The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06
CHAPTER xv-continued.

Tie IlldUkcU tier anu WilhuiS"'
did not look back as Miss Davis closed
the door behind him; their eyes had
not met: but he understood that she
had comprehended him fully. Today
he would be away from the Santoine
house, and away from the guards VINO
watched him, for at least four hours,
under no closer espionage than that OF
Avery: this offered opportuhity-th
first opportunity he had had-for COM
munication between him ana ms
friends outside the house.
He went to his room and maze
some slight changes in his dress; ne
came down then to the library, fouiiu
a book and settled himself TO reao.
Toward noon Avery looked IN on nm
there and rather constrainediy prof.
fered his invitation. Eaton accepteu,
and after Avery had gone to set ready,
Eaton put away his book. fllteeh
minutes later, hearing Averys motor
purring outside, Eaton went INTO tue
hall. a servant brought his coat ana
hat. and taking them, he went out 10
the motor. Avery appeared moineh.
later. with Harriet Santoine.
She stood looking after them as
,hey spun down the curving drive ana
cnto the pike outside the GROUNDS
then she went back to the study. she
dismissed Miss Davis for the day, ana
taking the typewriter sheets anu
some other papers her father hau
asked to have read to him, she went
UP 10 him.
Basil Santoine was alone and awake.
"What have you, HarrietT he asked
She sat down and glancing through
the papers in her hand. gave him the
subject of each; then at his direction
she began to read them aloud. AS
she finished the third page, he inter
rupted her.
HAS Avery taken Eaton . the
country club as l ordered?
yes"
81 shall want you TO go out there
IN rhe afternoon; | would trust your
observation more than Avery's To de
termine whether Eaton has been useo
10 such surroundings"
She read another page. then broke
Off suddenly.
HAS Donald asked you anything
today. Father?"
''In regard to whatg'
81 thought last night he seemed dis
turbed about my relieving him of par
of his work"
Disturbed? In what way?"
She hesitated, unable to define ever
70 herself the impression Avery's man
per had made on her. Il understood
he was going to ask you to leave
still in his hands"
"He has not done so yet"
Then probably l was mistaken"
She read again for half an hou
after luncheon finishing the pages sh
had brought.
"Now you'd better go to the CLUB,
the blind man directed
She put the reports and letter
awsy in the safe in the room below
and going to her own apartments. sh
dressed carefully for the afternoon.
AS she drove down the road. sh
ndSSttO lllc oNCIC Va thS oleNhPN
tbe men i'm the motor to run Eato
down. The Indebtedness of he
knowledge by whom or why the attac
had been made only made it seel
more terrible to her. Unquestionabl
he was in constant danger of its rep
tition, and especially when-as t
day-he was outside her father
grounds. Instinctively she hurrie
her horse. She stopped at the clu
house only to make certain that NJ
Avery and his guest were not there
then she drove on to the polo field.
As she approached, she recognize
Avery's 1.-THE. alert figure on one
the ponies; with deft, quick stroll
he cleared the ball from before Il
feet of an opponents pony, then
looked up and nodded to her. Harri
drove up and stopped beside the ba
rier; people hailed her from all side
and for a moment the practice w
stopped as the players trotted over
speak 70 her Then play began agai
and she had the opportunity to To-