The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-28
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was no courae open to them. there
fore, but to remove Oycrton before
my auaplclona were aroused.
what am leading up to. Avery.
In your. own connection with these
events. When knowing who Eaton
was YOU got him into a polo game.
In was no that. II your interests
were best served by exposing him.
YOU could do 30 without revealing
tho real source OF your knowledge
OF him. hut an Unforeseen event
arose. The papere relating to the
reorganization of tho iatron prop.
critics we're sent me. At frat there
was nothing threatening TO you In
this. because their contents could
reach me only thru you. hut | had
my daughter take these matters
out of your hands. you did not dare
then even 10 ask mo to give them
back, for fear that would draw my
attention TO them and to you.
THAT night, Avery. YOU sent an
unsigned telegram. almost within
e hours my study waa entered. the
safe was broken down. the contents
were carried away. Tho study win
dow had been loft open from within.
DO YOU suppose do not know that
ono OF tho two men In tho study
last night was tho principal whose
agents had failed In two attempts
60 get rid OF ovorton for him. whose
other agent--youraelf Ayery-had
I 81 L.. q al. f.se
which would have revealed the truth
TO me. no that. no longer trusting to
agents. he himself had como IN dos.
pcra,ion To prevent my learning the
facta7 realize fully. Avery, that
by means OF you my blindness and
my reputation hava been used for
nye years TO conceal from the pub.
lie the fact that Matthew Latron
had not been murdered. but waa
atm alive"
Tho blind man halted. Avery not
only realized that the end OF decep-
ton and eoncealment had come: lie
recognized thoroly that santoine
would not have spoken untll ho had
certain proof TO back his words.
Avery nog got up.
Il don't think you have much
I against me, Mr. santoine." he man.
! aged to say. II didn't have anything
To do with convicting overton. ar
know anything about IL until that
part was all over. ! never saw him
/ ull saw him on the train. !
didn't know Warden was going to be
/ Killed"
I But you were accessory TO the
/ robbery OF my house last night AID.
/ therefore. accessory 20 the mu der
OF Wallace niatchford Last niEht.
I too. knowing Oycrton va. innocent
OF everything charged against him.
you gave orders TO fire upon him
At slight ana he was fired upon. And
V hat were you telling Harriet when
I ! came inf You have told the 20.
I llcc that Overton Ia the murderer OF
I Latrun. lent that 40 the police viii
refuse 10 believe anything he may
say and return him 20 the death cell
or tho sentence 20 be executed upon
him. Tho iaw wlii call these thlngs
attempted murder. Avery
Tho blind man heard Avery pae.
Ing the floor. and thea heard him
stop in front OF him.
"wha, IL Il you want 81 me. Mr.
santoins7"
Tho little information atm re.
quire. Who killed Warden"
John Yarrow Ia his name: n sor,
OF hanger-on OF Iatron'a"
WAS Z, hn who also made tho AZ.
tack on tho train"
Yea"
who was tho other man on the
train--the one that claimed the telo,
gram addressed TO Lawrence nm
ward"
His names Hollock. He's the
sitular owner OF the place on tho
Michigan shore where latron has
been living. Tho Telegram sent
night before Las, was addressed %
his place. You know Hes been =
sort ot a Eo.bstwecn for fa,ron and
the others
when dli yon learn who Eaton
was. Avery"
The day after 40 20, back here
from tho West ! got word from La
iron. they didn't tell mo til thoy
r,eeded to use me" Avery heBitated :
then he went on: You understand
sir. about Iatrun'E pretended death
A guide at the shooting lodge had
been Killed by a chance shot fie
was man who never would b.
missed and was very nearly Ia
irons sire: that gave fAtron the
idea
AT first there was no idea d
pretending Iatron had been muir
dered II was tho coroner who frs
suggested that That put II up &
overton He'd actually been M
there TO sec Latron and had had .
scene with him which had beer