The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-03


encounter, not knowing whether his
enemy were dead or alive, and for
awhile. believe. laid very low rs
they say. In spite OF all the efforts
Of the combined Chinese organiza-
tons, McNlsh, warned now Of his con-
slant danger, eluded their search, but
at length Soy himself succeeded In |
tracing him to Canada and thence to |
Buffalo. There Moran came, post
haste, and once more there was
street encounter. Moran was arrest
ed, and McNlsh charged him with as
sault with intent to kill. The result
was that Moran was convicted and
'sent to prison for term OF years;
and once again the earth seemed to
close over McNiBh."
The discrepancies between Mias
Clements narrative and that Of Yup
Sing did not regard as sufficiently
vital to raise question over, yet
must admit that | could hardly fore.
see conclusion without a much
graver antagonlSm Of facts as knew
them.
The missionary having paused to
sip her tea, DR.. Addison asked permis-
sion to smoke cigarette, which she
readily granted.
"on Morans release from prison."
Miss Clement continued, fortified by
the fragrant Oolong. he appears for
the first time to have considered the
ACCESSIBILITY Of adopting some sort OF
an incognito. Prior to this time he
had, Soy told nue., been carefully clean
shaver and clOsecropped Now he
. grew beard and wore hts hair long.
and, in addition, he doctored 1t with
henna until 1t became fiery red. He
also changed his name from Moran to
Murphy, and Instead OF frequenting
; the busy marts OF men, he retired to
an Isolated country place on the Cos
, Cob river and posed as an artist. lie
, employed always Chinese servant,
, aud at least once q week, without fail
; he visited Chinatown. keeping always
> In touch with the powers there, which
l We're still unrelenting in their efforts
! 10 trace McNish,"
: She came now to Murphy's so-called
. chance meeting with Cameron o the
@ Fourth OF July, Of which Cameron
h himself had already told me. would
= have saved her this recital, but T. was
4 new to DR.. Addison and 80 | allowed
I her to proceed,
>. 1T was plainly evident to Moran,
4 she pursued, that McNish--or a,
d least the gentleman he supposed was
a McNish--did not recognize him, and
O his delight at this discovery was un
II bounded; for 1t gave him opportunity
quite unexpectedly, to arrange all hi
" plans for most ingenious campaign
Of torture. What that campaign con
G. sisted Of, OF course, you already know
n Mr.. Clyde, and presume DR.. Addison
ar does, too"
4. YES" l replied, 81 have told tn,
~ DOCTOR"
n What you don't know, though" Sh
10 added, is how 1t was managed"
d, I'VE have'been told something abou
2. amyl pearls" suggested.
lie ANY, pearls?" Queried DR.. Addison
Ia curiously.
Of With as much clearness as posslbl
III l explained to him what | meant b.
re using this admittedly inaccurate term
r. "Tncredlble!" he exclaimed. Can
" be possible that there is such an al
re aesthetic as this, and we have neve
a yeYen heard Of 1t before?"
O. "rhere can be no doubt about II
n existence" answered. q myself hav
OF experienced its effects, though | hav
y never actually seen it put In opsrg
H. ton"
v But It was Miss Clement who wa
le most convincing.
ne II have never seen either 1t or It
BY effects, Doctor" she said. but al
'y willing to believe even more marve
~ lous things than that where the Oh
az nese are concerned. You must remen
VI Der that as race they are most jeS
2! lous OF their knowledge as well a
10 their possessions. Just now, after a
their many centuries Of q civillSatlO
&C. greater In some. respects than gu
er' own, we are beginning to learn SOM
IT. thing Of them and their ways, and
Ut should not be at all surprised to dill
ed cover that in chemistry, in medlcln
'Ie even, they have forgotten more tina
IS Wa know. Soy assured me that nc
'P only for days, but for weeks, he hin
ny self came and went about Mr.. Can
up eron's--or, as he called 1t, McNish's-
country place without being eithe
ID, seen or heard. simply by using TIL
pt ether Of invisiblllty. II was he VIII
at delivered the three letters. 1t was b
ga who cut the head from the portal
and It was he who broke the mirror
Us and yet no one saw him on tn
he grounds or In the house, and indee
ow there we're very few who saw him
he the Vicinity. Again and again, he a
ew suTed me, he could have taken his vi
nix TINS life but that he was intent Q
OF lnAIotIng a punishment more protrac
m eddy horrible than mere sudden death
IN "Who wrote the letterS?" ! asked.
bis Moran"
ne, 81 thought 30. And Moran killt
all the Chinaman who worked for him."
mo; there you are wrong. N
es. Clyde"
the "Then who did,"