Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923, February 23, 1923, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextI my present course which, I swenr 'She / \ B lind M an 5 EYE5 BY WILLIAM M ac HARG** EDWIN BALMER. Illustrations by R.H.Livingstone y L eO»V«IOHT »V IITTU. UOW», «MS COMMI»____ _________ SYNOPSIS CHAFTKn I -OsbrM W«rd*n. <Wl>H»ll»l, t«tt» hla butlar b» l» •aputi n* » «»lier. to b» iu)inltt».l without quasi Lui Ha Informa hl« wi<» or ton«« that th real « na hlm If ha purouaa a coursa ha ronahlara the only hoaarablo one. War- dsn Irovaa th* hutira In hla «l»r and moata a man whom ha tabaa Into lha ma hlua. y h. n tha oar ranima homo, Wardan la fourni itaad. «n»r4»i«d. and a loua The aalur. a youns man. han boon ai War dan'e houaa. but laai aa unoboorvad VltAITKK ll.*-Hob r*nnnary. conductor. fn'olvas order» to bold train tor a patty Ira man and ■ girl tmaid tha train ha father of th» ¿Irl. Mr Durn». I» the oerson for aiiooi th» train wo» held rhlllp t> Eaton, a young mon. also board».! the train Porno tall* hla daugh- lor and hl» ae- ratary. Don Avery, to And Out allai lltev flan c.tm'omln» him CHAITBR III.—Th» two mah» Katun'» •equnlntane». Th» Haiti |» aiobpiu! by anowdrlfta CIIAPTKIl IV —Kaion re<»lv»a » t»|o- gram a.l.lisrs.d to imwren • It ill »..rd. which hr iiaiina It warn» hlm I.» la b»lng followed <TtAI*TKII V — Passing through th» car. Connrry notice» l'orna» hand hanging outside th» berth He »»certain» born»*» ball baa recently rung rorturbed. h» Iriveallgate» and Anda Porn» with hie •hull rruahed I!» «»II» a »urgeon. Itr •in lair, on th» train CHAPTER VI Sinclair reccgnlaea th» Injured man ae llasil Aentoln». who. al- th. .gh blmd, I» a pa. ullar power In tha financial amid ae advleer to "big Inter •ata " Hl» recovery I» a matter of doubt • llAPTr.lt VII.—tTrcumatanoo» point to ani.'n as hantuln»'» »»»ailani. CHAPTER VIII. Knloa la practi ally placet under arreet lie refuse» to make e'|Hnnall«r>a as to ht» provlou» move- monta before boarillng th» train, but • dmlta h» waa th» man who called on ” ar den th» night th» Ananeler was mur der ad (Continued iront luat week.) thin In 'uMlilun tn the rt-< <«,pillion of hltn na the man who hntl united nt Worth'll'»— which fuel anyone nt itny Him- might luivr chnrpitl—Country know aonx'lhltig Olar which the* con- ductor could not have l.een expected Io know Hila dlaiuayrd Eatuu th« mon* l>> Ila Indelliiltetie»«. And ho saw. ns Id» gage ahUtrd to Avery, Hint Avery knew thia thing alau. "What du you uivuu by thut que» Hon Y' lio naked. "I im in tl.ut however Innocont or guilty inuy be the cliunce of your be ing at Mr. Wurden'a the night In* was killed you'll tin ce n hard time prov ing thut you did not ivnlt and watch und nil e tld» trnln hecaaae Basil Suu tiillie Imd tuki-n It; and that you were nul followln : him. Im you deny HI" Halon un» »lient. Connery, bringing 111« paper In hla linnd nearer to Hie window ngnln. I Inm-eil down once Inure ill Hie state ment Eiitmi hud mnde. "1 asked you who you knew In Chleugo," ha said, "nnd you anew ere.! 'No one.' That wa» your reply, was It uott" "Tea." "You know no one In ChicagoT” “No one." Eaton repenled. "Ami certainly no one there known you well enough to follow your movements In relation to Mr. San- tolne. That’s a necessary as»aniptlon from the fact that you know no one nt all there." The conductor pulled a telegram from Ills pocket mid handed It to Avery, who, evidently having nlreudy seen It, piiNMcd It on to Harriet San- tolne. She took It, atnrlng nt It me chnnlcally mid vacantly ; then sudden ly she shivered, und the yellow paper which she hud read slipped from her hund mid fluttered to the floor. Con nery stooped mid picked it up and handed it toward Euton. “'rida Is .votirx,” lie said. Baton hint sensed already what the mitrfre of the niessnge must be. though ns the conductor held It out to him he could rend only Ills name nt Hie top of flic sheet anil did not know yet what the netttol wording was below. Acceptance of It must mean arrest. Indictment for the crime ngulnst Basil Santolne; and that, whether or not he Inter was ac quitted, must destroy him; but denial of the message now would be hope less. "It Is yours. Isn't It?" Connery urged. "Tea; It's mine." Eaton admitted; and to mnke hla acceptance definite, he tiaik Hie paper from Conncry. As lie looked dully down at It, he read: , “He Is on your trnln under the mime of Dome." 1 The messiige was not signed. Connery touched him on the shoul der. “Coma with me, Mr. Baton." | Eaton got up slowly mid iiiechnn- jlcally and followed the conductor. At 'the door he halted and looked bnck; Harriet Snntolne was not looking; her face was covered with her hands; Eaton hesitated; then ho went on. .Connery threw open the door of the i compartment next to the washroom ,nnd corresponding to the drawing [room nt the other end of the ear, but smaller. "You'll do well enourh In here." He closed the door upon Eaton and locked It. As Eaton stood staring nt [the floor, he could hour through the metal partition of the washroom the nervous, aJmost hysterical weeping of to you, Ims no connection with Hie »Hack Upon your father. What Mr. Avery und Connery arc planning |o do to me, they cannot undo. They will merely complete the outrage and InJUHtlce nlreudy done me—of wiih'h Mr Warden spoke to his wife— nnd they will not help your father. For (Jod's sake, keep them from going further I" Her color deepened, and for an 1» stunt, he thought be saw full liellef In him growing in lier eyes» but H »hie could not accept tho charge against him, neither could she consciously deny It, ami the hands she ha«l lieen presMliig together euddeuly dropped. “I I'm afraid nothing I could say woiilil have much effect on them, knowing ns little about—about you s» I do!" They dashed Hie d«ior op«-n then «Helved ami ovorwlielmeil him; ami nil overslrallied girl. The thing was ilotia; In ■<* fur as the authorities on the trnln were concerned. It was linonil timi he wa» the man who had Imd the appointment with Gabriel Warden und Imd ill»iippeme<l ; and In mi far as the train officials could act, lie wns ucctiMcd amt imiflned for the nllark upon Itasll Snntolne But be- j »Ide» being overwhelmed with the hop- I ror of thl» position, the manner In which he had been accused had roiiMfl him to helpless auger, to rugs al hla accusers which still Increti»1-<I as lie heard the sounds mi the other si le of th«' partition, where Avery was now trying to silence Harriet San ' tolti« ami lead tier awuy CHAPTER IX Th» Blind Man's Eyes. At noon Connery came to hla door, and to-blnd Connery, Eaton saw Har riet Snntolne and Avery Eaton Jumiied up. and ns he saw the glrl'a pale fuce. the color left tils own. "Ml«» Snntolne has asked to speak to you." Connery announced; and be admitted Harriet Smitolne and Avery, and himself remaining outside In tbe aisle, closed the door upon them. "Ilow Is your futherT' Eaton asked the girl. "Ho seems Just the Mmo; at least. I can't see any change, Mr Eaton." "Can Doctor HlmTalr see any «llffer- etice?" Eaton asked , "Doctor Sinclair will not commit hlitiM'lf except to say that so far as lie cun tell, the Indications are favor able. He seems to think— " Tlie girl choked; but w lien she went on. her blue eyes were very bright und tier lips did not tremble. "inn-tor Sinclair sei-ms to tnlnk. Mr Entmi, thai Fa ther was found Just In time, and thut whatever chance he tins for recovery <nme from you. Sometimes Father lm«l Insomnia ami wouldn't get to sleep till late In the morning; so I- and Mr Avery too—wntihl have left him uhdl»tiirlH'«l until noon Doctor Sim lair says that If he hnd been left as lone as that, hr would have hnd no ehnnee nt nil for life." "He has a chance, then tiowF" “Ven; but we don't know how much I I wanted you to know, Mr Eaton, ti nt I tvi. gnin- that the chance Fa H < r may have mine through you. ami Hint I mu trying to think of you as ike lie who gnve him the ehnnee." Tin warm blood fl«aHl«'<l Eaton's ' fuce. nml h" bowed Ills hand. She, [ ' '-n. was not wholly hostile tn Idin; 1 she tad not her« compl-dcly con vinced by Avery. Her eye» rested upcm Eaton stead ily; mid whll<* be hud been appealing to lier. a flush bad come to her cheeks and faded away and come again amt again with her Imp.ils.-s as lie «poke. "If you didn't <h> It, why dou't you help iiaY' she cried. "Help you!” “Yes; tell us who you nrr and what you art- doing? Why did you take the train bvcause Father was on It, If you ' didn't menu any barm to him? Why j don't you tell us where you arc going | or where you have been or what you have bet'll doing? Why can't you give Hie name of anybody you know or tell tia of anyone who knows about you?" "I might ask you In return,” Eaton snlil. “why you thought It worth while. Miss Santolne, to ask so much about . tnysolf when you first met me nml | before nn.v of this had happened? I Why were you curious about me?" I "My father aake<l me to And out about you.” “Whyr Harriet had reddened tinder Eaton's gate. "You understand, Mr. Eaton, It wa*—was entirely Impersonal with me. M.v father, being blind, Is obliged to use th«' eyes of others—mine, for ! one; nnd ho has Mr. Avery. He calls us his eyes, sometimes; an«l It wss only—only because I had been com- j missioned to flml out about you that I I wns obliged to show so much curiosity." Harriet nrose, and Eaton got up as she did and stood ns she went toward tho door. Avery had reached tho door, hold ing It open for her to go out. Sudden- ’ ly Eaton tore the handle from Avery's grasp, slammed the door shut upon [ him nnd braced his foot against It. “Miss Smitolne," he plemled, his j voice hoarse with Ids emotion, "for . God's sake, make them think what they are doing before they make n public accusation against me—before they bharge me with ihlM to others not on Ulla train! It will not be merely accusation they make against me—It will he my sentence! 1 shall be sentenced before I mn tried—con demned without n ehnnee to defend myself! That la the reason I could not come forward after Hie murder i of Mr. Warden. I could not have hi'lped him—or aided In the pursuit of hla enemies—If I had appcnretl; 1 meii'ly would have been destroys«! myself! The only thing I could hope to accomplish has been In following They Dashed th» Door Open, Then— they took her from the room nnd left him alone again But there was something left with hltn which they couM not take away; for In the moment he had stood ulone with her nnd passionately pleading, smnething hud pn»-''«l between them—he could give no mime to It, but he knew that Harriet Santolne never could think of him ugniu without a stirring of her pulses which drew her toward him. Th«' following morning the relieving snowplows arrived from th«* East, und Eaton felt It wns the beginning of the eml for him. He watched from hla window men struggling In the snow aboul the forwaril end of the trnln ; then the train moved forward past tbe shoveled nnd Immph'd miow where rock and pieces of the auowplow were pll«*d lieshle the track—stop|H*d. waited; Anally It went on again and began to take tip Ils steady progress. The attack upon Santoine having taken place In Montana, Katon thought that he would be turned over to the police somewhere within Hint state, and he expected It would be done at the first Mop; but when the train slowed nt Simons, he saw th«' town wns nolhlng more Hinn n little hnmlet beside n side-track. They surely rould nut deliver him to tbe village vutlioiIlles here. * Tt made no matertnl difference to him. Euton realised, whether the po lice to«ik him In Montana or Chi cago. »Ince In either case recogni tion of him would be certain in tbe end; but In Chicago this recognition must be Immediate, complete, nnd at- tcrly convincing. The trnln wns traveling steadily and faster tlmn its regular schedule; It evidently was running as a special, some other train taking the ordinary trniiic; It halted now only nt the hugest cities. In the morning It crossed Into Minnesota; and In the late afternoon, slowing. It rolled Into some lnrg<- city which Eaton knew must be Minneapolis or St. Paul. The car here was uncoupled from the trnln and picked up by a switch engine; as dusk fell. Euton, peering out of his window, could see that they hn<! beep left lying In the rnllroml yards; and about midnight, nvvnkenlng tn his berth, he renllxed that the car was still motionless. He coul<! account for this sto|i|>age in their progress only by some change In the condition of Santolne. Was Snntolne sinking, so flint they no longer dared to travel? Was he. perhaps—dendT No sounds came to hliu from the car to confirm Eaton In any con clusion; there wns nothing to be lenrned from anyone outside the car. Eaton lay for a long time, listening for other sounds nnd wondering what wns m-currliiK—or hnd occurred—nt the other end of his car. Toward morning he fell nsleep. CHAPTER X Publicity Not Wanted. “Basil Snntolne dying! Blind mll- llonnlre lawyer tnken 111 on trnlpl” The alnrnt of * the cry came to answer Eaton's question enrly the next morning He threw up the curtain and snw a vngrnnt newsboy, evidently passing through the railroad yards to sell to the trainmen. Eaton, ball ing the hoy put out hts hand for a paper. He spread the news-sheet be fore him nnd rend that Snntoln»'» con dition wns very low and becoming rapidly worse. But below, under a Montnnn date-line, Eaton saw it pro claimed Hint the blind mllllonnlre wns merely sick; there was no suggestion anywhere of nn attack. Tbe paper »tilted only thnt Basil Santolne, re turning from Seattle with his daugh ter nml Ills secretary, Donald Avery, bad b<*en taken seriously III upon a trnln which Imd been stalled for two days In the snow in Montana. The column «-n<le«t with tbe statsmenl thut Mr. Hnntpln«- hn«l pas»ed through Miniirnpolls un«l gone <>n to Chl<otgo under «are of l>r. Dougins H u«-1alr. Futon stared at tlie newspaper with out rending, after be «itw that. He hn«l not realised, until now that he was told that Harriet Knntotne bad gone—for If her fill her hud ««mr «ai, <>f course she was with him—the ex- tent to which he bad felt her fair ness, almost her frlemlslilp to tolm. At l«iod, lip knew now that, since »he had spokrn to him after be wua lirat ar ea »«-d of Hie attack on her father, he had not felt entirely d»M-rte<l or frlemllos» tilt now. But why, if Santolne ha«l been taken away, or was «lend or dying, hn<! they left Eaton all night In tbe «•ar In the yur«ls? Since Santolne wns «lying, ««mid there he nny longer an object In c<inceallng tbe fact that he hntl been murdered? He dressed anil then paced back ami forth the two or three steps his ■'onipartiuent sliowe«l him. He stopped now am! then to listen; from outside catne the mdses of the yard; but he mnde out no sound within the cur If It Imd lietm «»'«-npied ns on the days prm lous, -he must have heard «mtiH* one coming to tbe washroom st Ida end. Was he »lone in Hie car now, or hnd the customary moving ntmut tuken place before he awoke? Finally, to free himself from his nervous listening for soumU which never came, he picket) up the pa;>er aguln. He rend: “The news of Mr. Santolne'a visit of a week on the Coast. If not known alrenity In great fliiiincial circles. Is likely to prove Interesting there, For yenrs he has been the chief agent In keeping |'race among atime of the great conflicting Interest«, and more than on<*e he has advised the declar ing of financial wnr when war seemed to hltn the correct solution. Thus, five years ago. when the violent death of Matthew laitron threatened to pre cipitate trouble western among capitalists, Kuntolne ■ kept order In what might very well become flnanctal chn >s. If hl» recent visit to the Pacific coast was not purely for personal reasons but was also to adjust antngonlsms auch as cbnrget! by Gabriel Warden before his death, the loss of Nnntolne at this time may preidpltate troubles which, living, his advice and Information might have been able to prevent." Having rend and reread this long pnmgrapli. Eaton thrust the sheet out the window. As he sat think ing. with lips tight closed, he heard for the first time that morning foot- steps st his end of the car. The door of his compartment was un- locked and opened, and he saw Doc- tor Sinclair. "Mr. Santolne wants to «peak to you." the surgeon announce«! quietly. Thia startling negation of all he Imagine«!, unnerv«vl Eaton, He started up. then sank back for bet- ter composure. “Mr. Santolne Is here, then?” “Here? Of course lie's here?“ "And he's conscious?" "He hns been conscious for the better part of two days. Didn’t they tel) vott?" Eaton looked toward the window, breathing hard. “ I heard the news- bov— " Sinclair stirugged. “The papers • print what they can get and tn the way which seems most effective to them,” was his only comment. The surgeon led Eaton to the door of the drawlnjf room, showed him In nnd left him. Harriet Santolne was sitting on the little lounge opposite the berth where her father lay. She was watching the face of her father, and as Eaton stood In the door, he snw her Tbe blind man un» silent for a moment, us he seemed to cousider the v<q<e and try again vainly to place It In hla memories. Then he sfMike to hl» daughter. "Descrllm him, Harriet." Harriet paled and flushed. “About thirty," she sold, “—under rather than over that. Mix feet or n little wore In he!giit. Slender, but muscular and athletic. Hklii and eyes clear nn«l with a look of health. Com plexion naturally rather fair, but darkened by being outdoors a good «leal. Hair dark brown, straight anti parted nt the side. Smooth shaven. Eyes blue-gray, with straight lashes. Eyebrows straight and «lark. Fore h«u«l smiMitb. I.roarl and Intelligent. N«we straight nnd mdtber short nor long; nostrils delicate M iUth straight, with lips neither thin nor full. Chin neltiier wiuare nor pointe«!. nn«l with out a cleft. Face and head. In gen eral, of <n-al Aiig!<>-Aiiiert«uin tyi>e. "Go on," said Santolne. Harriet was breathing quieJr’l “Hands well »Imped, strong but with < ut sign of rnannal labor; nail* cm for but not |sdl»hed. Gray bus ties suit, new. Soft-bosome«J shirt of plain «leslgli with soft raff«. Medlum- helglit turn <!own white Hnen collar. Four-tn-han<f tie. He«! by hlms<>lf. Black shoes., No Jewelry except watch chain.” "In general?" Santolne siitm-st«*«! "In general, i apiMirently well-edu- ate«!. well-bred. , Intelligent ' young American. Expression frank, Ma nner self-controlled and reserve«!, Seems sometimes younger than he must lie. sometimes older. Something has happened nt some time which ha» ha<! a great effect and can't be for- gotten.” While »he spoke, the blood, rising with her embarrassment. ha«l dyed Harriet's face; suddenly now »lie looked away from him and out the window. “He would be railed. I Jndge. a rather llkable looklng man*' Santolne said tentatively; his question plainly was only meant to l«nl up to some thing else; Snntolne had Judge«! In that particular already. “Mr. Eaton"—Santoine addressed him suddenly—“I understand that you have admitted that you were at th«> house of Gabriel Warden the eve ning he wns killed while in bls car Is thnt so?" “Yes." said Eaton. 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