The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-17
The Blind Mans Eyes
BY VIM MacHarg and Edwin Bamer
Copyright by Pagea Newspaper scrytce)
VIM. MacHarg and Edwin Bslmer

CONTINUED From Our Last tssuel
Copyright. rssct N~sspst-s s~vvseel
A fifth person had appeared sud
denly. lie had taken hia place be-
hind the four only after scrutiny
of them and OF NIL around. Ills
ticket was strip which oriE.
inaily had held coupons for the
Pacific voyage. Il was close TO the
date when IL would have expired.
II bore the name Phillip ID. Eaton. T"
An American, and young, he made
a profound impression upon Con.
merry. lie combined. In some
strange way. enaitation with weari-
meas. Connery felt that II was by
reconciliation that ho was tho last
to pass tho gate.
connery stepped beside the old
man.
who is It. Sammy" he demand
ed.
The gateman mumhled TO him
self the names OF the famous. the
great, the notorious. In his effort
10 M one to the man who had just
passed.
II Eaton were not the mans real
name, old Sammy was unable 10
find any other which fitted.
.Connery went out TO the train.
Tho passengers had got aboard tn.
lant five 10 arrive had disappeared
into the Pullmans. Connery Jump
ed aboard tho observation car and
went forward into tho next Pull.
man. In its aisle the five whom
Connery had just watched pass tho
gat. were gathered about the Pull.
man conductor. claiming their
reservations.
The three who had passed the
gate flrst--lhe' girl. the man with
the glasses and the young man IN
the cutaway--weFe ono party. They
had had reservations made. appnr'
entity, In IN. name Of Dorne. for
a compartment and two sections In
this car, the last OF the four Pull.
mans. The girls address 20 the
specialized man made plain that he
was her father: her name, appar'
entity. was Harriet. the young man
In the cutaway coat Was Don" o.
her and Avery" TO her father Ills
relation. while intimate enough to
permit him To address the girl A.
Harry" was nnfaiilngly respectful
to Mr.. Dorne. aud against them
both Dorno won bis way; hia daugh'
ter Was to occupy the dra~ing
room: he and Avery we're 10 have
sections. And Dorno directed the
porter to put Ayery's luggage In
Section One. his own In Section
Three
The FnKiishman. unsupplled with
a sleeping car ticket. accepted Sec
tion -Four in Car Threethe next
car forNard-and departed at the
heels Of the porter Conn.rf
watched more closely. "a came tn.
turn OF Eaton. Like tn. English
man. Eaton had no reservation he
appeared. however. to have some
preference Al TO whore he slept
"givc mo a Three. n you have
one" he requested Of tho Pullman
conductor. His voice. Conncry
noted. was distinctly pleasant Al
sound OF II. Dorne turned and
looked that way and said some
thing in a low tonn To tho girl. Har
riet Dorne also looked. and with
her eyes on Eaton. Conncry sas
her reply insudlhly. rapidly and a
some length.
Il can give ron Three In CaI
Three" the Pullman condnctov of
fered.
"That1i do very we'll" Eaton an
swsred
As tho porter nov took his bags
Eaton followed him out OF the car
lconnery went after them into th'
next car. lie expected that Eaioi
would at once Identity himself :,
President Jarvis note had referred
Eaton. however. paid no attention
TO him.
Besides Eaton. Connery saw bn
half a dozen people in this car. TN
EnglIshman In Section -Four. thu
young girls OF about 10 and 20 ans
their parents unobtrusivc. middle
aged people who had the drawing
room. and an alert, red-hairsd. pro
acknowledging man OF 20, Whose
baggage was marked ID. s.-cni
cago." Connery stood a few mo
men,a. then he again passed Eaton
slowing so that tho young mar
could speak to him II he wished
but Eaton allowed him TO pass on
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