The Adair County news., 1922-12-19
CHAPTER ~
Are You HiIIward?

S5nd someone was reinforcing his ring
with stentorian call for Porter I
FAHTeri"
Eaton realized that 1t was very cold
fn his berth-also that the train,
'~hIch was standing still, had been in
f3raf motionless condition for some
f[Tme. He threw up the window cur
azaln as he appreciated that, and, look
ing out, found that he faced a great
snnbroken bank Of glistening white
SNOW as high as the top of the car
at this point and rising even higher
ahead He listened, therefore, while
sdze Englishman-for the voice calling
Tn the porter was his-extracted all
fEEanable information from the negro.
Porter, where are weT'
Between Fracroft and Simons,
ssah"
Yeti"
Xessuh, yit!"
THAT foolish snow still?"
~Sessuh; and snow some more,
euhF'
~But haven't we the plow still
s4headT'
@oh, yessuh; the plow's ahaid. We
Ssiu got it; but that's all, sub. 1t
1fn,t dom much; it's busted"
Bb-what?"
Yessuh-busted! There was right
ssusrf of a slide across the track, and
Che crew, I understands, diagnosed it
ms TO a snow bank and done
sR1cked right into 1t. But they was
nFFck in this, sub; we's layin right
Efelow a hill; and that rock JUS busted
fsszat rotary like Belgium shell hit it.
rEessuh- pieces Of that rotary essen
T1tsaly scattered themselves in four di
rzzs-tions besides backwards and fO'-
NN8ris We amt done much travelin'
aEane then"
Eaton no longer paid attention.
showed In and stopped since
f8HrT' The realization startled him
EEKfh fhs necessity of taking it into
aFsoouut In his plans. He Jerked him.
s.A1f up in his berth and began pulling
Eaten started at the first call of the
I5E1-a4-;; he sat up and faced about.
2Ehe conductor was opposite Section
tzIIree; Eaton now waited tensely and
s ciSzzEyed until the conductor was past;
f-nss1 putting his head out Of his cur
fckLns he hailed as the conductor was
essSag through the door.
NttUhat name? Who is that tele-
&szzm fOrT'
Nj. Lawrence Hillward."
oh, thank you; then that's mine"
Csmnery: held back. 81 thought your
raE72e was Eaton
4 = Mr.. Hfnward-Lawrence
H1I<szBr'-is IN associate of mine who
sEERe-ted to make this trip with me
REE could not. So 1 should have tele-
aExr1s NOr other communications ad-
siiszssseAd 10 him. Is there anything to
fHn2"
NO, sir-train delivery"
EatDn, drew his curtains close again
md ripped the envelope open; but be-
TsoHIe reading the message he observed
~ELk6 alarm that his pajama jacket
JIaz1 opened across the chest, and a
ES1E7n round scar, such as that left by
a. lligh-powered bullet penetrating,
NsEs exposed. He gasped almost au-
'SEbiy, realizing this, and clapped his
eE1d TO his chest and buttoned his
fFR5ket The message-nine words
without signature-lay before him:
IAicket knot yOungSter Omniscient
ISSUE foliage lecture tragic instiga.
z1so1-"
az was some code which Eaton rec
~Ignized but could not decipher at
aaRce. The conductor was still stand
ing In the aisle
when did you get this?" Eaton
zi.sXed, looking out.
1Jnst now. That message came
through yesterday some time and was
SEZziting for you at Simons; when we
asSt them this morning they sent it
sE"
RI see thanks" Eaton, assured that
sF fhesconductor had seen anything he
isszspected no significance in what he
sszM, closed his curtains and buttOned
rsBem carefully. The conductor moved
M Eaton took small English-Chi-
EUsse pocket dictionary from his vest
tigockef and opened it under cover of
,s1se blanket; counting five words up
t6aom "thicket" he found they; FIVE
Ss3ownl from "knot" gave him "know";
SIX up from @youngster" was you;
SEX %down from "omniscient" was
me;" seven up from tissue" was
--zsss" and so continuing, he translated
me words to:
tThey know you One is following.
Leaye train Instantly"
Eaton, nervous and jerky, as he
ecompieted the first six words. laughed
ansane compiled the final three. 'Leave
a1zln Instantly T. The humor Of