Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-15

why 40 you ask All this. Mr.. Eatvnr
Il was merely interested In you
in what your work has been with yonl
Father, and what 1t is" be answered
quietly.
They had been following the ecgs
Of the road. she along a path worr
In the turf, he on the edge of the road
itself and nearer to the tracks Of tne
motors. Suddenly abe cried out and
clutched at him. AS they bad stopped
she had heard the sound OF a motor
approaching them rapidly from be
hind. Except that this car seemed
speeding faster than the others, she
had paid no attention and had not
turned Instantaneously, as she had
cried and pulled upon him. she had
realized that this car was not pa 1875
ing; 1t was directly behind and almost
upon him She felt him spring TO the
side as quickly as he could; but her
cry and pull upon him were almost too
late; as he leaped, the car struck. The
blow was glancing, not direct, and he
was of his feet and In motion when
the wheel struck but the car hurled
him aside and rolled him over and
over.
AS she rushed to Eaton. the two
men in the rear seat of the car
turned their heads and looked back,
but without checking its speed or
swerving. the car dashed on and dis
appeared down the roadway.
She bent over Eaton and took hold
Of him. He struggled to his feet and.
dazed, tottered 80 that she support
ed him. AS she realized that he was
not greatly hurt. she stared with hor-
rOr at the turn in the road where the
car had disappeared.
why, he tried 70 run you down |
she cried.
NO" Eaton denied. "Oh, no, I
don't think so. 1t must have been
an accident. He was-frightened
when hs saw what he had DONE"
1T wasn't at all like an accident 7"
she persisted. at couldn't have been
an accident there and coming up from
behind the way he did No; he meant
to do it, Did you see who was In the
car-who was driving?"
He turned TO her quickly. "Who7"
he demanded.
"0ne Of the people who was on the
train The morning Father was hurt.
Don't you remember-a little man.
nervous, but very strong; a man al
most like an ape?"
He shuddered and her controlled
himself. eyes, / remember a fellow
the conductor tried to seat Inc oppo-
site"
This was the same mani
Eaton shook his head. THAT could
hardly be, / think you must be mis-
taken"
81 am not mistaken; 1t was that
"sull, I thfak you must be-" he
again denied. NJ
She stared. Studying him. Perhaps
I was" she agreed; but she knew she
had not been. II am glad, whoever
1t was. he didn't injure you. You are
all right. aren't your
"Quite." he assured. "Please don't
about 1t, Miss Santolne."
They walked back rather silently,
she approaching how ~passionately
she had expressed herself for him,
and he quiet because of this and
other thoughts too.
They found Donald Avery In front
Of the house looking for them as they
anne up. Eaton succeeded In walk
ing without limping; but he could not
the marks on his clothes.
Harriet, I've just come from your
he wants you to go to him
1t once" Avery directed. "Good
morning Eaton. What's ~happenedT'
"Carelessness," Eaton deprecated
Got rather In the way of a motor
vas knocked over for It,"
Harriet did not correct this to
She went up to her father;
Ihe was still trembling, still sick
With horror at what she had cen
IN attempt to kill one walking at her
tide. She stopped outside her ia
door to compose herself; then
he went In.
The blind man was propped up on
Ifs bed with pillows into almost a
lifting position; the nurse was with
i'm.
what did you want, Father?" Har-
let asked.
He had recognized her step and
lad been about to speak to her; but
t the sound of her voice he stopped
he words on his lips and changed
hem into a direction for the nurse
o leave the room.
He waited until the nurse had left
nd closed the door behind her. Har
let saw that. in his familiarity with
tones and every infection of her
dice, he had sensed already that
omething unnsua had occurred; she
epeated, however. her question as
D what he wanted.
THAT does not matter now, Har-
let. Where have you beeny'
81 have been walking with Mr..