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Show THE lindAAaisi) r YE J BY WILUAM MacHARG Illustrations by COeVIHOHT SV EDWIN DALMER. R. H.Livingstone LITTH, BROWN, AND COMPANY CHAPTER XV Continued. 13 She halted suddenly In her dressing, perplexed and troubled. Her father had sent Eaton to the country club with Avery; there Avery, plainly, had forced Eaton Into the polo game. By fcer father's Instructions? Clearly there seemed to have been purpose in whnt had been done, and purpose which had not been confided to hereof either by her father or Avery. For haw could they have suspected Eaton would betray himself In the Came unless they hnd also suspected that he had played polo before? To suspect that, they must at least have owe theory as to who Eaton was. But her father had no such theory ; he had been expending nnavalllngly, so far, every effort to ascertain Eaton's connections. So her thoughts led her only Into deeper and greater perplexity, but with them came sudden and tinaccountahle resentment against Avery. At seven Harriet went In to dinner with her father. The blind man was alone; he had been awaiting her, and they were served at once. All through the dinner she was nervous and moody; for she knew she was going to do something she had never done before: she was going to conceal something from her father. She told of Eaton's reception at the country club, and of his taking part in the polo practice and playing badly ; but of her own Impression that Eaton knew the game and her present conviction that Donald Avery had seen even more than that, she said nothing. She watched her father's face, but she could see there no consciousness that she was omitting anything la her account. Ao hour later, when after reading titoud to him for a time, he dismissed tier, she hesitated before gping. "You've seen Donald?" she asked. -Tea." "What did he tell your "The same as you have told, though tot quite so fully." She was outside the door and In Che hall before realization came to her that her father's reply could mean only that Donald, like herself, bad concealed his discovery of Eaton's ahMty to play polo. Why Donald had not told, she could not Imagine; the only conclusion she could reach wti thnt Donald's silence in some way menaced Eaton ; for suddenly now It came to her what this must mean to Eaton. All that he had been so careful to hide regarding himself and his connections must be obtainable hy Avery now, and Avery, for some purpose of his own. was withholding retrayal to make use of it as he might see fit. She moved once more to return to father; again she stopped; then, swiftly, she turned and went down- i watch) " to be definite, before a quar- ter of eleven." "Why should I do this?" He came close to her and faced her. "What do you think of me now, Miss Santoine?" "Why" She looked hurriedly about for Avery. She did not And him, nor at first did she And Eaton either. She discovered hira presently In the music room with Blatchford. Blatchford at once excused himself, tired evidently of his task of watching over Eaton. Harriet caught herself together and controlled herself to bar usual man- CHAPTER XVI lipfll "It's All Right, Willis," 8ha Said Qui atly. went to the Millard room, up They nd for an hour played steadily; but tried to help him In some way i.nd her mind was not upon the game nor, for some reason which she did not she oir, was his. Finally, as they know Wawien had been killed. And ended a game, he put his cue back In feeling that in helping him there might the ri-- and faced her. be danger to herself, she suddenly nd "Miss Santoine." he said, "I want eagerly welcomed that and danger, t.r k a favor." made her decision. "What Is ltr "You'll promise, Mr. Eaton, not to "t want to go out unaccompanied." try to leave?" "Why?" "Yes." "I wish to speak to a friend who "Let us go out" she said. will le waiting for me." She led the way downstairs and. In "How do you know?" the. hall, picked up a cape; he threw "He got word to me at the coun- It over her shoulders and brought his try club today. Excuse me I did not overcoat and cap. But In his absorpmenn to Inform on Mr. Avery; he was tion he forgot to put them on until, really most vigilant. I believe he only as they went out Into the garden totnade one slip." gether, she reminded him; then he put "lie was not the only one observing on the cap. The night was clear and eu." cool, and no one but themselves "1 suppose not. In fact, I cerseemed to be about the house. tain of It. However, I received a mes-a- e "Which way do you want to go?" which was undoubtedly authen- she asked. tic end had Dot been overwen." He turned toward the forested "Hut you were not able to make acres of the grounds which ran down reply." to a ravine at the bottom of which "1 was able to receive all that was a little stream trickled toward the lake. As they the aide Rhe -- onsldered for a moment "What of this ravine, aapproached man appeared and lo you want me to dor Investigated them. He "Either because of my presence or girl's figure and halted. recognised the two use of what has happened or "It's all right, WL-a- ," aha said quiperhaps normally you hava at least etly. four men about the grounds, two of "Tea, ma'am." whom seem to oe constantly on duty They passed the man and went te observe anyone who may approach. down the path Into the ravine and op I Ish you to order them te let me the tin valley. Raton baited. and go to a place perhaps ten "Yon don't mine" waiting here a few lat anlnuter walk from here, tf yoo do momenta for mar aw, I sill return at the latest within "No," she aald. "Yon will return half sa boar" (be glaaced at hla barer n r tr Eaton?" she asked. ed. "lea," be said; and with that per mission, he left her. Both had spoken ao that the man above could not have heard ; and Harriet now noticed that as her compan ion hurried ahead, he went almost noiselessly. She stood still, shivering a little now In the cold; and she lis tened, she no longer beard hla foot steps. What she bad done was done; then Just as she was telling herself that It must be many moments before she would know whether he was coming back, she heard him returning; at some little distance, he spoke her name so as not to frighten her. She knew at once It was he, but a change In the tone surprised her. She stepped forward to meet him. "You found your friend V "Yes." -wnai aid ne ten you? I mean what Is wrong that you did not ex pect She heard his breath come fast "Nothing," he denied. "No; you must tell me! Can't you trust me? "Trust you!" he cried. He turned to her and seized her hands. "You ask me to trust you !" "Yes; I've trusted you. Can't you believe as much In mer "Believe In you. Miss Santoine!" He crushed her fingers in his grasp. "Oh, my God, I wish I could !" "You wish you could?" she echoed. The tone of It struck her like a blow, and she tore her hands away. "What do you mean by thatr He made no reply but stood staring at her through the dark. "We must go back," he said queerly. "You're "I appreciate that." to have caught himself together "But are they all you have to fear. against some Impulse that stirred him Mr. Eaton T' She was thinking of strongly. "The man out there who Donald Avery. saw us? He will report to your fa He seemed to recognize what was In ther, Miss Santoine?" be asked un her mind ; his eyes, as he gazed In- steadily. tently at her, clouded, then darkened "Reports for Father are first made still more with some succeeding to me." , thought. "No, not all." "I see." He did not ask her what "And It will aid you to to protect she was going to do; if he was assumh yourself If you see your friend ing that her permission to exceed his set limits bound her not to report to "Yes." her father, she did not accept that "But why should not one of Fa- assumption, though she would not re ther's men be with you?" port to the blind man tonight, for she "Unless I were alone, my friend knew he must now be asleep. But would not appear." she felt that Eaton was no longer "I see." entered the thinking of this. As He moved away from her, then house and he helped they her lay off her came back; the Importance to him of cape, he suddenly faced her. what he was asking was very plain to "We are In a strange relation to her he was shaking nervously with each other. Miss Santoine stranger it. "Miss Santoine," he said Intently, than you know," he said unevenly. do not think badly of me now. I "you She waited for him to go on. -do not have to doubt that; I can see vnen tne time comes that you It; you have wanted me to see It. I comprehend what our actual relation ask you to trust me for a few minutes is, I I want you to know that I untonight I cannot tell you whom I derstand that whatever you have done wish to see or why, except that the was done because you believed It man comes to do me a service and to might bring about the greater good. endanger no one except those trying I I have seen In you In your father to injure me." only kindness, high honor, sympa She herself was trembling with her thy. If I did not know" desire to help him, but recollection of She started, gazing at him, what he her father held her back ; then swiftly said had absolutely no meaning for there came to her the thought of Ga- her. "What Is it that you knowr she briel Warden; because Warden had demanded. He did not reply; his hand went out to hers, seized It, crushed It and he started away. As he went up the stairs still. In his absorption, carrying cap and overcoat she stood staring after him In perplexity. ner. "What shall It be this evening, Mr. "Music, billiards?" "Billiards, If you like," he respond- S, "You are certain now, are you not, I had nothing to do with the attack on your father that Is, In any other connection than that the attack might be meant for me. I denied yesterday that the men In the automobile meant to run me down ; you did not accept that denial. I may as well admit to you that I know perfectly well they meant to kill me. They are likely to try again to kill me." "We recognize that too," she an swered. "The men on watch about cold." the house are warned to protect you She did not answer but started back as well as watch you." up the path to the house. He seemed that hr stairs. TIMES-NEW- The Fight In the Study. Eaton dismissed the man who had been waiting In his rooms for him ; he locked the door and carefully drew down all the window shades. Then he put his overcoat folded as he had been carrying it under his arm, on the writing table In the center of the room, and from Its folds and pockets took a "breast-drill- " such as Iron workers use In drilling steel, an automatic pistol with three clips of cartridges, an electric flashlight and a little bottle of nitroglycerin. He loaded the pistol and put It in his pocket ; then he carefully Inspected the other things. He raised a shade and window, and sat in the dark. The night was cloudy and very dark. He gazed at the south wing of the house; the windows of the first floor were closed and the curtains drawn; but tonight there was no light In the room. Then In the dark he moved to the table where he had left his overcoat, and distributed In his pockets and within his clothing the articles he had brought; and now he felt agnln In the overcoat and brought out a short, strong bar of steel curved and flattened at one end a "Jimmy" for forcing the windows. Eaton slipped off his shoes and went to his room door; he opened the door and found the hall dark and quiet. He stepped out closing his door care fully behind him, and with great caution he descended the stntrs. He went to a window In the drawing room which was set In a recess and so placed that It was not visible from other windows In the house. He opened this window and let himself down upon the lawn. He gained the south corner of the wing, unobserved or at least without sign that he had been seen, and went on around It He stopped at the first high French window on the south. As he tried to slip his Jimmy under the bottom of the sash, the window, to bis amazement, opened silently upon Its hinges; It had not been locked. The heavy curtains within hung Just In front of him; he put out hla hand and parted them. Then he started back In astonishment and crouched close to the ground; Inside the mom was a man moving about, flashing an electric torch before him and then exnlorlns an Instant In darkness and flashing nis rorcn again. Eaton bad not been at all prepared for this; now he knew suddenly that be tight to have been prepared for It NEPHI, UTAH If the man within tba room waa not the one who bad attacked him with the motor, he was closely allied with that man, and what he was after now was the same thing Eaton was after, He drew his pistol, and loosing the safety, he made It ready te fire; with his left hand, he clung to the short, heavy Jimmy. He stepped Into the great room through the curtains, and treading noiselessly In bis stocking feet, he advanced upon the man, mov ing forward In each period of dark ness between the flashes of the elec tric torch. Now, at the further side of the room, another electric torch flashed out. There were at least two men In the room, working together or rather, one was working, the other super vising; for Eaton heard now a steady, almost Inaudible grinding noise as the second man worked. Eaton halted again and waited ; if there were two, there might be others. His pulses were beating faster and hotter, and he felt the blood rushing to his head and his hands growing cold with his excitement ; but he was conscious of no fear. He crouched and crept forward noiselessly again. No other light appeared in the room, and there was no sound elsewhere from the darkness ; but the man who supervised had moved closer to the other. noise The grinding had stopped ; It was followed by a sharp click ; the men, side by side, were bending over something; and the light of the man who had been working. for a fraction of a second shot into the face of the other. He muttered some short, hoarse Imprecation, but before Eaton heard the voice, he had stopped as if struck, and bis breath had gone from him. His instant's glimpse of that face astounded, stunned, stupefied him, He could not have seon that man The fact was Impossible! He must have been mad ; his mind must have become unreliable to let him even Imagine It Then came the sound of the voice the voice of the man whose face he had seen! It waa he! And, In place of the paralysis of the first instant, now a wild, savage throe of passion seized Eaton; his pulses leaped so It seemed they must burst his veins, and he gulped and choked. He had not filled In with Insane fancy the features of the man whom he had seen; the voice witnessed too that the man In the dark by the wall was he whom Eaton if be could hava dreamed such s fact as now had been disclosed would have circled the world to catch and destroy; yet now with the destruction of that man In his power for he had but to atm and empty hla automatic pistol at five paces such destruction at this moment could not suffice; mere shooting that man would be petty. Ineffectual. Eaton's fingers tightened on the handle of his ptstol, but he held It now not as a weapon to fire but as a dull weight with which to strike. The grip of his left hand clamped onto the short steel bar, and with lips parted breathing once, It seemed, for each heartbeat and yet choking, suffocating he leaped forward. At the same Instant so that ha could not have been alarmed by Eaton's leap the man who had been working moved his torch, and the light fell upon Eaton. "Look out !" the man cried In alarm to his companion; with the word the torch vanished. The man toward whom Eaton rushed did not have time to switch off bis light; he dropped It instead; and as Eaton sprang for him, he crouched. Eaton, as he struck forward, found nothing; but below his knees, Eaton felt a man's powerful arms tackling him ; as he struggled to fre himself, a swift savage lunge lifted him from his feet; he was thrown and burled backward. Eaton ducked his head forward and struggled to turn, as he went dowa, so that a shoulder and not his head or back would strike the floor first He succeeded In this, though In his effort he dropped the Jimmy. He clung with his right hand to the pistol. and as he struck the floor, the pistol shot off; the flash of flame spurted toward the celling. Instantly the grip below his knees was loosed; the man who had tackled him and hurled him hack had recoiled In the darkness Eaton got to his feet but crouched and crept about behind a table, aim ing his pistol over It In the direction In which he supposed the other men must be. The sound of the shot had ceased to roar through the room ; the gases from the powder only made the sir heavier. The other two men In the room a I no waited, Invtslbla and silent The only light. In the great curtained room, came from the single electric torch lying on the floor. This lighted the legs of a chair, a corner of a desk and a circle of hooks In the cases on the wall. Aa Eaton's ayes became more accustomed to the darkness, be could see vague shapes of furniture. If a man moved, he might be made nut; bat If he stayed still, probably he would remain Indistinguishable. The other men seemed alo to have recognized this; no one moved In the room, and there was complete silence. Senator Would Outlaw War as a Crime Senator Borah of Idaho la waging a campaign for world peace. His idea Is that war should be outlawed as a crime, that the nations of the world should make an agreement to punish "International war breeders," that International law should be amended to make possible a guarantee of "peace and Justice" between nations, and that an International court should be created with affirmative Jurisdiction In controversies between nations. He asserts that it differs from that embodied In the League of Nations, because the decrees of the proposed world court would be enforceable by public opinion and not by arms. The preamble of a resolution Introduced by him Just before adjournment of congress recites that war Is the greatest existing menace to society, and has become so expensive and destructive that it not only causes the stupendous burdens of taxation now afflicting our people, but threatens to engulf and destroy civilization. It also says that civilization has been marked in Its upward trend out of barbarism into Its present condition by the development of law and courts to supplant methods of violence and force; the genius of civilization has discovered but two methods of compelling the settlement of human disputes, namely, law and war, and, therefore, in any plan for the compulsory settlement of International controversies we must choose between war on the one band and the process of law on the other ; war between nations has always been and still Is a lawful institution, so that any nation may, with or without cause, declare war against any other nation and be strictly within its legal rights. 1 TO BE CONTINUED.) The Lady Was Right. The lady who was thinking of bar ing an automobile had had the agent show her the carburetor, the differential, the transmission jnd everything he thought seemed Important about the car. Then she said. "Now, are yoo sure you've shown me sll the things l ought to know shout "Why, res madam, I tblnk ao," re r plied the agent "Well then, where Is the depreda tion? I am told that le one of the most Important things to know about when are yoe getting a car.' Youth' Compantoa Berger Will Be Lonesome in Congress Victor Berger, congressman-elec- t from Wisconsin, will apparently get a seat in the next congress. If he does, he will be the only Socialist In the house, Meyer London of New York Anyway, having failed of no further prosecution Is in store for activities. By Berger on his anti-wa- r permission of Attorney General Daugh-ert- y the Indictment against Berger charging conspiracy to obstruct recruiting and enlisting of military forces returned in January, 1918, has been dismissed. The nolle prosequi wipes out the charge that resulted in a sentence of twenty years and caused Berger to be ousted twice from . congress. Other charges against Berger alleging violation of the espionage law have been dismissed in Wisconsin. Berger was convicted before former Judge Landis, who said afterwards: "It was my great displeasure to give Berger twenty years in Fort Leavenworth. I regretted It exceedingly because I believe the laws of the country should have enabled me to have Berger lined up against a wall and shot." A year ago the United States Supreme court reversed the conviction, holding that Judge Landis should have allowed a change of venue and also ruling out part of the evidence. Berger was elected for the third time last November. Wife of Ambassador Starts Something Yes, Mrs. Miles Polndexter has certainly started something by ber Washington letters to a Spokane newspaper. Mr. Polndexter, It will be remembered, was United States senator from Washington until March 4, when be Joined the "lame duck brigade" and was appointed ambassador to Peru. Petitions asking a federal grand Jury investigation of statements of alleged misconduct in Washington (D. C) society circles, will be circulated In leading western cities, Including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Portland, Tacoma and Seattle. The petition Includes a petition presented last week to the Spokane Federated Woman's Christian Temperance union asking further Information from Mrs. Polndexter. The union forwarded that petition to Its Washington representative. Mr. Harris' petition Is the same, with the addition of the address to the attorney general and a few other paragraphs laudatory of Mrs. Polndexter., The eight queries of the petition Include these: "Who was the farm bloc senator who would not give his wife large sums of money to gamble with? "What are the names of the senators, representatives and cabinet officers i In whose homes liquor is served to guests? "What are the names of the high officials of the government in whose homes gambling at bridge is permitted V Florida Is Shocked by Peonage System It appears that there is a different Florida besides the one of glorious sun and blue skies and of whits surf beating lazily on the beaches of Miami or Palm Beach, of fruit and flowers, and contentment which the whole world thinks of when It hears the name. There Is also a Florida of the "peonage camps." Martin Tabert, farm boy, was a North Dakota arrested V -- aw v er "vf In Leon coun- ty, Fla., Dec. 15, 1921, for stealing a ride on a train. He was fined $23, and wired home for $50 to pay the fine and his fare home. On Dec. 21 bis brother sent him a draft for $75 In care of Sheriff J. R. Jones. On Dec. 26 the letter was received, but It was forthwith "Returned te writer unclaimed from Tallahassee, Fla.," and superscribed, "Rt'd by request of sheriff, party gone." Martin Tabert was gone to the convict camp of the Putnam Lumber company st Clara. There be died on Feb. L three days after ba bad been f beaten with a saVen and pound strap. North Dakota took ap the case and Florida la now mch worked tip over the lessliif of county prisoners to private corporation a. Governor Hardee (por-ra-it herewith) says that tba abase will be corrected. one-hal- |
