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Show THE SAUNA SUN, SAUNA, UTAH Ue BLIND MANS 1 EYES I By William MacKarg Edwin Balmer Q thought of himself by that name-aw- oke to full consciousness at eight oclock the next morning. He was In the room he had occupied before In Santoines house; the sunlight, reflected from the lake, was playing on the ceiling. Ills wounds had been dressed; his body was comfortable and without fever. He saw and recognized, against the lighted square of the window, a man standing looking out at the lake. Lawrence, he said. The man turned and came toward the bed. Yes, Hugh. Eaton raised himself excitedly upon hls pillows. Lawrence, that was he last night In the study. It was Latron I saw him Youll believe me, Lawrence you at least will. They got away on a boat they must be followed With the first return of consciousness he had taken up again that battle against circumstances which had been his only thought for ! ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. H. Livingston COMOCCCOCCOMfiOCOOW' Copyright by Little, Brows and Company CHAPTER XXIII Continued. 19 ' "In other words, you Instructed them not to do so until you found out whether Overton could be handed over for execution and the facts regarding Latron kept secret, or whether some other course was necessary. The blind man did not wait for any answer to this; he straightened suddenly, gripping the arms of his chair, and got up. There was more he wished to ask ; In the bitterness he felt at his blindness having been used to make him an unconscious agent In these things of which Avery spoke so calmly, he was resolved that no one who had shared knowingly in them should go unpunished. But now he heard the noise made by approuch of Eaton's captors. As Santoine stood listening, the sounds without became coherent to him. They have taken Overton, Avery, he commented. Of course they have taken no one else. I shall tell those in charge of him he Is not the one they are to hold prisoner but that I have another for them here. The blind man heard no answer from Avery. Those having Overton In charge seemed to be coming into the house; the door opened and there were confused sounds. Then Santoine heard his daughter's voice In a half cry, half sob of hopeless appeal to him. Harriet ran to him; he felt her cold, trembling fingers clasping him and beseeching him. "Father! Father! They say they eay they will He put his hands over hers, clasping hers and patting It. "My dear, he said, I thought you would wait for me; I told you to wait. He heard others coming Into the house now; and he held hls daughter beside him as he faced them. Who Is In charge Imre? he demanded. The voice of one of those who had Just come In answered him. I, sir I am the chief of police. I wish to speak to you; I will not keep you long. May I ask you to have your prisoner taken to the room he occupied here in my house and given attention by a doctor? You can have my word that it Is not necessary to guard him. Wait! Walt! he directand ed, as he heard exclamations ejaculations to correct him. I do not mean that you have mistaken who he Is. He is Hugh Overton, I know ; It Is because he Is Hugh Overton that I say what I do. Santoine abandoned effort to separate and comprehend or to try to answer the confusion of charge and He conquestioning around him. cerned himself, at the moment, only with hls daughter; he drew her to him, held her and said gently, There, dear; there! Ever thing Is right. I have not been able to explain to you, and I cannot take time now ; but you, at least, will take my word that you have nothing to fear for him nothing ! He heard her gasp with incredulity and surprise; then she drew back from him, staring at him, she breathed deep with relief and clasped him, sobbing. He still held her, as the hall was cleared and the footsteps of those carrying Overton went up the stairs; then, knowing thac she wished to lot-lothem, he released her. She drew away, then clasped his hand and kissed it ; ns she did so, she suddenly stiffened and her hand tightened on his spasmodically. Someone else had come Into the hall and he heard another voice a womans, which he recognized ns that of the stenographer, Miss Davis. Where Is he? Hugh ! Hugh ! What hnve you dime to him? Mr. Santoine! Mr. Santoine! Where is ! five years. But suddenly he was aware that hls sister was also In the room, sitting upon the opposite side of the bed. Her hund came forward and clasped hls; she bent over him, holding him and fondling him. "It is all right, Hugh, she whispered oh, Hugh ! it Is all right now. Mr. Santoine knows ; he he was not what we thought him. He believed all the while that you were justly Now he knows othersentenced. wise He Santoine believed that? Eaton asked incredulously. Yes; he says hls blindness was used by them to make him think so. So now he Is very angry; he says no one who had anything to do with It shall escape. He figured it all out most wonderfully that It must have been Latron In the study. lie has been working all night they have already made several arrests and every port on the lake is being watched for the boat they got away on. Is that true, Edith? Lawrence, Is it true? Yes; quite true, Hugh!" Hillward choked and turned away. Eaton sank badk against hls pillows; hls eyes dry, bright and filled still with questioning for a time, as he tried to appreciate what he Just had heard and all that it meant to him dampened suddenly as he realized that It was over now, that long struggle to clear hls name from the charge of murder the fight which had The Voice of One of Those Who Had Just Come in Answered Him. I, sir I Am the Chief of Police. seemed so hopeless. He could not realize it to the full as yet; concealment. fear, the sense of monstrous injustice done him had marked so deeply all his thoughts and feelings that he could not sense the fact that they were gone for good. So what came to him most strongly now was only realization that he had been set right with Santoine Santoine, whom he himself had misjudged and mistrusted. And Harriet? lie had not needed to be set right with her; she had believed and trusted him from the first, in spite of all that had seemed against him. Gratitude warmed him ns be thought of her and that other feeling, deeper, stronger far than gratitude, or than anything else lie ever had felt toward anyone but her, surged up In him and set his pulses wildly beating, as hls thought strained toward the future. "Where asked. Is Miss Santoine? he His sister answered. She has been helping her father. They left word they were to be sent for ns soon as you woke up, and Ive Just sent for them." Eaton lay silent till he heard them ecming. The blind man was unfamiliar with this room; his daughter Her eyes were very led him In. bright, her cheeks, which had been pale, flushed as she met Eatons look, but she did not look away. He kept hls gaze upon her. Santoine, under her guidance, took the chair Hillward set beside the bed for him. The blind man was very quiet; he felt for and found Eatons hand and pressed It. Eaton choked, Then ns he returned the pressure. Santoine released him. Who else Is here? the blind man asked hls daughter. Miss Overton and Mr. Hillward," she answered. "I understand, I think, everything now, except some few particulars regarding yourself, be said. Will you tell me those? CHAPTER XXIV Eaton spoke to SanYou mean but looked at Harriet. Oh, he AH toine, at Last. "Its Right, Hugh When I Eaton he still, with the habit of I understand, I think. Mr. course my of five of Santoine, even escaped, concealment, years her The blind man straightened, holding hls daughter to him; there was anxiety, horror, love In the voice he heard ; Harriet's perplexity was great as his own. Is that you, Miss Dnvls? he Inquired. the girl repeated. yes. Yes; "Where is Hugh, Mr. Santoine? You do not understand," the voice of a young man broke In on them. Im afraid I dont," Santoine said quietly. She Is Hughs sister, Mr. Santoine she is Edith Overton. Edith Overton? And who are your "You do not know me. My name is Lawrence Hillward." Santoine nsked nothing more for the moment. His daughter had left hls side. He stood on instant listening to the confusion of question and answer In the hall ; then he opened the door Into the library and held It for the police chief to enter Eaton obediently closed hl eyes, picture had appeared In all the newspapers and I was not safe from rec- but opened them at once to look for ognition anywhere In this country. I Harriet. She had moved out of hia got Into Canada and, from Vancouver, went to China. We had very little money left, Mr. Santoine. What had not been lost through Latron had been spent In my defense. I got a position In a mercantile house over there. It wns a good country for me; people over there dont ask questions for fear someone will ask questions about them. We had no near relatives for Edith to go to and she had to take up stenography to support herself and and change her name, Mr. Santoine, because of me. Go You said Santoine. on, thought I knew who Latrons murderer wns and morally, though not technically, perjured myself at your trial to convict you In hls plaee. What next? That was It, Eaton assented. "We thought you knew that some of those around you who served as you eyes must know It, too. Harriet gasped. Eaton, looking at her, knew that she understood now what had come between them when she had told him that she herself had served as her father's eyes all through the Latron trial. He felt himself flushing as he looked at her; he could not understand now how he could have believed that she had aided In concealing an Injustice against him, no matter what Influence had been exerted upon her. She was all good ; all true. At first, Eaton went on, Edith did not find out anything. Then, this year, she learned that .here was to be a reorganization of some of the Latron properties. We hoped that, during that, something would come out which might help us. I had been away almost five yenrs; my face was forgotten, and we thought I could take the chance of coming back to be near at hand so I could act If anything did come out. Lawrence met me at Vancouver. We were about to start east when I received a message from Mr. Warden. I did not know Warden and I dont know now how he knew who I was or where he could reach me. Ills message merely said he knew I needed help and he was prepared to give It and made an appointment for me to see him at hls house. You know what happened when I tried to keep the appointment. Then you came to Seattle and took charge of Wardens affairs. I felt certain that If there was any evidence among Warden's effects as to who had killed Latron, you would take It back with you with the other matters relating to the Latron reorganization. line of vision. ren Santne rose; he stood an Instant waiting for hls daughter, then suddenly comprehended that she was no longer In the room. Mr. Hillward, I most ask your help, be said, and he went out with Hillward guiding him. Eaton, turning anxiously on hls pillow and looking about the room, saw no one but his sister. He had known when Harriet moved away from beside the bed ; but he had not suspected that she was leaving the room. Now suddenly a great fear filled him. Why did Miss Santoine go away? Why did she go, Edith? he questioned. You must sleep, Hugh, hls sister MOTHER Fletchers Castoria is a pleasant, harmless Substianswered only. tute for Castor Oil Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Harriet, when she slipped out of the Syrups, room, had gone downstairs. She could especially prepared for Infants 1 month old to Children all ages. not have forced herself to leave before she had heard Hughs story, and To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of she could not define even to herself Proven directions cm each package. Physicians whut the feeling had been that had everywhere recommend it. made her leave as soon as he had finished ; but she sensed the reason vaguely. Hugh had told her two days before, "I will come back to you as and you have never known me yet It had proved true. She had known Take a good dose of Carters Little Liver Pills him as a man In fear, constrained, then take 2 or 3 for a few nights after. They carefully guarding himself aguinst cleanse your system of all waste matter and others and against betrayal by himself; a man to whom all the world Regulate Year Bowels. Mild-- as easy to seemed opposed ; so that her sympatake as sugar. Genuine tear signature thy and afterward something more Small Pill. Small Dose. Small Price. than her sympathy had gone out to him. To that repressed and threatened man, she had told all she felt toward him, revealing her feelings FOOT-EAS- E with a frankness that would huve THE ANTISEPTIC, HEALING POWDER FOB THE FEET been Impossible except thnt she wanted him to know that she was ready to Takes the friction from the shoe, relieves the pain of corns, bunions, calstand against the world with him. louses and sore spots, freshens the feet Now the world was no longer and gives new vigor. against him; he had friends, a place MAKES TIGHT 01 NEW SHOES FEEL EASY in life was ready to receive him ; he At night, when your feet are tired, , would be sought after, and hls name sore and swollen from excessive dancwould be among those of the people ing or walking, sprinkle Allens Foot-Eas- e of hls own sort. She had no shame and enjoy the the bli in the foot-batthat she had let him and others of feet without an ache. know all thut she felt toward him; Over On Million five hundred thonund pound she gloried still In It ; only now now, of powder for th feet wr need by oar Army If he wished her, he must make that nd Nry daring the war. Trial package and a Foot Eaa Walking Doll Sant Fran. Addraaa plain ; she could not, of herself, return La Roy. N. Y. ALLEN'S FOOT-EAto him. R .a Finch. Uee ALLENS FOOT-EAS- E So unrest possessed her and the suspense of something hoped for but ungudfllled. She went from room to At the age of sixty a mun may not Juvenile untruUis are defensive. Not room, trying to absorb herself In her ook to be more thun forty but whats till later come those that enter into dally duties; but the house her fa- the use? plots. ther's house spoke to her now only of Hugh and she could think of noth5 Pass. Sedan ing but him. Wns he awake? Was he sleeping? Was he thinking of her? Or, now that the danger was over . o. b. Flint, through which she had served him, were hls thoughts of someone else? Mich. Her heart halted at each recur rence of that thought; and again and again she repeated hls words to her at parting from her the night before. I will come back to you as you hnev never known me yet!- - To her he would come bnck, he said ; to her, not to anyone else. But hls danger was not over then; In hls great extremity and in hls need of her, he might have felt wlmt he did not feel now. If he wanted her, why did he not send for You could not recognize me from your having been at my trial because you were blind ; I decided to take the train with you and try to get possession of the draft of the reorganization agreement and the other documents with It which Warden had been working on. I had suspected that I was being watched by agents of the men protecting Latrons murderer while I was In Seattle. I had changed my lodgings there because of that, but Lawrence had remained at the old lodgings to find out for me. He found there was a man following me who disappeared after I had taken the train, and Law- her? rence, after questioning the gateman She stood trembling as she saw at Seattle decided the man had taken Edith Overton in the hall. the same train I did. He wired me In Hugh has been asking for you conthe cipher we had sometimes used in tinually, Miss Santoine. If you enn communicating with each other, but find time, please go In and see him. not knowing what name I was using Harriet did not know what answer on the train, he addressed it to himshe made. She went upstairs: she self, confident that if a telegram ran, as soon as she wns out of sight reached the train addressed to Law- of Hugh's sister; then, at Hughs door, rence Hillward I would understand she had to halt to catch her breath and claim it. and compose herself before she opened Of course, I could not follow hls the door and looked In upon him. lie instructions and leave the train; we was alone and seemed asleep ; at least were snowed in. Besides, I could not hls eyes were closed. Harriet stood Imagine how anybody could have fol- an Instant gazing at him. lowed me onto (he train, ns I had Ilis face was peaceful now but taken pains to prevent that very thing worn, and his paleness was more eviby being the last passenger to get dent than when he bad been talking aboard it. to her father. As she stood watchThe man whom the gateman saw ing him, she felt her blood coursing did not follow you ; he merely watched through her ns never before and you get on the train and notified two wanning her face and her fingertips; others, who took the train at Spo- nnd fear fear of Him or of herself, kane. They had planned to get rbl fear of anything at all in the world of you after you left Seattle so as to fled from Her ; and love love which run less risk of your death being con- she knew that she need no longer try nected with that of Warden. It was to deny possessed her. my presence which made it necessary She beard her name Harriet! for them to make the desperate at- from his lips nnd she saw, as he tempt to kill you on the train. opened hls eyes and turned to her, Then I understand. The' other tel- there wns no surprise in bis look; If egram was sent me, of course, by he had been sleeping, he had been Edith from Chicago, when she learned dreaming slie was there; If awake, he here that you were using the name of bad been thinking of her. Dome on your way home. I learned IVbat Is It, Hugh? She was befrom her when I got here that the doc- side him and he was looking up into uments relating to the Latron prop- her eyes. You meant It, then? All you said erties, which I had decided you did not have with you, were being sent and and ull you did when we you you through Wardens office. Through und I were alone against them all! Edith I learned that they had reached It's so, Harriet! You mean It! And you did too! Dear, it was you and had been put In the safe. I d managed to communicate with only to me that you could come back-o- nly at the country club, and that to me? He closed hls eyes night he brought me the means of Only to you ! In hls exultation. Oh, my dear, I forcing the safe. Eaton felt himself flushing agnln, as never dreamed Harriet In all the days he looked at Harriet. Did she resent and nights I've had to plan and wonhls having used her In that way? He der what might be for me If everysaw only sympathy In her face. thing could come all right. I've never My daughter told me that she dreamed I could win a reward like helped you to that extent, Saiolne this. Like this? offered, and I understood later what must have been your reason for askHe opened hls eyes again and drew her down toward him. Like you ! ing her to take you out that night. When I reached the study, Eaton She bent until her cheek touched I found others nl ready his ami Ids arms were about her. He continued, there. The light of an electric torch felt her tears upon hls face. Noto flashed on the face of one of them thata; not that you mustnl cry, he begged. and I recognized the man as latron Oh, dear, Harriet, the man for whose murder I had been aren't you happy now? convicted and sentenced Edith tells Thats why. Happy! I didnt me that you know the rest. know before there could be anythin There wns silence In the room for like this. several minutes. Santoine again felt Nor I. . . . No, its al right, for Eatons hand and pressed It. Harriet; everything Is all right now? All right? Weve tired you out, he said. You Oh, Jt's ell right now, If I can make It so ror you, must rest. she You must sleep, Hugh, If you can, answered. Edith urged. fTHE END! 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