Gunnison news-champion., 1923-01-19
1T Nothing.
That Is ali. Mr.. Eaton.s

Eaton started back to his comp4rts
Dent As he turned. Harriet Santoine
looked up at him and their eyes met:
and her look confirmed TO him what he
had felt befcre-fhat her father. now
taking control OF the investigation Of
the attack upon himself. was not con-
tinuinx Il with prejudice or predis-
posed desire TO damage Eaton. ex-
cep as the evidence accused him.
And her manner now told. even more
plainly than Santoine's. that the blind
man had viewed the evidence m far
from conclusive against Eaton: and
rs Harriet showed that she was glad
Of that. Eaton realized how she must
have taken his side against Avery In
reporting to her father.
Eaton had barely finished breakfast
when . humping against the car told
him that II was being coupled to q
train The new train started. and now
the track followed the Mississippi
river. Eaton. looking forward from
his window n the train rounded
curves. saw that the Santcine car was
now the last one NJ q train-pre-
sumably bound from Minneapolis to
Chicago Az nine o'clock in the eve
ming. some minutes after crossing the
state line into Illinois. the train
stopped At . statioa where the last
car was cut on.
A motor-ambulance and other
limousine motor-cars were waiting In
the light from the station. Eaton,
seated at the window, saw Santoiue
carried out On . stretchef and put
Into the ambulance. Harriet Santolne,
after giving . direction TO q man
who apparently was . chauffeur, got
into the ambulance with her father
The surgeon and the nurses rode with
them. They drove on. Avery entered
another ausomobile. which swiftly dis
appeared. Conductor Connery came
for the last time to Eaton's door.
Miss Santoine says you're to 70
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 a Limousine car. This
II 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 I'm. Connery extended his
hand-"Good-by. SIR"
"Good-by."
winding road with tall. spreading trees
on both sides. The man In the car
with Eaton. whose duty plainly was
only that Of 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, It was lonelier: no houses ap.
peared for half a mile: then lights
giowed directly ahead; the car ran un.
der the porte-cochere Of great stone
country mansion: a servant sprang to
the door Of the Limousine and opened Il |:
another man seized EatOn,s handbag.
Rage from beside the chauffeur Eaton
entered q large. beamed and paneled
hallway with an Immense fireplace
with logs burning In Il: there was a
wide stairway which the servant. who
had appointed himself Eaton's guide
ascended. Eaton foiiowsa him and
found another great hall upstairs. The
servant led him TO one OF the doors
opening OF this and into large room
ftted for Q mans occupancy. with
dark furniture. cases containing books
on hunting. sports and adventure, and
aa1HnkfnR -
Ing room With the hath next; beyond
was bedroom.
These are to he your rooms. sir"
the servant said. A vnlet sppearnd
and unpacked Eaton's travelling hay.
Eaton went TO bed. but Amusement
would not let him sleep.
He was IN Sa1toine's house; he
knew It could he no other than San.
tolne's house. II was to get Into san.
toine's 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.
He would have been willing to cross
the continent on foot to accomplish
II: no labor that he could imugine
would have seemed too great to him
II this had been Its end: and here
It had been done without EFFORT on
his part. naturally. inevitably Chance
and circumstances had done III And
a. be realized this. Nh mind was
full Of Whist he had to do In San.
toines house. For many days he had
not thought about that: It had seemed
impossible that he could have any op-
portunify to act for himself. And
the return to his thoughts Of pos
sibility Of carrying ont his original
plan brought before him thoughts Of
his endsAthose friends who
through his exile. had been faithful
to him but whose identity or existence
- had been obliged T. deny. when
questioned. to protect them as well