The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-23

train, tne SaIemdn AT SedItie Cdiicu
my attention to you." Connery began.
"Old Sammy has recognized men with
criminal records time and again. He's
got seven rewards out of it,
Eaton felt his pulses close with
shock. "He recognized meY he
asked quietly.
mo. he didn't; he couldn't place
you," Connery granted. "He couldn't
tell whether you were somebody that
was wanted or someone well known
someone famous, maybe; but
ought TO have kept my eye on you
because of that, from the very start.
Now, this morning you claim tele-
gram meant for another mana man
named Hillward, on this train. who
seems to be all right-that is, by his
answers and his account of himself he
seems to be exactly what he claims
TO be-"
did he read the telegram to your"
Eaton asked. at was in code. If ii
was meant for him, he ought to be
able to read It."
mo, he didn't. VIII you?"
Eaton halted while he recalled the
exact wording of the message. NO"
Connery paused and looked to
Avery and the girl. you'll wait a
minute, Mr.. Avery; and you, Miss
Santoine l won't be long"
He left the Mushroom, and the
sound of the closing of door which
came to Eaton a half-minute later
told that he had gone out the front
end of the car.
AS the three sat waiting in the
Mushroom, no one spoke. Eaton I'M
which the evidence against him was
being presented TO him was not with
any expectation that he could defend
himself; Avery and Connery were OBJ
viously too certain of their conclusion
for that; rather, as it was being
given thus under Avery's direction. it
was for the effect upon Harriet San
tome and to convince her fully. But
Eaton had understood this from the
first. 1t was for this reason he had
not attempted to deny having rung
Santoine's bell, realizing that If he
denied it and II afterward was
proved, he would appear in a worse
light than by his inability TO account
for or assign a reason for his act
And he had proved right in this; for
the girl had not been convinced. So
now he comprehended that something
far more convincing and more impor-
tant was to come; but what that
could be, he could not guess.
The conductor appeared in the door
Of the washroom followed by the Eng
lishman from Eaton's car, Henry Stan
dish. Connery carried the sheet on
which he had written the questions
he had asked Eaton, and Eaton's an
swers.
"What name were you using, Mr.
Eaton, when you came from Asia TO
the United States?" the conductor de-
manded.
Eaton reflected. my ewn," he
said. "Philip D. Eaton"
"Mr. Standish"-COnnery faced the
Englishman-"you came from YOko
hama to Seattle on the Tamba Maru
didn't you? Do you remember this
Mr.. Eaton among the passengersY
'No."
"Do you know he was not among
the passengers"
Eyes, 1 do"
"How do you know?'
The Englishman took a folded pa
per from his pocket, opened it. and
handed 1t to the conductor. Connery
taking it, held ii out to Eaton.
"Here, Mr.. Eaton" he said, "is the
printed passenger list of the people
aboard the Tamba Maru prepared
after leaving Yokohama for distribu
ton among the passengers. It's un
questionably correct. VIII you poin
] out your name on it?"
| Eaton made no move to take the
paper; and after holding it Ions
enough to give him full opportunity
COnnery handed it back to the Eng
| lishman.
That's all, Mr.. Standish,' he said
Eaton sat silent as the Englishman
after staring curiously around at then
with his bulging, interested eyes, lief
the Mushroom.
the sound of Standish's steps becam,
inaudible, "either you were not on tn,
| Tamba Maru or you were on it under
some other name than Eaton. Which
was it,"
IT never said I was on the Tamb;
Maru," Eaton returned steadily. g
said 1 came from Asia by steamer
You yourself supplied the name Tam
ba Maru.''
"In case of questioning like that
Mr.. Eaton, it makes no differenc,
whether you said it or / supplied i
in your hearing. If you didn't correc
me, it was because you wanted me t
get a wrong impression about you
You weren't on the Tamba Maru
were you?
mo, l was not"
"You did come from Asia, though
shown
Yes
'From Yokohama? ?"
"The last port we stopped at befor
sailing for Seattle was Yokohama
yes"
| Connery reflected. "You had beer
in Seattle, then, at least five days
for the last steamer you could hav,
come on locked five days before thu
Tamba Maru. In fact, Mr.. Eaton, 20
had been on this side of the water TO
as many as eleven days, had yO'
notT
"Eleven daysT' Eaton repeated.