Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-14

into the ambulance. Harriet Santolne.
after giving a direction 10 a man
who apparently was a 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 C0nnery came
for the last time 10 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 10 limousine car. This
Is the gentleman" Connery said 10
the chauffeur % whom Harriet San
toine had spoken The man. opened
the door IL the limousine: another
man. whom Eaton had not before
seen. was seated In the ear: Eaton
stepped IN. Connery extended his
hand-"Good-by, sir"
"Good-by."
The motor-car drove down a wide.
winding road with tall. spreading trees
on both sides. The man in the car
with Eaton. whose duty plainly was
only that Of a guard. did not speak to
Eaton nor Eaton 10 him. The motor
passed other llmousines occasionally;
then. though the road was still wide
and smooth and still bounded by great
trees. Il was loneller: no houses APP
pcared for half a mile: then lights
glowed directly ahead: the car ran un-
der The porte-cOchere OF a great stone
country mansion: a servant sprang 10
the door OF the limousine and opened II !:
another man seized Eaton's handbag
gage from beside the chauffeur. Eaton
entered a large. beamed and paneled
hallway with an immense fireplace
with logs burning in e.: there was
wide stairway which the servant, who
had appointed himself Eaton's guide.
assembled. Eaton followed him and
found another great hall upstairs. The
servant led him 20 one OF the doors
opening or 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; off this WIS dress
Ing room with the bath next; beyond
was n bedroom.
These are 20 be YOU rooms. SIR"
the. servant said A v ct appeared
and unpaoiSed Eaton's travelling bag.
Eaton went 20 bed. but amazement
would not let him sleep.
lie was in Sant0ine's house; ne
knew II could be no other than San
t1iu = house. II was 10 get into san
tones house that he had come from
Asia: he had thought and planned and
schemed all through the long voyage
on the steamer how IL was TO be done.
lie would have been willing TO cross
the continent on foot 20 accomplish
o.: no labor that he could imagine
would have seemed too great 10 him
NJ this had been its end: and here
2 had been done without effort on
his part. naturally. inevitably Chance
and circumstance had done itl And
as he realized this. his mind was
fun 81 what he lad 10 do I'm San
tonnes house For many days he had
not thought about that; II had seemed
impossible that he could have any OPP
portunity 10 act for himself. And
the return 10 HIS thoughts OF pos
sibllity Of carrying out his original
plan brought before MIN thoughts OF
HIS friends-those friends who
through his exile had been faithful
70 him hut whose Identity or existence
he had been obliged 20 deny. when
questioned. to protect them as well
as himself.
As he lay on HIS bed in the dark
be stared upward 20 the ceiling. wide
awake. thinking OF those friends whose
devotion TO him might be justified at