The Dolores star., 1923-03-02
CHAPTER x-Continucd.

While she spoke, the blood, rising
with her embarrassment. had dyed
Harriet's face; suddenly now she
looked away from him and out the
window.
He would be called, | judge, a
rather Iikable-looking MANI" Santoine
said tentatively; his question plainly
was only meant to lead up to some
thing else: Suntoine had judged In
that particular already.
Mr. Eaton"-Santoine addressed
him suddenty-"I understand that
you have admitted that you We're al
the house of Gabriel Warden the eve
ming he was killed while in his car
Is that so?'
Yes" said Eaton.
you are the man. then. of whom
Gabriel Warden spoke TO his wife?"
Il believe So
you believe sO?''
~ mean" Eaton explained quietly,
that | came by appointment to call
on Nj Warden that night. believe
that 1t must have been to me that Mr.
Warden referred in the conversation
with his wife which has since been
quoted in the newspapers"
Because You We're in such sltUa-
tion that If Mr.. Warden defended
you. he would himself meet dangerf"
Il did not say that" Eaton denied
guardedly.
What, then, was your position in
regard to Mr.. Warden?"
oil
''You refuse to answer?" Santoine
inquired.
II refuse"
In spite Of the probability that
Mr.. Warden met his death because
of his intention to undertake some
thing for vou?'
~ have not been able to fix that as
probability"
MIR. Eaton, have I ever injured you
personally don't mean directly, as
man to man, for | should remember
that: have ever done anything which
Indirectly has worked injury on you
or your affairs?'
No" Eaton answered.
"Who sent you aboard this train?"
"Sent me? No one"
You took the train of your own will
because | was taking it?''
~ have not said | took IL because
you were taking it"
THAT seems to be proved. You
proved. Did you take the train in
order to attack me?"
mo"
ITO spy upon me|
mo"
Sanroine was silent for an instant
what was it you took the train to
tell me?"
ar Nothing"
THAT is all, Mr. Eaton"
Eaton started back to his compart-
ment AS he turned. Harriet Santoine
looked up at HIM and their eyes met;
and her look confirmed to him what he
had felt before-that her father, now
taking control of the investigation of
the attack upon himself, was not con-
tinuing it with prejudice or predis-
posed desire to damage Eaton, ex-
cept as the evidence accused him.
And her manner now told, even more
plainly than Santoine's. that the blind
man had viewed the evidence as far
from conclusive against Eaton; and
as Harriet showed that she was glad
of that, Eaton realized how she must
have taken his side against Avery in
reporting to her father.
Eaton had barely finished breakfast
when a humping against the car told
him that 1t was being coupled to
train. The new train started. and now
the track followed the Mississippi
river. Eaton, looking forward from
his window as the train rounded
curves, saw that the Santoine car was
now the last one of train-pre-
sumahly bound from Minneapolis to
Chicago At nine o'clock in the eve
ming, some minutes after crossing the
state line into Illinois, the train
stopped at station where the last
car was cut off
A motor-ambulance and other
limousine motor-cars were waiting in
the light from the station. Eaton,
seated at the window, saw Santoine
carried out on q stretcher and put