| Show the he blind lin d mans ans eyes eves WHO ARC anc YOU gabrial seattle Is lt it itis 1 Is him hi bellr it 1 in Is ril ln 1 a CA cellar ti er I 1 I 1 it I 1 iliin 1111 1 wi it I 1 it inform informs li it a wife alf of acor that 11 1 I 1 allm irn if I 1 a iahn t 0 ft a our lie h cn only ly I 1 ono honorable onore rable ht one on UK ta ion hi ih 1 I 1 I 9 car u i I 1 I 1 Is a man w wl uni li lie I 1 ikes lilt 1 it I ap 14 chita ahli ut ten n ih th ur or row a li 11 i 1 warden to I 1 f i tl d dm il I 1 n r let I 1 and nil all in I 1 I 1 w i rr or il yo 4 inn inan hm has I 1 I 1 vi a di 1 I h ill u ur I 1 un it 11 1 1 on I 1 it lv I 1 or r lid I 1 r rr ro 1 I Ps ft r era t 11 P beg trail its for at party I 1 a mm inn and nd a biti ikird 1 its I rin vil II 11 ia 1 tryl F 1 I 1 tl fi 6 11 t f 0 Is kirl mi nit I 1 rno rn in blat ll 11 ra n for V wh 1 m II 11 0 hain as hot I 1 I 1 i I 1 ip 1 1 a yurl un 0 an 10 lo I 1 alt lie it a ito is durn grilii to 11 III tin ahler a R il 4 1 I li is I 1 it in it arry t ti ont alln 1 out cht I 1 try toy I 1 at ILI co I 1 lin tin the th 0 u o mail it alq ne dor r P Is and hearit par durt A in titer OUI 9 assault A Purit tan 4 ehrne li a arv a 11 fiill rantain Rant Rint nin olne A rat it r tali n klon 1 I misi oell and nil questioned quest ione d CHAPTER VII continued ft inton flaton leaning hoflin HK flIn lie tic roll lie stile her tier and 1 cla clarill nill nl at her wi lint thill her 11 biere met iet on his ills a bejes ejes snipped ir ill tilt couill lura ahey hate I 1 ten on IMI hit tilt altinel alti lel 7 yell IlIon donneil fild mr ai aury ery I 1 1011 oil kno liDow and onil the ime line I 1 11 et n worling on it nil all iny ibay 1 I h CY havi beo lie lotair lot tir rhe borit ra oh I 1 ilont don I 1 bienn lint that they thieu the porter hod had to 10 lo to ith it but the lie bell barg ou know nie ills belli bell I 1 nhe 1 he bell ito brorn ram rathers berth I 1 ou binm it rang sonic time before I 1 ather ns 81 found euine tevi fuh minutes before if tie e porter did not hear it but lie the pointer uns ns turned doun dou n they inie ime tested it it and tt it cannot bo be jarred alon or turned in any way viny except by means of the bell fitton looked duay from her tier then nick anin rather strangely la is hint that nil nit they lime have ho 0 tiey they haze hae founie unit the the weapon nith jill illitch jour aur fa in ther was yes the tile man vilio dad it seems nol not to hate hae realized realize hint that the train ins ns stopped top pedor or nt at benqt flint it vituld be stopped for eo so long ion and ho lie threw thre it ott oft the tie train thinking I 1 suppose vie e should be mile miles away from there by moraln but the tile train and rind the enow snow cover it bp tip and it as found lying he the enow snow bahl tills afternoon it cor responds doctor sinclair says with fathers injuries mat what was nas it 11 seems to lieve been a bar of metal of etcel steel they said I 1 think mr ea eaton ton u rapt ed la in a mans black soca ock A bockl P eacona voice sounded to himself he be felt that the blood had hall left his fits chis leaen him pale pate ond and that the cirl girl must notice it A man mans sock I 1 then he lie saw hat that she abe had not noticed for she had find not been looking att it him oft 1 could bo be carried in ant way through hie the you know bilth out attracting attention clio she ob served enton eaton controlled himself A sk I 1 he aid he ile felt suddenly a rough imp upon his shoulder and turning aw saw that step in here sir he tic dim directed acted donald avery lind had come out upon the platform atul via nas standing tani ling belile P behind aery he on ductor Con connery nerl there was wa no cue out use tise oo 00 the platform will you tell me Rat onor ile tite your name m anny ay iy le bt la Is that you hae hate been aekins n ans eilf Sant olne atry ury demanded handly hanh bari bly ly ll han hany arry y what hlll CL this man to a our hn aff catoni wort her gaze went nent won vion Cert nely from aery to antni and find back again why why don donl I 1 he lie baa has only been asking me what ue hail haj out about the attack o 0 pa ther ile and you told him avery swung livard enlon eaton you dusl he lie anuth d elli harriet arriet he aled asked yoa you that be cause he bv needed to inow he be had to harry thia this la Is the man that old id it 14 zo to fl arut sn anddew adent lf by william mallarg Edwin Balmer 1 kr by attl of dm no C caabay 0 nit et pt stood nt at the lie two tuo then I 1 alon n ton ili iu ll 11 P 11 eliod oil ii imi to her tier fore face atilt de f r mil aleek and ano nock ai as all nn tin arl il if not lino mr aary alary not hen here to put lila 1 bond hand on oil I 1 ill lit it q arin nith me inc air lr hi ll 11 anlon I 1 aiton thou fil for a moment HP ile londel to clarriet Sant olne na thomai to any something to I 1 i ra r hit ut tip lie bild not instep 1 it lie nit leti follow follo 1 I lite ie conductor an A ile lIn sited the ohm nation car into the tic car abend ahead ho lie beard the footstep loot istella step of linn let Sint olne and abery A pry clo clop clote te behind him CHAPTER VIII questions connery nelile the curtain of fill lie ot at III the end of the lite cair the end farthest from the room Stint olne iny lay step in ili fertit air lr he lie directed sit donn if it ou tre cre far elou h annn lie file not to ills turl mr S raffin sealing hini alf in the corner of the lie blather at it built against to no alaj ot lie the room and looking up nw saw that acry at cry had hall come into the tile room with them lite 1 lie girl followed ati her entrance into the room caine to him a strange ien Lillon illich ex ez housler his ills breath anti hopped stopped his pule pulse for a bent beat to be accused I 1 een to be suspected expect edof of the crime against ins to liae haie atten ion tion brought to him alth his ills account of himself ugly complications yet nt tit this moment of realization that did not fill his ills mind ills ions iong ti mellIng close to deith lind had numbed him to ills oun oin danser danger liou lioti eer much inore immediate it ind IM become he not know probably be he had bull prepared himself so thoroughly lind had in lire I 1 himself so to expect arrest and unit imminent destruction that now his hi himself Idro self confronted with accuser in itself failed to stir n new ew a ten en bation but till this day he had never imagined or been able to himself for accusation occultation before one le illie harriet Sant olne eo so for a moment hought bought solely of himself un ft as a it tub sub current of bis his conscious clous feeling feelings the terror that ehe she mould be brought to bellee with the other others that he lie had struck the blow against her father was the most pol poignant danl aery pulled forward one of the leather chairs for her tier to ecat sent herself liere elf and took another for facing calton athy ill by did you ring the bell in mn mr Sant olne berth avery directed the attack upon film suddenly to call help latora answer answered edL lou hail known thea then that he acebol bellz 1 1 I knew itaw it saw aw it then of course hinr i hen r 11 mien lien I 1 found him 11 han bon I 1 went forward to look for the conductor to ask him about taking a valk on the roof root of the cam you found him then th enthat that way I 1 the to way lay lie wasl its that way bayl yes nil 11 Ilon rEalon eaton les ieli how mr caton eaton or dillward nill ward or whittier whale whitt mer er your name ill tt how did dill oa oti find him the curtains curt nine were open perhaps per lups you jou saw jilin ai as you went by elir eh caton hia his head no the open they thet wei were 0 closed 1 I hen why did yoa you look 1 11 1 I ai a baft I hie ills hand land in the absler 00 oo go gnp on 11 hon I 1 caroe came back hack it look tight to roe me its position had not been iteen than changed ped nt tit all and it hadrit looted rl ellit ait to 0 o me before so I 1 topped stopped and ond mouthed it and I 1 found that it was cot cold 1 I then you fooled into the bertar yee yea anil hatier coed ed in and seen mr injured and lying talt n he lie wa you did not call anione am one you did hot brins bring belli hel pyou cotil merely leaned across arross him litin and slid pushed the belt awl and went leat on quickly out ott of the car before allone an one could we our ye but I 1 baited on the plit pl forra in of the next car to t see that help did fonie romel and the conductor me und and I 1 knew that he and the porter mut muo find mr santwine Sant olne nIne as its they alil do tott expect Us u to deltete thit very peculiar action of jours yours was as the act of an innocent maar if I 1 had find been guilty of the attack atack on sir Stan 14 id rd not hare have or loo looker lel the berth at all ail if you are innocent you had of course some reison for acting as you did will you on explain what it wasi noi cannot explain with a look of triumph arery avery turned to 10 harriet Sant olne and enton felt Ms fits flesh erow grow warm warin with gratitude as a he san sau her meet look 1001 bilth no appearance of belne convinced aerl A cry made a vexed gestur ce sture and turned to connery tell her the rest of it athi he directed anery connery who bal hati remained stand ing back of the two chair mow too forward forwar iL aben 1 X 1 he biked ed of avery lie woo w look ng not nt the girl but it fit katon union at the beginning avery directed I 1 mr fr aalon when hen you came come to IMP thi ernin ih hie coleman at seattle called nv my attention to you connery beann old mummy my tin lias recognized men vw ith criminal record records time and gain again iles lie got rewards out of it I 1 nion mt flit hh iiii pulse pulses clone close with lilt a allock lie recognized mer he quietly no he he place roil you connary granted lie fell I 1 11 vb whether ether you wore ere some somebody boily that ins wanted or someone welt ell inowe someone famous fon ioui maybe but ut I 1 ohl to have love kept my eye on you brim te of that from the cry ery start no nou ihli this morning you claim a tele crum meant for mother another man a nan man named ward on this hie train who deenis to ho be all nit right that ts Is by till an mers and his ills account of himself he deems seems to be exactly what that be lie claims to be did ho he rend read the telegram to you raton asked it nas in code if it it uni as meant for him film he ought to tx be able to rend read it no lie dlan didn t will you vailon halted while he lie recalled the met net wording of tile message no connery paused and looked to avery and the girl wait walt a minute sir avery A very and you miss Sant olne I 1 wont be long ho ile left the washroom and the sound of the closing of a door which camo come to eaton a half minute later told that he had cone gone out the front end of the caras tho the ahr three tot tat batting in the no one spoke eaton un der stood fully that tho the manner in he evi evidence denee against him was being prel presented tented to him nos not with tiny that he could defend himself ailers A cry and connery were ob too certain of their conclusion for that rather no it was being hein oven thus under direction it was for the effect upon harriet sin tolne colne end and to con convince lince her fully but raton had understood this from the first it nai uns for this reason he had not attempted to deny having rung Sant olne a bell realizing that if he denied it anil it afterward was vilis he would appear in a worse light thin by his inability to account for or n reison re ison for ills net act and he had in his for the girl had not been convinced so now he lie comprehended that something far more convincing and more important was to come but what that could be he could not guess the conductor appeared in the door of the washroom follo followed ned by the en eng lashman from batons car henry stu stan dish connery carried the theet sheet on aich he had find writtie the questions he had asked eaton and an what name were you using mr faton when uben yon you came come from asia to 0 o the united states 4 the eca conductor ductor demanded cn eaton reflected my own he mid said philip D eaton mr sV connery faced the englishman aou ou came come from yokohama to seattle on the marti you do you remember this sir eaton among the passengers no do you know he was wa not among the passengers 1 I lee es I 1 de do lion lien do yon you knolt the englishman took a folded pa per from his pocket opened it end and banded handed it to the conductor connery Cun taking IL it held beld it out to euton eaton Il here lere mr eaton he be said la ix the printed passenger list of tile people aboard the maru prepared after otter leaving yokohama lohama Yo for tion among the pass passengers its i un questionably correct will you point out your name en on enton made DO move to take the paper and after holding it long bough enough nough to give him full opportunity connery handed it back to the eng that all mr standish sh sV he eald said eaton mt sat silent as the after staring curiously around at them with lits ills bulging interested cies left the tle washroom now air mr eaton Conner connery jr aid said as all the sound mund of standra hs steps became inaudible cither either you viere tre not on the itam or you tou cre ere on it under soine other namo name than eaton raton holcli was 11 1 I never call sold I 1 was on the aru eaton returned steadily 1 I uld sold I 1 came come from asia by steamer I 1 lou ou yourself supplied the tile name tarn b ba mar mara e A in case of questioning itle lite that mr eaton it males makes no difference whether hether yon you mid itald lor llor I 1 supplied it in your hearing henrt mc if you dian didn I 1 correct me it was sou aun wanted ted tile 11 to get a 8 wrong impression about you lou merent on the maru viere bour no I 1 was not you did come from asia asla though as bour our railroad seemed to show n lea w from Yoko yokohama bamar the me last port we stopped at before falling sailing for seattle wai was yokohama yes connery re lIedeL rou had hod been in seattle then at least five fire days for the last steamer you could have come coule on docked fire dav days before the tumba clarn in fact mr eaton you bcd been oa an this side of the water irater for a M many as terea day days hid you ainar tot ivr wro 4 JOW repeated ajai tb ii ab nb aih res pa for it was as just 1 do day before this train left seattle that yva came come to the house of afir gabriel war wall den and waited there for him till he h was brought borne home dead enton eaton sitting fo forward rivard a tittle looked up at the conductors conductor bis his fiance glance caught alferes an instant he be gated faxed then to harriet saintoine Bant Saint olne at the charce charge she had started bat but avery had not the identification therefore was Con connery nerys or had been agreed upon by condery and avery between them of it had not rome come from front the lite San and connery had lind made the charce with nut out being certain of it he wim ax watch ine ing the effect enton now realized to 06 if it what bat he be had accused cu stif was con cop that oa 07 por Cori Coti nery demanded or do to you want to deny that too and lino it proved on aou ou later again for R moment euton sat at ellent no 0 o he decided 1 I do not deny lint that then mien you ere are the man who bri was at wardens the night lie aas anut d ered I 1 yee said raton 11 1 I wa was there that I 1 uns tho the one who ito came there by appointment and acted till after mr warden was as broucht brought hom home dead dealt to so yon you admit that connery float gloat ed but ho he could not keep from datoo the englishman took a folded hapl from his hl pocket opened it and handed it to the conductor a ene sense that by eatone admission of the fact connery had been disappointed all mr mont Ea toni connery cannery returned to his charge toa |
