The Glenwood post., 1923-03-22
SYNOPSIS

0eo4tens him II he pursues course he
Gen lesvos the house in his car and meets
Z man whom he takes into tho machine
When the car returns home. Warden IL
0ner. . young man. has been at War
dsa's houss. but leaves unobserved.
CHAPTER 1I.-Bob Connery, conductor,
lecsives orders to hold train for q party.
Ilvs men and girl board the train.
The father of the girl Mr.. .Dorne. 1. the
boarded the train. Dorne tells his daugh-
ter and his secretary. Don Avery. to dnd
s1t what they can concerning him
CHAPTER Iu-The two make Eaton's
acquaintance. The tradn - stopped by
Gnovdrifts-
CHAPTER Iv.-Eaton receiver = tele-
gram addressed to Lawrence Hnlward.
which he claims. 1t warns him he IL
CHAPTER v.-Passing through the car.
Cennery notice. Dorne's hand hanging
outside the berth. He ascertains Dorne's
es1 has recently rung. Perturbed, he
investigates and finds Dorne with his
l8ull crushed. He calls a surgeon. Dr..
oanclair. on the train.
CHAPTER vI-sinclair recognizes the
injured man as Basil santoine. who. al
Snsneia World i as adviser to o0Is Zig intere sas
ests His recovery is . matter OF doubt
CHAPTER vI1.-circumstances point to
EATON As Santoine's assailant.
CHAPTER V1II.-Eaton il practically
placed under arrest. He refuses to make
ments before boarding the train, but
admits he was the man who called on
Warden tho night the financier was mur-
CHAPTER IX-Eaton pleads with Har-
f1et Santoine to withhold Judgment, tell
innocent of the crime against her father.
he feels the girl believes him.
CHAPTER x.-Santoine recovers suffi-
e1ently to question Eaton, who refuses
to reveal his Identity. The financier re-
9aires Eaton to accompany him to the
don Of a semi-prisoner.
CHAPTER xI.-Eaton meets q resident
Of the house., Wallace Blatchford. and a
young girl. Mildred Davis, with whom
apparently he Is acquainted. though they
conceal the fact Eaton's mission is to
secure certain documents which are vital
to MS interests. and his being admitted
TO the house Is remarkable stroke Of
luck. The girl agrees to aid him. He
becomes deeply interested in Harriet San
toine. and she in him.
CHAPTER xII.-Harriet tells Eaton she
and Donald Avery act as eyes to San
tome, reading to him the documents on
which he bases his judgments. While
walking with her, two men in an auto
mobile deliberately attempt to run Eaton
down. He escapes with slight injuries.
The girl recognizes one Of the men as
having been on the train on which they
came from Seattle
CHAPTER xIII-santoine questions
Eaton closely. but the latter is reticent.
The blind man tells him he is convinced
the attack made on him on the train was
the result Of an error. the attacker hay
ing planned to kill Eaton. Santoine tells
Harriet she is to take charge of certain
papers connected with the 'I-atron Prop
critics." which had hitherto been in
Avsry's charge
CHAPTER XIV.-Avery seeks to influ-
ence Harriet as his wife to be, to give
the papers to him. She refuses. Harriet
ts beginning to feel that her love belongs
CHAPTER Xv-At the country club
Eaton reveals remarkable proficiency
at polo, seemingly to Avery's gratifica-
ton. Eaton induces Harriet to allow him
to leave the grounds for Few minutes
that night.
CHAPTER XvI.-That night Eaton m
yades Santolnes library seeking the pa
pers he is determined to possess. There
he finds two men, one of whom he recog-
nizes with bewildered surprise, on the
same eTTdnQ Inc tHEe0 Entn eHBube III
pistol duel.
1--WE don't know whether he got it.
then, or notl" It was Avery's voice
which broke In upon him; Santoine
merely listened.
"He? WhoT He heard his daugh-
ter's challenge.
"Why. Eaton. 1t is plain enough
answered. "He came here to this
room for what he was after-for what
he has been after from the first
whatever that may have been He
came prepared to force the safe and
get 1t! But he was surprised"
'By whomT the blind man asked.
"By whoever 1t is that has been fol
lowing him. don't attempt to ex-
plain who they were, Mr.. Santoine
for don't know. But-whoever they
were-ln doing this, he laid himself
open to attack by them. They were
watching-saw him enter here They
attacked him here. Wallace switched
on the light and recognized him; 80
he shot Wallace and ran with what
ever he could grab up Of the contents
of the safe, hoping that by luck hec
get what he was after"
at isn't so-it isn't so" Harriet de
MED.
Her father checked her; he stoot
an instant thoughtful. "Who is di
recting the pursuit, Donald?" hi
asked.
Avery went out at once. The blint
man turned to his daughter.
"Now, Harriet" he commanded
She understood that her father woult
not move till she had seen the room
for him.
"There was some sort Of a struggle
near my safe" she said. "Chairs-
everything there IL 'knocked about"
eyes"