The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-09
The Blind Mans Eyes

tains together again, and hurried {,
the forward end of the car, where he
mad left the porter.
Lock the rear door of the car" he
commanded. Then come back here. .
lie gave the negro the keys. and
himself waited to prevent anyone
from entering the car at his end
Looking through the glass of the door
he saw the young man Eaton standing
in the vestibule of the car next ahead
Connery hesitated; then he opened
the door and beckoned Eaton to him.
VIII you go forward, please" he
requested, land see if there isn't a
Doctor"
You mean the man with red hair
in my carp" Eaton inquired.
That's the one"
Eaton started off without asking
any questions. The porter. having
locked the rear door of the car, re-
turned and gave Connery back the
keys. Connery still waited, until Ea-
ton returned with the red-haired man.
He let them in and locked the door
behind them.
You are doctor?" Connery cues
toned the red-haired man.
Il am surgeon; yes"
THAT'S what's wanted Doctor"
MY name is Sinclair l am Doug
las Sinclair of Chicago"
Connery nodded. Il have heard of
you. He turned then to Eaton. DO
you know where the gentleman is who
belongs to Mr.. Dorne's party?-Avery,
| believe his name isl
He is in the observation car" Ea-
ton answered.
"Will You go and get him? The car
door is locked. The porter will let
you in and out. Something serious
has happened hereto Mr.. Dorne.
Get Mr. Avery, if you can, without
alarming Mr. Dorne's daughter"
Eaton nodded understanding and
followed the porter who. taking the
keys again from the conductor. LET
him out at the rear door of the car
and reclosed the door behind him,
Eaton went on into the observation
car
Without alarming Harriet Dorne. he
got Avery away and out of the car.
rs it something wrong with Mr..
DorneT Donald Avery demanded as
Eaton drew back to let Avery pre-
cede him into the open part of the car
$50 the conductor says"
Avery hurried forward toward the
berth where Connery was standing
beside the surgeon. Connery turned
toward him.
Il sent for you. sir, because you are
the companion of the man who had
this BERTH
Avery pushed past him, and leaped
forward as he looked past the sur
geon. what has happened to Mr..
Dorne?"
"You see him as we found him. sir"
ConneTy stared down nervously beside
him.
Avery leaned inside the curtains
and recoiled. Hes been murdered !"
1T looks So Mr.. Avery. Yes; if
he's dead, he's certainly been muir
dered," Connery agreed. "You can
telP'-Connery avoided mention of
President Jarvis name-"tell anyone
who asks you, Mr. Avery, that you
saw him just as he was found"
He looked down again at the form
in the berth, and Avery's gaze fol-
lowed his; then, abruptly, it turned
away. Avery stood clinging to the
curtain, his eyes darting from one to
another of the three men.
'Will you start your examination
now, Doctor Sinclair?" Connery sug-
gested.
The surgeon, before examining the
man in the berth more closely, lifted
the shades from the windows. Every
thing about the berth was in place
except for the mark of
the savage blow on the side of the
mans head, there was no evidence of |
anything unusual. 1t was self-evident
that whatever had been the motives
Of the attack, robbery was not one;
whoever had struck had done no more
than reach in and deliver his MUIR
derous blow; then he had gone on.
Sinclair made first an examination |
Of the head; completing this, he I'M