The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-21

ito him.
"What was 1t you wanted to tell
Miss Santoine?" Avery chal-
lenged.
Eaton thought for a moment.
Are they looking, Miss San
tome. for any one besides me in
connection with the attack upon
your father"
She glanced at Avery and did
not answer. Avery's eyes narrow
ed. We are quite satisfied with
what we have been doing" he an
swered.
Then they are not looking.
Miss Santoine!"
II was Avery who answered.:
I'VE have not said So"
81 must assume 1t, them" Eaton
said to the girl, without regarding
Avery. Among the people on the
train, the--the man who made the
attack is being allowed to move
about; he could even leave the
train. | am not asking you to let
me go or to give me any-any in
crease of liberty. I'm only
warning you, Miss Santoine, that
you mustn't let them stop look
ing"
THAT is what you wanted to
say?" Avery asked.
THAT 1t u.s." Eaton answered.
I'VE can go, then, Harriet
But she made no move to 90.
Her eyes rested upon Eaton stead
lily.
"If you didn't do it. why don't
you help u.s." she cried.
Help your"
YES; tell us who you are and
what you are doing? Why did
You take the train because Father
was on it. IL you didn't mean any
harm to him? Why don't you tell
us where you are going or where
you have been or what you have
been doing? What did your APP
pointment with Mr.. Warden mean
And why, after he was killed, did
you disappear until YOU followed
Father on this train? Why CAM
you give the name of anybody you
know or tell us of any one who
knows about your"
II might ask you In return
Eaton said, why you thought Il
worth while, Miss Santoine, to ask
so much about myself when you
first met me and before any OF
this had happened?"
my Father asked me to-" she
said.
"Why?"
As she hesitated, Avery put his
hand upon her shoulder as though
warning her to be still; but she
went on:
"My Father thought he recog-
nized your voice. Mr.. Eaton, when
you were speaking to the conduc-
tor about your tickets. He thought
he ought to know who you we're.
He knew that sometime and some
where he had been near you be-
fore. and had heard YOU speak, but
he could not tell where or when
And neither Mr.. Avery nor I could
tell him who YOU were, so he asked
us to find out. | do not know
whether. after we had described
you to Father, he NAV have con-
nected You with Mr.. Warden OIL
not; but that could not have been
in his mind at first"
Eaton had paled.
II You and Mr.. Avery?" Eaton
repeated. "He sent you to find
out about me?"
Harriet had Redeemed under
Eaton's gaze. "You understand
Mr.. Eaton, IL was entirely imper.
sonal with me. My Father, heine
blind, is Obliged to use the eyes
of others-mine. for one: he has
trained me to see for him ever
since | was a little girl. and he
has made me learn to tell him
what | see in detaail, In the way
that he would see 1t himself: and
for helping him to see other things
he has Mr.. Avery. He calls us
his eyes"
81 understand" said Eaton
quietly. your father had beer
mistaken in thinking he knew my
voice."
"No-not that. He knew that
he had heard 1t. And he told Mr.
Avery So"
Il AT this point the latter spoke.
Come, Harry" he said.
Il Harriet arose. and Eaton got ur
as she did and stood as she went
toward the door.
Suddenly she faced him, flushed
and with eyes suffused. As his
gaze mot hers, he realized that life
the life that held Harriet San
tome, however, indefinite the IN
terest might be that she had
taken In him--was dearer to him
than he had thought.
II Avery had reached the door
holding II open for her to 60 out.
Suddenly Eaton tore the handle
from Avery's grasp, slammed the
door shut upon him and braced
his foot against It.
Miss Santoine." he pleaded, his
voice hoarse with his emotion
! FOR Gods sake, make them think
what they are doing before they