Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-08
CHAPTER x-continued.

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 you'd be called, I judge, a
ratbsf nk~able-looklng manT" Santoine
said tentatively his question plainly
sas only meant 10 lead up TO some.
thing else; Santoine had judged In
that particular already.
"Mr. MISUNDERSTANDING addressed
aim suddenly-"T understand that
you have admitted that you were at
the house of Gabriel Warden the eve
nIng he was killed while In his car.
is that soT'
Yes" said Eaton.
"You are the man, then, Of whom
Gabaiel Warden spoke TO his wifeY'
II believe So"
~You believe go?"
II mean," Eaton explained quietly,
That l came by appointment TO call
IN Mr.. 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 were In such a situa-
ton that, II Mr.. Warden defended
you. he would himself meet danger7"
II did not say that" Eaton denied
gro rdedly.
"What, then, was your position In
rvard to Mr.. WardenY'
EaeSn remained silent.
"You refuse 10 answer?' Santoine
inquired.
81 refuse"
in spite of the probability that
Mr.. Warden met his death because
Of his intention to undertake some
thing for your"
81 have not been able to fix that as
a probability"
Mr.. Eaton, have eve injured you
personally don't mean directly, as
man to man, for I should remember
that have I we done anything which
Indirectly Ems worked injury on you
or your effairs?r
mo Eaton answered.
"Who sent you aboard this train?'
"Sent me? No one"
You took the train of your own win
because / was taking ltY'
II have o said l took 1t because
you were taking It,"
'"That seems to be proved. You
can accept 1t from me; 1t has been
proved. Did you take the train in
order TO attack me?'
"No."
"To spy upon me?"
"No."
Sanroine was silent for an instant.
-what was it you took the train to
tell me?"
II? Nothing"
''fhat 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 1t with prejudice or predis-
posed desire to damage Eaton, ex-
cept as the evidence accused him.
And her manner now told, ever more
plainly than ~Santoine's, that the blind
mar 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 a
train. The new train started. and now
the track followed the Mississippi
FLYER Eaton, looking forward from
his window as the train rounded
curves. saw that the Santoine car was
now the last one OF q traEn-pre-
aumabIy bound from Minneapolis to
Chicago. Ar nine O'Clock In the eve
ming. some minutes after crossing the
state line into Illinois. the train
stopped at q STATEN where the last
ear was cut on.
A motor~ambulsnce and other
limousine motor-cars were waiting In
~ light from the station. Eaton.
raafed II the window. saw s~antoine
mxs4nf - - 4 stretcher and put