The Holly chieftain., 1923-02-15

into the ambulance. Harriet Santolne,
after giving a direction to 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 'sThis
Is the gentleman" Connery said to
the chauffeur to whom Harriet San
tome 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 wide,
winding road with tall. spreading trees
on both sides. The man In the car
with Eaton, whose duty plainly was
only that of. n guard. did not speak to
Eaton nor Eaton to him. The motor
passed other limousines occasionally
then, though the road was still wide
and smooth and still bounded by great
trees, 1t was loneller; no houses ap-
peared for half a mile; then lights
glOwed directly ahead; the car ran un-
der the porte-cochere of great stone
country mansion; servant sprang to
the door Of the limousine and opened 1t !;
gage from beside the chauffeur. Eaton
entered large. beamed and paneled
hallway with an immense fireplace
with logs burning In 1t there was
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 large room,
| fitted for a mans occupancy, with
dark furniture, cases containing books
on hunting, sports and adventure, and
| smoking things; off this was 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 amazemen,
would not let him sleep.
He was in Santoine's house; nc
knew 1t could be no other than San
tones house. 1t was to get into San
tones house that he had come from
Asia; he had thought and planned ant
schemed all through the long voyag,
on the steamer how 1t was to be done
He would have been willing to eros!
the continent on foot to accomplish
1t; no labor that he could imagin,
would have seemed too great to hin
IL this had been Its end; and her,
1t had been done without effort OF
his part, naturally. inevitably! Chanc,
and circumstance had done it An,
as he realized this, his mind wa
full of what he had to do in San
tones house. For many days he ha,
not thought about that; 1t had SCENE,
impossible that he could have any or
portunity to act for himself An
the return to his thoughts Of pos
sibility of carrying out his orlgina
plan brought before him thoughts O
his frlends-those friends VIII
through his exile, had been faithfu
to him but whose Identity or existenc
he had been obliged to deny whe
questioned, to protect them as wei
as himself.
AS he lay on his bed In the dari
he stared upward to the ceiling, wild
awake, thinking of those friends who's
devotion to him might be Justified a
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