think 1t must have been some
thing / saw in those dull. vacuous
eyes, when first looked into them un-
der the pale light of the white-globed
electric street lamps. II | had been
forced to identify Cameron by those
eyes alone, | should have said that
this man was not he. They were so
different, lacking all the expression of
the Cameron eyes | knew. And vet I
made no question as to his identity /
knew him, despite this; knew that
strong chin and jaw, which spelled de-
in two syllables; knew his
broad, generous nose. and his high In
tellectual forehead. These points of
recognition were so convincing, that
could afford to ignore the eyes | had
never seen before and the wasted
frame and the shrlnken, unsteady
legs.
From the fact that Evelyn had not
yet appeared drew a measure OF con.
If could have tidings OF
even the slightest Improvement in
Cameron before meeting her, 1t would
aid me In the assumption OF confidence
upon which had determined.
At ten minutes past eight was
searching the encyclopedias in the
library for information on the subject
Of brain conclusion. Already | had
the trail through three vol
lmes from Brain" to Nervous Sys-
tenn" and from Nervous System" to
Conclusion" when an opening door
caused me to turn eagerly. Mr. Bryan.
The nurse, in a white uniform such as
hospital doctors wear, stood on the
threshold. The next moment had
risen from my crouching position be-
'ore the bookcase and had met him
across the room with anxious
inquiry.
Mr.. Cameron awoke a quarter OF an |
lour ago." he told me. His power of
speech has returned He asked me
where he was and what had happened.
told him he was in his own house,
and that he had met with an accident"
Eyes. yes" / hurried him. And
what then? Did he inquire for any
,ne?"
mo. For all OF a minute he lay
cooking about the room without anoth-
IF word. Then, in a puzzled way, he |
MY own housed and asked !