Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-27

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~ cane ncw 70 1luFpAy's soealls1
ehancs meeting vitA Cameron on the
pusrth Of Ju91. q vhiek Caossua
hanoslf had already told ne. I would
hsvs saved Der tAis recital. but II was
nsw 10 Or. Addlsu0 anA % ! allowed
~ to proceed
1T vas plainly evident to Moran"
she pursued. that McNish-or at
least the gectlenaa - supposed was
McNish-d;d nos seeognise him. and
his delight ~ this discovery vas un-
bounded; for It gave hin opportunity.
asite unsuspectsdly. 10 arrange all his
plans for . most ingsaious campaign
of torture What that eanpaim con-
sissed Of. Of course. you aireoAy know.
Ar. Clyde. and I presume Dr. Addison
doss. too"
-Yss.- ! replied. 7 have told the
doctor"
What you don't know, though" she
aAded. - how Il was manasedr
We have been told something about
amyl pearls" I susssssed-
AMY pee rls'" ouesied DR.. Addison,
euriously.
With A. much clearness ~ possible
explained 10 him what I meant BY
using this admittedly Inaccurate term.
'Tncrsdible!r he exclaimed. Can II
bs possible that there is such an an
aesthetic ~ this. and We have never
even heard Of II bsforef"
There can b no doubt about its
existsnoe." I answered. Il myself have
experienced its effects, though have
never actually seen It put In opera
don."
But It was Miss Clement who was
most convincing.
i have never seen either II or its
effects. Doctor" she said. but ! am
willing to believe even more marvel
lous things than that where the Chi
ness are concerned. You must remem-
Der that as a race they are most jea-
lous Of their knowledge as we'll az
their possessions. Just now, after all
their many centuries OF a civilization
greater In some respects than our
own, We are beginning to learn som p
thing Of them and their ways. and I
should not be at all surprised to dis
cover that In chemistry. In medicine
even, they have forgotten more than
We know. Soy assured me that not
only for days, but for weeks, he hini-
self came and went about Mr.. Cam
eron's-or. as he called II. McNish's-
country place without being either
seen or heard. simply by using this
ether Of invisibility. II was he who
delivered the three letters. II was he
who cut the head from the portrait.
and II was he who broke the mirror:
and yet no one saw him on the
grounds or in the house. and indeed
there were very few who saw him In
the vicinity. Again and again, he as
sured me. he could have taken his VIC
tins life but that he was intent on
infiictins a punishment more protract.
edly horrible than mere sudden death 4"
Who wrote the lstters?" asked
Moran"
Il thought %. And Moran killed
the Chinaman who worked for him"
NO; there you are wrong. Mr..
Clyde"
Then who didf"
Soy himself. He learned OF how
that boy, unable TO control his hatred
Of the man who had slain some one or
more Of his kinspeople. carried back
the head that had been cut from the
portrait. borrowed a rife from Mr..
Cameron's own gamekeeper, and shot
the canvas full Of holes 1t seemed to
Soy. then. that In spite OF all his and
Moran's careful preparation this would
surely involve trouble. and that once
more their quarry would slip through
their fingers. And to prevent the DOS.
sibility Of any more unrestrained fer.
vor on the boys part. Soy beat him to
death"
II know Soy, or Peter Johnson a.
he called himself. managed the kidnap.
ping from the yacht" said. but I
shall never understand how Il was
done. Did he speak Of that?"
over and over again. II was he
who learned Of the intention to take
the cruise. At first they thought they
would have to change their plans and
carry their enemy of before he had a
chance to take to his yacht. But Soy
maintained that that would be too
crude a method; whereas to let him
think that be had escaped and was
safe away. and then, at the very mo.
ment Of his triumph. to snatch him
from seeming security. would be the
very refinement Of cruelty the avenger
80 much desired. And SO the proper.
ties were secured at some fabulous
hgurs-I forgot just what they paid
for that fast power boat--the scene
was set. and the great act OF the
| drama. with Soy still the star was