The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-01
CHAPTER x-centInued.


While she. spoke, the blood, rising
with her embarrassment, had dyed
Harriet's face; suddenly now she
looked away from him and out the
window.
HE would be called, I Judge, a
rather likable-looking manr Santolne
said tentatively; his question plainly
was only meant to lead up to some
thing else; Santolne had Judged In
that particular already.
"Mr. Eaton"-Santoine addressed
him suddenly-"I understand that
you have admitted that you were at
the house Of Gabriel Warden the eve.
ming he was killed while In his car.
Is that soY'
"Yes," said Eaton.
"You are the man. then, Of whom
Gabriel Warden spoke to his wifef
u believe so.'
"You believe so?"
II mean," Eaton explained quietly,
"that l came by appointment to call
on Mr.. Warden that night. believe
that 1t must have been to me that Mr..
Warden referred In the conversation
with his wife which has since been
quoted in the newspapers"
Because you were in such a situa.
ton that, II Mr.. Warden defended
you, he would himself meet dangerw
II did not say that" Eaton denied
guardedly.
.What, then. was your position In
regard to Mr.. Warden?"
Eaton remained silent.
.You refuse to answerY Santoine
inquired.
II refuse"
.In spite Of the probability that
Mr.. Warden met his death because
of his Intention to undertake some
thing for your"
II have not been able to dx that as
probability"
"Mr. Eaton, have ever Injured you
personally don't mean directly, as
man to man, for should remember
that; have ever done anything which
Indirectly has worked injury on you
or your affairsi"
"No," Eaton answered.
"who sent you aboard this trainT.
'Sent me7 No one"
.You took the train Of your own will
because was taking itY'
II have not said took Il because
yOu were taking it,
"That seems to be proved. You
can accept It from me; 1t has been
proved. Did you take the train in
order to attack mei"
"No."
ITO spy upon met"
mo"
Santoine was silent for an instant.
sWshat was 1t you took the train to
tell ame?"
"I7 Nothing"
'That is all, Mr.. Eaton"
Eaton started back to his compart-
ment. As he turned. Harriet Santoine
looked up at him and their eyes met;
and her look confirmed to him what he
had felt before--that her father, now
taking control Of the investigation Of
the attack upon himself, was not con-
tinuing It with prejudice or predis-
posed desire to damage Eaton, ex-
ceot as the evidence accused him.
And her manner now told, even more
plainly than Santoine's. that the blind
man had viewed the evidence as far
from conclusive against Eaton: and
as 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 It was being coupled to a
train. The new train started, and now
the track followed the Mississippi
river. Eaton, looking forward from
his window AZ the train rounded
curves, saw that the Santoine car was
now the last one Of q train-pre-
sumably bound from Minneapolis to
Chicago. At nine o'clock In the eve
ming, some minutes after crossing the
state line into Illinois. the train
stopped at q station where the last
, car was cut of.
A motorambulancs and other
limousine motor-cars were waiting In
~ light from the station. Eaton,
seated at the window. saw Santoine
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