Gunnison news-champion., 1923-02-09

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:.li'r. gaaas mao. has been a, "Ar.
tsn a--ar- BIT ..E.rn -apbs"rssi
CH H.l.... I'D u.a , urrery. Conductor
LeccHra -.4-.H '. f..' train Tor patty
Ers m.n 49, 81. hoard me trsln
1srsoa Tor uhau III. train va. held
So.Ti.a ,ae TAIN, Dom, tel. Il. dAGsa:
Ter an rs r" rotary. Don Avery. TO hni
cut ~hst hey can concerning him.
CHATTER EH.-Tn. two make Eaton.
no~dri'ts-
CHAPTER ry.-E..on receive, ,si.-
vtieH he claims II warns him he 10
ssins tollos.d
CHATTER Passing through the car.
outside n. berth. He ASCERTAIN, Dorne's
esn has recently ruuk. PsTtUrb-i. b.
hvsstigateS and mad. Dorus with hts
AnciSlr. on the train
CHAPTER vI-sinel.ir recognize. tn.
Injured man as Bash santnine. who. al
ehough blind, 10 . peculiar power In the
hnAnctsl world as adviser TO Dig inter
ssts' His recovery Is matter o, iogb,
CHAPTER yII.-Circun,tAncs- point to
Eaton a. slntoineis H,sailant
CHATTER vTI-E.,on /. practically
place under arrest, lie refuses 20 max.
srp.8usl0ra as q his previous move
n-nla hefor" b0ErI.-g the train. but
adm'ts D." was the man who called on
warden ths night the nnancisr wss muir
dsed
CHAPTER IN.-Enton pleads With Har-
net EaH'o.H- 10 Withhold Judgment, tell
Ing her b." lE In serious danger though
Eno-su' u' the crime against her father
.. 4
CHAPTER X.-ssutolne rsc0vcr- sum
eisnuy 20 gavgu0. Eaton. who refuse.
10 rss~7' hi' t'-u'i'y. The nnsncisr re-
quirsT Eaton TO s0rnmIany him 10 the
Faatutrc huEHr. whore he Is Ia the post
non o' reruI-pr la"ner
CuAfrvEls NI-Erfon meets a re,Id.n,
OF The hHar. NHlia.. Hlat0Hford. ana L
oonesg. l.c fact E4t3n.s mission Is 10
&c IrI certain ap~uU Huts which are vital
to hta irirrrats. and h's being admitted
20 fhe nous" 3s "A rsmRrkahlc stroke Of
luck Tas rirI agrees to aid him. lie
be nmrr Gr...y Interested In Harriet 81 n
tome. aad she IN him.
CHATTER XII Harriet tells Eaton ,he
snd bp.aH Avery act as eyes" 20 san
toin~. r.r.r.HE TO hfm the dorur,ents On
wh.e0 '- bases his Judgments. while
waIsIug F'f. her. two men In an auto.
mobile 'H' rHTUfrly attempt TO run Eaton
Sow Flo escapes with slight injuries,
Ih". siTl F"r"En Ecs one OF the men as
having been ara me train on which they
came from Seattle.
CHATTER XIIl-snn,oIne question,
Ea'pr r'aHsIg. h.f I.e latter II retlcent
Tho hlu. man tolls him he IL convinced
the H''arE made on him on tho train was
the foa..E Of an STEar. the attncker hzy-
Ing p.HuHcI To KIN Eaton. Santoine tells
Harriet sh. Is 20 TAX" charge OF certain
pAInTs "nnrr'"I with TIE "tatron I-op-
critic. which had hitherto been In
AvcrJ's charge
CHAPTER XIV Avery seek. to inr'u-
enCr Harriet as tlH wife to be- to give
the pHprra 20 him Che refuses Harriet
10 Geciuning TO feel that her love belongs
20 Eaton
Il thought that WIS Implied. II you
need them, IN get them for you. Don.
Do you want them7'
She got up and went toward the saf.
where she had put them: suddenly she
stopped. What 1t was that she had
felt under his tone and manner. she
could not tell; 1t was probably only
irritation at having important work
taken out OF his hands. But whatever
1t was, he was not openly expressing
it-he was even being careful that IL
should not be expressed. And now
suddenly, as he followed and came
close behind her and her mind wen,
swiftly to her father lying helpless up
stairs, and her fathers trust In her.
she halted.
"We must ask Father" she said.
ASK himV ~ he calculated, "why,-
She faced him uncertainty. not an
swerlng.
That's rather ridiculous, Harry, es-
pecially as II Is too late to ask him
tonight" His voice was suddenly
rough in his Irritation. Il have had
charge OF those very things for years;
they concern the matters in which your
father particularly confides In me. II
10 impossible that he meant you to take
them out Of my hands like this. He
must have meant only that you were
TO give me what help you could with
them Harry. don't you see that you
Are putting me in false position
wronging met You are acting N
though you did not trust met
Il do trust You. Don; at least have
% reason TO dsstrus, you. only say
re must ask Father"
They're in your little safer
She nodded Yes
-And you'll not give them to ne:'
no"
He stared anerily: then he shruexed
and laughed and went back to.his desk
and began gathering up his scattered
papers. She stood indecisively watch
fas him. Suddenly he looked Up. and
he saw that he had quite csnqussed