The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-01

lutO Tue dIuuulhuCc. udEIiet SdutOine,
after giving a direction to q man
who apparently was chauffeur. got
Into the ambulance with her father.
The surgeon and the nurses rode with
them. They drove OF. Avery entered
another automobile, which swiftly dis
appeared. Conductor Connery came
for the last time to Eaton's door.
'.Miss Santoine says you're to go
with the man she's left here for you"
The porter appeared with his over.
coat and hat. Eaton put them on and
stepped out Of the car. The conductor
escorted him to limousine car. "This
b the gentleman" Connery said to
the chauffeur to whom Harriet San.
toine had spoken. The man opened
the door Of the limousine; another
man, whom Eaton had not before
seen, was seated In the car; Eaton
stepped in. Connery extended his
hand-"Good-by, SIR"
"Good-by."
The motor-car drove down q wide,
winding road with tall, spreading trees
on both sides. The man In the car
with Eaton, whose duty plainly was
only that Of guard. did not speak to
Eaton nor Eaton to him. The motor
passed other llmousines occasionally !;
then, though the road was still wide
and smooth and still bounded by great
trees, It was lonelier; no houses ap-
peared for half mile; then lights
glowed directly ahead; the car ran un.
der the porte-c0chere Of a great stone
country mansion; q servant sprang to
the door Of the Limousine and opened 1t !;
another man seized Eaton's handbag.
gage from beside the chauffeur. Eaton
entered large. beamed and paneled
hallway with an immense fireplace
with, logs burning in It; there was a
wide stairway which the servant, who
had appointed himself Eaton's guide,
ascended. Eaton followed him and
found another great hall upstairs. The
servant led him to one OF the doors
opening of this and Into a large room,
fitted for a mans occupancy, with
dark furniture, cases containing books
on hunting, sports and adventure, and
smoking things; of this was a Dress
ing room with the bath next; beyond
was bedroom.
'These are to be your rooms, sir"
the servant said. A valet appeared
and unpacked Eaton's travelling bag.
Eaton went to bed, but amazement
would not let bin sleep.
He was in Santoine's house; he
knew It could be no other than San.
tolne's house. It was to get into San.
toine's house that he had come from
Asia he had thought and planned and
schemed all through the long voyage
on the steamer how It was to be done.
He would have been willing to cross
the continent on foot to accomplish
1t; no labor that be could imagine
would have seemed too great to him
II this had been It's end: and here
It had been done without effort on
his part. naturally, Inevitably Chance
and circumstance had done It! And
as he realized this, his mind was
full Of what he had to do In San
tones house. For many days he had
not thought about that; It had seemed
impossible that he could have any op-
portunity to act for himself. And
the return to his thoughts Of pos.
sibillty Of carrying out his original
plan brought before him thoughts Of
his friends-those friends who
through his exile, had been faithful
to him but whose identity or existence
he had been obliged to deny, when
questioned. to protect them as well
as himself.
As he lay on his bed In the dark.
he stared upward to the ceiling, wide
awake, thinking Of those friends whose
devotion to him might be justified at