The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-20

YES
do you know that this Mr..
Eaton was not among the pas
sengers?"
Yes"
How do you know"
The Hnglishman produced the
ships passenger list.
That's all, Mr.. Standish," Con-
merry said.
Eaton sat silent as the English
man left the Mushroom.
Now, Mr.. Eaton" Connery
said, either you were not on the
lTamba Maru or you were on 1t I'M
der some other name than Eaton.
Which was it,"
81 never said | was on the Tam
ba Maru," Eaton returned steadily.
II said came from Asia by steam
er. You yourself supplied the
name Tamba Maru.'
You weren't on the Tamba
Maru, were your"
81 was not"
you did come from Asia, thor"
yes"
From where?"
| Eaton did not answer.
Connery reflected. you had
been in Seattle, then at least five
days?"
you assume that; I do not tell
you So"
"In fact, Mr.. Eaton, you had
been ON this side of the water
for as many as II days, had you
not? For it was just IL days be-
fore this train left Seattle that
you came to the house of Cab
riel Warden and waited there for
him till he was brought home
dead!"
Eaton looked at the conduc-
tor; his glance caught Avery's
an instant; he gazed then to Har-
riet Santoine. She had started;
but Avery had not. The identifi-
cation, therefore, had been agreed
upon by Connery and Avery; sug
gestion of It had not come from
the Santoines.
"You came to see Gabriel War
den in Seattle II days ago." Con-
merry reasserted. You are the man
who waited in his house that night
and whom every one has been look
ing for since! Isn't that SOL Or do
you want to deny that, too, and
have 1t proved on you later?
mo" Eaton decided. ~ do not
deny that
80 you admit that" Connery
gloated; but he could not keep
from Eaton a sense that, by Ea-
tons admission of the fact, Con-
merry and Avery had been dis
appointed.
IF Mr.. Eaton Ia the one who had
the appointment with Mr.. Warden
that night. does not that explain
his silence?" asked Harriet. 1--WE
have Mr. Warden's word that Mr..
Eaton came that night because he
was In trouble-he had been out
rageously wronged, Don; he was in
danger. Because of that danger,
undoubtedly, he has not made him
self known since. May not that
be the only reason he has avoid
ed answering your questions
now"
moi" Avery jerked out shortly.
Connery now returned to his
charge. "Who were you waiting
to see get on the train before you
yourself took it?"
Eaton wet his lips. To what was
Connery working up. All that had
gone before had been only pre-
liminary. then; they had been
leading up step by step to the cir
cumstance which was to condemn
him In the eyes of Harriet SAN
tome.
She, he saw, had also sensed the
feeling that something else more
definite and conclusive was COM
ing. what do you mean by that
question:" he asked.
81 mean that you'll have a hard
time proving that you did not wait
and watch and take this train be-
cause Basil Santoine had taken It
and that you were not following
him. Do you deny it,"
Eaton was silent.
you know no one In Chicago?"
mo one" Eaton repeated.
And certainly no one there
knows you we'll enough to follow
your movements in relation to Mr..
Santoine."
The conductor pulled telegram
from his pocket and handed It to
Avery. who passed II on to Harriet
santoine. She took IL, staring at
It mechanically and vacantly: then
suddenly she shivered. and the vel.
low paper which she had read
slipped from her hand and fIutter-
ed to the floor. Connery stopped
and picked IL up and handed itl
toward Eafnu ..u--.