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Show TIIE S A LINA SUN, SALINA, UTAH 'She Bli N D AAai5 Eyej 'BY WILLIAM MacHARG- - EDWIN DALMER. Illustrations by R.H. Livingstone COYtlCHT BY irmt, BROWN, f- AND COMPANY - "DESCRIBE HIM" Gabriel Warden. Seattle capitalist, telle his butler he Is expecting a caller, to be admitted without question. He Informs his wife of danger that threatens him If he pursues a course he considers the only honorable one. Warden leaves the hiiuse In his car and meets a man whom he takes Into the machine. When the car returns home. Warden Is found dead, murdered, and alone. The caller, a young man, has been at Warden's house, but leases unobserved. Bob Connery, conductor, receives orders to hold train for a party. Five men and a girl board the train, the eastern express. The father of the girl, Ur. Dome, Is the person for whom the train was held. Chilly D. Eaton,, a young man, also boarded the train. Dorne tells his daughter and his secretary, Don Avery to find out what they can concerning him. The two make Dome Is Eaton acquaintance. found nearly dead from a murderous assault. A surgeon operates. Dorns Is revealed as Basil blind, and a power in the flnancal world as the adviser of "big Interests." Eaton Is suspected and qjestloned. He refuses Information about himself and admits he was tl.s caller at Warden's house. lie has a chance, then, now? "Yes; hut we dont know how much. I I wanted you to know, Mr. Eaton, that I recognize that the chance Father may have came through you, and tlint I am trying to tldnk of you us the one who gave lilm the chance. The warm blood flooded Eatons face, and he bowed his head. She, then, was not wholly hostile to him; she had not been completely convinced by Avery. Her eyes rested upon Eaton steadily; and while he had been appealing to her, a flush had come to her cheek and faded away and come again nnd again with her Impulses as he spoke. "If you didn't do It, why don't you help us?" she cried. Help you?" Yes; tell us who yon are nnd whnt you are doing? Why did you take the train because Father was on It. If you didnt mean any harm to him? Why don't you tell us where you are going or where you have been or what you have been doing? Why can't you give the name of anybody you know or tell us of anyone who knows about you? I might ask you In return," Eaton said, "why you thought It worth while. Miss Santoine, to ask so much about myself when you first met me nnd CHAPTER VIII Continued. before any of this had happened? Why were you curious ubout me? ' Eaton had sensed already tvhat the My father asked me to find out feature ef the message must be, about you. though lb the conductor held It out Why?" to him !.e could read only Ids name Harriet hnd reddened under Eaton's at the top of the sheet and did not gaze. "You understand, Mr. Eaton. It know jet what the actual wording was was entirely Impersonal with was below. Acceptance of It must me. My father, being blind. Is obliged mean arrest, Indictment for the to use the eyes of others mine, for crime against Basil Santolne; and one; and he has Sir. Avery. He calls that, whether or not he Inter was ac- us his eyes, sometimes; und It was quitted. must destroy him; but denial only only because I Imd been comof the message now would be hope- missioned to find out about you that 1 less. was obliged to show so much i "It Is yours. Isn't It? Connery curiosity." urged. Harriet arose, nnd Eaton got up ns "Yei; It's mine, Eaton ndmltol; she did and stood as she went toward and to make his acceptance definite, the door. lie took the pnper from Connery. As Avery hnd renched the door, holdfee looked dully down at It, he rend: It open for her to go out. Suddening "Ho Is on your train uuder the ly Eaton tore the handle from Avery's same of Dome. grasp, slummed the door shut upon Tim message was not signed. him nnd braced Ids foot ugnlnst It. Co.inery touched Idm on the shoul"Miss Santolne," lie pleaded. Ids Come with me, Mr. Eaton. der. voice hoarse with Ids emotion, "for Eston got up slowly and mechan- God's sake, moke them tldnk what ically and followed the conductor. At they are doing before they make a the Jnor he hulted and looked hnck ; piddle nccusatlon against me before Harslet Santolne was not looking; they chnrge me with this to others tier face was covered with her hands; not on this train ! It will not he Eatoi hesitated ; then he went on. merely accusation they make against Connery threw open the door of the me It will he my sentence! I shall compuit merit next to the washroom he sentenced before 1 am tried conend corresponding to the drawing demned without a chance to defend room at the other end of the car, but myself! That Is the reason I could smaller. not come forward after the murder "YouIf do well enough In here. I could not have of Mr. Warden. lie qjosed the door upon Eaton nnd hel;ied Idm or aided lu the pursuit locked It. As Eaton stood staring ai of Ids enemies If I had appeared; the floor, he could hear through the merely would have been destroyed metal partition of the washroom the myself! The only thing I could hope nervous, almost hysterical weeping uf to accomplish has been In following on overstrained girl. The thing was my present course which. I swear done; In so far as the authoriiles on to yon, has no connection with the the train were concerned. It was nrtnek upon your father. Whnt Mr. known that lie was the mnn who had Avery and Connery are planning to fead the nppolntment with Gahrlel do to me, they cannot undo. They Warden and had disappeared; nnd in will merely complete the outrnge anil go far as the trnln officials could net. Injustice already done me of which he was accused and coutlned for the Mr. Warden spoke to Ids wife and attack upon Bnsll Santolne. But be- they will not help your father. For sides lelng overwhelmed with the hor- God's snke, keep them from going ror ol this position, the manner In further !" which he hnd been accused had Her color deepened, nnd for nn Inroused him to helpless anger, to rage stant. he thought he saw full belief In rt his accusers which still Increased hlui growing In her eyes; but If she as he heard the sounds on the other side of the partition, where Avery was e now rylng to silence Ilurrlet and lend her away. Ban-toln- e, 1 San-toln- CHAPTER IX The Blind Mans Eyes. At noon Connery came to Ids door, and behind Connery, Eaton saw Harriet Santolne nnd Avery. Eaton Jumped up, and ns he saw the girl's pale face, the color left his own. Miss Santolne has asked to speak I to yc-u- . Connery announced; nnd he admitted Harriet Santolne and Avery, and lilmself remaining outside In the glsle, closed the door upon them. "IIow Is your father? Eaton asked the rift. "He seems Just the same; at least, J cant see any change, Mr. Eaton. Can Doctor Sinclair see any differ enceT Eaton asked. "Doctor Sinclair will not commit lilmself except to sny that so far ns fee can fell, the Indications are favorThe girl able. He seems to think choked; hut when she went on, her blue eyes were very bright nnd her lips did not tremble. "Doctor Sinclnlr seems to tldnk. Mr. Eaton, that Father was found just in time, and that whatever chance he has for recovery came from you. Sometimes Fattier fead Insomnia and wouldn't get to Sleep till late In the morning; so I and Mr. Avery too would have left felro undlsturhed until noon. Doctor Sinclair ssyg that If he had been left as long an that, he would have had no chance t dl for life. They Dashed th Door Open, Then could not accept the charge again him, neither could she consHomd. deny It. and the hands she had leei pressing together suddenly dropped. a I Im afraid nohing I could would hove much effect on them knowing as little about about ym us 1 dot" ed They dashed the door open and overwhelmed and him; then-silenc- they took her from the room nnd left But there was him alone again. something left with him which they could not take away; for In the moment he had stood alone with her and passionately pleading, something had passed between them he could give no name to It, hut he knew thut Harriet Santolne never could think of him again without a stirring of her pulses which drew her toward him. The following morning the relieving snowplows nrrlved from the East, nnd Eaton felt it was the beginning of the end for him. He watched from his window men struggling In the snow about the forward end of the train; then the train moved forward pnst the shoveled and trampled snow where rock und pieces of t he snowplow were beside the track stopped, piled waited; finally It went on again and begin to take up Its steady progress. The attack upon Santoine having taken place In Montana, Eaton thought that he would lie turned over to the police somewhere within that state, nnd lie expected It would be done at the first stop; but when the train slowed at Simons, he saw the town was nothing more than a little hmnlet beside n side-trucTiiey surely could not deliver him to the village authorities here. It made no mnferlnl difference to him, Eaton realized, whether the police took Idm In Montana or Chicago, since in either case recognition of him would tie certain In the end; but In Chicago this recognition must he Immediate, complete, and utterly convincing. The train wns traveling steadily and faster than Its regular schedule; it evidently was running ns n special, some other train taking the ordinary traffic; It halted now only at the In the morning It largest cities. crossed Into Minnesota; and In the late afternoon, slowing, It rolled Into some large city which Eaton know must lie Minneapolis or St. Paul. The cur I ere was uncoupled from the train and picked up by a switch engine; as dusk fell, Eaton, peering out of Ids window, could see that they had been left lying In the railroad yards; and about midnight, awakening In his berth, he realized that the enr was He could uccount still motionless. for this stoppage In their progress only by some change in the condition of Santolne. Wns Snntoine sinking, so that they no longer dared to travel? Was he. perhaps dead? No sounds enme to him from the enr to confirm Eaton In any conclusion; there was nothing to he learned from anyone outside the car. Eaton lay for a long time, listening for other sounds nnd wondering whnt was occurring or had occurred at the other end of Ids car. Toward morning he fell nsleep. CHAPTER X Publicity Not Wanted. "Bnsll Santolne dying! Blind millionaire lawyer taken III on train! The alarm of the cry came to answer Eaton's question early the next He threw up the curtain morning and saw a vagrant newsboy, evidently passing through the railroad yards to sell to the tnrnmen. Eaton, hailing the hoy put out his hand for a be paper. He spread the news-shefore him and read that Santolnes condition was very low and becoming rapidly worse. But below, under a Eaton saw it Montana date-linthat the blind millionaire was merely sick ; there w as no suggestion anywhere of an attack. The paper stated only that Basil Santolne, returning from Seattle with his daughter nnd Ills secretary, Donald Avery, had been taken seriously III upon a train which had been stalled for two days In the snow In Montana. The column ended with the statement that Imd passed through Mr. Santolne Minneapolis nnd gone on to Chicago uniler care of Dr. Douglas Sinclair. Eaton stared at the newspaper without reading, after he saw that. He had not realized, until now that he was told that Harriet Santolne had gone for If her father had gone on. of course she was with him the extent to which he had felt her fairness, almost her friendship to hhn. At least, he knew now that, since she hnd spoken to Idm after he was first accused of the attack on ,her fattier, he Imd not felt entirely deserted or friendless till now. But why. if Santolne had been taken away, or was dead or dying, had they left Eaton all night In the car In the yards? s'nee Santolne was dying, would there he any longer an object In concealing the fact that he Imd been murdered? He dressed and then paced hack und forth the two or three steps Id allowed him. He compartment stopped now and then to listen; from outside came the noises of the yard; hut he made out no sound within the car If It Imd been occupied ns on the days previous, lie must have heard some one coming to the washroom at Was he alone In the car his end. now, or hail the customary moving uhont taken place before he awoke? Finally, to free himself from his nervous listening for sounds which never came, he picked up the paper again. He rend: "The news of Mr. Santoine' visit f a week on the Const If not known already In great financial circles. Is likely to prove Interesting there. For ears he Ims been the chief agent n keeping tiem-among some of thi treat conflicting Interests, nnd mor bun once lie has advised the iig of tiimnclal war when wrt seeine' to him the correct solution. Thus Ive years ago when the violent death f Matthew Barron threatened to pre trouble wester among ip'tale apltallsts Santolne kept order It .hst might very well bccoiut e. flnnnclnl chain, If hti recent Tislt to the Facia? coast was uot purely for personal reasons but was also to adjust antagonisms such ns charged by Gabriel Warden before his death, the loss of Santoine at this time may precipitate troubles which, living, his advice and Information might have been able to prevent. Having read and reread this long paragraph. Eaton thrust the sheet out the window. As lie sat think log, with lips tight closed, lie heard for the first time that morning footsteps at his end of the car. Tha was undoor of his compartment locked and opened, and he saw Doc- NERVOUS WOMAN Daddy's $4 Evetii$ fairy Tale dyAAKY(IGRAHAM NtWtfU VtllUM BONNER. UHION liuv-in- "And every one agrees. But what happens when I have u nice day in my month? Every one Is very different then and no one trusts me at all. They grumble and they say : Yes, It is w'arm, and it is most uncomfortable, but I don't want to take off my warm clothes for it Is March. It Is dangerous to change. Now to u certain extent, of course, people must be careful in iny month, just as people must always be careful when the weather Is changing. "But they cannot blame me ns I said before. It is not that I am treacherous. It is not that I want to be bad. "It is not that I feel mean nnd unkind and that I want to make people ill und give them colds. Dear me, March hasn't that sort of a disposition. But when Winter and Spring meet us they do, right In th' middle of my month, It is hard to do anything aboul The papers shrugged. print wlmt they can get and In me way which seems most effective to them," wns his only comment. The surgeon led Eaton to the door of the drawing room, showed him in und left him. Harriet Santolne was sitting on the little lounge opposite the berth where First Winter starts talking nnd then Spring has something to say for herself, and so it goes, and poor March Is first cold and then warm, nnd then for sometimes Spring and Winter get so excited that they talk at the same time. Then the Hail boys come along for a frolic and old King Snow comes along to tell Winter that he is always his friend and that he will always be his friend. One day Spring, perhaps, will do all the talking. Then the next day Winter will have so much to talk about. He will have his adventures to relate nnd it will be cold as lie talks, of course. But the people will say; One day It Is cold, the next day it Is warm, the next day it snows and again It hails nnd yet it changes. Thats March for Harriet Santoine Was Sitting on tha Litt'e Lounge Opposite the Berth Where Her Father Lay. her father lay. She was watching the face of her father, and as Eaton stood In the door, he saw her lean forward and gently touch her father's hand; then site turned and saw Eaton. Here is Mr. Eaton. Father, she said. J ,j art:- - going to get well, that I was not going to die just then. My husband got me Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Com pound and I took six bottles of it I soon got strong again and had three more children. I nave recommended the Vegetable Compound ever since, and if you could see me now you would tnink I had always been well." Mrs. Mart F. Herrick, 234 Detroit St, Indian. apolis, Ind. Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound is an excellent medicine for expectant mothers and should be taken during the entire period. It has a general effect to strengthen and tone up the entire reproductive system, so that it may work in every respect effectually as nature intends. reduce inflamed, swollen nts. Sprains, Bruises, Soft Ranches; Heals W. F. YOUNG, ht det-ln- (TO BE CONTINUED.! 310 American Plan in Mexico. Although there seems to he a good demand for German-mad- e pianos in Mexico' (doubtless because of the lower price), no country can compete with the United States In the sale of since player-pianothe United States Is the only country in which this instrument has been developed to a stute of perfection. s, Theres plenty but Its slippery. undertaker. moke merry Short live nt the top, of room "And. dear me, how they will sneer as they say that I It is very hard on be bail fully his sense of heuring. Harriets lips trembled us she turned to Eaton; hut she did not speak directly to him yet; It was Basil Santoine who suddenly Inquired: "What is It they call you?" My name Is lhllip D. Eaton. Eaton realized as soon as he had spoken that both question and answer had been unnecessary, anil Santoine had asked only to hear Eaton's voice. The blind man was silent for a moment, as he seemed to consider the voice and try ugaln vainly to Then lie place it In his memories. spoke to Ids daughter. Describe him. Harriet." Harriet paled and flushed. "About thirty." she said, "tinder rather than over that. Six feet or a little more in height. Slender, hut muscular und athletic. Skin and eyes clear und with a look of health. Complexion naturally rather fair, but darkened by being outdoors a good deal. Ilalr dark brown, straight nnd parted at the side. Smooth shaven, with straight lashes. Eyes blue-graForeEyebrows straight and dark. head smooth, broad and Intelligent. N'o-- e straight and neither short nor long: nostrils delicate. Mouth strai;ht. with lips neither thin nor full. Chiu i neither square nor pointed, and without n cleft. Face and head. In general, of ovnl Anglo American type. "Go on," said Santolne. Harriet was breathing quickly. "Hands well shaped, strong hut without sign of manual labor; nails eared for but not polished. Gray business d shirt of plain suit. new. Medium-heigdesign with soft cuffs. turn down white linen collar. tie. tied by himself. No Jewelry except Black shoes. watch chain." "In general?" Snntone suggested. "In gcnernl. apparently well-breyoung Intelligent American. Expression frank. Mnnner Seems ami reserved. sometimes younger than he must he, has older. sometimes Something happened at some time which has had n great effect and can't be d be., Bolts, Poll EvlLQnittor, Fistula and Infected sores quickly as It is positive antiseptic and Pleasant to germicide. use; docs not blister or remove the hair, and ton can work the horse. $450 per bottle delivered. Booh 7 A free Twple Si., SprinjEdd, Hm. you.1 "Sit down." Santoine directed. The blind man was very weak and must stay quite still; and he recognized it; hut he knew too that his strength was more than equal to the task of recovery, and he showed that he knew It. Ills mind und will were, obviously, at their full activity, uml Four-ln-han- your medicine. It seemed that I had some kind of weakness so that I could not carry a child its full time. The last time I was troubled this way I had a nervous breakdown and was a wreck. complete The doctor thought I would not live, and if I did that I would never be well ft IL f! Now I want me to taka to tell you just what induced Truly, said March, I stand for a great deal. I said not long ago how sad it was that I was blauied for I am a very unfortunate everything. tor Sinclair. in month that wuy. "Mr. Santoine wants to speak to When a cold day comes In the you, the surgeon announced quietly. This startling negation of all ha autumn every one says, A good bracHa ing autumn day. Eaton. unnerved Imagined, ".But when a cold day comes In started up. then sank back for betMarch every one says; A bitter ter composure. March day. Be cureful to wear your "Mr. Santolne Is here, then?" warm dollies. These are dangerous Here? Of course lie's here?" days not to be properly clad. And he's conscious?" He Ims been conscious for tha "When a mild day comes along in better part of two days. Didn't they the autumn people say: Oh, how lovetell you?" ly I Regular Indian slimmer were Eaton looked toward the window, It is beautiful to have this touch I heard the news- of summer again, is It not? breathing hard. Sinclair Tell How She We Made Well by Lydia E. Pmkhama Vegetable Compound Indianapolis, Indiana. END OF MARCH boys COMPLETE WRECK March, I think. Now the Wind hnd been blowing nnd had been listening to March, hut had been too busy to answer. "Yes, March, you do get a lot of abuse that you dont deserve. Well, A MAN WHO BECAME FAMOUS Doctor It. V. Fierce, whose picture appears above, was not only a successful physician, but also a profound student of the medicinal qualities of Natures remedies, roots and heihs, and by close observation of the method used by the Indian, lie discovered their great remedial qualities, especially for weaknesses of women, and afPr careful preparation succeeded In giving to the world n remedy which has been used by women with the best result for half a century. Dr. Pierces still In great Favorite Irescriptlon demand, while many other so called " have come and gone. The reason foj its phenomenal success to because of its absolute purity, nnd Dr. Fierces high standing ns nn honored citizen of Buffalo is a guarantee of all that Is claimed for the Favorite Prescription as a regulator for the Ills peculiar to women. Send 10c for trial pkg. to Dr. Tierces I cure-nils- When Winter and Spring Meet. there are many unkind things said in this world. Now one very unkind thing I think Is when any one asks if n person is pretty to have that other person you're asking say: Ch, well, she'll pass in a crowd.' I always thought that was a verv tin kind speech somehow. Of course every one can't he beautiful, but many has beer, the time when Ive heard that speech that I've blown for all 1 was worth. And thats a good deal." It Is," said March. "It most certainly Is." "Truly. March, I do give you my sympathy for I think you have to put up with a great deal and considering all the talk about you I think you do pretty well." the Wind said. "It would make some people horribly hud and cross If they wore talked about like that. Rut you show a lot of character, March, not to be a bit worse thun you are." Thank you." said March, for a little encouragement helps a great deal. Now there Is a sweet little girl, and her name is Muhalia. She Is always pleasant and sweet and nlee and her voice is soft and lovely. But when she Is speaking of me she Is not so kindly " March hasnt marched out yet she will say, so he careful not Jo catch cold. I, myself, am very much afraid of March. March is a bad month. "Yes, she says all thnt nnd a greai deal more. Wind." March continued Its hard to be the month of March No wonder at times my tears seen, cheerless." Invalid Hotel Pii"-!- -, xj. Y. Grippe Physicians advise keeping the bowels open as a safeguard against Grippe or Influenza. When you are constipated, not enough of Natures lubricating liquid ia produced in the bowel to keep the food waste soft and moving. Doctors prescribe Nujol becaase it acta like this natural lubricant and thus secures regular bowel movements by Natures own method lubrication. KaJ! Is m labrl rant sot mad Idas sr laxaUvt M annst grip. Try It tsOar- WFLMEDs disfigure I EYES Looksf your 25 wt all druggists. |