The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-19

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guessed Its age at 90. As boy.
tho man might have been an ath-
le,e. and he had kept IN condition.
There was no mark or bruihe, er.
cept that on tho right side there
showed a scar OF crescent shape
evidently a surgical scar. complete
~ healed
Sinclair HerutiniEed this. then
looked up TO Avery. He was oper.
ated on recently"
ON the gall.blRdder."
Performed by kuno Garrt7'
Avery heaitated Il believe 30 .
lie watched Sinclair more close
~. tho surgeon had seemed about
to question Avery again. but In.
stead be- drew up the sheet and
blanket Then he took a matchbox
from his pocket. and handed 4 10
Eaton WIN you help me. please7
Strike a light and hold It a. direct
then draw Il away slowly" Lift
Ing an syclld. he said Hold the
ilEht In front 81 tho pupil
Eaton obeyed. The surgeon er-
posed tho other pupil
What's that for7" Avery now
asked.
4 was trying 10 determine the
seriousness OF thu injury 10 the
brain was looking TO sec whether
light could cause the pupil 10 con.
tract
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No. there WAS no reaction"
Avery started 20 speak. checked
himself then said: There could
b. no reaction. believe. DR.. Sin
clair
What do you meant"
Ills optic nerve is destroyed"
All lie was bllndT'
Yes" Avery admitted.
Blind" Sinclair calculated.
Blind and operated upon within
two years by kuno CART" The
surgeons gaze again searched the
features in the berth. then II SHIFT.
cd TO the men gathered about him.
who did you say this was7" he
demanded of Avery.
Il said hia name was Nathan
Dorne." Avery syadod
No. mo-" Sinclair ierked out i'm.
patiently Isn't this" lie hest.
lated. and finished in a voice sud.
denly lowered Isn't this Basil
Saniolne7"
Avery found Il impossible to
deny.
Basil san,oine," Connery
breaihed.
Basil Santotne had been gradual
cd from Harvard at %, tho blind.
Rich. he chose 20 work. lie adopt.
ed law as a profession. and. over.
coming HIS handicap. rose step by
step. Now 81. at as he had been n
power ia the high circles OF bust.
ness. but II took the murder OF the
great Western financier. Matthew
Latron. to reveal Santoine to the
world at large. In the eager ques-
tioning into Latrons circumstances
Santolne had been summoned into
court as a witness.
The drama OF Santoine's exam.
nation had been Of tho sort the
public loves The sightless wit.
ness. revealing himself as one OF
the unknown guiders OF the destiny
~ the continent and as counselor
to the most powerful-himself til
then hardly heard OF. but plainly
one OF the nations "uncrowned
rulers''-had caught the public
sense.
II had been reported that San
tolne had come TO Seattle directly
after Warden's death, this attack
upon him. so similar to that which
had slain Warden. and delivered
within II days OF Warden's death.
must be OF tho gravcst Significance.
Connery stood overwhelmed with
this fuller recognition OF the seri-
BUSINESS of the disaster which had
come upon this man entrusted to
his charge; then he turned to the
surgeon.
Can YOU do anything for him
here. DoctorT" no asked.
The surgeon glanced down the
car. That stateroom-is II occu-
pied7'
ITS occupied by his daughter.
Wen take him In there. then. 8"
The four men lifted the inert fix.
ure of Basil Santoine, carried II into
the drawing.room and laid II on its
back upon the bed.
Before decide to do anything"
LII .at1 ~
daughter. Her consent Is neces.
sary before any operation on him. -"
The surgeon spoke to Avery.
Eaton saw by Avery's start OF rec.
objection that Harriet Dorne's-or
Harriet Santoine's-friend could
not havo been thinking OF her at
NIL. The chance of life or death OF
Basil Santoine evidently so great
~ and directly affected Donald
Avery that he had been absorbed
In them to the point OF forgetting
all other interests than his own.
Eaton's own thought had gone
often to her
Miss Santoine is in the observa-
ton car" Avery said. "Ill get
her"
Tho tone was In some way false
Eaton could not tell exactly how.
Avery started down the aisle.
"One moment, Mr.. Avery" said
the conductor I'm ask YOU not TO
tell Miss Santoine before any other
passengers that there has been an
attack upon her father. Wait until
YOU get her inside this car"