The Dolores star., 1923-02-16
CHAPTER VII
Questions.

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Connery pulled aside the curtain
of the washroom at the end OF the
| Santotne car-the end farthest from
the drawing room where Santoiue lay.
step in here. sir" he directed. "Sit
down, IL you want. We're far enough
from the drawing room not TO dis
turb Mr. SantoIne"
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 came
/ to him a strange sensation which ex-
] hHusted his breath and stopped his
| pulse for beat. To be accused
| even to be suspected-of the crime
/ against Santoine was 10 have atten-
| ton brought to him whIch-with his
| unsatisfactory account OF himself
/ threatened ugly complications. Yet
/ al this moment Of realization. that did
| not fill his mind Whether his long
dwelling close TO death had numbed
| him TO his own danger. however much
more immediate II 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 ac-
/ cusers in Itself failed to stir new sen
satIOn; but till this day he had never
| imagined or been able to prepare him
! Harriet SantOine: so, for a moment,
| thought solely Of himself was 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.
Santoine's berth?" Avery directed the
attack upon him suddenly.
ITO call help" Eaton answered.
"You had known, then, that he
needed help?"
Il knew it-Saw it then. of course"
"WhenT"
When I found him. When went
forward to look for the conductor to
ask him about taking walk Oh the
roof of the cars"
You found him then-that way.
the way he was?"
THAT way? Yes"
How"
How Eaton iterated.
"Yes; how, Mr.. Eaton. or HlIlward
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. "No, the
curtains weren't open; they were
closed"
"Then why did you look in?"
81 saw his hand in the aisle"
| go on
When | came back 1t didn't look
right to me; its position had not been
changed at all. and It hadn't looked
right TO me before. So | stopped and
touched it, and l found that 1t was
| cold"
"Then you looked into the berth?"
"Yes."
| And having looked in and seen
Mr. Santoine 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 you?"
yes: but l waited on the platform
Of the next car to see that help did
come; and the conductor passed me.
and I 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.. Santoine, 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 Won
did. VIII you explain what 1t WASP"
"No-I cannot explain"
| With a look of triumph Averv
turned to Harriet Santoine, and Ea.
ton felt his flesh grow warm with
gratitude as he saw her meet Avery's
look with no appearance of being con-
| vlnced.
Avery made vexed gesture, and
turned to Connery. "Tell her the rest
Of It," he directed.
Connery. who had remained stand.
Ing back Of the two chairs, moved
slightly forward. "Where shall he.