The Forrest City times., 1913-05-23

'ou ono your stdH, ana l congratulate you on your loyalty and good 5udg. ment. All ask now Is that you vii, continue to be guarded in what vou say. single unadvised word m,ebt interfere very materially with our ef. forts to trace the guilty ones and bring them to punishment"
 And then told him as much as I deemed wise of the facts of the ab. duction. of my chance finding of his master the previous night, and of my anxiety concerning his present condi. ton.
 And above all things, Checkabee- dy.' l added in conclusion, don't look solemn and distressed when Miss Eve iyn Is present. Before her, no matter how We really feel. we must appear confident"
 A little later the morning papers were brought in. and I scanned one atter another in search of some new twist or turn of the story of the preyi- ous afternoon. The more conservative journals were inclined to make light or the scare. "Mr. Cameron" said one. ceased to be active In the affairs Of the Crystal Consolidated over two years ago. If he be i'll, which Is by no means certain. the fact can have but little real significance so far as the company of which he Is the largest shareholder is concerned. It may be stated on the best authority that MT. Cameron's shares have never been used speculatively. and that even in the event of his death they could not by any possibility come on the market, Tor the reason that he has provided trust fund. by will. for the benefit of his niece, and that they are a part of that fund"
 The papers finished, grew restless. desired constant news from the sick room. and lacking it, 1 roamed about the house. In nervous unease, my brain busy with conjecture, forming one theory after another, and dlsmisslng each as readily. The situation was a 'antailsm. The answer to all the ques- tons which had absorbed me for weeks lay dormant In the brain of the man sleeping beyond that closed door Theories. therefore, were now more futile than ever. The one accomplish ment to be asked was the arousing of an intellect the stirring of memory Dr. Massey had promised that when cameron awakened mental clarity would be restored. that he would be able 10 answer questions with intelli- gence.
 It is hard 10 explain why doubted this. think 1t must have been some thing l saw in those dull. vacuous eyes. when first looked into them un. der the pale light of the white-globed electric street lamps. If had been forced to identify Cameron by those eyes alone. should have said that this man was not he. They were so different. lacking all the expression of the Cameron eyes I knew. And yet I made no question as to his identity knew him. despite this: knew that strong chin and jaw. which spelled de- termination fin two syllables: knew his broad, generous nose. and his high in- tellectual forehead. These points of recognition were so convincing. that could afford to ignore the eyes had never seen before and the wasted frame and the shrunken, unsteady legs
 From the fact that Evelyn had not yet appeared l drew a measure of con solation. If I could have tidings of even the slightest improvement in Cameron before meeting her. it would aid me in the assumption of confidence upon which had determined.
 At ten minutes past eght was searching the encyclopedias in the library for information on the subject of brain concussion. Already l had followed the trail through three vol umes from Brain" to Nervous Sys- tenn" and from Nervous System" to "Concussion," when an opening door caused me to turn eagerly Mir. Bryan, the nurse, III a white uniform such as hospital doctors wear. stood on the threshold. The next moment I had risen from my crouching position be- fore the bookcase and had met him midway across the room with anxious inquiry.
 MT. Cameron awoke quarter of an hour ago." he told me. His power of speech has returned. He asked me where he was and what had happened told him he was in his own house. and that he had met with an accident"
 Yes, yes." I hurried him. And what thenf Did he inquire for any one2"
 No For all of minute he lay looking about the room without anoth- CT word Then, in puzzled way. he repeated: My own house!' and asked, Where Is this house?' And told him. He did not seem to recognize the room at all"
 "Is he still awake?"
 "Oh, no Dr. Massey left directions that he was to be given some nourish- ment-a raw egg and milk-and then another powder to make him sleep. He turned on his side after that. and in less than three minutes was in a deep slumber once more"
 was annoyed that I had not been oouod lot rnyaalf hona that aIght of