The Glenwood post., 1923-04-19

dition which followed Warden, death.
Warden had certainly had communica-
tion with Overton Of some sort: Over
toms enemies. therefore, were unable
to rid themselves of him BY delivering
him up to the police because they did
not know how much Overton knew.
When found that Warden had made
me his executor and l went west and
took charge Of his affairs, their diff:
[, culties were intensified, for they did
not dare to let suspicion Of what had
been done reach me. There was no
| course open to them, therefore. but to
remove Overton before my suspicious
were aroused. even If 1t could be done
only at desperate risk to themselves.
"What am leading up to- Avery, is
your own connection with these
| events. You looked after your own
interests rather carefully, l think, up
| to certain point. When-knowing
who Eaton was-you got him into a
polo game, 1t was so that, If your In
terests were best served by exposing
| him, you could do so without reveal
| ing the real source of your knowledge
| arose. The drafts and lists relating
to the reorganization of the Latron
roperties-containing the very facts,
no doubt. which first had aroused
| Warden's suspicions-were sent rue
through Warden's office. At first there
was nothing threatening to you in
| this, because their contents could
reach me only through you. But in
the uncertainty felt, had my daugh-
ter take these matters out Of your
hands.
"That night, Avery. you sent an un-
signed telegram from the office In the
village, almost within twenty-four
hours my study was entered, the safe
inaccessible to you was broken open,
the contents were carried away. Do
you suppose I do not know that one
Of the two men in the study last night
was the principal whose agents had
failed In two attempts to get rid of
Overton for him. whose other agent
yourself, Avery-had failed to inter
cept the evidence which would have
revealed the truth to me, so that. no
longer trusting to agents. he himsel.
had come in desperation to prevent
my learning the facts7 l realize fully.
Avery, that by means Of you my blind
ness and my reputation have been
used for f1ve years to conceal from the
public the fact that Matthew Latron
had not been murdered, but was still
alive!"
Santoine heard Avery get up; he
stood an instant and tried to speak,
but his breath caught nervously; he
made another effort.
II didn't have anything to do with
convicting Overton, or know anything
about 1t until that part was all over;
train. / didn't know Warden was
going to be killed"
But you were accessory to the rob-
berry Of my house last night and.
therefore, accessory to the murder Of
Wallace Blatchford. Last night, too.
knowing Overton was innocent Of ev-
erything charged against him, you
gave orders to fire upon him at sight
and he was fired upon. And what
were you telling Harriet when I came
in7 You have told the police that Over
ton is the murderer of Latron Isn't that
80 the police will refuse to believe
anything he may say and return him
to the death cell for the sentence to
be executed upon him? The law will
call these things attempted murder,
Avery"
Tho Hind rd fs4YSoy
the floor, and then heard him stop in
front Of him.
"What is 1t you want to know, STIR
"who killed warden"
"John Yarrow Is his name; he was
sort of hanger-On of Latron's.
don't know where Latron picked him
up"
"Was 1t he who also made the at
tack on the train?"
Eyes"
"Who was the other man on the
train-the one that claimed the tele-
| gram addressed to Lawrence Hill
ward?"
His names HOllOck. He's titular
| owner Of the place on the Michigan
| shore where Latron has been living.
The telegram I sent night before hast
was addressed to his place, you know.
He's been a sort of go-between for
Latron and the men-those who knew
who were managing the properties.
| I'd never met him, though. Mr. San
toine. and l didn't know either him
or Hollock on the train. AS l said.
! wasn't in the know about killing
Warden"
"when did you learn who Eaton
was. Avery?"
1.-THE day after We got back here
from the West I got word from La
tron; they didn't tell me till they
needed to use me-" Avery hesltated (;
then he went on: "You understand.
sir. about Latron's pretended death
a guide at the shooting lodge had
been killed by chance shot In the
woods; purely accidental; some one
Of the party had fired at deer.
missed. and never knew he'd killed a