The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-03-08
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/ Ing short of a miracle"
| II was on the eleventh day that
was first permitted to see and talk
with Evelyn, My mother had called
daily. sitting In silence beside my
/ bed, but no other visitor in all that,
to me. seemingly endless period, had
! been admitted to my room.
| Ny curiosity was by now very keen
| TO learn what had developed In the
/ interval regarding the Cameron mys-
terry. Had he. by chance, been heard
/ from? What had the detective agency
reported concerning Philetus Muir
ply? And what wished to know
most Of all, had Yup Sing discovered?
was In a dressing gown. pillowed
and footstooled in a great leather
chair awaiting my visitors-for Mrs.
Lancaster came with Evelyn-when
their names were announced | sup
pose | looked ill-though, save for a
grievous weakness, was feeling fit
enough-for Evelyn's smile as she en-
tered merged instantly into an ex-
/ preston of mingled anxiety and sym
pathy. | know that with her coming
| awOke to the truth that my desire
/ for information was far less moving
factor than my craving for sight Of
her and for the music OF her voice,
and my only regret was that the un-
deTstanding between US had not
reached the stage OF acknowledged
betrothal; which, | make haste 10
add, was certainly no fault OF mine
Weak as | was my arms ached to fold
her In a reassurng embrace. yet
must | content myself with a mere
feryent hand-clasp and an oral decla-
ration that | was by no means SO
feeble as l appeared.
Nevertheless ! was delighted to see
that she gave small evidence of the
strain she had been under. Save for
slight additional pallor she was still
the same wholesome-looking, thor
oughly- poised girl OF a fortnight ago.
And my admiration for her took on an
added measure because of this renew
ed evidence of her sterling courage
And you promised me to be dis
creet'' she reproached, her smile re-
turning. her hand still in mine.
Il did not foresee such provoca;ion
TO indiscretion, | pleaded, with an
attempted gayety OF tone that must
| have seemed incongruous, ITO have
! been discreet under he cIrcum-
stances would have involved repeti-
tIon of the one mistake for which YOU
blamed me. You. don't know. of
course, why ! Jumped down a ladder
into pitch-black cellar, do you?"
Il know you were in pursuit of
some one-a pickpocket. they say,
who had taken your watch"
DO they say that" | asked, inter
ested
That is what Miss Clement learn
ed"
Miss Clement" l queried Who
is Miss Clement"
oh, l forgot that you don't know.
Miss Clement is the missionary who
found you in the-is it hop joint
they can it?"
The lady with the kind eyes"
At my designation her face bright
ened responsively.
You remember her, them" she
cried, delightedly. Hasn't she kind
eyes? And she doesn't belle them.
either. She's just the dearest, most
| self sacrificing creature l ever knew"
| For the moment We had both for
, gotten Mrs. Lancaster, and when l
! would have apologized | found that
! my nurse had carried her off into the
next room and was interestedly show
| ing her some framed photographs of
the Siena cathedral
And Miss Clement learned that I
pursued a pickpocket?" l went on,
when Evelyn had drawn chair near
me and sat down. "A very clever
explanation to account for the disan-
pearance of my watch. but not the
true one. AS matter of fact the
person l followed was a miscreant of
a deeper dye. When | last saw him.
| previous to this encounter, he was
known as Peter Johnson"
Wideeyed, the girl stared at NE for
an instant
Peter Johnson" she repeated.
slowly. so, | was right He was in
the plot. He had something to do
with Uncle Roberts disappearance
He was the one who broke the anvil
pearls on board the yacht"
1t was my turn now to start or
what was this young woman talking.
"Amyl pearls." Was l mad. or was
she?
She saw my perplexity, and hasten
ed to enlighten me.
"Oh, dear, Philip" she exclaimed
Il forgot again. There is so much TO
tell you. Really. hardly know where
to begin. Miss Clement has been of
such aid to us! She is what they call
an independent missionary That is.
she has no affiliation with any Of tho
church societies or reform associa.
tions. For fifteen years she has been
working in Chinatown among the
white women. and she knows the
place and the people as II she were