Mexico Missouri message., 1913-04-17

Evelyn asked him 10 be seated and
] drew out a chair for him.
And how do you find the patient 80
! inquired. when he had sat down.
Quite normal in every respect save
one. He is in a highly nervous state.
He is endeavoring TO maintain the fc-
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 Il, consider.
ing that he never saw the man be 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 knew ?"
Evelyn asked.
Not the slightest. pretended that
; believed him Mr.. Cameron"
But Mr. Bryan must have" /
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.
dicate to his patient knowledge OF
anything untoward."
Miss Grayson and I were just dis.
cussing course OF action when you
arrived, Doctor" ! explained, but had
reached no conclusion. Last night
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 a United
states deputy marshal with them,
with warrant for McNish's arrest
Now IL 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
mis- clan will insist that he is right
and that We are wrong, and our
chances OF finding Cameron will dwin.
die. II 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 III"
DIR. Massey knitted his brow behind
the bow Of his glasses and pursed his
thin lips
We are certainly confronted by
very trying complication" he admitted
with characteristic gravity.
Miss Grayson has suggested that
we send McNish abroad-at once, on
a steamer sailing this morning"
Mr. Bryan could go with him."
Evelyn volunteered
II the United States authorities
have a warrant for him." the physi-
clan argued, that would only delay
matters. They would arrest him on
/ landing"
There was no question as to the &C.
curacy of this deduction.
And the newspapers" added.
would be sure to publish columns of
! speculation. =. II We could only
wiring an admission from McNish it
would simplify matters"
Isn't there some one you could
! confront him with" DR.. Massey ask
ed, and hope rose within me at the
suggestion.
AS far as ! can make out. from
| what O'Hara tells me-" was my re-
| joinder, the police have in custody
now the Eurasian cook who, ! believe,
has been McNish's Nemesis these six
teen years. II We could bring those
\ two miscreants face 10 face, McNish
would be sure TO betray himself"
Then arrange 1t, by all means"
urged the doctor,
Have McNish taken there, you
mean?"
"or have the Eurasian brought
/ here"
And so, ultimately through the OF.
! fees OF O'Hara, who all this time had
! been awaiting me In the tonneau Of
/ my car which still stood at the door,
! John Soy. accompanied by two plain
clothes men from the Detective Bu-
/ reau. was brought from the Tombs to
that sumptuous home on upper Fifth
/ avenue.
/ say ultimately" because his com
| ing was delayed beyond all patience.
I Hour after hour passed. The morn
/ ing dragged by with periodic tele-
! phone excuses from O'Hara The
| hearing was in progress before the
I police magistrate. . Soy had been
held for the grand jury. The mag.
/ istrate would have to sign a permit
and he could not be approached until
/ he came OF the bench. Soy had
gone to the Tombs- 9. The warden
was at luncheon and could not be
/ seen for half an hour.
Meanwhile DR.. Massey. impelled by
the necessities OF his practice. had
departed, and Yup Sing and the vice
consul, Chen Mok, had arrived and
been relegated to the reception room.
] To my relief, Checkabeedy reported
that they were unaccompanied. Mean.
while, too, Evelyn had received a call
! from Miss Clement and had learned
with some dismay that the mission