The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26
BY VIM. Maciiarg
and Edwin Balmer

down and felt his why 10 the safe.
II was empty Hs touched blood.
Finally Blatchford appeared. Fan
tome warned him away. Blatehford
refused TO go. but instead snapped
the light. Then the blind man
heard his friend cry: Good God"
what IN TT" sant0fns cried.
Good God Basil"
who in IL, Wallhoe7 the blind
man knew now that HIS friends in.
Conference came from recognition u
some one. not alone from some
eight OF horror.
BASIL! II s-it must be- II
f.
A shot roared in front OF San
tome lie beard his friend scream
and choke.
Wallace" santoine cried out,
but his voice was lost In the roar
OF another shot. Instantly. from
another side. third shot came
Then. another. the light was out
again. then all was gone. the noise
Was outside. the room was still er-
cept for Il cough and choke AS
BlatchfOrd somewhere on the floor
tried again 10 speak.
Basil Santoine. cropping, found
him. with his fingers be went
over his cousins face. he found the
wound on the neck where Blatch.
ford's life was running away. He
was trying his best 10 say just one
worda name-to tell whom he
had seen and who had shot him.
but hs could not.
Blatch.ord'a fingers closed tightly
on Santoine'a. Tho blind man
bowed and then lifted his head. His
friend was dead.
Avery and others rushed up TO
fantoine: the blind man heard the
voice Of his daughter. She Was be-
sids him. where be kneit nert the
body o, Blatchford
Father What has happened'
Oh. Father. Cousin Wallace"
He In dead Santoine said.
They sho, himl They were three.
AT least One was not with the 9th
ers. They fired at each other, I
believe. after one shot aim.
heard them below. He told shortly
how he had gone down. how Batch
ford had entered and been shot.
The blind man. still kneeiing.
heard the ordering and organizing
OF others FOR the pursuit lie heard
Aver questioning them. Eaton was
the only person from the house
who was missing.
They came, At least some OF
them oame'-Santoine had risen
for what was In your safe. Har-
riet"
Il know: saw II open"
What is gomez" santoine de-
manded.
why-neariy ell the formal pa
pcrs"
None OF the correspondence"
40. that all seems TO BE- here "
Santoine was breathing quickly:
the trun, for which he had been
ready to die-for which Blatchford
had diet--seemed safe.
We don't know whether he got
II. then. or mott" II was Avery's
voice which broke in upon him.
He? Who7" He heard his
daughters challenge.
Why. Eaton" Avery answered.
''lIe came here for what he was
after from the first. He came pre-
Jared To force tho safe. But he was
surprised"
by whom" the blind man asked.
by whoever Il is that has been
following him. don't attempt 20
explain who they were. for ! don't
know But-whoever they we're
they were watching. They attacked
him here. Wallace switched on the
light and recognized him: so he
shot Wallace and ran"
II isn't so--it isn't SOL" Harriet
denied.
The valet. who had been sent TO
Eaton's room. returned with his re-.
port. Mr.. Eaton went from his
room fully dressed. sir" be said 20
SAntoine. except for his shoes. /
found all his shoes in HIS room"
The blind man felt his daughters
grasp on his arm become tense and
relax and tighten again. lie tried
10 catch her hand but she avoided
him. After that Santoine resisted
no longer. He let the servants help
him TO hia room His daughter
went with him and saw that he
was safe In bed.
Father" she questioned. You
don't agree with Donald. do you?--
that Mr.. Eaton went TO the study
TOTO get something. and killed
Cousin Wallace?"
THAT seems the correct explsna.
ton, Harriet" he evaded- IF Don.
aid asks you what my opinion is. |
tell him Il 10 that"
lie felt his daughter shrink away |
from him