The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17


was accompanied by two men, one
white and one yellow. who carried me
down a narrow fight of stairs, out
into the street and into waiting cab.
| can not recall that spoke, but |
learned afterwafd that had murnbled
the word 'Loyalton," and thither she
accompanied me-.
There q physician came, one whom
i had never seen before, and ! was
doscd with aromatic spirits of am
monia and made to breathe oxygen.
through funnel BY white clad nurse,
who also at intervals painted my ankle
with iodine, and whenever | attempted
tosspcak domineered me in gentle and
perfectly ladyiike manner to silence.
With. regard to sending word to
Evelyn Grayson, however, was in
sistent, and though she had refused
absolutely to crafty my curiosity in
sptIler respects, she set my mind at rest
Ton this point by informing me that
Miss Grayson had called up the Loyal
| ton by telephone several times and
| had been informed of my condition
five minutes after my arrival at my
chambers.
After 10 days | was pronounced
convalescent and it was on the eIev
enth day that ! was first permitted to
see and talk with Evelyn My mother
had called daily, but no other visitor
had been admitted to my room.
My curiosity was by now very keen
to learn what had developed in the
interval regarding the Cameron mys-
terry.
| was in dressing gown, pillowed
and footstooled i'll great leather chair
awaiting my visitors-for Mrs. Lam
feaster came with Evelyn-whcn their
names were announced. ! suppose |
looked ill--though, save for grievous
weakness, ! was feeling tit enough
for. EyeIyn's smile as she entered
merged instantly into an. expression
of mingled anxiety and sympathy. I
know that with her coming awoke
to the truth that my desire for infor-
nation was far less moving factor
than my craving for sight of her and
for the music of her voice.
| was delighted to see that she gave
small evidence Of the strain she had
been under. Save for slight addi-
tional pallor she was still the same
wholesome looking, thoroughly poised
girl of a fortnight ago.
"And you promised me TO be dis
Greet" she reproached, her smile re-
turning. her hand still in mine
Il did not foresec such provocation
| to indiscrction," | pleaded with an at
tempted gayety of tone. TO have
been discreet under the circumstances
would have involved a repetition of
the one mistake for which you blamed
me. You don't know. of course, why
| | jumped down ladder into a pitch
black cellar, do your"
Il know you we're in pursuit of
some one--a pickpocket, they say,
who had taken your watch"
DO they say that'' | asked, inter-
Iested.
THAT is what Miss Clement
learned
"Miss CLEMENT" I inquired. Who
is Miss Clement
"Oh, forgot that you don't know.
Miss Clement is the missionary who
found you in the-is it hop joint they
call it?"
"The lady with the kind eyes?"
AT my designation her face bright
encd rcsponsiyely.
aYou remember her, them she cried
del;ghtedly. Hasn't she kind eyes,,
And she doesn't belle them, either.
She's just the dearest, most self-sacri-
hcing creature / ever knew"
And Miss Clement learned that
pursued a pickpockct?" | went on.
As q matter of fact. the person | fol-
lowed was miscrtant of deeper
| dye When last saw him, previous
to this encounter, he was known as.
Peter Johnson
Wide-eyed, the girl stared at me for
an instant.
Peter Johnson she repeated,
slowly so, / was right He was in
the plot He was the one who broke
tho anlyl pearls on board the yacht"
It was my turn now to start. OF
what was this young woman talking?
"Anyi pearlsl" Was ! mad, or was
she?
She saw my perplexity, and hastened
to enlighten me.
"Oh, dear, Philipr' she exclaimed. Il
forgot again. Thcrcis SO much to tell
you Really, hardly know where to
begin Miss Clement has been Of such
aid to usl She is what they call an
independent missionary For ffteen
years she has been working in China
town among the white women and chs