Show T ii e blin d William by MacHarg A aw ir fa M LY 0 W JL ae edwin balmet copyright lit lbrown and company L THE TE TELEGRAM gabriel warden seattle sf fat tells tits hla butler he Is a caller to be admitted without quei Uon lie he informs hta hin wife of danger anger that threatens hime him if lie pursues a cour course se he consid considers ra the only honor honorable ablo one levden waves tile the house in ills hla car and meets a man whom lie he takes lakes into the MR mn chine when tile the borr cretu A lipina herne warden to IB found dead murdered andl alone tile caller a youn man mail has haa been at wardens house bj but I 1 teves leaves te ves unobserved aou con piry nery col conductor ductor receives re colvea orders to hold train for a party 1 lye lve rna nt an and it girl board tile the tha h altern eastorn kupreas file father of i tile the girl mr unree borne Is the for whom th etrain was hold held philip D lenton a young nitin man also boarded the train tells lit his daug daughter liter anti and ills secretary dots don avery A very to ind find out what they can concerning him the two malta make batons acquaintance CHAPTER ill continued you 11 the sentence obviously 1011 slY yas aa otte one site bhe felt it better not to td finish As though thiet li ho he recognized alint kt now nov site must wish tile conversa ua clori fi to end lie he got up olie aie rose stiffly ill see bee you into your cari car tf it youre returning there lie offered i neither ther spoke BS as lie he went with her nto into tle the text next can and at the lie section aher iier futher fattier sat oat eaton bowed silently nodded to avery who coldly returned tits ills nod ani left tier her en anton t 0 n went on into ills his own car and ant down ills his thoughts ty in fil mail mad confusion how near lie he had come to talking to this girl about himself wan even though lie ile had felt from the farst that ivaa alint she wn wa stryIng to inake him bilm io was lie he losing kis his common sense was the self momand on which lie he bind alad so BO counted tint that he lind dared to take tills this train deserting ma bilm he felt tie tib must not see se harriet dorpe again alone in he had recoiled recon led by that instinct which so gelY divines flip personalities one finc cs an enemy f from rain tie kD bornea ornes attitude toward him of vourse course ans its not nor yet et dennec denned ned na for harriet dorrie borni he could not tell whether whet tier she alk wits prep tired tj ito ho tits his eneany or friend unton ant into tile hie mena compart it of if ili cur where in hi sat put Ing instill till lifter tifer the truan was iKler way ti air gaill the porter looked in ilk u upon pon film there hero to as if tit he his herth berth till u now assent aud fifteen vil minutes later dropping the cold binl end of hi ills 4 cleir and kolni out into tit ohp car c lie found tile the berth t jadv tor for ailin thim A half hour later inter the vas vassilee or of sai someone reone through the tilsia und tand the sudden i miling of tho lie kiich chitek afi af light willed showed above the th vu curtains r told him in the cair luid dmn rui reit down closed tits ills hilt hill sleep wn wits far from cron lint axt dittly tu to f biffl 11 ote liy aln act to 1 ww fill r wath the grade wid und like deepening d enow it alif lind ind tile weah er cr wn getting ettna colder und and tile the worm storm kore severe huton li atton lifted tile liy curtain from froin tilt lie window liliu and leathed on lit one OIK elbow tit 11 took look out the file truan was running run a clealy clde no light anif no alti ar 0 fat loll 1011 showed anywhere rr tn events of the day rin nin through tr mili ills ids tand with si niter suggestion lip ile had train fora for n certain definite dangerous purpose which re i qu quiren alred tits his remaining ns as obscure and US ar inconspicuous as possible yet ul at wady ready lie ho had been singled out for attention so far he ans was sure lie he had received ge elvel no more titan than that attention curiosity concerning lilia lie ile iliad not suffered ercil recognition but that udert come at any tj could ile he risk longer loneer walting to not net tie he dropped on tits his back on tile the bed and lay with his blinds clasped under bis hen licad dAils ills eyes starlus starl ni up lit at the cof t of taip th air la in the card room of the observation car playing unit and conversation still avent on oil for a time then it ched as otte one by one olle tile the passengers went vent away to hed bed connery looking into tills this car found it empty and alli tile the porter cleaning up ho he slowly pa on cm forward through the train stopping ag momentarily in the rear pullman opposite post ite tile berth of the as ris sener whom president Preal dent jarvis had fed cd to ills his care his fils scrutiny of the car told him fill all ans correct here tile the even bren breathing thIng the berth barth assured mill him tile the slept Con connery tiery had been becoming more certain hour by hour all through tile the evening that they were going to have eret dini culty in retting getting the rain arnin though tl burh lie he knew ty by pre 91 dent joral note that tile the officials of om H aid must lie be watch watching inz the ress of this ilits especial trilan with par interest lie lind had received receive no ti nin orders from froin tile west for sev rut hours horns ills inquiry tit at the lie lust last stop lind had old him the rensen for tills this tilt the teh graph wires to tile M west st find gone t one down to the lie enst east ion doll wils still open hut bill how lonk iong I 1 it would so RO lie he could not guess here alere in ili the lie deep fiendt of the krent great they lind had posed ohp idaho title due into moninna they were getting tile till nil of tile storm their progress slow RIMY ans brake ln ake ay iy stops which were becoming frequent lind and longer as they struggled or on at the station where lie he was to the file ordin tiry plow which so fur air had and Full iced and oil collell on the alio rotary to fight daht lite ahe moun alend 0 faan drifts connery byung 4 self down own from looked in nt at tile hii helel graph and then went forward to tire two ganut locomotives on whose swen tinz monstrous lincks hacks tile the snow suddenly visible vise in tho ho ano e of their light melted ns it fell As they hey started tie he swung aboard non ird prid in thi th brightly lighted mens compartment of the ali braf st pull ninn man checked up tip tits his report s with a stilt of penell pencil aimen they stopped once more went vent on connery having put hrs firs papers into his lit pocket dozed ewh awoke e dozed doyed tile progress of the arnin halted again and again several tanca it ft hacked bricked rh arcT forward again only to stop hack finch rind and charpe charge ligard und and then go on nut but dirt did not disturb connery teco hInR went wrone all nt at once tie lie f unit mid elf by it a q Instinct instinctive lye and automatic notion action upon lipon hlo feet for the shock lint and been so slight us as barely to bo be felt far too slight all klit to have nr nc of tile the nur passengers in n tl ali bertl bert ls he went to tile the door of the car lifted the platform stop throw open the door of the vestibule and bringing himself by one hand bund to the rall mil swung himself out front the lie side hide of the car and looked ali alienie enil ile he sow saw the forward one of the two locomotives wrapped in clouds of und and well arni arm deep in ili snow sam wallowing forward to tile the rotary still further farther to the front and the sight conformed full fully to ills his apprehension I 1 tant this halt anh ns more halor tn nt and likely to lust last much long tenser er thun than those that hut liml imil gone ine before CHAPTER IV are you Hlll ward the hll li Is tile the washroom n fit t the eni end of the ilie ear was vs ringing violently and an someone ians rehi forcing libi his fluff X with alth a stentorian orlan call for I orter porter eaton truit it was very cold in ili ills berth algo hilt ithe train ans was g st anit 11 lanil been in chilt les fur for sol some ae bilue lie ill throw up lip tile the window cur tain na as lie he that tin 1 I look ing glut found thit lie he raced a 11 grat rant hink ol of glistening chirp snow us high ns its the tot top of tilt var tit lit this print point wid rising even higher lle he l le it AvI lied therefore atille the I 1 for the hir valli vallirie to the porte inart in rt ans as his till information froin roin the abaro alit rp ve e Krnc Fra crof unil and lianna lin nna suit yet e Yes suh alt yrtl I 1 alint foolish snow sti lill Yes suh and snow some borne more suh sub 7 anut nut we w the plow still abend 0 oh h tho the plows ahall anve ve still rot got it but thata all suh sub it aint doln much ity its busted ell eh what lint bustedt busted I 1 there was right smart of a slide across the track and the I 1 understands diagnosed it jus to a sno bank nod done bucked right into it but they was rock in this suh buh wes kayin right below n hill and that rock jus busted that rotary like n belgium shell hit it yessula Yes sul pieces of tant rotary essen bially scattered in four directions ions besides backwards and towards we aint done acine much travella travel ln since then enton eaton no longer paid attention snowed tn in and stopped since four I 1 tile the realization startled him with the necessity of taking it into account in ili tits his plans ile he jerked himself up tip in ills hla berth and began beann pulling ills clothes down from the hooks then al as abruptly lit ho stopped dressing and s sat i nt absorbed orbed in thought lie ile had let i himself sink back bach against tile hie pillows while lie he stared unseeingly at the soled hunk bank or of anor beside tho the car when th lh door nt at tle the farther end of tile couch coach opened and conductor con nery entered a name air mr lawrence Lawrell ce telegram Tele giam for sir mr euton eaton started starred ut tit the first call of the li allie lie sut sat up tip and faced about the conductor was uis opposite UP section three raton eaton now waited 11 tensely and delayed until tio cie conductor vas past then putting tits detill out of his cur cup lie hulled us lis the alie conductor was going through the door what name who Is that tele tram grain for mr lawrence ward oil oh thank you then mine connery held back 1 I thought your name hume was enton baton 1 it la is mr ward lawrence laan ls an associate of mine who expected to make inake tills trip with me but could not so I 1 should have telegrams or other addressed to him Is there anything to sigil no ar sir iraln dellvera del lvery eaton drew tits his curtains close again an and 1 I ripped the envelope open bopf lik but before reading the message he observed with alarm that tits his pajama jacket jackei had chad opened across the chest and it small round scar such ns as diat left by a high powered bullet penetrating was exposed ile ila gasped almost audibly 11 bly realizing this and clapped his hand to ills his chest anti and buttoned hla his jacket the message mes aage nine words without signature lay before him film thicket knot youngster omniscient issue foliage lecture tragic instigate tion lion I 1 it was some code which enton eaton recognized but could not decipher at once the conductor wits was still standing in tile the aisle when did you get this katon eaton asked looking out 11 just now that message aies sage came through yesterday some time and was waiting for you at simons when wo we got then them till this s morning they sent it on 1 I see thanks 11 jatoi assured that it 11 tho the conductor had seeli anything lie he suspected no significance in what he saw doped ills his curt curtains alivis and buttoned button etl them carefully the conductor novad movell on raton eaton took it small achl nese pocket dictionary from his vest pocket und opened it under cover of the blanket counting live word vord up from 11 thicket lie he round they five dve down from knot davv filin know six up from froin youn youngster ster haq you six down from froin wn was one seven up till from froin ls issue sue was waa Is and so ho continuing tit he translated trans latel the words to the tavy know you blidt ono Is followill leave Lenvel train instantly hilton alad unu jerky its as lie hy completed the ahra sl 91 words laughed athill uta ati iLl he ColP 1100 tilt the final three leave train instantly I 1 the humor nor oj of that adulte in iilo til paruin pr ruin iw ali lie he looked out rho rl window lit it the he soled hank bank of snow diio tipp appealed eald to to him A walter waiter frons from tilt car cam luck back ati ifie or 81 call for ami him fill into ui lic floal from tile pullman in HI tilt he air ell kuton s section fur for th diner tie he heard harriet donies ln es voice olce 11 in sollie uit julet rv re murk it u tile will ltv tu tier her ted lit it then lie he dr drebit ed swiftly and aind I 1 ur lett into tile lie now ue de seated hal tilori on oil if to 1 l durita us sitting living tin the door a tit tile the of flip birger tt ilea ol ImAlle cpr wr kill with his 1119 1 ick ack to anton lini nil kety ket arv Y A third alove wits wi laid 1141 be side 1 tile lie orl girl us its though tiley aliey dome if to jill join tilt hut hill tile mil begun heir fruit without the fl tit up iam eaton hillien in thi he door wity her alel hille t ves brightened with is look tart iii rr friendliness ilert purpose oil oh mr lilloll slip hinlle i 4 you IMP io t nit us 1 I diat futlick Is oviln ln to breal fast 1 ast now mid if ill hf dues doe of course theres still bronw ylie i lle pulled inck hack lie he t batir basille tier lier 1 ill I kon cilc weep apted ted it good morning inor mr avery lie suld baill to miss dornes domes as lie ho sut down alii the ile in ill in an across tilt table muri aured sono thing perforce As ali U anton aton ordered ills breakfast ln lip for the first mile that lint tits his coultis hild interrupted it vori versa ion flon or rather it sort of of 01 on tile tho part of standish yd kid dressed impersonally I 1 o avery they engaged in conversation as they breakfasted a conversation in n which av ery took almost no part though miss ails dome tried arle I 1 0 openly P en 1 y t to 0 dhruv film lit in then tile the sud sudden lerl en trance ranee of connery cannery fol followed loed closely by it ii stunt stout Iru man who belonged to the rear Pulli tian took batons hato ns attention aled hicls which Is him the man with con nery demanded loudly connery checked him but pointed it the sumo smile tiltil ato hat euton on him film Is 10 it the other man said niell go ahead 1 eaton observed that avery who hod had turned in ills hla seat was watching hing this diversion on the part of tho the conductor with interest connery stopped beside antons sent seat you took a telegram for Law ward tills this morning ho be asserted yes why because it was as mine or meant for me as I 1 said at the time my name Is enton but mr ward expected to make till this s trip with tile me tit thy stout nian man with the conductor forced himself forward pretty good but not quits quitis good enough lie ho charged Co condee Con duc ndue tor get thiu that telegram for mot met eaton got up controlling himself under the insult or of tile the others manner what business la is it of yours lie he demanded what business why only that im lawrence hallward Hlll ward all my f friend f I 1 what anre you up to anyway lawrence ward traveling with you I 1 I 1 never set eyes on you until I 1 saw you on this train and you take my telegram I 1 the charge was vas made loudly ant and distinctly every one in the dining car eaton could not see every one but he kile knew w it was so had find put town down fork or cup or and was staring at him what did you do it for what did you want with |