The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-03-21

1 1c-a u Tie incident n ne @Ooar IL
Guiding the finding Of the bullet
/ pierced piece OF canvas. Every-
/ thing. save only that Evelyn vas the
i diseeverer Of the portrait remnant
I which / thought best under the ctr
+ cumstances TO keep secret-was told
/ 70 him in detail. ana with all the cir
/ cumstantiality necessary 70 an intel
ligeut discussion OF even the minutest
point
Ny description Of Murphy elected
i from MIN 4 recollection. He remem-
+ 5ered having seen the man once. 1t
vas On the Fourth Of July Evelyn
and Mrs. Lancaster Cameron house
keeper, had accompanied Cameron 20
what IS called The Port OF Missing
Men resort for motorists, on the
summit Of Titieus mountain. They
mad luuched there and were returning
by a route which took them over ,
succession OF exeerabie roads, but
through some OF he most glorious
scenery IN The whole state OF Con-
nectfcut. For a while they had been
following a stream, willow-gtrr. that
went babbling down over a rocky bed
which at intervals broke the waters
into a series Of falls aud cascades At
the foot Of one Of these they had
stopped the ear and alighted for a
better view, and so had come upon
the unexpected
Seated upon a great bowlder his
easel planted between the stones Of
the streams shadows. vas red
headed, Ted-bearded Colossus, IN i
soiled suit Of khaki and a monstrous
straw hat such as IS worn by harvest
ing farmers. Cameron told NE that
all three Of hem made bold 70 peep
over the painters shoulder at his
work, and then, though it vas OF the
most mediocre quality. 70 shower him
with laudatory and congratulatory
phrases.
y can fancy how he thanked you. .
I broke in. smiling, y suppose he
said something very rude
He said nothing at all. He simply
stopped painting, and turning. fixed
ais eyes upon ne. 1t vas as II ne
saw 10 other one Of us. He seemed
% be making a careful appraisement
Of my ever feature After a mo
nent il grew embarrassing. and
though I did not resent feeling
rather that We. ourselves, had baen
in the wronR-I very speedily with
drew To my surprise he rose from
his stone seat. and, palette and
brush in hand, followed Us Up the
little ACTIVITY 10 the road, watching
n silence, until We got back into our
car, and wheeled away"
Did you gather from his inspection
hat he recognized you. or thought he
recognized you" 7 asked
y gathered only that he meant 70
be insurferanly ride, vas Cameron
answer
And you have never seen him
since"
Never
He has evidently seen you. He
spoke or the Russian wolfnounds
that 20 about with you
Cameron made no response.
Well I added. in a tone meant to
De reassur-ng. y think We need have
little fear of a continuance Of this
singular method Of annoyance.
Though We cant trace Il directly 10
Murphy and his unfortunate MongoIi.
an, 7 thoroughly believe that one Or
the other vas responsible With the
Chinaman dead and Murphy in tail
the persecution Will cease The threat
contained IN the second letter will
never be executed. See II IN not
right"
Ny hope u putting Cameron at
ease, however, vas not rewarded. Ha
continued 70 exhibit signs Of an al
most constant apprehension There
vas, indeed, mpathy-stir-tng
Dathcs about he nervous diBguiet 9f
his man, Usually so impenetrably
self-conta!ned And at moments. in
spite OF ne a suspicion grtpped and
held that ne had not been entlraly
frank. that somewhere in his past
here vas something unrevealed
which might serve as a clue. II not
an explanation. TO the present. But
these doubts Of him We're always
trausitory
The twenty-arst Of September fell
that year on Monday NJ office de-
handed my presence, bur arranged
affairs as vel as possible by rele.
phone and devoted he entire day 10
Cameron. When I told MIN meant
70 do this he protested, pretending
hat ne vas quite without forebodina
while the unconscious tapping Of mis-
foot on the rug. even as he spoke be-
led his words.
We spent the better part Of the day
golfug over the Apawamis links at
Rye, Iunchlug at the club honse be
tween rounds, for ~ a specific FOR
nerves Z have ever found mat game
Of rare benefit. IN the present III.
stance 1t more Than fulfilled my ex.
pectau0us. Cameron. apparently AZ
least, forget everything save his de
sire 10 outdrve. out-approach. and
output ne. ANA when it was over.