The Raymer enterprise., 1923-02-15
CHAPTER WI
Questions.

Questions.
COnnery pulled aside the curtain
Of the washr0om at the end OF the
Santolne car-the end farthest from
the drawing room where Santolne lay.
Step In here, SIR" he directed. "Sl'
down, II you want. We're far enough
from the drawing room not to dis
turb Mr.. Santolne."
Eaton, seating himself in the corner
of the leather seat built against two
walls Of the room, and looking up,
saw that Avery had come into the
room with them. The girl followed
With her entrance into the room Game
to him strange sensation which ex.
hausted his breath and stopped his
pulse for beat. To be accused
even to be suspected-of the crime
against Santotne was TO have atten.
ton brought to him whlch-with his
unsatisfactory account Of himself
threatened ugly complications Yet,
at this moment OF realization. that did
not fiji his mind Whether his long
dwelling close to death had numbed
him to his own danger however much
more immediate 1t had become, he
could not know; probably he had pre-
pared himself so thoroughly, had in.
ured himself so to expect arrest and
imminent destruction, that now his
finding himself confronted with nc.
cusers In Itself failed to stir new sen.
sation: bur till this day. he had never
imagined or been able to prepare him.
self for accusation before one like
llnrrlet Sani0lne: so, for moment.
thought solely OF himself was a sub
current. OF his conscious feelings,
the terror that she would be brought
to believe with the others that he had
struck the blow against her father
was the most poignant.
Avery pulled forward one OF the
leather chairs for her to seat herself
and took another for himself facing
Eaton.
"Why did you ring the bell in Mr..
Santolne's BERTH" Avery directed the
attack upon him suddenly.
ITO call help" Eaton answered.
You had known, then, that he
needed helpT
II knew it-saw il then, Of course"
"When?"
when found him. When | went
forward to look for the conductor to
ask him about taking a walk on the
roof of the cars"
"fou found him then-that way,
the way he wasi'
THAT way? Yes"
How"
How" Eaton iterated.
"ies; how. Mr.. Eaton. or Hlllward.
or whatever your name is? How did
you find him? The curtains were
open, perhaps; you saw him as you
went by. eh?"
Eaton shook his head. mo: the
curtains weren't open; they were
closed"
"Then why did you look ln?"
Il saw his hand in the aisle"
"Go on
when | came back II didn't look
right TO me; It's position had not been
changed at all. and It hadn't looked
right TO me before So stopped and
touched IT, and | found that II was
cold"
Then you looked into the berth?"
yes"
"And having looked In and seen
Mr.. Snntoine injured and lying as he
was, you did not call anyone, you did
not bring help-you merely leaned
across him and pushed the bell and
went on quickly out of the car before
anyone could see youT
YES; but waited on the platform
OF the next car to see that help did
come; and the conductor passed me.
and ! knew that he and the porter
must find Mr.. Santoine, as they did"
DO you expect us to believe that
very peculiar action Of yours was the
act of an innocent MANI"
"If had been guilty of the attack
on Mr.. Santolne, I'd not have stopped
or looked Into the berth at ALL"
IF you are innocent, you had, Of
course, some reason for acting as you
did. VIII you explain what It wasy"
"No-I cannot explain"
With a look of triumph Avery
turned TO Harriet Santolne, and Ea.
ton felt his flesh grow warm with
gratitude as he saw her meet Avery's
look with no appearance of being con.
vinced.
Avery made vexed gesture. and
turned to Connery. "rell her the rest
Of It." he directed.
Connery. who had remained stand.
Ing back Of the two chairs, moved
slightly forward. "Where shall | be-