The Glenwood post., 1923-01-25
vas brought home dead I"

| looked up at the conductor; his
glance caught Avery's an instant; he
gazed then to Harriet Santoine. At
the charge, she had started; but
Avery had not The Identification,
therefore, was Connery's or had been
agreed upon by Connery and Avery
between them; suggestion Of 1t had
not come from the Santolnes. And
Connery had made the charge with
out being certain of 1t he was watch
ing the effect, Eaton now realized, to
see If what he had accused was cor
rect
isn't that so?" Connery demanded.
s"Or do you want to deny that too and
have 1t proved on you later7"
Again for moment Eaton sat 81
lent. mo" he decided, II do not deny
that"
"Then you are the man who was at
Warden's the night he was muir
dered|
"Yes," said Eaton, Il was there that
evening / was the one who came
there by appointment and waited till
after Mr.. Warden was brought home
dead"
$50 you admit that?" Connery gloat-
ed; but he could not keep from Eaton
a sense that, by Eatons admission of
the fact, Connery had been disap-
pointed.
"All right. Mr.. Eaton!" Connery
returned to his charge you are that
man. So besides whatever else that
means, you'd been in Seattle eleven
days and vet you were the last person
to get aboard this train, which left u.
full hour after Its usual starting time.
Who were you waiting to see get on
the train before you yourself took III"
Eaton wet his lips. To what was
Connery working up? The probabiI
ity, now rapidly becoming certainty.
that in addition to the recognition of
him as the man who had waited at
Warden's-which fact anyone at any
time might have charged-Connery
knew something else which the con-
ductor could not have been expected
to know-this dismayed Eaton the
more by it's indefinlteness. And he
saw, as his gaze shifted to Avery, that
Avery knew this thing also.
what do you mean by that ques-
;ion?" he asked.
81 mean that-however innocent or
guilty may be the chance of your be-
Ing at Mr.. Wardens the night he was
killed-you'n have hard time prov
ing that you did not wait and watch
and take this train because Basil San
tome had taken it, and that you were
not following him. Do you deny it?"
Eaton was silent
Connery, bringing the paper in his
hand nearer to the window again,
glanced down once more at the state
ment Eaton had made. ~ asked you
who you knew in Chicago" he said,
land you answered No one.' That
was your reply, was it not2"
"Yes."
You know no one in ChicagoT
mo one," Eaton repeated.
"And certainly no one there knows
you well enough to follow your
movements in relation to Mr.. San
tome. That's a necessary assumption
from the fact that you know no one
at all there"
The conductor pulled telegram
from his pocket and handed it to
Avery, who, evidently having already
seen it, passed 1t on to Harriet San
tome. She took 1t, staring at 1t me-
chanically and vacantly; then sudden
ly she shivered, and the yellow paper
which she had read slipped from her
hand and fluttered to the floor. Con-
merry stopped and picked it up and
handed it toward Eaton.
''Thls is yours" he said.
Eaton had sensed already what the
nature of the message must be,
though as the conductor held it out
to him he could read only his name
at the top of the sheet and did not
know yet what the actual wording
was below. Acceptance Of 1t must
mean arrest, indictment for the
crime against Basil Santoine; and
that, whether or not he later was ac-
quilted, must destroy him; but denial
Of the message now would be hope
less.
ut is yours, isn't itr' Connery
urged.
Yes; it's mine" Eaton admitted;
and to make his acceptance definite
he took the paper from Connery. AS
he looked duly down at it, he read:
he is on your train under the
name of Dorne"
The message was not signed.
Connery touched him on the shoul-
der. Come with me, Mr.. Eaton"
Eaton got up slowly and mechan-
ically and followed the conductor. At
the door he halted and looked back
Harriet Santoine was not looking
her face was covered with her hands
Eaton hesitated; then he went on.
Connery threw open the door of the
compartment next to the washroom
and corresponding to the drawing
room at the other end of the car, but
smaller.
You'll do well enough In here"
He closed the door upon Eaton and
locked it. AS Eaton stood staring AT.
the floor, he could hear through the