The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-20
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,uYbfEe she spoke, the blood, rising
rvirEt her embarrassment, had dyed
.RarriesNs face; suddenly now she
Booked away from him and out the
NSfn(Yow-
"Ee would be called. ! Judge, a
rather LEikablelooking MANI Santoine
mstd tentatively; his question plainly
was only meant to lead up to some
enfnG else; Santolne had Judged in
that particular already.
"gir. Eaton"-Santolne addressed
aira styddenly-"I understand that
yyu have admitted that you were ut
the house of Gabriel Warden the eve
uXlnx he was killed while in his car.
Us chat soy
Yes" said Eaton.
"Yau are the man, then, of whom
csahctet Warden spoke TO his wife?'
II believe So"
~YoG believe SOP
~T mcan," Eaton explained quietly,
~st1sat z came by appointment TO call
Sgu MI. Warden that night. | believe
chat IL must have been 90 me that Mr..
Warden referred in the conversation
xrtess tiis wife which has since been
Qnoted In the newspapers"
because you were in such a sltua-
etan that, IL Mr.. Warden defended
you, me would himself meet danger?'
II did not say that" Eaton denied
EuArdedly.
~whDt, then, was your position In
regard TO Mr.. Warden
Eaton remained silent,
You refuse to answer?' Santoine
Inquired.
- refuse"
~r1n spite Of the probability that
Mr.. Warden met his death because
0f his intention TO undertake sogle-
GisiaG for your
IL have not been able to fix that as
M probability"
mir. Eaton, have ! ever injured you
gyexssnaiiy-I don't mean directly, as
nnan TO man, for / should remember
rfsxt : have | ever done anything which
Endarecaiy has worked injury on you
ear y&,lr affairs?"
~sSo.+ Eaton answered.
~Nytss sent you aboard this train?'
scat me? No one"
~Tsa tosk the train OF your own will
eSecaa-e | was taking itY
81 t.nve not said | took 1t because
:yen we're taking It,"
THAT seems 10 be proved. You
% accept it frvin my; II has been
uxvr<N- Did You take the train In
UrsfeT 20 attack nseY'
s.Ny."
~To SPY upon meT"
-No.'
san ,oine was silent FOR an instant
"'ATsas vas II yuu took the train to
cell mcT
al? Nothing"
-slu,nf is oil. Mr.. Eaton"
TEmtan started back TO his compart
merf. rs he turned. Harriet Santoins
E:nsfSed np at him and their eyes met
AND 1scr look confirmed TO him what he
mad Seit b~efore-that her father. now
r1xsxsng control OF the Investigation OF
the attack upon himself, was not con
kfnring it with prejudice or predis
E,ssce desire TO damage Eaton, ex
s,a,f as the evidence accused him
And her name now told. even more
psxiriy than Santoine's. that the BLIND
Assn had viewed the evidence as fal
Grom conclusive against Eaton; ant
ms Harriet showed that she was glat
M ftlxf. Eafon realized how she mus
mSe taken his side against Avery II
ssporting to her father.
EAf0ss had barely finished breakfas
-shxzn a humping against the car toll
-afm chat 1t was being coupled TO
rrssn. v'he rev train started, and nov
-sNe ssr,rk followed the Mississippi
sxfvvr. Eaton. looking forward from
mis- window as the train rounde'
rurv~S. saw that the Santoine a wa
nsw the last n OF a train-pre
aunsabsy bound from Minneapolis {
Czdcn=o. At nine O'Clock In the eve
ufrss. some minutes after crossing tn
zfmte me into Illinois, the trail
ueoppe-i ~ a station where the las
<fRr ua~ etst oT.
A n,r or-ainbuiance and othe
f~Tnssnslne nsstor-cars were waiting Il
xzs tight from the station. Eaton
urnfed ri the window. saw Santoin
~urr1ad ont on a Stretcfcr n pu